At the end of the Dark Gold Chest, there is a quest item that must be dropped: Absolon's Head, which does not count towards the drop list.

Overall, the income of this parallel treasure chest still far exceeded Bai Xiaowen's expectations, and Bai Xiaowen did not expect that he would be able to extract a piece of dark gold equipment from such a small probability.

One can imagine how much the benefits would be if the Awakened were to kill Absolon by their own strength—after all, it was a High Lord. Don't look at the difference between level 7 and level 6, there is only one level difference, but the difference in strength is very large.

Back at the Black Rock Fortress, Bai Xiaowen found Nicholas as soon as possible and chose to submit the mission.

"You could have killed him!"

After seeing Absolon's head, Nicholas was shocked, he and Absolon were facing each other, of course he knew the horror of this lord-level powerhouse.

After a long pause, Nicholas's expression changed from astonishment to joy.

"A-Rank Hero Mission: Kill the Enemy Chieftain has been submitted, Completion Evaluation: Pass. ”

"You have earned 10,000 Human United Army Merit Points. ”

Just a hint, there are no other rewards.

It stands to reason that the rewards for A-level hero missions should not be so small, Bai Xiaowen completed the B-level hero task "The Truth of the Plague" before, in addition to rewarding merit points, he also rewarded a special prop "Broken Oath".

However, Bai Xiaowen knew in his own heart that he killed Absolon by tricks, and the task evaluation could be qualified to the point that it was already very good, and the final reward would definitely not be compared with the real knife and real gun to complete the task.

10,000 merit points is also very good, which is equivalent to a piece and a half of gold equipment.

Then, Nicholas said with emotion: "I didn't expect that the war to defend the Black Rock Fortress ended in this way. ”

With this sigh, Bai Xiaowen received a second prompt:

"S-Rank Main Quest: The Flames of War in Black Rock has been submitted. Mission Evaluation: Good. ”

"You have gained the Human United Forces merit value *1500. ”

"You have earned the Broken Oath*3. ”

"Detected that you have a Broken Oath*7, and you have fulfilled the conditions for completing the side quest: Black Blade's Oath. Do you want to submit?"

"Submit. ”

Bai Xiaowen suppressed the joy in his heart, and finally got seven broken oaths, which can form permanent team building props.

"You have lost the Broken Oath*7. ”

"You have earned the Oath of the Black Blade*1. ”

Bai Xiaowen took a look at the description of the Black Blade's Oath, which was exactly the same as in the task description, so there was no need to repeat it.

As for the bonus effect after the actual team is built, it needs to be drawn by the captain when the team is built.

After getting this permanent team building prop, Bai Xiaowen's heart was completely settled. This trip to the Kane Plane World, even if it only gains this Black Edge Oath, it is not in vain.

It should be noted that the "below level 6" restriction of the Black Blade Oath is only for the level of the captain building the team and the team members joining the team. In other words, before level 6, Bai Xiaowen can choose to build a team at any time, and he can also absorb awakened players below level 6 to join the team.

As for the promotion of a player to level 7 or even higher after joining the team, it will not have any effect.

"Dio, Job, and Ferdinand have reported to me that the necromantic plague infected, plague spirits, and undead in the northern region have been forcibly transformed into zombies...... This is your plan, isn't it?" Nicholas said, "You promised me to wipe out all undead creatures in the Northern Frontier that have been transformed by the Necromantic Plague......

Bai Xiaowen nodded.

According to the literal meaning, all the plague undead in Northern Xinjiang have now turned into zombies, which is another sense of "elimination", and it should also be regarded as Bai Xiaowen completing the task.

Nicholas smiled bitterly: "No wonder the Umbrella Project is so well prepared, you have already brewed this crazy idea at that time." ”

Bai Xiaowen nodded again.

"I really don't know how to describe my current mood," Nicholas shook his head and laughed at himself, "Maybe in the eyes of a smart man like you, I, and him, are just pawns?" Nicholas pointed to Absolon Herzlit's hideous head on the table, "I should be glad that you have chosen the human side." ”

"Your Royal Highness, I want to correct one thing," Bai Xiaowen said, "I chose the human camp because I am a human race myself, not an orc or a troll. ”

Nicholas waved his hand: "Forget it, there is no need to say so much, you killed the enemy commander, and in the human united army, no one will doubt your loyalty." And I, with this guy's head, if I return to the imperial capital, I can finally make a difference......"

