Chapter 137: Booking of Popular Gold Farming Locations
Amid a series of cordial greetings to the dog planner’s immediate family, the players returned to the desert in grief and anger.
The sandworm monsters here are not very strong to be honest, and their attack method is very simple, which is to attack and bump into people. The damage is quite touching - a novice player like August Melon who has few equipments and a short health bar (damage limit) will only lose a small part of his health when he is knocked away, and it is impossible to be killed instantly.
While searching for the NPC Merry Bowen, the player also discovered the sandworms' habit of fighting alone - even if the sandworms came out of a nest, they would not attack in groups, but would rather act alone.
After gradually getting used to the sandworms' attacks and finding a pattern that could predict the direction of the sandworms' attacks in advance through the subtle movements coming from the ground, Give Me Medicine, a veteran monster spawner, discovered something interesting: "Vanilla, don't you think this place is suitable for solo spawning?"
"Huh?!" Sisters Qiyuexue and Augustgua looked at the person who was giving me medicine in shock.
Qin Guan lightly kicked the corpse of the sandworm that he had just killed, then squatted down and grabbed the thermos-thick, one-meter-long thing and tried to drag it, saying, "I think this is a special monster spawning spot prepared for novices."
"Huh?" Sisters July Snow and August Melon looked at Qin Guan in shock.
"These sandworm monsters are indeed disgusting, but they have low attack power and do not move in groups. Their health bars are similar to those of spider monsters, and their bodies are smaller than those of spider monsters, so they are relatively easy to kill." Qin Guan said, "As long as you are not afraid of being disgusted and are careful and patient enough, two or three novices can work together to kill monsters in this sandworm desert, and the rewards for killing monsters are not low, not worse than doing the brick-moving task of being a zombie NPC."
A complete body of sandworm meat (that is, a complete worm corpse) dragged back to the zombie NPC Stephen Bernie can be exchanged for one copper coin; a monster-killing team of three novice groups can keep killing more than ten sandworms per hour, which is indeed quite profitable.
Give Me Medicine insisted: "It is also suitable for experienced players with complete equipment to come and play alone, it is quite profitable."
"It's just that the way here is a bit troublesome. A single person or a small team can't make the journey from the town to here. We have to form a large group. After we get here, we can't go back to the city to log off. We can only store the bones in the mining area and log on and off here." Qin Guan said, touching his chin.
"People who don't like playing in a large group can just come here in a group and then split up to play on their own." Give Me Medicine said, "If I didn't have a fixed group, I would have wanted to come here and stay for a few days."
Yes, sandworms are disgusting, but aren’t those weird spiders with tentacles and sickle legs in the spider’s nest disgusting too?
In a word, it's all about getting used to it. To play this game, you need to be mentally strong enough.
Sisters July Snow and August Melon looked down at the insect corpses on the ground, then looked at each other. They both felt a little excited - a place where a monster-killing team of two or three people can have fun, isn't this specially prepared for them?
Including the male family member who is not online, if the three of them stay here for a few more days, their equipment may catch up with the old players!
After wandering around for more than half an hour, the players finally found the zombie NPC Merry Bowen squatting behind a big rock.
Qin Guan stepped forward and explained his purpose. The NPC then threw another task at the players: it had dropped something very important on the southern mudflats before it died, and it would only go back to the mining base with the players if they helped find it.
Every player has experienced the experience of being run away like a dog by an NPC countless times. Players ran over with the mentality that no matter how bizarre the southern mudflats are, they can never be better than the sandworm desert...
Then the players were shocked.
Thick translucent cortex is stacked layer upon layer, with dirty, sticky, giant slug-like slime flowing inside!
"MY eyes!" Some players couldn't accept it and poked their own eyes exaggeratedly, "My dog eyes are going blind!"
