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Yan Yuqing coughed and walked forward: "Is this the 'Most Beautiful Mermaid Princess' team?" Her voice had an indescribable coldness and a sense of alienation, and the look in her eyes was equally distant.
When Cadoline heard the team name from someone else, she felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but glare at Hill who was responsible for naming it.
Unexpectedly, Hill didn't get the princess's point at all. He even complained to Yan Yu in a self-righteous manner, "You're so late! How could you keep the noble princess waiting? And why are you wearing a mask and hiding yourself for such a fun event? It's really incomprehensible."
The mask is a high-end prop prepared by the competition organizers. It is a semi-hollow silver inlaid with gold style that can hide racial characteristics, body shape and face, as well as personal panels that the contestants do not want to expose.
Yan Yu is set to display three columns: name, level and disguised talent, and all other content is hidden.
Hill's complaints instantly made Yan Yu lose all desire to communicate with them. She had originally been quite curious about the legendary mermaids, but now, she declined.
Yan Yu didn't stay any longer and turned around and left.
"Hey, what are you doing? The game is about to start!"
Yan Yu didn't even turn her head, her tone was cold and flat: "Go change teams." Her voice was not loud, but the sharpness and decisiveness revealed in her tone could not be ignored.
There are thousands of suitable teammates, if not, we can change them.
This group of arrogant mermaids were dissatisfied with her, and she was even more dissatisfied with them, so she simply changed to a team that would not affect her mood before the game started.
Hill was so angry that he didn't know what to do for a moment.
She winked at Beulah and Wilfred beside her several times, but only received two pairs of helpless looks in return.
"I'm sorry, I didn't control my subordinates well enough." Seeing this, Princess Cadoline with silver hair and golden tail shook her long tail and slid in front of Yan Yu in an instant, and apologized sincerely.
"Princess!"
Hill couldn't bear to see his beloved princess bow down to others, couldn't bear to see her suffer even the slightest injustice, and his eyes couldn't help but redden slightly. "She's just a stranger who doesn't dare to show her true face. It's not worth you condescending to apologize."
"Shut up!" Cadoline glared at him sternly, her bright face no longer showing the gentleness of the past. "Hill, don't forget why we're here. You should really control your mouth. I blame you for being too indulgent."
Hill had no choice but to shut his mouth in frustration.
"Apologize to Yan Yu."
"Yes." Xier turned to Yan Yu and lowered his head. "I'm sorry, my attitude was not good just now. Please forgive my offense."
Yan Yu glanced at her lazily without any expression.
If you want her to forgive you, how can she possibly give in if you don't offer something practical?
Cardolin stepped forward, a smile in her eyes as she said, "I know I can't apologize with just words. How about this? I have a blueprint for A-level equipment. Once the game is over and the storage ring is unlocked, I'll give it to you. What do you think?"
Everyone in the team knows that Yan Yu is an A-level blacksmith, so of course the gifts they give him should touch his heart.
What the blacksmith likes most is, of course, the equipment blueprint.
Hill suddenly raised his head, his eyes gleaming with anger: "A-level equipment blueprints are priceless treasures! The princess only has three of them. Why would she give one to a stranger?"
Realizing that Hill was about to say something that Yan Yu would not like to hear, Cadoline quickly gave her a stern look, signaling her to shut up and not make a sound.
Their eyes met, and Hill quickly lost the battle, drooping his head and shoulders like a drowned rat caught in a rainstorm.
Hearing that Cardolin was going to give a blueprint of A-level equipment as an apology, the other two mermaids were also shocked and wanted to stop Cardolin, but she stopped them in time with her eyes.
Yan Yu's eyes moved slightly, taking in the actions and micro-expressions of the four people.
After confirming that Cadolin was a leader with some courage, and that she could control her followers and would not allow them to provoke her again, Yan Yu spoke leisurely, "Since the princess is so sincere, I will reluctantly forgive this Hill's offense."
After saying this, she turned and walked over to the regretful Hill. "I hope you can remember this lesson. 'Disaster comes from the mouth.' An A-rank equipment blueprint should be enough to teach you that."
Hill was so heartbroken that he subconsciously wanted to argue, but the next moment he bit his lips so hard that he almost broke them.
She really didn't dare to offend the person in front of her again, for fear that if she opened her mouth, she would lose another A-level equipment blueprint.
In response to this, Yan Yu withdrew her gaze with satisfaction. It seemed that Hill had really learned his lesson, so she didn't mind reluctantly forming a temporary team with them.
At this moment, several three-dimensional projections suddenly appeared above the hall, and there was a commotion among the crowd.
"Look, it's Lord Lucibi, who ranks first on the wealth ranking!" Someone exclaimed, pointing at the first long-eared "elf" in the projection, who was wearing a green robe and had loose white hair.
"Ah, Lord Lucibi has even invited General Ken, who ranks third in the overall battle strength ranking, and Lord Chishui, who ranks fifth."
General Ken was a tough-looking, middle-aged man in a standard military uniform. He stood tall and straight, his eyes hardened by blood and battle. However, his right arm was made of an unknown metal, as was one of his eyes.
Chi Shui, ranked fifth, has a flamboyant red hair, and her eyes and lips are both very bright red. She has a hint of evil when she smiles, and her skin is unusually pale, like a vampire countess from the Middle Ages.
Her long legs were gently crossed together, she exuded a sense of laziness, her fingertips curled her red hair, and when the eyes inadvertently swept over her, it made people imagine a lot.
"We even have President Berta from the First Guild. What a fantastic lineup of judges!"
