The Monster is Coming

Chapter 346 Officially Moving In, Graduation Imminent

Destiny City.

The lottery results are now finalized, and all 99 gaming pods have found their rightful owners.

The Destiny Clan members who won the right to use the game pod couldn't hide their joy, and some even burst out laughing out loud.

Those who didn't get the game pod looked disappointed.

But deep down, hope had already been ignited.

Unlike the agonizing wait that felt like an eternity when they first arrived on Earth, the waiting now suddenly had a clear meaning.

The arrival of the next batch of equipment will bring new opportunities.

Those clansmen who had previously privately doubted the decision of the person in charge now looked at the Tower of Destiny with a touch more gratitude in their eyes.

While seeking an opportunity to transcend their circumstances, the leader of their Dragon Sparrow lineage also made sure to take them along on their journey.

The future has completely changed from being uncertain to a predetermined course.

Just as the clansmen returned to their rooms and continued to check player information on the StarNet, Fate Throat attempted to contact the StarNet from the Fate Tower.

100 gaming pods are simply not enough.

The Lunar Eclipse Clan engineer who delivered the gaming pods made it clear that these 100 brand-new gaming pods were merely a support project.

To receive more support, he needs to wait for the next round of support projects to be launched, which requires him to apply for and obtain approval.

Or you can simply spend money to buy it from other races.

But there are two problems here.

Currently, the Lunar Eclipse Clan only produces the latest gaming pods. Apart from the 100 units given away as a subsidy, the remaining gaming pods can only be purchased through pre-order and customization.

The only way to skip the pre-registration process is to consume the player's currency: Sacrifice Power.

But he doesn't even have the qualifications of a player, so how could he have the sacrificial power to pay to the Lunar Eclipse Clan?

It's not difficult to exchange the resources you bring with you and other races that can produce game pods for older game pod equipment.

However, the production lines for these races' game pods are outdated and are designed for races that existed before the Earth Alliance, with no game pods specifically adapted for the Fate race.

After all, each race has different physical characteristics and life features.

In terms of physical compatibility, the most perfect one is the latest gaming pod provided by Lunar Eclipse Clan.

Therefore, he had no choice but to contact StarNet, hoping to exchange spiritual resources for game pod equipment, preferably with the delivery as soon as possible.

After a brief flash, the communication device in my hand successfully connected to the StarNet.

Instead of directly agreeing to his request, StarNet provided a list of resources.

Many of the items on the list were resources that they had given to the Earth Alliance upon their arrival.

StarNet's actions are no different from outright robbery.

However, having no other options, Minghou still chose to agree.

Most of the resources they carried were given to representatives of various races during their arrival phase in order to accelerate their integration into the Earth Alliance.

It's clear that he can't come up with such a huge amount of resources at this point.

With no other option, Minghou could only seek help from his clansmen.

Before they came to Earth, they all brought with them a considerable amount of reserve resources.

Upon learning of Minghou's predicament, the tribesmen's attitude changed drastically from before.

Although the game pod is just a pile of junk made from non-spiritual materials, exchanging it for high-quality spiritual resources is no different from giving it away for free.

If I had learned of this news a day earlier...

They will inevitably raise objections, and some may even imprison the person and take them back to the monster world to try to cure their mental illness.

However, after learning the hidden truth about Earth, the game pod has taken on a special meaning in the eyes of the Destiny Clan members.

This is a crucial step in becoming a player.

They would be willing to exchange spiritual resources, or even their life force, for them.

Faced with the difficulties mentioned by Minghou, without even needing to be explicitly stated, the clansmen took the initiative to offer the resources they carried, hoping to obtain their own game pods as soon as possible.

After gathering enough resources, Life Throat directly tore through space and descended to the moon, delivering the goods right to its doorstep.

In response, StarNet greeted them by projecting a message onto the ground.

After bringing in a robot to pack up and take the resources away, a solution was proposed:
Twenty days later, the Destiny Clan will be given 20 of the latest model game pods, customized according to the life characteristics of Destiny Clan members.

The next round of qualification distribution could come at any time, and Life Throat originally wanted to speed up the StarNet.

However, StarNet stated that it must prioritize fulfilling orders from players who have already paid the offering fee, and only then should it consider the Destiny Clan.

Being able to get it done within 20 days already gives priority to the "Destiny Clan".

Although Minghou had no choice, he had to agree.

At this point, he no longer had the initiative.

While the resources he donated were of high quality, they were clearly not comparable to the quality of the sacrificial offerings.

The only drawback of sacrificial power is that it cannot be applied to "reality".

