Chapter32-The Special Unit, Silent Mimicker

Loreta stepped forward proactively, and after Jason had paid the resources, he stepped aside. 

The moment the scholar lady reached out her hand, she intuitively sensed a countdown.

[5] 

[4] 

[3] 

[2] 

[1] 

[Training Complete!]

"Huh?" Loreta was a bit baffled.

At the same time, a flicker of light appeared before her eyes, and a group of strange life forms manifested. 

They were made of ice-blue mist, without facial features, torso, or limbs, the only thing visible was a glowing orb within the mist.

"Huh?" Loreta was baffled again.

It wasn't that she lacked knowledge; as a member of the True Knowledge Society, her learning was vast... 

She definitely knew what a Shadow Mimicker looked like. 

Shadow Mimickers aren't supposed to look like this!

"Huh?" Before she could process, she felt something was off again, "This aura, is it a 6-tier unit?"

She was dizzy with confusion. How could this be possible??

Meanwhile, Jason heard a notification— [Your unit training is complete, congratulations on obtaining 4-tier unit (Otherworldly) [Shadow Mimicker]*300.] 

[Ding! Undead Plague has been activated, your [Shadow Mimicker] has been promoted 2-tiers and undergone undeath transformation, your Shadow Mimicker has advanced to a 5-tier otherworldly unit [Silent Mimicker].]

He was momentarily stunned, then pleasantly surprised. 

Jason had thought that only hidden units could retain certain characteristics upon promotion, but now it seemed that the range of traits retention was quite broad... 

Units from the Dark Realm could also enjoy this privilege.

In Jason's eyes, a detailed data panel for the [Silent Mimicker] rose.

[Tier: 6-tier]

[Race: Undead]

[Level: 2]

[HP: 445/445]

[Attack Power: 121]

[Defense: 77]

[Magic Resistance: 66]

[Speed: 17]

[Food Consumption: 0]

Skills:

[Mimicry]: The Silent Mimicker can transform itself into any unit within 6-tier, adopting the attributes and skills of the mimicked entity. If the opponent is below 6-tier, the Silent Mimicker will extrapolate the opponent's attributes and skills as if they were at 6-tier and transform accordingly.

[Shadow Armor]: A passive effect, where the technical attributes of the Mimicker are enhanced in the mimicked form.

Description: Originally beings that mimicked other life forms for combat in the Dark Realm, they were twisted into a new form under the influence of undead power. Will only obey their creator [Jason]. As undead beings, Silent Mimickers do not require food.

...

"These soldiers are quite useful," Jason concluded after reviewing the skill table.

Despite the Silent Mimicker being limited to mimicking units within 6-tier, its ability notably mentions that mimicking lower-tier units elevates their combat effectiveness to a 6-tier version. 

This means these soldiers can directly copy and enhance some lower-tier units with decent skills. 

For instance, Jason's Dragonsepulcher Sentinel, with its stacked attribute bonuses and skills, serves as a terrifyingly perfect tank, sadly limited by its 5-tier status and eventually becoming obsolete.

However, a Silent Mimicker's imitation would produce a 6-tier version of the Dragonsepulcher Sentinel, significantly boosting base attributes and enhancing skills, turning it into an even more reliable defender. 

Similarly, the Silent Mimicker could transform into a 6-tier version of the Banshee, a hidden 4-tier unit that has been a powerful asset in Jason's forces. 

With its ability to appear and disappear unpredictably and its stable fear control, it plays a significant role on the battlefield.

A 6-tier version of the Banshee would undoubtedly have stronger control effects and inflict greater psychological damage on its attacks! 

Essentially, the Silent Mimicker's role is incredibly versatile, allowing Jason to compensate for any deficiencies in battle, though it's a pity there are only three hundred of them.

It's worth mentioning that the [Building] for training units outdoors isn't a one-time use but rather has a cooldown period. 

The cooldown for the Dark Realm rift in front of Jason is one week. 

However, given Jason's rapid progression, he might no longer need the 6-tier Silent Mimickers after a week. 

"Being too strong is a problem in itself," Jason mused.

Meanwhile, Loreta was still a bit dazed. 

