Chapter 10

"Sure!"

As the voice fell, the light screen in front of him suddenly changed, forming the shadow of the homeroom teacher. He extended his hands, palms open, with a 20-sided crystal die in his left hand and a card shrouded in divine light in his right. Wu Hai, holding the die and the card, said:

"Next, I will let you roll this die. The number that appears on top when the die stops spinning will represent the intensity of the challenge you need to face."

"If the number is 2, you will face twice the number of enemies from the initial test. If the number is 20, you will face twenty times the number of enemies from the initial test. You can use any power within the divine domain, including your true form's direct descent."

Then, the homeroom teacher lifted the card in his right hand, and with a flash of light, the card revealed its true form.

Five-star Divine Domain Card — Fertile Land (Valuable Extraordinary): Increases the divine domain area by 2 km * 2 km, limited to fertile land.

"Wow!"

Lin Xiao's eyes nearly popped out. It was actually a five-star card that increased the divine domain area, and it was of such high quality, Valuable Extraordinary. This was the first time he had seen one.

It's important to know that the rarity of cards, from lowest to highest, is — Common, Rare, Extremely Rare, Very Rare, Valuable Extraordinary, and Valuable Supreme.

It is said that above Valuable Supreme, there are even rarer cards, but even Valuable Extraordinary cards are extremely rare, and Valuable Supreme cards are already legendary. Higher levels are unheard of, let alone seen.

A one-time increase of 2 km * 2 km in the divine domain already exceeds half of Lin Xiao's current divine domain, and it is limited to fertile land, making it even more precious.

Even though his current main race is merfolk, which are not suitable for farming, it doesn't stop him from desiring this card.

Being merfolk now doesn't mean he will always be merfolk. The races within the divine domain can be changed, and other races can be added. Merfolk cannot farm, but he can add other races that can.

Almost instantly, Lin Xiao decided that he must try this additional challenge. Such a good opportunity cannot be missed.

"How about it, are you excited?"

Homeroom teacher Wu Hai, seeing the excitement on his face, said:

"Think carefully. If your luck is bad and you roll a high number, the enemies that appear will deal devastating blows to your divine domain. You might never recover from this and fall into decline."

The homeroom teacher's voice contained a hint of divine power, like a great bell, snapping Lin Xiao out of his fervor.

Calming down from his fervor, he began to analyze the pros and cons.

Indeed, as the homeroom teacher said, the difficulty of this additional challenge is... very much dependent on luck.

If he rolls a low number, a few times the additional difficulty he can still handle. If he rolls a higher number, say seven or eight times the difficulty, it would be impossible to manage. Even if he uses his true form with all his might, the risk is too high.

A player's true form strength is related to the overall strength of the divine domain. The more believers, the stronger the player as the lord of the divine domain. The fewer believers, the weaker the player as the lord of the divine domain.

But for new players like them, who have just opened their divine domains, even if the divine domain is strong, it's not that strong. If facing ten times the difficulty, over 200 snake people and 20 snake leaders, he might not win even if he uses his true form.

Even if he wins, it would be a Pyrrhic victory.

Losing is not a big deal; with the homeroom teacher here, he will intervene if the divine domain is damaged to a certain extent, acting as a stop-loss line.

The key is the true form. If the true form is injured, the impact is significant.

Divine beings, after gaining divine blessings and transforming into extraordinary beings with powerful strength, find it very difficult to recover if injured. This cannot be healed by ordinary divine healing spells; it requires a large amount of divine power or a long period of sleep to recover.

This sleep can last for centuries, or in the main world, over a hundred days, greatly affecting the growth process, or even rendering one useless.

"Damn, if only I had waited a bit longer."

Lin Xiao was already backing out, having regained his calm and rational thinking. He knew the risk of this additional challenge was too high, even though the card to increase the divine domain area was extremely rare, but...

Wait!

He suddenly looked up and asked:

"Teacher, can I get the reward for this initial test first before trying?"

Wu Hai was taken aback and instinctively asked:

"Do you really want to try?"

Then he answered:

"Sure, I have four five-star cards. You can choose one."

Five-star Species Reproduction Card (Rare): Species fertility rate +300%, survival rate +300%, duration 10 years.

Five-star Troop Card — Boar Knights (Common): One-time summoning of 100 level 2 bear goblin boar knights. Note: Equipped with standard weapons and five days of rations.

Five-star Resource Card — Sheep Herd (Common): One-time summoning of 500 sheep. Note: Half male, half female.

Five-star Weapon Card — Short Spears (Common): One-time acquisition of 1000 short spears. Note: Wooden shaft, refined iron spearhead.

His eyes lit up as he scanned the four cards, especially the second and the last one.

"Sure enough, as I expected!"

The homeroom teacher's reward cards must include various types for students to choose from. He guessed there would likely be weapons.

In fact, there were not only weapons but also a troop card, a card that could directly summon 100 level 2 bear goblin boar knights. Whether the weapon card or the knight card, both could significantly enhance his strength, giving him enough confidence to attempt the additional challenge.

However, when it came to choosing which one, Lin Xiao was in a dilemma.

Normally, choosing the boar knights would be better, as they provide immediate combat strength, more stable than the weapon card.

But in reality, he couldn't choose this option because he couldn't afford to maintain them.

Bear goblins are over two meters tall, with strong and fierce bodies, and they are big eaters. Their mounts, fifty boar knights, eat even more. The divine domain is already struggling to maintain the merfolk, let alone so many boar knights.

Most importantly, all these bear goblins are male and cannot reproduce. After a few decades in the divine domain, they will die of old age.

In other words, this is purely a consumable, a one-time use item.

While the weapon card is also a consumable, it can enhance the overall strength of the merfolk tribe. Most importantly, even if the weapons are damaged, the refined iron spearheads can be recycled, making it not a one-time use item.

"I'll take the weapon card."

He said so.

The teacher didn't say anything, just took out the weapon card and handed it to him. Then he took out a stack of cards and said:

"You still have a two-star card. What type do you need?"

"Resource card, preferably something like fish for food."

"There is a two-star cod card here."

Wu Hai pulled out a card and it flew into Lin Xiao's hand. With a flip of his hand, all the cards disappeared, leaving only the 20-sided crystal die in his left palm, looking at him.