Scourge Messenger

Chapter 53 Pearl Tears Alliance
The best it can do is to upgrade it into a legendary token?

Only?

Shang Xinlei suddenly realized that people are speechless when they are completely speechless. She even regretted coming to Mansu Forest in the first place. If she had honestly gone to her own secret place for vacation, she wouldn't have encountered such a huge adventure—an adventure so huge that even Shang Jia might not have been able to protect her.

"Miss Jie," she sighed and said to Jie Yuanshao, "I won't tell anyone anyway. If you want to tell the family, I'll take the blame."

"I can guarantee that I won't reveal this secret until Jiang Shi enters the Mansu Forest again next year," Jie Yuanshao said immediately. "If I haven't achieved my third job change by next year and haven't inherited the family's precious keepsake, I will hand this information over to the family."

Jie Yuanshao was a principled person, but she wasn't stupid. She was only the eldest daughter of the Jie family, not the head of the family, let alone a supreme elder. If this news got out, not only would outsiders but even the elders of the family be extremely covetous.

The fact that she values ​​her family and the overall situation does not mean that she will actively harm her own interests to benefit others.

"Thank you." Shang Xinlei breathed a sigh of relief: "A year is enough."

Then they looked at Qian Gongyu, and Shang Xinlei smiled: "Xiaoyu, I remember that your Qian family should not have any rare or precious tokens, right? Such a precious opportunity to strengthen, can't be wasted on ordinary tokens..."

"Tell me your request," Jie Yuanshao said more directly, "As long as the Jie family can do it, we can satisfy you."

"I'm not selling it!" Qian Gongyu shook his head repeatedly, clutching his iron claws tightly. "I'm sure I'll be able to advance three times in the future. After the third advancement, I'll eventually get a rare token. When that happens, it will be enhanced into a rare token, which will become my Qian family's heirloom... If you can just give me a rare token, that's fine too, but I have to advance three times at least."

The two noble ladies couldn't help but shake their heads at this request. Qian Gongyu's request was equivalent to asking them to exchange two rare treasures for one legendary token. Legendary tokens were certainly powerful, but two rare treasures could help the family equip two third-level combatants. Comparing the two, the latter was undoubtedly more meaningful to the family.

But they weren't in a rush. After all, they had a whole year, so they had plenty of time to slowly calculate and fight for Qian Gongyu's enhancement materials. The most urgent task was to quickly kill the demons and unlock these blood weapons...

"Hey?" Shang Xinlei suddenly realized someone was missing: "Where's Jiang Shi?"

"She went out while you were chatting." Qian Gongyu said.

"Oh no, she will kill all the low-level demons!"

……

...

"Your blood vessel has drunk the blood of a hundred Mansu demons, transforming into the 'Iron Blood Long Sword'."

Yan Qing quickly exited the group of monsters and took a quick look at the properties of the new token:
"Iron Blood Long Sword (Jiang Shi's exclusive blood weapon)"

"Grade: First level ordinary"

"Durability: 45/45"

Equipment requirements: 7 HP, 3 Dexterity

"Effect: Iron Blood Splash: You can activate the long sword to enter the Iron Blood state. In this state, every time the long sword cuts blood, the blood will turn into blades and splash to damage surrounding enemies, causing 10 points of slash damage. Activating this state consumes 10 spiritual power, lasts for 10 seconds, and has a cooldown of 30 seconds."

"Effect: Blood Forge: When the long sword enters the Iron Blood state, each attack that draws blood will restore the long sword's durability."

"Effect: Seal: This weapon cannot leave the Mansu Forest."

"Evaluation: The Blood Demon Sect has spent hundreds of years seeking to forge a weapon capable of immeasurable evolution through the blood of the powerful. This sword is the culmination of their efforts over the past ten years."

