Chapter 298： : Arcane Heart, summon manpower

Just as Zongze sighed, the indeterminate mask flickered fiercely.

"Boom!"

After a muffled sound, the mask burst like a bubble.

"This **** mask has finally shattered!"

The depression on Zongze's face was swept away, and a smile appeared on his grin.

He found this secret room for several days, and it was also by chance. At that time, the wound left by the battle on his arm had not fully healed. When he was studying the mask, he accidentally touched the mask with the wound.

At the same time, a systematic subtitle appeared in front of him.

【Arcane Affinity-Advanced】

[The mask can be opened by offering blood]

The hint is simple, this mask seems to have tested his aptitude.

Moreover, it is still a single arcane aptitude, Zongze can use his **** to think that the gray sphere in the mask is related to the so-called arcane.

As far as he knows, arcane spells should belong to a classification of mages, just like the element classification of water, fire and thunder.

Arcane is a single element, but the first arcane element and time and space are almost mysterious and rare. These were only known after Zongze asked the water-based mage mother.

But anyway, this gray sphere is definitely not simple, otherwise it won't just appear in the belly of the mountain out of thin air, and it will still be made of high-grade magic stone as a material for isolation.

After these high-level magic stones are broken down into intermediate and low-level, they can be exchanged for many resources in the market, so the value of this gray ball of light makes Zongze look forward to it.

He is not like Zong Shen who has strategy tips. Many things have only very vague tips and need to be explored step by step. Fortunately, his luck is really good. Among the many choices since landing, he has always been in a smooth state. In addition, he himself has a fairly good strategic vision, which allows him to maintain the progress of his development at an upstream level.

Every day the photomask absorbs about a dozen drops of blood and it becomes saturated, and the photomask becomes darker every time.

Zongze also tried to let his soldiers or farmers to bleed, but without exception, all of them were of no use.

After the other person's blood drips on the mask, it will only flow smoothly along the surface of the mask and directly onto the ground. Only his own blood can be absorbed by the mask, but it can only absorb so much every day.

He has been bleeding for several days, and every time the injury on his hand is about to heal, it will be the bloodletting time of the next day, so he bandages the wound on his palm every day, and he also has to suffer a small amount of blood once a day. The suffering of the flesh.

The most important point is that seeing it but not getting it makes Zongze very difficult, and even feels that life is like a year, and it is hard to bear.

Now Zongze was finally able to get what he wanted, and after accumulating a sense of anticipation for several days, he was finally able to be released today.

As soon as the mask disappeared, Zong Ze put his hands on the stone platform, staring at the gray sphere.

The shape of this sphere is very peculiar, and its external appearance is somewhat like an energy state, but also a little like a gas state.

The entire surface of the sphere is enveloped by strands of gray gas. They are constantly surging, appearing very active, a bit like tumbling and restless dark clouds.

Zongze stared at this gray sphere. After only a few seconds, there was an inexplicable throbbing and longing in his body. This sphere had an inexplicable and strong attraction to Zongze.

However, he could not see any information about the sphere. It seems that the grade of the sphere has reached a certain level of unpredictability, which highlights its mystery and makes the desire in Zongze's heart even more. For obvious

If Zong Shen is here, use the strategy tips to view the sphere, and you can see some useful information.

【Arcane Heart (Unknown)】

[The heart of a powerful arcane spirit born in the void between dimensions]

It's a pity that Zongze can't see this information, he can only act on his own instinct.

I saw him staring at the sphere intently, and gradually the pupils in his eyes disappeared.

Instead, it was the same gray as the sphere, and there was a similar mist surging in his eyes.

Zongze's heart began to beat "boom boom boom", the gray sphere also sent out a rhythm of the same frequency, and the two began to resonate.

In the end, Zongze still failed to resist the attraction to the gray sphere. He gave up any hesitation and chose to follow the instinctive call. He slowly stretched out his right hand, pointed out a finger, and let his fingertips lightly touched. Go up.

