Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

bamboo forest.

The pavilion collapsed.

Xiao Yu returned to his real environment.

Once the old secret realm is completely cleared, it will disappear, and the "Strategist's Chess Game" instance will never exist again.

Open your personal panel.

I glanced at the current attributes.

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Name: Xiao Yu.

Cultivation level: Level 3.

Contracted Heroes: Sun Tzu (Level 1), the Art of War; and the Nameless Archer (Level 2).

Life: 30/30.

Spirit: 5/30.

Skills: None.

Talents: Omniscient Sage (Innate Talent), Supreme Sage of Military Strategy (Orange-level Luck, Not Yet Activated).

Soul Essence: 13/150.

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The spirit of Sun Tzu is inherited directly through the "Strategist Chess Game". This spirit does not need to be activated manually, but it cannot be transferred or traded.

The talent tree has changed.

There is now an additional "Sage of Military Strategists".

This luck talent is a type of talent that can usually increase a player's attributes or grant them special talent abilities, but it can only start to take effect when the hero is trained to level 5.

"Sun Tzu!"

An orange divine light was extracted from Xiao Yu's body and instantly condensed into a man in green robes in front of him.

Around thirty years old, he was robust in stature, with his hair tied up and wearing a crown. He had regular features, deep and wise eyes that were full of insight.

He was dressed in scholar's robes, holding a scroll of jade bamboo slips in his left hand, and a simple long sword at his waist, exuding the air of a Confucian general with a heart for the world.

The spirit of Sun Tzu is very different from his incarnation in the secret realm.

Although heroic spirits are the souls of historical figures, they are also sculpted by the historical fortune of humanity and the wishes of all living beings over thousands of years.

That's one way to put it.

The real Lü Bu in history may not have used the halberd, but the spirit of Lü Bu must have used it.

Because the latter image is widely present in various legends and folk tales, the will of all beings will itself influence the shaping of heroic spirits.

"Your subordinate, Sun Tzu!"

"Greetings, my Lord!"

The spirit of Sun Tzu respectfully bowed.

Xiao Yu nodded in satisfaction: "From this day forward, let us work together with one heart and one mind to strive for the purification of history and the change of human destiny."

"To be able to play alongside a figure like my lord for eternity is an honor!" Sun Tzu replied, "I will exert my utmost strength!"

The spirit of this legendary military strategist.

He expressed his appreciation and approval for Xiao Yu, while also demonstrating his firm commitment to his own responsibilities.

The difference between nameless heroic spirits and named heroic spirits is significant.

The biggest difference is:

Nameless heroes have no personality.

Unlike named Heroic Spirits, who are almost absolutely loyal to their masters, they are not entirely puppets.

Named Heroic Spirits possess thoughts, personalities, and even rich emotions, thus having the ability to act independently and execute complex commands.

Those destined for greatness and historical heroes.

It's definitely not just a simple master-servant relationship.

The two can definitely build a bond that goes beyond just being partners!

I first took a look at the detailed attributes of Sun Tzu's heroic spirit.

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Heroic Spirit Name: Sun Tzu, the Master of War.

Cultivation level: Level 1.

Level cap: 78.

Life: 200/200.

Spirit: 400/400.

Heroic Spirit Skill: Six Secrets of Military Strategy (Not Activated).

My innate soul artifacts: The Supreme Military Manual and the Military Saint's Sword (not activated).

Soul Crystal: None available.

Soul Essence: 0/300.

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powerful!

too strong!

Truly worthy of being called an epic hero!

At level 1, he has 200 health and 400 spirit. These attributes can only be described as heaven-defying. He is almost ten times stronger than Xiao Yu at level 3!

The level cap of a hero is an important indicator of its potential. Sun Tzu, the strategist, has a level cap of 78, which is top-tier even among orange-quality heroes!

Each Heroic Spirit possesses Heroic Spirit Skills.

Players can consume Soul Essence to learn.

Both Sun Tzu, the strategist, and the nameless archer currently offer a learnable Heroic Spirit Skill, with the latter's "Precision" skill being a grayed-out skill.

This skill can be learned by consuming 10 spirit points.

The "Six Secrets of Military Strategy" provided by Sun Tzu, the strategist of war, is an orange-level cultivation method, and it takes tens of thousands of units of vital energy to learn it.

It's impossible to master in a short time.

However, this does not mean that Xiao Yu cannot learn skills from Sun Wu. Such top-level skills can actually be broken down and practiced separately.

The Six Essentials of Military Strategy originate from Sun Tzu's Art of War: "Swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as fire, immovable as a mountain, unknowable as the shadows, and powerful as thunder."

This top-level skill set can be divided into: "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain" and "The Yin-Yang of the Military Saint".

Both are top-tier red-level cultivation techniques.

The threshold for cultivation is only one-tenth of that of the former.

Although the difficulty of cultivation is still very high, it is much easier to cultivate and comprehend the "Six Secrets of Military Strategy" by breaking them down into their individual parts.

