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Li Xia glanced at the task panel and accepted all the tasks suitable for the team in one go; there weren't many in total.

Silently calculating in his mind, it seemed that even so, the contribution points would barely be enough to exchange for the second tier, but still far from enough to exchange for the most valuable Enlightenment Potion.

Even if you include all the contribution points from the recruitment order, it's not enough.

Li Xia believed that the Hall of Light would not be so bored as to put unredeemable items into the reward pool.

So... there should be public open tasks as a channel for contributing points later?

With the next phase of the main quest opening in just 3 days, perhaps another source of contribution points will be found within the main quest.

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"Whoosh-"

Arrows flew, piercing deep into the beast's body. The wolf, as small as a calf, let out a painful howl and collapsed, trembling.

Six archers stood in a row, like six rifles, keeping the wolf pack at a distance and preventing them from advancing an inch.

Occasionally, a few arrows would cross the line, at which point Number 1 and Number 2 would suddenly increase their speed, and the arrows would fly out as if they were connected end to end.

Li Xia can simply stay in the back and collect contribution points without lifting a finger, which highlights the importance of early-stage investment.

Sometimes, spending contribution points is more efficient than holding onto them tightly.

However, he wasn't just slacking off; he also took out his purple bow and began consciously practicing archery.

Basic archery is not the same as basic shooting. Li Xia had previously thought that the two skills could be combined with what he learned in martial arts.

But this is destined to remain just wishful thinking, or perhaps there are some hidden conditions that haven't been met.

The five arrows that come with the Purple Robe Bow are contributed one by five points, so of course they are not used. The arrows for the six followers are also bought from the market in Changhu Town.

Although its power is reduced by one level, it is cheap and comes in large quantities; a bundle of fifty costs only one gold coin.

With the purple bow drawn, Li Xia's arm holding the bow and the arm drawing the bow were in the same horizontal line, and his feet were spread to the side. At this moment, Li Xia's posture was just as perfect as that of a beginner who had just started learning archery.

"whoosh"

The arrow flew out and hit the wolf squarely in the rump. The wolf howled and jumped around in place like a madman.

The other wolves were startled and even whimpered softly, showing an urge to retreat.

Hehehehe

Number 1 and Number 2 put down their bows and arrows and made some strange gestures towards Li Xia, seemingly expressing their amazement. They couldn't speak, but only used those strange 'hehe' sounds to express themselves.

Those two "hehe"s were envied by the other four archers, because they couldn't even utter such a "hehe".

Li Xia awkwardly lowered his bow and arrow, nodding slightly as if he were very satisfied with the shot.

Actually, he was aiming for the other wolf's head...

Next, Li Xia's arrows seemed to have their own thoughts, soaring freely and unpredictably.

The two generals' "hehe" sounds echoed throughout the venue, while the other four, who were not good with words, also mumbled quite energetically.

In short, the atmosphere was very...entertaining.

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Over the next two days, Li Xia led his six generals on missions for the camp.

The power of the six archers should not be underestimated. Even if some of them are difficult to kill with arrows alone, they can be easily wiped out by Li Xia taking out his spear to block them.

If it weren't for the excessive travel time, Li Xia could have completed all these team tasks in a single day.

However, these missions no longer feature enemies like Porphyrus; most are now filled with beasts, ogres, and the like.

Aside from some materials, there weren't many treasure chests, but considering the contribution points, it wasn't too bad.

As the sun gradually set, Li Xia returned to Changhu Town once again.

When he arrived at the garrison to hand over the mission, he discovered that the apostles who had joined the human camp were also there, seemingly as a small team.

The five apostles were both men and women, and each of them had two guards standing behind them, though they were noticeably more rigid than Li Xia's.

Perhaps it's because these people joined the security guard, while Li Xia joined the archer guard.

Their entourage carried spears, not bows and arrows.

Li Xia withdrew her gaze and walked towards the notice board.

But a figure suddenly blocked her way. Li Xia looked up and saw a woman from that small team; she was quite good-looking.

But her pretty face was icy cold as she said:

"What do you mean? You cleared all the faction quests. Isn't that a bit selfish?"

Li Xia acted as if she didn't see her at all, walking right past her and handing over all the tasks.

Your contribution points have now reached 1100, and your reputation level has reached Revered.

"What, feeling guilty? Enjoying clearing out the faction quests, huh?"

Li Xia paused, looking at her with an expression as if she were an idiot:

"If...you joined before me, would you have left the tasks to me?"

"you!"

The woman wanted to say something, but Li Xia glanced at her indifferently, and then it seemed as if the words were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say them no matter what.

My sixth sense was screaming warnings, as if the man would kill me if I spoke.

At that moment, a notification from the Temple of Light suddenly appeared before all the apostles.

The Dwarven faction has completed all faction quests, and Thorin Oakenshield has arrived at Lonely Mountain ahead of schedule.

Smaug, the last dragon of the Third Age, was awakened.

[Second phase of main quest begins ahead of schedule]

Main Quest: The Battle of Smaug

[Mission Objective: Survive to the end]

[Warning: Smaug is coming soon!]

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Chapter 47 The Seed of Determined Life

Smaug?

All the apostles stared in astonishment at the white-glowing text before them, but the hall's notifications continued to refresh like a flowing stream.

