Wendy was dreaming of a wonderful life of slacking off in the future, but a news report about the nation's fate shattered his dream.
"The second phase of national destiny has begun. Nations can compete, cooperate, or become vassal states. The Tower of Trials is now open, with no limit on the number of floors."
The rules of the Tower of Trials are as follows: First, only national players can participate in the first 500 floors. After the 500th floor, you can choose to bring one summon. For every 100 floors cleared, you can bring one more summon, up to a maximum of three.
2. Participation is mandatory every day; otherwise, it will be considered a forfeit, and you will lose ten floors.
Third, each level has a time limit. If you fail to defeat it within the challenge time, you will be considered to have failed and will have to try again.
IV. The higher the level, the better the reward. A leaderboard will be released weekly, and the settlement rewards will be released weekly.
V. Fighting is prohibited among participants around the Tower of Trials; otherwise, it will be considered a violation and will be punished. The list of punishments is as follows: 20% reduction in resources, 10-year reduction in lifespan, 50% reduction in luck, etc., sixteen kinds of punishments will be randomly selected as the punishment.
The current holder of the highest level in the world: Wen Li, a contestant from the Nari Kingdom of the Fengze Planet, a Level 5 civilization, with 981 levels.
Then, all the contestants heard a rumbling sound, and a towering tower rose from the ground. The tower was entirely black with red windows that emitted a faint red light. A lot of black gas surrounded the tower, and from a distance, it seemed as if one could hear the cries of wronged souls and the roars of evil spirits!
"How terrifying!" Wendy said, but the hint of resentment in his eyes made Diluc pause for a moment. Looking at his Wind God wanting to slack off but not being able to, Diluc reasonably deduced that the monsters in the testing grounds were in trouble.
"Go Weny! Go China!"
"Wendy, fly high, Mommy will always be with you!"
"Wendy, I love you like a mouse loves rice!"
"The person upstairs compared themselves to a rat?"
"Go away, I'm naturally beautiful!"
Seeing Wendy get up, the comments section was filled with encouraging messages. Wendy turned her face towards the comments, her flawless young face right in front of the screen, her big eyes seemingly able to speak. All you could hear was Wendy saying, "You believe in me, right? Right? Right?"
This statement is remarkably similar to the "Can Wendy do it?" three-question mantra!
I believe in you! You'll always be my treasure!
"Go Weny!"
"My goodness, who can resist Wendy's adorable charm!"
Venti chuckled, grabbed an apple, and left the Dragon Kingdom amidst cheers from the chat, Diluc's farewell, and the Abyss mage's training of the Hilichurls.
Wendy proceeded at a leisurely pace towards the tower, even chatting casually with the live chat. Players from other countries wished they had legs to run faster and seize the initiative, especially the American player, Merlin. After drawing the Autobot, he also obtained two pieces of equipment: one that increased defense and had an active skill called "Booming Cannons," and another a weapon called a laser sword. Therefore, with the boost from these items, he couldn't wait to show off his skills in the Tower of Trials, suppress the Dragon Kingdom, and let everyone on Earth know that their America still called the shots!
"Is this the Tower of Trials?" Merlin arrived at the foot of the Tower of Trials. Looking at the gate that was almost identical to the Gates of Hell in mythology, Merlin took a deep breath and stepped through the gate!
After a dizzying spin, Merlin found himself on the first floor of the Trial Tower. Unlike the dark environment outside, the first floor seemed to be daytime, with sunlight streaming through the stained glass windows and turning into colorful lights that covered the floor. The floor seemed to be made of the smoothest marble in the world, and Merlin could see his own reflection.
In front of Merlin was a huge red key. As soon as Merlin's hand touched the key, a zombie suddenly appeared in front of him. After Merlin killed the zombie, it showed that the first level had been cleared.
"That easy?" Clearing the first level gave Merlin immense courage. He felt he could rush to the tenth level, or even higher! "If I want to leave the Dragon Kingdom behind, that's far from enough." Merlin knew he couldn't stop yet. With a thought, Merlin went to the second level.
After rushing for a while, Venti finally arrived at the foot of the Tower of Trials. The huge Hell Gate was facing Venti, and contestants from other countries were outside the gate, some hesitant to go in, and some looking around. In short, no one dared to step in.
Next to the main entrance, there is a huge floating leaderboard, and the number one spot is none other than Merlin, who has already reached the 31st floor.
Wendy's attire was quite eye-catching, drawing the attention of many. Wendy himself seemed unconcerned. Amidst the puzzled and hostile gazes of the crowd, Wendy opened the Gates of Hell. Then, Wendy's figure vanished, and a new name appeared on the leaderboard: Dragon Kingdom, Wendy, Level 1.
The crowd immediately erupted in excitement: "My God, is that the Chinese player?"
"Looking at how tiny it is, it really won't die if it goes in, will it?"
"But I've heard he's a god."
"But I rarely hear his name mentioned on the news..."
Venti didn't care what was happening outside; he had already reached the 50th floor using his Endless Power. Up to the previous floors, he could take down monsters with a single arrow, but the 50th floor was a bit more difficult. Venti didn't want to reveal too much of his strength yet, so he dawdled. After passing the 61st floor, Venti came out, and the people waiting outside had only seen a green figure before it disappeared in the next second.
Inside the Dragon Kingdom's gates, in a room, Wendy was lying comfortably, the soft bedding rolled up, snuggled up inside. Beside her was the dandelion wine she'd secretly brought back. Anyway, she'd already achieved her goal for the day; one floor a day was fine, rest was the most important thing.
At worst, we can just maintain our number one position. What's so difficult about that?
The appearance of the Tower of Trials gave hope to many weak nations. Since they were weak, they didn't get many treasure chests. With weekly settlements, even the weakest nations should be able to pass the first level and get a basic reward. They could grit their teeth and clear the seventh level in one day.
In short, many contestants have gathered outside the Tower of Trials and are slowly entering.
"Phew, I've reached floor 59. That's enough for today." Merlin was panting heavily. His stamina had reached its limit for the day, and if he continued, he might fail. So he decided to stop for today and continue tomorrow! "I should be number one now, right?" Merlin thought smugly as he left the Tower of Trials and looked at the leaderboard.
First place, Wendy from the Dragon Kingdom, floor 61.
Second place, American contestant Mellin, 59th floor.
Third place: Tina from Australia, floor 41.
...
Merlin's expression was somewhat broken. After returning to the American national goal, he angrily started cursing. It was only after another player comforted him that Merlin's mood calmed down a little.
Merlin vowed in his heart: Wendy, I will not lose to you in this Trial Tower! Our great beautiful country will be the ultimate winner!
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