It was exactly what Yan Qing needed. Facing a barrage of monsters swamping the mountains, a weapon capable of wide-area attacks would undoubtedly significantly increase his efficiency. He decisively activated his 'Iron Blood State' and charged into the horde, slaughtering them relentlessly.

Shang Xinlei and the others didn't dare act recklessly like this. After all, these monsters were only about one turn strong, so they would still get hurt if they weren't careful. They still had to rely on the Narcissus Mermaid and the Blade Warrior to draw the monsters' fire. But Yan Qing was different, for a simple reason - the advantages of third-person perspective were too great, and the advantages of controlling the character were unparalleled.

First-person perspective has blind spots, while third-person perspective allows for full vision, which is like having an extra set of eyes. In real-life combat, dodging requires mobilizing all muscles, while controlling a character only requires pressing a roll button. Not to mention, Yan Qing wasn't worried about Jiang Shi getting hurt or even dying...

This was why Yan Qing was so brazen. He wasn't afraid of fighting these people, and he didn't even think he'd lose. Though he hadn't played The Messenger before, he'd come across numerous videos like "Level 1 Useless Man Bans Bullets, Counter-Bans, Defends, and Unharmed Blade Warrior (Level 30 Boss)." While Yan Qing hadn't tried it, he didn't think he couldn't do it—this was the confidence of a noble action game Brahmin.

When the leading cockscomb monster fell, Yan Qing finally received the message he had been waiting for:
"You have comprehended the 'Advanced Steps', and your current level is 1."

"Your HP increases by 0.5"

"Your spirit level has increased by 0.5."

"Your dexterity increases by 1."

"You reached level 11!"

Is this the charm of the Woodland Messenger's +50 Comprehension? Remember, Ye Si had to wait until he reached level 16 to comprehend the advanced sword technique, which took a full seven days in real time, and Jiang Shi is only on day two!
"You should at least leave some for us," Shang Xinlei complained, "I only killed 16."

"No way! I'm not satisfied with just one reinforcement material. I still have two days left, and I need to defeat at least two thousand enemies to get two reinforcement materials."

Everyone was stunned by this. Jie Yuanshao asked incredulously, "Can these blood weapons be...brushed unlimitedly?" She didn't know how to describe it for a moment, and subconsciously imitated Yan Qing's words.

"As long as you can kill enough monsters." Yan Qing actually had more important information that he didn't tell them. It wasn't that he was keeping it to himself, but he felt that it was too far away for them.

Bloody Iron Armory

"You can obtain any form of blood weapon from this armory, and unlock more effects by killing enemies in the Mansu Forest."

"Kill 100: Blood Weapon Transforms into a Keepsake."

"300 kills: Blood Weapon can be taken out of Mansu Forest."

"1000 kills: Blood weapons can be used as enhancement materials to enhance any token to a higher level (up to Legendary)."

"5000 kills: Blood weapons can be used as enhancement materials to enhance any token to the legendary level. Players can choose three from nine options."

"10000 kills: Blood Weapons can be used as upgrade materials to upgrade any token to the Legendary level. Players can choose three of the eighteen available options. For every additional 10000 kills, three more options will be available."

The most stable reward for players participating in the Mansu Forest is probably these enhancement materials. It's clear that it's not difficult for "The Courier" players to obtain legendary tokens, but they often hoard these enhancement materials and only use them to draw cards at the end of the version to see if they can get the graduation attribute.

Yan Qing naturally would not have such an illusion of killing rats. He estimated that it would be impossible for him to kill 5000, so he could only get as many strengthening materials as possible and practice other advanced skills at the same time.

After the second wave, they had another 30 minutes to search. This time, Yan Qing changed his strategy, sending them to search for rare resources farther away while he cleared the surrounding trees and rocks.

If there were four players, there would be no shortage of common resources like wood and stone, and they could just chop them as they went. However, Yan Qing was the only one in the team who could store resources in his personal warehouse, and the others had to carry them manually. Therefore, resources like wood and stone, which were in high demand and easy to find, had to be handled by Yan Qing alone.

