Chapter 77: [bloody heaven]
Since I've thought of it, I must give it a try!
"If helping the zombie see the light of day again has nothing to do with me, then so be it." Wen Yu prepared to just watch for the remaining time and let the zombie do the work itself.
The zombie's knocking speed was very slow, but it was effective!
The stone wall had already been chipped into a decent-sized groove.
Wen Yu stood in place, watching the time while craning his neck to look.
These few minutes were arguably the slowest time Wen Yu had ever experienced.
"Might as well rename [Mine Tunnel Adventure] to [Time Corridor]..."
Finally, with only 2 minutes left until the clear time!
"Thud!"
A loud noise echoed. Wen Yu immediately peered over and saw that the Miner Zombie had opened a decent-sized hole in the wall, with sunlight shining in from outside!
Upon seeing the sunlight, the zombie wasn't afraid at all; instead, it dug even harder!
"Almost there! Keep it up! It'll be broken through in a minute at most! We can both get out!"
Seeing the hope of clearing the dungeon, Wen Yu cheered the zombie on from the sidelines!
Finally, with one full-force strike of the pickaxe from the Miner Zombie!
Sunlight shone into the mine tunnel!
The Miner Zombie finally saw the light of day again!
"It's open!" Wen Yu also walked out from the mine tunnel.
But the Miner Zombie clearly had no intention of waiting for Wen Yu; it dropped the pickaxe in its hand and strode toward a new life!
A system prompt immediately rang out!
"Ding!~"
"Challenge failed! Dungeon teleporting in progress..."
"..." Wen Yu, who was running toward the exit, was stunned once again!
"Damn it! This isn't right either!!!"
Teleported out of the dungeon, Wen Yu reflected again, summarizing the experience from these two attempts.
"Come to think of it, if I only needed to wait for the zombie to dig through the wall, then any random player could just stand there like an idiot and wait."
"Could it be that when the zombie digs a small hole in the wall, I should just rush out and kill it? It can't fit through the hole, but I should be able to."
However, Wen Yu wasn't prepared to try again immediately. He had only logged on at nearly 9 PM, and he didn't know what time it was now.
"Let's go see what the final [bloody heaven] is like first. I'll come back to grind against this damn zombie when I have time."
Wen Yu turned and entered the Hell-level dungeon [bloody heaven].
"Ding!~"
"You have entered the dungeon [bloody heaven]!"
"10-minute countdown! Start!"
"Fine, I guess a countdown is the standard equipment for your level 40 dungeons."
However, Wen Yu didn't intend to dwell on this issue.
He immediately looked around.
Wen Yu could feel that it was still daytime, but the sky was very dark, as if a cloud of gloom was constantly shrouding the dungeon. Apart from a castle resembling medieval Europe in front of him, the vicinity was overgrown with weeds, with no other buildings in sight.
"...Did I enter the wrong dungeon? Isn't this the Minotaur Castle? How did it turn into [bloody heaven] again!"
What he saw was exactly the same as the [Minotaur Castle]! Even the weeds nearby were the same height!
"This dungeon design is just too lazy!"
However, Wen Yu didn't dare to be careless. The countdown above his head was constantly reminding him that he hadn't entered the wrong dungeon!
He walked toward the castle and fired a Void Orb. The gate shattered directly into four pieces!
- 10000
"..."
Another design identical to the Minotaur Castle.
However, after entering the castle, Wen Yu finally saw where this dungeon was different.
What he saw looked like a medieval church.
A massive coffin was tied to a huge cross!
He looked around, and there were no upward stairs like in the Minotaur Castle.
"Ding!~"
"The Vampire Count will descend in 3 minutes! Please try to kill the clones to weaken the Count's strength!"
Along with the system prompt, purple bats appeared before Wen Yu's eyes.
Wen Yu looked up and scanned around; there were about 100 of them.
[Vampire Count Clone]
Level: 40
HP: 3000
Magic Attack: 100
Defense: 100
"..." That's it?
What kind of level 40 monster are you? You don't even have a skill; how weak!
But after Wen Yu fired his Void Orb, his opinion changed immediately.
