Just like other online games,
The Other World also had settings similar to levels, skills, equipment, and so on.
But in some aspects, it was far more realistic than all the games that had appeared before: there would be no repeated events; killing wild beasts would not drop gold coins, weapons, or medicine bottles; monsters would not keep respawning for you to kill again and again; herbs would not mature overnight from nothing; picking herbs, peeling skins, sewing, and other skills could not be completed automatically by patting...
And in terms of levels, skills, and equipment settings, the Other World was also different from other games.
At the beginning of the game,
The village chief would give every player a thick manual,
It recorded all the valuable things in the Other World — by using these things to sacrifice to the altar, they could obtain a level increase.
Sell them to the store,
And get contribution points. These contribution points could be used to buy regular skill books, medicine, food, standard equipment, and so on. As for rare skill books, attribute equipment, and talismans,
They had to use the most precious things to exchange for them from the immortal master or rely on special missions.
The only thing that required a lot of time to practice,
Only skill proficiency.
Such a setting in the Other World caused a huge gap between the rich and the poor. Some people were like Night Bar,
Relying on a large amount of resources to raise their level to the highest level overnight. Some people worked hard in the game for a year,
Collecting things only allowed them to level up by one or two levels, and some people no longer treated it as a game.
Instead, they relied on certain forces and relied on mining, picking herbs, planting, and so on to exchange for real money.
Martial arts, immortal arts, riding the clouds and mist, immortality... it was a very awesome setting, but the ordinary and boring reality made many people no longer have any hope of standing out in the Other World.
However, they were reluctant to give up this vast and beautiful world.
Therefore, while complaining,
They were still busying about in the foreign land like ants, working hard without complaint.
The opening of the Miasma-Free Valley this time brought people new ambitions — in the words of the natives,
There were treasures everywhere in the Miasma-Free Valley. If one was lucky enough to find one, what was the level of equipment? It was even possible to directly enter the Immortal Gate.
According to the game's convention, the so-called "treasures everywhere" must be a lie, but this time, it was unexpected: the resources in the Miasma-Free Valley were as rich as the legends said, and although there were dangers everywhere, it was far from as scary as the natives said — after entering the valley for half a day, many people had already received surprises.
The major guilds that entered the valley also moved carefully from the hundreds of people in the beginning to the small teams of several people in the end.
There were no roads in the valley at all, and the terrain became lower and lower, and there were ravines everywhere. Their mounts had long been put away, and everyone could only rely on two feet.
A3, who was walking at the back of the Evening Song team, looked at Night Bar again. At first, he was puzzled by the General's decision to bring Night Bar into the valley, but at first, he was amazed by the General's decision to bring Night Bar into the valley. At first, he thought that Night Bar was blind, and no matter how good his swordsmanship was, he would be a burden when exploring the map. However, he did not expect that along the way, this "burden" could not only keep up with the team, but also the one who had the least problems.
Seeing that Night Bar accurately stepped on the landing spot of the Evening Song in front of him, and could also multitask and continuously pull the bowstring to practice archery, A3 could not help but be amazed and reminded him, "Elder Night, if you only pull the bow like this and don't really shoot the arrow, your skill proficiency will not increase... Just shoot at ease, we can all make wooden arrows, and we are not afraid of using them up. When we rest, we will make more."
Night Bar did not say anything, and A3 was not angry. Sometimes, this young man would even ignore the General's words, and this time, he was willing to reply with a "Yes", which was already good enough.
Night Bar pulled the bowstring again, and his posture was very standard. Unfortunately, he still did not really shoot the arrow. A3 shrugged: if a skill like this was canceled halfway, it would not increase his skill proficiency at all. This was a valuable experience he had personally experienced, but unfortunately, the other party did not appreciate it.
A3 asked again, "Then, we have a few scouts who have also practiced listening to sound. The effect is average, and the skill proficiency increases very slowly... Is there any special skill?" In order to practice the skill well, they even covered their eyes for a long time, but the effect was minimal. It was clear that this skill had nothing to do with blindness.
After not hearing for a long time, just when A3 thought that he would not get an answer, the young man opened his mouth and said, "My perception is very high." In fact, he did not feel that the skill of listening to sound was of any use to him... He did not learn this skill after his rebirth, but in this aspect, he was not worse than before.
Very high perception?
A3 blinked. Does this mean that his ability to listen to sound was not practiced, but innate?
He thought for a while and said, "That scout brother of mine also has very high perception. He was innate with seven points, and then added three free attribute points, so his perception is full of ten points."
