Chapter 356 - 166: End of the Global Monster Tide, an Unparalleled Harvest
Following Shen Fei’s example in Qing City, all the Neutral Cities left their Monster Nests standing. Of course, the situation in the other Neutral Cities was a different matter. The five Neutral Cities with Teleportation Arrays that were under Shen Fei’s protection left their Monster Nests because Shen Fei simply didn’t want to attack them. The other Neutral Cities, however, left their Monster Nests because they couldn’t beat them.
After players tested the Monster Nests, which had ten billion HP, the strongest assault only managed to deal one billion HP in damage. Without Shen Fei’s immense power, no one could win. Thus, although none of them attacked the Monster Nests, one side chose not to, while the other simply couldn’t. It was like two students who both scored 100 on a test; one scored 100 because the test was only out of 100, while the other scored 100 because that was the best they could do.
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WHOOSH.
Back at his villa, Shen Fei plopped down on the living room sofa and began to check the new items in his inventory. Although he had used an Experience Bar Unlock Scroll to activate Version 4.5 ahead of schedule—which inadvertently sent his dad away on a mandatory quest—there were benefits. Namely, this wave of nationwide monster-killing via Teleportation had raised his level straight from 100 to 140.
At level 140, the most basic upgrade was a 140% boost to his Defense Towers’ power. That wasn’t even counting the increased Defense Tower limit, skill slots, achievements, and so on. Putting everything else aside, this single wave of leveling up, with the corresponding power boost to his Defense Towers, had given Shen Fei a massive upgrade. It had to be understood that the "140%" boost from leveling up applied to the Defense Towers’ base Attributes. After such an enhancement, and with the secondary buffs from skills, equipment, Bonds, and more, the actual increase in the Defense Towers’ strength was at least several hundredfold.
WHOOSH.
This time, by no longer laying low and instead unleashing his full power to annihilate the monster tide, Shen Fei had achieved an even more important gain: he had given the people of the Great Xia Kingdom a dose of confidence. He let the players of Great Xia know that their ancient nation was full of hidden masters. Without Taiyi Zhenren, there was still the Immortal Emperor. Without the Immortal Emperor, there was still the low-key "Skyrocketing"!
In fact, many people began to wonder if, in the absence of "Skyrocketing," another low-key yet powerful player would step up. After all, the countless annals of this ancient nation’s history showed that every time a great disaster struck, a Hero would always emerge.
SWISH.
He knew the Forum must be exploding with activity, but Shen Fei had no interest in that. After checking his level, he turned his attention to the other two items in his inventory: [Bloodline Gemstone ×117, Monster Nest Energy Block ×63].
Because it was a special monster tide, the loot Shen Fei received from killing hundreds of billions—even trillions—of monsters was relatively simple. One item was the [Bloodline Gemstone] dropped by bosses, and the other was the [Energy Block] dropped by the Monster Nests. But these two items came in huge quantities! The Bloodline Gemstones alone numbered over a hundred. Furthermore, the quality and level of both items were frighteningly high.
Bloodline Gemstones! Items from Version 4.6! They can let people change their race! And every race has special Attribute bonuses!
Looking at the [Bloodline Gemstone] in his hand, Shen Fei nodded repeatedly. The Gemstones were tied to the content of the upcoming Version 4.6. If he found a way to use them, he could create another event that was ahead of the current version. More importantly, the monster tide was over, and he was now preparing to open the [Ninth World] to connect with the rest of the globe. Shen Fei had even decided to open half of the [Ninth World]’s connection portals in the oceans, which he had just learned were all designated as special zones.
Once inside the [Ninth World], these massive quantities of Bloodline Gemstones and Monster Nest Energy Blocks could also serve as his merchandise, in addition to the two billion he already had. With such a large amount, it would be very easy to trade or exchange some of them to catalyze the market.
What’s next...
Rummaging through his inventory, Shen Fei’s mind raced. There were far too many things he had to deal with. The sudden explosion of version updates triggered by the third inheritance of game abilities had set too much in motion. In just two or three hours, the complete rules for 4.3 would be revealed. Another wave of updates for 4.4 would arrive, and even the quest system of 4.5 might start causing trouble.
Moreover, Shen Fei had to find a way to rescue his father and the others who had been taken for the mandatory quest. At the very least, he needed to contact them to find out if they were safe. Also, now that he knew the oceans had been cordoned off as special zones... there were too many things that Shen Fei needed to handle.
Sitting on the sofa, he frowned as he pondered.
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SWISH.
Nearby, while Shen Fei was frowning in thought, Sun Yu, who had returned to the villa with him, opened the Forum to browse the posts. The top ten hottest posts were all about his big brother. This made Sun Yu ecstatic; he felt a sense of shared glory. He loved this feeling. He loved seeing everyone so shocked.
"The Ultimate Brother Chongtian Intel Drop!"
Sun Yu happily clicked on the number one trending post.
Holy shit! Clickbait!? Is this a troll post?
He thought it was some major reveal about Shen Fei, but after clicking on it, Sun Yu frowned immediately. He saw that the content had provoked all sorts of reactions, from laughter and amusement to outright rage. It was for this reason that the post had become number one in popularity. It had been flamed to the top.
"OP: Earth-shattering secret!! Brother Chongtian is the Bottle Person who appeared once in Country F!!"
"OP: I swear on my life, Brother Chongtian is the Bottle Person!!"
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The original poster of this thread...