"Although I'm a little unwilling, you've won this battle!”
Below the arena, Luo Yuntian looked at Chu Ming with a complicated expression. There was disappointment, unwillingness, depression, and grievance, but at the same time, there was a trace of admiration. He didn't lose this battle because of his strength, but because of Chu Ming's reckless ruthlessness and extraordinary tenacity. If he were in Chu Ming's shoes, he would never be able to reach Chu Ming's level. Therefore, he didn't lose this battle in vain.
"Yes, I won!"
Looking at Luo Yuntian indifferently, Chu Ming suddenly reached out and pulled out the sword that had been stabbed into his body. In an instant, a large amount of blood gushed out from Chu Ming's chest like a fountain. In an instant, the ground within a radius of half a foot was dyed red. The bloody scene made many spectators cry out in shock.
However, Chu Ming didn't seem to notice this. He just looked at Luo Yuntian expressionlessly and threw his sword out."Your sword, return it to you!"
Seeing this, Luo Yuntian couldn't help but be slightly moved. He took the blood-stained sword and said solemnly,""This time, your skills are better. However, there's still a long way to go. Let's see who will have the last laugh!”
"I'll wait, pfft-"
After saying this, Chu Ming could no longer suppress the injuries in his body. He spat out a large mouthful of blood, and then, under the shocked eyes of the crowd, he fell backward and landed heavily on the ring. Fortunately, before he lost consciousness, he did not forget to cast a Life Healing Spell on himself.
……
"Ahem…"
After an unknown amount of time, perhaps a day or a month, Chu Ming regained consciousness and found himself lying in a beautifully decorated and antique room. The room wasn't big, but the decorations inside were exquisite. The carved beams and painted pillars were magnificent. It was obvious that it was a noble family's house.
Of course, Chu Ming didn't pay much attention to the decorations in the room. Most of his attention was still on himself. At this time, the blood on his body had been wiped clean, and the black suit and light helmet he was wearing had been removed. He was wearing a white robe made of soft material, and the sword wound on his chest had been treated properly.
Chu Ming didn't know if it was the effect of the Life Healing Spell before he fainted or if someone had applied some kind of medicine on him, but he carefully removed the gauze on his body and found that the wound on his chest had already healed. Other than the occasional slight pain when he moved, he was basically fine.
"Creak!"
Just as Chu Ming lowered his head to check his injuries, the door to his room suddenly opened. A ray of dazzling sunlight shone in. Immediately, a young girl wearing a maid's uniform and holding a small white bowl entered Chu Ming's line of sight.
"Sir, you're finally awake!"
Seeing that Chu Ming had woken up, the girl's bright eyes flashed with joy. Then, she quickly came to Chu Ming with a small bowl.
Looking at the happy girl in front of him, Chu Ming couldn't help but frown and ask,""Who are you? What is this place?"
"Milord, my name is Little Ying, and I'm your maid. This is the Rearguard Commandery bestowed by the Imperial Court to Milord.”The girl replied respectfully.
"Maid? Rearguard Commandery?"
Hearing this, Chu Ming nodded thoughtfully. He had a rough idea. Clearly, this so-called Rearguard Commandery was one of the rewards for the champion of this year's Martial Examination. As for this young lady before him, she was considered a " gift ". Moreover, there should be more than one such " gift ". After all, such a huge mansion would require some manpower to manage.
"How long was I unconscious?" Chu Ming asked after thinking for a moment.
"Milord, including today, you have been unconscious for five days!”Xiao Ying said.
"Five days? I know!" Chu Ming nodded." Alright, you can go out first. I want to rest for a while."”
In fact, Chu Ming still had many questions about the Rearguard Commandery and what had happened during the five days he had been unconscious. However, he didn't have the time to care about anything else. What he wanted to know the most was the completion of the novice mission. Although he had already obtained the champion of the Martial Arts Competition according to the mission requirements, the problem was that before he fainted, the head examiner had not officially announced the champion. It was unknown whether this situation could be considered completed.
"Yes, my lord!"
Hearing this, Xiaoying bowed obediently and placed the small bowl in her hand on the table beside the bed."This is the healing medicine that the chief ordered me to brew for you. Don't forget to drink it. I'll be outside your room. If there's anything, just call me.”After saying that, Xiao Ying bowed respectfully again and carefully turned around to leave the room.
After Ying left, Chu Ming entered the game space.
The first thing Chu Ming did after entering the game space was to open his mission panel.
Novice Mission Completed (Received).
Chu Ming's heart relaxed when he saw the message in the mission panel. However, what surprised him was that there was not only a line of information for the novice mission in the mission bar. At the bottom of the novice mission, there was an additional line of words-Hidden mission "A little famous" completed (received).
