Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Chapter 98 Election

Sun Tzu, Zheng Dan, and Xi Shi.

Everyone felt joy and excitement at that moment.

Sun Tzu said with satisfaction, "Although I knew this day would come, it has arrived much sooner than expected. My lord is indeed a chosen and mighty ruler!"

Xi Shi nodded in agreement: "I am so fortunate to be able to participate in and witness this historic moment!"

Zheng Dan said, "Without our master's command, we wouldn't have won so easily."

The outcome of this battle was never in doubt, since with Xiao Yu's current strength, taking on an ordinary overlord of the same level would be a piece of cake.

Besides, there are three heroic spirits as well?

Wu Zixu is the most powerful evil in Suiyang, but like other historical evils, they can only exert part of their abilities and strength in dreams.

In this situation.

Even with the enhancement of the deep sea.

Wu Zixu was only at the peak of the ordinary overlord level, still a bit short of the rare overlord level (mid-level overlord).

The only way Wu Zixu could possibly threaten Xiao Yu was by compounding the pollution, thereby causing Xiao Yu's direct annihilation in the deep sea.

of course.

This battle was won easily.

This absolutely does not mean that Wu Zixu was easy to defeat.

First of all, the overall strength of the corrupted king Wu Zixu is definitely at the level of a top overlord. This raw strength alone is enough to make most of the chosen ones look up to him and not even dare to hope to defeat him.

Secondly, Wu Zixu's abilities and methods are extremely diverse and troublesome. His main source of power lies in the secret curse eyeball, which is the thousand-eyed vortex behind him.

Arcane Eyes are consumed when casting special spells, and their regeneration process takes time, meaning that such skills share a common cooldown pool.

According to what Xiao Yu knew.

The wicked Wu Zixu possessed seven kinds of evil eye curses.

It has everything from wide-range attacks, control, crowd control, and damage, to transformation, recovery, and escape.

At this stage, it is extremely difficult for the chosen ones to resist or break these powerful forbidden spells and secret techniques. The only way is to obtain the three Great Tide Sword Intents in the first stage.

These three great tidal sword intents can break the Evil Eye's forbidden spell at crucial moments, thereby gaining the ability to turn danger into safety once each.

In other words.

This gives the chosen one three more chances to make a mistake.

Only in this way can we give the chosen one a chance to survive; otherwise, the chosen one will have virtually no chance of passing through the River Eye Purgatory in a short period of time.

Xiao Yu did not choose the standard strategy, but directly killed Wu Zixu in white.

Without borrowing the sword of the great tide.

Just fight it out!

Xiao Yu already had a good understanding of the nightmare mechanism and intelligence, and through his all-knowing eye, he gained insight into the abilities and methods of the corrupted Wu Zixu.

In this way...

Information asymmetry does not exist.

He also has a rich and comprehensive skill set to deal with Wu Zixu, and first helped the three heroic spirits withstand several rounds of the Evil Eye Forbidden Curse.

Once Wu Zixu's secret spell eyeballs were nearly depleted, he commanded Xi Shi to control the battlefield and seal off the enemy, before finally swarming in to kill C.

If it weren't for Xiao Yu's command.

If it weren't for Xiao Yu's magical assistance...

Even if the three heroic spirits joined forces, they would not be able to defeat Wu Zixu in a short time, and it cannot be ruled out that the failure was due to information gaps.

The three heroic spirits were fully aware of this.

This is why he admires Xiao Yu's strength and wisdom even more, and his trust and recognition of his master have reached their peak at this moment.

After Wu Zixu died.

A bright purple orb burst forth.

If you look closely, you'll find that there's even a faint trace of red mixed in.

"Could it be a red loot?" Xiao Yu's face showed surprise and anticipation. "No way, how could a dominant monster drop red loot?"

Monster drops are related to rank.

For example, regular monsters only drop gray items, elite monsters are guaranteed to drop white items, and boss monsters are guaranteed to drop green items.

And so on.

The Overlord Monster corresponds to the color blue!

Of course, the guaranteed drop isn't an absolute rule. For example, even though the boss monster is guaranteed to drop a green monster, you might get a white monster if you're unlucky, or a blue monster if you're lucky.

In addition, the quality is the same.

Different types of loot.

The drop rates are also completely different.

For example, it's not uncommon for high-quality boss monsters to drop blue materials of a higher level, but it's almost impossible for them to drop blue equipment, soul artifacts, soul crystals, or rare materials of an even higher level.

Only historical corruptions that are in a first-kill state have a very small chance of dropping items exceeding the standard.

The corrupted king Wu Zixu is a dominant unit and a top-tier historical corrupted boss, so it's not surprising that he can drop purple-quality materials.

At this point, with the initial exploration and first kill combined, if you're lucky enough, getting purple equipment or soul crystals is quite normal.

red?

