Chapter 422: Burning Lava City (14)
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Chen Kai stood at the entrance of the Gem Abyss, although he was now distressed by the refugees in Lava City, there was still a hint of joy on his face. For players, in addition to getting good equipment, another good news is probably to complete a difficult task, or get a large number of task rewards, and finally hand in the task and now upgrade themselves.
After a series of efforts, Chen Kai finally crossed the last hurdle and successfully advanced to the seventh order, which was only one step away from the eighth order, which was still a master. Of course, he has an elite template, and his attribute points did not grow wildly when he was in the seventh order, and obviously the elite template will only change its attributes when it is promoted, and it would be too perverted if the attributes could be changed even when he was upgraded. If that really happens, then the sooner you get the Elite Template, the stronger you will be than others, and the system will only add attributes to the template when it changes, stimulating players to explore the content about themselves in the game to gain more power.
Originally, Chen Kai thought that he was at least a few months ahead of others, but he didn't expect that less than a month after he obtained the elite template, the Western Night Moon Grim Reaper followed Chen Kai's footsteps and stepped into the elite level. The most important thing is that his level is as high as level 73, which is three levels higher than Chen Kai, not to mention that he is still above him in frontal combat. Therefore, Chen Kai, who had just brought the combat power ranking a little closer, was pulled down again, although he is now ranked second in the player combat power ranking, but because there are few videos that can evaluate combat effectiveness in recent times, it only took a few weeks to be kicked from second to seventh.
According to Xu Fei's estimate. If Chen Kai didn't shoot some battle videos, it is estimated that he would kick out of the top ten in a few days. But at the same time, they know even more that Chen Kai now has the attributes of an elite template. The combat power is also extremely strong, but it is still very dangerous to really run to fight those ninth-order and tenth-order guys. Some of the battle videos on the Internet were not improvised, but were completed after several consecutive battles, and it was obvious that their battle targets were carefully selected, so they could vividly show their strong combat effectiveness.
The most important thing is that Chen Kai's losses are too heavy now, so if it weren't for something extremely strict, he would have tried not to participate in the battle and not participate in the battle. Although the Hugodi Leader is still not particularly peaceful, because those players of the Drow forces in North Lake Town have fallen out with the Drow masters and mothers underground, they are facing Ace? The rebellion in the name of Losing turned out to be Ace? Losing was forced to draw a line with the Drow Mistress and stand on her own. In this way, the players of Xianghu Town, who originally ran underground as cannon fodder, returned to the ground again. These players who held their breath went directly to the town of Burkna to make trouble, and as a result, they were abused again by Chen Kai and the troops led by Chen Kai in disbelief, and then there was no more. Although the players in Xianghu Town will still run out to rob, they are already very clear about the control range of Burkner Town, so they will not run to Chen Kai's territory to make trouble.
Of course, this kind of non-run troublemaking is basically a large-scale force, which does not mean that small-scale troops will not run around and swing. Due to the newly made magic weapons of the dwarves, there have been a bit of an increase in the number of players in Xianghu Town who have gone to Burkner Town to pick up cheap ones recently. Of course, the large-scale troops will basically be ruthlessly packed up by Chen Kai before entering the border. The town of Burkner, which had received nearly 3,000 minotaurs to take refuge, has now increased in strength again, although the most important black armored cavalry regiment has not yet fully recovered, but the Minotaur heavy infantry unit under Arnault has grown rapidly, and has become a large army with nearly 2,000 minotaurs.
With more than 2,000 capable Minotaur Fierce Men, unless you encounter the Minotaur troops under the Drow Elves or the regular troops of the Drow Elves. If you only rely on the player's estimates, unless it is a force of 10,000 people, it will basically end up being tortured and killed. Although Chen Kai invested a lot of money to order the new magic armor, although it was only the initial luck, the defensive power was also several times that of the past. If it weren't for the fact that this new armor casting method was not suitable for transforming the old armor, it is estimated that Chen Kai would choose to recast his double lion armor. Of course, although there was no way to reforge the armor, Chen Kai still sent his double lion armor to the ground and asked the dwarven master craftsman to help transform it. This renovation is not up to the level of King Seramna's armor, though. But it still made Chen Kai's armor defense at least nearly double. The original Double Lion Armor had only one defensive power, but now this armor has a defense of up to four thousand, almost ten times as much as the original. You must know that when Chen Kai obtained this armor, the armor's defensive power was only 4oo points. And now the defense of the Double Lion Armor, which has been reforged once, is too much.
