Chapter 184 I will continue to move forward, regardless of the means
February 6, evening, Liukan Town.
Although the town of Ryukan had fallen once before to a monster invasion, most of the houses were intact except for the mirror device used to project sunlight.
In the afternoon, Anson Lu went to New York for something. Yuri chose a house for him. It was located close to the forest at the foot of the mountain. It would be relatively quiet. Just looking out the window, he could see the white snowfield.
The interior of the house is very fresh and simple, and most of the furniture is made of wood. Compared to the light pollution that is prevalent in big cities, you can experience the cool and simple atmosphere in the small towns in Norway.
Liukan Town is not big. Anson Lu can reach the residences of Qiyuan Lu, Chu Qimo and others by just walking a few steps out of the house. If anything happens, they can take care of each other.
Night fell over this cold northern town. Anson Lu closed the windows to keep out the howling cold wind, then took out a mattress and pillow from his bag and spread them on the bed.
"I'm so tired." He rubbed his sore shoulders.
Anson Deer had a lot to do throughout the day today.
The first thing to do is to clear the monsters in Liukan Town. This is a thankless task. After all, you won’t get any evolution coins or experience points as rewards if you kill monsters outside the dungeon.
Then in the afternoon, he ran to New York, sneaked into the heavily guarded law enforcement building, and handed Cosimo a serial card, helping the little cyber giant to regain his player qualifications.
Finally, it was not until the evening that he returned to the town of Rjukan and rode a Christmas sleigh to the top of the mountain to inspect the damaged mirror device and see if it could be repaired.
In the end, the alien kangaroo took out a bunch of strange gadgets from his pocket and repaired the huge mirror device that was destroyed by the monster to its original state.
Anson Deer was shocked at the time and thought: Comrade Kangaroo, you don’t know about this ability. I thought you were just pretending to be me before?
Mr. Kangaroo didn't explain anything and left behind a figure that looked as if he had hidden his achievements.
In any case, through this sunlight refraction device, even the town of Liukan, which is surrounded by mountains, can receive sunlight, but only in a corner of the central square.
Anson Deer had no idea how long they would have to live in this isolated town.
But from the perspective of benefits alone, this change is actually quite good. After all, Shangshi City has lost the protection of the principal, and now all organizations in the world know that the base of the "Hell Lighthouse" union is Shangshi High School.
If they make enemies with others in the copy later and are targeted by some bad guys, they might face unpredictable danger when they are resting in the dormitory one day.
Anson Lu opened the friend list again to see if all his friends had been deleted. Through the friend list, he could see which city his friends were currently in.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Anson Lu must have deleted all the official friends, otherwise they only need to take a look at the friend list to know that Anson Lu moved to Liukan Town.
"No matter what, let's upgrade the level of the chess pieces first..." Anson Lu lay on the bed, put one hand behind his head, and opened the chess type panel with the other hand.
After obtaining the settlement rewards for the fifth round of copies, and also getting a lot of legendary materials from Anson Lu for free, the number of legendary materials Anson Lu had on hand was more than enough to upgrade the two chess pieces to level two.
[The screening has been completed, and the legendary chess types that meet the upgrade conditions are as follows: Dark Light Dragon (level 1; maximum potential level 2), Christmas Sleigh (level 1; maximum potential level 5), Dragon Sail Captain (level 1; maximum potential level 3). ]
Anson Lu took a look at the amount of materials he had, and then checked the upgrade requirements of the three chess pieces separately.
The Darklight Dragon requires 40 legendary materials and 20,000 evolution coins to reach the maximum level;
Each level up of the Christmas Sleigh requires 10 legendary materials and 10,000 evolution coins;
Dragon Captain requires 20 legendary materials per level.
Moreover, excluding the materials used to create the 'Ten Thousand Riders Statue', the total number of legendary materials he had available was only 50.
Brown eyes moved across the panel, and Anson Deer made a judgment without hesitation: "Upgrade the Dark Light Dragon and the Christmas Sleigh to level 2."
The two special skills of the Darklight Dragon, "Shadow Jungle" and "Shadow Barrier", must be upgraded to level 2 to be unlocked. Considering Anson's performance in the arena, you can see how important these two skills are.
If the Darklight Dragon could be upgraded to level two, it would definitely be a qualitative improvement and would be the obvious choice.
