Chapter 73 National News Broadcast
By level 35, Wen Yu had accumulated 125 free attribute points, which made him even more aware of just how significant an advantage good equipment was.
He wasn't sure if this game even had a level cap, but having gained only 125 free attribute points after leveling up a full 25 times was quite something.
Yet now, in Wen Yu's space mage set, any single piece of equipment added a full 30 points to a single attribute.
After a full night of contemplation, Wen Yu finally decided to put all his free attribute points into Constitution.
"Ensuring I have high HP is the most important thing."
Wen Yu also pondered a question: just how much physical or magic attack power could firearm-type weapons in reality actually add?
If he had 300 HP and a firearm only added a few dozen points, would a shot to the head kill him instantly, or would he just lose some health?
"If I activate Magic Shield and take a bullet, what will the effect be?" Wen Yu made up his mind to find Lin Sirong to experiment once he learned Magic Shield.
"These are questions that need to be mastered as soon as possible." Having no concept of firearms to begin with, Wen Yu was afraid that if he really encountered such problems in the future, he might accidentally get himself killed.
With all free attribute points added to Constitution, Wen Yu's Constitution rose to 159+160.
"As expected, even if I put all the attribute points I've gained from level 1 until now into Constitution, it's still 1 point less than what my equipment provides."
His Constitution reached 319 in one go.
Wen Yu's HP and MP also increased once again, with his MP breaking through the 10,000 mark in one fell swoop!
His dual defenses also reached 633+500.
"I've been online for about 5 hours today, time to go farm rabbits. My magic damage hasn't increased in several days."
Putting on the [enforcer mask], he teleported directly to his "lair," Novice Village No. 13241. When choosing the teleport destination, Wen Yu glanced at the list and noticed that Novice Village No. 10001 through No. 50000 were likely already full. He didn't know if it was a result of the third update, but the number of Novice Villages in the Huaxia Region had increased.
50,000 Novice Villages, from No. 1000001 to No. 1050000, had been placed under the jurisdiction of the Huaxia Region.
"The player base in our country has already reached over 400 million!" However, Wen Yu knew this was only temporary. Once the game was completely made public, he feared those newly opened 50,000 Novice Villages would also be full within a few short days.
Wen Yu could say he was one of the first to descend into [After Tomorrow]. Like Newbie Village No. 10001, Novice Village No. 13241 had long been empty. Returning to his place of origin, Wen Yu felt a wave of emotion.
"I can still get a permanent 50% discount when buying things in this Novice Village! But I don't need any of it."
Walking out of the Novice Village, he encountered the long-lost Novice Village chief at the village entrance!
[Village Chief] Level: 30 Description: I've been feeling unwell lately; it seems like something big is about to happen.
"???" Old Village Chief! Don't be like that!
"Is there some hidden quest?" Wen Yu thought to himself as he walked up and asked.
"Lord Village Chief, what's wrong lately? Are you feeling unwell?"
The village chief turned around and looked at him.
"It's you, adventurer... No, wait... I should call you Enforcer Sir now."
"You flatter me. Thanks to your help, Village Chief, I managed to secure an official position." Wen Yu still remembered that his enforcer mask came because of a recommendation letter from the village chief.
"What's been going on with you lately? Why do you seem so troubled?"
"I don't know. Lately, I've been feeling dazed, and it's not just me; everyone in the entire Novice Village feels the same."
"Is there anything I can do for you?"
"It's nothing, thank you for your concern, Enforcer Sir. Perhaps the spring water everyone has been drinking lately is a bit unclean. I've already sent people to find another solution."
After talking for a while, he couldn't trigger any quest at all.
"When an old man has a cold or fever that won't go away! It's likely lung heat!"
Bidding farewell to the village chief, he continued walking towards the outside of the Novice Village.
Once outside the Novice Village, even Wen Yu noticed something unusual.
Every rabbit's eyes were bloodshot. The moment they saw Wen Yu, although they didn't pounce to attack, they stared at him intently.
They kept staring at him no matter where he walked.
However, when he raised his super artifact and killed a rabbit with one slash, nothing unusual happened.
It was the same +1 EXP, +1 Talent.
"What's going on? Are you trying to rebel or what?"
