Chapter 108 New Eternal Apostle

Zhou Jing's eyes lit up.

"As expected, it's related to the number of Eternal Apostles. Clearing one more Apostle will expand the Apostle slot... Although it's not free, this mechanism proves that increasing the slots is not difficult, simply based on the number of clears."

"Even if the slots are expanded, it's also feasible not to deploy Eternal Apostles, but to use them all to create new Apostles."

Zhou Jing had been speculating on the mechanism of the Apostle slots during the cooldown period, and now, seeing the information on the panel, he immediately had many ideas.

If there were two Star Realm Apostles existing at the same time, he should only be able to personally control one of them, and the other would most likely be in a placed state. Each time he traversed, he could choose which Apostle to descend on, and could rotate between them.

However, he felt that he shouldn't be able to switch the currently controlled Apostle at any time during deployment, and would have to return to the transdimensional preparatory space to "change accounts."

Therefore, the Eternal Apostle, who was freed from the upper limit of placement benefits, was most suitable for long-term placement. As long as he found a stable route, he basically wouldn't have to worry about it, and he could free up his hands to work hard to get the new Apostle to clear the stage.

In this way, perhaps the Eternal Apostle in placement could become an assistant or backer for the new Apostle, like a big account carrying a small account, and growth would be smoother.

Conversely, if the Eternal Apostle was at a critical juncture, the new Apostle could also act as a vanguard, testing the waters for the Eternal Apostle.

"In short, as long as multiple Apostles exist in one Star Realm at the same time, they can cooperate and help each other... but first, I need to figure out how to command the Apostle in placement when the personally controlled Apostle encounters them."

Zhou Jing's heart surged, pondering to himself.

He noticed one thing: the clearance settlement, unlike the death settlement, did not inherit the previous Apostle's cultivation results to the new Apostle.

This meant that as long as an Eternal Apostle was generated, the next new Apostle created was a blank slate. Only Star Realm Apostles who failed to clear the stage and died could inherit the cultivation results again and again for free, until they completed the clearance.

Zhou Jing was somewhat mentally prepared for this situation.

After all, the nature of the Eternal Apostle was very different. They could continue to grow, and could be regenerated by consuming resources after death. In this case, it was not surprising that the cultivation results could not be inherited by the new Apostle.

Zhou Jing pondered for a while, and felt that this was a good thing. The extraordinary power system of the Star Realm Apostle had slot limitations. The new Apostle was a blank slate, which meant unlimited possibilities, and he could try to take more routes.

——This was more suitable for the main body to transform power.

"When clearing the stage, if the Eternal Apostle's power system is the same, the abilities that the main body can transform will overlap, and lose their due value."

"Therefore, when developing new Apostles, you can consider letting new Apostles cultivate new extraordinary systems. Unless there are special circumstances, it is not advisable to have too many Eternal Apostles with the same power system. One to three is probably enough, so that the cost performance can be maximized..."

Zhou Jing's eyes flickered, and he had an understanding in his heart.

Currently, the abilities that the main body has transformed are from Jason. Letting Jason accumulate alien blood strengthening means that the main body is also qualified to transform subsequent abilities, which is the most convenient.

In this case, if an Eternal Apostle who also follows the [Alien Blood Warrior] system is created, and the number of strengthening times is not as good as Jason's, it would be of limited use to the main body.

"However, this is considering from the perspective of the main body becoming stronger. If considering from the perspective of expanding resource revenue, clearing the stage is still the top priority, and there is no need to be harsh on the ability matching of the Eternal Apostle."

Clearing the stage is like opening a branch. More branches means more revenue channels. The easiest way to open a branch is naturally to copy the original "business model," and take the experienced old path is easier.

Therefore, a balance must be struck between the issue of ability matching and clearance efficiency, mainly depending on the current needs of the main body.

——If there is an urgent need to strengthen the main body and match abilities, then prioritize cultivating new power systems for the Apostles. If you are not in a hurry, then prioritize clearing the stage and accumulating raw resources.

However, in the Alien Beast World, he has not yet inquired about a new extraordinary system. If he can't find it, then he will have to continue to let the new Apostle take the [Alien Blood Warrior] route—fortunately, the Apostle's mechanism is very suitable for this system, which may result in sudden death due to failure to strengthen. It has unique advantages.

Zhou Jing looked at the panel, thought for a while, and did not immediately expand the Apostle slot.

He planned to first deploy Jason, kidnap Lutt to squeeze out information, and then find a stable development route for placement, and then create a new Apostle, so that he could temporarily save the expansion fee.

So, even if he opens a new Apostle slot now, he won't be able to use it immediately, so it's not urgent to open it later.

He felt that the allocation of resources should be as careful as possible. He hasn't reached the point where he can spend them casually.

Zhou Jing glanced at the currently accumulated resources.