"I didn't expect there to be a hidden mission. This is a pleasant surprise!”Smiling, Chu Ming clicked to receive it.
The quest reward wasn't very high, only 200 Reputation points. However, with the name and information of the hidden quest, Chu Ming found a way to earn Reputation points. There was no doubt that, just like skills and attributes, reputation in the game was linked to reality. Chu Ming was able to complete this hidden mission because he had made a name for himself in the Martial Arts Competition. In the future, as long as he continued to make his name known, he would most likely trigger this hidden mission again.
The hidden mission was considered an appetizer. The main dish was the reward for the novice mission. Soon, Chu Ming received the novice mission reward after the hidden mission reward.
" Beep, beep, beep…Novice mission reward received successfully. Obtained 20,000 merit points, 500 reputation points…"
" Beep beep beep…Reputation has reached 1,000. Official rank promotion conditions met. Official rank automatically promoted to Zhonglang General…"
With 20,000 merit points in hand, Chu Ming finally had a bit of money. Although it seemed like a lot, it was still used quickly.
First of all, the character level had to be raised. This was the foundation of everything. After thinking for a while, Chu Ming spent 11,000 merit points to level up his character to level 16.
In fact, Chu Ming's initial plan was to level up to level 17. Although there was only a difference of one level, this level was the dividing line between the middle and late second class warriors, and also the dividing line between the middle and late Hou Tian warriors. However, this level up was too " expensive ". Chu Ming only had about 20,000 merit points on hand. If he spent another 7,000 points to level up to level 17, he would only have about 2,000 merit points left.
2,000 merit points were not enough to activate new skills and buy new equipment. After much consideration, Chu Ming decided to save more merit points to allocate new skills and equipment to maximize his combat power.
Then, Chu Ming activated his skill.
As usual, after his official rank was promoted, there was an additional skill that could be activated in the column of killing skills.
[Whirlwind Sakura: With the user as the center, a high-speed rotating weapon will produce a tornado, causing damage to multiple enemy targets. Each use consumes 15 Commanding Points. Cooldown time is 10 seconds. Skill Rating:
Although Chu Ming didn't know how powerful this new skill was, he could tell from the two half-stars that it was quite powerful. Chu Ming was very satisfied with it. One had to know that the "Half Moon Slash" with astonishing lethality was only two stars.
Without hesitation, Chu Ming activated it.
On the other hand, the 9,000 Merit Points in his inventory had added many new skills to the Warrior Skills tab. Chu Ming looked through them one by one, and the introduction of each skill made him envious. If possible, he would have activated all of them, but unfortunately, he could only activate a small portion of them with his limited Merit Points.
Considering the number of Merit Points he had, and the fact that he was now a commandant of the Great Qin Empire, he would soon be leading the army in battle. In the end, Chu Ming chose to activate two skills that were more suitable for the battlefield.
[Bloodthirsty Blade: Summons a demon sword from hell to attach to the weapon. When used to kill enemies, it can absorb stamina to replenish itself. Each use consumes 20 Intelligence. Duration: 60 seconds. Cooldown: 60 seconds. Skill Rating:
[Dusk Bow: Lock onto the enemy and use all your energy to shoot arrows. Damage increased during the day. Consumes 15 Intelligence for each use. Cooldown time: 60 seconds. Skill Rating: To use this skill, you must be equipped with a bow weapon.
The two skills cost Chu Ming 5,000 Merit Points, but it was worth it. The former could make Chu Ming even more powerful in a group battle, while the latter's lock-on effect could allow Chu Ming to kill his enemy in a chaotic army. These two skills alone were enough to make Chu Ming look down on the battlefield.
Soon, after activating the warrior skill, Chu Ming's eyes locked onto the military strategy column. Unlike the previous gloomy scene, at this moment, there were finally two skills that could be activated in the Military Advisor's column.
[Break the Clouds and See the Sun: Changes the weather in a small area, dispelling the effects of fog, dark clouds, and other weather conditions. Consumes 20 Intelligence for each use. Duration: 15 minutes. Cooldown Time: None. Skill Rating:
[Speed up Qi Collection: Increases Intelligence and Command recovery speed by 100%. Consumes 20 Intelligence for each use. Duration: 15 minutes. Cooldown Time: None. Skill Rating: **(Consumes 2,000 merit points to activate)]
Shocking Champion Reward
Without a doubt, whether it was " Break the Clouds and See the Sun " or " Speed up Qi Collection ", they were both pretty good skills and were very suitable for the battlefield.