However, Wen Yu didn't think too much about it. They were just rabbits; what could they do if they rebelled? They were still just one-hit kills.
Clearing his mind, he started slashing away!
— — — — — — The four hours in the morning, Wen Yu was completely immersed in grinding monsters to level up, and for the four hours in the afternoon, he slashed at rabbits relentlessly.
When he came to his senses, his Intelligence had reached 55937+390.
His magic attack power had broken through the 100,000 mark in one fell swoop, reaching a terrifying 115,054!
"A full 200,000 shield value, this should be enough now!"
Feeling that it was almost time for the National News Broadcast, Wen Yu chose to log off directly in the Novice Village.
"Since the news was already announced to the player community yesterday, today it should be announced to the whole nation on TV!"
He glanced at his friends list and found that not only were Lin Sirong and Wang Bin offline, but even the guild leaders of the major guilds were offline.
Everyone is very "politically sensitive," huh?
He guessed that everyone had gone to watch the television, though he didn't know if that was true.
...
In the blink of an eye, it was 7:00 PM sharp. After finishing his meal early, Wen Yu began waiting in front of the television.
Usually, news about [After Tomorrow] was broadcast after 7:20 PM.
But today was different. After a brief report by the two hosts, the screen changed, and Lin Sirong's big face appeared before Wen Yu...
And Wen Yu finally learned Lin Sirong's position in the military district.
"Hello everyone, it is an honor to meet you all here."
"First, let me introduce myself briefly. My name is Lin Sirong. If you are not in the military, I believe very few people have heard this name."
"I am the Deputy Commander of the Shangjing City Military District, and also the Commander of the Huaxia 3rd Army."
...
Lin Sirong is such a high-ranking official? Wen Yu had no concept of how big a position the Deputy Commander of the Shangjing City Military District was.
But the title of Army Commander meant he had countless people under his command...
"Today, I will take up the entire time of the National News Broadcast to have a good chat with everyone about the recently popular game [After Tomorrow]."
"I believe those of you who frequently watch the National News Broadcast are not hearing about [After Tomorrow] for the first time, right?"
"We should have a requirement to broadcast at least one piece of news about [After Tomorrow] every day."
"If you still don't know about it, then the director of Huaxia Television should be replaced!" Lin Sirong joked.
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. I remember when we first promoted [After Tomorrow], the excuse we used was that it was a game developed jointly by countries around the world."
"It was indeed an excuse. In reality, [After Tomorrow] is not just a simple game at all."
...
For the rest of the time, Lin Sirong essentially repeated what he had said to Wen Yu, as well as the content posted on the forum yesterday, but in more detail.
He spoke very slowly, and even repeated many things many times.
Wen Yu saw it all.
Wen Yu knew that he might be a little afraid too.
He was afraid that the public wouldn't be able to accept it in such a short time, so he wanted to use the slowest speaking speed, repeating things over and over, to let everyone accept it bit by bit.
Wen Yu felt there was actually no need for this, since there were no plans to immediately announce the matter of the game entering reality for the time being.
From the perspective of an ordinary person, they should feel more excitement than fear. Fighting against the Demon Race! Saving a planet! Anyway, you won't really die in the "game"!
Everyone has a hero dream...
Lin Sirong also played many videos captured from the forum. There was the beautiful scenery of Brilliant City, the endless ocean of Binhai City, and the mystery of Mobei City wrapped in yellow sand.
Wen Yu even saw himself in one of them; it was the video recorded by Li Jue of Wen Yu beating up [Minotaur Castle].
"Isn't video reposting forbidden?..." For the first time, Wen Yu wanted to complain about the Huaxia Game Forum.
The video continued to play, and it was already past 7:30 PM. There was no sign of the National News Broadcast ending at all. He didn't know if this was the first time in history, but Wen Yu knew that in a few days, when everyone generally reached level 30, there would be a second time.
Wen Yu watched every video carefully.
When the video played to the end, Wen Yu finally saw the figure of the "Demon Race."
Black armor, long fangs. Blood-red long hair was the standard look for every member of the Demon Race.
And the video about the Demon Race was not recorded by a "streamer" watching the battle from the city wall.
The National News Broadcast used a first-person perspective, capturing every slash and arrow of the players. They didn't even blur out the spurting blood.
