Rhodes spent the next few days in the sewer.
He made a special trip to the Iron Cross neighborhood in the outer city and found a tavern to stay here.
In the Royal City, every block will have at least one square, a tavern, and a church, which serve as a place for people to gather and relax.
The tavern is also the only place that provides accommodation.
This tavern is located near the Iron Cross District Defense Department, and its defense chief Scarface is an official whom Rhodes is familiar with.
He had a very good impression of Rhodes, and Rhodes' plan was to find various opportunities to hunt monsters with him.
In addition, he is familiar with the sewers in the Iron Cross neighborhood. It is also very far from the sewers in the inner city, and those terrifying spiders will not come here.
Big Scarface welcomed Rhodes' arrival, and was also very resentful of what happened to Rhodes.
After finishing the hunting mission of the Plague Demon, he specially submitted a commendation report, but not only did the expected praise not come, but he received a huge criticism and a punishment.
The Internal Affairs Tribunal held that he violated military laws and dereliction of duty by hiring people without combat qualifications to participate in dangerous hunting missions without authorization.
"The Sword Comes"
The Royal City Army War Department had to give him a verbal warning and cancel the additional rewards.
Scarface and his friend Keith were so angry that they burst into the war department, overturned the tables, and almost beat the adjudicator who came to hold a war meeting.
But even so, it does not change the fait accompli.
General Defense Minister Musso promised to give them an explanation and let them go back first.
Scarface could only return to the Iron Cross Block Defense Department indignantly.
The recent defense tasks have been very heavy. Although the cadets assigned to him by the military war department are all staying students, the defense is still stretched. He has been dispatched nine times in a row, but there are still 20 cadets seriously injured, and one person suffered an insurmountable injury. Undo the damage.
Scarface called hundreds of people to report, but there was no response from all of them.
There is no place in the Royal City that is not short of people. The original defenders, guards, and fire keepers have all gone to support the front line. The main defense force of the Royal City now is the more than 20,000 teachers and students of Jinworth College.
As the weather worsened, monster activities became more frequent, and the pressure on defense increased sharply. News of the casualties of teachers and students came from various places. Doomsday cultists also began to prepare for poisoning, extinguishing lights, and extinguishing fires.
In the Iron Cross neighborhood, unknown disturbances occurred in the sewers. Monsters continued to spread upward from the depths, eventually forcing the Outer City Defense Department to form an elite combat group to clean the sewers.
It was precisely because of this operation that the subsequent mission of hunting the plague demon was launched.
The only good thing is that it was a near miss and no one or residents died.
Afterwards, according to a joint investigation by the Jinworth Society and the Ash Digger School, it was believed that there was some kind of deep spiritual disturbance in the sewers, which disturbed the balance in the depths of darkness, causing the originally stable monster group to change and be squeezed. The monsters that come out can only move to new places.
This caused a large number of monsters to come to the upper level.
As for why such disturbances in the spiritual world occurred, scholars have no conclusion and can only think that it is some kind of accidental event.
Although the elite battle group has cleared a large part of the area, the disturbance of the balance has not ended, and some sporadic monsters still appear.
Scholars believe that the disturbance may last one to two months before it finds a new equilibrium point and calms down.
Because of this, the defense of the sewers has become a heavy burden, weighing on Scarface, making him very anxious.
At this time, Rhode's arrival made him feel like he had seen the legendary angel. The scar on his face was smiling so much that he wanted to hold him and kiss him.
Of course, Rhodes rejected this infuriating behavior.
He told Big Scarface that he had become a secret fighter for special students, had obtained combat qualifications, and could participate in defense operations.
But Scarface didn't care at all.
Even if Rhodes had nothing, he was determined to accept him.
What are a few punishments, compared with the lives of the soldiers and the safety of the residents? So what if I lose my official position? I can kill these harmful insects just like I join the hunting group.
Therefore, he listed the defense of all sewers as an open task and hired the free fighter Rhodes to complete it.
In this way, every time you complete an item, you can accumulate merit and honor for Rhodes, which will be of great benefit to Rhodes in the future to improve his combat level, select high-level personnel titles, obtain rare resources, etc.
He originally wanted to allocate a few combat personnel to Rhodes, but the manpower in the Iron Cross Block was too tight. Anyone with a hint of combat ability went to fight. All logistics, medical, supply, chores, clerical and other work were all done. It’s all borne by ordinary people.
There is only one combatant in the entire Defense Department, Big Scarface. He is the last trump card. Whenever any patrol member encounters a problem that even the watchman cannot solve, he will appear on the scene.
This is the last hope for frontline personnel when they are in danger.
He can only sit in the Defense Department and cannot go there.