After upgrading the Darklight Dragon, there are only 10 legendary materials left, which are not enough to upgrade the Dragon Captain. Then you can only upgrade the Christmas Sleigh, which has a lower priority.
[The legendary materials in the bag have been consumed - Collector's Edition Squid Tentacles*5, Red Whale Dorsal Fin*5, Black Dragon's Brow Ridge*10, Black Dragon's Broken Wings*10, Shrine Fragment (Legendary Material)*20. ]
[30,000 Evolution Coins have been paid, your current balance: 117,500 Evolution Coins]
[Darklight Dragon has been upgraded to Lv2, and powerful skills have been unlocked - "Dark Forest" and "Dark Barrier"; all attributes have been improved - Strength: 55→65; Agility: 55→65; Intelligence: 55→65]
[Christmas sleigh has been upgraded to Lv2, and all attributes have been improved - Strength: 30→33; Agility: 50→55; Intelligence: 30→33]
"Invincible!" Anson Lu raised his lips. "With the Dragon Sail Captain and the Dark Light Dragon in hand, and the sled as a backup and the blue bird as a blessing, I won't need the floating shark and kangaroo anymore."
"Gah!" The kangaroo's protest came from my mind.
Anson Deer shrugged, "Well, Kangaroo-kun is still useful, but the floating fish should stay away. I have finally gotten rid of my identity as a fish tank wholesaler."
Alien Kangaroo is a functional chess piece that can be used at any level as long as the situation is right.
However, it is an indisputable fact that pure combat chess types like "Floating Fish in a Tank" and "Stone Statue of the Queen" will gradually be replaced by more powerful combat chess types in the later stages.
After completing the work of upgrading the chess types, Anson Lu called out the mall panel and said, "Use two mall lottery opportunities and one advanced mall lottery opportunity."
Following the sound, two turntable panels appeared in front of him.
With previous experience, Anson Lu didn't even bother to look at what the rewards on the panel were. It was enough to know what he had drawn. The rest was bullshit and was purely for psychological purposes.
If he could draw 10,000 Evolution Coins, he would simply feel happy;
But if he knew that the other rewards that could be drawn from this turntable would be at least 20,000 Evolution Coins, then his happy mood would most likely disappear.
Therefore, Anson Lu learned a very practical mindset from the previous few lotteries - change what can be changed, accept what cannot be changed, and don't waste time on things that cannot be obtained.
[The lottery is in progress and the results have appeared]
[Two shopping mall lottery opportunities - 1. 2500 Evolution Coins 2. A random chessboard]
[A high-level shopping mall opportunity - a random chessboard. ]
"Two chessboards at a time?" Anson Lu was stunned for a moment and clicked on the chessboard panel with his hand.
[Board name: Giant chessboard]
[Board effect: On this board, the first chess piece you summon will have its dimensions greatly expanded (affecting the attack range, not the attributes), but the damage it receives will increase by 100%. This effect only lasts until the end of the chess field.]
"It has no other effect except making it bigger, and it will also cause twice as much damage."
Anson Deer raised an eyebrow and put his hand on his chin.
"So logically, could I expand the sled's capacity?"
He still vividly remembered the scene where the four people from Hell Lighthouse were squeezed into a narrow sled and quarreled with Asuka.
So, when Anson Deer, who was full of resentment, saw this chessboard, the first thing that came to his mind was a giant sled.
Regardless, this chessboard is still very practical.
A magnified chess game with improved skill range and attack range, which is absolutely good for killing monsters. And if you are only dealing with small monsters, the negative buff of doubling the damage is not important.
[Board name: Lava Board]
[Board effect: On this board, the damage of any "fire-related" moves of the chess type will be increased by 30%]
"But I don't seem to have any fire-breathing chess pieces. So far I only have one Darklight Dragon."
Anson Lu shrugged, "Forget it, as long as it works."
His impression of the chessboard has not changed much - the chessboards he has obtained so far have been quite mediocre in effect. They cannot play a qualitative role in battle and can only be icing on the cake.
"Good...sleep."
Anson Deer fell on the bed, closed his heavy eyelids, and was unable to get up again.
A night in silence.
The next day, early in the morning of February 7, the global power rankings were updated again.
[It has been detected that all copies around the world have ended, and the global battle power rankings will be announced soon...]
[The number of players participating in this dungeon in Liukan Town is 0, the number of deaths is 0, and only 0 players returned to the city safely. ]
"Is there no one here?" Anson Deer complained.
