"You have passed the Orc line and successfully reached the main battlefield, receiving rewards: +3 to all attributes, Shard of God's Stone x1."
Looking at the glowing screen that reminded him of his completed mission, Bai Ye couldn't help but grin.
Just as he had guessed.
Reaching the plains meant completing the mission, but how to get past the sentries of the Orcs was a problem.
Secondly, Rimuru had not yet arrived; currently, only Orcs were on the plains.
The scene was quite shocking and rather foolish. If the army had gathered, why not attack directly into the Jura Tempest Forest?
This was clearly waiting for Rimuru's arrival, and Rimuru's arrival time was the time limit.
As for the mission itself, Bai Ye wasn't particularly concerned at the moment.
Was it just three attribute points? It wasn't even enough for one energy gathering of the Five Spirit Disk, which now increased by 5 points.
As for a Shard of God's Stone...
This was always a cause for ecstatic joy, but after killing Jin Xiangchuan and obtaining six Shards of God's Stone, Bai Ye suddenly felt that one shard wasn't as appealing anymore.
However...
When Bai Ye looked at the glowing screen...
He was shocked!
His intelligence attribute had reached 15 points!
Hiss!
Bai Ye couldn't help but gasp. He hadn't looked closely at the mission when he saw it; the +3 to all attributes actually included intelligence!
Many people might not know what an increase in intelligence represents, and Bai Ye didn't feel any change from the +3 intelligence increase.
But in reality, this was an extremely rare occurrence. Among all attributes, intelligence was the hardest to increase, with very few methods available.
The reason was easy to understand: intelligence could be understood as IQ, and innate factors played a significant role. Although it could be developed through effort, it was limited, and unless it was truly extraordinary, the difference was hard to perceive.
A normal person's intelligence standard was 10, and Bai Ye's initial intelligence was 12, which was only slightly above average. With the current increase to 15, he should be considered intelligent.
But what constitutes an intelligent person?
Most people have no concept of this. The so-called geniuses and ordinary people are often judged by their achievements, with no truly direct comparison.
However, with the experience from his previous life, Bai Ye knew that an increase in intelligence had many profound effects.
For example, memory and logical thinking abilities would improve with an increase in intelligence, and with continuous improvement, it was also the development of brain capacity. Combined with mental power, it could even lead to incredible mutations.
In Bai Ye's previous life, such individuals were called superhumans, who were very difficult to deal with and extremely powerful.
However, those who could become superhumans were usually individuals with extremely high initial intelligence, the so-called high-IQ geniuses. They already possessed high intelligence and then, by continuously increasing their intelligence attribute in the world battlefield, they developed their brain capacity and eventually evolved into supers.
Therefore, it required high innate intelligence and an opportunity to increase intelligence, as the intelligence attribute was too difficult to raise, and brain development was a long-term process.
As a result, the conditions for becoming a superhuman were quite stringent, which led to the scarcity of superhumans. Occasionally, accidents would occur, and they would perish before their brain capacity was fully developed. Thus, in Bai Ye's memory, there were no superhumans among the ultimate powerhouses who survived to the end in his previous life.
Thinking about it this way, Bai Ye felt it wasn't such a big deal.
It was just three intelligence attribute points!
His previous astonishment was due to the rarity of intelligence attribute increases, but upon careful consideration, it was just a minor improvement. Intelligence was actually the least useful attribute, and Bai Ye didn't believe he could become a superhuman. Even if he used all the methods he remembered to increase his intelligence attribute, it would still be very difficult, requiring innate advantages.
Bai Ye closed the glowing screen, no longer dwelling on the matter, and continued to observe the Orc army.
However, it was regrettable.
Bai Ye saw neither the Orc Lord nor the Demon Person Krumit.
Since that was the case, he could only wait.
Bai Ye was likely the first chosen one to arrive; others were still on their way. However, the level of the Jura Tempest Forest region was not low. Those who could enter this region and receive hidden missions were generally quite strong.
Because those who were not outstanding might have been killed by the Demon Country's people before they even encountered them upon entering the Jura Tempest Forest.
Therefore, Bai Ye did not wait long. About half an hour later, other chosen ones began to arrive.
This marked a beginning. After the first batch of people arrived, the chosen ones started appearing one after another.
"Bai Ye, you're here?" Jemas waved to Bai Ye with a smile after arriving. "You're too fast?"
Bai Ye shrugged. "You're too slow."
Jemas replied, "I was already fast. There are still many people behind me."
The Demon Country had about a hundred chosen ones accepting hidden missions. Currently, only twenty to thirty had arrived. Excluding those who died on the way, Jemas's arrival was not late.
"But..." Jemas continued, "many people probably won't make it."
Bai Ye asked curiously, "Why?"
Jemas explained, "Rimuru's subordinates are very fast. He himself is traveling with his Oni, and his subordinates, the Direwolves, Goblins, and Lizardmen, are advancing along three routes with terrifying speed. I took the wetland route, and when I left the territory of the Cuckoos, the Lizardmen had already reached the swamp."
Bai Ye nodded. "The battle will begin in an hour at most."
Jemas rubbed his hands excitedly. "I can't wait. The rewards for the first two missions were good, but the final mission is the main event."
Jemas's third mission was different from Bai Ye's, but it also followed the rule of hidden missions yielding treasures. He could obtain both Shards of God's Stone and magical weapons.
Of course, the most important point was that the mission content did not require them to fight each other but allowed them to cooperate and participate in the battle against the Orcs. Overall, the Orc General was very strong and not easy to kill, and the Orc Elites were far stronger than ordinary Orcs, but they were merely difficult, not impossible to defeat, and the rewards were excellent.
However, Bai Ye was not worried about this; he didn't have this mission.
What Bai Ye was concerned about now was the whereabouts of the Orc Lord and Demon Person Krumit.
Of course, Li Jiayi, that disruptive fellow, would most likely appear as well.