Chapter 167 Mizuki Private High School (Thirty-nine)
The system notifications had stopped for quite a while. All the players were either overwhelmed by the huge amount of information in the notification and had not yet reacted, or they simply realized the difficulty of this multiplayer side quest.
Everyone lost the ability to speak for a short while, and all looked at the dense primeval forest on the right side of the gymnasium.
No wonder they were only arranged to gather outside the gymnasium, it turned out that the exam was not held inside.
Even though the players present were relatively experienced and had seen many incredible scenes in the dungeon, they were still surprised to see thousands of square kilometers of primeval forest appearing out of nowhere in a school.
The rolling woods, with a hot and humid breath, are like the hunting organs of wild animals, drooling and staring at their prey.
Nan Huan just glanced at the primeval forest and then retracted his gaze. Compared with this strange competition venue, Nan Huan was more concerned about the task description with many flaws.
She was still frowning and thinking about the problem, when Twelve had quietly come up to her and Bei Xi and asked with some confusion.
“Is that credit that important?”
For players, side quests mean some kind of clues, especially since this copy has been advertised from the very beginning that there will be fragments of the Faith Totem.
But for those old classmates who practiced with her, Twelve always felt that the temptation of credits was not that great. The two sides of this game were not on the same level in their desire for results, so she was a little confused.
Also, the eldest lady and the president had previously told them that credits were more important and asked them not to play around. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy is the best way to know your enemy, so Twelve wanted to confirm it again.
The moment she asked the question, the players from Guild One and Guild Two had already gathered around her.
After all, the two guilds are now in a cooperative relationship, and this side quest explicitly allows players to fight among themselves, so they have already deliberately foreseen the Shura scene that will follow.
Whether it is to discuss tactics or have other things that need to be explained or supplemented, now is an appropriate time.
"have."
Bei Xi calmly uttered a word and gave a positive answer, without hiding or hesitating, "Whether it was the fact that we used credits to exchange for important information from others during club activities, or that the rewards for previous side quests were all credits, it fully demonstrated the importance of credits."
After all, everyone is now a cooperative team. Fearing that others might have questions about this, Bei Xi patiently explained, "And do you think the system will leave such a big loophole for the players to exploit?"
"It's rare that it doesn't resort to some tricks to make the players suffer in silence. How could it possibly let the old classmates let them win? This once again shows that credits are very important. And if all credits are reset to zero, it's a very serious matter. If you don't believe me, just look at the expressions of that group of people and you'll know what's going on."
Bei Xi's tone was calm and her eyes did not move while she spoke, but from the very beginning, she noticed the gazes of the group of old students. Seeing their determined eyes, she knew that this would not be an exhibition match and that the other party would go all out.
Even Chaka's words of concern for them seemed like a reminder, indicating without exception that this side quest would not be easy.
President Barbie shared the same opinion as Bei Xi and believed in the other party's judgment, but she was worried about something else.
"Compared to the fact that the other party will definitely try their best, I am more worried about our own people. The host is chosen randomly. If it is among the eight of us, it is easier to deal with. But if it is not among the eight of us, it will be a bit difficult to deal with."
As she spoke, her gaze had already shifted to the four assassins and Morpheus's four-man team not far away.
"If the host is unwilling to hand over the flag, the host's identity can only be inherited if she is killed. In the face of a possible life threat, no one will choose to be killed. If..."
She paused here, as if the following words were a little difficult to say, but considering a certain situation, she gritted her teeth and continued, "I'm talking about the identity of the host. If they don't choose people from our major guilds, but choose the remaining players, I think we may need to take action to snatch the identity of the host..."
Although they were still unclear about the strength of their classmates, the abilities of most players were not good enough, and it was difficult for them to protect the flag, especially since there were several teams on their side who were eyeing them covetously.
The Assassin and Morpheus don't look like they would protect a host who is not in their team.
Everyone understood what President Barbie meant. Except for Twelve, no one else expressed any opinion about the other party's restriction conditions.
"But the system also said that the selected host can choose to make her identity public or not. That is to say, unless she comes out and admits it, we have no idea who she is. In the face of internal and external difficulties, the other party is likely to lie. It is even more likely that she will hand over the flag to the other party in order to save her life..."
This is the worst case scenario, and when everyone thinks about this issue from the perspective of an ordinary player, they will find that Twelve is telling the truth.
In order to avoid being stabbed unexpectedly by people in their own team and tested whether they are the host, from a probability perspective, except for players with companions in a few major guilds, ordinary players will not take the initiative to reveal their identities.
But even if you don't expose yourself actively, there is still a possibility of being killed by your companions, after all, you are not as skilled as others.
Therefore, the identity of the host is more like a hot potato. When facing life-threatening situations, they can voluntarily surrender the flag to the other camp and end the mission.
