Chapter 74

Cheng Yang stared intently at a deep blue spirit stone more than twenty meters away, feeling as if it was beckoning to him.

Should he just give up? Give up on a spirit stone that could be worth over a hundred thousand spirit points?

What could he do if he didn’t give up? Run to the front of those giant rats and die?

Cheng Yang's heart was torn, this being the most difficult decision he had faced since his rebirth. To avoid being discovered by the giant rats, Cheng Yang pulled his head back and began to think hard. He really didn't want to give up those adorable spirit stones.

After a while, Cheng Yang did come up with a plan. He immediately opened his attribute panel and started staring at the countdown.

Actually, Cheng Yang's method was very simple: it was about timing. He would grab a spirit stone in the last second before the random portal closed, then be teleported away. At that point, it wouldn't matter if the giant rats inside were at the initial stage of the second tier, or even the initial stage of the third or fourth tier.

Now, Cheng Yang was only about twenty meters away from the nearest spirit stone, while the rats were about a hundred meters away. Plus, they were still lying on the ground. With Cheng Yang being fully prepared, the success rate was at least eighty percent.

If he couldn't take an eighty percent chance, Cheng Yang might as well bash his head against the wall and die.

As for the next deep blue spirit stone, it was about thirty meters away from the first one. The difficulty of getting it was much greater. Cheng Yang didn't want to take that risk.

Cheng Yang slowly backed away a bit and began to wait quietly. The countdown still had about half an hour left, so he didn't have to wait too long.

Time slowly passed, and Cheng Yang's excitement grew.

Finally, the time showed one minute left, and Cheng Yang began to count down in his heart...

Twenty meters was a distance Cheng Yang could cover in at most two seconds, including the time to bend down and pick up the item. In two seconds, a second-tier initial giant rat could run nearly ninety meters at full speed.

Ten seconds... nine seconds... eight seconds...

Three seconds...

Cheng Yang shot out like a cannonball, heading straight for the deep blue spirit stone.

The moment Cheng Yang rushed out, the giant rats in the cave were startled and immediately stood up. The largest one in the middle reacted the fastest, only half a second slower than Cheng Yang, and charged directly toward Cheng Yang's position.

This was the first time Cheng Yang faced a second-tier initial magic beast, and its sprinting speed surprised him greatly. This guy's speed was definitely more than double that of a peak first-tier creature. It probably had an acceleration talent or a speed-boosting skill.

But Cheng Yang didn't have more time to hesitate. Even if the other side was extremely fast, he had to get that spirit stone.

Perhaps due to his high concentration, Cheng Yang burst out at his fastest speed ever, reaching the spirit stone in two seconds. But at that moment, the massive rat was only twenty meters away from Cheng Yang, which was nearly half the speed Cheng Yang had estimated.

Without any hesitation, Cheng Yang immediately bent down to pick up the spirit stone, gripping it tightly in his hand. He didn't have time to put it in his backpack.

The moment he gripped the spirit stone, Cheng Yang's heart was filled with excitement. He had succeeded!

At the same time, the giant rat rushed to Cheng Yang's side, its huge front claws striking directly at Cheng Yang's chest. The speed was so fast that Cheng Yang had no time to dodge.

"Quick, teleport!" This was Cheng Yang's last thought before the giant rat's claws hit him.

This time, Cheng Yang's body was like a cannonball, flying horizontally toward a stone wall more than ten meters away.

As the giant rat sent Cheng Yang flying, it immediately followed, then opened its huge mouth, revealing two sharp fangs, and bit toward Cheng Yang's legs.

Just as its mouth closed, Cheng Yang's body suddenly disappeared, as if it had never been there.

The powerful giant rat immediately let out an angry roar! It couldn't understand how the food in its mouth had disappeared.

...

Cheng Yang's body appeared at the location of the random portal outside Luofeng Village, along with Wang Cheng.

