Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 243: The Long-Awaited Evolution
I carefully asked Khufu about the attitude of Jefferson, who had suffered a series of setbacks and had lost a lot of power, when he threatened. In particular, I referred to the relevant information provided by the old Pharaoh Tuhara, who was originally attached to Jefferson but has now changed his ways and knows more about the inside story than Khufu, Etori, and Osasura, who repented before his death. I felt happy and worried. The situation seems to be more complicated than I realized before, full of more variables. I feel that Khufu's prospects for competing for the title of Pharaoh are not optimistic. At least now I can't have enough confidence that I can defeat the other nine Pharaohs headed by the three giants Jefferson, Kurt Haber, and Vilenzov.
Before I helped Khufu get involved in the Great Pharaoh contest, Jefferson was the most powerful of the twelve Great Pharaohs, controlling seven of them, and was the most qualified candidate for the throne of Pharaoh. The other two Great Pharaohs, Kurt Haber and Vilenzov, who had never lost and were qualified to participate in the competition, were suppressed to the point that they only had one dependent left. Facing the aggressive and increasingly powerful Jefferson, they were no longer able to compete with him, and could only unite to threaten both sides with losses, which temporarily frightened Jefferson and made them dare not easily kill them, so they were able to survive. However, they were just struggling to survive, and in fact, they had lost the hope of competing for the Pharaoh, and there was no chance for them to have any more. If there were no other changes, if they continued to stalemate like this, Jefferson would find an opportunity to defeat and subdue them sooner or later. However, Khufu's sudden rise changed this originally destined situation. He killed Osasura, who was attached to Jefferson, in one fell swoop and became the new Great Pharaoh. He also had a fire attribute physique with more development potential. He was backed by me, a necromancer who was said to be the most mysterious upper race in the "Dead Soul Space". His future was limitless. The cunning Jefferson felt the potential crisis, so he used his absolutely strong position to force Kurt Harbour and Vilenzov to agree with his suggestion and forbid Khufu to leave the Lost Continent. Kurt Harbour and Vilenzov were intimidated by Jefferson's power and were unwilling to openly turn against him. At the same time, they did not want Khufu to grow up quickly, which might threaten them who were weaker in strength first. Therefore, they agreed to Jefferson's request and trapped Khufu in the Lost Continent. However, the subsequent development of the matter was beyond their expectations. First, he supported a pharaoh by challenging him to kill Gerda, who was also dependent on Jefferson, and succeeded as the new Pharaoh Ettoli. He got rid of the constraints of the Lost Continent and gained space for free development. Later, he continued to make trouble for Jefferson, and took the initiative to launch a challenge between the pharaohs, participated in the fight for the throne of Pharaoh, and successfully defeated and subdued Pharaoh Tohara, who was dependent on Jefferson, and once again weakened Jefferson's power. He has become a rising star.
According to the relevant rules and settings, dependents are not qualified to challenge actively and can only passively respond. Only the free Great Pharaohs can challenge each other, but every time they defeat and subdue a dependent, they will automatically absorb a little of the opponent's ability as a reward for winning, which is beneficial to the strength of the free Great Pharaoh, at least equivalent to 30 to 50 years of growth under normal circumstances, which can help it be more confident when challenging another free Great Pharaoh. Therefore, the usual challenge starts with defeating and subduing those dependents. The strategy of capturing the king first and directly challenging the more powerful free Great Pharaoh is not very realistic in the process of competing for the Pharaoh. According to Tuhara, who was familiar with the situation, Jefferson must have contacted Kut Haber and Wilentsov before he showed up to warn Khufu. Since Khufu had taken the initiative to participate in the Pharaohs' struggle, he would face the active challenge of other free pharaohs. However, after witnessing Khufu's strong performance, perhaps Kut Haber and Wilentsov, who were also shrewd, saw that Khufu had been taking actions against Jefferson, weakening only its power, and did not cause trouble for them. They hoped that Khufu could contain Jefferson, who had the strongest power, and reduce their pressure, forming a four-legged tripod and achieving a delicate balance. Therefore, they withstood the pressure and did not agree with Jefferson's opinion to jointly strangle Khufu. Maybe they would put some pressure on Jefferson in turn to gain space for Khufu to survive. This can be verified to a certain extent from the details that Kut Haber and Wilentsov did not show up with Jefferson to put pressure on Khufu, and Jefferson, who was always calm and composed, would be so angry in front of Khufu. Tuhara's analysis and judgment can be said to further confirm that the situation of mutual restraint between the three great pharaohs that I had considered in advance was correct - as long as Khufu showed corresponding strength and could pose a certain threat to Jefferson and would not be easily defeated, the three great giants with many contradictions would not be able to easily reach a consensus and unite to directly challenge and strangle him, allowing Khufu to seek space for survival and development in the cracks. Fortunately, my cognition was correct, otherwise, with the strength of these senior pharaohs, once they reached a unanimous opinion like the last time they banned Khufu from leaving the Lost Continent, Khufu would definitely be in danger.
