From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 67 The Way to Cultivate Yin Soldiers
As dawn broke in the east, though most of the world was still shrouded in darkness, it signaled that this brief but lively night was coming to an end.

"A good harvest tonight."

You Ming patted the pouch at his waist. This feeling of catching ghosts reminded him of his childhood when he followed his father to catch bullfrogs in the paddy fields.

With a large light on his head, he stumbled through the darkness, but the suppressed excitement and joy of the moment were feelings he could hardly experience again as an adult.

"Ouch."

The little white dragon poked its head out of the wishing well, tilted its head, and watched as You Ming turned the pouch in his hand upside down, revealing more than a dozen figures.

In its eyes, these figures were dressed in tattered clothes and had an unpleasant smell, so it didn't even want to taste them.

But You Ming was very excited.

There were twelve vengeful ghosts in total; this was my haul for the night.

This should be the total number of vengeful ghosts in Changning County. In any case, as far as he knew, none of the underworld officials in Changning County had caught a single vengeful ghost.

These vengeful ghosts are extremely fierce when facing ordinary wandering souls, but on Yuanling Mountain, they tremble like quails suffering from the plague.

"Let's start with you...."

You Ming's gaze swept over all the vengeful ghosts, finally settling on the one whose form was the most scattered and who looked the weakest.

In fact, this vengeful ghost was indeed the weakest. Not to mention facing cultivators, even a mortal with a strong physique could burn it to death with his blood energy.

You Ming grabbed the ghost with one hand and turned the compass with the other, instantly opening the [Troop Editing] function.

He casually stuffed the wandering soul into the level 1 unit slot.

Suddenly, different data appeared in the column that had previously been empty.

You Ming directly renamed it to "Unorganized Soldier," which is the unified name for the first-level troop type in the Yin Soldier sequence.

Then, the entire panel was completely frozen in place.

Tier 1 Soldiers: Unorganized Soldier
Weapons: None
Skill: Pounce
Attack: 2
Defense: 1
Move: 3
Soul element: 2
Monthly stipend: 10 strands of incense

Upon entering the first-level panel, the appearance of this vengeful ghost immediately underwent a huge change. It was now a grayish-white soul shadow, wearing a tattered cloth armor, with a vacant gaze and a erratic posture, though its form had become much more solid.

After all, even the lowest-ranking Tier 1 soldiers are still Yin soldiers. As long as they are not affected by external forces and continue to receive a salary, they will not be in danger of disappearing.

"Come on, leap forward!"

Looking at this newly created Tier 1 unit, You Ming mentally gave it the order to attack.

In an instant, the wandering spirit lunged forward, moving at a speed slightly faster than an ordinary person could run. However, if a living being were to be struck by it, its life force would be immediately suppressed.

Mild symptoms include dizziness and blurred vision, while severe symptoms can lead to serious illness.

"is acceptable."

You Ming stroked his chin. This kind of first-class soldier would be at the level of a peasant soldier in the human camp, carrying a pitchfork, and their combat power would be only slightly stronger than that of an ordinary person.

These ghost soldiers are effective because of their unpredictability, but their defense is too weak; they can't withstand many hits.

However, if this [unit editing] ability is only this much, then it can't be considered cheating.

In this unit editor, the attributes of any unit level are adjustable.

However, there is an upper limit to the total attributes. For example, for the first-tier unit, the upper limit for adjusting the total attributes is 20.

You can distribute the 20 attribute points evenly across the four attributes, or you can strengthen a single attribute by weakening other attributes.

Without hesitation, You Ming immediately increased the attack, defense, movement, and soul essence of his level 1 troop type, [Unorganized Scattered Soldiers], by 7.

As the attributes increased, the monthly stipend, which was originally 10 incense sticks, immediately became 15.

However, the overall attributes of the [Unorganized Soldier] are quite impressive.

Its overall strength has increased significantly compared to before, and its combat power is approaching the lower limit of the second level. With a thought, You Ming sent the vengeful ghost flying out instantly, letting out a strange howl, and its speed was several times that of before.

Its soul essence attribute trembled slightly, as if it had been somewhat depleted, but it still maintained two strands.

This attribute is used to unleash skills.

You Ming estimated that two points of Soul Essence attribute could support the release of about five skills.

After all, this skill is too weak, and increasing Soul Essence is not very meaningful. It's better to focus on speed and basic attacks.

As for why only three points were added to the defense attribute...

This actually involves the characteristics of the Divine Army. The Divine Army has a very powerful or bug-like feature: these Yin soldiers cannot truly die.

Because they have no physical form, they can be kept and worshipped within the altar. As long as the altar still exists, even if they are killed outside, they can still be resurrected within the altar by the help of the incense offerings of the gods.

You Ming plans to build a divine altar in the future, so that the level 1 troops can completely follow the cannon fodder mass production strategy, and it won't cost much to revive them after they die.

But if you get scratched by them, you'll either die or be seriously injured.

After determining the attributes of the first-level troops, You Ming created three more troop slots as second-level troops, each with three branches.

Whistle soul pawns, lamp-holding pawns, and white-armored pawns.

These represent three types: patrol and guard, recovery and treatment, and combat assault.

At level two, the total attribute points become 45.

You Ming naturally assigned different attributes to the three troop types at level two, based on their different promotion paths.

For example, if a character excels at patrolling and guarding, increase their speed; if they provide healing and recovery, strengthen their soul essence; if they are more suited for combat and assault, strengthen their attack and defense.

The monthly salary for a second-level soldier ranges from 45 to 60 incense sticks.

Because of his experience making games in his previous life, You Ming was very enthusiastic about this kind of editing and design work. After setting up the level 2 units, he immediately went on to design the level 3 and level 4 units.

At levels three and four, you can actively set the type of skill.

For example, if you choose to combine speed and attack-derived skills, you might create fast-paced skills like [Nether Blade Without a Trace] or [Soul Spear Combo]. Conversely, if you combine attack and defense, you might create powerful offensive skills like [Evil Charge] or [Heavy Armor Charge].

You Ming spent the entire afternoon happily working in the temple, finally setting up the level four promotion paths for all ordinary troop types.

The reason we say "ordinary soldiers" is because, in addition to ordinary soldiers, there are also elite soldiers.

Elite units are somewhat similar to noble units in strategy games. They are not only stronger than other units of the same level, but also have greater potential for future growth, and can be upgraded to level five at most.

This time, You Ming captured twelve vengeful ghosts, but only one met the requirements.

(End of this chapter)