Time flew by, and it was already noon, Qin Muye last night had forcibly stayed awake all night and had fully learned the healing magic, and even taught it to Demon Blood.
[Water System Magic: Healing (Recovery (Power×10) +10 Life Points, Cost: 5 Magic Value)]
This move could fully restore the Life Value of the Magic Energy Spirit Monster, supporting the proverb that finding one general is harder than raising an army. Troops led by a hero and those without a hero are simply not on the same level.
At level 4, Demon Blood not only upgraded from Basic Magic Power to Intermediate Magic Power but its attributes also increased significantly.
[Hero: Demon Blood·Spirit Monster LV4 (1230/4600)]
[Profession: Bloodbath Warrior]
[Loyalty: 100 (Constant)]
[Life Value: 100%]
[Magic Value: 50]
[Attack Power: 27]
[Defensive Power: 24]
[Power: 20]
[Knowledge: 0]
Even at 10% of its attributes added to the Magic Energy Spirit Monster, they gain 2 points of attack and defense, directly pushing those with only 7 points of attack and defense to double 9s.
Adding the 3 points of attack from Bloodthirsty Magic, it could directly stack the Magic Energy Spirit Monster's Attack Power up to 12 points.
As for Qin Muye, he was still at level 3. Compared to Demon Blood, his attributes were so poor it was like the mother of garbage opening the door to a house full of trash.
Therefore, he could only play a minor role in the background, mainly hiding in the Mage Tower to avoid being a drag.
It didn't matter that his combat power was weak, as long as he could produce stronger heroes and troops. Later, he could definitely build himself up using treasures, magic, and skills.
As for encountering enemies in the future, Qin Muye had a simple plan—run if possible, and if not, let his subordinates handle them or crush them with various resources.
He chose to use the wealthy playstyle. Although he was a bit poor now, it wouldn't matter as he would rise up eventually.
He wasn't confident in himself, but he had confidence in his Talent and Profession.
He had considered consolidating great power within himself, but conditions didn't allow it, plus nurturing himself didn't bring as much benefit as nurturing Demon Blood.
Only one level apart, but the difference in attributes and Skills was like heaven and earth, truly worthy of a rare profession.
Qin Muye's Scholar was just a common profession, plus inherently not oriented towards combat or management but towards support, so the difference was expected, yet for Qin Muye, it was perfectly extraordinary.
If he hadn't had the Scholar profession, Demon Blood and the Magic Energy Spirit Monsters would never have been created, all of which he had researched on his own.
Hiding inside the Mage Tower, Qin Muye looked out the window at Demon Blood and 82 Magic Energy Spirit Monsters nearby. The extra 23 were ones he had recruited until his gold coins had run out.
In the Magic Energy Spirit Monster workshop, there still were 577 Magic Energy Spirit Monsters unrecruited. Qin Muye truly wanted but lacked the sufficient gold coins.
12 o'clock arrived on time, and in the distance, a group of neat Skeleton Warriors came over.
[Wave 1, Your Combined Strength: 1st Rank Elite, this Wilderness Monster: 1st Rank Elite Level Skeleton Warriors x100]
"Phew~, that scared me. Skeleton Warriors, no big deal."
Skeleton Warriors are just the elite version of Skeleton Soldiers, the old friends from the Skeleton Training Ground. There are only a hundred of them, no worries.
But to be cautious, he still used the Reconnaissance Skill to check.
The Skill remained unchanged, but the Attributes had risen, changing from an original 3 Attack and 2 Defense to 6 Attack and 4 Defense. The Life Points had increased from 10 to 20, effectively doubling the Attributes.
Fortunately, his Magic Energy Spirit Monster had 9 Attack and 9 Defense. Combined with Bloodthirsty Magic, it could take down two in one go.
With such overwhelming Attributes and the presence of Demon Blood, naturally, it was no big problem.
Upon seeing the Skeleton Warrior appear, the Demon Blood immediately used Bloodthirsty Magic on its own troops and cast Evil Curse on the enemy.
The Magic Energy Spirit Monster on their side burst into a crimson glow, their eyes turning blood-red, while the opposing side was enveloped in a faint red aura.
The two troops collided and immediately engaged in battle.
"Holy shit, this Demon Blood battle is really fierce..." Qin Muye didn't expect that Demon Blood would go into a Blood Frenzy, charging into the midst of the Skeleton Warriors like a tiger among sheep. With a sweep of the Standard Long Sword, he smashed the skulls of all surrounding Skeleton Warriors, extinguishing their Soul Fire and rendering them motionless.
When dealing with skeleton-type monsters, Demon Blood naturally had experience. Hitting anywhere but the head didn't pack the same punch; a direct hit was always lethal.
100 Skeleton Warriors, and in just three minutes, they were all slain.
[A crushing victory has earned you 1650 Experience]
[You scoured the area and gained]
[Basic Resources: Wood 1000 units, Minerals 1000 units, Food 1000 units]
[Special Resources: Mercury 100 units, Gemstones 100 units, Crystals 100 units, Sulfur 100 units]
[Gold Coins ×10,000]
[Points ×1,000]
"What a fat loot!" Qin Muye was overjoyed. That was just from a Rank 1 Elite Level beast; what more if it were Rank 1 Champion Level or higher? Surely the rewards would be even more generous?
From earlier hints, it was evident that the strength of the wild beasts depended on the combined strength of the Lord; he was Rank 1 Elite, so the dispatched were also Rank 1 Elite, and the rewards, definitely, were closely related to the strength of the beasts.
"The monster siege leaderboard updated so quickly?"
[1st Place, True Dragon Emperor, average speed: 0.1 seconds]
[2nd Place: Demon Subduing Scholar, average speed: 0.12 seconds]
[3rd Place: Wang Junzi, average speed: 0.13 seconds]
[...]
"Are you sure they belong to the same world as us?" Qin Muye looked at these speeds. They were facing Rank 2 beasts, yet each one was faster than the last.
"Forget it, they are not on the same level, no need to think too much about it."
Qin Muye then glanced at his own and Demon Blood's experience, noting quite a gap still remained.
[Lord/Scholar LV3 (2935/3200)]
[Hero: Demon Blood·Boiling Spirit Monster LV4 (2230/4600)]
"Only a bit over two hundred points to level up, Demon Blood needs half more, probably can level up tomorrow, not likely today."
After checking, Qin Muye then eyed the three kinds of special resource buildings in the points store, wondering whether to buy Crystals, Gemstones, or Sulfur.
"Moreover, have I gathered enough resources for the Mage Tower?" Qin Muye looked at his resource bar, and this time's rewards had just filled the Mage Tower's requirements.
So now, Qin Muye was faced with two issues: one was to expand his buildings to better harvest resources, and the other was to save up and enhance the Mage Tower to Rank 10, allowing it direct upgrade.