Chapter 167: Abyss Party!
In the setting of the previous DNF, the Abyss was the fixed and only output method of the strongest equipment series in the DNF.
However, due to the randomness of the equipment, many top kryptonians back then may not be able to explode the perfect graduation outfit they have in mind.
To a certain extent, this mechanism of looking at all faces can be regarded as making up for the gap between the kryptonite boss and civilian players.
It was very popular at the time.
In the Internet cafΓ©, if any young man brushes the abyss and explodes the best equipment, it can cause a sensation among everyone in the entire Internet cafΓ©.
And the Abyss Challenge Invitation, as the name suggests, serves as the key to unlock the Abyss mode.
In layman's terms, it's the ticket.
This setting remains unchanged in the dungeon.
However, according to Xu Mu's memory.
The version of Castle in the Sky has not yet introduced an epic setting.
Currently, the highest-level equipment is an artifact (pink)
It's just that at a time when it's hard to find a purple.
The explosion rate of this artifact is even more valuable.
Mobs are absolutely unable to explode artifacts.
There is a chance that the lord will burst an artifact, but this probability is almost only 1 in a million.
Millions of players brush the boss for a day, and I am afraid that there are only a few artifacts that can be produced.
Under such a negligible explosion rate, even if Xu Mu held a tenfold increase in the explosion rate, the effect he saw was very small.
Therefore, it is necessary to carry out a wave of equipment overhaul.
The abyss is the quickest path Xu Mu can find at the moment.
"Warrior, where did you hear the name 'Abyss'?" Bringing Xu Mu and Celia to the reception room, Golantis stared at Xu Mu with a shocked face.
The Abyss is just a way for players to produce equipment.
But for NPCs in quests.
The word abyss is an unbearable past.
The story goes back about 700 years.
At that time, Ozma, who had already signed a contract with the things of chaos and became the god of the new generation of chaos, vowed to take revenge on the Perus Empire and the continent of Arad, which was indifferent to the whole heart.
Using the supreme magical power, he began to spread the curse of blood.
This curse spreads wildly among those who are weak in faith and fragile in heart.
Infected with the Blood Curse, who look like humans on the outside, but desperate for human blood on the inside, they wait for an opportunity to move, causing countless casualties on the continent of Arad.
These people, who are extremely difficult to distinguish from their appearances, are called pretenders.
Later, there were people who could discern the impostor, who had received oracles and revelations, and who had also undergone rigorous training to kill the impostor with the purifying power they felt during their practice.
They became the first professions in the Arad continent - the clergy.
Then there was the hundred-year-long war between the clergy and the pretenders.
In order to quell the chaos of the Blood Curse brought about by Ozma, the ancestors of the priesthood engaged in a large-scale bloody battle with the Pretender forces led by Ozma in the Black Land.
In the end, they succeeded in banishing Ozma to other realms, but they paid a high price for doing so.
The number of casualties in the past 100 years has exceeded 10 million, most of them innocent people.
Even so, the power of the clergy has been exhausted, and there is no way to completely eradicate the pretenders.
Therefore, they sealed the Pretender in a space called the Pillar of the Abyss.
The clergy are in charge of the caretakers.
For hundreds of years, there have been no incidents, and fewer and fewer people know about the abyss.
This is also why, when Xu Mu said the word abyss, Golantis's mood fluctuations would be so great.
Because after Golantis the family of GrΓ cia, its ancestor Shapiro Gracia.
It was one of the 'Five Sages' who participated in the Dark Holy War back then!
Therefore, Golantis is a real descendant of the Eight Banners, and he is in charge of unlocking the seal of the Pillar of the Abyss.
"How did you know that this matter was almost forgotten by the world?" Golantis's expression was still excited, almost grabbing Xu Mu's sleeve.
"The gears of fate are turning, and sooner or later Ozma will lead the Pretender back. I'm just a kind-hearted person who wants to help the Gracia family take some of the little pressure off them. Xu Mu avoided answering, but acted as a riddler.
In the early years, when I played DNF, I was annoyed by the various riddler NPCs in the plot.
And at the moment, this feeling of mastering all the plot strategies is indeed cool!
Looking at Golantis' face, 'What are you talking about?' Xu Mu couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.
It's no wonder that there are Riddlers in so many works.
This feeling of 'only I know everything, you are all confused' is also so cool!
In fact, 'about the pretender coming back'.
Xu Mu didn't lie.
