"How is the current situation... Really? Why are you looking for those useless things? Let's settle the settlement issue first..."
"...That's it...do you have any ideas? Although I'm not there, I still advise you to mind your own business..."
"Forget it, just do whatever you want, but I still hope that when I go back, I can see the name of our adventure group registered on the association's bulletin board..."
"Did you see Broken Mountain? It's not normal for people from the Jianghu to appear in the capital... What? And Christine? What is she doing there..."
"Yeah, then... I'll leave it all to you."
After closing the chat window, Duan Qing leaned back and looked at the dark ceiling of the game cabin.
Since he and Mengzhu separated, in order to maintain contact, Duan Qing had to add the two of them as friends in the game, and then use their in-game IDs to continue exchanging information about each other offline. This proposal was originally proposed by the little girl, mainly because she lacked confidence and wanted to seek remote support from Duan Qing. However, Duan Qing usually doesn't go offline, so in the past few days, they rarely have the opportunity to chat. They usually use messages to inform each other of their status. Duan Qing told them that he Having arrived at the foot of Falling Star Mountain, Mengzhu is gradually understanding the current situation in Tania City. There are some things in it that are quite concerning.
Of course, the biggest news is the state of the war and the changes brought about by the war.
According to what Mengzhu learned, Tania City was more lively than it is now before they came. However, as the war approaches, some residents also consider moving to safer places. Many originally lively streets have also been replaced. The shops that were open were closed as they left. As a result, some of the major guild forces' investments in the city have also suffered, but they have no time to take care of it now - several major guild forces, led by Jianghu and the Sword of Justice, have begun to put their full efforts on the front line to fight for Before the start of the League Cup, the battle lines in the game should be stabilized. The empire's troops should not be driven away, but they should at least be blocked outside Taron County for a period of time, so that they can spend the game stably. In this case, they naturally couldn't care about other things. The turmoil in the city, some financial losses, and the development of new adventure places were not the focus of their current considerations.
And this has something to do with the structure of the League Cup - that was the explanation Duan Qing made when Mengzhu was a little confused about the nervousness of the players in the city.
"In the early League Cup, you could also ask the game company to open up a venue in the game world for players to compete. And since the game company is still operating the backend, many convenient functions can be used, such as venue construction and venue teleportation. Ah, the design of rules, referees, etc... However, with the subsequent upgrade of technology and the independent computing of the game world, game companies cannot realize these things, so if they want to hold competitions in the game, The people in the alliance must reach an agreement with the game company and let them move an identical 'controllable world' according to the internal design of the game."
"If you don't mind, it's okay to understand this world as a private server."
"This small game world is specially designed for competitions, so many things can be removed, and many functions that are not in the game can be added. When players participate in the competition, they only need to connect to the server in the game cabin. Then just follow the alliance's arrangements. It is like this from the beginning to the end, and it is fully functional and all for the competition. Even the final reward distribution is convenient and fast... As for the people in that world The detailed content and detailed rules of the competition will only be known when the time comes.”
"The league seems to have been organizing competitions this way in the past few years, but there is a huge problem... Take the free world as an example. If all the big guilds participate in the competition, they will use their own If the information is transferred to another server, then the operation of the original free world will remain unchanged. If something big happens there... they will have no way to control it."
"For example... the empire's frontline suddenly launched force and hit the city of Tania."
No matter how real the game world is, the game world is still created after all, so some technical problems can eventually be solved through human creation, but only the players participating in the competition cannot solve it - your technology No matter how powerful you are, you are still a human being, so how can you use things like the clone technique?
"Registration for the League Cup is coming soon. Whether it is Jianghu, Wings of Freedom, several other major guilds, or even some barbarians without guild power, they must resolve common issues in this game world before the game, otherwise... .....It’s hard to say what will happen at that time.”
When typing this paragraph, what Duan Qing was thinking about was not the difficulties that big guilds might encounter, nor the melancholy experience he had when he had experienced changes in league competitions, but the free world. All the changes in this game and the impact it brings. After all, this game is different from the games he has encountered before, so it is possible that something radical will happen during the game. But these things were just his feelings at best. As for the specific differences and the reasons for the changes, he couldn't tell for a while. It was like he had just mastered the first step in the survival game - living. Come down without exploring what is the same in this world at all.
This feeling is very unpleasant, but the foggy experience also makes old players like Duan Qing excited. After all, finding a game that can arouse their interest is a state that every player is pursuing.
After checking some more information about Falling Star Mountain, Duan Qing reluctantly closed the webpage and entered the game - there was very little information about Falling Star Mountain in major forums, and they were all old articles. The almanac is something that players left behind when they explored this mountain a long time ago. There has been no updated news since then. Perhaps it was because they died on the mountainside and there was no breakthrough after that, and the subsequent players did not explore anything new, so it was left to nothing.
However, there is still some information that is worth using, such as this one that Duan Qing is about to tell others.
"Where's that silly big guy... Nan Tieshan?"
"You say that, be careful if the other person hears it and beats you up first."
The place where Duan Qing went online was a rocky area made up of huge piles of rubble. This place is still very lively at this time, because most people who go to the Anchidar Mountains will choose this place to enter. Many players choose to make final preparations here, and there are also many people doing business here, selling things they may have forgotten to bring to the adventurers, as well as... information that may be useful.
At this time, Nantieshan was among the rocks, asking for some useful information from the players coming and going.
"I found some information on the Internet, and one of them is like this." Looking at the figure of the big man in black armor not far away, Duan Qing quietly explained to Xueling Huanbing next to him: "It is said that from Not long after entering this rocky entrance, you can find a mountain guard's hut in the corner of the mountain road. From there, you can receive a task, which seems to be to help him clean up the mountain road or something..."
