mesbooks Chapter 12 If there were more fools like this...
Chapter 12 If there were more fools like this...
Wang Jue, of course, ignored the shouts of the other players. He pointed at the shark-headed merman on the platform and yelled at Mad Dog King, "Quickly finish this, kill him, and get the Deep Sea Trident!"
Mad Dog King's loyalty has reached 97, making him very obedient. He quickly climbed onto the platform, brandished his twin swords, and immediately began to fight.
With Mad Dog King's top-tier martial arts skills, taking down the shark-headed fishman was no difficult task. He wielded his twin swords, flames flying everywhere, and quickly cut the shark-headed fishman down. It was just a pity that the deep-sea trident did not fall out.
Wang Jue also went up to the platform at this time and went to open the treasure chest without saying a word.
"Ding! Treasure chest opened. Congratulations! You have obtained 500 Star Coins, 3 Beginner Supply Packs, 1 Salted Fish, and 1 Beginner Recruitment Token."
"Ding, your storage space is full. Please tidy up."
"Huh? That's all the golden treasure chest has to offer? And there's even a salted fish hidden inside! Luckily, I got a basic recruitment token. I can use it when I get back, and my territory's population will reach 4, thus completing the lord's quest..."
Wang Jue was slightly disappointed, but he acted very quickly. After opening the treasure chest, he immediately took Mad Dog King and left by boat.
At this moment, the long-haired female player arrived. She pointed at Wang Jue and shouted, "Hand over what's in the treasure chest!"
Wang Jue glanced back at her, thinking to himself, "Why are all the players in this game so arrogant?"
He ignored the female player and simply sailed away.
"Stop right there, didn't you hear me? I told you to stop, do you have a death wish? I'll shoot you dead!"
The female player continued shouting and even drew her longbow, shooting an arrow at Wang Jue.
With a whoosh, the long arrow whizzed past Wang Jue's ear and disappeared into the chaotic starry sea.
Wang Jue frowned, turned around and said, "I thought such a domineering and fierce person only existed in jokes, but I didn't expect to meet one today!"
The female player didn't seem to care and continued shooting arrows, muttering, "You dare steal my treasure chest? You're dead!"
"snort!"
Wang Jue snorted lightly, knowing that there was no way to communicate normally with such a player. The more he talked, the angrier he would get. He just kept heading towards his territory, while having Mad Dog King shield him from arrows from behind.
The Starry Cloud Boat moved automatically, with Mad Dog King positioned between Wang Jue and the female player. He faced the female player, laughed loudly, recited lines, and swung his sword to cut arrows.
As a top-tier martial arts master, Mad Dog King, though unable to fully utilize his abilities in the Chaotic Star Sea, could still easily and effortlessly parry long arrows with his twin swords.
The female player's attacks were completely ineffective. Her face was full of anger, as if she had been humiliated, and she fired arrows even more frantically.
Behind her followed a large number of players, swarming around her, it was unclear whether they were with the female player or just there to watch the spectacle.
A moment later, Wang Jue arrived at his camp. He put away the Star Sea Cloud Boat, went ashore, and strode forward. He then said to Mad Dog King, "If that woman dares to come ashore, kill her!"
Mad Dog King nodded and said, "Grandpa is asking you..."
"Stop asking, I'm sick of hearing your lines."
Wang Jue waved his hand, took two more steps forward, and saw a small fishman squatting on the ground, which was the one he had recruited earlier.
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Name: Murloc Minion
Star rating: One star
Belongs to: Warcraft
Unit Role: Cannon Fodder
Loyalty: 60
Skills: None
Dialogue: None
Description: A newly recruited murloc, who has received basic training and is adept at dying in battle.
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"No lines at all? This is worse than a beggar. What's with this 'good at dying' nonsense? If it's good at dying, is it even worth training? Just turn it into salted fish..."
Wang Jue muttered something to himself and took out the [Brick Making Skill Book].
"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the Lord skill 'Brickmaking' by using the Brickmaking skill book!"
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Skill Name: Brick Making
Skill Level: LV1
Proficiency: 0/50000
Raw material consumed: clay
Skill Description: Consumes stamina to create bricks using clay. Currently, only red bricks can be created.
