Chapter 162 Confusion or Benefit?
The group chat among the five people became lively.
I'm a lucky guy (poor guy version): "I thought the new map would be like last time, requiring a cut, but it turns out to be a puzzle. But this puzzle mode sounds quite interesting."
"Iron liquor drowns my sorrows: "Interesting? There are 1,000 new maps, and each map has 10,000 puzzle pieces. Put them together, and that's a total of ten million puzzle pieces! How long will it take to complete them? This difficulty is way too much!"
I'm an unlucky person: "And there's another problem. There are 1,000 new maps, which means there are 1,000 different terrains or weather conditions, including some extreme weather. This is a huge obstacle for us to find a suitable new map."
Drinking strong liquor to drown my sorrows: "Yeah, I definitely need to find a bigger spot so I can work harder."
Chen Leying: "Come to the factory, use it first and then we'll talk."
Mengmeng: "Okay, you two go first. I'll set Lu Cheng and Fei Qiu as workers."
Three minutes later, all five of them were teleported to the factory.
The factory currently has only one workshop with two production lines and a very spacious area.
Lu Cheng took out a long conference table from his system inventory and then took out five chairs: "Okay, we'll put it together at this table in a bit."
The conference table is 10 meters long and 2 meters wide, with an area of 20 square meters.
There's more than enough room for each of the five people to occupy a spot.
Meng Qingyin used the new map unlock card.
To everyone's surprise, the expected numerous puzzle pieces did not appear; instead, they received a 007 announcement.
[Announcement: Players Mengmeng, Chen Leying, Liejiu Jiaochou, Wo Shi Ouhuang (Qiongsuan version), Wo Shi Feiqiu, and Jingshen Daye have all used the new map unlock card - Puzzle. By working together, players can enter the new map.]
[Instructions for use: 1. There are 1000 new maps, and each map has 10,000 puzzle pieces. Be the first to collect all the puzzle pieces for a map to enter that map!]
[2. The method of obtaining the puzzle pieces is random; players can explore on their own. Each of the six players who use the item will be rewarded with 10 puzzle pieces.]
3. Upon completion of the new map, rewards will be distributed based on each player's contribution (one contribution point is awarded for each valid puzzle piece contributed). The higher the contribution, the richer the reward.
[4. After obtaining puzzle pieces, players can open the puzzle progress chart, select "Pull Puzzle," and then add their pieces. When a puzzle piece is completed on the progress chart, a new map will be accessed.]
Please try your best to collect all the puzzle pieces to enter the new map.
After hearing 007's announcement, the five people looked at each other in bewilderment.
Lu Cheng was both amused and exasperated: "So it turns out they're not going to give us all the puzzle pieces at once? It requires the collective effort of all the players."
Qin Jiu breathed a sigh of relief: "Now that we have other players helping us, things are much easier for us."
Meng Qingyin, however, was not so relaxed: "But with more players, there will be more different opinions, and we don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing."
Chen Leying: "That's right, the contribution system is quite intriguing. Everyone wants to contribute more so they can get more rewards."
Qin Jiu didn't understand: "Isn't this a good thing? It will give them more motivation to find the puzzle pieces."
Meng Qingyin: "A map only has 10,000 puzzle pieces, but our region has more than 40,000 players. A large number of players can't even get any contribution points. Under such circumstances, everyone will definitely prioritize the pieces they have. So, the first piece to complete the new map puzzle in the end may not be any particular piece."
Qin Jiu looked worried: "What should we do then?"
Fei Qiu: "We can only try to find more ways to obtain new maps—by the way, didn't the system reward us with ten puzzle pieces? Let's take a look."
After he finished speaking, everyone looked over.
Meng Qingyin took out all ten puzzle pieces, which were in different colors. Each puzzle piece had the name of the new map and its number marked on the back.
The ten puzzle pieces in Meng Qingyin's hand are: Eternal Night 73, Desolate Season 87, Land of Abundance 2890, Kingdom of Beasts 381, Ocean World 8290, Golden Autumn Fields 297, Glacier 281, Lost Land 982, World of Famine 1739, and Summit of the Plateau 7048.
Although there is no detailed explanation, some clues can be gleaned from the name.
For example, Eternal Night's puzzle pieces are almost entirely black, with no other colors.
It's easy to see that the map has no daytime, only endless night.
For example, the puzzle piece for the ocean world is a patch of azure water.
The glacier was a vast expanse of white.
In the desolate season, the land is barren and yellow withered.
Meng Qingyin immediately dismissed these maps.
Of the remaining two, based on their names, she chose two that were not bad: "Fertile Land" and "Golden Autumn Fields".
The other four also finished looking at their puzzles, each with a different expression.
Qin Jiu wailed, "These 10 of mine are all useless; they're all either glaciers or plateaus."
Lu Cheng chuckled, "I have three alternative maps: Kasugano Sora, Golden Autumn Fields, and Bountiful Land. I think they're all pretty good."
Fei Qiu looked surprised: "I have the same three as you."
Chen Leying: "Just looking at the name, I also have a rich and prosperous place here."
Meng Qingyin: "I am a land of plenty and golden autumn fields."
Qin Jiu concluded: "It seems that the appearance rate of the 'Fertile Land' is quite high. Is this misleading us, or is it a perk given by 007?"
Meng Qingyin: "It might be a perk, but we'll have to wait and see, after all, there are 1,000 new maps."
What they have is but a drop in the ocean.
Thinking about it, she sent a private message to ask the elderly man about it.
The elderly man never expected that he would be rewarded with ten puzzle pieces for simply helping out.
The elderly man said, "Hehe, I have a rich land, a paradise, golden autumn fields, and a spring-golden sky here. They all look pretty good."
It seems the old man is quite lucky.
One person encompassed all the map types of the five of them, plus an additional Peach Blossom Paradise.
Finally, after discussion, everyone unanimously decided to submit the puzzle pieces they had on hand: the Bountiful Land, the Spring Sky, the Golden Autumn Fields, and the Paradise.
The final choice will be determined based on the puzzle pieces obtained later.
Of course, this step doesn't just depend on the wishes of the five individuals; it requires the participation of all players in the region.
Finally, everyone agreed to add the elderly man to the group chat.
Now the group chat has grown from five to six people, making it even more lively.
Meanwhile, people were chatting enthusiastically in the chat area.
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