[Star Realm Points: 9510]

[Information State Particles: 140]

This is the net profit that Jason Wood has earned in the Alien Beast World for more than half a year, after deducting cultivation expenses.

There wasn't that much at first, but after killing the "Otherworld Lifeform" with the crew cut, he absorbed more than 3600 Star Realm Points from the other party, which made him a little richer.

The Star Realm Points are almost over ten thousand. This wave of start-up capital he has saved is much more than the last Apostle... Zhou Jing was satisfied.

"First, let's see what the difference is between redeploying and creating a new Apostle to customize the character..."

He didn't hesitate, and selected "Jason Wood" and chose to deploy.

Whoosh...

The panel immediately switched to the Apostle deployment interface, displaying Jason's Apostle template, just like customizing a character for a new Apostle.

But Zhou Jing tested it and found that the Eternal Apostle could not adjust the parameters at will. Only two places could be adjusted.

One was the auxiliary function. Jason only had one slot, and [Follower Function] was originally loaded, but during the redeployment stage, resources could be consumed to switch the auxiliary function carried by the Eternal Apostle.

The other adjustable parameter was the template stat allocation limit, which was still 500, reaching the upper limit when he customized the character at the beginning, and would not be reset due to redeployment. It seemed that he could not continue to allocate stats.

However, because the template stat allocation limit was linked to the Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level, Zhou Jing thought that increasing the Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level now might also free up new stat allocation for the Eternal Apostle.

He originally had a plan to increase the Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level, so it was not too late now. He did what he said.

[Consume 1000 Star Realm Points, 20 Information State Particles]

[Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level Lv1→Lv2]

[To advance to the next level, you need 2000 Star Realm Points, 40 Information State Particles]

He turned his head to look at Jason's stat allocation limit, and sure enough, it had changed...

[The stat allocation limit for this template is:]

"Sure enough, the basic limit of Jason's template is 500. When upgraded to Lv2, the energy level becomes 2 times... freeing up 5 free stat allocation points for Jason."

Zhou Jing was overjoyed.

He calculated a little and simply spent another portion of resources to upgrade the Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level again.

[Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level Lv2→Lv3]

[To advance to the next level, you need 4000 Star Realm Points, 80 Information State Particles]

Zhou Jing calculated that, after deducting the expenses for the two Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level upgrades, as well as the fees that must be reserved for expanding the Apostle slots, and the stats allocated to Jason... he would probably have about three thousand Star Realm Points left in the end.

"Hiss, no matter how much money you save, it's spent quickly... but only investment can earn more."

Zhou Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

He wasn't spending recklessly either. Raising the Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level to Lv3 was not only to increase the stat allocation for Jason and the future new Apostles, but also because the Star Realm Transdimensional Energy Level affected the initial strength of the new Apostles. It was better to upgrade before the new Apostles were generated.

Moreover, once Jason was deployed, there would be a steady source of income, and he would have revenue.

Therefore, before creating the next new Apostle, the resources he could use would definitely be more than the current amount.

Zhou Jing did not hesitate and used up the resources originally allocated to Jason.

[1000 Star Realm Points have been converted, "Jason Wood" has obtained 10 free stat allocation points]

[The current template stat allocation limit has reached the upper limit:]

Zhou Jing thought for a while and threw all the points into aptitude.

Jason was not a blank slate. The benefits of improving attributes were not as high as when he first entered, and free stat allocation points could not break the first-order limit of attributes.

Improving talent or skills would also be limited in cost performance.

Talent could not be converted to the main body, while skills could be upgraded using cultivation acceleration.

Because of the Eternal Apostle's mechanism, improving aptitude seemed to be the best choice, after all, there were not many opportunities to improve aptitude.

After Jason became an Eternal Apostle, the three most prominent aptitudes of "Physique," "Resistance," and "Swordsmanship" all became [Dark Green].

Aptitude requires multiple points to improve a small stage, and according to the current aptitude level, the free points required to improve each small stage are also different.

In the "Blue" level of aptitude, it takes 5 free points to improve a small stage. It is the same to improve from [Dark Green] to a higher level of [Light Blue].

At this time, with 10 points in hand, either one of the three aptitudes can be raised to [Blue], or two of them can be raised to [Light Blue].

"In addition to stat allocation, another major way to improve aptitude is achievement rewards... and the achievement rewards I have accumulated are basically for improving Physique..."

Zhou Jing thought for a while and made a decision.

[Free points allocation completed]

[Aptitude: Resistance [Dark Green]→[Light Blue], Swordsmanship [Dark Green]→[Light Blue]]

"As for Physique, I have accumulated enough achievement rewards, and it's definitely no problem to raise it by one level. It's better to raise all three aptitudes to the blue level..."

Zhou Jing had already decided to use the accumulated achievement rewards on Jason, and using them on the Eternal Apostle would not be in vain.

