Chapter 4: Newcomers to the Universe Chapter 24: First time as a sparring partner
Xu Jingming looked through the information about these virtual worlds.
"The first and second most popular evolutionary worlds are the Life Evolution World and the Dark Abyss World," Xu Jingming said. "The Life Evolution World's 'Mission Space' has a vast number of missions."
In the virtual world of the hometown Blue Star world, there are too few tasks in the task space. For the time being, there are only three tasks: Starry Sky Tower, Martial Arts Hall, and Underground Palace . The Underground Palace was launched after the World Championship. Of course, Xu Jingming has become a starry sky life, and it is not suitable for him to get involved in the competition within Blue Star.
"Pang Ze is right. The Life Evolution World is a little backward." Xu Jingming took a look and said, "The fundamental reason why it ranks first is that it has a profound foundation! Many major forces have settled here for a long time. For example, there is a 'apprenticeship mission' in the mission space, and many tenth-level strongmen have settled here! There are also 'Star Alliance Rankings' and 'Universe Domain Rankings'... If the ranking is high enough, you can directly join some of the top forces in the universe."
Xu Jingming looked at the world of life evolution and found that it had a very long history and contained too much fame and fortune.
"I am still some distance away from being a 'first-class master' in the Blood Rain World, and I can't compete for the ranking in the Life Evolution World." Xu Jingming shook his head slightly.
Only when you reach the Blood Rain World and become a top-notch master, you may be qualified to compete for the ranking.
"The 'Dark Abyss' world, which ranks second in popularity, is also amazing." Xu Jingming looked at it.
The main game mode of Dark Abyss is that countless players survive in the Dark Abyss and strive to reach the next layer of the abyss. Break through layer by layer, and when you reach the bottom of the Dark Abyss, you have completed the Dark Abyss game.
"The dark abyss is also the dark abyss of human nature." Xu Jingming looked at the introduction, "Only the truly strong can reach the end of the dark abyss."
The process of exploration not only requires higher and higher strength, but also higher requirements on the mind.
"In history, all humans who have reached the end of the dark abyss will be immediately cultivated by top forces and will be able to reach at least the ninth level in a short period of time." Xu Jingming looked at the introduction. Many geniuses, even if they are very talented, still have many deficiencies in their minds and need to be tempered in various ways.
In the entire universe, there are very few people who can reach the end of the dark abyss. Such people have reached the limit of human mind and skills. There is no need to hammer and polish them anymore, they are the most perfect unpolished jade! Just a little carving will bring them to the ninth level!
"It's too difficult in the Dark Abyss." Xu Jingming looked at the introduction, "This is the most basic way to play. Now there are also side quests. These side quests are the reason why it is so popular."
The various side quests derived from the Dark Abyss have also made the Dark Abyss world become the second most popular in the evolution category.
"These missions have different requirements. Some of them even require money?" Xu Jingming was amazed. "In a free game world, the internal side quests cost a lot of money. The most ruthless thing is... it actually costs 100 million universe coins to start a mission? It's crazy!"
The side quests of the Dark Abyss require a lot of money, and the huge amount of money also attracts many people to enter the world of Dark Abyss.
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Xu Jingming has studied the top 100 most popular evolutionary characters. Those that are ranked in the top 100 all have their own appeal.
"The world of cold weapons." Xu Jingming nodded. "This is good. It has the most popular sparring system in the universe. The sparring system can make money."
"Choose to be a sparring partner."
"My actual combat bonus is 890%, so I'll set the price at 10,000 universe coins per hour." Xu Jingming entered this virtual world and set the price for sparring.
For the sparring system, the game party will charge a 10% handling fee.
It was the first time that Xu Jingming tried to make money by being a sparring partner, and he was quite curious about it.
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"Your Majesty, the thirteen cities in the north are in rebellion!" said a minister while kneeling.
Lolottean sat high on the throne, staring down and angrily asked, "Why did they rebel?"
"The snowstorm in the north has made life miserable for the people. Bandits are taking advantage of the people to rob and loot, and now the area has swept across the thirteen cities in the north." The minister said immediately.
Lolottean was annoyed.
Is it easy to run an empire? He was still preparing to expand the territory, who would have thought about the various things happening inside the empire.
"Why are you reporting it now?" Lolotan shouted angrily.
