Is the closed beta test of King of Loque over? The official release is here!

The battle began immediately.

"Fire Dragon, use the critical hit gun to attack the Bouncy Seed!"

A level 5 Fire Dance Dragon, with a base Special Attack stat of 80, a Modest nature that increases Special Attack by 10%, maxed-out Talent stats, a 40-power Critical Shot, and type advantage—

In just a moment, the health bar above the Bouncy Seed's head showed: HP reduced by 16, and the health bar was instantly emptied.

At the same time, Fire Dragon gained 50 experience points.

Zhao Mingyuan's T-shirt earned him 5 experience points.

Seeing these experience points, Mo Fan pondered. Based on his recollection, defeating a level 5 wild pet should yield 70 to 80 experience points. However, the two of them combined only received 55, clearly indicating a reduction in experience points.

"What if we let Zhao Mingyuan's little T-shirt also contribute?"

After thinking for a moment, Mo Fan said to Zhao Mingyuan, "Let's try one more time. You let Little T-shirt attack first, and then I'll let Fire Dance Dragon attack."

Zhao Mingyuan nodded and immediately ordered Little T-shirt: "Little T-shirt, use Wing Strike to attack the Bouncy Seed!"

【Wing Strike: Wing-type physical attack, power 40, PP 35, speed 8】

This newly spawned Bouncing Seed is level 3. Although Little T-shirt is only level 1, the Winged type is super effective against Grass type, and this attack still took away nearly half of Bouncing Seed's HP -5.

When attacked, the bouncy seed instinctively tries to retaliate.

"Fire Dragon, use the critical hit gun!" Just then, Mo Fan ordered Fire Dragon to attack again.

And just like that, before the bouncy seed could even put up a fight, it was defeated once again.

The T-shirt grants 25 experience points, and the Fire Dragon grants 25 experience points.

This also made Mo Fan understand why there was a 20% experience decay.

The reason is simple: when two players fight the same pet, it's not a turn-based system; both players can attack the pet simultaneously. This creates a significant advantage, resulting in experience loss.

“Mingyuan, let’s level up using this method first. Once your T-shirt reaches level 3, you can level up on your own,” Mo Fan said.

Zhao Mingyuan is currently only level 1. If he tries to level up alone, his pet is likely to be defeated, which would force him to return to Magic Crystal Square prematurely.

Since there are only three chances to enter this dungeon, you definitely need to maximize your gains, which means using up all of your pet's PP.

Zhao Mingyuan nodded, and then the two of them started leveling up using the same method they had just used.

"Little T-shirt - with the impact of wings".

"Fire Dragon Dance - Use the critical hit gun."

The bouncy seed was defeated time and time again.

……

Time passed by, and soon Zhao Mingyuan's T-shirt leveled up to level 3.

After the little T-shirt reached level 3, the two started grinding levels on their own.

Mo Fan didn't immediately engage Dandelion in battle, but instead continued leveling up with Bouncing Seed. The reason was simple: while Dandelion appeared to be a Grass-type, its first few initial moves were all Normal-type moves, which were not resisted by Fire Dance Dragon, putting it at a disadvantage in the fight.

However, at that moment, after Mo Fan defeated the Bouncy Seed once again, a golden seashell appeared where the Bouncy Seed had disappeared.

Mo Fan picked it up.

[Rock Bay x 1]

This is Rock Bay.

"This is interesting. So, you get Rock Coins from killing monsters? But how do you use them to level up?" Mo Fan pondered, holding the Rock Coin in his hand. Immediately, an energy seemed to be released from the Rock Coin, slowly flowing into his body!

However, this process requires him to actively absorb and be guided, which takes a lot of time.

After thinking it over, Mo Fan decided to temporarily suspend the process.

He plans to continue leveling up his pets.

But just then, Mo Fan suddenly thought of something.

Mo Fan suddenly remembered that there were many hidden Easter eggs in the game "Rock Kingdom," and those Easter eggs might yield some rewards. They could be fire spirit stones, water spirit stones, special materials, or even mini-games with rewards.

He remembered that on the pet park map, within the Kingdom of Locke, there was a special little Easter egg in the pet park. That little Easter egg was a reward-based mini-game—Locke Treasure Hunt.

Roll the dice daily to receive rewards from the treasure map. Rewards might include a few cocoa beans, goo balls, and PP potions.

In older games, this kind of thing might have been completely ignored. But now games are integrated with reality, so even a single Gooru Ball is incredibly valuable.

But Mo Fan was puzzled again: would there be that little Easter egg in the pet park? He remembered that the little Easter egg could only be triggered by an NPC, but there was nothing in this pet park instance except for pets.

"Locke's Treasure Hunt... that Easter egg itself is a treasure map, and that NPC is digging for something. Could it be..."

Mo Fan thought for a moment.

He wandered around the pet park, following his memory. Then, he arrived at the location of the NPC he remembered.

"If I'm not mistaken, this seems to be the place."

However, there are no NPCs here, only an ordinary, unremarkable ground.

Looking at the unremarkable ground, Mo Fan's eyes flashed with a thoughtful expression. Then, after a moment's thought, he began to dig a hole in the ground with his hands.

