Hidden Attributes, the Mist Void Realm Opens / Gathering, Experts in Abundance

"You're going a bit too far."

All other attributes are in the 100s, but the agility attribute alone exceeds 300, which is two to three times higher than the other attributes.

One can imagine how terrifying Hellscream would be if he used Wind Walk under these attributes.

The orcs training in the distance also sensed the change in Hellscream, and their gazes toward him were filled with admiration, envy, and respect.

Orcs revere the strong, especially those who have grown alongside them and climbed their way to that position.

In their hearts, they had already taken Hellscream as their role model.

Chapter 58: Hidden Attributes, The Mist Void Realm Opens

"Thank you, my lord, for giving me a new life!" Hellscream on one knee, looking at the human before him with eyes full of loyalty.

Shen Xing nodded approvingly. "Not bad, this is also a recognition of your achievements."

"And to the other warriors of the territory, as long as you strive to become stronger and continuously improve yourselves, you can contribute to the territory."

"I will help you break through your limits, just as I helped Hellscream and Gorehowl."

Upon hearing this, the beastmen gasped for breath, their eyes gleaming with intense longing.

With the intelligence of a three-year-old, they probably can't understand anything too complicated.

But they could understand. The lord said that as long as they worked hard, they could have the opportunity to become stronger and become as powerful as those two orcs.

Even the unintelligent skeletons and Dretch instantly gained a surge of morale and became highly motivated.

[Thanks to your encouragement, the aptitude of all troops in the territory increases by 20 for 48 hours.]

(Note: Aptitude is a hidden attribute that affects skill learning speed, Soul Stone absorption speed, awakening talent probability, etc.)

"Huh? Is it an attribute boost, or a hidden attribute?"

This was the first time Shen Xing had ever seen this attribute.

With some doubts, I exited the game and checked the forums.

As indicated by the system notification, [Ability] is a hidden attribute and will not be directly displayed on the panel.

In addition, there is [Charm], which can affect an NPC's initial favorability and increase the probability of triggering hidden quests.

And the [Luck] attribute, which affects the success rate of breakthroughs and the probability of triggering serendipitous encounters, etc.

These hidden attributes are all important, and extremely difficult to improve.

This pie-in-the-sky promise... no, this incentive gave all unit types a 20-point boost in aptitude. It was a pleasant surprise.

Just then, my phone vibrated slightly in my pocket; Xia Wanyin had sent me a voice message.

Take Her Eyes With You: "Shen Xing, are you online? Let's go raid the Silver Holy Land today!"

Shen Xing could hear the excitement in her tone; he was almost impatient.

"Uh... I'm busy these few days. If you can't wait, you can go by yourself."

He is now absolutely certain of conquering the Silver Holy Land, but he does not plan to make a move today.

Since Hellscream has already reached level 9, the next step is to prepare the materials for his breakthrough so that he can officially break through to the Tier Two Transcendent Rank.

And this material is found in the Mist Void Realm.

So today he planned to let this orc get used to the power of Boss Rank so that he could unleash his full strength tomorrow.

Xia Wanyin said somewhat disappointedly when she heard that he didn't have time, "Then forget it, I'll wait until you're free to go together."

Shen Xing did not reply further.

He put his glasses back on and handed the [Blackwater Battle Axe] to Hellscream.

As for the other Steel-Slaying Double-Bladed Axe in his hand, it was discarded and given to another orc who had killed the most enemies.

Then, he lit the lantern and led Gorehowl and Da Hou to explore the area around the territory a few times.

After three hours, I obtained a total of about one hundred Soul Stone.

Compared to grinding monsters in the Blackwater River, where you could get three or four hundred Soul Stone a day, this is a significant difference.

But he also knew that such opportunities were not frequent.

Furthermore, the Naga priest told them that they could no longer go to the Blackwater River to kill the Dark Naga.

Otherwise, it might provoke an even more terrifying entity in the river.

As for what it is, she didn't say.

Even when this Naga priest mentioned it, her face turned pale, as if she were deeply afraid of it.

Shen Xing decided that once things were settled in the Mist Void Realm, he would expand his exploration area to see if he could find new monster-spawning spots.

