Chapter 751 - 714 Catherine’s Letter
Da Fei returned to Divine Punishment City in high spirits. Tachiusu still hadn’t made any moves, but the Demon Army under the Despair Plain had mostly withdrawn from the attack range of the giant siege machines of Divine Punishment City. Looking around, the entire Despair Plain appeared desolate. Being able to make the NPC troops change their garrison deployment was definitely advancing the plot, right?
Just then, Blacksmith Will greeted Da Fei, "Lord City Lord, I’ve been wanting to find you!"
Billbo also jumped out, saying, "Lord City Lord, I donated all the hides in your name, and now Lord Will has decided to take me as an apprentice!"
Da Fei exclaimed, "Taking you as an apprentice? Can you even lift the heavy hammer?"
Will pointed at the siege machines on the mountaintop and laughed, "I’m just teaching him mechanical crafting. Though I can’t say I’m excellent in this area either, with such ready-made teaching tools here, not only will he progress, but I will too."
Billbo immediately said, "I also want to craft a world-famous cannon, and I’m thinking of making a machine to quickly load ammo into your Divine Artifact Cannon, Lord City Lord!"
Da Fei joyfully said, "Great, you have potential, I support you!"
Indeed, given the traits of Hobbits, heavy labor might not suit them, but engaging in some craftsmanship perfectly fits. Developing in warfare machines was undoubtedly very fitting for Hobbits’ way of combat. Right, Deirdre was an Artillery Master. If she were resurrected, I could establish a crossbow cannon research group, couldn’t I?
Will continued, "Lord, in honor of your merit in this battle, I’ve decided to reward you with a piece of equipment. You can come to the counter and choose."
Wow, hahaha, indeed, the potion shopkeeper rewarded potions, and the mercenary boss rewarded an Elite Angel, so it’s right for the blacksmith boss to reward equipment! After all, this task should reward equipment.
Da Fei laughed heartily, "I’ve had my eye on Mr. Will’s S-grade Wind God Gloves. Can you reward that to me?"
Will shook his head with a smile, "I prepared to reward you with the Wind God Gloves from the moment I showed them to you; however, currently, you are still unable to obtain this equipment."
Billbo was surprised, "Even with all the hides I contributed?"
Will sighed, "The hides aren’t the Energy Crystals we urgently need. Their value, when converted, is naturally lower."
Energy Crystals, huh? Da Fei immediately pulled out over 50 Volcano Demon Scorpion Demon Wolf crystals and 2 Earth Dragon Crystals, looking hopeful, "How about adding these?"
Though the price of those gloves was 9,000 ordinary Demon Essences, now reduced to 8,000 because of my Temple Crusader status, shouldn’t my task reward combined with these 50 Demon Beast Crystals that are worth hundreds be enough?
Will took the crystals and marveled, "From how many hides you’ve contributed, it’s only natural that you would obtain these crystals, but unfortunately, the Wind God Gloves are still a semi-complete Divine Artifact that you cannot exchange for at the moment."
Darn! The harder it is to get, the more I want it! I’m pulling out the big guns!
Da Fei immediately took out three large packs of rare alchemy materials acquired from intercepting the three Mages, confidently saying, "Now this should do, right?"
Will took the materials, his expression changing instantly, "What is this?"
Da Fei laughed, "Adding these, does it work?"
Will laughed aloud, "Lord City Lord, the materials themselves don’t say much, but acquiring them implies the fierce battles you’ve been through. To honor you, I’ll reward you with the Wind God Gloves!"
—System Prompt: You have received Will’s rewarded S-grade strategic equipment "Wind God’s Strike"!
—Wind God’s Strike: S-grade strategic equipment, glove position, troop attack speed +3, damage +1, attack +10, defense +10.
Oh yeah! Da Fei let out a long laugh; he finally got it! Although I have many Divine Artifacts, none could replace the +3 attack speed! A regular 10-speed archer, if pushed to 20 speed, means while others shoot once, I can shoot twice; this is a substantial leap forward!
But, a mere one-arrow advantage is not enough for me; I need two, or even three arrows ahead. I want to strike so the enemy can’t retaliate. These gloves are the beginning of my rapid-fire path, hahaha!
Will continued, "Lord City Lord, the real value of these gloves is that they are a semi-complete product and can upgrade their attributes. So once you collect a powerful Wind Attribute stronghold’s Demon Core Essence, I can attempt an upgrade. Such strongholds rarely exist in the Mortal World; the Demon Cores can’t be obtained there, but they are plenty in Hell, so continue to strengthen yourself!"
Equipment that can be upgraded and maintain value is my favorite! Da Fei rejoiced, "Alright, I will definitely strengthen myself! By the way, can it be upgraded to a Divine Artifact?"
