Chương 62: I Can't Help But Ask

The troops were ready. 1, 000 spear-Goblins marched grandly toward the Black Tree. Stepping out of the lush forest onto the barren land, they immediately spotted several hundred Skeleton Soldiers wandering aimlessly. For some reason, an electric guitar riff seemed to echo in Li Qinwu's ears—the BGM of the grind.

"Go! Break their legs, but do not damage the skulls!" Li Qinwu ordered. He wanted to train his troops efficiently. Since skeletons don't die unless their soul-fire is extinguished, he had his main force incapacitate them, leaving the "last hits" for his system soldiers to maximize XP. Against 1, 000 armored Goblins with iron weapons, the 400 brittle skeletons stood no chance. Soon, the ground was covered in crawling, legless undead.

Li Qinwu had his 30 system soldiers smash 10 skulls each, enough for most to evolve into Hobgoblins. Looking at the remaining hundred skeletons, Li Qinwu decided to dump all the XP into one Level 4 unit. He chose Gobu-Bow, his top DPS. After the last skull shattered, the system tallied the loot: Grain ×120, High-Density Bone Meal ×42, Mana-Infused Bone Meal ×3... Find this and other great novels on the author's preferred platform. Support original creators! Li Qinwu checked the soldier menu.

A golden upgrade icon flashed over the lone archer.

"Finally! My first Level 5 unit!!" He clicked upgrade. Gobu-Bow's muscles tightened and his density increased. [Level 5] Goblin Sniper Stats: Control 30, Intelligence 15. Skills: Bow, Crossbow, and Athletics mastery: 350! A mastery of 350 made him a literal sniper. Gobu-Bow knelt, overwhelmed by Li Qinwu's "radiance." As he wiped his eyes, he noticed the loose, yellow soil beneath him. He tasted it.

"It's bitter..." Hana walked up, her expression grim.

"You must destroy that tree immediately! It's a Nether Tree!"

"A what?"

"A gateway between the Nether and our world. It pollutes the land into 'Nether Soil,' and soon, more powerful undead will emerge! Let me burn it with my Continuous Fireball!" Hana raised her staff, eager to show off the skill she'd practiced to rival the Hero's mage. Li Qinwu jumped in front of her, pointing a finger directly at her nose.

"B*tch, what the hell do you think you're doing?! Get away from my tree! She's just standing there quietly! Why must she suffer the attacks of a stinky magical girl like you?!" Hana was stunned.

"But it's dangerous..."

"Dangerous? Look at this square kilometer of yellow dirt! This isn't 'Nether Soil'—it's Nitre Soil! This isn't a tree; it's a mob spawner and a chemical plant! Are you attacking her because she's black? Are you a racist?! I can't help but ask, how can your heart be so wicked?!" The sheer force of Li Qinwu's 21st-century moral hijacking nearly knocked Hana over. Her fireball sputtered out instantly.