Chapter 556: "Stagnation" Affecting the Entire World!
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, Colin, who had turned into a ruthless task machine, came back to his senses from the intensive and continuous tasks and found that most of the required task time had passed.
"There's only one week left...less than one week."
Colin glanced at the mission time, then looked at the progress of his mission.
At the end of a month, he got one million points, and even more than that. Mr. Wu helped him get nearly 500,000 points, and senior employees also borrowed nearly 200,000. In addition, there were weekly transactions between the official and the company, and transactions between "World No. 13" and the official, etc., and Colin accumulated active tasks every day.
The total points I received were over 1.2 million...
What surprised Colin was that he had borrowed a total of 130,000 to 140,000 points from various "summoning" props!
Although there were two people who were stubborn and would rather die than surrender, and were unwilling to lend no matter what.
But more of the "props", after hearing about Colin's predicament and his sincere persuasion and courtesy, finally donated generously, emptied their family savings, and provided a lot of support.
In this regard, Colin expressed his satisfaction: Perhaps their assistance will fade and be forgotten, but their achievements will be immortal!
However, so many points are still not enough.
So far , with only seven or less than six days left, there's still a gap of over 100,000 points...
"Why is this 'Time Stagnation' going from 79% to 89% so expensive? Besides a dozen gold mission certificates, the points alone cost over 400,000..."
Ke Lin took a look at the points requirement and couldn't help but hiss.
Fortunately, except for this part of the points requirement, other props have been repaired to 69% of the task requirements.
At the same time, after these originally tattered props were repaired, they finally showed more or less the weird power that a "golden name" should have...
Opening the "storage room", I looked at a pile of props that were faintly glowing inside.
Even Colin felt an inexplicable sense of suffocation...
"These things are probably abilities plundered from Level 1 Containment Objects that are far more powerful than the 'King of Mad Sound'. Tsk, mid-level Level 1 Containment Objects, or even higher?"
Colin thought about it and vaguely felt that it was a little lower than level "0", but much stronger than the "ancient gods" he usually encountered.
Something very powerful to be sure...
I just don't know where the company collected so many items of this level.
In addition, the only other golden item that is not a gold card is the "Shield of Fairness and Justice". Although its aura is not weak, it is placed in the "Storage Room".
I don’t know if it’s because of the small number and it’s “bullied” by the gold cards, or if it’s really inferior to these “Kingdom of Cards” series, it looks a bit dull.
"There are differences among the golden items."
Colin looked at it for a moment, then looked away and began to open the parchment and look around. He looked at the "team-based" tasks that the employees had chosen for him, picked one that seemed similar, and started calling on people to start the task.
In the past, no one would apply for this kind of mission...
However, with Colin taking the lead, things became a little different.
Originally, few people would be willing to apply for this complex task of 30 people for half a year, but now, all the places were taken up in less than a few seconds.
For senior employees and some mid-level or low-level staff.
The past two months have been a carnival of tasks.
People used to be afraid to even look at it for fear of being forced into advanced tasks after watching too much, but now they dare to look at it.
And every time they carry out a mission, with the support of Brother Shunzi, they can first work together to try to carry out the mission and train themselves...
Even if it cannot be completed, it triggers some "certain death" rule.
Now it can be easily broken by Brother Shunzi...
For the first time, the employees realized how great it was to have a big boss lead the team.
In just two months, people's overall strength has improved faster than ever before.
Then, I worked as a ruthless "mission completion" machine for a few days, on the last day of the mission requirements.
Colin's points were basically met, with only a few small gaps left. However, after completing the "Advent Project", doing some second-hand business, and borrowing some points...
"Finally, enough is enough."
Ke Lin's eyes lit up, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at the 400,000 points in his hand...
Some of these are his own, and some are borrowed from other people. In the beginning, he felt a little psychologically burdened to borrow points, but now... he has become numb because of the large amount of debt.
I'll give up everything I have, just to become a C-rank...
If you don’t succeed, you will die!
Taking a deep breath, he took out the glittering "Time·Stagnation".
