Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 248 Mission Auction
Although I failed to live with Xue Wuxia as I wished, taking the most crucial step to reconcile, but being neighbors and being able to meet and chat in real life every day is a good start. Although I feel a little regretful, Afeng is already very happy. Not only can I fly with Xue Wuxia in "The World" to perform romance, but I can also flirt with beautiful women in real life to further deepen my feelings. I believe that sincerity can move mountains and open stones. With Afeng's sincere efforts, sooner or later, he will completely move Xue Wuxia's once-wounded heart and make her accept him completely again. And with Xiaoyue's move in, I naturally got some benefits. Even though there is no sign of "the one who is close to the water gets the moon first", the relationship is getting more and more harmonious. With the intentional matchmaking of Afeng and Xue Wuxia, I constantly strive for opportunities to get close to Xiaoyue, which makes her further confirm my impression of me as a relatively rare urban good man who is "honest, dutiful and reliable", and become a closer friend. Under the persuasion of Afeng and Xue Wuxia, I also let go of my mental baggage and interacted with Xiaoyue in a natural manner. I did not deliberately try to please her, so as not to become one of those "flower protectors". I just let everything take its course. Success is good - a gentleman loves a beautiful lady. It is a blessing from my previous life to be able to marry a beautiful lady with a good family background. It is no big deal to be rejected - the social status is very different, and it is reasonable for a poor boy like me to marry someone of high status. I just treat it as a "love exercise". How can I see the rainbow easily without going through the wind and rain?
As for the past that he couldn't bear to look back on, Afeng only vaguely mentioned some of them when they were drinking and talking in their hearts on the night when they moved into their new home. He still didn't reveal the specific cause of the incident, but he admitted that he had an unshirkable responsibility in the storm of "falling in love with someone else". Xue Wuxia was directly hurt, so the culprit who caused this emotional tragedy and made them both live in pain for several years was naturally the third party Hua|Hua|Gong|Zi who stole their love. Neither Afeng nor Xue Wuxia meant to let him go. On the contrary, because of the rekindled old love, they further strengthened their determination to retaliate against Hua Mantian, to severely hit his arrogant arrogance, wear down his fighting spirit, courage and confidence, and completely defeat him in the field he valued most, just like he cruelly took Liu Fei away from Afeng, so that he could feel the taste of being hurt and building his own happiness on the pain of others. Otherwise it would not be enough to eliminate the anger that has accumulated in Afeng's heart for so many years. This is also the purpose of Liu Fei's pseudonym Xue Wuxia to get involved in the virtual gaming world that she has never touched before. Perhaps only by completely defeating Hua Mantian in "Tianxia" can Xue Wuxia's knot in her heart be completely untied, the last trace of estrangement from Afeng be eliminated, and they can start their new happy life again.
Originally, I had always had a prejudice against Afeng's ex-girlfriend. The synonym of "falling in love with someone else" is "fickle" or "vain". At least according to the relevant remarks I heard, most of them are sympathetic to Afeng. I sympathize with Afeng's pain and his ex-girlfriend who abandoned him and fell in love with someone else. I am also puzzled in my heart. I don't understand his idea and behavior of "willing to go back to her". This is also an important reason why I still didn't love Xue Wuxia because of Afeng's relationship and further narrow the distance between Xue Wuxia and me after I suspected that Xue Wuxia might be Afeng's ex-girlfriend and they rekindled their old love and became closer and closer. I still respected her on the surface, but I just followed her orders for the common interests and didn't invest too much personal feelings. Although I didn't want to admit that I thought it was Afeng's private matter and it was not something I, as a friend, should interfere with. In fact, I didn't agree with it in my heart. Afeng seemed to have noticed it, so we had a conversation under the influence of alcohol that night. He slightly revealed some of the facts of the incident to me and showed his feelings to eliminate my prejudice against Xue Wuxia. I believe that Afeng would not lie to me, not only because we are as close as brothers, but also because of my understanding of his character and the fact that he has been living in regret and longing for her all these years, which proves that this is very likely the case, and there are other hidden secrets that we, as outsiders, don't know. I don't have the habit of exposing other people's privacy, and I won't dig into the details. As a brother, the most important thing I should do is to do my best to help Afeng pursue, strive for and realize his own happiness, accept Liu Fei emotionally, and join hands with her and Afeng to challenge Hua Mantian, and strive to make him suffer a miserable defeat in "Tianxia" that he has never experienced before.
Since I moved into my own new home and had two beautiful women, Xue Wuxia and Xiaoyue, as my neighbors, my life in reality is no longer boring and has become colorful. We can have a meal and chat together in our spare time. Both Afeng and I are in a good mood almost every day. While working hard in the lonely "Dead Space", I think that I will have the opportunity to see the beautiful women's smiling faces after I go offline. With a short-term goal, my mood is getting better and better, and the efficiency of my work has naturally improved accordingly. No wonder it is said that men and women work together and work is not tiring. It is really a great pleasure to have a beautiful woman with whom I have a good relationship to relieve my worries and boredom and dispel loneliness. Even dreams are more beautiful, so I don't have to continue to deal with those ghosts in my dreams.