Night Bar thought for a while, and did not say that his perception was "unknown". Instead, he said, "I can't see."
A3 came to a sudden realization. 'That's right. If Ye Lan's perception is maxed out and he can't see, then his visual perception would be added to his hearing … Wouldn't that be heaven-defying?'
He felt that he had found the answer, and was about to speak again, when he suddenly saw Evening Song, who was walking in front of him, glance at him. He could not help but laugh and shut his mouth.
He felt wronged: "Can't see" was not said by him, even Elder Ren Ye himself did not care. The general's brother complex was simply incurable!
But he could not help but sigh. Some things really depended on talent: Their bodies were very strong, and before the game, they trained hard every day. But when it came to the game, their swordsmanship was not even as good as that of a 16 year old child.
"There are three Phoenix Tail Grass in front." Ethane lightly landed in front of the group and said, "Bing San was injured. He did not see what it was, but he lost half of his health."
The people who were able to stay by Evening Song's side were all talents, but they all had their own specialties: Group A focused on fighting, Group B focused on scouting, and Group C focused on gathering. But even if they were members of Group C, they would still be top notch outside.
"Let's go and take a look."
There were actually three Phoenix Tail Grass in one go! No wonder the miasma valley was called a treasure trove.
The Phoenix Tail Grass was shaped like a phoenix's tail, and it was colorful. Although it was just grass, it gave people a feeling of magnificence, and it was a sharp contrast to the black rotten wood that it was rooted in.
"Group A, get ready. Ethane, lure it out, and the others will support you."
"Yes!"
Ethane's agility was the highest, and her skills were also focused on agility. She carefully moved forward, her footsteps were light and careful, as if she was ready to retreat at any time. The four members of Team A were two metres behind him, ready to attack, while the rest of them were also on high alert.
"Jump!"
Suddenly, a cold voice entered her ears. Ethane did not even think as she jumped up. In the next moment, a black shadow rushed out from the ground and rushed past her feet. Ethane landed outside the field and looked at the brown centipede that was fighting with the four members of Group A. She wiped her cold sweat and laughed: "This beast is too cunning, it actually knew how to set up an ambush!"
She then said to Night Bar: "Elder Ye, thank you! If not for your shout, even if I didn't die, I would still be half dead. "
Night Bar shook his head and did not reply.
At this moment, the four members of Group A were in an awkward situation. Most of their skills were used against humans, and it was not a problem for them to deal with beasts … This centipede was moving close to the ground, so they could not use most of their skills. Moreover, although it was not big, it was very agile, and most importantly, it could burrow into the ground. This centipede was not that powerful, but it was too troublesome to deal with!
"F * ck, it disappeared again!" Ethane cursed and pulled out his dagger, ready to help. Although his attack power was not strong, he was still faster than them.
Just as he took two steps, an arrow flew past his ear and pierced into the ground. At the tip of the arrow, the brown centipede curled up in pain and rolled around, but before it could turn around, it was cut into three pieces by A4, who was closest to it.
The centipede that was left with only a small part of its body opened its mouth and spat out a yellow smoke. A4 did not even have time to straighten his body before he was sprayed in the face. The remaining three members of Group A reacted quickly and quickly dragged him away.
"How are you? Are you okay? Are you poisoned? "
A4 checked his status and sighed in relief: "I'm fine! Haha, it looks scary, but it's not poisonous! "
A3 said: "It's not poisonous. I was bitten twice by it, but other than losing some health, I'm fine."
After the crisis was resolved, the two members of Group C went to pick the herbs while the others remained vigilant. However, even after the Phoenix Tail Grass was collected and put into the bag, there were no other dangers.
"The Miasma Valley is indeed a good place," Ethane sighed: "For something like the Phoenix Tail Grass, the monsters guarding it are actually so weak."
She then said: "Elder Ye, did you shoot that arrow? Really … "
He gave her a thumbs up, but then remembered that Night Bar could not see, so he added: "Amazing!"
Ye Lan made a sound of acknowledgment and stepped forward. A4 hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Elder Ye, the smell here is unpleasant."
Night Bar grabbed his wrist. A4 was stunned: "Elder Ye? What are you doing? "
"Checking my pulse."
A4 laughed: "It's just a game, how can there be a pulse? Elder Ye, don't worry, I'm not poisoned, I'm fine! "
Night Bar let go of his wrist and said: "Are you not poisoned, or is the centipede not poisoned?"
A4 was stunned: Is there a difference?
