Chapter 340 Experience Pack

Even on a sunny day, it is still dark in the dense forest.

Occasionally, light shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, creating a few corridors of light in the dark forest, and casting a patch of golden spots on the low bushes, adding a bit of brightness to the darkness.

The cultists were resting here. There were so many people gathered together and no one was talking. It was very quiet.

A large number of people stayed here, and the insects in the woods also hibernated, avoiding this area that made living things feel depressed.

The sound of birds chirping in the distance made the place even more quiet.

Somla held a two-finger-long brass bullet in his hand, thinking deeply.

He was shocked by the fighting situation last night. He thought he could break through the pagans' base, but he suffered heavy losses.

The enemy had a new type of weapon that was much faster than bows and arrows, and many warriors died there.

A large number of soldiers rushed into the enemy's base, including many animal trainers, but now there is no news from them and they have not been contacted, so the possibility of survival is slim.

The leader of the beast tamers came over, crouching down, and said:

"Great witch doctor, according to the beast tamers' reconnaissance, everything is peaceful in the enemy base. I estimate that those warriors who entered the town are in great danger."

It was more than calm. The flying beasts went to investigate early this morning and saw a large number of corpses being carried out by the enemy, many of which were their own warriors.

"Okay, got it," Somla nodded slightly, thinking about his next move in his mind.

This col is the flattest road out of the Andes Mountains. If they don't pass through here, they will need to take a detour of dozens of kilometers.

Walking dozens of kilometers in the rugged mountains is a very difficult task even for extraordinary people.

But if they didn't take a detour, the man guarding the pass would hinder their attack.

Last night was their best chance. On the night of the red moon, the pagans' fighting power was greatly reduced.

His original plan was to use low-level warriors to charge the position and try to drive the man away temporarily. No matter how strong a person is, his physical strength is not infinite.

As long as they can open a gap, they can send another troop through and release another batch of evil beasts.

Who would have known that the man could stop the attack of the army with just a weapon he had never seen before.

There were probably hundreds of warriors who died on the way to the charge, and then that man killed hundreds of them like killing chickens, which really scared them.

At this time, Solo came over and said:

"Sir, the Mind Flayers in the city sent back news that the Queen of Evil Beasts mutated again last night and is suspected to have evolved."

"Really? That's great!"

Somla stood up suddenly. This was really great news.

Every time the Queen of Evil Beasts evolves, her fertility will be significantly improved, and her offspring will have greater potential.

According to the intelligence that was originally transmitted back, the area where the evil beasts were entrenched was an excellent hunting ground.

The large population there meant that the evil beasts had plenty of food and grew rapidly. If they could hold out for a few more days, the enemy's city would probably fall without a fight.

He now hoped that the enemy could hold out a little longer so that they could also capture people for sacrifice to the gods.

If the gods are pleased, they may be able to bestow more secret skills.

"Notify the troops to retreat. We will wait for developments in the pagan city."

As long as there is unrest in the enemy's main city, defending the pass will not be so important. The enemy will definitely retreat, and at least the man with golden wings will be transferred away.

The growth rate of the evil beast is still a mystery, and it should give him a big surprise.

"Yes, sir!"

Solo responded loudly, retreating meant there was no need to attack. He was not afraid of a bloody battle, but he was unwilling to charge forward in a bloody battle where he would surely die.

Del saw the shining aura on Crown and felt indescribable envy in his heart.

He knew that the bishop was visualizing the Golden Light Mantra, but being able to visualize miraculous images was something he simply couldn't do now.

"If I had the power of a bishop, I wonder how powerful I would be."

Just as he was daydreaming, Crown ended his meditation and opened his eyes.

Fujin just sent him a message request, it must be because he discovered the enemy's trace.

He did not accept it while he was visualizing, because he judged it would not be a particularly urgent matter. Now that the visualization of a big cycle was over, he wanted to ask, and he connected to the crow's golden light seed.

"Fujin, did you find anything?"

"Master, we have found a large number of targets. They are moving deep into the mountains. There are about um, a lot of them, all over the mountains."

God damn, it's all over the mountains and plains. You can use words now. Clown bared his teeth, looked up at the sky, tilted his head and asked:

"How long has it been since the pigeon flew back?"

Del hurriedly took out the pocket watch from his pocket and pushed the cover open with his thumb. "Snap."

"Sir, it has been two hours and sixteen minutes since the pigeon was released."

Crown quickly calculated in his mind that the carrier pigeon should fly back to Rhine City soon, and it was still unclear whether the archbishop had seen the information.

The enemy had escaped, and the bombing troops would most likely have made a wasted trip. It would take at least several hours from the time the order was received to the time the airship was loaded with ammunition and set off.