However, digging this hole would be a real hassle if he only had two hands. And it wasn't even certain if it was this particular spot. So, after thinking for a moment, Mo Fan summoned the Fire-Eyed Lizard and the Oasis Mammoth.

They can be summoned outside of combat.

As for Shui Lanlan, Mo Fan did not summon her, because Shui Lanlan didn't look like someone who could dig.

"Fire-Eyed Lizard, Oasis Mammoth, and Fire Dance Dragon, the three of you start digging holes around here, just like I am," Mo Fan commanded.

The Fire-Eyed Lizard blinked.

The oasis mammoth flicked its trunk.

Fire Dragon flapped its small wings.

Immediately afterwards, they obeyed Mo Fan's orders and began digging holes around them.

This scene left Zhao Mingyuan, who was leveling up, completely bewildered.

He didn't understand why Mo Fan was digging a hole here.

"Mo Fan, what are you doing?"

"Test your little guess, and you'll find out in a moment." Mo Fan didn't say much more, because he wasn't sure if he could dig out anything.

But just then, suddenly, the oasis mammoth seemed to have nudged something with its tusks.

The oasis mammoth let out a bellow.

Mo Fan hurried over.

In the dug-out pit, there lay something resembling a map. Yet, this map was completely free of any dirt. Mo Fan picked it up.

[Congratulations to player Mo Fan for discovering a special Easter egg and obtaining the hidden item "Treasure Map". You are the 3rd player to obtain this map. (Hint: This hidden item is only available to the first 100 players.)]

Chapter 15 Cocoa!

Upon seeing this information, Mo Fan's eyes immediately lit up!

Hidden Easter eggs and limited spots—these two phrases undoubtedly illustrate the preciousness of this treasure map in our hands.

[Treasure Map: You can roll one die daily. The treasure map will guide your movement based on the die roll. Reaching a designated location has a chance to grant a reward or trigger a quest; completing the quest also yields rewards. Reaching the final destination unlocks a treasure chest, allowing you to unlock the next treasure map.]

Sure enough, the mechanism is exactly the same as that little Easter egg in the game—both involve rolling dice to get rewards.

While it's still unknown how generous the rewards will be, this will definitely be a significant boost for early-game development.

Sometimes, the advantages of something only become apparent when compared with others.

For example, right now, other pets might be ordinary Gulu Balls with low base stats and low talent stats.

Some people don't even have pets.

In this situation, even the slightest improvement over others can leave a large group of people far behind.

Immediately, Mo Fan turned to Zhao Mingyuan and said:

“Mingyuan, leave the instance immediately, and then enter the Pet Garden instance alone. Go and try digging around the location of the treasure map I just dug up.”

The number of slots for this treasure map is limited. If Mo Fan could think of it, other players certainly could too. Don't be fooled by the fact that only a handful of people have obtained it now; in just a few hours, all the slots might be gone.

"understand!"

Zhao Mingyuan was well aware of the implications and immediately nodded.

At this point, his T-shirt had already reached level four, his health was almost depleted, and he had consumed a significant amount of PP, making it difficult for him to reach level five. Therefore, going out now wouldn't be a loss. Moreover, he could enter the dungeon three times a day, while if he missed this treasure map, it would be gone forever.

Without any hesitation, Zhao Mingyuan immediately exited the pet park instance.

……

Mo Fan looked at the treasure map in his hand and began his daily dice roll.

A die appeared out of thin air in Mo Fan's hand, and he tossed it into the air. As if enchanted, the die spun rapidly above the treasure map, its six sides shifting dramatically before finally settling on a single number—

Four.

As the numbers appeared, the map on the treasure map, which marked the locations, lit up, illuminating four points in a row.

At the fourth point, a fruit pattern and a Rockberry pattern appear.

[Hint: From your current location and angle, take one step forward and three steps to the left to begin digging!]

Following the instructions, Mo Fan took one step forward, then three steps to the left, and then squatted down to start digging.

In just a short while, Mo Fan dug something up.

[Congratulations to the player for obtaining: Cocoa Fruit x1, Rock Coins x10]

The cocoa fruit looks like a peach, but its color is very pure and uniform, like something out of a fairy tale. It also has a tender green leaf growing on top, making you want to take a bite.

【Cocoa Fruit】: After a pet consumes it, it will gain 1000 experience points.

Cocoa fruit is a powerful tool for leveling up in the early stages. Mo Fan still remembers when he first played "Roc Kingdom" as a child—the cocoa fruit tree on Trumi's Path only produced one fruit a day, with a maximum of five fruits. Back then, the first thing Mo Fan would do when he went home for vacation every week was to go to Trumi's Path to pick fruit.

In addition, there are training sessions for the three main pets—Meow Meow Training, Spark Training, and Water Blue Training. Each training session will give you two cocoa fruits, and you can do it once a day, which means you can get six cocoa fruits.

Mo Fan still remembers that back then, he and his friends had pets that were all over level 70, but they still went to get those six cocoa fruits every day without fail.

After all, at that time, there were very few ways for pets to level up; besides battles, there were very few events.