"It seems the National Team had already prepared for the possibility of making it public when the Demon Race invaded." Wen Yu guessed.
The video ended, but the National News Broadcast did not.
For the rest of the time, Lin Sirong talked about his "Sharp Blade" from [After Tomorrow], then from "Sharp Blade" to the "Toilet Forum," and finally from the forum to the "Talent Strength Chart."
The talking points were still the same.
When the time reached 8:45 PM, today's "News Exclusive" finally drew to a close.
"What needed to be said to everyone, I believe you all understand very clearly. If that planet truly becomes humanity's second home in the future! We will still stand at the peak of this world!"
"Recently, Doomsday theories and various alarmist rumors have been rampant abroad. I hope everyone will hold firm to their beliefs and continue to trust us."
"In addition, led by the major military districts, the 35th National Census will begin tomorrow."
"The price of game helmets will be reduced to 100 yuan each, starting today!"
"Please notify each other!"
"Thank you!"
***
Chapter 74: Dungeon Mechanism Change!
Logging back into the game, I opened my friends list and found that almost everyone was online.
I contacted Li Jue and told him to wait for me at the Glory City [Dungeon Teleporter].
...
"Brother Yu! This is actually a real world!" Li Jue seemed particularly excited.
"Yeah, it's amazing, isn't it?" Poor newbie, you'll be in for a scare in a few days.
"Did you know about this all along?"
"I had my suspicions, which is why I told you to protect these NPCs as much as you could."
"But even now, we still don't know if they are the original inhabitants of this planet." Wen Yu said, looking at the surrounding NPCs.
"Keep working hard. Reach level 30 as soon as possible. Only after the Second Class Transfer does this game truly begin."
After speaking, the two entered the [Graveyard of the Dead] dungeon together. Since Li Jue had already entered the normal difficulty dungeon by himself yesterday, he was already familiar with the tombstones, zombies, and the [Corpse Emperor]. So this Time, the explanation was the most comfortable one Wen Yu had ever heard.
In order to make the video look as good as possible, Wen Yu did not use the large-scale mob-clearing skills [Ice Shard] or [Endless Black Hole].
Of course, slow doesn't mean weak. To show off his power, the [Corpse Emperor] naturally had to take a [Space Wormhole] from Wen Yu.
Li Jue gasped at the sight.
After leaving the dungeon, Li Jue stopped Wen Yu.
"Brother Yu, after the [National Team]'s speech just now, the game should see another surge in players, and our forum should also rise with the tide!"
"So?" Wen Yu didn't understand what Li Jue was trying to express.
"They might not know you, but they know the leaderboard! And the leaderboard doesn't restrict level 1 players from viewing it!" Li Jue continued.
"I'm planning to find an opportunity to re-upload the previous [White Wolf Kings Lair] and [Minotaur Castle] videos."
"!!!" As expected of you, Li Jue. You really won't do anything that involves being a decent human being.
"Don't re-upload them. Let's go get new footage! We'll change the title too, and try to get the players who bought them before to buy them again!"
"I've already thought of a title: Time's Blast-Kill of the Novice Village King"!"
"Fine..." Li Jue, of course, had nothing to say.
Taking Li Jue into the [White Wolf Kings Lair] again, Wen Yu considered how to kill in the coolest way.
First, he activated his [Space Blessing]. Small hourglass icons appeared above both Wen Yu and Li Jue's heads.
It was the first Time Wen Yu had used a blessing on a teammate, but it was useless for Li Jue. A first-transfer Assassin's skills were all close-range; there was no such thing as attack range.
But that didn't stop him from fiercely hyping up [Space Blessing]!
Li Jue entered stealth mode to film the video, while Wen Yu activated [Magic Shield] and slowly led the white wolves into the depths.
When they met the [White Wolf King] again, it was already surrounded by white wolves constantly biting at his shield.
He threw out a [Space Black Hole] directly!
Instantly, all the monsters fell to the ground, and the dungeon clearance notification sounded.
...
After clearing the dungeon, Li Jue went offline to post the video, while Wen Yu spent 30 minutes clearing all the remaining first-transfer dungeons. All 6 [attribute materialization card]s were used. His assimilation level reached 28%.