Regarding improving swordsmanship aptitude... he felt that it was still very useful to be proficient in a weapon. Bare hands were not deadly enough. On the main body's side, he also planned to convert swordsmanship in the future, so it was good to let Jason practice swordsmanship to a deeper level.

Once swordsmanship aptitude reaches the "Light Blue" level, the bottleneck will mostly transfer to a higher level before it appears. The cultivation acceleration function can also be used at full power for the time being.

After completing the stat allocation, Zhou Jing did not change the auxiliary function.

Ross, this stupid B, is still quite easy to use.

And taking Ross along will also allow this follower to continue alien blood strengthening, which has the value of continuing to grow, and will be more useful to other Apostles in the future.

Although he spent the follower resurrection times when killing the crew-cut man.

But when the Eternal Apostle is redeployed, you can spend 500 Star Realm Points to "reinstall" [Follower Function], which can reset the follower resurrection times—this is the same principle as loading auxiliary functions for the first time for a new Apostle.

Zhou Jing was naturally not stingy with this investment.

It's a pity that Jason is a mediocre template, with only one initial auxiliary function slot. It seems that this thing cannot be easily increased.

As for allocating stats to Ross... let's forget it for now. It's more suitable for him to be a tool person for the time being.

After debugging the various parameters, Zhou Jing looked at Jason's template again from beginning to end, and suddenly had an idea.

"Speaking of which, after the Eternal Apostle is formed, the route is basically finalized. Subsequent strengthening can only be slowly cultivated to accumulate strength, unlike new Apostles who can customize extremely high initial strength... so the correct way to play is to use the original accumulation of the Eternal Apostle, and then continuously improve the initial strength of the Apostle with the accumulated resources, so as to create a real Descended God!"

Zhou Jing's eyes lit up, and he felt that he had found the real "strategy".

He wrote down this discovery, calmed his mind, and started the deployment program.

[Eternal Apostle template adjustment completed!]

["Jason Wood" has consumed 1 redeployment opportunity, currently remaining: 1]

[Target deployment Star Realm: [Alien Beast World] (Number 001)]

[Map overview mode has been activated, please select the deployment mode, [Random Area Deployment] or [Specified Area Deployment]]

The interface switched to the map of the Alien Beast World. The area Zhou Jing had passed through and the maps he had recorded were highlighted on it, while the rest of the place was shrouded in darkness.

Zhou Jing pondered for a while and chose the forest where he had fought Magge fiercely as the deployment location.

——Actually, he originally wanted to descend directly to the lord's mansion in White Plains City, but after thinking about it, forget it. The probability of falling directly onto Lutt's bed is a bit low...

[Deployment location has been specified, consume 100 Star Realm Points]

[Start deployment!]

With a rustling sound, the familiar streamer tunnel bloomed, and Zhou Jing was drawn in familiarly.

…

Alien Beast World.

The night was deep, and the cold wind was blowing.

The forest was pitch black, rustling in the wind, as if countless invisible creatures were quietly active in the night.

Just then, a strange gust of cold wind blew up the fallen leaves piled on the ground.

Whoosh—

The fallen leaves fluttered and danced, suddenly like a tornado, quickly condensing, shaping, changing color, and turning into a figure.

Zhou Jing opened his eyes, immediately stood firm, and looked down. It was indeed Jason's body.

He was currently wearing a simple homespun cloth, not the original bear skin armor and double swords... but his equipment was almost shattered in the battle anyway.

He subconsciously touched his chin...

Yay, the handsome chin is back!

His appearance has returned to its peak!

The regenerated Eternal Apostle did not have any injuries on his body. He had changed into a brand new, intact body, and his original combat power still existed, unaffected.

He observed his surroundings, determined that there was no one around, and then raised his hand to summon his follower.

Whoosh…

Dust and dirt rolled up, turning into Ross' body.

He looked around, and finally his gaze fell silently on Zhou Jing.

Ross: (o_o)

Seeing this silly expression, Zhou Jing couldn't help but feel close, and raised his hand to touch Ross' head.

"Go, take me to the place where you buried things last time."

Ross did not say a word, turned around and disappeared into the forest.

The two followed their memory and walked for a while, stopping under a large tree that had been marked, and dug out a dust-covered package from the tangled roots, as if it had been buried for a long time.

Zhou Jing opened the package and saw that it was the more than 1,400 silver coins that Ross had buried at the beginning.

"Fortunately, no one found out... this huge sum of money is enough to spend."

Zhou Jing breathed a sigh of relief and let Ross carry the package on his back.

He looked towards White Plains City with flickering eyes.

"The transdimensional cooldown is seven or eight days, and about half a year should have passed in the Alien Beast World. I wonder how the assassination of the lord has fermented... Hmph, Lutt, your Grandpa Wood is back!"