The battle pressure on the burrow frontline exceeded Zong Shen's expectations.

Especially after the gargoyle began to refresh, dispersing the defensive strength of the entire position.

This is quite a troublesome issue. The initial burrow monsters only refreshed with ground units, but now it is a combination of both ground and air units.

Wenresa has yet to rest. As a combat hero in the bow skill class, her output capability on the frontline is undeniable. Her actual output ability is equivalent to two to three Dragon-kin Rangers, highlighting the strength of a Heroic Level talent. Furthermore, she is an ancient hero with a Rare Level talent.

At this moment, her level has reached 18, just one level shy of Zong Shen's. She has been tirelessly battling the burrows day and night, leveling up as if on a rocket. If it weren't for the fact that the experience value from burrow monsters is considerably lower than that of ordinary monsters of the same level, plus only half the experience value from monsters killed by soldiers is counted, Wenresa might have already reached level 20 or higher.

Zong Shen did not interrupt her battle and first went to the back of the arrow towers, placing two Tier One Arrow Towers and one Tier Two Arrow Tower. Now the entire frontline position has four arrow towers, three Tier One and one Tier Two, equivalent to having four tireless, relentless warriors capable of continuous attack.

Since the complete building blueprints were exchanged with points, automatic construction is possible, and the construction time is considerably shorter. After Zong Shen placed the arrow towers, Wenresa also shot a gargoyle's head with an arrow.

"Wenresa, come over here for a moment."

At this time, Zong Shen waved at Wenresa, calling out with a smile on his face.

Upon hearing this, Wenresa turned her head to glance at Zong Shen, slung the Windwalker Longbow onto her back, leaped down from the roof of a grass hut, and quickly walked over to Zong Shen.

Slightly bowing, she saluted Zong Shen.

"Sir, you have arrived."

Even with increased loyalty, she remained as aloof and reticent as ever, a classic diligent heroic model who talked little but worked much.

Zong Shen nodded in acknowledgment, the smile on his face growing wider.

He extended his hand and took out the [Horned Eagle Battle Bow (Purple)] from the Spider Web Monster Queen Airena.

This is a rare-level battle bow with excellent attributes, originally the standard weapon of the Elf Race's Tier Five Soldier, the Horned Eagle Shooter. Both its damage and skills are superior to Wenresa's [Windwalker's Bow (Blue)].

In addition to this, Zong Shen took out 10 sets of ordinary arrows, 5 sets of refined level arrows, and 2 sets of excellent level arrows, all for Wenresa to use.

In just a few days, Zong Shen first gifted the [Shadow Treasure Pearl] and then the [Horned Eagle Battle Bow]. These pieces of equipment greatly enhanced Wenresa's strength. As the saying goes, generosity is never criticized — Wenresa's loyalty began to increase rapidly.

"Wenresa, I'm giving you this battle bow and these arrows."

"I believe that this battle bow can fully unleash its potential in your hands."

Zong Shen, as per routine, uttered a simple encouragement before handing the battle bow to her, also placing the arrows by her side.

Wenresa's eyes lingered on the Horned Eagle Battle Bow, her gaze shifting. As an ancient hero, she instantly recognized it as the Horned Eagle Battle Bow, a formidable standard weapon equipped by Tier Five Elite Soldiers.

As the commander-in-chief of the Silver Covenant Corps, her former bow was far superior to the Horned Eagle Battle Bow, but that was the past. Now, equipping the Horned Eagle Battle Bow would significantly enhance her combat power.

Even basic piercing damage saw an increase of more than twenty points, and the battle bow's attached skill allowed her to summon a horned eagle, upon which she could ride, gaining superior mobility and increasing her flexible output capability.

"Thank you for your generosity, sir!"

"Wenresa will not disappoint your nurturing!"

[Due to your gift]

[Wenresa Windrunner's loyalty to you increased by 10 points, current loyalty 91]

As expected, giving away equipment, skill books, enhancement pearls, and other power-increasing items effectively raised loyalty.

To a warrior and subordinate alike, the most essential trait of a good lord is to help them grow stronger continuously.

Only by doing so can their initiative be motivated. Though they always obey Zong Shen, they have their thoughts and desires.

If they were genuinely treated as mere tools, the situation would be entirely different.

After gifting the battle bow, Zong Shen left thirty sets of ordinary arrows and 15 sets of ordinary crossbow arrows behind at the frontline, planning his departure.

Currently, all long-range soldiers in the territory are gathered at the frontline, including Luna, the Dragon-kin Ranger, and the Light Crossbowman, all taking turns resting.

Zong Shen pondered a while, then took out an empty wooden barrel, set aside about one liter of Moon God Spring Water, and left it with Wenresa as emergency supplies.

He then placed four sections of Tier Three City Wall behind the walls surrounding the burrow entrance, and once everything was deployed, he stopped once more and instructed Wenresa.

