The eighth copy

"Mutu, come quickly! The test time is almost up, and Aunt Aigma asked us to go early to get a good seat." A brown-haired boy with many freckles on his face called Du Ming across the fence.

As soon as someone heard it, they knew it was time to wake up.

"Here comes Marin."

Ma Lin, a freckled boy, is the same age as Du Ming. In the story setting, he is someone's neighbor and they have a very good relationship.

Through Marin, Du Ming explored the entire Cassia.

The current scale of the Empire's city-building is equivalent to that of a camp, and it exists outside of this in the form of fog.

Ice beasts lurked in and out of the mist, looking for opportunities to attack. Therefore, people knew the dangers and would not step out of their daily lives unless necessary, unless Cassia was destroyed and they became wanderers.

Wanderers are the world's mobile population.

Players are part of the wanderers, but they will come one after another before the Awakening Day.

In fact, for people in the real world, this is the day to enter the dungeon.

When Du Ming was dragged by Marin to the awakening location, there were already quite a few players there.

Someone just took a quick look and didn't see any familiar faces, but he knew that these people were players who chose to go there on their own in the real world.

From the beginning, Cassia didn't think that all players were on his side. Of course, it was impossible for all players to stand on Bran's side, so he simply gave up the authority.

Besides, they weren't sure how many players Bran had united with.

Cassia would probably never have imagined that Bran had no intention of joining forces with the players at all.

The so-called Du family and those large teams were nothing more than tools for earning energy in his eyes. Not only would it consume a lot of energy to bring them into the dungeon, but he also had to prevent the players from rebelling again.

no need.

Therefore, Bran only planned to bring in subordinates who were loyal to him.

Unfortunately, the time is not yet ripe.

Bran chewed the meat of the ice beasts around him, feeling very bored.

According to the level classification in the game, he had reached level five in just two days.

Unfortunately it’s not enough, it’s not enough!

Bran angrily accelerated the process of absorbing energy.

On the other side, Du Ming finally spotted Qi Qiang and others.

Cassia had previously said that they had a blessing in disguise, which was that Qi Qiang and the others could enter the Cassia Continent through the Monopoly copy.

It is mainly through the connectivity of the World Tree, which is why Cassia dares to guarantee the safety of players' lives.

Once they sense their lives are in danger, they can be quickly transferred away.

The reason for delaying entry into the game at this time is just to confuse the audience.

After confirming that Qi Qiang and the others had arrived, Du Ming calmly followed Marin to the front row of the awakening area.

The awakening magic is achieved through the three-meter-high magic stone in front of you. As long as you stand around the magic stone, you will be illuminated by the light of the magic stone, thus completing the awakening ceremony.

It’s just that many people think that the closer you are to the Philosopher’s Stone, the greater the chance of awakening, so it’s extremely difficult to get a front-row seat.

Du Ming didn't care much about this. Although Marin cared, he couldn't squeeze into the inner circle due to his thin body, so he had to give up.

A silver-blue light shone over, and the two people stood in the middle to be baptized.

The awakening time is five minutes. Although players can choose to join the front line and get promoted based on their merits after awakening magic, the magic system of the Cassia continent actually has no fixed rules.

Some people will awaken offensive abilities, while others can only conjure up a flower.

Du Ming looked at his palm and saw a vine growing out.

Not bad.

Marlin next to him was very interesting. He opened his mouth and spit out a nail.

They used practical actions to prove what it means to "take a spit and nail it".

Just kidding.

Strange magic was revealed in this square, and Du Ming made sure to join the infrastructure team after awakening.

The captain, who was at level 5, led a group of level 1 soldiers to the place where they would need to work.

The work location is at the outermost edge of Cassia, and the task is to strengthen the outermost protective fence. Teams of two people, one to carry wood and the other to repair it.

Du Ming and his partner were responsible for carrying the items, while he was responsible for tying them up with the vines created by his magic.

The vines produced by the first-level magic power have the characteristic of being strong and can resist three normal attacks and one critical hit from ordinary ice beasts.

Once a fence is broken, it will appear damaged, indicating that it needs to be repaired.

Every time the ice beasts attack the camp, they attack in teams, with a minimum number of five.

The ice beasts attack regardless of day or night, so patrols are needed, and repairmen like them are also needed.

Repairmen and patrolmen work in three shifts with fixed schedules.

Du Ming had received his work schedule before arriving. The first day was from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, the next from 4:00 PM to 12:00 PM, and the third from 12:00 PM to 8:00 AM.

And so on.

Each successful release of magic will increase your experience points.

From level one to level two, the experience value is ten points.

From level 2 to level 3, the experience value is 40.

From level 3 to level 4, the experience value is 100.

...

The subsequent amount gradually increases.

Du Ming wasn't proficient enough the first time, and it took two or three attempts to be judged successful. Each attempt consumed a bit of magic power, and once that power was used up, a short rest was needed.

After successfully using up all his magic power, Du Ming sat aside and waited for recovery.

During this time, he glanced around and got in touch with Hu Ying.

Hu Ying's awakening was in the wood production area, and they happened to be in this area. The two did not have any blatant contact, but relied on passing small notes.

Du Ming found a deserted place and opened it to take a look. It showed the awakening status of 10,000 members.

The ratio is roughly 6:3:1. Sixty percent failed to awaken successfully, thirty percent were insignificant magic, and only the remaining ten percent awakened magic with powerful attack power.

By calculation, the situation of the other players who entered this copy is similar.

Qi Qiang discussed with several important leaders and asked most of the 60% of people to go back.

After all, many players who entered on their own chose to exit the dungeon after failing to successfully awaken their magic.

If they leave too many people behind, it will attract too much attention.

After learning about the situation, Du Ming burned the paper ball and then quietly returned to the team to work.

Everything was going smoothly in secret.

Du Ming behaved very well and looked like a real NPC.

Although the camp had been attacked by ice beasts several times, they were all dealt with in advance by the patrol team, and the bodies of the ice beasts were carried back to the processing plant.

Du Ming went to check on it during the trip.

This ice beast has blue fur and looks a bit like a yak, but it has a horn growing in the center of its forehead and its eyes are red, making it look extremely ferocious.

It’s a pity that he didn’t come across a living one, otherwise he could have tried it with his vines.

Du Ming felt quite sorry about this.

The repair process was a bit boring. In less than two days, Du Ming had changed four partners.

When his new partner again proposed to leave the infrastructure team, Hu Ying came over calmly.

This time, no one doubted it.