[Second Phase Main Quest: The Battle of Smaug]

[Mission Objective: Survive to the end]

The final stage of the main storyline will be unlocked after completing the second stage.

[Note: The ranking of the Five Armies Battle is now open]

[Apostles may contribute to the Battle of Smaug using any means, including but not limited to control, status effects, damage, and attraction.]

The Apostles' contributions will be quantified as war contribution points and included in the leaderboard. Rewards will be distributed based on rankings after the trial concludes.

[Ranking of Contributions in the Battle of the Five Armies]

1. (Empty) [Reward: Seed of Destiny (Provided by the Temple of Light)]

2. (Empty) [Reward: Dragon Blood Potion]

3. (Empty) [Reward: Dragon Fang Blade (Special, Blue)]

4. (Empty) [Reward: Dragon Scale Leather Armor (Special - Blue)]

5. (Empty) [Reward: Random Weapon Chest (Blue)]

6-10. (Empty) [Reward: Random Armor Chest (Blue)]

10-20. (Blank) [3000 points]

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[Notice: Battlefield information platform is now open]

Battlefield information platform? Before Li Xia could figure out what this was, a page that looked like a group chat suddenly popped up in the upper left corner of his vision.

And amazingly, it doesn't obstruct the view; if you don't focus your attention on the page, it will become very faint and blurred.

Isn't this just a group chat?

Almost instantly, the group chat erupted into a frenzy, like boiling water.

Cute Beast (Apostle No. ****): "Wait, really? I'm fighting Smaug?"

Tyrannosaurus Rex (Apostle #****): "Is the Temple trying to kill us? This is Smaug, not Smaug!"

Baron Despair (Apostle No. ****): "You can hide in the water the whole time and basically get through it lying down, but you won't get any contribution points."

Mu Xia (Apostle No. ****): "Stop spouting irrelevant information here, get to the point! Smaug is strong, but he's not without a chance, otherwise the Temple wouldn't have issued such a mission."

Upon seeing this nickname, Li Xia silently closed the input box. He could already imagine how his messages would be distorted if he sent them under the pseudonym 'Xia'.

Aheral (Apostle #****): Am I the only one curious about what the first-place reward, the Seed of Destiny, is? And what is this special blue item?

This message went unnoticed, as if it had been completely ignored.

Li Xia looked at the flood of chat messages, and the occasional message asking about the reward, but no one replied. This was quite interesting.

Either no one knows, or... those who do know are tacitly keeping silent.

So it's very precious? Li Xia pinched his chin and began to consult his cheat.

[Your Majesty, the Seed of Destiny is a rare S-class resource with extremely limited production. It is only effective at Tier 3, and its effect depends on the user's fate. This is a special reward from the Temple of Light to apostles with exceptional potential.]

[Your Majesty, please strive with all your might to obtain the Seed of Destiny of Origin Life. According to the Hall's statistical probability, an Apostle who obtains the Seed of Destiny of Origin Life has a 16.7% chance of breaking through to the ninth rank!]

Li Xia thoughtfully turned off the notification. The effect of this thing was not fixed; perhaps that was the origin of the "destined" in its name?

Although it's still unclear what this is, just take it!

Looking at the chat group again, they had finally finished chatting.

Watchdog (Apostle #****): "Although this is a Tier 1 world, Smaug is almost the extreme of Tier 1 worlds. Those who know, know. The template of this monster is not the same as our human template."

Watchdog (Apostle No. ****): "For the same Tier 1 extreme value, the monster template can be much higher than the human template, not to mention that we are now the newbies."

Watchdog (Apostle #****): "There's not much of a chance. Hide, or wait to die."

Black Jack (Apostle #****): "Of course there was! If there really wasn't a chance, how did Smaug die in the original story?"

Watchdog (Apostle #****): "Bard has the Black Arrow, that's an anti-dragon Noble Phantasm. What, you have the Black Arrow too?"

Li Xia nodded, "I have it!"

Soon the chat channel was filled with heated arguments. Li Xia shook his head. Such group chats were almost meaningless; they were basically just people chatting aimlessly.

However, he soon discovered that things were not so simple, because while Blackjack and the watchdog were arguing fiercely...

A new conversation popped up in the group chat.

Kagura (Apostle No. ****): "You two are so rich! You can chat for so long over a single sentence at 10 o'clock!"

The intense, battlefield-like group chat came to an abrupt end.

Two heart-wrenching screams seemed to suddenly echo through the quiet town of Changhu. Roughly estimated, the two had just argued about two hundred times.

Cloud (a prospective member of the Brotherhood of Steel): "Actually, everyone knows in their hearts whether there is a chance or not, it's just that we can't bear to part with the items we exchanged for in the previous faction."

Claude (a prospective member of the Brotherhood of Steel): "I think everyone knows that many of those items are targeted at specific purposes, and their effect on the battlefield is not very significant."

After that, the communication platform fell silent. Obviously, there was nothing worth saying, and people were no longer willing to speak up.

The communication platform has finally returned to its original purpose.

Li Xia closed the chat panel, ignoring the people in front of him, and hurriedly left with his followers. That person was right about one thing.

Bard may be the key to this battle.

A strange, sharp roar seemed to echo from the distant horizon, and a small point of light, like a spark, appeared in the distance.