"Wenresa, I'll leave the frontline to you, remember to rest as needed."

"If anything comes up, you can contact me via the Communication Crystal."

Zong Shen finally instructed, watching Wenresa nod with determination before turning around to leave.

After the frontline arrow towers were set up, Wenresa also switched to a stronger battle bow and arrows, which will definitely effectively alleviate the pressure on the frontline and enhance the combat capability.

Zong Shen mounted Pigsy and headed back towards the territory, showing no intention of staying on the frontline.

Tonight, he doesn't plan to go hunting again. The frontline and the territory are constantly killing Burrow Monsters, and the points are rising rapidly.

The appearance of the gargoyles is both a trouble and an opportunity, as each gargoyle can contribute 25 points.

Ordinary-level Burrow Monsters only give 1 point, elite-level ones give 5 points, while captain-level monsters give 25 points.

Every rank increase yields five times the points of the previous level.

In just over half a day, his points had reached 6775, an increase of more than a third compared to before.

As the combat pressure increased, so did the corresponding combat gains.

Gains are proportional to risk, which is a relatively reasonable rule system.

By the time he returned to the territory, it was nearly 2 AM.

After setting up the defense towers and sending another wave of warmth to the frontline, Zong Shen led Pigsy to the stable and then walked into the courtyard, sitting heavily on the territory storage box.

Among the jewelry obtained from the Dogman Tribe's treasure vault, five are equipment-type items.

Two of them are Rare Level jewelry items that Zong Shen had not had time to inspect closely. Under the cover of night, he decided to examine them and then decide how to allocate the equipment.

Zong Shen shook his wrist and took out the five pieces of jewelry, including a bracelet, three rings, and a necklace.

There are few restrictions on jewelry equipment: for example, if you have ten fingers, you can wear ten rings and benefit from the effects of all ten.

Your wrists and neck can be adorned with matching pieces, but their effects do not stack; for instance, only one piece of neck jewelry can be effective, no matter how many necklaces you wear.

Among these items, the bracelet is of Rare quality, one ring is of a peculiar red grade, while the remaining necklace and two rings are of Excellent grade.

Zong Shen first took out the two items of higher grade to examine them.

The bracelet is strung with small beads of pearl white, each the size of fish eyes, silvery and transparent like the silver moon in the sky, reflecting moonlight.

[Silver Moon Bracelet (Purple)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Effect: Agility +8, Charm +6]

[Skills: Blessing of the Moon (applies the Blessing of the Moon effect to up to 20 targets, including oneself, for 10 minutes, greatly increasing the healing speed of wounds, increasing Life Value Recovery by 1.5 per second, and increasing the Life Value Limit by 15%; the effect is doubled when bathed in moonlight at night, cooling time 12 hours)]

[Silver Moon Assault lv5 (transforms into a silver moon and launches an assault in a designated direction, maximum distance of 20 meters, causing 150 piercing damage to enemies along the way, cooling time 30 minutes)]

(Made of Moonstone, this bracelet possesses the power of the moon and was found by Kobolds in the depths of the mine's battlefield ruins, originating from a powerful member of the Dark Night Elf clan)

This bracelet is indeed very good, adding up to 14 attribute points and providing two skills, one an area enhancement skill, and the other a charging skill.

Since Wenresa already has the [Shadow Treasure Pearl], Zong Shen decided to equip the [Silver Moon Bracelet] himself, as he still has a spot for it on his wrist.

After equipping it, his Agility reached 39 points, and his Charm reached 28 points.

Next, his gaze turned to the Rare Level ring.

This ring is just a simple ring with no intricate patterns or inscriptions, appearing dark red. Its appearance doesn't seem as impressive as the Silver Moon Bracelet, but Zong Shen could sense it had a noteworthy origin.

[Ring of Strength Demon I (Red)]

[Set Component I, current set effect activated: Extra Strength +6]

[Quality: Set]

[Effect: Strength +10]

[Skills: Strength Amplification lv10 (upon use, increases the Strength Attribute by 20% for 5 minutes, cooling time 4 hours)]

[Passive Skill: Strength Extraction (for every ordinary/elite/captain/commander/overlord-level monster killed, respectively increases extraction value by 1/5/25/125/600; for every 1500 extraction points obtained, Strength is permanently increased by 1)]

(A jewelry component from the infamous Strength Demon King set, capable of extracting strength and providing permanent enhancement, the set includes six components: [Ring of Strength Demon], [Strength Demon Mask], [Strength Demon Armor], [Strength Demon's Beheading Giant Axe], [Strength Demon Shin Guards], and [Strength Demon War Boots])

This turned out to be a set equipment that Zong Shen had never seen before, hence its red quality coloring.

The most important aspect is not the rarity, but the attributes and skills provided by the [Ring of Strength Demon]!

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