Master Changsheng

Chapter 257, Section 254: Countdown

……

Li Dabao was taken aback.

He's right.

Although he was a high-level player, he was used to unlocking benefits by reaching a 60% favorability rating with NPCs.

However, Wayne, this NPC with such a prestigious background, never seemed to mention what kind of reward would be given for "reaching a favorability level of 60"...

Player Li Dabao's breath hitched. Reflecting on the game's treacherous aspects, he subconsciously suppressed his joy…

"Lord Wayne, my favorability rating has reached 60. May I leave this place?"

Li Dabao will leave after eight more days of gameplay.

I've finished my first solo test.

Without hesitation, he asked the question that had been on his mind.

However, after he asked that question...

The figure of "NPC Wayne," still faintly visible, has vanished...

Wayne's sudden disappearance not only startled Li Dabao, but also the viewers in the live stream.

Like Li Dabao, they all had bad suspicions in their hearts.

Could it be...?

"Could it be that the favorability rating is just a useless reward?"

Looking back on the year of playing as the "Good Household" in the beginner village, player Li Dabao seems to have never tasted any success.

First came the torment, then the direct confrontation with the goblin infestation.

Finally, he was confined to a gaming cell for a year.

They were confined to a pitch-black, damp cage all day long.

Players have limited knowledge of the House of Goodness.

All I know is that in virtuous families, humanity reigns supreme, and there are many Dharma masters…

Master?

When there are many people, there are more things that people imagine.

Just as Li Dabao's live stream went silent.

Some people have put forward their own conjectures:

"I'm wondering if the House of Goodwill isn't just for beginners; could it also be the residence of the final boss after the game launches?"

"After all, in the current timeline, there are still 9,900 years left until the game's launch, which is 10,000 years away!"

"In just one hundred years, the Good Family has already established the idea of ​​human supremacy and cultivated numerous mages. Could it be that their actual controllers are...?"

"The God of Magic from ten thousand years in the future? And the biggest boss in the game's promotional materials?!"

"Given the nature of this game, it seems quite normal for Brother Da Bao to enter the early stages of the God of Magic's territory during his testing..."

...

Player Li Dabao was stunned.

He suddenly felt that this unfounded guess might actually be true...

The family of good people shares the same lineage as the God of Law introduced ten thousand years later…

He has a bad temper, but he also prioritizes humanity above all else!

This is also why the game only provides players with the "Human" race option in the introduction.

Furthermore, the city possesses numerous [mages], indicating that the Lord of the Good House City is also a [magician] of exceptional talent!

The more Li Dabao thought about it, the more likely this guess seemed. His mood, which had been deceived by the "favorability rating," instantly returned to normal.

No wonder he had such a hard time conquering even a small beginner village!

If this is the territory of the God of Law 9,900 years from now, then everything makes sense!

Fighting spirit rekindled!

Although there are only eight more days of game time left, Li Dabao will end this solo test!

However, he believes that he will be able to achieve success on this basis in the next game beta test!

After all, in Earth time, the second closed beta test of "Gods' Descent" will begin in three days...

...

Ankai has just finished recharging his "luck value" for the day.

I glanced at player Li Dabao's status.

He seemed a little strange.

Is this guy crazy?

Just a moment ago he was frowning, and now he's all smiles?

Could it be that he developed problems because I locked him up in a cage for a year?

Eight days later.

It's not just the time when player Li Dabao's first closed beta test ended.

It is also the time for the selection of the Grand Lord of the [Abyss of Wealth].

Yesterday, it was just one day.

[Abyss of Wealth] The looting progress of the six lords' territories is already one-fifth complete.

Based on this pace, An Kai estimated that it would take another five days to complete the looting.

The reason this was done so quickly was not only because the six lords of the [Abyss of Wealth] had small territories, but also because Ankai had chosen to go all out for this raid.

In addition to ninth-tier and Earth-level beings, Ankai also selected a large number of "miners" from the Insect Realm and sent them there.

Compared to the previous year, the manpower and resources invested in plundering the territories of the ten lords in the [Abyss of Wealth] were dozens of times greater.

Aside from making progress in plundering the [Abyss of Wealth].

The progress in collecting [Abyss Core Energy] is also quite fast.

After leaving the Abyss of Wealth, the first thing the 18 Gold-Swallowing Bone Lords did was to lure their Gold-Swallowing Bone subordinates into the Abyss of Wealth.

Faced with the [Gold-Swallowing Bone Man] Grand Lord, the 18 [Gold-Swallowing Bone Man] Lords chose to ignore him.

Anyway, that guy doesn't dare to leave [Second Layer of the Abyss: Barren Abyss].

