Chapter 287: Chapter 34: New Talent... War Legion, Sword and Saber Weapon Pack from the Otherworld, Level 100 Bloodthirsty

’Hmm... let’s see what new effects the Level 5 Bloodthirsty Talent will have!’

[You have consumed a large amount of Dragon Crystals. Your "Recruit Prisoners" Talent has been upgraded to Level 4, your "Middle-earth Warhammer" Talent has been upgraded to Level 4, and your "Bloodthirsty" Talent has been upgraded to Level 5!]

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[Recruit Prisoners (Lv. 4): After each battle, you can capture a portion of enemy units that are 4-star and below. Over time, these prisoners can be recruited with 100% success.]

[Open Special Module: Survival of the Fittest (Unlocked)]

[Open Special Module: ??? (Unlocks at Lv. 5)]

[Upgrade Requirement 1: Dragon Crystal x500]

[Upgrade Requirement 2: Upgrade Middle-earth Warhammer and Bloodthirsty to Level 4]

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[Middle-earth Warhammer (Lv. 4): Allows changing Profession to one of the eight Legendary Professions from Middle-earth Warhammer... Ranger, Demon Hunter, Sigmar Priest, Yurik Priest, Necromancer, Curse Singer, Mushiron Knight, and Batonian Knight.]

[Open Special Module: More Wild Monsters (Unlocked)]

[Open Special Module: ??? (Unlocks at Lv. 5)]

[Upgrade Requirement 1: Dragon Crystal x500]

[Upgrade Requirement 2: Upgrade Recruit Prisoners and Bloodthirsty to Level 4]

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[Bloodthirsty (Lv. 5/Max): For every enemy killed, permanently increase Life Value by 1. For every ten enemies killed, permanently increase an Attribute by 1. For every enemy killed, gain 1 Dinar. For every enemy killed, permanently increase the Life Value of your bound "Mount" by 1. For every one hundred enemies killed, you can increase one of a settlement’s stats: Security, Prosperity, Population, Loyalty, or Soldier Supply. When one stat reaches its max value, you can only increase the others. For every one thousand enemies killed, you gain one Multi-shot Arrow, which is randomly released in the direction your main arrow is traveling.]

[Max Level Effect (Unlocks when all three basic Riding and Cutting Talents reach Level 5): After killing one hundred Heroic Units, a Clone of the player will be born. It possesses 50% of the main body’s Ability Values, all skill effects, and all Talent Effects. It can act freely, shares its Field of View, and will gain 100% Ability Values during ’Divine Descent’.]

[Open Special Module: War Merit Enfeoffment (Unlocked)]

[Open Special Module: Otherworldly Sword and Saber Weapon Pack (Requires 1000 Dragon Crystals to unlock)]

[Upgrade Requirement: Cannot be upgraded further]

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Heaven-defying!

So Level 5 Bloodthirsty was the final level!

And it even unlocked the ridiculously powerful "Multi-shot Arrow" and "Clone" abilities at the same time!

The value of a Clone needed no explanation.

This thing was a complete upgrade of Arthas, the Necromancer Champion.

Not only could it easily cast Undead Magic, but it also completely inherited all of Qin Feng’s Lord Talents and Riding and Cutting Talents, and could simultaneously use the exclusive skills of both the Ranger and the Sigmar Combat Priest!

However, unlike Arthas, they couldn’t disguise themselves as native heroes, so they couldn’t share his ridiculously strong "Zoo" of Soldier Types or the Sielo Knights with other players.

More importantly, the death of these Clones was irreversible. Once they died, they were gone for good.

To summon a new Clone, Qin Feng had to meet a strict requirement.

He had to personally kill one hundred Heroic Units, or an equivalent number of boss-level units, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to regain this combat power.

This was unlike the Necromancer Champion, Arthas, who could be quickly revived after death using a special Resurrection skill like "Great Pioneer."

As for Multi-shot Arrow.

In the game, this thing was an absurdly overpowered ability.

As long as there was no limit on the number of arrows it could split into, and it was allowed to develop into the late game, a single person with this ability alone could crush a legion of several thousand soldiers. They could do it without losing a single drop of blood, their power level breaking through the stratosphere.

Now, with Qin Feng already possessing the Legendary Profession "Ranger," which specialized in archery, adding an insane Talent Effect like "Multi-shot Arrow" that provided both burst and sustained damage would cause a qualitative leap in his power.

Not only did his single-target damage output skyrocket dozens of times over, but even his previously weaker area-of-effect damage was multiplied by dozens of times, resulting in absolute domination.

