Chapter 7 Goal!
"The lowest overall reputation among the players in the entire Aoki Castle!"
At this moment, Ye Kong knew that he had made the right bet!
Ye Kong's move of destroying the quest item successfully aroused the wrath of the gardening priest and lowered his reputation, making him the player with the lowest overall reputation in the entire Aoki City!
This is the opposite of the 'Quest for Help'!
Just as the other players were desperately trying to increase their reputation and want to get the 'Quest for Help', Ye Kong embarked on a completely different path - trying to lower his 'Reputation Level'!
"In the game world of Demonland, any plot has its opposite, and there is no 'one' thing!"
Ye Kong looked at the copper coin in his hand, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
That is the valuable experience summed up in his six-year game career, and it is the result of the painstaking research of players in the previous life!
In the last life, two years after the open beta of "Demon Realm", a player put forward a point of view -
"If the game mechanics of the Realm depend on many factors (such as reputation, belonging, and favorability), then do the factors also have 'opposites'?"
"For example, when we increase our reputation, we get missions for the corresponding faction, so when we lower our reputation........ Can you get a mission from the opposing faction?! β
This game idea, after being put forward by that player, immediately set off an uproar!
Players from all over the Demon Realm have joined the experiment to verify their guesses with their own experiences!
In the end, a large number of experimental results proved that the player's guess was correct - Enchanted Land is not a simple game, but a real and complex world!
Any plot has its opposite,
Like the moon, there is a bright and pure positive and a dark and filthy opposite!
The opposite of that 'Quest for Help' is the plot event and the hidden traitor!
Ye Kong took advantage of this element and deliberately lowered his reputation value, and as the player with the lowest reputation value, he successfully obtained the story event of the hostile camp!
In fact, the player's conjecture about the old beggar is essentially correct - no matter what is given to him, the plot will not be triggered, and the quest items are also included. Blessed springs'!
What really triggers the plot is not the blessed spring, but Ye Kong's prestige level!
The Old Beggar is an Assassin in the Night Realm, and the players in Aoki City are born with a "good" reputation (Gardening Sect), in this case, how can the player take on the Old Beggar's mission?
Just like the reputation requirements of the 'Quest for Help' (regular story), the Old Beggar's Hidden Quest (reverse story) requires the player's reputation level, and cannot reach "Normal" (Gardening Sect) or above!
If the 'Prestige Level' meets the requirements, you just give the old beggar a piece of grass, and the old beggar will hand over the copper coin!
At present, among the players in the entire Aoki City, Ye Kong is the only one, and his reputation level in the gardening sect is "ordinary", which meets the plot requirements of the old beggar!
The only effect of the blessed spring is to provoke the priest Pulitzer, and the old beggar's request for water is just a 'hint', and the real purpose is to hope that the player will 'provoke' the horticultural sect!
Ye Kong found this key and successfully obtained the plot event!
"The plan worked! Next, I'm going to finish this story event before the "Night Invasion"! β
Ye Kong's gaze was deep, as if he remembered the scene of his previous life: "In the last life, I hung up once in the Eastern Plains, carrying a 'weak' state on my back, and at the same time, I am not an internal beta player and do not know the elements of the 'letter delivery mission', which has also led to my own reputation value, which has always been the initial state. β
"Therefore, when the plot of "Invasion of the Night" began, I did not automatically get the 'Quest for Help', only the most ordinary 'Survival Mission' - I was left in Aoki Castle to resist the attack of the Stygian Army!"
At that time, Ye Kong's body was in a 'weak' state, and he was still a level 0 swordsman, with no monster farming upgrades (the Eastern Plains were occupied), and no good equipment, so he was simply the worst novice player.
In this case, Ye Kong was trapped in Aoki City by the 'survival mission' again, and he also encountered the general level 2~3 Stygian Monsters (Stygian Army) attacking the city, and the result is self-evident.
Ye Kong hung up again, and the 'weak' state on his body was extended for 2 hours.
PS: When the player dies in the 'weak' state, the 'weak' state on the body will be extended for a longer time, and the penalty time will be increased in turn, such as 2 hours for the first time, 4 hours for the second time, etc.
As a result, Ye Kong not only did not get the reward of the 'Survival Mission', but the weak state on his body was even prolonged, which led to the fact that Ye Kong's game started very badly, almost wasting the first day's time.
On the contrary, the Hundred Ghost Guild, the Tyrant Guild, and players who have gone through the game's closed beta have used their experience to prepare themselves before the "Invasion of the Night" begins.
When the plot of "Invasion of the Night" begins, these players either receive a 'mission for help', or use their own advantages to frantically farm the monsters of the night in Aoki City, rushing up the character level and equipment!
Under the advantages of one another, ordinary players like Ye Kong will find it difficult to catch up with each other.
"In this life, I won't make it so easy for you!"
