Chapter 136: The Treasure Chest of the Eerie Dock
Buzz!
While passing by the first dock, Gu Xi heard the sound of a bowstring being released.
He looked up in the direction of the sound and saw the newly joined Skeleton Archer Leader leading the 29 Skeleton Archers assigned to his team, engaging in long-range attacks against the eerie enemies at the dock.
Looking at the strange ships docked there and the group of coral-covered people trying to disembark, Gu Xi remembered that this was the most troublesome of the three docks.
The Eerie Dock.
It seemed that these coral people were the ones attacking the dock area of Aridowei City this time.
They came here to plunder. Once ashore, they immediately began turning the ground into coral, preparing to charge towards the nearby dock warehouse.
As for the skeleton soldiers originally patrolling here, they were quickly turned into coral by these eerie beings before they could react.
Thus, the number of eerie coral people disembarking from the ship suddenly increased from the original six to eighteen.
If it weren't for the Skeleton Archer Leader receiving the message and bringing people over to deal with the eerie beings, the number of these eerie coral people might have been even greater by now.
As things stood now.
From what Gu Xi could see, the situation was already under control.
The performance of the Skeleton Archer Leader was quite impressive.
His judgment of the battlefield was very accurate, and he had several attack plans. Although he couldn't speak, a single gesture from him would prompt the Skeleton Archers behind him to synchronize different attacks, requiring no precise commands.
What Gu Xi saw was the leader and his team focusing their fire, controlling the range with a rain of arrows, and executing phased three-shot volleys.
These were things Gu Xi couldn't do when commanding the Skeleton Archers.
Under Gu Xi's command, the best he could achieve was directing them who to attack, but the method of attack was left to chance.
But now it was different. Gu Xi saw the Skeleton Archer Leader easily managing everything in front of him.
Those initially arrogant eerie coral people were forcibly suppressed, unable to advance within 150 meters of the Skeleton Archers.
If the Skeleton Archer Leader wasn't still training his subordinates' coordination, he would have already killed all these eerie coral people.
When Gu Xi appeared, the Skeleton Archer Leader immediately perked up, aware that Gu Xi was watching, and wanted to show his capabilities.
So he waved his hand, and the previously stationary Skeleton Archers started to advance.
Their movements and those of the combat squad 1's spearmen skeletons were similar, constantly repeating a set of actions.
Step forward, draw the bow, shoot, reload, and let the rear Skeleton Archers advance.
This wave after wave of attacks was like a tide.
Each time they could take away the lives of two to three coral people. After seven or eight steps, all the coral people were pinned to the dock.
When these coral people were killed, their bodies would quickly shrink, leaving only some differently colored coral behind.
And the eerie ship docked at the pier had already lowered its sails and began to sink into the water.
Gu Xi estimated the speed of the eerie ship's sinking and guessed that it could last about a day, which seemed to be a set time. Defeating the sailors on the ship, the time for looting the ship's supplies was almost a day.
"Luna, I'll wait here. You go and ask Cain to send people over to move the goods."
Luna quickly retreated upon hearing this, and Gu Xi, holding the Cold Wind Staff, jumped onto the eerie ship.
The ship before him was clearly one that had been underwater for an unknown number of years, already integrated with the coral.
At least the deck had been coralized. As Gu Xi stepped onto it, he could clearly feel a special power coming from beneath his feet, seemingly trying to turn him into a coral person.
However, Gu Xi's current strength was sufficient. He planted the Cold Wind Staff into the deck, and it turned into defense mode, with five-meter-long vines constantly striking the ground.
Simultaneously, numerous metal shards, like flying knives, kept piercing and weaving through the deck.
After seven or eight strikes, the deck beneath Gu Xi was smashed into a large hole, revealing a leaking hold with a coral-covered treasure chest inside.
By this time, the chest was already half-submerged in water.
Gu Xi realized that if he hadn't broken the deck, he would have missed this eerie treasure chest once it was fully submerged.
Gu Xi grabbed the Cold Wind Staff, and the vines wrapped around him, delivering him to the treasure chest.
As soon as he touched the chest, Gu Xi felt the coral come to life, trying to stop him from opening it.
But Gu Xi wouldn't have it. Seeing this resistance, he drew the Crushing Staff and struck heavily.
The blow drove the encroaching coral back.
Taking advantage of this, Gu Xi opened the chest.
[You have opened the eerie treasure chest.]
[You have received 317 gold coins.]
[You have received Weapon Fragment (White) *33.]
[You have received Metal Ore *19.]
[You have received Soldier Recruitment Ticket (Level 3) *2]
[You have received Building Stone (Level 1) *1]
[You have received Coral Shield (Level 1) *1]
[You have received Relic (Level 1) *1]
[Weapon Fragment (White): Shattered weapon, can be equipped by soldiers, each piece increases attack by +1.]
[Metal Ore: Unrefined metal ore, each piece can be refined into 2-3 units of metal.]
[Soldier Recruitment Ticket (Level 3): Grants one-time soldier recruitment eligibility in self, neutral, or friendly towns, directly recruiting 20 level 3 soldiers for the current town.]
[Building Stone (Level 1): Instantly completes a level 1 building (requires building blueprint).]
[Coral Shield (Level 1): Shield made of hardened coral, can be equipped by players and heroes, increases defense of all equipped soldiers by +2.]
[Relic (Level 1): Unique game item, each game can have 5-10 relics, placed in cities to enhance city attributes, occupies an auxiliary building slot, but its quality is equivalent to a core building.]
"I..."
Looking at the treasure chest before him, Gu Xi was speechless.
He didn't see anything else; he only saw the word "relic."
Gu Xi had heard about relics during his school days.
Each game generates 5 to 10 relics, but no one knows where these relics are hidden or how to obtain them.
These things aren't obtained through tasks but rather by luck.
Sometimes, luck comes, and a stone picked up by the roadside is a relic.
Right now, Gu Xi's luck had arrived. Although he didn't know what this relic was, having it was enough for him.
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