Scourge Messenger

Chapter 43 Blade Warrior Statue

The sensation caused by the individual score list did not affect the people in the Mansu Forest.

No matter whether it is Qian Gongyu from the blue-ribbon family, Shang Xinlei, the noble lady from the rich family, or Jie Yuanshao, the young master of the purple ribbon family, they all have to go to the jungle to pick up trash now.

They quickly noticed changes in the jungle: except for the area directly behind the shelter, the dense fog had dissipated considerably. This allowed them to expand their search area from a hundred meters to five hundred meters. Half an hour wasn't enough to thoroughly search such a large area, especially since the trees obscured their view and the terrain was complex, so they could only collect what they could see.

Jiang Shicai ran out of the jungle half an hour later. Shang Xinlei and the other two were already waiting for her in the yard. The yard was mostly filled with wood and stone, but also with some sulfur and crystals that Jie Yuanshao had picked up along the way. Yes, she had seen a large pile of sulfur and crystals suddenly appear on the ground along the way, as if someone had deliberately thrown these resources there.

This was the rare resource Jiang Shi had mentioned. Jie Yuanshao's face was slightly smug, and she waited for Jiang Shi to ask, then casually explained how she had found it. She wasn't exactly proud, after all, she hadn't put in much effort; it was just luck. But as the saying goes, a noble descendant of heaven, as a member of the Jiangnan Jie family, it was only natural that she was blessed by heaven...

slam-la-

Jiang Shi chose an empty space and dumped a pile of gemstones. These gemstones were enormous, piling up like a small mountain. Their dreamlike luster dazzled the girls.

"Did you find a gem mine?" Shang Xinlei suddenly asked.

"Mine?" Jie Yuanshao keenly noticed the key point.

"The place where Xiaoyu and I first moved the stones, I just went there and found that the stones there have been restored. There is also a stone mine hidden inside. The stones inside are of the right size, and we just need to move them." Shang Xinlei pointed to the stones piled up into a small hill on the other side. "Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to collect so many stones in just two quarters of an hour."

"That stone mine cave was very different from the surrounding jungle terrain. At that time, I wondered if there might be other resource points where I could easily collect precious resources."

"Your guess is probably correct," Jiang Shi said calmly. "Except for wood, there are probably no fixed resource points here. All other resources can be mined in large quantities. Where did that pile of sulfur and crystal come from?"

"I picked it up on the road." Jie Yuanshao was a little dejected, "I didn't find the resource point."

"I didn't find any resource points either." Qian Gongyu raised his hand: "But I brought back a lot of wood!"

"You all did a great job." Jiang Shi glanced at the resources in the yard: "It has exceeded my expectations."

Needless to say, Qian Gongyu was so delighted by Jiang Shi's praise that it felt like her tail was wagging. Jie Yuanshao and Shang Xinlei couldn't help but smile, but soon they felt a little strange - I was being praised by a black belt guard?
Jiang Shi ignored their thoughts and squatted down and said, "There's still some time before the next wave of attack. We must discuss a strategy as soon as possible. Come here."

When everyone looked over, they found that Jiang Shi was drawing on the ground, and his drawing was quite ugly, with crooked lines like earthworms - would a normal person draw such lines with his fingers?

"We currently have 132 pieces of wood, 101 pieces of stone, 50 pieces of gemstone, 12 pieces of sulfur, and 12 pieces of crystal." Jiang Shi pointed to the first pattern and said, "This is a bunker. It requires 50 pieces of wood and 30 pieces of stone."

"This is a wooden crossbow. It requires 10 wood."

"This is a fence. It requires 20 stones."

"This is a trebuchet. It requires 10 wood and 20 stone. It can be built multiple times."

"This is a guardian tree. It provides 10 wood every time you survive a wave of attacks. 50 wood is required."

"This is a Guardian Stone. It will provide 10 stones after each wave of attack. 50 stones are needed."

"This is a Blade Warrior statue. It costs 10 wood and 30 gems."

No one interrupted Jiang Shi. Everyone carefully remembered every word she said. As soon as she finished speaking, Jie Yuanshao immediately asked, "What is the use of the statue? Can it be built multiple times?"

Jiang Shi said, "Every time we attack, it will transform into a real blade warrior to fight for us. Even if it dies, it will just turn back into a statue. After it recovers, it can appear again. It cannot be built multiple times."

"If the bunker is our house, then there's no point in building it," Shang Xinlei said. "It's enough for us to just live in the small cabin at the beginning."

The others also nodded. They came here to accept the trial, not to enjoy themselves, so there was no need to waste resources to improve their living environment.

"You can understand this as follows: only by increasing the level of the shelter can we build more powerful buildings, and the construction area can also be expanded." Jiang Shi said: "Right now, this yard can only accommodate 12 buildings, including the wall."

"Then I understand." Shang Xinlei said, "Then I suggest building a wall, a guardian tree, a guardian stone, and a blade warrior statue. If there are any extra spaces, we can use them all to build wooden crossbows."

