After Ren Suo returned home, he turned on his computer and looked for online resources. Sure enough, a Chinese person had taken a photo of the red lotus aurora shining in the sky in Tianjing.
Although it was only a short ten seconds, Tianjing, as the capital of Xuan Kingdom, is a tourist city. It is normal for people to take pictures with their mobile phones at night.
However, the country has not banned these videos yet. Maybe it’s because they look like special astronomical phenomena and there’s no need to deal with them?
Opening the intranet, Ren Suo did not see any posts discussing the Red Lotus Aurora. Instead, when searching online, he found several astronomy enthusiasts' forums discussing the spectacle from dozens of minutes ago.
In a few days, these people's minds will change completely.
However, now that the Red Lotus Aurora has appeared, Ren Suo feels that he should make a decision.
“It’s a small world, and it’s fun!”
Turn on the game console, select "Message" in the upper left corner, and click on the gray message at the top of the list - that means it is a "read message".
"Congratulations on your promotion to Level 3 player!"
"+1 to the spare bar on the equipment screen."
"You can choose one of the following player privileges as a reward."
"① Weak ability users: add an ability slot to the equipment interface."
"② Fat Sheep Gambler: Delete a game and exchange it for a new one (not a free game) with a lower star rating (the lowest is a one-star game and the highest is a three-star game)."
"③ Novice players: Each time you obtain a merit reward, the merit you receive will be increased by 5% (not less than 1 merit point)."
"④ Strengthen existing privileges."
After completing "Pass the Hat", although there is no merit and the exclusive rewards are given randomly, there is still player experience, which is just enough to allow Ren Suo to be promoted to a level 3 player!
However, after Ren Suo clicked on this message, he spent a whole day without figuring out what to choose.
Those with weak abilities are the simplest, but they seem to have the lowest cost-effectiveness.
Because whether Ren Suo is equipping himself or equipping the game character with abilities, Ren Suo can switch them easily and does not need more ability slots at all.
If Ren Suo didn't need to use it sometimes, he even thought that it would be fine to have one ability position and one prop position, and not need a spare position.
However, among the more 'important' upgrade privileges, there was an option with a low cost-effectiveness, "Weak Ability Users". This made Ren Suo think of other things: either this option was inherently low in cost-effectiveness, and the game console was stupid; or, the ability slot had a stronger use, and more ability slots would be required to take effect.
For example, one ability needs to occupy two ability slots - Ren Suo has seen too many such operations. In order to enhance the capabilities of the 'backpack', many computer games will allow large items to take up more space, and will not allow the 'giant two-handed sword' and the 'ring' to occupy the same capacity.
But no matter what, Ren Suo will definitely not choose someone with weak abilities. He will find a way when needed in the future.
There was no need to mention the novice players, but the "fat sheep gambler" made Ren Suo a little hesitant.
This is really a trade-in for the old. Although the new game will have a lower star rating and fewer merits and rewards, Ren Suo has already completed the old game, so why keep it? Wait until Qingming Festival to burn it for the ancestors?
If it was before the "Grain Full Solar Terms Promotion", Ren Suo would definitely choose this privilege without hesitation.
But now it's different.
Ren Suo has already begun to feel the value of the characters who have completed the game.
Light is the weakest seeker. In the game "Pass the Hat", it plays two roles: seeing which hats have been worn by the Black Mist Girl (with red light).
Also, I dealt with the last one, the boss of "The Hat", the Hat of Regret, alone.
If this was a normal computer game, Ren Suo might have thought it was a plot-driven killing.
But for the game in the Small World Arcade Machine, Ren Suo really couldn't be sure. Was the Hat of Regret finally transformed instantly by the seeker of truth who was in harmony with the Heaven's Way and had the help of God's will a plot kill, or was it just that Ren Suo was lucky and chose the right character?
Faced with nine million pieces of resentment, Ren Suo felt that apart from the Spirit of the Devouring World and the top Ren family cultivators, no other character would be able to solve it.
However, the seeker, who had low combat power but extremely high realm, was just able to resolve this level and almost won with Ren Suo.
In terms of combat power, the seeker can only be regarded as a mortal who is incapable of fatigue and has extraordinary skills. However, in terms of will, if the game settings are followed, then she has already stepped half a foot into the way of heaven. The heart of heaven is her own heart, and the will of heaven is her own will.
