novelraw Chapter 326: Heavenly Timing, Geographical Advantage, Human Harmony — Yu Yuan, Standing Invincible
Chapter 326: Heavenly Timing, Geographical Advantage, Human Harmony — Yu Yuan, Standing Invincible
[Moss Cottage Shelter: Sis, now that Yu Yuan's ranking is so high and his strength has increased so much, he definitely won't let me off. Are the people you found reliable?]
[Moon Shadow's Breath Underground Castle: Don't worry, I've already found someone. It's the player ranked 98th on your leaderboard. As soon as your Truce Period ends, he will launch an invasion war against you. At that time, he will help you clear the surrounding threats so you can recover your strength as quickly as possible.]
"Ranked 98?" Xiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
He hadn't expected his older sister to be able to find a player in the top 100. But this was good.
After seeing that Yu Yuan had actually taken control of a Regional Overlord-level faction, Xiao Wu also began to harbor a thought about the Regional Overlord-level faction deep in his own underground mine.
"If Yu Yuan can do it, why can't I... Hmm~ I'll give it a try first." Then, as if remembering something, he asked Xiao Xi:
[Moss Cottage Shelter: Sis, are you sure the person you found won't double-cross us?]
[Moon Shadow's Breath Underground Castle: Relax! The condition I gave him is that if he helps you get your ranking into the top 200, I'll give him a spot for the Embrace. He won't refuse.]
Xiao Wu relaxed. He naturally understood how valuable a Blood Clan Embrace was within the Civilization Ladder—it was practically priceless and impossible to find on the market.
Although the Embrace spot Xiao Xi was providing definitely wouldn't be her own—she was already high-ranking in the Blood Clan and couldn't easily give an Embrace to just anyone.But even an Embrace from another Blood Clan member was worth the price.
As long as one received the Embrace and became a Blood Clan member, they gained the ability to create Blood Slaves and develop their own faction. That's what all players coveted.
To obtain this Embrace spot, Xiao Wu believed the other party would definitely do their utmost to help him improve his ranking.
However, Xiao Wu still felt somewhat unwilling about Yu Yuan.
[Moss Cottage Shelter: Sis, are we just going to watch that Yu Yuan grow like this? He's already joined the Wolf Clan, and his development speed is so fierce. He'll ultimately be a threat!]
Xiao Wu was genuinely starting to worry about Yu Yuan's growth speed. This guy completely defied common sense.
What kind of normal person improves *more* the higher their ranking gets?
This guy was a freak.
If allowed to continue growing, he would definitely become a threat to the Blood Clan.
[Moon Shadow's Breath Underground Castle: You're right. He's already taken control of a Regional Overlord-level faction while still at the Rock Rank. The threat is too great. I will arrange for this matter.]
Seeing his older sister's message, a smile curled at the corner of Xiao Wu's mouth.
"Yu Yuan, let's see how you die this time! It can't be helped, who made your threat level so high? You know what they say, a tall tree catches the wind!"
"A tall tree catches the wind!"
Yu Yuan naturally also saw the two announcement messages pinned at the top of the [Chat Channel].
But then he chuckled softly.
"A tall tree catching the wind is good! In another two days, we'll enter the second stage of the [Endless Cold Wave]—the Super Storm Clusters. I'd like to see which is more powerful, these ill winds or the super storm clusters... I'm getting a bit impatient, what should I do?"
If before, Yu Yuan was still worried that higher-ranked players might attack him without honor.
But after the battle with Moss Cottage, Yu Yuan had completely understood his current strength. Players at the Rock Rank could no longer pose much of a threat to him.
Forget about the Black Shield Police Department, forget about the Aurora Animal Assistance Association. Just the upcoming super-low temperatures of the second stage of the [Endless Cold Wave]—without a shelter for protection and without sufficient survival supplies, how many people could withstand it?
No matter how many come, it's futile. This is a natural disaster!
If we consider the [Endless Cold Wave] disaster as [Heavenly Timing].
The home-field advantage of Green Forest City, plus Zhi Zhi's stealth characteristics, as [Geographical Advantage].
