The developers still haven't forgiven the players.

"Are new items arriving at the store so quickly?"

Dog Brother and the other old guys, led by the spring scenery on campus, walked through the dense forest.

Unlike previous games where monsters would spawn in fixed locations in the wild, this game features a complete ecosystem even for monsters.

Players who are used to this are not surprised if they wander around in the wild for half a day without finding anything; they just consider it a chance to familiarize themselves with the map.

As someone who's always thinking about spending money on in-game purchases, Dog Bro naturally noticed the changes in the game's store very quickly.

"They've really gone all out this time."

Upon hearing this, Roupeng immediately brought up the online store interface, sorted the items by price from low to high, and scrolled to the very bottom.

"Wow, the 'Martial Arts Body Forging Technique' is even at the Heavenly level."

Roupeng couldn't help but sigh, "The price isn't expensive, but why is it only a right to use it?"

"That's normal. The price is the same as the Earth-level 'Qingxi Manual,' so it's definitely only the buyer who can cultivate it." Dog Brother thought it was quite reasonable.

Unlike skill books in other games, they don't disappear after you learn them.

Whether it's animal hide or bone armor, there's usually a carrier, meaning that as long as you have a copy of the military manual, it's impossible to limit the number of people who can cultivate it.

Dog Brother had once purchased the Blood Qi Pill refining method, so he guessed that if he bought this Heaven-level weapon manual, he might have the hidden master in the newbie village personally teach him.

There was no danger nearby, so the old men chatted casually as they traveled.

You can tell from their casual conversation.

Players do hope to obtain higher-level military skills, but they are not necessarily that eager.

the reason is simple.

Although Fat Tiger didn't find a chance to sneak out of Qinghe Tribe, it didn't stop him from logging off and going to the forum to discuss with other players.

In particular, Dog Bro and Fat Tiger's contact information were exchanged privately.

A quick comparison reveals that the two different levels of military techniques are roughly equivalent in their efficiency in refining monster blood essence.

If we don't consider leveling up by fighting monsters, and only rely on cultivation to level up...

Even following the blood and qi circulation route of "Breaking Waves and Collapsing the Sky", the experience points gained from completing one cycle are more than those from "Tiger Fiend Technique".

The problem is that the blood and qi circulation route of the former is inherently more complex than that of the latter, and the time required for one cycle of circulation is naturally longer.

In the end, spending the same amount of time yields virtually no difference in the amount of experience gained.

Under these circumstances, even if Brother Gou coveted the combat power boost brought by higher-level military techniques, he would rather use his spiritual essence to buy things like Blood Qi Pills.

Anyway, leveling up will also increase combat power accordingly, so postponing leveling up and focusing on honing combat power is not a high priority.

……

"Quiet down."

After another half day, while the old friends were chatting, the campus spring scenery suddenly appeared.

Dog Brother immediately lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong?"

The skill gap between the two teams is significant.

Aside from the campus spring scenery, the rest of the old friends had just been resurrected and were just beginning to develop blood energy, with levels between 2 and 3, and their perception range was on a completely different level.

Compared to their clueless older brothers, the campus spring scenery had already vaguely sensed that a lot of mixed atmospheres were gathering directly in front of them.

"It's not clear yet. Let's see how many people are coming. Let's sneak over and take a look together."

After all, everyone was counting on Campus Spring Colors, a level 51 player, to help them level up. Even if Dog Brother was a little unhappy, he wouldn't sabotage things at a time like this.

The group ventured forward for a distance, walking about several hundred meters, and then came to see a small earthen hill.

It is called a hill because, by the standards of a mountain, it is really too short, at most six or seven zhang (approximately 33-40 meters).

But if you call it a slope, it's clearly different from the ground; it doesn't have an upward curve and stands alone in this location.

The ground around the earthen hill was also bare, with little vegetation; the area within a radius of several dozen meters was completely barren.

"What is this? An ancient site?"

Dog looked around but found no trace of human activity.

Despite the springtime atmosphere on campus, he wasn't so relaxed; his expression was somewhat grave: "I have a bad feeling."

He was so close that he could clearly sense the dangerous aura emanating from the earthen hill.

Keep in mind that he is currently level 51, and even a ten-man squad of Orc warriors might not pose a threat to him.

After observing for a while, the other players gradually caught up.

Thinking that staying here like this wasn't going to work, Roupeng suggested, "How about we try pushing this little hill down?"

Campus Spring Colors rolled its eyes: "Go ahead, don't blame me if you die."

Click~ Click~

As the players were talking, the small hill in front of them inexplicably began to shake slightly, and some loose stones rolled down from its top.

In an instant, the spring scenery on campus made my hair stand on end.

Not only him, but also the other players present felt a chill run down their spines at this moment.

"I... what the hell is that?" Rou Peng's voice trembled uncontrollably.

Soon, the small hill in front of them unveiled its mysterious veil.

Countless dark creatures emerged from the cracks in the earthen hill.

Densely packed, almost turning the entire hill black, it was clearly an ant nest.

The players didn't know the species of these black ants, but their size—the size of an adult's fist—and their sheer number were enough to instill fear in the players present.

Splash splash~

As they moved, the sounds were so dense that they resembled a downpour.

Large numbers of black ants crawled down the earthen hill, surging towards the players like a tide.

Without a doubt, these are not ordinary creatures. The campus spring scenery could sense that there was even blood energy within these black ants.

The enemy was a vast, swarming mass, and even if they wanted to retaliate, they wouldn't know where to begin.

"What are you waiting for? Run!"

Having no intention of testing his fighting prowess, the campus beauties gave a shout and then turned and ran away as fast as they could.

Other players reacted quickly and joined the ranks of those running away.

Unfortunately, despite their small size, black ants can move quite quickly in colonies.

If a drone were to be deployed overhead, it would be clear that the distance between the player and the "Black Tide" is gradually closing.

Ultimately, they are just level two or three players; even if they exert all their strength, their speed can only reach this level.

"I'll throw it at you!"

As Dog Bro ran away, he kept seeing his old buddies overtaking him on both sides, and his face turned green: "Campus Springtime! You bastards, stop thinking about yourself!"

Despite the steadfast determination of the campus spring scenery, no matter how much Dog Brother cursed her from behind, she never even turned her head.

In the blink of an eye, even the shadows of people were almost out of sight.

People can actually laugh when they're speechless.

Dog Brother smirked as the swarm of black ants caught up with his heels, suddenly exerting a dragging force that caused him to fall flat on his face.

His raised middle finger was quickly covered by the "black tide".