S-class, S-class, S-class...
These two words kept echoing in Song Zhong's mind. This sudden change made him want to cry. If he had known it would be like this, he would have stayed to become a ghost storyteller!
Compared to life, cyberbullying is nothing!
He could only hope that his talent would be of some use. Looking at the three gray cards in front of him, he thought, "These are D-rank cards! They can't be that good!"
[D-Tier Talent: Suicide Maniac]
[Effect: After use, a painless death will be guaranteed within one minute.]
Death is often not the most terrifying thing.
Song Zhong was practically vomiting. What did this mean?! How could someone have such a terrible talent?! Would anyone actually choose this? Who would choose to commit suicide right from the start?!
Eliminating the first talent card immediately, Song Zhong looked at the second talent!
[Tier D Talent: Counterattack]
[Effect: When you are attacked by a strange entity, you can make it suffer the same attack.]
[Actually, you know that getting slapped by a weirdo might not be a big deal, but you shouldn't go and get slapped by a weirdo.]
Although the viewers in the live stream couldn't see which three talents Song Zhong had unlocked, they could already guess his current mood from his expression.
"What good are these abilities?!"
The counter-damage can only cause minor injuries to the opponent, while the user is completely killed. Moreover, it only works on the strange individuals. Native strange creatures can completely ignore this ability, so what is the point of this talent?
With a feeling of despair, Song Zhong looked at the third talent.
[D-Rank Talent: Mission from Heaven]
[Effect: This will refresh your missions within the world of this meeting. Each completed mission will refresh the mission list. After completing a mission, you can find out the truth or falsehood of a random rule.]
Sometimes fate might play a little joke on you.
Song Zhong's eyes lit up. Could there really be such a reliable ability among D-level talents? Was he the chosen one?!
"Hahaha! My life as the Eternal Sword Immortal is not meant to end!"
Each completed task verifies the validity of the rules, making this talent undeniably powerful. So... shouldn't you consider why this is only a D-level talent?
Team-based dungeons always attract people quickly, and soon the group of 30 people was gathered. Jiang Ran was now in an ordinary room, and looking down from the balcony, it seemed to be a residential area.
At the same time, he activated his innate ability, drawing a random SSS-level talent from this world.
[SSS-level talent: You seem to be seriously ill]
Jiang Ran's gaze sharpened. Why did he feel like this talent was cursing him? Something was wrong. He needed to take another look!
[Effect: Quests will randomly spawn in the world. Completing them will reward you with a unique currency specific to that world (this talent can only spawn in the corresponding world)]
If self-esteem could be exchanged for money, I would be the richest man in the world long ago.
Jiang Ran was certain that this was an SSS-level talent that no one had ever obtained before! And judging from the effect, it could only be used in the corresponding supernatural world; once you left, it would be completely useless.
Its function is simple and straightforward, but why is this talent called "You seem to have a serious illness"?
Jiang Ran said he didn't understand, but that's okay, he'll understand soon enough.
Surprisingly, the Sakura Kingdom didn't send anyone this time. Instead, they went to explore another A-level ghost story world. They all agreed that Jiang Ran was a bit strange and it was best to stay away from him.
South Korea refused to believe in this superstition and still wanted to join in the fun, but the ghost storyteller they sent this time was only at the A-level talent level.
Despite it being a team dungeon, Jiang Ran didn't see a single person around him. It seemed that the map of the Strange Tales World was unusually large this time. Since the dungeon was called the City of Night Demons, could it really be as big as a city?
A voice echoed in my mind: The rules for the first day have been announced!
Rule 1: Welcome to the City That Never Sleeps, dear visitors! Here you can earn "Never Sleeps Coins" through various means. This is the only currency in the city; all other currencies are invalid. You can use Never Sleeps Coins to purchase items at various stalls. Of course, if you see a stall with a blood-red flag, please avoid it.
[Rule 2: Please remember, there are no people here. If you see "people," please pretend they are people. Don't let them notice anything unusual about you, and don't tell them you are a tourist.]
Rule 3: If you are going to enter any area where sunlight does not reach, make sure you are equipped with a sufficiently powerful weapon. Otherwise, it is recommended that you avoid all shadows.
[Rule Four: All food in the city is safe before nightfall, except for dog meat. No matter how warm the invitation, please refuse to eat any food related to dog meat. After nightfall, please do not eat anything.]
It seems that the distribution of rules in this supernatural world is more similar to that of the eerie apartment, rather than being thrown out all at once like in the deep mountain inn. Of course, it is also possible that there are hidden rules waiting for them to discover.
The "Never-Night Coin" mentioned in Rule 1 should be the currency associated with Jiang Ran's talent. Currently, it seems that the Never-Night Coin plays a huge role in this strange world. However, is it enough to simply increase one's own source of currency to match the strength of an SSS-level talent?
Jiang Ran picked up the map from the bedside table and calculated that this world of strange tales should be about the size of a small county town, which is quite large compared to other worlds.
Next to the map was a job posting. Jiang Ran glanced at it briefly. There were jobs delivering food for 10 Night Coins per delivery and jobs carrying cement for 100 Night Coins per delivery.
Good grief, you have to work even after entering the world of ghost stories?
"The city that never sleeps..."
In Jiang Ran's mind, a city that never sleeps refers to a very prosperous city that remains bustling even at night. However, it is clear that the "city that never sleeps" here does not mean that.
The room is cleverly designed to ensure that plenty of sunlight enters the room, but naturally there will still be some dark corners that are not exposed to sunlight.
Rule 3 states that if you want to go to places where the sun doesn't shine, you should equip yourself with a powerful enough weapon. However, even if the ghost storytellers stay still, once night falls, no place will be exposed to sunlight!
The sun is high in the sky, clearly it's midday, so they all need to earn enough Nightless Coins before nightfall to buy weapons!
Everyone should be able to guess this. Jiang Ran glanced at the job list and saw that the pay for the jobs was generally between 10 and 500. Surprisingly, some jobs looked simple but paid extremely high amounts. Based on Jiang Ran's experience, this was definitely a trap!
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