Chapter 459
This was by no means a flaw; she was certain that Yu Xunge would achieve great things in that mysterious place, making a name for herself in Zai Jiu. Her personality and traits were crucial for that.
But for a spiritual leader, her gentle, reserved, and low-key nature was simply too bland.
Good people earn affection, and smart people gain admiration, but neither can inspire the kind of fervent, irrational worship!
What a spiritual leader craves is passion, strength, and dominance. They want someone who speaks with authority, someone for whom people are willing to lay down their lives just to be seen and remembered, someone they can join in battle and share their story with!
If you hesitate over what you want, how can you expect those who follow and admire you to feel any different?
When Yu Zhaohai first saw the snippets Zhao Shuying sent after their meeting, she felt a surge of anger.
It wasn’t until she read the line, “I want Heifei,” that her mood lightened a bit.
Seeing the other party accept the attribute points from Dinghai and boldly declare her desire for the nearby territory, the frown on Yu Zhaohai’s brow finally eased.
She was indeed much more assertive, but it still wasn’t enough.
What she wanted to see was the kind of dominance Yu Xunge displayed when she killed Heifei.
What was Yu Xunhuan even worth?
Would public opinion turn sour?
Would Heifei still be useful to Zai Jiu?
What would the players think when they heard this news?
No need to worry; as long as Yu Xunge was the strongest in Zai Jiu, as long as she was a unique existence capable of evolving Zai Jiu, Yu Zhaohai would handle everything else! Dinghai would always support her.
This was a beginning, a signal that Yu Xunge was truly starting to change.
It seemed that this “Mahjong Tournament” had a significant impact on Yu Xunge.
She had already received the timeline for the changes in the wealth rankings and the disappearance of Heifei. Comparing the data, Yu Xunge had killed Heifei in no more than ten seconds.
To kill Heifei in under ten seconds meant Yu Xunge’s strength was even greater than she had imagined. She recalled Zhao Shuying’s words about Yu Xunge’s unmasked attribute data.
A mix of helplessness and amusement flickered in her heart. How could someone so powerful still be so reserved? Who did she take after?
Yu Zhaohai was in a good mood, her five fingers lightly tapping the table like a pianist. She said, “If any of you can kill Heifei in under fifteen seconds like her, I’m willing to offer half of Dinghai’s current resources to persuade her to take you to that place and show you the world. If the divine gift fades, Dinghai will take care of you.”
“Don’t say I’m not helping you; even 150 seconds is fine.”
The meeting room fell completely silent. The players who had been dissatisfied just moments ago now wore calm expressions.
The legion leader really had a sense of humor; a smile would suffice.
…
Eighty-five dishes lay before her.
Yu Xunge picked up her chopsticks, took a deep breath, and quickly sampled each dish, finishing in under a minute.
Memories of Heifei’s life flashed through her mind.
From being thrown into a garbage heap on Extreme Day Island to encountering that black divine dragon—she recognized that dragon; it was Fengqie. The gust of wind it stirred up had knocked Heifei unconscious.
The little snake gained the skill 【Reversal Moment】, allowing it to turn the tide time and again.
Countless times, when on the brink of death, it would draw a divine dragon on the ground.
At first, it used its own forked tongue to draw, then its tail, and eventually, as it grew dragon claws, it used those to create its art.
As it acquired more dragon blood through various means, it began to resemble the divine dragon it had drawn more and more…
—【Congratulations! Player has learned Heifei’s self-created SS-level skill—Draw Dragon】
Yu Xunge immediately used 【Thief’s Milk Dragon】 to rewind time. Let’s do this again!
Once, twice… seven times… fifteen times!
—【Congratulations! Player has learned Heifei’s self-understood SSS-level skill—Reversal Moment】
At the moment she acquired the skill, her heart raced with excitement. Finally! This skill was truly hers!
She pushed all eighty-five dishes toward the drooling Tu Lan.
Then she stood up and walked over to the skeleton.
Using the skill, 【Only the Dead Will Obey】!
Swish—blue soul flames ignited in the eye sockets of the skeleton Heifei.
【Chapter 595: Skeleton Heifei】
Yu Xunge controlled Heifei to fly around in the air, releasing several skills.
If the skeleton Heifei didn’t use any skills and simply patrolled, it would consume 500 mana per minute.