However, to his great surprise, a few days later, Rhodes handed over all the tasks of the iron cross block sewer, and provided a large amount of ashes, monster ashes, and task images as evidence as required.
The scarred face was so shocked that the scar on his face was about to fall off.
According to the mission description and the detection of the ashes, this too-young combatant not only eliminated a large number of unleveled monsters, but also eliminated primary-level and even intermediate-level monsters.
You must know that the combat effectiveness of mid-level monsters has already been formed. If their attributes are incompatible, even eighth-level combatants may not be able to deal with them.
And he is still a reserve!
No wonder the sewers have been quiet and peaceful these past few days.
Scarface thought it was good luck, but he didn't expect that someone was carrying a heavy load.
Rhodes' explanation for this was to reveal his special student badge.
Scarface believed him, and even when he asked if there was any monetary reward, he gritted his teeth and gave him all his salary.
This is a task within the system and is rarely paid.
But it doesn't matter to Scarface. His soul has been set, there is no hope of promotion, he is ugly, and he has no wife. What's the use of asking for money?
Guarding this neighborhood, protecting his fellow warriors, and seeing a new hope for humanity rise is his greatest wish.
The young man in front of me is so young and so outstanding. He will definitely become a rising star in the future, bringing new hope to all those who are still fighting in the darkness.
What does money mean if it can help him?
certainly.
Rhodes didn't know this.
After visiting the sewers for the past few days, he was really poor.
His fighting method is all about throwing money. Whether it's real silver bullets, spirit-sealing bullets, thunder stones, or potions, they all require money.
The unleveled monsters are okay and can be dealt with using True Silver Bullets or Thunder Stones, with a maximum of one "Soul Crit" shot.
Level monsters must use spirit-sealing bullets. Rhodes almost died because he wanted to save money.
The spirit-sealing bullets are too expensive.
For every ten spirit-sealing bullets, you need ten true silver bullets, one part humanity, three parts spirituality, and one gram of star ruby powder.
True silver bullets cost seven silver cords per gram, and star ruby powder cost three hundred silver cords per gram.
Not counting human nature and spirituality, each stone has an average of thirty-seven silver cords, which is seven silver cords more expensive than the thunder stone. The whole thing is a gold-swallowing beast.
What's even more irritating is that some leveled monsters have very high defenses. One can't break the defense, but only two or even three can bring them to a standstill.
This consumption suddenly became huge.
After several days of fighting, Rhodes had emptied all his supplies, spent his last piece of silver, and almost had no money to pay for the room. Fortunately, the tavern proprietress agreed to postpone it for two days because of his handsome voice and sweet voice. Pay the money.
After handing in the task, Scarface gave him nine hundred silver cords.
It literally saved his life.
He immediately bought two grams of star ruby powder, thirty real silver bullets, and some necessary supplies, and then paid off the money he owed.
I don’t know why, but when Rod paid back the money, the landlady looked quite disappointed.
Rhodes didn't care, returned to the house and entered the dreamland.
Although he consumed a lot, he gained a lot during this time.
Rhodes touched the soul side of the obelisk, and his message appeared at the top.
Soul Strength: 117
Soul Star: 2
Humanity: 472
Divinity: 45
Soulless Soul: 6322
Possessed souls: [Mad Sinner’s Soul] thirty-six, [Filthy Evil Corpse’s Soul] thirty-seven, [Maggot Man’s Soul] twenty-two, [Corpse Fly’s Soul] fourteen, [Undead Hound’s Soul] Soul] One, [Soul of the Deformed Demonic Spider] Five.
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All the soul dust and soul fragments were sacrificed by him, and he gained a large amount of soulless soul and spirituality.
"Spirit" is also a very important material. It is a component of the spirit, also known as the blood of the spirit. It has very magical functions, but it is easily corrupted and can only be stored in the "storage place" under the stone platform.
Due to the sacrifice of too many soul fragments, Rhodes has no shortage of "spiritual" materials.
After making another twenty spirit-sealing bullets, there were still thirty unused ones lying in the storage room.
Then, it’s time to witness the harvest.
Rhodes came to the obelisk, and with a thought, he injected the soulless soul into [Bitter Blue].
A large amount of black condensation fell into the flames of the stars, and the blue fire burned violently, and the intensity of the stars rose rapidly.
87
88
89
…
98
99.
The numbers were stuck here, and the firelight of the stars shook violently, as if they had encountered a big obstacle.
Rhodes knew that he had encountered a bottleneck, and at this time he had to work hard to break through the restrictions.
So he poured in harder, and the numbers of the soulless soul collapsed downwards like crazy. Dark cloud-like black condensation poured into the stars, and the firelight of the stars trembled crazily. Finally, under the number of the soulless soul, It suddenly bloomed when it fell below four digits.
