Chapter 169 Golden Armor Soldiers
Wu Shaogan helped Zhong Cai back a few steps and stood by the wall.
Ahead, countless armored soldiers surged into the pool.
Inside the pool, black flames leaped and danced, and numerous armored soldiers jumped into the flames, colliding with each other.
With each impact, a black light flashed, and the black fire engulfed the armored soldiers.
Like moths to a flame, these armored soldiers collided and vanished in a flash...
Throughout the event, the sounds of metal clashing against metal rang out continuously, along with the clanging and clattering of armor breaking and parts falling off...
Gradually, all one hundred armored soldiers plunged into the flames and clashed with one another.
Countless gray-black iron filings seemed to rise from the pool, drifting down in fine fragments, only to be swallowed up and disappear by the black fire!
Finally, the black fire suddenly went out!
In the center of that empty pool stood an even more imposing Taoist soldier.
A bronze-armored soldier.
The synthesis went very smoothly this time, and the strength of the synthesized bronze armor soldier reached the third level of enlightenment. Normally, the strength of an ordinary bronze armor soldier would be between the fourth level and the peak of the Palace Opening Realm, but the strength range of the synthesized one would be between the fourth level of the Palace Opening Realm and the peak of the Illumination Realm. The peak of the Illumination Realm is the upper limit of the bronze armor soldier's strength.
The bronze-armored soldiers quickly jumped out of the pool and lined up in front of the pool at the very edge.
—The five pools here were originally made by synthesizing ironclad soldiers, but as time went by, more and more bronze-armored soldiers were synthesized, so one pool was set aside specifically to devour the bronze-armored soldiers.
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Zhong Cai silently estimated, then turned to the person next to him and said, "Old Wu, the time for each synthesis... if we calculate it using the time of my original world, it's about forty seconds."
Wu Shaogan had learned this technique from Zhong Cai, and nodded upon hearing this.
The two looked toward the pool occupied by the bronze-armored soldiers.
Beside the pool stood a Dao soldier covered in silver light—the synthesized silver-armored soldier.
This silver-armored soldier was at the Fusion Realm.
Zhong Cai shook his head and said, "The chance of success is only 10% to 20%. A million ironclad soldiers can only be synthesized into 1,400 to 1,500 bronze-armored soldiers... and at most two or three silver-armored soldiers. If we weren't in a hurry to get powerful Dao soldiers, it wouldn't be very worthwhile."
Wu Shaogan thought for a moment, ruffled Zhong Cai's hair, and comforted him, "We have money now."
Zhong Cai was taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, we're rich!"
After looking around for a while, the two of them left the side hall.
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Several special Taoist soldiers saw the two of them and greeted them with salutes.
After being summoned, these special soldiers first went into the "rest room" to get to know each other and build rapport.
After all, the two city lords still need to summon Dao soldiers, so it's not possible to have a detailed discussion with them for the time being.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan nodded to them and then came to the stone seat together.
They began the second wave of summons.
Similarly, if a million Xuanzhu were directly invested, the drum would be completely exhausted with a single strike!
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Black flames churned in the summoning pool.
Batch after batch of Taoist soldiers came out, and batch after batch of Taoist soldiers went to the side hall to join the synthesis.
As the number of silver-armored soldiers gradually increased, they entered the training ground for ordinary Taoist soldiers and waited there.
When there are enough silver-armored soldiers, their eventual formation into gold-armored soldiers will be carried out under the watchful eyes of Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
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And so it went, one wave of millions... another wave of millions... and yet another wave of millions...
The two of them spent another six million Xuanzhu, which took a full five or six days.
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After several upgrades in the ancient city, the stone seats are no longer just seats, but have been expanded into a sizable stone bed—large enough for two people to roll around on.
But now, this "stone bed" has been divided into two sides.
On the left, Zhong Cai is refining elixirs in his alchemy furnace; on the right, Wu Shaogan has set up a low table and is drawing a purification talisman.
Yes, they were both busy with their own things.
Because this soldier summoning... is really rather boring.