I've completed today's daily tasks and assigned Soul Stone to the troops.

Shen Xing took off her glasses, shifting her gaze to the rented room.

I cooked a pot of dumplings to satisfy my hunger.

Then he went back to bed, turned on his phone, logged into the forum, and looked up a lot of information about 'Mist Void Realm'.

I finally fell into a deep sleep around 1 or 2 a. m.

Meanwhile, in the Land of Mist.

The thick black fog, like flowing seawater, seemed to engulf everything.

In some corner, a humble territory was engulfed in flames that shot into the sky.

The wooden house was ablaze, and charred, hunched corpses lay scattered around it.

With its green skin and protruding fangs, it looks like a Goblin.

Among the pile of corpses, a voluptuous, mature woman from the Middle East lay sprawled on the ground, her eyes filled with profound fear.

"No... don't kill me..." She staggered backward, her voice trembling.

"Oh? It seems you now understand that dying in a game means dying in real life."

A flippant voice sounded from behind, and a young man with short brown hair stepped out.

Gideon slowly approached her, a flippant smile playing on his lips, "Very well, I don't need to explain further."

The woman, still filled with fear, stammered, "What... what are you going to do?"

"Heh..." Gideon chuckled and asked, "Do you want to live?"

"Yes..." the woman replied without hesitation.

"Then let me have some fun."

Gideon gazed at her alluring figure, his eyes filled with undisguised desire. "I've never tasted the women of your country before."

The woman paused for a moment, then realized something, a blush creeping onto her mature face. "This... this is in the game."

"What's going on in the game?" Gideon asked casually. "It's 100% synchronized; you can experience the exact same feeling as in reality."

The woman slowly lowered her head, her fingers gripping the ground, as if she were struggling with a strong inner conflict.

"Gideon, that's enough," the red-haired woman beside him said, unable to bear it any longer. "It's one thing to target these novice lords, but there's no need to humiliate her like this."

"Oh?" Gideon turned his head. "Leina, you are a member of my territory. We have a contractual relationship. Are you going to defy my will?"

The red-haired woman didn't speak, but stared coldly at him with her amber eyes.

Gideon, under her gaze, knew that things weren't going to get done today.

He cursed inwardly, "This despicable woman, as a subject, has repeatedly defied her lord."

If it weren't for your formidable fighting strength, we would have driven you out of our territory long ago.

Just you wait, once I step into the Transcendent, I'll definitely take you down too, and let you taste my power!

Gideon snorted and looked away.

After this incident, he lost interest and walked up to the middle-aged woman, coldly saying, "Transfer 2 million to this card, in US dollars, or you can die."

"Two... two million!?" The mature woman stammered, "I... I don't have the money."

"No money? Heh... that's alright." Gideon stared at her Greed: "You have plenty of valuable things here."

Several shadowy figures rapidly approached, drawing the woman's terrified gaze.

A few minutes later, Gideon led his Werewolf Legion out of the territory.

"Hehe, I've finally saved enough money to buy materials for a breakthrough to Transcendent Rank."

Gideon weighed the troop nest in his hand, his eyes filled with joy. "With this, no one within a twenty-kilometer radius will be my match."

"This time, I'm going to make that guy in the wheelchair experience what it feels like to have his whole body clamped!"

The next day.

Today marks the 15th day since Shen Xing started playing this game, exactly half a month.

He was half-asleep when his phone rang; it was a six-digit number from an unknown number.

"Hello, are you Mr. Shen Xing?"

A mature voice came from the other end of the phone.

"It's me." Shen Xing rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed.

"I'm from the Jiangcheng Anomaly Handling Bureau. I've come specifically to pick you up and take you to the anomaly location. The car is already downstairs."

The other person's voice was calm and polite.

Shen Xing had heard Zhou Zheng mention yesterday that someone would come to pick him up.

I didn't expect them to arrive so early, and they're making quite a formal entrance.

"Okay, I'll be down in a bit."

He hung up the phone and then slowly looked out the window.

Today marks the official start of my journey into the Mist Void Realm, where I will compete for rankings with other new lords in Jiangcheng.

After half a month of development, let's see if we can achieve a good ranking this time.

Chapter 59: Gathering, a Sea of Experts