freeallnovels Chapter 14: Embracing the Glorious Evolution, Two Branches
Chapter 14: Embracing the Glorious Evolution, Two Branches
"Beep!"
The elevator doors opened, and Shen Xing pushed her wheelchair along the familiar path to the breakfast stall at the entrance.
The aroma of steamed buns and fried dough sticks wafted through the air, and many customers were already seated at the stall's tables.
Shen Xing also found a table by himself and ordered a bowl of hot dry noodles.
While eating breakfast, I opened my phone and entered the "China Pioneers Forum".
To his surprise, the forum was updated last night.
In addition to the five familiar sections, there is now a new [Regional Section].
Upon clicking in, a whole bunch of posts flashed before my eyes.
Brothers in Jiangcheng, do you have any spare Soul Stones? I'll buy them for 500 yuan each, no limit!
"It's over... This forum actually exists! I thought that police officer was lying to me. Now everything's ruined!"
The Jiangcheng Pioneers Trading Association was established today. Those interested can come to Building B of the Times Square…
Breaking news! A massive fog has appeared in Mingyue Bay Park, suspected to be the sudden death of a powerful pioneer. Do not approach!
Newbie seeking guidance! I'm a freshman at Donghu Academy, and I randomly got a one-star Mummy unit. (Photo attached - Ciallo～(∠・ω<)⌒★)
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After scanning through the information in the post, Shen Xing roughly understood.
This section is similar to the local feature of short videos. Pioneers in Jiangcheng will automatically enter this section to chat and trade.
That's quite convenient.
Compared to previous public forums, where people came from all over the country and the information was too disorganized.
Now, by simply entering the regional section, one can learn about some special events that have occurred in Jiangcheng.
Additionally, if there are items that both parties need, they can also trade within the same city.
After studying it for a while and reading some beginner's guides, Shen Xing closed the forum.
After paying seven yuan for the hot dry noodles, I pushed my wheelchair back to the rented room.
Upon entering the bedroom area, he placed a glass of water on the table and then put his glasses back on.
In an instant, the view in front of me changed.
When he opened his eyes again, he was already standing next to the campfire in the territory.
The flames roared, bringing a warm feeling.
Looking around, I found that the whole village had undergone considerable changes.
The small fire, which was originally less than a meter in diameter, has now expanded to 1.5 meters.
The area illuminated by the fire suddenly expanded several times, from the original diameter of 20 meters to at least 50 meters.
More of the black earth was revealed, all of which was his territory, where he could build more structures.
On the path leading to the village entrance, two ancient-style diamond-shaped arrow towers, each about four meters high, stand majestically.
The arrowhead at the tip emitted a faint light, suggesting it was quite lethal.
"Indeed, the territory is growing stronger."
Shen Xing looked at everything before him with satisfaction, and a sense of accomplishment welled up in his heart.
It's like building a city with your own hands, watching it slowly rise from a small village.
"Boss, you're back!"
Hellscream led a group of orc infantrymen over, looking quite spirited.
"Hmm, did anything happen in the territory last night?" Shen Xing asked.
"Two waves of monsters launched a surprise attack in the middle of the night, trying to destroy our campfire, but they all fell to the orcs' axes!" Grom Hellscream said proudly.
"That's right! Orcs are strong, kill them all!" Gorehowl chimed in.
Then, they handed over all the spoils from last night, along with the sharpened bone arrows.
[Received: Soul Stones * 16]
[Received: 8 Broken Souls]
[Received: 15 Vinar Silver Coins]
[Obtained: 26 Crude Bone Arrows]
Shen Xing waved his hand and put all the supplies into his backpack, feeling satisfied.
It feels great to wake up to find resources coming in.
"Growling Hellscream, step forward!"
He glanced at the talent bar, which had now cooled down, and said in a deep voice, "Prepare for a glorious evolution!"
Hellscream shuddered, as if realizing something, and immediately strode forward.
Under his expectant gaze, Shen Xing slowly raised his right hand.
[Use the talent ability: Sacrifice Evolution to help 'Hellroar' reach the potential level of (Elite★)?]
