Volume 2 Chapter 9 Objective: Building a City
After three days of training with Wanxing in the dark cave, the girl has reached level 29. If a separate ranking list of thieves is published, I guess she will rank very high. It is not easy to be able to do so after entering the game three days late. I have leveled up two levels myself, and now I am still two levels ahead of the orc. The magician who performed exceptionally well is only one level lower than the orc and ranks third. There are dozens of 31-level talents behind him. Van Fels is the first one, and he is probably about to reach level 32. Ah Wei is at the bottom of the list at level 30. Haha, he is also working hard!
According to my estimation, most of the people on the list are lucky players with extra attribute points. According to Wanxing, there should be 50 of them among the first 5 million accounts, and those who will queue up to grab the first batch of accounts are basically senior veterans, right? They will not waste this God-given opportunity after getting the lucky account. After that, there are about 20 accounts in each batch. Among them, those who enter the game in the second batch, if they have enough online time and the correct leveling method, should also recover the three days and be eligible to be on the list.
During these three days, it was a pleasure to cooperate with Wanxing. Although she could not help much in leveling and could only share experience and steal things, she was much better than many girls who played games and made things more trouble than help. Her traps were even more powerful when encountering the Boss, and the two of us worked together to achieve success. In three days, we killed 8 Bosses (there are two Bosses on the fifth floor, which will refresh once every six hours after you kill them. If you stay at the refresh point, you can fight three times in 12 hours). Although the equipment that dropped was too high in level to sell now, each of us got more than 400 gold coins.
The agreed time came. In fact, Wanxing and I had become good friends now, so I would have agreed even if she asked me to continue to help her level up. However, she was a very independent girl, and she left when the time came, only saying that we would contact each other more often in the future.
To be alone and quiet... I said those words to Wanxing two days ago, but what is my goal?
Suddenly, I remembered what Wanxing said at that time, that if you play the game well, you will get special rewards, and when Mr. Li gave me the account at the beginning, he also said, "I am optimistic about you, and hope you will succeed in the game." These two sentences together... seem to have a deeper meaning, and are definitely not as simple as ordinary words. Otherwise, with the identity of Miss Wanxing, what can't she get? Why would she work so hard for that "special reward"? And it seems that as long as she can become the best thief, she can get that reward. And what level do I have to achieve to be like what Wanxing said, "If you get to that step, you will naturally understand"?
What an interesting puzzle! Fantasy Zero... It seems that it is not as simple as a game! Well, I will solve this puzzle. This is definitely a challenging goal, and I have a feeling that it will be exciting and thrilling.
Let's analyze it in detail. What conditions are needed to be "successful" and "excellent" in playing games? Becoming the best player? I have done it. However, this is the credit of the account. If the orc guy got the No. 1 account, his current level would definitely be higher than mine. I think what Mr. Li means by success is success achieved through his own ability? In other words, this is a test of the player's ability and quality?
If my idea is correct, then how can I show my ability and quality in this game? This is hard to say, leveling up is one of them, or making a lot of money from this game where money is not easy to earn... No, no, I am back to the habitual thinking of professional players. OK, let's change the angle, in an online game, what kind of person usually has the highest honor or is the most famous?
That 's right! The leader, or the city lord! Games are life, and online games are the arena. Those who can be famous and powerful in online games are often not the top masters, but the leaders of big gangs and guilds , or the city lords of big cities! This also best reflects the comprehensive quality of a player. Without extraordinary levels and strength, how can you convince many subordinates? Without extraordinary communication skills and friends all over the world, how can you recruit talents and gain a firm foothold? Without extraordinary business acumen, how can you earn enough funds for construction and development? Without extraordinary command ability, how can you strategize, capture cities and strongholds, and be invincible? It can be said that if a successful leader in online games applies this ability to reality, he can often achieve great success!
In Zero Degree Fantasy, the most difficult task, which is also regarded as the ultimate goal by many players, is to build a city! Even until the end of the entire internal test, no player has actually built a city of their own!
The unscrupulous businessman mentioned the topic of building a city to us, but he was considering it purely from a business perspective. As for me, I was a lone ranger in most of the online games in the past. At most, I would choose to join a big sect to get a discount on potions and equipment. I never even thought about building my own guild, so my interpersonal network was not wide, and I was lonely with these few close friends.