"Many cities fell too quickly. The previous messenger was killed on the way." The minister said in panic.
Luo Luotean suppressed his anger and looked at the many ministers below: "Which general is willing to quell the rebellion in the north?"
"I am willing to go."
"I am willing to go."
Several generals volunteered to fight.
Lolotan was satisfied and glanced at each general.
suddenly--
"Lolotan, it's time for you to study!" A deep voice sounded in Lolotan's mind, and Lolotan's face changed slightly.
"General Yuqi, you will be responsible for quelling the rebellion." Lolotan said, and at the same time chose to hang up intelligently.
"Let's hang up first."
Lolotan left consciously.
Zhineng replaced him and continued to lead and manage the empire. He began to mobilize troops to prepare to quell the rebellion.
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"It's so annoying. I have to practice every day, practice this, practice that. My parents have too many requirements." Luo Luotan returned to his personal space, muttering helplessly.
Luo Luotan opened the world of "Top of Cold Weapons". Every time he practiced cold weapons, he was in this virtual world.
"I'm looking for a sparring partner. By the way, my pocket money should be in my account this month." Luo Luotan opened his personal account, took a look at his personal account balance, and pouted, "How stingy. They only give me 5 million universe coins a month."
His parents were too strict. They forced him to "cultivate" every day and even controlled his pocket money.
"I am a man who inherited a life planet territory when I was born! You only give me 5 million universe coins a month. You two stingy parents have swallowed up all the money of this lord's planet." Lolotan was very angry, but he had no choice.
Before he reaches the age of 1,000, he has no management or control over the life planets under his name.
In fact, it is not easy to govern a planet with life. If it is not managed well, not only will you not make money, but you will also have to add money to it.
"Choose a stronger sparring partner this time." Lolotan scrolled through the list of sparring partners, from low to high according to the actual combat bonus. The higher the list goes, the more expensive the sparring fee will be.
For example, a sparring partner with a 300% actual combat bonus only costs 300 Universe Coins per hour.
The cost of a sparring partner with a 500% actual combat bonus is generally 2,000 Universe Coins per hour.
The actual combat bonus for a sparring partner is 10 times, which can reach 20,000 Universe Coins per hour.
"Just choose this one." Luo Luote nodded and happened to click on Xu Jingming's account.
Wow——
In an illusory space, there is a circular arena with a diameter of one hundred meters.
Lolotan appeared here, looking at a black-haired human man who appeared in front of him.
"Hello, Teacher Jing." Luo Luotan bowed slightly. This was what his parents taught him since he was a child: to respect any teacher.
"Hello, Lord Luo." Xu Jingming said with a smile. This Luo Luotan was about 1.5 meters tall, with golden hair and a little fat.
He can see the other party’s registration information——
Player: Lord Luo (Hunter Universe, Changjian Star Alliance)
Level: 8
Practical bonus: privacy protection
And Xu Jingming's own information——
Player: Jing (Hunter Universe, Wu Gou Star Alliance)
Level: 1
Combat bonus: 890%
As a sparring partner, it is necessary to disclose the actual combat bonus.
"Choose weapons and armor." Lolotan had already put on armor and was holding two pistols.
Xu Jingming was only holding a spear.
"You don't choose armor?" Lolotan frowned, "Then I won't be polite."
"bring it on."
Xu Jingming smiled and said that his most accomplished spear technique, the "Flowing Water Scroll", was good at defense.
"I'm coming." Lolotan moved and pounced on him at an incredibly fast speed.
You have to know that in this world of "cold weapon top", everyone has the same physical fitness! This is more suitable for practicing cold weapon skills. And this Luo Luotean is obviously quite good at body movement and speed.
"You're faster than me." Xu Jingming was a little surprised, but facing the rushing Lolotan, his spear changed accordingly, and the moment it touched Lolotan's pistol, he stabbed it into Lolotan's chest.
puff.
A bullet pierced through the chest.
Luo Luotean was strung there like a skewer of meat!
He widened his eyes and looked up at Xu Jingming.
"Why is your gun so slippery?" Lolotan said angrily, "Come again."
Wow.
Lolotan returned to his original position, his injuries disappeared, and he returned to his peak condition.
