At the end of the Dark Gold treasure chest, there was a guaranteed drop item: Absolon's Severed Head. This item was not included in the drop list.
All in all, the profit from this counterfeit treasure chest had far exceeded Bai Xiaowen's expectations. Bai Xiaowen did not expect that he would be able to get a piece of Dark Gold equipment from such a small probability.
One could imagine how much loot an Awakened could get if they killed Absolon on their own. After all, he was a High Lord. Although there was only one level difference between Level 7 and Level 6, the difference in strength was huge.
After returning to Blackrock Fortress, Bai Xiaowen immediately found Nicholas and chose to submit the quest.
"You actually managed to kill him!"
Nicholas was shocked when he saw Absolon's severed head. He had fought Absolon head-on, so he knew how terrifying this Lord-class Awakened was.
After being stunned for a while, Nicholas' expression changed from shock to joy.
"A-rank Hero Quest: Kill the Enemy Chieftain has been submitted. Evaluation: Pass."
"You have received 10000 merit points from the Human Alliance Army."
That was the only notification. There were no other rewards.
Logically speaking, the reward for an A-rank Hero Quest should not be so low. Bai Xiaowen had previously completed the B-rank Hero Quest "The Truth About the Plague." In addition to merit points, he had also received a special item called "The Broken Oath."
However, Bai Xiaowen knew better than anyone that he had killed Absauron through trickery. It was already good enough for him to get a passing rating for the quest. The final reward would definitely not be as good as completing the quest with real weapons.
10000 merit points was not bad either. It was equivalent to a piece of Half-Gold equipment.
After that, Nicholas lamented, "I never thought that the war to protect the Black Rock Fortress would end in such a way."
With this sigh, Bai Xiaowen received the second notification.
"S-rank Main Quest: Flames of War in Blackrock Fortress has been submitted. Evaluation: Good. "
"You have received 1500 merit points from the Human Alliance Army."
"You have received 3 Broken Oaths."
"Detected that you have 7 Broken Oaths. You have fulfilled the requirements for completing the side quest: Blackpeak's Oath. Do you wish to submit? "
"Submit."
Bai Xiaowen suppressed the joy in his heart. He had finally obtained seven Broken Oaths. He could form a permanent party item.
"You have lost 7 Broken Oaths."
"You have received 1 Blackpeak's Oath."
Bai Xiaowen looked at the description of the Blackpeak's Oath. It was exactly the same as in the quest description, so there was no need to elaborate on it.
As for the bonus effect after the party, it would be selected by the party leader.
After obtaining this permanent party creation tool, Bai Xiaowen's heart completely settled down. This trip to the Cain Planar World, even if he only obtained this Oath of Blackpeak, wasn't a wasted trip.
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After joining the party, there would be no effect if a member rose to Level 7 or even higher.
"Dior, Job and Ferdinand reported to me that the Undead Plague infected people and the Undead Plague in all parts of the Northern Frontier have been forcibly transformed into zombies … This was also your plan, wasn't it?" Nicholas said, "You once promised me that you would eliminate all the undead creatures transformed by the Undead Plague in the Northern Frontier …"
Bai Xiaowen nodded.
According to the literal meaning, all the Undead Plague in the Northern Frontier had now been transformed into zombies. This was another kind of "elimination." Similarly, Bai Xiaowen had completed his task.
Nicholas laughed bitterly. "No wonder the Umbrella Plan was so well prepared. You had already hatched this crazy idea at that time."
Bai Xiaowen nodded again.
"I really don't know how to describe my feelings now." Nicholas shook his head and laughed at himself. "Perhaps in the eyes of a smart person like you, me and him are just pawns?" Nicholas pointed to the table where Absolom Herzlitt's hideous head could not rest in peace. "I should be glad that you chose the human camp."
"Your Highness, I would like to correct one point," Bai Xiaowen said. "I chose the human camp because I am a human, not an orc or a troll."
