Chapter 1061: New Prize! Three Joys at the Doorstep
Even Chen Daoyi cracked a smile at this point!
Ye Zhenguo glared: "What the hell are you smiling about? If it weren't for your help this time, I'd tear you apart right now for what happened in the Western Frontier!"
Chen Daoyi shuddered violently, too embarrassed to speak, and looked to Jiangnan for help.
(◞´◔﹏◔`)
Yang Jian waved his hand: "Uncle Ye, calm down. I've put Jiangnan in charge of this matter."
"As it turns out, Jiangnan handled it extremely well. Otherwise, we would've lost a Dao Heaven in this spiritual calamity."
Ye Zhenguo's expression softened a bit, and he shot Jiangnan a wink.
"I'm letting this slide for my little brother's sake. If it happens again… hmph!"
Jiangnan grinned: "Haha! Brother Ye, come by later and I'll give you a copy of the Spirit Gauze cultivation material."
"Combined with your dragon transformation and a Spirit Jacket, your strength can increase a few more points!"
Ye Zhenguo's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help rubbing his hands together. Not to mention anything else, he'd been coveting the Chen family's Spirit Gauze for a long time.
(◞･᷄﹃･᷅)人
He never thought he'd get the chance to learn it in his old age!
Yang Jian cleared his throat: "Alright, let's set other matters aside for now. Priority is solving the Western Frontier issue."
At that moment, everyone's attention focused on the sand table, with satellite images updating in real time.
Yang Jian: "Right now, the number of Lingxu in the Dike No-Man's Land has surged to several thousand. The spiritual energy concentration in the Western Frontier has exceeded that of the Lingxu, causing spirit beasts to surge outward."
"To recapture the Western Frontier, we must solve the problem at its root."
"Does anyone have a good idea? Speak up."
On the sand table, hordes of beasts formed a sea, fighting over territory, hunting and preying, completely chaotic.
Wang Dalei gritted his teeth: "In my opinion, just send Dao Heaven level fighters to kill through each Lingxu one by one. Eventually we'll clean them all."
"Then use a large force to push through the beast tide in the Western Frontier…"
Ye Zhenguo rolled his eyes: "Nonsense! How many Dao Heaven do we have in total? How long would it take to clean them all? A year? Three years?"
"If we put all our strength in the Western Frontier, what about other places? By the time we finish cleaning, it'll be too late."
Yang Jian shook his head: "We can't manage all the Lingxu in the No-Man's Land, but we must reclaim the Western Frontier."
"Jiangnan! What would you do if it were you?"
Everyone was startled, their gazes fixed on Jiangnan.
Ye Zhenguo and Wang Dalei both chuckled. Was Yang Jian grooming Jiangnan's decision-making ability?
Jiangnan's expression turned serious: "First off, the reason the beast horde is gathered in the Western Frontier without expanding outward is because the spiritual energy concentration there is high."
"But the spiritual energy in the Western Frontier is constantly diluting outward. At this rate, it'll only take about a month."
"By then, the spiritual energy concentration in the provinces around the Western Frontier will increase, and the spirit beasts won't be crowded there fighting for territory—they'll continue to expand outward…"
Yang Jian's expression grew grave: "Are you saying that in a month, we'll face a second wave of spiritual calamity?"
"And on a scale several times larger than this one?"
Wang Dalei and Chen Daoyi's scalps tingled as they realized the problem.
In one month, how many spirit beasts would accumulate in the Western Frontier? Once they expanded outward, no amount of troops would be enough.
Ye Zhenguo's eye twitched: "Recapturing the Western Frontier in a month? Even gods couldn't do that."
But Jiangnan stared intently at the sand table and suddenly noticed a place with almost no spirit beasts.
Moreover, the beast hordes instinctively stayed away from it.
Jiangnan quickly zoomed in and found that it was precisely the location of the border.
The territory of the Tiancong Green Vine and the Mother Vine. But it was obscured by rotating clouds, so the situation below couldn't be seen clearly.
Jiangnan's eyes lit up: "Brother Jian! Send someone to investigate the situation inside the Tiancong Force Field."
Yang Jian shook his head: "No need for that trouble. Eye of Heaven!"
In an instant, the vertical eye on Yang Jian's forehead opened, emitting an eerie purple light. Then his expression turned strange, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
He raised his hand, and Liu Mang came forward to project the image.
What was projected was exactly the scene inside the Tiancong Force Field.
Everyone was shocked.
Brother Jian's vertical eye was this powerful? From such a distance, a god's perspective? He could see inside the Tiancong Force Field?
And he could freely switch and adjust the angle?
This… this was practically a peeping artifact!
Now Jiangnan was a bit convinced that Brother Jian must have been quite wild in his youth.
Inside the Tiancong Force Field, corpses littered the ground. The spirit beasts had been sucked dry into mummies.
The green vine grew wantonly, its thick roots even poking into the Lingxu to block the entrances and suck.
It had ravaged who knows how many Lingxu.
It even chased after the beast hordes, sucking them, scaring the beasts into fleeing frantically, not daring to get near the monster.
The thirty thousand Dragon Abyss and Dark Night troops stationed there were so bored they were practically farting, staying inside the Tiancong Force Field roasting spirit beasts to eat…
After a few days, though the green vine was still at Starlight Peak, it had grown fat.