Ye Kong clenched the copper coin, turned around and walked out of the alley, and ran towards the Violet Chamber of Commerce in his memory.
Under normal circumstances, the player should communicate with nearby NPCs, and through verbal skills, obtain the location of the Violet Chamber of Commerce from the NPCs, which is a process in the quest.
Aoki City is the stronghold of the Horticultural Sect, most of the NPCs in the city are themselves followers of the Horticultural Sect, and the player's Horticultural Church reputation is "Normal" level...........
Therefore, it is not easy for the player to communicate with NPCs, after all, "normal" is not "good", and cannot be treated with NPCs in a friendly manner.
If you are a novice player, maybe 15 minutes have passed, and you still can't find the location of the Violet Chamber of Commerce, which eventually leads to the failure of the mission.
Ye Kong didn't have to worry, because in his mind, he had a map of the entire Aoki City!
In the previous life, after Ye Bai died of illness, Ye Kong gave up on himself for a while, until he became a night swordsman and regained his strength, "Demon Realm" became his only thing.
When a person's energy is fully invested in something, the potential that bursts out will be terrifying.
Maps of major cities, the situation of field bosses, details of each class.........
Ye Kong remembers it clearly!
The location of a mere Violet Chamber of Commerce is not a problem at all!
.....................
"It's here!"
Ye Kong stopped, and in front of him was a luxurious Gothic building.
The Violet Chamber of Commerce is located in the aristocratic district of Aoki City, which is equivalent to the rich area in reality, located in the north of Aoki City, with many patrolling soldiers on the streets, and the security situation is much better than that of the residential area in the west.
At this moment, on both sides of the gate of the Violet Chamber of Commerce, there are also two soldiers stationed, both of whom are wearing iron armor and have a steel sword at their waists, which is definitely not a target that players can deal with in the early stage.
Even on the eve of the "Invasion of the Night", the guards of Aoki Castle had a level 5 strength, and after the "Invasion of the Night" plot, the strength of the soldiers was even increased to level 10!
Ye Kong touched the novice sword on his back, the gray equipment that did not attach an attack could not be compared to the opponent's steel sword.
"It's the front,"
Ye Kong took a step without hesitation.
"What people!"
The two soldiers immediately stepped forward, drew their steel swords, and alternately blocked in front of Ye Kong.
Ye Kong felt the other party's cold gaze, there was no doubt that if he dared to break through, the two soldiers would immediately attack!
At the moment, Ye Kong only has a set of gray equipment on his body, the game character is still level 0, and his skills are only the initial "Falling Sword Slash" and "Gathering Breath", no matter how good his skills are, he is not the opponent of two level 5 soldiers.
"I've heard from elsewhere that members of the Violet Chamber of Commerce are looking for this thing."
Ye Kong was not surprised, took out the copper coin from his arms, and shook it in front of the soldiers: "Do you know this thing?" β
The two soldiers glanced at each other, and one of them immediately turned around and entered the Violet Chamber of Commerce,
After a while, the soldier ran out again and bowed to Ye Kong: "This lord, please come with me." β
"Hmm."
Ye Kong nodded and followed the soldier into the Chamber of Commerce.
Near the Violet Chamber of Commerce, there is a group of players hanging out, most of them are some rich local tyrants, who disdain to participate in the 'traffic jam' of the commercial street (for fear of losing their identity), and they are not beta players themselves, so they simply became a landscape party - anyway, they are not in a hurry to play equipment and upgrades, it's a big deal, just find a 'bodyguard group' to lead the training in the future.
At this time, there was a sharp-eyed player who happened to look back and immediately exclaimed: ", what's going on with that player?" He followed the soldier into the Chamber of Commerce?! β
"What's wrong?"
Colored Caramel asked curiously, and the person who screamed was none other than her best friend Strawberry Jam, who was a little tyrant who didn't care about anything else when playing games, and was only interested in the scenery - the standard scenery party.
After all, the virtual technology of the federal government is terrible, including the feeling of the five senses, everything has reached more than 95% realism, which is no different from a real world, and has also created a group of professional landscape parties.
"That'...... That player actually walked into the Violet Chamber of Commerce! β
Strawberry Jam said, pointing ahead.
"What? You can't be mistaken, right? β
The colored caramel obviously didn't believe it, the violet was the largest building in the aristocratic district, and many players tried to enter it, but they were all blocked by the two guards without exception.
In the next second, the colored caramel noticed that something was wrong - there was one less guard at the door!
"Wait, it looks like someone really went in? Why don't we give it a try? β
"Okay, let's give it a try."
Two little beauties ran to the door of the Violet Chamber of Commerce together.
The two of them glanced at the wooden guards and cautiously walked towards the entrance..........
Swish!
A steel sword lay in front of the two of them.
"What people!"
The two little tycoons trembled.
.....................
