When the name "Iron Rooster" was mentioned, Zhang Pingfan almost spat out blood.
"Hey, what's the deal? The sect's guardian beast, what a powerful name, what do you mean by giving me an iron rooster?"
[Ding! That's precisely the meaning.]
"Fine, you never give me anything good!"
At this moment, within the sect, an iron rooster was leisurely walking across the plaza.
When players saw it, they initially thought it was some kind of wild monster. To their surprise, they discovered that atop its head was emblazoned the title: Guardian Beast of the Heavenly God Sect.
"What the heck? Is this iron rooster the sect's guardian beast, or is it the village chief's chicken?"
"Hey, hey, hey, isn't the village chief being too casual? Using a chicken as the sect's guardian beast? The village chief is too stingy. I think the village chief's dog is stronger than this chicken!"
"Is our sect a bit too shabby? Using a chicken as the guardian beast, I think those dragons in Pingfan City are better. After all, they are dragons, so majestic. Looking at this chicken, why do I feel a bit embarrassed!"
"At first, I thought it was a wild monster. Just as I was about to draw my sword to kill it, I discovered it was actually our sect's guardian beast. How desperate must the village chief be?"
Zhang Pingfan, reading the sect disciples' chat logs, was utterly enraged!
"See? It's not just me saying this. Everyone thinks a chicken can't be a guardian beast. Hurry up and change it!"
I, the dignified village chief, the sect leader of the Heavenly God Sect, am actually using a chicken as the guardian beast. I don't know where to put my face.
[Ding! Reward has been issued, no responsibility will be taken, and the reward cannot be changed!!]
"... Go to hell!"
[Ding! Divine punishment is being prepared...]
Zhang Pingfan had been struck by lightning so many times, but only once had he been hit by divine punishment. He had no desire to experience that again.
"Hey, isn't it lightning punishment? Why is it divine punishment?"
[Ding! The seal on your body has been broken. Lightning punishment has little punitive meaning for you...]
"RUMBLE!!!"
Zhang Pingfan once again felt the power of divine punishment. It was simply excruciating for him.
Zhang Pingfan, with a blackened face, climbed up from the ground. The force of the divine punishment was clearly not as strong as before, which he attributed to his body being unsealed!
Although there were many opinions among the disciples regarding the sect's guardian beast's attack, Zhang Pingfan could do nothing to change what had already happened and could only let it unfold.
"Let me ask you something serious. After the Savage City opened, is this the only quest I have?"
[Ding! Of course not. Savage City is not as small as you imagine. Do you remember the dwarf craftsman from before?]
"I remember. It was City Lord Pingjiang who brought Ri Tian to the Dwarf Empire and brought back dwarf craftsmen!"
[Ding! Yes, the Dwarf Empire is a higher-level entity than Savage City. Behind Savage City is the Dwarf Empire, and the Dwarf Empire is subordinate to the Central Empire. The cities in the south are collectively called the Three Continents, while the Central Empire is known as the Fourth Continent!]
"So that's how it is. This means things will get progressively harder, right? So, what should I do? Should I carve out territory for the players, or should I annex more NPC city lords?"
[Ding! Both are necessary. You've seen the strength of the wild monsters in Savage City. Even Dou Youyou struggles against the most common wild monsters because she lacks a piece of exclusive equipment from Savage City!]
"I see. Where is this equipment, and how do I get it?"
[Ding! This equipment needs to be dropped by killing specific wild monsters, and the drop rate is very low. However, it is also essential equipment for players. Your current Dou Youyou's strength is insufficient to kill it. For her to improve her strength, there is only one way: to demonize and strengthen her own equipment, and to possess a full set of level 50 equipment before she can barely kill the designated wild monsters!]
"Is it that troublesome? Isn't this game supposed to enhance players' abilities? If it's so complicated, how will players improve their strength?"
[Ding! Without any ability, even if I gave them the best equipment for free, they wouldn't be able to survive the apocalypse!]
"That's true. So, the focus from now on isn't leveling up, but rather demonizing and strengthening equipment, right?"
[Ding! Correct. Do you remember that I asked you to level up the Painter profession?]
"I remember. A useless profession! I wasted several days to reach the level you required, but after all this time, it's been of no use. Could this be related to demonization?"
[Ding! Yes, as long as you have enough demonization materials, you can forge the best demonized equipment at the current stage. As for how to use your abilities, that's up to you!]
Zhang Pingfan slapped his thigh. Isn't this another delivery service to my doorstep?
"Why didn't you tell me about such a good thing earlier?"
[Ding! Now is the best time!]
"Alright, it seems that from today onwards, demonization and enhancement materials will become highly sought after by players!"
Zhang Pingfan opened Dou Youyou's equipment attribute panel.
Perhaps because Dou Youyou was already very strong, none of her equipment had been enhanced or demonized.
However, Zhang Pingfan also looked at other players. The number of players who could demonize their equipment was not large.
But there were quite a few who enhanced their equipment, though the enhancement levels were not high. The highest he saw was the weapon of Emperor Tianqi, enhanced to level 5.
Zhang Pingfan privately messaged Dou Youyou, wondering how she was doing.
"How is Youyou now? Is fighting the wild monsters in Savage City going smoothly?"
Dou Youyou looked bitter. In the past, wherever she went, nothing grew back. Now, it took her one to two minutes to deal with a single wild monster.
"Not much better. The Savage City Lord told me to go fight a red wild monster called the Black Goat, which can drop exclusive equipment. After getting that equipment, it will be much easier to kill the monsters in Savage City. I found the Black Goat, but I couldn't defeat it at all. I wore it down for over ten minutes, and it only lost 1/10 of its health. In the end, I was too tired and gave up!"
"Uh, indeed, you need to defeat this wild monster. But I have to tell you, you must have all your equipment demonized and enhanced before going to Savage City. It will be much easier then!"
"Is that so? The news my master received should be correct, right?"
"It's correct. No one knows about this matter yet, so our task for the next period is to collect demonization and enhancement materials. Otherwise, we won't be able to handle Savage City at all!"
"Okay, I'll have my sister collect them. Then I won't stay in Savage City. The efficiency here is too low!"
"Mhm, you continue to level up in Pingfan City until level 60. Without demonized and enhanced equipment, staying there doesn't hold much meaning!"
"Got it. I'll head back now. Fighting is too slow, and the drop rate is practically non-existent."
"Mhm!"