novelraw Chapter 243 13: Guaranteed Purple Equipment, Land of Corruption Skill Book
Chapter 243 13: Guaranteed Purple Equipment, Land of Corruption Skill Book
As for the Land of Corruption skill...
This was an additional skill that Necromancers in Lord World could learn.
Its original strength wasn't actually that high. It just turned an area into an undead zone similar to a "Death Zone," from which large numbers of Zero-star undead cannon fodder would continuously crawl out of the ground.
But when combined with a Necromancer from Middle-earth Warhammer, the skill's power level skyrocketed instantly.
This was because the ordinary Necromancer Profession in Lord World could at most summon Zero-star (purple) cannon fodder skeletons, whereas a Necromancer from Middle-earth Warhammer could summon Extraordinary Skeletons of the Extraordinary Realm.
In fact, it wasn't limited to just Extraordinary Skeletons. Those other Undead Creatures like "Vampires" and "Rootless Ghosts" might also be able to spawn from the Land of Corruption.
When the time came, he could rely on this powerful skill to easily summon thousands of powerful Extraordinary Forces, or an overwhelming Undead Army of cannon fodder. It would be perfect for defending his own cities or for attacking enemy fortresses like the "Great Wall."
'Perfect.'
'That Duke of the Northern Territory, Beolandi, has already sent quite a few reinforcements from the north.'
'I can use them to test the strength of the 'Land of Corruption' skill.'
With this in mind, Qin Feng turned to look at the Dragon Cavalry and Sielo Knights who had slain the hero from the Northern Territory. Thanks to "War Merit Enfeoffment," their Soldier Type panels had been transformed into hero panels. However, they were only Ordinary Level heroes, not the Legendary Heroes he had imagined.
'So, it seems...'
'Heroic Units obtained through War Merit Enfeoffment can only be Ordinary Level?'
'Does that mean they're either stuck at the Ordinary Level for life, or I'll need some yet-to-be-unlocked Riding and Cutting Talent to raise their upper limits?'
However, Qin Feng didn't dwell on it for too long.
Even without the "War Merit Enfeoffment" Talent, the individual strength of those Extraordinary Soldiers had already hit a bottleneck, making further improvement difficult.
Moreover, when Extraordinary Creatures of the same star level fought each other, the outcome was often decided in an instant.
Aside from being usable for a few more world stages, high-quality Extraordinary Soldiers showed no significant difference in strength compared to their low-quality counterparts.
Therefore, the slight increase in combat power from a higher Soldier Type quality was far less crucial than the mechanical differences between various Extraordinary Soldier Types.
Now that Qin Feng could enfeoff them as Ordinary Level heroes, it meant they could gain at least two additional Awakened Talents.
The resulting increase in combat power would be quite substantial.
It could even directly alter the original combat mechanics of these Extraordinary Soldiers.
It could make them harder to kill in one shot.
Or it could make their individual damage output even more terrifying.
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[Lord World]
[Regional Chat Channel]
No Money Great Treasure Sword: "Holy shit! Has the Gulad Empire gone crazy? They actually sent the local garrison to attack me!"
Ding Dong Dang Dang: "Insane! Isn't the Gulad Empire fighting wars all over the place? How do they have time to deal with spy players like you inside their borders?"
No Money Great Treasure Sword: "What spy player? I just haven't decided whether to pledge allegiance to them yet! It's not like I'm a hostile Lord who's joined another nation's faction! By coming straight for me, aren't they just pushing me toward other factions?"
Xiaocao: "Don't even get me started. I already pledged allegiance to the Gulad Empire, but then some random Messenger showed up and told me I had to immediately send all the Divine Chosen Soldiers in my territory to fight in the south."
"I don't even have a single Extraordinary Soldier Type! If I send my entire army to the main southern battlefield, it'll be a one-way trip, won't it?"
"So I had no choice but to refuse!"
"And guess what!"
"Do you have any idea how ridiculous this Messenger was?"
"He actually announced that I had violated the laws of the Gulad Empire, that he was revoking the Gulad Empire citizenship I worked so hard to get, and that he was going to send an army to attack my territory..."
Moonlit Observation: "Something feels off about this."
"As long as we don't openly oppose the Native Powers, these Native Creatures usually leave us alone, right?"
"Why would they suddenly start attacking players?"
"Doesn't this violate the basic rule in Lord World that major Native Powers can't just attack Lord Players whenever they want?"
"And this whole conscription thing!"
"I remember in previous rounds of the Lord Game, whenever we swore allegiance, the Native Creatures would promise beforehand that they would absolutely not forcibly command our Divine Chosen Armies!"
"But in this round, they're actually making you send all your Divine Chosen Soldiers to the front lines to die..."
Hafke AI Tank: "The reason is simple!"
"Because there are Evil God Believers in the high command of the Gulad Empire!"
"Neither the Void Gates within the Gulad Empire nor those in the territories of other small nations have been fully suppressed. This is definitely not the best time to initiate a 'King's War'!"
"For them to suddenly launch such a large-scale war of aggression!"
"And on three fronts at once!"
"It's practically a blatant attempt to create a golden opportunity for those Evil God Believers and Evil God Players to secretly build up their power!"
"As for targeting Lord Players like you within the empire!"
"That's probably to force you to leave the Gulad Empire's territory, so you don't get in the way of the Evil God Believers who are running rampant within its borders!"
No Money Great Treasure Sword: "Tank!"
"Your Hafke Alliance is supposed to be helping the Kingdom of Ventecenia fight the Gulad Empire's regular army, right?"
"How's the war going?"
Hafke AI Tank:
"The situation is not looking good."