Chapter 56 : Chapter 56
Chapter 56: The Silver Medal! Just Keep Killing!
Looking at this “Treasure Seizure” Trait, Ye Ze was full of interest.
As for morality, one did not need too much of it, but one should at least have a little.
After all, that was China’s special training camp...
But if conflict broke out on an international battlefield in the future, that would be a completely different matter!
As Ye Ze thought this over, he prepared to give the Trait to the squirrel.
How could a Summoner personally handle something like Treasure Seizure?
【Trait “Treasure Seizure” bestowed successfully!】
【Summoned Beast: Shadow Treasure-Sniffing Squirrel (Epic☆☆) evolves → Shadow Treasure-Seizing Squirrel (Epic☆☆☆)】
Its Epic rank rose by one star, and all four attributes increased by 10 points.
Although the squirrel was positioned more as a support type, its attributes at level 13 were still anything but low:
Strength 173, Constitution 158, Agility 179, Spirit 160!
It was no weaker than an ordinary level-20 Assassin Class User.
And with its full set of shadow-type skills, its combat power would be top-tier even among level-20 Assassins.
It only looked more like a support unit when compared to “freaks” like the Martial Saint panda and the Void Hunter!
It was an Epic three-star Summoned Beast, after all. There was no way it could be weak.
For most other Summoners, it would absolutely be something worth fighting over.
After a while, Xu Feng came over again and brought news that was unexpected, yet also perfectly reasonable:
Ye Ze was going to be awarded a Silver Medal!
A high school student being awarded a Silver Medal was unheard of...
But when paired with Ye Ze’s achievements today, awarding him a Silver Medal also seemed perfectly justified.
Although Ye Ze had not used the Bronze Medal much, only taking it out once during the Beast Tide, the significance it carried was still immense.
Now that he was obtaining a Silver Medal as well, it could only benefit him.
Even more valuable than the Bronze Medal was this: with a Silver Medal, one could directly command a Demon Suppression Army squad in wartime!
Moreover, one could be considered the nominal superior of the defensive forces of the various cities.
There were also benefits such as a fifty percent discount on military-sold supplies...
As far as Ye Ze knew, aside from Wan Feipeng, he was the first person in Linyuan City to possess a Silver Medal.
Even in the entire East China Region, there were only around fifty people in total.
Xu Feng smiled happily and said,
“Ye Ze, I wonder if the next time we meet, I’ll have to call you sir?”
That was more of a joke than anything else.
As the commander of an independently organized Scout Camp, the honor brought by a Silver Medal only placed Ye Ze roughly on the same level as him at most. Only a Gold Medal or above would be another matter...
Ye Ze thought for a moment, then said, “I’ll work hard.”
Xu Feng: “???”
No, wait, you’re being serious?
Xu Feng’s expression turned rather colorful. He had clearly been just a Temporary Scout a few days ago, so why did it already feel as though Ye Ze was about to threaten his position?
Still, he quickly relaxed again.
To be awarded a Gold Medal, one had to participate in at least one large-scale battle and earn extraordinary merit, which was very hard to achieve in the current era.
At least in the short term, there was no need to worry...
What was more, if Ye Ze really did manage it, Xu Feng would truly admire him from the bottom of his heart.
Ye Ze took the Silver Medal Xu Feng had brought.
The honorary title within it had changed slightly as well:
【Silver Medal - General-Slaying Rising Star】!
The silver-white medal gleamed faintly. At its center was an eagle with wings spread, and within a ring of fine patterns, Ye Ze’s name was engraved.
At the same time, its anti-reconnaissance effect had been strengthened.
“Thank you, Commander Xu.”
Ye Ze happily put the badge away and thanked him.
It was obvious that Xu Feng had helped apply for it the moment everything ended. Otherwise, it could not have been approved so quickly.
Xu Feng said, “It’s nothing. You helped out tremendously today. I should be the one thanking you!”
After exchanging a few simple words,
Ye Ze suddenly received a message. He bade Xu Feng farewell and returned directly to Linyuan City.
The spell weapon he had been eagerly waiting for was finally finished!
And because the Magic Spirit Stone was such a special material, it had been entrusted to the only Master Blacksmith in Linyuan City.
An ordinary person probably could not even have gotten into the queue by now.
When he arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion,
Ye Ze received a dazzling orb that radiated blue-violet light. Faint streams of mysterious energy could be seen flowing inside it, and at its center was embedded a tiny deep-blue crystal core.
“Because your level isn’t high, I had them specifically make it into a growth-type weapon.”