According to the plot line of DNF, it is only a matter of time before Ozma's seal is loosened.
It's just that this is still too far away for Xu Mu at the moment.
He's only a 18th-level little budding now.
Confronting the apostles?
The apostle's spit could make Xu Mu disappear.
"Since it is a person whose fate is predetermined, then I choose to believe you. Isn't it God's revelation that you appeared to me at such a time and asked me for the key to unlock the sealed abyss? After pondering deeply, Golantis clasped his hands to his chest and said reverently.
What she said translates to.
The old lady also has faith, and the old lady is backed by the tenth apostle [Sage Michel]
You stood in front of me and asked me for the key to open the seal, but Michelle did not intervene, indicating that he had all acquiesced.
So the old lady chooses to believe you.
Just after her voice fell.
A sound that shook the sky slowly fell from above the canopy.
[Full Quest Tips!] γ
[Player 'A' in the main town of Huttonmar at No. 141!] 'Abyss Party Mode' has been activated! γ
[From now on, the seal of the Abyss Party has been lifted for everyone!] γ
[Abyss Challenge Mode can be played in any area except 'Lorraine Forest'!] γ
[As the first player to unlock 'Abyss Party Mode', 'A' will receive a reward: Abyss Party Challenge Book*1000 sheets!] γ
[All players can use gold to purchase the Abyss Party Challenge Book in the Remidia Cathedral in their respective area!] γ
[Abyss Party Mode will yield great equipment rewards!] The highest level of equipment produced at the moment - Artifact! γ
[Warning: The monsters in the Abyss Party Mode are unusually powerful!] Once activated, you will not be able to force a return to the city! Choose wisely! γ
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A few prompts sounded through.
Players from almost all channels exploded!
All of them have expressed their views in their respective regional channels.
βWTFοΌοΌοΌβ
"What the hell is the abyss?? Do you have an answer? β
"I'm just a stinky goblin, and I haven't even qualified to enter Flame Graca, you ask me?"
"Judging from the report, this special thing seems to be able to take an artifact, ghost!"
"! Artifact? It's been almost eight hours since I entered the dungeon, and I haven't seen a single artifact in the whole area! What is hidden in the abyss? β
"Shhh...... Artifact! I look at the purple attribute on the auction house is already very remarkable, and the attribute of the artifact must not turn the sky over? β
"Don't say more, just ask if there are any like-minded good brothers who team up with me to try the abyss?"
"I, me, me! Big guy, I'm the creator! β
"I forgot to say just now, don't create a black dog! Other people chat privately with me to see the strength! β
"Borrow a building, borrow a building, take the zombie king to do the job transfer task, 15,000 times, 30,000 alone! Interested parties have a private chat! β
The channels in each region are instantly popular, and the speed of message swiping is fast.
Under the extreme temptation, almost everyone was selectively blind, missing the dungeon's suggestion that 'the abyss monster is abnormally powerful'.
The players who wanted to paddle badly, mixed in the Forest of Lorraine, began to gear up one after another, trying to march towards Hutton Marr.
And the players who have entered the main city of Huttonmar have also begun to contact each other to prepare for the challenge of the abyss.
Meanwhile.
Xu Mu, the initiator who opened Pandora's Box, had already slipped away quickly.
After taking the authority from Golantis.
The quest system rewarded him, the starter, with 1,000 challenge books.
He also glanced at the price of the challenge books sold in the Golantis store.
The standard price in the shop is 2,500 gold, and the purchased challenge book can be traded at the auction house.
However, there are limitations.
Each player can only purchase 20 challenge books per day.
If you want to exchange for more, you can only rely on the rare soul crystals obtained by dismantling purple equipment to exchange them. (Rare Souls: Later known as Purple Dog Eyes, because in DNF, the icon of these soul crystals resembles a dog eye)
The exchange ratio is 1 piece: 1 book
Truth be told, this price is almost sky-high for now.
Xu Mu opened the regional statistics panel and took a look.
At present, white clothing is still the mainstream, and the share of blue clothing on most players is only half.
Even players with only 10% of the base have a period of 1 purple outfit.
Break down the purple suit to get a few to dozens of purple dog eyes?
Don't even think about it!
It's all disassembled, and the players take sticks and knock them from scratch?
Moreover, even players with purple suits are willing to dismantle.
However, blue and white outfit players are currently the mainstream players of dungeons, accounting for as much as 90%!
"In other words, the challenge book will almost always be very expensive for a long time to come."
