Chapter 198 - 139: Expansion Update, the Rain God Statue Event Begins

Chapter 198: Chapter 139: Expansion Update, the Rain God Statue Event Begins

"Yes, sir!"

In an instant, all 24 lighthouses in the Outer and Inner City Districts were bathed in white light.

By tomorrow, the entire territory would undergo another significant transformation.

After finishing this, Shen Xing clapped his hands, ready to send Hellish Roar out to explore.

At that moment, a series of system notifications scrolled past his eyes.

[System Announcement: Attention all Lords!]

[The Rain God Avatar has been vanquished. Phase One of the Rain of Sorrow expansion is now complete.]

[Now entering Phase Two: Rain’s Revival, and initiating a content update.]

[Update Content ①: After the great rain, all life competes to flourish. The probability of refugees and Wandering Merchants appearing near all territories will increase, with a chance for Rare talents to appear.]

[Update Content ②: Spirit Heart and Wisdom Eyes, Talent revealed. All Lords can now view the specific Talent of their Soldier Types on the interface.]

(Note: Initial Talent does not represent a Soldier Type’s final achievement. Life is filled with infinite possibilities and hope. Throughout its growth, every choice and every evolution can influence a Soldier Type’s destiny.)

[Update Content ③: Legacy of the Rain God, Mud Statues Remolded. All Lords now have a chance to randomly encounter a Rain God Statue while exploring the wilderness. Depending on your choice, you will receive different rewards.]

[Update Content 4: Lotuses in Bloom. In 15 days, the special Secret Realm ’Lotus Pool’ will open. All Lords can consume ’Rain Dew Pearls’ to enter and explore for bountiful rewards.]

...

When the notifications ended, Shen Xing was slightly taken aback.

"Another update?"

However, this wasn’t a major update. It was an expansion based on the second phase of the story, essentially adding new game content.

Shen Xing pondered for a moment, then carefully examined the new update’s content.

’The first update increases the appearance rate of refugees and merchants.’

’It seems the system took into account that many new Lords have recently joined the game. Their territories are entering a development phase and require a large number of workers for resource gathering and daily maintenance.’

’But since labor units like refugees or slaves are hard to come by, they rolled out this update.’

Then, he looked at the second update.

This was a rather important one. He could now directly view the Talent of his people through the interface.

Just yesterday, he was analyzing the Talent levels of his territory’s various Soldier Types. He never expected to be able to see the exact data today.

Shen Xing looked up at a passing Beastman in the distance, and a Soldier Type panel appeared before his eyes.

[Beastman Infantry]

[Level: Level 8]

[Potential: Elite★★]

[Talent: 6+10 (Excellent)]

...

’I can really see it now.’

’And it’s just as described on the forums. The initial Talent for a Soldier Type like the Beastman is below 10, which is the ’Ordinary’ rank.’

Then, he looked at a small Skeleton Archer on the city wall.

[Skeleton Archer]

[Level: Level 9]

[Potential: Elite★]

[Talent: 4+10 (Excellent)]

...

Next, Shen Xing inspected most of his Soldier Types to get a general understanding of their Talent levels.

The ordinary Soldier Types, including Beastmen, Skeleton Archers, Inferior Demons, and so on, all had base Talents between 4 and 8, which was the ’Ordinary’ rank.

Only the Werewolves were slightly higher, around 11 to 15, placing them in the ’Excellent’ rank.

But because of the [Golden Child] bonus, their Talent was raised by a large margin.

’The Talent of these ordinary Soldier Types really isn’t that high. I wonder what the Talent of my generals is like?’

Shen Xing switched to his bird’s-eye view and looked at a large skeleton patrolling the city walls.

It had a frost-white skeleton and carried a Frost Longbow on its back. Every step it took left a patch of frost on the ground.

[Ice Bone Executioner: Black Arrow]

[Level: Level 13]

[Potential: Boss★★★]

[Talent: 32+10 (Exceptional)]

...

’Oh? Black Arrow’s initial Talent is actually 32. Not bad!’

Shen Xing felt a surge of joy and looked toward the Black Moon Knight Order patrolling in the distance.

The leading Knight rode a Skeleton Warhorse, clad head to toe in grayish-black armor, emanating an aura of death.

[Black Moon Death Knight·Xiaohai]

[Level: Level 13]

[Potential: Boss★★★]

[Talent: 41+10 (Chosen One)]

...

’An initial Talent of 41, even higher than Black Arrow’s!’

Shen Xing was delighted once more, also noticing the Talent rank displayed—Chosen One.

It seemed that the Soldier Type Talent rankings were indeed similar to that analysis post on the forums.

The names were just a little different.

1-10 is Ordinary, 11-30 is Excellent, 30-50 is Exceptional, and 50-70 is Chosen One.

As for what was above that, Shen Xing hadn’t seen it yet.

Even Hellish Roar’s Talent was only 55. With the 10-point bonus, it came to 65, which was already approaching the upper limit of the ’Chosen One’ rank.

’The so-called Chosen One, just as the name implies, is a one-in-ten-thousand existence.’

’Even a Beastman with heaven-defying Talent like Hellish Roar is only at the peak of the ’Chosen One’ rank.’

’I wonder what realm lies beyond that, and what kind of heaven-defying abilities or talents creatures of that level possess.’

Shen Xing thought to himself, ’But with the Golden Ancient Tree, raising their Talent won’t be that difficult.’

’I just need to increase its age by a few hundred more years, and I’ll be able to mass-produce units with Exceptional, or even Chosen One, Talent in my territory.’

’Prodigies like Hellish Roar could also break through to an even higher level.’

He thought with great anticipation, then continued to the third update: the Rain God Mud Statue.

This content was also simple. It was equivalent to event-based Treasure Chests spawning in the wild, which players could encounter with a bit of luck while exploring.

And finally, the last update: the new Secret Realm, ’Lotus Pool’.

It required something called a ’Rain Dew Pearl’ to enter, and the rewards sounded pretty good.

However, this Secret Realm wouldn’t open for another half-month, and the specific rules hadn’t been introduced yet. It was essentially just a preview.

Shen Xing didn’t pay it much more attention.

"Human Lord... Human Lord..."

A voice as gentle as flowing water sounded, interrupting Shen Xing’s thoughts.

He turned to see a young girl approaching. She had fair skin on her upper body, a head of black hair that cascaded down like a waterfall, and a lower body tucked inside a seashell, which she used to swiftly glide forward.

"Nimue, what is it?" Shen Xing asked.

"Rei... Sister Reina is awake..." Nimue said, panting. "She... she said she wants to see you..."