Headquarters of the Divine Presence Seat.
The curfew decree from the City Lord has made the Divine Team very uneasy. Fortunately, the Warrior Corps made a timely move to level up outside the city, evading the curfew, which will further widen the gap between them and regular players. However, it has been a huge blow to Sakamaru's Sea Merchants Association, the economic loss is immeasurable.
"Report to the Young Master, Chun went online and collapsed in the mining area, and was taken away by the jailer."
The Young Master was troubled: "What's going on? Continue monitoring."
"It's curfew now, we can't monitor."
What? The Young Master faintly felt it's not that simple.
Half an hour later, the city suddenly made an announcement:
— Announcement from Black Iron Pioneer City: The mutated super leader Plague King in the sewers has killed the mutated Cockroach King!
— Announcement from Black Iron Pioneer City: The mutated super leader Demonized Bat King in the sewers has killed the Plague King!
The whole team was in an uproar!
It's possible that this is just monsters killing each other, but it's hard to believe! Could it be related to Chun being taken away? But how could he re-enter the sewers as a detained person?
Just as everyone was confused, the city made another announcement:
— Black Iron Pioneer City announcement: Player Chun voluntarily reported infected by the plague, timely reducing the risk of its spread, now formally exiled to Plague Island. Meanwhile, the prison where Chun appeared will be under thorough disinfection, all personnel in the prison must cooperate...
The whole team was in an uproar: "So he collapsed because he was infected by the plague!"
The Young Master was shocked: "Does that mean the Red Name Third Corps who mined with him are also infected by the plague?"
A team member suggested: "The Third Corps must riot, not cooperating at this crucial moment is a serious crime! They will definitely enter the depths of the prison."
The Young Master didn't waste time: "Riot! If once isn't enough then try multiple times! Additionally, gather information on Plague Island!"
...
With Sherry and Fafnir seeing him off, Chun set sail on a small boat, bringing plenty of food, fresh water, and tools like kitchenware and oil lamps. Several shimmering figures were rowing and steering the sails; so this is what she meant by clones, demonstrating the power of NPC Mage! How could players possibly learn such things, Sherry following her truly has prospects.
At that moment, a city-wide announcement appeared.
I made the announcement again!
Although I really don't want to be famous, this seems quite good, officially announcing "departure", appearing down-and-out, but actually mingling as the controlling figure of a struggling merchants association.
After all, the merchants association will eventually recruit players, Chun immediately thought of the Great Gods on the first floor. His rapid grasp over the game from being a mere Bai is related to their enthusiastic guidance. Both sentimentally and logically, he should recruit them to enjoy the association's 105% boost for this month, which could likely propel them to rapid development during the starting period.
But the problem is, once they are recruited, this hidden merchants association would be exposed, then it's not just the major consortiums of Black Iron City pursuing, but the world over would covet and pursue as well. Initially, the 10 billion debt wasn't completely out of reach, but targeted sabotage would render it truly impossible. At that time, not only failing to let them enjoy, but also dragging them into PK disputes.
Adding to the trouble, if Great God, a trouble-seeker, encourages that group of royal giants to enter the merchants association and mess with projects to fill this 10 billion abyss! With the style of the royal family, they would surely sign a bet-agreement with me, if successful I'd have to concede my position. If not, the staggering loss is unimaginable...
Too troublesome, just don't think about it for now.
At this moment, Chun's boat passed through the sea area near the dock, and Chun recalled the 6-in-1 fishing rod module submerged here yesterday, since the boat was moving slowly, so might as well dive quickly to retrieve it, can't be idle during the several hour journey, let muscle memory restore the Fishing Technique first, maybe it'll be useful for advancing to a fishing expert later.
Once retrieving the fishing rod and starting idle state, Chun noticed his body starting to tremble.
— Warning! You have caught a cold underwater, the plague symptoms are prematurely emerging, your attributes will continue to decrease, shaking and blurred vision symptoms appear.
Chun's screen indeed began to shake and blur!
Holy shit! Though aware of the plague's severity, it's so severe one can't play at all? The crux is this trembling, all movements become errors, can't even execute a single skill!
Chun initially thought of clapping hands underwater to call over the whale for a blessing. But unsure if these golem sailors would attack the whale, and uncertain whether they're Fafnir's clones, should he reveal his whale trump card before Fafnir, just endure it.
Main account has nothing to do, switching to Little Angel clone sub-account.
At this moment, three additional system prompts appear in the clone's view:
— System Prompt: You have gained the talent skill Diving Mastery through the Soul Link special skill.
— System Prompt: You have gained Advanced Throwing Technique Level 1 through the Soul Link special skill... Wisdom +1.
— System Prompt: You have gained Intermediate Module Combination Level 1 through the Soul Link special skill.
Have to say, this Soul Link is absolutely heaven-defying, essentially training two accounts in skill division, twice as efficient as regular players! Just the sub-account can't enjoy the association's 105% boost.