However, in the foreseeable future, universal ascension will eventually arrive, and the importance of real-world resources has significantly decreased in the eyes of the StarNet.

After handling the follow-up arrangements, Fate Throat returned to Fate City.

Next, like his clansmen, he returned to his room and started frequently browsing forums and watching live streams.

Having completely broken free from the shackles of life, the entire Destiny Clan experienced a surge in internet addiction.

Explore the monster world from the player's perspective.

This feeling is very strange.

In the monster world, every gust of wind may carry deadly intent, and every shadow may conceal deadly danger.

They must remain constantly on edge and extremely vigilant throughout the exploration process.

No one can predict whether a terrifyingly powerful race will suddenly tear through space and bring about annihilation in the next second.

But at this moment, they are filled with an absolute sense of security.

Because behind this world, there are higher-dimensional deities protecting it.

Although they haven't yet obtained player status, they can still watch the players rampage through the monster world in the live stream on their screens.

They found this experience very interesting.

Dangerous areas that once required risking one's life to explore can now be watched with a smile while lying on the sofa.

The regional traps that they had to pay a heavy price to figure out were repeatedly demonstrated, cracked, and even used as pranks in players' live streams.

What fascinates the Destiny Clan most is the bullet screen culture.

Real-time inspirational prompts are invaluable in the monster world.

It's like having countless hidden clues guiding you on what to do during the exploration process, adding a lot of companionship and fun to the exploration.

During this time, the new discoveries in the Soul Treasury also brought great joy to the members of the Destiny Clan.

There are three special souls in the test library: Good Fortune, Auspicious Fortune, and Blessing.

Although these three souls have not yet been contained, they are quite famous among the players.

It was one of the options for pairing with Star Pulse testing when the Monster World test tower feature was launched.

However, the special effects of these three souls are disliked by players.

Whether it's good fortune or great luck, the effect of the special ability is to passively enhance the fortune of the person who uses it.

However, this kind of fortune will not be reflected in a short period of time.

According to research and consultation, the effects of spirits that enhance one's fortune require time to develop, and this time may be quite long.

This luck bonus is reset to zero whenever a player dies, and is recalculated upon re-entering the monster world.

The reason is that players who die and enter the dark room are no longer within the framework of the monster world, so they cannot receive the continuous blessing of luck.

The only ones interested in this type of Soul Essence are the toddlers who have been equipped with "Infinite Soul Essence." Good fortune allows them to draw a higher probability of enhancements, directly impacting their own strength.

However, for ordinary players, the fact that death resets everything to zero makes it pointless to socket these kinds of luck-related spirits.

It simply occupies a star vein slot without providing any boost to combat power or functional assistance.

But to the Fate Clan, these three souls were nothing short of a ray of hope in their lives.

They desperately need this rule-based ability to change their own luck.

The characteristic effect of the "Fate" rule mastered by the Fate Clan is that they engage in an equal game with their opponent, and both sides have a 50% chance of winning.

Even if they are the holders of the rules of fate, they have no advantage in the game.

The only advantage is that even if you lose the game, you can still obtain the rule-derived energy generated by the game.

Those with fortune-related destiny can directly change their current situation.

This allows them to break through the 50% probability limit imposed by the rules of fate and gain a direct advantage in the game.

Even if this advantage is only 1%, it will amount to a considerable benefit over time.

Unfortunately, the current player faction has not yet accepted any Souls that provide luck-boosting abilities.

The three fortune-related spirits in the test library are only future prospects.

When it will be contained is completely unknown.

However, among the souls already contained in the Soul Treasury, there is also a soul that captivates the Fate Clan.

This spirit is, in the eyes of other players, the least popular spirit in the current version, ranked below all other spirits: Doom.

In the eyes of players, only a fool would socket this Soul Stone.

Its special effect is that, when actively released, it inflicts a misfortune effect on the target, reducing their luck.

Its effects are similar to those of good fortune and auspicious destiny, and it can directly influence one's luck.

It has no other effect.

Furthermore, changes in fortune are not directly reflected in battle.

Targets affected by the Misfortune effect will not have their attack or defense reduced; the damage dealt will remain the same.

There is also no possibility of the opponent being tripped by an external force during combat.

The effectiveness of something is a long process, much like the butterfly effect: missing a horseshoe nail leads to the loss of the horseshoe, which in turn causes the general's horse to fall, leading to the loss of the war and the destruction of the country.

The characteristic of the Misfortune Soul is to cause the opponent to encounter some bad luck in the monster world environment.

It is impossible to know from which direction the sanctions will erupt.

Because the effects of causality are so subtle that ordinary players cannot detect them, they are naturally classified as "sewer spirits".