And the Mother Vine was even more excessive, directly occupying the Fanguo No-Man's Land and even starting to expand its territory outward.
It had even reached Dao Heaven Two Stars by now!
Yang Jian exclaimed: "This thing is this ferocious? This… this…"
Li Bing was ecstatic: "I knew Little Vine was the best!"
Jiangnan grinned: "I have a plan! Suppress the Dike No-Man's Land in one month! Stabilize the Western Frontier situation!"
Everyone stared wide-eyed at Jiangnan. Was he that confident?
Yang Jian was energized: "You mean…"
Jiangnan grinned: "Exactly. We can't control the Dike No-Man's Land. If the spirit beasts want it, give it to them! But the spirit beasts have to be our spirit beasts."
"It's time for Hua Xia to add another Dao Heaven! And this Dao Heaven will help Hua Xia suppress the Western Frontier No-Man's Land."
"Become the boss here! Brother Jian! Looks like we're going to do some planting."
Wang Dalei was shocked: "You want to push the Tiancong Green Vine up to Dao Heaven! Turn the entire No-Man's Land into a Tiancong Force Field?"
Jiangnan nodded with a smile: "Exactly. The Sacred Star used the Mother Vine to tie down our forces in the Western Frontier? Why can't we use the green vine to tie down the spirit calamity beast tide?"
"Just an eye for an eye. They'd never expect that the Mother Vine they used to deal with us would become the breakthrough point for suppressing the spiritual calamity."
Li Bing's skin crawled all over. She murmured: "So I created a Dao Heaven?"
Was this… was this a dream?
Yang Jian paced excitedly: "It's really feasible. As long as we block the source in the No-Man's Land, the number of Lingxu in the Western Frontier isn't too many. We can just kill through them one by one."
"This way, we can recapture the Western Frontier. One month is enough."
Jiangning added: "The cleared Lingxu won't go to waste either. As long as we find the core and fully control them, they can be used as temporary human shelters in the future."
"As long as the doors are sealed, we won't fear beast tide attacks."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Damn, that was ingenious… ahem… absolutely brilliant!
Yang Jian slapped the table: "Then let's do it! Prepare to kill the Mother Vine! Provide nourishment for the green vine."
"This operation is named Operation Tiancong."
Although the Dao Heaven Two Stars Mother Vine was extremely troublesome, there were four Dao Heaven here.
However, they didn't act immediately, continuing to prepare for Operation Tiancong, planning to slay the vine the next day.
That night, Jiangnan finally had some free time. He lay in bed, propping his head up, unable to sleep.
He toyed with the copper bell on his wrist…
And couldn't help checking the system.
His total Resentment Points had reached 21.47 million.
Since he still hadn't eaten all the twelve zodiac cookies, Jiangnan had been saving up.
A few days ago, he spent ten million to exchange for Small Ginseng, plus the more than twenty million now.
If he spent it all, he could get the Upgrade Card.
Thinking of this, Jiangnan grew excited. No more saving!
Tonight was the night of binge spending!
First, draw twenty million worth!
[Lucky Ten-Draw Begins!]
[Thank you for your patronage! Consolation Prize: Zodiac Cookie Piece!]
[Congratulations! Prize: Unfailing Accurate Slingshot x1!]
…
A single ten-draw only cost 100,000 Resentment Points.
Twenty million was enough for two hundred draws.
It was Jiangnan's first time saving up this many draws. He stared fixedly at the refresh list.
At around the eightieth draw, a new item suddenly appeared!
[Congratulations! Prize: Bobo Lipstick x1!]
[Thank you for your patronage…]
Jiangnan was so excited he did a 720° backflip in bed and landed on his knees.
✧*｡٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و✧*｡ Yahoo～
After the slingshot, a legitimate prize had finally come!
After all, the system's legitimate prizes had no side effects and were always effective.
Whether it was the fake alcohol or the slingshot, both were extremely useful.
Over this long time, Jiangnan had figured out the pattern. Under normal circumstances, after two consolation prizes, a new legitimate prize would appear.
And Jiangnan had no intention of stopping, simply because drawing was way too damn enjoyable!
Until draw number 187!
[Detected host has spent 30 million Resentment Points. Awarding special prize: Upgrade Card x1!]
Jiangnan's drool almost came out. The Upgrade Card he'd been looking forward to had finally arrived?
Oh, how nice~
Why was the system being so cooperative this time?
Was it because it knew he'd been keeping track?
At draw number 195, the prize list changed again.
[Thank you for your patronage! Consolation Prize: Didiwei Perfume Spray x1!]
[Thank you for your patronage! Consolation Prize…]
Two hundred ten-draws completed. Twenty million Resentment Points vanished into thin air.
Jiangnan was overjoyed. Was this the feeling of a bountiful harvest?
Two prizes, plus an Upgrade Card?
(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و Good yeah~
But after the excitement wore off, Jiangnan's expression turned strange.
Lipstick? Perfume?
Aren't these all cosmetics for girls?
What kind of stuff was this? No more food draws?
The Bobo Lipstick sounded pretty good, after all it was a legitimate prize.
But what the hell was that Didiwei Perfume Spray?
The name sounded terrifying, okay? Was it really perfume and not pesticide or something?
Jiangnan had a bewildered look on his face.
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