"They fly really fast, and they can dodge skills." Wen Yu immediately unleashed the Endless Black Hole. However, he discovered that except for the center of the black hole, he couldn't deal any damage to the enemies flying in the sky!
"...Boss! There's a bug! I can't hit them while they're flying!"
He tested all his skills and found that the most effective one was actually Chain Lightning!
Even Void Lock Target had the risk of being dodged, but the bounce of Chain Lightning was like a bug; it was a guaranteed hit skill!
In the full 3 minutes, Wen Yu killed a total of 72 small bats.
Looking at the few remaining clones in the sky, Wen Yu nodded.
"I wonder to what extent this counts as weakening him?"
Just as he was thinking, a loud noise suddenly came from the coffin in front!
"Thud!!!"
Immediately, the chains surrounding it all shattered and flew off, and the coffin fell vertically to the ground!
Because of the impact, the coffin lid also fell straight down.
Wen Yu finally saw the monster inside clearly.
It was a monster like the vampires in Western mythology, with wings identical to a bat's growing from its back.
Two short fangs protruded from the corners of its mouth!
The whole figure was dressed in a light purple suit, looking just like a gentleman about to attend a banquet. It looked bewitching and terrifying!
[Vampire Count] (Diamond)
Level: 40
Introduction: Shall we share a cup of bright red "fine wine"?
HP: 300000
Magic Attack: 3000
Defense: 2000
Skills:
Blood Drink (10% of magic attack damage dealt is converted into its own HP)
Borrow Yang (Normal attacks deal a fixed 150% magic damage plus 2% of the enemy's maximum HP)
Blood Rage (Triggered when HP is below 50%, movement speed +100%, attack speed +100%)
"...My good brother, how are your skills any different from the [Miner Zombie]? Even the names are the same..."
Wen Yu was about to make a move, but he saw the Vampire Count let out a sharp screech! Instantly! The remaining bats around exploded into balls of blood mist and floated toward the Count.
And the Vampire Count's attributes changed accordingly!
[Vampire Count] (Diamond)
Level: 40
Introduction: Shall we share a cup of bright red "fine wine"?
HP: 384000
Magic Attack: 5800
Defense: 4800
"?! Damn it, is this the boost you get from recalling your clones? Is the boost this huge?" Wen Yu immediately started calculating in his mind!
"Magic attack increased by 2800 points directly, and the previous small bats had 100 attack power. So, was it exactly 100 of them? Does every remaining bat directly add 100 attack, 100 defense, and 3000 HP to the BOSS?"
"Then if I didn't kill a single bat, wouldn't the BOSS have 600,000 HP, 13,000 magic attack, and 12,000 defense?"
"That would be a bit too overpowered for players!"
Seeing that the Vampire Count had the urge to take flight, Wen Yu immediately unleashed his ultimate skill!
The rift appeared again, and without any surprise, it instantly took the enemy away.
"Ding!~"
"Killed [Vampire Count], EXP +400000"
...
***
Chapter 78 Clearing [Mine Tunnel Adventure]
"Ding! ~"
"Killed [Vampire Count], EXP + 400000"
"Congratulations on obtaining Gold Coins * 86810"
"Congratulations on obtaining [Wind and Cloud Magic Ring]"
"Congratulations on obtaining [attribute materialization card] * 2"
"Congratulations on obtaining [skill upgrade card] * 20"
...
"Thank goodness, cleared it successfully!"
Having been messed around by the [Mine Tunnel Adventure], Wen Yu was now a bit insecure, deeply afraid that after finishing one, he would have to solve another puzzle.
He immediately checked his newly obtained equipment:
[Wind and Cloud Magic Ring] (Diamond)
Level: 40
Description: A ring component of the Wind and Cloud Mage Set crafted by the legendary master Leonardo, which went missing after the last-but-one demon invasion.
Magic Attack + 500
Intelligence + 100
Constitution + 100
Luck + 5
Set Effect (1/5): None
Class Requirement: Mage
"Finally dropped a piece of Mage equipment!"
Compared to the phoenix breath set ring he already had, the Magic Attack increased by 200 points, and both Intelligence and Constitution increased by 50 points each.