"Phew! Next up are the remaining four level 40 dungeons!" As Wen Yu looked up, the names of the four dungeons appeared before him, waiting for Wen Yu to make a choice!
[Forest of Time] ([Starlight City])
[bloody heaven] ([Sunshine City])
[Time Corridor] ([Starlight City])
[Mine Tunnel Adventure] ([Human King City])
"I wonder if you'll give me any [skill materialization card]s!"
Wen Yu's first choice was, of course, to enter the [Time Corridor] in [Starlight City]. After all, he had done it once, so he had experience.
"Ding! ~"
"Current dungeon: [Time Corridor]! Please select difficulty."
"Hell!"
"Ding! ~"
"Friendly reminder: To avoid players exploiting dungeon bugs, the maximum number of Times each [Second Class Transfer] dungeon can be cleared per day is: 1. Maximum party size: 10 (Each player is reminded only once)!"
"You have selected the dungeon [Time Corridor], difficulty [Hell]. Do you wish to enter?"
Seeing the system's friendly reminder, Wen Yu finally understood where the dungeon adjustments had been made.
It had indeed changed from three Times for first-transfer dungeons to once now.
However, the rules had changed as well. First-transfer dungeons allowed 3 [entries].
While [Second Class Transfer] dungeons were now limited to 1 [clearance].
And the party size had also doubled to 10 people.
"Does that mean as long as I don't clear it, I can enter these dungeons infinitely?"
...
With a flash of white light, Wen Yu appeared once again beneath the heart-palpitating alarm clock in the [Time Corridor].
It was no different from when he entered as an [Enforcer] last Time.
The familiar system countdown, the familiar alarm clock still ticking away.
But when Wen Yu stood before the [alarm clock king] again and looked back, he realized that the [Alarm Clock Qiu Qiu] and [Ghost Ship] he had fought along the way hadn't provided him with even a single point of experience.
"This must also be a product of the dungeon adjustments, right? Before level 30, fighting white wolves, minotaurs, and tombstones all provided experience points. But here, there's nothing."
"Well, since players are allowed to challenge dungeons unlimitedly, this kind of experience-farming bug naturally couldn't remain."
However, there were disappointments, but also pleasantly surprising discoveries. Although [Alarm Clock Qiu Qiu] only had 1 HP and 1 attack power, it was a bona fide level 40 monster!
The advancement progress of the [space mage set] had actually increased!
"This is way faster than farming in the wild..."
"Ding! ~"
"Killed [alarm clock king], gained experience + 400,000"
"Congratulations on obtaining Gold Coins * 95,825"
"Congratulations on obtaining [Wind and Cloud Assassin Ring]"
"Congratulations on obtaining [attribute materialization card] * 2"
"Congratulations on obtaining [skill upgrade card] * 20"
"As expected, no [skill materialization card]!" Wen Yu sighed.
However, getting another 2 [attribute materialization card]s was acceptable.
Four dungeons meant a full 8 cards; counting it up, Wen Yu could get 14 [attribute materialization card]s a day.
He immediately opened the newly obtained ring to check.
[Wind and Cloud Assassin Ring] (Diamond)
Level: 40
Description: A ring component of the Wind and Cloud Assassin set crafted by the legendary master [Leonardo], which went missing after the last-but-one Demon invasion.
Physical Attack + 500
Strength + 100
Agility + 100
Luck + 5
Set Effect (1/5): None
Class Requirement: Assassin
...
"You again! [Leonardo]? Why is it always you? I haven't even heard of you in the [Second-Tier Main City]. Foreshadowing?"
***
Chapter 75 [Forest of Time] / Lin Sirong's Talent
Level 40 accessories were actually not far from being wearable for Wen Yu.
Wen Yu's current experience points would soon be enough for him to reach level 37.
After exiting the [Time Corridor] dungeon, he turned to look at the remaining three major dungeons.
"Let's enter the local dungeon of Moonlight City first. I hope it won't be another functional dungeon like the alarm clock king."
"Ding! ~"
"Current dungeon: [Forest of Time]! Please select the difficulty."
