Chapter 8: A Crushing Victory

A tall figure stood in front of three wolves guarding a wooden chest.

The Champion-level monster had a fierce smile on its face. Unlike the smaller monsters, this Champion-level creature exuded a brutal aura from head to toe. One glance was enough to tell it was a ruthless being.

The three wolves seemed initially intimidated but quickly recovered and lunged at the Champion-level monster.

However, things were different now. The monster was no longer the one that could be easily injured. It grabbed one of the attacking wolves and used it as a weapon, sweeping away the other two wolves effortlessly.

Crack!

The difference in attributes between the wolf and the Champion-level monster was too great. The caught wolf, used as a weapon, had its head torn off along with its spine.

The remaining two wolves, witnessing this, whimpered and turned to run. Their morale had clearly collapsed.

But the Champion-level monster wouldn't let them go. It immediately caught one by its tail and forcefully smashed it onto the other fleeing wolf.

Then, it proceeded to stomp on their heads, crushing them completely.

[A Crushing Victory, you gain 46.5 experience (30 + 15 + 1.5)]

[You scavenged and obtained:]

[Common Resources: 5 units of wood, 5 units of ore, 5 units of food]

[Special Resources: 1 unit of mercury]

[Gold Coins ×30]

Qin Muye looked at the rewards. Each wolf was worth 10 experience, so three of them added up to 30. With the experience boost from the Champion-level monster, he gained an extra 16.5 experience. It was decent, but the decimal points in the experience made Qin Muye think that "Lord's Era" was a bit meticulous.

The items were not bad, especially the wooden chest.

[You opened the wooden chest]

[You obtained:]

[Gold Coins ×100]

[Building Blueprint: Lumberyard]

[Primary Treasure: Standard Longsword]

[Special Resources: 5 units of sulfur]

The loot from the chest was quite good. Qin Muye had the Champion-level monster open it because it had 1 point of luck, unlike himself.

[Lumberyard Blueprint: After learning, you can construct a lumberyard. Requires: 10 units of ore, 50 units of wood]

[Standard Longsword]

[Level: Primary]

[Attributes]

[Attack +2]

Qin Muye casually tossed the Standard Longsword to the Champion-level monster, increasing its attack by 2 points.

The real surprise was the Lumberyard blueprint. With this building, he might be able to produce wood on his own.

"Let's go, continue grinding monsters. Try to clear all the wild monsters today, and see if we can find more building blueprints." Qin Muye directly studied the Lumberyard blueprint, not bothering to research it.

His energy couldn't support him to research the blueprint now, unless it was the blueprint for the Monster Workshop. Unfortunately, he had already used that one.

But there might be a chance in the future. The Monster Workshop was just a blueprint for a first-order unit, not something too precious. He could get it again later.

He had already chosen the path of developing monsters. They were weak in strength but had great potential.

"Yes, master." The Champion-level monster, holding the Standard Longsword, took the lead.

Meanwhile, Qin Muye was immersed in studying the Magic Eye. His magic power was limited, and he relied on meditation during breaks to recover. It was specifically for dealing with magic scrolls.

He had learned quite a bit by now, but he felt like something was missing. For example, the release medium.

This reminded him of Heroes of Might and Magic and their magic books. There were many similarities between this world and that game, especially in terms of skills.

As the team abruptly stopped, the three monsters surrounded Qin Muye.

Qin Muye, noticing the interruption, looked up. The Champion-level monster, who had been leading, had rushed towards a group of about 10 skeleton soldiers, wielding its sword.

In a sweeping motion, it decapitated the approaching skeletons. The 10 skeleton soldiers had no chance to resist and were annihilated.

[A Crushing Victory, you gain 155 experience]

[You scavenged and obtained:]

[Resources were not checked as they were basic resources obtained from level 1 monsters]

Even though it was the same pattern, the rewards were still substantial. It was much better than waiting in the territory for monsters to die.

If the Champion-level monster didn't have only three days to live, it would definitely be a second-order Champion-level unit.

Although classified as a first-order unit, its attributes were that of a solid second-order Champion.

After these two battles, Qin Muye's experience bar filled up by 20%, and he was about to level up.

He was excited about this and wanted to see the changes after leveling up.

With the Champion-level monster leading the way and sweeping through enemies, plus Qin Muye's previous exploration, they didn't waste much time.

As the experience bar reached its limit, Qin Muye smoothly leveled up to level 2.

[Your level has increased to LV2]

[You gain 1 free attribute point]

[You can choose one skill from the following three]

[1. Intermediate Enlightenment (15% additional experience gain)]

[2. Primary Offensive Technique (10% increased damage for melee attacks)]

[3. Primary Pathfinding (10% reduction in terrain's impact on movement)]

No need to hesitate. Qin Muye directly chose Intermediate Enlightenment.

He then allocated the free attribute point to Knowledge. Since he decided to leverage his strengths, there was no way he would add points to other attributes.

"Too bad it doesn't stack with Primary Enlightenment." Qin Muye thought there might be both Primary and Intermediate Enlightenment skills, giving him a 20% experience boost. Unfortunately, Intermediate Enlightenment directly replaced Primary Enlightenment, leaving him with 5% less experience gain.

"Master, there seems to be a tree ahead." The Champion-level monster suddenly spoke.

A tree? Qin Muye had seen trees before; what could be so special? However, he also looked up and found it surprisingly interesting.

This tree was not only large but also seemed to have a face.

"Interesting, it seems your luck is at play again. This reminds me of some kind of adventure." Qin Muye squinted his eyes, seemingly recalling something.

(End of this chapter)