Chapter 139
"Master Zhu, this is the latest data on Young Master Zhu Sheng and the guild. Please review it."
In the spacious silver-white exclusive office, a man in a suit walked past the playing holographic projection and approached the elderly man.
The white-haired old man raised his hand slightly, and the man in the suit inserted the data chip into the holographic projector. The virtual image flashed like snowflakes, and then dense data appeared in rows and columns.
The old man narrowed his eyes and stared at the numbers above. Suddenly, his brows furrowed visibly.
"You only got the first kill in the pre-game? Not in the Scorching Abyss?"
His tone was not harsh and didn't sound deliberate, but to the man in the suit, it was full of condemnation.
"Reporting to Master Zhu, Young Master Zhu Sheng is only one step away from getting the first kill."
"Hmph, even one step is a failure!" Zhu Lao snorted angrily. Then his eyes flickered, as if remembering something. "Give me the list of the first kills."
The man in the suit immediately pressed the button respectfully and turned the projection to the next page.
A list of names is displayed, arranged from high to low according to personal DPS.
Zhu Lao instantly fixed his eyes on the ID at the head of the list: "It's her again? The vice president directly promoted by Qingyao?"
The man in the suit: "Yes, Mr. Zhu."
"Why are there still people from the Black Domain Kingdom?"
"Reporting to Master Zhu, I heard that the two guilds have formed an alliance. This is their first collaboration."
Zhu Lao's already unhappy expression darkened even further. "The Zhu family truly gave birth to two losers. One offended her and her guild, and the other didn't, but didn't gain any benefits either."
The man in the suit half lowered his head and said nothing.
The air fell silent.
After a while, the high-tech room echoed with Elder Zhu's voice again: "I'll say it again. In the future, both Alman and the Theta Galaxy will be dominated by holographic technology. The Zhu family must seize this opportunity and surpass others. If he can't even get a first kill, how can he take over such a large enterprise as the Zhu family?"
The man in the suit bowed respectfully: "Yes."
After sending the secretary away, Mr. Zhu sighed as he looked at the exquisite but lifeless office.
He opened the special light brain ring and casually browsed through the emails. Suddenly, when he saw a [read] email, his expression paused.
Click on it.
Although he had read it once, reading it again still brought him an uncontrollable shock as he had been in the business world for more than 20 years.
——She seems to be still alive.
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Capital Star, Admiral's Office.
Han Rantai sat on a chair made of 3S-grade animal bones, staring at the contents of the email over and over again.
The main text was only one sentence, but it made him feel very uncomfortable.
He couldn't find the source of the email, and the link port was automatically destroyed the moment he opened the email, leaving no trace.
Of course, this was not what shocked him the most.
What frightened him the most was that this email was sent to a group of people, and he could see the information of all the recipients.
A few minutes later, he received several calls in succession, some from his native capital planet and some from other planets.
At first glance, there seems to be no commonality, but Han Rantai knows that these people were all planners involved in the incident that year.
And he was the mastermind behind the incident.
Han Rantai wanted to light a cigarette for himself, but his hands were shaking uncontrollably, and the small cigarette fell on the desk several times.
Finally he gave up and called someone in his address book.
"Hey, Lao Qi, come to my office building. I want to discuss something with you."
*
As undercurrents surged in the business and political circles, the governments of Alman and Capital jointly announced on February 2, 2031 that the second continent of "Protoss" - Vazetilan - would open in 5 days.
The New World is the landing place for players from the Capital Star. Considering that its development time is 6 months later than that of the Pergas Continent and the strength of the two continents is not equal, the game company has made adjustments to the time flow rate for the Vazetilan Continent.
Before the two continents were connected, the ratio of Vazetilan continent time to real-world time was 25:1, which means that one day in reality was equivalent to 25 days in the game. Players on the Vazetilan continent only needed to spend one week in reality to perfectly catch up with the progress of the Pergas continent.
As soon as the news came out, players on Capital Star celebrated.
The players on Alman Star didn't react much. The people on the capital planet have been acting like hooligans for a long time. In order to gain benefits for the people on their own planet, they can think of any means.
Turning off the news expressionlessly, the players of Alman Star continued to do what they were supposed to do.
In the dungeon [Back City of the Abyss], Xia Mo was squeezed in the middle of the team without any sense of presence, pushing forward with everyone.
Ever since Qingyao won the first kill in the Burning Abyss a week ago, his morale has skyrocketed!
Every day when they return to the guild, it's like New Year's Day, with endless joy on their faces. The third-tier players who were replaced at the beginning also reorganized their teams to experience it after He Ye Xiaoxiao gave them the strategy.
