Chapter 120: Chapter 88: Resource Gathering? Sorry! I’m Taking It All

You had to be on the battlefield, cutting down enemies yourself, even resorting to kill-stealing to finish off opponents, just to get the corresponding slaughter experience points.

This “stupid method” of slowly gaining EXP for leveling up was already considered incredibly overpowered.

Others couldn’t get it even if they wanted to.

…

The next day, Qin Feng woke up bright and early. He first cast several skills for his Rangers and Sigmar Combat Priests, then headed to the ’Archer Training Camp’ and ’Regular Soldiers Training Camp’ in Long Zhongyi’s territory for combat training.

He discovered something.

These magical barracks didn’t just speed up how fast he gained “Weapon Proficiency.”

Even the Combat Experience Points he earned received a corresponding boost.

Just one hour of training yielded Combat Experience Points equivalent to three ordinary days of practice swings, taking his Sigmar Combat Priest level a huge step closer to level 10.

HISS!

’This training camp is really something, huh?’

However, after that sigh, a tidal wave of fatigue instantly washed over him. Qin Feng had no choice but to sit cross-legged and rest for a full hour before gradually recovering and starting the next round of training.

It was then.

He made another startling discovery.

The magical barracks buildings seemed to accelerate a creature’s Physical Recovery speed.

Unfortunately, Divine Chosen Soldiers and Heroic Units couldn’t gain Combat Experience Points through simple training. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have needed to risk his Sielo Knights getting accidentally killed by going head-to-head with the “Gluttony” players to the south.

’This is good.’

’I was worried my own strength wouldn’t increase much in these thirty days.’

’But now that the barracks can accelerate Experience Points acquisition and Physical Recovery, I can totally aim for a Zero-star (Gold) Combat Evaluation.’

’And the level 10 Sigmar Combat Priest’s Big Move!’

’That’s good stuff, too!’

At this thought, Qin Feng was instantly fired up. From the first light of dawn until dusk, he spent the entire day immersed in arduous training of his Combat Skills.

It wasn’t until ten at night that he changed course and headed for the King’s Treasure Vault in the Ancient City. He passed through layer after layer of corridors and arrived at the hallway rooms piled high with basic resources.

Since all the Sielo Knights stationed here had been withdrawn, the Ancient Ruins Dungeon was now in an “unlocked” state after being successfully challenged, free of the previous five-person entry limit.

Naturally.

All the weapons and armor inside had been completely cleared out by the Wolfmen.

Qin Feng paid these details no mind. Instead, he tapped his finger to open the “Strongest Lord” event panel, his gaze falling on today’s player rankings.

[First Place: mad madam (32,234 points)]

[Second Place: Hafke AI Tank (28,912 points)]

[Third Place: Doctor (25,831 points)]

[Fourth Place: Ya Chongtian Homelander (11,230 points)]

[Fifth Place…]

As you could see, the top three spots were completely dominated by players from the Hafke Alliance, and the score gap between them and the fourth-place player was enormous.

If the Hafke Alliance decided to go all-in on securing first place, concentrating the resources of the top three onto mad madam, then other players would have no chance to compete.

’Too bad for them.’

’My luck is Heaven-defying.’

Thinking this, Qin Feng reached his hand directly toward the wheat that was scattered everywhere.

[Discovered 35,237 units of wheat. Do you wish to sacrifice all of it to the Deities to obtain corresponding ’Strongest Lord’ event points?]

“Yes.”

“Sacrifice all of it.”

[You have sacrificed 35,237 units of wheat! Your current event points are 35,237! You are now ranked first!]

At the same time.

All the Lord Players in the top one hundred received a system notification.

[Warning! Your event ranking has dropped by one place! Please sacrifice more Food resources to reclaim your original rank!]

“Holy shit!”

“Who is it?”

“Who’s sniping the leaderboard in the middle of the night?”

“That’s not right…”

“The people ahead of me are still the same… Wait! Why did first place change? Damn! Fucking awesome! Lord Tingfeng knocked mad madam off her spot?”

In an instant, the regional channel exploded. Many Lord Players who had already returned to the real world to sleep heard the commotion and logged back into Lord World overnight, just to witness the “resource war” that was about to erupt.

Moonlit Observation: “Awesome! I thought the Hafke big shots were going to sweep the top three today! I didn’t expect Lord Tingfeng to actually make a play for the top spot!”

