Chapter 1052: Chapter 661, Day of Grace
After the Lizardmen queen left, Fang Hao and Demitrija had a detailed chat.
It was also apparent.
Demitrija was interested in the Lizardmen queen as well.
If the two of them could really come together, it would be a good thing.
Having an emotional attachment could also ensure the alliance between the territory and the Lizardmen.
In terms of work and family.
Actually, there was no need to worry.
With the convenience of the Teleportation Array, Demitrija could entirely work at Fang Hao’s place during the day and return to the queen at night to deliver official reports.
It wouldn’t hold back anything.
As long as both sides were not at war, this marriage alliance could ensure the alliance between both parties.
Unless there was a particularly serious issue, it wouldn’t affect the relationship between the two sides.
After chatting with Demitrija for a long time, they finally settled the matter.
The two of them were willing.
Fang Hao also supported them.
…
After seeing off Demitrija,
Fang Hao went to the backyard to soak in the hot spring.
The environment in the territory was still very good, which allowed for excellent relaxation of the body and mind.
Lying by the hot spring, resting on Eira’s soft and pale thighs.
Enjoying Little White’s massage.
The harvest today was indeed significant.
He found a craftsman for the Dragon Scale, and the matter between Demitrija and the Lizardmen queen was also settled.
In another two weeks, they could be together.
Then they wouldn’t need various excuses to visit each other’s territories.
“Master, is Demitrija going to be with that queen?” Little White asked softly.
“Yes, in about two weeks, they will officially be together,” Fang Hao replied.
“Really!”
It was like watching a romance novel.
The story of Demitrija and the queen was also being followed by the women.
With differing powers, differing statuses, various obstacles made the future of this couple uncertain.
Now they were finally about to confirm their relationship.
“Yes,” Fang Hao nodded.
“That’s great, they finally came together,” Little White curled up, hugging Fang Hao as if she witnessed a love story reach a beautiful conclusion.
Fang Hao hugged her with one arm, gently stroking her fluffy tail.
While enjoying the quiet moment,
Fang Hao also opened the Book of Lords, accessed the world channel, and started checking out the shops of leading transmigrators.
To see if there were any Blueprints he needed, so he could stock up.
…
While everyone was enjoying their intimate moments,
suddenly an emotionless system notification sounded in their ears.
[Lord’s Quest initiated!]
[Quest Name: Day of Grace]
[Quest Content: Explore the ancient ruins]
[Quest Description: In ten hours, the lost ruins will appear before the world. While searching for treasures, also be wary of the awakened guardians.]
A quest now, damn!
From winter till now, it had been a while since a system quest appeared.
Fang Hao had even forgotten about such a thing as system quests.
Perhaps not just Fang Hao, others felt the same.
Gradually getting used to this world, trying to integrate, seeing themselves as people of this world.
This quest was very different from the previous ones.
The previous ones were called challenge quests.
The quest content involved various monsters attacking the city, and what transmigrators did was to defend the city.
This time, the word ‘challenge’ was absent.
The quest content was to ‘explore ancient ruins’, and rewards could be obtained from the ruins.
Similarly, there were guardians.
Or, enemies, frankly.
What to say, this quest seemed more like handing out benefits, accelerating the growth of transmigrators.
There was also no option to accept or reject the quest.
“What’s wrong?” Little White, feeling that he had stopped patting her tail, curiously raised her head.
Fang Hao gently tapped her pert rear, “Some matters.”
“Oh!” Little White complied, resting on his chest, her little hand reaching inside.
…
Fang Hao opened the Book of Lords, flipped to the regional channel.
As expected, the topic had shifted to the newly appeared quest.
“Damn! A quest has appeared, I had almost forgotten about this thing.”
“It’s an ancient ruins quest. The system finally opened its eyes, knowing to issue some benefit quests now.”
“How are you so sure it’s a benefit and not a trap?”
“System quests are always blatantly after your life, need it dig a trap for you to jump into?”
“That said, anyone up for teaming up for the exploration? Having one more person is one more guarantee.”
The channel was buzzing with activity.
Most people believed it was a benefit quest, giving out benefits to transmigrators.
You could see why. If the system wanted to kill, it would issue a monster siege quest instead.
Why bother with an excuse.
[The ‘Black Iron Knight Sword’ from your shop has sold out, please restock.]
[The ‘Military Spear’ from your shop has sold out, please restock.]
[The ‘Military Small Round Shield’ from your world shop has sold out, please restock.]
[Your world shop’s …, … please restock.]
Damn!!
In the time spent checking the regional channel.
One notification after another appeared.
Both regional and world channels’ equipment witnessed sold-out situations.
Fang Hao immediately checked his shop.
Even items such as arrows were rapidly decreasing.
All transmigrators, after accumulating up to this point, started explosive purchasing.
Fang Hao immediately restocked various types of equipment and armor from the warehouse to the shop and increased the quantity, just managing to keep up with the shop’s sales.
Seeing this, being the world’s number one actually had its benefits.
At least his shop was well-known.
With this quest released, a large part of transmigrators came to his place to buy equipment and items.