“If you don’t like the special effect on this weapon, I’ll go have him reforge it right now!”
Wan Feipeng looked at Ye Ze as he waited for his reaction.
Ye Ze was rather astonished...
If one was dissatisfied with a forged piece of equipment, the blacksmith could actually reforge it?
This was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing.
He then looked at the orb’s attributes with anticipation:
【Arcane Orb】
Level: 13 (Can Grow)
Quality: Epic☆☆☆☆☆☆
Attributes: Spirit +66, Casting Speed +50%, restores 1% Mana upon killing an enemy.
Special Effect: Every time a skill is cast, spell-skill damage +50% for three minutes, stackable up to 10 times.
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This special effect...
was a perfect match for the fox!
Every time a skill was cast, it increased damage by 50%.
If it were another mage, they only had so many skills in total, so they would not stack it very quickly.
But the fox’s talent, Three Tails, periodically granted three skill charges, which was equivalent to three extra skill casts.
In other words, as soon as battle began, the fox could throw out three additional skills and stack another 150% damage.
Together with the cooldown reduction from Lord of Elements, she would stack it to ten layers very quickly.
And this was still a growth weapon!
If the fox had a chance to evolve into Six Tails or Nine Tails in the future, would she not stack it to full at lightning speed?
Ye Ze said in satisfaction, “The weapon is already excellent! Thank you, City Lo... Brother Wan!”
“That’s good!”
To his surprise, Wan Feipeng seemed even happier than Ye Ze himself.
It was as though what he saw was not Ye Ze obtaining a weapon, but Ye Ze brutally beating up Central China and East China on his behalf.
“Tomorrow morning, I’ll send a car to take you to Central China and into the special training camp!”
“Understood.”
After nodding in response, Ye Ze left the City Lord’s Mansion.
With the remaining time, he went to the exchange again.
Of the 2,000 Crystal Stones he had obtained from the group dungeon, he had used 1,000 to forge the weapon, leaving him with 1,000 Crystal Stones.
After selling all of them, he picked out two Skill Books for the fox.
【Icicle Spell】【Frozen Prison】
Both were three-star Outstanding-grade ice-element skills. The former had a relatively short cooldown, making it suitable for stacking the Arcane Orb’s spell-damage bonus.
As for Frozen Prison, it could freeze enemies.
It not only added a control skill, but also gave him another method of making enemies lose the ability to resist...
which made it perfect for Treasure Seizure!
After equipping the Arcane Orb on the fox, her Spirit attribute successfully broke past the 400 mark!
And for the entire evening, she happily showed off by tossing the orb around with her tails.
...
Early the next morning,
a black Hovercar reserved for the City Lord floated to a stop in front of Ye Ze’s house.
It caused countless neighbors nearby to stop and stare in amazement.
Ye Ze jumped into the car, and Wan Feipeng casually said, “There are drinks in the fridge. Help yourself.”
Compared with the Hovercar Ye Ze had ridden in before, this City Lord’s personal vehicle was much smaller, but far more luxurious.
The seats had been replaced by two rows of sofas on either side, with an onboard refrigerator in the middle, fully stocked with drinks, alcohol, and plenty of food.
“Oh, right. The number of Instructors for this special training camp has been finalized at ten.”
“In the Battle Royale dungeon, twenty level-30 Magical Beast bosses will also be deployed.”
“As an Instructor, you’ll know the locations of all the bosses and have control over the dungeon’s mechanisms...”
Wan Feipeng explained the details to Ye Ze at length.
In truth, there was not much an Instructor could do in a Battle Royale dungeon. In the end, they were only there to increase the trainees’ difficulty.
Making proper use of the Magical Beast bosses and mechanisms was headquarters’ original intention.
Ye Ze took a sip of cola and said thoughtfully,
“Magical Beast bosses... can I kill them?”
Those were there for him to make use of, did he understand that?
Wan Feipeng looked at Ye Ze suspiciously, then suddenly laughed.
“You brat, are you really that confident?”
“Tell me, how many people do you think you can beat... or rather, how many can you kill?”
In a Battle Royale dungeon, everyone would be killing one another, but in the end only one team could remain.
And because the Instructors were unable to form teams, the final winners would most likely still be the trainees.
While chewing on an egg roll he had taken from the fridge, Ye Ze unhesitatingly raised one finger.
“Ten? Or one whole team?”
Wan Feipeng guessed with great interest...
It could not possibly mean just one person, could it?
Ye Ze said, “I’ll just keep killing.”