After all, the fact that the Green Goblin, the former Grand Lord of the Abyss of Wealth, had left the Abyss of Wealth without permission and subsequently lost his position as Grand Lord had already spread throughout the Abyss.

As the Great Lord of the Barren Abyss, who has a love-hate relationship with the Wealth Abyss, and with the Green Goblin Great Lord as a precedent, he is even less likely to leave his territory.

Faced with the indifference of the 18 [Gold-Swallowing Bones], he felt only helplessness.

I wonder what problem the other party encountered.

Then, by order of the High Overlord of the Barren Abyss, all the Gold-Eating Bone People outside were recalled.

And the Gold-Swallowing Bone People within the Barren Abyss are strictly prohibited from leaving this area.

Although the reaction was quick, it was still a step too slow against the well-prepared and kind family.

Half of the "Gold-Swallowing Bone People," who were brought out by the 18 "Gold-Swallowing Bone People," have long since become fish on the chopping block of the Good Family.

Ankai used forceful methods to imprison them in a "bug world".

It serves as one of the sources for him to enhance his [Abyss Body Tempering] talent.

The core of the [Gold-Swallowing Bone Men] is in the longsword connected to their right hand.

After forcibly breaking the longsword, you can obtain the [Gold-devouring Bone Man Core] from it.

At the same time, a longsword that has lost the [Gold-Devouring Bone Core] can still become a [Fine] quality [Gold-Devouring Bone Longsword]!

Ankai appreciated this.

This was the first time he had ever seen "killing monsters and getting items".

In addition, there is another thing that Ankai likes about the [Gold-Swallowing Bone Man].

That is, the [Gold-devouring Bone Man] that loses its [Gold-devouring Bone Man Core] will not die.

They will absorb the power of the surrounding heaven and earth to restore the longsword connected to their right hand.

And the [Gold-Devouring Bone Core] within the longsword!

Ankai was very satisfied with this self-sustaining cycle.

He had already instructed Wayne to research how to use "holy water" made from orc blood to corrupt the Gold-Devouring Bone Man.

As for the fact that the [Gold-Swallowing Bone Man] would experience a certain degree of decline in strength each time it recovered, An Kai didn't pay much attention to it.

These shortcomings are not considered shortcomings to him.

All he needs is the core of the [Gold-Eating Bone Man].

In addition, Ankai instructed Wayne to investigate how to reduce the "self-healing" time of the [Gold-Eating Bone Man].

Three to five years is too long.

Ideally, it would take a month or two, that would be best...

It was also thanks to the unexpected acquisition of the [Gold-devouring Bone Man] that Ankai was still a little over 100 million short of the 1 billion [Abyss Energy Core].

Given the current production rate of orcs, goblins, and green goblins in the House of Goodwill, it won't be long before they can make up for these gaps.

time flies.

Only one day remains until the selection of the Grand Lord of the Abyss of Wealth.

Also today.

Ankai finally emptied the [Abyss of Wealth].

The once vibrant and energetic Abyss of Wealth has become a desolate wasteland due to Ankai's arrival.

That is, the city of the virtuous.

It also possesses some rich energy.

fortunately.

[Abyss of Wealth] Although Ankai had plundered all the resources.

His spell level has finally caught up with his attribute value!

They've all reached [Lv90]!

Our strength has been further enhanced!

Facing the sun, Ankai climbed off "Chris".

He has been recharging his "luck points" once a day for almost a year.

For Ankai...

This is incredible...

This greatly amazed the Hanks.

Even Widow Wang, in the past year, has frequently used Ankai's "prodigal son's return" to teach Hanks a lesson for wanting to "cheat on his wife's wife"...

"Look at Lord Ankai, he's already committed to one person. And you're still thinking about other things? How can you be so shameless?"

"I'm telling you, the 'astrologer' is Professor Chris. You've been flirting with her. How is Lord Ankai supposed to face us?"

Ankai's sudden change in attitude toward "women" caused Hanks great distress.

He secretly asked An Kai more than once why he had changed like this.

The answers received were consistent...

"What do you know? I'm just infatuated. Do you think I'm like you, always thinking about having affairs?"

Ankai's shameless reply left Hanks speechless. He had never imagined that Ankai could one day claim to be "devoted"...

...

Ankai had just drawn back the curtains.

Wayne brought good news through the [Contract].

It is said that the "Gold-Swallowing Bone Man" has recovered this point and achieved a breakthrough.

An Kai chuckled softly.

Good news every day.

He's used to it.

Every day after he recharged his "luck points" with "Chris", he would receive some good news.

A year of smooth sailing.

