14: Strange experience cards

Beside the Queen Ant, a Skill Book dropped out.

[Skill] Mental Shock

[Quality] Rare Grade

[Requirement] Spirit ≥ 200

[Description] Consumes 300 mana to deal (Self Spirit - Enemy Spirit) × 2 damage to the enemy. Has a chance to cause a Stun. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

It also comes with a Stun probability.

If Spirit exceeds the enemy's by 1/3, there is an 80% chance to Stun the enemy for 1 second;

If Spirit exceeds the enemy's by 1/2, there is a 90% chance to Stun the enemy for 3 seconds;

If Spirit exceeds the enemy's by 100%, it will 100% Stun the enemy for 6–8 seconds.

"Little Brother Xu, you discovered this Queen Ant, so the skill belongs to you, and you'll take the lion's share of the merit points."

Zhuang Qiang tossed the skill directly to Xu Le.

Hearing a 58-year-old "old man" call him "Little Brother," Xu Le felt a toothache. Taking the skill, he stated that the merit points should be split equally among everyone.

Zhuang Qiang waved his hand in refusal: "That won't do! The Great Wall Guard Army's Military Regulations are like this; you don't need to refuse."

Xu Le stopped pushing back. Seeing that he met the requirements of the Secret Manual, he learned it directly.

With the "Innate Divinity" talent's blessing, the Stun probability was directly increased to 100%, and the power was also increased to (Self Spirit - Enemy Spirit) × 4 damage.

Next.

He led the group to find the corpse of the Soul-Devouring Demonic Tree.

Everyone inspected it and verified it was indeed the corpse of the Soul-Devouring Demonic Tree, and they were all incredibly excited.

The mission that was originally planned to take half a month was successfully completed in just half a day.

One by one, their faces flushed with excitement as they looked at Xu Le, who had brought about everything.

"Mighty!"

"Brother Xu is mighty!"

Zhuang Qiang even grabbed Xu Le's hand and shook it vigorously.

"This is great, Little Brother Xu, you've helped your Big Brother out a lot again!"

Amidst his excitement, Xu Le's nose felt a bit sour.

For these people who were stationed in the Contaminated Zone year-round, silently guarding the Giant City, their joy was just this simple.

"It's a pity the Shadow Mantis was completely digested by Xiao Hei, so there's no evidence."

"Hahaha, Little Brother, your word is the best evidence. What other evidence do we need?"

Zhuang Qiang turned his head, "Brothers, am I right?"

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison. The way they looked at Xu Le was no longer as a child, but as a warrior like them.

"Impossible, it's impossible, it must be impossible," Xie Donghan muttered to himself with a weary face.

The other six people's Dao Hearts were shattered, and their faith collapsed, crying out, "Venerable God, have you abandoned your lost believers?"

Zhuang Qiang added insult to injury: "That's right! Your Venerable God has abandoned you."

The six looked as if they had lost their parents; some even broke down and wept.

Zhuang Qiang gave a look, and a team member immediately took the one who was crying to a separate place for interrogation.

Xie Donghan shouted and cursed, trying to wake up the broken member, but Zhuang Qiang covered his mouth.

How could he easily miss such an opportunity?

Zhuang Qiang put his arm around Xu Le's shoulder.

"Little Brother, your contribution today is too great!"

"Come on, follow me to the outpost to record your merit points and exchange them for some good stuff."

Xu Le had originally intended to leave and level up alone, but hearing this, he was tempted: "What kind of good stuff can be exchanged?"

The military outpost should be less snobbish than the city's malls; they might have some low-value Contractor skills in their collection.

"You'll know when you get there."

Zhuang Qiang led Xu Le into the Great Wall Guard Army's South City Contaminated Zone Outpost No. 5.

He also personally helped, and soon Xu Le's merit points were recorded.

8,200 points.

7,600 of those points were the reward for capturing Xie Donghan and the others alive.

Xu Le opened the Merit Exchange Book; looking at the millions of items listed, his head started to ache.

Fortunately, Zhuang Qiang reminded him that he could filter on the side.

He searched for "Contractor" skills.

Thirteen Skill Books popped up.

[Skill] Lash

[Quality] Common

[Requirement] Rank ≥ 65, limited to Contractors, Summoners, Beast Tamers, etc.

[Description] Consumes 160 mana to condense a blood whip to Lash contracted beasts, summoned creatures, pets, etc., increasing their combat power by 10%. Cooldown: 600 seconds.

[Skill] Potential Stimulation

[Quality] Common

[Requirement] Rank ≥ 65, limited to Contractors, Summoners, Beast Tamers, etc.

[Description] Consumes 180 mana to lower the intelligence of contracted beasts, summoned creatures, pets, etc., increasing their combat power by 12%.

(Note) Use with caution, easy to lower loyalty... "What kind of trash is this!"

"Not only is the required Rank high, but the skill descriptions are also a trap. It's either whipping or lowering intelligence; they really aren't afraid of their subordinates backstabbing them."

Because of his Innate Divinity talent, his contracted beasts' loyalty was permanently at maximum, but he still didn't want to mistreat Xiao Huang and Xiao Hei.

He directly changed the filter criteria.

Entered "Skills with no class or Rank requirements."

Hundreds of Skill Books appeared before his eyes.

While he was slowly picking, Zhuang Qiang suggested cheerfully, "Little Brother, there's an SS-grade Tall-Legged Bird Pet Egg in the treasure vault. Interested?"

Xu Le slapped his thigh, his eyes lighting up, "If people don't know the quality, can the Rank be wrong?"

Zhuang Qiang thought he was interested and began to introduce the pros and cons of the Tall-Legged Bird.

Xu Le declined: "Thanks... Big Brother. I'm currently more in need of skills and experience."

With his talent, ordinary animals and SS-grade pets were the same. It was better to leave the SS-grade egg for others who needed it.

Zhuang Qiang: "Short on experience? Why didn't you say so earlier! Try typing 'Experience Card' in the search bar."

Skeptical, Xu Le typed in "Experience Card," and three types of cards popped up.

[2x Experience Card]

[5x Experience Card]

[10x Experience Card]

Each card lasts for six hours, with prices of 2,000 / 8,000 / 200,000 merit points respectively.

He counted on his fingers; this thing was disproportionate.

No matter how he calculated it, the 2x Experience Card was the most cost-effective.

Just as he was about to exchange for four 2x Experience Cards, Zhuang Qiang suggested directly, "If you need a lot of experience, I suggest exchanging for the 5x Experience Card."

"Why?"

Zhuang Qiang gave a mysterious smile: "You'll know once you've exchanged it."

Xu Le didn't think Zhuang Qiang would harm him, so he used 8,000 merit points to exchange for a 5x Experience Card.

"Bi... Big Brother, I've never heard of this Experience Card. How do I collect it?"

Previously at school, he was considered a top student and had dabbled in various fields of knowledge.

But he had never heard of such a magical thing as an Experience Card.

However, in his previous life playing games, many games had that setting.

Zhuang Qiang reached out both hands, fingers spread wide.

"This is..."

Xu Le followed suit and spread his hands, then saw Zhuang Qiang bend one finger, then the second, then the third... "It's a countdown!"

He suddenly realized, and then he saw Zhuang Qiang put down the last finger.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

An elite squad of the Great Wall Guard Army walked into the room.

A strange thought rose in Xu Le's mind.