Chapter 1203: Legendary card, Eternal Lakeside
At the same time, Zongze also plans to improve his own force as much as possible.
He has received the inheritance of the arcane spirit, and his starting point is higher than that of ordinary lords.
But even so, his personal combat power has not yet reached the legendary level.
The overall strength is roughly equivalent to the epic level.
This strength comparison is simply not enough to compare with Zong Shen, but it is already considered a very powerful existence among the lords.
You must know that the epic level high position means that at least one of the four major attributes has reached more than 600 points.
It is very difficult for ordinary lords to accumulate such high attributes.
The easiest way for the current lord to obtain attributes is to upgrade.
However, there are limitations to level improvement.
Not only will the difficulty of upgrading increase exponentially, but you can only get 1 free attribute point for each level up.
The first 20 or 30 levels are easier to upgrade, which only means 20 or 30 attribute points.
In addition to upgrades, jewelry-like equipment usually provides additional attribute points.
And there are rules to follow.
Green high-quality jewelry can provide 4 to 6 attributes.
Blue excellent-level jewelry can provide 8 to 12 attributes.
Purple rare-level jewelry can provide 18 attributes.
By analogy, golden epic jewelry can basically provide dozens of attributes.
However, the attribute gains provided by jewelry equipment are somewhat focused, and rarely all attributes are enhanced.
Moreover, when replacing equipment, the attributes will also fluctuate.
If you want to permanently enhance your attributes, the best way is to "burn books" or consume those precious potions and meals.
But both methods also have barriers.
"Burning books" requires attribute books of different levels.
Most of these items come from challenge rewards or exchanges.
Occasionally, some can be found from treasure chests with a very low probability.
As for potions and meals that can permanently enhance attributes, they are equally precious, no less than the "treasures of heaven, materials and earth" in the fantasy concept.
It is also very difficult for ordinary lords to rely on these two hands to accumulate attributes.
Of course, these are just the more mainstream ways to increase attributes.
In fact, there are many low-probability events.
For example, getting a certain inheritance, a job transfer from an ancient specialty, a solidified blessing...
Therefore, the growth of the lord is not unlimited.
It takes a lot of time, opportunity and effort.
To have legendary strength at this stage is already considered a great achievement.
You must know that even Zong Shen spent a lot of effort in accumulating normal attributes to become a legend.
The legendary strongman is not only considered a first-class strongman among the lords, but also a powerful presence among the aboriginal forces.
In most giant cities, the main deterrent is the legendary powerhouse.
The number of legendary strong men loyal to the giant city's forces is not certain in each giant city.
For example, in the giant city of Lentax, including the four that were recruited by Zong Shen in advance, there are a total of six legendary combatants sitting in the garrison.
But there must be more than six legendary strongmen in the city.
After all, it is a giant city with a population of tens of millions.
Generally speaking, it is normal for there to be more than twenty "wild" legends in the city.
Those large business groups and forces stationed in the giant city will also have legendary strong men under their respective command.
There are also legendary strong men in the ranks of mercenaries and adventurers.
When chaos broke out before, the group of legendary powerhouses were the first to break through.
In addition, there are also some legendary strongmen who are pure individuals and loners.
Even among the aboriginal people, the legendary strong man is already considered an out-and-out boss.
Can enjoy extremely favorable treatment among various forces.
As a super giant continent, the most prominent feature of the Endless Continent is its extremely vast territory, rich resources, and the coexistence of multiple races and forces.
Led by the human kingdom, all the major forces, ethnic groups, including those who are scattered, all added up, the number of legendary powerhouses is definitely quite large, but compared to the huge population base, they are still very small.
Therefore, no matter from the practical meaning or from the level of strength, the legendary strong man is a real strong man. Not only is he not low-level, but he is also an existence that 99% of the current lords cannot provoke.
Not everyone is Zong Shen.
The current mainstream individual strength of the lords is approximately equivalent to the 2nd to 4th level of the aboriginal standard arms.
If you can reach level 5, you are considered a master.
As time goes by, the average strength of the lords will steadily increase, but it is still difficult to become a legend.