The Black Shield Police Department + the Aurora Animal Assistance Association as [Human Harmony].
Heavenly Timing, Geographical Advantage, and Human Harmony were all on Yu Yuan's side.
How could this battle be lost?
Yu Yuan might not even need to lift a finger. Just the advantages of Heavenly Timing and Geographical Advantage alone had already placed him in an invincible position.
"Come on! Come on! All of you, come! Come invade to your heart's content! Let me stir up this stagnant leaderboard, turn everything upside down, and reshuffle the deck!"
Closing the Virtual Light Screen.
Yu Yuan's gaze fell on the newly acquired title and those three achievements.
Title: City Nightmare
Quality: Epic
Path Affiliation: City Shadows
Effects:
① Within urban areas, can sense the location of life units with consciousness and in a sleep state within a 5-kilometer radius.
② Can perform [Panic Spread] on all conscious enemies within an area. [Panic Spread] will propagate panic emotions. The more people affected, the stronger the [Panic Spread] effect, and it will leave a Nightmare Mark.
③ Can freely infiltrate the dreams of those bearing a [Nightmare Mark] and project nightmares onto them.
④ Can transform the fear of enemies into nourishment, enhancing one's own Spiritual Energy.
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Achievement: Regional Overlord
Completion Condition: Take control of a Regional Overlord-level faction possessing special combat units, control level ≥80.
Reward: One random special item/blueprint/building matching that faction.
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Achievement: Silent Coronation
Completion Condition: Seize control of a faction with ≥300 members, casualty ratio not exceeding 2%.
Reward: Tactics success rate +30%, tactics detection rate -30%; Acquire the tactic [Speed is Paramount in War].
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Looking at the title and achievement rewards obtained this time, Yu Yuan knew he had hit the jackpot.
But weren't these rewards a bit too generous?
As the third-stage title in the 'City Shadows' title route, the strength of the title [City Nightmare] had been within Yu Yuan's expectations.
He just hadn't expected this title's ability to directly leap from the physical realm into the mystical realm.
Dreams, no less!
And it could even weave and project nightmares.
Yu Yuan checked the effect description for [Panic Spread] and smiled.
[Panic Spread] can perceive the thing a target fears most in their heart and manifest it, interfering with the enemy's perception and mental state. This includes, but is not limited to, shadows glimpsed from the corner of the eye, eerie whispers in the ear, etc. There is a small probability of causing the enemy to enter a state of cognitive impairment and sensory confusion.
Honestly, this ability was absolutely the perfect means to create chaos.
As long as extreme fear was instilled in an enemy's heart, that fear would transform into a [Nightmare Mark], taking root deep within the target's consciousness.
By that point, the target would be like a glaringly obvious torch in Yu Yuan's eyes, and he could potentially invade that target's dreams at any time.
Yu Yuan immediately realized the immense potential of the [City Nightmare] title.
Used well, it could easily achieve the effect of using minimal force to overcome great strength.
It might not even be difficult to subdue enemies without shedding a drop of blood.
However, to utilize this title ability effectively would clearly require careful study.
The reward for the achievement [Silent Coronation] was very concise and clear. This time, it actually rewarded a new tactic.
Yu Yuan understood the importance of tactics all too well.
The effect of the tactic [Speed is Paramount in War] was also quite simple: All troop/unit types under Yu Yuan's faction/civilization gain +30% movement speed in non-combat states, and +15% movement speed in combat states.
The effect was simple, but its utility was not.
The importance of movement speed needs no explanation. Whether for flanking maneuvers, evading attacks, or flexible supply lines, only sufficient movement speed can ensure mastery of the initiative in war.
"This tactic came at the perfect time!"
As shelter rankings climbed higher, the era of players fighting solo was becoming a thing of the past. Future wars would only be clashes between factions and civilizations.
A tactic that could cover all troop/unit types was simply a trump card.
Finally, Yu Yuan's gaze fell on the reward section of the achievement [Regional Overlord], a flicker of anticipation in his eyes.
"I wonder what kind of thing I'll get?"