“Your patron?”
Ji Ye’s expression changed.
Every time the settlement had a ritual, the heroes who met the requirements in the long river of civilization could sense and receive some information on the settlement.
Who was Li Yuanba’s patron? According to the Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties, it should be Qin Qiong.
However, Qin Qiong was a character that the Twin Dragon Mount fort could summon, so the “patron” was unlikely to be Qin Qiong.
“Huh, so that’s what it is…”
While he was confused, Ji Ye sensed a new episode of information in his head.
It told him that Li Yuanba would listen to him because of the “patron”, but at the same time, he couldn’t propose “requests” to Li Yuanba for free.
Obviously, Li Yuanba’s “patron” must be the Land of Inheritance’s “will” or the “system” in-game terms and “heavenly will” in cultivation worlds.
It was like how the natives of the Twin Dragon Mount fort received an “oracle” and respected him as the master of the fort.
“Yes, I am ‘Master’.”
“Then I’ll only listen to you in the future!”
After sensing that piece of information, Ji Ye was no longer worried.
After all, Li Yuanba was a problematic young man and didn’t even obey Li Shiming. If he refused to be restrained after arriving at the Twin Dragon Island, he would probably cause more damage to his fellows than he would to the outsiders!
“However, why is Li Yuanba only rated as a ‘Commander’? Didn’t the Soul of Civilization that summoned him belong to a Quasi-Boss?” Su Nongying, who could also see the stats of the hero, asked in a low voice in confusion.
Ji Ye knew the reason for that because the information he just received included the explanation.
The ratings above the Commander level, such as Quasi-Boss and Boss, didn’t actually represent the combat abilities of the players and heroes.
Instead, they represented a hero’s contribution to a settlement and even the entire human civilization.
Although Li Yuanba was an unparalleled general, he wasn’t qualified as a Quasi-Boss.
However, the ritual at the cost of the Quasi-Commander’s Soul of Civilization was still better than a Commander’s Soul of Civilization.
That was because if the arriving hero wasn’t rated as a Quasi-Commander, the other people could inherit the Quasi-Commander headcount after they met the requirements.
Although it was impossible for the Quasi-Commander to improve his personal strength, they could increase the settlement’s power of providence ten times better than a Commander could!
“Well, Yuanba has straightly defeated the five hundred Beast Blood soldiers. The ritual didn’t cost much of the power of providence, so we can perform another two!”
Ji Ye looked at the Twin Dragons of Providence that were still shining and decided to perform rituals with the Souls of Civilization he obtained from the Four-Armed Snake Men after defeating the Ghostship last night.
As for the offerings…
“You two, go to the treasury and take the No. 10 and No. 11 spoils of war to the Temple of Providence.”
The four Extraordinary Rank-7 kings of Yuan had all dropped Special offerings, whereas the four Bosses dropped Extraordinary Rank-6 Superior ones.
As for the No. 10 and No. 11 spoils of war, one of them was the Water Demon Mark dropped by the Water Demon Boss under the North King’s Command, and the other was the Gold Lion Blood dropped by the leader of the West King’s Beast Blood Guards.
The first offering was picked because while the Twin Dragon Mount fort had a lot of heroes, Ruan Xiaoer was the only one who was good at sea battles. They really needed one or more chiefs who could fight with him.
The second offering was picked because Ji Ye found that, even though the Beast Blood Guards failed to resist Li Yuanba, the fortifications of the animal blood could be surprisingly effective in certain situations. He was thinking of establishing a Beast Blood Battalion.
If the hero that was summoned by the Gold Lion Blood was suitable enough, he would be the commander of this unit!
Huh, there seemed to be a problem.
If the special units of Yuan that had appeared on the Battlefield of Providence were categorized according to their qualities, the Yuan emperor’s Iron Buddhas were in a way “Perfect”, and the kings’ special units such as the Shadow Assassins and Water Demons could be called “Superior” too.
However, the West King’s Beast Blood Guards, due to their loss of rationality during their rampage, couldn’t be better than “Excellent”!
Why did Ji Ye choose to establish a unit whose quality was worse than the others?
