With the insightful analysis and staunch support of core veteran players like mad madam and Oreo, Qin Feng’s proposed strategy to "counter-attack the Void" instantly won over the vast majority.

After securing everyone’s unanimous support, Qin Feng immediately began to formulate the specific tactics for the "counter-attack on the Void."

The first priority in his tactical planning was, without a doubt, upgrading the Talent Level of his Evil Aura.

This Talent had a clear drawback: the higher its Talent Level, the more Dragon Drills it consumed. Furthermore, each upgrade required manually customizing specific values rather than boosting all of them at once.

However, for the upcoming "Lord Players vs. Evil God Legion" event, it was arguably the strongest and most irreplaceable aura Talent.

Lord Players, Divine Chosen Soldiers, and even local Native Creatures could all use it to gain a qualitative leap in survivability, adding a crucial layer of protection against the fierce onslaught of the Evil God Legion.

As for the other three Riding and Cutting Talents that consumed a large number of Dragon Crystals—"Otherworldly Sword and Saber Weapon Pack," "Random Events," and "Dynamic Troop Equipment"—Qin Feng was in no hurry to upgrade them.

The reason was simple.

During the Evil God Invasion event, a large number of Void Bosses would appear, each one an Extraordinary Level being. All of them would provide massive Dragon Crystal rewards. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

For example, a regular Zero-star boss only provided 1 Dragon Drill, a Good Level boss provided 2, an Elite Level boss provided 3, an Epic Level boss provided 4, a Legendary Level boss provided 5, and a Mythical Level boss provided 10.

At the Extraordinary One Star stage, kill rewards (which included rewards for recruiting heroes) gradually increased from 10 or 20 Dragon Drills up to 100.

And at the Extraordinary Two Stars stage, kill rewards climbed from 100 or 200 Dragon Drills to as high as 1,000.

Qin Feng would have plenty of opportunities later to upgrade his hidden Riding and Cutting Talents.

And unlock new Riding and Cutting Talents along the way.

’Alright, then.’

’First, I’ll upgrade the Evil Aura’s level.’

[You have consumed all your Dragon Crystals! The Talent Level of your ’Evil Aura’ has been increased!]

[Talent—Evil Aura (LV44): Within a 2200-meter radius, you, all troops under your command, and allied forces gain a 100% increase in movement speed and recover 14 Life Value per second... Upon each upgrade, you must choose to enhance either the effective range, movement speed, or Blood Volume recovery.]

[Current Upgrade Requirement: 80 Dragon Crystals per level (until level 50)]

’Hmm.’

’The results are pretty good.’

He upgraded Evil Aura by 17 levels in one go, increasing its effective range from just 500 meters to 2,200 meters.

It was important to note that this value wasn’t the total area, but the radius extending from Qin Feng at the center.

By that measure, the aura Talent’s actual area of effect was already larger than a typical college campus, or even a small town.

However, considering the positioning and spacing of personnel within the legion, this effective range was still a bit tight.

It wasn’t large enough to cover a super-legion of a million troops, so for now, it could only serve as a means of continuous recovery for injured soldiers, giving them more staying power on the battlefield.

Moreover, with the average Blood Volume of combatants now exceeding ten thousand, the aura’s Healing rate of 14 points per second was just a drop in the bucket. The recovery efficiency was far too slow to keep up with the pace of high-intensity battles.

’Not a big deal.’

’I’ll just upgrade it slowly during the second stage.’

Having made up his mind, Qin Feng’s gaze fell upon his "Random Events" Talent. Before the Evil God Invasion event officially began, he planned to use his "Recruit Prisoners" Talent and "Spirit Control" skill to capture a group of Skaven Ratmen, building up his forces for the major battles to come.

However, things didn’t go as planned.

In the final weeks before the event, Qin Feng never managed to trigger a single, crucial "Expedition Gate" event.

The only events that triggered were the regular ones native to the Lord World, so his plan to capture Skaven Ratmen had to be put on hold.

However, these seemingly "regular" Random Events did bring him some substantial, high-end benefits, such as a permanent 5% increase to his attack power or a potent buff that granted him an extra 50% Life Value for the month.

A steady stream of such buffs unexpectedly solidified his personal combat strength.

’Not bad.’

’A great haul.’

Then, as a server-wide system announcement suddenly appeared, the development of the Lord World where Qin Feng resided officially entered its second stage.

[Your Lord Plane is evolving... Evolution complete! Now entering Stage Two!]

[Unlocked Content: Level 50 Cap, Equipment Upgrade System, Evil God Invasion Event, War for the Stone of the Gods, Heaven’s Chosen Ruler Rotation Mechanism.]

[Level 50 Cap Details: All Professional Levels can now be raised to 50. Personal Attribute Points can be increased to a maximum of 20,000. (This is a fixed threshold for the current stage and cannot be surpassed; further increases will only be possible after the Lord World evolves to Stage Three.) Personal Ability Value has no upper limit. (The specific value depends on equipment bonuses, Talent Effects, skill strength, and attribute conversion rates; core stats include Attack Power, Defense Power, Life Value, and Speed.) Any Lord Player (or other creature) who raises one Profession to level 26 will directly reach the rank of Extraordinary Two Stars. However, the evaluation system in this stage will be more fair and objective and will no longer provide ratings based on attribute points.]