paranoianovel Chapter 216 AFK Leveling Up, Sandbox Chess Competition
Chapter 216 AFK Leveling Up, Sandbox Chess Competition
Chapter 216 AFK Leveling Up, Sandbox Chess Competition (Minor Revisions)
In Tryndamere's memory, it was no match for that mutated zombie and was severely injured when it fled from the Bone Stone Cluster. Out of fear of the mutated zombie's strength, it kept fleeing northward.
After slaying many skeletons and finally restoring his strength to its peak, he encountered the No. 1 skeleton team under the Ark Demon.
They thought they had stumbled upon a rare feast, but what awaited them was eternal enslavement by the Ark.
Looking up at the blood moon in the sky, Fangzhou pondered for a moment.
He had been hunting in the Corpse Hills for several hours tonight, and his soul was exhausted.
Let's leave the rest of the area for tomorrow. After all, that mutated zombie that could only defeat Tryndamere and occupy the Bone Crystal Cluster by itself is definitely not someone to be trifled with. Tomorrow, we'll replenish our skeleton minions to full strength, and then take Olaf and Tryndamere to meet this mutated zombie.
Having made up his mind, Fangzhou activated the Poem [Corpse Armament] skill, sucking up and draining all the bones from Team One that had been half-devoured by Tryndamere on the ground.
Then he gathered his dozens of minions around him, intending to send Tryndamere a message to stay put, when a sudden idea came to his mind.
Tryndamere possesses a certain level of intelligence and is able to understand the Ark's simple commands.
This is completely different from the other dozens of skeleton minions.
After the Skeleton King's skill was enhanced to include the enslavement effect, Ark tested its control over these skeleton minions.
Although under his command, these skeleton minions cooperated very well with each other and could form a skeleton team to carry out some simple commands.
However, if Ark focuses its attention on its main body and the skeleton clones are in a dormant state, these skeleton servants can only execute the simplest guard commands and cannot form teams to hunt on their own.
This also shattered the dream of idle leveling up in Arknights.
However, now we have Tryndamere, a mutated warrior with a certain level of intelligence.
It might be able to execute simple commands smoothly without the Ark's real-time command.
Having come to this conclusion, Fangzhou decided to test it out.
He gave Tryndamere a clear instruction: to hunt down any undead creatures he encountered in the vicinity.
He also demanded that Tryndamere move all the undead skeletons he had defeated to the Ark and forbid him from consuming them.
With Tryndamere's overwhelming combat power, he could easily kill even ordinary zombies of lower Iron rank.
Therefore, Ark was not worried about encountering any danger.
After confirming his commands with Tryndamere several times, Ark watched with anticipation as his newly tamed Decapitation Sword Warrior strode confidently into the distance.
He planned to log back into his clone early tomorrow morning to see if Tryndamere could accurately execute his commands and help him level up while AFK.
If he succeeds, it will naturally be the best news for him.
If one day all the skeleton servants under the demon could be replaced with mutant skeletons like Tryndamere that possess a certain level of intelligence, then the speed at which the skeleton clones level up by killing monsters would definitely be greatly improved.
Naval academy, in a meditation room.
Fangzhou opened his eyes, stood up, and looked around.
It was already late at night, and apart from Fangzhou, the other seed students had long since left and gone back to their dormitories to rest.
After all, these first-year students have limited soul strength and very short meditation time each day. In this respect, they are far inferior to the Ark, which has many auxiliary means.
Fangzhou took out a bottle of soul-soothing potion from the spatial storage capsule, tilted his head back and drank it. Instantly, his extremely tired soul felt as if it had been parched and had received a refreshing rain.
He stood up, stretched slightly, and walked towards the dormitory.
The first thing Fangzhou did after waking up the next morning was to log on to his Skull clone with full energy.
To his great surprise, dozens of scattered skeletons were piled up around the skeleton clone.
There were warriors among them, and also some zombies.
These severely wounded and dying undead creatures are the spoils of Tryndamere's hard-earned hunt throughout the night.
Fangzhou roughly estimated that killing and devouring these spoils would yield at least a hundred points of soul power.
Although it's not as much as the amount he earns by using his daily meditation time to create clones and level up, it's still a considerable income.
Fang Zhou lightly wielded the skeletal spear in his hand, absorbing the soul power and corpse essence of these undead creatures while simultaneously summoning Tryndamere to his side through the soul link with the Skeleton King.
Compared to when he logged off last night, Tryndamere, who had fought hard all night, had suffered multiple injuries to his bones, and his once incredibly vigorous soul flame was now slightly dim.
Fangzhou understood that this was because Tryndamere had been strictly following his orders.
It fought continuously for an entire night, but all the spoils went to the Ark, and it received no replenishment.
Even in mythical eras where the energy concentration of heaven and earth was off the charts, the law of conservation of energy still applies.
Undead creatures, while able to move and fight continuously without needing to eat or drink, do require the replenishment of undead attribute energy.
For skeletons, the most common way to replenish their energy is naturally to receive the glow of the crimson moonlight and absorb the undead energy that permeates the realm of the dead.
Secondly, one can use their skeletal weapon skills to hunt, kill, devour, and evolve.
