Chapter 694 - 657: The Purge Plan for the Sea Soul Staff
The Flying entered the swamp, and most of the villagers went to repair the fortress, so there were fewer welcoming crowds and fireworks along the way than before.
Well, welcome ceremonies are just fluff. Doing practical things is what really satisfies me. Before the Flying arrived at Habbit Village, Da Fei had a little time, so he logged onto the forum to check posts about tournament BOSS loot.
As a result, searching the keyword "tournament" instantly popped out a whole list of posts with over a million clicks, many of which were related to himself:
"Da Fei’s Demon Child Army Insta-Kills Japanese Player Tournament Video," "Da Fei’s Mysterious Kill of the Tournament BOSS Six-headed Snake Video," "Da Fei Strangely Recruits Tournament BOSS Unicorn Video," "Da Fei Breaks the Nightmare Chess Game of Mysterious American Expert SAWSAW," "Is It the Invincible Mindless Demon Child Sea or Da Fei Invincible?"...
Looking at this long list of posts, the excitement and thrill Da Fei felt were beyond words. Although Da Fei had always been troubled by the attention as a celebrity, this feeling of being the center of attention was actually extremely gratifying!
So, Da Fei quickly found the post "International Arena BOSS Drop Item List" and clicked in to see that players from various countries were indeed candidly revealing their drops, huh? However, these drops were totally trash, at least in Da Fei’s eyes, completely incomparable to the Sandworm Mining Car. This was beyond Da Fei’s imagination! Could it be that these players were actually hiding the good stuff and just showing off the junk?
Suspicious, Da Fei clicked on the post about his own killing of the BOSS Six-headed Snake. Da Fei didn’t believe it, looking at his defeated opponents, none of them could possibly beat this Six-headed Snake, so Da Fei wanted to see others’ comments.
Results had one comment on the first page from a forum-certified veteran player: "It’s said that the difficulty of the tournament BOSS is random. Now, without a doubt, Da Fei randomly encountered a high-difficulty BOSS, and such high-difficulty BOSS drops are at least above grade A..."
So it’s random, huh? No wonder the Six-headed Snake is so strong, while the Unicorn is so weak. With this, Da Fei felt much more at ease. It makes sense, if a tournament BOSS randomly drops S-grade items as benefits for competitors, the strong would just get stronger and the weak weaker. How could normal players keep playing for long?
So, benefits should only be given to a very few super strong players like me, haha, wow hahaha!
Before long, the melodious sound of a harp wafted from afar, signaling the arrival at Habbit Village.
Da Fei couldn’t help but marvel, "Miss Selvia really worked hard on her musical training. With her talent combined with effort plus the commendation from Coltner and the Old Village Chief, reaching Master Level should be a piece of cake. Compared to her, my own training in the Minstrel path was just to boost attribute points, honestly a waste of resources."
Speaking of Coltner, it’s been so long since his request to join the Guild has been stagnant. I always said I’d go check it out but never got the opportunity—I’ve indeed been busy.
At this moment, looking from afar at Habbit Village, a long stone dock extending into the lake was already completed. All the village children were joyfully waving fishing rods, welcoming the arrival of the Flying! Great, this time I’m not arriving empty-handed; besides bringing some honey for the little ones, I’ll also give them a few decks of poker cards.
As the Flying docked, the Old Village Chief was already smiling and waiting on the dock: "Welcome, Lord City Lord, Miss Deputy City Lord, and Miss Luman the Clan Leader!"
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Old Village Chief, this dock was completed so quickly."
The Village Chief proudly said, "Of course, only by having the entire village promptly finish the dock is the best way to welcome Lord City Lord!"
True, otherwise, if it’s inconvenient to unload the food and drinks I brought, you guys would be dealing with it all! Da Fei nodded, "This time, I want to invite everyone on board for a meeting. I wonder if the Village Chief and Selvia are available?"
The Village Chief immediately said solemnly, "A meeting with Lord City Lord must be important; I must make time! I’ll go call Miss Selvia right away!"
Da Fei smiled, "There’s no need to trouble the Old Village Chief for such a small matter!" Then he pulled out a few decks of poker cards and handed them to a few of the children around, "Quickly go call Miss Selvia!"
"Okay!" Instantly, a few children joyously ran into the village.
Da Fei then addressed the remaining children filled with envy, "Don’t just stand there, go aboard and move the honey!"
The crowd erupted into cheers, "Okay!"
The Village Chief sighed endlessly, "Miss Selvia’s talent is truly astonishing. After just a few days of learning, she’s already reached the level of an Advanced Minstrel. From here on out, it’ll depend on her continuous practice, as I can no longer teach her anything."
Da Fei was taken aback, "Only at Advanced? I thought she would have already reached Master Level."
The Village Chief shook his head and smiled, "Lord City Lord, those who are taught can only be students; they will not become masters. A master needs to discover and understand things on their own."