Yan Yu's gaze then turned to the last person. The President Berta they were talking about was very young and handsome, with black hair and black eyes. He was wearing a long gown made of a silk-like texture, and on his head were two deer antlers decorated with various gemstones?
Since these four people were just projections, Yan Yu's detection skills were completely useless, whether it was detecting their personal panels or the equipment information on them.
Yan Yu was not disappointed either, as he had obviously expected it.
At this time, the kind-looking Lusibi spoke up, "Welcome everyone to the competition. I'm sure you're all very familiar with the rules and are familiar with the three celebrities around me, so I won't introduce them in detail here."
"In the first stage of the competition, you will be dropped into a special D-rank dungeon. There are five types of monsters in the dungeon. Killing different monsters will earn you different points. The gold coins you earn can also be exchanged for points. You will have to explore the details on your own."
"To ensure relative fairness in the competition, all of your equipment, accounts, and storage space will be temporarily locked. Each person's bracelet will have 10 cubic meters of space, as well as the initial equipment we've prepared."
"Due to the unique nature of dungeons, dying within them does not result in real-world death. You will only temporarily lose points and eligibility for that stage, which will not affect your participation in the next stage. Conversely, you will not receive experience rewards for killing monsters within dungeons, and the drop rate is significantly reduced."
Lucy paused for a few seconds, then winked at the people in the hall. "Of course, to make the competition more interesting, I've also placed a few Easter eggs in the dungeon. There will be surprises when you find them. Okay, without further ado, I wish everyone a happy competition."
As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, and a black vortex two or three meters high suddenly appeared on the wall on one side of the hall.
A huge suction force surged out from the vortex, instantly sucking in all the players wearing the bracelets.
When she opened her eyes again, Yan Yu found herself dropped on the edge of a huge town, along with her four teammates.
They were all dressed in ordinary black clothes and black pants, each with a piece of D-level armor and a palm-sized D-level dagger in their hands. To facilitate movement, the four mermaids had transformed their long fish tails into legs.
Yan Yu immediately used a detection spell on the uniformly distributed equipment.
[Normal Armor]
Quality: D-grade
Basic Attributes: Defense +10
Additional attribute: Constitution +9
Special effects: None
[Ordinary dagger]
Quality: D-grade
Basic Attributes: Attack Power +10
Additional attribute: Strength +5
Special effects: None
Accustomed to seeing A-level, B-level, and even S-level equipment, Yan Yu really despised these D-level equipment.
The other four fish had the same expression as hers, and it was obvious that they also looked down on these equipment.
The only male mermaid who hadn't spoken much spoke up at the right moment: "Now that we're officially teammates, why don't we get to know each other better? Then, develop a game plan based on each person's strengths?"
Yan Yu naturally had no objection.
Wilfred: "Let me start with myself. I'm currently level 55, have an A-rank combat talent, and all four of my skills are combat-related. I'm a warrior in the team."
Hill: "Level 50, A-level support talent, can increase the stacking damage of teammates, up to 4 layers. The four skill slots are Advanced Tracking, Intermediate Detection, Intermediate Concealment, and Elementary Teleportation."
Beulah looked dejected. "I'm level 50, with an A-level atomization talent. I can turn my body or other objects into atomization, and I can also atomize the weather. My skills include advanced water bullets, intermediate detection, intermediate boxing, and intermediate illusion."
Cardolin finally said: "Level 56, S-level perception talent, advanced purification, advanced sonic attack, advanced isolation, intermediate illusion."
After saying that, the four of them turned to Yan Yu at the same time.
Yan Yu thought about it and decided not to reveal the camouflage skill among the skills, so he picked out two or three that he could introduce: "Level 28, A-level blacksmith talent, with three skills: Advanced Drawing Prison, Intermediate Detection, and Elementary Teleportation."
After introducing these, the four of them still stared at Yan Yu intently, as if waiting for her next words.
Yan Yu:?
Cadolin coughed lightly. "Well, we want to know more about your talent."
"The production rate of A-level equipment is 60%, the production rate of B-level and below equipment is 95%, and there is a 1% chance of producing S-level equipment." Yan Yu reported the content of the disguised talent without hesitation.
Hill and the others, who were a little disappointed after hearing the first half, couldn't help but feel a little surprised when they heard that Yan Yu had a one percent chance of forging S-level equipment.
Cardolin continued to ask, "What equipment blueprints do you have? Your level is low, and your stats probably aren't very good either, so I'm going to have you stay in the city while the four of us go out and kill monsters and collect the necessary forging materials."
Generally, the four-dimensional attributes of a blacksmith are not very good, especially for a player like Yan Yu who is less than level 30. Moreover, she has no combat skills and will die if she goes out. It is better for her to stay in the city and forge equipment for them professionally.
Cardolin had watched the competitions in previous years and found that most people's strategy was to keep the blacksmith in a relatively safe place to avoid being eliminated prematurely.
In fact, Cardolin was mentally prepared that Yan Yu definitely didn't have many equipment blueprints, and some were at most D-level and C-level.
After all, her level was there, and she had only managed to clear three or four dungeons. The drop rate for equipment blueprints and recipes in survival games was very low, so they needed to find time to get her some high-level equipment blueprints, otherwise, her talent would be completely untapped.
This is a huge waste of talent.
What Cardolin didn't know was that Yan Yu not only had blueprints for advanced equipment, she was also the only SSS-level divine craftsman in the entire universe. The attributes of the A-level equipment forged by her were close to those of the S-level equipment forged by others.
There is no comparison at all.
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