Volume 4: People who challenge the light Chapter 36 Dragon Valley
I didn't want to affect the development of the Tongxin League, and Xue Wuxia and Afeng didn't want me to fight alone in the "Resistance Alliance" . As a result of the discussion, it was decided that only Afeng would join the alliance among the three leaders. We have a close personal relationship, so it is reasonable for us to join in our personal capacity. Only one core member was sent to help me. First, once the Tongxin League is upgraded to a medium-sized mercenary group, it will be a good time to recruit people, and second, it will avoid attracting too much attention. After all, whether neutral professionals switch to bright professions or choose to join the "Resistance Alliance", they must report to the system for registration, which is traceable and cannot be concealed. Of course, I will not ignore the development of the Tongxin League. Even if it takes more time, I must participate in this "Dragon Slaying" operation. Without a stable rear base, there will be frequent fires in the backyard, and I will not feel at ease staying in the board of directors.
In addition to Afeng, the other spot to join the "Resistance Alliance" was unexpectedly won by the little girl Yue Linglong after a fierce "competition". She first refuted the most threatening competitors, such as Heart Guardian and Frog, on the grounds that the core members' team could not continue to expand the ratio of yin to yang, and then softly pleaded with sisters with the same intention, such as Diewu and Wuyin, claiming that they were eager to personally participate in such an exciting and interesting "game", and that they could play a greater role by staying in the group. She used both emotion and reason to make others withdraw from the competition.
As for ordinary members, I will not recruit them for the time being. When the Tongxin League is upgraded to a medium-sized mercenary group and develops steadily, I will select some willing and trustworthy members to join according to the development and needs of the situation. Although this makes my power in the alliance a little weak, as long as I can promote Afeng to the position of director and continue to maintain my super personal combat power, I believe I will not be kicked out of the board of directors so easily.
After the meeting, I immediately went to an empty place and entered the "Mind Castle". I started the program and filled in the names of Afeng and Yue Linglong. Then an agreement appeared in front of them. They signed the agreement as required and signed their respective names. They officially became a member of the "Resistance Alliance". Once they joined, they could not quit at will, otherwise they would be unlucky as their guarantor and would lose a lot of evaluation points. From the moment they officially registered, they began to accept the assessment of the system. All the previous things were just for reference. Their personal strength, their performance in tasks and actions of larger scale or difficulty from now on, etc., would affect the system's evaluation of them. This is why we are in a hurry to register them. The "Dragon Slaying" operation is about to begin. If they can perform well in the action, it will further enhance their competitiveness in the alliance.
The action is imminent, and I also need to hurry up to understand the situation of Dragon Valley to avoid some unnecessary mistakes. Dragon Valley exists in the core areas of the four continents, and the internal settings are basically the same. It is the most terrifying place in the Ten Thousand Mountains of the Eastern Continent besides the habitat of the four sacred beasts. It is vast and there are countless dragons of different levels and types living in it. They look similar to ancient dinosaurs. Of course, they also refer to the characteristics of those dragons in Western legends. According to the difference in the way of action, they are divided into two categories: flying dragons and ground dragons. Flying dragons, as the name suggests, have wings and can fly. They are divided into different levels such as pterosaurs, unicorn flying dragons, and poison claw flying dragons. In theory, they can become ordinary pets of players or mounts of knights. However, flying dragons cannot use magic and cannot launch long-range attacks. They can only engage in close combat. Moreover, both offensive and defensive capabilities are far inferior to ground dragons of the same level. The biggest advantage is that they have relatively high mobility. It is estimated that the system is set up in this way for the balance of the game. Otherwise, if the dragon flies into the sky and uses long-range attacks, melee players will just have to wait for death. Of course, if you can get a baby dragon with the "rideable" attribute with a very small chance, then you can only be considered extremely lucky.
