18: Mysterious Merchant

All of them showed no fear, quietly waiting for the opportune moment.

"Charge."

As the leader gave the command, thirty-six Sword Soldiers charged forward in unison.

They engaged in battle with the Little Devil Beastss, and the idiom "well-trained" was perfectly demonstrated at this moment.

All the Sword Soldiers cooperated seamlessly, attacking and defending in an orderly fashion.

For a time, they gained the upper hand, and there were no casualties.

In contrast, the Little Devil Beastss were disorganized, fighting individually, and one after another, they fell beneath the sharp swords.

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As for the fifty Death Warriors, who formed the second line of defense, they could only pick off a few stragglers and kill them on the spot.

They had originally thought the first line of defense would need support, but they didn't expect most of the Little Devil Beastss to be so single-minded.

They wouldn't charge towards the wooden house until they had killed the enemies in front of them.

Instead, they were blocked at the first line of defense, one after another, offering themselves up like gourds saving their grandpa.

This made the Death Warriors feel a bit bored.

Five minutes later, the surrounding black mist remained, but no more Little Devil Beastss emerged from it.

All the Little Devil Beastss had been completely annihilated, and aside from a few casualties among the thirty-six Sword Soldiers, no one was killed in the entire battle; it was a complete victory.

The corpses of the Little Devil Beastss that had been scattered on the ground all turned into specks of light and vanished.

Only white light clusters floated above.

Yang Qianhun counted them; there were approximately two hundred Little Devil Beastss from each direction.

This meant that in this battle, a total of eight hundred Little Devil Beastss were eliminated, dropping eight hundred treasure light clusters.

"The black mist hasn't dissipated, which means there's more than one wave. These monsters aren't strong, but why are there so many of them?"

Yang Qianhun scanned his surroundings and muttered to himself.

At this moment, the heavenly dao roulette announcement once again echoed in everyone's minds.

[Heavenly Dao Announcement: The first wave of attack has ended. The second wave of attack will commence in thirty minutes. Lords, please rest well and prepare to defend against the second wave of attack.]

"Death Warriors, clear the battlefield first. Injured Sword Soldiers, return to the wooden house to recuperate and only come out when you're healed. The rest of you, take a short break. We'll meet the second wave of attack in thirty minutes."

Yang Qianhun decisively ordered.

Six of the thirty-six Sword Soldiers were injured, and these six Sword Soldiers walked towards the wooden house under Yang Qianhun's command.

[battlefield codex Record: The wooden house is equivalent to the Summoner's Rift's blood pool. Injured people can enter the wooden house to recover from their injuries. Of course, the more severe the injury, the longer the recovery time, provided it is with the Lord's permission.]

Yang Qianhun immediately sat cross-legged, closed his eyes on the spot to rest, and continued to comprehend the Flame Emperor Sky Burning Art.

In less than five minutes, all eight hundred treasure light clusters were picked up by the Death Warriors and presented to Yang Qianhun.

He opened his eyes, and countless items lay before him, leaving him quite shocked.

After all, the drops were simply too numerous.

The dropped items were as follows:

400 Spirit stones, 190 iron ore, 100 wood, 110 stone.

Yang Qianhun stood up and put them all into his spatial package.

He then took out three more blueprints from his spatial package: two arrow tower blueprints and one cannon tower blueprint.

The construction costs for the Arrow Tower and cannon tower were:

Construction Cost: One arrow tower blueprint, 50 Spirit stones, 50 iron ore, 50 wood, 50 stone.

Construction Cost: One cannon tower blueprint, 100 Spirit stones, 100 iron ore, 100 wood, 100 stone.

It must be said that the Spirit stones and materials consumed were quite a lot; most people simply couldn't afford them.

One for each direction, after making his decision.

With a thought, Yang Qianhun consumed 200 Spirit stones, 200 iron ore, 200 wood, and 200 stone.

The three blueprints in his hand transformed into three rays of light and flew in different directions.

The light from the two arrow tower blueprints flew towards the east and south, and the light from the cannon tower blueprint flew towards the north.

They landed steadily about three hundred meters from the wooden house, as the territory range of a Level 3 wooden house was only a radius of three hundred meters.

Then, after the blue light formed by the two arrow tower blueprints landed, a blue light pillar shot up into the sky.

Once the light dissipated, a ten-meter-tall Arrow Tower rose from the ground, entirely black, emitting a cold aura.

Its attack range was one hundred meters; if any enemy dared to intrude, it would surely pierce their heart with an arrow.

And after the purple light pillar formed by the cannon tower blueprint dissipated, a ten-meter-tall cannon tower rose from the ground.

It was also entirely black, with a large-caliber muzzle that could rotate three hundred and sixty degrees to attack invading enemies.

After making these arrangements, Yang Qianhun had just enough Spirit stones left to refresh the heavenly dao roulette one more time.

Since the refresh cycle of the heavenly dao roulette was seven days, once all Legendary-Grade treasures were drawn, they would only reappear after the next refresh.

If he wanted to refresh quickly, he could only spend money.

The first time cost one hundred Spirit stones, so if he were to spend money to refresh this time, it would be two hundred Spirit stones.

Just as Yang Qianhun was about to spend money to refresh the heavenly dao roulette, a shout caught his attention.

"Smash the eggs, smash the eggs! Anyone want to smash eggs? Only ten Spirit stones per try! Lots of treasures! Don't miss out, folks!"

Yang Qianhun looked towards the source of the sound, and a kindly old man appeared before him.

He had a charmingly naive and friendly appearance, wearing a green hat, a white beard, a pot belly, and thick, loose black clothes, carrying a large red cloth bag.

His attire was very peculiar, and the large red cloth bag on his back was bulging, as if it contained many good things.

"Who dares trespass on my territory?"

Wu Song and Gao Shun looked towards the source of the sound and shouted, but their eyes were filled with surprise.

Someone had managed to sneak in silently right under their noses; his strength was definitely not inferior to theirs.

"It's alright, you two continue to rest. I'll handle this."

Yang Qianhun waved his hand and said.

[battlefield codex Record: The Mysterious Merchant will randomly appear near the territory and attract the Lord's attention by shouting. You can trade with him to obtain unexpected treasures.]

"Mysterious Merchant, smashing eggs? Only ten Spirit stones per try?"

Yang Qianhun instantly became interested and strode over.

"Handsome young man, would you like to smash some eggs? It's only ten Spirit stones per try, and you can get good things!"

The Mysterious Merchant's kindly demeanor from before vanished, replaced by the look of a shrewd merchant, like a Sichuan opera face-changer.

Hearing the words "smash the eggs," Yang Qianhun felt a sudden chill in his crotch and a distinct lack of security.

"Only ten Spirit stones per try? What's the highest quality treasure I can get from smashing them?"

Yang Qianhun asked directly, getting straight to the point.

If he could only get white or blue treasures, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

After all, a blue treasure light cluster could only yield ten Spirit Stones; that would be a pure waste of time.

"These eggs are all purple this time. If you're lucky, you can get Rare grade treasures, which is quite profitable! And it's only ten Spirit stones!"

The Mysterious Merchant revealed a friendly smile, a flicker of something else in his eyes.

He only mentioned getting Rare grade treasures if one was lucky, but said nothing about bad luck.

This was clearly a shrewd merchant.

"Then can I..."

Yang Qianhun stared at the Mysterious Merchant's red cloth bag, a bold idea forming in his mind.