And for Wen Yu at the moment, the appeal of increasing Constitution was far higher than increasing Magic Attack.
"But why didn't Luck increase? The Platinum set had 5 Luck."
——————
When Wen Yu entered [Mine Tunnel Adventure] again, it was already 11:30 PM.
After finishing off the vampire, Wen Yu logged out to check the Time and, incidentally, satisfied his cravings once more.
After entering the dungeon, Wen Yu looked around.
"Just you left, huh! Still the same mine tunnel, still the same torture."
Indeed, Wen Yu still hadn't figured out how to clear this dungeon.
"It seems the only option is to try and let the zombie open a small gap for me, and then I'll kill him and crawl out on my own."
After saying this, Wen Yu didn't waste any Time and used Teleport to travel quickly.
...
But suddenly! Halfway through running, Wen Yu stopped as if he had thought of something, his pupils dilating instantly.
"No way?!"
After saying this, Wen Yu rushed back to the spot where he had spawned in the dungeon.
And at the end of the road was an exit completely blocked by a pile of rubble!
"Right! This is the exit! It's just that the exit is blocked by rubble!"
The more Wen Yu thought about it, the more excited he became!
"This must be the correct way to clear it, right? Kill the zombie, get the pickaxe! Come back and smash the rubble!"
While thinking, Wen Yu threw a Void Orb at the rubble.
The result, of course, was that it didn't budge.
"Worth a try!"
After saying this, Wen Yu rushed towards the Miner Zombie at top speed!
After killing the zombie in seconds with two skills, he quickly returned to the spawn point.
He checked the Time; there were 7 minutes and 42 seconds remaining!
He then looked at the pickaxe in his hand.
[Miner's Pickaxe]
Description: An iron pickaxe specifically for mining and mountain excavation, capable of easily digging through not-too-hard stone walls. Cannot be taken out of the dungeon.
Durability: 10000
Attack: 1
"Capable of easily digging through not-too-hard stone walls! And digging through rubble is obviously much easier than normal stone walls!"
After saying this, Wen Yu got straight to work!
Unexpectedly, with just one swing of the pickaxe, the entire pile of rubble instantly shattered, and within less than two seconds, it completely turned into dust!
Sunlight shone in directly from outside!
And the system notification finally rang out as he had hoped!
"Ding! ~"
"Cleared dungeon [Mine Tunnel Adventure], obtained EXP + 400000"
"Congratulations on obtaining [Wind and Cloud Battle Ring]"
"Congratulations on obtaining [attribute materialization card] * 2"
"Congratulations on obtaining [skill upgrade card] * 20"
"!!"
"As expected! This is the way to clear it! It turns out that when players spawn, they are already at the exit without realizing it!"
"In other words, the correct way to play this game is to run the map, kill the zombie, get the pickaxe, and then run back?"
Wen Yu still remembered that the first Time he jogged the whole way to the [Miner Zombie], it took about 3 minutes.
"That means a normal player needs at least 4 minutes for a round trip, so it's only possible to clear it if you kill the BOSS within 5 minutes?"
Wen Yu looked at his Teleport skill again. This skill had been upgraded after Wen Yu's Second Class Transfer. It had provided Wen Yu with great convenience both inside and outside the dungeon.
"Space Mage is so good!!"
Reappearing at the [Dungeon Teleporter], Wen Yu finally felt relieved.
Not being able to clear the dungeon felt like a giant boulder pressing on him. Now, he finally felt unburdened.
Wen Yu also started to summarize the four level 40 dungeons.
"The most difficult dungeon should be [bloody heaven]; the bats fly fast and provide high buffs to the BOSS. The BOSS also has powerful healing! The difficulty far exceeds the other three dungeons."
"Next would probably be the alarm clock king, after all, it has a 3-minute party-wipe skill. And before level 40, [Time Corridor] will be my top choice for upgrading my Talent and equipment grade."
"[Forest of Time] and [Mine Tunnel Adventure] are about the same, but in terms of Time, [Mine Tunnel Adventure] definitely takes the least. If I run fast, I can even clear it in a little over a minute."
