Chapter 33 Version a03! Skill System!

【a03 Update Announcement: Skill System!

After the unremitting efforts of the "Catastrophe OL" development team, the skill system is finally implemented! The people of the cemetery can finally use skills!

Players who meet the requirements for learning a skill can go to the NPC store to purchase a skill book.

Note: The skill book has no physical form and will be automatically used after purchase! Please refer to the instruction video for details on how to release it! 】

Demon Lord's Territory, NPC shop.

Sarah, who was standing behind the counter, once again successfully stifled the yawn that was about to come to her mouth. However, the tears in the corners of her eyes and her drooping ears betrayed her sleepiness that had accumulated throughout the day.

Although the Demon King had told her to act as a salesperson here, her job was actually just standing there.

She had no idea what the skeletons were saying.

She didn't even realize at first that the creaking sound was actually communication.

In addition, they seem to pay for things with their thoughts, and don’t even need to go to the cashier.

She just needed to take what they needed and hand it to them based on whether the magic crystal on the table was glowing or not.

However, no matter how boring this job is, it is much better than wandering around outside.

The only flaw is that the Demon King's servants look a little scary, but I got used to it after seeing them for a long time.

Anyway, in order to live up to the skewers given by the Demon King, she still showed the necessary enthusiasm -

At least.

I can't fall asleep during work hours! Just as Sarah slapped her cheek for the third time, the two skeleton soldiers standing in front of the counter seemed to finally make a decision.

"Have you thought it through? Do you really want to learn this skill?" Hu Wan looked at Yi Ye Zhi Qiu and said in a serious tone.

Although this game does not explicitly limit the number of skills that players can learn, and it is even theoretically possible to learn both warrior skills and mage skills at the same time, there is a fatal trap here.

That is the rule for adding attribute points! Take the warrior as an example.

According to the official forum, most skills based on the "Dragon God School" system - that is, traditional warrior skills, consume a small amount of MP and a moderate amount of HP when released.

In this game, HP does not just represent health points, but is more like a comprehensive reflection of vitality and physical strength.

In other words, "health points".

Although you will not die immediately when your HP is exhausted, you will completely lose the ability to move, and fall into a near-death state.

It's equivalent to exhaustion!

Therefore, for a warrior, if he wants to enhance his combat endurance, he must upgrade his physique first, and if he wants to increase the damage of a single skill, he must increase his strength! It is different for a mage, as intelligence and spirit are the first priority, and any extra strength is a waste.

Yet, this is where the contradiction lies.

Gain experience through physical attacks and physical training, and the attribute points added by the final upgrade will definitely be allocated to strength or physique!

Therefore, when a player chooses the warrior's skills, he will most likely go further and further on this path.

Unless you don't use that skill at all.

Hu Wan believed that if he could see this, it was possible that Yi Ye Zhi Qiu could not fail to see it.

However, Yiye Zhiqiu's answer was more bland than he had imagined.

"Well, I've thought about it."

As he finished speaking, he reached out and selected the payment button in the player interface.

When the purchase is completed, the skill is automatically loaded into his skill tree.

[Learned skills: Kill! ]

[Description: A common skill for adventurers! Accumulate the "supernatural power" of the whole body, gather it on the sword in the form of "qi"! After the power is accumulated, swing forward with force, which can cause physical damage of the qi system to the range of 1~2 meters in front! The damage value is affected by the strength attribute! ]

[Minimum release requirement: Black Iron level or above]

[How to use: see the video link for details]

This game is surprisingly realistic.

If you want to release a skill, you not only have to silently recite the name of the skill and imagine what the skill looks like, but you also have to learn it by following the video, and you even have to memorize the mental method of the "Dragon God School" combat skills.

In short, imagine the supernatural power in the form of qi and inject it into the weapon.

Why bother? Wouldn't it be better to just automate it?

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing for a technical player like him.

If the rhythm of the skill's "forward swing" and "after swing" can be determined by the players themselves, then players with better awareness and better operation will undoubtedly be able to create a stronger rhythm.

Yiye Zhiqiu watched the video on the skill page several times and memorized every detail carefully.

Let’s try it in the maze later!

Looking at Yi Ye Zhi Qiu who said nothing, Hu Wan suddenly felt a little sorry.

"I remember you wanted to be a mage... Ah, if it's for the sake of taking me with you, then there's no need. I don't think it will matter if you don't have any skills anyway."

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and immediately realized that his brother had misunderstood something, so he said with a smile.

