Chapter 210 - Becoming Rich
[Congratulations on clearing the Wight Ruins. You have obtained the treasure of the wights.]
[Obtained 300,000 Gold Coins.]
[Obtained Eternal Altar: Wights.]
[Obtained Wight Training Ground.]
A stream of notifications flooded Han Wu’s mind, and in a blink, he found himself outside the ruins. He stood at the swamp’s edge, his gaze sweeping over the now empty waters. With the final floor cleared, the ancient ruins had disappeared.
He gazed down at the three items now clutched in his hand. The first was a card loaded with 300,000 Gold Coins, and the second was a curious wight-shaped altar. Finally, there was a peculiar, graveyard-looking structure: a wight’s training ground.
Han Wu slipped the 300,000 Gold Coin card into his storage, and instantly, he saw the amount automatically credited into his account. His new total stood at 324,311 Gold Coins, a sum more than enough to upgrade his shelter once more.
With the coins sorted, he directed his gaze to the Eternal Altar in his hand, intent on scrutinizing its effects.
[Eternal Altar: Wights. Does not take up a shelter altar slot. After activation, the user can summon wights by using Gold Coins.]
[Vanguard Elite Wight: 1 Gold Coin each]
[Vanguard Unique Rotten Wight: 5 Gold Coins each]
[Vanguard Unique Giant Wight: 50 Gold Coins each]
[Vanguard Heroic Giant Wight: 500 Gold Coins each]
To Han Wu’s surprise, the Eternal Altar didn’t impose a limited number of units he could summon each day. Instead, it merely detailed the coin cost for each summon unit. This meant that, provided he had the necessary Gold Coins, he could theoretically summon an infinite legion of wights.
The sheer amount of Gold Coins currently in Han Wu’s account meant he could effortlessly summon 640 Heroic Giant Wights if he wished. This was a truly monstrous army, capable of crushing anything that dared to stand in its path! Despite his personal aversion, the impressive capabilities of the Eternal Altar piqued his interest enough to consider forming a wight army.
Finally, he proceeded to examine the Wight Training Ground.
[Wight Training Ground: Place wights here to open the training ground. Killing the wights grants the killer points. Points can be used to exchange for rewards.]
[Vanguard Wight: 5 points]
[Vanguard Rotten Wight: 10 points]
[Vanguard Giant Wight: 100 points]
[1 Gold Coin: 1 point]
[Random wight material: 500 points]
[Random wight skill orb: 1,000 points]
[Level 1 Altar: Elite Wight, 1,000 points]
[Level 1 Altar: Unique Rotten Wight, 2,500 points]
[Level 1 Altar: Unique Giant Wight, 5,000 points]
[Level 1 Altar: Heroic Giant Wight, 50,000 points]
I’m going to be rich! he mentally exclaimed, a thrilling realization dawning on him after reviewing the details of the wight's training ground. He could sell tickets for access to the training ground, thereby generating a continuous stream of passive income!
Furthermore, challengers were prohibited from removing any corpses—be it those of the defeated wights or their own fallen units—from the training ground. This presented Han Wu with a constant and reliable source of corpses, perfect for endlessly summoning more skeletons. Their individual weakness was irrelevant, as their primary purpose would be to serve as his main labor force for all tasks requiring physical exertion, such as chopping wood, mining ore, and gathering resources.
I’m really, really going to be filthy rich! he exclaimed internally yet again. This one ruin has already provided me with so many ways to acquire resources. Imagine the possibilities—wouldn’t clearing just a few more ruins be enough to upgrade my shelter to the max level?
Han Wu wasted no time in guiding his army back to the safety of his shelter, where he immediately began to devise strategies for building his business empire. It wasn’t long before a unique ticket to the Wight Training Ground started making its rounds within the group chat.
The ticket served as a pass to the Wight Training Ground, allowing challengers to test their strength within. The points accumulated from these challenges could then be redeemed for a variety of rewards, including rare materials, powerful skills, and even unique altars connected to the wights. This rare ticket quickly became the object of widespread student interest.
