Chapter 371 - 377: Pay to Win
Deserted Valley Town.
Hang Yu stood on the city wall.
Five Celestial Net Defenders were already installed.
A team of over thirty worker ants was currently operating in the canyon in front of the town.
Er Gou personally supervised, along with Bai, directing the large ants to bury barrels filled with high-concentration, high-quality Slime Burning Liquid.
The canyon space wasn’t very large, practically a natural ambush site. As long as the opponent barges in, facing such a deployment, it’s almost impossible to avoid.
"Hang, so you’re here!"
A tall figure walked over from behind.
Diana Joe gave Hang Yu a friendly smile with a hint of allure.
Hang Yu gazed forward without diverting his eyes, asking in a tone neither warm nor distant, "Is there anything you need?"
Hang Yu dared not underestimate these people from the New York Spirit Sword Bureau.
Especially the ones at the forefront; their power and capabilities were not inferior to Zhao Ming or Xu Tianhua. If it weren’t for Hang Yu himself and Azure Dragon keeping them in check, they would already be world-renowned.
However, it seems these Americans wouldn’t willingly be subdued under Hang Yu or Azure Dragon. Regarding this group, while Hang Yu wasn’t overly apprehensive, he definitely couldn’t be unguarded.
Under normal circumstances.
Hang Yu would not engage with them privately.
Any matters or dealings would be handled by Zhao Ming or Xu Tianhua.
The main purpose of this approach is to establish a mysterious and unpredictable image, creating a psychological deterrent from a superior position.
Diana said, "The Spirit Sword Bureau’s top level places great importance on this battle, so we’ve brought quite a bit of advanced equipment this time. As the lord of Deserted Valley Town, of course, we need you to preview them first."
"Is that so? I should indeed take a look."
Hang Yu was well aware that, though recently, nations and regions have gradually secured footholds in the Spirit Realm, some have joined the major forces of the Spirit Realm, while a few, like Hang Yu, have claimed territories.
But there is no doubt.
Deserted Valley Town is the most watched place.
Why is this the earliest camp?
The group led by Hang Yu are undoubtedly the top experts.
A great battle erupting in Deserted Valley Town will inevitably be in the spotlight; the results and the process will likely be broadcast entirely, making it impossible to hide.
This is a great opportunity for publicity!
The United States was originally the dominant world power.
But with the dawn of the Spirit Realm era, they’ve clearly lost that status. How humanity’s world map will be subdivided in the future is entirely unknown, but without a doubt, Huaxia will become the most competitive power.
Leading the Huaxia forces, Hang Yu and his group flaunted their prowess worldwide, not only going international but reaching new heights, continuously enhancing Huaxia’s reputation.
The U.S. president and high-level officials wouldn’t tolerate the New York Spirit Sword Bureau acting like idle fish, even if they can’t outshine Hang Yu. At the very least, they must showcase America’s strength!
Hang Yu walked to the central square of Deserted Valley Town.
Hundreds were gathered there, watching the excitement.
As Hang Yu’s gaze swept across, he was shocked, "Magic-guided Mecha? You’ve actually created this!"
A number of members from the American Spirit Sword Bureau stood proudly in the center of the square, seated in an enormous and formidable black Mecha.
This Mecha towered at three meters, enough to accommodate a person’s entire body. Above the chest is a transparent canopy, offering a clear view of the person inside. From the arms to below the waist, it’s crafted from Level 10 refined Cold Iron and Fire Copper, its surface covered with complex patterns for energy conduction.
Diana introduced.
"This is the ’Destruction-10’ Magic-guided Mecha newly developed by the American Spirit Academy!"
"It’s a Level 10 Green Quality Magic-guided Mecha, not only with powerful armor but also equipped with a spiritual energy machine gun on the left arm, capable of a powerful sweeping attack, and a magic-guided electric heat blade on the right."
"The greatest advantage of magic-guided equipment is that it doesn’t fuse with the body, so anyone can use it, even a Level 1 Warrior. By wearing such a Mecha, there’s a chance to defeat a Level 10 Lord Monster!"
As she spoke.
One of the Magic-guided Mechas raised its left hand, three black gun barrels inscribed with runes extended out, aiming at the distant ground for a barrage, spiritual bullets whistled out, creating a flurry of dust on the ground.
The crowd marveled repeatedly.
Immediately capturing photos and videos.
This was truly astonishing.
Hang Yu asked, "How many Mechas have you prepared?"
Diana replied, "This time, due to the hurried timing, we’ve prepared only five sets, but aside from such Magic-guided Mechas, we’ve also brought Magic-guided rifles, Magic-guided grenades, and more—craftsmanship from the Spirit Academy, guaranteed to play a role in battle."
The United States has five major Spirit Realm departments.
Spirit Realm Sword is among them.
The Spirit Academy Diana mentioned is an institution called the "Spirit Realm Science and Technology Research Institute," focused on studying material utilities, major production fields, with many achievements, renowned far and wide.