At that time, I agreed with the profiteer's suggestion, also from the perspective of profit. I defeated many super bosses and received more system reputation rewards, so I ranked first on the reputation list, far exceeding other players. In Fantasy, establishing a gang requires a certain reputation value. I will definitely be the first to reach the standard, so I can establish the first gang in the game, which will have many economic benefits. For example, establishing a gang can obtain its own territory, and players can build various stores on the territory (it can also be done in the system city, but the cost is amazing and often not worth the loss). I can make a lot of money just by collecting taxes and selling land.
But now, I have to think about this problem carefully. Building a gang is the first step to building a city. If I want to achieve the goal of building a city, then I must build this gang well and make it bigger and stronger!
Is it possible for me to achieve this goal? I have advantages: I am ahead in level and reputation, which means I can be ahead in time and have a huge appeal in recruiting members!
I also have big disadvantages: I don’t have a wide network of contacts, too few friends, insufficient funds, and zero experience in building a gang! These are all fatal weaknesses!
Fortunately, there are quite a few talented people in my small circle of friends. The profiteer is definitely a business genius. With him around, I can let him worry about the funding problem, and the wide channels he has established in doing business can make up for my lack of connections to a certain extent; not three, not four, each has his own strengths. There are definitely not many players who choose appraisers and foundries. Having two senior appraisers and foundries will be of great help to the construction of the gang; the lonely watcher has established a small guild in other online games before, and his experience is a valuable asset; fishing alone in the cold river snow, although taciturn, but his down-to-earth style, no matter what he is entrusted to do, we can rest assured; he loves to eat fish the most, is the oldest, has rich social experience, and is a steady person. With his assistance, I believe we can avoid many detours and make fewer mistakes; Ah Wei... Haha, it was shown at the auction that day. His mouth is a living advertisement. It is most appropriate to entrust him with the work of recruiting newcomers and younger brothers. The rest of the people also have their own strengths. It can be said that our group is small but complete. As long as we plan well and let everyone play to their strengths, it is not impossible to build a strong gang!
I have decided that I will build my own city in Zero Degree Fantasy, and the initial goal is to form a gang!
At present, my reputation is more than 7,000. If I can't get the reputation rewarded by the system, I don't know how long it will take to earn the minimum requirement of 10,000 points to build a gang by relying on the basic reputation gained by beating bosses, or going to the city to find NPCs to take some simple tasks that can increase reputation. And now no one has killed F-level bosses, right? As long as I succeed in the first challenge, I can get a system reward of 4,000 reputation. It's such a cheap thing, why not do it?
Of course, compared to G-level bosses such as Wolf King, F-level bosses are much stronger. I still remember when I was almost level 30, I went to the mountains to get equipment, but I was chased by an F-level boss, a mandrill, and I didn't even have the qualifications to fight for a few rounds. Of course, now my level and equipment have improved a lot, and I probably won't be without a fight against the mandrill again, but I'm afraid it's still impossible to fight alone. I have to discuss with Lonely and others to organize a collective action to fight the boss.
Today happens to be Sunday, June 17th. I guess everyone should be online by 10:00. Well, I'll go level up first.
While I was killing monsters in the Dark Cave, I was thinking, which boss should I fight? There is no super boss on the fifth floor of the Dark Cave, and the Skeleton King on the sixth floor is a D-level boss, and the Corpse King on the seventh floor is even a C-level boss. The higher the level of the monsters, the higher they are. They are not something we can consider at this level.
We can only look at other places...F-level bosses. I remember there is a kind of swamp lizard in Yunmengze. Their leader, the mutant giant lizard, is an F-level boss, and it is considered to be the easier to deal with among the F-level bosses. So, should we start with it? The only problem is that Yunmengze is far away from the city. It will probably take more than two hours to walk there. There are many strange monsters in it, with different levels. You may also encounter very dangerous armored crocodiles, swamp poison frogs, etc., and there are natural whirlpools, traps, quicksand, mud, etc. in the swamp. However, for our current level, the mutant giant lizard is indeed the most likely F-level boss to be dealt with.
It was past 9:00, and I hadn't called out yet, but Lonely and the others kept sending me secret messages... Damn, these guys all wanted to know if I was still with Wanxing!
