Adventurer "Sarah" obtained "Tank Zombie Soul" from the Tidal Secret Realm, your mental power -30!
Deploying a Tank Zombie costs 20 mental power, and extracting its soul essence from the secret realm for materialization consumes another 30 mental power, bringing the total cost to 50 mental power! For any new Lord, this was no small loss.
Yet Jack felt no pressure. Instead, he felt a surge of energy! The mental power output of Doomsday Frenzy was extremely high. Conservatively estimated, today's income was over 1,500 mental power. What was a mere loss of 50 mental power compared to that?!
This wasn't a setback; it was a huge win!
The Adventurers immediately gathered around to check.
Tank Zombie Soul, five-star gray soul essence...
"It really is a five-star soul essence!"
"This is worth at least fifty ordinary zombie soul essences, right?"
"More than that, the quality of this soul essence is very high. Even among five-star monsters, it should be top-tier. If we take it to Black Stone Town, its value will only be higher!"
"Sarah is so lucky!"
"This is too enviable!"
However, Sarah made a decision that surprised everyone, "I apply to recycle the 'Tank Zombie Soul'!"
"What?"
"Recycle?"
"Forget about ordinary Zombies!"
"You want to turn in this kind of soul essence too?"
"Are you crazy? This is something you can't necessarily buy even with money!"
Mandy asked, "Sarah, why do you want to do this? Even for you, this soul essence is worth a lot!"
White Little Deer added, "That's right, Sarah, even if you don't absorb it yourself, you can exchange it for a lot of soul essence materials. This should be enough to help you break through to the second tier!"
"Miracle City is an Underground City that has just started. If I take this high-level soul essence, it will be too big a blow to the Underground City!" Sarah explained. "As long as this Underground City exists, are we still afraid of not being able to farm Tank zombie soul essences in the future?"
Everyone was awestruck. She was worried that Miracle City would go bankrupt. That's why she willingly turned in the soul essence. This is called sustainable fishing, and everyone gave a thumbs-up, praising Sarah's actions.
Jack was also completely bewildered by this situation. "No. Why is everyone so worried that I will go bankrupt? Have you guys misunderstood something and made a serious error in recognizing the strength of both sides? Do I look that weak? Let alone one, even ten, are nothing!"
Of course, with such a good thing, Boss Jack would not refuse. He originally wanted to recycle this soul essence. The Adventurer's initiative to turn it in also saved him a lot of talking.
Sarah added, "Although I am willing to turn in this soul essence, we must discuss the terms!"
The relationship between Adventurers and Lords is always one of wits and strategy, a mutual game. Sometimes, when important resources or soul essences are dropped, it is normal to negotiate with the Lord.
Jack replied, "No problem, as long as the terms are not excessive, this Lord can give you some preferential treatment!"
"First, I want 300 contribution points, 150 of which will be given to my three teammates, as they contributed significantly to this battle."
"Okay!"
Contribution points are just numbers. Jack controls the minting rights himself, so he can issue as many as he wants. And 300 contribution points for a five-star soul essence is not excessive at all.
"Second, I see that the territory has already built an Essence Altar, so I want to apply to become the first contracted Adventurer of Miracle City!"
This condition was unexpected.
Mandy quickly said, "Sarah, such an important matter, aren't you being too hasty with this decision!"
White Little Deer also hurried to say, "That's right, how will you explain it to Old Dean?"
Sarah replied confidently, "I have my own judgment, and I believe in my choice!"
All the other Adventurers were surprised. Ethan Fields and Lonely Swordsman admired Sarah's decisiveness.
To fully understand the importance of her decision, first, you need to understand the Adventurer's level system and cultivation system.
Adventurers build all their cultivation upon their destined soul essence. First-tier Adventurers can fuse gray soul essence as their destined soul essence. Second-tier Adventurers can fuse white soul essence as their destined soul essence, and so on.
After contracting their destined soul, they need to continuously strengthen the fusion rate. Clearing secret realms or absorbing other soul essences increases this rate. When the fusion rate reaches 100%, the Adventurer will completely master the power of this soul essence. This allows them to contract a second-tier destined soul essence, advancing from a first-tier Adventurer to a second-tier Adventurer. This process can be repeated to continuously increase their tier.