That's absolutely impossible!

The Overlord Monster won't even drop red materials, let alone rarer and more valuable loot like equipment fragments or soul crystals.

unless----

Xiao Yu didn't think much of it.

Pick up the loot directly.

[You have collected the following loot: Soul Essence +36000, Purple Heroic Spirit Essence +2, Purple Forging Gem +2, Heroic Soul Crystal: Great Tide Sword Intent Technique, Red Fortune Stone +1, Purple Soul Stone +10!]

Unsurprisingly.

Generous rewards!

There are two portions of Purple Heroic Spirit Essence!

Xiao Yu has three portions of purple-grade heroic spirit essence. Now, with these two more portions, there are five portions, enough to cultivate Zheng Dan into a purple-grade heroic spirit!

The corrupted Wu Zixu also dropped a Soul Crystal.

【Heroic Soul Crystal: Great Tide Sword Intent Technique】, a purple-quality skill, requires a swordsmanship proficiency of 100 to cultivate.

"It came out as expected!"

Xiao Yu was overjoyed to see this skill soul crystal.

This skill soul crystal can only be obtained by defeating Wu Zixu in white robes in the first stage, but the drop rate is extremely low, almost like winning the lottery.

Why did Xiao Yu choose to complete the game on Hard mode? It was simply because he wanted to try and get the first kill to see if he could obtain this top-tier skill.

Looks like we've got good luck!

Purple skills are extremely valuable in themselves.

Moreover, the "Great Tide Sword Intent Technique" is an extremely rare skill!

of course.

The threshold for cultivation is also very high.

You need to have 100 points of swordsmanship skill.

What constitutes mastery of swordsmanship?

This is a hidden attribute.

Each Heroic Spirit has its own area of ​​expertise and abilities, which form innate attributes and bonuses.

For example, Xi Shi's innate mastery of spiritual magic was very high, while Sun Tzu's innate mastery of all secret arts magic was very high.

However, this attribute is not entirely innate; it can also be improved through training.

For every point gained in the "Permanent Swordsmanship Attack Power" attribute, you will gain 1 point in Swordsmanship Proficiency.

Xiao Yu possesses the Haoran Sword, which is at level 7.

Swordsmanship starts at level 3, and each level up increases sword attack; the current total has increased by 24 points.

This is equivalent to adding a full 24 points to swordsmanship, but it is still a long way from the threshold of cultivating the Great Tide Sword Intent.

Sun Wu, thanks to his natural talent, achieved a swordsmanship skill level of over 50 points, but there was still a considerable gap between him and mastering the Great Tide Sword Intent.

Therefore, within a short period of time.

I can't learn this special skill.

Xiao Yu either needs to continue improving his and Sun Wu's swordsmanship, or he needs to find a heroic spirit who is naturally strong in swordsmanship.

He already has a suitable candidate, Wu Zixu!

That's right!

According to what Xiao Yu knew.

The spirit of Wu Zixu is skilled in swordsmanship and can directly cultivate the Great Tide Sword Intent Technique, making him very suitable for cultivating this skill.

Other heroic spirits would likely reach their limit at the purple grade when cultivating the Great Tide Sword, but Wu Zixu could achieve an even higher ceiling!

The spirit of Wu Zixu.

Xiao Yu was determined to succeed.

This was part of the plan.

Apart from rare materials and soul crystals.

The corrupt Wu Zixu also revealed an item whose value far exceeded Xiao Yu's imagination!

"Just as I suspected—it's a red auspicious stone!"

This explains why the loot orbs are displayed in red.

Whether it's monster drops or corrupted loot, they are generally consistent with the character's rank and strength, and it's absolutely impossible for them to drop loot that's two levels higher.

There is only one exception.

Luck Stone!

This material can only fall from the corrupted who possess historical destiny.

Although Wu Zixu is only a hegemon in the Suiyang Nightmare, because his luck is as high as red level, there is a very small chance that he can drop a red luck divine stone.

All loot drops.

They will almost always be stuck in the grid.

The only exception is the Luck Stone, which is not significantly restricted by rank.

For example, some historical evils may only have green luck, but because their position is in the deep old nightmare, their status in the nightmare may easily reach the level of an overlord.

Despite possessing overlord-level strength, the luck stones it drops can only be green at most.

The reverse is also true.

Wu Zixu possessed exceptionally strong luck.

Although it is only a lower-level overlord in the nightmare, there is still a very small chance of getting a red luck stone.

"The probability of a low-ranking monster dropping high-ranking luck is negligible, though it exists. I never expected to be so lucky!"

Logically speaking, the higher one's luck, the more secure one's position.

This is why high-quality historical heroes of green rarity or higher are extremely rare.

Xiao Yu guessed that it was related to Wu Zixu sacrificing most of his fortune, because most of his fortune had already left Suiyang.