"Please." Xu Jingming looked at him with a smile. The other party was paying, so naturally he had to smile at the customer.
"Ah!!!" Luo Luotean roared, his figure drew an arc, and he ran around Xu Jingming. Suddenly, without any warning, he swung out a short gun in his hand. The moment he swung it out, he rushed forward!
Xu Jingming swung his spear in a circle, sweeping away the "short spear" that was thrown at him like a stream of water.
Use the opponent’s force to counter attack!
The flow of water! Follow the force of the pistol and lead it!
"Wow." The sweeping pistol flew back and hit Lolotan who had already rushed forward. Lolotan flew backwards again, spitting blood.
"I don't believe it." Lolotan rushed over again with his eyes wide open.
puff!
But when he rushed to Xu Jingming, brandishing a pair of short guns, somehow, Xu Jingming's long gun only drew an arc, passed through the gap between the two short guns, and pierced his chest again. He was pierced there again!
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Again and again!
It was obvious that Xu Jingming's gun was not fast and his power was not great, but once they started fighting, he was defeated in just one or two moves.
"stop!"
Luo Luotean stretched out his hand to stop him, staring at Xu Jingming, "Usually I choose opponents with a 500% actual combat bonus, but today it's a bit high, and I'm not used to it. But I'm not here to spend money, not to be beaten. From now on, you are not allowed to counterattack. You are only allowed to defend."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Xu Jingming said politely. Whoever spends the money has the final say.
"good."
Lolotan grinned and walked slowly towards Xu Jingming, only five meters away from him.
Too close!
Xu Jingming’s spear is three meters long!
"I won't bully you either. I won't come near you." Lolotan raised his eyebrows. The two sides were only five meters apart. He took a step forward and suddenly stabbed out with the pistols in his hands, as fast as an afterimage.
The long spear in Xu Jingming's hand formed a circle! The spear circle was like water, naturally sweeping the two short spears, bang! bang! Both short spears were swept away.
Luo Luotean's hands were numb and he stood there in a daze.
"Go on." Luo Luotan refused to admit defeat and attacked again.
Since he could only defend and was not allowed to counterattack, Xu Jingming would just focus on defense. Even if he exerted force, he would just smash the opponent's weapon into pieces.
Time and again, the pistol was thrown into the air.
"The power of your spearmanship is unpredictable." Luo Luotean was so exhausted that he stood there, muttering, "The power seems great, but it may be very small when I touch it. When my power is exhausted, the power you burst out is suddenly very strong. It keeps changing, and I can't understand it at all."
Lolotan was confused.
"No, no, no!" Luo Luotean suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Father said that you don't need to worry about those strange moves. As long as you consolidate your foundation, with the same body, the greater the power, the faster the speed! The actual combat bonus will naturally increase. Listen to father."
Lolotan was no longer confused.
With a determined look in his eyes, he charged forward again and again, continuing to use his pair of pistols in combat.
Just pursuing faster and more powerful!
Xu Jingming simply blocked it as usual, but when he heard Lolotan's whisper, his heart was shocked.
"The spear path I have learned now, 'The Flow of Water', and the initial understanding of 'The Appearance of All Living Things', are unpredictable and can produce 50% or even 100% of the effect with 100% of the force." Xu Jingming thought, "But strength and speed are the foundation."
"Just like Xuan's spearmanship, it is also the integration of five volumes of spearmanship into the "Transformation Volume." Xu Jingming thought, "Transformation, the pursuit of extreme speed! It also brings extreme power."
“Don’t give up the root for the sake of the end.”
"The flow of water, the appearance of all living things... all the ways of shooting, the ultimate goal is only one! The ultimate speed and power!" Xu Jingming had a clear concept in his mind.
"Other gun arts are just tools."
"A tool for the pursuit of extreme speed and power."
Xu Jingming looked at Luo Luotan with a fiery gaze.
He came from Blue Star, and had no famous teacher to teach him! He was just blindly groping for the inheritance by reading the first part of "Hua Guang". Now Luo Luotan's words of self-consolation made Xu Jingming suddenly enlightened. Cultivation is like this, the true teaching is just one sentence! The false teaching is ten thousand volumes of books!
"Teacher Jing, can you put down your weapons and go empty-handed?" Lolotan blinked, looking very sincere.
"good."