"However, after level 40 dungeons stopped giving EXP for killing small monsters, the EXP provided is too low. I only got a total of 1.6 million EXP from four dungeons."
Whereas the Graveyard of the Dead could provide 1 million EXP in just one run.
Seeing that his level had reached 36 (3031480 / 3712000)
"Leveling up is truly a long and arduous journey!"
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He brewed a cup of tea and Wen Yu sat in the Sky Garden again. Lately, his life seemed to be completely devoted to the game. Wen Yu was also prepared to watch other videos, even if it was just watching young ladies dance, to give his brain a break.
Perhaps because he had long been memorized by big data, the videos that popped up were all various games Wen Yu had played before.
"I still miss it, even though less than a month has passed. My life has already been turned upside down."
Looking at the fighting video of [Decisive Battle] on his phone, Wen Yu recalled how humble he was when he used to lead a team. To put it nicely, he was called a team leader, but in reality, he was just a game guide.
After scrolling through a few videos, Wen Yu realized they were all about games and suddenly lost interest.
"I'd better keep looking at the forum."
After Tomorrow Talent Strength Tier List!"
"The Alien First Legion Reports for Duty!"
"How Far is [After Tomorrow] from Blue Star?"
"Must-Read for Newcomers: A Comprehensive Guide to [After Tomorrow] Basics!"
"Dungeon Deterrence from the World's Number One, "Time"! (Highlights)"
Sharp Blade Guild Buying attribute materialization cards at High Prices!"
Looking further down, they were all posts from Emperor, Ye Qian, and the others buying attribute materialization cards.
"Brother Rong and the others will definitely hoard all the attribute materialization cards to cultivate a few people with 100% materialization rate as quickly as possible."
"Like Wang Bin, he might be the first person in the country to reach full materialization rate."
However, Wen Yu wasn't worried; even if they reached full materialization rate, it wouldn't pose any threat to him.
Wen Yu could now stably obtain 14 attribute materialization cards every day.
His current materialization rate had already reached 36%; if it really came to it, he still had a skill materialization card. He was invincible, couldn't be more invincible.
He clicked on "Dungeon Deterrence from the World's Number One, "Time"! (Highlights)".
He glanced at the poster, and it was indeed a post by Li Jue.
OP: My vast China! With Time! Can guard the mountains and rivers forever! Let's experience the dungeon journey of the world's number one, "Time"! ———— [Video] [Video] [Video]
Just reading what Li Jue wrote gave Wen Yu second-hand embarrassment.
"Li Jue, this is so cringe! You're giving me goosebumps!"
The three videos after the post were exactly the three major First Class Transfer dungeons he had just re-recorded today.
[White Wolf Kings Lair] 2 pieces
[Minotaur Castle] 3 pieces
[Graveyard of the Dead] 5 pieces
Wen Yu also paid to watch them one by one. It had to be said that Li Jue's filming skills were getting better and better. He was increasingly worthy of the title "Screen Recording Assassin."
The post had only been up for 1 hour, but the view counts had already reached 1.35 million, 1.12 million, and 1.42 million respectively.
What Wen Yu didn't expect at all was that the most expensive one, Graveyard of the Dead, actually had the most viewers.
"Oh, right, the old players haven't seen me fight in the Graveyard of the Dead yet!"
...
He drank the cold tea on the table in one gulp.
He went downstairs, and Wen Yu put on the game helmet again.
***
Chapter 79: space set Upgrade!
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"Yes, keep the helmet on."
Wen Yu prepared to give up his liver for another day tonight and pull an all-nighter.
While he was still under level 40, he needed to hurry and farm the "Alarm Clock Qiu Qiu" in the "Time Corridor"!
He wanted to take his Talent and equipment grade to the next level!
He cleared the "White Wolf Kings Lair", "Minotaur Castle", and "Graveyard of the Dead" in one go.
Then he went to "bloody heaven" to hack the vampires.
Finally, he made a run through the "Forest of Time" and "Cave Adventure"!
After using all his manifestation cards, Wen Yu's attribute manifestation rate had reached 48%!