Of course, when the two first obtained the Command Platform, and during the first few summons after each upgrade, they were quite interested. They had the expectation of "opening a blind box" regarding the types of soldiers that appeared in each pool and whether they carried weapons and mounts. However, they had already looked at the upgraded thousand-person pool many times and had not gotten any gold, which made them somewhat numb.
Their goal this time is difficult to achieve, and they don't know how long it will take. They can't just keep wasting time, can they?
So suddenly at some point, the two of them looked at each other and each took out a set of tools.
Moreover, in addition to refining elixirs and making talismans, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan also spent a lot of time on cultivation.
Dual cultivation also exists.
However, considering that special Dao soldiers might emerge from any of the pools, the two naturally wouldn't engage in the most primitive form of dual cultivation. Instead, they would place their palms together, merging their profound energy to mutually enhance their strength.
Their top-tier Earth-grade aptitude granted them an incredibly rapid cultivation speed.
The countless pills they had prepared were enough for them to continuously consume during their cultivation—which further accelerated their progress.
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A sound came from the alchemy furnace, and Zhong Cai easily took out the batch of pills.
This is the Flying Feather Pill, which can assist the treasure light in driving the mysterious white mist in the Dao Palace to accelerate the formation of the mysterious vortex. It is only suitable for the mid-stage of the Suspended Illumination Realm.
The current Zhongcai is in the early stage of Xuanzhao.
At this moment, the precious light emitted by the accompanying treasure is continuously strengthening the Dao Palace. When the entire Dao Palace becomes extremely bright, it will be able to enter the middle stage. Currently, most of Zhong Cai's Dao Palace has been illuminated, and he is not far from the next minor realm.
Therefore, Zhong Cai needs to prepare more Flying Feather Pills so that he can condense the Xuan Power Vortex as quickly as possible. This Xuan Power Vortex is formed entirely from the Dao Palace White Mist, which represents the cultivator's foundation.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan both possess incredibly strong foundations. The white mist in the Dao Palace has almost become tangible, so it will naturally take more time to transform it all into a vortex.
Wu Shaogan had also spent countless Feather Pills and a considerable amount of time on it.
Based on the dosage of pills used by his master, Zhong Cai could deduce that the Flying Feather Pills he had accumulated were not enough. He would refine a few more batches whenever he had the chance and store them in case of emergency.
However, Zhong Cai didn't just refine it for himself.
His elder brother, Wu, is currently at the peak of the Suspended Illumination stage. He needs to absorb a large amount of the Qi of Heaven and Earth from the outside world to promote the solidification of the Xuan Power Vortex. To speed up the process, he also needs a fourth-level pill—the Vortex Pill.
Therefore, Zhong Cai received the favor of everyone.
The previous batch produced Flying Feather Pills, and the next batch will produce Vortex Pills.
Zhong Cai has a very high success rate with both of these elixirs, and each batch produces top-quality pills.
Each batch of pills produced emits an extremely elegant and subtle fragrance.
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Inside the rest hall.
Two or three hundred special Taoist soldiers, each with different appearances, ages, and clothing, mostly found seats and sat down.
Some special Dao soldiers are clearly lone wolves, meditating alone and not exchanging pleasantries with others.
Many special Dao soldiers also found like-minded cultivators and sat down together to chat. Some even started studying cultivation methods together.
Many special soldiers knew that their lives and futures were in the hands of the two city lords. Not only could they not harm the city lords, but because they were both "city lords' property," they could not harm each other either.
In that case, even some of the more secret techniques can be shared with colleagues.
This rest hall is actually divided into two parts: one part is dedicated to rest, and the other part is a rather spacious training ground.
Now, there are quite a few special soldiers of similar strength fighting each other in the arena.
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Suddenly, a faint, yet rather overpowering, fragrance of medicinal herbs wafted in.
At that moment, many special soldiers raised their heads and looked out of the hall—but quickly looked away.
This isn't the first time; the fragrance wafts in almost every hour or so.
The special soldiers who were summoned early on had even gotten used to it.
Some special soldiers were quietly explaining things to their new colleagues.