Wen Yu naturally chose hell difficulty. According to Wen Yu's speculation, although the [attribute materialization card] was given daily, it was indeed not as easy to obtain as the [skill upgrade card]. The hell difficulty dungeon only gave two at a time, the abyss difficulty likely only gave one, and the difficult and normal difficulties probably only had [skill upgrade card] to obtain.
"However, this is reasonable; the strong get stronger."
With a flash of white light, Wen Yu disappeared from the spot again.
...
"You have entered the hell difficulty [Forest of Time]!"
"Reminder: While in the Forest of Time area, your movement speed will decrease by 10% every minute! Please reach the forest exit within 10 minutes!"
"Countdown 10 minutes! Start!"
"..." As expected, it was another countdown dungeon.
Wen Yu looked up and found that he was standing on the edge of a forest.
"Does this mean I have to traverse the entire forest, going straight from the entrance to the exit?" Wen Yu pondered.
"Movement speed decreases by 10% every minute; it seems there are 'people' who don't want you to reach the exit so easily!"
Thinking too much was meaningless, so Wen Yu activated Teleport and rushed inside blindly!
After four consecutive teleports, Wen Yu had already penetrated deep into the Forest of Time.
"Fortunately, my Teleport is not on cooldown, so it's actually quite easy."
Looking up at his surroundings, there were a few scattered animals.
[Forest of Time Elk]
Level: 40
Introduction: A species unique to the Forest of Time.
HP: 200000
Magic Attack: 1
Defense: 20000
Skills:
Magic Seal! (When the Forest of Time Elk detects an enemy nearby, it will cast Magic Seal, sealing all enemy unit skills for 10 seconds!)
[Forest of Time Spider]
Level: 40
Introduction: A species unique to the Forest of Time.
HP: 200000
Magic Attack: 1
Defense: 20000
Skills:
Web Weaving! (When the Forest of Time Spider detects an enemy nearby, it will spit silk to weave a web, trapping the enemy in place for 3 seconds!)
[Forest of Time Magic Snake]
Level: 40
Introduction: A species unique to the Forest of Time.
HP: 200000
Magic Attack: 1
Defense: 20000
Skills:
Poison Release! (When the Forest of Time Magic Snake detects an enemy nearby, it will spit venom, reducing the enemy's movement speed by 50% for 3 seconds!)
"As expected! Another functional dungeon. This HP and Defense are simply not meant for players to fight monsters normally!"
However, Wen Yu clearly wasn't planning to walk around the monsters; he could still handle this HP and Defense!
"I must kill the elk first! I can't let them seal my magic!"
As a result, after waiting for a long time, he found that the monsters had no intention of attacking at all.
"..." Wen Yu was a bit dumbfounded.
"No way? No way! [Friend of the Forest] works inside the dungeon too?!"
"Then isn't entering this dungeon basically the same as coming home?" Wen Yu continued to experiment.
He walked up to a snake, and the snake looked up at Wen Yu once before turning away.
He then walked up to an elk that was grazing. The deer even affectionately rubbed against Wen Yu's leg.
"..." Isn't this bug just being exploited by This Person Wen!
As for the system prompt about movement speed decreasing by 10% every minute, what does that have to do with This Person Wen? I travel by teleporting!
Having figured this out, Wen Yu completely set his mind at ease.
He teleported all the way while enjoying the scenery. And indeed, the Forest of Time did not have any monsters that needed to be confronted head-on like the [Ghost Ship] in the [Time Corridor].
It seemed that all the animals in the Forest of Time had skills entirely focused on how to reduce one's movement speed.
"I love functional dungeons! This feels just like coming home!"
In the end, it only took Wen Yu 3 minutes to reach the exit of the Forest of Time, and most of that time was spent looking at the scenery and the animals.
"Ding! ~"
"Cleared dungeon [Forest of Time], gained experience points + 400000"
"Congratulations on obtaining [Wind and Cloud Battle Bracelet]"
"Congratulations on obtaining [attribute materialization card] * 2"
"Congratulations on obtaining [skill upgrade card] * 20"
"...Is that it? Cleared?"
There isn't even a BOSS?
"Comfortable. I suggest changing [After Tomorrow] directly to [After Tomorrow Forest Adventure]!"
"Then I will be even more of a synonym for invincible!"
However, just after leaving the dungeon, Wen Yu immediately fell into deep thought.
