Chapter 192

"Lu En technology" is a special runic craft, a type of enchantment method completely different from the magic-infusion technology currently used by humans.

The dwarfs living in the Azerlisia Mountains who possess this technology are already few and far between, to the point of being nearly lost.

The reason Tang Zheng cared was that this technology was completely different from the enchantment technology for magic items in the "Yggdrasil" game.

This kind of craft did not exist in the game at all.

To be precise, "Yggdrasil" also had Lu En characters, but they were used as decorations, purely for aesthetics, carved as patterns.

But the Lu En characters of this other world were special characters that possessed real power.

Tang Zheng naturally attached importance to this kind of power.

To fight against Ainz and his group, besides mastering more powerful strength, he also needed to borrow technical means that existed in this world but not in the game.

"Lu En technology" was one of the means Tang Zheng was interested in.

For example.

In the "Yggdrasil" game, there were skills and means that could destroy magic items, and even abilities specifically designed to negate the effects of magic items.

If magic equipment made using "Lu En technology" were used, could it resist these skills specifically designed to destroy magic items created with enchantment technology?

Of course!

This was just a possibility.

But the laws of victory were formed by numerous possibilities.

Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze from the armor and met Ya Ya Laer's bright silver eyes.

Ya Ya Laer quickly lowered her head, twisting her fingers.

"I have no use for these two magic items; you can use them yourselves," Tang Zheng said, briefly explaining the abilities of the two magic items.

"Hero, ahem, Lord Tang, are you a traveler?" Chieftain Di Yelong asked softly.

Chieftain Di Yelong was also curious about humans from outside Despair Valley, but he was more concerned about something else.

He had no talent, and being able to let his tribesmen live peacefully in the valley was already his greatest wish.

If it were his father, he would definitely be very curious about the outside world.

"That's right, I also came to this region of yours for unknown reasons," Tang Zheng nodded.

As expected.

Chieftain Di Yelong was not surprised; in this Despair Valley, there were no other humans besides them.

And a Hero with such powerful strength must have come from the outside world.

And naturally, he would leave.

"Despair Valley" was ultimately too small for a figure who had stepped into the Hero realm.

"That..."

Chieftain Di Yelong's scarred cheeks flushed slightly, and a man in his fifties suddenly became coy.

"What's wrong with you? Father?" Ya Ya Laer's bright silver pupils looked at Chieftain Di Yelong in surprise.

Interrupted suddenly by his daughter.

Chieftain Di Yelong paused in what he was about to say, his tone carrying a trace of imperceptible panic: "Nothing, I was just thinking about the matter with the gray dwarfs."

Is that so?

Ya Ya Laer looked at her father suspiciously; she hadn't realized her father's personality could be coy at times.

"How many people among your tribesmen can still fight?"

Tang Zheng glanced at Chieftain Di Yelong; he could see that the chieftain must have some unspeakable secret, but since the other party didn't say it, he naturally had no intention of asking.

"There are 300 people who can immediately enter battle. The effect of the healing potion given by the Hero is very good; in just another day or two."

Hearing Tang Zheng's inquiry, Ya Ya Laer immediately turned her head and said to Tang Zheng with excitement:

"After the companions recover from their injuries, there will be 500 people who can enter battle. If you need more manpower, we can scrape together 1,500 combat members."

Hearing what his daughter said, Chieftain Di Yelong nodded imperceptibly. He didn't know why Tang Zheng was asking this, but he followed up.

"With the weapons captured from the gray dwarfs, the situation of being unable to fight due to a lack of weapons has greatly improved. We can dispatch another 500 people, bringing the total to 2,000," Chieftain Di Yelong said.

2,000 people?

Tang Zheng's eyelids twitched.

The entire human tribe currently had only 3,000-plus people, and Chieftain Di Yelong and Ya Ya Laer offered him 2,000 people just like that.

Basically all the personnel capable of fighting.

Tang Zheng could clearly feel the complete trust Chieftain Di Yelong and his daughter had in him.

In the game.

This situation would probably only occur if the reputation of the human tribe was raised to the highest level.

"Then wait another day or two."

Tang Zheng looked at the two with a serious expression: "Then we will set off for the gray dwarf tribe's oasis and completely resolve them."

"I don't like leaving a hidden danger behind."

"Ah?"

Chieftain Di Yelong widened his eyes, looking at Tang Zheng in shock.