“Li Chunming had ownership of the Wight Ruins, right? Did he clear it?”
“No, that’s not right. I don’t see his name in the group chat. Did he get eliminated?”
“Then who’s selling the ticket? What happened to Li Chunming?”
Choosing to remain silent, Han Wu offered no response. Meanwhile, Duan Meng, having spotted the circulating ticket, immediately sent him a private message. “Han Wu, were you the one who eliminated Li Chunming?”
Han Wu had to admit that she was quite intelligent.
“Yes,” he replied, “although to be more accurate, I killed him.”
A chill immediately ran up Duan Meng’s spine upon reading his frank reply. She privately felt that taking Li Chunming’s life was far too extreme, given their previous disagreement was just a petty argument in the group chat. Nevertheless, she sensibly kept her opinion to herself.
Han Wu, however, opted not to elaborate. Instead, he handed her ten tickets to the wight’s training ground, both as a gesture of gratitude for the information she had provided earlier and with the hidden wish that she would help him assess the effectiveness and potential of the training ground.
Despite her personal reservations about Han Wu’s recent actions, Duan Meng found the allure of the wight’s training ground utterly irresistible and decided to investigate. She tore one of the tickets, and instantly, a shimmering, single-use gate materialized before her, set to disappear after just five minutes.
Leading her lizardman army, she quickly stepped into the training ground. Han Wu had already prepared everything, having completed all the necessary settings, and Duan Meng was now faced with four challenge difficulty options: Simple, Normal, Hard, and Hell.
Using a single ticket only allowed her to challenge the Simple mode, which she chose to attempt. Instantly, 200 Common wights appeared, slowly shuffling towards her waiting lizardman army. Her units responded with brutal efficiency, and in less than five minutes, they had annihilated all 200 wights.
After swiftly securing 200 points, the next challenge, 100 Rotten Wights, arrived. These proved to be easily manageable, and she dealt with them without breaking a sweat. The third wave, however, presented a greater challenge: 50 Unique Giant Wights. This encounter demanded considerably more effort on her part, ultimately costing her two lizardmen before she finally managed to achieve victory.
As the final challenge, a single Heroic Giant Wight boss appeared. It managed to slay 30 lizardmen before it was finally brought down by the concentrated attacks of Duan Meng’s remaining forces. By the end, she had accumulated 1,300 points. She spent 1,000 of these to redeem a random skill orb specifically associated with wights, choosing to hold onto her remaining 300 points for later.
She was fortunate enough to obtain the Summon Wights skill orb. Without hesitation, she promptly gave it to her Heroic Lizardmen to master, granting them the ability to summon wights from fallen enemy corpses. Duan Meng quickly became utterly addicted to the Wight Training Ground after realizing its immense potential for empowering her army.
Following her initial success, she moved on to tackle the Normal, Hard, and finally, the Hell difficulty levels. She was, however, unable to clear the Hell difficulty. After all, at this stage, most students would find it incredibly challenging to overcome 10 Heroic Giant Wights all at once, particularly when considering the Giant Wights’ own ability to summon more wights to assist them in battle. Even a single miscalculation could lead to the wights multiplying rapidly, quickly overwhelming the challenger.
Despite this risk, the strength of the Giant Wights proved highly attractive to many students, all eager to integrate them into their own armies. Given that a single Giant Wight altar required only 50,000 points, they were more than content to repeatedly clear the Wight Training Ground until they achieved their goal.
Even though fewer than 30 students remained within the Warring Kingdom Civilization, nearly every single one eagerly purchased tickets to the wight’s training ground as if they were the hottest commodity. This proved quite profitable for Han Wu, who, in just three days, had already amassed about 30,000 Gold Coins solely from the sales alone!
Also, with the steady supply of corpses from the training ground, he summoned even more skeletons, ultimately building a massive army that now included over 100 Osteomancers. With his forces rallied, he set off, marching directly towards the Treant Ruins once more, fully intent on finally conquering it this time.