The ground dragon is a magic dragon that can only move on the ground. The types are more complex and diverse, divided into melee physical attack type war dragons and magic dragons that release magic for long-range attacks. War dragons such as velociraptors, stegosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus Rex are generally strong, with strong skin and thick flesh. They are good at melee combat and have high physical attack and defense capabilities, but their resistance to magic is slightly poor. Of course, this is only relative. Even if three or five level 5 professional magicians exhaust their magic power, they may not be able to cause much damage to the war dragon. Magic dragons are roughly divided into fire dragons, wind dragons, thunder dragons, etc. according to their categories. There are more types. One category often includes several magic dragons from level 7 to level 9. Although the physical defense is relatively low, the powerful single magic and terrifying group magic attacks are far more threatening to players than war dragons at this stage. If you don't have enough strength, don't provoke them.
For a level 5 profession, entering the Dragon Valley to challenge the dragon is almost like committing suicide. Often, hundreds of expert players enter, and only a few can become "dragon slayers" and survive if they are lucky. They only kill the weakest and most vulnerable speed dragons. If there is a slight accident, the possibility of annihilation is very high. Although slaying a dragon is very dangerous, according to the setting of "Tianxia", the dragon clan is born with a hobby of collecting treasures. As a member of the dragon clan, the dragon will naturally have some valuable equipment and items on its body, which will definitely fall out after death and benefit others. Compared with the current players, the items dropped by the dragon are definitely of very high level. As the saying goes, people die for money. I don't know when, there have been "dragon slayer teams" organized by expert players in the Dragon Valley to harass, even if only a few succeed. After mobilizing a large number of experts and making various preparations, it is extremely lucky to succeed once in three or five times. However, the huge temptation of benefits still attracts many players to participate in it, like moths flying into the fire, dreaming that they can become one of the few lucky ones. Of course, we are no exception and we took great risks to go to Dragon Valley, hoping to get the "Thousand Man Order" we wanted.
In fact, killing a monster above level 7 may drop the "Thousand Man Order", but the probability is uncertain. It may be other equipment items. Even the dragons in the Dragon Valley may not drop it. However, during this period, the mercenary groups in "Tianxia" have developed very quickly, and many small mercenary groups have been established. Many of them have the strength to develop into medium-sized mercenary groups. Therefore, the Mercenary Guild launched a "Dragon Slaying Task". Before the first level 6 professional player appeared, killing any dragon in the Dragon Valley could drop the "Thousand Man Order" to meet the needs of the development of the mercenary group. The risk is high, and once successful, the benefits are not small. There are more and more "Dragon Slaying Teams" that were originally just individual "suicide squads". Even if you don't need them, you can sell them for a good price. But it's not so easy to be a "Dragon Slaying Warrior". The end of most participants is very miserable, and the number of people cannot be too large. If you rely on the human sea tactics to win, you may cause greater trouble. Several mercenary groups once jointly organized more than a thousand professional level five expert players to enter Dragon Valley to slay the dragon. However, the momentum was too great and unfortunately "alarmed" the level nine Warcraft Tyrannosaurus Rex. With it coming out to join in the fun, the "Dragon Slayer Team" suffered heavy casualties and was torn to pieces. They failed to slay the dragon, and the remaining survivors had to "commit suicide" to end the matter, which became a big joke.
According to the summary and analysis of senior players published by Tianmei, the size of the "Dragon Slayer Team" is generally controlled between one and two hundred people. If the number of people is small, the probability of certain "accidents" will be small, and it is not easy to attract some uninvited guests to disturb the dragon slaying, which can increase the success rate of dragon slaying. Of course, there must be a limit. If there are too few people, it will easily become a protracted war, and it will be very dangerous if the night is long and dreams are many. Although it has not been officially confirmed, judging from those successful cases of dragon slaying, it still makes sense. Xue Wuxia and the others also followed this principle. They originally planned a "Dragon Slayer Team" of 150 people. It can be said that with my joining, the establishment can be greatly reduced, especially the melee professionals who serve as guards and lure enemies, who have become the object of substantial reduction. As long as I have enough time to repeatedly cast "Summon the Dead", I can fight against dozens of melee professional masters (a dark knight is basically equivalent to a top level 5 professional player, of course, except for those with powerful equipment). With fewer people participating in the action, it is easier to hide, reduce the possibility of unexpected losses caused by danger on the way to the Dragon Valley, and increase the success rate of slaying the dragon, which is naturally a very ideal result. Of course, I will not suffer losses in vain. For each dark knight sacrificed in the action, I will pay 100 gold coins as compensation. It can be said that this is a win-win solution. With Red Star and Bat Man and Bat Woman, it is not difficult to subdue the dark knight now. In fact, many times I have disdained to fight against them, and I am more willing to challenge the horror knight. Although I have not been able to successfully subdue one, there is an old saying that persistence is victory. Even if I refuse to give in and have to kill them in the end, killing monsters above my level can also increase my qualifications.