After simply confirming that the points and voucher requirements match...
"upgrade!"
As his thoughts turned, as all his points and gold pass certificates were taken away, Colin inexplicably felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.
Then, "Time·Stagnation" suddenly floated up, and a golden light bloomed in the air.
This light, accompanied by the sudden "tick-tick" sound of the hands moving, was like the continuous beating of a heart...
Moreover, it becomes more and more rapid and crisp.
"Just don't tell me 'repair failed' at this point."
Colin's emotions were provoked, and when he thought of the consequences, he felt that life was unbearable.
However, this bad outcome did not occur.
Following the sound of a crisp "clang" it appeared.
Colin saw that the integrity of "Time Stagnation" had reached 89%, and its terrifying power gradually emerged from above.
This power, even a tiny bit of it, caused the frightened "Snow Girl" to shrink into the freezer, her hands covering her head, her head hidden between her legs, shivering and curled into a ball...
"It's completely different from the gold card I first got. But this is the true power of the 'Golden Item'!"
Colin reached out and pinched the gold card floating in the air, preparing to check the current information.
However, the moment the finger touched the card, an accident suddenly happened!
The newly-minted gold card, which had been restored to 90% of its original state, released a trace of its essential power at the moment of contact.
The next second, Colin saw an invisible force spreading out at an extremely fast speed, far exceeding the range of its previous effect, dragging everything Colin could perceive into "stagnation".
This stagnation time is very short, extremely short, probably less than one ten-thousandth of a second.
But what shocked Colin was...
The scope of its impact is - the entire earth?
"No, it might be even further. I can only sense the impact on Earth . That's my limit, not its."
After the shock, Colin felt a surge of surprise in his heart.
Does this mean that the effect of the gold card is now...
He hurriedly opened the details panel of the item and looked at several key items.
"The time-stop effect lasts 13 seconds, and the effective range reaches three thousand meters. Three kilometers? Sigh..."
Colin was suddenly disappointed. The previous moment made him think that the gold card could now freeze the entire earth.
I didn’t expect it was only three kilometers.
This is not so good or bad...
In high-level battles, many enemies can usually escape this distance in an instant, just like Shana's "speed of light". If there is no limit, she cannot be trapped at all.
But if you want to restrict her, you have to control her...and then it's a vicious cycle.
Of course, many anomalies or enemies are not as fast as her, but the difference is not much.
Colin felt strangely at a loss, but aside from the fact that the apparent effect wasn't as great as he'd expected, there was another thing that wasn't explicitly mentioned in the item details: the gold card's strength had increased significantly...
"Now, if this card encounters the power of a certain night or a certain moon, it should be able to stop for a while. It won't be like before when it was under the effect of time stagnation, where it was almost unimpeded."
Thinking of this, Colin nodded, feeling much relieved.
At this moment, the cell phone suddenly vibrated. Ke Lin picked it up and took a look, and found that it was a call from Mr. Wu.
"Did you do something just now?" As soon as the call was connected, the old man on the other end of the line asked solemnly, as if he had encountered some difficult situation.
Did he sense the effect of my time-stopping ability? Mr. Wu is still the best...
"Um."
Colin did not deny it, but just nodded when he heard the other party interrupt and say:
"That's fine. I thought something serious had appeared again. Since it's you, everything should be fine. You don't need to tell me the details."
Hearing Colin's admission, Mr. Wu's tone became noticeably more relaxed.
Just now, he could feel that as that special and powerful force spread, the door that had been sealed for who knows how long, at the source of all official extraordinary power on Earth, seemed to loosen and gradually began to open...
Fortunately, it was our own people who did this.
After a pause, Mr. Wu did not say anything more on this matter, but continued to warn in a cautious tone:
"I just felt that if nothing unexpected happens, a suitable time should be approaching soon. It won't be long. Be prepared..."
"At a certain point in time?" Colin asked doubtfully.
"The document for your promotion to Level 6 should be approved soon..." Mr. Wu did not answer directly, but said something almost explicitly on the other end of the phone.