Needless to say, as long as Chu Ming activated this skill, his endurance would increase by at least two times. If it was combined with the warrior skill, Bloodthirsty Blade, it would be enough to turn Chu Ming into a tireless killing machine on the battlefield.
As for the idea of " lifting the clouds and seeing the sun ", it was not bad either. The art of war said that if one did not have the right time, the right place, and the right people, even if one won, there would be disaster. This meant that the climate, geographical environment, and the people's hearts were the essence of war. If one could not have all three at the same time, even if they won the battle, they would suffer a certain loss.
And the effect of " Dispel the Clouds and See the Sun " was precisely to change the weather among the three. It could be seen that in a war, this skill was definitely a great help to help one's side win.
Unfortunately, the two Military Advisor Skills cost 3,500 merit points. If they were all activated, the remaining merit points would not be enough for Chu Ming to change into more powerful equipment. Therefore, he could only choose one of the two. After all, in this world where martial arts were respected, the only way was to become stronger.
Without much hesitation, Chu Ming chose to activate the accelerated qi collection.
After the skill was activated, the next step was to purchase more powerful new equipment. Compared to skills, Chu Ming didn't need to think too much about the choice of equipment. Soon, after checking the attributes of the equipment, Chu Ming directly chose a black iron longsword that increased strength by 5 and attack speed by 10%, and a strong bow that increased strength by 4 and armor piercing by 10%. Both weapons cost 1,000 merit points.
Originally, Chu Ming had only wanted to equip a bow to complement his newly activated martial arts skill,"Sunset Bow". This was because archery martial arts skills could only be used with a bow. However, to his surprise, the moment he tried to equip the bow, an unexpected notification sounded.
" Beep, beep, beep. The secondary weapon has been equipped. The weapon's normal skill, Basic Bow Technique, has been automatically generated…"
"Is this considered buy one get one free?" Chu Ming was stunned.
Previously, because there was only one skill in the character stats section, Wind and Cloud Sword Technique, Chu Ming thought that only exclusive weapons would have basic skills, and that the basic skills of secondary weapons would have to be practiced by himself. He even thought about learning archery when he had time, but who knew that the basic skills of this weapon could be activated as long as he equipped it? It was a pleasant surprise.
However, the basic skills of this weapon were obviously not on the same level as the exclusive weapons. One was "Wind and Cloud Sword Technique" and the other was "Basic Bow Technique". Just by looking at the names, it was obvious that the two were not on the same level. Presumably, this was the so-called difference in priority.
At this point, Chu Ming's 20,000 merit points were all used up. It came and went quickly. Of course, the consumption of these 20,000 merit points had also increased Chu Ming's strength by a large margin. At least, if he were to fight Luo Yuntian again, he would definitely not win as hard and as tragically as the last time.
Name: Chu Ming
[Class: Fierce General]
Level: 16
[Title: None]
Official Position: Zhonglang General
[Reputation: 1000]
[Contribution Points: 47]
[Character characteristics: Brutal, Deadly, Stubborn, Tyrant]
[Strength: 90 5]
[Intelligence: 70]
[Commander: 70]
[Warrior Realm: Second-rate Warrior]
[Warrior Skills: Critical Hit, Half Moon Slash, Bloodthirsty Blade, Sunset Bow]
[Military Advisor Skill: Speed up Qi Collection]
[Sure-kill Skills: Chain Stab, Shout, Cherry Whirlwind]
[Exclusive Weapon: Sword]
[Secondary Weapon: Bow]
[Common Skills: Wind and Cloud Sword Technique, Basic Bow Technique]
[Equipment: Darksteel Battle Sword, Powerful Bow]
[EXP: 0%(7000 merit points required to level up the next character)]
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After leaving the game space, Chu Ming didn't plan to stay in bed. He had been unconscious for five days, so he needed to go outside to get some fresh air and exercise.
"Dong dong dong…"
Just as he got up and his feet hadn't even touched the ground, there was suddenly a gentle knock on the door.
"Come in!" Chu Ming replied faintly.
"Creak!"
The door opened, and a slightly plump old man wearing a green butler's uniform walked in with a smile. The servant girl, Xiao Ying, who had left earlier, followed behind him with a tray.
"This old man, Zhang Fu, greets you, sir!"
As soon as he entered the door and saw Chu Ming, the old man immediately bowed respectfully. The maid behind him, Xiao Ying, also bowed respectfully.
"There's no need to be so formal!"
Chu Ming waved his hand casually and said,""You should be the general manager of this Rearguard Commandery, right?”