At the same time, the surface color of the recast armor has also changed, from the original golden yellow to a more restrained purple-gold. It's just that the quality of the armor, that is, the quality of the equipment, is still high-grade blue equipment, but the blue has more purple meaning, which can't be compared to the pure saint-grade king armor of Seram. In fact, Chen Kai had seen Seram's king armor, and it was because he had seen it that he decided to rebuild his armor. It's just that the foundation of the Double Lion Armor is not enough, although a lot of rare materials have been added, but unless it has been completely reforged again, it will be very difficult to improve the quality to the first level of holy creation. However, reforging the armor is actually equivalent to recreating a new armor, and at present, Chen Kai does not have the strength to create a saint-level armor, even if he has the money, he does not have the strength to wear such armor. Saint-level armor is not as easy to be controlled by players as Saint-level weapons, this kind of armor has high requirements for the wearer itself, and those with low strength will not only be unable to wield the armor's defense, but will also be crushed by the weight of the armor itself.
Standing at the entrance of the Jewel Abyss, Chen Kai was wearing heavy armor and carrying his Radiant Blade on his back, constantly observing the situation of the dwarven refugees. Most of the artisan dwarves were organized by Chen Kai to settle nearby, and because of the high proportion of craftsmen among the dwarves, Chen Kai actually had nothing to choose. But the more advanced the craftsman, the better the combat effectiveness sometimes, of course, Locks? Steel Fire: That is definitely one of the few outliers among the dwarven craftsmen, although there are not many of them. But in general, there are. However, most of the dwarven craftsmen in this group of black dwarf refugees are of the rank of deposits. Only a few of them can be considered a mid-blacksmith character. However, Chen Kai did not expect these dwarven craftsmen to improve the casting and forging capacity of the entire Burkna Town in a short period of time, in fact, the biggest purpose of gathering and placing these dwarven craftsmen was to rough process the collected materials and facilitate them to be transferred to Lava City.
After all, most of the collected materials are either ore or raw materials, not to mention the heavy weight and special space. The labor cost of transporting these raw materials is much higher than that of transporting rough processed semi-finished products, and roughing the materials on the ground can greatly facilitate the craftsmen of Lava City, which has now lost some of the artisan districts, so the dwarven refugees who have been called up have no objection to this kind of errand at all.
It's just that Chen Kai knows very well that the newly born artisan district can provide little support for Lava City, because the temperature required for the smelting of these materials is very high. Even if Chen Kai had consciously summoned craftsmen to build a blast furnace smelting tower before, it was still difficult to meet the smelting needs of some materials in the end. Less than 60% of the materials that can be smelted in Burkna Town are completed, and the remaining 40% still need to be transported to the lava city lava pool before they can be smelted. There are even materials that need to be placed hundreds of meters below the crater to melt more than just a magma pool.
But after the transformation of these dwarven craftsmen, the artisan district of Burkner Town finally has some high-level processing strength, at least in the forefront of the entire Hugodi territory. Chen Kai knew very well that if he only used the means of guò trade, it was not enough to expand his territory. Iron striking also needs its own hardness, and the money earned just by acting as a second-lane dealer depends on others, and the income of Burkner Town, which has lost the magic weapons supplied by the dwarves, has plummeted by at least sixty percent, this situation Chen Kai is very clear and there is no way. Although it is unlikely that the dwarves will teach the art of making magical weapons to the craftsmen of Burkner. However, Chen Kai felt that as long as the level of metal melting and casting in Burkna Town was improved and those hematite mines were thoroughly used, then it would still be profitable to just cast low-level weapons.
