Chapter 18 48h (1)

◎Congratulations to player Gu Qiufeng for being ranked first on the new player list◎

The players from the big guild took the initiative to form a team for him. Gu Qiufeng was not a fool, so why would he refuse the free labor? He immediately agreed, "Okay."

Yu Bo was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect him to be so straightforward, but she soon sent a request to form a team.

Gu Qiufeng immediately nodded in agreement.

The woman on the terminal projection smiled awkwardly, as if she hadn't made this expression for a long time.

"Then let's get to know each other formally, Mr. Gu Qiufeng. My name is Shen Yubo." Yubo said, "My real job is a lawyer, and my game skills are output type. You should have seen it before."

Gu Qiufeng said, "Hello, Miss Shen, my skill is mental attack," he paused, "It can barely be considered as an auxiliary."

You must always be on guard against others. Shen Yubo may help him now out of guilt, but he may stab him in the back for some reason in the future.

Gu Qiufeng knew that the reason why his skills were so restricted by points was because it would be a bug if used properly. For example, the dungeon BOSS he drew out at the cost of his entire fortune directly resulted in the dungeon being closed and the NPCs escaping.

But at the same time, if he wants to use his skills to the fullest, he must pay a price countless times greater than that of ordinary players.

Shen Yubo said: "Then Mr. Gu, please choose the terminal copy first. You can contact me after you have selected the corresponding copy."

She said a little embarrassedly: "Although Changyu Tavern is not as good as the two big guilds, it happens to be good at intelligence gathering. Our president is very interested in you. He does not want to participate in the competition of the big guilds, but he has also promised that as long as Mr. Gu is willing, Changyu Tavern can always protect Mr. Gu."

"Thank you." Gu Qiufeng heard the hidden meaning of Shen Yubo's words, which was to recruit new members, but he had no idea about it at the moment. "I'll consider it."

"Yes." Shen Yubo said, "Mr. Gu, please take a rest for two days. I will wait for Mr. Gu's copy selection."

*

Although he said he was taking a two-day break, Gu Qiufeng was actually not idle. He scanned through all the forum posts that had been discussed a lot in the past two years.

The main purpose is to understand the player ecosystem of this fully closed game "Fatal Fall" and some various strange and weird basic knowledge.

Gu Qiufeng couldn't find the term "Gu Jiu". Either Lao Zhang made up a piece of chicken soup for him to motivate him to upgrade, or there was some taboo behind this name, which led to the forum directly banning any discussion topics about this player who had long disappeared.

In addition, Gu Qiufeng also learned that the forum should have been established by the head of the third guild at his own expense twenty years ago, but the second and third guilds should have existed for even longer. According to the recollections of old players in the posts, it should have been established by the earliest group of people who entered the game.

In addition, the game mechanism seems to have self-awareness over the past few decades, and has been constantly improving and evolving. Many copy types are derived from later periods. Every year, "Fatal Fall" will add a large number of new copies, requiring players to explore ways to pass the level on their own.

Live streaming has existed for a long time. It mainly provides other players with a way to watch the live streamer go through a dungeon. It can even record the screen and review the game. It is for this purpose that the subsequent reward points and various operations of recruiting new members to the guild were extended.

This is very similar to the real e-sports circle. If a player is popular, it has nothing to do with his appearance. He must have relied on his real strength to pass countless dungeons.

Gu Qiufeng thought about Feng He, well, Feng He’s face is quite capable of fighting, and he can fight well too, at least he can tear NPCs apart with his bare hands.

It will definitely earn him points!

After collecting all kinds of information, Gu Qiufeng remembered what the girl at the front desk told him, that he could look for relevant copy information in the post before entering the copy.

Gu Qiufeng planned to shake the next copy in the terminal personal interface first.

The operation of selecting a copy is very simple. In addition to the avatar and brief information description, there is a "Refresh" word below the terminal personal interface. Gu Qiufeng touched it with his finger, and a copy name and difficulty rating flew out.

【48 hours: C level

Introduction: Cyclic decryption class copy

Clearance rate: 45%

Fatality rate: 30%

Gu Qiufeng: “…”

He is just a D-level player who has just left the Novice Village.

I thought about how brutal his last C-level almost failed to make it, and although the fatality rate of this "48h" doesn't seem high, the clearance rate is not high either!

Gu Qiufeng learned from the forum that the difficulty rating of a dungeon sometimes only proves that it is easier to clear, but it does not mean that the game considers it simple enough to be applicable to human players. As a result, there will always be a few low-rated, low-score, and highly lethal dungeons mixed in with the low levels.

If you come across this kind of copy, remember to mark it out. It is time-consuming and laborious, and you will end up with very low points and take the risk of getting a discount. Whoever enters will be blamed.

This is the comment made by experienced seniors in the forum.

It was enough for Gu Qiufeng to be cheated once, so he decisively pressed "Refresh".

The original copy of the text disappeared and new text appeared.

【48h: C-level

……】

Gu Qiufeng: “.”

This still hasn’t been refreshed!

He looked at this lingering copy and pondered for three seconds, then decisively clicked "Refresh" again.

Then the system prompted him that the number of refreshes for this week had been used up.

Gu Qiufeng: “…”

No way, no way, there is no way someone would really draw the same difficult copy twice in a row, right?

