Chapter 34

"Many thanks for saving my life, Commander." When Zhou Tian met the Skeleton King again, the latter's attitude was undoubtedly much friendlier. Firstly, Zhou Tian's arrangements before the battle proved that his wisdom was superior, and secondly, the fact that Zhou Tian had saved his life also played a role. Thus, without knowing Zhou Tian's plans, the Skeleton King naturally regarded Zhou Tian as his savior at that moment.

However, Zhou Tian did not think so much. When he met the Skeleton King again and noticed the change in his attitude, even seeing a hint of submission, the frustration he felt for not being able to kill him was somewhat alleviated.

"Since we are allies, we naturally should help each other. Saving you was my duty, so there's no need for such formalities." After saying this, Zhou Tian paused for a moment and then glanced at the NPC village, saying, "Speaking of which, we have now taken control of this village. What do you think the Blood Moon Sect Leader will reward us with?"

"I think he will grant us a territory. After all, as far as I know, no branch has successfully occupied an NPC territory in the past ten years. Although this NPC village is not large, just by breaking the ten-year stalemate, the Sect Leader will definitely reward us generously."

"I don't want a territory as a reward. If the territory is insufficient, we can always seize more. But if we can get some other form of assistance, it could help us grow rapidly. However..." At this point, Zhou Tian did not continue the conversation with the Skeleton King, as he knew that with the Skeleton King's intelligence, even if he explained his thoughts, the Skeleton King would not understand.

In the end, under the cold observation of Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King, the battle between the monsters and the NPCs came to an end.

Although the outcome was somewhat different from Zhou Tian's original plan, following his strategy, they successfully occupied the NPC village. In this process, all the thousands of NPCs living in the village and dozens of players nearby were killed. Apart from the Skeleton King's severe injuries and the death of over ten thousand monsters, Zhou Tian and his group did not suffer any other losses.

In the human world, a surprise attack that ended this way would be considered a complete failure. However, in this world, the battle between monsters and NPCs achieving such results could be considered a great victory beyond imagination.

Occupying an NPC village, killing so many NPCs and players, and even working together to kill a powerful NPC, even if the ordinary monsters did not know the significance of their achievement, Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King could clearly feel that their emotions were filled with more joy.

After they accomplished this, the impact of their actions far exceeded their expectations. Although Zhou Tian and his group knew that occupying NPC territory was a significant achievement and that the stalemate between NPCs and monsters over the past ten years might be broken by their actions, they did not expect that the Blood Moon Sect Leader, or all the top-tier bosses, would pay attention to what they did.

For the Blood Moon Sect Leader to occupy an NPC village would not be difficult, but like high-level NPCs who cannot easily enter low-level monster areas, the Blood Moon Sect Leader's every move is closely watched by many NPC strong figures. In a sense, although his power is great, he has lost his freedom.

Thus, Zhou Tian did not expect that what he thought would not attract the Blood Moon Sect Leader's attention actually held significant importance in the latter's mind.

As a result, the reward they had been waiting for did not appear, but instead, a messenger sent by the Blood Moon Sect Leader suddenly arrived.

At the time, although Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King were surprised, they did not dare to be the slightest bit careless when welcoming the messenger sent by the Blood Moon Sect Leader.

Just like the eunuchs who announce imperial edicts, although they are not important figures, the officials or commoners receiving the edicts may look down on them in their hearts. However, because the eunuchs hold the imperial edict representing the emperor, the recipients cannot be negligent and must flatter them.

To Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King, the Blood Moon Sect Leader is like an emperor in the human world. Thus, the messenger sent by the Blood Moon Sect Leader is no different from the eunuch announcing the edict. Moreover, the monster sent by the Blood Moon Sect Leader would not be despised by ordinary monsters and is extremely powerful. Even without the Blood Moon Sect Leader's command, the monster's strength alone is enough to make Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King flatter it.

However, the way monsters interact is completely different from humans. If humans were in this situation, they would have many ways to build a relationship. But in the monster world, where they are accustomed to straightforward interactions, such relationship-building does not exist.

Of course, while other monsters do not know how to flatter high-level monsters, Zhou Tian, despite the limitations, still knew how to build a relationship verbally.

When the messenger sent by the Blood Moon Sect Leader gathered Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King, the Skeleton King, though respectful, did not take any other actions. However, Zhou Tian, ignoring the difference in rank, directly tried to build a relationship with the monster.

"Sir Messenger, to be a messenger, you must have a very special relationship with the Sect Leader, right?"

"Pretty good."

"You are truly remarkable. Among the countless monsters under the Blood Moon Sect Leader, how many can actually speak with him? And among those, how many can say their relationship is 'pretty good'? A person like you would be a significant figure wherever you go!"

Although the intelligence of high-level monsters is already quite high, and perhaps even higher than that of the Skeleton King, no matter how intelligent the messenger is, it cannot change the fact that he lives in the monster world and is accustomed to straightforward interactions. Hearing Zhou Tian's flattery, although it did not immediately change his view of Zhou Tian, his mood improved significantly.

As a result, after hearing Zhou Tian's words, due to his good mood, he chatted with Zhou Tian for a while before conveying the order.

"What kind of creature are you?" Looking at the messenger's over three-meter-tall body, long sword-like horns, a face similar to a human, and a tail like a devil, to be honest, although Zhou Tian was trying to make conversation, he was also genuinely curious about the messenger's species.

Clearly, the messenger did not think much of it. Due to Zhou Tian's flattery, he had a good impression of Zhou Tian and answered his question honestly.

"I am a Blood Moon Warrior, a direct descendant of the Sect Leader."

"A direct descendant? Then your strength must be very powerful!"

"Pretty good, about level 125." After saying this, as if realizing that Zhou Tian might not understand, he paused for a moment and then explained, "Because this area is a beginner zone, you may not be familiar with some situations. In our world, to categorize strength, we use the strength of the 'players' as a standard. Generally, without considering their equipment and skills, we know how strong they are at different levels. By comparing this, we can categorize our strength into corresponding levels."

"Truly remarkable. I never thought there would be such a big difference between our small place and your world. It's really..." Although he was surprised, after digesting the new information, Zhou Tian instinctively flattered the monster messenger.

Subsequently, under Zhou Tian's deliberate probing, the completely unguarded monster messenger gradually revealed a lot of information that Zhou Tian did not know. Although Zhou Tian wanted to know more, unfortunately, although the monster messenger had a good impression of Zhou Tian, he did not forget his mission. After a few more words, he did not give Zhou Tian the chance to ask more questions and directly announced the message from the Blood Moon Sect Leader to Zhou Tian and the Skeleton King.