"I agree." Jie Yuanshao crossed his arms over his chest. "For the long term, the guardian tree and the guardian stone are necessary."

"I agree too." Qian Gongyu said quickly.

"If we don't build the catapults, then we probably won't be able to deal enough damage to the demon leader later. We'll need you to assist us, just like we did just now," Jiang Shi said. Jie Yuanshao and Shang Xinlei exchanged a glance, finally understanding why Jiang Shi had consulted with them this time.

Now that the construction plan was unanimously approved by everyone, if they were asked to participate later, it would no longer be Jiang Shi's personal request, but their obligation. On the other hand, if Jiang Shi decided on the construction plan without consulting them and then asked them to participate later, they would inevitably have other ideas after repeated requests.

Seeing that no one had any objection, Jiang Shi stood up from the ground.

At this moment, everyone held their breath, three pairs of eyes closely watching Jiang Shi's every move, trying to find some clues. Although no one asked, everyone was extremely curious, wanting to know how Jiang Shi was controlling the construction of the shelter.

More importantly, if Jiang Shi can do it, can they do it too?
However, the result was doomed to be disappointing. They could only see Jiang Shifa stunned for a while, and then the wood, stones, gems, sulfur, and crystals in the yard flew up and crackled to assemble into various buildings.

The most special are the guardian tree and the guardian stone. A pile of wood gathered together and suddenly dissolved into a small seed that fell into the ground in the yard. After a few breaths, it turned into a big tree breaking out of the ground. There were no leaves on the tree, and a rope woven from straw was tied to the trunk. Although it looked more inconspicuous than other trees in the jungle, it made the yard less desolate.

The guardian stone is similar. The stones that can fill an entire house are condensed into a large stone about half a person's height. The stone is also wrapped with a rope woven from straw, which makes people want to sit on it and rest.

The walls were not to be mentioned, and the Blade Warrior statue also opened their eyes. They saw sapphire and wood merge together like a stream of water, first forming the appearance of the Blade Warrior, and then the sapphire water flowed like water freezing, fixing the Blade Warrior in place, transforming him into an angular sapphire statue.

"Hey?"

Shang Xinlei and Jie Yuanshao cried out in surprise at the same time, but before they could say anything, a sharp scream announced the arrival of a second wave of demons. A thick fog enveloped the jungle a hundred meters away, and demons scurried through it. The last demon, resembling a giant bull, remained.

"Barbarian Bull Demon!"

Jie Yuanshao's expression changed slightly. "This is a monster that appears in the Zhou Kingdom's third-level secret realm. But the book says that most third-level defensive tokens can't withstand its full-strength charge. Even in the third level, it is still a very dangerous monster!"

"Moo-"

With earth-shattering roars, a large group of young bulls emerged from the thick fog and charged towards the stone house! When they entered the fifty-meter range, nine wooden crossbows immediately launched, shooting the bulls to the ground.

Yes, it just fell to the ground. As long as it wasn't shot in the head, the little bull that was hit by only one arrow could stand up again and would not fall down completely until it was hit by the second arrow.

It took two arrows to kill instead of one arrow. Even though the number of wooden crossbows increased from six to nine, the killing efficiency was more than half lower.

Soon the wild bulls had rushed to the edge of the wall, and their number had been reduced to less than one tenth!

Not only was the wooden crossbow's killing speed not fast enough, but there were also more wild bulls this time than the ferocious lizards last time!
At this time, the four of them had retreated back to the stone house. Shang Xinlei's expression suddenly became serious when he saw this situation: "We may have made the wrong choice... If we had two catapults now, the situation might be much better."

Qian Gongyu raised his fist and asked nervously, "Are we going to fight?"

"and many more."

The speaker wasn't Jiang Shi, but Jie Yuanshao. She stared intently at the vibrating sapphire statue and said, "Take another look."

boom!
The statue shattered, and a sword-wielding warrior clad in heavy armor emerged. His armor was rusted, its crevices riddled with barbs. His entire head was encased within the helmet, devoid of even vents or eyeholes. Every movement caused the armor to clink. His feet left deep marks in the dirt, like a heavy beast. He dragged two long scimitars along the ground, looking more like the walking dead than a warrior.

"I was right..." Jie Yuanshao murmured, "If it's him..."

Boom!
The Blade Warrior leaped into the herd, unleashing a bloody storm. Three nearby bulls were instantly chopped to pieces. The surrounding bulls immediately turned their horns to attack him, but he showed no fear, fighting alongside the wall. Even facing hundreds of bulls, he remained undeterred.

"Is this the one from your family?" Shang Xinlei suddenly asked.

"Yes." Jie Yuanshao said, "I didn't expect to see it somewhere else..."

"Excuse me...what are you talking about?" Qian Gongyu asked cautiously, but immediately put on his armor: "If it's inconvenient, forget it!"

"It's no inconvenience. I know the statue."

"Ah? Do you know him?"

"As long as you're a Jie family member, everyone should know him." Jie Yuanshao said calmly, "He's the Demon King of the Iron Blood Cemetery Secret Realm, the Double Blade General."

(End of this chapter)