Da Fei nodded, "I see!" It makes sense, it seems the standard for graduation from my Music Medical School was reaching Master Level skills. Speaking of, the night has passed, and I wonder if the concentrated training program for the Flower Demon Instructor has achieved any results?
Just then, Selvia, dressed in white, appeared escorted by the cheering children.
Da Fei couldn’t help but blink. Looks like Selvia has become more elegant and radiant? Wow, learning music indeed enhances one’s poise and aura! Does this mean if I strive to reach Advanced, I could also become a charismatic man too?
Now, the Old Village Chief chuckled, "Miss Selvia, I just told Lord City Lord that you have officially graduated; from now on, you’ll have to rely on your own insights!"
Selvia hurriedly bowed, "Many thanks for the meticulous guidance of the Village Chief these past few days."
The Old Village Chief waved his hand and laughed, "No need to be polite, it’s I who should thank you for ensuring my skills will continue!"
Da Fei laughed, "We’re all on the same side, no need for formalities, let’s discuss further aboard!"
"Let’s get on board."
Now the Flying was heading toward the Hydra Fortress construction site. Da Fei began to examine Selvia’s new job:
——Advanced Minstrel: Increases troop stamina recovery speed by 30%, troop morale by 3, and grants one free attribute point every three hero levels. Professional Skill: "Concerto."
——Concerto: Minstrels can enhance the skill effects of singing and playing musical unit types by 40%. Concerto effect increases with minstrel level.
This is the effect at Advanced level, a level 10% boost plus 1 morale; really quite nice!
Since experiencing the battle in Nightmare Space, Da Fei realized the significant role of stamina in battle. In general small to medium-sized battles, one sta of stamina is usually sufficient till the end. But in special situations, like facing endless waves of cannon fodder or hit-and-run situations, stamina endurance determines the ultimate outcome of the battle.
Reflecting on this, Da Fei took out a dropped accessory from defeating the Nightmare: "Congratulations on your graduation, take this as a graduation gift!"
——Chess Magic Box: S-grade strategic treasure, accessory, Magic Power +10, Knowledge +10, Command Power +100.
Selvia, upon receiving it, was delighted and laughed, "Thank you, Captain! Graduation is just the beginning; I’ll strive even harder in the future."
Wow, hahaha! My little sweetheart smiles so cutely, I’d even give up a Divine Artifact just to see that smile! Speaking of artifacts—Da Fei immediately checked the digesting progress of the Sea Soul Staff:
——Sea Soul Staff: Divine Artifact, Magic Power +37, Knowledge +37, capable of absorbing the souls of creatures killed in naval battles. Currently stored: High-level Sea Monster Leviathan Sea Soul +1.
Currently absorbed Leader-level Demon Eye Soul +1, Leader-level Blood Abyss Demon Soul +269, Banshee Soul +135, Giant Leader Electric Eel Soul +1, Elite Scorpion Demon Soul +41, Leader Scorpion Demon Soul +2, Leader-level Abyss Lord Soul +1, Artillery Emperor Soul +44, Charming Emperor Soul +2, Demon Soul Sea Demon +11, Banshee Hero Soul +1, God-level creature Hydra Soul +1, converting battlefield souls, currently gained 14613 Mana points.
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Da Fei frowned; a night had passed, and aside from Magic Power and Knowledge seemingly increasing from 35 to 37, Mana seemed to have grown by a thousand, but other than that, progress in digestion was none! Is the digestion really that slow? Not to mention, hasn’t the first Leader Demon Eye killed still not been digested?
Back then, going to the North Sea, digesting from the first Octopus Monster took two or three real-time days? Damn, if that’s the case, to fully digest all these BOSSes and an extra God-level Hydra would probably take a real-time one or two years, wouldn’t it? Then what’s the use?
Hold up! Suddenly, Da Fei’s brows jumped! Basically, aren’t all these BOSS souls in my staff energy? Isn’t that exactly the kind of energy needed for the Divine Punishment City quest? Divine Punishment City is said to accept all sorts of energy, so these energies can definitely be used to fulfill the quest, right?
Da Fei was suddenly overjoyed! Got it, instead of letting these souls clog up the staff, better to turn them in for quests! Who knows how many rewards could be gained from all these BOSS energies?
Though letting the Sea Soul Staff gradually digest these souls would certainly create a world-shocking Divine Artifact in the end, but what good is an Artifact one or two years later? By then, the Gold Coin value would have depreciated tenfold and all my beautiful Female Heroes would be decked in artifacts! So it’s better to take the early advantage while it can be used, sitting on a big move isn’t right.
Moreover, only by clearing out the other souls in the Sea Soul Staff would it be convenient for Deirdre’s soul to be released and resurrected, right? Yes, that’s certainly it.
With the quest collection settled, Da Fei felt relieved. Next, it was time to hold a meeting and fully explore the issue of children’s dreams. Even if nothing comes of it, it’s fine; consider it just a chance for everyone to gather and hold a PARTY. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast a recommendation vote or a monthly ticket. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)