"Isn't one attribute crystal the minimum guarantee?"
Marcus and the others discovered the anomaly. After asking around, they learned that their rewards had been drastically reduced. Except for Claire, who was lucky enough to get a spirit crystal, the other three received nothing but growth value.
Of course, the first clear rewards remained unchanged.
"Your reduced rewards should be due to my influence," Noah said in a deep voice. He didn't hide it and explained the negative effects of having a full growth value.
In fact, he was also quite surprised.
He originally thought this negative effect would only affect himself, but he didn't expect it to also affect others in the team.
From this rule, it could be seen that the method of a full growth value player carrying four others to clear instances was not encouraged.
"If you feel you're at a disadvantage, you can leave the team," Noah said indifferently.
After securing the first clear of The General's Downfall instance, Noah believed it would be easy to recruit people on the forum again. Of course, if Marcus and the others didn't mind the loss, he wouldn't change team members casually.
"Brother, what are you saying? Unless you dislike me, I will absolutely not leave," Marcus immediately stated.
"Exactly, one first clear makes up for it. What's this little loss?" Daniel also said.
Claire and Victor had even less to say.
Only a fool would leave the group.
"Alright then, let's go to the next instance." Noah nodded slightly. Just as he was about to speak, two system prompts suddenly sounded.
[World Announcement: Congratulations to Liam, Kai... for successfully clearing the Trial Instance: Braving Black Wind Stronghold]
[World Announcement: Congratulations to Elizabeth, Arthur... for successfully clearing the Trial Instance: Sunset Encirclement Battle]
"Two first clears are gone," Marcus said with a face full of regret.
"It's not surprising. Noah's first clear stimulated everyone. Those top Awakener are starting to exert themselves. It was never realistic for us to get five first clears," Claire said helplessly.
Noah nodded silently, agreeing with Claire's words.
Ultimately, Blue Star had nearly ten billion Awakener, and there was no shortage of strong individuals. There were dozens of SSS- grade Talent Awakener alone.
They weren't in a hurry at first because they didn't know about the generous rewards for first clears and cherished their instance resurrection chances. Rather than risking it themselves, it was better to wait for pioneering teams with strong survival abilities to provide information and guides.
Now, more than six hours had passed, and instance information had been mostly gathered. Coupled with the stimulation from Noah's first clear, the top Awakener immediately entered the fray.
"In at most half an hour, the first clears of all Trial Instance will no longer exist," Claire said.
This half an hour even included the two instances with more complex mechanics; otherwise, there would be at most ten minutes left.
Time was of the essence now. The five did not dare to delay. After exiting the instance, Noah immediately selected a new instance.
There were two more first clears to compete for: Goblin Forest and Crimson Graveyard.
Claire had briefly introduced them. The situation in these two instances was similar. The task was no longer survival or breaking through, but required finding the Boss and killing it to clear the instance.
[You have selected the Trial Instance: Goblin Forest. Do you wish to enter?]
"Enter."
With a flash of light, the five appeared in a forest surrounded by tall, lush trees.
"Noah, the strength of the Goblin Leader is slightly higher than the Boss in General's Downfall, but weaker than the thugs in Blood Battle Miller Family Fortress. It shouldn't be a match for you," Claire explained quickly during the one minute entry period.
"The difficulty in this instance lies in finding the Goblin Leader."
"Because there's no fixed camp, the Goblin Leader keeps wandering in the forest, and the map of this instance is very large, much bigger The General's Downfall and Miller Family Fortress. It's very difficult to find it."
"The number of goblins is not as many as the General's Downfall rebels, and they are scattered throughout the forest. The stats of Ordinary goblins and Goblin Warriors are comparable to the rebel soldiers and elite monsters in General's Downfall, but the number of Goblin Warriors far exceeds the Shogunate elite monsters. Basically, a goblin team of more than ten people has one Goblin Warrior, and the larger the team, the more Goblin Warriors there are."
"Is there no shortcut to finding the Goblin Leader?" Noah asked.
Claire shook her head helplessly: "The Eagle Federation's Holy Hall Squad is primarily tackling this instance, and they haven't publicly released specific details on the forum."
"However, it's not just the Holy Hall Squad clearing this instance. Those teams have shared some information more or less. According to my guess, the appearance of the Goblin Leader might be related to the number of goblin deaths. One team posted that due to their hatred for the goblin race, they killed all the goblins they encountered, and unexpectedly, they soon encountered a second goblin team, a third..."
"I understand."
The moment the countdown ended, Noah's figure instantly disappeared.
"You four hide."
"Okay," Claire replied. Looking back, Marcus and the others were quickly scrambling up the trees with incredible speed.
"Claire, hurry and hide," Gao Qiang waved downwards.
Thinking of the rumors about goblins, Claire shivered and quickly chose a tree to climb.
The four hid in the trees, waiting quietly.
At first, they could still hear strange roars and screams coming from a distance, but soon they couldn't hear anything.
While waiting anxiously, suddenly, a system prompt sounded.
[World Announcement: Congratulations to Noah, Claire, Marcus, Victor, and Daniel for successfully clearing the Trial Instance: Goblin Forest]
"Yay, I got an Agility Crystal this time."
"Mine is a Strength Crystal."
Except for Daniel, who was relatively unlucky, the other three each received an attribute Crystal.
"Only five minutes? Noah is too strong," Marcus was shocked as he looked at the clear time.
Although the difficulty was similar, this instance should have taken much longer than The General's Downfall. Unexpectedly, it was cleared in just five minutes.
"There's only one left."
Just as the four were filled with anticipation, the World Announcement for the first clear of Crimson Graveyard sounded.
Another ten minutes passed, and the first clears for the last two instances were also taken.
By then, less than an hour after Noah's first clear, all ten Trial Instance had been cleared.