While the outside world was shocked by Tang Shidao's rapid improvement, Shen Yuanlu and the rest in the game were even more shocked. In the beginning, they still found some information. But now, there were no clues at all. They mobilized almost all their forces to investigate the 7-star and 8-star battle groups, but they could not find the seven-star blacksmith Tang Shidao.
In the short term, they concluded that the game was too big and the number of battle groups was as many as the stars in the sky.
However, after some time, something was wrong.
Shen Yuanlu's team of more than ten thousand people was not the only one investigating. The other teams were also searching. Besides, with the convenience of 'teleportation', it was not too difficult for them to find the battle groups within the 7-star and 8-star battle groups. In two or three months, they could comb through all the battle groups.
However …
"He's an eight-star now." The God Generals and heroes had not found the exact information and his position on the ranking list had changed.
From seven-star to eight-star, he completed it in more than two months.
This speed was simply appalling … This was an improvement in skills, not combat. It was much harder to improve skills than killing monsters.
At this point …
Things were getting more troublesome.
The game in the ancient ancestral land had a very strange reality … It was extremely biased towards craftsmen!
It was easy for warriors, mages, and archers to increase their stars. They only needed equipment and killing monsters to prove it. However, after the vocation change, all the accumulated points would be returned to one star. Fortunately, the money could be retained. Otherwise, there was almost no future for combat vocations. It was different for auxiliary vocations. For example, Tang Shidao had the skills of an eight-star blacksmith. Even if he changed his vocation to a warrior and lost his stars, his skills would not change.
Strictly speaking …
The combat power obtained in this game was fake, but the knowledge learned was real.
"The Human Emperor has the skills of an eight-star blacksmith. This means that he will have the same level in any vocation. We have to find him as soon as possible and find a way to sabotage his mission and research. Otherwise, we will be in big trouble if he rises another star. "Shen Yuanlu was not a fool. He instructed his friends to settle this matter as soon as possible.
"We have tried our best." The God Generals and heroes felt very helpless.
They also found it strange that Tang Shidao hid so well that there was no news at all.
Right then.
In a giant dragon's nest outside Red Flame City. A large group of battle group leaders were working together to slay the dragons. They were all around 8-star and 9-star. It was very difficult for them to deal with several giant dragons. These giant dragons were not weak. They also had a decent cultivation base. Moreover, they were all 9-star. The two sides fought fiercely, and the various battle groups gradually fell into a disadvantage. They had no choice but to wave for help.
At this moment, the person who had been watching the battle from the sidelines made his move. He was an archer.
He shot three arrows with one bow.
In less than five breaths, the heads of nearly ten giant dragons were pierced through, and they fell to the ground dead. An 11-star Warrior with 11-star equipment was an Archer capable of fighting 12-star monsters. Naturally, dealing with a 9-star Giant Dragon would be a piece of cake. In the game, the difference of one star was ten times, the difference between nine stars and eleven stars was a hundred times, and the difference between twelve stars was a thousand times. It would be strange if they didn't die when shooting at dragons.
"Sure enough, we're still lacking some equipment. Thank you for your help, Mr. Gong Qi. I wonder what Mr. Gong Qi has brought this time? "
"These are some eight-star equipment and potions. With these, it won't be difficult for you to slay the dragon together." Gong Qi laid out a pile of equipment.
Everyone's eyes lit up.
If they had these things earlier, they wouldn't have needed to ask for reinforcements. They just had to endure a little longer to win.
"It's still the same as before, exchanging half with materials?"
"Yes." Gong Qi nodded lightly and asked again, "What about the matter we talked about last time? Any news?"
"Yes, yes, yes. Don't worry, we've already dealt with it. Recently, many people have been asking about Master Tang Shidao. However, they can't find any information in this city. We've wiped them all out. They're very arrogant. I heard that they're the intelligence agents of the 10th Battle Group. Hehe, they didn't think that a 10-star Battle Group could be so arrogant in Red Flame City. "
"Thank you for your cooperation. We'll work together again if there's 9-star equipment next time." The 11-star Gong Qi was very polite even though he was a hundred times stronger than these people.
