CHAPTER 1746: CHAPTER 1508 PRE-WAR DEPLOYMENT (TWO-IN-ONE)_2

Banana was excited at the prospect of making money from warfare, itching for the battle to start quickly so he could indulge in the thrill of slaughtering thousands single-handedly!

"You sure know how to pick, but you might have to enter the epidemic zone for that. If you’re not afraid of getting poisoned, help yourself."

"Brother, I was just joking earlier. Such an important task requires your personal touch. Just reward me a bit afterwards, that’s all I ask."

Speaking of the Evil Spirit’s plague toxins, Banana didn’t have the guts to approach them and immediately dismissed his earlier thoughts, "Hey, if this Evil Spirit unleashes the plague, what if it spreads too wide and affects the village? We can’t live in an epidemic forever, right?"

Banana imagined the scene of Skeleton Village surrounded by the plague, couldn’t help but swallow hard, and turned a bit pale. He couldn’t stay in such an environment for even a moment!

"No worries, since I’m daring enough to take this step, I have a way to address it, the territory doesn’t need to worry!"

Su Ran was absolutely confident about the Ancient Relic. This thing was the nemesis of toxins; the stronger the toxin, the better. This could give the Ancient Venomous Flood Dragon a chance to evolve, maybe even transform it into a real dragon!

If it really evolved into a Venomous Dragon, that would be truly impressive. Left Thunder Dragon, Right Venomous Dragon, the might of the dragons combined, who in the world could challenge him!

Alright, enough bragging, overdoing it can bring lightning upon oneself.

Even if the Ancient Venomous Flood Dragon absorbs the plague toxins completely, allowing it to evolve into a Venomous Dragon, he wouldn’t do it. It’s not easy to obtain this natural epidemic defense barrier, how can it be easily destroyed?

Even a rabbit doesn’t eat the grass near its nest, the Ancient Venomous Flood Dragon should seek its fortune elsewhere.

"Banana, why haven’t we seen Qing Qi and Xue Wuqing all this time? Where have they been?"

Su Ran looked around with surprise, unable to find any trace of the two and curiously asked, "Are they out leveling up?"

"They don’t have time for leveling up; they took a task from the blacksmith recently. It allows them to enhance their golden equipment once, but it requires a lot of strange materials, which are all buried in graves. Only they can dig them out, I don’t even have to think about it."

Banana’s eyes filled with envy, he sighed, "I wish I could take that task too, to enhance my golden crossbow once, making it more thrilling to kill those enemies. It’s a shame I couldn’t get it; the blacksmith simply ignored me."

"Tasks depend entirely on luck; even I as the lord couldn’t acquire this task, let alone you, there’s nothing to envy. By what you’re saying, they are grave-digging halfway up the mountain?"

Su Ran was surprised to hear Banana, sending two girls to dig graves was really too difficult for them. But the task materials couldn’t be helped by anyone else, only they could dig. Such task restrictions were truly stringent.

"Calling it grave-digging is right, calling it mountain-digging is also right. This time they’re digging special subterranean graves. Without knowing the coordinates, you wouldn’t know where the grave is buried. Isn’t that interesting?"

"What? Subterranean grave?"

Su Ran had heard this term for the first time, was deeply curious, and repeatedly inquired, "All buried underground, can they still be called graves? Isn’t this just nonsense?"

"How would I know; the task introduced it this way. If you’re blaming, blame the system."

Banana scratched his head, "Brother, don’t think too much about it. These are task graves. Even if we come across this subterranean grave, we won’t benefit from it. It’s better to dig something else, who knows, maybe we’ll find a flying grave!"

Flying grave?

Su Ran really wanted to tell Banana, he had dug such floating graves before, not just once, being able to relocate the Sinister Grave Ridge was all thanks to the Floating Array.

But according to facts, this Sinister Grave Ridge was truly a treasure land, possessing special graves, and even mysteries like the Hundred Locks Coffin. Choosing to dig graves here was a pretty good choice—at least, it’s safe.

"Brother, while the danger hasn’t arrived, should we go to the mountain halfway point to dig graves for fun? We can also scout out the enemy situation, so we’ll be prepared."