No wonder there has not been a pharaoh in the history of the mummy clan. They are scheming against each other, either uniting or confronting each other. They change their strategies as time goes by , and each has its own selfish desires. If they cannot become pharaohs, they will never be willing to lose their autonomy and become vassals of others. They are determined not to let other companions succeed. It is too difficult for them to conquer the other eleven pharaohs of the same level by themselves. Although Khufu is not going to be hit by the alliance at the moment, Jefferson is under pressure from Kurthaber and Vilenzov, and he dare not let go and fight Khufu easily. His safety is temporarily worry-free, but he is still at a disadvantage in terms of strength. Etori and Tuhara, the two dependents, including Khufu himself, are the weakest pharaohs. They are unable to compete with the three giants such as Jefferson. They may only be able to severely injure the other party even if they risk their lives. Whether they can hurt the origin and cause Jefferson a heavy injury that is difficult to heal is still an unknown, and the confidence is not very high. Facing Jefferson's angry threats, I had to take them seriously. It brought me more concerns. If I continued to challenge its dependents and touched the bottom line of its tolerance, it might really go all out to challenge Khufu. In that case, no matter how serious Jefferson's injuries were, Khufu would definitely be defeated and become a dependent, thus losing the qualification to compete for the Pharaoh. This is something I absolutely cannot bear. It seems that it is not appropriate to stimulate Jefferson in the short term, lest it make irrational moves in a rage, and fight with me to a lose-lose situation, which would benefit others in vain. Moreover, even if Jefferson tried his best to restrain himself, Kurt Haber and Vilenzov were two variables, and they could change their attitudes and positions at any time according to the situation. If they could not bear Jefferson's pressure, or put Khufu's threat first because of Khufu's strong rise, Khufu would still have no future if they joined forces. According to the current situation, it is better to temporarily listen to Jefferson's warning on the surface and not be too radical. As the saying goes, more haste, less speed. Otherwise, Khufu's aggressive performance and rapid rise will have different impacts on the three giants Jefferson, Kurt Haber and Vilenzov. The old power structure will be broken, but a new balance cannot be formed for a while, which makes it easier to produce uncontrollable variables.
There are many powerful enemies around, and his own strength is too weak. Considering these factors, Khufu still has a long and difficult road to go if he wants to become the first pharaoh in the history of the mummy clan. It is difficult to achieve it in a short time as I expected. The next step is to speed up Khufu's growth, strive to soak in the "magma cave|mouth" with higher fire attribute energy, and try to enhance his own strength. I also need to have more attack or auxiliary means to cope with various unfavorable situations that may arise during the challenge, and increase the chances of conquering the other eleven pharaohs and becoming a pharaoh with supreme authority. Of course, we must seize the time and strive to strike first and gain the greatest benefits from it, but we must plan before we act, and we cannot act rashly and recklessly. Otherwise, if we are not careful in the face of powerful enemies, we will easily lose both the wife and the army, and fail to gain benefits, but instead lose all our capital.
