Love is not as fun as World of Warcraft

A big advantage of summoning skills over recruiting soldiers is that it does not require the consumption of any resources other than magic points, and summoning does not take time, so soldiers can join the battle directly.

As for the water element, even if it is only level one, it is an extremely powerful helper for Shirasaka. You have to know that he currently has only 15 attack points and 150 health points at most, while the water element is born with 20 attack points and a full 525 health points at level one, and it is even a ranged unit.

After all, he is nicknamed Water Daddy in the game, and his power is self-evident. After upgrading his power, his data is even more outrageous. With the resources in Baisaka's hands, he can definitely upgrade it to level two. How powerful the level two water element will be, Baisaka dare not even think about it.

At least if you can get hold of a windlass head like the one before, it will definitely be a piece of cake.

But unfortunately, after just a glance, Shirasaka temporarily gave up the idea of choosing this skill.

Not to mention that this powerful water element actually only exists for 60 seconds. After all, after a battle or encounter, the actual time spent is probably even shorter. But the most important thing is that this thing consumes 125 mana points!

Shirasaka glanced at his mana limit of just 110 points. Unless he saved this skill point to learn it after reaching level six, this skill would be just a show for him for the time being.

With no other choice but to treat it as a backup plan in case there was really no other choice later, Shirasaka quickly turned his attention to other skills.

[Focus Aura (Level 1): Provides 1.5 additional armor to surrounding friendly units]

This is relatively simple and crude. Shirasaka is very fond of aura-type skills. After all, they are things that can affect the normal battle situation, and they have no consumption at all. As long as you stand there, they can take effect. It can be said to be a good thing that can solve the problem once and for all.

But how to say it, here comes the problem. At present, for Shirasaka, he simply does not have many friendly units, so the effect of this halo is actually equivalent to that only he can benefit from it.

But if we calculate it this way, the value of this Concentration Aura is not enough.

The 1.5 extra armor is just a small benefit at best, not even as much as a guardian ring. Even if it is upgraded to the maximum level, the effect may still be worse than a higher-level ring. If you don't participate in team battles, then this thing is obviously not something Shirasaka can consider.

Ah, of course, if you can inherit the special effects, then using it to show off is a good choice. After all, there is a large aperture under your feet, and just sticking it there is enough to attract everyone's attention.

Placing his last hope on the last skill, Shirasaka did not want to invest his skills in something like the water element. The future was promising, but that was also a matter of the future. What he needed now was more timely combat effectiveness and improvement.

When he saw the icon of the last skill, Shirasaka allocated the skill points to it without hesitation.

[Build a Moon Well: Consume 180 gold coins and 40 wood to build a Moon Well that can provide 10 population points.]

Shirasaka admitted that he had to retract his comment about the promising future. He could only say that whether something could be promising in the future depended on whether the potential was big enough and the expectations were high enough.

If he had to wait for another level up just for the water element, he might not be willing to do so. But if it came to the Moon Well, even if he had all his gold coins now, it was only 85, less than half of his goal, but he still chose it with great determination.

There is no way, this thing is really too important to Shirasaka.

Problems with gold coins can always be overcome by thinking of ways. If there is no way to collect them, then just kill a few more monsters and you will be able to gather the required resources sooner or later. Once the population problem is solved, Shirasaka can at least consider permanently recruiting soldiers in the future.

Compared to the water element that can only exist for sixty seconds, the units that exist forever are definitely stronger. Shirasaka can also use this to build his own force, and there will be more areas for him to operate.

Not to mention, compared to the population units of the other four tribes, the functionality provided by the Moon Well itself is overwhelmingly practical.

Although the Orcs' Burrows and the Undead's Ghost Towers can both be used as defensive units, the former requires hard labor to be stationed there, and the latter not only has no attack power if it is not upgraded, but also must be built on wasteland. Shirasaka is unable to produce so many things for the time being.

As for the human farm, well, it has no other function except being cheap. It can be used to reserve space in the game, but in reality, it has become a complete decoration.

The Moon Well is different. In addition to being able to be built on any piece of flat land as a population unit, the well water it produces at night is also the best recovery item for the entire night elves.

A little well water can restore two health points or 0.5 mana. If this were put into real life, Shirasaka couldn't imagine how powerful this thing would be.