At this moment, only a small amount of luck remains from the past, and precisely because of this, it has become loose, thereby increasing the probability of the luck stone condensing.

For Wu Zixu.

This might just be a small wisp of luck.

However, for heroes below the red rank, the value of this red luck stone is immeasurable!

Such a high-grade auspicious stone.

Its future value will far exceed that of purple equipment and purple skills, and may even surpass some red-quality equipment and skills!

"This is a huge windfall!"

Xiao Yu immediately pocketed the spoils and then walked to the Nightmare Treasure Chest.

"pity!"

"Jiangyan Purgatory is a single-player game."

"Otherwise, with Xia's lucky streak, the trip would have been even more fruitful!"

I didn't think much of it.

Open the treasure chest.

[You have opened a treasure chest. "Wu Zixu's Dragon Abyss Sword Fragment" +1, "Tide God Chi Yi Breastplate" +1, "Tide God Chi Yi War Boots" +1, "Purple Forging Gem" +5, "Purple Deep Sea Gem" +5, "Purple Soul Stone" +20, "Ark Lord Election Certificate" +1.]

Perhaps without the blessing of luck, this time I didn't get any rare materials, soul artifacts, or soul crystals, but it was still the ultimate nightmare dungeon.

Output remains plentiful!

Xiao Yu first picked up the only blue fragment of the equipment with the aura of good fortune: "It's actually Wu Zixu's Dragon Abyss Sword? This is a top-tier piece of equipment comparable to the Corpse-Slaying Whip!"

According to records in ancient books such as "Jue Yue Shu" and "Wu Yue Chun Qiu", the Longyuan Sword is full of legends and stories.

When Wu Zixu fled the State of Chu, he only carried this sword with him. When he passed Zhaoguan Pass, a fisherman risked his life to help him cross the river.

Wu Zixu was very grateful.

He immediately took off the sword and presented it to her.

Wu Zixu thought the fisherman would be very happy to receive the family heirloom sword worth a thousand gold pieces, but to his surprise, the fisherman was extremely disappointed.

The fisherman said that he risked his life to save Wu Zixu out of respect for him and had no intention of taking advantage of his kindness. He also felt that Wu Zixu did not trust him, which was why he tried to use valuable items to silence him.

The fisherman did this to express his resolve.

He actually drew his sword and committed suicide on the spot.

Wu Zixu was filled with remorse, but this only strengthened his resolve to take revenge. He then always carried the sword to inspire his fighting spirit and to remember the kindness of the fisherman.

It is said that the Longyuan Sword was passed down to the Tang Dynasty, and was renamed Longquan Sword to avoid the taboo of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan.

have to say.

It is not difficult to see this from the legendary life of Wu Zixu.

This person is both deeply emotional and extremely complex; he possesses exceptional willpower and drive, yet is also very clear about his grudges and favors.

He devoted half his life to plotting the overthrow of a country in order to avenge the Chu, and was extremely loyal to repay the kindness of Wu, even sacrificing his life for his country.

He possesses a strong personal charisma, which allows him to gain the help of the fisherman who risked his life, the trust of He Chuang, and the friendship or following of extraordinary individuals such as Sun Wu, Qing Ji, Yao Li, and Shen Baoxu.

These two weapons are highly symbolic.

The "corpse-beating whip" represents Wu Zixu's hatred and violence, while the "Dragon Abyss Sword" represents Wu Zixu's integrity and determination.

Xiao Yu was very adept at using the Corpse-Beating Whip.

Although Xiao Yu already possesses the Destiny-Bound Sword, the Dragon Abyss Sword still has value in being forged, and it can be fused with the Corpse-Slaying Whip in the future.

Of course, one fragment is not enough.

Xiao Yu needs to forge two more ordinary Dragon Abyss Sword fragments; only in this way can they be combined with the Luck Fragment to form a precious sword.

Apart from air transport equipment.

Two complete pieces of equipment were also found.

【Tide God Chi Yi Breastplate】, a medium-grade blue equipment, with a base defense of +15, protective power of +15, agility of +10, willpower of +10, strength of +8, spirit of +8, and a 5% increase in all four attributes. It also restores an additional 2 points of spirit per minute and has a durability of 35.

【Tide God Chi Yi War Boots】, Blue Medium Grade, Base Defense +12, Protective Power +10, All Four Attributes +5, All Four Attributes Amplification +4%, Movement Speed ​​Amplification +10%, Durability 30.

Although it's not a luck-based equipment.

However, it is a blue-grade equipment.

As you can tell from the name, this is a set series!

Xiao Yu is currently wearing the Fallen Chu King Set, which was obtained from the Yingdu Ruins. The Tide God Chi Yi Set would be much more powerful in comparison.