There were also some special Dao soldiers who were on good terms with him, who couldn't help but whisper among themselves while smelling the fragrance of the pills:
"Lord Zhong's alchemy skills are truly unparalleled in my life. I've been here for a day or two, and the Lord opens the furnace five or six times a day, and each batch produces pills successfully. The fragrance of these pills is so clear and pure that they must be of the highest quality..."
"Indeed, I have never seen such an outstanding alchemist on the continent I lived on. However, that was only a lower-level continent. We are now on a mid-level continent, so it is normal for alchemists to have less talent."
"It's not entirely because of the difference in the levels of the continents. I was born on a mid-level continent, and I had never seen such a master alchemist in my lifetime."
"That's true. There's a ninth-level alchemist on the intermediate continent where I come from. His life story is known throughout the world, but his alchemy skills in his youth were not as good as our City Lord Zhong's..."
"I wonder if there are any from higher-level or top-tier continents who could share their insights?"
"I am indeed from the Upper Continent, where several of my disciples are renowned on the Pill Ranking, the most prominent of whom seems to resemble City Lord Zhong."
"How could City Lord Zhong be ranked so high even in the upper-level continent?"
"If that's really the case, I've been dead for tens of thousands of years, and most of the alchemists I knew have long since disappeared. Why would I deceive my colleagues?"
"Too……"
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The special Dao soldiers had only been there a short time, and had only transmitted a lot of information about the ancient city to their minds. However, their understanding of the two city lords was limited to their names, ages, qualifications, and cultivation levels.
They knew nothing more about the two city lords—such as their personalities and how they treated others—and would have to get to know them through their interactions.
The past few days have passed, and the special Dao soldiers who came out first, along with some who came out later, have probably only observed and directly witnessed the alchemy skills displayed by City Lord Zhong.
Regarding the other Lord Wu...
Some special soldiers noticed that Lord Wu had some talent in talisman making, but since he only drew level four purification talismans, they couldn't see anything more.
They had no idea what other abilities Lord Wu possessed.
However, since Lord Zhong and Lord Wu are a couple, Lord Wu must also have his strengths; otherwise, the way the two city lords get along would not be the way it is now.
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Currently, there are only four special silver-armored soldiers, including Jin Huai.
All the others are special ironclad soldiers and special bronze-armored soldiers.
Therefore, their strength is either at the peak of the Palace-Opening Realm or the peak of the Illumination Realm.
The level of pills that Zhong Cai can currently refine is exactly what they need in the future or even now.
Therefore, these special Taoist soldiers naturally had more to discuss about Zhong Cai.
Especially because Zhong Cai's alchemy was extremely powerful, they would show even more respect when they spoke of him.
Of course, they also discussed where they would go in the future.
The special armored soldiers, in particular, were the weakest, while the city lords were far stronger than them, which made them more hesitant.
However, the final decision will depend on how the city lords arrange things.
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An hour or so later, Zhong Cai successfully refined a batch of Vortex Pills.
He prepared to refine the Calamity-Breaking Pill in the next batch.
He originally didn't refine many of these pills, because he and Lao Wu only used them when they were at the peak of the Suspended Illumination stage to find the "fusion point." He was very confident in himself and Lao Wu, believing that with their comprehension, they shouldn't need many.
But now...
As the Xuanzhu were consumed one after another, even though the chance of special Dao soldiers appearing was very low, several million Dao soldiers were still summoned, including more than a hundred special bronze-armored soldiers.
At their level, this is precisely when they need the Breakthrough Pill the most.
Zhong Cai sighed softly.
Although he left all special Dao soldiers to their own devices, they were still his and Lao Wu's loyal subordinates. They were flexible and adaptable. While they might be able to obtain Breaking Calamity Pills when they were fighting on their own, it was difficult for them to obtain high-quality ones.
So, the top-grade Breakthrough Pill should naturally be left to him and Old Wu, while the high-grade Breakthrough Pill... can be given as a benefit to the special bronze-armored soldiers, or a resource order can be placed for them to exchange for themselves.