"Uh... calm down, man. This monster is quite cost-effective. It has a chance to drop magic residue and it's easy to kill. You can just pierce its skin and let the water out to kill it. Five skins are worth one copper coin - ugh!" Some players tried to stay rational until they saw the movement of the slime monster and felt sick at the creepy way it crawled and the gurgling sound that made people feel physically uncomfortable.
Against the backdrop of the slime monster , the rotting-skin crocodiles soaking in the water on the river bank looked handsome.
Qin Guan used the identification spell to check the monster's level, and said with a complicated expression: "The novice monster spawning site is confirmed. The crocodile and sandworm are both level one, and the slime monster is level 0."
This was the first time that players had scanned a level 0 monster using identification skills, and they had no choice but to think of heading towards the novice monster spawning point.
Give me medicine I compared the Spider's Lair VS the Sandworm Desert & the Slime Flats in my mind, and it was hard to describe... These two places looked like novice monster spawning points designed by the stupid planner for the new players, and they really couldn't make the old players who once had only the Spider's Lair jealous.
What the players didn't expect was that if the sandworms didn't require certain hunting skills, the monsters that they thought they could only kill by enduring the nausea would also be level 0 monsters.
"The world view breakthrough mission is a warm-up for opening new scenes. It seems that the purpose of this mission is to let players know the existence of the big BOSS Charlotte, and then release the two monster spawning points, the Sandworm Desert and the Slime Monster Shoal." Qin Guan looked at Xi Shisan, the mission triggerer who had just been launched.
Xi Shisan's expression changed several times, but he couldn't help but said, "Ugh—"
She had just finished eating hotpot and was so full, and when she came online, there were giant white maggots and giant slugs. How could she get better?
After all the disgusting stuff, players still have to cheer up and kill monsters... Merry Bowen claims that the items it dropped are likely to have been eaten by a slime monster, so they have to rely on killing monsters to find the quest items.
As the players kept on grinding, they gradually changed from the mode of total rejection to the mode of really wanting it - these slime monsters, which were so numerous, were indeed easier to grind than ever before!
A novice girl like Xi Shisan, who spent 100 yuan to buy a steel knife from an old player, can even play solo!
The advantage of games over other spiritual satisfaction products is that they can provide players with an instant feedback mechanism. Players can level up by killing monsters, obtain treasures by breaking through levels, and get rewards by completing tasks. This incentive model of rewarding what you gain is the main reason why players are addicted. Compared to the reality that effort may not necessarily lead to reward, games are so stress-relieving.
However, although it is an instant feedback reward mechanism, there are also differences between simple mode and difficult mode. For example, the most popular monster spawning spot, the Poison Mist Swamp, requires a full team of eleven people and a knight player who can fight monsters in order to start a team. For players who don’t like socializing, don’t like fixed teams, or don’t have the advantage of employment (finding a team), it is a hurdle that cannot be crossed.
The Slime Beach is undoubtedly a favorite place for players who love to kill monsters but don't like to manage a fixed team - you can sneak into a large group and kill monsters anytime you want, and the killed monsters can be easily converted into cash (Merry Bowen collects slime skins for five for one copper coin). Isn't this heaven?
The mission was halfway done, and not only were the three novice girls who had suffered losses in the spider's nest excited, but several of the veteran players who had come to help with the mission decided to stay here and earn some money before going back.
Give me medicine. I always feel uneasy. While others are busy killing monsters and looking for quest items, I pull Qin Guan to the side and say, "Vanilla, this place may become a popular place for gold farming. Players who want to farm gold will definitely flock here. Will the copper coins depreciate? Should we remind Xiao Zhou and the others to sell the copper coins they have?"
"In the long run, it's possible; in the short run, it's unlikely." Qin Guan winked and said, "Have you forgotten what Huahua and the others went to do in Innadeli?"
"Going to improve the reputation of the Undead Chamber of Commerce?" As soon as he said this, he knew he was stupid and slapped his forehead, "Oh, really?!"