These two cultivation techniques can be further broken down into six major purple skills, resulting in a vast skill system.

Sun Tzu, the military strategist, is an epic hero.

His skills are far more than just the "Six Secrets of Military Strategy," but at his current level, he can only activate this one Heroic Spirit Skill.

A Heroic Spirit's core abilities are typically composed of three parts: "Heroic Spirit Skills", "Destined Soul Weapon", and "Heroic Spirit Crystal".

What is your destined soul weapon?

It's actually just the companion equipment of Heroic Spirits.

The bamboo scroll held by Sun Tzu, the strategist, is not just for show; it is his most essential natal artifact, the "Supreme Sage's Book of War."

The current attributes are as follows.

【Supreme Military Manual】Protection Power +50, All Attributes Amplification +20%, Spell Amplification +80%, Abnormal Resistance Amplification +100%, Attached Skills: Golden Horse and Iron Cavalry, Ten Thousand Arrows Fired.

Your destined soul weapon will grow.

The Supreme Art of War will grow stronger as Sun Tzu's spirit grows, its attributes will become more and more powerful, and the skills attached to it will gradually increase.

As for "Heroic Soul Crystal".

This can be understood as an add-on skill that can be attached or removed.

Players can obtain Heroic Soul Crystals with attached skills through dungeons or by defeating bosses. These Soul Crystals can be used on Heroic Spirits to add additional Heroic Spirit skills.

However, the quantity and quality of Heroic Soul Crystals that can be used differ depending on the quality of the Heroic Soul.

Gray Spirits generally do not have skill slots.

Naturally, this also means that Soul Crystals cannot be used.

There is one white spirit and one green spirit, two blue spirits and two purple spirits, three red spirits, and a total of four orange spirits.

It's not just a difference in quantity.

White-tier Servants can only equip a maximum of white-tier skills, while green-tier Servants can only equip a maximum of green-tier skills.

And so on.

It is evident that each higher quality level of a Heroic Spirit represents a higher level of heroism.

Its upper limit and potential increase exponentially!

This is why Xiao Yu was willing to spend a lot of time to obtain Sun Tzu's spirit as soon as possible!

of course.

The higher the quality of the Heroic Spirit.

The difficulty of training will also increase.

Upgrading an epic-level hero consumes six times the amount of spirit compared to a gray-level hero!

Even with Xiao Yu's Saintly Physique boosting him and halving all energy consumption, Sun Wu still needs a full 300 units of essence to advance from level 1 to level 2.

"You may step back now!"

"yes!"

Sun Wu bowed.

It turned into light and vanished instantly.

Sun Tzu's spirit possesses extremely high spiritual power, which can be maintained for a considerable period of time outside of combat, but it still inevitably causes a significant drain on his energy!

Xiao Yu's rank is too low.

Nurturing the spirits of fallen heroes is too inefficient.

It's better not to release it casually.

"It's time to go back!"

The Ark Imprint was activated.

Leave the old world behind.

In an instant.

A strange, upward sensation enveloped my entire body.

Xiao Yu's senses were briefly blocked, and when his vision returned, he appeared on the deck of the Ark.

The deck was very lively.

Hundreds of players gathered here.

"Selling equipment! Freshly forged gray mid-grade breastplate, only 15 soul stones! Get it now!"

"We have triggered a side quest in Suiyang City, which requires two teammates with combat spirits or offensive talents."

"There's a Heroic Spirit quest in Suiyang City that offers a chance to obtain a free Heroic Spirit!"

"The nobles of Suiyang City are too hospitable! They're sending me delicious food, beautiful women, and even mansions. I've given up on fighting; I might as well just lie down and relax in this world!"

Holy crap!

"Breaking news!"

"Absolutely groundbreaking news!"

"Wang Yang has not only reached level 4, but he has also obtained the spirit of Helü and is recruiting troops to prepare for the challenge of the 'Ruins of Yingdu' dungeon!"

"What?"

"Holy crap!"

"Wang Yang is the student council president at school, I didn't expect him to be this strong in the Old World too. It seems that outstanding people are outstanding no matter where they are!"

"..."

After Xiao Yu entered the old days.

He spent about a day and a half traveling, then another day and a half completing the trials, and finally seven days and seven nights completing the Sage of War Chess Game.

From beginning to end.

A total of ten days.

People have gradually adapted.

While Xiao Yu was working hard for "Sun Tzu, the Sage of War," the other members were not idle either, and many of them had outstanding performances and achievements.

For example, this Wang Yang.

Just like in his previous life, he obtained the spirit of King Helü of Wu, a high-quality purple spirit, which ultimately helped him stand out and secure the captain's position.

but.

Two years later.

A nightmare invades.

His misjudgment of the situation led to the destruction of the ark, and all the players on the ship, including himself, were eliminated.

"Old Xiao! It's you!"

As the familiar, yet delighted voice rang out, a plump, fair-skinned man walked towards them.

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