It can be said that as long as Shirasaka can make this thing, he will be able to become a local overlord just by selling the water from the Moon Well. After all, this thing is relatively equivalent to something that only he can make. Isn't the monopoly industry that he envied before now delivered to his doorstep?

Moreover, the most important point is that although Shirasaka can heal others with Holy Light, he cannot heal himself!

You have to know that the night in reality lasts very long. Baisaka couldn't even imagine how much water a Moon Well could produce in one night. If it could be packed, it would be like he was fighting with the spring water on his back. As long as he was still alive, he could rely on the Moon Well to feed himself.

The magic value of the spell will not be a problem after it is consumed. It can be said that as long as a moon well is built, the improvement for Shirasaka will be absolutely comprehensive, and it is even more important than some skills.

This is especially true in the long run. Population is a necessary prerequisite for development. If we can get these things right, everything will be fine.

He looked at the icon that appeared on his skill page with satisfaction. If he didn't have enough gold coins, Baisaka would have been unable to resist finding a place to buy this thing.

Having finally solved the population problem, Baisaka calmed down his excitement and turned to look at the items dropped from the windlass head.

——It was a dark green book, and Shirasaka didn't know its contents, nor did he need to know.

After all, he knew the effect of this thing very clearly. It could be said that anyone who had played Warcraft knew about the existence of this thing.

[Book of Agility +1]

It was a simple, neat four-character name, without even an explanation of its function, but Shirasaka loved its effects to bits.

Just as the name suggests, this thing can increase Shirasaka's agility attribute by a full two points. Although this is relatively not as good as the values provided by those equipment, the problem is that this thing is a consumable.

It does not take up any space at all, and the improvement to yourself is permanent, without having to pay any price at all.

He took it out without hesitation and flipped through it gently. Before Baisaka could see the contents clearly, he felt that this thing turned into a ray of light and merged into his body, making him feel a little lighter.

[Agility: 6, Armor: 2]

Finally, it is no longer a bucket with completely identical attributes. The extra agility makes Shirasaka's speed and reaction a bit faster. The extra armor also improves Shirasaka's own defense to a higher level.

Baisaka has never been disgusted with this kind of dropped items. Every attribute book is equivalent to an additional improvement. It can be said that as long as he consumes enough books, it is only a matter of time before he becomes a heroic unit like those in the game.

You have to know that if you only rely on level increase to improve attributes, the experience required later will increase infinitely. In the end, even if Shirasaka draws all the monsters in Japan together with the people, it may not be enough to upgrade to the next level. So if you want to become stronger, you must take other ways.

After confirming that monsters can drop attribute books, Shirasaka has resolved his concerns in this regard.

As long as he is given time, there is no limit to his improvement. It’s just a matter of how many monsters he kills.

He clapped his hands in satisfaction. Overall, this battle in Chang'an was absolutely profitable for Shirasaka. Even without Kitami Natsuki's so-called trial, what he got from this trip was far more than he had imagined.

"I have to thank Kitami Xia Xia very much. I just don't know if she has other addresses like this Chang An. It would be great if she could come to a few more so-called trials like this."

After muttering to himself in a low voice, Shirasaka recovered from the mood of sorting out the results of the battle. He turned to look at Ichinose Shizuka, who was waiting for him like a quiet cat. Then he looked at the girl not far away who was walking towards them with her mouth wide open and an incredible look on her face.

"Hey~ Kitami-san, I wonder if you're satisfied with the results of this experiment? If you're not satisfied, you can still take me to the next Tokuan. I have no problem with that."

Chapter 91: Being too strong is not good?

"No, you really did it?"

Kitami Xia Xia rubbed her eyes hard to make sure that she was not dazzled. She looked at the young man in front of her and Chang An who had completely disappeared around him. Then she confirmed with Shirasaka in an incredulous voice.

She originally thought that she didn't expect Shirasaka to be able to lure the windlass out. As long as he could find a way to safely take Ichinose out, she would recognize Shirasaka's strength.

She knew that the strength of a thing like the winch head was not something that humans could handle, not to mention that in the constant darkness, the strength of the monsters would increase dramatically.

Even she only dared to say that she could fight with him other than Chang'an, and she couldn't say that she could completely guarantee victory in the battle. But Shirasaka was different. Looking at his appearance, it seemed that he didn't take this windlass head seriously at all?

But he did have reason to be arrogant. After all, the disappearance of Chang'an proved this point. If it weren't for the demise of the monster entrenched in it, this thing would never have disappeared.

