2: Chapter 2: Awakening of the Unique Talent – ​​Loot Doubled!

"Could it be... that I acted impulsively?"

"Is the Undead Race in this world actually a trap?"

Doubting his life choices, Xu Qin sat down heavily on the rubble beside the Crypt, staring blankly at his panel.

Then, he saw the pulsing red unread notification on the Human Race channel.

"Forget it, let's see what everyone is talking about."

But once he opened the channel, Xu Qin instantly regretted it.

Inside the channel, messages were scrolling by at lightning speed.

The screen was filled with heartfelt wails and ecstatic cheers...

Zhang Yan · Undead Race: "Don't pick Undead! Don't pick Undead! Don't pick Undead! Important things must be said three times! This is a huge trap! Only an idiot would pick Undead!"

Zhang Yan · Undead Race: "That's right, I'm that idiot, the biggest idiot in the world. I just took five Skeleton Soldiers to fight a wild boar, but I didn't expect two of them to shatter as soon as we started, and the damn boar ran away."

Zhao Rong · Dwarf Race: "Any other Dwarf lords looking to team up? I picked the Dwarfs, damn! The Dwarfs are fucking invincible! I started with a musket squad, one volley killed a wolf, whoever comes dies!"

Zhao Rong · Dwarf Race: "Also, my talent is [Forging Mastery], Dwarf Race building construction speed +15%, and weapon forging quality increased by one tier!"

Lin Zhou · Elf Race: "I got Elf girls, long legs, slim waists, pointed ears, it's amazing! I'm going to drain myself dry for the Elf Race! Plus the [Nature Affinity] talent, it's like a permanent buff! So sweet~"

James · Dragon Race: "I randomly got the Dragon Race, holy crab! A level one hatchling's attack power is already 1888, tell me, have I just taken off directly?"

Lin Zhou · Elf Race: "Big brother, carry me! I want to hug your thigh! I'll let you ride my Elf girls!"

James · Dragon Race: "???"

Sun Hao · Golden Lion Race: "The Golden Lion Race fears no challenge. We can ride, fight, and catch prey; I achieved food freedom one minute after landing."

Dmitri · Goblin Race: "The three races I randomly got are Goblin, Slime, and Kobold... Do I have to pick one from these three?"

Chen Wei · Angel Race: "I want to go home, I don't want to participate in this Ten Thousand Races Hegemony. Mommy!! Waaaah~"

Zhao Rong · Dwarf Race: "Holy shit! Angel Race!"

Lin Zhou · Elf Race: "Holy shit!"

Zhang Yan · Undead Race: "Holy shit!"

Chen Wei · Angel Race: "What? Is the Angel Race very strong?"

Lin Zhou · Elf Race: "Baby, I have plenty of mommies here!"

Zhou Yuan · Orc Race: "Some talents look powerful now, but have major limitations; once the environment changes, they're trash. Some talents look mediocre now, but become more heaven-defying in the late game. Don't rush to cry, and don't rush to laugh."

Zhao Rong · Dwarf Race: "Big brother makes so much sense... but I still want to laugh, what do I do? Hahaha!"

Zhang Yan · Undead Race: "Just shut up!"

Li Feng · Centaur Race: "Laugh, go ahead and laugh. You're all here comparing whose talent is stronger, but once the novice protection period passes and it's time for real combat, some people will know what pain is. No matter how good your talent is, if your troops aren't trained well and you don't understand tactics, you'll still be rolled over. By then, it'll be too late to cry."

Li Feng · Centaur Race: "Don't forget, after 72 hours, no one will protect you. It's all up to you."

As soon as this was said, the atmosphere in the channel changed instantly.

Then...

Lin Zhou · Elf Race: "Stop acting all high and mighty here, acting like you know everything. What's your talent? Show it and let's see?"

Li Feng · Centaur Race: "Not showing it."

Zhao Rong · Dwarf Race: "Then why the hell are you lecturing us!"

Li Feng · Centaur Race: "Heh."

Xu Qin silently closed the Human Race channel.

He glanced at his own talent, then looked up at the five Skeleton Soldiers in front of him that would fall apart just from walking, and the Acolyte with an attack power of only 2.

His mental state collapsed.

"No...!!!"

Xu Qin roared at the sky, his voice echoing across the empty wasteland.

His Undead Army completely failed to understand their master's emotional fluctuations, remaining motionless in place, their hollow eye sockets loyally watching him.