Finished product: Red bricks (50% yield, approximately 500 red bricks can be made from one unit of clay)
Note: Increasing proficiency improves skill level. Upgrading skill level increases brick quality and yield, and unlocks the production of more finished products such as blue bricks and ceramic tiles. Please explore on your own for details.
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Wang Jue stared at the description of the [Brick Making] skill for more than ten seconds, his expression frozen.
"System, this skill is awesome...it's fun! I can make bricks with my bare hands now?"
Wang Jue found the brick-making skill very interesting. He brought up the Lord's Shop panel and was about to buy some clay when he closed the purchase window and turned to look in the direction of the fence gate.
The female player who had been chasing them had already reached the shore.
"He's a lord, after all! Humph, instead of staying home obediently, a lord like him goes out and steals resources from us adventurers. He's really asking for trouble..."
The female player looked disdainful. Behind her, the players who had been following her did not go ashore, but instead stood on the small boat, craning their necks to watch.
"Grandpa is asking you, money or your life!"
Mad Dog King rushed forward at that moment.
He was acting on Wang Jue's orders to kill immediately.
The female player was shocked. Before she could even utter a sound, she was hit squarely by the "Minced Meat" skill and immediately collapsed.
Mad Dog King was clearly not satisfied. He came to the shore with his twin swords and shouted lines at the players who were watching the show, his posture extremely arrogant.
The little fish-headed carp rushed forward, cheering and waving its arms behind the Mad Dog King.
And then there's Bandhu, who was originally playing with his tentacles in the distance, but now he's jumped over and quietly watching the show.
Wang Jue stepped forward and picked up the items dropped by the female player: 50 coins, a wooden longbow, 40 wooden arrows, a cloud boat capsule, and a salted fish.
"This woman, thinks no one dares to touch her? Heh heh, I wish there were more fools like her! No, I can't call her a fool, she's a selfless and kind person!"
Wang Jue was quite content, but when he saw the players lingering outside his territory, he couldn't help but frown.
Those players gathered together, pointing and whispering. With them around, how could Wang Jue feel at ease continuing to explore the map at sea?
"Once I use the beginner recruitment token, the territory's population will reach 4, and the lord's mission will be completed... Oh well, let's play it safe and focus on farming and development, and not go out unless necessary."
Wang Jue made a decision and then quickly used the beginner recruitment token he had obtained from the treasure chest.
"Ding, using recruitment token, calculating... Congratulations on recruiting a one-star Murloc minion."
"Hmm? Another murloc minion?"
Wang Jue was taken aback, and then a flash of white light appeared in front of him, revealing newly recruited murloc minions.
This merman soldier had silver-gray scales on its body, resembling a catfish spirit. It had two long whiskers at the corners of its mouth and was about the same size as the carp-headed merman soldier that Wang Jue had just recruited. It wore fish-scale shorts and lay on the ground in a daze, looking half-dead.
"One has a carp head, the other a catfish head; both are murloc minions. Interesting!"
Wang Jue shook his head and smiled. At this moment, the system notification sounded again: "Ding, the territory population has reached 4. The mission is complete. The reward is a building of your choice. Please select from the list."
"Optional Building 1: [Automatic Apple Tree], a special agricultural and resource building. After construction, it increases the territory's agricultural attribute by +3 and resource attribute by +2. The automatic apple tree blooms early, bears fruit at noon, and matures late. It has low intelligence and can grow. Currently, after construction, it can harvest 30 fruits per day, which are automatically picked and converted into food value. Each fruit is worth 0.25 units of food (if a large warehouse or other storage building has been built, it can automatically pick and store the fruits, and will not automatically convert them into food value). Please explore for details."
Optional Building Two: [Entertainment Stage], an entertainment building that provides a stage for performances. Upon construction, it increases the territory's culture attribute by 5 and improves the entertainment and happiness indices of the territory's residents. Explore the area for more details.
"Ding, a new mission has been initiated: Resist the second attack by the merman legion. Upon completion, you will be rewarded with 100 food, 200 soul power, a barracks blueprint of your choice, and subsequent missions will be unlocked."
"Ding, notification: Submit an application in the territory management panel to initiate the second attack by the Murloc Legion. The intensity of this attack is comparable to the fifth phase of the prologue."