After a pause, Nicholas continued: "Your exploit in eliminating the plague undead in the northern frontier should have been commended by the imperial officials, but the method you used was undoubtedly unacceptable to the people, and the officials also had to take care of the people's emotions. So, in my own name, I will award you a reward. ”

Bai Xiaowen could understand what Nicholas meant. This can actually be seen as a punishment for completing the S-rank hero quest [Fight the Plague].

The official reward is definitely much better than the private reward, if Bai Xiaowen kills all the plague undead, and the infected who have not yet mutated are cured, he can get the official reward.

But Bai Xiaowen took a shortcut and turned all the infected and plague undead into zombies, cutting off their hope of being rescued, which is bound to be a mixed reputation. Even if the imperial officials supported Bai Xiaowen's approach in their hearts, they would not reward Bai Xiaowen.

However, after all, it is an S-class hero mission, and even if the reward shrinks, it is not far off.

Nicholas said, "I'll give you two options......

Spiritual Rule Tips:

"S-Rank Heroes Side Quest: Fighting the Plague has been submitted. Mission completion: 44.95% (fail). ”

Please select your incentive plan from the options below. ”

"Reward Plan A: White Stone Collar Permanent Fiefdom Order*1. ”

[White Stone Collar Permanent Fiefdom Order: Make the White Stone Collar your permanent fief. You can view and manage your realm at any time through the liege page (whether you are in the Kane Plane World or not). 】

"Reward Plan B: Merit Points *12,000, and you can also choose two pieces of gold equipment from Quartermaster Basil Heber as an additional reward. ”

Bai Xiaowen's slender eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Of these two reward schemes, Plan A is a bit vague, what is a permanent fiefdom? In the information that Bai Xiaowen remembers, there is no information about this, and the "permanent fiefdom order" given by the rules of the spirit world only says that the territory can be viewed and managed, and does not say where the specific benefits are.

Plan B is the complete opposite, giving the benefits directly, and it is quite lucrative.

12,000 merit points is equivalent to two pieces of gold equipment, not to mention the two pieces of bonus equipment, which add up to four pieces of gold equipment! Not to mention that these gold equipment are all self-selected, and you can choose according to the vacant equipment slots on your body, which is an immediate reinforcement to the strength of the team.

However, since two options are given, it proves a point.

Plan A and Plan B should be close to equivalent - at least, the permanent fiefdom order of Plan A will not be much inferior to the four pieces of gold equipment in Plan B.

The careful Bai Xiaowen also noticed that the prefix of the permanent fief order is "Baishi Ling", not "Baishi Town"!

Don't look at the difference between this word, the white stone collar is the first fief hundreds of years ago, and it has not been reduced by successive inheritances, and the area is more than ten times that of Baishi Town, and even includes the current red leaf collar!

"I choose the first item, the permanent fiefdom order of the White Stone Collar. Bai Xiaowen said.

Nicholas nodded and said, "My magic advisor and chief of staff, after knowing your identity as a visitor to the Alien Plane, are opposed to giving you this permanent fiefdom and advocating a second reward instead. But I think...... The current northern frontier needs a human stronghold, and an isolated Black Rock City is not enough. Although the attack of the remnants was over, the threat from the north was still there. ”

"Is His Royal Highness the Prince ready to leave?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

"That's right, I'm going to lead the army to break through the zombie hordes and return to the imperial capital. Prince Nicholas said.

"I hope to go with His Royal Highness the Prince, we are going to Red Leaf City. Bai Xiaowen said.

Although Bai Xiaowen has "D-03 Camouflage Liquid", it is not only him and Li Shuyi who want to return to Red Leaf City, but also the soldiers of the White Stone Army under his command, as well as the knights left by Cecilia to command him, must also go back.

With Nicholas's Imperial Legion in front, rushing out with him can save a lot of strength, and Bai Xiaowen will certainly not let go of the opportunity to rub the car.

