Apocalypse Descent: Farming with My Harem

Chapter 95 - 86: Epic Item, Shining Throne!

Reward prompts continued to appear.

[Loot Acquired: Intermediate Power Heart *1]

[Loot Acquired: Bright Leader Level Soul (Gold) *1]

[Loot Acquired: King’s Battle Blade (Gold) *1]

[Loot Acquired: King Altar Construction Blueprints (Gold) *1]

[Loot Acquired: Iron Wall Rune (Gold) *1]

[Loot Acquired: Corrupted Heart *1]

A whole pile of golden items appeared.

[You have discovered the reason for the Goblin King’s corruption, Reputation Value +500.]

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At this moment, Cao Xing was hit with a massive surprise!

“Amazing!”

“What is a big loot? This is a genuine big loot!”

A total of four golden items, plus a first-kill reward!

As expected, every time you achieve a first kill on these powerful creatures, it yields high rewards.

And it befit the challenge of slaying the Goblin King.

In fact, Cao Xing and the others were not even fighting the Goblin King at its strongest; in its prime, the Goblin King had a massive blood volume of 60,000!

But because it was corrupted, its blood volume decreased by 20,000, and after getting stabbed by itself, its blood volume dropped by another 20,000.

So this time, Cao Xing was essentially reaping the benefits.

Just as Cao Xing was still lost in ecstasy.

The chat channel was already in a frenzy because of his terrifying leveling progress.

Zhang Ping: “Damn! Damn! What did Cao Xing achieve again? How did he suddenly jump to such a high level?”

Hong Xizhe: “This is outrageous. I was watching the leaderboard, and I witnessed Cao Xing’s level skyrocketing from 8 to 9! Now he’s almost reaching level 10!”

Mi Ziwei: “Indeed, it feels like Cao Xing’s way of leveling up is completely different from ours. His experience skyrockets in chunks, while we climb slowly bit by bit.”

Li Yang: “I just reached level 3, and Cao Xing is almost 7 levels ahead of me!”

Shi Changbing: “Isn’t it supposed to be that leveling up becomes harder later on? Why does it feel like Cao Xing’s leveling speed is actually increasing?”

Cao Xing’s skyrocketing level drew everyone’s attention.

It was just too extreme.

You could tell just by looking at the current leaderboard.

[District 174 Level Ranking List]

[First Place: Cao Xing Level 9, 87%]

[Second Place: Liu Muxue Level 8, 11%]

[Third Place: Zhou Bo Level 5, 43%]

[Fourth Place: Fang Long Level 5, 26%]

[Fifth Place: Wu Xinghu Level 5, 19%]

[Sixth Place: Ji Xinyue Level 5, 11%]

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The top ten were almost all survivors above level 5.

Yet Cao Xing was leading in a cliff-like manner!

In addition, other attentive survivors noticed that Liu Muxue’s experience had also increased significantly.

Jiang En: “Brothers, did you notice that Goddess Muxue and Cao Xing’s experience almost increased simultaneously? Do you think it’s possible that they are actually together?”

Pang Leiming: “Makes sense, it’s one thing for Goddess Muxue to be beautiful, but if she’s also leveling up so impressively, that’s just too enviable.”

Qu He: “Indeed, if Goddess Muxue is with Cao Xing, then it’s not surprising.”

Yu Yin: “I’m so envious of Liu Muxue, being able to team up with Cao Xing…”

Cen Yarong: “I wonder if Cao Xing needs any hangers-on for his territory, I want to join too!”

At this moment, Fang Long, who was already feeling frustrated, saw Cao Xing’s level and his face became even more sullen.

He knew that Cao Xing securing first place was almost a certainty.

And once he absorbed the rewards from topping the leaderboard, Fang Long would have no chance against him.

Moreover, the key issue was that the novice protection period was about to be lifted.

If this Cao Xing were to target the Three Heroes Association, they might suffer significant losses.

At this moment, despair already began to creep into Fang Long’s heart.

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At this moment, Cao Xing was not paying attention to the chat channel.

Because a system prompt appeared in his ear again.

[Due to your strategic command in this battle, you have demonstrated exceptional leadership ability.]

[Territory Member: Andrew’s Loyalty has increased, current Loyalty: 100]

(Loyalty has reached the max value; Andrew will prioritize your orders.)

[Territory Member: Sarah Blade Dance’s Loyalty has increased, current Loyalty: 100]

(Loyalty has reached the max value; you can now issue any command to them.)

[Territory Member: Renice Hawkeye’s Loyalty has increased, current Loyalty: 92]

[Your Territory Member: Brent Sulfur Stone’s Loyalty has increased, current Loyalty: 89]

[Your Territory Member…]

The loyalty of all members skyrocketed!

Including the two centaurs, everyone exceeded a Loyalty of 80.

