Chapter 297 - 276 New Hero of Fleeting Blossom
The last day of the Hero World Cup qualifying round in the China Region.
As Fleeting Blossom led a vast number of crossbowmen into the plain terrain of the competition arena, the entire arena was shocked! The whole China Region was shocked too!
Although the mass archer strategy is a mainstream tactic for Human Race players before level 50, no one, not just in the China Region but in the whole world, has pushed it to the terrifying extent that Fleeting Blossom has!
At Fleeting Blossom’s level, no tactics or skills were needed anymore, just point and shoot and the arrow rain will crush everything! In a plain battlefield where no one could hide, even professional players avoided confronting Fleeting Blossom, making her qualification undisputed.
At this time, just after her great victory, Fleeting Blossom immediately accepted an online interview with a reporter.
Reporter: "Miss Fleeting Blossom, hello! Very happy to interview you again."
Fleeting Blossom, in a great mood, laughed: "Hello, hello, welcome to the interview, haha!"
Reporter smiled: "Miss Fleeting Blossom, your participation surprised many people. Many people thought you were a Lord Player and might miss the competition. But unexpectedly, not only did you participate, but you also achieved such spectacular results. What are your thoughts right now?"
Fleeting Blossom laughed: "I also thought I might miss the competition since my epic-level vice hero is an official of the Kingdom and players cannot lead her into battle without the Kingdom’s order. But this competition is different; its rules gave me a chance to showcase my comprehensive strength, and I’m very pleased about that."
Reporter laughed: "Miss Fleeting Blossom’s comprehensive strength is so strong it’s almost blinding. Can I ask how many crossbowmen you brought into battle this time? Of course, this is your military secret, you can choose not to answer."
Fleeting Blossom laughed heartily: "I’m not really a pro, just playing casually, so there’s no military secret to speak of. Currently, I have a total of 1500 crossbowmen."
Reporter exclaimed: "That’s a terrifyingly impressive number! What kind of results do you think you can achieve at the World Cup?"
Fleeting Blossom laughed: "I’ll go as far as I can, hopefully making it into the top 1000 to win a $10,000 prize. I’ll spend the rest of the time preparing, recruiting high-level vice heroes with high Command Power in the tavern to strengthen my team, and then buying some treasures that increase Command Power, aiming to push my Command Power above 2000 during the international competition."
Reporter shocked: "You mean you still have 500 reserve crossbowmen?"
Fleeting Blossom laughed: "For a farm owner, that’s a small matter! As a non-combat player, both my attack and defense attributes and skills can’t compare with professional combat players. All I can do is stack up numbers. Would you believe me if I said neither I nor my vice hero Elanee know archery?"
Reporter laughed: "That’s indeed hard to believe. What do you think will be the biggest challenge you’ll face in the upcoming matches?"
Fleeting Blossom laughed heartily: "Obviously, I fear that players from other countries might team up against me! Once their total force exceeds mine, wouldn’t I be done for? So I strongly urge our players from the China Region to stay united and support each other in the international arena."
Reporter laughed: "I believe that’s what all the qualifying players from the China Region must feel..."
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After finishing the phone interview, Fleeting Blossom laughed loudly: "Being scared just hearing about 2000 Command Power? If I told them I’m about to reach 2500, would they even play anymore?"
Little Li sighed with a laugh: "You’re fogging the military situation with your opaque statements!"
Little Fang laughed loudly: "This is making the international situation confusing with a mix of truth and deception! Alright, generals are hard to find but soldiers are easy to recruit. Now, let’s go meet our future head of security. Neither Elanee nor I can lead troops, but she is an expert!"
Jokingly, the two of them, along with a vice hero, arrived at the Strong Crossbow Town’s major shooting range. This place serves as the classroom where the most outstanding instructors of the Lionheart Empire train soldiers, demonstrating personally, correcting students’ actions, or explaining key points, creating a strong learning atmosphere.
Little Li couldn’t help but marvel: "The atmosphere in this school shows just how powerful the Human Empire is, truly deserving as the head of the Bright Alliance."
Little Fang shook her head: "No, compared to Elf archery it’s a notch lower. Elves can fight conventional wars with many forces and guerrilla wars with few, their tactics are extremely versatile. While humans play with numbers, once the numbers don’t keep up, there’s a clear disparity, making it hard for humans to produce top masters. National power thus determines human combat ability. Therefore, the core for humans is economic development."
Little Li laughed: "So this is your strategy of gaining an advantage?"
Little Fang irritably responded: "What do you mean ’your’, call me husband!"
"Cut it out!"
Just then, a dashing NPC hero military officer with a stylish mustache suddenly ran up to them and performed a knightly salute to Fleeting Blossom: "I am Ouling, I heard that the lady is starting the Kingdom’s Epic Canal Project. Though I am not talented, I hope to secure a position under your command!" After saying this, his hero attributes appeared above his head.
— Ouling: Assistant instructor at the Strong Crossbow Town shooting range, has always hoped to make a mark in the Empire.
Talent and Special Ability: Master of Archery, Archery effect increases by 1% with each level up.