Nicholas had no objection to this.

went back to rectify the troops, Li Shuyi whispered: "I didn't expect that I could really complete the S-class hero mission through tricks, and Nicholas was actually willing to admit it." ”

"It probably has something to do with the mainstream concept of the Kane plane world," Bai Xiaowen said, "After coming to the Kane plane, I have concluded that the mainstream concept here attaches great importance to the 'contract'...... It is the predecessor of the spirit of contract that is often referred to in the West. Regardless of the process, as long as the result meets the requirements of the contract, it must be fulfilled. ”

Li Shuyi thought about it for a while, nodded and smiled: "It's a bit similar to the Three Kingdoms Plane World, paying attention to faithfulness. ”

"It's a bit similar, but there's still a big difference," Bai Xiaowen explained, "The faith of the Three Kingdoms Plane World is to abide by the covenant from the moral level, and the principle of not violating one's own moral conscience. The concept of contract in the Kane plane world is to abide by the contract from the legal level, and the principle of not violating the law...... However, when it comes to making contracts, it is possible to play with words and exploit loopholes, just like modern business contracts. ”

Li Shuyi nodded and said, "When I first came in, the black-hearted housekeeper Qiao Bu I met actually occupied the silver mining rights in Baishi Town by way of a contract...... It seems that the concept of faith in the Three Kingdoms plane is a little better. ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that for now...... I've got the permanent team building item, so let's build a team now. ”

Bai Xiaowen took out the Black Blade Oath and chose to use it.

"You used a special item: Ebon Oath. After testing, the rarity of the Oath of the Black Edge is: Elite. ”

"You've created an elite squad. The maximum number of people a squad can currently hold is (2), and the level does not exceed (6). ”

"Draw the bonus effect of the elite squad. You can draw three times and end up choosing two of the bonuses. ”

Bai Xiaowen secretly sighed, the Black Blade Oath props that worked hard to get 7 pieces of Broken Oath to put together were actually only the grade of the elite team. Imagine how rare the team building props of the hero squad should be, I'm afraid it has to be a tough lord, right?

Bai Xiaowen chose to draw.

"Bonus Effect A: Tenacity: Passive, increases the health of all party members by an additional 30 points. ”

"Bonus Effect B: Brutality: Passive, increases the critical strike chance of all members of the squad by an additional 5%. ”

"Bonus Effect C: Traction: Active skill, which can immediately pull a squad member within 100 meters to one's side. This skill has a cooldown of 8 hours and can be used by all squad members, sharing the cooldown. ”

The shared cooldown means that if one of them uses the Pull skill, the other team members will no longer be able to use it during the 8-hour cooldown.

All three bonuses work well. The headache, though, is that one must be ruled out.

"Item A increases health, which is basically a must......" Bai Xiaowen said, "Item C can save your life when dealing with dangerous bosses, so you have to choose the same." In this way, item B can only be abandoned...... It's a bit of a shame that the critical strike chance bonus of item B is very helpful for your output. ”

Li Shuyi's current output, in addition to eating attack speed, also relies on critical hits.

The first is the +4 special effect of the Demon Fire Jade Pendant, Scorching, which doubles the additional fire damage during critical hits. In addition, after the class level is upgraded to level 4, the new class passive "Mark of Thunder" requires critical hits to stack the number of layers, and the higher the critical strike rate, the faster the stack.

Li Shuyi thought for a moment and put forward her opinion: "Xiaowen, I think that it is enough to choose one of the three bonus effects. I'm not bad at surviving now, and I'm protected by your minions. ”

Bai Xiaowen groaned. The reason why he chose AC is mainly for the safety of Li Shuyi's melee output. As for himself, there is life sharing, and 30 health points don't mean much.

You know, there are many pieces of equipment that increase your Constitution and Health, but very few pieces of equipment that increase your critical strike chance.

Moreover, the squad has just been established, and the level is only LV1, and the squad can also be upgraded in the future. After leveling up, increase the bonus effect of the squad, the extra critical hits increased by the "Brutality" effect will be higher, and the growth curve will be better than simply adding some health.

item exclusion. Bai Xiaowen made a decision.

After confirming it, a message came from the spirit rules:

"You have built an elite squad with confirmed bonuses: Brutality, Traction. ”

"The total number of squads is currently 1/2, and you can invite an awakened person below level 6 to join your squad. ”