Level 6 personnel, tasked by "Ms. Rabbit" to investigate the status of those behind the "Book of Numerology"...
"Ms. Rabbit mentioned that once the investigation begins and the details of that object are revealed, a catastrophic event will undoubtedly occur."
Ke Lin's face also grew serious. At the same time, he couldn't help but be curious about what exactly the Level 6 personnel had to see during the promotion process. Why did it go well for others, but big problems arose as soon as he went?
Is it because of his current reserve status or something else?
Ke Lin raised his doubts with Mr. Wu on the other end of the phone.
The other party was silent for three to five seconds before speaking, "I haven't gone deep enough, because my situation isn't strong enough to support me going in there..."
"However, based on the characteristics of my abilities, I may have some understanding, but I cannot express it.
"I can only tell you that some things, once known, are enough to cause drastic changes. However, it is also because of knowing that we can begin to address them."
It was another sentence I didn't quite understand... Colin was helpless, and then asked again:
"What if I don't go?"
"If you were still an ordinary person and had a malignant tumor in your body, would you rather know about it now and take action to solve it at the critical moment, or would you rather remain ignorant and not know about it until you are at the end of your life and then find out that you have cancer?"
Mr. Wu answered this question with a "rhetorical question".
Although he didn't say it directly, Ke Lin could understand what Mr. Wu meant...
The act of investigation is probably equivalent to the operation to start the treatment.
But no one can tell whether the final result is good or bad.
"I think I understand." Colin said, holding the phone.
"Well, it should be around the next month. I'll observe the specific date and call you when it's appropriate. During this time, not only you but we should also make some preparations. In addition..."
"During this preparation period, perhaps you could learn about how this world has changed under your influence since you brought the remains of the civilization of the Seventh Box World here half a year ago."
"There are some things you should have a clear understanding of to avoid problems caused by incomplete information later."
Listening to the old man's arrangements, Colin finally nodded to indicate that he understood.
He probably knew that there were some changes in society today, but they didn't seem particularly obvious. After all, most of the newly developed things couldn't be spread to ordinary people instantly.
It should only be useful , such as some research institutes, shelters, etc...
After a while of talking, Colin hung up the phone.
He stared at the ceiling in silence for a long time.
Then, he blinked, regained his thoughts, and opened the parchment. Now that the prop requirements had been met, the next step was to look at the requirements for the next task...
After opening the parchment, the general content of "A Special Mission" remained unchanged.
However, "Requirement 3" was refreshed.
Seeing this content, Colin felt that it made sense.
Requirement 3: In the future, we will understand the existence behind the "Book of Numerology"...
…
"It's this thing." Colin breathed a sigh of relief.
He had clearly made a huge improvement, but at this moment, he still felt unprepared.
"About a month, there's no specific timeline, but it should be around..."
Colin took a look and saw that there was still plenty of time and there was still some room for improvement in preparation.
He opened the parchment, casually accepted a large multiplayer team mission, and then spoke in the public channel to call his teammates.
"Here he comes! Brother Shunzi is here again! Brother Shunzi is leading the brothers in a group again!"
"Grab it! My sack is thirsty and hungry."
"This time I'm going to take out all the valuables from the dungeon, leaving nothing behind!"
"What the hell is going on? When did this dungeon add a rule that prohibits taking things out? This is so unlucky!"
"Brother Shunzi, wait a minute. I'm going to be D-rank soon. Take me with you..."
"+1, Brother Shunzi, I really want to improve. Please, save a spot for me!"
“…”
The employees who had been waiting for a long time greeted each other excitedly and competed for quotas for task requirements.
When the team members gathered, Colin told everyone that from now on, they no longer needed to borrow 20% of the points to get on the bus. At the same time, the other half of the points would no longer be taken, but would be used as repayment to offset the previously borrowed points.
If you want, come...
Faced with the request, the employees were so happy that they couldn't wait to refuse.
Not long after the incident began, when the personnel met, Colin looked at the dozens of "senior" employees and said, "There's one more thing I can't say in the chat channel, so now is the right time to talk about it..."
