World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 328 - 212 Star Knight

Chapter 328: Chapter 212 Star Knight

He now had two more upgrade opportunities left, so Zhang Xiaoman simply clicked twice, using them all up at once.

"The upgrade is being randomly selected, please wait..."

"Upgrade complete! Blue Skill—Star Guardian·Third Rank, has successfully upgraded to Purple Skill—Star Knight."

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"The upgrade is being randomly selected, please wait..."

"Upgrade complete! Blue Item—Anti-gravity Car·Military Reconnaissance Type, has successfully upgraded to Blue Item—Anti-gravity Car·Military All-purpose."

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After pressing the upgrade button twice, Zhang Xiaoman hadn’t held much hope for the results, since his previous random selections had been items he couldn’t use at the moment. So, he really didn’t expect much from these last two clicks.

But unexpectedly, life turned out to be full of drama. Just when he had almost given up hope, the System presented him with a huge surprise.

"To think it randomly selected the Star Guard and the Anti-gravity Car—damn, the System really gave me a divine assist!"

Zhang Xiaoman instantly revived with full health right where he stood; his previous dispirited attitude completely vanished, and his eyes sparkled with vigor, his whole demeanor transformed.

"System, send the Anti-gravity Car over to me."

He first issued the command under his Star Rank, then opened his attribute panel, and his gaze shifted to the newly upgraded skill—Star Knight.

[Star Knight]

Usage Effect: Summon (4)→8 Star Knights using the surrounding Dark Energy, with the knights’ strength enhanced by the user’s spiritual power.

Maximum Limit: (8)→16

Energy Consumption: (60)→160 Dark Energy

Summoning Range: (15)→30 meters

Control Range: (150)→1500 meters

Duration: (3)→24 hours

Cooling Time: (30 minutes)→1 hour

—Inherited from the ancient Guardians, protecting the Star Alliance, the Silent Knights.

"8 of them! I can summon 8 at once now! And each one’s consumption has increased to 20 points; it looks like surprises are indeed waiting for me!!"

Zhang Xiaoman reviewed the new Skill Attributes, and he was absolutely delighted.

This skill, having been upgraded from blue to purple, had indeed undergone a qualitative improvement, not only increasing the number of summons but also vastly enhancing all attributes.

The control range had jumped directly from 150 meters to 1500 meters—that’s 1.5 kilometers! With such a distance, his operations would be much more convenient.

The duration also increased from 3 hours to 24 hours, so if he stayed on Rebirth Island, he could easily maintain a full set of 16 Star Guards throughout.

Oh, right, perhaps they shouldn’t be called Star Guards anymore, but Star Knights instead.

"Never mind, it’s just a name. I’ve already gotten used to calling them Star Guards, so let’s not change it."

Zhang Xiaoman shook his head, not dwelling on this issue, and with a thought, he activated the ability.

Instantly, 8 tall warriors clad in armor and fully armed appeared before him.

"Awesome!!"

Watching the eight imposing figures suddenly appear before his eyes, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but admire inwardly, "This presence alone could probably scare quite a few people away just by showing up."

He observed the shapes of the eight people carefully and found that their appearances had changed to some extent.

The weapon in their hands was still the two-meter long spear, but it had become more delicate and gorgeous.

Moreover, there was now a treasure sword at their waists, and their armor had changed from before, becoming thicker.

The original Star Guards lacked armor covering certain areas on their hands and legs, similar to the Sand Soldiers in the game.

Although the Sect Establishment Order had only altered the color and name, the overall style of the armor hadn’t changed much.

Now, however, it was different; the eight Star Guards were fully armed, protected by armor, and their armor looked even more commanding and powerful.

Zhang Xiaoman also discovered an ability—that he could attach his field of view to the Star Guards.

However, this ability was not like those many novels depicted, where one could view the perspective of everyone simultaneously while still moving freely.

While using this visual sharing, he would lose his own perspective, and he could only view one of the Star Guards at a time.

Similar to before, Zhang Xiaoman still couldn’t directly control them but could issue commands to them, which were transmitted through his thoughts in his mind and were easy to execute.

"It seems that this upgrade, aside from incrementing the number of individuals, increasing the duration, and expanding the range, doesn’t really have any other differences. Where exactly is the additional five points of Dark Energy Consumption per person going?"

Zhang Xiaoman stroked his chin as he sized up the eight knights in front of him and then waved his hand, commanding them to engage in combat drills with each other, but to stop short of injuring one another.

Immediately, the eight Star Guards began to spar, and it appeared that both their movements and strength attributes had improved to a certain extent.

However, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t be sure if it was just his imagination, as this enhancement wasn’t very noticeable.

Moreover, he had also increased his spiritual power a bit through training with the Enlightenment Kaleidoscope in the past two days. According to the description in the skill, his spiritual power could directly influence the attributes of the Star Guards.

Zhang Xiaoman issued another command, this time changing his approach, ordering the Star Guards to attack the nearby ruined buildings.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish..."

The sound of sharp blades slicing through the air followed, as the weapons of the Star Guards consecutively struck the walls.

And these ancient buildings, made of an unknown material that had withstood many years, remained sturdy, resisting the attacks of the Star Guards and not being cut open at a single stroke.

Zhang Xiaoman looked into the distance, preparing to try remote control again.

He immediately issued an order for the Star Guards to attack a target at the edge of his line of sight, preparing to switch his perspective to one of them to familiarize himself with remote control.

But just then, something incredibly surprising happened.

The group of Star Guards extended their arms towards the ground in front of them, and then, light flashed, and space twisted and warped before them.

One after another, horses clad in blue-purple armor, their eyes gleaming with purple light, were summoned forth.

The Star Guards mounted in one fluid motion and immediately galloped away on their steeds.

Zhang Xiaoman watched this scene, almost astonished, as the situation developed entirely beyond his expectations; he hadn’t thought these knights could also summon their own mounts!

"This... the Star Knight, indeed, looks like a ’knight’ now. I finally understand where the extra five points of Dark Energy Consumption went," he muttered to himself, his gaze following the swiftly galloping knights.

Suddenly, when the knights reached about 700 meters from the target, they all made a collective motion.

They pulled bows and arrows from beneath their mounts, and after their fingers fully drew the bowstrings, a pitch-black arrow was immediately conjured, its sharply gleaming tip revealing its extraordinary sharpness.

The eight Star Guards, as if coordinated, released their grips, and the arrows shot forth, striking directly at the target wall previously designated by Zhang Xiaoman.