novelraw Chapter 465: World Reputation
Chapter 465: World Reputation
"Eh? It can still be like this!"
Li Wei was slightly taken aback. This was something he hadn't expected; he had already been thinking about how to fight the boss battle.
However, this was a Seven-Star Stone Troll Leader, ah! Wasn't it a bit of a pity to let it go?
Everyone on his side was Raring to Go, waiting to fight the boss.
Only on second thought, letting this Stone Troll Leader go could probably gain Reputation, and for the time being, Reputation was still very important.
As for that Five-Star Stone Mine, it couldn't run away anyway. So from a long-term perspective—fine, then let's reach an agreement.
Just now they had killed a total of nine Stone Trolls, obtaining nine Six-Star Gold Cards. He himself used one. Thomas, Hathaway, and Zhao Xuanxuan each used one to reinforce their Codenames by two levels. There were five left over, which was enough.
And as Li Wei agreed to let the Stone Troll Leader go, the Six-Star Gold Card in his hand, plus the three in the hands of the others, automatically flew out and sank into the body of that Stone Troll Leader.
Then, Li Wei urged his horse forward and had Thomas send over the four sets of Stone Troll corpse chunks.
Li Yue, Hathaway, and the others also had no opinions regarding Li Wei's choice. This battle had already made everyone completely convinced! Although Li Wei had only killed two Stone Trolls, if it weren't for him being able to scout out the locations and numbers of the Stone Trolls, and being able to pull the mobs in advance and lure away the Stone Troll Leader, could this battle still have been so easy?Setting aside other things, that move of the Sequence Four Sandstorm Magic from the Stone Troll Leader made even Hathaway Terror-Stricken! This kind of magic could be cast onto your head from fifty or sixty li away. Then it was as if a large gunnysack was thrown over you, entering a Ghost Wall state, while simultaneously having to endure the assault of terrifying wind magic. This was an Ultimate Move that could directly wipe out a Legion of several hundred people!
But Li Wei was still able to Doing Something With Ease and string that Stone Troll Leader along, until this side completed their strategic maneuvers, forcing the Stone Troll Leader to have no choice but to surrender and negotiate.
This kind of strength also forced some Soldiers who hadn't been in contact with Li Wei for three or four years to see the chasm-like gap between each other.
Who dared to be unconvinced?
Moreover, taking a ten-thousand-step step back, if they really were to go to war, that Seven-Star Stone Troll Leader only needed to release a Sequence Four Sandstorm towards itself, and then—you guys come attack!
Come on, come on, if you're unconvinced then come on, let's see who dies first!
Li Wei, Li Yue, and the others might not die, but if the Soldiers didn't die by the dozens or hundreds, it wouldn't be worthy of the claim of Seven-Star Strength!
In a certain sense, they were now equivalent to pinching the soft spot of this Stone Troll Leader.
Quickly, Thomas returned the relevant Stone Troll corpse chunks. That Stone Troll Leader roared a few times towards Li Wei, pointed to a certain location, and then strode away in large steps.
And right at this time, rows of messages flooded the screen in front of everyone's eyes. But it had nothing to do with Li Wei and the others; rather, it was David next door who had finally ground that Seven-Star Magical Creature to death!
[Faction Announcement: Visible to all Faction members]
[Faction Player, former Viscount Blood-Claw David led his elite Soldiers to kill a Seven-Star Magical Griffin! Although he lost 129 elite Soldiers as a result, he obtained bountiful Spoils of War and seized a Magic Territory. At the same time, he obtained 50 points of World Reputation and 1000 points of Faction Contribution. Explanation: World Reputation is a Reputation currency universally used on the Ascension Continent, while Faction Contribution is Reputation internal to the Faction. By consuming Faction Contribution, one can compete for Faction Leader within the Faction, initiate a certain proposal, or use it to convene Faction allied forces.]
[Because Blood-Claw David currently belongs to Jiang Xinran's Insurgent Faction, therefore, out of the 50 points of World Reputation he obtained, 35 points are passively handed over to the Faction. The current World Reputation of Jiang Xinran's Faction is -15 points. Blood-Claw David's World Reputation is 5 points.]
[Faction Announcement: Visible to all Faction members]
[Faction Player, former Viscount Black Wolf Fred led his elite Soldiers to kill a Seven-Star Earth Magic Bear! Although he lost 92 elite Soldiers as a result, he obtained abundant Spoils of War and seized a Magic Territory. At the same time, he obtained 50 points of World Reputation and 1000 points of Faction Contribution.]
[Fred handed over 35 points of World Reputation. The current World Reputation of Jiang Xinran's Faction is 20 points. Fred's World Reputation is 5 points.]
[Faction Announcement: Visible to all Faction members]
[Faction Player, former Flame Viscount Li Wei purchased a Magic Territory from a Seven-Star Stone Troll Leader through friendly cooperation! He therefore obtained 60 points of World Reputation and 1000 points of Faction Contribution.]
[Li Wei handed over 35 points of World Reputation. The current World Reputation of Jiang Xinran's Faction is 55 points. Li Wei's World Reputation is 15 points.]
[Faction Announcement: Visible to all Faction members]
[Faction Leader, former garrison of Thorns Pass, Night Owl Marquis Jiang Xinran purchased a Magic Territory from a Seven-Star Magic Wolf Leader through friendly cooperation! She therefore obtained 60 points of World Reputation and 1000 points of Faction Contribution.]