He paid for a week's hotel expenses, and apart from food and clothing, Gu Qiufeng could not get any more points, so it seemed that he had to go to this copy.

Gu Qiufeng accepted his fate and contacted Shen Yubo, asking her if he could draw a new copy.

Shen Yubo said tactfully: "The dungeon level is linked to the player's qualifications. If I want to draw, we may have to go to C or even B-level dungeons. Although the clearance rate of this dungeon is not high, at least it is not dangerous. The dungeons above C are much more dangerous."

Gu Qiufeng sighed: "Then this one."

"The loop dungeon mainly relies on decryption to pass the level. Mr. Gu can go and have a look at some of the posts on the forum that some players have shared about this type of experience." Shen Yubo said, "This dungeon should have been newly added this year. Our guild has not found any information about it."

In other words, although some people have completed the game, there is no related live broadcast or screen recording, so it can be inferred that not many people have completed the copy. The mortality rate and clearance rate on the copy interface may not be of much reference value because the sample data is too small.

Gu Qiufeng: "Then let me take a look at the screen recording of this type of copy."

He should have despaired of his luck in pulling out UR after 150 draws.

*

The time to enter the copy is 8 o'clock tonight.

After Gu Qiufeng took a quick look at the mall, he found that he couldn't afford the key items, so he gave up and went to the next door to call Feng He out, then clicked to enter the copy.

Gu Qiufeng felt dizzy for a moment, and by the time he came to his senses, they were already sitting on the familiar bus.

As a teammate, Shen Yubo sat behind Gu Qiufeng and Feng He.

After seeing Feng He, Shen Yubo was obviously a little surprised, but she was smart enough not to ask any more questions. Instead, she said to Gu Qiufeng: "You have already experienced the process of entering the dungeon once. I believe Mr. Gu knows the details."

"Those sitting in the same car are all the same group of players who are about to enter the dungeon." Shen Yubo explained to Gu Qiufeng in a low voice, "The difficulty of the dungeon is sometimes linked to the number of players. The more people there are, the more difficult it is."

Gu Qiufeng quickly glanced at the players of various appearances, and then he understood why Shen Yubo's expression was so ugly at the beginning.

Thirteen players, five more than the Phoenix God copy where only three people survived.

That is to say, the 48h copy will only be more difficult.

"Be careful." Shen Yubo patted his shoulder and then returned to her distant look, as if this carriage was a stranger to her.

She had her long hair down today and was wearing a white dress. If she wasn't sitting on the bus heading to the copy, Shen Yubo would look more like a beautiful girl who was dressing up for a date.

But Gu Qiufeng clearly observed that her red-nailed hands had formed a deep pleat on the hem of her skirt.

The bus was driving between high-rise buildings in the middle of the night. The familiar scenery around it gave people the illusion that they were back on earth.

Gu Qiufeng received a terminal prompt asking "Do you want to start live broadcast?"

He decisively clicked on it.

The bus stopped.

A stumbling mechanical voice announced: "We have arrived at Yucheng University. Please get off the bus."

The players didn't make any noises, and they all looked like veteran players who had at least made it past the Novice Village. They all walked towards the car door in silence.

As usual, Gu Qiufeng chose to lag behind the crowd and observe the thirteen players who were participating in the dungeon together this time.

Feng He had the qualification of an affiliated player, and was automatically judged as one of the players by the game. He sat in the seat on the inside, quietly waiting for Gu Qiufeng's instructions.

The third-to-last player to leave was a thin, fair-skinned young man wearing a mask and with flax-gray hair.

When he walked to Gu Qiufeng, the wire of the wired earphone on his left ear was accidentally caught by the seat and fell on Gu Qiufeng.

"Sorry." The young man said in a low and vague voice, and quickly took away the headphones he accidentally dropped.

The quick glance he made with Gu Qiufeng allowed Gu Qiufeng to see the shape of the young man's eyes clearly.

Peach blossom eyes, very beautiful eyes.

Only after the young man reached the car door did Gu Qiufeng take Feng He out.

He looked around the driver's cab and was a little disappointed when he found that the driver was not a familiar face.

Feng He watched from the side: "..."

It seems like Mr. Gu is looking for trouble again.

However, Gu Qiufeng did not have a strange physique. After seeing that it was not an acquaintance, he withdrew his gaze in boredom and did not rush to ask for a beating.

He and Fenghe got out of the car one after another.

Although there are buildings all around, it is shrouded in thick fog.

The place where the players gathered was at the entrance of a university.

There is a gold-plated plaque hanging on the university with four big characters "Yucheng University" inscribed on it.

"Go in." Shen Yubo said.

As her voice fell, the players who had no objection stepped into the gate and disappeared.

Gu Qiufeng stopped when he saw the young man with peach blossom eyes.

He asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

The young man looked at the gold-plated plaque of "Yucheng University" and said softly, "No."

He then withdrew his gaze, pulled out the headphone cord, stuffed it into his pocket, and entered the university gate.

Gu Qiufeng pulled Feng He and followed closely behind.

At this moment, he heard two consecutive eerie announcements:

【Welcome to "Fatal Fall"】

[Congratulations to player Gu Qiufeng's live broadcast room for being ranked first on the newcomer list, with a popularity of 9,000. Please keep up the good work! ]

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