Qin Guan chuckled, "Is that so? Once their mission is over, how many close people with reputation in the Undead Chamber of Commerce will come? These people have gained reputation authority. Who with a little bit of brains would not think of seizing the opportunity to hoard land and set up a caravan?"
"Brother Lahong has been collecting copper coins like crazy these days. Their core players Huanling and Shenxuexi have both gone there. When they come back, they will definitely use their reputation and Brother Lahong's authority as the mayor of Exile Town to open the door for convenience and hoard land like crazy. You will just wait and see."
Give me medicine and cover your chest: "Fortunately, Huahua and Sangsang have also gone to our side. Hey Vanilla, do we have enough copper coins? Should we hoard the land of Exile Town or the land of Westram?"
"Of course it's enough. I told Xiao Zhou not to ship out the goods during this period and keep them for me." Qin Guan said confidently, "As for the land, I'll bet on both sides, stock up in Exile Town and Westerham. Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
Give me medicine and immediately said: "After this mission is completed, I will commit suicide and return to the city to organize all the brothers who want to make gold and bring them all over."
Qin Guan nodded and said, "We should not only recruit our own brothers, but also organize more newcomers. Newcomers can also earn gold in this new map. We have to get ahead of Lahong and the others and recruit more newcomers to our side... Otherwise, that cunning girl En Bu Zeng will take advantage of us again."
Because of Nadelicheng, Entropy Bu Zeng, who had just come online after evening self-study, suddenly felt his nose a little itchy.
"I have a cold?" En Buzeng muttered to herself and asked Yang Ying to help her look after the corpse. She went offline to check her own body in reality... and found that she lay down without a blanket, so she quickly added another blanket to cover her belly.
When Isentropy came online again and continued to join the casual players in searching for ghost monsters in the sewers, Zhao Zhenzhen came to find him.
Zhao Zhenzhen didn't come alone. Miaobishenghua, a brainy player who made a fortune with makeup skills, also came.
"Sister Zhao? It's not dark yet in the game, why are you here?" Yang Ying waved and greeted her in surprise.
Zhao Zhenzhen was very serious. She nodded to Yang Ying and said to the players, " This is the situation. I accidentally triggered a hidden mission of Innadri. But as you know, I am not a player account, so I can't do this mission. I want to ask if you are interested."
Before Yang Ying could even open his mouth, Huan Ling and the orange cat came to the front and said, "Yes, yes, yes, we must have it!"
Zhao Zhenzhen was still very serious: "Then I have to be frank. This mission is very difficult and has many restrictions. If you want to do this mission, you must follow instructions and absolutely cannot act recklessly. Otherwise, the special mission we are currently doing, "Westham Financial Crisis", will fail, and the consequences will be very serious."
Huan Ling and an orange cat then realized how serious it was and dared not say anything anymore. They looked eagerly at Miao Bi Sheng Hua who seemed to know something.
"It's a mission sent by the Night Watchman of the Gold Coin Church of the Rhine Kingdom." Miaobishenghua was indeed aware of the situation and took the initiative to explain, "We players are set as Tarantan Undead. We are disguised as cargo and pulled into the city by a carriage. We can't be exposed. If the Gold Coin Church finds out that we have sneaked into the city, our entire team will be wiped out, but the big deal is that our reputation plan will be terminated and we will have to accept the punishment for failure. So if we want to complete this hidden mission, we must conceal our identities well..."
While he was explaining the difficulty of the task with eloquent writing, Zhao Zhenzhen, who was standing next to him, looked serious and deep on the surface, but was actually feeling very upset inside.
This matter is her fault.
One night in another world, her newly registered exorcist certificate recorded the auras of more than a dozen ghosts. When she exchanged it for gold coins, the officials of the Night Watch were shocked and immediately gave her a "hidden mission"...
But she couldn't say a word to refuse, and could only watch as the young Brook took over the matter with absolute trust in the omnipotence of the undead.
The most important thing is... the reward for this commission, the Night Watch promised a bonus of five hundred gold coins!