This also made Ankai increasingly inseparable from "Chris".

Sometimes Ankai wondered, what exactly is the connection between "Chris" and that bitch "Goddess of Fortune"?

I've thought about it a lot, but I still can't figure it out.

The only thing that can be done is to treat "Chris" as the illegitimate daughter of "Lady Luck".

However, the astrologer, Hanks's lover whom he wants to have an affair with, says that Chris is a native of the divine realm and a human from the Eastern Continent.

Can't figure it out.

An Kai was too lazy to think about it.

As long as "Chris" allows him to continue progressing and gaining luck points, her identity and background are unimportant.

So what if she's the reincarnation of that bitch "Goddess of Fortune"?

It's not just acting as a "luck value" recharger for itself.

He shook his head, holding a glass of ice water in his hand.

She was wearing a white robe with gold and white stripes.

An Kai opened his upgraded personal panel.

I haven't had a chance to check it yet since the upgrade last night...

【Level Lv1: 10/10 'Locked'】

【Spirit: 10.0000】

[Mana: 10.0000]

[Qi and Blood: 10.0000]

Physical Strength: 10.0000

[Talents: Immortality '∞', Mage Body 'lv10', Abyss Body: Defense, Boundary Breaking Technique: Power.]

[Enchantment: Mage Domain]

[Attribute-Specific: Focuses 'Spirit', Circulates 'Mana', Boosts 'Qi and Blood', and Suppresses 'Physical Strength'.]

[Spell Lv90 'Peerless-' 'Heaven and Earth Tier 6' '100,000/100,000': 'Meditation Technique 'Starry Sky, Elements'', 'Wind and Fire Blast', 'Elemental Ice Armor', 'Sky Whip', 'Fire, Ice, and Wind Armor', 'Thunderbolt', 'Light Contract/Summon']

[Hint: 5k low-grade + 5k mid-grade + 1k high-grade + 8k top-grade]

[Abyss Body Tempering Technique Lv1『∞/∞』: Strengthens the body『V』, Masters power generation techniques『V』]

[Skill 'Legendary': Forging Lv50 '5000/5000']

[Identity: 'Great-level NPC', Spirit Awakener, Lord of the Abyss of Wealth.]

Ankai was quite pleased to see that the spell levels had all reached [Lv90].

nowadays.

It was a long time before he returned to the "Divine Realm," underwent the test of the power of heaven and earth, and advanced to the [Earth] realm.

Only the last two items remain.

The two talents in the [Abyss Body Tempering Technique] have been upgraded again.

And you'll gain the title of Grand Lord of the Abyss of Wealth tomorrow!

By acquiring the Grand Lord of the Abyss of Wealth, you can thoroughly investigate what secrets the Abyss of Wealth holds.

To date, Ankai has experienced [wealth].

【abyss】…

He, however, felt nothing.

Ankai asked Chris, and she said that after becoming a Grand Lord, she might understand some secrets of the Abyss.

Furthermore, it was stated that the Great Lord would undoubtedly reap sufficient benefits!

Ankai believes these things.

There was one thing that worried him.

There's a concern that if the [Abyss of Wealth] lord were to reappear, it would take an excessive amount of time…

He shook his head; if that were really the case, he didn't have any good solutions.

Wait until tomorrow.

Ankai is preparing to perform the "luck value recharge" ritual with "Chris" several more times.

This must have been some comfort to him...

Looking at the stored [Abyssal Energy Cores], I'm only a few tens of millions away from the 10 billion goal...

...

Player Li Dabao has not seen Wayne for seven days since their last meeting.

At this point, there were only 22 hours left before the end of this open beta test for single players.

Despite speculation that the House of Goodness was the early territory of the God of Law.

It's only natural that the strategy is difficult.

However, this kind of bleak and hopeless gaming experience is still very mentally taxing...

Ugh…

Li Dabao couldn't help but sigh softly...

Just as I was about to share my frustrations with the viewers in the live stream, hoping their comfort would ease my mood...

Li Dabao suddenly felt a tremor around him...

From the initial mild symptoms to increasingly severe ones…

In an instant!

Li Dabao suddenly stood up!

His eyes lit up!

...

Spirit world.

Good People Island.

seabed.

The Green Goblin was once the overlord of the Abyss of Wealth.

He has a very clear understanding of the "Abyss of Wealth" passage.

It took a year.

It mobilized countless human and material resources.

He finally found the way back to the "abyss of wealth"!

It was also shrunk to the size of a grain of sand by Ankai and buried in the seabed around Good Man Island.

On the other side of the passage was where player Li Dabao was being held.

(End of this chapter)