Chapter 74

Liu Siyi never expected that the act of cultivating goblins into heroes, and even ten goblin heroes at once, would not only cause a strong reaction in the orc castle, but also have such a lasting effect that even a high-level elite unit would be shocked upon hearing it.

Cultivating heroes, in essence, is worthless; the lower the level of the hero, the easier it is to cultivate. However, the thinking of the units in this world has already formed a fixed pattern, making it difficult for them to think outside the box. As for killing various wild monsters, it is actually very simple. Wild monsters are almost all suppressed by the laws of the world, allowing them to only move within a fixed area, and many are single-unit types. Finding the right tactics generally poses no problem, and they can be easily defeated.

"Y-You really cultivated ten heroes in just two days?" the cyclops giant asked, his large eye wide open, his voice trembling, making Liu Siyi feel uneasy.

"Of course, otherwise, my subordinate Bill." Liu Siyi patted the minotaur Bill's arm, only able to reach that height, and smiled, "Should no longer exist."

"I am willing to lead my people to surrender, to forever follow Lord Lewis, and never betray." This time, the elite cyclops giant's expression was serious, and he directly knelt before Liu Siyi.

"Accepted!" Feeling the addition of the elite cyclops giant in his mental link, Liu Siyi smiled, "Stand up, from now on, you will be called Els (Eye in English)."

As he spoke, he cast a healing spell. A first-level light healing spell instantly covered the twenty-two cyclops giants, emitting a faint golden light.

Indeed, feeling the consumption of mental power and mana, Liu Siyi gained a new understanding of group spells.

A first-level healing spell, with the help of advanced light magic skills, has an effect +60% and mana consumption -60%. However, the consumption of mental power is the same as casting a regular first-level spell. The use of advanced mental magic skills reduces the minimum mental power consumption of any spell by -30%, which applies to all spells.

The +60% effect is easy to understand; it means that casting it twice is more effective than casting it three times before mastering the skill. The -60% mana consumption is also similar, but this is when the target is only one unit. The more target units, the higher the mana consumption.

For example, a healing spell requires 10 mental power and 10 mana to increase 10 health points. If only one unit is being healed, it now only requires 7 mental power and 4 mana to increase 16 health points. However, if the target units are 22, the result is different. Since only one spell is cast, the mental power consumption remains the same at 7, but the mana consumption is multiplied, reaching 88, and the health points increased also multiply, reaching 352. This 352 is the maximum health increase, and if a unit has only lost a few health points, it may not reach this value.

He had cast group spells before, but the effects were hard to calculate. This time, he gained a clearer understanding.

"Yes, Master!" Els stood up and respectfully said. After being healed, he felt much better, although he was still somewhat weak, his movements were no longer a problem.

"Rest here for now. Our reinforcements will soon follow. You just need to follow Lord Paul's arrangements." Liu Siyi rode on the back of a thunder eagle, unwilling to stand on the ground and speak to the cyclops giants, not only because it was uncomfortable to look up but also because it made him feel small and uneasy.

"Master, we want to fight by your side." Els, who had finally managed to leave this place, naturally hoped to leave as soon as possible.

"Wanting to fight doesn't necessarily mean you need to be by my side. Following Lord Paul might lead to more battles. He has a centaur archer hero, Lord Nani, whose talents and skills will provide significant buffs to you. Following him will be better." Liu Siyi signaled the team to take off, continuing towards the crystal mine.

"Right, I will leave a hero and a cyclops giant to heal you and wait for Lord Paul's arrival. This way, there won't be any problems." Silver Hammer was left behind.

"Yes, Master." Seeing that Liu Siyi had made up his mind, Els could only agree.

Without wasting time, the group immediately left, flying towards the crystal mine.

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The Flame Lion, a fifth-tier powerful melee unit of the natural race, is named for its red fur, which looks like flames when it runs, but it is not actually a fire-based creature.

Because it relies entirely on physical strength, the Flame Lion is very large. It is not like the ordinary lions in the real world where Liu Siyi lives, which are at most a little over one meter tall and weigh no more than 500 kilograms. The Flame Lion stands nearly three meters tall and is five to six meters long, with astonishing melee capabilities.

Each pride has a Lion King, and the Flame Lion King is an evolved elite unit of the Flame Lion, even larger and more powerful.

However, because it only has melee capabilities, Liu Siyi did not have much trouble. He first tried various methods of persuasion, and when that failed, he directly used Thunderlight Bombs. Lilia, Lina, Wolf, and Ball took turns trying to persuade them, but the results were unsatisfactory. Using various methods did not achieve the desired outcome, so Liu Siyi had to use an enhanced Thunderlight Bomb to resolve the thirty Flame Lions at once.

Orange evolution light orbs danced and entered Liu Siyi's body, a golden light flashed, and he leveled up again.

Although the pain of each upgrade is the same, it is actually different. If it were the same, the pain of the next upgrade should decrease after adapting once, but the lack of this feeling indicates that the pain is actually increasing, and Liu Siyi's willpower is strengthening.

Fortunately, after enduring the pain of the body transformation, there was a sense of relief, followed by calculating the benefits of the upgrade, and finally waiting for the remaining evolution power to form a skill.

This upgrade increased his mental and physical strength by 30%. The continuous upgrades have the same increase, and Liu Siyi believes that this is the maximum increase possible with each upgrade.

Advanced Adamantine Body.

Advanced Light Aura.

Wow, could it be that it knows I am very eager for melee capabilities, so it directly gave me two melee skills this time? Liu Siyi doesn't know, but he must clearly understand these two skills before making a choice.

Advanced Adamantine Body: Passive skill, +30% physical ability, +30% defense, +300% health.

Advanced Light Aura: +30% ability, +300% recovery speed, aura manifestation.

First, let's talk about the surface data.

Everyone knows about ability values, so I won't go into detail. Physical ability is something Liu Siyi has seen for the first time. As the name suggests, it increases physical attributes like strength and speed, but has no effect on mental power and magic attack. Clearly, in terms of ability value increase, the Light Aura is better than the Adamantine Body.

A passive skill means it always operates, providing benefits at all times. The Light Aura, on the other hand, is an active skill, only providing benefits when used. A passive skill has no consumption and can be used at any time, while an active skill will not function if the aura is depleted. From this perspective, the Adamantine Body is better than the Light Aura.

As for health and recovery speed, these attributes have no clear data, so there is no definitive view, but they should be similar. The +30% defense attribute applies to both physical and magical defense, defining the Adamantine Body as a defensive passive skill. The aura manifestation might mean applying the aura to a weapon or releasing it externally.

One is offensive, the other is defensive, and it's hard to say which is better. At this point, the choice depends on other factors.