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

Upon hearing Mo Fan's words, Feng Ling'er nodded thoughtfully.

"At the Vesuvius Mountain Secret Realm instance, we haven't seen any NPCs or the 'Kelp Chicken' from the crater."

However, there's a large, unusually shaped rock there—the same large rock from the game. Breaking that rock will reward you with a Fire Spirit Stone. Limited to the first 300 players.

Feng Ling'er recounted the information she had obtained.

"Now it's time to tell me the specific information you received." Feng Ling'er raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Mo Fan.

“Okay.” Mo Fan nodded and continued, “In the pet park, do you remember Locke’s Treasure Hunt? Right where that NPC is, if you dig around, you can find a treasure map. You can roll the dice on the treasure map every day, and you might get a reward.”

Upon hearing this, Feng Ling'er's beautiful eyes lit up. Being able to roll one die each day—this reward sounded much better than just one Fire Spirit Stone.

"But I hope you can hurry, since only the first 100 players can get it," Mo Fan reminded him.

Feng Ling'er understood, and then, as if remembering something, she muttered to herself:

"Both the Pet Park and Mount Vesuvius have these hidden Easter eggs, so Mermaid Bay should have them too. I remember you could get Water Spirit Stones in Mermaid Bay, right?"

"We'll find out when we go take a look," Mo Fan said. "Let's not waste our time. Let's each get what we've already found first."

As he spoke, Mo Fan looked at Zhao Mingyuan:

“Mingyuan, let’s each enter the Vesuvius Mountain Secret Realm instance separately and try to break that big rock, as Fengling’er said.”

"Okay!" Zhao Mingyuan nodded.

After saying that, the group fell silent. In the short time it took to exchange those few words, their pets had all been fully restored under the illumination of the magic crystal. They then re-entered the dungeon.

Mo Fan and Zhao Mingyuan entered Mount Vesuvius respectively, while Feng Ling'er entered the pet park.

With a shift in the light, Mo Fan appeared in a brand new secret realm.

The temperature in this secret realm is extremely high.

As soon as you enter, you can feel a wave of heat hitting you, and the surrounding environment looks as if it is all red.

The ground beneath our feet was still incredibly hot. The surrounding rocks looked as if they had been eroded by lava, radiating intense heat.

In the distance, there was a huge volcano, covered with lava, which looked very dangerous.

Two types of pets were scattered around the area.

【Keli Chicken, Fire Attribute, LV 1~5】

[Guardian Dog, Fire Attribute, LV 6~10]

This is the crater of Mount Vesuvius.

But right now, Mo Fan doesn't want to fight these pets to level up; what he urgently needs to do is find the Fire Spirit Stone.

"I forgot to ask Feng Ling'er what the Fire Spirit Stone is for," Mo Fan thought to himself, looking around.

To be honest, there are quite a few broken stones scattered all over the place in this secret realm dungeon.

"The most conspicuous stone is similar to the one in the game..."

Mo Fan searched everywhere in this secret realm instance.

Fortunately, he soon discovered the conspicuous stone that resembled the one in the game.

Unlike other pebbles, this stone has an exceptionally smooth surface, looking as if it has been finely polished, making it stand out among the other stones.

"This should be it." Mo Fan thought to himself, and summoned the Fire Dance Dragon.

Fire Dragon seemed very happy in this environment as soon as it was summoned.

It was lively and energetic, its little wings flapping back and forth, and the flame at the end of its tail seemed to burn even more intensely.

"Fire Dragon, do you like this environment?" Mo Fan asked.

The Fire Dragon nodded its head, and flames spewed from its mouth.

Without a doubt, this means "to like".

"It seems that after the game is integrated with reality, environmental factors also have a certain impact on pets. Perhaps in this environment, fire-type pets will be boosted, while other types, such as grass-type which are weak to fire, may be suppressed."

Mo Fan pondered for a moment, then commanded Huo Wulong, "Huo Wulong, use the critical hit gun on that rock!"

A beam of fire shot out immediately, striking the large rock.

However, fire-based attacks seemed ineffective against the large rock. The attack only created a dent on its surface.

"So hard?"

Mo Fan frowned.

He circled the large rock a few times, thinking of a solution. It wasn't impossible to break it by having the Fire Dance Dragon attack, but that would be too wasteful; who knew how many critical hits he'd have to use?

Perhaps this large rock is also countered by water?

Or rather, Mo Fan recalled some experience: stones that have been scorched by high temperatures will automatically shatter when attacked by water.

So he summoned his water-attribute pet.

"Shui Lanlan, come out!"

As soon as Shui Lanlan came out, she seemed very uncomfortable with her surroundings, and her little face looked particularly uncomfortable.

