"You have passed the Goblin’s front line and successfully reached the main battlefield. Reward: All attributes increased by 3 points, Shard of Godly Stone x1."
Seeing the light screen appear, reminding himself that the mission was complete, Bai Ye couldn't help but grin.
Just as he had guessed.
Reaching the plains meant the mission was complete. However, how to pass the outposts of the goblins along the way was still a problem.
Secondly, Rimuru had not yet arrived. Currently, there were only goblins on the plains.
The scene was quite shocking, and also rather foolish. You had gathered a large army, so why not march directly into the Jura Tempest Forest?
This was clearly waiting for Rimuru to arrive, and Rimuru's arrival time was the time limit.
As for the mission itself, Bai Ye wasn't particularly concerned at the moment.
It was just three attribute points, which wasn't even enough for one energy convergence of the Five Spirit Plate. The Five Spirit Plate's energy convergence now increased by 5 points.
As for one Shard of Godly Stone…
This was always a joyously received reward, but after killing Jin Xiang Chuan and obtaining six Shards of Godly Stone, Bai Ye suddenly felt that one shard wasn't as appealing anymore.
However…
When Bai Ye looked at the light screen…
He was stunned!
His intelligence attribute had reached 15 points!
Hiss!
Bai Ye couldn't help but gasp. He hadn't looked carefully when viewing the mission. The increase of 3 points to all attributes actually included intelligence!
Many people might not know what an increase in intelligence represents, and Bai Ye himself didn't feel any change from the 3-point increase in intelligence.
But in reality, this was an extremely rare occurrence. Among all attributes, intelligence was the most difficult to increase, with very few methods available.
The reason was simple to understand. Intelligence could be understood as IQ, and innate factors played a significant role. Although it could be developed in later life, it had its limits, and without truly extraordinary results, one wouldn't notice much difference.
The standard intelligence for a normal person was 10. Bai Ye's initial intelligence was 12, just slightly above average. With the current increase to 15, he could be considered intelligent.
But what defined an intelligent person?
Most people had no concept of this. The distinction between geniuses and ordinary people was often based on achievement, with no direct comparison.
However, with his experience from his past life, Bai Ye knew that an increase in intelligence had many, and terrifying, effects.
Memory and logical thinking abilities would improve with the increase in intelligence. Continuous improvement also meant the development of the brain. Coupled with mental power, it could even lead to incredible mutations.
In his previous life, such individuals were called "super humans," who were very difficult to deal with and extremely powerful.
However, typically, only those with exceptionally high initial intelligence, so-called high-IQ geniuses, could become super humans. They were already highly intelligent and then continuously increased their intelligence attribute within the world battlefield to develop their brains, eventually evolving into super humans.
Therefore, it required high innate intelligence and opportunities to increase intelligence, as the intelligence attribute was too difficult to improve, and brain development was a long-term process.
As a result, the conditions for becoming a super human were quite stringent, which led to the rarity of super humans. Occasionally, accidents would occur, and they would perish before their brains were fully developed. This resulted in the absence of super humans among the ultimate powerhouses who survived to the end in Bai Ye's memory.
Thinking about it this way, Bai Ye felt it wasn't such a big deal.
It was just three points of intelligence, nothing more!
His previous surprise was due to the rarity of intelligence attribute increases, but upon reflection, it was just a minor improvement. The intelligence attribute was actually the least useful, and Bai Ye didn't think he could become a super human. Even if he used all the methods he remembered to increase intelligence, it would still be very difficult. This matter required innate advantages.
Bai Ye closed the light screen, no longer pondering the matter, and continued to observe the goblin army.
However, it was regrettable.
Bai Ye saw neither the Goblin Emperor nor the Demon Lord Kurumit.
Since that was the case, he could only wait.
Bai Ye was likely the first chosen one to arrive. The others were still on their way. However, the quality of the Jura Tempest Forest region was not low. Those who could enter this region and receive hidden quests were generally quite strong.
Because those who were not strong enough would likely be killed in the Jura Tempest Forest before encountering anyone from the Demon Lord's Kingdom.
Therefore, Bai Ye did not wait long. About half an hour later, other chosen ones began to arrive.
This marked a beginning. With the arrival of the first batch of people, the chosen ones started appearing one after another.
"Bai Ye, you're here?" Jemas arrived, greeted Bai Ye with a smile, and said, "Aren't you a bit too fast?"
Bai Ye shrugged his shoulders. "You guys are too slow."
Jemas said, "I'm already very fast. There are still quite a few people behind me."
There were about a hundred chosen ones who accepted hidden quests from the Demon Lord's Kingdom. Currently, only twenty to thirty had arrived. Excluding those who died on the way, Jemas's arrival was indeed not late.
"But…" Jemas said, "Many people probably won't make it in time."
Bai Ye asked curiously, "Why?"
Jemas explained, "Rimuru's subordinates are very fast. He himself is traveling alone with his Oni, and his subordinates, the wolf demons, goblins, and lizardmen, are advancing along three routes. Their speed is terrifying. I took the wetland swamp route, and by the time I left the territory of the cuckoo birds, the lizardmen had already reached the swamp."
Bai Ye nodded. "The battle should start 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 mission three was different from Bai Ye's, but it also followed the rule of hidden quests yielding treasures. He could obtain both Shards of Godly Stone and magic weapons.
Of course, the most important point was that the mission content did not require players to kill each other, but rather to cooperate and participate in the battle against the goblins. Overall, the Goblin General was very strong and not easy to kill. The Goblin Elites were also far stronger than ordinary goblins, but they were merely difficult, not impossible, to defeat, and the rewards were outstanding.
However, Bai Ye wasn't worried about this. He didn't have this mission.
What Bai Ye was concerned about now was the whereabouts of the Goblin Emperor and Demon Lord Kurumit.
Of course, Li Jiayi, that troublesome guy, would most likely appear as well.