However, the enemy is retreating on a large scale, and their formation should be relatively dense. As long as the airship catches up, there will definitely be results.

He thought for a moment and passed on an order to Fujin: "Keep close investigation while ensuring safety as much as possible."

Crown began to ponder the enemy's motive for retreating. Could it be that this attack was originally just an attempt, and now they felt that the attack was hopeless and voluntarily gave up?

He shook his head slightly, rejecting this speculation. Judging from the intensity of the attack they faced last night, the large number of cultists who came here did not seem like a tentative attack at all.

However, he was very confused about not encountering any high-level transcendents last night. He believed that the enemy's top leaders might be too afraid to face his attack.

Klauen grinned. This was the deterrent power of a high-level transcendent.

He asked Del, "How many casualties did our soldiers suffer last night?"

"Four hundred and seventy-six people died and eighty-nine were seriously injured. The night of the red moon had a significant impact on the warriors. Bishop Nick has prayed for the dead. The bodies of the warriors have been burned, and the bodies of the pagans were also piled together and burned."

Clown nodded gently and said with a smile, "Very good, go ahead and do your work, you don't have to accompany me deliberately, or you can visualize the Golden Light Mantra here, although your visualization progress is slow, it is not without gain after all.

If you can break through the level of the Golden Light Mantra on your own, you may be able to find your own path."

If these Tao Seed holders visualize diligently enough, they can also gain more proficiency.

Even if each Dao Seed only gains two or three points of proficiency every day, there will be an extra gain of 20 to 30 points a day. What about a month? A year?

If the time span is extended, the benefits can be considerable.

He wished these people could meditate 24 hours a day and quickly create surplus value for him so that he could be more relaxed.

At present, the one who has tried the hardest to visualize among those who have obtained the Tao Seed is the bear cub Arcturus, which surprises him.

"I know my talent, I just need to follow you. It's hard to achieve something on my own. As long as Janice achieves something, I will be satisfied."

Del smiled innocently, looking proud of himself. Janice said that she had already touched the threshold of a second-order transcendent. Such a genius was only slightly inferior to the bishop.

The old father is very happy to have such a daughter.

Clown frowned at this unprogressive guy and said, "Sit down and contemplate. If I don't get up, you can't get up either."

What a boss hates most is his employees taking a break and slacking off. How can he have a leisurely life?

After saying this, he sat down cross-legged and continued to meditate.

The bright moon was shining silently on his whole body, and the icy cold and soul-nourishing divine will enveloped his entire body. As he was under the sun, cold air was emanating from his entire body.

Del made a bitter face, sat down cross-legged not far away and began his own visualization.

The sun climbed to the middle of the sky. It was time for lunch. Crown finished his meditation, stood up, and reminded:

"Let's go, have dinner, and continue in the afternoon."

Del finished his meditation and said excitedly: "Sir, I feel that I have gained a lot of insights today!"

"It means you put enough effort today."

"No, sir, it's different." Del's joy was very obvious. "I used to be very attentive when I was meditating, but my talent was dull and I didn't have much understanding. Today's situation is completely different. Could it be affected by other factors?"

In the past, he had been meditating step by step, and he really didn't have any extra insights. But today, inspiration came to him like a spring, and not only was his visualization going particularly smoothly, but his thinking was also particularly active.

Crown raised his eyebrows. If there was any difference between the other party's visualization today and usual times, it was that he was meditating by staying beside him.

Then again, he had no experience of visualizing with other people, and he didn't feel anything special today.

He turned his head and said, "Now visualize two more great cycles and see if you can still see the same effect as before."

"Yeah," Del nodded heavily and continued to visualize.

Half an hour later, he opened his eyes and shook his head, saying, "My good condition is gone."

Crown sat cross-legged and said, "This time we will contemplate together, also two great cycles."

"OK."

The two of them entered the state of visualization at the same time. After visualizing two big cycles, Crown stopped, and Del opened his eyes a little later.

"Sir, that feeling is back again! Could it be..."

Del was not stupid. He thought of a possibility and continued, "Could it be that there would be a special bonus if I meditate with you?!"

At present, this is the only explanation that makes sense.

If he could continue to visualize beside the bishop, the Golden Light Mantra would improve faster, and he would also be able to obtain more Sun Fire Liquid and Moon Dew every day, which were real Golden Spirit Coins!

"It's possible. Call Melissa this afternoon and let's try visualizing it together. If she feels the same way, then your guess is correct."

Clown didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He hadn't gained much additional proficiency yet, but he discovered that he could be the experience pack for his younger brothers.

This. This feeling is not pleasant.