It's true that water types are effective against fire types, but this effectiveness seems to also involve some kind of mutual relationship.

In this environment filled with fire elemental magic, the water-type pet, Shui Lanlan, seemed particularly uncomfortable.

Shui Lanlan is currently only level 5, and doesn't have any water-type skills. However, not having water-type skills doesn't mean Shui Lanlan can't release water.

Water Blue is a water-type pet, so it's not difficult for it to create some water.

"Shui Lanlan, try releasing a water stream to attack this big rock," Mo Fan said.

Shui Lanlan floated in mid-air, her body shimmering with magical light, before condensing into a ball of water. She controlled this water and splashed it onto the large rock.

The next moment, the huge rock, which had been scorching hot, suddenly burst open with a "bang" when it came into contact with the water.

Fortunately, the explosion did not spread far and did not injure Mo Fan or his pets.

After the stone exploded, a bright light appeared in the very center.

Mo Fan walked over, where a red stone, as white as jade, lay quietly. The stone was as clear and transparent as jade, emitting a faint red glow. And in the very center of the stone was a pattern of a flame.

Mo Fan picked it up.

[Fire Spirit Stone x1]

[Fire Spirit Stone: A special spirit stone formed over countless years in places where fire elemental magic is concentrated. It can be used as a magical material, or given to fire-attribute pets to improve their attributes and gain experience. (Limited to the first 300 players; you are the 98th player.)]

Looking at the description of the Fire Spirit Stone, Mo Fan was both surprised and puzzled. He was surprised because, unlike in the game where Fire Spirit Stones were only used as exchange materials for some tasks, after the game was integrated with reality, Fire Spirit Stones obviously had a great use.

Chapter 18 Improving Qualifications!

However, the part about "improving fire attribute aptitude" left Mo Fan somewhat puzzled.

What does "aptitude" refer to? Is it talent value? If it is talent value, then Fire Dance Dragon's talent value is already at its maximum.

Giving it to the Fire Dance Dragon doesn't seem to maximize its effectiveness; it can only increase experience points.

"However, it seems I don't have any other fire-attribute pets..." Mo Fan pondered to himself.

He suddenly realized a problem: he seemed to be looking at the problem from the perspective of the game, or rather, he was looking at the problem from the perspective of human instinct and adult gains and losses.

Regardless of whether it was choosing Shui Lanlan at Qingfeng Mountain instead of Miao Miao, which she had chosen when she was young.

The current issue concerns the distribution of Fire Spirit Stones.

He always approaches problems with a meticulous, cost-benefit analysis.

"It seems I've lost the original aspirations I had as a child..."

Mo Fan was unsure whether he was right or wrong.

He didn't think it was entirely wrong. After all, this was reality, not a complete game, and he was no longer the child he used to be.

Many things need to be considered from different perspectives.

"I'll temporarily get rid of other fire-type pets. Besides, it seems the faster I can increase my strength, the better."

After thinking for a moment, Mo Fan stopped hesitating and looked at Huo Wulong with the Fire Spirit Stone in his hand.

"roar~"

The Fire Dragon looked at the Fire Spirit Stone with a envious expression, its little tail wagging and the flames on it leaping around.

It seems that this fire spirit stone is really attractive to it.

"Fire Dragon, this Fire Spirit Stone is yours." Mo Fan handed the Fire Spirit Stone to Fire Dragon.

Fire Dance Dragon took the Fire Spirit Stone with its tiny claws.

Just as Mo Fan was wondering how Huo Wulong would use it, the next moment, Huo Wulong actually stuffed the fire spirit stone into its mouth.

Suddenly, a fiery red light emanated from the Fire Dance Dragon. Under the influence of this light, the Fire Dance Dragon seemed quite comfortable and at ease.

After a while, the light finally faded. Mo Fan looked at the Fire Dance Dragon and found that its panel had a new status.

【Fire Dragon Dance】

[Type: Dragon, Fire]

[Level: 10]

[Racial stats: 318]

【Personality: Conservative (Increases magic attack by 10%, decreases physical attack by 10%)】

[Talent Values: All Attributes are 31]

Fire Affinity: +10% (Increases the power of Fire-type moves)

A new status item for Fire Dance Dragon has been added, called "Fire Affinity".

The effect is simple: it increases the power of fire-type skills. Clearly, this is due to the Fire Spirit Stone.

"The term 'aptitude' should be comprehensive. It may refer to talent value, or it may simply refer to fire affinity, or it may include both."

It seems that feeding the Fire Spirit Stone to the Fire Dance Dragon is definitely not a bad deal.

The level was directly increased from level seven to level ten.