Nicholas waved his hand. "Forget it. There's no need to say so much. You killed the enemy commander. No one in the human alliance will doubt your loyalty. And now that I have this guy's head, I can finally report back to the Imperial Capital … "
After a pause, Nicholas continued, "Your meritorious deed of eliminating the Undead Plague in the Northern Frontier should have been rewarded by the Imperial officials. However, the way you used it was undoubtedly unacceptable to the people. The officials also have to consider the feelings of the people. Therefore, in my own name, I will bestow you with a reward. "
Bai Xiaowen could understand what Nicholas meant. This could be seen as the punishment for completing the S-rank Hero Mission [Fight the Plague] by a shortcut.
The official reward was definitely much better than the private reward. If Bai Xiaowen had killed all the Undead Plague and cured all the infected who had not mutated, he would have received the official reward.
However, Bai Xiaowen had taken a shortcut and turned all the infected and the Undead Plague into zombies, cutting off their hope of being saved. Such actions were bound to be praised and criticized. Even if the Imperial officials supported Bai Xiaowen's actions, they would not reward Bai Xiaowen.
However, it was an S-rank Hero Mission after all. Even if the reward was reduced, it would not be too bad.
Nicholas said, "I'll give you two choices …"
The Spiritual Realm's rules prompt message:
"S-rank Hero Side Mission: Fight the Plague has been submitted. Mission Completion Level (failed). "
"Please choose your reward plan from the options below."
"Reward Plan A: White Stone Hill Permanent Fief Order * 1."
[White Stone Hill Permanent Fief Order: White Stone Hill will be your permanent fief. You can view and manage your territory at any time through the Hill Main Page (whether you are in the Cain Bitwall or not). "
"Reward Plan B: Merit Points * 12000. You can also choose two pieces of Gold Equipment from the Quartermaster, Basil Heber, as your additional reward."
Bai Xiaowen's slender eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Of these two reward plans, Plan A was a little vague. What was a permanent fief? There was no information about this in Bai Xiaowen's memory. The description of the "Permanent Fief Order" given by the Spiritual Realm's rules only said that one could view and manage the territory. It did not specify where the specific benefits would be.
Plan B was the complete opposite. It directly gave the content of the benefits, and it was quite generous.
12000 merit points were equivalent to two pieces of Gold Equipment. Not to mention the two additional pieces of Gold Equipment, which added up to four pieces of Gold Equipment! Moreover, these Gold Equipment were self-selected. One could choose according to the equipment slots that were empty. It would be an immediate supplement to the team's strength.
However, since two options were given, it proved one thing.
Plan A and Plan B should be close to equivalent — at least, Plan A's Permanent Fief Order would not be much inferior to Plan B's four pieces of Gold Equipment.
The attentive Bai Xiaowen also noticed that the Permanent Fief Order was preceded by "White Stone Hill" and not "White Stone Town"!
Despite the difference of one word, White Stone Hill was a fief of the first generation from hundreds of years ago. It had not been reduced by successive inheritances. Its area was more than ten times that of White Stone Town. It even included the current Red Leaf Hill!
"I choose the first option, the Permanent Fief Order of White Stone Hill," said Bai Xiaowen.
Nicholas nodded and said, "After knowing your identity as a visitor from another bitwall, my magic consultant and chief of staff opposed giving you this permanent fief. They advocated the second reward instead. But I think … the current northern frontier needs a human stronghold. An isolated Black Rock City alone is not enough. Although the attack of the remnant people this time has been declared defeated, the threat of the northern frontier still exists. "
"Are you ready to leave, Your Highness?" asked Bai Xiaowen.
"That's right. I'm ready to lead the army to break through the zombie horde and return to the Imperial Capital," said Prince Nicholas.
"I hope to go with you. We're going to Red Leaf City," said Bai Xiaowen.
Although Bai Xiaowen had the "WD-03 Camouflage Liquid," he and Li Shuyi were not the only ones returning to Red Leaf City. The soldiers of the White Stone Army under his command, as well as the knights that Cecilia had left for him to command, had to go back as well.
With Nicholas' Imperial Army at the front, it would save a lot of energy to rush out with them. Of course, Bai Xiaowen would not let go of the opportunity to hitch a ride.
Nicholas naturally had no objections to this.
After going back to reorganize the troops, Li Shuyi said softly, "I didn't expect to be able to complete an S-rank hero mission through trickery. I can't believe Nicholas is actually willing to admit to it."
