Chapter 553: The High Reward from the Fifteenth Ring Incident
The familiar ceiling that I have seen countless times.
Colin opened his eyes and lay in bed for a while, dispelling much of the inexplicable trance. Then he took a deep breath, stopped lying in bed, stood up and glanced at the wall clock.
"March 3rd, it seems like three days and a few hours have passed..."
Colin leaned his butt against the headboard and did a quick mental calculation. The time it took to take the train plus the time it took to complete the task was roughly correct.
Then, he rubbed his hungry stomach and released the little maid, asking her to continue participating in various official experiments while also getting some ingredients to prepare a feast...
Although at his level of strength, his demand for food is not high. In theory, it would not matter if he did not eat for a long time. At most, he would look thinner like the saint before, but the impact would not be significant.
But what also makes me different from others is that I have a "hunger" in my stomach...
Going without food for an extended period of time can lead to problems.
Since I've already eaten, I have to eat well. I can't just let myself eat anything casually...
"I feel like at my current level, once I reach Rank C, I should be able to stabilize. I don't have to worry too much about losing control. If I become a 'Fire Wielder' in the future, I'll most likely be able to fully utilize this part of my 'hunger'."
"Tsk, if 'Hunger' can be fully utilized, even if it's just a fragment, it will be a great treasure..."
Colin imagined a scenario where he had complete control over "hunger".
Even for the Fire Bearer, hunger is still a powerful aid.
Otherwise, Rosen, as a senior member of the "Fire Bearer", would not still use it as one of his main means of combat when he goes out to perform extremely difficult tasks.
But unfortunately, it was still a little too early for him to have the picture in his mind.
"From now on, I think I have a good chance of becoming a C-level employee, but I'm still not sure about becoming a Fire Bearer."
In this special effect of the hospital's "faith is what it is", after accidentally summoning a trace of the power of the "First Fire", he had a deeper understanding of the current dilemma of the "Fire Possessor".
What was summoned seemed to be only the power of the past, not the present "First Fire"...
Now that the influence of "believe it and it will happen" is gone, Colin reviewed it in depth again and found it difficult to describe the situation of "First Fire" with his current understanding.
If I had to say it, it seems to be in an incomprehensible state of "neither existing nor not existing"...
Or to put it more simply, Colin knew that such a thing did exist, but even though he was already using the power related to it, he had no way to confirm its current existence.
It's just very strange...
Without proof, there is no contact, and without contact, there is no way to attract the "First Fire", and thus no way to become a "Fire Holder"...
"'Conceptual' stuff is indeed a bit mysterious. No wonder 'Ms. Rabbit' was so vague when I asked her how she became a 'Fire Wielder'. The methods she knew probably didn't work, so she was completely confused."
Colin felt that he had touched the truth.
Judging from the information collected so far, although it seems that it is difficult for "Fire Holders" to achieve success in the company era and there are many conditions, it is not a dead end. However, after the major changes in the company, this path seems to have been cut off.
The reason for this severance is most likely related to the major task that Rosen mentioned, which was jointly carried out by the "Fire Bearers" in the final period.
It is also related to the "ultimate time", or "2044".
"I'm probably not the first person in this post-corporate era to embark on the path of the 'Fire Wielder'. I wasn't sure before, but the moment the hospital summoned the former power of the 'First Fire', I did have a slight feeling that there were other people walking this path, but I'm not sure whether they are alive or dead. It's even possible that they have sensed me..."
"But similarly, they seem to be in reserve at best. Like me, they use the power of the Fire Bearer through some indirect means. They haven't reached the level of a Fire Bearer yet, so they can't truly mobilize the power of the First Flame..."
"It seems that so far, I haven't noticed the existence of a living 'Fire Bearer'. Has everything failed..."
Colin bit his finger, feeling like he had been led into a dead end.
However, next time I have the chance to meet "Ms. Rabbit", I will ask her if there are any other "Fire Bearers" in reserve. If so, what is their current situation... By the way, I look forward to the other "Fire Bearers" in reserve being more powerful.
If he could break through the last layer of barrier between him and the "First Fire", it would be much easier for him to become the "Fire Holder".
Thinking of this, Colin suddenly laughed silently, and inexplicably thought that if there were other "Fire Bearers" in reserve now, wouldn't they all be in the same situation as him just now, "Instead of working hard myself, it's better to rely on others"?
