Chapter 240 - 147: Advancing to Senior-tier Druid
When brandished, starlight glimmers—a fine Swordsmanship set for spicing things up.
Attack Power +20%, Target Hit Rate -10%.
... (Various types of Magic and martial skills)
[Senior-tier Druid]: All Attributes +40
[Lord]: While within the territory, all base attributes +500.
After the class change, obtained Hero Template.
[All-Thing Enlightenment]: When used on any target within the territory, you can draw three characteristic entries and choose one to bestow upon the target.
[Luck Increase II]: Due to receiving the "Luck Burst" blessing twice, the amount of luck increased is greater than before.
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After advancing in tier, his attributes finally received the bonuses of a Hero-tier, granting him a massive boost. Now, his doppelganger, Lin Kong, no longer had to fear being killed by some random AoE while out adventuring.
His various masteries also advanced from beginner and intermediate to advanced. For an ordinary person, reaching advanced in just one mastery would be enough to pass the exam to become a Senior-tier Druid.
But as a Lord of a territory, enhanced by his fusion with the World Tree, Lin Yu naturally held himself to a higher standard. He raised all his upgradable skills to the advanced level.
Most importantly, after his tier advancement, he could finally level up again. His maximum level cap increased to 40, so he was no longer stuck at level 20.
He could now be considered an Extraordinary Warrior on Cuiwei Star. Compared to an ordinary person’s average attribute of 14, he was now equivalent to the sum of 63 adult men.
Of course, if it came to a real fight, using his various skills, he could take on at least tens of thousands of people.
Unfortunately, according to the official promotional videos on Cuiwei Star, he still couldn’t withstand weapons specifically designed to counter Extraordinary Beings.
However, he should be able to take a hit, then use a one-time teleporter to return to the Glacier World. At least his safety was now guaranteed.
"Chenxi, let’s go. We’re going to the Cosmic Arena. I’m going to test myself in the ring."
After testing his own attributes in the Training Camp for a while, Lin Yu felt he had familiarized himself with his post-advancement attributes and skills, and so he prepared to go test himself in the Cosmic Arena.
He hadn’t entered the ring before because he would be instantly defeated, but now he should be able to put up a fight.
Just then, a private message arrived.
Li Hua (Private Message): "You free? Let’s talk."
Because the mercenaries he had dispatched earlier had helped many lords in the west gain an advantage, allowing them to snowball their way onto the leaderboards and enter the third stage.
As a result, Lin Yu was now famous. Many lords sent him private messages every day, so he had already disabled messages from strangers. Only a few lords he had added as friends could message him, and Li Hua was one of them.
Lin Yu (Private Message): "You’ve got great timing. I was about to get busy. What’s up? What do you need?"
Li Hua (Private Message): "Do you know about Mei Yuan?"
Lin Yu (Private Message): "Of course I know. With all the commotion in the world channel, how could I not?"
Lin Yu (Private Message): "I heard many lords bought a ’Territory Migration Talisman’ to avoid the Northern Expedition Legion’s path. But I also heard that many lords on the leaderboards couldn’t afford the talisman, tried to tough it out, failed, and were wiped out."
Li Hua (Private Message): "Yeah! Their momentum is ferocious. Aren’t you worried?"
Lin Yu (Private Message): "Worried?"
Li Hua (Private Message): "?? You don’t know?"
Lin Yu (Private Message): "Know what?"
Li Hua (Private Message): "Based on Mei Yuan’s route, he’s most likely headed our way."
Li Hua (Private Message): "There are more than ten leaderboard lords gathered over here. We’re definitely his target!!"
Lin Yu felt not a single ripple in his heart upon hearing this. ’So what if he comes? They’ll just be fodder to feed my defensive plant-people experience points. The soldiers and heroes of the territory have had nothing to do for the past half-month. It’s not a bad idea to let them stretch their legs.’
The current mainstay of his territory’s forces was the Death Devourers. Back in February, to maximize combat power, he had used a recruitment scroll to muster twenty thousand Death Devourers (the normal recruitment rate is one per day). However, because the level cap for Epic-tier was so high (the closer a unit is to its level limit, the higher the chance of it becoming a hero upon leveling up), only Rose had become a hero among the Death Devourers so far, and that was by using the Hero Altar.
