Chapter 316: Sleepless Night In The City Of Chasing Light
“One thousand quotas! What is going on?!”
“This batch of newcomers has it too good. They jump in and it’s a large-scale event, and there are no veteran players competing. How come I didn’t have this kind of luck back then?”
“I only became a martial artist today /(ㄒoㄒ)/~~”
All the players looked at the system announcement and started talking at once. Some were happy and some were worried, especially the players who had just broken through to become martial artists; one after another, their faces turned ugly.
This Night of Light Chasing event had extremely generous rewards. As long as they completed the task, every participating player would not only get a B2-level Superconducting Electromagnetic Gun, but also two hours of free use in a First Floor training room in the Cultivation Tower and a reward of three thousand points.
The top one hundred contributing players would additionally receive twenty-four hours of free use on the Second Floor of the Cultivation Tower and one free upgrade for the new clothing.
For players who had already been promoted to martial artists, whether it was the B2-level Superconducting Electromagnetic Gun or points, those were not important, but the training rooms in the Cultivation Tower were very important.
Not to mention the Second Floor training rooms of the Cultivation Tower; even the one hundred First Floor training rooms were fully booked every day, and the most annoying part was that NPCs would compete for them as well. As for the ten training rooms on the Second Floor of the Cultivation Tower, even those super rich players could not get them every day.
As for the disciple outfit, it was also extremely valuable. Upgrading to the Level Three disciple outfit required as many as five hundred thousand points. Even if a newcomer became a martial artist, without events it would take a very long time to earn five hundred thousand points.
In other words, as long as they squeezed into the top one hundred of the event, their improvement speed after becoming martial artists could be much faster.
Meanwhile, the veteran players were all focused on the new expansion pack. After reading it, each of them was extremely excited.
“This new Golden Road expansion pack is incredible.” Yi Ye Fu Yun looked at the Golden Road introduction in the official announcement, unable to help his eyes lighting up. “As long as we can clear out a safe route in the Mountain of the Dead leading to the Tianhe Region, not only can we follow the Martial Arts Hall directly to the Tianhe Region for trade, we can also explore energy veins in the Tianhe Region and establish strongholds. Is this planning to officially grant players permission to unlock a new map?”
After the new version opened, exploring energy veins in the wilderness was undoubtedly the most profitable thing. The opening of a new map also meant more wealth.
That meant whoever could unlock the new map first could get ahead in the game. After all, the more wealth they had, the faster they could increase their level. If they could take over the resources of an entire new map first, the overall strength of the Garrison would rise by a whole level.
“Clear out a safe route in the Mountain of the Dead?” Luo Wu Shang pondered slightly, then ordered, “Qing Wei, I will have to trouble you all for a while. I want to fully focus on breaking through in level and Body Strengthening Secret Technique.”
“No problem, you just focus on improving your level.” Zhang Qing Wei fully supported Luo Wu Shang, who was preparing to charge into the Advanced Bone Forging Realm.
There were many hostile NPCs and monsters in the Mountain of the Dead. The strength of the Bone Forging Realm Intermediate Level was definitely not enough. With the resources the Garrison earned each day being limited, focusing them on one person for a rapid breakthrough was the best choice.
Now that Luo Wu Shang already had the strength to fight Catastrophe Level Monsters, if she further reached the Advanced Bone Forging Realm and raised her Body Strengthening Secret Technique to the Second Layer Perfection Realm, her strength would soar again, and the speed of pioneering the Mountain of the Dead would also become faster.
At this moment, it was not only the people from Heavenly Might thinking this way. Players from all the major teams thought the same and started pouring resources into their own experts, while the others tried to gather resources.
Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Beginner Meditation Room.
“Big Brother Xing Kuang, here are the Type 1 Healing Potions you need.” Han Xiong carried a Large Box full of Healing Potions and looked at Xing Kuang, who had rented out the entire Beginner Meditation Room. “This is all I managed to buy from those apothecary players. If we want more, we will probably have to set up a stall in town and buy from other players.”
