Chapter 484 - 454 Giant Slime Monster Experiment
At the Star Guild Headquarters, Eternal Star personally oversaw the coordination of forces from all sides. Troops from towns across the Kingdom were gathering en masse toward the capital, Farolan, courtesy of the coaching transport system. Although this war was going to be extremely difficult, with the Dragon Slayer Guild painting such a tempting big picture, Star was willing to risk all the forces accumulated since the server’s start!
Of course, losing all forces was clearly not the work of Elf Clan’s experts. The Star Wisdom Group had already formulated a response strategy: the Dragon Slayer’s wall defense lines were too extended. Would the Demon Race pile up massive forces on each section of the wall? In the Pool of Radiance, the Elves could still employ the guerrilla advantages of the Tree Leaf Boat to harass various points, then concentrate on a fierce breakthrough. Moreover, with player skill levels generally rising, even if a single Druid threw one lightning, it would be more than enough for the Demon Race to handle.
In short, Star wasn’t concerned with how polluted the World Tree became; all Star cared about was Da Fei getting lost, then breaching the city walls and ultimately occupying the entire Pool of Radiance.
Just then, someone reported, "Da Fei has appeared at the World Tree Square teleportation array!"
Eternal Star smiled in surprise, "Continue to monitor and track him, see where he’s going."
Shortly after, another report came, "Da Fei appeared at the Saint Paul teleportation array, rushing on the road."
Eternal Star laughed heartily! Now you know to panic? Weren’t you showing off in a big way last night, bombarding the royal family, leading the Sea Monster, and stealing treasure chests? Now you understand that being a City Lord isn’t that easy? I wonder which backup you’re calling for this time! It better be strong, so they can be perfect cannon fodder on the front line!
"Keep tracking him!"
"Understood!"
At that moment, Eternal Star’s message tone sounded, and upon looking, it was Ma Yinglong again! Eternal Star frowned. Don’t you realize you’re talking excessively today? Are we that close? Well, indeed we are!
Ma Yinglong chuckled, "Oh dear, Brother Long, how come you didn’t mention such a big event to me?"
Eternal Star replied irritably, "Big event? No, not at all! What big event?"
Ma Yinglong laughed slyly, "Take a look! Take a look, after all these years of rivalry, isn’t it possible for us to talk directly?"
Ha, showing off this morning like you had me pegged, now realizing the situation isn’t that simple, huh? Eternal Star laughed, "Don’t ask me, I’m just doing quests for merit, you should talk to that Brother Fei, he’s the key figure in the task——"
Then someone reported, "Da Fei entered the Duke Mansion!"
Eternal Star laughed in return, "Latest news, Brother Fei entered the Duke Mansion, Boss Ma, you should tremble!"
Ma Yinglong smiled and shook his head, "I just realized it’s Brother Fei lurking beneath, this is rather difficult to deal with!"
Eternal Star chuckled, "Just admit defeat, no one above or below can save you!"
Ma Yinglong chuckled before turning serious, "Brother Long, I’ll be straightforward, just one question, will you help him?"
Eternal Star retorted irritably, "That’s still nonsense!"
Ma Yinglong burst into laughter, "Fine! Old rules, let’s have a good fight!"
"Hah! Prepare yourself, this time I’ll make you bleed!"
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At Duke Makar’s Mansion, Da Fei waited anxiously in the library hall. Naturally, beneath his anxiety, there was a hint of expectation, because this time he was admitted directly without any task, indicating that an incident indeed triggered over at the Pool of Radiance, and since an event had been triggered, he had no reason not to help!
Makar appeared, and his expression was severe, a far cry from his usual amiable Santa Claus demeanor.
Da Fei’s heart tightened, he hurriedly saluted, "Student greets the teacher!"
Makar coldly said, "You have let me down greatly! Do you realize your ’great achievements’ in the Pool of Radiance have become a laughingstock of the entire alliance? What kind of foolish Lord allows such major events to unfold right under his nose? I have repeatedly assigned tasks asking you to scout the surrounding environments, and yet what have you been doing?"
Da Fei listened, feeling a surge of anxiety! Could you not mention it anymore? I’ve already been called an idiot twice by NPCs! Now that the whole alliance knows, and every NPC in the alliance thinks I’m an idiot, how can I even go on? Fine, I admit, this time I was indeed careless, but aren’t I trying to fix it now? I’ll just let you scold, I don’t believe you won’t help me!
Finally, after his scolding, Makar coldly said, "I know why you have come to me, so give me a reason to help you! And don’t mention the gemstone mine; I have no reason to take such a huge risk to cooperate on such an important matter with such a fool of a Lord!"
Da Fei’s brow twitched! What? Even the mine couldn’t sway him? I just had a momentary lapse, but I’m not really an idiot! So, you want me to prove I’m not an idiot, right? Well, that’s something inherent, isn’t it? Damn!
Da Fei frowned, his mind racing, desperately trying to prove he wasn’t an idiot! Truth be told, what made the other side formidable was building a huge city wall along the edges of my territory, right? Although I haven’t had the chance to personally scout it yet, anyone who doesn’t look closely at the map might initially be shocked, thinking I constructed such a large wall along my territory, correct?