"Nice! Once I farm the alarm clock dungeon later, I'll be exactly halfway to my [Time]!"
Returning to "Glory City", he listed the gear that needed to be listed. He threw all the decent equipment into his private small warehouse, waiting to provide them to "Lin Sirong" and the others later.
"Next, it's Time to seriously farm the 'Alarm Clock Qiu Qiu'!"
He checked the upgrade progress on his "space mage set" (3607 / 10000).
"Let's put in some effort and see if I can hack my way to Platinum in one go tonight!"
This Time entering the "Time Corridor", Wen Yu didn't intend to use skills to farm, so he specifically took his "wooden sword" out of the warehouse.
"I'll just use basic attacks! Treat it like farming rabbits!"
...
As Wen Yu hacked away, he calculated his monster-killing speed.
Because his "Magic Shield" only refreshed every 48 seconds, Wen Yu slowed his pace, maintaining a rate of about 80 kills per minute.
After confirming again that every monster killed simultaneously improved his Talent and equipment upgrade progress, Wen Yu felt at ease.
"Start farming!"
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September 14, 2052, 2:28 PM.
"Xiao Yu! Xiao Yu!"
A groggy Wen Yu heard someone calling him and opened his eyes to look to the side.
He discovered that "Aunt Huang" was standing not far from him.
"Mmh~ Aunt Huang. Good morning!" Wen Yu greeted first.
"Good morning, what? It's already three o'clock! How late did you go to sleep last night!"
"Is it three in the afternoon? I really did sleep too late last night." Wen Yu responded groggily.
Last night, Wen Yu had upgraded his "space mage set" to Platinum quality in one go, but he still wasn't satisfied and wanted to keep going, but he was just too tired.
After logging off, he meant to lie on the sofa for a while, but he ended up falling asleep and slept until now.
In nearly three hours of farming, Wen Yu killed a total of 11,903 "Alarm Clock Qiu Qiu"! He farmed until 5 AM in one go! And by the Time Wen Yu prepared to sleep, some players had already woken up.
He upgraded his equipment tier to Platinum (5510 / 30000) in one go.
"Improving equipment tier is really too difficult. Normal classes can wear Diamond equipment dropped from Hell dungeons at level 30, while I'm already level 38 and still wearing a Platinum set."
"By the Time I kill another twenty thousand monsters higher level than me, I'll be over level 40, almost 50, right?"
That said, Wen Yu was still exceptionally satisfied with his "space mage set".
Wen Yu still remembered that the level 30 Priest Diamond set weapon, the "Green Frost Short Staff", had +1000 magic attack power and 140 intelligence.
But his "space staff", having just reached Platinum quality, already added a full 1000 magic attack power and 120 intelligence. It was likely that once it reached Diamond quality, it would completely crush normal Diamond equipment.
And his skill cooldown reduction and skill range had also increased again, both reaching 30%!
"Right!"
Wen Yu, who was sitting on the sofa recovering, suddenly heard "Aunt Huang" calling him.
"Xiao Yu, are you playing that "After Tomorrow" that's been very popular lately?"
"Yes."
"Does that game really connect to another planet? I see the news discussing this all the Time lately!"
"It should be true, Aunt Huang. Didn't the government issue a notice? You guys can play it too when you have free Time."
"My daughter also went to pick up a few game helmets yesterday, but I haven't had a chance to get on yet, hahaha." "Aunt Huang" said with a smile: "After all, games are things for you young people to play."
After saying that, "Aunt Huang" took the vegetables she had prepared for the day and went to the kitchen to cook for Wen Yu.
Wen Yu couldn't argue. By the Time more people manifested into reality, everyone would probably be fighting to play it.
Returning to his room to take a shower, Wen Yu put the helmet back on.
"I really shouldn't pull all-nighters in the future. I slept several hours longer than usual, but my energy isn't as good as usual."
Putting the helmet back on, Wen Yu discovered that there were already a few players standing at the "Moonlight City" "Dungeon Teleporter".
