The world of Blue Star is very abnormal.
Due to the invasion of the game into reality, civilization has experienced some minor disruptions, especially in the Great Xia Empire, which now controls the Nine Great Divine Provinces.
The Realm Masters of the Upper Realm, in order to help the Blue Star base quickly restore the transmission of fresh blood into the Realm Territory to support the development of the Human Race in the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Tribes, have sent a great deal of foreign racial technology knowledge.
Among them, the technological knowledge of the Dwarf Race, Gnome Race, Goblin Race, and Mechanical Race was the main focus.
However, the good times didn't last long; the newly established Great Xia Empire was unstable inside!
Today's technological level on Blue Star is about equal to that of Earth in the 1990s, which is not friendly to professions that involve technology such as Mechanics.
Therefore, Mechanics like Shen Yurou often end up being recruited by large factories and truly become experts at screwing in screws.
When he thought of a proud and arrogant top student and campus beauty screwing bolts in a factory, Zi Liyuan found the image somewhat hilariously incongruous.
Nevertheless, he did not look down on the profession of a Mechanic. How many powerful weapons on Earth in his previous life were manufactured with the cooperation of Mechanics and scientists?
Not to mention, in many films and TV shows, those incredibly cool Mechanics.
And in this life, within the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Tribes, the Mechanical Race was a significant power, ranked within the top five among all the tribes!
"If I obtain the Lord's Heart and enter the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Tribes for conquest, a Mechanic like Shen Yurou would be an excellent recruitment target. Given the plight of Mechanics reduced to factory screw-driving, wouldn't Mechanics be grateful if a Lord offered them an olive branch?"
Every professional, once they reach the third-turn Level 60, can enter the Sea of Realms' Battlefield of Ten Thousand Tribes.
But without the Lord's Heart, unable to activate the second page of the attribute panel's Lord template, one would face significant restrictions in the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Tribes.
What these professionals feared the most was that without activating the Lord template, they could not return to Blue Star!
Unless these professionals are willing to pledge allegiance to a Lord, becoming a subordinate hero of a particular Lord, they could be brought back to Blue Star by the Lord.
The strength of the Mechanics lay in possessing various technological knowledge. Zi Liyuan might not know much of the technological knowledge from his previous life, but his way of thinking was much more advanced than the current outdated technological landscape of Blue Star!
Several classmates noticed that while Zi Liyuan initially showed a touch of surprise, he soon reverted to his usual indifferent attitude, losing their interest in talking further with him. Instead, they began chatting amongst themselves about various gossip.
Seeing this, Zi Liyuan was unconcerned and instead closed his eyes to rest and recuperate his energy.
The arrival of Awakening Day and the impending college entrance exam made the entire city give way to the graduating students.
The bus traveled on designated lanes, both fast and stable. In just a short half-hour, it took them from the White Crane Academy in the city center to the suburban wilderness.
A group of students hurried off the bus, then quickly entered the novice training zone prepared for them, organizing themselves into teams they had formed beforehand.
However, with nearly eighty thousand people cramming into the novice training zone, it quickly became a case of too many monks and not enough gruel, greatly affecting the speed of leveling up.
Of course, Zi Liyuan would not compete with these students here for monster kills; instead, he ventured deeper into the wild monster zone.
The novice training zone was a specially segregated area for college entrance exam candidates, with monsters ranging from Level 1 to 10.
But beyond this area, the level of the monsters immediately jumped to Level 10 to 20, and if one continued to go deeper into the wilderness, even higher-level monsters could be found.
One could say that aside from the cities and the surrounding suburbs, the deep mountains and old forests of Blue Star were basically the domain of monsters.
Moreover, some monsters were not bounded by territory; instead, they roamed everywhere, so occasionally seeing high-level monsters in low-level zones was nothing unusual.
Every year, incidents of professionals dying due to these wandering monsters occurred frequently.
Zi Liyuan refused several teams that approached him, thinking he had a hidden profession and wanting him to join them. He quickly passed through the novice area and entered the real wild forest.
Overgrown weeds, trees that provided shade, and no cleared paths — but none of these were a problem for Zi Liyuan.
Wielding a bone staff, he began to summon right away.
He summoned Rack 1 to 4 consecutively, all Shield Combat Skeletons.
[Shield Combat Skeleton Level 2]: Physical Damage 5, Physical Defense 10, Health 120, Skill: Taunt
Then he summoned again, four times in a row, bringing out Rack 5 to 12, all Berserker Skeletons.
[Berserker Skeleton Level 2]: Physical Damage 12, Physical Defense 4, Health 100, Skill: Heavy Hit
The last four summons were Rack 13 to 20, all Crossbow Skeletons.
[Crossbow Skeleton Level 2]: Physical Damage 14, Physical Defense 2, Health 100, Skill: Armor Piercing
The Crossbow Skeletons also belonged to Mutated Bodies, sacrificing defense for increased maximum attack, and their skill had changed from Rapid Fire to Armor Piercing, greatly increasing the power of their arrows.
Zi Liyuan, with 21 Spirit points, could control 21 Undead Skeletons; he left one open for emergency situations.
A full cohort of Skeleton Army would put too much mental pressure on him and lead to the rapid weakening of his Spirit if sustained for too long.
With 20 Skeletons at the ready, Rack 1 and 2 still guarded Zi Liyuan's side, always on alert for possible surprise attacks.
Rack 3 and 4 led Rack 5 to 12 forward to clear the way.
Rack 13 to 20 formed a protective circle around Zi Liyuan, ready to support the melee Skeletons and strike targets with crossbow arrows at any time.