Chapter 51 Hero Trial
One day later,
Zhang Yang stood on the castle that was about to be completed, overlooking the land of about two square kilometers. This was his village.
The 220 acres of dark farmland are now full of green, and even without any fertilizer, the crops are growing very well.
However, they would most likely be trampled and destroyed in the ensuing war, just like the crops that were also growing well in the Gnoll villages.
This will be a real war.
Taking a deep breath to dispel some of the oppressive feeling in his heart, Zhang Yang turned around. Behind him were 83 soldiers including Wu Yuan, all of whom had now been promoted to captain level.
But this is still far from enough, so Wu Yuan’s heroic trial is almost the last straw he can grasp.
Zhang Yang wanted to say something, but stopped himself. He had already given instructions and done everything he should do. Now, it was time for him and Wu Yuan to set off.
"Do you want to start the hero trial? You need to pay 1,000 energy points."
"Yes, open it."
"Please confirm the successor to the village chief. Please confirm that there are at least 50 elite soldiers in the village. Please confirm for the last time. Do you want to start the hero trial?"
"Friendly reminder, the Hero Trial is certainly a test for heroes, but it is also a test for those who are bound by the Village Building Order."
"The successor to the village chief? Okay, I choose——"
Zhang Yang smiled bitterly in his heart and was about to identify a successor to the village chief, but a long list of names suddenly appeared in front of him.
Not the names of the soldiers and villagers in the village, but the names of his relatives on Earth.
"The successor to the village chief is being selected. You have 3,980 candidates with blood relations within nine generations. Among them, there are three candidates who meet the requirements of binding the fantasy village construction order. Please choose -"
"Cousin, Xiao Lang, soul strength, C, passed."
"Distant cousin, Mu Shaojun, soul strength, C, qualified."
"Distant cousin, Mu Shaoan, soul strength, C, qualified."
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Zhang Yang was speechless, but when did he have two cousins he didn't even know? Well, he knew Xiao Lang, who was only six years old this year, and was the age to wet his pants.
"Then let's choose Mu Shaojun. He looks like my elder brother. I hope he's older. Otherwise - bah, bah, bah, I won't die."
"The successor to the village chief has been determined. He is Mu Shaojun, 13 years old. When the previous holder of the Xuanhuan Village Construction Order dies, he will automatically become the new holder of the Village Construction Order. At the same time, the village built by the previous village chief will automatically become a wild monster camp, and all soldiers and villagers will automatically become wild monsters."
"All conditions for opening the Hero Trial are met. Please select the difficulty of the trial."
"S: Nightmare difficulty. After the trial is successful, the hero will have legendary attributes, and will receive an epic village building item and a recruitment limit of 300 people."
“A: Horror difficulty. After passing the trial, the hero will have rare attributes, and will receive a rare village building item and a recruitment limit of 100 people.”
"B: Normal difficulty. After the trial is successful, the hero will have elite attributes, and will receive an elite village building item and a recruitment limit of 30 people."
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Subconsciously, Zhang Yang chose the normal difficulty. After all, this was in line with his usual style: a bird in the hand is worth ten in the bush.
But when he thought of the terrible pressure that the orc village brought to him, he still chose the horror difficulty. After all, there was still a recruitment limit of 100 people.
"If everything goes well, when I return from the Hero Trial, I will have a rare hero, and I can transfer 43 captain-level soldiers to other positions, with a total force of 125. Even if the orc village attacks with all its might, I will have a certain chance of winning."
As Zhang Yang was muttering to himself, a white light descended from the sky and enveloped both him and Wu Yuan. After a few seconds, it completely disappeared from the spot.
——
It was pitch black in front of him, and it took Zhang Yang a long time to get used to the darkness.
It seemed that he appeared in a cave. The surroundings were a little damp, and there was a long-smoked smell of fireworks, but this smell was also mixed with an indescribable stench that had been fermenting for who knows how many years, which almost made him vomit.
Trying hard to adapt himself to the smell, Zhang Yang immediately looked around because he didn't see Wu Yuan.
After a few seconds, his brows furrowed. Why did he feel like he had entered a cave of cave dwellers? Yes, this dark cave was very safe. There were at least dozens of figures lying in all directions, all of them snoring, farting, and smacking their lips.
What's worse is that Zhang Yang seems to have turned into a caveman.
"What's going on?"
At this time, he was no longer busy looking for Wu Yuan, and hurriedly checked the attributes of the village construction order. Fortunately, this thing still had a signal.
After an inspection, Zhang Yang's brows furrowed even more tightly, and at the same time he deeply felt the malice of the hero trial.
The fifteen spears of confinement that he had prepared were gone.
The reinforced long sword he borrowed from a shield captain was gone.
The suit of armor he was wearing was gone.
The fifty protection talismans, fifty vision talismans, and fifty concealment talismans he prepared were gone.
All that remained was his body and its unchanging attributes.
As for the content of this heroic trial, it is simple.
Within fifteen days, assist the quasi-hero to kill at least 10 elite-level beasts or 2 rare-level beasts, and then you can complete the hero trial.
Of course, this is the minimum standard. If you can kill 10 rare beasts or 2 legendary beasts, the difficulty of the Hero Trial will automatically be classified as Nightmare level.
In addition, the local time is precisely synchronized with the world time where the village construction order is located.
"This is so unfriendly. I thought the Hero Trial was divided into three levels of difficulty and there would be three different dungeons. It turns out they are all in one dungeon."
Zhang Yang thought, if there were weapons, this heroic trial would not be too difficult. The key problem was that there were no weapons. What if this was still the era of cavemen? It would be difficult to get some bronze weapons.
"Also, why is this hero trial held in a caveman tribe? Are the other cavemen in this tribe NPCs, or will they trigger some side quests?"
Thinking of this, Zhang Yang continued to lie down, dozing off while trying to release the soul force field. Finally, after confirming that the effect of the soul force field was not compromised, he finally felt relieved.
"We have fifteen days. We can't be impatient. This cave dweller tribe has a total of thirty-eight people, but judging from my physique, I am definitely not the leader. So, I can't sneak out or wake up the others. I have to blend into the environment first. Then, after I find Wu Yuan, I can rub wooden spears. There is nothing that can't be solved by rubbing wooden spears. If that doesn't work, just rub dozens of them."
(End of this chapter)
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