Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye.
Kieran did not say goodbye.
He knew that he would not be able to return to the newbie dungeon.
So, with his [Viper-M1] and two [Tekken-2s] on his back, Kieran raised his right hand and said goodbye to Colleen and Maggie.
The two girls waved back at Kieran.
Colleen opened her mouth to say something.
It was almost time for Kieran to leave, so he couldn't hear Colleen's words. The light from the dungeon flashed in front of him again, forcing him to close his eyes and use his palms to shield his eyes from the blinding light.
The weightlessness that followed made Kieran uncomfortable for a moment.
When everything returned to normal, Kieran found himself in a metal room that looked like a warehouse.
The room in front of him was dusty and covered in cobwebs.
The word "broken" was not enough to describe it.
The only good thing about it was that it was big enough for five buses to pass through side by side and ten buses to park.
"So this is the gaming lobby?"
Kieran sized up his surroundings, feeling a little uncertain.
It was different from what he had imagined.
Even if it was not like other virtual reality games with all sorts of fancy lobbies, it should at least be cleaner, right?
Kieran frowned when he saw the footprints on the floor.
Soon, however, Kieran's attention was drawn to his loot.
He carefully checked his backpack and belongings.
When he found that the [Viper-M1] and two [Tekken-2s] were still there, but the [U-2] grenades, [M1905] handgun, magazines, canned food, and water were missing, Kieran sighed helplessly.
"Seems like I'm pushing it!"
With Colleen's help, Kieran had reached the limit of what he could handle. He could barely stand, but he could not move at all.
Kieran hoped that he would be lucky.
However, it was clear that such a posture was still classified as overweight.
"Thank goodness!"
Kieran looked at the [Viper-M1] and the two [Tekken-2s], and his heart was once again filled with joy.
If he lost these two weapons, he would really be in so much pain that he would rather die.
As for giving up other items to ensure the safety of these two weapons?
Kieran had naturally thought about it before.
However, Kieran didn't know the limit of the weight he could carry. He thought he could carry it.
If Kieran was given a hundred kilograms of stones to carry, he would definitely shrink back.
But if Kieran was given a hundred kilograms of federal coins … Kieran not only believed that he could carry it, but he could also run faster than anyone else.
To Kieran, the only thing that belonged to him was his life.
"I must find storage equipment!"
Kieran subconsciously thought.
Boom!
An explosion suddenly came from outside the room, waking Kieran from his thoughts. Instinctively, Kieran picked up his [Viper-M1] and aimed at the door.
But the door was tightly shut!
Even if Kieran guessed that the explosion had happened outside the door, it would still be the same.
The explosion did not stop there. Instead, it was like a domino effect, one after another. Boom!
Boom! Boom!
The continuous explosions made Kieran certain that the explosion had happened around the room.
However, this seemingly dilapidated metal warehouse was safe and sound.
"This?"
Kieran guessed.
A paragraph of text appeared in Kieran's vision.
[The Steam City and the Iron Chariots are at war. Please do not leave your house to avoid being caught in the crossfire!]
"Guild war?"
Kieran was stunned.
Kieran was no stranger to this since he used to work in a gold farming workshop.
However, Kieran did not expect to encounter something like this the moment he entered the game.
The text that appeared in his vision did not stop even though Kieran was distracted.
Rows and rows of words appeared — —
[Newbie Dungeon: War-Torn City]
[Dungeon Type: Free World]
[Dungeon Difficulty: Low]
[Main Mission: Survive for three days]
[Mission Completion: 100% (Rating F)]
[Sub Mission: Save more civilians until the war ends. Every civilian saved will increase the dungeon rating]
[Mission Completion: 200% (Save Colleen and Maggie – Rating F → E)]
[Battle Performance: Very Active (Rating E → D)]
[Exploration Performance: Average (No improvement)]
[Special Rating 1: Eliminated Rebel Army Major Zarukhar (Rating D → C)]
[Special Rating 2: Eliminated Rebel Army General Zennings (Rating C → A)]
[Newbie Dungeon Benefits: Rating increased by one!]
[Player final rating: S]
[Calculating newbie dungeon rewards …]
[Final newbie dungeon rewards are as follows …]
[Points: 3,000; Skill Points: 3; Golden Skill Points: 1]
[Player has no serious injuries, no healing required!]
