"You have passed through the Orc's line of defense and successfully reached the main battlefield, receiving a reward: All stats increased by 3 points, Shard of God's Stone x1."
Looking at the floating screen, reminding himself that the mission was complete, Bai Ye couldn't help but grin.
Just as he had guessed.
Reaching the plain meant the mission was complete, but how to pass the sentries of those Orcs along the way was a problem.
Secondly, Rimuru had not yet arrived, and currently, there were only Orcs on the plain.
The scene was quite shocking and also rather foolish. If the army had already gathered, why not march directly into the Great Jura 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 was not paying much attention to it at the moment.
It was just three attribute points, not even enough for the Five Spirit Disk's energy gathering once, which now increased by 5 points each time.
As for a shard of God's Stone...
This was always an ecstatic reward, but after killing Jin Xiang Chuan and obtaining six shards of God's Stone, Bai Ye suddenly felt that one shard was not as enticing anymore.
However...
When Bai Ye looked at the floating screen...
He was shocked!
His intelligence attribute had reached 15 points!
Hiss!
Bai Ye couldn't help but gasp, he hadn't looked carefully when he saw the mission, the "All stats increased by 3 points" actually included intelligence!
Many people might not know what an increase in intelligence represents, and Bai Ye himself didn't feel any change from a 3-point increase in intelligence at the moment.
But in reality, this was an extremely rare and difficult thing to achieve. Among all attributes, intelligence was the hardest to increase, with very few methods available.
The reason was easy to understand. Intelligence could be understood as IQ, where innate factors played a significant role. Although it could be developed through postnatal efforts, it was limited, and if it wasn't extremely extraordinary, the difference was hard to perceive.
The standard intelligence for a normal person was 10, and Bai Ye's initial intelligence was 12, which was only slightly above average. With the current increase to 15, he could now be considered intelligent.
But what defined an intelligent person?
Most people had no concept of this. The difference between so-called geniuses and ordinary people was often judged by their achievements, without much direct comparison.
However, with his past life experience, Bai Ye knew that an increase in intelligence had many profound influences.
For example, memory and logical thinking abilities would improve with the increase in intelligence. Continuous improvement also meant the development of brain regions, and combined with mental strength, it could even lead to incredible mutations.
In his previous life, people like this were called superhumans, who were very difficult to deal with and extremely powerful.
However, those who could become superhumans were usually individuals with extremely high initial intelligence, the so-called high-IQ geniuses. They were inherently intelligent, and then they continuously increased their intelligence attribute in the World Battlefield to develop their brain regions, eventually evolving into superhumans.
Therefore, it required high intelligence from the start and an opportunity to increase intelligence, as the intelligence attribute was too difficult to raise, and brain development was a long-term process.
This made the conditions for becoming a superhuman quite harsh, which resulted in superhumans being rare. Occasionally, accidents would happen, and they would perish before their brain development was complete. Thus, in Bai Ye's memory, among the peak powerhouses who survived until the end of his previous life, there were no superhumans.
Thinking about it this way, Bai Ye felt it wasn't such a big deal after all.
It was just three points of intelligence!
His previous surprise was because the increase in intelligence attribute was so rare, but upon careful consideration, it was just a slight improvement. The intelligence attribute was actually the least useful, and Bai Ye didn't believe he could become a superhuman, 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 floating screen and stopped dwelling on it. Instead, he continued to observe the Orc army.
However, it was regrettable.
Bai Ye saw neither the Orc King nor the Demon Person Crummit.
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 level of the Great Jura Forest region was not low. Those who could enter this area and receive hidden missions were already relatively outstanding.
Because those who were not outstanding might be killed before encountering anyone from the Monster Country if they entered the Great Jura Forest.
Therefore, Bai Ye did not wait long. About half an hour later, other chosen ones began to arrive.
This was the beginning. After the first batch of people arrived, the chosen ones started appearing one after another.
"Bai Ye, you're here?" Jemas greeted Bai Ye with a smile after arriving, "You're too fast!"
Bai Ye shrugged, "You guys are too slow."
Jemas replied, "I was already fast. There are still many people behind me."
There were about a hundred chosen ones who accepted the hidden mission from the Monster Country. Only twenty to thirty had arrived so far. Excluding those who died on the way, Jemas's arrival was not late.
"But..." Jemas said, "Many people probably won't make it in time."
Bai Ye asked, "Why?"
Jemas explained, "Rimuru's subordinates are very fast. He himself is traveling alone with the Oni. Then his subordinates, the Direwolves, Goblins, and Lizardmen, are advancing from three routes. Their speed is terrifying. I took the wetland swamp route, and when I left the territory of the Cuckoos, the Lizardmen had already reached the swamp."
Bai Ye nodded, "The battle should start within an hour at most."
Jemas rubbed his hands excitedly, "I can't wait. The rewards from the first two missions were good, but the final mission is the main event."
Jemas's third mission was different from Bai Ye's, but it also followed the pattern of hidden missions yielding treasures. He could obtain shards of God's Stone and magic weapons.
Of course, the most important point was that the mission content did not require them to kill each other, but rather to cooperate and participate in the battle against the Orcs. Overall, the Orc General was very strong and not easy to kill. The Orc Elites were also far stronger than ordinary Orcs, but they were only difficult, not impossible, to defeat, and the rewards were outstanding.
However, Bai Ye was not concerned about this. He didn't have that mission.
What Bai Ye was concerned about now was the whereabouts of the Orc King and the Demon Person Crummit.
Of course, Li Jiayi, that troublemaker, would also most likely appear.