Taotao has evolved into a level 10 mid-level Hell Dragon with two attributes, but is still only level 8 upper-level Vampire Fang Marquis. The promotion of Shaman to a higher rank is even more urgent. Now there are more and more level 10 pets in Tianxia. Shaman's level must be upgraded as soon as possible to enhance its strength so that it can play a role in the battle and not be eliminated like Hongxing and fall into the miserable fate of having to retire. I was always worried that the "dragon power" of the lower level 10 Letediwa and the black dragon king would not be enough to exert pressure on the vampire Fang Marquis who may reach the upper level of level 9. In the absence of my help as the master, I could not successfully help Shaman kill the opponent who is one level higher by himself. It just so happens that Taotao has completed his evolution. With the "dragon power" of the middle level 10 Hell Dragon, it should have a significant impact on the vampire Fang Marquis, further increasing Shaman's hope of winning the challenge and successfully being promoted higher rank. On the one hand, I stepped up the actual combat drills to make the Shaman familiar with and adapt to Taotao's level 10 intermediate "Dragon Power". More importantly, I expanded my connections and increased the bounty for the vampire Fang Duke. There are many more important things waiting for me to do and solve. I don't have time to do it myself, so I can only rely on other undead wizards for help. It is impossible for every player to get everything they want by their own strength. Fair trade and each taking what they need is the way of the game.
Everything can be traded, unless it does not exist in the world at all. The reason why it cannot be bought temporarily is that the right price has not been offered. Although many necromancers value the growth potential of blood-sucking fangs, there are still people who are willing to sacrifice it in order to obtain greater benefits. Yeyou found me and was willing to transfer a blood-sucking fang duke under his surveillance. The condition was to borrow my "Death Control" for ten days. According to the latest artifact transfer regulations promulgated and implemented by the system, artifact transfers cannot be borrowed and collected at will. At least one day is required before the item can be returned to the original owner. Yeyou requires that they be carried out separately and contact me when needed. Generally, each time it is only borrowed for one day. With his own equipment, this can at least help him conquer ten undead subordinates who may reach the upper level of level ten. I naturally would not agree to such a high price, not because I am afraid that he will abduct my "Death Control" and delay returning it. Professional players, especially top players, generally pay great attention to this aspect of credibility and will not refuse to return it when it is due and try to use it for a few more days. I am not too worried that he will steal my interests. The "Dead Soul Space" is so vast, and the number of level 10 undead souls will not be too rare. It is far from being monopolized by one or a few undead wizards. It is just that "Death Control" is also very important for my development. It not only increases the success rate of "Soul Contract" by 25%, but also doubles the range of induction and long-distance command, which helps me grasp the situation in time and not to delay things. After some consultations, it was finally agreed that the period of borrowing "Death Control" is five days. It can be used continuously or separately, and it cannot conflict with my actions. If I need to use it, I can explain the reason to Yeyou or ask for his understanding, and I have the right to delay Yeyou's borrowing request. No matter what the status of the Vampire Fang Duke is in Yeyou's mind, whether it is an important goal that he is reluctant to give up as he said, it is really necessary for my development. Now everything is ready. At most, Taotao and Shaman need some time to adapt to each other. I am just waiting for a vampire fang duke as the target of the challenge. With Taotao's tenth-level intermediate "Dragon Power" secretly helping, the possibility of successful promotion is very high. The four vampire fang princes of the next level are also under my surveillance. There will be no more troubles if I continue to be promoted to the vampire fang prince. As other undead wizards have also become stronger, they will pose an increasing threat to the vampire fang prince. I really don't want to delay it any longer. I don't know when or under what conditions other undead wizards will trade with me for the vampire fang duke. I guess such an important promotion target will not be too cheap for me. I'd better seize the opportunity in front of me. With the initiative of borrowing or not in my supplementary terms, the short-term behavior of lending "Death Control" should not have much impact on my development.
After the deal was done, Yeyou couldn't wait to borrow the "Death Control" for a day. It was very likely that he had already found the target he was going to conquer, and it was not possible to successfully sign a contract with the pseudo artifact "Soul Collection Finger" which only lasted for 15 minutes. Moreover, he had a more intense and direct competition with Qiu Shui Changtian and other top necromancers of similar strength. It was difficult to negotiate the conditions to lend him the equipment that would increase the success rate of the "Soul Contract". He had to borrow my artifact "Death Control". I rejected other transaction conditions. I had no choice but to decide to transfer the vampire fang duke under his monitoring. In addition, it was because he had not conquered a vampire fang of the right level as a level 6 pet for his second profession, and he didn't need the vampire fang duke for a while. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have easily given it to me so that I could further enhance my strength - a tall tree attracts the wind, and there is a jealousy between peers. As the "world's best player", I have a tendency to become the "public enemy" of almost all top necromancers. Most of them are trying hard to narrow the gap between me and their strength or even surpass me. Consciously or unconsciously, they have isolated me, making it even harder for me to get help from my peers. In fact, I don't have many opportunities to choose from. This is probably the bias in my development. I only focus on improving my personal strength and don't like to cultivate and establish forces that depend on me. In some aspects, I will inevitably suffer some losses.
