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Chapter 187 First Week Settlement (Fourth Update, Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After leaving the tavern, Qin Ziwen and Du Yu went to the training ground to spar a bit.

On the ring, he felt Du Yu's oppressive aura more directly.

On the opposite side of the arena, Du Yu stood holding a gun.

On their side, there was a military formation consisting of eight people, led by Qin Ziwen, including Qin Ziwu, Cao Biansheng, Yuan Ming, Yuan Dajun, Wang Jun, Yang Cunshen, and Deng Guang.

The military formation that had been able to hold out against Du Yu for a long time a few days ago was broken six times in three minutes today.

Du Yu wielded his spear as if he were in an empty field. If his strength before was still within the realm of what can be understood in historical records, now it has almost reached the level of those superhuman warriors in the novels.

It's becoming increasingly exaggerated.

The group rehearsed until 11 p.m. before returning home to rest.

After washing up, Qin Ziwen lay in bed around midnight.

At exactly midnight, I finally heard that familiar voice.

"You successfully survived a week on the Gobi Desert map, acquiring a large number of cards, successfully cultivating extraordinary recruited followers, and completing one level 2 Hunting Ladder quest. Overall score: 1845"

「获得奖励：【突破卡】极限突破卡*2、【功能卡】1级洞察*1、【拓展卡】高度拓展卡（中）*1、【升级卡】建筑升级卡*1、【拓展卡】草原拓展卡（大）*1」

Qin Ziwen patiently observed carefully, and the reward this time was undeniably generous.

Two breakthrough cards are equivalent to two tickets to obtain extraordinary status.

Then came the function card, the intermediate-level high-expansion card, and a new card that had never been seen before—the upgrade card.

This upgrade card is pure black with only a white upward arrow on the front.

[Upgrade Card] Building Upgrade Card: Can upgrade a regular building to an advanced building of the same type, reducing the building level by 1.

Take out the upgrade card; the all-black card feels slightly heavy, like some kind of black metal.

This card's effect is terrifying. As we all know, the probability of obtaining ordinary buildings is much higher than that of obtaining advanced buildings.

He currently owns two level 3 ordinary buildings, but all his advanced buildings are still level 1, which shows how difficult it is to upgrade advanced buildings.

He only needs to upgrade a regular building to level six or seven, and then use an upgrade card to directly obtain an advanced building of the same type at level five or higher.

This card becomes more cost-effective the longer you use it.

As for the final large expansion card...

One card can basically solve the problem of large building footprint.

The medium-sized expansion card adds 50*50 meters to your homestead, while the large-sized card adds 100*100 meters.

It covers a full 10,000 square meters, which is larger than a football field.

Although the total number of cards is less, they have all become elite cards.

Moreover, there are ways to obtain regular cards. This week, I have obtained nearly twenty cards through hunting, most of which are regular building cards.

Qin Ziwen wanted to use the Limit Breakthrough Card for himself, but after thinking about Du Yu's three tasks, he hesitated and put it aside for the time being.

If he accepts the task now, he'll probably have a hard time even completing the second-tier mission.

He was unwilling to accept being able to complete only one level of mission at most.

Having seen better options, yet forced to choose the worst, it's obvious even a fool could guess that the potential of the first tier is definitely not as good as the second tier.

As for the three-tier missions, Qin Ziwen felt it was better to look forward to receiving a good reward every week.

Ideally, it should be a card that allows you to skip a quest and complete it directly.

Then he took out the function card and observed.

This is an old friend; the first feature card he received was Insight.

Crush before use.

[Activated Feature: Level 3 Insight] [Privileges upgraded, current privileges: Level 3 (2/8)]

[Level 3 Insight: Can be used on card buildings, resource points, recruited units, humans, and beasts to understand their basic rules or attributes]

Compared to level 2 Insight, level 3 Insight has an additional effect: the ability to see wild beasts.

The only use Qin Ziwen could think of was to be able to identify outstanding individuals within wild populations more quickly? If the goal was to capture and raise wild animals, that would be quite good.

Lying in bed, sleepiness washed over me, so I closed my eyes to rest.

Silent all night.

The next day, Qin Ziwen slept until after nine o'clock in the morning before waking up.

It's been a very tiring period, leaving early and returning late, and the Gobi Desert is so hot.

After completing his mission, Du Yu also relieved himself of a burden.

It's rare for me to sleep in.

At 3 p.m., two new crossbows were successfully produced. With four crossbows in hand, Qin Ziwen's courage increased greatly.

Before the expedition began, he decided to complete the nearest Hunting Ladder mission first.

On the sand dune, Luo Gang pointed to the group of Gobi Desert giant lizards guarding the altar below.

“We’ve been monitoring this group of Gobi monitor lizards for two days and have noticed a very interesting phenomenon: while other animals migrate due to lack of water, they stay put. We later found out why: they dig to find moist sand at the bottom of the sand layer and bury themselves in it. Their skin may be able to directly absorb the moisture from this damp soil.”

Below, four vehicle-mounted crossbows are lined up in a row, and the core members of the hunting team are in pairs, each positioned next to a vehicle-mounted crossbow.

The attack was spearheaded by a vehicle-mounted crossbow.

Secondly, Du Yu was responsible for covering the attack and finishing off the enemies.

At the rear of the group, student council members formed small groups of three, armed with spears and bows and arrows, to provide cover and containment, while others held up wooden shields to form small shield formations.

They are not the main force of the attack, but they will drive away and delay the approaching swarm of Gobi Desert monitor lizards.

As the winch turned, the four men began to cock the crossbow mounted on the vehicle.

They turned to look at Qin Ziwen on the hillside, who raised his right hand and then swung it down.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Four thick crossbow bolts, accompanied by a violent whistling sound, were fired from the ballista.

A Gobi Desert monitor lizard was caught off guard and was instantly killed by a crossbow bolt that blew its head off.

Another monitor lizard had its abdomen pierced and was pinned to the ground alive.

Of the remaining two crossbow bolts, one severed the tail of a Gobi Desert monitor lizard, while the other grazed the lizard's scalp and embedded itself in the cliff.

In the first salvo, one person was killed, one was seriously wounded, and one was slightly wounded.

The Gobi Desert monitor lizard, which was peacefully basking in the sun, experienced a brief moment of panic.

A monitor lizard panicked and ran away with its short, thick limbs. After running for more than ten meters, it found that its companions were still standing in the same place, so it stopped awkwardly.

The monitor lizards raised their heads, searching for any enemy that dared to attack them.

Finally, they turned around and locked their attention on the humans a few dozen meters away.

There are practically no other animals around here; the only suspicious thing is this group of humans who suddenly appeared.

A dozen or so Gobi Desert monitor lizards swung their thick tails and charged towards the group.

While they were still on their way, the second salvo was already imminent.

Two Gobi Desert monitor lizards were struck as if by a heavy hammer; their bodies were instantly sent flying by the crossbow bolts, rolling several times on the ground before falling silent.

Faced with the ballista attack, the Gobi Desert monitor lizards slowed their running.

(End of this chapter)