[Jiang Xinran handed over all of her World Reputation. The current World Reputation of her Insurgent Faction is 115 points, with a cumulative ranking of eighteenth in the whole world! Explanation: Limited only within the three major Kingdoms, not including the Niren Faction.]
Good Heavens, Jiang Xinran's side surprisingly also beat the boss into submission and let it go! But David and Fred were truly a pair of unlucky bastards, each losing a large number of Soldiers who were Fallen in Battle. Although they could still undergo Resurrection, and dropped Profession Cards could be returned in their original condition, becoming heroes again after half a year—but every additional time they died, it wasn't a good thing for their body's Lifespan and even their Soul!
Furthermore, why was there no news from Lu Ziming? Was he completely wiped out, or did he choose to act cowardly?
Also, World Reputation was a bit too difficult to obtain, right? Killing a Seven-Star Griffin only gave 50 points, and letting the Stone Troll Leader go only gave 60 points.
Just as he was thinking, a message silently surfaced.
[Faction Announcement]
[Faction Player Lu Ziming chose to merge under Faction Leader Jiang Xinran's command! Jiang Xinran obtained 1 point of World Reputation and 500 points of Faction Contribution. Current World Reputation is 116 points, ranking seventeenth. Faction Contribution is 1700 points. Her rule has become more stable. Her Insurgent Faction has finally shaken off the Unknown and Unheard Of stage, currently being Initial Sharpness Display. Under this stage, she will obtain a fixed income of 1 point of World Reputation every natural month.]
So that's how it was.
[Jiang Xinran, go f*ck yourself! Cao Nima, why did you have to set the starting location at such a high-difficulty place? Damn it, don't you know this place is only a little over two thousand li away from Duke Kaidel? The other side can pounce right in your face with a single forced march!]
A cursing message flashed by. It was the unlucky bastard David. Although he also obtained a Magic Territory and his harvest was not small, the price was also genuinely huge: 129 Elites died directly! He had only brought out less than eight hundred people in total!
[Jiang Xinran, you must give us an explanation! Are you f*cking ignoring whether we live or die just for your own interests and your own development? Even giving us a warning in advance would have been fine!]
The other unlucky bastard, Fred, was also cursing furiously. The two of them truly had their Defense Broken. So all the benefits were taken by you and Li Wei, this pair of dog men and women, and what about us? Are we just barking dogs on the side of the road?
Jiang Xinran didn't respond, and Li Wei didn't speak either. As Faction members, they could speak for free once a day. The second time would require consuming 10 points of Faction Contribution, and the third time would be 100 points. Only a fool would waste their breath.
At this moment, he first looked at Li Yue. Right now she still had the last Six-Star Gold Card in her hand, and could also reinforce her own Codename.
Now Hathaway, Thomas, and Zhao Xuanxuan had all reinforced, it would naturally be her turn.
"Li Wei, what do you think?"
As a result, Li Yue came to ask for his opinion instead. Li Wei was very curious.
"Has your Poison Scorpion Codename been reinforced to the max?"
"That, no. My Poison Scorpion Codename is actually only reinforced to Level 3. But I want to reinforce my warhorse to Five-Star! But if I do that, it will take at least half a year to take effect. I'm worried it won't form immediate combat power, which might affect your plans."
Li Yue spoke very tactfully, but in reality, Li Wei instantly understood.
Unlike other Professions, Li Yue's Dawn Knight had exceptionally high requirements for warhorses. Without a Five-Star Warhorse, she couldn't unleash her true, peak strength!
"What is there to hesitate about? You just go ahead and reinforce that warhorse of yours first. Next, I feel the situation will conversely stabilize for a period of time. Right now, aside from those frenzied guys, it's estimated that no one is walking the Roving Bandit Mode! Besides, I'll lend you my Five-Star Warhorse to ride for a while."
Li Wei said casually, then without waiting for Li Yue to say anything, continued, "Now that we have obtained this Magic Territory, then we must consider whether to build our camp here, or transfer to battle in other more suitable areas. What are your views?"
Hearing him say this, Li Yue didn't make a sound anymore and decisively reinforced her own warhorse. And Hathaway at this time said, "Since this Ascension Continent has already been redeployed by the Nine-Star Council, then a lot of original experience must be looked at in a compromised way. You should first tell us what hidden details there are about this Magic Territory the Stone Troll transferred to you, or if there's any Land Deed or the like."
"There's no Land Deed, nor any hidden details. This should be similar to beasts' habitats, each having their own area of activity, probably a hundred li in radius. For instance, that Seven-Star Griffin next door definitely won't cross the border to come here. In short, there's nothing special, but the Mana in this place is truly abundant. Can you feel the changes in this aspect?"
Li Wei shook his head and said. In this aspect, Hathaway was the expert. His little bit of Mana perception was just Child's Play in front of her.
"Mm, naturally. A Medium Magic World, you know; abundant Mana is very normal. I feel that casually building a Magic Power Mine could siphon hundreds of units of Mana every month. I'm just afraid of Mana Backlash."
"What is Mana Backlash?"
Li Wei didn't quite understand.
"It's when Mana is too abundant; all sorts of Mana roll in all at once, forming a Mana Storm! Understand? All sorts of Mana rolling together and internally consuming each other, just like raising Gu venomous insects! Eventually, it will raise a particularly ferocious, devil-incarnate-like Mana. Therefore, in this kind of Medium Magic World, Mana isn't a case of the more the better, but one must guarantee its purity! There must be a Moat, and it must form Clearly Demarcated, mutually non-interfering borders with other Mana. I'm guessing this is what's called a Magic Territory."
(End of Chapter)