This requires sacrificing 10 'Agility'.
"Yes."
As soon as Shen Xing clicked "confirm," that familiar power descended from the sky once more and entered his body.
But after some searching, that power silently receded, turning into a ball of red light that landed on Hellscream.
The orc with the rooster-like hair suddenly stiffened, his skin glowed red, and a dangerous aura gradually emanated from him.
At the same time, a system notification appeared before my eyes.
Please select the advanced path for Hellfire.
[1: Orc Hunter (Highly agile, with some stealth abilities)]
[2: Orc Warrior (High agility, possesses powerful burst damage)]
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"Hmm? Two advanced paths?"
Shen Xing glanced at the notes at the back, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.
Clearly, this choice was extremely important, determining Hellscream's future discovery path.
The first path is highly flexible and requires stealth, which is the assassin route.
The other is to take the high agility, high burst damage route.
Both have their advantages and disadvantages, and both offer significant improvements.
After a moment's hesitation, Shen Xing chose the second option.
The territory is currently in its early stages and requires sufficiently strong frontal combat power.
As for assassins, they are only trained by some third or fourth-tier lords in the mid-game.
At the same time, Hellroar, enveloped in red light, began to undergo a rapid transformation.
The muscles in his arms no longer bulged out, but became firmer and more defined, as if there were pieces of steel hidden under his skin.
His body also grew rapidly, from 1.7 meters to over 1.8 meters!
The iron axe in his hand was also changing rapidly. The jet-black axe body turned into tungsten steel, the handle was extended to 1.2 meters, and even the single blade became a double blade.
[Evolution successful! 'Hellscream' has reached Elite★ potential and advanced to Orc Fighter!]
[This evolution grants the following attribute boosts: All attributes +10%, Agility +10]
[Weapon: Orc Iron Axe (Green) → Steel-Cutting Double-Edged Axe (Blue)]
[Awakening Skill: Blade Storm!]
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As the light faded, a completely new form of Hellscream slowly stepped out.
He has a tall, powerful physique, smooth muscle lines, and is full of explosive power.
The other orcs stared wide-eyed, and Bloodhowl's mouth was slightly open, almost drooling.
Orcs naturally admire the strong, especially those with good physiques.
So when they saw the transformed Hellroar, it was like a newcomer in the bodybuilding world seeing an Olympia champion for the first time, wanting nothing more than to pounce on him and study him closely.
"Boss, I feel full of power!" Hellscream raised his battle axe, his face filled with barely concealed excitement.
Shen Xing nodded, gave a compliment, and then glanced at the newly activated skill.
【Blade Storm: Wield your weapon and spin at high speed, dealing continuous slashing damage to enemies within a 2-meter radius.】
You can move while rotating; the higher your agility attribute, the faster you rotate and the longer the duration.
Cooldown time: 120 seconds
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It's a very powerful skill, not only with an area-of-effect attack, but also with increased power and duration as agility increases.
Most importantly, you can move while casting a skill.
One can imagine that if Hellroar activated this skill and stood in the middle of a monster horde, he would be a walking meat grinder.
Next, he opened the unit panel and checked the specific attributes.
Orc Fighter: Grom Hellscream
[Detailed attributes: Click to view]
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"These attributes are at least four or five times better than when it was first summoned."
"And the agility attribute is almost double the strength, it's simply outrageous."
Shen Xing thought to himself with emotion that Hellroar's power-up was tremendous, and that he had made the right choice!
With troop strength upgraded, it's time to begin today's fog of war exploration.
However, before that, he prepared to use the [War Wolf Recruitment Scroll].
The reason we didn't recruit them immediately yesterday was because we wanted to save some food, since these creatures also need to eat after they're summoned.
With resources scarce in the early stages, it's natural to be frugal and live frugally.
Just as he took out the scroll, preparing to perform the summoning, the sound of dense footsteps came again from the depths of the mist.
Your territory is about to be attacked, please prepare...
Looking at the churning mist, Shen Xing sighed, "You shouldn't have come."
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