Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 37 Pegasus Taotao
This large-scale conflict was triggered by an ordinary monster snatching incident . On the surface, there was no special reason. Countless incidents occurred every day. In addition, the game officials deliberately downplayed the incident. As the disputes caused by the conflict were quickly settled, few people mentioned it. However, it was still affected in some aspects. Although the players from China and Japan, who were the main subjects of the conflict, did not develop to the point of mutual hostility because of such a small "friction", their sense of competition between each other became stronger in secret. It may not be easy to do in reality, but in the virtual game world, it is not very difficult to distinguish the superiority. There are many ways and means, and the most intuitive one is the "World Hero Conference" to be held soon. People fight against each other, countries fight against each other, as long as there is a desire to compare and win, competition is everywhere. Even if it is just a game, no party will be willing to admit defeat.
For Xue Wuxia, if the pet-hunting journey can be described as a long and arduous journey, then the process of signing a contract at a higher level can be described as a sweet reward after all the hardships. It can be said that it was quite smooth. She was not forced into a desperate situation like Afeng. She was successful on the third of the four signing opportunities and got a level seven magic pet, the Purple Lightning Magic Leopard. This also means that she has firmly obtained the qualification to represent the Tongxin League in the team competition of the "World Heroes Conference", and may even have a good performance in the individual competition.
The patient waiting of the Guardian of the Heart was finally rewarded. After a fierce battle, he gathered a group of friends and successfully obtained the pet egg of the bloodthirsty bear. He should have a place in the list of twenty people who went to fight. However, after the nest was discovered and destroyed, not only did they lose their lives but also lost their unborn baby. The bloodthirsty bear couple moved away and disappeared in the vast forest. The original territory was replaced by a new owner - a suspicious and elusive blood-marked black widow, which was a poisonous spider the size of an ordinary round table. The frog who wanted to follow the footsteps of the Guardian of the Heart and pick up cheap things was poisoned to death on the spot. Poor him, he was intent on looking for the bloodthirsty bear with an obvious target, but was attacked silently by the blood-marked black widow with a spider silk hanging on it. He was killed before he understood what was going on, and it also implicated Bai Xue who accompanied him to "scout the spot", and they became a pair of "lovebirds with the same fate".
My original plan was disrupted by an accident before I could execute it. However, this time it was good news for me. Taotao, who was soaking in the "Hell Magma Pool", finally began to evolve for the third time. The name of the "Dragon Pool" was indeed not for nothing. The effect was remarkable. After soaking for only ten days, it broke through the bottleneck state that had been stagnant. As a pet with growth that was boasted by the dead old man, Taotao's development has always lagged behind. In addition to being a means of transportation, it does not have much combat power and does not have the style of a powerful pet. It cannot be compared with the sixth-level magic pets that other players already have. It is really a bit of a reputation, but it is not worthy of it. I hope that through this evolution, Taotao's strength can be greatly improved. If it does not show its power, when I sign the third pet, facing increasingly powerful enemies, everyone will compete for the job, and it will not get much playing time.
My mental strength was once again drained, and I became a "useless person" temporarily. I didn't expect that Taotao would actually live in the "Hell Magma Pool" to evolve. It can be said to be unique. I don't know if there are any additional effects. Moreover, even if the immersion time expires, I can't come out of it. I can only continue to soak. It is more or less an advantage. I can't help but have higher expectations for Taotao's evolution.
As the "World Heroes Conference" on August 1st approaches, the organization charter of the event has been officially released. It is basically the same as the original draft, but after listening to the opinions of many mercenary groups, the number of applicants for the team competition has been increased to 30, and 10 reserve players are allowed, so that different lineups can be sent out to fight against different opponents, so that more players can get the opportunity to "show their faces and become famous", and the competition is more suspenseful and entertaining. For ordinary mercenary groups, there are limited masters, and this rule does not have much practical value, but for those powerful mercenary groups, it is quite beneficial, with more options to hide their strength and avoid exposing their cards too early.