"You can consider making a profit from the challenge book and earning more gold to strengthen your equipment."
Xu Mu, who knows the direction of the plot well, is clear.
At the moment, everyone is still in the transition stage, and it belongs to the primitive period of 'it's good to have equipment, but what kind of bicycle do you need'.
But in the future, strengthening equipment is the mainstream improvement mode for players.
As we all know, DNF's equipment strengthening system has always been a bottomless pit.
Gold coins are too little, not too much.
After thinking about it, Xu Mu opened the auction house and searched for it.
Sure enough.
Some players are already beginning to realize the business opportunity.
They may not intend to challenge the abyss themselves.
But I've already started to dig out my money and use all my savings to sell the 20 copies of the 1-day limited challenge book in the Golantis store.
And the current price is about 10,000 gold/1 book.
Maybe that seems strange.
The NPC store only sells for 2,500 gold copies, but you sell 10,000 copies at the auction house?
I'm crazy to come to you to buy it! Doesn't it smell good if I buy it directly at the NPC store?
But in fact, even Xu Mu had to sigh in his heart about these forced players' minds.
Sure enough, after the player base is large, there are indeed smart people.
2500 gold, a challenge book is affordable.
But if you want to start an abyss challenge...... 20 Challenge Books Required!
That is, the amount that Golantis offers here.
It's only enough for players to play once a day.
The top players want to open up the equipment gap with the mid-level players to ensure that they are always ahead.
Naturally, you will purchase additional challenge books.
Profit starts here!
The challenge book is a bit more expensive.
But it doesn't matter if players can't come up with the money right now.
After a day or two at most, the player's level will go up, and you can easily accumulate hundreds of gold coins by brushing a round of monsters.
You can afford it.
Xu Mu thought about it for a while, and then decisively took out 500 challenge books and put them directly on the auction house!
However, Xu Mu believes that he is still different from those players who raise prices.
These forced players don't want their faces, and they will sell 10,000 copies when they come up.
You dare to sell 10,000 copies today, and I don't dare to think about what you dare to do tomorrow!
I can't be like them.
The most important thing is to be sincere.
[You have put on the shelves 500 copies of the Abyss Party Challenge Book, are you sure to sell it at the price of 50,000 gold?] γ
"Sure." Xu Mu immediately nodded.
To be a man, we must indeed pay attention to sincerity.
But you don't have to be a capitalist.
With his tenfold explosion rate, he won't need so many challenge books for the time being.
Take out half of it and sell it for money first, sell it early and enjoy it early.
After making money, you will violently strengthen a wave of equipment, forming a virtuous circle.
Subsequently, Xu Mu closed the auction house.
Just in time to meet Celia's clear and innocent eyes.
"Adventurer, the more I get in touch with you, the more I find out what you know!"
"Even the famous Golantis was persuaded by you in your words."
"Being your companion is one of the luckiest things I've ever done in my life!"
"Ahem, it's okay." Xu Mu coughed dryly.
The main thing is that he just became a profiteer, but he was raised by the innocent Celia.
I'm sorry for my buddy.
"Next, start challenging the abyss!" Xu Mu calmed down, and then took Celia's little hand.
With the thought triggered, he directly relied on the teleportation point to return to the 36th floor of Sky City!
As the easiest area of the Abyss Mode, the Sky Castle area can be opened with only 20 challenge books.
It just so happened that the 36th floor was cleared by Xu Mu, and it is currently empty, so there is no need to worry about other mobs harassing after opening the abyss.
After all, with the high difficulty of the abyss, even Xu Mu, who knows the strategy and is well-equipped.
Caution also has to be taken.
Take out 20 pitch-black scrolls with the Mutant Pretender (Challenge) from your backpack
After crushing on the spot.
A wisp of evil power that was so dense that it flew out of the scroll continuously, turning into thousands of strands of pure black thread.
Soon, they swirled and lingered, like a whirlpool, and quickly converged into a point in front of Xu Mu.
Expand the area with points.
Eventually, a black mist spread.
After a while, the black fog slowly dissipated.
A pitch-black cylinder like steel appeared in front of Xu Mu, and there was a chilling aura looming within it.
[Do you want to start the Abyss Challenge?] γ
The sound of temptation and danger sounded just in time.
Xu Mu clenched the +10 Dead Leaf Knife, and said in a deep voice with a cold gaze.
"Confirm."
(End of chapter)