"The Forest of Time dungeon has no BOSS, which means as long as you find a way to run to the forest exit, no matter what method you use, you can successfully clear it."
"Doesn't this also mean that as long as you find the right path and can open up a route without monsters, even a level 1 player might be able to clear it successfully?"
And China, the one thing it doesn't lack, is people...
One day, someone will find such a path, and when that time comes.
It will probably be the time when everyone has an attribute materialization card.
Maybe even two per person every day!
And the price of level 40 diamond accessories will plummet to rock bottom!
"Not rigorous; the design of this dungeon is not rigorous..."
But Wen Yu couldn't be bothered with that; he looked at his newly obtained equipment.
[Wind and Cloud Battle Bracelet] (Diamond)
Level: 40
Introduction: A bracelet part of the Wind and Cloud Warrior set crafted by the legendary master Leonardo, which went missing after the last demon invasion.
Physical Attack + 500
Strength + 150
Constitution + 50
Luck + 5
Set Effect (1/5): None
Class Requirement: Warrior
"But now, does each dungeon only give one piece of equipment? Are non-set equipment of a lower level just not given anymore?"
Wen Yu then thought of the groups of Platinum and Diamond elite monsters running around in the wild.
"Perhaps non-set items can only be found on those wild BOSSes from now on."
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"Ding! ~"
"You have a new message!"
Upon opening it, he discovered that it was actually sent by Lin Sirong.
"Didn't he just give a televised speech? He already has time to log on?" Wen Yu was a bit surprised.
[Sharp Blade - Lin Sirong]: "Did you watch today's National News Broadcast?"
"I watched it, hello Commander!"
"Go away, go away! I don't need you to say that." Lin Sirong said with disdain: "Besides, you don't even know how to flatter someone; don't call me Commander, call me Vice Commander-in-Chief!"
It seems Vice Commander-in-Chief is a higher rank! Just as Wen Yu was about to reply, he heard Lin Sirong continue.
"I've been busy these past few days, you have no idea. It hasn't been long, and many cities are reporting that the area in front of the Government Building is surrounded by curious crowds. Some are even there to buy helmets."
"But surprisingly, I didn't sense much fear from their emotions; isn't that strange?"
"What's so strange about that? You haven't mentioned the matter of the game entering reality yet. Naturally, everyone's curiosity is greater right now!" Lin Sirong was such a smart person, yet he couldn't wrap his head around this issue; Wen Yu even wanted to roast him.
Wen Yu continued: "But you need to be prepared, Brother Rong. I saw that Wang Bin also changed his class, right? I estimate that this matter will ferment in at most two or three days."
"For the time being, we have issued a gag order to all leaders of major guilds and the financial groups behind them. We have to wait until a few individual players actually reach level 30." Lin Sirong continued: "I've also changed my class, Shield Warrior! Remember to save any Shield Warrior equipment for me!"
"????" Wen Yu immediately opened the leaderboard to take a look.
[Sharp Blade - Lin Sirong] Level 30 (49%) (Shield Warrior)
"!!!!" Brother Rong is confused!
"No! Didn't you guys at Sharp Blade get several hidden class change scrolls? You, a big leader, didn't get one?" Wen Yu didn't understand what Lin Sirong was doing.
"I! This Person Lin! Talent! S-rank!" Lin Sirong said proudly.
"With an S-rank Talent, you should use a hidden class change scroll even more!"
"Do you remember the Infinite Growth in the Talent table?" Lin Sirong asked.
"..." Of course, Wen Yu knew about Infinite Growth. In the Talent table compiled by the National Team, the S-rank special Talent was indeed Infinite Growth.
Wen Yu still remembered that the effect of Infinite Growth seemed to be that for every 1 point of Strength a player gained, they could gain 100 HP.
"That still doesn't work. Didn't you see the Shield Warrior weapon I dropped earlier? I remember I dropped the level 30 Shield Warrior Platinum weapon [mount tai shield]."
"That doesn't add Strength at all! The weapon doesn't add Physical Attack! And it doesn't add Strength!"
"Don't be anxious, little brother!" Lin Sirong comforted Wen in return: "Listen to me finish."
"Actually, that Talent is fake; it was made up based on my own Talent!"
