novelhk Chapter 19 Upgrade: Stone Beacon!
Chapter 19 Upgrade: Stone Beacon!
Name: Su He
[Class: Necromancer]
[Level: 5]
[Skills: Necromancer Domination (Level 2), Necromancer Enhancement (Level 2)]
[Attributes: Strength 3 (increased damage), Agility 4 (increased speed and reaction time), Intelligence (increased magic power)]
[Servant Quantity: 58/100]
Experience: 25/500
[Quest Completed: Novice Necromancer!]
[Mission Description: Having fought countless battles, your servants and your own strength have been greatly enhanced. You are now a true necromancer.]
[Quest Rewards: 100 Experience Points, Skill Book (Necromancer Resurrection), Monster Aptitude Appraisal Glasses (Accessory)]
"Monster aptitude assessment glasses?"
Su He held a single brass monocle in his hand; this was the first time he had obtained an item that could be put in the accessory slot of his backpack.
Open your backpack and equip the monocle in your accessories slot.
Turning to look at Little Green beside him, he saw that on the panel above the little guy's head, in addition to his level and health, there was a new line of information.
Creeper
[Level: 4]
[Health Volume: 60/60]
[Qualifications: Excellent]
After reading Xiao Lü's information, Su He summoned a level 3 zombie and glanced at its information.
He gained a general understanding of why Number One and Little Green were more intelligent than other monsters of the same level.
In short, it's about different aptitudes, just like the Pokémon you catch in Pokémon-like games.
Those with high talent are naturally more intelligent and capable, while those with low talent will be much worse in all aspects.
Su He didn't call Zombie Number One over to check its aptitude; he had more important things to do than with this new toy.
That means upgrading the beacon!
After submitting all the materials in my backpack to the wooden beacon, the beacon's outer shell suddenly shattered, revealing the polished stone material underneath.
Above the stone beacon are several items that resemble fragments of amethyst.
Aside from the change in appearance, stone beacons, like wooden beacons, do not emit anything resembling a beam of light.
Welcome to Minecraft
[Player: Su He]
[Regional Beacon Level: 2]
[Can spawn the following creatures: chicken, pig, cow, sheep, wolf, mooshroom, horse, squid, alpaca]
[Monsters that can be spawned: Zombies, Skeletons, Spiders, Creepers, Drowned, Slimes, Witches]
[Existing biomes: Forest, Swamp, Plains, Mushroom Zone]
Minerals contained: coal, copper, iron
[Natural mine caves have formed]
The wandering merchant is now allowed to refresh.
The constant stream of updates was overwhelming for Su He.
The changes brought about by the stone beacon were far greater than he had imagined, not only in terms of the increase in the types of organisms, but also in the emergence of different biological communities.
There were even mines and wandering merchants joining in.
The beacon did not provide any indication as to whether the level of wild-spawned monsters would increase.
Su He guessed that there might be this change, but he had no time to think about it now.
At that moment, he immediately made up his mind to form a mining team and personally lead the team deep into the mine to excavate a large amount of iron ore to arm himself.
In addition to iron ore, the next level of monster-hunting area quests has also been unlocked. The quests are very simple; you just need to kill a certain number of monsters such as zombies, skeletons, drowned zombies, and spiders.
Of the four types of monsters, only spiders are relatively difficult to obtain, while drowned zombies can be generated by transforming zombies.
In short, the task was arduous, so Su He summoned five level-three zombies to accompany him to mine underground.
These zombies were all raised up through fighting against monsters from the outside world. Before the conflict with the monsters began, Su He had thought about making a set of leather equipment to protect himself.
The leather armor was too weak; if all else failed, he even considered stuffing a few stone slabs inside to test if it would work.
Now, with the materials dropped by the fused monsters given to him by his great benefactor Eris, he can finally abandon those thoughts.
Unless you're playing for free, your first set of armor in Minecraft should definitely be at least Iron Armor!
Led by him, the mining team entered the mine tunnel, which had previously been used to mine cobblestones under the guidance of Zombie One and Zombie Two. This tunnel had been expanded to a much larger area.
Perhaps because the mine tunnel had just been formed, Su He led his team down and saw many ores on the walls on both sides of the tunnel.
Not only copper and iron mines, but also the quantity of coal has increased significantly.
Arming oneself with the iron ore produced in the mine is manageable, but equipping the entire monster army with a set of iron equipment would be extremely difficult.
To maintain a large supply of iron ore, it is necessary to build an iron brushing machine.
"What beacon level is required for villagers to spawn?"
After Su He finished explaining to the zombies what kind of ore to mine and how to mine it, he and the mining team actually started to split up and work separately.
This is more efficient. As long as you keep placing torches, you don't have to worry about some monster suddenly spawning and attacking you from behind.
As Su He dug, he found the natural mine cave indicated by the beacon.
Equip the shield in your off-hand, then quickly light up the surrounding area with a torch. Little Green keeps watch around, and soon a large amount of ore is collected into your backpack.
Some monsters may spawn during the mining process, but they will eventually be forced to join Su He's mining team.
"You, level three skeleton, stop using the bow and take this. See those colored stones? Your task now is to mine as many of these stones as possible, understand?"
Trembling with fear, Xiao Bai, under Su He's oppressive power, picked up a stone pickaxe and, along with two other level-three zombies who had been contracted with him, searched for ore for him in the mine.
Looking at the monsters working tirelessly for him, Su He couldn't help but admire the convenience that the necromancer profession brought him.
While mining, they can also incidentally gain free labor.
As long as you don't encounter monsters of level five or higher, dealing with them is just a matter of making a contract.
"It seems that it's quite difficult to find monsters with decent aptitude."
"I've contracted with three level-three monsters in a row, and they only have the aptitude of that little white one from before. They can barely be considered mediocre."
"Little Green, looking at it this way, you're far superior to them!"
"Sizzle!"
Faced with its owner's praise, Little Green shook its head, looking very pleased and happy.
Time passed slowly, and Su He discovered that the mine was quite large. He also managed to contract a level 4 zombie with poor aptitude, which looked even dumber than a normal level 3 zombie. Only then was the mine considered fully explored.
But now that he's already in the mine, Su He won't be satisfied with the resources of just one mine shaft.
He had an even more important purpose for going down into the mine this time—to see if the updated mine would spawn resources that were as useful as, or even better than, iron ore.
magma!