After lunch, Del took out all the Sunfire Liquid he had stored and handed it to Crown: "Sir, this is the Sunfire Liquid I handed in. Please record it."

Crown nodded, absorbed the materials into his sea of ​​consciousness, and refined them.

The materials they obtained were not pure enough and required simple processing.

"I'm going to find someone," Del hurried away.

He couldn't wait to find Melissa and dragged her to Crown's room.

The level of their golden light spell was not high yet, so the afternoon sun was poison to them, and they could only visualize in the shadows.

Melissa was a little confused: "Why do we have to visualize together?"

"No need to ask, you will understand after you visualize it," Del waved his hand. If it is really proved that visualization with the bishop has an additional bonus, it means that people like them will grow faster, which is crucial to Janice.

If nothing happens in the afternoon, just assume that he was dreaming in the morning.

Crown found a cushion and sat down cross-legged, saying:

"Okay, get ready. I'm going to start right away. This time we're going to visualize four great cycles."

The three of them agreed on the number of visualizations and then began to visualize.

An hour later, everyone stopped at the same time.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Del laughed and said, “I don’t know what’s going on with Melissa, but I still have a lot of insights, and my visualization is going very smoothly.

When I visualize myself, there are always some areas where I don’t do well enough, but these times the visualizations were very smooth, and there was no obstruction at the connection point. "

He turned his gaze to Melissa and asked:

"How about it, did you have any special insights during your visualization?"

“Yes,” Melissa answered affirmatively, “I feel the same way. I feel very comfortable and have gained a lot of insights. Is it because I meditate with the bishop?”

Del bared his teeth and said with a silly smile: "Why not because you are with me?"

“You?” Melissa pouted. “I know your abilities.”

"You slandered me."

"People, you need to know yourself."

Crown slapped his forehead. The truth was revealed. He really became these people's experience bag.

However, if these people can push the Golden Light Mantra up to a level, he can also gain more proficiency, which is also good.

He interrupted the two people's mutual slander and self-promotion with amusement and asked:

"Have you had this feeling since your first great cycle of visualization?"

Del was grinning from ear to ear: "Yes, I got into the state right after the start. In the past, I needed to prepare for a long time before I could enter the state of visualization. This efficiency is too high!"

Melissa was also very excited: "Me too, this is the most successful visualization I've ever had. I even feel like I've obtained more Sunfire Liquid."

"It's not a feeling, it's actually true. I emptied the Sunfire Fluid before coming here, and the amount of materials I obtained through four visualizations is obviously much more than before."

Del felt his saliva flowing uncontrollably. He wiped the corners of his mouth, his eyes full of joy. "Sir, let's continue. When we return to Rhine City, I will let Janice serve you so that she can always listen to your teachings."

"Look at you!"

Melissa despised the other party in her heart, but then she felt a strong envy. Both Del and his daughter possessed the Golden Light Dao Seed, so Janice's growth rate in the future would definitely be as fast as if she had wings.

"Don't worry, I'll go inform Leah. We can't leave our companions behind for such a good thing."

After saying that, Melissa prepared to run outside.

"Don't go. There are so many things to do in the camp right now. It's ok for you two to be lazy here, but if you call Leah along, there won't be many third-level transcendents working outside, and Nick will be in a difficult situation.

From now on you can take turns to come to my place to visualize together, and make sure that at least one of the three of you is working outside.

Now, let’s get started.”

Crown spoke lightly and closed his eyes.

The three continued to visualize until they heard the roar of the airship.

In order to prevent the airship from being attacked by cultists, Crown chose to go out with the bombing force.

Del said disappointedly: "Ah, the efficiency is going to slow down. I really don't want the bishop to leave."

"Don't be so ungrateful after getting an advantage."

Three days later, in the White Church district of Rhine City.

Flanders did not hesitate to resort to military force and adopted the method of temporarily expelling the citizens. With the cooperation of the City Hall and the Warlock Brotherhood, after several days of unremitting efforts, they finally curbed the crazy growth of the number of evil beasts.

Although the results were brilliant, there were heavy casualties.

Under the pressure of four silver-level transcendents, four third-level bishops were killed, and three third-level transcendents were killed each in the City Hall and the Warlock Brotherhood.

This is only the number of third-level extraordinary people who died in battle, and countless first- and second-level extraordinary people died.

Fortunately, the number of third-order transcendents in each force has increased a lot, otherwise such casualties would definitely be devastating.

At this moment, Flanders is holding a tactical meeting.

"My Lords, after our life-threatening battles, we have killed many of the evil beasts and their numbers have been drastically reduced. Now is the time to launch our general operation.