After all, the last thing Hugodi lacks is hematite, and even the town of Berkna has several iron mines scattered in the territory. As long as he uses it well and turns these iron ores into steel ingots, then Chen Kai can earn at least five gold coins just by casting steel swords. Of course, if Lava City can not be captured by demons, then Chen Kai can continue to be his second-tier dealer, but if Lava City is breached by demons and Chen Kai holds the defense line of the Gem Abyss to prevent the demons from spreading to the ground. Then he can also continue to make money by selling low-level weapons. But if even the defense line of the gem abyss that Chen Kai is now operating and building is broken through, it is estimated that Chen Kai can only pack up his belongings and run to become a wild lord, that is, an unemployed vagrant without a territory. After all, even the dwarves were not able to stop the demon army, and Chen Kai didn't think that his Berkna town would be able to withstand these demon armies for long.
Therefore, Chen Kai was very attentive when building the defensive position of the Jewel Abyss, of course, Prime Minister Capello also gave him enough care, and even forbidding the purchase of too many magic crystal cannons made Chen Kai buy nearly twenty pieces of equipment on the newly constructed positions around the Jewel Abyss. There were even three medium-sized Magic Crystal Cannons in the middle of the position. The power of the cannonballs fired by this magic crystal cannon was comparable to that of a ninth-order spell, which was enough to kill a Saint-rank powerhouse in one shot. Although it may not kill a pure-blooded demon lord in one shot, it is enough to seriously injure the other party. It's just that this medium-sized magic crystal cannon was not purchased by Chen Kai, but a subsidiary of the Imperial Knights. In fact, most of the magic crystal cannons Chen Kai only have the right to use, no ownership, the most cheating Chen Kai not only needs to pay for the shells of these magic crystal cannons, but also pays the gunner hiring fees and installation costs, which add up to more than three million gold coins for Chen Kai.
However, in order to improve the relationship with the Imperial Knights, although the cost was huge, Chen Kai finally gritted his teeth and insisted on paying the money. But Chen Kai didn't know his generous behavior, in the eyes of these apprentice knights of the Imperial Knights, it was the same behavior as a big dog. Therefore, every time Chen Kai arrived at the Gem Abyss, these Imperial Knights trainees stationed here were very friendly to him, but they didn't have the idea of snatching Chen Kai away in their hearts. Of course, this kind of robbery is not a direct robbery, but a method similar to that of Prime Minister Capello, that is, to sell various materials to Chen Kai. Don't look at these knights of the Imperial Order of Knights are very strict. But they are all well-known, some are members of big families, and there is not a lot of property in the family, and Chen Kai's behavior of spending a lot of money is the role of a rich man in their eyes. So when Chen Kai arrived. Some apprentice knights of the Imperial Order who have an estate at home will be very happy, because their family has made a lot of money through Chen Kai in recent times.
Of course, they didn't know that Chen Kai, the big financier, actually earned it by spending the dwarves' money to help the dwarves collect materials. Now that the dwarves have reduced their processing capacity, their demand for materials has plummeted, so Chen Kai doesn't need to spend more money to collect materials. So these imperial knights who walked towards Chen Kai with a smile were going to be disappointed after all, this time Chen Kai didn't come to buy supplies from the family behind them.
Although these apprentice knights of the Imperial Knights also knew that most of the materials were bought by Chen Kai and sold to the dwarves, they knew very well that they did not have many connections in the dwarf world and could not befriend Chen Kai, the dwarven king of Lava City. and the people of the dwarven elder to grab business, so although they were jealous of Chen Kai's profits, they could only watch Chen Kai act as a second-tier dealer. In the same way, they were also aware of the battle situation in the underworld at the moment, and they were more aware of the pressure on the dwarves than the probationary knights such as Prime Minister Capello who stayed in the imperial capital. If it weren't for the fact that they were more aware of their strength, it is estimated that these apprentice knights guarding the Jewel Abyss would have run to Lava City to participate in the battle, stimulated by honor and medals.
