Chapter 121 The Beginning of the Dark Journey

Chapter 121 The Beginning of the Dark Journey

Chapter 121 The Beginning of the Dark Journey

Time passes day by day.

In the process of constantly attracting new players, the number of players has gradually exceeded one thousand.

Well-developed veteran players also focused their main strategy on the [Battlefield Ruins] dungeon, and used the various battle ashes, spells, and prayers in it to perfect their own fighting methods.

The mid-level players and new players are also constantly growing stronger. Because there are more and more guides in the forum, they grow very quickly and provide Rogge with a lot of wax every moment.

In addition, as the number of players increased, the ways in which players played the game gradually diverged, forming completely different schools.

First of all, the largest number of players are those who are keen on fighting and exploration, and the representatives among them are naturally Li Miao and Yuanfang.

Among this group, they are further divided into various fighting schools based on different fighting methods.

For example, the Knight School focuses on physical fitness and strength, the Hard Hard School focuses on strength and physical fitness, the Strength-based and Agility-based School focuses on strength and agility, or the Mage School and the "Madman School" with the Blood-robed Priest War as the core, which can attack teammates at any time, etc...

In addition to these mainstream players who are keen on combat and exploration, the various functions in Lingzhu also give rise to leisurely players.

For example, there are fishermen who fish all day long, alchemists who study potions, skipping players who are keen on studying the habits and characteristics of monsters, and candle scientists who focus on exploring the background of the world...

Recently, Roger even noticed that a "salvage flow" consisting of fishermen, frogmen, and summoners was gradually emerging. What this group of players like most is to dive in the anchored dungeon sea area to retrieve treasures and explore...

Although treasure is very rare, it does exist in the ocean.

all in all.

The entire Zhuxin Island and its surroundings are full of vitality and flourishing due to the constant activity of these players!
Rogge also quickly completed the anchoring of the three copies, but the rewards were relatively average.

One of them was a piece of collectible-quality equipment, which he put up for sale in the Candlekeeper Shop at a high price.

The second one is a book introducing biology, which is worth reading and gives Roger some basic understanding of the world.

The third reward was a second-level fishing rod blueprint. Although Rogge was not too interested, a group of anglers led by Brother Yu were very excited. A sturdier fishing rod meant they didn't have to worry about frequent rod failures.

After resolving today's update announcement, Rogge stood up and prepared to leave the Spirit Candle Space and go to the Spirit Fire Port to open a new copy.

"Rogge, where are you going to do?" Seeing Rogge was about to leave, Little Snail, lying on the pink shell, asked quickly.

Under Roger's patient teaching, Xiaoluo has gotten out of the stage of asking "what is what" all day long, but he is still very curious and has a desire to learn about many things.

"Go and do the work. Xiaoluo, stay here for now." Roger said.

"Where's Nuonuo?"

Of course, the person that Nono was referring to was Nonia, and Roger didn't know why she called Nonia that.

"She has to do some work, too."

"Oh..." Little Snail blew bubbles and felt a little disappointed, but she didn't make a fuss because she knew Roger would come back.

……

After confirming that the content of the announcement was correct, Rogge sent it, and then came to Lingzhu Port to touch the fire and search for new areas.

[Searching the area...]

[Search successful, four areas have been marked. ]

[Area 1914: Unknown Islands (requires wax oil for traction, danger level: medium)]

[Area 749: Unknown Island ( wax oil is required for traction, danger level: low)]

[Area 4147: Unknown Peninsula (needs wax oil for traction, danger level: high)]

[Area 5179: Unknown Sea (requires wax oil for towing, danger level: high)]

[Note that the location of the dark border in some special sea areas will be different from the island. There is only one starting island and no other footholds. It is recommended to drive a boat to go there. Please choose carefully! ]

The consumption of the anchored area was generally higher this time because Rogge searched more than once.

However, the feedback from the spirit candle this time made him feel a little surprised.

Because during this search by the Spirit Candle, a separate sea area actually appeared...