Shang Xinlei and the others were a little embarrassed because it was obviously easier to encounter adventures if you walked further, but now was not the time to refuse, as the third wave, which was more difficult, was coming up, and they had to race against time.

There was nothing much to say about chopping trees and stones. Yan Qing cleared almost all the trees and stones within 200 meters of Fang Yuan and picked up three piles of rare resources. Nearly 30 minutes later, the three of them came back with large sacks on their backs. This time, they all triggered adventures.

Qian Gongyu came across a garden where there were little people like butterflies flying around. The little people enthusiastically invited her to drink honey. After drinking the honey, her head became dizzy and it took her about a cup of tea to wake up. Then the little people in the garden disappeared, and she found that her energy and blood had increased by about a quarter.

Shang Xinlei discovered a small wooden cabin with a map showing the distribution of surrounding resource points. Therefore, Shang Xinlei brought back the most rare resources.

Jie Yuanshao's situation was not as complicated as the previous two. She simply picked up a ring on the ground and found that it was a second-level token that she could use.

Seeing them excitedly discussing their experiences, Yan Qing's lips curled up slightly, feeling an indescribable joy. Perhaps it was because he felt the Mansu Woodland dungeon was well designed, and now seeing his teammates enjoying it, he was also happy.

Seeing others like something he likes makes him happy. However, he has to maintain his cool persona as "Jiang Shi," so he can only suppress his desire to share and discuss his upcoming architectural plans with them.

Soon, the resources everyone brought back disappeared like bubbles, and many new buildings appeared in the castle courtyard.

"The 'portal' has been built."

"Portal: Players will receive four tokens. Once a token is activated in Mansu Woodland, they can immediately return to the Sanctuary through the portal. The tokens cannot be taken out of Mansu Woodland."

"Hall of Valor has been built."

Valhalla: The number of random building statues per round is increased to three.

"The 'Funeral Mermaid Statue' is complete."

"The 'Rokuhara Warrior Statue' is complete."

"The 'Eagle Archer Statue' is complete."

Needless to say, the strategic significance of the portal is extremely high. With it, everyone doesn't have to waste ten minutes or more on the return trip, and can search until the end before returning to the sanctuary. The same is true for Valhalla. The statues are undoubtedly the most powerful force in the sanctuary. The main goal now is to build as many statues as possible to spread out the field.

As the thick fog descended, the third wave of monsters attacked. When they saw the two monsters at the end of the fog, their expressions changed.

"The White Bat and the Venomous Viper are both third-level Demon Kings." Jie Yuanshao's face was grim. "Luckily we retreated yesterday... The third wave of demons is so frightening that two Demon Kings will appear at once!"

"Can we win?" Qian Gongyu was a little worried.

"We'll win."

Jiang Shi replied briefly before charging towards the battlefield, the others following closely behind him. This time, they were absolutely determined to snatch the food from Jiang Shi's mouth! They couldn't let Jiang Shi kill all the monsters again!

As the swarm of snakes and bats approached the castle, suddenly a huge ball of water shot out, temporarily trapping dozens of monsters like a water prison. Then an ice ball hit the water ball, freezing all the monsters in the water ball in the blink of an eye, and dozens of monsters died on the spot!
what?
Yan Qing remembered that these statues were not so powerful, and they were fighting each other. How could they coordinate so well?

However, when he turned back to look at the statue, he found that the Narcissus Mermaid and the Funeral Mermaid were glowing with purple light, as if connecting them into one. The status bar below their health bars showed that they were in a special state -

Pearl Tear Alliance: When the number of Pearl Tear Couriers is ≥ 2, the effect range of all Pearl Tear Couriers' tokens is increased by 50%, and Pearl Tear Couriers will prioritize coordinated attacks. (Narcissus Mermaid, Funeral Mermaid)

(End of this chapter)