Once they are awarded the title of "Top Ten Mercenary Groups in the World", in addition to a considerable amount of bonuses, a golden signboard with "No. X Mercenary Group in the World" will be hung high above the station, shining with thousands of golden rays, making the entire station bathed in golden light and clearly visible from a distance, representing great honor. They will also have the opportunity to carry out an "expedition mission". Those who successfully complete the mission can get a "Ten Thousand People Order", which will upgrade their mercenary group to a large mercenary group, and the official members can be expanded to 10,000. Although the specific content of the "expedition mission" has not been revealed, it is vaguely pointed out that it is definitely beneficial to the long-term development of the mercenary group, and some additional gains can be obtained from it, which can help the mercenary group seize the initiative in the increasingly fierce competition in the future.
As for the individual competition, players who are fortunate enough to be named "Top Ten Masters in the World" will not only receive a winning bonus, but will also have an "adventure mission" from which there is a certain chance of getting a piece of equipment. As for the level of the equipment, or whether the equipment can be obtained, it depends on the player's performance in the "adventure mission".
However, rewards are after the official competition. In the current Tianxia, the most important thing for powerful players and major mercenary groups is the qualification of the seeded players in the individual competition and the seeded teams in the team competition. If you are lucky enough to get the seeded qualification, you can avoid opponents of the same level as yourself as much as possible, and increase the chance of qualifying from the preliminaries, because the schedule of the preliminaries is more favorable for seeded players or seeded teams. Relatively speaking, you can skip the first few rounds of competition. With fewer games, you are more likely to hide your strength and gain an advantage in future competitions. Moreover, when entering the main competition, the first round is a cross-match between two randomly selected groups, with the first in one group playing against the second in the other group, which is more advantageous for the party that obtains the seeded qualification.
There are 512 seeded players in the individual competition and 32 seeded teams in the team competition. Compared with hundreds of millions of players and more than a thousand small and medium-sized mercenary groups, these few places are like a drop in the bucket. There are too many people and too little porridge. There is simply not enough to distribute. In addition, the appearance of level 6 and 7 magic pets has broken the original balance, which is equivalent to a reshuffle of strength. Some players and mercenary groups that were originally unknown may emerge with powerful magic pets and may get more opportunities. With the improvement of strength, whether for fame or profit, they are no longer satisfied with their previous achievements and are eager to perform at the "World Heroes Conference". Those with higher expectations will naturally covet the qualifications of seeded players or seeded teams. Whether it is a team competition or an individual competition, players must register their professional level and basic information of their pets when registering. On this basis, refer to previous records to select seeded players and seeded teams.
Because the "World Heroes Conference" this time has a high degree of freedom and no qualification restrictions when registering, it is not as excessive as before the "Four Continents Elite Challenge". However, there are still a large number of players and mercenary groups who try their best to gain more opportunities to promote themselves in order to highlight their reputation. The incident of Yasukuni Society provoking our Tongxin League may not be without the influence of this factor. After all, although they were defeated in the end, in the eyes of many players, their failure was very normal, but they also became famous because of this, and had the opportunity to promote it on "Tian Media" and be known by many players - of course, perhaps this result is not what they want to see, perhaps they expect another completely opposite situation to promote it. Moreover, the attitude of the shogunate warriors was extremely tough after the failure, arguing that we took advantage of the powerful item "Heavenly Thunder Array". From the number of members with level 6 magic pets, it can be seen that Yasukuni Society is not inferior to Tongxin League in strength and will never admit defeat.
