ca-book Chapter 23 I Joined
Chapter 23 I Joined
Liu Huasheng looked towards the entrance of the ruins and suddenly understood.
"If the map is symmetrical, there's another monster stronghold not far from the entrance within these ruins. It's equipped with two level 5 ogres, four level 3 kobold warriors, and eight level 1 kobold archers. This stronghold is also within the range of the Death Tower, which means I can catch eight more level 1 monsters today!"
Liu Huasheng was secretly delighted. If those eight little monsters could also transform into powerful monsters like Hellhounds, he would have made a fortune today.
Soon, four little black men returned carrying the coffin.
To Liu Huasheng's surprise, a cry for help came from inside the coffin: "Help! I've been kidnapped! I'm a monster! Are you kidding me?!"
"Um?"
Liu Huasheng was stunned; another player had been arrested!
He didn't interfere, quietly watching the little black man complete the funeral procession with singing and dancing.
After waiting for ten minutes, the small grave was opened, and Liu Huasheng went forward to take a look. A strange little skeleton crawled out.
[Guan Zhengxing: LV1, recruits wild monsters, Ice Mayfly, Frost Dragon bloodline, undead species, HP 100, Attack 10.]
"So you really are a player!" Liu Huasheng smiled as he saw the little skeleton's identity information and said to it, "Brother Xing, welcome, welcome! I am your lord, Liu Huasheng!"
The little skeleton looked up, its eye sockets glowing with a ghostly blue light. Its body resembled the skeleton of a jackal, but it had a pair of bone wings, which were actually just a few thin bones. With a gentle flap, it actually took flight.
"It can fly? Great, that makes sense, that's scientific!"
Liu Huasheng looked up and thought it was quite strange to see a skeleton flying in the sky.
Guan Zhengxing seemed to realize something at that moment. He looked at himself, then at Liu Huasheng, and after several seconds, said, "So, I've joined the group?"
"Joining? I guess you could say that!"
"Brother, is the Wolf King of Beiliang also one of our accomplices?"
"Yes!"
"That's wonderful! Brother Wolf King was right, there really was an opportunity here!"
Guan Zhengxing circled around Liu Huasheng, excitedly saying, "I was just a goblin before, and now I've turned into an ice mayfly! It's so exciting! Look, big brother, I have four legs, not some fake two-legged dragon. As long as I level up, I can grow into a frost dragon!"
"Frost Dragon! Good, good, good! From now on, follow me, and I guarantee you a bright future!"
Liu Huasheng thought to himself that this person seemed quite simple-minded, but what was rare was that he had the ability to fly, so he could be trained as a scout.
"Brother, who are those four little black guys?"
Guan Zhengxing asked curiously as he watched the four little black figures rushing towards the entrance of the ruins. These four little black figures appeared just as the ruins were emerging from the ground.
Liu Huasheng casually remarked, "Those are necromancers sent out by the Tower of Death, specializing in capturing small monsters. They can perform necromancy rituals to turn these monsters into undead units!"
Guan Zhengxing exclaimed, "Amazing! Big Brother is mighty! That Ma Xianlong is nothing in front of you! Big Brother will surely unify Lostanp and become a hegemon!"
"Stop flattering me. If you're free, I'll give you a task: explore the map, scout out the way, and find the engineering shop and the relic shop. Our castle is on the high ground in the back; I go back every night. I hope you can bring me useful information tonight!"
"Don't worry, bro, I'm a pro at navigating maps. I'm off right now, I'm flying, I'm flying, I'm flying, flying..."
Guan Zhengxing flew away happily. In fact, he could not fly very high or very fast at all, but he still had many advantages over crawling on the ground.
Liu Huasheng refocused on the Tower of Death, and a moment later, the third hellhound was successfully born, followed by the fourth, fifth, and sixth...
And so, Liu Huasheng stayed under the Tower of Death for two hours, and Donkey Afu endured the death rays for two hours, reaping 10 hellhounds in the process!
Unfortunately, there weren't enough monsters for the Death Tower to catch.
"Ten hellhounds are enough. I'll have Tom Cruise lead them to level up, then they can definitely invade the jungle... Tom Cruise is a paladin, so he can't heal undead units, but never mind, having minions is good enough! My men, follow me into battle!"
As Liu Huasheng spoke, he set up the donkey cart and led 10 hellhounds toward the Demon Sound Tower.
A moment later, a map announcement came from above Lostamp: "Hello listeners, just a quick announcement: still selling dried rats, delivered by donkeys, available at night, door-to-door delivery! 50% off today, a rare opportunity! All players except Ma Xianlong can buy!"
"Furthermore, Guan Zhengxing has requested a song, the Great Compassion Mantra, for Ma Xianlong, wishing him endless misfortune: losing every bet, failing every exam, crying every time he sleeps, choking every time he eats, and choking every time he laughs—in short, being blessed with bad luck and having everything go wrong!"
The broadcast echoed throughout Lostanp. Guan Zhengxing, who was flying above a forest, heard the Great Compassion Mantra and laughed heartily, saying, "Big brother is indeed reliable; this song is perfect!"
Wang Shuaibo was still guarding the high ground entrance, and the lack of new prey was making him quite unhappy. Listening to the Great Compassion Mantra, he muttered, "Does Ma Xianlong have any brains? Why doesn't he come here to claim his territory?"
Ma Xianlong also heard the Great Compassion Palm at that moment, and his nose twisted with rage as he roared, "Trash Guan Zhengxing, even in death you won't stop! And this broadcasting station, I'll tear it down sooner or later! Dare to mock me? You think you're so tough? I'll send a catapult to smash your hometown!"
"Master, the second mine is stable. Shall we open the third mine today?"
A 1.4-meter-tall, goofy goose asked Ma Xianlong a question; he was Ma Xianlong's game assistant.
Ma Xianlong said, "Open! We must open! Call Ha Dazhuang, bring the catapults and laborers, and come with me to the 3:30 high ground!"
"Yes, Master!"
The silly goose obeyed and turned to recruit people, but Ma Xianlong called it back, saying, "Wait a minute! Silly goose, do you know anything about that broadcasting station, how it works, or what its facilities are?"
The silly goose shook its head and said, "I don't know!"
"Do you know how the donkey escaped its predicament?"
"I don't know either!"
"You know nothing about this and that, what use are you?"
Ma Xianlong muttered to himself, annoyed by the Great Compassion Mantra. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, then strode out with high spirits. He was determined to take that 3:30 high ground. He thought that even if he couldn't take it today, he would still extort some benefits or collect some protection money.
Little did he know that the 3:30 high ground had already been occupied, and the ancient guardians who could walk on water were strolling around there!
Liu Huasheng then led his troops to the high ground at 2:30.
On that high ground, the laborers had already started mining for gold, but only Wang Shuaibo was there alone, waiting for his prey to come to him. Liu Huasheng felt it wasn't safe, and now that he had enough energy, he thought of building a defensive tower on it to consolidate the position.
Upon reaching the high ground, Liu Huasheng immediately began building a tower. With the consumption of 100 stamina, 100 gold coins, and 100 wood, a brand-new defensive tower appeared before him.
Donkey Afu immediately announced: "Congratulations, Master, on building a first-tier spider web tower!"