Poverty makes me capable of anything.

I found this hidden quest myself. You never get a chance to do something like this normally. It would be crazy not to go ahead and do it now.

Upon arrival at the designated location, amidst the expectant, tense, or angry gazes of everyone present, the rippling water activated the jump engine.

Where will he jump to in this singularity?

A white light filled his entire field of vision. When he opened his eyes, still feeling dizzy and dazed, he saw blue sky and white clouds.

A gentle breeze was blowing on my body.

Ok?

Where have I traveled to?

The rippling water stood up, and what came into view was the bright spring sunshine.

Chapter 26 The Attacking Player

The spring scenery seen through the rippling water is the real spring scenery, not the kind where you can drive through it.

Green mountains and clear waters are the dominant colors that make up the scene before us.

Stepping off the aircraft, I stood on the green grass, where the grass swayed in the gentle breeze.

After the grass, half a foot deep, was pushed down, the rippling water revealed the exposed rock formations further away, as well as the white clouds at eye level.

"..."

If there are blue skies and white clouds overhead, how can you see clouds on the ground?

The rippling water rushed towards a raised area, and it wasn't until he stood on the raised mound and gazed into the distance that he realized his current predicament.

The place he was in was a floating continent... no, perhaps it would be more accurate to describe it as an island.

No wonder the wind here never stops, and you can see clouds that are level with the "horizon".

After piloting a small aircraft around the island for a short time, I gained some understanding of the floating island from the drifting clouds.

With a circumference of approximately 210 kilometers, if the sun is positioned in the east, then this floating island should have a terrain that is higher in the east and lower in the west.

Apart from the grassland, there were only hills; no streams were seen, and nothing unusual was found.

However, Rang Yang was not discouraged at all. He discovered that there were many floating islands like this in this place. The only special thing was that the floating island he jumped to was the highest.

"Now..."

Before he could finish speaking, the space in front of the rippling water rippled, and an identical small flying vehicle appeared in front of him.

"..."

The people behind followed.

This is a man who set off ten minutes later.

With the general explanation of the rippling water, the later player quickly understood the situation.

"Should we wait for the others?"

“This place seems pretty safe, so I don’t think it’s necessary. Let’s split up and go outside to familiarize ourselves with the surroundings before the others arrive.”

The later players hesitated for a moment but still agreed to the suggestion of rippling water.

He didn't know anyone else anyway, and once the environment became safe, he had to act quickly in order to monopolize the hidden mission rewards.

"Good luck."

After speaking, Rippling Water piloted the small aircraft and set off.

Although I don't quite understand the principle behind it, the floating islands are real, and there are at least a couple hundred of them at a glance.

As time went by, the five players eventually arrived on this strange planet one by one.

They each took turns inspecting all the floating islands but found nothing unusual, so they had to have a brainstorming session to liven things up.

"First of all, this is still a planet, but because the map is surrounded by a large area of ​​fog, we have no way of knowing whether we are in the vast universe or have already arrived in some secret realm."

"The gravity, temperature, humidity, and environment are all suitable for human survival, so there is no problem even without protective clothing."

"Since we haven't found anything unusual on the sky island, let's go check out the ground."

"So what exactly is this hidden mission we've been given?"

Ok?

A word to awaken the dreamer.

The slightly weary and confused words of the rippling water left the other four players completely bewildered.

By the way, what did the mission description say again?

"This place is adjacent to the Void Graveyard. The unusual fluctuations in space indicate that this place is not ordinary. The Flying Pirates hope that you can traverse space and explore the secrets behind it."

It seems like they only talked about exploration.

No matter what you discover, the mission is considered complete. The only difference is the amount of reward. Even if you don't find anything unusual, you can still gain something by simply opening a new map.

What are we waiting for? Let's get to the ground and start mapping!

It didn't matter anymore that they were divided into areas to explore on their own. The rippling water seemed to be a step behind and didn't rush to get ahead.

However, after the other four players left, a smug smile appeared on his lips.

We've finally managed to get those people away; now we can put the plan into action.

Rippling Water is a veteran player with 13 years of experience in virtual reality online games.

He has tried seven different online games. Although he has never appeared at the top of any leaderboard, being able to maintain a top 20% ranking in all seven different types of online games is enough to prove that Ripple is a "veteran".

While his skills have some flaws, his rich experience and keen observation skills ensure that although he may not become the top player, he can certainly be considered a "pro" by other players.

"It's like the aging Seven; his skills aren't what they used to be, but his overall strategic vision and command ability are far superior to you youngsters!"

"..."

The description of the task is: "The rippling water is heavy."

Unlike the other four players who only saw "Exploration", he also saw "Void" and "Unusual".

I watched the Nagria version's promotional video, "Rippling Water," dozens of times. The version's theme is "The Root of the Void," and how could I not be moved by the word "Void"?

I traveled through space to arrive at this place.

At first, the rippling water was a little dazed.

But when he discovered that he was on a floating island, his mind immediately started working again.

The promotional video features a very obvious scene of a masked man kneeling and praying on a sky island.

Now, Rippling Water has captured the scene. While the others were exploring the land and had no time to pay attention to him, Rippling Water took the time to take aerial photos of more than a hundred floating islands, and then spent some money to commission professionals to do photo comparison.

In this era of gaming, if you want to succeed by playing alone, you really need to have an incredible amount of luck.

A keen eye also requires the support of a data team.

Five minutes later, Rippling Water received a reply.

"A gift of 50 pesos."

After the transaction was completed, the rippling water received the comparison results.

"Is it Sky Island No. 97?"

He marks each high-resolution photo he takes on his map.

Therefore, after receiving the results, the rippling water quickly arrived at Sky Island No. 97 and reached the red zone marked on the result image.

The aircraft landed on the grass.

The rippling water carefully flowed down.

There's a good chance there's a masked man here, so he has to be careful. If he gets killed instantly, it'll be a real problem for him to come back here, because he simply can't afford a small spaceship that can perform warp jumps.

Looking at the surrounding environment alone, there's nothing particularly special about this place.

Green grass, stones scattered all over the ground, uneven ground, and a seemingly never-ending gentle breeze.

The rippling water reached the spot where the masked man was kneeling, and looking straight ahead, there was a large expanse of exposed rocky hills.

I couldn't find anything wrong with it no matter how I looked at it.

"That masked man is praying for the revival of the Void. Does that mean that the place we are in now is actually the Void Graveyard?"

"Is it because this is the Void Graveyard that there are these strange floating islands?"

"Forget it, let's dig deeper first and see."

The trail seems to have gone cold again.

The rippling water reminded me of something: even though the masked man in the promotional video was praying here, it doesn't necessarily mean that this is the place where something unusual happened.

As he took out his mining pick to start working, a timid voice suddenly came from behind him: "Can, can I join too?"

Uh……

As soon as Ripple turned around, he saw the female player who had come with them; she was the kind of girl who looked rather cute.

I had just stepped off the aircraft, still in my protective suit, and was nervously watching the rippling water.

He was completely unaware.

The rippling water asked, "When did you arrive?"

"Just now," the female player [Relax] said weakly, pointing to the sky. "I saw you stop here when I passed by up there. I thought you might have discovered something, so you came down."

"..."

MMP.

This is not good news.

Although she wanted to get rid of the relaxation, she was more afraid that the rippling water would call everyone else over.

What if there's something down there? Then we won't be able to save it.

"Actually, there's nothing here, I just..."

"You're lying!" Shu Zhan stared at the rippling water. "You even took out the pickaxe, how could there be nothing there!"