The amount of wax oil required for traction is also high, and it is classified as "high risk" along with the unknown peninsula above.

I don’t know what is in this so-called unknown sea…

He couldn't help but think in his mind.

Then, Rogge directly chose traction.

This time he didn't need to make a choice, because the abundant amount of wax was enough for him to pull out enough islands.

[Confirmed traction area 1: Unknown Islands]

[Consuming 1914 wax oil, pulling in progress...]

[Confirmed traction area 2: unknown island]]

[Consuming 749 wax oil, pulling in progress...]

[Confirmed…]

Wow!
Four giant illusory anchors flew out from all directions of the Spirit Fire Port and fell into the border of darkness.

Accompanied by waves of space vibrations, the four areas were soon successfully anchored.

The players who worked and developed on Zhuxin Island during the day naturally noticed this.

At the edge of darkness, gray fog replaced the darkness one after another, creating one space channel after another.

[Update completed without downtime! ]

[Attention, four new unknown areas have been unlocked and are open to all players! ]

【To explore, please go there on your own! 】

This stunned them for a moment, and then they became excited.

"Fuck, they're opening a new map. I thought they were fixing a bug!"

"Opening four maps at once is really a good idea! Spending money to buy this game spot is the most worthwhile thing I have ever done in my life!"

“…Please ask the official website to update slower. We newbies can’t keep up. Every time we log in, the new pictures are already old…”

"Who told you not to play more? If you can't keep up with the progress, of course you can only play the old maps all day long."

"..."

The players were talking a lot.

There are all kinds of birds in a big forest, and naturally there are some weird ones who complain that the new map of Lingzhu game is opened too quickly.

However, Roger was not interested in the ideas of these weird players. He had other things to do now.

As the number of players increases, many player proposals have appeared in the forum.

The most important one is the "communication" function of Lingzhu. Because there is no built-in chat function in the Lingzhu game, many players can only go to Lingzhu and then go offline to the forum or the chat software that comes with the virtual helmet when they want to tell other players about some important content, which is very troublesome.

So some players posted on the forum, begging the official to release a chat software.

but……

Doesn't he know that having a built-in chat function in the dungeon would make players' exploration easier?

Of course he knew.

So, it’s not that Rogge doesn’t want to, but it’s too difficult, otherwise he would have done it long ago.

In fact, if you are on Zhuxin Island or in an already anchored area, it is very easy to set up a chat channel.

But the situation is completely different for players in the dungeon.

Let's put it this way, since each player enters a different dungeon, their location in the dungeon is like one of the countless tributaries.

If Rogge wants them to be able to communicate with each other without obstacles, he needs to open up the connections in each copy and build a stable channel between the tributaries again.

This is completely different from the milestone spirit candles he established at fixed locations in each copy, so you can imagine how difficult it is.

So Rogge gave up after thinking about it for a while.

But now, he has some new ideas.

Maybe... we can find another way and approach it from another angle?
……

As soon as the get out of class was over, Li Miao opened his phone and took a look at the group message.

Then I saw a lot of players discussing the new map there.

Storyteller: "Hehe, I knew that this so-called 'Dark Journey' version would have more copies."

"Brothers, I took a quick look at the four new dungeons. Guess what they are like?"

Scheming Frog: "If you have something to say, then you can say it (Erha refers to people)"

If it were someone else, the storyteller might have even said something joking, "If you want to know what happened next..." But he didn't dare to act rashly in front of Frog. After all, he was beaten up by this guy last time.

This forced the storyteller to behave himself for the time being.

Storyteller: "...Let me tell you about the basic information and entry conditions of these four new dungeons."

Storyteller: "The first one is the Unknown Islands, a two-player dungeon. There are many sea monsters on the sea route to the islands, most of which are of the Embers rank."

"The second one is a small island, a single-player instance, with a small village and residents. The monsters are similar to those on the Exiled Island, so they're not a big threat."

“The third and fourth are the key points.”

"First, the third peninsula, a single-player dungeon! Moreover, this map... is huge!"

