Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Chapter 92 Harvest and Preparation

Although obtaining a purple soul weapon, a blue luck equipment, and a purple heroic spirit essence is already a huge harvest.

But that's not all the rewards from this challenging task; there's another major prize yet to be revealed.

Nightmare difficulty cleared treasure chest!

Jiang Xiaxia is ready.

As the saying goes, "It takes a thousand days to raise Xia Xia, but only one day to use her," she knew that she was able to participate in such a high-profile operation entirely because of her "lucky aura" talent, and now was the time for her to put it to use!

You've triggered a stroke of good fortune!

Jiang Xiaxia breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it has a very high probability of being triggered, there is always a slight uncertainty each time, which always makes people nervous. Fortunately, nothing went wrong.

Xiao Yu checked the rewards for clearing the level.

[You have opened a treasure chest. "Nightmare Embers of the Kuaiji Altar" +1, "Heroic Soul Crystal: Summoning of Bones" +1, "Fragment of Goujian's Bronze Sword" +1, "Nameless Guardian General's Spirit" +1, "Purple Forging Gem" +5, "Purple Deep Sea Gem" +4, "Purple Enlightenment Stone" +1, "Purple Luck Stone" +1, "Purple Soul Stone" +15!]

This is the most challenging nightmare dungeon Xiao Yu has ever challenged, and also the most rewarding one he has ever received.

Soul crystals, heroic spirits, luck-based equipment, and rare materials are all available.

It's absolutely dazzling.

What first caught Xiao Yu's attention was the Soul Crystal.

After all, the drop rate for such items is extremely low, so they can both enrich the strength of heroic spirits and increase one's own abilities.

However, it's a bit of a shame that "Summoning Bones" is a rare blue-quality arcane spell, but it's a summoning spell.

Xiao Yu wasn't very interested in summoning magic; Xi Shi's Mirror Flower Golem had a similar effect.

The Mirror Golem is not only a summoned unit, but it also has the ability to replicate, making it more flexible and easier to use.

As a secret technique within the purple-level secret art "Mirror Flower Water Moon Technique," its potential cultivation ceiling is even higher in the future.

Xiao Yu was not disappointed.

After all, loot drops and items from treasure chests are always full of unknowns and randomness, and you can't expect to get the perfect skills or equipment every time.

This summoning technique is not suitable for me.

However, it is very suitable for Su Qingmeng to cultivate.

She possesses the unique talent "Shadow Great Sage," which not only comes with summoning-type talent skills but also has enhancement effects on summoned units and summoning skills.

Most importantly, the summoned units created by conventional arcane arts are different in nature from the shadow minions created in the Shadow Dimension.

The two do not conflict with each other.

It can be controlled simultaneously.

This technique can significantly enhance her strength.

Su Qingmeng is also one of our own, and a subordinate who is very worth cultivating. Making her stronger will only benefit Xiao Yu.

Another piece of equipment related to Goujian has appeared in the Nightmare Chest, meaning that two types of Goujian equipment have been obtained in this dungeon.

One is a fragment of the Loujian sword.

One is a fragment of the Bronze Myriad Swords.

This situation is actually quite common.

Although each piece of Luck equipment is unique, the number of Luck equipment that historical figures can drop is not always unique.

A corrupted historical artifact can potentially drop two or more types of luck-related equipment, depending on the strength of the corruption's luck.

Even among the purple-level lucky heroes, Goujian was among the top, so it's not surprising that he could simultaneously create several different lucky equipment.

Both Goujian's Bronze King Sword and the fragment of the Ornate Sword are blue-grade weapons with similar growth potential and unique attributes. They were once top-tier equipment in Suiyang.

However, the "Goujian's Fragment of the Broken Sword" can be combined with the "Fuchai's Fragment of the Broken Sword" to create even stronger hidden equipment.

There is still a gap in value between the two.

This treasure chest also yielded a "Nameless Guardian General Spirit".

This is a high-quality blue-tier hero with a aptitude of level 38. Because of its strong archery skills, it can be used as hero material to fuse with the nameless warrior hero.

The other gains were materials and soul stones, all of extremely high quality and value; there were even two sets of rare materials alone.

Purple Luck Stones have a chance to upgrade a Heroic Spirit's blue luck to purple luck, making them incredibly rare and precious!

Unnamed heroes have no luck.