Thinking of this, Zhong Cai threw a handful of medicinal herbs into the furnace, looked at Wu Shaogan, and said in a low voice, "Old Wu, what do you think? In the future, there will be more Dao soldiers with intelligence. Should we set up an internal trading hall for the resources produced in the altar and open it to these special Dao soldiers?"
Wu Shaogan pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Ah Cai, that's a good idea."
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "But there's no need to rush. We'll take it slowly later."
Wu Shaogan nodded: "What we lack most is Xuan Stone. For any resource like this, just give them a price that is neither too high nor too low, and let them trade Xuan Pearls and Xuan Stones themselves."
Zhong Cai agreed, saying, "That's good, and it won't be too much trouble."
Wu Shaogan pondered, "The 30% of resources they handed over can also be put into the internal trading hall."
Zhong Cai agreed again, and then skillfully threw in a handful of new medicinal herbs.
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Time continued to pass, and Taoist soldiers continued to emerge...
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan faced each other with their palms facing each other, their profound energy flowing through each other's bodies, completing several large cycles.
Just as the two withdrew their hands, suddenly, a large patch of golden light flashed beside them, quite dazzling.
Zhong Cai was taken aback at first, then seemed to realize something and immediately turned her head.
At this moment, in the huge summoning pool, gray and dark blue light intertwined, but none of them could stop a golden light from rushing out from within!
An extremely dazzling gold!
Immediately afterwards, all the smoke dissipated, and countless Taoist soldiers appeared on the small stone platform.
But unlike any other time, where the Dao soldiers always stood upright, this time, the Dao soldiers in iron armor and bronze armor all knelt down towards the central stone platform.
It was like submission, and also seemed like the utmost respect.
The central stone platform exuded an imposing aura.
A tall Taoist soldier dressed in golden armor stood silently.
Like other Taoist soldiers, it still wears a helmet that covers its face, obscuring its features. However, its armor is both imposing and luxurious, seemingly woven from countless golden threads, shimmering with a brilliant golden light that recedes completely after each shimmer.
These are the Golden Armored Soldiers!
At the moment of its appearance, it was merely at the peak of the Suspended Illumination stage, but its upper limit could reach the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage!
However, they still need to be fed.
Even before it has been fed, one can already sense the terrifying potential hidden deep within its body, and vaguely feel the terrifying pressure it would exert when it reaches its peak!
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Zhong Cai almost jumped up immediately.
Golden-armored soldiers!
It's finally been summoned!
He spent seven million on that Xuanzhu!
The first golden-armored soldier has finally appeared!
The success rate of getting gold is just too low!!
A series of incredibly intense thoughts echoed in his mind, but in the end, they all turned into a feeling of joy.
Zhong Cai took a deep breath, too happy to speak.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and pulled Zhong Cai back, telling him not to jump off the stone bed and fall.
Zhong Cai snapped out of her daze and forcibly suppressed her excitement.
At this moment, considering that many special Dao soldiers were still in the side hall and that he, as the city lord, needed to save face, he finally said in a calm tone: "Golden Armor soldiers, go to the Dao soldier training ground to rest. The other Dao soldiers, go to the synthesis pool."
The low-ranking Taoist soldiers in the pool obediently rose from their seats.
There are no silver-armored soldiers in this pool.
The golden-armored soldiers led the way, followed by the other Taoist soldiers.
They quickly made their own arrangements.
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The black flames in the pool continued to churn, and continued to summon new Dao soldiers.
Zhong Cai couldn't help but stare at the pool for a couple more rounds.
Then he discovered...
It's still the same; nothing good has been released.
Zhong Cai snapped out of her excited state, turned around, and looked at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and suggested, "How about alchemy and talisman making?"
Zhong Cai: "Okay!"
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan spent a total of about ten days and eleven million Xuanzhu pearls to summon Dao soldiers.
Ironclad soldiers and bronze-armored soldiers have been added to the synthesis pool, so they will not be counted for the time being.