The reason was simple. It was because of the level of the offerings and the Souls of Civilization!
The Iron Buddhas, the Shadow Assassins, and the Water Demons were all above Extraordinary Rank-5. The offerings they dropped were on the same level.
However, there were few Souls of Civilization that were above Extraordinary Rank-5 on the Twin Dragon Island. It was naturally impossible to establish a unit without enough soldiers.
The Beast Blood Battalion, on the other hand, only demanded Extraordinary offerings. Since there were almost a hundred Beast Blood offerings in the treasury, it was enough to set up a battalion!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Water Demon Mark and the Gold Lion Blood were both hit by the golden light. The images they projected were, unsurprisingly, two Yuan Bosses.
The two Souls of Civilization quickly transformed into two heroes that challenged the two Yuan bosses!
None of the people from the Twin Dragon Mount fort was worried about the challenge.
Unlike the Special offerings which contained Transcendent power, it was easy for the Twin Dragons of Providence, which had reached Extraordinary Rank-9, to suppress two Extraordinary Rank-6 Superior offerings even though they were tired from summoning Li Yuanba.
Therefore, the two Extraordinary Rank-6 heroes both won the battle after fighting, and their real faces were revealed.
The hero on the left side was six feet tall. He was wearing a cape and a vest. His face was full of lumps, and his eyes bulged out of his eye sockets. His beard was short and bright yellow. It seemed that he was made of iron!
“Old Qi!”
Upon seeing him, Ruan Xiaoer walked to and greeted him excitedly.
[Ruan Xiaoqi]
[Level: Extraordinary Rank-6]
[Rarity: Commander]
[Description: Title: Heavenly Decay Star. Nickname: Living Yama. He was one of the 108 chiefs on Liangshan and the commander of the fast boats.]
Ruan Xiaoqi was the youngest of the Ruan brothers and the most popular one. He was even stronger than his brother thanks to his talent enhancements!
The other hero was wearing a valuable robe. His hair dispersed on his head like the manes of a lion, and he closed his eyes as if he was searching for something.
[Shi Shugang]
[Level: Extraordinary Rank-6]
[Rarity: Commander]
[Description: He’s the Third Master of the Manor of Beasts, known as the Gold-Armored Lion King. He has the special ability of taming beasts, and he has extraordinary martial arts!]
That’s right. He was exactly the Shi brother whom Ji Ye rescued back on the Battlefield of Providence.
He was the smartest and strongest of the five brothers of the Shi family!
“It’s an honor to meet you, Master Ji!”
Several seconds later, Shi Shugang opened his eyes and crossed his hands at Ji Ye with glittering eyes.
“Such formalities are unnecessary, Chief Shi!”
Ji Ye knew that Shi Shugang must be recalling the interaction between his projection and the Twin Dragon Mount fort back in the Battle of Xiangyang.
The heroes who were summoned via their “keepsakes” from the Battlefield of Providence wouldn’t regard their memories on the Battlefield of Providence as real experiences, like Nie Xiaoqian did after she died once.
However, what happened on the Battlefield of Providence would be transformed into information similar to the trajectory of fate and make them realize their connection with the settlement they arrived at.
Back in the Battle of Xiangyang, Ji Ye took good care of the Shi bothers. Not only did he treat their injuries, but he also taught them martial arts!
Also, after Shi Shugang arrived, he learned the Twin Dragon Island’s position among all the settlements of the human race.
He was naturally happy to arrive here, and he wasn’t bothered that he turned from the master of a manor into a commander.
“There are a lot of rare beasts on the Land of Inheritance. There will be a lot of opportunities for you to show your skills, Shugang.”
Ji Ye was quite happy to welcome the Gold-Armored Lion King because Shi Shugang was as strong as the battle-type heroes and had the unusual “taming” talent. He was even more significant to a settlement than a regular Superior hero would be.
More importantly, the Twin Dragon Mount fort received the keepsakes of some characters from The Return of the Condor Heroes. Now that Shi Shugang had arrived, would the other people, such as Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Yang Guo, and Little Dragon Maiden be far away?