Evening Song's eyes flashed: "Ethane, go and catch a small animal!"
Ethane nodded, and Evening Song went to Night Bar: "What did you find?"
Ye Lan said, "I learned how to identify poisons in university. This smell should be highly toxic."
But no matter if they were bitten or sprayed, no one was poisoned … It was just a centipede, not a skunk. Could it be that it sprayed before it died to disgust people?
Evening Song also felt a little puzzled. While he was thinking, Night Bar suddenly turned his head and said: "What happened over there?"
"What?" Evening Song was about to order someone to check when Ethane hurriedly said: "Boss, it's the ant tide, it's coming this way!"
Evening Song jumped onto the boulder and saw the silent black tide in the distance spreading rapidly along the canyon, leaving only intact bones wherever it passed … Even though he had always been bold, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.
In front of the black ant army, there were a large number of animals running away, mixed with several figures.
"Team C, return to the city, the other two teams split up and come back here after this!"
Soldiers always obeyed orders, not to mention that this was just a game, so no one complained. After hearing the order, everyone quickly transferred the supplies to Beta Propionate and then quickly left. Beta Propionate also tore the teleportation talisman and disappeared.
Evening Song turned to Night Bar and said: "You also return to the city."
Night Bar shook his head: "I still have something to do."
Evening Song said in a deep voice: "I don't care what you have to do, return to the city immediately!"
Night Bar ignored him, got up and walked in the direction of the ant tide.
"Night Bar!" Evening Song grabbed Night Bar's shoulder, but Night Bar's body swayed and passed by him.
"If there's anything, I'll help you do it, now is not the time to mess around!"
Night Bar frowned and dodged his outstretched claws again, saying: "Whether I mess around or not is my own business."
"I'm your guardian now!"
"This is a game."
"Night Bar!"
While speaking, Evening Song had already changed seven or eight moves, but he didn't even touch Night Bar.
At this moment, the vanguard of the herd of beasts driven by the ant tide had already arrived near them, running beside them in fear.
Their voices were the best signpost for Night Bar. Hearing this, Night Bar no longer entangled himself with Evening Song. He jumped up and flew along the path of the herd of beasts.
The black army was still spreading, and countless faint chewing and climbing sounds gathered together. It was already creepy enough, not to mention that there were also countless dying screams and roars mixed in …
When Night Bar finally stopped, there were no other living creatures around him. The rustling sounds were close at hand and were about to drown him. Suddenly, there was a clanging sound in his ear, and the sharp wind of a blade swept away the ants in front of him.
Evening Song landed in front of him, and the blade was like snow. He sighed: "It's too late to leave now … Why don't you say your last words?"
The only thing he could buy now was the time to say his last words — in a state of battle, the teleportation talisman couldn't be used at all.
"What are you doing here?"
"Like you said, it's just a game." At worst, he would just die one more time.
"Don't move."
Evening Song was stunned: "What?"
Night Bar said again: "Don't move." With a flip of his hand, he put away his weapon.
Evening Song looked at the swarm of ants and smiled bitterly: Anyway, I'll die if I move, and I'll die if I don't move. I might as well listen to him once … His death is not to be regretted, but this child's body has already had problems. If he dies again, I really don't know what will happen.
Looking at the first ant climbing up his foot, then the second and the third, Evening Song only felt his hair stand on end, and for the first time, he even had the idea of killing himself: This way of dying is really … too challenging.
Before his vision was completely covered by these black crawling insects, Evening Song saw another human-shaped "ant mountain" standing motionlessly beside him. He thought to himself: Is this another kind of life and death together?
This group of tiny things climbed up his body, burrowed into his clothes and came out again. After his vision was blocked, his other senses became very clear. He even felt that he could feel every movement of these little things, feel every scratch and bite they made on his body …
Time passed extremely slowly. The itch all over his body went from unbearable to numb. After an unknown period of time, he actually felt relaxed, and even felt the light of the sky again.
Evening Song opened his eyes and saw in disbelief that the last few ants on his body had abandoned him. The black ant tide had already passed them and gone far away, leaving only white bones behind.
"What's going on?"
Why was he unscathed in such a terrifying ant tide? The piles of white bones around him seemed to be fake.
Night Bar shook his sleeves and released the lost little guy inside. He said, "Since you won't tell me the truth about some things, I have to find the answer myself."
Evening Song said, "What answer did you find?"
"I found out," Night Bar said, "that in this world, everything is real, except … us."
Evening Song said involuntarily, "What?"
In this world, except for us, everything is real … everything is real?
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