I have an Apocalypse City - Chapter 721

Chapter 721: Chapter 721: Stealth Orb

Song Jian sighed, looking at the thirty-odd blank sword stones on the table, pondering what kind of city defense sword formation he could create with these stones.

If he was using it himself, these thirty-odd sword stones would be enough for Song Jian to use for a few months. However, if they were used to set up a large formation for city defense, he could only create a sword formation that could defend a single city gate at most. This would only increase the defense of the city gate by a few thousand degrees. When compared to the defense of the entire city, it wouldn’t be much use.

“The task of ten thousand defense units is merely a baseline, utterly insufficient. If we want the city defense to be easier, we need at least two hundred thousand, or even three hundred thousand defense units!” Song Jian gritted his teeth.

Now, in the game, the players only have one life. If things are too dangerous, the majority of players will directly abandon the city defense task and flee. Therefore, if the city’s defensive infrastructure is insufficient, there may be many players who won’t even set foot on city walls. They would rather resign. After all, the City of Hope Alliance currently occupies only one-third of the area of Doomsday City, and there are plenty of areas to house these players who have lost their safe houses.

Just then, Li Ke’er walked in with a red fox wrapped in her arms.

“Brother Song Jian, what are you doing?” Li Ke’er asked.

Li Ke’er was too young, and rarely got involved with the alliance’s affairs. Having stayed in the alliance for a while and finding it boring, she had been hanging around in her Sunflower Bar.

The second floor of the Sunflower Bar was now open to players as well, causing the most common lower-level zombies in Doomsday City to become endangered species. As soon as they refreshed, they were immediately exterminated by patrolling players.

Additionally, the value of the crystal cores dropped by zombies had increased multiple times. Although the probability of the slot machine yielding good objects was very low, many players still took a chance and won good items.

The zombie crystal cores and those good items couldn’t be compared. It attracted many players, even spawning a group of professional player merchants who sold crystal cores directly in front of the slot machine.

Having heard that Song Jian had returned, Li Ke’er had come specially to play with him.

Seeing Li Ke’er, Song Jian gave a slight smile and said, “Big brother received a task, and is thinking about how to complete it. What’s Ke’er doing? Is this a pet you’ve caught?”

Song Jian’s gaze casually swept over the small red fox in Li Ke’er’s arms and immediately noticed something unusual.

This small fox was entirely red, without a single stray hair. In Ke’er’s arms, it looked like a ball of flame. However, it seemed a bit lazy, lying motionless on Li Ke’er’s arm. Only when it heard Song Jian’s words did its ears twitch.

“This is Little Li, who I happened to catch in the wild!” Li Ke’er laughed, her eyes almost squinted shut, then she patted the fox’s head and said, “Little Li, say hello to Brother Song Jian!”

Little Li lazily opened his eyes and looked at Song Jian. He curled his mouth, revealing sharp teeth, then returned to curling up in Li Ke’er’s embrace.

Song Jian was taken aback. The moment this little fox showed its teeth, he found that this seemingly harmless, pet-like fox actually possessed first-tier combat power!

“Little Li’s already reached level thirty!” Li Ke’er said proudly to Song Jian.

Song Jian shook his head internally. Li Ke’er was only at level twenty-nine. He really didn’t know how she had tamed this fox with first-tier combat power. Moreover, from the sound of it, it seemed like she had directly tamed it in the wild rather than having captured a cub or received a pet egg to raise.

Pets caught from the wild could instantly gain combat powers. However, such pets required a lot of time to cultivate loyalty. Otherwise, they could easily run away.

Pets raised from newborns or pet eggs would have high loyalty from birth. Nevertheless, it would still take a lot of time to raise their level and combat power. The time spent on both types was about the same.

“Brother Song Jian, do you like these white stones?” Li Ke’er asked. “I found plenty of stones that looked like white crystals in the valley where I found Little Li!”

As she spoke, Li Ke’er took out two white stones from her bag that were significantly larger than the sword stones on Song Jian’s table.

Song Jian looked up and saw them, instant happiness spreading across his face. What Li Ke’er had was the most primitive ore. With a little cutting and carving, they could become blank sword stones that could be used to create a sword formation.

“Ke’er, big brother currently needs a lot of these white stones. Can you tell me where you found these stones?” Song Jian picked up one of the stones and examined it carefully. The two sword stone ores that Li Ke’er had brought out were of extremely high quality and could be used to create top-quality sword stones.

“It’s in the southwest of Doomsday City. There’s a resort there with a big lake nearby, which is so beautiful. Next to the big lake, there’s a small valley. These white stones were found in that valley!” Li Ke’er, stroking the little fox in her arms, said with a laugh.

Li Ke’er had two little tiger teeth that looked very cute when she smiled. She felt very happy to be able to help Song Jian.

Song Jian knew the place Li Ke’er was talking about. It was a thirty-five level monster area. Few people usually went there. Li Ke’er was only level twenty-nine, and she dared to run to such a dangerous place alone. He didn’t know whether to call her brave or foolhardy.

“That’s a thirty-five level monster area!” Song Jian exclaimed. “Aren’t you afraid, Ke’er?”

“I didn’t know that, I just saw the lake was beautiful and went to take a look!” Li Ke’er replied, “But the lake has monsters. They are very powerful, and they can even rush ashore. Song Jian big brother, you have to be very careful if you go there!”

Song Jian thought for a while, then took out the Stealth Orb and handed it to Li Ke’er. “Ke’er, I will give you this orb. Use the Stealth spell in advance if you are in danger in the future!”

The Stealth Orb was a trophy Song Jian had won in the arena. It could cast stealth spells at the highest level and increase stealth effects. It was much more powerful than the stealth spells of current thief class players.

Li Ke’er liked to run around in the game. Giving her this orb would at least improve her chances of survival.

As soon as he took out the orb, Li Ke’er liked it right away and took it happily, saying, “Thank you, Big Brother Song Jian!”

The little fox in her arms opened his eyes to look at the Stealth Orb, slightly curling his lips, showing a look of disdain, and then curled up again. He wrapped himself up with his large tail and fell into deep sleep in Li Ke’er’s arms.

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