Heroes' Prison

Chapter 277 - 272 Knight

The Holy Crystal Stone is an extremely rare item containing the essence of life from Holy Domain Warriors, and it has a wide range of uses. Whether it’s pharmaceutical manufacturing, alchemy, runes, enchantments, and so on, once you reach the top level, you’ll need Holy Crystal Stones. The Holy Crystal Stone can also be used as a form of high-level currency. Huang Yi had previously attended two auctions where the final items were only bid for with Holy Crystal Stones because Gold Coins depreciate in value, but Holy Crystal Stones do not, which speaks to their high worth.

Following that, there was nothing left in the storage necklace that Huang Yi could recognize; most of them were high-level materials, and some were even rare treasures that were hard to buy with money, which could be used in the construction of the guild.

This Black Wolf raid was astonishingly fruitful, as Huang Yi obtained a massive weapon like Ghost Axe and his level surged to 64.

Next, he decided to head for the Tower of Pantheons first to get the Earth Dragon Reins, secure a mount, and then seek out the remaining 98 hearts of the Sand Thief King, which contained a great deal of essence of life of the king himself that could be turned into Holy Crystal Stones!

"Instakill, I’ve finally found you!" At this moment, Overlord’s voice suddenly came from a distance. He was leaning on his cane, yet his steps were steady and swift as he approached. They were currently in a team, so they could see each other’s approximate locations.

"You really shot up to the top, jumping directly to level 52!" Huang Yi said with a slight smile. After the Black Wolf’s death, Overlord also received a portion of the experience. Although not as much as Huang Yi, his lower initial level meant that his leveling speed was, in fact, faster than Huang Yi’s.

"Yeah, I’m planning to return to the city first to awaken my War Soul and increase my strength. Once I’ve significantly improved, we can search for the hearts of the Sand Thief King!" Overlord said as he arrived in front of Huang Yi.

"I was thinking the same thing!" Huang Yi nodded, taking out 10 B-rank Energy Stones and handed them to Overlord, "You ran out of energy-value just now, here is 50,000 energy-value for you. Take it for now, and if you run out, just ask me. I’ve got plenty more."

"Alright!" Overland didn’t hesitate and immediately accepted the 10 B-rank Energy Stones.

"Also, take a look at these Orange Gears and take whatever you can use," Huang Yi said, opening the sharing function of his storage ring to show Overlord a batch of Orange Gear. These were from the 200,000 players from Ice Wind Water Soul who died, and Huang Yi sold most of them to the auction house, only keeping about a dozen pieces of level 50-60 Orange Gear left.

Overlord selected two pieces of level 50 Orange Gear suited for him and put them on right away, boosting his strength again and now he was almost catching up to the strength of average players of the current level. However, he was still far behind some top-tier players because his growth time was too short.

Huang Yi was currently short on people, and he needed Overlord to grow quickly so that he could soon join in the development and strengthening of the Hero Guild.

Afterward, Huang Yi and Overlord swiftly returned to Dragon City and both logged off to go to the canteen for a meal.

...

"Instakill, what’s up with your level?" In the canteen, at a table by the window, Lei Shen looked up at Huang Yi while eating, "Now many people on the forums are noticing your rank jumping straight from level 60 to 64, did you kill some Holy Domain Warrior?"

"That’s right!" Huang Yi nodded with a smile, "Today, Overlord and I killed Guifu Heilang (Ghost Axe Black Wolf). I jumped straight to level 64, and Overlord went from level 43 to 52 in one go."

"That’s fast!" Lei Shen was slightly surprised, "The guy who paid me to kill you a few days ago finally gave me the money, but he’s only been happy for a few days before you shot up in level. I wonder what they’ll think now."

Huang Yi ate a bite of food, looked at Lei Shen, and said, "Didn’t they say they would give you 5 million if you killed me once? Talk to them later, tell them you’ll be going after me again in the next few days. I’m about to spend War Soul Points again and will drop my level."

"Okay, let them throw their money away!" Lei Shen nodded, "It’s just a pity we can’t figure out who’s behind all this. If they can hire me, they might as well hire Dragon Spike and Sharp Sword. If they come after you, you won’t be able to avoid it."

"Let nature take its course! Once I’ve built up my War Soul Points, I can basically take them on!" Huang Yi said unconcernedly.

In just a few months, he had almost caught up to Dao Feng and Dragon Spike, and the gap was already quite small. If it really came to a fight, it wouldn’t be without the power to contend.

...

In the next two days, Huang Yi waited around in Dragon City. There were no Level Grinding spots nearby, the Teleportation Circle wasn’t fixed, and he couldn’t raid the Tower of God, so he had a rare couple of days of leisure.

Meanwhile, his War Soul had made progress. The 4th, 5th, and 6th Stages of the Defense War Soul had been cleared, leaving only the first three stages, freeing up three layers of space.

