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

These emotions were subtly present in everyone's eyes.

Mo Fan didn't rush over.

He stood in the shadows at the edge of the dense forest and observed for a while.

The silence did not last long.

The first to speak was a burly player wearing a sports t-shirt and sporting a buzz cut. He casually stood in the center of the open space, spreading his hands.

"What does everyone mean? Why are we all so wary?"

He glanced around at the wary players and grinned, "I bet most of you here are solo players or from small factions, right? There's no need to be so defensive."

He pointed to the alchemy cauldron behind him: "The alchemy cauldron is right here. Anyone who wants to try it can go up. Or if anyone doesn't have enough materials, we can exchange them."

Once the conversation started, the tense atmosphere immediately eased considerably.

"That's right. Everyone's here to synthesize Gulu Balls, not to fight."

"This alchemy cauldron looks pretty convincing. I wonder how to make the Gulu Ball; do you just throw the materials in?"

"Alright, alright, enough with the nonsense—I'll go up and try it out first!"

The speaker was a player wearing a yellow-green T-shirt. Without saying a word, he walked straight to the stone platform and stood in front of the alchemy cauldron.

All eyes turned to that direction.

Mo Fan also slightly raised his eyes, his gaze falling on that player.

The player in the T-shirt placed their hand on the edge of the pot, and a panel popped up.

Please submit your materials.

"coming."

He took out three items from his backpack—water hyacinth, catnip, and ivory flower. One of each, which was exactly the recipe for making photosynthetic balls.

The three ingredients were put into the pot one by one.

The moment the ingredients were added to the pot, the blue light that had been quietly flowing at the bottom of the pot suddenly brightened.

Immediately afterwards, another prompt appeared on the panel.

Please fill with magical energy.

[Source of magical energy: Rock Bay x3.]

The T-shirt player paused for a moment.

"Holy crap, I have to pay for this?"

He muttered something, but without hesitation, he pulled out three Locke's and threw them in.

After the roqueber was placed into the cauldron, the blue liquid began to swirl violently. The entire cauldron emitted a low hum, and a thin layer of green mist overflowed from its mouth.

This process lasted about two minutes.

Two minutes later, the light subsided and the buzzing disappeared.

A grass-green sphere slowly floated up from the pot. The surface of the sphere had faint patterns, and the pattern in the center looked like a leaf supporting a flower.

The player in the baseball cap reached out, and the ball landed steadily in his palm.

[Photosynthetic Sphere x1 - Completed.]

"It's done!"

A gasp of amazement immediately rose from the crowd.

"That simple?"

"Simple my foot—it still costs three Rockbells. One Gulu Ball Algae Feather Flower costs three Rockbells, which is only 3 magic points or experience points. Do you think that's cheap?"

"Three Rock Bays for one ball, and you're not even guaranteed to catch it after throwing it... That's definitely not cheap."

"Alright, alright, now that you know the process, everyone do what you're supposed to do."

"Anyone want to trade materials? I need to upgrade my Battle Ball, and I need Algae Feather, Sleep Bell, Chomper, and Sea Coral—I'm still missing Sea Coral, does anyone have any?"

"I need Meow Meow Grass, do you have any extra? I'll trade you Ivory Flowers!"

"Does anyone have fluorescent orchids? Fluorescent orchids! I'm offering two portions of short-flowered Magnolia!"

The open space instantly became lively.

Mo Fan leaned against a tree, not participating in the activity.

He listened to the conversation while scrolling through the constantly updated information on the public channel.

Players from different regions are sharing the recipes they've discovered.

Mo Fan quickly organized and summarized this information.

Photosynthetic Ball – Water Hyacinth, Meowth Grass, Ivory Flower. Suitable for catching Light and Grass types.

Wonderballs – Angelica, Magnolia simonii, Snowdrop, and Fluorescent Orchid. Suitable for catching cute and normal types.

Battle Ball – Suitable for catching Dragon and Fighting types: Water Sprite, Lycanroc, Chomper, and Corsola.

Pokémon Net – Suitable for catching Water and Flying types.

