After Shadow Guard 2 rushed to the central city, he met with Wu Ke. Everything was fine at the Apocalypse Store here and it was not implicated. The people of the Crusaders should not have found out the connection between the two sides.
Cheng Shaofeng also felt relieved. This place is currently a major producer of crystal stones, and it must be maintained well.
Although he is now at the fourth level and can no longer use crystals to quickly improve his realm like before, the crystals can help him gain skill points, which greatly helps improve his combat effectiveness!
Realm is the foundation, and skill level is the actual combat power.
If his original body could upgrade all the skills of the nine major inheritances + several minor inheritances to the maximum level, then... it would truly be a qualitative change caused by a quantitative change.
In particular, the basic passive skills that each school and sect teaches to beginners can greatly improve basic attributes.
Arcane-like mental focus, increasing intelligence and energy.
Soldiers' military literacy improves their strength and life.
Shaman's brute force, improving the skill and vitality of using two-handed weapons.
There are also various aura skills. As long as there is enough energy, once they are activated, it will be a considerable basic improvement.
Through a large number of passive and aura skills, Cheng Shaofeng can raise his own attributes to an extremely exaggerated level!
So... now that he is leveling up slowly, he needs to raise all his skill levels!
"Previously, all the crystals were used to upgrade the main body and summon players. Now, except for summoning players... all of them are used to strengthen skills. For output skills, only high-level ones are needed, and the passive skills must be maxed out!"
After Cheng Shaofeng and Wu Ke had discussed the store's affairs, they received a reply from the player 'Yu Mu'.
Yu Mu: "Lord, I asked Master. The top leaders of the Human Alliance do have a treaty called the Human Protection Treaty to restrict all fifth-level domainers. Fifth-level domainers of any inheritance cannot attack others without authorization. If they do, they need to report to the Alliance Master in person and explain the reason. But there is an exception... That is, when this inheritance faces a major crisis and needs to protect itself, it can take action first and then report. Once a fifth-level domainer violates this treaty, he will be sanctioned by the Alliance."
Yu Mu: "It is worth mentioning that... this treaty was proposed after the Thirteenth Alliance Leader ascended the throne more than 40 years ago. Although there were similar unspoken rules and restrictions before, they were not implemented so strictly. Now, if anyone dares not to abide by it... then the Thirteenth Alliance Leader will personally come to the door and beat him so hard that he can't catch his breath for 10 years..."
Shadow Guard Lord 2: "Okay, I understand."
"Yu Mu is still reliable. As expected, he found the rule that Wu Jie mentioned... This should not be a secret within each inheritance. It's just that we are all unskilled and don't have a complete wasteland knowledge system, so we are so passive."
"Since he can't threaten their inheritance, he can't attack at will... I can rest assured. He is just a fourth-level professional. The players can still win by numbers."
"Wait... there seems to be a loophole in this treaty?"
Shadow Guard Lord 2: "Yumu, this treaty only restricts the fifth-level domain masters who have inherited the inheritance. What if it is a fifth-level domain master who is a casual cultivator? Doesn't it mean that there are no restrictions?"
Yu Mu: "Oh! By the way, I was just about to report this to you. Last time you asked me to find out how human inheritance came about, and I have found out... As long as a person reaches the fifth level of the realm, his cultivation path can be transformed into a complete inheritance for future generations to practice, so every fifth level realm represents a heritage!"
"Hiss~ I see... Then, the nine great human inheritances and dozens of minor inheritances were all created by fifth-level domain masters! Holy shit! Humans have so many top masters?"
"Why should we be afraid of the Zerg zombies? Can't we just open up the territory and kill them randomly? Is it necessary to let the people below fight to death?"
Cheng Shaofeng couldn't understand why humans, with so many strong people, could be surrounded and fought by alien races every day.
This question... Yu Mu has no way to answer it.
Yu Mu: "Even my master only said that fifth-level domainers have a higher mission to accomplish."
Among the current players, only Yu Mu has reached the most in-depth level in human inheritance. If she doesn’t know the high-level information, then other players will know even less. Cheng Shaofeng can only suppress this doubt for the time being.
Shadow Guard Lord 2: "But I have one last question... Do you know which inheritance the Human Alliance leader Thirteen leads?"