Then, Colin shook his head, stopped thinking, and then excitedly pulled out the parchment and took out the parchment -
This time the reward is a combination of fifteen rings!
Colin couldn't even imagine how many things there would be!
[In this incident, your evaluation is: A-. ]
[You completed this event with excellent performance.]
[The following is your reward after this event mission: "Campfire Points x 412,000", "Special Item Lottery Ticket x 1", "C-Grade Gene Compensation Potion (Injection) x 1", "Gold Clearance Certificate x 47"...]
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The task rewards look plain and unpretentious, and seem to be no different from usual, but after looking at the number behind them.
Colin hissed slightly .
"Hiss... Over 400,000 points, more than double the 200,000 I expected! The average reward for a normal mission is close to 30,000 points, which is more than all my previous points combined..."
Holding the parchment, Colin's eyes widened slightly.
You know, among the fifteen-ring missions, there are many tasks that can be completed easily. According to Colin's own estimation, he should be able to get at most three to five thousand points, and it will definitely not exceed ten thousand.
The more difficult and complicated ones, such as "World of Thorns" or "Non-Existent Hospital", are a bit more difficult.
The remuneration is probably around 30,000.
Adding everything up, Colin had previously expected that if it exceeded 200,000, it would be a huge profit.
I didn’t expect it to double!
"The points aren't right? I gave you so many too many. Did you get anything particularly valuable in this fifteen-ring mission?"
Colin was suspicious for a moment. It seemed that he didn't remember getting anything valuable.
"Forget it, no matter how much or how little they give me, as long as it's in my pocket, don't even think about taking it out..." Colin calculated, adding this to the points he earned from the "cross-border second-hand dealer" business he ran with Shana, as well as some of the profits he made from buying and selling small amounts of "futures" of props.
In total, I have just over 500,000 points...
There is hope of repairing the gold card this time.
"It should be more or less enough, but it seems it can only repair one card to the 'Item Unlock' requirement. More than that won't work. This damn thing really costs money."
Colin felt a little pained when he thought that his points would be basically reset to zero soon.
However, he didn't think much about it for the time being. He looked at other items...
The "Special Mission Item Extraction Ticket" mentioned that the minimum guaranteed prize was three purple items, with a chance of getting orange items, or a smaller chance of getting gold items...
"C-level gene compensation potion" is just as its name suggests, there is nothing interesting to see.
As for the "Gold Pass", to be honest, it seems that there was an oversupply of this thing. Because, according to Colin's estimate, there should be less than thirty, but there are more than forty...
"Isn't this some kind of bonus for 'Bonfire Outstanding Talent'?"
Colin scratched the back of his head. Although he was very happy, he also felt that something was wrong.
He wasn't particularly bothered by this. After seeing these clearance certificates, he counted them and found that there were currently sixty-five gold mission certificates...
"You might consider filling up the 'Gene Compensation Panel'. It seems like filling it up will bring some improvements."
Colin decided to fill up this thing first, and then called up his own panel.
【Name】：Colin.
Strength: 21.4. (One-handed strength is enough to stop a high-speed Harmony Express train.)
[Constitution]: 22. (Can bathe in lava without suffering any damage.)
Agility: 17.1 (Incredibly fast!)
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【Disposable points】: 0 (3/18).
[Note]: The above data does not represent the final combat power. Please refer to actual contact for everything.
(Every 1,500 points + one gold clearance certificate can be exchanged for 1 disposable point.)
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“Although there is a gap between me and Teacher Big C, it’s still pretty good.”
Kelin nodded secretly. He remembered that Teacher Big C's three dimensions were "Strength 53, Constitution 77.1, and Agility 19.9." At first, he thought the difference was huge, but he didn't know what it meant. Only now did he know...
Damn, it really is a “numerical weird”!
If it weren't for the corrosion and various other reasons, it would be really impossible to fight!
Even if Colin has maxed out everything and uses a lot of props, he can still win, but it will still be quite difficult to fight.
If it were any other Earth employee, they would deal with it normally and there would be nothing they could do except pray that the body would not be torn into pieces.
Without giving it much thought, Colin looked at the upper limit of the remaining disposable points.