Will solemnly said, "That’s hard to say. At its current state, the gloves can’t possibly withstand the power of an upgraded Divine Artifact, so they need step-by-step upgrades. And I must remind you, Wind Attribute strongholds often have extreme speed, may be defeated but rarely killed. The materials for these gloves came from defeating a Demon God-level Wind Demon stronghold back in the day, costing thousands of angels their lives to kill, and my mistake wasted the result. I’ve always been chagrined by it, so, Lord City Lord, I hope you can fulfill my wish."
Dear me! You’re studying my Titan’s Grasp and the siege machine, fixing the gloves—how busy can you get? But, busyness is a sign of capability, and I admire that!
Da Fei said seriously, "Rest assured, Mr. Will, I will specifically improve against Wind Attribute strongholds. So which strongholds in Hell have the Wind Attribute?"
Will nodded, "The top-tier is the Phoenix, the epitome of both Wind and Fire Attributes, and extremely powerful; I don’t suggest you challenge it. More commonly seen are the Hell Thunder Dragons, often trained by Demons as Air Force mounts. We need to defeat the strongest among them. Essentially, the Hell Thunder Dragon is the target you need to tackle, which can both strike the Demon Army to improve your reputation and merit, and upgrade your gloves."
Da Fei nodded, "I see. I noticed that General named Tasima seemed to ride an enormous Thunder Dragon. That must be our target."
Will shook his head, sighing, "I suggest you do not challenge the Demon Hero anytime soon!"
Da Fei sighed softly, "I don’t want to either."
At this moment, Elena, who had been listening on the side, suddenly said, "Lord City Lord, we’ve already killed a Wind Attribute stronghold: that giant Electric Eel in the sea, and we obtained a mysterious core, perhaps that’s the stronghold’s Demon Core Essence?" (See Chapter 561 "Catching the Electric Eel")
Da Fei perked up suddenly, right, Wind and Thunder are indeed one. I only focused on the airborne entities, forgetting about those in the water! Back then, I obtained an unknown item and handed it to Necromancer Isaac for research!
Da Fei smiled with delight, "Exactly, Elena thought it was a Basic Godhood, matching the characteristics of a Demon Core, right?"
Elena nodded, "Its power fully matches a stronghold’s standing as well."
Will laughed heartily, "Is that so? Hurry, bring it to me! Generally, mortal creatures do not drop Crystal Cores, but when they do, it’s usually the real deal!"
Da Fei said promptly, "Alright, I’ll head back to the city to fetch it!"
Without further ado, Da Fei teleported back to Radiant City. At this moment, Radiant City was still a bustling construction site, but the Death Bell Tower finally revealed its full form and was about to be completed! Great, I wanted to see just how awesome the troop building constructed from my rare resources would be.
As Da Fei rushed towards the Alchemy Room in the sewer where Necromancer Isaac was located, a group of advisors supervising work on the construction site called out, "Lord City Lord, Miss Catherine returned yesterday and left you a letter!"
Da Fei was stunned. There’s news from Catherine? A letter? Something serious must have happened! Da Fei hurriedly took the thin letter from the advisor and opened it:
—Captain, by the time you’re reading this letter, my Golden Spearfish warship has already sailed from Ailein Port in the Lionheart Empire. I expect to pass by Elorin Port in the Elf Kingdom in ten days, and at that time, I hope to join you, Captain, in heading to the Eastern World to rescue my father. Yours truly, Catherine.
The sender’s place also had a fragrant lip print in bright red.
Da Fei was dumbfounded! Catherine left first? Dang it! I thought she would accompany me on the Radiant Wings to the Eastern World! Where did this Golden Spearfish warship even come from?
In other words, I only had ten days to prepare, which translates to one real day. I need to settle everything here within this single day. After all, sailing could easily take two or three real days; my last round trip to Fire Dragon Island took eleven real days. If I forget to handle anything here, it’d be too late to regret it once back.
In sum, with time pressing, Da Fei felt an urgent need to seize the moment. It seemed I’d have to pull an all-nighter today.
Just then, the World Channel had new system information.
—China Region Announcement: The "Hero World Cup" individual match international elimination round 7th game will begin in 10 minutes at 16:00; contestants who made it through, please prepare for the match.
Damn it! Has it already unknowingly reached 4:00 PM? Everything’s piling up all at once!
Ha! What’s the rush for a mere match? This morning, I ruled the world merely by hanging out in the Demon Child Sea Arena, even if the top players worldwide made rapid progress. At most, I’d send my newly incorporated Demon Wolf and Demon Fox to crush them; few have seen them, anyway—not worried they’d get scared to death.
In short, I’m all about instant kills! Also, I’d like to show the Bloodrose ladies my prowess. They better not overestimate themselves and betray me. Humph!
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