Now that the enemy's tunnel-digging speed has slowed down, it's time to wipe out these monsters that are destroying our city.

Now, let me assign the tasks. Lord Cavendish, you and Purinton will be in a group. You will lead ten third-level extraordinary people. Are you clear about your respective tasks?"

"clear!"

"Okay, let's go. May the Lord of Fire protect us!"

"May the Lord of Fire (Moon God) protect us!"

Everyone checked their equipment one last time and entered the underground passage.

After finishing his visualization, Crown stood up, his bones crackling.

Del, Melissa, Leah, and the others were particularly enthusiastic about visualization these days, and he kept Buster with him.

The results of the airship unit's bombing a few days ago were mediocre. The number of cultists killed or injured was less than a thousand. The enemy ran farther and became more dispersed.

He habitually summoned the golden wall to check his proficiency.

[Golden Light Mantra: 91557/300000; Level 4]

[Breath of Flame Dragon: 41986/120000; Level 1]

Because Del and others could not withstand the might of the dragon soul, most of the time the Breath of the Flame Dragon could not be practiced cross-wise with the Golden Light Spell. For him, it took more time but the rewards were less. The proficiency of the Golden Light Spell increased a little more than normal, but the proficiency of the Breath of the Flame Dragon was much less.

However, he wanted to see if these people could push the Golden Light Spell to a higher level. If they could, everything would be worth it.

Del took out his pocket watch and took a look at it. He sighed, "Time flies by so fast. Your Excellency has such a precise control of time."

Liya smiled and said, "How accurate is it? Tell me in detail."

"It is now twelve and sixteen o'clock. Your Excellency always finishes his meditation at noon, five-thirty in the afternoon, and eleven at night. I have calculated that the error in the time he takes to meditate on each great cycle of meditation is no more than one second."

“Wow, that’s amazing!”

Leah nodded. She had also privately recorded the time she spent on visualization and found that it was not regular. The time for visualization of each big circle differed by at least ten seconds, and was generally measured in minutes.

She paused, then smiled and said, "Your Excellency doesn't go to bed until 11pm, and he even sneaks into the sanctuary for extra training."

Crown laughed. The effect of restoring physical strength and energy when Del and others were meditating on the Golden Light Mantra was much worse than when he meditated on it himself. If he asked them to meditate on his own time, several people would not be able to bear it.

After all, we are still facing a battle, and we need to ensure that everyone gets enough rest.

At this moment, Nick knocked on the door: "Sir, urgent information from Rhine City."

"Come in," said Crown.

Nick pushed open the door and walked into the room, bending over and presenting a bamboo tube wrapped with three circles of red silk thread.

Crown was startled, took the bamboo tube, crushed it, and took out the rolled-up paper inside to examine it.

"Things have changed. Two silver-level evil beasts appeared and ambushed us. Cavendish was killed, Purinton and I were seriously injured, and Audrey was slightly injured.

We killed one silver evil beast on the spot, and the other one escaped after being seriously injured.

Temporarily abandon the defense of Zak Town and quickly return to Rhine City to take charge of the situation.

Flanders McLean."

At the end of the letter, the cardinal's seal and the archbishop's personal seal and emblem were stamped.

Lord Cavendish died in battle?!

Clown immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. He used a little force to shatter the paper and said:

"Notify the troops to leave by airship and return to the Holy Fire Cathedral. Those who cannot board the airship should immediately walk back along the road."

Nick asked in surprise: "What happened in Rhine City?"

The cultists have not retreated yet, but have set up camp far away from Zak Town.

If we leave now, it would be equivalent to giving up the important road, and the enemy will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to sneak in.

Whether they attack Rhine City or flee to other parishes, they are a huge threat.

Rhine City is relatively better off as there are fifth-level extraordinary people in charge. Other parishes are likely to face a catastrophic disaster due to the attacks of cultists.

Even with such serious consequences, Crown still issued an order to retreat, indicating that the situation in Rhine City was already precarious.

What on earth had happened that caused the diocese, which had several silver-level transcendents in charge, to feel like it was facing a formidable enemy?

"A monster we've never seen before is attacking the city. Rhine City has suffered huge casualties. I need to rush back to help deal with it. I'll leave first."

As he spoke, Klauen was already covered in alloy armor, with his rose-gold wings spread out.

According to Fukin's investigation, the cultists were two days' journey away from Zak Town, and he could evacuate calmly even if he left the troops.

He did not tell Nick about Cavendish's death because he was afraid that Nick would lose his usual calm.

Crown walked out of the room, like a golden rocket rising into the sky. He gave orders to Fokine: "Take Buster and go with Nick."

(End of this chapter)