Zheng Dan's spirit and fortune were nurtured several times.

Her current luck is almost at the maximum value for a blue-tier hero, and it shouldn't be long before she has the conditions for a transformation and breakthrough.

of course.

Luck is more valuable than qualifications.

Therefore, the difficulty of breaking through luck is far greater than that of breaking through aptitude, especially the conditions for high-level luck are even more demanding!

Having just one purple luck stone isn't enough; you need to collect at least four, plus other necessary materials, to succeed.

This matter should not be rushed.

The treasure chest also yielded a Divine Stone of Enlightenment.

Xiao Yu obtained a comprehension stone when refining the Chaos Believer Sima Geng, but even an existence like Sima Geng could only produce a green-quality comprehension divine stone.

This time it's purple quality!

Its value is self-evident!

The main purpose of purple enlightenment stones is to upgrade the grade of Soul Crystal skills, and to ensure success, they can generally only be used to learn skills of one grade lower.

For example, a green enlightenment stone can upgrade a gray skill to a white skill, and a blue enlightenment stone can upgrade a white skill to a green skill.

And so on.

If a purple enlightenment stone is used on a green skill, there is a very high probability that the skill can be upgraded to blue quality.

However, quantity can also lead to qualitative change.

If Xiao Yu can obtain multiple purple enlightenment stones at the same time, then theoretically he could create a purple skill.

Enlightenment Stones are already rare and precious materials, and purple quality ones are even rarer and harder to come by. It's best not to use them on useless skills.

The remaining spoils include 9 rare purple materials and 15 purple soul stones.

This is a priceless treasure, even though it's extremely difficult to find in a shallow layer of ancient materials, which are usually made of ordinary purple materials!

After Jiang Xiaxia opened the treasure chest.

Another announcement has been made.

[Xiao Yu's team successfully severed the nightmare contamination of the "Kuaiji Altar." Team leader Xiao Yu received 300 points of world luck, while team members Wang Yang, Su Qingmeng, and Jiang Xiaxia each received 100 points of world luck!]

This is the end.

The operation is over.

The land reclamation was a complete success.

Wang Yang, Su Qingmeng, and Jiang Xiaxia were all very excited, and Xiao Yu generously distributed the spoils of war.

Xiao Yu was the absolute main force, the brains, and the actual contributor in this land reclamation. Logically speaking, he would be fully qualified to take more than 80% of the spoils.

However, Xiao Yu was never one to keep everything to himself; he always gave his partners or subordinates the most generous rewards within reasonable limits.

"Su, this Thousand Throat Ring and the Soul Crystal for Summoning Souls are most suitable for you, so I'll give them to you."

Xiao Yu gave her the green ring, the blue soul crystal, and some rare blue-green materials, as well as about 10% of the soul crystals.

"this----"

Su Qingmeng was taken aback.

She originally thought she would be lucky to get a green item from this dungeon, but she never expected that Xiao Yu would give her the only blue soul crystal!

How precious are Soul Crystals?

Especially high-grade rare skills!

This "Summoning of Bones" is an extremely useful and highly effective skill for her, and it can significantly enhance her strength.

"Thanks, Boss!"

Su Qingmeng immediately accepted it: "You can just call me Qingmeng from now on. We're all family now, there's no need to be so formal."

Xiao Yu nodded slightly.

"While Wang's Bianzhu Sword is quite good, its potential is truly limited. I'll leave this Goujian Sword fragment to you."

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Xiao Yu gave the fragments of the King Sword to Wang Yang, saying, "If you collect two more ordinary bronze King Sword fragments, you can forge this weapon with a very high potential."

He can create weapons instantly.

This fragment of the King's Sword is no longer useful.

Xiao Yu not only gave Wang Yang fragments of blue luck equipment, but also some rare materials, mainly of green grade, plus several pieces of white equipment and soul stones with a 10% chance of being used.

Wang Yang was naturally overjoyed.

How rare are blue-quality equipment?

Even Xiao Yu currently only possesses two swords. If he could forge this Goujian sword, his strength would definitely increase by leaps and bounds!

Thank you!

Finally, there's Jiang Xiaoxia.

Xia is just a mascot.

However, her role was no less important than that of Su Qingmeng and Wang Yang, but she didn't get any particularly suitable equipment or soul crystal spirits.