However, it's not hard to see that although Chaoshen Yi is a blue-tier equipment, its durability and basic defense attributes are not high.

This means that the equipment itself has relatively weak defensive capabilities and is more easily damaged during combat.

Why is this happening?

The main difference lies in the nature of the equipment.

The Fallen King of Chu Set is a genuine suit of armor, made primarily of sturdy, extraordinary metal.

The Chaoshen Chiyi set is either cloth or leather armor. Chiyi is a type of leather from the Spring and Autumn Period.

After Wu Zixu was forced to commit suicide.

Fuchai put his body into a sack and threw it into the river, while Wu Zixu was later revered as the god of tides.

The Chaos God Chi Yi set is related to this.

Although the direct strength of the Tide God armor is not high, the protective power it provides is quite strong, and the attributes it adds are also quite powerful!

The Fallen King of Chu's armor was extremely sturdy.

The protective power that can be attached is not very high.

If you can collect the entire Tide God Chi Yi set and enhance it, its protective effect in actual combat will be far superior to that of the Fallen Chu King set.

Judging from its appearance, the Chaoshen Chiyi set is a pure white rusted silver cloth armor, which gives people a more elegant and mysterious feeling.

"Not bad, not bad!"

Xiao Yu was very satisfied with the equipment.

The equipment of the Fallen King of Chu is no longer rare; at least ten Chosen Ones have collected the complete set.

As the number one boss in Suiyang.

As the leader of all those destined for heaven.

It's not very presentable for Xiao Yu to go out wearing this kind of outfit that's easy to run into someone wearing the same thing. The brand-new trendy outfit will undoubtedly better highlight his powerful Jiangyan Purgatory.

Extremely difficult!

Furthermore, only a handful of players will be able to challenge this solo dungeon in the coming months, and the drop rate of Tide God Chi Yi equipment will be extremely low after the initial raid.

Under normal circumstances.

Getting one or two fragments at a time is considered good.

Therefore, apart from Xiao Yu, no one else could assemble this set of equipment in a short period of time.

The remaining gains were materials and soul stones.

Purple forging stones and deep-sea stones are extremely rare and important, and have very high value; of course, the more the better.

Twenty purple soul stones.

That would undoubtedly be a huge sum of money!

In addition to these regular sources of income, there is something very special.

[Ark Lord Election Certificate], a special item —

"Got it!"

I saw this item.

Xiao Yu was very excited.

He had been in Suiyang for more than two and a half months, during which time he established a high reputation and achieved many accomplishments.

But Suiyang was just a beginner village in the past.

The deep sea is boundless.

In the past, there were millions.

Only by becoming the master of the Ark can one truly take control of their destiny and embark on a journey!

As for how to use this item?

Xiao Yu only needs to return to the Ark to automatically trigger the "Ark Lord Captain Election". He needs to obtain the support of at least one-tenth of the Ark members, and he also needs to accept the challenge of all other candidates within seven days.

Continue for seven days.

As long as there are enough supporters.

As long as you are not defeated by the challenger.

You will then officially obtain Ark Lord privileges!

This was no challenge for Xiao Yu at all; he had nearly three hundred Chosen Ones under his command, making his base of votes virtually impregnable.

As for the challenges?

This is even less of a surprise.

Other chosen ones couldn't even get a second election certificate within seven days, so Xiao Yu could say he couldn't find any opponents even with a telescope!

at this time.

Two announcements were issued one after the other.

[The Chosen One "Xiao Yu" has severed the nightmare contamination of "Jiangyan Purgatory" and received a reward of 500 points of world luck!]

[The chosen one, "Xiao Yu," has completely eradicated the deep-sea pollution that plagued Suiyang, earning a reward of 1000 points of world fortune!]

no doubt.

These two pieces of news came out.

The entire old Suiyang was in an uproar!

"Hahaha!"

"It's a success!"

"It actually succeeded! This is the River Eye Purgatory, and this is Wu Zixu, the king of evil!"

"Xiao Yu is awesome!"

"Xiao Yu is awesome!"

"Xiao Yu is awesome!"

"————"

The old channel was immediately flooded with messages!

The news quickly spread among the early inhabitants, immediately sparking jubilation throughout Suiyang.

Countless ancestors wept with joy.

Countless people kowtowed in the direction of the ark.

This world will no longer be threatened by historical corruption and deep-sea pollution.

And at that very moment.

Another announcement has been made.

This announcement caused just as much of a shock to the Chosen Ones as the previous ones.

【天命者「萧余」发起了针对10—0716号旧日方舟的领主竞选活动，本次竞选活动将在7日0分0秒以后结束！】

(PS: I'll be spending some time with my family during the next few days of the holiday, so the chapters will be a little shorter, but I won't stop updating. This book is about to enter the next stage, so slowing down a bit at this point will allow me to refine the details of the later settings.)

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