Chapter 47 - Recruiting and Classes

Han Wu analyzed the four Class Fragments he had obtained after killing the four adventures as he pondered his next course of action.

Based on the information he had obtained from Soren, Han Wu knew about the presence of an organization called the Adventurer’s Guild. Apparently, they were the ones who managed the adventurers.

There were millions of registered adventurers in Doron City’s Adventurer’s Guild.

Individuals ranging from level 0 to 9 were classified as new adventurers. They possessed basic Classes and wore badges made from black stone. Furthermore, they constituted the largest population of adventurers.

Adventurers with levels 10 to 29 had achieved their First Class advancement. They had a lot of different classes to branch into later on, and they wore bronze badges. The Brawler, the Fire Mage and the Water Sage had all been First Class adventurers.

Adventurers ranging from levels 30 to 59 had achieved their Second Class advancement. They had upgraded their previous classes, resulting in increased strength. These adventurers were the core strength of the Adventurer’s Guild. They were distinguished by their silver badges. Soren had been a Second Class adventurer.

Adventurers ranging from levels 60 to 99 had achieved their Third Class advancement. They had further enhanced their classes, resulting in a significant increase in strength. They were usually the leaders of larger adventurer teams, and they wore golden badges.

Lastly, adventurers exceeding level 100 were classified as Fourth Class adventurers, also known as Heroes. They were exceptionally powerful, capable of single-handedly confronting a team of 10,000 adventurers. Now, Han Wu’s trial required him to face and eliminate one of the five such powerful warriors stationed at Doron City.

With his strength and a locust swarm numbering 5 billion strong, Han Wu was a formidable force. Among them, 500 million were equivalent in strength to new adventurers, 3 billion matched the power of First Class adventurers, and 1.5 billion were on par with Second Class adventurers. Han Wu and his two Heroic Locustmen, however, exhibited the same strength as Third Class adventurers.

Theoretically, Han Wu held a significant numerical advantage, his five billion locusts outnumbering Doron City’s one million combatants five thousand to one, yet the cold reality remained that the majority of his swarm were fragile cannon fodder. He was acutely aware of his locusts’ fragility. With the exception of those capable of Self-Detonation, the rest were almost useless—Soren’s team had shown him that.

Even a below-average adventurer team could easily eliminate a thousand locusts on their own. With millions of adventurers in Doron City, his locust army wouldn’t stand a chance.

I need to find a way to improve my combat strength, or at the very least, elevate my units to level 60 or higher. But how am I to find such a method?

After careful contemplation, Han Wu realized his locust swarm’s fragility couldn’t be overcome through conventional means. However, the forest teemed with powerful creatures, and if he could somehow recruit those creatures, he might bridge the gap between his forces and Doron City’s adventurers.

Despite their weakness in combat, his locusts were perfect for scouting. Han Wu commanded his 5 billion locusts to disperse throughout the forest and locate all monsters above level 60. His locust army, without hesitation, followed his orders, and information soon began streaming in from every direction.

A report came in about a goblin tribe located approximately 35 km to the south, with their leader supposedly possessing significant strength.

Han Wu, being at level 80, easily and brutally overcame the goblin leader, which led to his conquest of the entire goblin tribe. As their leader fell, the remaining 1,200 goblins immediately dropped their weapons and surrendered, their eyes wide in terror.

Using Inspect Eye, Han Wu discovered that the goblins were generally weak, with adult goblins averaging level 20 and barely able to challenge a First Class adventurer. The sole exception was their leader, who possessed a remarkable level of 62. He recognized that the goblin leader was a Third Class, comparable to the high-ranking adventurers of Doron City.

Through interrogation, Han Wu discovered that the goblin leader had acquired its Class just by consuming the Class Fragments from numerous deceased adventurers.

This information gave Han Wu a new idea. He wanted to experiment and see if his Locustmen could also gain similar Class abilities.

Han Wu promptly issued orders for his locusts to monitor the movements of adventurers and provide immediate reports upon locating weaker teams. He then planned to dispatch a small squad of Locustmen to eliminate them.

Over a period of three days, he gathered hundreds of Class Fragments. He then used Inspect Eye to categorize the fragments, combining identical ones before infusing them with Divine Points.

With the Divine Points’ power, the fragments combined, forming complete Classes. After carefully piecing the fragments together, Han Wu obtained four fundamental Classes: Warrior, Brawler, Mage, and Archer.

Han Wu selected the Archer Class and channeled it into one of his Locustmen. Upon complete absorption of the Class, the Locustman’s data interface flickered wildly as its stats underwent changes.

[Race: Sapper Heavenly Demon Locustman]

[Level: 60 (Maximum level 65. Increase level by absorbing Cores of monsters)]

[Class: Archer]

[Equipment: None]

𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

[Talent: Magma Sacrifice, Sadist, Gluttony, Flight, Low-level Intelligence, Humanoid Body, Sharpshooter]

[Skill: Magma Spit, Summon Shortbow, Powershot]

He had succeeded! Once the Locustman absorbed the Class, its level cap increased, and it even gained new talents and skills, and this was merely a basic Class. If it could absorb a First Class that synergized with the Archer Class, its level cap would rise even further. Han Wu’s own level would also increase if he could find a Third or Fourth Class for his Locustman.

It was no longer an impossible dream to reach level 100. At that point, he would no longer need to depend on his locust army and could defeat the Heroes single-handedly.

Unfortunately, higher-ranking Classes were harder to find. Even upon finding Class Fragments, he would still need a significant amount of luck to locate a corresponding fragment of the same Class.

He could only hope that more adventurers with matching Classes would die in his traps, so he could obtain a higher-ranking Class.

As he gathered Class Fragments, Han Wu continued to recruit monsters.

One day, a Locustman reported discovering a cave, but a dangerous presence prevented them from exploring it further.