Ya Ya Laer also showed an unbelievable expression, her red, tender lips parted, but no sound came out.

Wiping out the entire gray dwarf tribe was something they had never thought of, and they didn't even dare to think about it; their human population was too small, and they lacked that strength.

The destruction of a tribe.

Seemed to be decided in a single sentence. Neither Chieftain Di Yelong nor Ya Ya Laer felt that Tang Zheng was boasting.

Tang Zheng didn't feel there was anything to be surprised about.

He gathered the 2,000 human soldiers, not to fight the gray dwarfs head-on, but to guard against the gray dwarfs fleeing outward.

After all, the gray dwarf tribe still had about 15,000 people.

Late at night.

Inside the human oasis, in a wooden house closest to the water source.

The wooden house where Tang Zheng was currently staying was said to be the place where that former human hero had lived.

After observing it with curiosity, Tang Zheng lost interest.

Through the information he had gathered, Ya Ya Laer's grandfather was able to step into the Hero realm not by relying on any items or mysterious treasures, but entirely by his own talent.

Or perhaps with the addition of an innate ability.

In the wooden house.

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"Awoo." The Evil Spirit Dog finally changed back from the gray eagle state to its original form, stretching its body comfortably.

And Tang Zheng sat cross-legged on the side, eyes slightly closed, his mind focused on the attribute panel, looking at the experience points on it.

Composite Level: 37lv

Mad Mage: 1lv

【Experience Slot: 782262/120000】

"It's time to level up." This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind; the experience gained this time was massive, enough for him to level up several times.

"Upgrade!"

Composite Level: 38lv

Mad Mage: 2lv

【Experience Slot: 662262/140000】

Tang Zheng's body shook slightly, and he immediately felt the increase in his internal mana and his entire life force; even the magic elements in the air became a bit clearer at this moment.

"Upgrade!"

Composite Level: 39lv

Mad Mage: 3lv

【Experience Slot: 522262/160000】

……

"Upgrade!"

Composite Level: 40lv

Mad Mage: 4lv

【Experience Slot: 362262/210000】

……

Tang Zheng's black tight-fitting clothes bulged slightly with the aura fluctuations generated by the level increase.

As his level got higher and higher, Tang Zheng could feel more and more the changes in his life level every time he leveled up.

He glanced at the information on the attribute panel.

Tang Zheng was suddenly stunned.

If he wasn't mistaken, every time he leveled up before, the experience consumption should have increased by 20,000 on the original basis.

But now, after reaching level 40, the experience consumption had actually increased by 50,000 on the original basis!

"How could it increase so much?" Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes, his expression somewhat surprised.

Recalling the level of experience increase from the very beginning, Tang Zheng suddenly realized that every ten levels, the experience value would undergo a major change.

"Upgrade!"

Thinking of this, Tang Zheng silently recited in his heart again.

……

Composite Level: 41lv

Mad Mage: 5lv

【Experience Slot: 152262/260000】

……

In the blink of an eye, he reached level 41.

The aura emanating from Tang Zheng expanded again, invisibly forming a shockwave that vibrated in the room.

The Evil Spirit Dog tucked its head and retreated into the corner; this wasn't the first time it had seen this situation, but it was more intense than before.

Vaguely.

The aura emanating from a higher-level creature made it impossible for the Evil Spirit Dog to raise a single thought of resistance in the depths of its heart.

"Finally reached level 41; only two more levels to break through the 'Anomaly' realm."

Tang Zheng sensed the surging mana in his body, as well as his vigorous physical strength and spirit, and whispered to himself.

"The higher the level, the stronger this aura on me will be. It didn't matter when I was weak, but now I'm afraid I need to find a way to cover it up."

Tang Zheng clenched his fists, lost in thought.

Since stepping into the Hero realm, Tang Zheng had been able to vaguely sense the strength of others' auras; presumably, people of the same level could also sense this, especially that ancient red dragon he had encountered before.

It had even vaguely detected the power of the Seventh-Tier magic he had stored using the passive of 【Mad Mage】.

If he were to come into contact with people from the Slane Theocracy in the future, he would probably have to pay even more attention to this point.

The upper limit of human strength was the "Anomaly" level; if he were stronger than an "Anomaly," he would likely be suspected by others without having to do anything.

Tang Zheng remembered that Ainz possessed magic means like "False Data: Life" and "False Data: Mana" that could hide his own strength.

He would probably have to prepare some means to hide his own strength and level as well.

(End of chapter)