I didn't expect it to be so complicated. I thought too simply of the Pharaoh. After all, he is a character who can compete with the top strong men in the "Dead Soul Space". It shouldn't be easy to achieve the goal. In addition to Khufu and I trying our best to improve our respective strengths and further increase the degree of tacit understanding of cooperation, we also strengthened our understanding of the mummy clan, especially the mummy population territory that is relatively large and suitable as a place for the challenge of the Great Pharaoh through Etori and Tuhara, so that in the process of negotiating the time and place of the challenge, I could not put forward my own opinions due to my unfamiliarity with the situation. I could only reluctantly agree to the other party's proposal and easily fall into Tuhara's calculation. If I fall into the opponent's trap again in future challenges, especially when facing the three giants such as Jefferson, and let it occupy the terrain, I am afraid there will be no luck. Not only do we need to know ourselves, but we also need to know the enemy, so that we can be victorious in every battle. I can't be careless again and leave opportunities for the enemy. For this purpose, I specially subdued and mobilized a group of black bone dragons to strengthen the monitoring of larger mummy territories. At the same time, I paid attention to using Etori and Tuhara to collect intelligence from within the mummy clan to see if there are any undead wizards who are planning to target them. I have to guard against both inside and outside to try my best to ensure that my interests are not harmed.
The search work on the Lost Continent has been carried out in an orderly manner. Under my personal supervision, the search efficiency has been greatly improved. Although I am still not satisfied, it can be regarded as a small gain compared with the past. With the help of Wuji, two level nine upper-level immortal ghost phoenixes and a level ten lower-level immortal ghost phoenix Wufeng were subdued. With the help of the level ten upper-level Black Mountain Old Demon, a level ten lower-level eight-polar Yin Demon Barbara was also subdued. After controlling the holy land "Karamayi", there will be a group of giant magicians who will fall into the trap one after another. The number of giant magicians under my command is also increasing. I have subdued a level ten lower-level eight-armed giant magician Dorasi. As more and more black bone dragons are subdued, I have to develop in the depth of "Dragon Bone Mountain". Finally, I found a mountain where the Black Dragon King lives. I mobilized the black bone dragon to defeat it. It was just a small character of the level ten lower level, and it was subdued very smoothly. It is said that a Black Dragon King was discovered and fell into Qiu Shui Changtian's hands. Many times, in addition to strength, huge power is also quite useful.
After Afeng and Xue Wuxia "flew together", Afeng, who had always ignored the new house, suddenly began to actively plan the decoration of the new house, and soon came up with basic design requirements. Find a professional decoration company to take charge of the relevant business, start construction as soon as possible, and plan to move in in the near future. Such a rush caught me off guard for a while, and I was not prepared at all. In addition, I lack experience in home decoration, I am single, and I don’t have too picky requirements for the living environment. I just feel comfortable living there, so I gave the right to decorate my house to Afeng and asked him to help me complete it. At the same time, I planned to buy various household items and started to purchase and order them. It seems that it won’t be long before I can get rid of the wandering life of renting a house, move into a new house, and experience the happy life of the homeowners in big cities.
