This is an isolated island in exile, with a diameter of approximately 100 kilometers.
In the center of the island, there is a mountain range stretching for ten kilometers, where a giant dragon with a gray-white body lies in eternal rest.
The island was surrounded by pure nothingness; even space ceased to exist.
The entire isolated island dimension seemed to fall into an eternal stillness, until a certain moment.
A beam of seven-colored light appeared from nothingness and fell towards a certain spot on the deserted island.
The vegetation on the island began to sway in the wind, and life returned to its vibrant state.
About twenty kilometers from the central mountain range, in a dilapidated village, Jiang Yan slowly opened his eyes.
A group of ugly creatures with dark green skin, about half a person's height, were excitedly dancing around him, muttering "hohoho" incessantly.
Jiang Yan instantly understood their language.
"A great god has descended!"
"The gods will lead us to seize even more wealth!"
"Oh, treasure, and women!"
"Good days are coming..."
At the same time, a notification from "All Realms" also came to my mind:
"The Dominator-level Novice Trial Dungeon, The Fallen Holy Dragon King of Light, is now open."
"Background: The seal on the Exile Island is about to break. This goblin tribe senses the impending disaster and uses their last treasure to summon a god from another world—that is, you. Out of faith in the god, they will obey your every command. Please make good use of this to complete your mission."
It seems this is my temporary familia. Just as I imagined, they are greedy, lustful, bully the weak and fear the strong, and belong to the worst of all the familias.
Jiang Yan sighed, looked at the goblins who were still excitedly chattering, and made a silencing gesture.
Strangely enough, the previously noisy goblins immediately shut up and tilted their heads back as if listening.
It seems that he is at least of normal intelligence and can follow instructions.
Jiang Yan felt slightly comforted and asked, "Who is your leader?"
An elderly goblin with white hair and beard, holding a tattered book in his hands, stepped forward and prostrated himself on the ground: "Great god, I am Gobudd, the chieftain of this tribe."
Jiang Yan had a thought, and the relevant data appeared before his eyes.
Race: Goblin (lower-ranking Familia).
Occupation: Goblin Warlock.
Level: 5.
Faith Level: Honored.
Skills: Fireball, Greed, Plunder.
Overall combat strength: 6.
Evaluation: Extremely low combat potential, ranking at the bottom among its peers, and a prime example of being easily killed by opponents of higher levels. It is not recommended to waste resources on its development.
"This evaluation...it's really hard to describe," Jiang Yan shook his head.
However, I didn't have high expectations for their combat power to begin with; what's important are their two innate skills.
Greed: Goblins have an unparalleled thirst for treasure, increasing their chances of discovering hidden treasures.
Plunder: When attacking an enemy, there is a very low probability of taking one item from them.
Jiang Yan glanced around and saw that besides the warlock goblin chieftain, there were also slinger goblins, goblin warriors, goblin assassins, and other different classes, with an overall combat strength of around 5. Fortunately, they all possessed the skills Greed and Plunder.
The Holy Dragon King of Light is estimated to have a combat strength of at least 30,000, so it's impossible to defeat him in a fight. The only hope is that this island is rich in resources.
When the temporary recruitment point in the Time-Space Rift appears on the seventh day, you will have enough wealth to exchange for treasures.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yan asked, "Gobude, do you know anything about the situation on the island?"
"Gods, the fallen dragon is about to break free of its seal. We are terrified by its leaked power and dare not leave the village. We know nothing about the island. Please forgive us, Gods." The chieftain, looking fearful, hurriedly knelt down in response.
Jiang Yan nodded, without being harsh.
The two are not only vastly different in strength, but also in rank; fear is a biological instinct.
"Now that I have arrived, I will protect you. I command you to quickly investigate the distribution of resources and information about monsters on the island."
Later scholars concluded that the Familias in "All Realms" were most likely creatures from a previous era that had already been destroyed. By appropriately borrowing the implanted background, the loyalty and initiative of the other party could be greatly enhanced.
"Yes, great god!" Sure enough, after receiving the god's verbal blessing, the goblins became excited and responded loudly.
"You will each explore along these routes, marking out minerals, monsters, water sources, food, etc., and try to avoid aggressive creatures." Jiang Yan selected several goblins with a combat power of 6 or higher as captains and gave them instructions.
There were only 120 goblins at the beginning. Given the unknown situation on the island, Jiang Yan needed to rely on them to obtain enough intelligence, so he couldn't just sacrifice them.
Soon, the 100 goblins split into five teams and set off to explore. The fog of war on the virtual map provided by "All Realms" also dissipated as they advanced.
The remaining 20 went to the woods outside the village to cut down trees—they were to build a decent house for the gods before nightfall.
Looking at the now empty and quiet center of the village, Jiang Yan finally had time to take a closer look.
Since it's a beginner's trial, the initial base is very rudimentary, consisting of only a few dilapidated wooden huts, a transformation altar, and a recruitment altar.
The former can transform all matter containing energy into Soul Crystals—the hard currency of "All Realms," which is indispensable for both base advancement and troop upgrades and recruitment.
The latter can spend resources to recruit existing members.
Jiang Yan's mind stirred, and the information appeared before his eyes.
Recruit Altar (Beginner):
A general-purpose building that can currently recruit goblins (with a 10% chance of mutation, randomly granting special classes such as Goblin Warlock or Slinger Goblin).
Recruitment price: 0.1 Soul Crystal.
Daily limit: 1000.
The price is reasonable, but... looking at the glaring 0 under the number of Soul Crystals on the resource panel, Jiang Yan smiled helplessly. It seems there's nothing to do until the reconnaissance team returns.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yan opened the cross-server channel in the "All Realms" interface.
The three options—leadership, power ranking, and regional communication channel—come into view.
The first two are currently grayed out and unavailable—only those who survive the trials are eligible for inclusion in the calculation.
As for the regional communication channel, all races participating in this trial can enter it. Each person can send 1 to 8 messages per day depending on the difficulty of the trial, and real-name registration is mandatory.
According to the Book of All Realms, those who hide their true nature are not worthy of extraordinary favor.
They were having a lively conversation at that moment.
Xing Daorong (Hard difficulty): Brothers, I drew the Battle of Changping. The commander ordered me to go down and fight Bai Qi one-on-one. What should I do now?
Lu Renjia (Ordinary Level): Isn't that simple? Just chop off the commander's dog head, then kneel down there, lamenting that he has spent half his life wandering and only regrets not meeting a wise ruler. I don't need to teach you the rest, right?
Pao Huiyi (Normal): This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! You don't even need to fight the mobs, just take down the boss and you'll clear the level. The advantage is huge, so I suggest just going straight for it.
Zhang San (Brave Level): You guys upstairs, it's illegal to maliciously induce people with intellectual disabilities to fail the assessment. The internet is not a lawless zone. Do you know you've broken the law?
While the group was arguing, a message appeared below:
Jiang Yan (Dominator level) joined the channel.
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