I mobilized three hundred black bone dragons, took over the activity area of the vampire fang duke from Yeyou, and protected it in a circle to prevent the safety of the vampire fang duke from being affected by external factors, killing it or forcing it to move. Unless there are undead wizards who want to openly turn against me and mobilize heavy troops to besiege, it should be impossible to forcibly break through the blockade of three hundred black bone dragons, and I can only retreat in disgrace. Wait for the shaman to get familiar with Taotao's "dragon power" at the middle level of level 10, and try not to affect the performance of his own strength, so that he can rush over and challenge the promotion to the vampire fang duke.
At the same time, with more and more players advancing to level 9 and possessing level 10 pets, the overall strength of players has been significantly improved. In late November, the official finally launched the first content of the celebration event for the fourth anniversary of the operation of "Tianxia". It was announced through "Tianmei" and named "Task Auction". Every player in "Tianxia", regardless of their level or strength, is eligible to participate, but each player has only one chance to participate in completing only one task. You must be cautious when selecting tasks. Once you have officially registered and the system has confirmed the notification, it is impossible to change to participate in other tasks. This is a series of large-scale activities to obtain reward items by completing different tasks. Tasks of different difficulty are set according to the player's profession. After successful completion, you can get equipment props of different levels of the corresponding profession as rewards. It will officially start on January 1st of the new year. All the tasks are group tasks. One or a few players alone do not have the strength to complete them. They must form a team. There are specific requirements for the number of people according to the tasks of different difficulty levels. The minimum number of people can be thirty to fifty, and the maximum number of people can be one thousand players. However, there is no limit on professions, which means that players are not only allowed to participate in the tasks of their own profession, but can also help companions of other professions to complete the tasks. According to the difficulty level of the task and the completion status of the player, the corresponding level of equipment props will be obtained. The more difficult the task, the more players are allowed to participate, and the higher the level of equipment props awarded after successful completion. The highest level of reward items are naturally the main artifacts of each profession, as well as ordinary artifacts and various levels of holy artifacts. At worst, you can get a low-level holy artifact. A task that can be completed by thirty or fifty people is naturally not too difficult. Even if it is completed perfectly, at best it can only be rewarded with a mid-level holy artifact with better attributes. A task with a hundred or so people can almost get a high-priced holy artifact. A task with three to five hundred people can strive for the reward of an ordinary artifact. As for the highest standard of one thousand people, as long as they successfully complete it, at least they can get a high-level holy artifact. If they are strong enough and complete it perfectly, they will definitely get a main artifact as a reward. Of course, there are not many tasks that are too difficult. There are more tasks of medium and low difficulty. After all, those who have the opportunity to obtain artifacts are expert players, which is only a small part in "Tianxia". The official purpose of holding this event is also to benefit more players with average strength and arouse their enthusiasm for participation.
The difficulty of the tasks varies, and every player is eligible to participate . Naturally, they all hope to participate in those tasks with more generous rewards and obtain higher-level equipment and props. No one is willing to give up such an opportunity easily. In order to facilitate players to receive tasks of different difficulty levels and ensure the fairness of competition, the official will take turns to hold large-scale auctions in the "Exchanges" of major cities in the four continents, and conduct "task auctions" in advance in December to finally confirm the participants of each task launched by the system. The specific rules are that according to the number of participants required by the task, players form teams on their own and report the list of all members when auctioning this task. The system will comprehensively judge the overall strength of each team bidding for this task to finally decide which team to assign the task to. The team with the strongest overall strength wins, which is equivalent to determining the completion qualification of a task based on the strength of the team. This design is really clever. The leader can invite or even hire as many top masters as possible to join to increase the probability of completing a task, but there is only one chance to participate, and it may not be possible to gather enough strength for other tasks, so as not to have too many artifacts. There is only one beneficiary, and other participants who help must be paid accordingly. Everyone is happy. The more foreign aid you hire, the higher the cost. In addition, bidding for tasks based on the overall strength of the team is also very uncertain. Even if your team is strong enough to complete it, it may not necessarily beat other competitors and successfully bid for the task. Weaker players can only rely on others to get a little hiring fee. For top players like us, we can either step forward and directly participate in the fight for artifacts, or help others in exchange for other benefits. The choices are more diverse.