Ye Kong followed the soldier into the Chamber of Commerce, he entered the interior of Violet for the first time - in the previous life, when the Violet Chamber of Commerce occurred in the "Night Invasion", the members of the entire Chamber of Commerce mysteriously disappeared, and its own building was completely destroyed.
Nowadays, it seems that things are far from simple.
Ye Kong walked and observed the environment -
The interior of the Violet Chamber of Commerce is very high, with a large number of beams, supporting a dome painted with frescoes, and the walls are inlaid with stained glass.
Some dim light, shining through the glass, casts a depressing atmosphere over things.
In the entire hall, there was only a slightly chubby figure, standing under the mural at the front.
"The Elder is waiting for you in front."
The soldier who led the way explained, and then took the initiative to retreat.
When the other party passed by, Ye Kong glanced at it casually, but his expression froze-
"Huh?"
Under the colored light of the stained glass, the soldier's bare skin outside the armor actually revealed a trace of purple and blue!
"Nightman .........."
Ye Kong couldn't help but squint his eyes and recognized the identity of the other party.
The humans of the Stygian Realm have been in the dark earth for a long time, and their skin will show a trace of purple and blue color under the colored light, which is the characteristic of the 'Stygians'.
"Sure enough, the Violet Chamber of Commerce has a lot to do with the Night Realm..........
Ye Kong watched the soldiers leave, and the next moment, he walked to the front figure.
"You're finally here, brave adventurer."
The chubby figure heard the footsteps, and immediately turned around, revealing a middle-aged face, and there was a string of name symbols on his head, which was none other than Maude, the president of the Violet Chamber of Commerce.
Surprisingly, Maude's skin is purpler than that of the soldiers, and her whole body is covered in purple skin, as if the dyed cloth has just been salvaged from the dye vat, and her body is full of weirdness and mystery, which makes people feel a sense of depression.
meantime
On Maude's skin, there are also black markings, like the patterns on a leopard's body, which are very vivid.
"A member of the Blind Sect?!"
Ye Kong was shocked, Maude's appearance and image were obviously not normal night people, in Ye Kong's memory, only the members of the Blind Sect had a leopard-shaped black pattern on their bodies.
This pattern is known as the 'Blind Pattern'!
In an instant, Ye Kong understood everything: "By the way, the belief of the horticultural sect is 'Gardening God Wally', and the belief of the blind sect is 'Blind God Hodel', the two gods have been a pair of 'old enemies' who have been in constant conflict since the beginning of the 'New God Age', and similarly, their church has always had a deep grudge!" β
"Sure enough, behind the plot of Aoki City, there is also a part of the power of the Blind Sect!"
The Blind Sect is the religious force of the Night Realm (Seventh Realm)!
As a huge game world, Demon Land has a unique world view and story history, and players will only have to complete a huge number of missions to learn more about them.
In the previous life, Ye Kong, as a legendary swordsman of the Thousand Realms Tree, had countless tasks on his hands, and he had personally read thousands of historical texts, so he also knew a lot about the religious strength of the Night Realm.
Next, Ye Kong should use 'talk' to gain the trust of the other party and trigger the next task information.
However, Ye Kong has an easier way -
Saw
Ye Kong chose to hold his forehead with one hand and made a very strange gesture: "Hello, respected blind priest. β
This gesture is the code word of the blind sect, representing the meaning of 'friendliness', Ye Kong in his previous life had read the "Blind Cult Ritual", and it was not difficult to make this gesture.
By the way, the "Blind Ritual of Teaching" that Ye Kong read back then was a 'relic' that a blind bishop exploded...........
Seeing this scene, Maude immediately showed a smile: "Very good, brave adventurer, it seems that you have gained the trust of 'Lilith', but I still need you to prove your loyalty." β
Ye Kong didn't know what the hell 'Lilith' was, but it seemed that it had something to do with the old beggar, so it should be a good and beautiful misunderstanding, and there was no need to expose it.
"Okay, I'm willing to take your test."
Ye Kong pushed the boat down the river and took over Maude's words.
System Prompt: You have come into contact with the Blind Cult's hidden priest Maud, and you have successfully gained the trust of the other party, and the Blind Sect's reputation is +5, and the current level is "Normal".
Right now, Ye Kong's personal prestige is-
Principality of the Stars: "Good", Horticultural Sect: "Common", Blind Sect: "Common"
The reputation of the horticultural sect has decreased, but the reputation of a blind sect has been added, which is not a loss.
"Good!" Maud immediately nodded: "I ask you to bring back the enemy's head and prove your loyalty to me!" β
System Prompt:
Plot Events, Hidden Moles, and Changes in Quest Contentββ
Hidden Mole: Players are required to kill three defenders within 30 minutes and dedicate their heads to Maud, if the time limit is exceeded, the mission will be considered a failure.
"Three soldiers?!"
Ye Kong's eyes froze, because ...........
The level of the soldiers defending the city is at least level 5!