According to the public opinion survey conducted by Tian Media, the favorites for the "Top Ten Masters in the World" in the individual competition are naturally the two old rivals, Supreme Honor and Dragon Walker. The fierce collision of the two offensive artifacts "Holy Cross" and "Poison|Dragon Spear" has added a lot of expectations to this battle. They belong to the two opposing camps of light and darkness. There is more meaning behind the game. According to the schedule, the ranking of the seeded players will be divided into two halves, upper and lower. It is estimated that they are unlikely to meet in advance. They are the two players most likely to advance to the finals. The other Archbishop of Light, Sheng Tiantang, who owns the defensive artifact "Angel Robe", is also a hot favorite to win the "Top Ten". It is said that Sheng Tiantang rarely uses this artifact. There is not much specific information about the "Angel Robe" in the outside world. I don't know what kind of surprise it will give to opponents and spectators in the game.
As for me, the last one who has the auxiliary artifact "Touch of Death", because of the characteristics of the artifact, I have no advantage in the competition with the other three artifacts. Relying mainly on "Summoning the Dead" to fight, I certainly have a great advantage in team battles, but in the individual competition where quick response is important and the situation changes rapidly, no opponent will allow me to cast spells calmly, and the result is hard to say. Moreover, I have never participated in individual competitions before, which has further affected the evaluation of me. Most senior players think that if I sign up for the individual competition this time, it should be no problem to become a seeded player, but whether I can win the "Top Ten" depends on my luck. Although I have decided to sign up for the individual competition for the generous bonus, I have no idea what kind of results I can achieve. The key is to see whether Taotao can complete the evolution in time, to what extent it can evolve, and how strong it is. I guess I have no chance to sign a third pet before the competition. Whether Red Star plus Taotao can match the seventh-level magic pet will determine my future in the arena.
Other top players such as Desert Eagle, Angel in the World, Yamato Spirit, Fearless Warrior, Drinking and Singing, etc., have basically the same fighting skills, and compete more on equipment and pets. Each of them has certain supporters, so it is not surprising that anyone can be awarded the "Top Ten". Hua Mantian, who chose to change his job, is said to have been promoted to the fifth-level job in a short period of time through crazy leveling and finding a lot of people to help. Although he has just been promoted, his amazing speed can be called "the first person to change his job in "Tianxia", which makes Afeng whisper to me from time to time whether there is any "trick" in this, and whether the Church of Light has given him any special care? I am looking forward to the opportunity to fight with Hua Mantian at the "Tianxia Hero Conference", but I am also indignant at his rapid growth rate - maybe it is easier now, but it will be more and more difficult to deal with him in the future.
In the team competition, many heroes emerged and the situation was more complicated. It was difficult to judge specifically which mercenary group could have how much advantage it had. It depended more on the number of members with powerful magic pets of level seven and level six. Judging from previous records, groups like the Glory Mercenary Group with the highest honor, the Longteng Mercenary Group of Longxing Tianxia, our Tongxinmeng Mercenary Group, and the Jiaoyang Mercenary Group of Desert Eagle all had the strength to be named one of the "Top Ten Mercenary Groups in the World". Whether they could achieve a good result depended on whether the major mercenary groups could have more members with signed powerful magic pets before the game, as well as some luck in avoiding premature confrontation with opponents of equal strength.
Perhaps due to the catalytic effect of the "Hell Lava Pool", Taotao's evolution did not take as long as I worried, affecting its participation in the upcoming "World Heroes Conference". On July 26, Taotao, who had been immersed in the "Hell Lava Pool", finally stopped absorbing my spiritual power, which meant that it was about to break out of the egg and be reborn.
Because of the extremely harsh environment of the "Hell Volcano", I was unable to stand by and watch Taotao complete his evolution this time. I could only feel its joy through spiritual connection, sense its new appearance after completing the third evolution, and wait for it to fly over to meet me.
That's right, it flew over. Taotao had grown a pair of broad, fiery red bone wings at this time , waving them happily in the air. It had now turned into a Pegasus.
Fire-winged ghost horse, this is Taotao's new name. Although its body is still made up of bones, it no longer looks like a skeleton, but is closer to a bony entity. Except for the new pair of fiery red bone wings, its body has changed from the original black to dark red. It is more than two meters tall and looks more sturdy, at least half the size before the evolution.