(I don't understand this either. Why is it called Netball, but not for catching Bug-type Pokémon?)

Dark Planet – Ghost Grass, Devil Cigar, Bone Shard. Suitable for catching Ghost and Demon types.

Temperature-regulating ball – Sunflower, Umbrella-shroom, Starflower, Flameflower. Suitable for catching Fire and Ice types.

Insulating Balls – Magenta Coral, Flower Star Horn, Sea Blossom, Apricot Yellow Shell. Suitable for catching Electric and Poison-type enemies.

Sand-Swallowing Ball – Captures Will-o'-the-Wisp, Rock Fungus, Honey Yellow Fungus, and Rainbow Jade Flower. Suitable for catching Rock, Ground, and Bug-type monsters.

(That's ridiculous. If that's the case, then they're probably referring to insects that burrow in the soil.)

Transform Balls – Meteor Orchid, Amethyst Mushroom, Purple Bird Flower. Suitable for catching Machine-type monsters.

Nine types of balls, each corresponding to a pet with a different attribute.

(PS: This refers to the 9 special types of Gulu Balls in the mobile game. Prismatic Gulu Balls are not included as they are not suitable, although the variant color system will be added later.)

Chapter 150 Kid, have you ever heard of the Mad Dragon Guild?

Mo Fan mentally reviewed the nine known recipes for Gulu Balls.

He already has three materials: angelica, short magnolia, and snow mushroom.

One last thing is needed to synthesize the beautiful ball—fluorescent blue.

When Mo Fan was standing by the tree observing, he did hear a player shouting.

"Anyone want a fluorescent orchid? I have an extra batch of fluorescent orchids, I'll trade them for a flame flower!"

It was a player who looked like a college student, carrying a backpack. He was standing at the edge of the open space, holding up an orchid-shaped plant that emitted a faint blue-green glow, looking around.

Mo Fan noticed it immediately.

However, he has an even more difficult problem.

— Locke Bay.

To synthesize a Gooru Ball, three Rockbean coins are needed as a magical energy source.

Mo Fan doesn't have a single Locke's Coin right now.

Before the version update, Mo Fan spent all the Locke Coins he had accumulated, using them all to increase his magician level experience.

At the time, I thought that rank was the real strength, and that you could earn Rockberry anywhere.

Unexpectedly, at this crucial juncture, making the Gulu Ball requires the use of Rock Bay.

"What should we do?"

Mo Fan also realized that he had been careless and hadn't kept a single Lockebe.

"I should have kept a few Rock Bays for emergencies."

After thinking for a moment, Mo Fan opened the four-person team's chat channel and sent a message.

Mo Fan: Do you guys have any more Rock Coins? You need Rock Coins to make Gulu Balls, and I don't have a single one on me.

I received a reply very quickly after sending the message.

Zhao Mingyuan: Add one. I don't have any either. I used them all to learn skills and level up before, who knew I'd need them in this secret realm.

Zhuang Xiao: I only have five... barely enough to make one ball, but if I make more, it definitely won't be enough.

After reading these two messages, Mo Fan sighed inwardly.

Like Zhao Mingyuan, he had spent all his money. Zhuang Xiao did have some, but it was only enough for his own use.

Just as Mo Fan was pondering how to solve this problem.

News from Wind Chimes has arrived.

Wind Chime: Let me lend it to you first.

Mo Fan was slightly taken aback.

Immediately afterwards, a transaction notification popped up on his panel.

[Wind Chime has transferred 6 Locke's Dollars to you.]

Almost simultaneously, Zhao Mingyuan also received six, and Zhuang Xiao received one.

Zhao Mingyuan: ??? Sister Ling'er! You're being way too generous! Six coins!

Zhuang Xiao: Sister Ling'er is really reliable!

Wind Chime: You're welcome. I had some saved up beforehand, just in case, and I didn't expect to come in handy this time. You guys use these first, we'll talk about it later.

Mo Fan: Thanks.

Wind Chime did not reply.

Six Rockbeards are just enough to make two Gooru Balls.

Mo Fan put away the panel and silently noted down this debt in his mind.