In their words, although the first kill wasn't their own, they were happy to see their guild achieve such a prestigious honor. Now that the competitive pressure is gone, they can actually let go and fight with all their might.
Today is the first day of the opening of [Abyss Back City]. As the team that got the first kill, everyone got up early and entered the dungeon with great enthusiasm.
The Abyss Back City is the last dungeon in this dungeon group and is less difficult than the Burning Abyss.
He Ye Xiaoxiao led the team in to test the waters, and pushed the progress to 70% on the first try.
After coming out of the dungeon, Doubao's eyes sparkled: "Can we get the first kill again this time?"
Warrior Sicilian Legend put his hands on his hips and said, "Of course I can!"
The group went back to replenish their potions and change their equipment. Within half an hour, everyone gathered again at the entrance of the dungeon.
The first half of the Abyss Back City was not difficult, and everyone pushed through it while chatting and laughing.
During this time, He Ye Xiaoxiao seized the opportunity and slipped over to Xia Mo's side, asking the question she hadn't had time to ask before: "Why didn't you switch to your hidden class when you were 1v1 with Lao Wu in the Burning Abyss?"
She remembered that her hidden profession was very cool, with a white tiger striped cloak, a star staff inlaid with black gemstones, and shoulder pads and leather armor as majestic as obsidian. Just standing there, she was a sight that people couldn't look away from.
Xia Mo didn't expect that He Ye Xiaoxiao still remembered her hidden occupation.
"After reaching level 30, there are restrictions on switching hidden professions," she said.
He Ye Xiaoxiao was stunned: "Ah? What restrictions?"
Xia Mo raised his hand and casually threw out a few skills, saying, "First, switching requires consuming the full mana bar of the current level. Second, it can only last for 1 minute after switching. Third, each switch has a cooldown of 72 hours."
The first limitation is actually not a big problem. She now has a portable power bank [Crown] that can refill the red and blue bars at any time.
The second and third ones have some impact, with a cooldown of 72 hours, and only lasting for 1 minute after the cooldown ends. This means that you should not switch easily unless it is absolutely necessary, otherwise you will miss the best opportunity and waste this advantage.
During the final showdown with Lao Wu, Xia Mo did consider switching in the last 15 seconds, but after a quick consideration, she chose to give up.
Because the biggest advantage of the White Tiger Star Officer is not the [Advanced Kill], but the [Advanced Strength] which can temporarily increase the character's health limit by 20%.
At the final moment that determines victory or defeat, having 20% more health than the enemy is very likely to save your side a victory.
On the other hand, the high-level special move has only a 10% trigger rate, and whether it will succeed depends entirely on luck. Xia Mo feels that this uncontrollable thing is not convenient to use.
If she had really switched at that time, not only might she not have used her ultimate move, but she might have wasted precious time on switching.
Instead of betting on this, it is better to bet on her own hard power!
Of course, Xia Mo didn't tell He Ye Xiaoxiao about this. After all, in the latter's opinion, the first restriction alone was enough to make people back off.
"I didn't expect the switching cost to be so high," He Ye Xiaoxiao sighed, "Looking at it this way, it's really better to keep the original character."
When the dungeon was pushed to 85%, under the command of He Ye Xiaoxiao, everyone was about to focus their fire on the boss when a string of messages suddenly popped up above their heads.
Congratulations to player "Tao Tao" for completing the Level 30 dungeon group [Abyssal Back City] for the first time...
Congratulations to the players...
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"Ah!!! The first kill is gone!"
The first place they had been longing for was suddenly snatched away. Everyone stared and howled, feeling very disappointed.
He Ye Xiaoxiao, on the other hand, was quite open-minded and said to everyone with a smile, "We've already gnawed down the toughest bones, so we should at least let the other players have some meat, right?"
The dungeon with the richest rewards in this group is the Burning Abyss. They have already taken first place there, and the rest will be up to fate.
Seeing her so open-minded, everyone thought about it and felt that this was the truth. The disappointment on their faces quickly disappeared, and at the same time they put all their efforts into pushing forward.
The second-place spot was finally awarded, but it still didn't go to Qingyao Zhishang.
"Oh my god! We were robbed by someone from Luanshi Shengge!"
"It seems like they've really put in their best effort this time. We're still a step too late~"
The members looked at the newly released list and shook their heads helplessly.
Five minutes later, Qingyao went straight up and won the top three spots. So far, all the top three spots have been taken, making those teams that did not grab the honor envious.
As the days passed, Xia Mo used the precious time of the winter vacation to be busy with daily necessities, buying bonds, collecting wages, and managing the grocery store in Huangs City. He was very busy and happy.