In other words, the young man in front of him walked into the monster's home environment with his bare hands without any preparation, and killed the monster alone without suffering any damage?

After taking a closer look at Shirasaka and confirming that not only the wound but even the bloodstains on his body were obviously not left by him, Kitami Natsuka finally accepted this extremely unreasonable fact.

This is a bit too outrageous!

If we have to say that Shirasaka didn't kill alone, but brought Ichinose Shizuka along, then Kitami Natsuka would know even more clearly that Ichinose Shizuka could indeed act as an encyclopedia besides Tokugawa. If various means and props were arranged in advance, he would indeed be a very powerful teammate.

But once there is no preparation and she enters into the darkness, it is no exaggeration to say that the role she can play is negative. She is completely equivalent to a burden. Her only significance is to make herself an extra unit that needs protection.

Even so, Shirasaka still managed to do this almost impossible thing, which is why it is inevitable that Kitami Xia Xia would be so unbelievable.

"What else? Can you still help me?"

Facing Kitami Natsuka's questioning, Shirasaka seemed very calm. It was normal for her not to believe it. If she were in his shoes, she would not be able to accept this somewhat outrageous ending.

But that's the fact, and Shirasaka has nothing to explain. The opponent was not as skilled as him and died at the hands of his sword. Isn't that very reasonable?

"Oh, by the way, can I ask if the losses from this event be reimbursed? Even if I can't have medical insurance, I think we can still negotiate on the cost of weapon maintenance, right?"

As if he suddenly remembered something, Shirasaka took out the Yamauba kitchen knife with a broken blade like a magic trick. Fortunately, he had picked up another one before, otherwise he would have been left with no weapon to use.

After all, my knife was damaged because of the windlass head that Kitami Natsuka pulled me over, so it is reasonable to ask them to reimburse me, right?

Kitami Natsuka only needed to take a look at the kitchen knife with an arc-shaped notch in Shirasaka's hand to easily guess how the damage was caused.

After all, the shape of the gap is very obvious. Only when the neck of the windlass head, which is the hardest part, is cut, will such an obvious crack be left.

This also proves the fact that Shirasaka actually fought with the winch-head and even chopped the opponent's neck directly with the weapon in his hand.

"...Of course. So, during this youkai exorcism operation, weren't you able to obtain a soul core from its corpse?"

After confirming that Shirasaka was very powerful, perhaps even surpassing the entire society's perception of him, Kitami Natsuka nodded, but then asked about another more important fact.

Anyway, the windlass head has been killed, so instead of worrying about it, it is better to think about whether it has dropped a soul core. After all, this is the real top priority for them.

"What do you think? If there is, where can I hide such a big thing? Besides, there is no use for me to keep it. In the end, I will just use it to exchange for money from you."

Shirasaka shrugged his shoulders. He felt even more regretful than Kitami Xia Xia that the soul core was not released. After all, the soul core of a hungry ghost could be sold for tens of millions. If a windlass head came out, wouldn't it be worth hundreds of millions in minutes?

Then his dream of owning a manor would be fulfilled.

"I can vouch for him. He was the one who exorcised the monster, and no soul core appeared."

Ichinose Shizuka, who was standing by, was silent for a long time before finally speaking. After testifying for Shirasaka immediately, she looked at Kitami Natsuka, who was clearly showing a look of disappointment.

"Oh, forget it. It's common that it doesn't sell. If it were that easy, it wouldn't be sold at this price."

Kitami Xia Xia sighed, but quickly accepted the fact. No one knew better than them that soul core drops were actually very rare. If this thing was really that easy to get, then their Magical Girls Club wouldn't have only five members now.

In fact, there are only a few dozen magicians in the whole of Neon who can use the power of soul cores. Even so, the demand for soul cores is often in short supply, which has caused the price to soar to an outrageous level.

"What? Kitami-san doesn't need to continue to observe me? Can our deal continue?"

Shirasaka looked at Kitami Natsuka with a smile. As for the cooperation she mentioned, first of all, he would definitely not abandon Ichinose Shizuka, but this did not mean that the cooperation would end. In Shirasaka's view, the locations of these permanent dark places owned by the magic society represented by Kitami Natsuka were all real and high-quality resources, so he would definitely not give up so easily.