“Nicely done. These Type 1 Healing Potions are enough. Next, go collect as many Type 1 Energy Potions as possible. If the points for mining energy veins are not enough, you can use credit points to buy a wave of points first.” Xing Kuang nodded as he looked at the Large Box filled with Type 1 Healing Potions.
For newcomer players, directly using Type 1 Healing Potions to recover injuries was quite a luxurious act. After all, a resurrection only cost one 648 pack, but a single bottle of Type 1 Healing Potion cost ten thousand points. Especially with the sudden surge in newcomer Player Count, points had appreciated, and a Type 1 Healing Potion was worth about five thousand credit points. It was extremely expensive.
But after entering High Martial Arts Descend, he discovered it was truly extraordinary. The various Martial Skills provided godlike control over the body, which greatly helped in piloting starry sky mechas. So whether it was Meditation Techniques or Martial Skills, he intended to train them to the Perfection Realm.
And it was not just a requirement for himself. He demanded the same from the others in the starry sky mecha corps.
Because of these demands, the overall level of their corps members was not high. After all these days, most had yet to reach Advanced Apprentice, which meant they missed the welfare from the Mountain of the Dead battle. But he had not expected this large event to favor newcomers, which made him decide to go all in.
Not only would he have everyone try to crazily train Lightning Palm before the event officially began, they also had to crazily train the Stellar Explosion Meditation Technique and Mental Secret Technique, trying to reach Proficient Level so they could maximize the power of the Superconducting Electromagnetic Gun.
“Boss Xing Kuang, the brothers offline are ready. Because we have been using a game bug these past days, they have trained their Meditation Techniques and Basic Martial Skills quite a bit. Once the selection starts, we will definitely have more people enter the game this time than last time.” A bald man in his early thirties walked in and reported quietly.
“Good!” Xing Kuang was very satisfied after hearing this. Looking at the top one hundred rewards in the system announcement, his eyes burned with heat. “We are taking the top one hundred rewards this time. Tell the brothers to endure a little more. No sleep today or tomorrow.”
“Yes!” The bald man had no objections.
If it were any other game, he definitely would not want to waste time and his life; he would rather spend more time practicing starry sky mecha.
But during these days in High Martial Arts Descend, in sparring with other mecha corps, his long-time opponents kept wondering what kind of special training he was doing. It was like he had cheats on; his improvement speed was unbelievable.
Because of this, he now was not too willing to practice mecha. With that time, was it not better to train Martial Skills and Meditation Techniques?
City of Light Chasing, Red Moon Merchant Guild.
Inside a VIP box, a Blood Pattern Clan Youth wearing a White Mask hurried in. Looking at Elder Kuilang, who was sitting with his eyes closed cultivating, he reported quietly, “Elder Kuilang, there is news from headquarters.”
“So fast?” Kuilang opened his eyes, his expression a bit ugly. “Say it. What is headquarters’ decision?”
Although he held the position of Elder in the Red Moon Merchant Guild, with the Dragon Hunting Corps suffering such heavy losses, his responsibility went without saying.
“Headquarters’ decision is that once the newly appointed elder arrives, you, Elder Kuilang, and I are to go directly to headquarters. After that, Elder Kuilang will enter the Forbidden Zone exploration corps, and I will be assigned to the transport department in the Tianhe Region.” The White Masked Youth sighed helplessly. “Also, Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has replied. They are only willing to buy with five thousand Energy Crystals and not a single point more. It is impossible to make up for your fault.”
For the loss suffered by the Dragon Hunting Corps, Kuilang had to bear the main responsibility, and he bore secondary responsibility. It could be said their lives were finished.
Especially Kuilang’s arrangement. His own arrangement merely meant losing all prospects for advancement in the Red Moon Merchant Guild, but for Kuilang, entering the Forbidden Zone exploration corps was practically ten deaths with no life.
The Red Moon Merchant Guild’s Forbidden Zone exploration corps was usually composed of people who had committed serious mistakes, sent specifically to extremely dangerous areas of the Forbidden Zone.
What kind of place was the Forbidden Zone?
After going once, he could say he never wanted to go a second time in his life, let alone join the exploration corps.