Waiting for orders.

...

A few minutes later.

Xu Qin's roar dissipated into the wind, and his breathing gradually calmed down.

He looked up again, gazing at the golden novice protection light shield above his head.

71 hours and 57 minutes.

There was still time.

"I... am not someone who gives up on himself."

"I have finally obtained the race I've been longing for."

"I will absolutely not admit defeat!"

That's right, even if he chose the wrong race, Xu Qin would still try to give it a shot.

Since the Undead Race exists in this world, it must have its bright spots.

How could he admit defeat before even fighting?

Only by fighting will he know.

After all, it is the race he chose himself.

Even if he dies, he must die standing with tears in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, calmed his mood, and re-examined every piece of information on the unit panel.

Reading it word by word.

However, his gaze subconsciously skipped over the Skeleton Soldiers' abysmal attack and defense stats, as well as the Acolyte's negligible skill description...

Suddenly!

His gaze stopped.

It stopped on those two lines of passive descriptions.

[Loyalty]: 100/100 (Eternally Loyal)

Undead units have no independent will or emotions; their purpose of existence is to obey their creator. This value is constant at 100 and will never decrease.

[Morale]: None

Undead units do not have emotions like fear or fatigue; the concept of morale does not exist.

They are perfect war machines that will 100% execute any order given by the lord until they are completely destroyed.

Hmm?

Eternally loyal...

No fear, no fatigue, will not betray, will not flee.

Will 100% execute any order, until... completely destroyed.

In an instant, Xu Qin's chuunibyou soul boiled over once again.

He slowly stood up and looked at the five Skeleton Soldiers.

They were still in that ragged state.

Rusted blades, shattered bones, empty eye sockets.

But at this moment, in Xu Qin's eyes, they were completely different from a second ago.

"... So this is the kind of troops you are."

Xu Qin walked forward and patted the shoulder blade of the nearest Skeleton Soldier.

The bone clicked under his hand, almost falling apart.

But the Skeleton Soldier didn't move an inch, just watching him quietly.

"Very good."

Xu Qin's gaze swept over the five Skeleton Soldiers and finally landed on the Acolyte.

"Since I have become your master, I will conquer the world with you!"

"I... will eventually become the Lord of the Scourge."

As soon as he finished speaking.

Ding!

A crisp, pleasant notification that seemed to massage his soul exploded in his mind.

Golden light burst out from the depths of the panel, stinging his eyes and making him squint instinctively.

[Ding! Host's unyielding will detected... Talent 'Multi-Obtain' has been promoted to the unique talent 'War Gift'!]

[Talent: War Gift (Unique)]

[Current Level: 1]

[Effect: At the end of each battle, the quantity of all loot (corpses, soul energy, equipment, materials, etc.) obtained is ×2.]

[Upgrade Condition: Accumulate 10 battle victories, or achieve high-evaluation victories (such as winning against superior numbers, total annihilation of the enemy, etc.).]

Hmm?

Talent promotion?

Loot... ×2?

Xu Qin widened his eyes.

In his brain, a certain string suddenly tightened.

Undead Race troops come from corpses.

If corpses double...

Troop strength doubles!

"Ah?!"

Xu Qin's mouth hung wide open, his hands trembling uncontrollably.

"So... this is the correct way to open it?!"

He took a deep breath, turned around abruptly, and looked at the five Skeleton Soldiers and the one Acolyte.

The chuunibyou aura permeated the heavens and earth.

"My loyal servants..."

"Follow your King and conquer the world!"

...

Chuunibyou is one thing.

But things still need to be done one step at a time.

After Xu Qin calmed down, the first thing he did was check his inventory.

Sure enough, there lay an initially issued Stone Axe.

Stone Axe

Quality: Common (White)

Type: Tool/Weapon

Attack Bonus: +2

Durability: 50/50

Description: A crude stone hand axe, primarily used for chopping wood, but can also be used as a simple weapon.

Xu Qin equipped the Stone Axe.

Attack power changed from 8 to 10.

A full double that of the Skeleton Soldiers' 5.

He toyed with the inconspicuous Stone Axe in his hand, a smile uglier than crying appearing on his face...

Currently, in this army, the unit with the highest combat power is himself.

Fine!

The boss personally enters the field as the front-line main tank.

Very reasonable!

"Let's chop some wood first and accumulate basic resources."