Even if he couldn't go any further, he would just be responsible for killing the monsters in Chang'an. At most, he could sell the soul cores that exploded from them to magicians like them first. Shirasaka didn't think she would have any reason to refuse such a thing.

After all, judging from her just now expression that she had absolutely no desire to get close to Chang'an, and the information that Ichinose Shizuka told her, these magicians would die if they didn't have soul cores to eat, and since they couldn't enter Chang'an, if they wanted to get soul cores, they could only rely on others.

For a quality fighter like me, there is no reason for me to give up.

At most, they would not be able to carry out deeper cooperation, but what he needed was only the Tutu monster. As long as there were monsters to kill, it was enough. As for other things, Shirasaka didn't care much.

"Regarding this, I'm a little embarrassed. Perhaps we need to reconsider it?"

To Shirasaka's surprise, Kitami Natsuka did not show the enthusiasm for continuing the cooperation as he had imagined. Instead, she gave him this answer after careful consideration for a long time.

"Then, if you have more Chang'an like this that need to be cleared out, you can come to me. I'm always willing to help others. I'll definitely give you priority in selling the soul cores from the locations you provided."

Shirasaka scratched his head. Although he had no idea what was going on in this legal loli's mind, he still expressed his goodwill in a very kind manner and started advertising in advance.

As long as it can help him gain experience by killing monsters, he will accept it no matter who offers it.

"Okay, now, shall I take you back?"

Nodding silently, Kitami Xia Xia turned around and took Shirasaka towards the direction of the helicopter when they came. There was no hesitation in her steps, as if she was in a hurry to do something very important.

Shirasaka glanced at her back, exchanged a glance with Ichinose Shizuka beside her, and then continued to follow Kitami Natsuka's pace.

[Don't be confused. The reason why the cooperation cannot continue is simply because you are too strong.]

Just as Shirasaka was thinking about why Kitami Natsu said that, Ichinose Shizuka next to him directly picked up the phone and showed Shirasaka the words displayed in the input box.

Perhaps because she knew that given the distance, no matter how low their voices were, Kitami Natsuka in front of them would hear what they said, so Ichinose Shizuka chose this more private way of communication.

After reading her explanation, Shirasaka's puzzled expression became even more confused.

What do you mean by "because I'm too strong"? Isn't it a good thing that my partner is powerful? Killing more monsters also means getting more soul cores, right?

A partner who is too powerful is impossible to control, and even more impossible to predict. What demands you will make will ultimately be yours. The initiative in cooperation lies solely with the stronger party, and the Magical Girls' Association clearly doesn't want to relinquish this power.

[Or rather, they need to carefully consider the price they will have to pay for doing so.]

If Ichinose Shizuka hadn't been wearing glasses, Shirasaka would have thought that she must be in the standard posture of a wise man who sees through everything through the reflection of her glasses. After waiting for her answer, Shirasaka could barely understand what Kitami Natsuka was thinking.

In response to this, Shirasaka could only smile helplessly to show his acceptance.

As expected, this kind of organization has a lot of things to consider. It's not like me, who just kills monsters when I encounter them. Why would I consider the initiative?

Chapter 92: Isn’t this what you are talking about ready-made?

Thanks to Ichinose Shizuka's explanation, Shirasaka finally stopped worrying about why Kitami Natsu was acting so abnormally.

To put it bluntly, it's her who will be troubled by this, not you, so why should I care so much about her?

If there are monsters, then kill them. If there are no monsters, then go find them yourself. Besides, it's not like Ichinose Shizukaku can't provide you with a place that's always dark. It's just that there aren't that many options.

Having figured this out, Shirasaka followed Ichinose Shizuka onto the return helicopter and began to think about another thing.

"Ichinose."

"Ok?"

Seeing that Shirasaka called her name directly instead of writing it down, Ichinose Shizuka raised her head, knowing that what Shirasaka wanted to talk about might have nothing to do with Kitami Natsuka. Her beautiful blue eyes looked at the boy in front of her with some doubt, waiting for his questions.

"Do you think there's a place like that in Kamihama? It's large, secluded, and easily accessible, but the average person wouldn't bother entering after just one look. It would be best if it were cheap, the kind you could buy for a few hundred million yen."

Even though he had already discussed this with Ichinose Shizuka before, Shirasaka continued to repeat the topic at this moment. The main reason was that he now had a unit that could be built, so the choice of land became even more important.