Chapter 123: A Question

Su Sheng looked at the low‑rank demon troops among the demon energy, then at the system announcement, and didn't expect that after clearing those fake inferior demon troops, it would cause such a big commotion.

Su Sheng tried to attack the low‑rank demon troops among the black energy, but found he could not lock onto them.

Got it.

Feels like this is a cutscene.

Su Sheng looked left and right, thought it was already pointless here, so Su Sheng directly used the Return City Scroll.

…

Swish~

Su Sheng reappeared already in Wutong Town.

At this time, the players inside Wutong Town were all discussing the demon general's siege situation.

Su Sheng asked Huan Jie and Chen Guan via private chat.

The Su Sheng who appeared in the town square left no hidden trace; the surrounding players immediately noticed Su Sheng's figure.

After all, as a figure of Wutong Town and even the whole Zhulü Domestic Server, Su Sheng is still highly recognizable; indeed, throughout Wutong Town, the entire Domestic Server, and even the Whole Server, Su Sheng should currently be the only player with special‑slot equipment… a cloak!

"Isn't that Mo Wen Qianchen?"

"He also showed up, looks like he didn't run away either."

"He's been missing like the Assassin Alliance for about ten days."

"Do you think it's possible that this demon general's siege was created by Mo Wen Qianchen? Like that Hui Long Zhai dungeon."

"Don't say it, it could be true; after all, he's been missing so long, no one knows what he's been up to."

"Enough, I admit he's strong, but you treat him like a god; that dungeon was just luck."

"That doesn't mean you're lucky."

"Hmph~ I just arrived late. If I had arrived at Wutong Town first, I could have solidified Hui Long Zhai the same way. Whatever this siege is, if he really made it, I'll eat Oreos upside‑down!"

Su Sheng ignored that swindling fellow and walked straight toward the profession mentor.

Taking advantage of the moment, he first learned the level‑30 Knight skill.

At the same time, Su Sheng opened private chat and sent a message to someone.

"Is there any Heavenly Craft Stone left? Ask around, I need two or three."

Late Falling Cherry: "Alright, I'll ask."

It was Li Wenwan. At this stage, neither the Assassin Alliance nor Su Sheng have any Heavenly Craft Stone; tomorrow is the big demon general siege event, and if we can equip the level‑35 gear now, tomorrow will be a huge boost.

Afterwards Su Sheng went to the profession mentor, spent 5 Gold Coin, and learned the level‑30 Knight skill.

Level‑30 has only one skill, essentially the current Knight's soft‑control skill.

Restrained Blade

Sword swing sweeps, dealing 160% physical damage.

Also slows the target by 30% for 5 seconds.

Cost: 15 Battle Intent

Cooldown: 30 seconds

Damage ratio is fairly average; a first‑turn Knight is purely a tank, so the skill percentages are relatively low.

After reaching level‑40 second turn, there will be profession branches, two per profession; the Knight can also branch into an output direction, and if chosen, the Knight's skill multipliers will be correspondingly increased.

But considering Su Sheng's terrifying attack‑defense balance numbers, even a 1.6 multiplier is enough to one‑shot someone.

No way, numbers monster!

However, Su Sheng assumes he is a Hidden Class, so the notion of profession branches probably doesn't apply; the Knight template likely only lets him learn generic Knight skills, and branch skills can't be learned.

Still, Su Sheng doesn't feel shortchanged; being a Hidden Class is already strong enough, so he doesn't covet branch professions.

"Ah Sheng, my cousin can't decide either; why not add the Chairman as a friend and talk directly?" At this moment Li Wenwan's private chat came through.

At this stage, Heavenly Craft Stone definitely won't be abundant; even the first guild Universe, its stock is limited, and previously being able to split out two stones was already a favor.

Now, even if Li Wenwan asks, she can't get unlimited Heavenly Craft Stone.

"Alright." Su Sheng nodded.

"Universe Chairman added you; please accept." Li Wenwan replied immediately.

Seeing this, Su Sheng opened the friend request list.

Su Sheng only blocked all requests, not outright rejecting; among a flood of friend requests, Su Sheng found Shen Wang's nickname and accepted the request.

"Yo~ Mo Wen god added you, not easy."

Just after the friend request was accepted, Shen Wang's private chat arrived instantly.

At the same time, in other towns, Shen Wang saw the level‑30 tag after Mo Wen Qianchen's nickname in the friend list.

That's really fast.

Shen Wang looked at his experience bar, 97% of the way to level 29 at level 28, almost at 29, but the other guy is already level 30.

He also blamed himself for never chasing that level before, wasting effort.

"Haha, Shen Wang Chairman is joking, in front of the first guild I wouldn't dare call myself a god, can't accept that." Su Sheng also replied with a laugh.

"I don't know, Mo Wen god, how many Heavenly Craft Stones exactly do you need?" Shen Wang asked.

"Three, I think." Su Sheng now has three replaceable level‑35 items: Corrupt Ring, Demon Puppet Leg Armor, and Guard Long Sword, all level‑35 gear.

"You know, at this stage Heavenly Craft Stone is relatively rare; even in my Universe, I don't have many on hand." Shen Wang continued.

Su Sheng helplessly, not only rare, ordinary players probably have none at all right now.

"I know, so Shen Wang Chairman, set a price; as long as it's not too excessive I'll accept."

Tomorrow is the demon general siege; otherwise Su Sheng wouldn't be in a hurry to change gear.

Although the announcement said that because demon general Kaker's injuries haven't fully healed, this forced siege will be of reduced difficulty.

But Su Sheng saw those level 40 low-level demon soldiers amidst the demon energy of the Great Rift.

Level 40 minor monsters—at this stage, players of Wutong Town absolutely cannot resist them; I just hope that when the time comes, these low-level demon soldiers' stats won't be too outrageous.

Moreover, Su Sheng feels it's likely that the Commander Rank demon general Kekel will also appear in this siege.

I just don't know if I, at level 30, can withstand it.

Su Sheng still remembers how he was instantly killed by a single skill from Kekel; if it weren't for the Pseudo Nirvana skill of the Phoenix Flame Earring, his virgin account would likely have been handed over to Kekel.

"Three Heavenly Craft Stones—I can still get them even now in the world, but I don't want an outrageous price; just the market price of ten thousand each."

Seeing Shen Wang's message, Su Sheng raised an eyebrow—there's no such thing as a free lunch; would Shen Wang really be so kind?

"But... you have to answer a question for me." Shen Wang's private chat came over.

"What question? You ask." Su Sheng was surprised—what question could be worth so much?

"Seven years ago... you little brat, aren't you..."