Magic-guided Mechas are indeed impressive.
But the cost is too steep.
If Hang Yu ventured into the wild with this Mecha to hunt monsters, the daily equipment wear and energy consumption would outweigh the gains.
For ordinary people, unless it’s to counter BOSSes that can’t be defeated at present or for large-scale group battlefield wars, using Magic-guided Mechas would surely result in significant losses, possibly even down to one’s underwear.
"Not bad!"
"Do your best!"
"Black Sand Town, Stone Furnace Town, Iron Mountain Town."
"After taking these three towns, you can at least take one!"
When Diana heard Hang Yu’s personal promise, her face immediately lit up with joy, and she let out a long sigh of relief in her heart.
The Spirit Sword Bureau’s biggest worry was Azure Dragon obstructing their independence.
After all, Azure Dragon now has a scale of 1,500 people, and the entire Deserted Valley Town’s population is close to 3,000. You could say Azure Dragon has absolute strength.
What if Hang Yu doesn’t nod in agreement?
Would they really have to fight Azure Dragon?
That would be no good for anyone!
Diana came to talk to Hang Yu mainly to test the waters.
Unexpectedly, before she could even hint, Hang Yu had already guessed her thoughts and made a clear promise.
Great, as long as the New York Spirit Sword Bureau has a town, it will quickly develop because their foundation is no weaker than Azure Dragon’s.
Luke, Chris, Diana, and others have this confidence.
After all, they belong to a state organization, it’s easier to thrive under a strong backing. As long as it’s their own territory, the Spirit Sword Bureau would have no worries, allowing them to confidently pour resources in.
After all, Azure Dragon still has a more private nature.
Zhao Ming ran over and said, "Almost everyone is here."
Hang Yu nodded: "Alright, have everyone come over. I’m preparing to open the Mysterious Shop."
The fifteen-day cooldown had ended.
The Mysterious Shop would open once again.
Hang Yu personally carried a total of over 20,000 White Crystals.
It’s not that he couldn’t raise more crystal stones, but there were a lot of places needing funding. Whether Cyan Dragon or the Cyan Dragon Group, the amount of crystals was sufficient for him.
No need for extra words.
After Hang Yu took a look.
He first selected three Third Tier Skill Stones.
Rapid Shadow Warrior skill "Rapid Shadow Sword Qi", 5000 White Crystal Stones.
Rapid Shadow Warrior skill "Rapid Shadow Instant Kill", 4500 White Crystal Stones.
Iron-blooded Instructor skill "Overlord Body Armor", 4500 White Crystal Stones.
Then he selected a First Tier Skill Stone.
Flashing Mage skill "Transfer Skill", 1000 White Crystal Stones.
Hang Yu already possessed the Rapid Shadow Warrior core skill "Eye of Rapid Shadow".
At this time, with two additional support skills, he would be able to activate the inheritance.
Rapid Shadow Warrior had a total of six skills, besides Eye of Rapid Shadow, they were: Gale Fighting Qi, Rapid Shadow Sword Qi, Rapid Shadow Instant Kill, Rapid Shadow Step.
Fighting Qi skills mutually exclude and share cooldowns.
Learning more would be too wasteful and redundant.
Hang Yu, having mastered the Frenzied Fighting Qi of the Frenzy Lord, found it unnecessary to learn another Fighting Qi skill, therefore excluding Gale Fighting Qi first. However, Hang Yu lacked sword qi skills, and sword qi is a skill with an extremely short cooldown, a very useful medium-range attack method.
Xu Tianhua has a Third Tier skill Destruction Sword Qi.
Destruction Sword Qi is the strongest among similar skills.
After all, the main skill of the Destruction Sword Master is Destruction Sword Qi.
Hang Yu’s sword qi power would be less potent, but as a tactical enhancement, it’s a good choice.
Rapid Shadow Instant Kill is an advanced version of Gale Instant Strike, with very strong offensive capabilities, more so than the advanced version of Gale Step "Rapid Shadow Step", significantly enhancing strength. Also, the Mysterious Merchant doesn’t have Rapid Shadow Step, hence this choice.
As for the Iron-blooded Instructor skill "Overlord Body Armor", it’s a status skill that can enhance defense, strength, and constitution, very practical during combat. Since it was available, he decided to buy it.
Transfer Skill is a skill from the Flashing Mage inheritance.
Hang Yu already has Flashing and Spatial Perception.
In other words, he would soon be able to complete this set.
After obtaining the four skill stones, Hang Yu’s strength would rise to a new level.
This was achieved purely through insane spending and innate immunity to proficiency needs.
Hang Yu thought to himself: The Mysterious Merchant’s help would become increasingly limited in the future.
At most, he could only buy up to Third Tier skills here, mostly support skills, with rare main skills. If I want to become stronger and master more advanced inheritance power, I’d have to rely on my own efforts to find them!
Anyway.
There are various challenges ahead.
Being able to timely create a second Third Tier inheritance and possess multiple new skills made him more confident!
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