He shifted the 4th and 5th layers of the Attack War Soul up, maxing out each layer, and his Attack Power increased by another 11%! During this period, he changed Jobs, enhanced his War Soul, upgraded his equipment, and obtained a Legendary Weapon, entering a period of rapid increase in strength.

However, after this round of War Soul consumption, his level dropped to 62, meaning Lei Shen made another 10 million!

"Instakill, the teleportation circle is fixed!" One day, while Huang Yi was resting in his temporary residence within Dragon City, he suddenly heard someone announcing outside his door.

Huang Yi’s eyes lit up, and he immediately walked out, making his way through the streets and alleys to the teleportation circle within Dragon City.

At this moment, Luo Luoran, the person in charge of the construction task for Dragon City, was standing there. Alongside her were a few players who had been assisting her, all with joyful smiles on their faces, exuding a sense of faint accomplishment.

Seeing Huang Yi approach, Luo Luoran immediately reported, "Big brother Instakill, the Dragon City teleportation circle is finally repaired, and it can now teleport to 68 surrounding towns!"

"You all have worked hard!" Huang Yi expressed his thanks. "In a while, we’ll be opening our third territory, and I’ll need you to build another teleportation circle then."

"No problem, through this rare opportunity for practice, we array masters have made great progress!" Luo Luoran said, glancing at the few array masters around her. At this moment, they all looked at Huang Yi with shy expressions, not daring to come forward and speak.

"Thank you all for your hard work!" Huang Yi said to the array masters, then immediately activated the teleportation circle and teleported back to the base.

Xiao Chunzi had been messaging him for two days and he had to go back, or she might start crying.

"Brother, you’re finally back!" As soon as Huang Yi appeared at the teleportation circle, Xiao Chunzi, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed up and threw herself into his arms, hugging him tightly, not letting him go.

"Woof woof!" At this moment, Little Wang was also nearby. Seeing Huang Yi return, he ran around excitedly, wagging his tail, looking extremely happy.

"Where’s your sister Xiao Yu?" Huang Yi turned his head to look around but didn’t see Qin Shiyu anywhere and wondered where she had gone.

"She’s busy with guild affairs and hasn’t come back yet!" Xiao Chunzi obediently replied.

Huang Yi patted Xiao Chunzi on the head, squatted down, and held her tender little face, asking, "Would you like to catch an Earthwalking Dragon to play with?"

"No!" Xiao Chunzi shook her head, "Earthwalking Dragons are so ugly, not cute at all. I don’t want them!"

"Uhh..." Huang Yi was at a loss for words but continued, "But Little Dragons are very cute. I’ll go to the Tower of Pantheons to fight for the Earth Dragon Reins and get you a few Little Dragons, okay?"

"Are you using that as an excuse to get away from me?" Xiao Chunzi pouted, tears starting to well up in her eyes as she looked at Huang Yi with a hurt expression, "You just got back and you’re already busy with the Tower of Pantheons again. Can’t you rest for a while?"

Huang Yi looked at Xiao Chunzi’s teary eyes, pursed his lips, hugged her tightly, and whispered in her ear, "Do you know? There are some people who can never rest, or else they will rest forever."

"Why can’t they rest? When a person is tired, shouldn’t they rest?" Xiao Chunzi finally burst into tears, clinging to Huang Yi’s neck, asking.

Huang Yi wiped away her tears with his hand and lovingly said, "Because he doesn’t just represent himself, he has many people depending on him. For everyone to have eternal rest, to not live in fear in this world, he has to keep fighting hard. Only when the day comes that they can reveal their identities without any hesitation, walk in the streets like any ordinary person, shop around, eat anywhere they want, go wherever they like, without being suddenly shot by someone lying in wait at some street corner, only then can he truly rest."

"I don’t understand, I just know that you must be very tired, and you’re only willing to rest when I cling to you," Xiao Chunzi said, pouting.

"Not at all, I’ve rested a lot in Dragon City these past two days," Huang Yi said with a slight smile. "I know how to balance my life. I make time for rest, and I’m not the kind of person who exhausts themselves to the point of burning out. It’s just that the guild has just been established recently, and there’s a lot to do, so I need to hurry and help the guild grow. This is a critical starting phase, very important. Your Sister Xiao Yu is also busy with guild affairs every day; I can’t let her be the only one working hard, right?"

"It’s a pity I’m too dumb to help you with your burdens; otherwise, you wouldn’t be so exhausted," Xiao Chunzi sniffled, her little mouth quivering as she spoke.

"You’re smart, at such a young age, you’ve even completed a Rare Quest. You’re the most powerful support class I’ve seen! You brought me a lot of help. If it weren’t for your ’Returning Light’ state that resurrects once after death, I would have failed in the Job Change challenge days ago. Thanks to you, I succeeded," Huang Yi encouraged her.

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