"You're too kind, Mr. Gong Qi. No matter what their motive is, it's wrong to ask about a blacksmith like this. A blacksmith is a treasure that belongs to everyone. It's not something that a 10-star Battle Group has the right to monopolize. " The commanders were all around 9-star, but they were only one weapon away from 10-star. They weren't afraid of 10-star Battle Groups.
Moreover, Mr. Gong Qi was from the 11-star Battle Group. It was said that he was preparing to upgrade to 12-star. A mere 10-star Battle Group was nothing.
Gong Qi only smiled and didn't say anything.
Recently, his battle group had indeed undergone a complete transformation. Master Tang Shidao couldn't create 11-star equipment yet, but the claim that he was an 8-star blacksmith was a lie. He had seen Master Tang Shidao create 9-star and 10-star equipment with his own eyes. However, he suddenly gave up at the last moment. Originally, he had a 100% success rate. However, for some reason, he didn't upgrade his rank and remained at 8-star.
Gong Qi didn't know the reason.
However, the commander had ordered everyone to keep it a secret. Even an idiot knew the benefits of befriending a high-grade blacksmith. Recently, because Master Tang Shidao had mass-produced 8-star equipment, his battle group had also roped in many 7-star and 8-star battle groups. It was useless to rope in these people now. However, as Master Tang Shidao leveled up, these 'allies' would also grow rapidly.
At that time, his battle group would also receive a lot of help.
This magical world was very simple.
If an 11-star battle group wasn't afraid of wasting time, it was easy to nurture a 10-star battle group. Give them equipment that they didn't need or send the remaining shield bearers and archers to help them fight monsters and leave the killing opportunities to them. This way, they could level up quickly. This method was very convenient. However, if they really wanted to help them, they would need better equipment.
More people meant faster money.
Good skills meant faster leveling up.
Therefore, for these battle groups, Master Tang Shidao was their hope of leveling up. Anyone who secretly inquired about it was an 'enemy'. They were all bad guys who wanted to take away their golden baby. Under such circumstances, it would be strange if Shen Yuanlu and the others could find out anything.
On the other side.
"Big Brother Tang, are we really not going to keep some things?" Jin Yuliu and Jin Yuli had been following Tang Shidao's instructions. However, sometimes they couldn't understand.
"Yes, it's fine if their star level is too low." Tang Shidao knew the truth.
There was no power in this game at all. What they could really learn was skills and knowledge. It would be a joke to keep these items. In this game, they wouldn't lose everything if they failed the mission. Even if they succeeded and completed the mission, these mission items would disappear after leaving.
Shen Yuanlu was confident that he had more people.
He was very experienced.
He thought that he would be able to trick him just because he was a newbie. Tang Shidao sneered in his heart. After seeing the truth as a bystander, Tang Shidao was certain that … this game had never stopped since ancient times. In other words, the characters who first existed in the game could reach 20 or even 30 stars. After 17 stars, there was another level of limited reading ranking. If everyone could see it, the highest numbers would scare them to death.
Therefore …
In this game, Shen Yuanlu was only the village chief of the newbie village. Above him, there were countless ancient accounts that had been farming monsters for billions of years.
In terms of strategy.
Farming monsters to level up was a stupid strategy.
Farming skills and attaching rockets to big shots to level up was the right way.
Others couldn't farm skills or it was even more difficult for them to level up. However, for Tang Shidao who had the Omniscient Eye and Yuan Tianshu's legacy, farming skills was the most suitable.
Another month passed.
"Human Emperor has leveled up to nine-star." A new piece of news was spread. Shen Yuanlu and the others felt exhausted. They were a 10-star battle group. They seemed to be one level higher than nine-star blacksmiths. Unfortunately, the algorithm of the game was not like that. A nine-star blacksmith could create nine-star equipment. If they could find a nine-star warrior and make him work hard, he would be able to level up after killing a 10-star monster.