Lin Yu had been stressing over how to level up his Death Devourers. If those five million miscellaneous troops really did attack his territory, he would, even at the risk of exposing himself, have to see if he could catalyze some normal Death Devourer heroes.
In addition, the territory’s main forces also included Fabled-tier Druids, Withered Messengers, and Steel-backed Porcupines, as well as Legendary Tier Corruption Spreaders and Excellent-tier Shadow Reapers.
They all needed vast amounts of experience. The main Fabled-tier army units didn’t have many heroes yet, mainly because their levels weren’t high enough, making the probability of them naturally awakening as heroes too low.
Lin Yu (Private Message): "What’s there to be afraid of? With so many High-tier Heroes in your territory, why not just fly over and assassinate their lord?"
Li Hua (Private Message): "*Cough*... *cough*!"
Li Hua (Private Message): "Better not. That video that got released before caused me to hold back during the September invasion."
Li Hua (Private Message): "If I do that, I’m afraid I’ll really be forced to join one of the major powers when I get back to Cuiwei Star."
Lin Yu (Private Message): "Haven’t found a way out yet? Or a way to avoid it?"
Li Hua (Private Message): "What am I supposed to do? I’m just an orphan with no resources and no backing. I’ve only gotten this far on pure luck. I’m just taking it one step at a time."
Li Hua (Private Message): "Anyway, enough about me. The leaderboard lords over here are planning to unite to resist the Northern Expedition Legion. They wanted to ask if you’ll join?"
Lin Yu had originally thought of inviting Li Hua to the Glacier World, but on second thought, he realized they hadn’t reached a point where they could be completely open about their secrets, so he dropped the subject.
Lin Yu (Private Message): "Are you participating?"
Li Hua (Private Message): "Of course. You want me to send my territory’s Sword Immortal instead? I don’t want to be in the spotlight anymore."
Lin Yu (Private Message): "Then count me in!! Let me know before the battle starts, and I’ll send my troops over."
Lin Yu (Private Message): "Hmm... Why don’t you have them contact the ordinary lords in the area? A five-million-strong Northern Expedition Legion army is bound to be worth a ton of Combat Points. Someone might even get onto the leaderboard because of this battle!"
Li Hua (Private Message): "Good point. I’ll go tell them right now."
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With no more interruptions, Lin Yu, accompanied by Lin Chenxi, entered the Cosmic Arena and fought to his heart’s content in several ring matches.
Through both dealing and taking damage, he became more and more familiar with his post-advancement body and skills. He went from being knocked out of the ring in a few hits to being able to trade blows evenly with his opponents.
"My Lord, you’re improving so quickly." Back in the territory, Lin Chenxi’s eyes sparkled.
"Hahaha, I’m just average. I’m still a long way from catching up to you guys."
Lin Yu laughed heartily. He had been frequently using the Territory Heart to merge with the World Tree to learn, and he felt that his mind had become sharper and more astute.
"Master, you’re finally out!!" Phantom’s voice suddenly cut in.
Lin Yu looked at Phantom, who was standing guard outside the Teleportation Array, and quickly asked, "What happened?"
Generally, if Phantom came to him personally, it meant something had come up that he was not authorized to handle on his own.
"Master, a Teleportation Gate has appeared on the White Bone Wilderness."
"Have any enemies appeared?"
"No!"
"Hmm? Did you check for stealthed units?"
"We did. The Shadow Reapers did not detect any stealthed creatures coming out of the Teleportation Gate."
"So, has anyone gone in to check?"
"Yes. On the other side of the Teleportation Gate is a basin. There are cities nearby, but no living people have been found. Judging from the tracks on the ground, there has been a large-scale troop movement in the basin recently."
"Hmm? That’s strange. Can you determine if it’s an Otherworld or our own continent?"
Lin Yu was full of questions. The other side of the Teleportation Gate could only be the continent for the Lord competition. Regardless of whether it was the same continent as the Cuiwei Star Race, there should be lords there. Why would any lord take their army and leave their territory at such a critical time?
"Master, we can’t determine it! The sentries found no living creatures on the other side of the Teleportation Gate, nor did they find anything to prove which continent it is."
"I see... It’s fine. I’ll have Lin Kong go take a look later. First, we’ll confirm what’s on the other side, and then we can make a plan."
"Yes."
After Phantom left, Lin Yu used his soul doppelganger ability to summon Lin Kong.
Lin Kong gave a nod and sauntered off toward the White Bone Wilderness.