Cheng Shaofeng only knew that he used to be a casual cultivator, but since Yu Mu said that fifth-level domainers would build their own inheritance, and the leader of the Human Alliance was so strong that he could beat up domainers of other inheritances, then his skill system must be even stronger!
If players can learn it... wouldn't they be invincible at the same level
Yu Mu: "The inheritance of Alliance Leader Thirteen is called Extreme Blade. It is said that Thirteen collected the advantages of many excellent skills of mankind and created a very strong system. It is both offensive and defensive, and very domineering. However, his inheritance... is not open to others. It seems that there is only one closed disciple... His whereabouts are mysterious, and no one even knows what he looks like."
"Hiss~"
"I see. The current leader is a patchwork freak! He stitched together an invincible BD and stopped playing with everyone. He's afraid that others will surpass him, so he went into hiding!"
"He probably accepted an apprentice because he was afraid that if he died, all his efforts would be wasted, so he taught him in secret..."
"What a selfish person!"
Cheng Shaofeng thinks... Since your inheritance is strong, there is no reason not to let humans learn. If the overall strength of humans increases, it will be better to deal with alien races. If we can work hard from generation to generation to resolve the invasion from outside and return to a peaceful era, then humans may very well restore their prosperity before the wasteland.
He shook his head and had a very bad first impression of this leader.
Never mind other inheritances. Even if there are some conditions for joining, they are basically open and anyone who has the ability can learn them. The leaders who founded their own sects hide their own inheritance... This is the first time Cheng Shaofeng has heard of it.
If every human master was so self-centered, the human race would have perished long ago.
After learning the information he wanted to know, Cheng Shaofeng was temporarily relieved. Since the fifth-level domainer could not act at will, his original body did not need to run away with Wu Jie.
"I just don't know how the Human Alliance will deal with this matter... Will they side with Christianity or act impartially?"
"If they act impartially... the treason of the bishop of the Cross alone would be enough for them to bear."
"Let's stay here for a few days and wait and see what happens."
Just when Shadow Guard 2 was about to go back to set up some defensive formations for his central city base, Xigou came online and started chatting with him.
Xigou: "My Lord, when we fought that cripple last time, he asked you to go to the Cross Church for a chat. What do you think...?"
"Um?"
Cheng Shaofeng instinctively wanted to refuse.
An enemy of this level may have all kinds of abilities. What if he can find his true form through the shadow guard
But after thinking about it for a while, Cheng Shaofeng came up with a good idea.
He sent a message to the player, 'God rewards hard work.'
Shadow Guard Lord 2: "Turn on the voice function of your smartwatch and tell that fifth-level domainer that I am willing to have a voice call with him."
God rewards hard work: "Okay, Lord! I'll go right after I finish. (A wheezing sound is heard)"
God rewards hard work. He played the role of a double agent and leaked some unimportant information to the other party. The other party has been on guard against him. Currently, he is a marginal figure in the Christian Church and just lives as a priest. It is naturally very good to use him as a bridge of communication at this time.
3 minutes later.
The Calamity Lord Cheng Shaofeng and the Crusader Cardinal Zhao Hongwu had their first formal dialogue.
Cheng Shaofeng: "What do you want to talk to me about?"
Zhao Hongwu: "You know me, but I don't know you. Should I call you... the leader of the new Inquisitor force or the lord of the natural disaster base?"
Cheng Shaofeng was not surprised at all that he knew the name of his base. After all, it was no secret in Colossus City. During the time when Gao Hou and his men had controlled it, they must have found someone to learn a lot of information about their base.
Cheng Shaofeng could even think that the other party already knew that their headquarters was in Hongcheng.
Cheng Shaofeng: "You can call me... Shadow King."
"Okay, Shadow King... Your name reminds me of an old friend from Duoyu Academy. His ability is also related to shadows. He is... a very interesting person. Forget about him. I am communicating with you to tell you something... that you don't know."
"Oh? What other bad things have you done?"
"... ..."
Cheng Shaofeng's words made Zhao Hongwu silent. After a moment, he continued, "Don't waste everyone's time with these useless words. They have no practical significance and won't anger me."
"But you were clearly speechless just now."
"... ..."
"Look, you're speechless again!"
"That's enough! You're even more noisy than your subordinate 'Wang Chou'!"
"Eh? Oh, by the way, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten what you did to him. You wouldn't let him die, and you wouldn't let him go. What the hell are you doing?"