"Three of those points were awarded when I first arrived at 'Love Paradise'. I've already used them. Normally, an ordinary employee gets 12 points, but I'm a reserve, so I got six extra points, so it's only 18..."
"Come to think of it, when this panel was in Love Paradise, the point requirement seemed to be only 300, but after the public beta, it became 1,500, a slight increase..."
As the thought flashed through his mind, Colin thought about it and directly spent 22,500 points and 15 gold mission certificates in exchange for all the points that could be added.
Next, he wanted to force his agility up, but found that after adding 0.6, he could no longer increase it.
[Please do not ignore your basic qualities and forcefully add points. Please allocate them reasonably, otherwise the added points may be ineffective...]
"And this dick request?"
Colin raised his brows, but finally added it little by little as required.
Finally, add up all the points.
【Name】：Colin.
【Strength】：30.
【Constitution】: 26.4.
【Agility】：19.1.
[Disposable Points]: 18/18 (The upper limit has been reached in version 1.0, please stay tuned for subsequent updates.)
[High-efficiency talent slot and panel special item has been opened]: None (talent effect increased by 10%).
[Overall evaluation]: It's quite good. You are a favored one who ranks at the top. At least 93% of the employees at your level could not reach your current level.
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"So this is what maxing out points means. I'm going to open a high-efficiency talent slot..."
Colin felt himself and could only say that he was in better shape than ever before, and his control over his body was approaching perfection.
It was as if the red blood cells were under his control...
Then he stretched out his right hand, raised his palm in front of him, used a little bit of strength, gathered his five fingers together, and clenched them tightly.
"boom"!
There was a loud explosion and the whole room shook.
"Exaggerated." Colin nodded with satisfaction, and then adjusted himself to avoid exceeding his strength too much and causing death or disability to anyone with just a touch.
In this regard, the "Gene Compensation Panel" provided certain passive assistance, and he quickly resolved the related problems.
"There's a lot of consideration involved in making the 'gene compensation panel'."
Colin looked at the talent slot again and felt that if there was no gain in the near future, he could consider removing "Fire Possessed" and then putting it back in.
A 10% enhancement may not seem like much, but the effect in actual combat is still exaggerated.
"With my current abilities, if I encounter the lowest level of Level 1 containment, then... forget it. After thinking about it, it seems I can't do it. I can fight against avatars and descended bodies, but the real body is definitely out of the question. However, it won't be that easy for the other party to kill me. At worst, I can fight to the death and escape. If it's a seriously disabled type, maybe I can still fight it off a few times..."
Colin was not so optimistic as to think that he could face those truly ancient god-level beings head-on.
After all, according to the company's standards, even the lowest-level containment items were terrifying things capable of causing planetary destruction...
Maybe releasing "Hunger" can help him fight, but just because "Hunger" can fight doesn't mean he can too, so if they really fight to the end, "Hunger" will probably win, and then he will die during the confrontation between the two.
Then, Colin looked at the bottom of the "Gene Compensation Panel" and was surprised. He was not surprised that it exceeded 93%, but surprised that...
There are actually 7% of people in this D+ level who are not weaker than him, or even stronger than him?
"What's going on? Does this comparison include data from ancient times? Or is it just the present?"
Colin thought about it. Apart from the "Light Chaser", he really hadn't seen many D+ level people who were stronger than him.
"Should we include those from the past? Otherwise, it's a bit unscientific..."
Colin felt that this should be the case, and then he remembered that "Ms. Thorn" had said that some of the armies had top seed players who were stronger than her as the world manager when they were at D+.
But this situation is definitely not common.
"However, this is only the physical data. If you include props, I wouldn't say it's more than 99%, but it's close."
Colin estimated.
Judging from the company’s situation at that time, the company was indeed strong, but the props could not keep up with the overall situation.
Orange and gold items can only be obtained by players above level C.
It is considered good for an ordinary D-level player to get a purple outfit with average attributes.
For example, the seventy-odd people on the train, the purple equipment penetration rate seems to be only about 60-70%, and some don't even have purple equipment...
Unlike today's employees, who are guaranteed one item at least, and may get four or five at most.
"If you don't have enough strength, you can make up for it with equipment."
Colin grunted and took out the "Special Item Drawing Ticket".