The other Dao soldiers that can only be summoned are—
Number of ordinary golden-armored soldiers: two
Number of ordinary silver-armored soldiers: 398
Number of special silver-armored soldiers: five
Number of special bronze armor soldiers: 130
Number of special armored soldiers: 526
After the synthesis pool was used up, the remaining Dao soldiers were respectively—
Ordinary Silver Armor Soldiers: Nineteen
Ordinary bronze-armored soldiers: twelve
Ordinary armored soldiers: 66
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All the special soldiers, including Jin Huai, are currently in the rest room.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan then called the remaining silver-armored soldiers and entered the side hall together, arriving at the synthesis pool.
The current total number of ordinary silver-armored soldiers is: 417.
Zhong Cai hesitated for a moment and said, "Old Wu, our silver-armored soldiers can only be combined four times."
Wu Shaogan grasped Zhong Cai's hand and said, "Four chances."
The chances of successfully synthesizing the Golden Armor Soldier within four attempts are quite slim.
The chance of synthesizing the Golden Armor Soldier is probably only 10% or 20% at most—or even lower.
Zhong Cai murmured, "If we fail completely, we'll lose four hundred powerful support units. But if we don't even try, I don't feel quite willing to give up."
Wu Shaogan said, "Then let's synthesize it."
Zhong Cai immediately looked at him.
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "No amount of Xuanzhu or Xuanshi is as important as A Cai's feelings."
Zhong Cai was taken aback, then couldn't help but laugh.
Wu Shaogan looked at Zhong Cai encouragingly.
Zhong Cai was no longer in pain and simply said, "Let's do it!"
He thought happily, "That's right! In my heart, Old Wu is more important than anything else! They have plenty of Xuan Stones now. Even if the Golden Armor Soldier synthesis fails this time, we can just try again later. We can always succeed. More Golden Armor Soldiers mean more people to get things done..."
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Having made their decision, the two of them did not hesitate at all.
Now that all five pools are empty, the four hundred silver-armored soldiers can be divided into four groups and combined simultaneously.
In the pool, countless silver lights collided and intersected rapidly, emitting a terrifying aura.
Those energies intertwined and devoured each other.
This scene was far more intense than the synthesis of low-level Dao soldiers.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan retreated further and further, but their eyes remained fixed on the scene in the pool.
After countless collisions, countless silver flakes flew up and dissipated.
A short while later, a loud explosion came from two of the pools, and all the silver-armored soldiers were engulfed by the black flames!
Nothing was left.
The black fire then disappeared.
In the other two pools, the silver-armored soldiers continued to clash.
Zhong Cai nervously shifted her gaze to that direction.
Could it be that these two have...?
Before he could even think he had a chance, another pool exploded.
It was another failure.
Only one pool remains.
Zhong Cai gripped Wu Shaogan's hand tightly, her eyes unblinking.
It's been over thirty seconds already, there should be a result in forty seconds at most...
Thirty-five seconds... forty-two seconds...
Zhong Cai's heart pounded in her chest.
Finally, the silver figures in the black flames suddenly collided and merged!
In the final instant, bursts of golden light erupted!
The black flames instantly retracted!
The golden figure stood in the center of the pool, and the black flames that filled the sky seemed to be swallowed up by the golden-armored figure, all of them entering its heart.
In the final chance, they didn't fail!
The synthesis was successful.
The four hundred silver-armored soldiers eventually transformed into golden-armored soldiers!
Zhong Cai... Zhong Cai, what a wonderful surprise!
Wu Shaogan also let out a slow breath and smiled, "Everything went smoothly."
Zhong nodded vigorously.
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On the stone seat in front of the Taoist Soldier Summoning Pool.
Zhong Cai ordered the three golden-armored soldiers to enter the pool.
Wu Shaogan was counting the black stones.
Now is the time to feed the Dao soldiers.
The two ordinary golden-armored soldiers that were summoned were both at the peak of the Suspended Illumination Realm.
The golden-armored soldier that was synthesized was at the peak of fusion.
To elevate them to the peak of the Spirit Transformation realm, each one would require between 100,000 and 500,000 mid-grade Xuan Stones—equivalent to 1,000 to 5,000 high-grade Xuan Stones.
Actually, it's not that many.
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