"I didn't die!" Cheng Yang was first stunned, then couldn't help but laugh. He felt the fullness in his right hand; the spirit stone was still in his grip.

Wang Cheng stood to one side without speaking. He could sense Cheng Yang's excitement. It seemed that his lord had a good harvest this time.

After laughing for a while, Cheng Yang didn't immediately check the attributes of the stone in his hand. Instead, he opened his attribute panel and saw the pitiful five points of life strength. He couldn't help but feel a chill. If the teleportation had been delayed by even a second, he would have been dead.

Then, Cheng Yang picked up the stone in his hand and examined it.

Spirit Stone (Level 3): Contains 100,000 spirit points, can be absorbed by a warrior or sacrificed to the territory to increase the corresponding amount of spirit points. Mining condition: Mining skill level 20.

Sure enough, it was a Level 3 spirit stone, and the spirit points it contained were a hundred times that of a Level 2 spirit stone. This was a very large number for the current Cheng Yang.

Thinking of the eleven Level 2 spirit stones in his backpack, Cheng Yang's face showed a thick smile. It seemed that the territory upgrade was just around the corner, and even his eightfold training speed was within reach.

Cheng Yang didn't hesitate and immediately absorbed the Level 3 spirit stone.

After throwing away the sand in his hand, Cheng Yang smiled and said, "Wang Cheng, let's go back."

It was already midnight, and it was the end of the month, so everything around was pitch black. But this didn't bother Cheng Yang. He took out a Level 2 spirit stone, and the surroundings were instantly bathed in a faint blue light, preventing them from getting lost.

On the way, Cheng Yang transferred a thousand spirit points to Wang Cheng as a reward. This was what he deserved. Although it seemed that Wang Cheng hadn't done much, the risk he had taken was the greatest. After all, he was the first to teleport through the random portal, not knowing what was on the other side.

Wang Cheng tried to refuse, but after Cheng Yang's earnest persuasion, he accepted it.

Ten minutes later, Cheng Yang and Wang Cheng returned to Luofeng Village.

In the morning, the spirit points of Luofeng Village had already increased to seven thousand. Cheng Yang estimated that the spirit points of Luofeng Village should now be around eight thousand. Adding the eleven Level 2 spirit stones in his backpack, even if it wasn't enough to upgrade the territory, it was very close.

Cheng Yang was about to open the territory attribute panel to check, but he found that Yu Kai and others were waiting around the altar. Cheng Yang's appearance made them overjoyed.

"Lord, you really put me in a tough spot," Niu Bing said with a sad face. Although Zhao Chuan didn't speak, his expression wasn't much better.

Cheng Yang was slightly stunned and asked, "What's going on?"

Before Niu Bing and Zhao Chuan could speak, Li Wanshan said, "Lord, please don't do such dangerous things in the future. Your life is tied to the fate of the entire Luofeng Village. If anything happens to you, our territory will be finished."

Cheng Yang immediately understood. It seemed that Niu Bing and Zhao Chuan had been criticized by the other team leaders.

"This time, I made all the necessary preparations," Cheng Yang smiled. "Although it was a bit risky, the harvest was definitely worth it. We originally needed ten more days to upgrade the territory, but now we can do it tonight."

Yu Kai and others were immediately overjoyed. Although the territory upgrade didn't bring them direct benefits, a stronger territory meant more safety for them.

Cheng Yang continued, "After the territory upgrade, we can build a mission hall. Then we can earn spirit points by completing missions every day, without necessarily having to go out and kill monsters. We can also build a barracks, which will enhance the territory's strength."

"Lord, what are we waiting for? Upgrade it quickly!" Liu Hao immediately shouted.

Cheng Yang smiled bitterly, "I was planning to upgrade it, but you guys stopped me here."

Liu Hao and others immediately smiled awkwardly and stepped aside.

Cheng Yang walked over, opened the territory attribute panel, and found that the territory's spirit points had already reached over seven thousand eight hundred. If he added the spirit stones in his backpack, the