The moment the two came into contact, a connection was completely formed.

"Om!"

The dazzling gray glow broke out in an instant, covering the entire secret room. After a short breath, the gray glow began to shrink, like a backflow of time and space, converging no matter how it broke out.

In the same place, Zong Ze's figure had disappeared, and the gray sphere on the stone platform had also disappeared.

Instead, a gray cocoon appeared next to the stone platform.

Obviously, that sphere had merged with Zongze, and turned into a cocoon to wrap Zongze.

Above this gray light cocoon, there is also a countdown that starts at 12 hours.

As the countdown time continues to elapse, the breath conceived in the light cocoon is gradually becoming stronger!

On the eve of the final challenge, Zongze finally unlocked the mask and got his own opportunity.

No one knows how he will change in the end, even Zongze himself.

His consciousness has sunk into the endless void, and a wave of arcane power is pouring into his body.

Everyone has his own path and his own choice, and Zongze is no exception.

...

Just when Zongze activated the gray sphere and accepted the transformation of the light cocoon.

Zong Shen has also led the team back to the territory.

Because of the emergence of the final challenge, his hunting journey ended in a hurry.

However, the soldiers are indeed a little tired. In the process of hunting the crypt monsters, the soldiers were not seriously injured, and the small injuries continued. Although the injuries are not fatal, they will bring pain and continue to attack. , Which puts the mind and body in a state of exhaustion.

Zong Shen allowed the soldiers on the expedition to disband freely and rest on their own.

As for himself, there are still many things that need to be arranged.

Today's territory is much more deserted than the previous few days. The density of the monsters in the crypt has decreased, so that there are fewer and fewer monsters wandering around, and the patrol team has also rarely been idle.

San Fat is leading the farmers in the training ground, punching and kicking at the training dummy, sweating like rain.

The kobold chief Dutra took more than two hundred kobolds and Quett to gather stones outside the territory.

Mariel is not idle, she is holding a book, sitting on the grass near the north entrance, reading, reading can improve her attributes, and after reading a technical book, she can also master some skills, such as Cooking, pharmacy, etc. can all be mastered by reading books.

If Zong Shen hadn’t had much free time, he had already started reading. Zong Shen’s time had been arranged every day. When he returned to the territory every day, he would basically wash and take a rest. He wanted to make time. It is not easy to come to study.

But reading is also one of the effective ways to improve intelligence and charm attributes. After Zong Shen is free, it is indispensable to increase the two attributes of intelligence and charm through reading.

Zong Shen rode the Eight Rings around in the territory, re-familiar with the layout of the territory, and at the same time observed whether there are weak defenses in the four directions of the territory, because then he will have to deal with the current situation in a targeted manner. The defense of the territory has been specially strengthened.

In fact, the defensive ability of Zongshen Territory is already very strong, surrounded by city walls on all sides, and there are many defensive buildings inside, not counting the previously exchanged Tier 4 drawings and the few elemental arrow towers occupied by the front line of the crypt.

In the entire territory, there are 11 Tier 1 elemental arrow towers, 3 Tier 2 element arrow towers, 2 Tier 3 element arrow towers, 1 Tier 4 giant turret, and four ancient guardians of this level. The defensive power is already strong enough.

The current inner city is relatively small, a 200-meter×200-meter square. Needless to say, the ancient guardian has a range of 20 to 1500 meters in a rooted state, which is enough to cover the inside and outside of the territory.

However, the placement of other defensive buildings requires some attention.

Now that the side of the territory is 200 meters long, the corresponding diagonal length is less than 283 meters. If it is placed evenly on the four corners, it can basically achieve full coverage of the area. In the direction where it is placed, it will have more directions than other directions. Higher territories extend range.

Including the Tier 1 Elemental Arrow Tower, with a range of 500 meters, it can also satisfy the defense of the entire territory.

Zong Shen patrolled around, and already had some thoughts on the next defensive arrangement.

