Although they are still facing professional competitions, the good thing is that the coaches on their side are relatively loose, as long as they are active enough every day, and they don't need to train in the uniforms. This gives them free time every day to contribute to this "unprecedented and huge update".

And the key to this so-called "contribution" lies in the first task.

They need to travel to the continents to find the reclusive races, and then return the treasures of the original alliance to them. This is a pure PVE mission that mixes dungeons and exploration tasks, and it's quite interesting just looking at the mission requirements, which is very much in line with the appetite of Xia Chiyu and others.

In fact, the players who have received the task already know what new races there are, and it is probably because of this that the production team does not mind breaking the news of these new races. The four races are elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragonmen, each on a continent according to D&D tradition, but they don't know which one they are.

However, this is where these Clan Treasures come in, as they can guide the player to the location of these races, and these things are like a compass that emits a faint glow when facing in the right direction, and disappears if they are in the wrong direction, and they can rely on this to determine the direction of these hidden races.

And they are not the only players who get these tasks, there are almost four or five teams, a total of about 100 people. This is also the reward for being the first to clear the rift. However, the production team also said that this task chain is very complicated and lengthy, and even if you continue to do tasks every day, it will take several weeks to complete this series of tasks.

Not to mention that after this mission, there is also the "Open Door Mission" that mobilizes players from all over the world to participate together.

For this big update, most players expressed their great expectations, and it also pushed the game AO to an unparalleled height. Its hot spot is not only the pinnacle of the game industry, but also the world's hot spot.

Players have expressed their enthusiasm for this open-door mission, which requires players from all over the world to participate in it, regardless of level, and can participate in it and make their own contribution to the impending cataclysm, which is especially popular with those who are lower-level. Because the participation of low-level players is valued.

Plus the two endings after the success and defeat of the campaign...... More realistic. This is the opinion of most players. Obviously, the "big update" press conference of the White Crane company was very successful, and AO's popularity was unprecedented.

Xia Chiyu can feel it in the game, the number of low-level players has increased significantly, the low-level players in the novice village can be seen everywhere, and the main city is full of players of more than ten levels, looking at the world with a look and tone full of novelty. All of a sudden, AO seems to have returned to the time when players needed to grab monsters when the server was first launched.

"Hmph, I remember it was the same when it was first open beta. A bunch of people grab slimes in the novice village to level up. Gu Qinyan couldn't help but snort coldly as he watched those low-level players pointing at them in an exclamatory tone on the street.

In fact, for today's veteran players, level ninety is not a particularly rare thing. Since the opening of the magic puppet, leveling has been relatively simpler, and players who were in their seventies before have already reached more than eighty.

Reaching level ninety is only a matter of time and money for these players in their eighties, as long as they take the money, they can pile it up. This has also led to the current multiplicity of players above level 80 increasing several times.

However, not only new players, but also many old players who have quit. After seeing the so-called "big update" of AO, they also returned. Rejoined the world.

"What's wrong, isn't it a lot more lively now?" Yuxi took Gu Qinyan's arm and said with a smile.

"Yo, the two are really close." Su Xing teased sourly beside him.

Yuxi stuck out his tongue when he woke up, hugged Gu Qinyan's arm tighter, and teased: "Anyway, your Xiaoman is not here." If you were to do it, you wouldn't have gotten along with someone else. ”

"Hmph, people like him sometimes don't know who is a man between him and Xiaoman." Xia Chiyu didn't have a good airway.

Zhang Zinuo raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and then squinted at Xia Chiyu, a provocative smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Then taking advantage of Lin Qianxue's absence at this moment, she grabbed Xia Chiyu's arm and walked forward leisurely.

"Yes, Ah Xing likes to be coquettish in front of Xiao Man." Lacey teased with a laugh.

"I'm not called a coquette, okay! That's a show of affection! Su said angrily.

They were heading to the market in the 16th arrondissement, ready to go out and explore the supplies they needed.

When traveling outside, the player needs food and water to replenish it, which is not just a debuff to eliminate fatigue. In places where there is no main city, that is, those mysterious continents that have not yet been explored, the player will appear full and other states, and need to eat and drink to recover, which is basically equivalent to a survival mode game.

Of course, players can also hunt prey on the map on the spot to replenish it, but sometimes, the cooking level is too low to cause the taste to be difficult to swallow, and the improper handling of the ingredients will cause the player to develop symptoms of illness and poisoning, which will greatly reduce the player's attributes, resulting in a decrease in the progress speed, and in severe cases, the character may even die.

In addition, there are some desert terrain and few edible resources, so players who need to go out and explore the map for a long time will prepare so carefully in advance. Generally speaking, players who specialize in exploration need to complete life skills, such as cooking, outdoor survival, and medicine picking.

Outdoor survival skills include survivability such as igniting fires, setting up tents, pathfinding, and sensing dangerous creatures, as well as increasing the chance of fishing and trap hits; Cooking affects the level of ingredients that can be processed and the taste of cooking, and can also tell which organisms are toxic; Collecting herbs is the discovery of poisonous plants and plants that can be used as antidotes or cures.

Mind these points, Xia Chiyu and the others have to screen their teammates when they go out this time, and specialize in dealing with the situation of survival, otherwise even if they have a high level, it will be useless, at most, they will be more powerful in fighting monsters during the exploration process.

Players who know how to cook are undoubtedly a must, as this quest will last for weeks or even a month or two in the wild, and the supplies they buy will not last that long. And in the process of exploring the mysterious continent of illness and poisoning effects. Only herbs found by the player collecting the herb can be removed, and magic cannot be dispelled.

So, they also need a player who can pick up potions, just in case.