"I know that mission." Xue Ling Huan Bing gently interrupted Duan Qing's introduction: "Or... anyone who has been here knows it."
"Uh..." Duan Qing scratched his nose in embarrassment.
"I think... that Nan Tieshan probably also knows about it." Without giving up the intention of attacking the opponent, Xue Ling Huan Bing raised a hand and pointed at the left and right patrol in front of him with his icy onion-like fingers. The big man.
"Okay, okay, I understand, isn't it just outdated information..." Duan Qing waved his hands, then turned to look at the scene ahead: "Then what can we find out here, the monster's Information?"
"As far as I know, the earth elements are all invisible." Xue Ling Huan Bing shook her head and her voice became a little deeper: "This is true for all elemental creatures, and their attacks are also ever-changing. The only thing we can know is ...The attributes they attack are all earth attributes.”
"Oh, that makes sense."
"...The most powerful enemy now recognized and known to players is the elemental creature." The woman gathered the corners of the cloak on both sides, hiding her figure deeper: " And due to the intangibility of their bodies, physical attacks have almost no effect on them."
"Hey, hey, why are we going up the mountain? Let's go home quickly." Duan Qing said in a loud voice.
"Hehehehe, don't worry." Xue Ling Huanbing covered her mouth and laughed: "We won't encounter the earth element so quickly. After all, it is a high-level rare monster. Even if it is Falling Star Mountain, we have to go deep into it. You can only meet them everywhere. And..." She changed her words: "These elemental creatures are a fortune, right?"
"Oh? What will they drop?"
"Elemental core." The woman whispered: "Although the chance is low, as long as... we attack properly, we can get these things. They are the favorites of magicians. You can take these things to the magician." Council, they’ll pay a premium for it.”
"Magicians are rich people. This is the case in every game."
"Huh..." Duan Qing shook his arm: "It's time for a big fight."
"Or... you can keep it for yourself." After a pause, Xueling Huanbing introduced again: "As far as I know, players who choose magic professions can get some benefits from these cores. , what are the specific benefits... I can't tell, but it should be useful, so our guild has also collected a large number of these things, although... they were collected from other players. Come."
"Now if there is a guild that can sweep places like Falling Star Mountain, they can dominate the League Cup." Duan Qing exhaled and blew on the back of his hand: "Why are you still fighting? With such strong strength, let's kill the mage first Congress snatches it up...or buys it with its wealth."
"Oh, how is this possible..." The woman in black cloak shook her head.
"How is it impossible? This is a free world. As long as you have dreams..."
"you are back!"
Just when Duan Qing was about to continue bragging, a huge black figure suddenly blocked the light in front of him. He turned around and saw that it was Nan Tieshan who was wandering in front of him just now.
"I've been waiting for you to come online for a long time. How are you? Did you find any information?"
"No." Duan Qing shook his head decisively: "You probably know what I found."
"Well... forget it, as long as you have me." Nan Tieshan looked the two of them up and down, and then suddenly became mysterious: "Listen, I just got some news from them. , may be a hidden mission..."
"Hidden mission? Here?"
"Don't worry, just listen to what I have to say." Seeing that the other party was a novice, Nan Tieshan decided not to care about the other party's fault of interrupting him: "I heard that there is a ruin hidden in this mountain range. What’s left of the ancient magic empire... Hey, what’s that expression on your face?”
"Ah? Ah...it's okay, it's okay." Duan Qing, who was frowning, waved his hands hurriedly to express that he had no objection. In fact, when he heard the word "Ancient Magic Empire", his head got bigger. ——Thinking of his experiences in the Emerald Forest, he really didn’t want to have anything to do with those things.
"...So you newcomers just lack courage. What do you have to worry about when I'm here?" Nan Tieshan patted his chest: "I am invincible to Nan Tieshan, and it's just ancient magic. How can the ruins of the empire stop me..."
"Um..." Duan Qing scratched his head: "Is what those people told you true?"
"Of course it's true! And someone has already set off!" Nan Tieshan said loudly: "So what are we waiting for...uh."
Realizing that his voice was too loud, he looked around cautiously, then shrank his neck. This action seemed particularly funny in line with his burly figure: "So let's not wait any longer and set off quickly."
He waved to the two people, then turned around and walked towards the mountain road behind the rocks. Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing looked at each other, then shook their heads helplessly.
"Is there really one?" Duan Qing asked first: "Relics or something..."
"Even if there is, the previous players should have poached them all." The woman replied in a low voice: "Unless there are any special protective measures to prevent outsiders from entering..."
"Like the Emerald Tower?"
"...I don't know." Perhaps because he didn't want to mention the experience on the tower, Xue Ling Huan Bing stamped his feet a little irritably: "We are going up the mountain anyway, so it doesn't hurt to take a look on the way."
She walked forward.
The conversations and noises of nearby players were still happening nearby, but Duan Qing, who had just gone online not long ago, had no time to pay attention. He hurriedly followed the footsteps of the two people in front of him, and then regained his follower posture and smile.
"Um...brother, are we going to go up the mountain like this? There is no need to prepare anything else..."
"I've bought everything, don't worry, you don't have to spend any money, it's just my care for the new couple."
"Wow, brother is really rich, but we have never seen the ruins. Are there any good things in them?"
"Of course there are good things, but I don't know what they are. You'll know when you go there... No, I'll tell you first. If you find a place, you have to give everything to me first. I'll see. We will decide how to allocate it based on the situation, don’t worry! I, Nan Tieshan, am not a villain, and I won’t take advantage of you.”
"Well, of course I trust brother, but how do we find that place?"
"Well, those people just gave me some tips..."
The voices of the two people gradually faded away, and were gradually lost in the rocks behind the crowd.