She knew about her passive skill and was prepared to spend some time in this godforsaken place to complete the soldier training, demonstrating her loyalty. 

But she found there was no room to showcase her abilities at all. 

Loreta had just started operating by touching the Dark Realm rift... and then it was over?!

Jason, for his part, didn't skimp on his praise, "Well done." 

He then explained his abilities to speed up processes exponentially and to enhance units. 

He had already seen the detailed data for the Silent Mimicker in the attribute panel, with figures no longer round numbers, clearly indicating enhancement, starting from level two.

Receiving her master's praise, the scholar lady revealed a sweet smile, "It's all part of my duty." 

But at the same time, both Loreta and Tiffany, who had witnessed everything, were astounded. 

The former, needless to say, was as aware as the dragon girl that the power to advance units was a divine Authority!

And as for the ability to accelerate processes by ten thousand times... that was an equally astonishing capability. 

Loreta was already feeling fortunate that she might truly be following a new god among men.

Tiffany's thoughts were more straightforward. 

As a knight seasoned in battle, she simply thought that if Jason could train units to advance tiers... how formidable would that be in warfare? 

And moreover, their master could accelerate training by ten thousand times? 

My heavens! 

Wouldn't that mean an endless supply of troops under this great lord's command?? 

Tiffany also felt... that after a life of drifting, she had finally met a true leader. 

Being summoned by Jason was truly her good fortune!

...

In the following period, Carolina was busily clearing and collecting various resources near Rock Gorge.

Jason, with the remaining two heroes, continued to pioneer new areas. 

They first tackled two valuable bronze-tier dungeons on this map. 

The first was a challenge dungeon, requiring the clearing of one hundred thousand monsters within a set time. 

Unfortunately, no matter the number, they were no match for Jason's forces, merely fodder to be cut down. 

The dungeon yielded a silver-level piece of equipment—[Flame Lance]. 

The technical attributes added by this equipment were decent, and it came with skills: [Acceleration] to increase the speed of oneself and surrounding units, [Flame Ward] which adds an additional fire burning effect upon causing damage.

Such equipment was merely transitional for Jason, who directly handed it over to the newly joined knight, Tiffany. 

She was thrilled, kneeling on one knee. "Thank you for your trust!" 

"I will go through fire and water for you!" The female knight was resolute.

The dungeon also yielded two pieces of iron and one bronze equipment. 

Jason didn't plan to use these pieces of equipment and intended to sell them off tomorrow. 

Yes, tomorrow, Jason was going to start selling the resources he didn't need. 

This morning, he hadn't gone to receive the [caravan] permit that the lord of Losfall city had applied for him; he had already planned to wait until tonight when there was a penalty for grinding maps and monsters, then go about it.

With the [caravan] permit, Jason would be able to unlock the auction function in the trading post, directly facing the entire server. 

Although other players didn't have the permission to sell items, once Jason unlocked the trading post, all players could buy items there.

Then, Jason quickly conquered the second dungeon, which was a standard process of defeating the boss and clearing minions. 

After swiftly clearing it, he obtained three bronze-tier equipment pieces. Having completed the dungeon, he swept through the resource points on the Rock Gorge map, finding two special buildings for training soldiers. 

Jason recruited and, through Underworld Baptism, obtained 200 5-tier units, Death Knights, and 100 4-tier units, Ghouls, slightly replenishing his forces.

After recruiting the soldiers, Jason looked up at the sky, which had completely darkened. 

It was clear that staying outdoors would soon trigger the nighttime penalty. 

"Rock Gorge is essentially explored, and the remaining resources aren't worth making a special trip for," he estimated in his mind.

Subsequently, Jason regrouped with Carolina, gathering all the soldiers into the Realm of Heimdall and, along with his three heroes, tore open a return scroll. 

Accompanied by the flash of milky white light... instantly, Jason and his three heroes returned to the center of Losfall city.

Simultaneously, like a stone stirring a thousand ripples. 

Many players, seeing Jason accompanied by three extremely attractive women, all showed envious expressions. 

"Whoa, who's this guy?" 

"Living the dream, playing a game with three people waiting on him??" 

"Really jealous... Is this what it's like to be happy and wealthy?"