Sarah's grandfather is White Crane Hermit, the former number one Adventurer in Black Stone Town and the current dean of the Adventurer Academy. With his guidance, at just eighteen, Sarah has already fused several first-tier soul essences, with her destined soul essence fusion rate reaching 70%!
Her choice now is equivalent to giving up most of her cultivation, binding herself to Miracle City, and starting anew. Each Adventurer can only contract the power of one Underground City at a time. Once Sarah contracts with Miracle City, she'll be deeply bound to it. If the city collapses, she'll lose all the power gained here. Although she can bind to other cities, it will require a huge price and time cost!
Jack looked at Sarah with admiration. He nodded in satisfaction and said, "This Adventurer lady is very courageous. This Lord has no reason to refuse this request, and I also believe this will be an absolutely correct choice!"
"You flatter me!" Sarah smiled slightly. "Third, I want to contract a Witch zombie soul essence, so in the future, if the Lord has a Witch soul essence, you must prioritize contracting it for me!"
This woman is very smart! Calculating this way, it's equivalent to exchanging a Tank soul essence for a Witch soul essence of the same quality. Not only does she get a free contract for a soul essence of the same tier, but she also earns an additional few hundred contribution points.
"Okay!" Jack nodded. "This Lord will only make this exception this once!"
It's not a loss. Although he promised to contract a Witch zombie soul essence for Sarah, this is a future soul essence, while the Tank soul essence he got now is a spot item. As the first contracted Adventurer of Miracle City, Jack should give her some benefits as a reward for her courage, setting an example for other Adventurers and buying their loyalty!
You recycled "Tank Zombie Soul" +1!
The deal was reached! A powerful five-star soul essence was acquired!
Today's harvest was substantial. The 160 Adventurers exhausted all their energy in just seven hours, allowing Jack to close early and tally the day's harvest!
The total number of challenges for "Doomsday Frenzy" today was 1024.
Mental power output: 2112.
Soul crystal output: 845.
High mental power indicates that the Adventurers had an enjoyable and happy time playing.
As for why the soul crystals are lower than the total number of challenges? Some 'wool-gathering' Adventurers repeatedly cleared the novice levels. If an Adventurer successfully clears the level without dying, no soul crystals drop.
In the future, Jack may restrict the novice levels. For example, after a successful challenge, they cannot continue challenging, or limit the number of challenges per day. There is no need for this now because the Underground City needs a large number of soul essences. Although these 'wool-gathering' players do not contribute soul crystals, they can produce a lot of soul essences.
As long as the recycling rate is high enough, Jack can earn it back through foreign trade. An ordinary zombie soul essence is worth quite a bit of magic crystals, and it's more profitable than directly harvesting from Adventurers.
Today's soul essence harvest output:
Ordinary zombie soul essence 110/185.
That is, 185 were produced, and 110 were recycled. This recycling ratio is exaggeratedly high, enough to make other Underground City Lords envious.
Sometimes, a smaller Underground City scale can promote soul essence recycling, as Adventurers need a lot of contribution points to ensure they don't get pushed out by others while queuing.
Hunter, Smoker, Spitter, Exploder, Jockey soul essence 4/8.
Charger 0/1.
Tank 1/1.
Total mental power expenditure was 300.
Net mental power income is 1912. Adding the remaining 45 mental power from yesterday, the current mental power is 1957.
Yesterday's remaining soul crystals were 172.
Plus additional income of 162 from selling soul essences.
Plus today's business income of 845.
Currently holding a total of 1179 soul crystals.
These resources are a considerable asset, enough to further develop the territory and enhance the remaining levels of the Tidal Secret Realm.
It seems the Adventurers' progress in clearing levels will be faster than expected. Since that's the case, it's time to create more levels, especially incorporating materials from the 'Resident Evil' Crystallization of Inspiration, such as Tyrants, Trackers, G Creatures, etc. To enrich the content and pave the way for the story mode. And also give the country bumpkin Adventurers a good eye-opener!
Thanks to Pure Man for the 500 Qidian coins and Dark Knight King for the 100 Qidian coins donation!