We agreed to meet at the old place at 10:00, and I packed up and went back to the city.
When I arrived at Taibai Restaurant, everyone was there. Liu Badao is here today too! I couldn't contact this guy for a while, and I don't know what he was doing. Now I see that he is only a level 12 orc warrior. I'm really stunned. How can he only be at this level? No wonder I couldn't find him. He just came out of the Novice Village, right?
I punched Ba Dao and asked, "What's going on, kid? You didn't just get the account, did you? And where's Dugu? Why don't you see him?"
"Hey, don't underestimate me. I entered the game on the third day. There must be a reason why I wasted so much time. Maybe I can catch up with your level soon. Something happened at Dugu's house, so I can't play this game for the time being."
"Tsk!" I made a gesture of contempt for you. Catching up with me? The difficulty coefficient is over 5.0!
After a while of excitement, I said, "Everyone, I have something to discuss with you all today. You should all remember the proposal made by the profiteer last time, right? Should we also form a gang? I don't need to explain the benefits. I think it's time to plan and act."
Everyone cheered loudly. Yes, not to mention the possible benefits, just being the first to establish a gang among the more than 100 million players in Fantasy World, what a great honor it is!
"Now my reputation is over 7,000. As long as I defeat another F-level Boss, I will be qualified to establish a gang. Therefore, the first step of our action is to challenge the F-level Boss. Everyone, we have to be careful this time. We can't let the situation like the first time we challenged the Wolf King happen again. I have calculated that with our strength, we can kill the mutant giant lizard in Yunmengze. The specific arrangement is as follows..."
After the discussion, the profiteer helped us buy medicines, props, etc., and the group of 11 people set off. Ba Dao's level was too low to go, and the profiteer didn't need to go; Bu San followed us, saying that there were many good materials in Yunmengze; Bu Si wanted to stay in the city to practice his skills. He was already famous among the players in Sublimation City, and he stayed at the return point every day to help people identify equipment for free. Although most players can only play equipment below level 30, they can directly use scrolls for identification, but why not take advantage of it? Every silver coin you can save is a silver coin!
In terms of average level, our team is pretty good! It goes without saying that Awei and I are on the list. Jimo and the others are both level 27 or 28. Although they are not on the list, they are all top players in terms of proportion, and their equipment is quite good. Although it is difficult for Bu Si to level up as a forger, he is a professional player and has a long online time! When he is alone, he practices skills in the city (professional players also gain experience by practicing skills, but it is less than killing monsters). Jimo and the others can be brought online to level up, and his level has risen to 29. He will soon be promoted to blacksmith at level 30!
Yunmengze is really far away... We had to take a break on the way and eat some dry food to replenish our hunger. We finally arrived at the edge of the swamp at 1:30 in the afternoon.
Yunmengze is actually very beautiful. What you see is a vast expanse of reeds that stretch as far as the eye can see. When the breeze blows, the reed flowers flutter like heavy snow. The roots of the reeds are muddy, but there are also some dry paths leading to the depths of the swamp. There are some level 30 monsters in the reeds, so we lined up in battle formation and carefully went deeper.
Passing through the reeds, you will find the real swamp. The name of Yunmengze comes from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. It is said that it is "a thousand miles in radius". It is not so exaggerated in fantasy, but it does cover hundreds of square kilometers. Countless large and small lakes are like mirrors, scattered all over the place, and crisscrossing paths divide these lakes. The lakes are deep and shallow, reflecting the sunlight, revealing different water colors, light green and dark blue, with clear layers. Looking around, the scenery is picturesque.
However, there are dangers lurking in the swamp. A crocodile might suddenly jump out from under your feet, or a piece of land that looks flat might turn into a floating sand trap when you step on it, with a man-eating otter lurking inside...The most annoying thing is the sharp-mouthed poisonous mosquito. This monster is only level 20, but it appears in large groups. Although its attack power cannot break our defense, it can poison us and suck our blood. Moreover, the simulated tingling feeling after being bitten is extremely uncomfortable, not to mention that they often bite us dozens or even hundreds of times.
Because I, Momo, Hanjiang and I had been here during the internal test, so I knew a little about the situation in the swamp. I told everyone to be careful in advance, and the formation was that the warriors were on the periphery, the magicians and archers were in the center, and I was in the vanguard. Even if I fell into a trap or something, I could hold on with my high health and defense. I could just kill the monster and climb out. But in this way, my image was not good at all. The sand and mud all over my body almost completely obscured the luster of the dark gold armor.