If—at that moment, Da Fei suddenly got a jolt in his mind! If I eliminated the other party’s city wall, what would that mean? It would mean gaining a Great Wall outside my territory! According to the game city rules, any land encircled by a wall becomes part of the city, once it’s a city, it starts calculating the city’s level! Plus, the Pool of Radiance harbored 124 dispersed Flower Demon barracks. If they got encircled by the wall, my city would instantly level up to 124! Such vast city area combined with lofty levels, how many Kingdom NPCs would that attract to settle here?
Da Fei got excited, he instantly found the reason for seeking help!
Da Fei took a deep breath, coughed slightly, and said, "Teacher, it’s not that the student shirked duty nor is the student an idiot. In fact, the student had long noticed the Demon Race’s movements, but felt they were the true idiots, thinking they are spending vast resources to provide me with protective city walls for my territory’s outskirts? So I let it be, planning to seize their walls for my use once they’re done!"
Makar’s eyebrow twitched, "That’s your reason?"
Da Fei hurriedly said, "Yes, teacher! Also, another reason is, the student was genuinely impressed by the ambition of the Demon Race! I couldn’t bear to interrupt such a grand and magnificent project!"
Makar sneered, "Seize the city wall? Then I’d like to hear your plan for seizing the wall, just don’t tell me that asking for my help is an integral part of your plan!"
Da Fei promptly shook his head, "How dare the student bother the teacher lightly? The student has already laid an ambush using the Sea Monster Leviathan in the Pool of Radiance, and prepared the Holy Vine Seeds for siege!" After speaking, he quickly pulled out a handful of Holy Vine Seeds, saying earnestly, "These are the legendary Holy Vine Seeds, obtained by the student in the Vine Space at the entrance to Hell. I have great faith in the seeds’ abilities!"
Seeing Da Fei produce the Holy Vine Seeds, Makar’s expression couldn’t help but change!
Hahaha, here comes the high-end goods! There’s hope! Da Fei quickly shifted his tone, "However, I never expected the other side’s project to progress so swiftly and their pollution offensive to be so sharp. The student faces a large Demon conglomerate, yet remains utterly alone, not only can’t I get help from the Elf Kingdom, but also am doubly doubted and sidelined due to my human identity, given the current situation, the student can only turn to the teacher for help—but rest assured, teacher, student won’t bother you for any troops, only seeks to obtain a large quantity of advanced alchemy tools from you to enhance the slime monsters in my city’s sewers to resist and purify their pollution! Once their pollution offensive becomes ineffective, even if there were a million of them, they wouldn’t be the student’s match!"
Makar’s curiosity was piqued, and he exclaimed in surprise, "You have slime monsters? You actually know how to use alchemy tools to augment slime monsters?"
Hahaha! Originally, I didn’t know or have them, but thanks to a battle, now I do and I do know! Since you broached the topic yourself, I won’t be shy and will directly ask for a divine artifact!
Da Fei nodded eagerly, showcasing his knowledge further to prove he wasn’t an idiot, "Yes, slime monsters excellently resist the Demon Race’s pollution, but it’s still insufficient, I need giant slime monsters! Based on my research, some giant slime monsters were born in abandoned labs using divine artifact alchemy tools as their life core, I urgently need such tools, and I believe a great mage like you wouldn’t be lacking them!"
Makar’s grave expression finally softened, he stroked his beard and chuckled, "Ah, indeed, based on your track record, you shouldn’t commit such a basic error, I’m impressed by your audacity and do share one of your views, that is, the Demon Race are bigger fools! They keep repeatedly tripping over the same dung heap! So let’s accommodate them!"
I knew you wouldn’t part with those two pieces of ore! Da Fei was overjoyed, "Thank you, teacher! Thank you, teacher!" However, my Pool of Radiance isn’t a dung heap, alright? But to this Death Lord, it probably indeed is a dung heap!
Makar nodded, "I highly appreciate your approach with the slime monsters, but the birth of giant slime monsters may not be as straightforward as you imagine, actually, I’m also quite interested in how exactly giant slime monsters come to be, so let’s take this opportunity, and I’ll commission you for a small experiment——"
With that, he waved his hand, and a space gate appeared beside him. Shortly after, more than a dozen little demon servants carrying boxes emerged from the space gate.
Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched, delighted, "Are these all alchemical divine artifact tools?"
Makar chuckled heartily, "Every affluent mage enjoys developing and crafting small creations in their spare time, myself included. These tools are all scrap produced from divine artifact crafting failures, with some residual God-level materials left unharvested, so I’ll give them all to you for experimentation!"
——System Prompt: You have accepted Duke Makar’s experiment task "Giant Slime Monster Development Experiment," and you have received Duke Makar’s gifts of "Scrap Alchemy Tools," "Magic Energy Data Recorder," "Gathering Spirit Device"..... (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) and vote for recommendations or monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)