Xiao Yu then gave her the spirits of Feng Tong and the fierce blades of Zhu Jiying, which were of great value but not needed by others.

One is a green-named heroic spirit, and the other is a green-named battle sword. Both are highly sought-after treasures in the market of the Chosen Ones.

"Although this dungeon didn't drop any Soul Crystal skills or equipment that suit you, you can easily exchange these two items for the items you need."

In addition, Xiao Yu gave Xia a certain number of rare materials and soul stones as a reward for her role in the team.

"That's too much!"

Jiang Xiaoxia was once again flattered.

Although Xiao Yu acknowledged Xia's contribution, she herself felt a little guilty, thinking that she was just coasting along and gaining experience.

of course.

I've spent so much time with Xiao Yu.

Jiang Xiaxia knew Xiao Yu's personality well. Although he usually seemed calm and gentle, he was essentially a firm, strong-willed, and decisive person.

Since you've given it to me, I'll accept it.

There's no need for hypocritical formalities.

Xia had already considered himself a senior student, and his loyalty was unwavering from head to toe!

Although a considerable amount of materials and valuable spoils were distributed, Xiao Yu still held more than 70% of the total value.

Putting aside other things.

The value of a single purple soul weapon is currently equivalent to at least three or four blue luck equipment pieces, and it will likely continue to appreciate in value in the future.

Xiao Yu also obtained rare materials, a large number of purple soul stones, and rare purple materials, as well as Ji Ran's equivalent balance and other special equipment.

This operation was very successful!

Soon after.

The team returned to Suiyang.

Xiao Yu's successful exploration of the fourth nightmare, "Kuaiji Altar," has already caused a huge sensation and discussion in Suiyang City.

"Did it succeed so quickly? I thought it would most likely succeed, but I didn't expect it to be this fast!"

"As expected of a collaboration between top talents, they really deliver!"

"Master Xiao Yu has already released the strategy guide, everyone hurry up and bookmark it for study!"

"What an insane dungeon!"

"This dungeon not only has high level requirements, but its difficulty is also terrifying. I probably won't even think about touching it for a month or two!"

"I heard that Boss Xiao Yu has already reached level 10. Why not go all out and clear the ultimate nightmare, Jiangyan Purgatory, in one fell swoop?"

"If we could achieve that, Suiyang would be at peace forever. Just thinking about it is exciting!"

"Damn, that's easier said than done. You try it yourself! The final dungeon is definitely much harder than the others. I think we should be careful!"

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Those who believe in destiny are discussing it extensively.

The early inhabitants were also deeply shocked.

Although the early inhabitants knew that these chosen ones were highly efficient and powerful, they did not expect that they would eliminate all the secondary nightmares in less than two months.

Just one more!

As long as the last one is cleared.

This nightmare that has plagued our ancestors for centuries will be purified, and this malignant tumor threatening Suiyang will be completely removed.

Everyone was looking forward to this moment.

now.

City Lord's Mansion.

Xiao Yu and Fan Li were drinking tea.

"Although you already possess level 10 cultivation, you must still be extremely cautious when facing the River Eye Purgatory, and absolutely must not rashly initiate a challenge."

Fan Xin specifically issued a reminder and warning.

He had fought Wu Zixu many times and knew Wu Zixu's terror better than anyone else; there was no comparison between a secondary nightmare and a core nightmare.

Fan Xin said to Xiao Yu, "Even if Wu Zixu was restricted in his nightmares and couldn't unleash his full power, his terror still far surpassed that of Goujian!"

Xiao Yu calmly said, "Don't worry, Elder Fan, I already have a plan for dealing with Wu Zixu."

Like the Shadow Corridor, the River Eye Purgatory is a single-player nightmare, but as a core nightmare, it has an extremely high challenge threshold.

Not only do you need to reach level 10 in cultivation.

Each of the four major nightmares requires the consumption of one Nightmare Ash.

Xiao Yu's cultivation level already met the requirements for the dungeon, and he had also prepared enough Nightmare Ashes. He was fully qualified to take on the challenge.

"Oh?"

Fan Xin couldn't help but become interested.

"Do you already have a challenge plan?"

Xiao Yu certainly didn't dare to underestimate the difficulty of the core nightmare, but with his current strength, plus the level 8 Xi Shi Zheng Dan, and Sun Wu with the purple soul weapon sword, he already had a good foundation.