Players only care about the immediate effect; if it's currently ineffective, it's as if it's not socketed at all, wasting a Star Pulse slot.

Whoever sets it is an idiot.

To date, among all the in-depth interpretations of spirits, the one with the fewest related posts is the Misfortune Spirit.

It firmly occupies the position of the bottom tier in the game, showing no signs of wavering.

But when the members of the Fate Clan discovered this "Unlucky Soul" that was despised by the players, the entire mental network was in an uproar.

In the ancient texts passed down through generations of the Fate Clan, this ability to directly influence destiny has always been considered the most profound conceptual level of power.

Even the former masters of destiny could only barely scratch the surface of altering one's fate, no matter how hard they tried.

However, the knowledge they gained was limited to use within their home world.

Once you reach the monster world, this super-world, no method of altering your destiny is feasible, as the strength of the world's framework is completely beyond the control of the Great Fate Master.

Therefore, the Fate Clan has long since given up on altering their fortunes in the monster world in order to gain a higher probability of winning in the game.

Now, this Soul, which players jokingly call "utterly useless," actually possesses the special effects they've always dreamed of.

In their eyes, the value of this life essence far exceeds those simple and crude attack bonuses.

Every gamble with fate often hinges on a mere hair's breadth, determining whether a massive amount of resources becomes an expenditure or an income.

As members of the Fate Clan, the concept of equivalent game theory is deeply ingrained in their bones.

Now that they know the effects of the Soul of Life, which allows them to directly modify their winning odds in games, it's practically destiny... no, it's the greatest blessing from the higher-dimensional gods.

What version is considered "bottom tier"? This is version T0.

It is the strongest T0-level Soul Soul, bar none.

In the eyes of the Fate Clan, there is another soul that is also ranked T0: Gold Coin.

This fifth-generation Soul is very famous among players, but its socketing popularity is relatively low.

The containment of the Gold Coin Souls led to the creation of the Gold Coin Merchant Guild within the player faction.

This is also the core essence that members of the Gold Coin Merchant Guild embed, which can provide more transaction revenue.

From the perspective of the Fate Clan members, this life soul can also be used to increase the income from equivalent games.

After all, equivalent game theory is essentially a transaction model.

When the other party makes a request, their destiny group supplies that request.

The effects of these two Souls have sparked heated discussions in the newly formed StarNet chat group. Although the members of the Destiny Clan have not yet obtained the qualifications, they have already started to combine them in the StarPulse system.

the other side.

What Minghou is concerned about is the streamer "eating dirt" in the Anti-Tide Training Camp.

This guy, who had once caused me to suffer the consequences of fate's rules, now seemed perfectly pleasing to the eye.

It was this very encounter that turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him.

When he learned about Earth's languages ​​and writing systems, he discovered that the beings on Earth would guide him toward a better future, and they called them "benefactors."

Clearly, this player named "So Poor He Eats Dirt" is the benefactor in his life.

If he weren't currently a visitor and didn't lack player status, he would definitely give a tip as a token of his gratitude.

To express his gratitude for the "help" from the guy who was eating dirt, he chose to praise and encourage him by constantly sending bullet comments.

Shortly after, a notification popped up on his computer screen:

[Guest Notice: Player "Poor to the Point of Eating Dirt" has banned your guest account for 30 days using a one-click ban. Note: Please do not frequently refresh the same comment. This one-click ban is not directed at anyone.]

Life Throat: ...

Minghou, who was still excitedly scrolling through the screen, saw the notification and his face immediately fell.

"Authorization dog!"

……

The Primordial Altar.

After the Destiny Clan descended upon Earth, Qi Sheng only paid brief attention to them before ignoring them.

The current population size of Earth is clearly insufficient to support future player factions in peak battles against other powerful races in the monster world.

Both the Black Tide and the Zerg are far larger in scale than the number of players.

Therefore, expanding the number of players will be an issue to be considered in the future.

Since the Fate Clan arrived by chance and already had some understanding of the monster world, recruiting them as "prospective players" would be a good choice.

This is also the core reason why he spared the man's life and let him go.

As for the future development of the Destiny Clan, he wouldn't pay too much attention.

The guidelines leave a mental marker, which can be monitored 24 hours a day.

His gaze then turned to the Reverse Tide training camp.

Today, the "Grind Kings" group finally faced their final trial before graduation.

　I caught COVID today. I feel dizzy and lightheaded all day, and food has no taste. Writing 4000 words is my limit. If I'm not feeling well tomorrow, I'll have to take the day off. Sorry, guys, I really didn't mean to take the day off.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)