Every time the Forbidden Zone exploration corps entered, fewer than half returned alive. In the worst cases, fewer than thirty percent. It was clear how high the Death rate was. Even if they survived once, there would be a second, a third, and countless more times.
Unless someone in the exploration corps broke through to Half-Step Heavenly Human, or made some major discovery in the Forbidden Zone, would they have a chance to redeem themselves.
Although Elder Kuilang was a High-level Blood Condensation Realm martial artist, he was still worlds away from Half-Step Heavenly Human.
It could be said Kuilang’s gamble this time was clearly a loss.
“Good! Very good!” Kuilang laughed after hearing this. “I didn’t expect that after walking the Four Regions for so many years, I would trip over a mere little Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. But since they gave me such a big surprise, it would be odd if I did not return the favor.”
The White Masked Youth watched Kuilang writing something on his Smart Watch, becoming more excited as he wrote, and asked curiously, “Elder Kuilang, what are you doing?”
Now that Elder Kuilang had fallen from power in the Red Moon Merchant Guild, it was almost impossible for him to take revenge on Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. After all, even the Dragon Hunting Corps had been defeated. What could Kuilang alone do?
“Of course I am informing the surrounding factions, especially those in the Domain Cities, letting them know that Obsidian Martial Arts Hall is very interested in that Inheritance Metal Plate. Perhaps that Metal Plate contains the powerful secret of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.” Kuilang sneered. “The person replacing me has not arrived yet. As an elder, I am naturally qualified to auction that Inheritance Metal Plate. Since Obsidian Martial Arts Hall is unwilling to name a price, I can earn merit from other factions instead. Did they really think I, Kuilang, can only rely on them alone to come back from the dead?”
The White Masked Youth was stunned. He did not expect Kuilang to play this card.
The rise of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall could be said to be completely inexplicable. No one would believe there was no secret behind it. If there was a chance to obtain that secret, many factions would be willing to offer an astronomical price.
If Obsidian Martial Arts Hall truly wanted it, they would bid high at the auction as well. In the end, it could also allow Elder Kuilang to come back from the dead.
Less than half an hour after Kuilang sent out the news, the corners of his mouth curled into a smile.
“Very good. Both Mist Mountain Domain City and Tianhe Domain City are willing to come and have a look.” Kuilang looked at the replies on his Smart Watch, unable to hold back a grin. “As long as either of the two buys it, I will be fine. In the end, what can Obsidian Martial Arts Hall really do to me? As for the matter of heavily damaging the Dragon Hunting Corps, those old geezers above will not just let it go.”
On this, the White Masked Youth fully agreed and greatly admired Kuilang.
This time, Kuilang might not profit from selling the Inheritance Metal Plate, but the senior officials of his own side would set their eyes on Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. In the future, it would be hard for Obsidian Martial Arts Hall to survive in the Four Regions, and they might not even be able to survive in the Mist Mountain Region.
Chiyue Town, Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.
Lin Qi sat cross-legged in the Beginner Meditation Room. He had barely started his Meditation when his face suddenly turned pale, and blood gushed from his seven orifices, unable to be stopped.
“Damn it!”
Lin Qi looked at the Shocking God Meditation Technique he was practicing and quickly took out the Fruit of Life he had prepared in advance, eating it in rapid bites.
Only after he swallowed the Fruit of Life did Lin Qi feel a rush of comfort and relaxation in his brain.
“Luckily I had the Fruit of Life. Otherwise, cultivating this Shocking God Meditation Technique really could have killed me.” Lin Qi looked at his Shocking God Meditation Technique, which had already reached 7% Proficient, and was secretly shocked. He had not expected it to still be so dangerous to cultivate at 7% Proficient.
Just as Lin Qi was considering whether to continue cultivating the Shocking God Meditation Technique, his mind suddenly became clear, and his Spiritual World expanded in an unbelievable way, able to cover an Area with a radius of thirty meters.
“Just one session, and the effect is this strong?” Lin Qi felt the range of his omniscient perception and was shocked by the power of the Shocking God Meditation Technique. “No wonder so many players are desperate to practice it. The effect of a single breakthrough is simply incredible.”
Previously, he had only a radius of fifteen meters, and now it had directly doubled to thirty meters. The improvement to his Spirit was definitely more than just double.
