Chapter 58: Strategy For The New Dungeon
“Treasure chest?” I Am Professional at Digging Holes thought back again, then shook his head. “Within the range I explored, I did not see any treasure chest.”
“No treasure chest? Is this dungeon really that stingy?” Fang Zhen was very surprised, then fell into thought. “But this maze tunnel is huge. The treasure chest is very likely placed in the depths. Looks like unless we take down a few leader monsters, the game manufacturer does not intend to let us get the treasure chest.”
“Very likely.” Yi Ye Fu Yun, standing to the side, also nodded. “Last time we exploited a bug and flooded the entire dungeon directly. I guess the game manufacturer took that into account and fixed the bug. Before we take down those gold-devouring unicorn rats, they probably will not let us see any treasure chest.”
“Looks like we need to think of a way to deal with those gold-devouring unicorn rats.” Fang Zhen thought for a moment, then, after staying silent for quite a while, looked straight at Yi Ye Fu Yun with eyes shining. “Old Ye, do you think this dungeon was deliberately created by the game manufacturer?”
“What do you mean?” Yi Ye Fu Yun’s face was full of question marks.
He completely did not understand why Fang Zhen suddenly got excited at him. By logic, there should not be anything on his side that Fang Zhen would covet.
In terms of physical fitness, Fang Zhen had practically been grinding more than 20 hours every day recently. He was already second only to that madwoman Luo Wu Shang. His strength had reached 275 kilograms. In strength improvement, even Zhang Qing Wei had to admit defeat.
Fang Zhen was even the first person to reach proficient level in Crushing Stone Fist. Now his proficiency had reached 37%, and he was not far from learning the second level Stone Crushing Realm in the lower volume.
When Fang Zhen learned the second level Crushing Stone of Crushing Stone Fist, he would be formidable.
His explosive strength would increase to 5 times. If he then learned a technical strength martial skill like Zhang Qing Wei’s,
then in terms of explosive strength, Fang Zhen might not be inferior to the rank five Spiral Demon Spear Kill, and there would be no backlash, just like Zhang Qing Wei now.
Among the thirty players, Zhang Qing Wei was already second in burst power. She integrated the muscle explosiveness of Crushing Stone Fist into the Rippling Wave Saber, directly reaching double strength, second only to the 5 times Spiral Demon Spear Kill, and with few side effects, able to use it several times in a row without issue.
“Look, did you not become an inner disciple?” Fang Zhen patiently explained to the confused Yi Ye Fu Yun. “After becoming an inner disciple, you can learn a new martial skill, right?”
“You mean the martial artist level Lightning Palm?” Yi Ye Fu Yun was still puzzled. “What does that have to do with the new maze tunnel dungeon?”
“Are you stupid?” Fang Zhen rolled his eyes at Yi Ye Fu Yun, feeling that this guy was not very bright. “What is the most powerful aspect of the martial artist level Lightning Palm?”
“Who does not know that?” Yi Ye Fu Yun felt his intelligence being challenged and said with some displeasure, “Of course it is the unstoppable penetrating force.”
“There you go.” Fang Zhen was speechless. “Those gold-devouring unicorn rats have fur tougher than steel. External attacks can barely hurt them, but the organs of these monsters are far less sturdy than their fur.”
“This new dungeon is clearly prepared for inner disciples. As long as we learn Lightning Palm, we can rely on the penetrating force to kill those gold-devouring unicorn rats. Now do you understand the key to the strategy guide?”
“Genius! You really are a genius! How did you figure that out when the game manufacturer hid it so deeply?” Yi Ye Fu Yun suddenly understood and looked at Fang Zhen full of admiration.
Before this, he had thought the hall master opening a second promotion path for inner disciples was only due to the trigger of the main storyline.
He had not expected the game manufacturer to be this sinister, secretly making a new dungeon specifically for inner disciples, where to clear it one must learn Lightning Palm, a way of attacking that can break defense.
“So hurry up and redeem that Lightning Palm upper volume. Did not the master of the pavilion reward you with ten thousand points?” Fang Zhen said with some anticipation. “Those ten thousand points are probably meant for you to redeem Lightning Palm. Once you redeem it, we can all learn together. That way clearing the maze tunnel will be much easier.”
“Brother Zhen, take me with you too. I do not need twenty percent of the dungeon profit, ten percent is enough, but I want to learn that Lightning Palm.” I Am Professional at Digging Holes watched the two figure out the game manufacturer’s intentions in minutes and was deeply shocked, feeling that only by following them could he reach the peak in High Martial Arts Descend.
Lin Qi, watching all this from the side, did not know what to say for a while.
Was that what he meant in the first place?
When he rewarded Yi Ye Fu Yun with ten thousand points, his main hope was for Yi Ye Fu Yun to redeem a smart watch so that players could learn the benefits of the smart watch.
To understand the importance of mutual communication while working in the wilderness.
Then once other players saw it, they would naturally go redeem one too.
After all, he now had fifty smart watches in storage.