Of course.
A nine-star warrior with nine-star equipment might not be able to kill a 10-star monster. After all, levels were only a part of it. A warrior had to practice his skills, a mage's talent tree, support and healing skills. It was not enough to fight a BOSS. There were other factors.
However …
If one person could not do it … What about 10 people working together?
What about 100 people working together?
A normal battle group could not come up with so many nine-star equipment but nine-star blacksmiths could do it. In this place, high-level blacksmiths would never lack materials. If one was a one-star blacksmith, all the one-star warriors would call one their father. If one was a nine-star blacksmith, all the warriors below nine-star would call one their father.
They would even give their lives, let alone materials.
What troubled Shen Yuanlu and the others the most was that they could not find any information about Tang Shidao. On the contrary, because they were investigating Tang Shidao's whereabouts, there were many 'strangers' around them. They were spying on them. Although they did not attack, they were obviously 'unhappy'. It was as if they had done something very wrong.
Shen Yuanlu was very worried that these spies were related to Tang Shidao. A nine-star blacksmith could mobilize many people.
However, there was nothing he could do.
These spies were all 10-star patrol soldiers and they knew each other. If there was a conflict, it was hard to say who would be the unlucky one. If they had nothing to do with Tang Shidao, it would be even more tragic to provoke an enemy for no reason. This was the game mission of the ancient ancestral land. It was not a Source Boat that they could ride roughshod over.
At this moment, the God Generals and heroes also experienced the helplessness of being unable to resist.
Soon.
The people outside received the news. After hearing this, Bagola only smiled and sighed. "Although I don't know how the Human Emperor did it, Shen Yuanlu could not do it. However, Shen Yuanlu couldn't do that. They weren't on the same level at all. They are both Source Iron Forgers, but the Human Emperor is already a nine-star blacksmith. Shen Yuanlu, on the other hand, is not even a two-star blacksmith. "
"His level is too low, but his ambition is too high." A child's voice, which could not be distinguished, sounded, but there was no figure.
"Exactly."
Now that things had come to this point, the other teams were all nervous.
The teams worked closely together and shared information and intelligence. Unfortunately, the situation worsened. In less than 40 days, the nine-star blacksmith Tang Shidao was promoted to 10-star. Half an hour later, before everyone finished discussing, he jumped to the 11-star ranking list. Before they could recover from their shock, they reached the 12-star ranking list half an hour later.
Shen Yuanlu and the others were completely dumbfounded by this three-level jump.
The opponent that they had to be careful of before.
All of a sudden.
The situation was completely reversed. Everyone on their side had to worry about their 'safety' … They would not die in the game, but resurrection required money!
What was more troublesome was …
When they gathered again, not only were there people watching them, but there was also a brazen watcher who stepped within a hundred meters of them. The person was an archer. He was an eleven-star and had eleven-star equipment. His shooting skills and various combat moves had probably reached eleven-star. The person did not approach them to ask questions, but he had a look that said 'I am watching you'. Strictly speaking, the person was targeting Shen Yuanlu.
Even a fool would understand such an obvious intention … He must have been sent by Tang Shidao.
In the outside world …
An eleven-star was equivalent to a three-ring Saint. One slap could kill him.
However, this was a game. The highest level among them was only 10-star. The difference in star level alone was ten times the power. In addition, the difference in weapons was one hundred times.
"H-how dare he do this …" Shen Yuanlu was so angry that his face turned green.
Everyone was speechless.
To be honest …
If they found Tang Shidao and Tang Shidao was not powerful, they would definitely 'watch' him to death! They would monitor his every move, sabotage his mission and prevent him from developing. Who would have thought that the situation would be reversed now? They had become the ones being monitored.
Even though they were holding a quarter of the key.
However, would they really not lose? Could it be that they had chosen the most disadvantageous way to deal with the Human Emperor?
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