Chapter 742: Soldier of War, Crucial Questions

Chapter 742: Soldier of War, Crucial Questions

Wei Wuyin settled his turbulent emotions. The world had always been vast, piled with mysteries and secrets, not just about cultivation but about many things. The only way to grasp these truths, he had to continue his acts of cultivation, surviving the worldly dangers that sought to halt his journey, and snatch the rightful qualifications to know.

"This Battlefield..." Wei Wuyin didn't answer the War Spirit directly, merely considering a single item amongst the eighty-one items in the Commander's List. While most were currently beyond his means, solely for the Mystic Ascendants, there were a few useful tools similar to the War File and Map of War, which were very useful in gathering information for recruiting and having an awareness of the Battlefield's state.

The Map of War could pinpoint the location of each Soldier of War and Commander of War on the Battlefield. This was likely how Guan Yu found him. If it wasn't for his intentions to hide his in-depth knowledge of the Battlefield, he might've taken it out to hunt others.

The War File, however, wasn't complete. The first thing he did was purchase a War File. When he did, according to the War Spirit, he could select any Soldier of War on the Battlefield and grasp their merits and abilities. However, it was only the abilities shown on the Battlefield.

Guan Yu had likely inspected the War File shortly after meeting him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to face him after learning about the terrifyingly high number of premium merits he had earned in the Battlefield.

In the file, it lackingly described his Spatial Beast Bloodline. It was described as such, completely not specifying which beast or how developed the Bloodline was. It also had something that said: "Grenadier." He had no idea what that meant.

Fortunately, the War Spirit was telling him about the War File's contents, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to read these details. From the War Spirit, he learned it was a type of Soldier of War that used external devices, be it pellets or talismans, as main sources of combat strength. Considering his actions, this rang true.

There was also an item that intrigued him.

[Item]: Summons of War.

[Exchange Rate]: 50 War Souls.

[Availability]: Commander.

[Description]: Can not be used during times of active war. When used, it releases a bright signal to all Soldiers of War to gather. Those who resist the summons are penalized with summary execution.

When he first arrived and met Guan Yu, the scarlet-eyed sinner was shaken when Wei Wuyin suggested they were allies. Clearly, he was aware of this original purpose. And after hearing about the Nexus Battlefield details, Wei Wuyin's first decision was to summon forth the loose Soldiers of War into an organized army. Since the 10,000 Spirits of War were undefeatable existences to mortals, perhaps an army of them might have a chance. He later realized his thinking was incorrect.

There was no way even 100,000 Mortals would claim victory over an Ascended Legion of 10,000. It just wasn't practical. Clearly from Guan Yu's explanation, the focus and purpose of the Nexus Battlefield had become muddled after a long time, with Ascended no longer striving to arrive in the Nexus Battlefield and Soldiers of War sent here were actively slaughtering each other to accumulate enough War Souls to depart.

"Next question: the Spirits of War, are they real beings? Are they subjected to exhaustion, confusion, frustration, incorrect decision making, real-time decision making, or vulnerable to energies, poisons, and hazardous environments?" This question was absolutely critical.

The War Spirit wasn't foreign to this question either. While most of the time it was divided, it hadn't skipped a beat before answering: "The Spirits of War are designed to react as Ascended beings would. There is no difference between them and yourself in the foundation of your weaknesses and strengths."

Wei Wuyin nodded elatedly. "Two more questions: Eliminating Spirits of War accrue War Souls, correct? And will I have the opportunity to use my War Souls after I observe the Obelisk of War?"

"Yes, to both." The War Spirit answered succinctly. It further added, "Claiming victory also rewards War Souls."

Wei Wuyin expected that, so he delved into his last question: "How many acts of killing allies forfeit my life?"

"..." This was the first time the War Spirit was asked this, and if Wei Wuyin could see its expression, he would be quite amused. On the Nexus Battlefield, all Soldiers of War were allies, and typically, killing your allies was a sin punishable by summary execution in an army. However, accidents occurred and friendly fire happened.

Thus, there was certainly leeway to the act. In the chaos of the battlefield, in the thick of the bloodshed, accidents were bound to happen.

The War Spirit, however, answered after recomposing itself: "The act of fragging is limited to eight times. Not counting accidental, honestly judged upon mistakes. However, the life of a Soldier of War and Commander of War has value on the Battlefield. They will not be subjected to punishment as long as they contribute to the Nexus War. In the case of their departure prior to earning contribution, upon submitting one's leave of the Battlefield, one will be judged. Then, the Soldier of War will be executed promptly."

Wei Wuyin wryly smiled. This was consistent with his own ?ssumption. That sadistic woman or Guan Yu will likely be executed upon attempting to leave, but those outside would just ?ssume they were killed by others. It was the distortion of the Nexus Battlefield, suffused with desperation, that led people to do this. That said, it didn't mean it was allowed.

"Most would escape, however," Wei Wuyin commented to himself. Killing the sadistic woman was sufficient to depart without any issue. As long as someone killed one or two soldiers that had killed two or one soldier respectively, one would be beneath the threshold even if they killed minimal War Soul new arrivals.

However, those who actively hunted others, such as Guan Yu and the sadistic woman were going to die. Considering Guan Yu hunted newbies, having over a thousand War Souls, chances are he was marked for execution.

Unless...he contributed to the Nexus War, fighting against the 10,000 Spirits of War. Which was another death sentence in and of itself.

"I seek to return to the Nexus Battlefield, War Spirit." Wei Wuyin hadn't bought anything, merely gaining knowledge of what was available. Why? Because he had too little War Souls at the moment, and the things on the Soldier's List weren't worth it in his eyes.

"Leave?" The War Spirit was stunned. It had spent all this time explaining things and listing out all the available items, then he sought to leave? Just like that? It was a little peeved. It harrumphed out, and this would've certainly induced a massive headache to Wei Wuyin, but due to the filtering, all he heard was an adorable little girl harrumphing in a minor tantrum.

It was unbearably cute.

Before he could react, he was engulfed by multicolored light.