Our target is also the weakest ground dragon in the Dragon Valley - the velociraptor. An adult velociraptor is generally about five or six meters tall, with four legs about one meter long, which is the longest compared to other war dragons. It is said that its straight-line running speed is even faster than that of a Ferghana horse. However, due to its relatively large size, it is not very flexible in turning. Players can use this to fight with it at close range, but of course the danger is quite large. I heard that many players failed to dodge and were trampled by its giant feet, and were seriously injured if not killed. Although the physical attack and defense capabilities of the velociraptor are strong, they are not to the point of being terrifying. If the tactics are appropriate and a little lucky, an ant can also bite an elephant to death.
The fifty-man great magician formation led by Xue Wuxia are all expert players from our Tongxin League and those rented from Longteng. In addition, there is a fifteen-man elite archer formation headed by Yun Wuying, all of whom are our members, forming the main force of the dragon slaying. In order to ensure the success of the dragon slaying and successfully obtain the "Thousand Man Order", the Tongxin League has spared no expense and made a heavy bet. The magicians selected are all those with strong offensive fire and wind, as well as a few thunder and ice. The Tongxin League only has a dozen that meet the requirements, and rented more than thirty from Longteng. On the one hand, the fifteen elite archers are responsible for reconnaissance and defense. On the other hand, they are more agile and can take on the task of luring the enemy in critical moments. In addition, they can also participate in attacking the dragon. They are specially equipped with magic arrows that enhance the lethality. Hitting the target will cause fire or thunder magic damage. This kind of magic arrow is made by craftsmen who use special skills to dissolve magic crystal cores into ordinary arrows. Of course, one magic crystal core can be used to make many magic arrows. In addition to the physical damage caused by the sharp arrow itself to the target, the attached magic energy is released immediately after hitting the target to form secondary magic damage. This batch of magic arrows are all fine products purchased by Nan Feiyan from the dwarf craftsmen in the northern continent at a high The quality is better than ordinary magic arrows. It is an effective weapon that has been tested in actual combat to deal with dragons with high physical defense. It’s a pity that it’s more troublesome to manufacture, the number of production is limited, and the price is not cheap. It can’t be equipped in large quantities. Otherwise, with the range and attack speed of the bow and arrow, the effect of using it to deal with the dragon is better than that of the magician.
In addition to me, the rest of the "Dragon Slayer Team" includes four core members, including Afeng, Yue Linglong, Heart Guardian and Qingwa, who are elite knights who are also escorts. They all volunteered to participate and were told in advance that they would not be paid. My joining and taking on so much completely deprived them and dozens of melee professional players of the opportunity to earn extra money. Xue Wuxia and Yun Wuying understood my full combat power in detail. After discussion, they simply made a big bet to reduce the number of people in the "Dragon Slayer Team" to the minimum to see if they could slay the dragon in one go. Not only did they want me to take on the task of luring the speed dragon, but I was also fully responsible for the reconnaissance and protection work along the way. After offering me a generous reward, they wanted to maximize my surplus value.
Seventy people, probably the smallest "dragon slayer team" in "Tianxia" so far. The smallest one before was more than a hundred people. However, it seems that there is no precedent of success in the first action. Generally, they have to experience at least one failure and learn a little lesson before they can see the moon after the clouds have cleared. Although Xue Wuxia has made full preparations for the success of this dragon slaying, he has obtained several copies of the route map of the Dragon Valley and the terrain map of the Dragon Valley. Every detail, including the formation of the advancing team and the handling of emergencies, has been carefully analyzed and studied, and countermeasures have been formulated, but whether he can succeed in slaying the dragon and obtain the "Thousand Man Order" is still unknown.
