Chapter 505: Mages Should Wield Greatswords! Only the Weak Make Choices!

He woke up with a start.

Qin Feng took deep gulps of the crisp air.

He had to admit, the climate of the War Continent was far better than Blue Star's.

After a quick check, the Moon Elves had already begun mining the ore veins, and… under Qin Feng's orders, they were going all-out on population growth.

At the same time, Yilisha, with nothing better to do, had already finished researching 【Advantaged Individual Theory】.

After a simple wash-up, Qin Feng got to sample Yilisha's cooking.

He had to admit, aside from her powerful administrative abilities, this female butler was also first-rate at housework.

After breakfast, Qin Feng met up with Zhao Xiaoxue.

She was clearly in a great mood, having been in a state of excitement almost all night.

She couldn't quite tell whether it was because she could tackle the Class Change Secret Realm and obtain a hidden class.

Or because… Qin Feng was going to personally carry her through the dungeon.

At this moment, she trotted along, leading Qin Feng to the entrance of the Secret Realm.

"Ding dong~ Player 【Zongheng Piaoxue】 has shared the SSS-rank hidden quest 【Tragedy of Light】 with you. Accept?"

"…"

Qin Feng accepted the quest and took a look.

It was a chain quest; Zhao Xiaoxue had already reached the seventh step.

And the final step was precisely to clear the Secret Realm before them.

Qin Feng checked the Secret Realm's attributes.

【Battlefield of Light】

Secret Realm Description: A bitter battle the Goddess of Light once experienced. Through special means, she has recreated the scene from back then…

Secret Realm Difficulty: 200,000

Secret Realm Type: special Secret Realm

Secret Realm Objective: Protect the Crystal and the civilians

Secret Realm Limit: Player count under 10, troop count under 1,000,000

Special: Secret Realm-exclusive player 【Zhao Xiaoxue】

Attempts: 1/3

…

The most eye-catching part of the Secret Realm was the Attempts column.

Zhao Xiaoxue had clearly already attempted it twice, and, without exception, failed both times.

With only one last chance left, she had to brazenly come ask Qin Feng for help.

Otherwise, given her proud, competitive personality, she probably wouldn't have come to Qin Feng.

Staring at the Chuansong Sect spinning endlessly, Zhao Xiaoxue frowned slightly and said, "The objective of the Secret Realm is to protect the civilians and guard the Crystal."

"But…"

"The enemies are very strong and their numbers are huge. We have to make some choices."

"…"

Make choices?

Hearing this, Qin Feng laughed too.

That was something only the weak would consider.

He looked at her and said, "Let's go, head in and take a look."

With that, he stepped straight into the Chuansong Sect, and Zhao Xiaoxue gritted her teeth and hurried after him.

The teleportation light faded, and Qin Feng's vision gradually returned.

The first thing that came into view was… a small town covered in the fires of war, a rather gruesome sight.

The acrid smell of gunpowder hung in the air, and the flames on the broken walls and ruins had yet to die out.

The next moment.

The system's voice rang out.

"Ding dong~ You have entered the special Secret Realm 【Battlefield of Light】. This Secret Realm is constructed from the Goddess of Light's memories; no completion rewards can be obtained!"

"Ding dong~ The current Secret Realm's completion conditions have been issued: Ensure villagers survive (100,000/1,000,000), protect the God's Crystal (1/1)!"

"…"

Qin Feng's mouth twitched.

So that's what "special Secret Realm" meant…

No completion rewards — that really is damn special.

However.

Qin Feng hadn't come to this Secret Realm for the rewards anyway.

He checked the Secret Realm's completion objectives.

On the map, the positions of numerous villagers had already been marked.

A scattered mess, distributed across virtually every corner of the town.

The so-called God's Crystal, meanwhile, was located to the northeast of the town.

Qin Feng pondered for a moment.

The difficulty of this Secret Realm lay in… the very limited number of troop types you could bring in, yet there were so many targets to protect.

The targets the players had to protect were equal in number to the troops the players brought in.

In other words, on average, one unit type had to protect a single unit.

And...

There simply wasn't time to gather the villagers together.