I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

Three treasure chests sat quietly on the table.

Golden light streamed through the gaps, casting warm yellow patches of light in the dimly lit office.

Li Wu reached out his hand.

His luck stat of over 4,700 points started working the moment he touched the treasure chest. He could feel the secondary effect of his talent "Soul Devourer"—"Fate Perception"—pulsating slightly, telling him that there were good things in these three treasure chests.

Open the first treasure chest.

Golden light spread out.

A skill book was lying at the bottom of the treasure chest.

【War Horn (Legend)】

Li Wu glanced at the description.

Guild skill: When used, all guild members within a 100-meter radius centered on the guild leader gain the "War Frenzy" status, increasing all attributes by 15% for 30 minutes.

Guild-level team buff skills.

It's very practical, but it's not of much use to him personally.

Put it away and leave it for Hua Zitong to arrange.

Open the second treasure chest.

This time, a piece of equipment was released.

Blue light.

Stormwatcher's Boots (Legendary)

Type: Shoes (Leather Armor)

[Level Requirement: LV50]

[Attributes: Agility +120, Intelligence +85, Magic Attack +150]

[Special Effect 1: Windranger, your movement speed is increased by 25%.]

[Special Effect 2: Evasion Resonance. After successfully evading an attack, your next ranged attack deals 20% increased damage for 5 seconds.]

Li Wu's eyes lit up.

These shoes directly replace his current Shadow Silent Boots, providing a huge boost to his stats, and both of their effects perfectly match his fighting style.

Without saying a word, he switched to it, and the numbers on the attribute panel jumped up again.

The third treasure chest.

Li Wu placed her hand on it.

This time, the feeling of destiny was particularly strong.

He opened the treasure chest, and inside was a scroll.

The reel emitted a light that Li Wu had never seen before, not gold, not purple, but a flowing silver, like liquid moonlight condensed.

He picked up the reel, and a system notification popped up.

[Arcane Tome - Supplement (Mythology)]

[Type: Consumable (Unique)]

[Requirements for use: Arcane Archer]

[Effect: Upon use, you will gain an initial understanding (50%) of an "Uncomprehended Chronicle" and unlock a basic overview of that Chronicle in the Arcane Codex. The Chronicle type is random.]

Li Wu stared at the description for five seconds.

A new secret document.

He already possesses quite a few secret texts. Blazing, Increasing, Domain, Condensing, Sharp, Flowing, Rock, Sculpting, Mist, Instant, Law, Glory, Healing, Turning, Balance, Knowledge, Words, New, Devouring, Fate…

He comprehended each secret text bit by bit. Some were learned through observing natural phenomena, some through epiphanies during battle, and some through clues found in the secret manuals.

This scroll, however, directly gave him a new secret text, along with a 50% initial comprehension level.

This means he can immediately use this secret text to construct a new Arrow Language skill.

"use."

Li Wu did not hesitate.

He tore open the scroll.

Silver light surged into his body and flowed into his spiritual sea.

In the mental sea, the thirty-six secret texts are arranged in a circle, most of which have been lit up, while a few are still gray.

The silver light flew toward a gray spot, and then it lit up.

A new cryptic symbol appeared in his mind.

[Absolutely]

Meaning: isolated, independent, absolute.

This is a conceptual cryptic text.

However, he didn't delve into it further because now wasn't the time to study new skills. He had many other things to do.

Li Wu put away the attribute panel.

There was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Hua Zitong pushed open the door and walked in.

She ran with Li Wu for three whole hours today, her hair was a little messy, but her mental state was pretty good.

"The celebration banquet is ready, everyone is waiting for you downstairs."

"I'm not going."

"If you don't go, everyone will be disappointed."

Li Wu thought for a moment. "I'll go downstairs and say a few words, then come back up."

"OK."

He followed Hua Zitong downstairs.

In the lobby on the first floor of Qianjin Pavilion, all members of the Myth Guild were present.

More than 300 people were crammed into the hall, some standing on tables, others clinging to the second-floor railing looking down.

When Li Wu appeared at the top of the stairs, the entire hall fell silent for a moment.

Then it erupted.

The noise was so loud that dust fell from the ceiling.

Li Wu stood on the third step of the stairs, waiting for them to finish shouting.

About twenty seconds later, the sound gradually subsided.

Everyone was looking at him.

"Thank you all for your hard work today," Li Wu said.

"This result is not solely due to my efforts. The Second Regiment held the Sunrise Fortress for five minutes, as immovable as a mountain. If they hadn't held it for those five minutes, the outcome would have been different."

Standing motionless in the crowd, he was patted on the shoulder by the bull next to him.

"Steel Shield's group, in coordination with Sword and Rose, cleared the area at Starshine Fortress. Nightwind's reconnaissance team provided crucial intelligence throughout the event. Wind Chaser provided reconnaissance support throughout the battles of the three fortresses. Inkmark's experience at Hellfire Citadel laid the tactical foundation for this operation."

He called out names one by one.

Everyone whose name was called stood up a little straighter.

"Lin Hai handled all the things I didn't want to deal with from behind the scenes."

Lin Hai grinned from the corner.

"Hua Zitong," Li Wu said the last name.

Hua Zitong stood beside the stairs, looking up at him.

"She handled all the tactical planning, intelligence analysis, and resource allocation. I was only responsible for archery."

Hua Zitong's expression didn't change much, but the tips of her ears turned slightly red.

"Alright," Li Wu said, "You can all celebrate your victory today. I'm going upstairs to rest."

"Wait!" Bull raised his hand from below. "Guild Master! How many people did you kill today? Is the 3,571 listed on the system panel real?"

The hall fell silent.

Everyone looked at Li Wu.

"More or less," Li Wu said.

"How much difference?"

"One short. There might have been someone who was killed by debris from the explosion, not by my direct kill."

"..."

"Let's eat."

Li Wu turned and went upstairs.

As he reached the corner on the second floor, he heard cheers erupt again in the hall behind him.

He didn't turn around.

Back in the office, I closed the door.

I sat back down in my chair.

Li Wu opened the attribute panel and took one last look at that number.

LV50.

The district is ranked first, with a six-level gap between it and the second-ranked district.

He turned off the panel.

He turned on his communicator and sent a message to Hua Zitong.

"We'll have a meeting tomorrow morning. The agenda: the next phase of planning. We need to plan ahead for content beyond level 50."

Hua Zitong replied quickly.

"Received, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock."

Li Wu put down the communicator.

He leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling.

Level 50 is just the beginning.

The world of the Origin Realm is far larger than he has yet come into contact with.

The level cap is far higher than 50.

There's also the "Lucky Dice" set; he only managed to collect two out of the six fragments.

There's also the warning left by the mysterious NPC "Weaver of Fate" before she left—"The Observer dislikes anomalies."

He was that "outlier".

There are too many things to do.

But today, at least he can rest for a while.

Li Wu closed her eyes.

She fell asleep three seconds later.

The cheers from downstairs carried up through the floorboards, but he could no longer hear them.

Outside the Thousand Gold Pavilion, in the Ironforge Square, countless players were still discussing everything that had happened that day.

The title "One Man Makes an Army" will be passed down in District 21 for a long time.

But the person who created this title is currently fast asleep in an uncomfortable chair.