For a moment, the entire soul surface was illuminated by blue light. The [Bright Blue] light was so strong that it finally crossed the line. The intensity reached 100, and the status changed from "blazing fire" to "blazing fire". Golden Fire”.
The light ebbs like water and is taken back into the stars.
In the night sky, the blue light of [Bright Blue] shines, condensed and clear, and is the brightest star.
Rhodes took a closer look and saw that the text on the blue star had changed to:
【Bright Blue】
[Status: Over-limit burning]
[Star Energy: Resurrection of Higher Spirits]
[Injection: Complete Soul]
[With quantification: not available]
[Position: Golden Fire]
[Strength: one hundred]
[Description: I will bloom like heaven and never fade as time goes by. 】
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Almost all the text has changed.
What Rhodes cares about most is [Star Energy], which has become [Resurrection of Higher Spirits].
During this period of fighting, he clearly felt the limitations of his spiritual energy. After using "Soul Crit" ten times in a row at most, he felt that his spiritual energy was close to being exhausted and he had to rest for a while before he could continue fighting.
This not only greatly affects his efficiency, but is also very dangerous.
Monsters don't have any chivalry. They will wait until you have fully recovered your spiritual power before fighting you.
He couldn't afford to use red soul crystals frequently to restore his spiritual energy.
If he could recover faster, Rhodes' efficiency would be greatly improved.
It just depends on the effect of [Resurrection of Higher Spirits].
The second is [Position]. Rhodes believes that the understanding of this item is roughly the meaning of personality. The higher the personality, the stronger the stars will naturally be.
Now there is only one step left to reach the final "Eternal Fire", and Rhodes is looking forward to it very much.
However, [Injection] has become [Complete Soul], which means that he can only invest the completed soul to strengthen the stars.
There are only 981 soulless souls left, consuming 5341.
Rhodes did a mental calculation and found that it was not a waste. He spent a total of about 5,800 soulless souls before raising the status of [Bitter Blue] from "blazing fire" to "golden fire".
Coupled with the previous position, the total consumption of the soulless soul is about 6,000.
He was right not to sacrifice a whole soul.
Rhodes thought for a moment and put in thirty-seven [Souls of Filthy Evil Corpses]. These are weak souls, corroded by corpses and filth, and are quite common in sewers.
The light of the blue star became slightly brighter, and its intensity changed from one hundred to one hundred and ten.
The improvement is very small, and I don’t know where its limit is?
Rhodes thought for a while and did not continue to vote.
The existing souls are probably not enough, and there are still some souls that he doesn't want to invest in.
Because by sacrificing a complete soul, in addition to the soulless soul and spirituality, you can also obtain soul traits.
Although he still doesn't know what the "soul quality" is used for, it seems to be something very unusual.
In addition, a complete soul can also be used to make "soul ashes". Rhodes only lacks sun stones now.
Rhodes breathed out.
In short, he has become stronger now, and his soul strength has reached 140. The only bad news is that he found that the amount of humanity he needs to refuel every day has increased from one part to three parts.
This consumption is a bit high, and human nature should also pay attention to obtaining it.
Rhodes held the lightning symbol in his hand and returned to the material world, intending to continue looking for Scarface and ask for more sewer missions.
Now, he has completely mastered the method of fighting in the sewers and knows how to use his advantages to kill monsters in the sewers.
After obtaining the map provided by Professor Binns, Rhodes could no longer get lost at all.
The map of the royal city's sewers produced by the Ash Digger School is extremely detailed. Not only did they systematically divide it into countless areas, they also marked each area with the degree of danger and its historical origin.
Professor Binns was very grateful for Rhodes' contribution and gave him the most complete and detailed internal version.
There are two large boxes, one box of original and one box of backup.
Rhodes had no choice but to tear the backup map into small pieces, transport them into the dreamland bit by bit, and stick them together.
In this way, no matter where he is, he has a map available.
The hotel environment is not very safe and is not suitable for staying in a dreamland for a long time.
In short, the sewers in the Iron Cross neighborhood are like a back garden to Rhodes. If he moved food into Dreamland, he could live in the sewers. This would be his home field.
snort.
I am the king of sewers.
Leave all the filth in the sewer to me.
Residents of the Royal City, you can poop with confidence, no monsters will rush up from the pipes.
Because of the existence of me, the sewer scavenger, the Dark Devourer Rod.
Ha ha ha ha.
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Iron Cross neighborhood.
sewer.
Sunken Bay.
A group of sneaky figures gathered on the stone platform. The stench from the sewage bay below was so strong that everyone covered their noses.
A voice with a thick nasal tone asked:
"The information can't be wrong anymore, right? Is he really on a cleanup mission around here alone?"