In other words, even if you challenge "River Eye Purgatory" immediately, you have a high success rate, and at worst you will be able to escape unscathed.

However, Xiao Yu never takes unnecessary risks, so it is necessary to prepare for a while longer and wait until he is absolutely certain before making a move.

Other than that.

There is another important reason.

Xiao Yu said, "Although I am confident that I can conquer Jiangyan Purgatory in a short time, this nightmare is not necessarily better if it is conquered as quickly as possible."

He paused and continued, "Wu Zixu has already separated his fortune from Suiyang by sacrificing to an external god. Even if the nightmare is purified now, it will not be able to completely seal Wu Zixu."

This is indeed a tricky problem.

Fan Li nodded and said, "Once Wu Zixu is purified, the outer gods will use their fortune to resurrect him, turning him from an internal threat into an external one."

In fact.

Not just Wu Zixu!

Xiao Yu added, "Wu Zixu is fully capable of taking a group of subordinates with him. With the support of the Mother of Chaos, they will soon form a considerable force."

"Is that so?"

Fan Li's expression immediately turned serious.

He already knew that Wu Zixu had defected to the Outer Gods after the Nightmare Tsunami failed, but he didn't expect that Wu Zixu could take a group of his subordinates with him.

if it is like this.

The threat is greater than we imagine.

The souls of Wu Zixu, Goujian, and others are always sealed in Suiyang. In order to achieve complete liberation, they will most likely try to launch a counterattack against Suiyang.

Of course, a counterattack is by no means easy.

It is not easy for beings from the Old World to leave, and it is equally difficult for beings from the outside to enter, especially since the Old World has been completely purified by the Chosen Ones.

At such times, historical villains like Wu Zixu and Goujian, who wish to return to Suiyang and reclaim their sealed souls, must defeat the ancient ark that once suppressed Suiyang.

To put it more bluntly.

They must defeat the Ark ruled by Xiao Yu and its crew.

In this light, Xiao Yu's decision to purify the River Eye Purgatory later was actually buying more time for the Chosen One.

Fan Li still felt somewhat worried: "Wu Zixu's strength was already extremely powerful, and now he has gained the support of the Deep Sea Evil God. He will be a huge threat to us in the future, and we must eliminate him as soon as possible!"

Xiao Yu nodded.

This is part of the plan.

Otherwise, how could we obtain the spirit of Wu Zixu?

Xiao Yu was experienced and had seen many instances of historical evils using the power of evil gods to escape from the deep sea. Since he had long anticipated this, he naturally made mental preparations and contingency plans.

"The deep sea area where our ark is currently located is too shallow, and the Abyss God can hardly cause too much trouble in this area."

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Xiao Yu paused for a moment and continued, "It would be very difficult for the Deep Sea Evil God forces to directly attack the Ark, but they can track the Ark and follow us into the deeper ancient world."

Fan Xin's understanding of the evil gods, the Old Ones, the Ark, and the Chosen Ones is actually quite limited.

but.

With his brains.

Of course, you can roughly understand it.

After Xiao Yu's team successfully purified the old world of Suiyang, this old world became the rear base of the Chosen Ones.

Wu Zixu found it difficult to launch a direct counterattack.

Unless they defeat Xiao Yu's team's Ark.

Xiao Yu's team will recruit many experts, including Fan Li, to protect the ark. They can also build various defensive facilities on the ark to protect themselves in shallow waters.

What should be done in this situation?

The best approach would be to wait until Xiao Yu's team has delved deeper into the past, then Wu Zixu could use his divine abilities to infiltrate and launch a targeted attack.

Although Fan Li and others could board the Ark, they were not chosen ones and would be restricted when entering other Great Old Ones.

It's not hard to foresee.

The next, deeper, old day.

Xiao Yu will not only face more teams of chosen ones and a more insane and distorted old world, but there is also a high probability that he will fight Wu Zixu again.

of course.

Wu Zixu at that time.

It's no longer just a simple case of historical depravity.

His condition is more similar to Sima Geng's; he is essentially a special believer who has only one life and cannot be resurrected, and whose death will inevitably result in the release of a heroic spirit.

The old world.

The deeper the depth.

The higher the level of chaos.

The Heavenly Path faction will have various Ark teams, the Deep Sea faction will have believers from various origins, the local ancestors may also have complex power structures, and there will even be characters who travel through history and do not belong to this era—it's simply adding chaos to chaos!

