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

As Walker watched the interaction between the young people, his gaze behind his glasses softened.

"Alright, alright, now that the game is over, you should all leave."

He stood up. The afterimage of Kurapika at his feet also flickered, its lightning-like hair flashing twice in the eerie blue light.

"I don't know if we'll ever have the chance to meet again."

Volker's phantom has begun to become more transparent, and the light particles at the edges are peeling off at an accelerated rate.

"But I hope that you will all become excellent magicians."

This sentence is devoid of any fancy wording; it's as plain as the last words of advice a regular teacher gives to their students at the end of the school day.

But for some reason, Mo Fan sensed something very heavy within it.

That was a person who once truly existed, entrusting his final hopes to a stranger who came after him.

Murong Jiao, unusually, didn't have a playful smile. She stood ramrod straight and nodded seriously.

"Don't worry, Mr. Walker."

"We will."

Volker smiled.

That smile lasted only for a very brief moment.

Then, the scene of the Pong Pong game began to dissipate.

The card table was the first to turn into specks of light, followed by the old bookshelves, and the musty smell of parchment gradually faded from the air. Volker and Kurapika were the last to disappear—just before vanishing completely, Kurapika's haughty afterimage subtly raised a hand.

It's like saying goodbye.

The light faded away completely.

The four reappeared in the cave.

Beneath their feet lay cold, hard stone, above them smooth stone walls, and the air was thick with the damp scent of earth. The magical runes on the stone table where the four sat gradually faded. Everything returned to reality.

Fang Xu snapped out of his daze, looked around, and then let out a long breath.

"it's over......"

He rubbed his face vigorously.

"Everything that just happened...it feels like a dream to me?"

Murong Jiao rolled her eyes at him: "Dream on! Didn't you see the treasure in your boss's hand?"

As she spoke, she opened her palm, and the lightning crystal shimmered with an orange glow under the candlelight, with tiny arcs of electricity faintly visible inside.

"15% attribute affinity..." Fang Xu swallowed hard, his eyes practically glued to his mouth. "If this thing were sold, how many Lockheeds would it be worth?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Jiao immediately tucked the lightning crystal into her bosom and glared at him warily: "What are you thinking? This was specially given to me by Teacher Walker. No one is allowed to have any designs on it!"

"I didn't mean anything by it, I was just asking casually..." Fang Xu scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

At that moment, the settlement information popped up on each of the four people's panels simultaneously.

Congratulations to the four players who have successfully completed level 5.

[Comprehensive points calculation in progress]

[First level: 800 points.]

[Second stage: 900 points.]

[Third stage: 1000 points.]

[Level 4: 1100 points.]

[Level 5: 1200 points.]

Total: 5000 points.

Fang Xu stared at the number, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. "Five thousand points?! One thousand points per level?"

"Don't make a fuss." Murong Jiao waved her hand. "The further you go in the levels, the higher the difficulty, and naturally, the more points you get. Isn't that reasonable?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a brand new interface appeared on all four people's panels at the same time.

The points shop is now open.

Mo Fan opened the shop, and a dazzling array of exchangeable items came into view. The interface was arranged from low to high price, with some basic consumables at the top.

At the very top, there was an inconspicuous little fruit.

【Cocoa Fruit】: Provides 100 experience points to your pet, redeemable for 50 points.

Chapter 169 Exchange

Next are the pharmaceutical products.

[HP Potion]: Restores 50 HP to your pet. 100 points per bottle.

[PP Potion]: Restores 15 skill points to your pet. 100 points per bottle.

Mo Fan's gaze continued downwards.

[Fig]: Provides 2000 experience points to your pet. Each fig is worth 500 points.

【Crabapple】: Provides 3000 experience points to your pet. Each crabapple is worth 700 points.

【Dragon Fruit】: Provides 5000 experience points to your pet. Each fruit is worth 1000 points.

5000 experience points, 1000 points. This exchange rate is pretty good.

Going further up.

Then, Mo Fan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Spirit stone.

Four crystals of different colors were neatly arranged at the top of the shop, each emitting a faint glow in one of four colors: crimson, azure, emerald green, and earthy yellow.