Xu Jingming nodded, put away his weapon, and looked at Luo Luotan with his bare hands.
“Hehehe…” Luo Luotean rushed forward with a smile, “There’s a huge difference in strength between having weapons and not having weapons!”
A pistol has already attacked.
Xu Jingming dodged and slapped the gun barrel with his left hand, affecting Luoluotan's body shape. Then Xu Jingming's right hand was as fast as lightning and hit Luoluotan's neck.
Luo Luotan only felt a black screen before his eyes, and he was back to his original position.
"I lost?" Lolotan couldn't believe it.
"My arms are like a pair of pistols," Xu Jingming said, "My body is a weapon. Don't you understand this?"
Luo Luotean looked at Xu Jingming with frustration: "In the future, I'll choose a sparring partner with a 500% combat bonus. It's really boring. I keep losing. There's no entertainment at all."
“Ding ding ding—”
Suddenly a prompt sounded.
Luo Luotean showed a look of joy, and immediately said to Xu Jingming: "I want to sign up for the Dark Abyss game! Let's end it here today."
"It's not even an hour yet." Xu Jingming was surprised, because this sparring session was supposed to last for an hour.
"You won't lose money." Luo Luotean clicked on the page, "Okay, let me give you an evaluation! Anyway, I can feel that you are very strong and your sparring is also attentive. Unlike the last sparring partner, who had a sour face. I will give you a score... out of ten!"
Luo Luotean grinned and said, "I'm going to the Dark Abyss game. Are you coming? There are only three large-scale events every day. Let's participate together. By the way, the registration fee for starting the mission is 1 million universe coins."
"You go ahead, I have something else to do." Xu Jingming said, the registration fee was too expensive.
"If you don't want to spend money, just say so." Lolotan chuckled, "Let's go. I'll ask you to practice with me when my actual combat bonus reaches 500%." With that he disappeared.
"In the Dark Abyss, there are three large-scale events every day, and the cost of starting a task is 1 million cosmic coins?" Xu Jingming wondered.
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Back in his personal space, Xu Jingming carefully looked into the dark abyss.
"There are many side quests in the Dark Abyss world." Xu Jingming checked carefully and understood, "So he was talking about the side quest 'Escape from the Dark Abyss'."
Among the many side quests, 'Escape from the Dark Abyss' is very popular.
"The daily tasks for the Escape from the Dark Abyss side quest are divided into three levels. The first level, the entry fee is 1 million cosmic coins. The second level is 100,000 cosmic coins. The third level is 10,000 cosmic coins." Xu Jingming looked at the detailed introduction.
“Each event has 1 million participants! The registration fee and 50% of the audience’s tips go into the prize pool.”
"The longer you escape from the abyss and survive, the higher the prize money will be."
"In the end, the only one who escapes the abyss will receive 50% of the total prize pool."
Xu Jingming looked at him and blinked.
Luo Luotean participated in the largest daily event, which cost 1 million to start. So with one million participants... the total prize pool is 1 trillion universe coins plus part of the reward fee.
Of course, Dark Abyss World is the second most popular game in the universe in the evolution category. There are many players who participate in the "Escape from the Abyss" side quest, and sometimes even ninth-order source life forms will participate. However, in the game, everyone has the same physical fitness.
Therefore, even if a ninth-level strongman participates, he will still stumble and may lose to an eighth-level strongman.
"All players compete!"
"Only one person can escape the abyss and get half of the total prize pool." Xu Jingming felt itchy just by watching.
One million space citizens from various civilizations compete!
"No rush, study more. I still know too little about the 'Escape from the Abyss' side quest." Although Xu Jingming was determined to participate in an Escape from the Abyss event, he was not in a hurry to participate immediately. Instead, he collected a lot of information and even watched some 'Escape from the Abyss' videos.
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The more he understood, the calmer Xu Jingming became.
At the same time, he was also concentrating on honing his own gun skills. First, he studied the "Appearance of All Living Things" in order to get started with the "Time and Space Volume" of the five volumes of gun skills. Second, he also improved the "Flowing Water Volume" and "Time and Space Volume" in order to pursue the ultimate speed and power.
In the peaceful days, before he knew it, it was the end of August, and in reality, Xu Jingming naturally reached the 'middle state of starry sky life'.