"Fantasy - Doomsday", "Fantasy - Yu Yu Hakusho", "Gathering Righteousness - Righteous Brother", "Gathering Righteousness - Mountain Range".
Seeing their IDs, Wen Yu was also startled. Are the big shots already level 30?
He immediately opened the leaderboard to check.
[Time] Level 38 (41%) (Space Mage)
[Dynasty - Emperor] Level 34 (62%) (Storm Archer)
[Sharp Blade - Wang Bin] Level 32 (80%) (Rage Crossbowman)
[Still Not Calling Mom] Level 32 (69%) (God of War)
[Gathering Righteousness - Righteous Brother] Level 31 (92%) (Magic Swordsman)
[Sharp Blade - Lin Sirong] Level 31 (64%) (Shield Warrior)
[Fantasy - Doomsday] Level 31 (62%) (Lightning Mage)
[Sharp Blade - Qi Yue] Level 31 (29%) (Curse Assassin)
[Hidden Kill - Asura is Here] Level 31 (19%) (Flying Rogue)
[Sharp Blade - Kuang Yu] Level 30 (85%) (Meteorological Mage)
"The leaderboard has actually all completed their class transfers... Everyone is a Hidden Class except for Brother Rong!"
"Kuang Yu? Another name I haven't heard of has popped up. But Meteorological Mage sounds pretty strong."
"Doomsday is fierce too. He was delayed for so long but didn't fade into the crowd; instead, he made a push to transfer to Lightning Mage and climbed up the leaderboard!"
However, those currently on the leaderboard were all leaders of major guilds. They were already ahead of solo players by quite a bit.
It should be another two days before solo players reach level 30 for class transfer.
Because he logged in exactly at the "Dungeon Teleporter", Wen Yu's appearance also gave the four of them a start.
After all, no one expected someone to log in at this location.
However, when they saw it was "Time", they didn't feel too surprised.
A person's name is like a tree's shadow. They knew a thing or two about how fierce "Time" was.
Moreover, "Doomsday" and "Righteous Brother" were already on Wen Yu's friend list.
Seeing the four of them looking over, Wen Yu also greeted them in a friendly manner.
Although he hadn't interacted with them before, Wen Yu felt that these people would all be reality big shots with high manifestation rates in the future.
He would inevitably have to interact with them in the future, so there was no harm in contacting them in advance now.
"Hello, Time! Long Time no see! My name is Chen Cheng! Finally met you in person!" "Righteous Brother" truly lived up to his name; the moment he spoke, one felt that this person definitely put righteousness first!
He gave off a feeling of being free and easy.
As his voice fell, he also walked up to Wen Yu and shook Wen Yu's hand.
"Big shot, level 38 already, you really are fast!"
"..." I've already been very slow.
"Your manifestation rate must be very high already, right?" "Chen Cheng" continued.
What surprised Wen Yu was that they seemed to have already accepted the matter of physical manifestation very easily and happily.
When "Doomsday" and the others walked over, Wen Yu asked: "Have you all accepted this matter?"
It was "Chen Cheng" who answered Wen Yu again.
"What's there not to accept? Brother Rong has already talked to us separately. No one can say for sure what the world will look like in the future, but it will definitely change completely!"
"Since our group has reached the forefront of the world, let's just play the role of the pioneers!"
"Doomsday" also stepped forward and said: "Listening to Brother Rong, it doesn't seem like it's entering a second world as they say on TV. Do you know what exactly is going on?"
Hearing this, Wen Yu also shook his head: "I don't know either, whether the ultimate goal of "After Tomorrow" is just to have us come in and help resist the Demon Race is still unclear."
"I also have some guesses, but they are a bit too bold."
"Now that we have obtained the game's attributes, we might obtain the game's skills and equipment in the future."
"Could the final result be something like planet fusion? Directly integrating "After Tomorrow" into the Blue Star?"
This was the result of Wen Yu's thinking over the past two days: two planets gradually merging to jointly resist the Demon Race.
As for how it would merge, that was not a problem for Wen Yu to worry about.
"Just a guess, everyone keep a calm mindset and just cultivate well. When we reach level 90 or even higher in the future, I believe the truth of the matter will definitely surface slowly."
