12 Chapter 12: The Five Clans Gathered

"Just follow your plan."

After listening to Avril's worries, Su Mu nodded in understanding. "Our village's safety period is only one week. After one week, the first wave of enemies will appear, right?"

"Yes, yes!"

Avril's delicate little head nodded vigorously.

"In that case..." Su Mu pondered for a moment and said, "It will be sufficient to complete the job change before the safety period ends. In addition, if there are enough resources, recruit a few militiamen or basic soldiers."

Su Mu didn't know what the first wave of enemies they would encounter two days later would be. It could be a beast tide, or it could be a foreign race. No one knew.

With the talent 'Heaven Rewards Diligence', Su Mu's potential was endless.

However, the time given to him was too short, and he hadn't grown up yet.

He wasn't arrogant enough to face the incoming enemies alone.

He still needed help.

"Tomorrow, I will go to the forest to make some preparations. While I am away, you can let others cut wood or collect stones."

He looked at the forest outside the village as his expression slowly became serious.

According to his plan, by tomorrow, not only would he have to push his current level to Level 15 and meet the requirements for his third job advancement, but he would also have to raise his skills as much as possible!

Su Mu already knew how to level up his skills.

As long as he killed monsters, whether they were wild beasts or humanoid ones, he would be able to gain skill proficiency.

By the time his proficiency reaches a certain level, he will be able to level up his skills.

However, when it came to proficiency, the problem of diminishing returns might arise.

Before his second job advancement, Su Mu only needed to kill three lone wolves to level up his 'Basic Blade Skill'. After the second job change, his strength would increase a lot. Perhaps he could only level up by killing five or even eight lone wolves at that time.

In other words, as Su Mu's strength increased, the benefits from killing low-level monsters would be lower and lower. With his current strength, the benefits of killing the most basic level of ordinary beasts would practically amount to nothing. It would be immaterial whether it was the experience points or skill proficiency. 

It was only by killing enemies of the same level or higher could one obtain more benefits!

In the following morning, Avril, who had rested for a period of time and was online again, had already begun to instruct the farmers to gather resources and build structures to continue developing the village.

Seeing that Su Mu was about to leave, Avril remembered the scars on his body when he returned yesterday. She couldn't help but approach him and ask worriedly.

"Are...are you going out for a long time? Will there be any danger?"

When Avril saw Su Mu's solemn face, she couldn't help but start to be concerned.

"Don't worry, there won't be."

When Su Mu saw the worried expression on Avril's face, his heart was warmed.

In Su Mu's previous life, he had seen too many schemes and hypocrisy, but Avril's concern in front of him was very sincere and genuine.

Su Mu reached out his hand and gently stroked Avril's cute little head, smiling with relief.

This smile was not a big deal.

Avril froze on the spot, then blushed, not daring to look at Su Mu.

"Alright, I'm leaving. If there's anything, send someone to the back of the mountain to look for me."

Su Mu did not care about the other party's shyness. He just rushed to the back of the mountain by himself.

Avril looked at the back of Su Mu, who was far away, and slowly came to her senses.

Avril touched her burning cheeks and secretly smacked them.

"Avril, what are you thinking about?! He's just an NPC. How can you have such thoughts about the NPCs in the game!"

...

Within the forest, Su Mu directly added the 10 attribute points he had saved to his 'Martial Strength and 'Stamina', further increasing his power. Then, he began his leveling-up journey.

Su Mu planned to continue hunting some wild beasts today and improve his archery skills at the same time.

...

No Man's Land, Chaos Capital.

In a street market, there was a luxurious tavern that was not open for business.

At this moment, the tavern was filled with people.

Some of them had pointy ears, wore armor, had two horns on their heads, and looked ferocious. There were also beings with fish tails and all kinds of other species with wings on their backs that were suspended in the air.

All of them were armed, and it was obvious that they were not good-looking people.

"Today, we, the people of the five clans, are gathered here to discuss important matters. I hope that the leaders of the various clans will listen to me and give me face."

The leader of the group was a 50-year-old man. He had eight wings on his back. He was an eight-winged angel of the Protoss.

He was the leader of the Protoss, Faraday!

Sitting below him was the King of Hell, Rupert, along with the Duke of the Blood Clan, Gar, the Queen of the Mermaids, Heidi, and the Queen of the Elves, Adalind.

They were all leaders who ruled over a region.

All of them were top-notch figures in the history of the world, and now, they were all invited by the Protoss.

Currently, they were all gathered together!

"Hahaha, you hypocrite, we are all overlords who control at least 100,000 subjects. Why should we listen to you?"

"If you have something to say, say it quickly. If you are holding something in, release it instantly. I didn't come all the way here to listen to your nonsense!"

Demon King Rupert laughed loudly. He drank the wine in his bowl in one gulp and looked at Faraday disdainfully.

The Demon Race and the God Race had never been on good terms. Both sides had been fighting for thousands of years. However, this year, for some reason, everyone temporarily put aside their hatred.

This time, he had come all the way from the North Pole Abyss. Not only was the journey long, but Faraday still had to wait until everyone arrived before holding a meeting. This made him extremely anxious.

"Isn't that right? Our clansmen are not smaller than you. Why should we listen to an old man like you?! Just because you're older than us? Hahahaha!"

The Duke of the Blood Clan Gar also laughed along as his face was filled with disdain. The Blood Clan who lived in the shadows were all dark and vicious people, so they wouldn't be polite to anyone.

Although the other two didn't express their stance, it could be considered as tacit agreement, and they didn't really want to pay attention to Faraday.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere became a little cold.

"Hehe, everyone, let me finish. It's not too late to continue."

Faraday saw that the few of them were not angry, as if he had expected this.

Then, under everyone's puzzled gazes, he slowly walked to the center of the tavern and lifted a piece of the curtain.

'Rip!'