While reviewing unread messages, the sub-account had tunneled 7 hours here and submitted 3 rare Molten Ore Crystals, 12 inferior Mineral Crystals, automatically went to the warehouse to exchange 4 pickaxes, received 40 Psychedelic Mushrooms as reward, then rested and ate 10, adding 10 Illusion Value, and prompted completion of today's quota task.
But still stuck at level 1 in Master mining, progress is super slow. Dual-Wielding Pickaxes managed to rush to Intermediate level 10 and got stuck.
Ultimately, it's really pitiful being unable to sell minerals, only relying on these few mushrooms for survival?
Checking sub-account attributes:
Level: Level 1.
Race: Illusion Spirit.
Reputation: -100,000
Attack: 10 (Mining Pickaxe +10)
Defense: 0
Attack Speed: 10
Movement Speed: 11 (Expert Running +1)
Life: 100 (Illusion Value +67, Intermediate Dual-Wielding Pickaxes Level 10 +20, Basic Mining Pickaxe Disarmament +1, Intermediate Module Combination Level 1 +11)
Load Capacity: 324 (Master Mining Level 1 +53, Expert Running Level 1 +32, Advanced Swimming Level 10 +30, Advanced Artistic Swimming Level 10 +30, Advanced Underwater Mining Level 10 +30, Advanced Underwater Construction Level 10 +30, Advanced Fishing Technique Level 3 +23, Advanced Collection Technique Level 1 +21, Intermediate Dual-Wielding Pickaxes Level 10 +20, Intermediate Climbing Level 1 +11, Basic Marathon Level 10 +10, Basic Cooking Level 1 +1, Basic Mining Pickaxe Disarmament Level 1 +1, Advanced Throwing Level 1 +21, Intermediate Module Combination Level 1 +11.)
Physical Strength: 324 (Master Mining Level 1 +53, Expert Running Level 1 +32…)
Commanding Power: 11 (Intermediate Module Combination +11)
Wisdom: 9
Spirit: 1
Hunger: 24
Special Skill 1: Soul Link, allows shared knowledge skills between the clone and the main body.
Special Skill 2: Illusion Growth, also allows understanding of Illusion Skills.
Item Slot: 46 Illusion Mushrooms.
...
The Life Value of the small account finally reached 100, starting to look human. The muscle memory recovery skill reward's life points of the main account did not transfer to the small account, but the 1 point of Spirit gained from the main account's soul battle was added over!
Since today's assigned task is already completed ahead of schedule, should I wander around?
But I'm afraid of getting hit by the Supervisor, better wait until the Supervisor arrives to see what attitude she has towards someone as excellent as me, maybe I can trigger the second level of the trial challenge?
However, the Supervisor takes a dozen minutes to patrol around, so Chun gets impatient and asks the Little Demons nearby, "Do you know how to get to the second level of the trial?"
The Little Demons reply the same, "Don't know!"
Do they really not know, or are they just not saying?
Chun then finds those two little ones. Among the group, having eaten a high-end mushroom, these two are slightly taller than the other demons, making them easy to find.
Chun continues to ask them, "Do you know?"
The two little ones excitedly gobble it up, "Boss, we really don't know!"
Holy shit!
Well, if I can't find out by asking, the consortium bigwigs won't find out even if they come, the more difficult, the better.
But the two little ones then say, "If the boss really goes to the trial, we are willing to follow the boss!"
Chun exclaims in surprise, "You can bring people to the second level?"
The two little ones shake their heads, "Don't know! But big shots always need servants, we are willing to be the boss's servants!"
"The boss will definitely become a big shot!"
Chun frowns, "You won't betray me again, will you?"
The two little ones panic, "Betrayal is a virtue! A strong demon won't care about the servants' betrayal, if betrayal happens, it just shows it's not strong enough!"
This damn demon value system!
Chun, crying and laughing, "So when they call me a liar, they're complimenting me?"
The two little ones are very reverent, "Yes! It means the boss is smarter than them!"
Chun asks again, "What if I cheat you two as well?"
The two little ones are very frank, "That just means we have no value! If we had value, the boss wouldn't cheat us."
Chun is amused, "What value do you have?"
The two little ones proudly say, "We can mine for the boss, run errands and do chores, if we get stronger, we can fight for the boss too!"
Hmm!! To be fair, you can't expect a level 1 Little Demon to fight, but being able to do this much is a huge value! It's like having two auxiliary cheats!
Chun's heart is really moved, "Alright, alright..."
Just as they are speaking, the rumbling sound of footsteps comes from the tunnel again, and the Little Demons once again frantically peck at the mine as if given a shot of adrenaline.
She's here!
Chun immediately returns to his place, and when she appears, he bravely waves at her.
The Supervisor points at Chun, "Go to the warehouse!"
Holy shit, this event really triggered efficiently!