Cheng Shaofeng also remembered that he hadn't seen the player 'Clown King' for a while. Ever since he was caught doing something bad...
Zhao Hongwu: "Haha~ Let's talk about this later."
"Before we start our formal conversation, I want to ask you... Do you know about my mysterious heritage?"
Cheng Shaofeng: "The Christians do everything except good things. They dare to kill anyone except aliens. They are good friends of zombies and good partners of insects. It's really unlucky for humans to have you!"
Cheng Shaofeng directly expressed his true feelings.
These Christians have never done a single good thing since I met them!
Fanning the flames and causing sabotage everywhere.
"Alas... Your opinion has some truth, but not all. Did you know that my mysterious heritage does not only have Christians? There are also many non-Christian members."
"Hmm? What do you mean? There are differences in beliefs within your heritage?"
"Faith brings strength... but you can also reach the fifth level without faith. It's just that the road is very slow. There are very few newcomers who can stick to it and not take shortcuts. If I tell you that believing in Dregg can double the training speed of ordinary monks and gain several exclusive skills, and that not believing can only lead to hard training step by step like other monks, what will you choose?"
Cheng Shaofeng: "Uh... you've confused me. Don't you all believe in the one called Dreig?"
"It's a long story..."
Through Zhao Hongwu's narration, Cheng Shaofeng began to truly understand the mysterious inheritance.
The mysterious inheritance system is divided into two parts, one is the original system, the other is the Dregg system. The inheritors can choose to practice one or the other at the same time. The latter requires faith in Dregg to unleash the power of skills, and gain experience by obtaining skills passed down in dreams, which greatly speeds up the progress of practice, but the price is that it requires a lifetime of faith and worship of Dregg.
And within the mysterious inheritance, there are naturally two factions. One faction created the Crusades and believed in Dreg to take the fast-track training route, while the other faction stuck to their original intentions and believed in themselves, practicing skills without the Dreg system and improving step by step.
Although both are cultivation methods, the faster Dregg system has an absolute advantage. More and more people believe in him, and Christianity has gradually become synonymous with mysterious inheritance.
But in fact... there are still many cities controlled by mysterious inheritances that are still insisting on practicing the Dreger-free system. Although they suffer more, they tend to become stronger after reaching the fourth level, and it is easier for them to create their own secret ball skills. Some people have even developed multiple new skills before being promoted to the fourth level. After being promoted to the fourth level, they instantly obtain multiple secret balls and their strength soars.
There are two modes, one with fast progress before the fourth level, and the other with fast progress after the fourth level. Zhao Hongwu did not judge the pros and cons, but simply stated the fact of their mysterious inheritance.
"The reason why our mysterious inheritance is recognized as the first inheritance is that our Dreig system has a fast promotion speed and is formed quickly. Another reason is that... we still have many people who inherit the inheritance scattered outside. Most of them are alone in various battlefields and have played a great role in protecting mankind. They are not as bad as you said..."
"What you saw is just a rare phenomenon. Some people have become too powerful in recent years. The Alliance and I will investigate the matter of Colossus City. The Human Alliance hopes that we will not have such conflicts again, and I also hope that you can put aside our previous grievances and stop here..."
When Cheng Shaofeng heard this, his brows suddenly frowned.
"What do you mean? After showing off his strength, he stopped fighting? The Human Alliance really cares about this? That's good news for me! I can take this opportunity to grow and wait for the players to level up in the southern battlefield. Then I will beat up the Crusaders!"
Cheng Shaofeng didn’t care at all about what Zhao Hongwu said about the mysterious inheritance!
He only knows... If you mess with me, I won't let you have it easy. I will beat you until you kneel down and sing the song of conquest!
As for your internal disputes... I don't care. If you are really sincere, hand over Zhao Rulong and his daughter and Gao Hou to us and let us deal with them!
But he certainly wouldn't say that at this moment.
"Yeah! That's what I thought. I also think it's the best choice for both of us to shake hands and make peace now."
Zhao Hongwu: "But... we are the absolute advantage in the confrontation, and you also killed our fourth-level professional Zhao Rujiao, and destroyed Zhao Sisi's body. I have a few conditions. If you can meet them, I can reconcile with you on behalf of the mysterious inheritance."
Damn it!
I knew it wasn’t that simple!
Cheng Shaofeng gave him the middle finger angrily.
"explain!"