novelraw Chapter 79: Lord Skill, Hovel
Chapter 79: Lord Skill, Hovel
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DING! The One Box, Many Openings Talent has been activated. Upon opening the current Chaos Blind Box, nine results have been calculated for you.
DING! The Box Opening Enhancement Talent has been activated, and the items have been enhanced.
1: Construction Drawings for a Green Hat Tower (Green, Enhance +1)
2: Dog Head Chopper (White, Enhance +2)
3: Small Money Bag (White, Enhance +3)
4: Construction Drawings for a Wooden Arrow Tower (Green, Enhance +4)
5: Solar-Powered Fishing Rod (Green, Enhance +5)
6: Twist Car (White, Enhance +6)
7: shaving razor (White, Enhance +7)
8: Toilet (White, Enhance +8)
9: Lord Skill Book (White, Enhance +9)
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"Hey, not bad! My luck really has turned around!"
"Construction Drawings for a Green Hat Tower... I’ve seen this one before. I’d love to build one and see what a Green Hat Tower actually is!"
"The Wooden Arrow Tower is great, too! It’s an Enhance +4 version. Maybe it’ll turn into a super Defense Tower right after I build it!"
"The Solar-Powered Fishing Rod showed up, too. After being Enhanced +5, it should become another Sunlight Fishing Tower, right?"
"An Enhance +6 Twist Car... I really want to pick this one, too. Maybe it could be enhanced into a war chariot?"
"A shaving razor... Now that’s a practical item!"
"The Toilet is a good item too. What a shame, what a real shame... If only I could have all the items from this batch!"
Wang Yi sighed. Of course, his final choice was the Enhance +9 Lord Skill Book!
As a Lord Player, Wang Yi couldn’t use regular Skill Books. He was extremely envious watching Man Datou and the others use them to learn skills like Hundred-step Piercing Willow and the Dragon Elephant Skill.
He currently only possessed a single Lord Skill, [Building Translation], and was naturally desperate for more. He never expected a Chaos Blind Box to give him one, so there was no way he would pass it up—especially not an Enhance +9 version.
After he made his choice, the Enhance +9 Skill Book quickly materialized in front of Wang Yi.
[Lord Skill Book +9: Consume 100 Lord Experience to learn the Lord Skill, Simple Shack Level 1.]
"Simple Shack? What kind of skill is this? It looks like it can be leveled up?"
Wang Yi muttered to himself. After using the Skill Book, he immediately received a system notification: "DING! You have used the Lord Skill Book +9. Congratulations, you have acquired the Lord Skill [Simple Shack], current skill level: Level 1."
"DING! Your [Simple Shack] skill has been enhanced into [Well-Furnished Shack]!"
"DING! Your [Well-Furnished Shack] skill has been enhanced into [Luxury Shack]!"
"DING! Your [Luxury Shack] skill has been enhanced. Bonus furniture added to the shack: one luxury leather sofa set."
"DING! Your [Luxury Shack] skill has been enhanced. The usage range, previously limited to your territory, has been enhanced to have no geographical restrictions."
"DING! Your [Luxury Shack] skill has been enhanced. The number of Luxury Shacks that can be built per cast has been doubled, to a maximum of two."
"DING! Further enhancement... a maximum of four can now be built."
"DING! Further enhancement..."
"DING! Further enhancement..."
"DING! Further enhancement... a maximum of 32 can now be built!"
"Holy shit! So this is the power of Enhance +9!"
Wang Yi checked the skill’s information again.
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Skill Name: Luxury Shack
Level: Level 1
Description: Consume 100 Chaos Energy to build Luxury Shacks on an empty plot of land. The quantity is selectable, up to a maximum of 32. Each Luxury Shack has 10 Durability. They will collapse immediately once their Durability is depleted.
Note 1: Luxury Shacks are temporary buildings. They are automatically dismantled after a maximum of 30 days but can be dismantled sooner. Upon collapse or dismantlement, they will instantly disappear in a flash of light.
Note 2: Damaged Luxury Shacks cannot be repaired.
Note 3: Consumes 200 Lord Experience to upgrade to Level 2, doubling the shacks’ Durability. The Lord Experience cost will double for each subsequent upgrade. The skill can be upgraded to a maximum of Level 5.
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"Building shacks... Are Lord Skills really this weird?"
Wang Yi currently had 2,200 Lord Experience and was willing to spend it. He quickly consumed 1,400 points to raise [Luxury Shack] to Level 4. Now, the Luxury Shacks he built would have 80 points of Durability.
A moment later, Wang Yi arrived at the hundred acres of fertile farmland south of Eggshell Village. With a thought, a large expanse of shacks shot up from the ground before him.
The shacks, which were essentially tents, were constructed from a golden canvas that made them look as if they were gilded.
Wang Yi walked into one. The interior was a spacious forty to fifty square meters, and in the middle sat a soft, genuine leather sofa. The sofa was part of the shack; it couldn’t be moved and would disappear along with the structure itself.
’I just built 32 houses with a wave of my hand. This is pretty interesting. This skill will be perfect for setting up a temporary camp!’
Next, Wang Yi tested the sturdiness of the Luxury Shacks. He didn’t have a clear concept of what 80 Durability meant, but after taking out his greatsword and stabbing the canvas a dozen times, he still couldn’t poke a hole in it. The material felt like it was made of sheet iron. ’If I had to dismantle one of these myself,’ he thought, ’it would take a whole lot of effort.’
Just then, Pang Damao ran over and said, "Boss, a group of people is coming from the east! It’s a long line, at least three hundred of them! An old man on a horse is leading the way. It looks like they’re coming to seek refuge."
"Seeking refuge?"
Wang Yi’s spirits lifted.
’Could it be that the "advertisement" from before actually worked?’
At that very moment, a large group of "Refugees" was hurrying toward Eggshell Village.
It was a massive procession of three to four hundred people. The crowd included men and women, old and young. Some carried cloth sacks on their backs, some carried Iron Pots, some clutched laying hens, some shouldered carrying poles, and still others pushed single-wheeled wooden carts...
At the head of the crowd was a skinny horse, and on it sat a man in his fifties. The man had sharp, sword-like eyebrows, a straight back, and a dignified air about him. His left leg, however, was missing from the knee down.
His name was Pei Zhi, and he was the leader of the group. He had been the chief of Pei Family Village, located thirty li from the foot of Black Stone Mountain. He had brought his family and fellow villagers on this journey through the river valley in search of Eggshell Village!
"It looks like Eggshell Village is just ahead! I can already see the Immortal Mountain! Everyone, keep your spirits up! We’ve reached the place that will be our salvation!"
Pei Zhi shouted, encouraging the crowd behind him.
Just as Wang Yi had guessed, this group had come drawn by the village’s reputation.
Floating Mountain’s high-profile crusade against Black Mountain Stronghold had been witnessed by many people along the way. Furthermore, the shouts of Yang Qingniu and the others had informed many that deep in the river valley lay Eggshell Village, a place protected by an Immortal where they would no longer have to starve.
Of course, this slogan alone wasn’t enough to make people pack up their entire families to seek refuge in Eggshell Village.
But when combined with the glorious achievement of annihilating Black Mountain Stronghold, it was more than enough.
In fact, after confirming that Black Mountain Stronghold had been wiped out, Pei Zhi had resolutely made the decision to go to Eggshell Village and seek the Immortal’s protection. He set out with his family yesterday and, after traveling through the night, had passed through six different villages. Along the way, more and more villagers joined his cause, and he never imagined their group would grow to such a size.