"I landed on an island before I even saw the peninsula. Due to time constraints, I didn't explore it carefully. It should be noted that although the monster level on the way to the peninsula is not high, the density is very high. It is best to be prepared before going."

"The next is the fourth sea area, a three-person dungeon... Brothers, I can only say that this is the most dangerous of the four maps. When entering this map, you must be extremely alert. There is no land, and the location of the milestone candle is also very far away. The most important thing is that the battle must be carried out on the sea and in the water, which is very restrictive!"

"Also, we need to pay attention to the fact that in this dungeon sea area, the dark border is no longer circular and shrouded in darkness, but has become a distorted shape. In some places, it is so narrow that only a person can pass through sideways..."

"In short, I suggest that veteran players focus on exploring the last two dungeons first, and leave the top two dungeons to other players."

After the storyteller expressed his insights and discoveries, other veteran players also expressed their opinions.

I did push-ups with the bull: "Tsk, storyteller, can't you finish this in one breath?"

Brother Miao did not fail: "Four copies... so many maps were released at once."

Scheming Frog: "The map of the peninsula is very big? How big is the ocean?"

Storyteller: "Let me put it this way. The journey through the gray fog to the island I mentioned is bigger than the entire coastal town!"

My son failed the exam, so I got ashore: "... This is so outrageous, how strong must the final boss of this map be?"

The storyteller's news made old players feel surprised and expectant, wondering what new things they could explore in these new places.

Fighting is fun: "Enough of that, brothers. I'm going to fight with my +4 Primal Hammer."

It's time to eat mushrooms: "Brothers, good news! The frost seeds from last time have been successfully planted and transformed into magic potions! The effect is strong, buy it now!"

The fisherman who never returns empty-handed: "Sea area? There is actually a pure sea area copy? Then I have to go and check it out."

"..."

Li Miao and Shangan returned to the dormitory, put down their mobile phones, put on their helmets, and directly started the "Spirit Candle"!
Although they entered the game at the same time, Li Miao did not go ashore with Shang Yan. Instead, he came to Nonia and bought an excellent quality lance with wax in the Candle Keeper Shop.

Then he used the teleportation function from Candlewood Island to the Top of Exile.

Before class this morning, he finally got the enhanced wax stone needed for the Frost Lance, so next he planned to make a Frost Lance according to the blueprint in the Furnace of Sin.

[Forging Required: Frost Property Item × 1, Level 5 Strengthening Wax Stone × 50, Iron Long Lance (Excellent), Wax Oil × ]

[Forging success rate: 85%]

[Do you want to consume the above materials for forging? ]

Looking at the game prompts that appeared in his sight, Li Miao couldn't help feeling a little nervous.

Not to mention forging, he had also failed in the previous enhancement success rate of over 80. Although it was rare, the probability did exist.

If you fail, you will have to go through the trouble of getting the materials again.

"Don't fail. Don't fail..."

Li Miao pondered in his mind for a while before gritting his teeth to confirm.

After his confirmation, the illusory figure of the OEM master appeared again. The first thing he did was to activate the furnace at the back, and then throw the frost-property object, five wax stones and the lance into it.

This simple and crude method made Li Miao's eyes twitch.

This seems too unreliable...

The temperature of the furnace increased dramatically and became brighter and brighter. The various materials of the Frost Lance seemed to have merged at this moment.

After a while, the illusory figure came to the furnace, reached out and took out the ball of material that was red with a hint of ice blue, then picked up the forging hammer and started hammering it. The power of the spiritual candle around the weapon helped shape it.

The shape of the Frost Lance is gradually taking shape.

Ding...dang!

As the phantom figure's final hammer fell, the Frost Lance completely cooled down, the scorching red color disappeared, and was replaced by some ice crystals and frost on the lance.

[Forging successful! 】

Li Miao's eyes lit up, and he quickly reached out and picked up the lance impatiently.

[Obtained: Frost Lance (Collection)]

The worst day for Cardinal...I will definitely be ready tomorrow!
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(End of this chapter)