37: Strategy Hall, Bluestone Altar

It took Huang Chen a full three more days to level all 900 people to Level 30.

These three days almost exhausted him.

The moment the last person leveled up, he immediately decided to rest for a day before attempting to clear Hall Nine.

His previous method definitely wouldn't work; the monsters refresh every half hour, and he wouldn't be able to push through in time.

He glanced at his Command stat, which had already reached 232 points.

He now had over 1,000 people, including his Harem and subordinates, who had reached Level 30. Perhaps he could try what those people in the High Martial World did in his previous life.

Organizing a thousand-person team to sweep through?

It wasn't impossible. The few women who followed him first had relatively high stats and could attract fire alongside him at the front.

Having 100 members of the Harem as the second echelon, only throwing skills at the Ghouls in front, should be relatively safe.

The remaining 900 Level 30 people just needed to hide at the back and cast spells.

A great scientist once said that quantitative change leads to qualitative change; even if their attack power is low, a carpet bombing of spells should instantly kill any monster.

Just as Huang Chen was lying on the sofa thinking, Xie Chunyan and Bai Zhaoning pushed the door open and entered.

"Hubby, I compiled the recent gains this morning." Bai Zhaoning sat down next to Huang Chen, holding a notebook.

"The total coin crystal income these days is 524 Gold. Additionally, the mine produced 83 sets of Ghoul Sets and 68 sets of Corpse Demon Sets over four days."

(A set consists of ten pieces of equipment: headwear, weapon, armor, belt, jade pendant, two rings, shoes, bracers, and necklace.)

"Besides that, we also have a dozen pieces of previously acquired Black Iron and Bronze equipment."

Huang Chen listlessly took the notebook. His current stats were very high, so equipment didn't offer him much improvement.

However, this didn't mean the equipment was cheap. In his previous life, he only had two Level 15 Black Iron pieces when he reached Level 30.

He looked at Bai Zhaoning, "Have you figured out how to distribute this equipment?"

Bai Zhaoning's expression was a little unnatural as she replied, "I originally planned to equip the Harem team first, and keep the rest as reserves to reward subordinates later.

But..."

"But what?" Huang Chen asked.

"But they dislike how ugly the equipment is and refuse to use it!" Xie Chunyan interjected. "They feel that since you are here, their own strength doesn't matter."

"Oh?" Huang Chen frowned.

They only just escaped poverty a few days ago, and they're already getting picky?

"Moreover, some Harem members are acting bossy towards the subordinates, relying on the fact that they are your women." Xie Chunyan added indignantly. "Sister Ning is too soft. If this continues, the team will fall apart sooner or later."

Huang Chen asked, "In your opinion, how should this matter be handled?"

"Kill the chicken to warn the monkeys!"

Xie Chunyan said coldly, "We need to let them know whose name they currently bear."

Huang Chen nodded and said, "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you. Pick a few suitable people to assist Sister Ning; her personality is too gentle."

Hearing this, Bai Zhaoning nodded and said dejectedly, "Hubby, maybe let someone else handle this. I'm really not suited for management, I'm afraid I'll mess it up."

"It's fine. Even if you mess it up, don't I have your back?" Huang Chen smiled and comforted her. "Leave this matter to Chun Yan, and you follow along and learn well."

After receiving authorization from Huang Chen, Xie Chunyan immediately began to reorganize the team with vigorous efficiency.

She first gathered everyone together and directly distributed the equipment into the hands of the selected individuals.

The women complained loudly after receiving the equipment.

But when Xie Chunyan publicly announced the expulsion of two particularly unruly Harem members from the team, all 1,000 people fell silent.

The two expelled members only realized when they were truly kicked out that Xie Chunyan was not like Bai Zhaoning and was not easy to talk to.

So the two begged for mercy repeatedly, but Xie Chunyan remained completely unmoved.

This time, Xie Chunyan conveyed only one message to everyone:

If Huang Chen doesn't give it, you cannot ask for it.

If Huang Chen gives it, you must accept it, whether you want to or not.

In short, if you don't follow orders, get lost immediately.

After the rectification storm, Bai Zhaoning and the other women took the lead in wearing the "Corpse Set," setting an example for the Forbidden City members.

Suddenly, over a hundred beauties appeared in the square, sporting skull shoulder pads and skull caps.

That scene, one must admit, possessed a unique flavor.

After resting for a day, Huang Chen led the thousand members of the Forbidden City back to the mine.

This time, after a few waves of skills, Huang Chen immediately led the nine women into the monster group in a triangular formation.

It was the first time the women were face-to-face with the Ghouls, and they were momentarily flustered.

However, as the people behind them arrived and skills covered the area in front of them, they managed to stabilize their position.

Huang Chen kept pushing forward, unleashing skills.

The main force followed behind Huang Chen and the others, beginning to push horizontally to create space.

Under the overwhelming barrage of skills, virtually no zombies could be seen within a dozen meters of Huang Chen.

Any monster entering this range was instantly killed by the skills.

In fact, the reason they were so successful was entirely due to Huang Chen and the few women being able to withstand the zombie attacks.

This gave the large force behind them space to output damage.

Imagine a regular Level 30 person now, even if all potential points were added to physique, they would only have 70,000 Health Points.

The enhanced zombies, however, have an attack power of three to four thousand points.

Standing at the very front means not only enduring attacks from Ghouls but also attacks from the Corpse Demons far away.

A focused fire attack would basically wipe them out instantly.

But as long as they survive the first few waves and the subsequent output arrives, generally only the distant Corpse Demons can hit them.

But does anyone actually exist who puts all points into physique now?

Even if they did, how many seconds could 70,000 HP last?

Just like this, the territory occupied by the Forbidden City grew larger and larger. Within the defensive perimeter, people were practically packed together.

Even if a monster spawned within the crowd, it would be instantly killed in less than half a second.

Half an hour... an hour... the density of zombies in the hall finally decreased visibly.

The ground was sparkling, covered in Silver Coins and equipment.

Bai Zhaoning and the others stopped fighting; they were frantically picking up equipment and transferring it to the Harem's mobile "warehouses."

"Hubby, this isn't working," Xie Chunyan frowned and said to Huang Chen.

Zombies refresh every half hour, and they had already been fighting for two hours.

They had killed wave after wave of zombies, but they were still stuck in the same spot.

Moreover, the high-intensity combat was starting to tire the team; problems would arise if this continued.

Huang Chen pondered a solution. This time, the main purpose was to explore the secret.

Farming equipment and money was secondary.

He had gotten too excited while fighting and completely reversed the priorities.

Since they had sufficient firepower now, why not lead the team straight to the end and see what Hall Nine was all about?

Having made up his mind, Huang Chen immediately issued an order to Xie Chunyan: "Notify all squad leaders to abandon the horizontal sweep and concentrate firepower to push forward."

"Received!"

As the 80 squad leaders received the command, the entire team suddenly contracted, and firepower was concentrated directly ahead.

Instantly, zombies within range of Huang Chen's skills fell in swathes.

The speed at which the entire team advanced immediately increased.

In less than 30 seconds, Huang Chen pushed straight to the end.

A Bluestone Altar appeared before his eyes.

Blood-colored patterns flowed eerily on the altar, making it daunting to behold.