Found a Silver Holy Land, Shared the Map!
Shen Xing glanced at his status panel. His agility was still 0.
The demon statue had also fallen still again.
Shen Xing was somewhat puzzled. What had happened? Had the sacrifice failed?
After a moment of silence, he soon came to terms with it.
After all, he had already used this loophole to exploit his talent.
The demon statue before him seemed to be a completely different kind of thing from his talent, so it was only natural that he had failed.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, the statue began to shake violently.
"Hum..."
A golden light flashed, and a golden blueprint appeared out of thin air on the statue's outstretched black claw.
"A gold drop... no way!?"
Shen Xing's breath caught. He instinctively found it hard to believe.
From the guides on the forum, he had learned that the weapons, items, and blueprints in this world all had different grades.
White common → green fine → blue excellent → purple rare → gold treasure → orange epic.
The higher the quality, the better the attributes and the more valuable the item.
Even for high-level lords, a gold-quality blueprint was an exceptionally precious treasure.
Of course, he hadn't gotten his hands on it yet, so he couldn't be sure it was gold quality. He might be getting excited for nothing.
A little apprehensive, he picked up the blueprint.
[Obtained: Hero Altar Blueprint (gold)]
Whoa, it really is.
Shen Xing was thrilled. This was the first gold item he had obtained since entering the game.
This sacrifice had been incredibly profitable!
No, he could practically call it pure profit.
After all, he had obtained the blueprint without paying anything. Getting something for free felt great.
And according to Xia Wanyin, there seemed to be more than one demon statue in this world.
Doesn't that mean I can keep getting things from demon statues for free, just like with Life-Sacrifice Evolution?
"Spark, what did you get?" Xia Wanyin immediately came over and asked.
"A blueprint. I think it's called the Hero Altar," Shen Xing replied casually.
"Oh, so it's a blueprint." Xia Wanyin nodded.
Then it registered, and she was startled. "Wait, what did you say? It really is the Hero Altar!?"
Her voice was full of disbelief, as if she wanted to make sure.
"Yeah. Is it special?" Shen Xing asked.
"Oh my god! You don't even know about the Hero Altar!"
Xia Wanyin's voice trembled slightly. "It's a gold-quality building blueprint that can be used to resurrect heroes in your territory. It's incredibly powerful!"
"Even among transcendent- and expert-level lords, not everyone has one!"
Shen Xing was secretly startled to hear that.
After all, the ability to resurrect heroes in his territory was enough to prove the blueprint's value.
"You've struck it rich, Spark!"
"If you were willing to trade it, I bet plenty of people would offer an astonishing price," Xia Wanyin said excitedly.
"No need. I'd rather keep it for myself," Shen Xing replied without hesitation.
You've got to be kidding. There's no way I'd sell such an important building.
If any of my territory's heroes are killed in the future, I can use it to bring them back.
"That's true. People usually keep blueprints like that for themselves." Xia Wanyin nodded in agreement.
Shen Xing put the blueprint in his personal inventory, then looked at the statue before him, which had gone completely dull.
A giant mental hand formed and slammed down with force.
"Rumble..."
The altar collapsed with a crash, turning into a pile of black stones.
He waved his giant hand, swept up all the fragments, and put them in his inventory.
Hearing the commotion beside her, Xia Wanyin understood what had happened, and her thin lips twitched a few times.
Meanwhile, the orc demolition crew had finished its work.
After more than half an hour, they had demolished almost the entire village.
More than a dozen houses had been reduced to rubble. They hadn't even spared the floor tiles in the rooms, clearing everything out.
Piles of black lumber, stones, and assorted materials now formed small mountains, making for quite a spectacular sight.
Hellscream reported, "Lord, while we were demolishing the houses, we found a basement with quite a lot of supplies inside.
"If you hadn't been so thoughtful, we would have almost missed it."
The other orcs also looked at their lord with admiration.
Shen Xing: "?"
What? The village had a basement too?
Though surprised, he maintained a calm expression, as if everything had gone according to his expectations.
"Good. Give me the supplies you found."
"Yes!" Carrying a large bag, Hellscream stepped respectfully forward.
[Obtained: food ×1654] [Obtained: Bone Fruit ×2] [Obtained: Blood Fruit ×1] [Obtained: Brain Fruit ×1] [Obtained: black iron ×432] [Obtained: Black Crystal ×21] [Obtained: Large Animal Trap Blueprint (blue)] [Obtained: Frost Gem (purple)]
Shen Xing was delighted as he watched the loot notifications flash before his eyes.
Leaving everything else aside, the thousand-plus units of food alone were enough to supply his territory for some time.
The food provided by the system was almost gone, so this had solved an urgent problem.
A satisfied smile appeared on Shen Xing's face, and he began putting the materials on the ground into his inventory.
But he had only collected half when his inventory filled up, leaving no room for the rest.
There was nothing he could do. A lord's initial inventory had only twenty slots, and each slot could hold only one type of item.
Each slot could hold a stack of no more than forty of the same item.
But he was reluctant to leave behind the remaining lumber and stone slabs on the ground.
"Let's get out of here quickly."
Xia Wanyin reminded him, "Your fight just now made so much noise that it might draw other players nearby."
"Players?" Shen Xing was somewhat surprised. "There are other players around here?"
"Yes. I've run into two or three players recently, and... some of them weren't very friendly." Xia Wanyin's expression was somewhat uneasy.
Shen Xing's gaze sharpened slightly. He knew he needed to leave quickly too. "Each of you carry some lumber or stones. Take as much as you can. We're leaving."
"Yes, boss!"
The orcs all crouched down and each hoisted up some stones and door panels.
Even the skeleton archers were put to use, with several planks tied to their shoulders.
Then Shen Xing lit the lantern and led his fully laden group into the depths of the dense fog.
Meanwhile, in a clearing several hundred meters from Plague Village.
Orange firelight dispelled the surrounding fog, creating an isolated area and illuminating an entire group of players.
A young man with Western features, short brown hair, and light armor stood at the front of the group.
He held an unusual monocular and stared at the entrance to Plague Village.
A strange magical glow flowed over its lens. It could actually see through the fog, giving him a clear view of the two groups.
"I didn't expect there to be other players from Hua Country around here besides that woman."
The brown-haired young man looked at a cloaked woman beside him and asked, "Leina, what do you think?"
The woman raised her head, revealing a fair-skinned face, while her red hair remained hidden beneath her hood. "This person was able to conquer Plague Village. He's very strong."
"And that woman is no pushover either. If we attack now, our chances of winning are low."
"Oh?" The brown-haired young man was surprised. "Even my three-star werewolf legion, together with you, can't deal with them?"
The red-haired woman frowned slightly and remained silent.
"I see..." the brown-haired young man said thoughtfully. "Then let's find a way to take them down one by one."
"Follow them and find out where their territories are."
He gave a slight wave of his hand, and the dim yellow light began to move.
Chapter 30: Found a Silver Holy Land, Shared the Map!
"You said you'd run into other players nearby besides me?"
In the thick fog, Shen Xing carried the lantern and looked at Xia Wanyin beside him.
"That's right."