After settling the shop’s affairs.
Fang Hao reopened the territory channel to check on it.
Inside, they were also discussing the mission, but not as intensely.
After reading a few messages, they began discussing team building.
People in the territory channel were more trustworthy, and backstabbing was less likely to occur.
Many of the cities were close to each other, making them suitable for forming teams.
Ding!
A private chat notification suddenly sounded.
It was Dong Jiayue.
Right, they were still at the ‘Supreme Saint Golden City’ helping Amanda clean up the surrounding small cities.
Upon opening it, he saw Dong Jiayue’s message, “Brother Hao, what should we do?”
“Ah, I’ll bring you back,” Fang Hao replied.
This mission came so suddenly, and they were still over there.
After a brief pause on the other end, about ten minutes later, Dong Jiayue replied, “Brother Hao, we’ve discussed it. This area is large, and there aren’t many transmigrators here; we’ll stay to explore the ruins to avoid having to compete with others if we go back.”
Hmm?
That makes sense.
The area was indeed empty since the people were wiped out.
Apart from Amanda’s territory, Rolana’s Crescent Heights also had large but sparsely populated territories.
Fang Hao thought for a while and replied, “Alright, have Amanda provide some troops for you, so it’s better to explore over there.”
“Understood, Brother Hao,” Dong Jiayue continued.
“Stay safe, and don’t bother with the fighting if it’s too tough. Given the strength of our territory, we can afford to miss these few missions,” Fang Hao reminded her.
“Okay, got it.”
He ended the chat with Dong Jiayue.
Fang Hao then returned to the territory channel.
Everyone was finding teams or forming exploration groups led by some leaders.
But it was clear.
Those transmigrators who had participated in battles and received the reward of commanding ‘Skeleton Soldiers’ were particularly sought after; everyone wanted to team up with them.
Fang Hao left a message in the group and then stopped paying attention.
He ended the chat.
He then enjoyed a moment wrapped in the warmth of Little White.
Pulling up his pants,
he led the two women back room to go upstairs.
After all, they had to start the mission the next day.
…
The next day, early morning.
On the practice field.
There were two hours left until the mission began.
Fang Hao held a book in one hand, a light sweat on his forehead.
Five hundred meters in front of him was a dummy dressed in armor and wearing a helmet.
It just stood there blankly.
Something wasn’t right.
He had followed the instructions in the book to concentrate, but it wasn’t working?
He flipped through several pages in succession, trying to find the cause of his problem to solve it.
After checking,
it seemed he found a few reasons why he couldn’t cast.
After thinking it over, his gaze returned to the wooden target in front.
Concentrate the magic.
Whoosh!
A mournful wail emerged from the front.
Ghostly shadows burst from below the wooden target.
The shadows quickly clung to the body of the target, binding it tightly.
[Unlocked skill: Lingering Souls.]
It was a success.
A sudden thrill washed over Fang Hao.
Learning magic required self-study, but once released, it would be recorded and thoroughly become his own skill.
[Lingering Souls: Affects up to 500 enemy units with “Soul Possession,” reducing their movement by 50%, attack by 10 points, and a 10% chance in living creature units to induce fear, chaos, breakdown, and other negative effects, lasting up to 180 seconds.]
Seeing the skill description, Fang Hao nodded in satisfaction.
The effects of the skill were all documented in the book.
Dark group magic.
After release, it inflicted the ‘Soul Possession’ effect on the enemies.
And these 500 units were determined by distance, meaning the closest 500 enemy troops would be affected by Lingering Souls.
It wouldn’t work if the number exceeded that.
“Go get all the wooden targets from the storehouse,” Fang Hao instructed.
The Undead Skeletons immediately took action, bringing all the targets from the storehouse.
There were over two hundred, scattered in front of him.
Fang Hao continued to cast, whoosh!
An even louder wail sounded, and all the wooden targets were simultaneously enveloped by the ghosts.
“The effect is pretty good.”
…
He had the Skeletons pack up all the wooden targets.
Fang Hao then proceeded to the Sorcery Sanctum, the skill upgrading building.
He opened the building.
The last upgrade was still counting down.
[Bone Manipulation Technique: 191 hours 32 minutes…]
[God’s Presence: 45 hours 02 minutes…]
God’s Presence was about to end soon, and he had to remember to come extract it.
Meanwhile, the ‘Lingering Souls’ skill appeared in the building’s list as well.
[Lingering Souls: 22 Shadowstones, 8 Magic Essences, 80 Skeleton troops, 1200 Warfire Coins.]
The consumption wasn’t small.
Bone Manipulation Technique had been upgraded twice and didn’t cost as much as its first time.
But there was no reason to hesitate.
Money was external; mastering the skills was what mattered.
He confirmed the upgrade immediately.
The building again surged with a burst of light, also showing a countdown.
[Soul Fascination: 167 hours 59 minutes…]
At that moment, several heroes quickly approached.
Demitrija spoke up, “Lord, the troops are ready and can be mobilized at any time.”
Fang Hao looked at the large gold watch on his hand.
“Hmm, no rush, we still have some time.”