[Due to insufficient numbers, the average combat power of Liukan Town cannot be included in the rankings. ]
[Finally, in the battle power rankings of Liukan Town, the player currently at the top of the list is——Anson Lu! ]
[This player is ranked No.1 in global combat power! Congratulations to player 'Anson Deer' for being ranked No.1 in the world for the fourth time in a row, breaking the record for the player who has stayed in the No.1 position in global combat power for the longest time so far! ]
[Obtained a permanent collectible title from the game system - The Chosen One (Luck +2)]
"Oh." Anson Lu raised his eyebrows. "A permanent title. It works even if you don't wear it."
He glanced at his luck attribute.
[Luck: 9 (3 points for the bonus of the title "Top of the World" and "Chosen One") (affects the probability of triggering some events)]
Anson Lu carefully looked at the label of the luck attribute and realized something important - no wonder he always encountered sequence events, it turned out that his luck attribute was much higher than that of other players.
He has triggered two sequence events, but some of Crow and his friends haven't encountered even one sequence event. This depends on the "luck attribute".
After that, Yuri was still lying in bed, and the other four who got up early gathered at Urushihara Ritsu's house in tacit understanding.
Because Crow is very particular about home furnishings, he had no choice but to choose the Shangshi dormitory before, but now he can choose the house himself, and he will definitely choose the best one.
Chu Qimo cooked himself in his kitchen and brought a sumptuous breakfast for the five people.
"Teacher Chu's cooking skills are nice." Asuka gave a thumbs up.
"Thank you for the compliment." Chu Qimo took a sip of hot milk.
Urushihara Ritsu sipped his coffee and asked, "Ms. Asuka, what is my cooking skill like?"
Asuka was stunned for a moment and was about to answer, but Chu Qimo beat her to it.
"The level of a monster." Chu Qimo said lightly, "Also, it is forbidden to drag down the Hell Lighthouse."
"Hahaha, you are quite cute, Teacher Chu." Asuka Uesugi was overjoyed.
Anson Lu played with his phone, "Everyone, the sixth round of dungeons will not start until February 15th. This holiday is quite long, so have fun."
Urushihara Ritsu spoke up to remind him, "Lu-kun, you are a wanted criminal now, so remember to be careful when you go out to play with the travel coupon."
"Come on, I'm number one in the world, why should I be careful?" Anson said disdainfully without even raising his head, "A sequence player, huh? Come on, I'll beat you all."
"However, only the national team will hunt down the president, especially the Russian side." Chu Qimo said expressionlessly.
After a pause, he continued, "As for the law enforcement team, they are all old acquaintances, and they will most likely not take action against the president."
It was also the early morning of February 7th, in the Law Enforcement Building in New York.
Kamishiro Ruri was, as always, wearing the same kimono that never changed, but today it was a light cherry-colored kimono, which paired with her curly medium-short hair gave her a lazy yet noble look.
She brought a pineapple bread and threw it to Cosimo on the bed, smiling and waving, "Hey, brother Cosimo, are you feeling better?"
Cosimo stared at his phone, took the bread without looking up, tore open the package and took a bite: "I'm fine, Sister Liuli, how many people know about this now?"
The phone displayed a pinned news from a famous player forum: [Old chess player went berserk in Moscow, Pope Crazy Bell sacrificed himself to save him, but lost an arm? ]
There are various discussions below the webpage, but most netizens are criticizing Anson Lu and the inaction of Chinese officials - "If Chinese officials could control Anson Lu in time instead of letting him act arbitrarily, such a tragedy would not have occurred."
"Hmm?" Kamishiro Ruri raised an eyebrow, "Um, what do you mean?"
Cosimo took a deep breath and slowly raised his eyes.
"Anson Lu took the blame for my brother in this matter."
Kamishiro Ruri was silent for a moment, then hugged her elbows and sighed softly.
"There are only Jiang Yijie and Gu Qiu. Apart from them and Anson Lu's people, the rest of them probably don't know the inside story."
"Then... can you still contact Anson Deer?"
Kamishiro Ruri shrugged and spread her hands in complaint.
"I can't contact him. He has deleted all the players who are related to the official website. It's really hard... I finally added him."
"All right."
"And you?"
"Although I got my player account back, all my original friends are gone. It makes no difference whether he deletes me or not."