"It probably has something to do with the mainstream concept of the Cain Dimension," said Bai Xiaowen. "After coming to the Cain Dimension, I concluded that the mainstream concept here places a lot of importance on 'contracts.' It's the predecessor of the spirit of contract that the West often refers to. No matter what the process is, as long as the result meets the requirements of the contract, it must be carried out. "
Li Shuyi thought for a while and nodded with a smile. "It's a little similar to the Three Kingdoms Dimension. It's all about trust."
"It's a little similar, but there's still a big difference," explained Bai Xiaowen. "In the Three Kingdoms Dimension, trust is about keeping a promise on a moral level. It's based on not going against one's moral conscience. On the other hand, the concept of contract in the Cain Dimension is about keeping a promise on a legal level. It's based on not going against the law. However, when making a contract, you can play with words and exploit loopholes, just like modern business contracts. "
Li Shuyi nodded and said, "When I first came in, I met the black-hearted butler, Job, who used a contract to seize the silver mining rights of White Stone Town. It seems that the concept of trust in the Three Kingdoms Dimension is better."
"Well, let's not talk about this for now. I've already obtained the item for permanent party building. Let's build the party now."
Bai Xiaowen took out the Ebony Blade and chose to use it.
"You used a special item: Ebony Blade. After testing, the rarity of Ebony Blade is: Elite. "
"You have created an elite team. The maximum number of people that the team can accommodate is (2), and their levels are not higher than (6). "
"Please draw the bonus effect of the elite team. You can draw three times and finally choose two of the bonus effects. "
Bai Xiaowen sighed inwardly. The Ebony Blade that he had put together with so much effort and obtained seven Oaths of the Shattered Blade was only of the elite team grade. Thinking about it, how rare would the party building items of the hero team be? He would probably have to fight a Lord, right?
Bai Xiaowen chose to draw.
"Bonus Effect A: Tenacity: Passive. Increases the health of all team members by an additional 30 points."
"Bonus Effect B: Brutality: Passive. Increases the critical strike rate of all team members by an additional 5%."
"Bonus Effect C: Lure: Active skill. Immediately lure a team member to your side within 100 meters. The cooldown time of this skill is eight hours. All team members can use it and share the cooldown time. "
The so-called shared cooldown time meant that if one of them used the Lure skill, the other team members would not be able to use the skill during the eight-hour cooldown time.
The three bonus effects were not bad. However, the headache was that one of them had to be eliminated.
"Option A increases health. It's basically a must …" Bai Xiaowen said. "Option C can save your life when you're dealing with a dangerous Boss. It's also a must. In this case, I can only give up on option B. It's a pity. The bonus critical strike rate of option B will be very helpful to your damage output. "
Li Shuyi's damage output now relied heavily on critical strikes in addition to attack speed.
First of all, the + 4 special effect of the Fiendish Fire Jade Pendant, Scorch, doubled the additional fire damage when it was a critical strike. In addition, after leveling up to Level 4, the new passive skill of the profession, Mark of Thunder, required critical strikes to stack. The higher the critical strike rate, the faster the stack.
Li Shuyi thought for a moment and suggested, "Xiaowen, I think that among the three bonus effects, choosing one for survival is enough. My survivability is not bad now, and I have the protection of your summoned creatures. "
Bai Xiaowen pondered for a moment. He chose the AC and AC options mainly for the safety of Li Shuyi's melee damage output. As for himself, with Life Sharing, 30 health points did not mean much.
One must know that there were many pieces of equipment that increased Constitution and health points, but very few pieces of equipment that increased critical strike rate.
Moreover, the team had just been established and was only at Level 1. The team could be leveled up in the future. After leveling up, the team's bonus effects would be improved. The additional critical strike rate of the "Brutality" effect would be higher. The growth curve would be better than simply increasing health points.
"Then I'll choose BC and AC. Option A is eliminated. "Bai Xiaowen made his decision.
After confirming, the Spiritual Realm Precepts sent a notification.
"You have established an elite team. The confirmed bonus effects are Brutality and Lure."
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