Whenever there was a sudden attack from a monster, the warriors would go first, followed by the mages and archers, and everyone worked together very skillfully, so they were able to get through the entire journey without any danger. When encountering a swarm of poisonous mosquitoes, the fat man's face attack magic "Explosive Flame" was very powerful, and he could kill a large area with one strike.
After searching for more than an hour, I finally found the mutant monitor lizard! How did I find it? This guy was hiding in the mud, with only his mouth exposed. No one would notice it! Even the bird with the best eyesight didn't see it. When I walked past it, the monitor lizard suddenly jumped out of the mud and bit my two feet!
Why two legs? Uh... a mutant monitor lizard, what's the mutation? Two heads!
At the same time, the Super Boss's followers, six ordinary Bosses - Horned Gila monsters, also jumped out of the mud and attacked different targets!
Ha, this group of stupid lizards, if they had concentrated their attack on me alone, I would have been killed instantly because I was completely unprepared. But they chose to disperse their attacks. They are indeed reptiles with a very low evolutionary level, not even as smart as the Wolf King and the Silver Wolf!
With the current strength of Lonely, Hanjiang, Awei, Shi Zhongyu, and Bad Young Master, they can almost fight the Wolf King alone. Although the level of the horned poisonous lizard is high, it is not a super boss after all, and is slightly inferior to the Wolf King. In a one-on-one battle, they can hold on for a long time even if they are defeated; and the cooperation of Blue Crystal, Bird, and Fatty is more than enough to deal with the remaining one; the fish lover casts healing spells on me, and I drink water and eat small pills, so it is still no problem to withstand the giant lizard. The battle is not as difficult as expected. Of course, if it were another team, it would be useless to have more people. The giant lizard's attack power is too strong, and it also has group attack skills. Soldiers below level 20 will definitely be killed instantly without negotiation. Soldiers above level 25 can hardly withstand its critical hit. Even I have encountered several thrilling situations. When the giant lizard hit a fatal blow, my HP immediately hit the bottom. If I hadn't drunk monkey wine, I might have died.
After everyone dealt with the poisonous lizard, they all came up to help me, but they had to be extremely careful. The warriors basically went forward to slash, and after a counterattack from the giant lizard, their health would drop by half, so they quickly retreated to replenish their health and dared to come up again when their health was full. The mages and archers all attacked from their farthest attack distances, just in case the giant lizard went crazy and insisted on chasing them, leaving them no chance to escape.
The one who really helped me was Awei. His substitute talisman helped me attract a small part of the giant lizard's attacks!
The F-level Boss has a lot of HP! After besieging it for more than half an hour, the system finally prompted: The mutant giant lizard was seriously injured, and its defense power decreased by 50%.
That’s great. This time there was no desperate struggle. Everyone withdrew and disbanded their team with me, leaving me to complete the feat of killing the F-level Boss alone!
I swung the bloodthirsty demon spear with all my strength, stabbing and stabbing non-stop. Woo… I have already consumed 20 bottles of Xiao Huan Dan today. I feel so sad! But I must be careful. If I die at this critical moment, then all my efforts will be in vain and the loss will be huge!
The monitor lizard launched a dying counterattack, its two bloody mouths biting me madly, strands of shiny saliva dripping from its sharp teeth... Damn, it has come to this, and it still wants to eat me?
Finally, the giant lizard fell! The money on the ground and the dozen or so pieces of equipment were not important to me now. The most important thing was the system prompt: Player Blood Sky, congratulations on becoming the first warrior to kill the F-level Boss in this game. The system rewards you with 4000 reputation!
Everyone cheered and rushed over, asking anxiously, "How is it? Did you get the blood and reputation rewards?"
Haha, actually everyone is too concerned and has overlooked the fact that now, except for me, no one else on the reputation list has a reputation value of over 4000, which means that absolutely no one has ever defeated an F-level Boss!
At 4:00 pm, we returned to Shenghua City. Everyone was very excited because we were about to establish our first gang in our dream! We laughed, made noises, discussed intensely, and looked forward to it passionately as we walked towards the NPC of the Minister of Revenue...