Cosimo said this and showed the empty friend list.
"Then add me back as your friend first." Kamishiro Ruri sent him a friend request.
Cosimo agreed to her request and lowered his eyes.
"It's all my fault."
"Not really." Kamishiro Ruri shrugged. "The captain's problem will not happen now, but it will happen in the future. He will lose control sooner or later. Your presence in the Arctic has only accelerated the speed at which he loses control."
"Besides, you didn't do anything wrong," a trace of disdain flashed across her beautiful eyes, "it's those scumbags who are wrong, okay? The Russian government even calls them 'people's heroes', it's really hilarious."
"But I seem to be too naive," Cosimo said softly.
"Yes, a little bit. It's good that you realize it."
"Shouldn't I have stood up at the North Pole? They were about to die, just a little bit away."
"They are scum, not worth risking your life to save them."
"But..." Cosimo's eyes were complicated, "What if those standing there aren't a bunch of scum?"
"Then you shouldn't risk your life to save them. You are the most promising player in the law enforcement team, and you are our future star. Your existence can save billions of lives in the future. How can you risk your life just for them?"
“Right.”
"Do you think that because Anson Deer did the same thing on the train, it confirmed your idea?"
"One thing is that he took the risk and chose to save the two people outside the car."
"If, at that time, Anson Deer saved those two people, causing the death of everyone in the carriage, including you and me, would you still be moved by his actions?"
"But……"
"You want to say, but he succeeded." Shenshiro Liuli said deeply, "But that was a gamble. If you learn from his approach, can you guarantee that you will win every time?"
After a pause, she continued, "No matter which time you make a wrong bet, you will pay a similar price: to save two people, you will sacrifice the entire carriage."
Cosimo was speechless.
"Is that so?" Kamishiro Ruri smiled.
"Well," Cosimo said in a deep voice, "I am too naive."
"Your potential is your responsibility. As long as you progress step by step, you will have greater power in the future and help more people, instead of just risking your lives for those thirty players in the Arctic."
"I……"
"Calm down and think about it carefully. You are the youngest member of the law enforcement team, and no one will be too demanding of you."
"I understand. From now on, when necessary, I will act with my own life as the priority."
“That’s right.” Kamishiro Ruri nodded.
Cosimo was silent for two seconds, then asked, "Brother, how are you now?"
"I'm in good shape. I heard that China's national team has found a very good psychologist, a beautiful girl, whose sequence is called 'Bamboo Shadow Therapist'. Lorenzo is currently receiving treatment from her."
"That's good." Cosimo's expression softened a bit.
"Well, the only one whose situation is uncertain is Anson Lu." Kamishiro Ruri winked playfully, "But it doesn't matter, that guy is number one in the world. Even if he is wanted by the authorities, nothing will happen to him."
"I want to go find him."
"You won't find him. He is that kind of person. If he doesn't want you to find him, you will never find him in your life."
"Liuli, what can I do..." After a pause, he continued, "He has helped me so much, but I can't help him at all."
Please, it would be good enough if you don’t cause him any trouble, and you’re still thinking about helping him, you little brat... Kamishiro Ruri smiled bitterly in her heart. She rubbed her aching forehead, and the sleeves of her kimono shook gently.
"Since he didn't ask for help, it means he doesn't need help from others for the time being. Don't be too self-righteous."
Cosimo said nothing, but pursed his lips.
"Didn't he give you a sequence card? It's because he saw your potential?" Kamishiro Ruri said again, "Well, don't think about these nonsense. Kill monsters and level up well, which is the greatest reward for him."
"Am I qualified to catch up with him?"
"Of course, otherwise why would you say you are the rising star of the law enforcement team?" said Kamishiro Ruri.
Apart from the world's number one sequence - "Old Chess Players", "Cyber Assault" is the only sequence that can achieve qualitative improvement by relying on 'Evolution Coins'.
Therefore, the Evolution Foundation has high hopes for Cosimo. They hope that one day, this child can grow into a pilot-level player who surpasses Anson Deer and Lorenzo.
"I've figured it out, Sister Liuli." Cosimo raised his eyes, "I will keep moving forward, no matter what means, until I can share the responsibility on my shoulders for my brother and Anson Deer."
"Although it's a little bit childish, this attitude is right." Kamishiro Ruri said with a smile: "Anyway, welcome back to the law enforcement team, our number two player."
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