Chapter 560: The City of Miracles! Wang Chongs Fighting Intent! (1/2)
Chapter 560: The City of Miracles! Wang Chong's Fighting Intent!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”It's finally begun!”
When the massive Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army rumbled over the horizon, Wang Chong felt his mind surge with a flurry of emotions. This combined army was like a boundless sea, and as it swept toward the solitary mountain, it exuded an intimidating aura that was impossible to imagine.
Wang Chong had imagined countless times this battle of the southwest that would decide the fate of the empire, but nothing compared to the shock that came of seeing it with his own eyes. Only by standing at the very top of the mountain and looking all around could one truly feel that oppressive feeling coming in from all sides.
Although he had already killed more than fifty thousand Tibetan cavalry, this was only one wave of the combined Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army, which still had more than five hundred thousand troops. It had been far from a fatal wound.
【Warning: Major event ”Decisive Battle of the Southwest” has formally begun! At present, the Annan Protectorate army consists of 64824 soldiers. Once the number of survivors of the Annan Protectorate army drops below 40000, user will be obliterated and the trial will be failed! But for every ten thousand soldiers of the Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army killed by user, user will be rewarded with 50 points of Destiny Energy and an increase in the limit by 500 soldiers!]
【For every one hundred thousand enemy soldiers user kills in the decisive battle, user's halo will be rewarded with a temporary one-level boost. This reward is only effective during the decisive battle. Upon mission conclusion, the effects will be removed!]
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Amidst Wang Chong's agitation, a familiar voice that only he could hear rang out in his mind. Wang Chong appeared somewhat stunned by this voice, a look of surprise on his face.
There's a reward to increase the limit?
This news had truly taken Wang Chong by surprise. The decisive battle of the southwestern war was already upon him, and Wang Chong only had sixty-thousand-some soldiers of the Annan Protectorate army under him. The rest of them were the reinforcements he had brought and his father Wang Yan's soldiers.
In this sort of decisive battle, it was very easy for these sixty-thousand-some soldiers to drop below forty thousand. But this reward of an increase in limit changed things. Although ten thousand kills only raised the limit by 500, in these desperate circumstances, this was the best news in Wang Chong's ears.
Although 500 is extremely small, it can accumulate. If I kill twenty thousand, then it will be 1000, and if I kill fifty thousand, it will be 2500! And if I reach 100,000, I can get an extra 5000 added on to the limit!
Wang Chong's mind was abuzz with excitement.
Although 5000 was just a drop in the ocean in a battle like this, in Wang Chong's situation, it was a great boon. Moreover, the Stone of Destiny had also mentioned that he could boost his halo during the battle. This was a surprising harvest.
Even though it's only a temporary boost… that's enough!
Wang Chong long ago had a thought that the Stone of Destiny wasn't always going to oppress the user, creating certain-death situations for them, because that was of no benefit to the Stone of Destiny.
Moreover, this was not in line with the Stone of Destiny's behavior. After all, it wasn't an intelligent object.
Now, his conjectures had proved true.
As expected!
Wang Chong took in a deep breath and quickly steadied his composure. No matter what sort of opportunities the Stone of Destiny provided, they were only opportunities. The increase in his limit and the boosts to his halo were all things that he still needed to work for.
The crucial point of this battle was not the Stone of Destiny, but himself!
”Everyone, stand ready! Prepare to meet the enemy!
”Sword smiths! Hurry with the welding!
”Inscription masters, work with them!
”Sir Zhang, the foremen, and the other craftsmen, follow the diagrams and quickly set up the wall!”
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Wang Chong stood on the summit like a statue, his arm swinging down as he issued a string of orders. Rumble! Smoke continued to plume from the summit as the flames spitting from the numerous furnaces on the mountain grew even more intense.
The thick smoke obscured the sun, and the waves of heat came one after the other. It was like some fire monster was breathing into the sky.
And with Wang Chong's orders, the nearly one hundred thousand soldiers of the Tang army, the craftsmen under Zhang Shouzhi, and the sword smiths, inscription masters, and craftsmen sent by Xu Qiqin began to work like a finely tuned machine.
The entire mountain was a hive of activity!
”Hoooo!”
”Haaaa!”
With shout after shout, large metal pieces were erected on the mountainside, one after the other. Each of them was taller than a man, and they were covered in holes, screws, bolts, metal bars…
Such a thing had never appeared in all of the Great Tang's history. Not even a master architect like Zhang Shouzhi, who had worked in the palace, had ever seen something like it.
Small screws and bolts would be placed into the holes on two massive pieces of metal, these screws and bolts covered in toughening inscriptions, and then hot flames would be used to weld the pieces together.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces…
Each of these heavy metal walls had places for other pieces to be welded on, and they quickly formed a massive and sturdy wall.
Clangclangclang! Metal struck metal as sparks shot into the air.