"Not really. It's not for the sake of taking you with me. This is a decision I made after weighing the pros and cons."

Hu Wan: "Can I hear the reason?"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu did not hide it and said with a smile.

"If you think about it from another angle, you will understand. If you don't learn any skills and level up through basic attacks, the final attributes that grow will actually be added to the three physical attributes, right?"

"It's like this... wait, would it be different if I had skills?" Hu Wan looked at him in surprise and suddenly realized something.

"Spirit!"

The netherworld fire swaying in the skull flickered faintly, and Yi Ye Zhi Qiu continued.

"Using skills, even physical skills, can also train your mental strength! The only difference is how much!"

"I see..." Hu Wan's skeleton's eyes also flashed with a gleam of brilliance, "Instead of allocating all attribute points to strength, why not divert some to mental power, right?"

Yi Ye Zhi Qiu: "Not only that, according to our previous pace of killing monsters, the crypt spiders can hardly touch us, and I have almost put all the attribute points added by upgrading into strength. Considering that releasing physical skills will actively consume a certain amount of HP, maybe I can divert some of the attribute points originally destined for strength to constitution."

"I see... Gao, brother!"

Looking at Hu Wan who suddenly realized, Yiye Zhiqiu continued with a smile.

"For a mage, Constitution is more useful than Strength. At worst, I can be a tank mage."

"Anyway, let's choose the lesser of two evils... I can't just sit there and wait for the official update on how to play the mage."

According to the official statement, it should be possible to reincarnate into other species in the future, but it seems that resetting the points is not supported?

In this case, he has to consider every attribute point carefully.

Even if some attribute points are bound to be wasted, he has to try his best to waste them on something that is somewhat useful.

…

On the other hand, with the release of version a03, the official website forum of "Disaster OL" has become lively again as expected.

Knowledge Explosion: "Fuck! A skill book costs 50,000! I just want to know how much a piece of bread costs! (Angry)"

Xiao Wan was not full: "I dug coal for a whole day and only earned 5,000 ghost money. QAQ"

Minotaur Warrior: "What the hell?! How did you dig out 5,000 kilograms?!"

Pig-headed Knight: "Gold Miner players have also transferred here?!"

Xiao Wan was not full: "Don't mention it, luckily skeletons don't need to eat, otherwise I would have starved to death. TT"

Hu Wan: "Well, actually after you level up a few times, the rewards from the missions will go up... And don't just mine coal, you should also kill monsters. I see the place where the coal is stored is almost filled up by you professional players. (Awkward)"

Xiao Wan was hungry: "But what else can I do if I don't mine coal? QAQ"

Gou Shi: "Growing mushrooms? (funny)"

Gai Shi Ying Xiong: "How about making some tables and stools or something like that? (funny)"

Picking red-hat mushrooms: "It's too difficult. Next time, please take care of the gaming experience of professional players. TT"

Can't afford to play: "Let's not get off topic, let's protest against version a03... Shit! This version a03 was updated entirely for some bastard!"

Pig-headed Knight: "That's right! Level 0 players can't experience it at all! (Going crazy)"

Innocent female donkey: "As the saying goes, one leaf can tell the coming of autumn, where is the person?"

Kebab: "This dogecoin must have been used to have fun in the game! It has no time to care about us!"

Bingtanghulu: "@一叶知秋 come out soon! It's time to write a guide!"

“…”

…

Time to get off work.

An office building in Wanghai City.

A middle-aged man with neat clothes and capable temperament was sitting at his desk, looking at the posts on the computer screen and laughing.

"Look at these barking dogs. This is why I don't like to bother with them."

When using other people's strategies, I never thought about the good things about them. Once they are unhappy, they start to speak ill of them.

When the day comes when I can’t find any serious guides and they’re all just repetitive marketing talk, these bastards will just keep eating shit and keep silent.

Tsk tsk, it's just like a goblin.

The man who was smiling like a villain was none other than Long Xing Wanli, the boss of the 'Long Xing Tian Xia Guild', who had previously teamed up with Yi Ye Zhi Qiu!

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Although he did not post a single message on the official website forum, he was clearly spying on the screen.

A woman in a black business suit stood next to the desk.

She wore a pair of rimmed glasses on her nose and a not very noticeable teardrop mole at the corner of her eye. If she let down her hair and took off the rustic glasses, she would undoubtedly be a beauty.

Judging from her dress and temperament, most people would think she is a secretary at first sight.

However, judging from the atmosphere between her and her boss, that was not the case at all.

after all.