There are not many dungeons to play at this stage. Except for the dungeon group a few days ago, which is worth fighting for, the rest are simple dungeons open to ordinary players. She doesn't need to compete with others.
On February 7, the continent of Vazetilan was opened. As the birthplace of players on the Capital Star, the continent of Vazetilan quickly attracted enthusiastic attention from the Capital Star and other planets once it was released.
The interstellar internet is full of news published by the media. Although the titles and contents are different, the core themes are quite consistent - the continent of Vazetilan is the rising star of "Protoss", and it will definitely occupy a place in "Protoss" in the future!
Based on this point of view, the star people also made other speculations, wondering whether Vazetilan would replace Pergas and eventually form a political structure similar to that of the Sita galaxy, with Vazetilan in charge and other seas and continents obeying their command.
"Aren't they so arrogant? Political structure? Leadership? Obeying orders? Do they really think 'Protoss' was founded by the capital planet?!"
In the Ashaya dessert shop, Xia Mo drank the relaxing lavender milk tea while pretending to listen to the gossip of the players at the next table.
"Yes, 'Protoss' was developed on our planet Alman. Their capital planet didn't even invest in a share. How dare they come and snatch it away?"
"I'm so angry! Alman has been marginalized for decades, and now it's finally making a name for itself thanks to gaming, and they're actually trying to come in and take it over! By the way, will 'Protoss' be acquired by the Capital Planet?"
"Shouldn't it? I don't think our government will let it go easily. After all, this is the only thing we have. If we sell it to the capital planet, our planet Alman will be worthless, and we will be in a passive position again."
"That's true, but I have to correct you. We are more than just the Gods. We have another important aspect. Have you forgotten?"
"ah?"
"It's the Interstellar Mecha Competition! Yayi Military Academy took third place last year! Unprecedented!"
Cough cough!
A mouthful of milk tea choked Xia Mo's throat. The people next to her heard the cough and looked at her in confusion.
Xia Mo hurriedly pulled out a tissue from the table and wiped his mouth.
The group withdrew their gazes and continued their discussion.
"Yes, the third place in the mecha competition and the holographic game that can improve mental strength. With these two trump cards, Alman Star should not act rashly."
"The Capital Planet government doesn't dare to do that for now, but have you ever thought about what's going to happen in a week? Once Vazetilan and the Pergas Continent are connected, the players over there will probably come and cause trouble."
"Just pick it! Who's afraid of who? We can't do anything to them in real life, so why are we afraid of not being able to defeat those noble young men and young ladies in the game?"
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Xia Mo didn't listen to the rest of the words. As soon as she finished her milk tea, she immediately set off for a place - the mercenary hall.
The Mercenary Hall, a place where players can both accept and post missions, is located in every city and was only opened yesterday at noon.
The gameplay is open all day long, and players mainly take on tasks. After completing tasks issued by NPCs or the system, they can receive a generous reward, a small amount of experience value rewards, and corresponding mercenary points.
From this we can see that the main purpose of mercenary missions is to make money, and experience points are just a by-product.
As for mercenary points, this is also very important.
After accumulating enough points, you can unlock a mercenary team controlled by the player. The higher the score, the more mercenaries you can unlock and the stronger they are.
With such a fearless mercenary team, players can complete many difficult field missions.
Xia Mo also had a team back then, but it was not large. Including her as the leader, there were only three people in the team.
There's no other way. She's a priest, and her main focus isn't combat. In most cases, she doesn't need to lead the mercenary team out to fight. She'll only ask the mercenary NPC for help when there are special herbs she needs to get and she can't do it alone.
Even so, she thinks that two people are too many. After all, mercenaries need players to support them!
The better the mercenary, the more gold coins they consume. Some players work hard to complete several mercenary missions, but at the end of the day they can't even afford to support a soldier.
If you can't afford to support it, it will be recycled by the Mercenary Hall until the player accumulates enough points to unlock it again.
Of course, this is not the point she wants to talk about now.
The point is, among the missions issued by the Mercenary Hall, a small portion can trigger the border plot.
As the name suggests, the border plot is naturally related to the mainland border. By completing these plot tasks, players can obtain many benefits. There is no need to say much about gold coins and experience points, which are all normal.
The main thing is that she can get some equipment and props with incredible properties. If she is luckier, she may be able to get through to the NPC on the border. Then, if there is any movement on the border, she will know immediately.
Of course, Xia Mo doesn't count on her bad luck. As for the latter, her idea is not to open up all of it, but it should be okay to open up a part of it, right?
In this life, whether it is the game plot line or the real Alman Star and Capital Star, the progress is much faster than in the previous life. If we don’t keep a close eye on the border, what will we do if the Vazetilan Continent launches a surprise attack?
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