Generally speaking, someone who has been fighting continuously all night like Tryndamere did last night will have energy consumption far exceeding that of a normal state.
Relying solely on the necromantic energy brought by the crimson moonlight would naturally be insufficient to cover expenses.
In this situation, it needs to replenish its energy from the loot.
Otherwise, Tryndamere's combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced under prolonged hunger.
It's rare to encounter a sustainable servant like Tryndamere, who is even more useful than ordinary cannon fodder. Naturally, Ark won't exploit him excessively.
After sensing the extent of Tryndamere's weakened power, Ark generously gave two skeleton warriors to Tryndamere to devour.
Receiving the excited fluctuations from Tryndamere, Ark thought for a moment and refined its commands.
Now, he allows Tryndamere to consume small amounts of loot to replenish his energy when he is injured or weakened.
After absorbing Tryndamere's loot from a whole night's hunt, Ark looked around to make sure he was under the protection of his skeleton minions. He then ordered Tryndamere to continue hunting in the vicinity, while he logged off, satisfied.
After washing up, Fangzhou packed his bags and quickly left the dormitory.
After having a quick breakfast, he went to the Hall of Glory deep inside the school history museum.
This is the regular teaching location for these first-year seed students of Haicheng Military Academy.
At this moment, Instructor Lu Hu and the other trainees were already waiting there.
After Fangzhou saluted Instructor Lu, he glanced around and found Bai Xiaochun, Ye Fan, Meng Hongzhuang, and others.
He walked over and asked with some curiosity, "Do you know what classes we have this morning?"
Bai Xiaochun glanced at the course schedule that Instructor Lu Hu had previously distributed and replied, "This morning should be a military theory class."
I just don't know how this differs from the military theory we learned when we were in the company headquarters.
Ye Fan crossed his arms, looking arrogant, and snorted coldly, "You're really ignorant!"
Today, things certainly can't remain merely on paper like they used to.
"Maybe they'll let us practice."
Meng Hongzhuang asked with some confusion, "Practice? With what?"
Before Ye Fan could answer, Instructor Lu Hu spoke in front of the formation.
"quiet!
Next, we will have a sandbox strategy game competition.
First, we'll randomly group the data.
There are 100 of you, divided into 10 groups of 10 each, and you need to be randomly divided into 10 groups.
Come and draw lots now.
Lu Hu took out a box meticulously carved from dark wood from his spatial artifacts.
As his strong fingers lifted the lid of the box, one student after another stepped forward.
With expectant hands, they pulled out wooden plaques from the box that would determine their next competitors and group assignments on the sand table.
When it was Fangzhou's turn to stand on the wooden crate, he stretched out his right hand, and his fingertips touched the wooden plaque that read "Group 1, Number 1".
Afterwards, Bai Xiaochun walked nervously to the box and began to draw lots.
When she pulled out "Group 1, Number 10" from the box, Fang Zhou and Bai Xiaochun's eyes met unexpectedly, and there seemed to be an invisible tacit understanding flowing between them.
No words were needed; they understood each other perfectly.
Bai Xiaochun's eyes pleaded, her expression pitiful: "Boss, please go easy on me!"
Fang Zhou remained calm and noncommittal: "Dignity lies only on the edge of the sword!"
Then, they led the other eight, still somewhat unfamiliar, group members slowly toward their holographic projection sand table.
These sand tables were just activated by the Land Rover instructors during the lottery.
They floated silently in mid-air, emitting a faint blue light.
Instructor Lu Hu's voice rang out again.
"This sand table strategy competition should be your first time conducting it on a holographic projection sand table."
Therefore, I will not set overly complicated rules for you.
A chaotic, ruleless battle!
The ranking of each group is determined by the survival time!
Based on your ranking in this morning's competition, you will receive different amounts of contribution points as rewards!
This is also a form of resource support and special reward from Haicheng Military Academy for you, their seed cadets.
With a command given, the holographic projection sand table was activated one by one.
Fang Zhou and Bai Xiaochun exchanged a glance, then turned together to the sand table.
This is a vivid and detailed sand table model that perfectly replicates various landform features in nature.
From rolling mountains to winding rivers,
From vast plains to dense forests.
Every inch of the land is lifelike, like a miniature version of the real world.
"Sand table chess competitions are a type of activity that everyone who has systematically studied military science will come into contact with."
And you, as elite seed students of Haicheng Military Academy, should be even more familiar with this.
Today's competition rules are very straightforward.
You need to select and assemble an army based on your own strategic vision.
The starting positions were then determined by random drawing of lots, and a chaotic battle ensued on the sand table.
The winner will be at the top of the list.
"And we—myself, Instructor Chen Qingshan, and Instructor Shen Hongyu—will determine the final rankings based on your tactical application, on-the-spot reactions, and other factors."
With a gentle wave of his hand, Instructor Lu Hu seemed to activate the void.
Dozens of chess pieces, each shimmering with a different color, appeared before everyone's eyes.
Each of these chess pieces represents a different type of unit.
From ordinary Iron-tier infantry to advanced Gold-tier mages, each type is meticulously crafted based on the image of human soldiers.
Whether it's the patterns on the armor or the sheen of the weapons, everything is so lifelike that it makes you feel the atmosphere of the battlefield.