However, if the skeleton Heifei entered combat mode, not only would the skills it used require its own mana, but the mana cost for Yu Xunge to control it would also rise to 1500 per minute.
The most energy-efficient option was to have the skeleton Heifei lie down and close its eyes, doing nothing, which would only consume 200 mana per minute.
Yu Xunge took out the box of attributes Dinghai had given her earlier, used 【Renovate】, and checked each item to ensure everything was in order before using them.
After using all the immediately convertible attribute items, she gained 89 additional attribute points.
Adding the 24 points from the previous evolution of Zai Jiu and the 12 points from leveling up today, Yu Xunge allocated all 125 available points to Intelligence.
With the attributes she had stolen from the dungeon last night, her current base stats without any equipment were:
【Yu Xunge】 Level 19
【Health】: 85385/85385
【Mana】: 29325/29325
【Strength】: 249
【Constitution】: 275
【Intelligence】: 351
【Agility】: 2252
【Luck】: 10 (+42) (【1】-Resting: 151:27:35) (【1】-Resting: 151:27:35) (【1】-Resting: 151:27:35)…
【Charm】: 10 (Max Value)
Her mana regeneration speed was decent, boosted by the bonuses from the divine game and the rare fruits she had eaten on Dragon Island.
Without consuming any food, buffs, or potions, her mana could automatically regenerate about 1200 points per minute. Now, with over a hundred additional Intelligence points, that number would rise significantly.
This was more than enough to cover the mana needed for both the daily and combat modes of the skeleton Heifei.
The only concern was whether dying in the divine game would sever her connection with the skeleton Heifei.
She wasn’t worried about losing control over the skeleton Heifei; as long as Heifei died by her hand, she could always use 【Only the Dead Will Obey】 on him again.
Yu Xunge used 【Skewers】 to turn some of Heifei’s flesh into 14 skewers. This time, she deliberately made skewers of different sizes for comparison; the largest skewer was nearly a meter long, while the smallest was just a piece of meat on a toothpick.
Only Yu Xunge could eat that much; otherwise, it would be impossible.
After finishing all of it, she gained some data boosts from various corners.
Some increased her mana, some her health, and others shortened casting times. The enhancement effects weren’t particularly strong, but they added up.
In comparison, the larger skewers did have better enhancement effects, but they still paled in comparison to the skewers made from the ingredients of Restaurant No. 1.
The size had minimal impact; the quality of the ingredients determined the enhancement effects.
There was still over a thousand pounds of Heifei left, and Yu Xunge stored it all away.
She texted Zhao Shuying that she was ready to discuss business, then dismissed 【Silent Hill】 and the Thunder Prison, continuing to practice the remaining skills of the skeleton Heifei openly.
She discovered that she couldn’t control which specific skills the skeleton Heifei would use; she could only give a command, and then the skeleton Heifei would do its best to execute her instructions based on its residual combat awareness.
Yu Xunge: “You said it still has combat awareness. Does that mean it’s not completely dead?”
B8017913: “I don’t know. Life is mysterious. I’m not sure where the soul goes after the soul flame extinguishes, or how resurrection skills work. My database doesn’t have that information.”
Yu Xunge decided not to ask further and began using skills to clean the remaining flesh and blood from the skeleton, making it look a bit tidier.
Zhao Shuying arrived quickly. She glanced at the skeleton Heifei, not uttering a single unnecessary word, just like she had with Tu Lan’s go-kart—she took a quick look and then turned her gaze away.
Yu Xunge waved her hand, instructing the skeleton Heifei to fly around them. She said, “From now on, the skeleton Heifei will stay here to guard my home. If I’m not around and you encounter an emergency situation you can’t handle, just send me a message explaining the situation, and I’ll send him to help you.”
After a brief pause, she frowned and added, “If you can’t reach me but the situation is truly urgent, you can also come to him. I’ll give him a command, and if necessary, he will temporarily follow your orders. You’ll have two chances each month.”
Two chances just happened to be the number of times she could enter the divine game.
A divine game like the Restaurant of Nonsense wasn’t available every time. Even if dying in the divine game would sever the connection, she would return once she left the divine game.
She just needed to find a way to provide the skeleton Heifei with something that could replenish mana or acquire a few more skills that increased mana.
Otherwise, if the skeleton Heifei’s mana consumption affected her combat at a critical moment, it would be quite the predicament…
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