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nChapter 39

n“Ding ~ The battle has ended. You have obtained a glorious victory…”

n“No deaths 20%. Defeating a large number of opponents with fewer opponents 20%. Level suppression 20%.”

nYou have received 2100 EXP. You have leveled up (5→6). Current EXP is Level 65%

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n“River Murloc leveled up (4→5), Naga Warrior leveled up (3→4).”

nSiren: Alice (Hero) has leveled up (5→6)

nUpon hearing the system notification, Ji Chen walked towards the center of the battlefield.

nThey arrived in front of the temple-like building.

nThe temple was the core of the entire building complex. The outline of the building under the dense vegetation was full of mystery.

nIn the center of the temple, there was a square lightwell about 20-30 meters long and wide. There was a circle of stone stairs on the walls of the lightwell, winding down until they disappeared into the water of the well.

nThe well water was very murky and it was difficult to see how deep it was.

nJi Chen summoned a few Murlocs and asked them to jump into the lightwell to see if there were any monsters or things hidden.

nA few Murlocs jumped into the water and dove deeper.

nAfter a few minutes, they surfaced and returned to the ground.

nThey danced and gestured to express what they saw.

n“The bottom is very deep, about 30 times our height. There are also many narrow waterways on the wall that lead to unknown places.”

n“We saw a lot of shiny silver metal, a transparent ball, and a box at the bottom.”

nSilver shiny metal? A transparent ball? Box?

nJi Chen immediately thought of Kels silver coins, the core of the military recruitment camp, and the treasure chest.

n“Then why didn’t you bring them back?”

nThe Murlocs were obviously stunned by this question.

nReacting quickly, he gathered the other Murlocs and they dove down into the water together.

nThe quicker swimmers were the first to return with the initial harvest: a few silver coins and a crystal ball.

nThe crystal ball was the heart of a military recruitment camp.

nJi Chen picked it up and examined it carefully.

nIn the crystal clear crystal ball, a lifelike creature with wings and pointed ears was frozen, holding a blue wand in its hand.

nFrom the appearance, it should be a magic-based military unit.

nCompared to the brute-force melee units, magic-based units, which only need to wave their wands to use powerful spells, are obviously more favored and appreciated.

nNow he already has three types of melee troops: the River Murloc, the Naga Warrior, and the Elite Pirate.

nBased on the line-up, they need a type of soldier that can deal long-range damage, and it would be best if it had magic damage.

nThis core of the military recruitment camp could not have come at a better time.

nHe checked the core’s interface.

nSea Pixie Recruiting Camp Core

nUsage: Can generate a sea Pixie recruitment camp

nRecruit: Sea Pixie (Tier 1, 2 stars)

nJi Chen paused and thought for a moment. He realized that the tier of the Sea Pixie was unusually low for a magical class, equivalent to the starting tier of a River Murloc who had not unlocked any nodes.

nMagical classes were typically considered to be powerful existences of the same tier, and their tiers tended to be higher than those of other classes.

nJi Chen couldn’t help but wonder if there was something unusual about the Sea Pixie’s tier.

nWith doubts, he opened the introduction panel of the sea pixies.

nSea Pixie

nLevel: 1

nTier: 1, 2 stars

nSkill: Water Arrow (White skill, fire a small water arrow with slight magic damage)

nOcean Casting (White skill, spell power increases by 5% when near the ocean)

nMilitary characteristic: Energy body (no need to eat, only need to absorb free magic energy to maintain survival)

nI’m very weak … Please don’t kill me

nJi Chen fell silent, realizing that the Sea Pixies’ attack method was simply shooting small water arrows.

nApart from not requiring food, there was nothing particularly remarkable about it.

nTherefore, the evaluation given by the system was very accurate.

nA Tier 1 2-star unit would have been treated as trash if they were in the hands of other players.

nHowever, in his hands, through the cheat of the military talent tree, he might be able to make them glow with vitality and become a powerful military.

nEven a weak soldier like the River Murlocs could easily be of use after being strengthened.

nJi Chen put the core into his backpack and watched as the Murloc transported the Kels silver coins back and forth.

nThe silver coins quickly accumulated on the ground, their glint was a pleasing sight.

nJi Chen had a rough idea of the purchasing power of gold coins and silver coins from his previous transactions with Raymond and from posts by other players.

nFor instance, one silver coin could buy five units of dry rations, and five silver coins could buy one unit of ordinary meat.

nFive gold coins could buy a decent chainmail, and fifty gold coins could buy a qualified warhorse.

nThis was the general price range.

nRaymond’s compensation of 350 gold coins and 1000 silver coins was equivalent to the value of seven warhorses and two pieces of chainmail.

nSo, it seemed that the fatty had considerable financial resources.

nThen again, a merchant group with three merchant ships was no ordinary merchant, after all.

nAn hour later, the Murlocs had finally managed to haul all the silver coins from the bottom of the well.

nThe round ground was now formed into a small mountain of silver. After counting, there were a total of 10,400 silver coins, which seemed like a lot, but in reality, it wasn’t much.

nIt was equivalent to 104 gold coins, which could only buy two warhorses. However, the female slaves that they had captured earlier were quite expensive.

nEach of them was worth half a warhorse. Ji Chen couldn’t help but wonder if it was worth using them as tailors and weavers, or if he should sell them instead.

nHe fell into deep thought.

nOther than the silver coins, there was also a treasure chest.

nBecause only the Lord could open the treasure chest, the Murlocs could not bring it up.

nHe had no choice but to take action personally.

nThe approximate depth of this well, according to the Murlocs, was about 30 times their own height.

nMurlocs were around 1.3-1.4 meters. So, it was roughly 40 meters deep.

nAccording to the Blue Star standard, a depth of forty meters is generally difficult to handle for non-professional divers.

nHowever, with the protection of the territory, this difficulty is not significant.

nJi Chen took off his clothes, took a deep breath, and jumped straight into the water.

nUnder the guidance and protection of more than a dozen Naga warriors and Murlocs, he swam towards the depths.

nThe water was turbid and visibility decreased as they descended, with less than three meters of clarity.

nIt would have been easy to get lost without the guidance of the Murlocs.

nAfter half a minute, they reached the bottom and he saw the treasure chest.

nEven in the water, the treasure chest was still emitting dazzling starlight, like the stars in the sky.

nThe locked treasure chest

nLevel: 4 stars

nThere seems to be something inside.

nWill the Goddess of Luck pay attention to you?

nTsk! It was actually a locked treasure chest.

nNow, he had to find another 4-star treasure chest key.

nThe treasure chest was covered by the power of the rules and could not be moved before it was opened. This meant that he could only leave the treasure chest here and come back to open it later.

nJi Chen felt a wave of disappointment wash over him and shifted his attention to the surroundings.

nHe looked at the narrow waterways leading to other places, which were only half a meter wide and high, making them inaccessible to anyone but the Murlocs.

nHe signaled for two Murlocs to go and investigate.

nBut before they could return, Ji Chen decided to float up to the surface himself.

nAlthough his swimming ability had improved a lot, he was still within the range of human beings and could not stay in the water for a long time like the Murlocs and Naga Warriors.

nA few seconds after they came ashore, he saw two Murlocs coming up to the surface.

n“The water channel is connected to the surrounding rivers.”

nThat explained why the lightwell was filled with water.

nThe loot from this expedition was satisfactory.

nThe military recruitment camp core alone was worth thousands of silver coins, not to mention the locked four-star treasure chest they obtained.

nIt was definitely a great haul.

nThere was no other area of interest to explore in the building complex, so Ji Chen didn’t hesitate to give the order to leave with his army.

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