No Money Great Treasure Sword: “Top-tier! I also thought Lord Tingfeng was going to give up on this event again! I never expected him to pop up now and make such a stunning move!”

Xiaocao: “Huh? Didn’t the big shots agree a few days ago not to snipe the ranks? Why is he playing like this?”

Hafke Sniper Soldier: “Nah, it’s not rank sniping. Lord Tingfeng has never spoken in the regional channel, so he probably doesn’t even pay attention to it… It’s normal that he wouldn’t know about our agreement.”

“Besides,”

“There’s still an hour until midnight.”

“If you really wanted to snipe the rank, you’d sneakily sacrifice your resources at 11:59 and be a shameless little bastard.”

Ya Chongtian Homelander: “So what’s the plan, Hafke Sniper Soldier? Lord Tingfeng stole mad madam’s top spot! Are you guys going to fight him for it?”

Chengdu cool girl: “Oh yeah, fight, fight, hee hee hee~”

Hafke Sniper Soldier: “I know you’re all eager, but don’t be. Our boss is asking about it right now!”

Are you there? Upper Hook: “Hmph, dog-eat-dog. Hilarious.”

Moonlit Observation: “Why is this moron still spewing crap in the middle of the night?”

Lazy Prince: “Who? Oh! That moron Upper Hook? I already blocked him! I suggest you block that moron too, Moonlit!”

Moonlit Observation: “No, I’m going to keep an eye on this moron, just to see how outrageous he can be.”

Are you there? Upper Hook: “What are you looking at your daddy for? You little piece of trash! If you have the guts, come find your daddy’s territory and fight me!”

Moonlit Observation: “Moron.”

Xiaocao: “Moron.”

No Money Great Treasure Sword: “Moron.”

…

[You have received a private message from mad madam!]

Opening the chat interface, mad madam didn’t bother with any pleasantries and got straight to the point, asking Qin Feng:

“Tingfeng, are you planning to take first place in today’s ’Resource Collection’?”

Qin Feng didn’t beat around the bush either and replied directly:

“Yes… So? Are you going to fight me for it?”

mad madam negotiated in a serious tone:

“That depends.”

“I can invest a maximum of fifty thousand Food resources today.”

“For the next nine days, I can invest an average of thirty-five thousand Food resources per day.”

“If you can’t meet that requirement,”

“then give first place back to me.”

“I’ll have the others give you second place. That way, everyone can save some basic resources to invest in their territory’s future development.”

“There’s no need to fight to the death…”

Hearing this, Qin Feng did a quick calculation. There were 350,000 Food resources in the Ancient Ruins Dungeon, and Long Zhongyi could provide another 70,000.

On average, that meant he could contribute a maximum of forty-two thousand Food resources per day.

“Too bad.”

“I have 420,000 Food resources on hand right now.”

“A bit more than you.”

“If your actual Food resources exceed this number, mad madam, or if you plan to have your other two high-ranking allies concentrate all their resources on you… I could consider giving up on the daily ranking and just put in thirty-five thousand resources a day to secure the second-place guarantee.”

mad madam: “???”

“420,000 Food? Where did that come from? Besides our Hafke Alliance, what other Player Alliance in this region could gather that much Food?”

Qin Feng didn’t hide it and answered directly:

“I picked it up in the Ancient Ruins Dungeon.”

mad madam reacted instantly:

“Oh!”

“The Dungeon!”

“So that’s how it is!”

“That Zero-star (Red) Heroic Creature you killed before, that was the guardian hero of that Dungeon, right?”

Qin Feng nodded:

“Yes.”

In reality, it wasn’t. The true dungeon guardians were the ten Sielo Knights, but Qin Feng found it too troublesome to explain and just went along with what she said.

mad madam couldn’t help but exclaim:

“Impressive!”

“Your luck and strength are both Heaven-defying!”

“I concede defeat!”

“Let’s do this then… I won’t fight you for first place. I’ll invest thirty thousand Food resources each day from now on to secure second place.”

Qin Feng asked curiously:

“You’re not going to ask your other two Hafke allies at the top to help you out?”

“If the three of you work together and pool your resources,”

“I definitely wouldn’t be able to compete.”

mad madam waved her hand:

“No.”

“This is a team game.”

“If I’m the only one who develops well while the others don’t even get the scraps, the entire Player Alliance won’t go far.”

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