To be on the safe side, I must arrange the previously redeemed Tier 4 blueprints first. The location is not important, because the range of Tier 4 defensive towers can definitely meet the defense needs of the territory, and there is only [Holy Light Tower] A special defensive tower like the [Necromancer Tower] needs to be properly positioned and placed in the main area where people are concentrated in order to be able to exert its greatest effect.

The surroundings of the territory are fairly flat, without any special terrain, and can be called a flat river. If you want to perfectly deal with the advancement of the strange group, it is best to dig some trenches and then arrange some roadblocks.

Because the area of ​​the territory is not large, the difficulty and amount of work for the deployment construction are not too large.

Zong Shen sorted out his thoughts, and rode Bajie towards the north gate. Mariel was just outside the north gate to bask in the sun. By the north gate, there was a huge piranha with a thick rhizome, comparable to an adult. The height of a person's waist reaches five meters. The two green leaves below are the size of a mattress. The main body of the flower body is blood red, just like the kind of sand-grabbing hopper in the original earth.

It was definitely a huge creature, and could swallow someone like Zong Shen in one bite.

In addition to the north gate, two trees were planted at the entrance of the lord’s courtyard. This thing looks scary. In fact, for friendly units, they are similar to ordinary flowers and plants.

These piranhas are responsible for the internal defense of the territory. Since they matured, they have not had a chance to open.

But these guys are also easy to feed. Don’t look at their names, which are called "Blood-swallowing Piranha Seeds". In fact, they don’t have to eat living creatures. They can also pour blood, or use public fertilizers in simple toilets. Cast on their roots can also maintain their growth.

Zong Shen rode out of the city gate on Bajie, and when he saw Mariel, he hugged his knees and sat on the grass not far away.

She was reading a book seriously, her fair and tender face reflected radiance in the sunlight.

Reading hard is a good boy.

"Maryl..."

Zong Shen called out softly, for fear that too abrupt shouting would scare her.

Mariel heard Zong Shen's voice, turned her head quickly, and saw Zong Shen who was riding on Bajie.

"Ah, sir, you are back."

She closed the book, got up and walked towards Zong Shen, and was about to salute her.

Zong Shen waved his hand quickly.

"Okay, go and notify everyone to gather at the entrance of the courtyard."

"I have important things to explain."

"By the way, the exploratory team, the wolf cavalry team and the soldiers on the front line of the crypt do not need to notify."

"Others, including kobolds, must also be notified."

Zong Shen gave an order, and then rode Bajie towards the territory. He also checked the supplies in the storage box to see if there was anything that could be used.

This kind of errands was naturally handed over to the logistics secretary, Mariel.

Riding Bajie back to the lord's small courtyard, Zong Shen turned over and got down the pig, letting Bajie stroll by himself.

He walked quickly into the small courtyard and came to the side of the territory storage box.

Skip the basic resources and various materials, and start looking for items in props.

Don't say So many Tianzongshen did accumulate a lot of miscellaneous things.

There are also some battle-related items, which he has forgotten because of the backlog of items.

For example, [Random Water Magic Book×2], [Iceland Mammoth Mark], [Spider Web Monster Mark], [Evil Eye].

In addition, some earth-refined gold potions have regained his attention, such as [Intermediate Huge Potions] and [Intermediate Hardening Potions]. He actually took some of these potions with him, but because of the lack of time, he was also caught Forget it, in fact, this kind of buff potion can often come in handy when you don't expect it.

He took all these items out, took them all with him, and walked outside the small courtyard.

At the same time, he also took out the 10 storm crossbows that he had placed in the storage box in the territory, as well as the 10 storm crossbows that he had used to attack the gargoyle group before, and placed them in the small courtyard. Doorway.

At the same time, he also took out the recovered crossbow bolts, and also took out ten additional sets of ordinary crossbow bolts. After waiting for the assembly of all the staff, he asked the soldiers to load all the storm crossbow machines that had emptied the crossbow bolts.