"My Talent is that for every 1 point of Constitution gained, it adds an additional 100 maximum HP! Can something like a Talent be made public so easily? So we just changed it to 1 point of Strength adding 100 HP. In reality, we don't even know if such a Talent exists."
"..." And they call themselves the National Team, yet they're cutting corners on the Talent table they compiled themselves...
"I'm currently using the [mount tai shield] you gave me, 4000 HP and 80 points of Constitution. Think about it! Really think about it!"
Wen Yu looked at his own HP: 5690...
Alright, his total HP wasn't even half of the bonus from one of Lin Sirong's Platinum weapons...
However, Wen Yu sincerely admired Lin Sirong's decisiveness. Even knowing there were Hidden Classes, he didn't gamble, but instead utilized his own Talent well and did what he needed to do.
***
Chapter 76: The Unsolvable [Mine Tunnel Adventure]
Lin Sirong calling, of course, wasn't to brag about his Talent.
He warned Wen Yu that a national census would begin tomorrow; if asked about his game ID, he should just make one up.
Even if the Investigation Bureau did a real-name investigation on Wen Yu, they would only find a bunch of made-up information.
After the game entered reality and the world rankings opened, Wen Yu's files naturally became classified, accessible only to the highest levels of authority.
Wen Yu was, of course, very satisfied with this result.
He hadn't even considered the safety issue, yet Lin Sirong had already thought of it for him.
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Finishing his chat with Lin Sirong, Wen Yu continued to look at the two remaining dungeons.
[bloody heaven] (Sunshine City)
[Mine Tunnel Adventure] (Human King City)
Wen Yu ultimately decided to enter [Mine Tunnel Adventure] first.
"What kind of 'bloody heaven' is that? It sounds disgusting just hearing the name." It was perfectly fine to leave that one for last.
...
"Ding! ~"
"Current dungeon: [Mine Tunnel Adventure]! Please select the difficulty."
"Judging by the name, this is probably a functional dungeon where you search for treasure in some mine tunnel."
...
When the light shone before Wen Yu's eyes again, he was already inside the dungeon.
"Ding! ~"
"You have entered the dungeon [Mine Tunnel Adventure]!"
"Countdown: 10 minutes! Begin!"
Upon entering the dungeon, he found himself in a narrow mine tunnel. In the dim environment, only the miner's lamp above his head flickered with a faint light.
Turning around to look behind him, he saw that a pile of rubble completely blocked the exit, leaving only one path forward.
Wen Yu activated his Magic Shield.
To prevent any sudden accidents, he did not use teleportation.
He traveled along the mine tunnel, but the so-called "enemies" Wen Yu was waiting for did not appear.
"What is the meaning of this dungeon? Did I miss something?" These Level 40 dungeons were all incredibly frustrating.
It was either a speedrun or pure torture.
This one was even more ridiculous, acting like a puzzle-solving dungeon.
"Could it be that I just have to run to the end of the mine tunnel?" Wen Yu muttered to himself, continuing to walk forward without stopping.
Fortunately, the answer didn't keep Wen Yu waiting too long. Soon, the mine tunnel ended, and a mine cave appeared before him.
Wen Yu stopped and glanced at the time; there were 7 minutes and 12 seconds remaining.
Looking up into the mine cave again, he saw a massive creature, fully five meters tall, seemingly mindless as it continuously struck the stone wall with a pickaxe in its hand.
As it struck, rubble fell from time to time.
[Miner Zombie] (Diamond)
Level: 40
Introduction: Do you know how much he wants to see the light of day again?
Health Points: 400,000
Physical Attack: 5,000
Defense: 4,000
Skills:
Return Life (10% of physical damage dealt is converted into self-health points)
Borrow Yang (Normal attacks cause a fixed 150% physical damage plus 2% of the enemy's maximum health)
Blood Burst (Triggered when health is below 50%; Movement Speed +100%, Attack Speed +100%)
...
"Just this?"
Not only did he find the boss directly, but the boss wasn't as strong as Wen Yu had imagined.
"The skills are indeed quite strong, but you are much easier to clear than the other two dungeons, brother."
It only took Wen Yu 3 minutes to run here, and that was just jogging. Once he was familiar with the general plot, he could be standing in front of the Miner Zombie in 30 seconds at most.