In the recent period, I have tried to reduce the time of summoning Taotao, and let it stay in the place with thick Yin Qi to absorb and transform the dark attribute energy as much as possible, so as to meet the requirements as soon as possible and evolve into a level 10 dark and fire dual attribute hell dragon. As more and more level 9 professional players have level 10, especially level 10 upper-level magic pets, their strength has suddenly been significantly enhanced, and my original advantage has disappeared. Now I can only use "Summon the Undead" to summon two level 10 lower-level undead minions at one time. Among the several pets, Red Star has long been eliminated and retired. Taotao and Shaman are only level 8 upper-level, and Rossberg is only level 7. Because of the lack of level 10 undead, the undead that can be summoned at present are still level 9 upper-level undead, which is not very helpful. Facing the top masters of other professions with level 10 upper-level magic pets, if I am not given enough time to prepare, it can be said that it is difficult for me to defeat them in a one-on-one confrontation. With the rise of player power, coupled with the ban of the level 10 light NPC, we were forced to stop the invasion of the Western Continent. I was no longer known as the "demon king". The top players who already had level 10 upper magic pets were the ones who showed off all over the world. It really made me feel depressed. Faced with such a situation, starting from the night tour, several top necromancers who were the first to advance to the ninth profession, such as Night Bonfire and Dark Moon Silent, gave up the more difficult search for level 10 undead pets in the "dead space" and chose the simpler and faster way to subdue the dark attribute level 10 magic pets or holy magic pets in the human world. Almost all of them have reached the level 10 upper. It is estimated that except for me who controls the "Hell Volcano" and the four strongest wizard kings, Qingwu Feiyang, Qiu Shui Changtian and Tianxing, who plan to jointly develop the "Bottomless Abyss", few necromancers are sure that they can subdue the level 10 upper undead pets in the "dead space" and will not or dare not spend a long time.
I have become accustomed to being looked up to. I was once recognized as one of the three super powers in Tianxia, and I don't want to be surpassed by other players. I can't tolerate them showing off their power and gradually losing my deterrent power. Although I don't want to subdue a level 10 upper-level holy demon pet that can't help in the "Dead Soul Space" in the human world, I can only wait patiently for the opportunity, but there are still other ways to enhance my strength. In addition to actively looking for and subduing level 10 undead subordinates, it is also imperative to improve the strength of several existing pets that can grow as soon as possible. Taotao evolved into a hell dragon, Shaman was promoted to a vampire fang duke and then a prince, and Rossberg successfully subdued a level 10 mid-level undead subordinate, which is enough for me to regain the strength to compete with other top players.
Taotao finally lived up to my expectations. After a period of "extra meals", it finally accumulated enough dark attribute energy, met the corresponding requirements, and could begin to evolve to a higher level. Although Taotao is only an upper-level 8th-level fire dragon beast now, as long as it evolves successfully, it will at least be a lower-level 10th-level hell dragon, barely reaching the level of ordinary master players, and automatically become the ruling class of the "Hell Volcano", and be able to enter the deep space of the "Hell Magma Pool" and be allocated a "magma cave|mouth" to soak. As a pet of the undead wizard, it can grow up quickly in a short period of time and evolve to a higher level. In the future, it will at least be an upper-level 10th-level, and have a chance to challenge Hades and compete for the throne of the Hell Dragon King, with the strength of a holy beast. The starting point may not be as good as the already finalized upper-level 10th-level magic pet obtained from the human world, but it has other potentials and the growth rate will be relatively faster. This is the advantage of the top-level undead pet.
Taotao's evolution still requires returning to the "Hell Volcano" and soaking in the "Hell Magma Pool", and also needs to absorb the spiritual power of me as the master. I mobilized five hundred black bone dragons at the foot of the mountain to prepare for emergencies, and I climbed to the top of the mountain and arranged a group of volcanic undead under my command to be on standby near the top of the mountain in advance, mainly to prevent Hades from making trouble, so that he would not suppress me and ignore the friendship of the same race and secretly use means to deal with Taotao. If I still stay at the foot of the mountain, Hades will trigger a comprehensive "volcanic storm" like the last time I evolved in Kekexili, blocking the transmission of my spiritual power. This time it is Taotao's evolution. Without it as a means of transportation and guide, I am not sure that I can quickly rush to the top of the mountain in the dense lava and not delay Taotao's evolution. Now I will guard the top of the mountain and absorb the spiritual power of the volcanic undead gathered here. If the situation is not right, they can take refuge on the top of the mountain at any time according to the "Emergency Law". In addition, with Let's Ivory Coast, Khufu, Hoh Xil and others entering the ruling class and a dozen capable volcano subordinates who are qualified for immersion, we don't have to worry about Hades using the same means to destroy Taotao's evolution.