After all, if a trainee knight of the Imperial Knights wants to become a regular, in addition to their strong strength, they also need a lot of military merits. These military merits are not only obtained by defeating enemies of the Empire, but can also be obtained by killing demons by guò, and more military merits can be obtained by killing demons than by defeating enemies of the Empire. You must know that Chen Kai's military knight is obtained in this way. With the title of Knight of Military Merit, it is easier for these Cadet Knights of the Imperial Order to become regulars and obtain better armor and resources to improve their strength. Although it is now possible to obtain military merit by suppressing rebellions, this kind of military merit is very disdainful for these geniuses who aspire to become the most elite members of the Imperial Order, and in their eyes, only the act of killing demons and saving humanity can be considered a heroic act. Of course, this is the result of a large number of in-game novels written about the heroic deeds that emerged from the battle of the Demon Gate, and many genius knights in the empire have such thoughts.
"Baron Berkner!" Although he was a little disdainful of Chen Kai's strength, the two Imperial Knights who saw Chen Kai coming over still saluted him respectfully. After all, even if Chen Kai's title may be lower than the title that these two knights will inherit in the future. However, Chen Kai's military merit title is quite high, at least more than a cut higher than the two knights who are still just small soldiers. Even if the two of them are not convinced by Chen Kai's strength, they are still convinced of Chen Kai's military exploits, and they are all fought one after another.
"Hello two!" Although Chen Kai was very familiar with these two trainee knights, he was in a very tangled mood at the moment. Because just now he received another piece of bad news, which directly ruined his good mood after advancing to the seventh order. So even at this moment, he was not in the mood to fight with the two imperial knights, so he could only arch his hand slightly and walked over. Make a beeline for the Imperial Knights' station in the Jewel Abyss.
Walking into this small sentry, Chen Kai immediately found the head of the Imperial Knight Order who was counting ants on the ground, responsible for commanding the commanders of these trainee knights, the chief knight Vlavaz? Leevich. Although the rank of this great knight is as high as ten ranks, almost the same as the other party's level when Chen Kai first met his senior brother Andre, but this great knight has a habit that can't be said whether it is good or bad, that is, he likes to lie on the ground and tease ants.
"Vlavaz? Your Excellency Leevich! I need you to gather all the Imperial Knights at once! Chen Kai shouted to the chief knight lying on the ground in a very strict tone, and the whole sentry seemed to shake under his roar, and Li Wei, who was teasing the ants, directly shook his hand, and the surging fighting spirit directly stirred the ants on the ground into powder.
"What's the matter?" The big knight with an ugly face stood up directly from the ground, he looked up at Chen Kai, who was more than three meters tall, but it made Chen Kai feel like he was looking down on himself. The main reason for this situation is that the strength of this great knight is very strong, and he is not lost to Drake, a strong man who relies on ancient knight methods to train himself, and he also has two attributes, and he has this commander-level template, and his combat effectiveness is absolutely strong.
"Just received the news! The western city defended by the black dwarves was broken through by Edmunds, and now the black dwarves have retreated to the inner walls! I have urgently contacted Prime Minister Capello, Prime Minister, I hope that you will enter the Underworld at the same time as my Black Knights as the first support force, and stop the demons before the dwarves completely collapse! My Minotaur Heavy Armor will also be assembled in a few hours and will go underground to help! Although Chen Kai did not have the order of Prime Minister Capello, he directly handed over the noble emblem in his hand to the other party, which means that if he lied, then Flavac could directly deprive Chen Kai of his title. Handing over one's own noble insignia is a very strict thing, which is equivalent to entrusting one's territory to the other party, generally speaking, there are only two situations in which the noble insignia will be handed over, the first is to take the title, and the second is to swear by the title.
Seeing Chen Kai's actions, the big knight's face was very ugly, he had received a lot of news recently, but he didn't expect that bad news would come so quickly. Hardly Chen Kai needed to say anything more, the entire Imperial Knights' garrison soon sounded the horn of assembly, and at this moment, the Black-Armored Knights who had already gathered were rumbling from Burkna Town under the leadership of Drake. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to read. )