Chapter 833: Chapter 786: Heroic Spirit Awakening
At a little past five in the morning Beijing Ti, the dim light of dawn, the bustling chatter of early-morning snack stalls heralded the start of a new day.
Having pulled an all-nighter with barely half an hour of napping in between, Da Fei removed his helt, stood up to open the window for fresh air, a biting early spring breeze piercing through him. Then Da Fei hastily freshened up to clear his mind before logging back on.
It must be said, Da Fei, now over thirty, truly felt he couldn’t handle sleep-deprived gaming marathons like in the past. But Da Fei had no choice. At this critical mont, he couldn’t afford a single mistake.
At this mont, Da Fei’s fleet was moving in place amidst the steam-filled, lava-flowing Lava Cave. Yes, moving in place, as the rush of the Fla Stream made it impossible for Da Fei’s ships to advance further, much like running in place on a treadmill at the gym.
In this situation, not getting swept away was already the greatest victory. The impact on the troops’ stamina was equally apparent. Da Fei hardly dared to recklessly train the crew, as training expends the sailors’ stamina, and failing in practice would an wasted energy, which could lead to an instant collapse.
As for the newly arrived 33 Angels, they were Da Fei’s biggest concern. The current environnt in the Lava Cave was far worse than the water conditions of the first three days, and in reality, such volcanic cave surroundings would probably have stead them alive. Luckily, they hadn’t encountered attacks from Water Monsters, and they could survive on wine and Healing Skill.
Of course, based on the training experience of the past four days, Da Fei thought that drunken Angels might easily evolve into Bloodsucking Angels, which wouldn’t necessarily aid their learning of Sailing Skill. So, to speed up the crash course in Sailing Skill, Da Fei firmly forbade the new Angels from getting drunk. This ant that before the negative effects of the first bottle cleared, they were not allowed to take a second one, relying on mutual healing instead. In fact, the current circumstances didn’t permit the new Angels to get drunk at all. If they got drunk, who would heal them?
If it really ca to it, they would drink the Super Stimulating Potion that completely restores life stamina. Da Fei had only one bottle of the Super Stimulating Potion left—it had to last until tomorrow, that is, 5:30.
If the potion couldn’t hold them, there was only one option left: abandon the ammo towboat behind them, reducing the burden on the sailors’ towing stamina consumption.
Thus, in preparation for abandoning ship, Essinger, the new companion, was jumping back and forth, moving boxes of Blood Wine from the rear ship to the front. Certainly, if it ca to a point where abandoning ship was necessary, it would be crucial to wake up Miss Elda so she could teleport the cargo back, delaying the Volcano Dragon’s recovery and putting the troubleso plan of advancing deep behind enemy lines on hold.
If it’s put on hold, so be it—unreliable actions should be avoided if possible; Da Fei’s ultimate goal was to train the troops.
Even Essinger, after several dozen round trips, had no stamina left for jumping and sat resting on a box of wine.
Da Fei, bored out of his mind, was afraid he would fall asleep from boredom and approached for a chat: "Can the Angels’ vitality skills be used on you?"
Essinger muttered: "I am a Resentful Spirit, I cannot receive any blessings from Light Magic."
As expected, having a motley crew from different factions was indeed a pain. Da Fei suddenly realized that if they retreated and teleported back to the city, wouldn’t the Resentful Spirit be burned to death by the barrier of the Divine Punishnt City like the three chauffeurs before?
Da Fei quickly asked: "If our forces retreat and take you back to the city, how would you withstand the barrier of the Divine Punishnt City?"
Essinger shook his head: "No worries, I’m not a Demon, nor am I Undead."
Da Fei was surprised: "Isn’t a Resentful Spirit the sa as Undead?"
Essinger muttered: "Perhaps, but I feel I’m different from the Undead. I am not afraid of the Divine Punishnt City’s barrier."
Da Fei’s interest was piqued: "Then what are you exactly?"
Essinger shook his head: "I don’t know. All I know is that from the mont I woke up and had mory, I was at the command of the Demon Army. Under their training, I beca Sky Cavalry, then step by step an instructor, training more Sky Cavalry. But I noticed other Sky Cavalry were different from —they were usually true Resentful Spirits."
Da Fei was amazed: "Why are all Sky Cavalry Resentful Spirits?"
Essinger replied irritably: "Of course, it’s because Resentful Spirits are light in weight. Otherwise, did you think any random Volcano Dragon could carry a knight in full heavy armor, weighing hundreds of pounds, flying in the sky?"
Only then did Da Fei understand: "No wonder soone could pull you off the dragon with one hand—you were light in weight, after all."
Essinger coldly intoned: "Can we not talk about that?"
Da Fei laughed heartily: "Alright, alright, my apologies!"
Right at that mont, Elda’s voice chid in with laughter: "Essinger, you still retain a knight’s dignity after all."
Da Fei was taken aback: "Miss Elda is awake?"
"It’s so hot I can’t sleep at all!" Elda pulled out a bottle of wine from the wine box and drank it heartily.