Little Fang squinted her eyes and looked at his seemingly ordinary attributes for a while, then chuckled: "Sorry, you’re not the candidate I was looking for."
Ouling urgently replied: "Ma’am, I have the potential to become a Master-level archer, with me in your formation, your archer corps will be invincible!"
Little Fang waved her hand and smiled: "I need to recruit a female hero. My target is a female knight and archer specialist, Welsky, so I’m really sorry!"
Ouling widened his eyes and hurriedly said: "Her? How could she compare to me, she’s just a bit higher in rank!"
Little Fang shook her head lightly and said, "What I need is exactly her high rank that comes with commanding more troops. Anyway, as women, having a male around us can be very inconvenient, so please leave, sir." After saying this, she laughed heartily and continued on, leaving behind Ouling standing there dumbfounded and dejected.
Little Li looked back and couldn’t help but feel sympathetic: "I think his specialty is quite good. Key point being he has a high level and not low command power, perfect for hiring to enter the competition?"
Little Fang sighed: "Firstly, these kinds of ’common vegetables’ male heroes are dime a dozen in taverns, recruiting them is merely to drag along experience, nothing impressive, and moreover, the best archery heroes are from the Elf Clan, no need to explain further. Secondly, in the context of this special mission, heroes who come knocking are not ordinary tavern heroes, once hired, they can’t easily be dismissed, or else the consequences can be unpredictable, and as lord players who already level up slowly, hiring heroes must be done cautiously; Thirdly, only female heroes are symbols of status and prestige among players, what I am pursuing now is status and prestige, do you know how much Tycoon offered Da Fei for his three female hero account?" Little Fang held up three fingers: "$3 million — US Dollars!"
Little Li exclaimed: "That means your account is worth at least $1 million US Dollars!"
Little Fang laughed heartily: "Exactly! Your calling me ’husband’ is completely justified! Not to mention, the female hero I’m eyeing has the same command power as Elanee, both have high command power of 1000, her combat power is incomparable!"
Little Li responded: "I see,"
Little Fang laughed again: "Also, don’t underestimate these NPCs, NPCs have virtual personalities too. If you just easily recruit them, they might even look down on you, making them less efficient in tasks later on, and they might not even be as useful as tavern heroes. In short, this game isn’t something every elementary student can play well, it tests both the player’s IQ and EQ."
"Turns out that’s the case."
As they chatted and laughed along, the two arrived at a room next to the archery range. Little Fang showed her pass, the guard let them through, and they entered an office, where a dark-haired, blue-eyed, stern-faced female knight was looking over a map at a desk.
Little Fang immediately presented a document, respectfully handed it over saying: "Ms. Welsky, this is a recommendation letter from General Gandor..."
Welsky took the letter, glanced over it briefly, and said indifferently: "I see. Alright, for the sake of the Empire’s canal project, I will fully commit to defending the work during the excavation period."
Little Fang excitedly approached and shook her hand: "Looking forward to your guidance and cooperation!"
— System Prompt: Lieutenant Colonel Knight Welsky has temporarily joined your team. She will leave after the project is completed.
— Welsky: A top-class archery instructor from Strong Crossbow Town, trained from childhood by an Elf Master of Archery, deeply adored by her subordinates, known in the imperial army as "Rose in the Wind."
Level: 50 Knight.
Hero Special Ability: Shooter Commander. For every 2 levels the hero gains, the attack and defense of the led Human Shooter Corps increase by +1.
Attack 40, Defense 40, Magic Power 5, Knowledge 5, Command Power 1087.
Skills: Master Knight, Master Level Archery, Master-level Defense Skill, Master Leadership Skill, Master-level Logistics, High-level Light Magic.
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Little Fang laughed heartily: "Wife, she’s even stronger than I imagined, a Shooter Commander, not just specialized in archery!"
Little Li was surprised: "Human-type archer? Does that mean your secret Longbowman Apache can also be led?"
Little Fang smiled: "Exactly, and also our farm’s Special Civilian Soldiers ’Spear Throwers’ count as Human Archers, they can be led too! Isn’t it a completely different level compared to that arrogant trash Ouling earlier?"
Little Li responded: "But, she’s only joining temporarily?"
Little Fang laughed heartily: "As long as she falls in love with us over time, are we worried she won’t eventually switch to our side? Anyway, sister made sure good drinks, good food, good fun are served daily! Hahaha."
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Fleeting Blossom’s momentary brilliance in the arena immediately displeased the old rival, Bloodrose Studio.
Bloodrose Qiqi said indignantly: "Big sis, we’ve also completed the Griffin Mountain mission, each person rewarded with two Great Angels, if we gather 40 Great Angels, we can sweep the arena, there’s still a chance, let’s register to compete too!"
Bloodrose Brier said calmly: "That’s our and Star Empire’s top secret, other players must not know this within a month. We don’t lack that little bonus, nor do we lack that little fame."
Bloodrose Qiqi said irritably: "This is infuriating! This woman is just a nouveau riche who doesn’t know any tactics! Why is she so glorious!"
"Calm down!"
(Marriage approaching, final rehearsal, really busy, quickly wrapping up a big Chapter!) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)