"A 1-minute clear for a Level 40 dungeon? I spent more time clearing [Minotaur Castle] than this."
However, since it was a free meal, Wen Yu naturally had to eat it!
He teleported directly behind the Miner Zombie and unleashed his familiar combo of skills.
[Void Lock Target], [Void Orb], [Explosive Stance], [Flashback]
The Miner Zombie undoubtedly fell to the ground.
Having killed the Miner Zombie, Wen Yu stood there blankly, but after waiting for a long time, the familiar system notification sound did not ring.
"Did I pop the champagne at halftime again? Is the dungeon not over yet?"
But no matter how Wen Yu looked left and right, he couldn't find any other mysteries in this dungeon.
"No more monsters are popping out, and there are no paths left for me to take."
Confused, Wen Yu stood in front of the Miner Zombie, turning its body over and over, but found no useful information.
Then, he walked to the stone wall where the zombie had been digging, but it also provided no useful information.
"How do you play this? Release skills and smash randomly? Is there a hidden path behind the stone wall for me to take?" Thinking of it, he did it. As he blasted the stone wall with a Void Orb, an [Endless Black Hole] instantly enveloped the entire mine cave.
Yet, as if influenced by the rules of the dungeon, the stone wall did not change in the slightest, and within the range covered by the [Endless Black Hole], not a single point of damage popped up.
"That shouldn't be right; I clearly saw the zombie knocking rubble off the stone wall just a moment ago."
Wen Yu turned back and continued to stare at the Miner Zombie. Suddenly, he discovered that even though the zombie had fallen, it was still tightly gripping that pickaxe commonly used by miners!
Wen Yu teleported to the corpse again, reaching his hand directly toward the pickaxe that looked taller than him.
"Ding! ~"
"Do you want to pick up [Miner's Pickaxe]!"
"Sure enough, this dungeon actually requires you to pick up items and dig the passage yourself!"
"Isn't this designed just like when encountering monsters..."
Taking out the Miner's Pickaxe from his backpack, he saw that the pickaxe, which had been taller than Wen Yu in the zombie's hand, had now shrunk to a size perfect for Wen Yu to hold.
[Miner's Pickaxe] (Special Equipment)
Introduction: An iron pickaxe specifically for digging stone and opening mountains; it can easily dig through not-too-hard stone walls. Cannot be taken out of the dungeon.
Durability: 10,000
Attack: 1
Seeing the equipment description, Wen Yu understood in his heart. Under the dungeon rules, only the pickaxe was the sharp tool capable of digging through the stone wall!
Seeing that there was only 1 minute left, Wen Yu decisively teleported to the Miner Zombie's original position and started digging!
"I don't know if 1 minute is enough for me to dig my way out!"
...
"Clang, clang, clang!"
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The sound was quite pleasant, and Wen Yu dug very energetically.
But the result left Wen Yu in despair.
"Why! Why could the zombie dig it open, but I can't!" Accompanied by Wen Yu's roar, the system prompt also sounded immediately.
"Ding! ~"
"Challenge Failed! Teleporting out of the dungeon..."
When Wen Yu appeared again, he was already standing in front of the [Dungeon Teleporter].
"Is this my first dungeon failure?" Fortunately, the system might have anticipated this situation, which is why it changed 'allowed to enter' to 'allowed to clear'.
"So, is this problem due to my lack of strength? Does this dungeon not allow players without physical damage to pass?" Wen Yu didn't even believe it himself; he couldn't believe any dungeon could be so targeted against one class.
"Then it must still be that my method wasn't right."
Choosing to enter the dungeon again, Wen Yu used teleportation to speed forward!
In just 30 seconds, he was already at the end of the mine tunnel; further ahead was the Miner Zombie's location.
Wen Yu peered in; the zombie was still that familiar zombie, still holding its miner's pick and continuously striking the stone wall.
Wen Yu watched carefully for a while: "Sure enough, it can break the stone wall."
Wen Yu suddenly thought of the Miner Zombie's introduction, which clearly stated: Do you know how much he wants to see the light of day again?
"So the meaning of this dungeon should be that the zombie needs to break the stone wall on its own, and then I go out with it?"