After all, after the mission is completed, there is a rule prohibiting killing each other, so at least you won’t die.
When talking about this topic, except for Nan Huan and Bei Xi, everyone else was silent, as if they couldn't think of any good way to deal with it for a while.
"Probably not."
After a moment's silence, Nan Huan and Bei Xi spoke at the same time, and they looked at each other. Bei Xi raised her lips slightly, as if she was very satisfied with their tacit understanding, and had no intention of explaining any further.
The rest of the people were a little anxious. They felt uncomfortable with half of the explanation left unfinished, but no one dared to ask for the chairman's advice. Everyone focused their attention on Nan Huan.
Twelve couldn't wait any longer, "Why not? What does it mean, Miss?"
I don’t know if the system has set aside time for players to discuss, or if there are some particular requirements for the host’s choice, or if the choice has already been made secretly, but some people choose to remain silent.
In short, some players who need to unite their strength have now stood together in twos and threes, discussing alliances or cooperation.
Although the players from Guild One and Guild Two were not special cases, they still had the advantage in numbers, so Liu Shen activated the anti-eavesdropping props as soon as they started talking.
So Twelve's raised voice at this time did not attract other people's attention.
The other players, who were eager to learn, silently gave Twelve a thumbs up in their hearts, and then pricked up their ears to listen to the holy sound.
"Hmm... Do you think the host's identity is an advantage or not in this mission?"
Nan Huan did not give a direct answer, but instead asked a question. I don’t know whether it was for the convenience of explanation or for easier understanding.
"In terms of the difficulty of the mission, it doesn't have any advantages," President Barbie was the first to speak. She thought carefully and continued, "Not only does it not have any advantages, but it is like a time bomb. After all, except for herself or her reliable companions, no matter whether it is the other party or us, we may stand on her side in the next second."
"Of course I don't deny that if she can complete the task, the system should give her a more positive reward based on her contribution value, but compared to the result, the process is really difficult."
President Barbie is, after all, the highest-ranked president besides Bei Xi. It is naturally impossible for her to rely solely on her muscles after the transformation. Her analysis can be said to be very complete and to the point.
Nan Huan nodded in satisfaction. "Then do you remember what the broadcast said before the system announced the mission description?"
After all, the players are not really here to go to school. In their minds, the broadcasting in the school is fundamentally just a means of auxiliary system, or a regular NPC.
When the system announced the task, more players had already focused their attention on the system prompts, and few people could connect to the broadcast.
The players present were stunned when they heard this question, but they had already witnessed the eldest lady's ability to break through the impasse before, and her strength in getting a piece of the Faith Totem Fragment every time she entered a dungeon.
So they did not question Nan Huan's decision to bring up something that had nothing to do with the broadcast at this time. Instead, they began to think about the content of the previous broadcast.
The best among them are, of course, Liu Shen and President Barbie.
The two of them had thought of something almost the moment the eldest lady reminded them, and then suddenly raised their eyes to look at Nan Huan and Bei Xi.
Twelve was startled by their unified action, but she didn't understand the trick at the moment, so she had to anxiously pull the sleeves of the Six Gods.
Nan Huan saw that she was anxious and the others were confused, so he didn't keep it a secret any longer. "I and the chairman accidentally obtained two three-dimensional slices during the previous two side quests."
She did not hide it, even though there were people from Barbie as well as people from the guild present.
"The system has not yet made clear what the two three-dimensional slices are used for, but the source of these two slices is not the system's task reward, but they are obtained from NPCs. In short, I think this incident may be the main reason why the system suddenly changed the separate practical exams to joint exams."
A lot of things happened in the two missions, and there was obviously not enough time to explain them one by one. Nan Huan only gave a brief account of the key points, keeping the level clear for everyone to understand.
As for the Twelve and Six Gods, they did not react much to the eldest lady's initiative to tell them the news.
This was mainly because during the course of these copies, the two of them had come to trust her judgment and never questioned each other's decisions.
Bei Xi didn't react at all, and was as calm as Nan Huan.
On the contrary, Barbie and her own people did not expect the eldest lady to be so frank, and they did not know what to say for a moment.
But Twelve understood at this moment, and the sound of him slapping his forehead attracted everyone's attention.
"I remember what the broadcast said before, no matter what happened before, it would not affect the fairness of the joint exam." Obviously, the original words of the broadcast were not these. Twelve only gave a general idea to remind everyone else. "Since the broadcast emphasized fairness, it should try its best to maintain this fairness. The choice of the host is a way of balancing. As the saying goes, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. That's why you are sure that the system will not choose an ordinary player as the host..."
She stroked her chin, and her eyes lit up when she said this, "That's very likely..."
Nan Huan did not notice what Twelve said next, because the system in her mind chose to speak at this time.
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