Therefore.

Xiao Yu needs to be better prepared.

Therefore, he did not immediately clear the old Suiyang, nor was he in a hurry to complete the captain's mission. He would spend more time patiently laying a solid foundation in the future.

Soon after.

Xiao Yu received a message.

His new weapon has been successfully developed!

It turns out that after Xiao Yu returned from his nightmare today, he immediately found Zheng Liangping and gathered more than ten excellent weapon refiners to forge the Destiny Attribute Carved Sword.

One "Fragment of Fuchai's Attribute Sword", one "Fragment of Goujian's Attribute Sword", two ordinary Attribute Sword fragments, twenty portions of blue material essence, and thirty blue soul stones.

It's finally been successfully cast!

This is an ancient sword, simple yet elegant, with a blade three feet and four inches long and about three fingers wide, its overall color a bluish-gold.

It glows with a faint blue fluorescence.

The moment I grasped the Destiny-Bound Sword.

Xiao Yu could clearly sense that this sword contained immense power, not only possessing astonishing strength but also significantly enhancing his own attributes.

【Destiny's Crafted Sword】, Blue Low Grade, Base Attack +30, Physical Attack Damage +20%, Agility +20, Strength +15, Amplification of All Four Basic Attributes +5%, Sword Skill Damage +10%, Attached Skill "Destiny's Blood Curse", Durability 60.

Xiao Yu was very excited.

This is his third blue weapon.

Although it is unnamed, it is still a piece of equipment with great potential, second only to the Corpse-Slaying Whip.

The skill attached to the Destiny-Bound Sword is very special; it is an extremely rare curse skill.

However, considering that the Elemental Sword is historically recognized as an ominous sword, it is not surprising that this weapon with powerful luck is also accompanied by a powerful curse skill.

【Blood Curse of Destiny】, an equipment skill. Each time damage is dealt with this sword, 1 point of mental energy is consumed to generate a blood curse mark on the target. The mark lasts for up to 7 days. Every time at least 5 blood curse marks are accumulated, a minimum of 30 points of mental energy can be consumed to trigger "Destined Slash".

There are many types of curse skills.

The Heavenly Blood Curse belongs to the curse-killing type.

These types of skills can cause massive damage.

However, there are rather complex and demanding triggering conditions.

The trigger condition for the Blood Curse of Destiny is to hit the target at least five times with the Elemental Sword during combat to trigger the Fated Slash.

What makes it so powerful?

Trigger guarantees a hit!

There's no way to avoid it!

Ignore distance, ignore physical defense, ignore magical defense!

Unless the opponent has a very strong purification skill to dispel the curse, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, the curse will still descend instantly.

Five blood curse marks are merely the basic conditions for triggering the curse kill. With Xiao Yu's current cultivation level, he can accumulate a maximum of ten blood curses before triggering the curse kill effect.

Currently, a maximum of 10 targets can be marked at the same time. In the future, as the equipment level and Xiao Yu's cultivation level increase, the number of targets that can be marked will continue to increase, and the duration of the blood curse will be longer.

This is an extremely powerful curse skill that can cause widespread group damage. It not only plays a role in actual combat but also has many other special uses.

The Destiny-Bound Sword not only boasts powerful skills, but its attribute bonuses are also quite high if the weapon is upgraded to a sufficiently high level.

He used his left hand to whip the corpse.

The right hand holds a carved sword.

Our strength will surely increase greatly!

For the next period of time, Xiao Yu focused on consolidating his foundation, patiently crafting equipment and grinding dungeons to accumulate essence.

In the blink of an eye.

Two weeks have passed.

Many changes have taken place in Suiyang.

Xiao Yu can take care of and help.

The Chosen Ones are growing rapidly, with eight more Chosen Ones reaching level 10, and there are no fewer than 60 Chosen Ones at level 7 or above!

Xiao Yu runs the Kuaiji Altar once a day, gaining at least 15000 essence each time, which greatly improves his heroes, skills, and equipment.

no doubt.

After this round of preparations.

The time is ripe for him to challenge Diao Yang's ultimate nightmare!

(PS: I have a terrible headache today, but I'll post this as soon as I finish writing it. I can't stay up late tonight, so I'll correct any typos tomorrow morning.)

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