anovelconsole Chapter 138 Wherever the adventurer goes, mutations occur.
Chapter 138 Wherever the adventurer goes, mutations occur.
Chapter 138 Wherever the adventurer goes, mutations occur.
After the turmoil, the piling and construction of the port were temporarily suspended.
At Rongge's invitation, the players arrived at the Xuanjia Clan's territory.
Rongge and several elders, along with five players, were sitting around a round table.
Luo Xi and Fang Qi were also present, but one was pretending to be a chef, and the other was simply a food truck.
The dishes on the round table were provided by Fang Qi.
Hmm—Akasha's prepared dishes are very fresh.
"So, this island was transformed from your ancestors?" Qi Ling asked curiously.
She was selected as a forum representative through a merit-based system, which is perfectly legitimate.
Rongge nodded, then shook his head: "It's not that it changed, but that it was built on its back."
Another elder, named Lava, added, "Not only our Fire Emblem lineage, but also Blackrock, Steelback,..."
The three veins of the Green Spine are all built upon the backs of their respective ancestors.
He turned around, presenting the tortoise shell to the player, and pointed to the red markings on it with his hands behind his back: "These patterns are a gift from our ancestors to the Red Pattern lineage, which gives us an affinity for fire."
After saying that, he snapped his fingers, and a ball of flame appeared out of thin air above the table.
The firelight flickered and was somewhat unstable.
"You flatter me. Magic power is always unstable during trials," Lava shook his head and cut off the magic power supply. "We can't figure out the reason no matter what we do, which is why we invite our friends to participate in the trials every year."
"They couldn't beat us on their own, so they called in outside help!" Zhenyu understood perfectly.
The players present exchanged glances, each with their own guesses.
I can't speak for other things, but when it comes to puzzle-solving, they really have a lot of gaming experience.
Moreover, within the team's communication channels, even the think tank has begun to deduce the cause and effect based on subtle clues.
Don't be fooled by the fact that there are only five people sitting here. They are all live streaming. There are far more than the hundred or so people that the Xuanjia Clan thought there were. It's probably a thousand times or ten thousand times more!
The team chat started buzzing with discussion: "What else could it be? Most likely, the Spirit of Form and Thought has mutated!"
"Indeed, that's how it's always said in stories: wherever adventurers go, things will mutate."
"All that fancy stuff, I feel like we'll still end up fighting in the end. Otherwise, what's the point of having four groups? It's not like we're a song and dance troupe performing."
"The fire pattern should represent the Vermilion Bird, right? I wonder if the Vermilion Bird is cool or not?"
They're playing games, they're not afraid of fighting, and some are even looking forward to the final battle.
The main problem is that many people have grinded for the ultimate skill, but there aren't suitable dungeons to use it in.
I entered the Gulgar Extermination Battle and was immediately at level 40, so I couldn't use my ultimate skill.
The Fantasy Library is a dungeon where you either have to overcome the mechanics or get instantly killed, and you can't even fill up the energy bar for your ultimate skill!
This forced players to play with wild monsters in the open world, but before they could even figure it out, the monsters disappeared.
It's so uncomfortable, my hands are so itchy.
Fang Qi, however, gleaned other insights from it.
The final battle with Suzaku is almost inevitable.
He had access to information about the Forge and the Fantasy Library, and he knew clearly that no matter how friendly the God of Form and Thought was, it was a time bomb that was bound to explode sooner or later.
Simply put, they are all "conceptual entities" summoned through prayer and rituals.
Constrained by the caller's faith and desires, it provides power and bestows favors upon the caller, yet it can also corrupt believers and influence their minds.
They are neither good nor evil in themselves, but they acquire good and evil because of the summoner's wishes.
The Four Divine Beasts are naturally benevolent deities, and in order to protect the Xuanjia Clan, they are even willing to suppress themselves.
But even the most benevolent god, over time, will lose its initial faith and be influenced by endless distracting thoughts.
And trials—are probably a means of dealing with such distracting thoughts.
"Are the Xuanjia Clan's trials becoming more and more frequent?" Fang Qi asked Vicky through the connection.
This time he only brought Rose along, while Vicky stayed at the academy to oversee the overall situation and provide support.
Although it's far away and there's no signal yet, Fang Qi's [Connect] ability has no distance limitations, so he can contact people at any time.
A few seconds later, Vicky's voice came: "I found the first record after the school was founded. 200 years ago, three teams of five people from the Xuanjia Clan came to the academy seeking support. At that time, they were on average at the sixth level and had plenty of time. They even studied at Akasha for a year."
Vicky's vision was filled with dense, rapidly flowing text: "Every 10 years thereafter, several teams of five would come, until 20 years ago."
"Here it is." Vicky clicked a few times, opened a photo, and projected it.
There are four members of the Xuanjia Clan above, whose appearance is exactly the same as Leo's.
"Then it changed from 10 years to 5 years, then to 3 years, and most recently, a year ago." Vicky paused. "It seems their mental state isn't looking too good. Administrator, please be careful."
Fang Qi responded with a sound of agreement, not really caring.
What's there to be afraid of? He and his Palus won't be corrupted or contaminated—who isn't a god?
Besides, Fang Qi still has Xi Ya's communication frequency!
If all else fails, he can reluctantly become a summoner and perform a level 100 dragon summoning spell!
At worst, we'll just get made into a few cards. It'll only be a temporary problem, no big deal!
As for the subsequent entanglement between Zhenyu and the Xuanjia Clan, Fang Qi was too lazy to listen.
He needed to resolve the port issue first so that the supplies carried by Om could be unloaded, and then use those supplies to build a base station to bring over Akasha's signal.
Finally, we'll promote the logic board, snatch away some of Blue Whale's resources and specialties, and complete a perfect pioneering effort!
The trial is bound to have many stages, so Fang Qi plans to leave the earlier stages to the players to figure out on their own. He will take action after he sees the "Vermilion Bird".
It's reasonable for a port construction project to include signal base stations and trading centers, which are also part of the port, right?
Soon after, a limited-time event panel was pushed to the players who landed on the island.
[Limited-Time Event: Back Care for the Ancestor of the Black Tortoise]
[Our black tortoise ancestor has been having nightmares lately. Its back, especially the part near the seawater, is incredibly itchy. Please help remove the barnacles so it can get some quality sleep!]
[Mission Objective: Clear parasitic barnacles near the coast to create conditions for the construction of a floating port.]
Task Rewards: Depending on the area cleared, you will be rewarded with Xuanjia Clan reputation and Akasha contribution points. Reaching certain progress levels will also reward you with a custom "Four Sacred Beasts" themed logic board.
The necessary tools can be purchased at the field supply wagon.
Another wave of easy money-making schemes.
The reputation of the Xuanjia Clan is just an empty promise; at worst, we can just put some local specialties in the store.
Contribution points can be exchanged for standard blocks, but the cost is not high.
As for the Four Divine Beasts themed skins —
"Vicky, draw it for me quickly!"
"what?"
The island erupted in chaos. In the middle of the night, while the Xuanjia tribe was still resting, the players suddenly became noisy.
They were so nervous, thinking they were about to be attacked at night, that they dressed up and were ready to go.
But all they saw was a group of adventurers holding strange vibrating tools, which they then aimed at the barnacles and started buzzing.