These smart watches had all been modified by Luo Qi, using a new system she created, already switched to basic common Blue Star text provided by him.
Besides checking one’s martial arts hall points and the tasks he issued, they could also make free calls within a kilometer range in the wilderness.
But his real purpose in promoting smart watches was to save himself trouble.
Every day in the lounge, he was hardly ever idle, needing to constantly record every player’s points and contribution. Doing this every day was exhausting.
But if players had smart watches, it would be completely different.
He would only need to use his smart main system to directly grant players points or contribution.
And point transactions between players would no longer need to be done through him. They could just trade directly on the smart watch.
This way, thanks to the smart watch, he could save a large amount of time every day to do other things. Otherwise, as the number of players increased, he would be worked to death.
But now, this felt like something that would be indefinitely delayed.
Especially as he watched the three of them directly team up and then redeem a Lightning Palm from him, not even planning to tell Luo Wu Shang and the others, intending instead to quietly clear this so-called new maze tunnel dungeon first.
Seeing this, Lin Qi understood that this matter could no longer be reversed. He could only watch these people go challenge the so-called new dungeon and look for the so-called new treasure chest, or else the players would never let it go.
“Forget it. Let them do whatever they want.”
Lin Qi felt he could no longer precisely control the actions of these players. What he could do was guide them only in a general direction.
Right now, whether it was repairing the martial arts hall or mining ancient bronze ore, both were very important.
For a while, Lin Qi again felt that the martial arts hall did not have enough people, or rather, the player count could no longer keep up with the hall’s development, and it was necessary to increase the player count as soon as possible.
Early the next morning.
Lin Qi drove the medium transport vehicle to the Azure Crystal Weapon Shop. As for why he did not use a tricycle, that was because all the tricycles were in the players’ hands, and he only had the medium transport vehicle available.
“Start carrying the goods.” Lin Qi stopped the vehicle and directed the few players on board to start unloading the ore.
The new players excitedly looked around while enthusiastically carrying the ore. To increase Hall Master Lin Qi’s favorability, they moved so fast that the other vagrants who had come to transport ore were left dumbfounded.
Their speed was ridiculously fast. They even used Leopard Shadow Steps, leaving afterimages behind, as if afraid of not being exploited hard enough.
Inside the Azure Crystal Weapon Shop.
The entire Azure Crystal Weapon Shop had seven floors, each the size of four basketball courts. The first and second floors were dedicated to displaying weapons and equipment. The first floor displayed weapons and equipment below quasi-martial artist level, that is, the A-level series of weapons and armor.
The second floor displayed the B-level series of weapons and armor above quasi-martial artist level. The price of each was enough to drive ordinary people into madness.
The third to fifth floors were manufacturing rooms, each employee of the weapon shop having their own workspace. For every piece of weapon or equipment made, the employee had to hand over 50 percent of the profit to the shop owner.
As for employees trying to cheat, that was impossible, because all series of weapons had corresponding market prices, and the shop’s production costs were also clear. So there was a minimum profit that had to be turned in. If privately they could sell higher, that was the employee’s own skill. The shop’s weapons and equipment were sold at fixed prices anyway.
Inside a studio on the fourth floor.
“Lin Zi, why did you come in person?”
Luo Qi, who was making an A6-level weapon, looked at Lin Qi walking in with some surprise.
In the past, while Lin Qi often came to hang around the Azure Crystal Weapon Shop, he only roamed the first and second floors, drooling over the weapons and equipment on the second floor. He rarely came up to the studios to watch how weapons and equipment were made.
“There is something I had to come over for personally.”
“You already finished making two weapons?”
Looking at the two A6-level weapons already completed on the alloy table, an A6 standard long saber and an A6 standard long sword, Lin Qi could not help but sigh that Luo Qi’s craftsmanship was indeed both fast and good.
Normally, a mechanic needed four to five days to forge a decent weapon. Of course, the Azure Crystal Weapon Shop had excellent professional cutting molds, so making standard weapons and equipment was much faster.
But polishing an A6-level weapon was not easy either. After all, A6-level alloy was already difficult for a quasi-martial artist to damage. Even with professional equipment, it was not easy for a mechanic to grind.
“Yes. If you need more, I am afraid you will have to wait another three or four days before I can make five more,” Luo Qi nodded. Though her face showed fatigue, she was still continuously polishing another A6 standard long sword in her hands.
“Stop polishing. I have something good to show you.” Seeing that Luo Qi had no intention of stopping, Lin Qi’s lips curled into a smile.
“Something good? What is it?” Luo Qi paused her action and curiously looked at the precious-looking briefcase in Lin Qi’s hands. Suddenly thinking of something, she shuddered. “Lin Zi, you did not actually cut off one of your own, did you?”
“What are you thinking?” Lin Qi said speechlessly, taking six ores out of the briefcase. “Look at what this is.”
“Ancient bronze ore!”
Looking at the greenish ore, Luo Qi’s eyes went wide.
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