There are still many thresholds that need to be broken through, and attribute superposition alone is enough to give them a headache.
Several methods of obtaining attributes have their own thresholds and require a certain amount of strength and luck.
Therefore, just because you see Zong Shen strong, you don't think Legend is weak.
In fact, the legend is still an unattainable power for the lord.
It is precisely because of the huge gap between level and strength that Zong Shen's performance is particularly shocking.
While others are still looking up to the legend, he has already crossed this stage and entered a new level.
The ability to kill a mid-level demigod head-on is a very explosive existence for the natives in the Endless Continent.
Let’s not talk about the strength of the legendary level.
Zongze had silently made up his mind.
And set goals for myself.
That is to become a legend, accumulate a population of millions, and bring the territory to an almost giant city level!
After making a decision in his heart, Zongze's eyes became particularly firm.
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In the north, by the Lake of Eternal Silence.
More than thirty lords each led more than a hundred warriors to gather here.
The team, totaling several thousand people, stood out in this vast white land.
This is the sleeping place of the Night King, the ruler of the White Walkers and the true emperor of the entire North.
The northern border of the Endless Continent is a large piece of land, almost equivalent to one-sixth of the entire continent.
This land is frozen all year round, covered with white snow and thick ice.
Due to the existence of White Walkers and ancient legends, this place has not been developed.
The adjacent Kingdom of Vaegiya built the Great Wall of Despair during the human race's struggle for hegemony thousands of years ago.
In fact, there are rich mineral resources buried under this frozen soil.
There are even a small amount of astral resources.
For example, an energy-absorbing metal called vibranium.
It not only absorbs sound waves but stores them as energy.
The overall sturdiness also ranks among the top.
It is precisely because of this that the Kingdom's Finance Minister Finn Lister and his Lister family are greedy for the North.
Now the Liszt family is still fighting against King Yarogluk and the royal family.
This is also the trigger that may cause internal chaos in the Kingdom of Vigia.
For the lords who came to the Northern Kingdom, the mysterious northern frozen soil was a desperate existence.
This place is isolated except by the desperate Great Wall that dominates the north.
Moreover, the climate is very extreme, and there are often crazy deep cold storms.
In a deep cold storm environment, everyone will continue to lose blood and be affected by the ultra-low temperature of minus 120 degrees. At this level of low temperature, equipment will become brittle and hard, and physical energy consumption will also be greatly increased.
Therefore, most lords would not go to the North just to find trouble.
However, as the activities of lords increase, there are always some lords who can find out some news about the North through various channels.
Among them are rumors about the Night King, the White Walkers, and the Army of the Undead.
These lords who are now appearing at the shores of Lake Eternal Silence came because of a secret news.
They belong to the same legion.
As early as half a month ago, we set off after the defensive challenge ended.
There were more than sixty lords who initially participated.
It brought about 8,000 warriors.
But after a long journey, most of them were lost along the way.
Yongji Lake is located on the ice sheet more than 2,200 kilometers north of the Great Wall of Despair.
This distance scale is not too far outside.
But in the north, every kilometer you advance may risk your life.
In addition to extreme climate and natural disasters that occur from time to time.
Ice monsters that are extremely hungry for fresh food are also a great threat.
Because the area here is relatively isolated, there are a large number of ancient and violent monsters living here.
The frost bear that is more than ten meters tall, the snowstorm crows in groups, the bloodthirsty and cruel ice barbarians, the ancestral mammoth that is as big as a skyscraper...
These powerful monsters will pose a threat to the lord's team.
And on the way forward, the team even encountered two frost dragon beasts.
The so-called dragon beasts are those dull dragons that cannot cast dragon language magic.
They cannot sense magic and have relatively weak mental power, so they are not called true dragons.
Dragon beasts are despised among the true dragon community.
But it was a great threat to the lords.
Although it cannot use magic, the dragon beast retains the powerful body and breath ability of dragons.
They won the victory after a hard-fought battle.
But those ice monsters swarmed in like sharks smelling the smell of blood.