And most importantly, Andrew and Sarah’s Loyalty maxed out!

“Fantastic!”

Cao Xing looked at the territory members present; they were all wounded, patches of green numbers floating up, and their precarious blood volume was rapidly recovering.

Liu Muxue was continuously using Purification Skill to heal their injuries.

Cao Xing solemnly said, “You are all the bravest warriors, and I am proud of you.”

Hearing Cao Xing’s praise, the faces of these territory members all showed expressions of emotion.

“No, it was thanks to the Lord’s excellent command that we won such a tough battle.”

“Lord, your command abilities are on par with the Khans of us centaurs!”

This centaur’s words were echoed by other recruited creatures.

After a round of mutual flattery, Cao Xing approached two robots emitting black smoke.

[Detected Ground Drilling Robot, Shovel Loader Robot durability has been fully depleted, internal components damaged. Would you like to use materials for repair?]

Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out these robots could be repaired.

Otherwise, losing two generals at once would have been heartbreaking even for Cao Xing.

Fortunately, the only ones damaged were the robots—if it were other territory members, then dead would have meant dead.

Cao Xing used materials as usual to repair the two robots.

In no time, the two robots started to move with a ‘creak creak.’

[Repair successful.]

The robots, standing up again, emitted synthetic mechanical sounds.

“Master… I just fell asleep…”

Cao Xing nodded.

These newly repaired robots had their buffs cleared, equivalent to a factory reset.

Come to think of it, it seemed normal.

After all, if the buffs didn’t disappear upon death, then other Lords could just take damaged robots from him, repair them, and have permanently buffed recruits.

Cao Xing applied Status to the two robots again and set them aside to recover slowly.

Meanwhile, outside the great hall, a fair-skinned Tree Spirit clan member timidly poked their head inside.

When first entering the great hall, Cao Xing felt the danger inside and told Juliette to wait outside and not to come in.

Now, seeing the battle over, Juliette approached Cao Xing with a hint of lingering fear.

The intense battle inside the great hall had tightened her heart over and over again.

Cao Xing said, “No need to worry, the battle is over.”

Juliette nodded softly, looking at the man before her with admiration.

To think he led his subordinates to defeat such a powerful Goblin King!

Cao Xing directed his gaze to the resplendent palace, excitement filling his eyes.

Next up was an exhilarating moment.

“Everyone, get ready to work!”

“Take everything you see in front of you!”

Upon hearing these words, Renice and Blot were somewhat puzzled.

Meanwhile, Andrew and Assam had already started acting.

They were taking down the crystal chandeliers, the gold-plated candlesticks, the gilded murals, and even the floor tiles!

Sarah was skillfully combing through the entire palace, searching for any hidden compartments or similar hiding spots.

Blot Sulfur Stone and Renice were dumbfounded, watching their actions with gaping mouths.

As for Cao Xing, he made his way straight to the throne.

His eyes were completely captivated by the various embedded gemstones!

“Wow, so many gemstones. Removing them all could fetch quite a price, right?”

However, when Cao Xing saw the attributes of this throne, he immediately dismissed the thought.

[Shining Throne: Special Item (Orange)]

[Quality: Epic]

[Attached Effect ①: Charm Gemstone (Binding the throne grants +50 Charm]

[Attached Effect ②: Luck Gemstone (When placed in the territory, increases the bound Lord’s Luck Value by 10 points, needs Level 2 Lord Mansion activation)]

[Attached Effect ③: King’s Blessing (When placed in the territory, increases the Attack Power and Armor of all friendly units by 30%, requires Level 3 Lord Mansion activation)]

[Attached Effect ④: Shining Star (Epic Level Effect, every seven natural days, can release a Shining Star to help the Lord find an area rich in precious resources, requires Level 4 Lord Mansion activation.)]

[Item Description: A throne the goblin clan commissioned a dwarf master to forge, consuming most of the treasure vault’s resources, imbued with faint divine power.]

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“Orange! Epic Equipment!”

“This throne is actually an epic equipment!”

At this moment, Cao Xing felt his breath catch!

From the earlier trade with Black Lion Commerce, it was evident that a piece of Golden Equipment was already enough to make the natives of this world covet.

Even more powerful Epic Level equipment would likely drive them insane.

The value of this [Shining Throne] was already immeasurable!

However, there was no way Cao Xing would sell this throne for money; putting it in his territory would maximize the effects of this Epic Level item.

“So cool!”

Cao Xing couldn’t help but marvel at the lavish appearance of the throne in front of him,

He even imagined placing the throne in his territory and sitting on it leisurely—it would be quite majestic!

Just then, a system prompt appeared.

[Discovered unbound Epic Level equipment: [Shining Throne], would you like to bind?]

“Binding grants 50 Charm points, more than what two Black Diamonds would add!”

There was no need to think about it; Cao Xing immediately clicked to bind it!

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