***
Chapter 80: A Class That Makes Wen Yu Jealous!
After asking about the reason they had gathered here, Wen Yu felt that he had truly arrived at the perfect time.
Mountain Range, the vice president of the Juyi Guild, had also received a hidden class change scroll during his class transfer, but because the quest difficulty was too high, he hadn't been able to pass it even after fighting for nearly a day.
That was why he had sought help from the Magic Fantasy Guild. Just as they were discussing it, Wen Yu popped out from the side.
"Help us out. We can give you a skill upgrade card as payment!" Upon encountering Wen Yu, Chen Cheng naturally wanted to seize the opportunity.
With the top big shot overseeing things, he believed it would be much easier.
The current timeline was right when players were about to undergo their Second Class Transfer. The rarity of the [attribute materialization card] meant it couldn't become a "currency" in the short term.
However, because of their large quantity and relatively low difficulty to obtain, [skill upgrade card]s had instead become the mainstream currency for player transactions.
It seemed he really didn't have anything urgent to do, so he might as well help. He wanted to see just how difficult the quest was, to leave even Chen Cheng, who had already transferred to a Hidden Class, at a loss.
"I see you transferred into a Magic Swordsman, what kind of class is it? You've already completed the transfer, yet you still can't beat it?" Wen Yu asked curiously.
"My Magic Swordsman is a hybrid physical and magical class, and the magic damage bonus is actually far higher than the physical damage bonus... I didn't know I could get this kind of class before, and I don't have many Intelligence points on my gear right now. The level of my exclusive equipment hasn't been raised yet either. That's why..."
"..." A hybrid physical and magical class, with magic damage bonuses far exceeding physical damage bonuses.
After taking a closer look at the set Chen Cheng was wearing—a set of light armor and a one-handed Breeze Sword.
"That's so cool!" Honestly, Wen Yu was envious. A swordsman with an AP bonus, where even basic attacks carried an AP bonus.
If he could get this kind of class, he wouldn't need to specifically return to the Novice Village to farm rabbits. He could raise his Talent while leveling up...
For his Talent, a Magic Swordsman would definitely be superior to his current Space Mage.
But who could have known? Ever since Wen Yu obtained his Talent, he hadn't considered being a warrior at all.
Moreover, it was impossible for him to choose a warrior or assassin during his first class transfer just to gamble on a class like Chen Cheng's.
If he had done that, during the entire period from his first to Second Class Transfer, Wen Yu would surely have been completely unremarkable, and it would have been impossible for him to obtain so much Luck value.
He wouldn't even be able to dream of a villa; if he didn't get this type of class by the second transfer, he might as well just delete his account.
Envy was envy, but Wen Yu didn't regret his choice at all.
On the contrary, while chatting with Chen Cheng, Doomsday, and the others, Wen Yu also learned some information about classes.
The strength of each Hidden Class could be distinguished, and the way to differentiate their power was by looking at the advancement conditions of their exclusive equipment.
The number of monsters required to be killed was completely different.
Yes, every Hidden Class had its own unique equipment quest after the transfer.
Like the vice president of the Magic Fantasy Guild, Ghost Show White Book; his current equipment had only been upgraded twice, and it was currently at the Bronze stage. To upgrade to Silver, he needed to kill 500 monsters.
While for Wen Yu, upgrading from Bronze to Silver required 1,000 monsters—exactly double.
However, this was a matter of opinion; those with lower requirements upgraded faster. Perhaps Wen Yu would still be at Legendary, while others might already have Immortal-grade or God-grade equipment.
No longer dwelling on this issue, Wen Yu turned to look at Doomsday and finally asked the question he had been wanting to ask.
"When you dropped off the leaderboard back then, was it because you were stuck on the quest for this hidden class change scroll?"
Doomsday nodded.
"I've also helped Emperor and the others clear hidden dungeons, and I'm curious how you cleared yours. Honestly, that intensity isn't something a normal first-transfer player could beat..."
"That was a puzzle-solving dungeon; relying on combat power wasn't very useful. The dungeon was indeed very difficult, and it trapped me there for nearly two days. In the end, it was pure luck that I found the correct way to clear it." Doomsday also looked at Wen Yu, and said.