"Replying to Milord, this old man is only a temporary manager dispatched by the Imperial Court. I will temporarily take care of the trivial matters in the residence for you, Commandant. If Milord has other candidates for the manager, you can dismiss this old man at any time. Of course, if Milord thinks that this old man is alright, this old man can also stay in the residence for a long time.”Zhang Fu said respectfully.
"There's no need to go through so much trouble. Since the Imperial Court has appointed you to be the general manager of the Rearguard Commandery, then you can do it to the end!”Chu Ming said.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Fu's wrinkled face suddenly blossomed like a chrysanthemum.""Hehe, thank you, Milord. This old man will do his best to handle the matters in the residence for Milord!”
"Yes!" "Now, tell me about the general situation of the Rearguard Commandery!" Chu Ming nodded.”Although he didn't think much of this so-called Rearguard Commandery, it was still a place for him to settle down in the Imperial Capital. He still had to understand some basic things.
"Yes, sir." " There are twenty-one servants in the Rearguard Commandery, including me," Zhang Fu said slowly." There are a male and female assistant stewards, four maids, eight servants, two coachmen, and two gatekeepers…"
Next, Zhang Fu gave Chu Ming a detailed introduction of the Rearguard Commandery, including the size of the entire Rearguard Commandery, its layout, and the number of servants. After listening to Zhang Fu's introduction, Chu Ming had a general idea of the Rearguard Commandery. To put it bluntly, this Rearguard Commandery was actually similar to the residences of ordinary wealthy families. It was much worse than the Feng Family's residence in Yan City. Whether it was the area it occupied or the number of servants, it was far less than one-tenth of the Feng Family's residence.
However, this was within Chu Ming's expectations. After all, a commandant was only a middle-level officer in the Great Qin Empire's official system. It was already quite good to be given a mansion like this. After all, in a place like the Imperial City, where every inch of land was expensive, it would take tens of thousands of taels of gold to buy such a mansion.
"Sir, this is the reward for being the champion in this martial arts competition. Please take a look!”After introducing the basic situation of the Rearguard Commandery, Zhang Fu turned around and took the tray from Xiao Ying's hands. He handed it to Chu Ming with both hands. On the tray were two black wooden boxes.
"Oh?"
Chu Ming was slightly surprised. The rewards for each Martial Examination were different, and they were not clearly announced before the competition. He originally thought that the champion of this Martial Examination would only be awarded the position of a commandant and the Rearguard Commandery. He did not expect that there would be other rewards, and he was slightly looking forward to it. Although he didn't know what was inside the two boxes, he thought that they shouldn't be bad. At the very least, they should be on the same level as the Rearguard Commandery.
Chu Ming picked up a box and opened it with some anticipation.
A thin book greeted his eyes. At first, Chu Ming didn't pay much attention to it. He thought it was probably a Houtian cultivation technique or martial arts technique, but the next moment, when he saw the words on the cover of the book, his eyes widened as if he had seen something unbelievable.
On the cover, there were eight large ancient words: Xiantian cultivation technique, Seven Kills Battle Art.
"The Imperial Court's foundation is indeed incomparable to ordinary aristocratic families!”After a brief moment of shock, Chu Ming couldn't help but mutter to himself. In the Feng Family, only a few talented direct descendants were qualified to learn Xiantian level techniques. Previously, Feng Yun and Feng Tao had died under Chu Ming's sword while trying to steal a Xiantian level technique left behind by Chu Ming's father. To put it bluntly, a Xiantian level technique was enough to exchange for ten mansions like the Rearguard Commandery. From this, one could see how valuable a Xiantian level technique was. However, such a precious Xiantian cultivation technique was actually used by the imperial court as a reward for the champion of the Martial Examination. Moreover, it was only one of them. It had to be said that this was really a huge deal.
However, it was a pity that both Xiantian and Houtian techniques had to be practiced to the level of a Houtian martial artist before they could begin. Although Chu Ming's strength was far beyond that of an ordinary Houtian martial artist, that was only the strength given to him by the game space. His own martial arts realm was only at the fifth level of the Body Forging Realm, far from the Houtian realm. Therefore, this precious Seven Kills Battle Technique could only be like the Xiantian cultivation technique, the Secret Book of Three Aeons, that Feng Lie had left him. He would probably have to lie quietly in his bag in the game space for a long time.
"I wonder what's in the second box?”After flipping through it a few times, Chu Ming put the Seven Kills Battle Technique back into the box and opened the second box.
If the Seven Kills Battle Technique had only surprised Chu Ming, then the contents of the second box had truly shocked him.
Unlike the Seven Kills Battle Art that he could not use at the current stage, he could use the item in the second box immediately because it contained a medicinal pill.
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