[Fire Spirit Stone]: Increases the attribute affinity of fire-attribute pets by 10%, provides some experience points, and increases some talent points. 3000 points.

[Water Spirit Stone]: Increases the attribute affinity of water-attribute pets by 10%... 3000 points.

[Wood Spirit Stone]: Increases the attribute affinity of grass-type pets by 10%... 3000 points.

[Earth Spirit Stone]: Increases the attribute affinity of earth-attribute pets by 10%... 3000 points.

"Spirit stones! The points from the 'Pong Pong' card game can actually be exchanged for spirit stones!" Fang Xu exclaimed in surprise!

Spirit stones are something that almost all players are familiar with now, since they are great items that can improve a pet's attributes in all aspects, and who wouldn't want them?

Murong Jiao glanced at him sideways: "Can't you be a little more composed? A mere spirit stone gets you this excited?"

"Big sister, you're holding a lightning crystal in your hand! Of course you can talk like that without knowing the consequences!" Fang Xu retorted, sounding aggrieved.

Upon hearing this, Murong Jiao's lips unconsciously curled up, but she quickly suppressed it, pretending to be indifferent: "Hmph, I got it through my own abilities—no, through goodwill. You can't be envious of that."

One 3000-point token.

Mo Fan ignored their bickering and silently calculated in his mind. With a total pool of 5000 points, if he deducted the 3000 points for each spirit stone, only 2000 points remained. The remaining three people could at most exchange for one crabapple fruit, and then each exchange for a potion or a few cocoa beans.

"Have you finished reading?" Murong Jiao spoke first, interrupting Mo Fan's thoughts.

She put her hands on her hips, glanced around at the three people present, and a meaningful smile played on her lips. "Then let's begin with the allocation method we agreed upon beforehand."

"but--"

She abruptly changed the subject, a sly glint in her crescent-shaped eyes. "Well then, since I've already received such a valuable item as the Lightning Crystal from Professor Walker, I'll withdraw from this allocation."

"You three can divide it up."

Fang Xu was taken aback: "Big Sister, this, this isn't quite right, is it? You also contributed."

Murong Jiao shrugged, looking indifferent.

"I've already received the extra reward. It would be too greedy to take another share from the points. I can't do something like that."

At this point, she turned her gaze to Murong Sha, her tone serious. "As for the priority redemption spot, I'll leave it to my sister."

Upon hearing this, Murong Sha nodded slightly.

The two sisters understood each other perfectly, needing no further words.

Murong Jiao's twin ponytails swung with the movement.

"Alright, hurry up and choose, stop dawdling."

Murong Sha was the first to open the points shop and chose a fire spirit stone without hesitation.

[Exchange successful. Fire Spirit Stone x1. 3000 points consumed.]

A crimson crystal radiating intense heat appeared in her palm, which she gently placed into her backpack.

Without a doubt, Murong Sha probably prepared this fire spirit stone for the spirit fox.

"So now you have 2000 points left." Murong Jiao turned her gaze to Fang Xu and Mo Fan, a smirk playing on her lips. "It's simple, just give each of you 1000."

Fang Xu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Thank you, Big Sister! You're so generous!"

"What are you thanking me for?" Murong Jiao crossed her arms and snorted arrogantly. "This was agreed upon from the beginning, there's nothing to thank me for."

Then, Mo Fan and Fang Xu opened the store and each began to make their own selections.

Mo Fan's gaze swept over the items.

As for medicine, it seems unnecessary at the moment; he already has it.

Online, it's all about the fruits of experience.

One thousand points can be redeemed for one dragon fruit, while crabapples and figs are not cost-effective.

Without hesitation, Mo Fan chose the dragon fruit.

[Redeem successful. Dragon fruit x1. 1000 points consumed.]

A fist-sized, crimson fruit appeared in his palm. The fruit's surface had clear patterns and emitted a faint fire-attribute aura, making it look extremely tempting.

Fang Xu also completed the exchange at almost the same time.

[Redeem successful. Dragon fruit x1. 1000 points consumed.]