He even felt that using Limitless Level Martial Skills would now be easy; at least he could use them twice and still have some strength left.
“Looks like I have to keep more Fruits of Life for myself.”
Just as Lin Qi was considering how many Fruits of Life to reserve for himself, Xie Feina, who was training in the Martial Arts Hall, contacted him.
“Hall Master Lin, does the Red Moon Merchant Guild have an Inheritance Metal Plate that is very important to you?” Xie Feina asked directly.
“More or less. That thing is indeed useful to me.” Lin Qi nodded, neither hiding nor telling the whole truth.
“If that is the case, then it is fine.” Xie Feina breathed a sigh of relief. “I just received news from the Domain City. After learning that the Red Moon Merchant Guild is going to auction a secret technique that is very important to your Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, one of the elders in the city has already announced they will go to the Red Moon Merchant Guild to buy it. Not only in our Mist Mountain Region; in the Tianhe Region there is also someone with a remarkable identity who plans to buy that item. If it is not something important, Hall Master Lin, it is best that you do not get involved. The level of those people is too high. Getting involved will cause trouble in the future.”
“Rest assured, Miss Xie Feina, I will not get involved.” Lin Qi thanked her. At the same time, he added silently in his heart, “After tonight, the Red Moon Merchant Guild will likely not be able to host any more auctions.”
“That is good. I will not disturb your cultivation.” Seeing Lin Qi’s calm expression, Xie Feina was indeed relieved. Her training at Obsidian Martial Arts Hall had gone very well. If Obsidian Martial Arts Hall offended the city elder or that person from Tianhe Domain City, Chiyue Town might disappear.
After hanging up the call, Lin Qi checked the time.
“Eleven in the evening. The event should release the specific task content.” Lin Qi opened the System Panel and directly sent the Night of Light Chasing event content to all players.
Content of this Night of Light Chasing event task: destroy the Red Moon Merchant Guild in the city, kill all members of the Red Moon Merchant Guild, retrieve the Inheritance Metal Plate, and reclaim Obsidian’s glory.
For a while, the players waiting in Obsidian Martial Arts Hall in the City of Light Chasing cheered wildly.
“Direct action in the city? Is this event really going this big?”
“That Red Moon Merchant Guild is one of the three untouchable factions in the Mist Mountain Region, right? Starting off by wiping out Red Moon’s Territory is too intense, but I like it.”
“Kill! Kill! Kill! It is time to execute justice. I have been practicing my gun technique outside the game for over a month!”
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After reading the specific event content, the newcomer players were like they had been injected with chicken blood, and they rushed straight toward the Red Moon Merchant Guild’s location.
City of Light Chasing, Red Moon Merchant Guild.
Because of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall’s new Weapon Sale, fewer and fewer people were willing to come to the Red Moon Merchant Guild. Some gang members who did come had not even stepped through the door when they saw numerous figures moving across the dark Street, quickly approaching the Red Moon Merchant Guild.
“What is happening? Why are so many people suddenly heading to the Red Moon Merchant Guild?”
“Could it be that the Red Moon Merchant Guild has some good stuff for Sale we do not know about?”
“No, those people seem to be from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall! I recognize those Clothes.”
“Why are they coming here? Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has never had much contact with the Red Moon Merchant Guild, right?”
The various gang members standing at the entrance of the Red Moon Merchant Guild looked at the players walking down the Street, full of curiosity and confusion.
But that curiosity and confusion only lasted a few seconds before they saw the number of Grey-robed Disciples from Obsidian Martial Arts Hall growing rapidly.
One hundred… three hundred… one thousand…
Like a tide, the Grey-robed Disciples of Obsidian Martial Arts Hall filled the entire Street, a vast black mass, clearly exceeding ten thousand people, completely surrounding the area around the Red Moon Merchant Guild and stunning the gang members and passersby.
“What are they trying to do?”
“Could it be that…”
As the gang members and passersby retreated to the side and speculated, a player cheerfully walked up to the main door of the Red Moon Merchant Guild and knocked.
“Open the door! We are here to bring warmth!”