After seeing the Seeker clear the final hat test alone, Ren Suo couldn't help but have an idea -
If seekers can practice...
Ren Suo knew that this was probably just his wishful thinking, just like when he was eighteen and watching anime, he imagined that by the time he was twenty-five he would have a tube in the back of his head and a virtual girlfriend.
However, the Small World game console was like a light in the darkness. Although it was not bright, it was enough for Ren Suo to continue waiting with hope.
In this case, sacrificing a completed game character just to play a low-star game, gain some merit and an unknown game character. Ren Suo thought about it for a long time and decided to forget it.
On the other hand, although Ren Suo is a pragmatist, the games he has completed are more or less a part of his gaming honor, so he might as well keep them if he can...Ren Suo will definitely keep a game like "Over My Dead Body", which drove him to death and had a huge influence.
Ren Suo chose to be a civil servant, chose to come to Tianlian College, and chose to become a researcher who fishes in troubled waters, because he prefers to win by playing it safe, taking steady steps, and being as steady as an old dog...
It's not that he can't accept adventures, but in his current state, he still doesn't understand the value of the characters that have completed the game.
When gains and losses are difficult to estimate, it is better to choose the most stable one.
"Your player privileges have been enhanced."
"Slow and steady flow: When consuming any merit in a small world, there is a 60% chance of reducing the required merit by 1 point."
The probability has been increased by 10% and the minimum consumption limit of 1 merit has been removed!
The overall effect is greatly enhanced!
Ren Suo breathed a sigh of relief. Just being able to upgrade to a level three player to strengthen this privilege was worth the time he spent on completing the half-finished game "Pass the Hat"!
However, Ren Suo is now free. There are still a few days until June, and there are no sales right now. Dong Chengling's awakening is also a few days away...
"Um?"
Ren Suo remembered something, returned to the main interface, and selected "Jedi Priest".
Can go in!
After this game was upgraded, players have to be level 3 to play the new content. This is really fucked up!
It's not a 4-star game, and 4-star games are directly restricted to level 4 players.
There is no limit on level 3 players who are stuck in this state.
Quickly skipping the opening credits, Ren Suo discovered that in addition to "Start Trial" and "Continue Trial" in the game interface, there was another one -
"Do good and expect rewards."
"Are there any merit rewards for the mini-game after clearing the level~" Ren Suo clicked on it excitedly.
After he carefully read the rules for a minute, he discovered that there were no merit rewards in the mini-game.
But Ren Suo's eyes gradually brightened.
Ren Suo checked the time. Hmm, it was 11:48. It was still early. He immediately called: "Hello, it's me!"
"If you're a liar, you have to be professional. It's already 12 o'clock!" My mother yelled at the other end of the phone and hung up.
Ren Suo w(゜Д゜)w called again: "Mom, it's me, Ren Suo!"
Mom: "Son, let me tell you, someone just called me and used the 'it's me' scam. It's really backward! He doesn't even know what the world is like. He called me after I had already fallen asleep. He has no sense of public morality at all!"
Ren Suo: "...Yeah, you really have no sense of public morality. But mom, next time, check the caller ID and hang up if you see an unfamiliar number."
Mom: "It's pitch dark. Looking at the phone hurts your eyes. Look at your dad who wears glasses all day long. He looks so ugly."
Ren Suo could hear his father's deliberately exaggerated snorting, so he didn't talk about anything else and asked directly, "Dad and Mom, you and your sister are home these days, right?"
"Well, they are all at home. The school is approaching the college entrance examination and has also relaxed restrictions. Your sister now comes home every day to eat, drink soup and sleep... What's wrong?"
I don’t know what my mother was thinking. She suddenly lowered her voice and said, “You…are you coming back with your wife and grandson?”
"I won't be back for the time being because of work reasons."
Ren Suo was too lazy to refute: "Remember, don't go out to eat these few days. The whole family must eat at home during dinner time! Bye!"
When Ren's father saw Ren's mother put down her phone, he asked, "What's wrong with my son? Are you short of money?"
Mother Ren thought for a while and said seriously, "... maybe, during dinner in the next few days, a girl will come to see us with our grandson. Shouldn't we clean our son's room? We can't let him live in a room that hasn't been cleaned for three months, right?"
Ren's father was also surprised:
"The last time my son left was three months ago! I thought you would clean up from time to time!"