’Then...’

’The question is...’

’The Ranger’s Big Move, Kunos’ Arrow, is theoretically also an arrow.’

’Can it benefit from the effect of Multi-shot Arrow?’

Thinking of this, Qin Feng fixed his gaze on the newly opened Talent slot unlocked by maxing out Bloodthirsty. An option called "Otherworldly Sword and Saber Weapon Pack" lay there quietly.

Since he hadn’t activated this Riding and Cutting Talent yet, he couldn’t know its specific effects.

He could only speculate based on his game experience from his past life: the main function of this module was likely to summon classic bladed weapons from other games. Then, as a "player," he would need to unlock and use these weapons through some specific mechanism.

Moreover.

These weapons were definitely more powerful than the various weapons native to the Lord World.

They might even be Divine Artifact Level.

’Alright.’

’The resource I’m lacking most right now is still Dragon Crystals.’

’To get Dragon Crystals, aside from the final settlement reward from the King’s War Event, there are only three options left: hostile heroes, hostile bosses, and hostile Lord Players.’

’Oh... The King’s War doesn’t count.’

’As a contender for the title of Heaven’s Chosen Ruler in the Holy Empire, I can’t get the final event settlement reward.’

’However...’

’If I can take first place, I can get a special reward.’

’That might include a large amount of Dragon Crystals.’

His thoughts settled. Qin Feng raised a hand to call up the interface, his gaze falling on the Royal City panel for the Gulad Empire, ready to check the latest city data.

[Current Town Owned——Lunes (Central Imperial Capital of the Gulad Empire)]

[Town Level: Level 5 Town (Determined by overall assessment)]

[Loyalty: 100 (Max 100. If below 50, a rebellion will begin. The lower the Loyalty, the more severe the rebellion.)] 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

[Total Town Population: 0 people]

[Town Population Growth Rate (Average per year): 0 human infants]

[Town Armed Forces: None]

[Weekly Recruitable Soldiers of the same culture (Mortal Level): A number of Imperial Gunmen, a number of Imperial Swordsmen, a number of Imperial Archers, a number of Imperial Cavalry...]

[Weekly Recruitable Soldiers of the same culture (Extraordinary Level): A number of Imperial Extraordinary Knights, a number of Imperial Extraordinary Gunmen, a number of Imperial Extraordinary Archers, a number of Imperial Extraordinary Swordsmen...]

[Weekly Recruitable Soldiers of the same culture (Exclusive): Extraordinary Dragon Cavalry x30]

[Note: Under the influence of the Power of Rules, you cannot pillage or attack your own villages and towns, unless they enter a "rebellion" state.]

The civilians in the city of Lunes had long since fled.

Those who couldn’t escape in time had either fallen to the blades of the Evil God Believers or been forcefully converted into new Evil God’s Claws by the enemy.

And the native armies Qin Feng had brought with him, who had not yet fully pledged their loyalty, were not original residents of this city.

As a result, Lunes had become a complete ghost town.

To restore it to normal, Qin Feng would either have to settle some new Native Creatures here, or have the Imperial civilians and nobles who had previously fled return to live here.

Only then could the city’s stats—such as Population, birth rate, Prosperity, Loyalty, security, and Soldier Supply—gradually return to normal.

There was one exception, however.

The Void Recruitment mechanism in Qin Feng’s "Village Management" was tied only to a city’s specific level, and had no connection to additional stats like Prosperity, Population, or Soldier Supply.

Therefore, Qin Feng could still use the capital of the Gulad Empire to instantly recruit a large number of Imperial soldiers, Extraordinary Soldiers, and the capital city’s unique, exclusive Soldier Type: "Extraordinary Dragon Cavalry (Flying version)."

Although he could only recruit 30 Extraordinary Dragon Cavalry per week, their combat power was extremely formidable. This was especially true when paired with a regenerative ability like "Evil Aura," which was the icing on the cake.

Qin Feng naturally had no problem with this recruitment limit.

After all, he could slowly stack the city’s various stats using "Bloodthirsty."

Especially the crucial Prosperity stat—that directly determined the city’s overall level.

Not to mention, Qin Feng also had the boost from Long Zhongyi’s supportive Talent, "Levy," which could significantly shorten the recruitment time.

With a bit of luck, he could recruit a wave of Extraordinary Dragon Cavalry every three days.

’Good.’

’As things stand now...’

’I should be qualified to go head-to-head with the Flame Emperor Galukasa.’