Essinger quickly stood up and saluted, "Greetings, Lord Elda."
Elda wiped her mouth and laughed heartily, "Essinger, for you to realize that you’re different from ordinary Resentful Spirits shows that I wasn’t wrong about you. You have potential, worth my efforts to recruit."
Essinger replied in surprise, "Please enlighten , my lord?"
Elda said seriously, "You’re not a Resentful Spirit, you’re a Heroic Spirit! You were once a Mortal Warrior who participated in the Divine Punishnt War! In this hellish depth, whether Angel or Mortal dies, their Holy Spirit or soul finds it difficult to return to Heaven. So Holy Spirits are captured by Demons and beco Fallen Angels, while the souls of Mortal warriors beco Resentful Spirits. But you’re different. Even until the mont of your death, you remained fearless, without a trace of resentnt, anger, or hesitation. Your soul is unstained and steadfast. That’s the reason you beca a Heroic Spirit!"
Essinger was shocked, "I’m a Heroic Spirit?!"
Elda nodded, "Exactly. That’s also my reason for surrendering you. In fact, the one beside the Military Governor whom I cut down earlier should have also been a Heroic Spirit, what a pity."
Da Fei exclaid, "A Heroic Spirit isn’t the soul of a renowned hero or king from ancient legends? Does that an he wasn’t ordinary in life?"
Elda shook her head, "Whether one becos a Heroic Spirit isn’t related to one’s status or power in life. The key lies in what state of mind their soul is in at the mont of death. If soone dies with intense negative emotions like anger or hatred, no matter how brave, they cannot beco a Heroic Spirit. Dying with regret or fear makes it even more difficult; they’re lucky not to beco Evil Spirits. In short, a Heroic Spirit enters a state of absolute selflessness during battle, fearless and without anger, amidst life and death. It’s not easily achieved by common people, but renowned heroes or kings often reach this state to beco Heroic Spirits."
Da Fei responded, "Then how did you determine he was a Heroic Spirit? Oh right, what use is a Heroic Spirit? Like a solid, intelligent soldier?"
Elda laughed heartily, "The soul of a Heroic Spirit is pure and unstained. Even if revived by a demon’s dark power, their soul’s essence remains unpolluted. This is the main difference between a Heroic Spirit and an Angel; a Heroic Spirit’s mory might be erased by demons, but they will never fall. That’s why the gods will guide the most devout believers to Heaven after death. These believers are actually Heroic Spirits, the first-class citizens of the Divine Realm whom we Angels serve. Now, do you understand the value of a Heroic Spirit?"
Da Fei’s eyebrows shot up in surprise, first-class citizens of the Divine Realm! Yes, in Nordic mythology, Odin’s Heroic Spirit Hall is where he places the Heroic Spirits who serve him!
Da Fei suddenly understood, "So Heroic Spirits are the best divine sacrifices?"
Elda’s eyes narrowed with a smile, "Exactly, so when we take Essinger back, after purifying the dark energy from him, the Angel Leader can take him to ascend to Heaven. Our rit will at least be upgraded by one rank! If Essinger proves especially capable, we might even rise further!"
So that’s it! Essinger is actually my ticket to promotion, or rather, my treasure! Haha, wahaha! In that case, I definitely won’t let him risk guiding us to attack the Demon Army’s resource warehouse. I should leave sothing for the European Union Zone to handle. It wouldn’t be right for
to do everything and insult the intelligence and capability of European Union players.
Da Fei exclaid joyfully, "Then why did you say he was a Resentful Spirit at first? Why not just tell him he is a Heroic Spirit?"
Elda scoffed, "Every Mortal Warrior revived by demons here has their life mories erased and is polluted with dark energy. The key is for them to realize it themselves. If they don’t, it’s useless to tell them, and they can’t ascend to Heaven."
At this mont, Elda spoke kindly to Essinger, "Essinger, once you ascend to the Divine Realm, make sure to work hard, and rember to speak well of Elda at every opportunity, okay?"
Ah, spit! Da Fei couldn’t help but spray a mouthful of saliva.
Essinger trembled as he spoke, "Essinger, thank you for Lord Elda’s rescue and appreciation. I will repay you with all my strength!"
As he spoke, his entire armor buzzed with excitent, and black smoke billowed from the gaps in his armor!
Da Fei was shocked, "What is this?"
Elda laughed excitedly, "It’s the awakening of a Heroic Spirit! He’s expelling the dark energy from himself, which ans he was indeed an extraordinarily capable warrior. Haha, we’re in for a big promotion!"
Da Fei’s ears perked up with excitent, she just said "our" big promotion! Haha, wahaha!
Amidst their laughter, a flash of white light enveloped Essinger as all the black smoke scattered instantly, and he sat cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by golden light!
——System Prompt: Your troops have been blessed by Essinger’s "Vajra Body" aura, increasing the resistance to various adverse conditions by 30%, lasting until the end of Essinger’s ditative effect.
Da Fei and Elda both squealed with joy, "He used to be a high-level monk in life!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian) to vote for it with recomndations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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