After finally arriving at the shores of Lake Eternal Silence, all the lords felt very tired.
This lakeside is so big that you can't see the end at a glance.
The surface of the lake was sparkling, and the falling snowflakes melted quickly as they fell on it.
Even though the surrounding normal temperature has reached minus 50 or 60 degrees, the lake is still not frozen.
According to the information they received, it is very likely that there are relics of the Night King in this lake.
According to records in classics and legends, the Night King's scepter may be hidden in the lake.
But it is just a legend that is difficult to study, and no one is sure how credible it is.
In fact, many lords had regretted it on the way here.
For them, venturing into the Northland was a risky venture.
But before arriving at the destination, I realized the cruelty of this place.
The area around Lake Eternal Silence is said to be an ancient battlefield.
After scraping away the hoarfrost on the ground, corpses and ordnance frozen in the ice can be seen everywhere.
There are even the remains of towers and horses.
The corpses were lifelike, but their faces were withered and looked like they had been sucked dry.
The equipment on them is generally intact.
It's just that the styles of armor and weapons are very different from the standard weapons of today's aboriginal kingdoms.
There is a clear difference in appearance.
Occasionally, one or two shining treasure chests can be seen in the ice.
Their light cannot be frozen and is as striking as the stars.
This made many lords think twice.
Before officially exploring the lake, it is also a good option to dig through the ice.
Just when everyone was ready to set up camp on the spot.
Two platinum banners floated in the sky, flashing for a full seven times before disappearing.
Zong Shen's name aroused discussion among this group of lords.
However, the discussion did not last long, as most of the lords focused on what was under the ice.
Simply set up camp and build a campfire stove using the stones carried in the storage compartment.
They began to organize manpower to excavate the ice.
Many lords took out things similar to mana drilling machines.
After several exchanges, many lords chose to exchange for magic equipment.
"Boom!"
The ice layer that had been frozen for who knows how long was being drilled open with an obscure friction sound.
Splashes of ice accumulated around it.
The ice here is extremely hard and thick, and it takes a while to dig.
While everyone was busy digging, they didn't notice the shadows surging under the lake behind them.
The bottom of the lake was "gurgling" with bubbles.
An ancient altar is buried deep in the deepest part of the lake.
There were countless fine chains on the altar, tightly binding a withered forearm.
The length of this small arm is seven to eight meters.
It can be seen that the owner of the forearm is at least 100 meters tall.
There is also an equally huge blue scepter tightly grasped in the palm of the front of the forearm.
This scepter shines brightly in the bottom of the unfathomable lake.
At this moment, the forearm, which seemed to have remained unchanged forever, trembled slightly.
Then the blue light on the scepter was even worse.
"Gudong!"
"Gudong Gudong..."
It only takes a few seconds.
The entire bottom of the deep lake began to stir as if boiling.
Then, a skinny little arm the size of an ordinary human arm condensed out.
There are at least tens of thousands of them densely packed.
They control the grasp with extremely flexible palms and swim towards the lake like a school of fish.
"Crash!"
The water on the lake rippled, and arms came out like this.
The sudden movement attracted the attention of the sentry post.
“There’s a situation on the lake!”
The warning sound interrupted everyone's digging in the ice.
When they look back.
Tens of thousands of arms are rushing to the shore.
They were like agile little monsters. After landing on the shore, they suddenly jumped up and pounced on the lords and soldiers.
"Uh-huh!"
The screams and sounds of fighting were endless.
More than ten minutes later, the ice surface was soaked in blood.
Only two lords and dozens of warriors escaped among the thousands of people.
This is because they used life-saving means.
The ground was littered with corpses, including those of lords and those with weird arms.
The blood gurgled out and quickly cooled and stuck to the ice.
Without Lian Zhan, those beheaded arms turned into black mist and dissipated.
The remaining arms dragged the corpses into the lake and stacked them beside the altar.
The body was quickly dissolved.
For a long time, a soft cry echoed at the bottom of the lake.
"Huh?"
"The memories of these humans are so fragmented and seem to be subject to some kind of restriction."
"Wait, this is..."
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