It's always the boss who talks back to the secretary. How could a secretary talk back to the boss?

"…But I always feel that they are just playing around and don't really have any bad intentions. You may not understand because your time is over."

Long Xing Wanli glanced at her and didn't argue with her, but just laughed.

"Really? Maybe. It seems I am getting old."

The woman nodded seriously.

"You are indeed not young anymore. I hope you can learn from your cousin and do something serious instead of playing games all day."

Long Xing Wanli seemed to think about this question seriously for a while, then nodded and said.

"That's a good idea. I'll call my uncle, get some internet giants involved, and raise funds to build a live streaming platform."

The woman looked at him speechlessly.

"…You should continue playing games."

She had no doubt that this guy could do it, but their family was not a nouveau riche after all, and they really couldn't afford to embarrass him.

Of course, she knew he was joking.

At this moment, the office door suddenly opened and a young man in his twenties walked in from outside.

Very similar to Wanli’s temperament, this guy walks as if he is carrying the wind.

The woman looked back at him and said in a serious tone.

"You didn't knock again. What did I tell you last time?"

"I'll definitely do it next time! Hehe, I'll definitely do it next time!"

Not daring to offend this guy, the young man dealt with it with a playful smile, then looked at the boss sitting behind the desk and said with a serious expression.

"Brother, I can't find it. The publisher of that game is too mysterious. The server seems to be in another world."

Long Xing Wanli took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said.

"Don't you find someone online again and end up getting scammed again."

This brother of his is good in every way except that he is too sloppy in his work, often doing some jaw-dropping things.

The young man shook his head like a wave drum and said with great confidence.

"Impossible, it's really impossible this time! I found one of our own! Besides, someone else has noticed this problem. A website that can't be blocked... My uncle even suspects there's a traitor."

Long Xingwanli raised his eyebrows.

“That’s interesting.”

…

In the same city, in another corner of the world, an ordinary experienced guy was also browsing the official website of "Natural Disaster OL".

Different from the stupid netizens.

He doesn't care about what is updated or not, nor does he care who gets listed on the server-wide announcement.

There are only 24 hours left before entering the game! He just wants time to pass faster! And--

I wish the second-hand glasses he bought with compensation from the unscrupulous merchant could be bought faster!

…

On the other side, in the maze below the Demon King’s territory, the whistling sword energy was like an invisible battle axe, cutting the hissing underground spider into two pieces.

Just as the stupid netizens on the forum guessed, at this moment Yiye Zhiqiu has no time to update any strategy guide or experience, and is busy having fun in the game.

After a period of practice, he has mastered the technique of releasing skills.

"The thirty-first one... At this rate, I'll be able to bring you to Black Iron tomorrow."

With the help of skills, the efficiency of the two people in killing monsters has more than doubled! In the past, they had to move around to pull the monsters, but now they only need Hu Wan to use his shield to withstand the first attack, and then he can go up and kill the monster with a single strike after charging in advance.

Seeing that his contribution value was about to break four digits, the usually calm Hu Wan couldn't help but become excited.

"Thanks, brother."

One leaf tells me that autumn is coming and I smile.

"You're so polite. If anyone should thank you, it should be me. Let me reach the Black Iron level first. By the way, the spiders at the entrance of the maze have been killed. Shall we go deeper?"

"Um!"

Hu Wan nodded quickly, picked up his shield and sword, and said eagerly.

"That's what I thought!"

There should be more than just crypt spiders in this maze, there should be other monsters deep inside!

In the darkness, a black-shelled flower-faced spider was staring at two skeleton soldiers, observing them carefully with its scarlet pupils.

"The necromancer's servant... I'm afraid this is no ordinary adventurer."

Its name is Arachnos, and it is a brave general under Queen Arachnos.

Following behind it, several ferocious-looking "hunters" were ready to make a move, with cruelty flashing in their eyes.

"Is that what they are?"

"I think I smell something strange...it's kind of...fragrant?"

A burly hunter walked up to Arakdo, grinning grimly.

"Lord Arakdo... leave this minor role to me."

Arakdo pondered for a while, and finally nodded his huge head.

"Be careful, don't be careless."

It would be good to test the other party's strength.

and……

They are just two skeleton soldiers, not even as good as ratmen, so there shouldn't be any problem.

The hunter couldn't wait any longer and spread out his eight legs to crawl forward swiftly.

"Don't worry, Boss."

"I'll be back soon."

(End of this chapter)