"I know you helped Emperor get his Hidden Class scroll; he sent me a message to gloat not long after he got it. But because it was a puzzle-solving dungeon and didn't require very high combat power, I didn't ask for your help. Otherwise, you might have come to Brilliant City the same day you finished in Mobei City..."
Wen Yu still gave Doomsday a thumbs up; regardless of the type of dungeon.
To clear it all by himself, Doomsday was still impressive.
"By the way, aren't you and Dynasty supposed to be mortal enemies? Do you even have each other added as friends?"
"Who told you we were mortal enemies? Everyone is a large guild; without cooperation, it's impossible for us to fight to the death. The investors behind us are all focused on making money; who would fight to the death for no reason... You think everyone is like the War God Guild." Doomsday rolled his eyes: "It's all just the crazy people on the forums imagining things, loving to compare this and that. Although some members might have small frictions with each other, it's not a big deal. The relationship between our two guilds is actually okay."
This took Wen Yu by surprise; it seemed he wouldn't be seeing scenes of Magic Fantasy and Dynasty at each other's throats in the future.
"The capital behind you has invested so much money, can they earn it back?" Wen Yu asked.
Doomsday hadn't expected Wen Yu's train of thought to be so jumpy, and that he would be interested in such things.
However, he still nodded and said: "There are some investments that don't do well and lose money, but as long as the operations are handled well, there's basically profit to be made."
"They mainly make money through advertising benefits; for example, we sometimes promote the products of the companies behind us."
"As long as many people are discussing it, word spreads from person to person. Promoting a brand is easy."
"And there's also a so-called star-making plan, creating so-called'stars' among the younger generation, and then filming advertisements."
"Basically, if you achieve a good result or make a name for yourself in a certain game, you can bring benefits to the company."
"Like Dynasty, do you know Morning Star? Their vice president."
"..." Of course Wen Yu knew Morning Star; he talked too much during a dungeon run and was almost demoted.
"He previously led a team to play [Sword of Solomon]; that game made him famous in one battle, and it also earned the company behind him at least tens of millions."
"And you also know, the current [After Tomorrow] is even more different. They don't have to worry about not making money at all."
Wen Yu nodded; the answer Doomsday gave was basically consistent with what Wen Yu had guessed.
The so-called star effect is actually a type of advertising effect.
The capital behind Magic Fantasy created the Magic Fantasy Guild. In the future, once the integration with reality deepens, as long as this guild remains a top-tier guild on Blue Star, the capital behind it will definitely become huge!
"Just like the Hai Rui Capital that invested in the War God Guild, have you heard of them before? I certainly haven't." Doomsday continued: "You think that because they invested in a crazy guild like War God, they must have lost a fortune, right?"
"Not necessarily. War God's style is known to everyone, but they still chose to invest."
"And on the forums or anywhere else, as long as the discussion about War God doesn't die down, it will definitely include the name Hai Rui."
"And they have successfully made themselves familiar in front of you. Don't worry about whether this familiarity is good or bad; it can always be whitewashed in the future."
"And often, things that have gone through the process from black to white are more attractive than things that were white from the beginning."
"Human psychology is truly hard to fathom..."
Wen Yu also nodded, feeling like he had been taught a lesson by Doomsday.
A lesson that benefited him greatly!
For the rest of the time, the group spent their time traversing the map; the quest location was in Moonlight City, but it was in the level 40–50 monster zone.
In order to wait for the others, Wen Yu couldn't just keep teleporting to travel.
Along the way, Wen Yu also shared a lot of his gaming experience with them, which was especially valuable to them.
Especially on the way, Wen Yu also explained the structure of the four level 40 dungeons to them in detail.
This would also make it convenient for them to have a good strategy when tackling hell difficulty in the future.
And as one of the only two players besides Wen Yu to have achieved an achievement (Emperor's Silver Boss First Kill Achievement)
Doomsday looked at Wen Yu, his eyes flashing with curiosity
"Just how high has your critical hit rate reached?..."