Full-time: The Strongest Sniper

“The equipment we’re familiar with for experiments doesn’t necessarily have to be silver-grade. This level update will definitely introduce some new equipment with unique attributes. We might not be able to figure out these attributes right away, but we still need to get familiar with them.” Xiao Shiqin could only offer to reassure Sun Xiang again. This time, Xiao Shiqin even gave Sun Xiang the reasons for agreeing, just waiting for the other party to accept. Everyone present turned their attention to Sun Xiang, but Sun Xiang was once again deep in thought, making them twitch at the corners of their mouths again…

After a very serious test, Sun Xiang finally spoke, but his tone was still hesitant as he asked, "Practice in an online game?"

And then nothing happened. Sun Xiang's pause immediately put everyone on the edge of their seats. Many of the older brothers were saying, "Should this work out or not? Just give us an answer!"

Cui Li felt that his captain was completely hopeless in this regard, so he simply said, "I think this idea is good. Right now, we don't have much pressure in the Challenger Series. As long as it doesn't affect our training, it's also very important to let our team's players get familiar with the new content mentioned in the expansion pack in the online game. This will allow us to be better prepared for the next season. From this perspective, we already have an advantage over other teams in the professional league."

Cui Li's words essentially settled the matter directly. Although he wasn't being overtly direct, if Sun Xiang still didn't understand by now, he'd be incredibly foolish. Of course, Sun Xiang hadn't grasped their hints at the time, but now that Cui Li had spoken, he naturally understood their meaning.

This time, however, he still didn't say anything. He couldn't help it; he had developed a psychological aversion to online games. After all, it wasn't unheard of for him to lead his team members to cause trouble in online games before. They had come in full of high spirits, only to be wiped out by Ye Qiu and that sharpshooter who appeared out of nowhere with a new team, all without any casualties.

You see, he didn't sleep at all during that time; all he could think about was Ye Qiu's words that he was only suited for Super Mario...

Having experienced such an embarrassing or even shameful incident before, the fact that he's now being asked to cause trouble in an online game makes him wonder.

But now that Sun Xiang was being watched by a room full of people, he naturally couldn't say anything about not going. In the end, he could only nod and say, as if he was thinking, "That makes sense."

Hearing Sun Xiang's words, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Cui Li then took the opportunity to say to Xiao Shiqin, who was standing next to him, "Vice Captain Xiao, I'll be in charge of these arrangements for the time being. Please keep a close eye on things. The guild department will fully cooperate with your schedule and needs. When there's a suitable time, take the team to practice in the online game."

"Okay." Xiao Shiqin nodded, indicating that it was no problem. He was well aware of Cui Li and the others' purpose in sending them to the online game. Getting familiar with the updates was just an excuse; the real goal was to accumulate as many resources as possible for the team during this time, preparing to craft their own equipment when they leveled up later. Ultimately, it was all so that the team members could have better and more silver equipment when they returned to the alliance.

Of course, the most important thing is that the current challenge is indeed too easy for Excellent Era, which is why Xiao Shiqin has no objection to this.

Now that the objective had been achieved, the topic was dropped, and the meeting ended quickly. Not only Excellent Era, but other teams were also holding similar meetings, but they didn't have the same free time as Excellent Era.

There was one exception, however, because Happy also didn't have the pressure of competition; in fact, they trained mostly online. So, one minute Xiao Nai would finish a meeting, and the next minute the Happy team would be in an online game. With all the teams actively preparing, the last week of November came to a complete end.

In the Challenger Series, Happy still hasn't encountered Excellent Era. As long as it's not Excellent Era, their current opponents pose no pressure whatsoever. The professional league has reached its thirteenth round, and the rankings of the various teams haven't changed much. For a time, it seems like everything has calmed down. But everyone knows that this calm is just the calm before the storm.

Then came the first weekend of December, when Glory began its update, and the professional league was suspended for a week until the fourteenth round of matches officially started on December 14th.

On December 3rd, coinciding with the official start of Honor's anniversary celebration, brand new game content was fully announced on Honor's official website. Suddenly, news of Honor's update was everywhere, and the game began maintenance after midnight on December 3rd.

From now until the start of the next round of competition, there are eleven days left, which is the time limit for the competition among the teams.

During these eleven days, the first priority for each team was to level up all their characters to level 75. After all, the attribute boosts and power-ups brought by higher character levels are the most direct.

Next comes acquiring level 75 orange gear. While level 75 orange gear isn't necessarily better than level 70 silver gear designed for specific player playstyles, it's still a 5-star improvement. Although it's impossible to equip your team with a full set of top-tier orange gear from wild bosses in just eleven days, you can still try to get orange gear from 20-man and 50-man dungeons. As for 100-man dungeons, forget about it. While the gear from 100-man dungeons isn't as good as wild boss gear, the drop rate is almost the same because you can't revive and have to fight your way to the boss room. In fact, since it's a new 100-man dungeon, it's hard to say what percentage of completion everyone will achieve in eleven days, not to mention that the rewards for 100-man dungeons are directly proportional to the completion percentage.

Therefore, the tactic that limits major guilds is to concentrate their firepower on farming five-man and ten-man dungeons. They are confident that they can handle these. Once the strategy is released, relying on their huge player base, it is not a problem to farm a set of level 75 orange equipment for the team's characters. Then, they can replace the existing equipment according to the needs of the players.

Recently, Honor of Kings has released information about three upcoming maps in the God's Realm, along with details about the monsters, spirits, single-player dungeons, and corresponding rabbit bosses within these maps.

This immediately whetted the appetites of all players, who were all eagerly awaiting the update.

At 10 PM on December 2nd, Honor of Kings had ceased operations and started playing all the updated content, but this did not diminish players' enthusiasm for the game. Even at such a late hour, Happy Internet Cafe was still packed with people, who had reserved their seats for the next morning.

In contrast, the players from the various teams were in a pitiful state, forced to suppress their curiosity and return to rest. Of course, while the players rested, their accounts didn't. They had already removed all their top-tier gear and, under the protection of the teams organized by their respective teams, were preparing to start leveling up as soon as the game reopened. (End of Chapter)