… …
"3,000 Points? 3 Skill Points? 1 Golden Skill Point? "
Looking at the final loot, he couldn't determine the value without any reference, but judging from the S rating, he should have gotten quite a lot out of it.
"Player has completed the newbie dungeon. Channel activated …"
As Kieran was checking his rewards, a mechanical voice sounded in his room.
Following the mechanical voice, a LCD screen appeared on the wall facing the door of Kieran's room, replacing the original metal sheet wall.
After a brief blackout, the LCD screen began to show three rows of choices made up of huge text.
Shop, Forum, and Dungeon.
As Kieran looked at the options, the description appeared.
[Shop: Provides all kinds of raw materials, bullets, basic weapons, armor, medicine, miscellaneous items, and provides skill upgrading services for players]
[Forum: A platform for players to communicate and trade with each other]
[Dungeon: A world for solo and group players]
[Hint 1: Single player dungeon. Cooldown time is 1 week. Based on the time ratio, no matter how long it takes in the game, it will be 1 hour in real life.]
[Hint 2: Team dungeon (at least 2 players). Cooldown time is 1 month.]
[Hint 3: Enter at least one single player or team dungeon every 3 months. Those who fail to enter will be disqualified from the game and will be judged dead.]
Kieran glanced at the [Dungeon] tab. He stared at it for a long time, his eyes filled with surprise.
It was not about the time in the dungeon or the cooldown time. Kieran had expected that since he had experienced other virtual reality games.
What surprised Kieran was that he had to enter a single player or team dungeon every 3 months. Otherwise, he would be judged dead.
"If I completely break away from the game helmet, will it only be the death of the game character? Or will it affect me as well? "
Kieran furrowed his brows.
He could not predict what would happen next.
"There's still a long way to go before I can earn enough for the treatment fees. What's the point of thinking about this now?"
Kieran mocked himself.
Then, he immediately began to browse the [Shop] and [Forum].
He paid attention to the value of the points and the price of the equipment.
Kieran did not forget his original purpose of entering the underground game: to earn money!
Browsing like this would definitely take up a lot of time.
After spending nearly 2 hours, Kieran only had a rough look at it.
First, the points.
In the forum, there were players who were buying the points at the price of 20-30 Federal dollars.
However, there were only a few who sold them.
Obviously, this price was on the low side.
This was good news for Kieran.
Because this meant that he could earn at least 60000 to 90000 Federal dollars from a single novice dungeon. This was almost several times his previous 3 years of income combined.
Next was the [Shop]!
Just as the system described, there were only basic items and various raw materials. There was no powerful equipment like he had imagined, not to mention skill books and storage equipment.
As for the skill upgrade, it made Kieran, who thought that he had gained a lot, feel embarrassed and … hurt!
Upgrading the entry level [Firearm Weapons. Light Firearms] to the next level, 'Master', actually required 1000 points and 1 Skill Point.
Upgrading the entry level [Undercover] to the next level, 'Master', required 1500 points and 1 Skill Point.
Upgrading the other basic skills to the entry level, although did not require Skill Points, was not cheap either, ranging from 200 to 800 points.
The skill [Tracking] was the highest.
The rest were all around 200 points.
To put it simply, if Kieran upgraded [Firearm Weapons. Light Firearms] and [Undercover], the remaining points would only be enough to upgrade two basic skills other than [Tracking]. Alternatively, he could go to the [Shop] to buy a full set of equipment, including weapons, armor, medicine, and miscellaneous items. It was placed on the first line of the first page of the [Shop], at the most eye-catching position.
Although the full set of equipment included a handgun, a dagger, two magazines of matching bullets, head-to-toe armor, medicine, including three rolls of high-grade bandages, and miscellaneous items such as water bottles, cigarettes, lighters, etc., Kieran would never buy them. Let alone the fact that Kieran had better weapons and armor.
Based on his previous experience as a gold farming workshop, Kieran could find a cheaper way to buy equipment: players!
In the low-level equipment market, players had always been trading at a low price.
After that, Kieran's browsing on the [Forum] completely proved this point.
The full set of equipment, which was exactly the same as the [Shop], only cost 400 points to buy from players.
If he removed the firearms, 300 points would be enough.
If the potions were removed as well, 200 points per set or even lower would be enough to get it.
Kieran quietly browsed through the trades on the forum, especially the high prices of weapons and medicine. His eyes gradually shone.
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