Outdoor survival is not particularly important, although the survival skill of outdoor survival is very popular with those who like to explore mode, which can greatly increase the fun of exploration mode and enjoy the thrill of being Belgris in the game. But they didn't go out to play in the wilderness to survive, but to complete this alliance mission.

The ability to survive outdoors can basically be replaced by a glamping tent, so there is no need for it.

Four races, they are ready to be divided into two teams to complete in two parts, so it takes two players who are proficient in medicine gathering and cooking. Those who are proficient in cooking are relatively simple, and Liu Yiyu and Pepe are able to undertake the job perfectly.

However, it is more difficult to solve the ability of collecting medicine, and the ability to collect medicine is relatively unpopular, and players rarely practice this. However, Zhang Zinuo helped Xia Chiyu solve this trouble: "Nadya has practiced collecting medicine." And it's a master, it should be enough. ”

"There's one more, the rain and the tide can handle it." Gu Qinyan rubbed Yuxi's head and said, "She is a pure wood mage, she has the skill of plant affinity, and there are bonuses for collecting medicine, and high-level medicine collection can be directly regarded as master-level medicine collection." ”

"That's enough." Xia Chiyu nodded with satisfaction, "Then this time." Zinuo......"

"Me and you and Cortana." Zhang Zinuo smiled dryly, "Call Xiaoyu too, right?" ”

Xia Chiyu raised his eyebrows and said, "Then it seems that the other person can only be Lacey." And then add Fei Fei and Qian Xue and other accompanying miscellaneous people. Seven or eight people, let's prepare the corresponding supplies. ”

The capacity of the travel tent is limited, and it can only store dry food and food for three people for a week.

In addition to them, there are other guild members who are also preparing for this mission. However, according to the production team, for the sake of gameplay, players in different teams will receive different places for mission items. Think of it as directing players to different tribes of these races, so they won't encounter other players completing the same quest along the way.

When they were ready, they split into two teams and set off that night. First of all, they had to take a boat to the corresponding Mystery Continent, so everyone met at the port, and then each team went to a different continent.

"Let me see." Xia Chiyu said. Holding down Liu Yiyu's brain, he dragged her to his side, then looked at Nadya, Zhang Zinuo, Reis and An Ran, as well as Li Feifei and Qianxue, who were joining in the fun, and nodded: "Well, everyone is together." ”

On Gu Qinyan's side, Yuxi, Pepe, Su Xing and Ye Siman were on the side, plus Chen Feng and Zhang Zhiwei and Cheng Ming, and the two teams each got on two different ships.

This time on the boat, Xia Chiyu seemed much more relaxed. Because they have been shipwrecked before, players will generally not be shipwrecked on at least three boat trips after experiencing a shipwreck.

Therefore, Xia Chiyu does not need to worry about his deep-sea phobia, and after traveling by boat once, they can directly skip the intermediate travel process and directly arrive at the continent where the destination is located.

Soon, they stopped in front of a continent, and this was their destination, the "Green Land".

This fits the atmosphere and background of the race they are looking for, the "elves", who are still on the boat, and can see that the continent is almost covered with green vegetation, and the shadow of a giant tree can be seen in the distance.

This continent they had been to before, but not in depth. The scope of each Mystery Continent is extremely large, comparable to any continent that has been explored so far. Even if there aren't any monsters along the way, it's enough for players to explore without sleep for months, and in the continent that has been explored, it's easier to move because of the teleportation points.

But in the Continent of Mysteries, you can only walk on your feet to get anywhere, and you can't even use a mount. Mounts cannot fly in this unknown continent, and will consume the mount's satiety and stamina as it advances, and will no longer be able to ride after it is exhausted. In the exploration mode, it can basically be regarded as an indie survival sandbox game with AO as the background.

"Let's go, according to the Elven Clan's 'Amber Heart' guidance, it should be in this direction." Xia Chiyu looked at the elf treasure in his hand and muttered to himself, then walked in front and led the way. It is relatively safe to advance on the outskirts of the Mystery Continent, and the monster level is around level seventy, which is relatively easy to deal with for the current player level.

However, when moving in the wild, especially in such swampy terrain, and without the expertise of outdoor survival, fatigue will appear very quickly. They had only been walking in the field for half an hour, and everyone was tired.

Since it has begun to enter the inner range of the Mystery Continent, although the monster level is still maintained at level seventy, the types have increased, the density has increased, and there have also been boss and boss-level monsters, so Xia Chiyu decided to repair it on the spot.

"Well, I really should have practiced my outdoor survival skills before I came." Xia Chiyu sighed and said, "I now know why the people from other guilds have been preparing for so long, only we stupidly ran out immediately." ”

"What's the matter, I think it's fun to do that. The scenery is also very good, everyone chatting while admiring, how nice. Zhang Zinuo smiled angrily, turned to Nadya and asked, "Right, Cortana?" ”

"Hmm." Nadya nodded and pursed her lips and smiled, but at this time Lacey looked around a little absentmindedly.

"What's wrong?" Xia Chiyu asked curiously.

"I feel like we've been to this place before, but it feels a little different." Reis frowned and said, Lin Qianxue laughed beside her: "Just with your road idiot?" Don't talk about that. ”

Lacey scratched his face and smiled bitterly: "That's right...... I guess it's my delusion. ”

But Reis's words made Xia Chiyu notice something, he looked around, muttered for a while, and then stood up and said, "Don't waste the stored dry food first, I'll go hunting, you can wait here for a while." ”

As he spoke, Xia Chiyu got up and walked towards the grove not far away, but before he could get close, an arrow suddenly flew out of it, flying extremely fast, almost grazing Xia Chiyu's cheek in a flash. Xia Chiyu didn't even have time to turn on the spiritual force field, but fortunately, the arrow didn't hit, and he immediately accelerated and rushed into the bushes. (To be continued.) )