Banana had just gotten a taste for grave-digging, couldn’t stand staying idle here any longer, and urged Su Ran to join him up the mountain.

"I have some arrangements to make first; you go ahead. I anticipate being delayed for a while."

Su Ran declined Banana’s kind offer and went directly to Manager Liu, found Little Stone, and made his purposes clear.

From the conversation, it was easy to discern his intention to have Little Stone lay down dozens of magic traps before the battle, specifically waiting for the arrival of the enemy forces. Of course, he wouldn’t let Little Stone be in harm’s way; once the epidemic defense barrier was fully formed, having Little Stone place the magic traps outside the city wouldn’t be too late. Once the plague occurred, the enemy would be chaotic, and who would mind a little skeleton then?

Moreover, Little Stone had the effect of confusing the enemy forces, creating the illusion that both Skeleton and Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained were present, to avoid suspicion of being the same person.

Such a win-win situation, how could Su Ran miss it!

At first, Manager Liu appeared hesitant and unwilling until Su Ran took out a pile of Underworld Coins, which finally made him beam with joy, eagerly introducing the trap abilities of Little Stone, which had greatly improved during this period of time, with traps upgraded to level 3!

Level 3?

Oh my, what an unexpected surprise!

Su Ran was delighted upon hearing this; with this ability, the magic traps would surely shine in the upcoming battle!

Unable to curb his curiosity, he immediately examined Little Stone’s skills. Upon seeing the attributes of the magic traps, he was overjoyed on the spot.

[Magic Trap] (Special) LV3

Consumes 1000 magic points, creates a trap, randomized effect, power bonus 15%, duration one hour, trap disappears after triggering, skill cooldown time is 6 minutes.

The 15% power bonus wasn’t the main highlight; the skill cooldown time had almost been halved!

This means that as long as Little Stone can maintain his magic points, his work efficiency would nearly double!

Thinking of this, Su Ran gifted Little Stone a pile of incense sticks, instructed him on some precautions, then turned and left the inner administration hall.

"Grandpa, Lord Brother is truly a good person, giving both Underworld Coins and incense sticks, making me feel bad about tricking him."

Little Stone commented as he watched Su Ran’s departing figure, speaking to Manager Liu, "Before, the skill usage cost 1 gold coin each time, now upgraded to level 3, shouldn’t the price naturally go up?"

"This time he gave Underworld Coins, be content!"

Manager Liu felt anguish over Little Stone. Ever since spending time with Su Ran, Little Stone had become like this, constantly thinking about tricking others—not a good sign!

"Child, the Lord has great talent, learn from his shining points, not the useless ones, you hear?"

"But does Lord Brother have shining points? Why does he seem full of sneakiness?"

"Don’t speak such blunt truths, lower your voice, don’t let him hear!"

Manager Liu quickly covered Little Stone’s mouth, took a look outside, and seeing no trace of Su Ran, he finally eased his mind, whispering the teaching, "The Lord bravely fought the enemies with tenacity, repelled wave after wave of enemy forces, securing peace and tranquility for the territory, and... oh well, I’m at a loss for words, can’t think of anything appropriate to put on him. It doesn’t quite sit right with my conscience, just understand yourself."

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"Click!"

After leaving the administration hall, Su Ran logged offline immediately. This time it wasn’t urgency that drove him, but the Luban Lock given by his father, which snuffed out his desire to continue playing. This Luban Lock gave him a mysterious feeling; what’s hidden inside, and what it might be telling him, was all a puzzle. Only by opening this Luban Lock could all the mysteries be unraveled.

Taking in the unfamiliar yet warm environment, Su Ran had grown accustomed to being here, striving to suppress memories of home deep within. As for reminiscing, he’d save that for another time.

By now, dawn had broken, light seeping through the gaps in the curtains. Su Ran only realized he had been in the game all night again, time sure flew by quickly!

"Let me see just how difficult this Luban Lock really is!"

Su Ran had been reminded by his mom before, saying opening it could take ten days to half a month—he refused to believe such superstition, directing all his focus on the Luban Lock, determined to conquer it in one go!

Only in this way could he ascertain his father’s intentions...