Chapter 81

【Trial Dimension Apostle No. 9999090919, Trial Beginning】

【Taichang Kingdom】

【Trial Brief: The Emperor is addicted to wine, women, and wealth; the imperial court is like murky water; the world is overrun by outlaws.】

【Trial Task: Reach the capital within one month.】

【Trial Difficulty: C-Rank (Adventure)】

【Trial Reward: Paradise Points ×2000, Attribute Points +2】

【Trial Failure: Paradise Points -4000, Forced Return】

【Hint: Subsequent trial tasks will be generated based on completion time.】

【Hint: Do not leave the trial task area at will, otherwise it may lead to unknown situations such as an increase in trial difficulty; you will be responsible for the consequences of such actions.】

【Warning: It is forbidden to mention or reveal anything related to the Paradise Dimension during the trial; otherwise, your trial qualification will be stripped, all tasks will be judged as failed, and you will be forcibly repatriated to Paradise.】

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【You have consumed 200 Paradise Points to master the language and script of this world.】

【Identity Selection Opened】

【Identity: None, Cost: None】

【Identity: Wandering Artificer (Inherited), Cost: 500 Paradise Points】

(Note: Inheriting the identity from the previous trial task will extract part of the experience as background extension, which may cause unknown consequences; you are responsible for yourself.)

(Note: Identity continuation can be accumulated and inherited, but it requires a compatible trial world to be selected.)

When Chu Danqing was selecting his identity, the second option was strikingly the identity from his previous trial task.

Although the worlds were different, choosing the same identity allowed him to graft over a portion of his experience.

He glanced at the other identities and ultimately chose the Wandering Artificer.

In fact, he could have started without an identity, but it would be difficult to explain Da Bao and his host of summoned objects.

A legitimate identity is not only convenient but also allows for local camouflage of the skills and summoned objects extended by the Apostle.

Equipment rationalization is a permanent permission, while the camouflage brought by an identity is a one-time permission.

Chu Danqing observed the surrounding Apostles; there were fifteen in total.

Aside from a small number gathered in fragments, the rest were lone wolves.

Judging by their demeanor and temperament, they were far superior to the rabble in the previous trial task.

Chu Danqing also saw a familiar person—the naive youth who had been sent by Captain Xiongquan for cooperation previously; the other party had found a new target.

The youth also noticed the gaze Chu Danqing cast and gave him a shy smile.

Chu Danqing nodded in response and then ignored him.

Having obtained two consecutive A-rank evaluations, his trial task had been arranged with a higher difficulty.

The Paradise trial tasks were not immutable but followed a progressive mechanism.

As long as Chu Danqing maintained high evaluations, he would be assigned trial tasks with higher difficulty and better rewards, allowing him to grow faster.

As for those who consistently slacked off with low evaluations? The task difficulty would still increase, just not as significantly as with high evaluations.

The failure penalty for trial tasks might not kill anyone, but high-difficulty trial tasks inevitably brought greater danger.

'It is certain that these Apostles are highly likely to be like me, with their five-dimensional attributes approaching a rank breakthrough.'

'At the very least, they are all on the same level as Captain Xiongquan before he obtained his inherited skill in the previous trial task.'

In the previous trial, there were still newbies, but this time there were none.

If Chu Danqing performed steadily this time, it would not be difficult to gather the attribute points needed for a five-dimensional attribute breakthrough.

If he did not intentionally stall his breakthrough, he would inevitably undergo a promotion assessment just like Captain Xiongquan next time.

'Pity, we are not in the same world, otherwise I could borrow his strength again.' Chu Danqing glanced at the Blood Oath Alliance; Guo Ming's name had been activated, indicating he could be summoned.

This meant that Taichang Kingdom and Yangxian County were not the same world; otherwise, he would not be able to summon Guo Ming.

After his thoughts settled, Chu Danqing began to observe the outside world through the protective layer.

They had descended into a desolate little village, surrounded by overgrown weeds and appearing very bleak.

Da Bao stood vigilantly behind Chu Danqing, guarding against all the Apostles present.

Fortunately, this time there was no one like the previous Hanquan Zhi Ying who, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, threw out Scouting Arts at random.

Time passed gradually in silence; after the protective layer disappeared, the fifteen Apostles acted on their own, and Chu Danqing did not rush to move.

"The start is a bit unfavorable; there wasn't even a starting kill." Chu Danqing felt slightly regretful: "Let's search the village first to see if there are any fish that slipped through the net."

As Chu Danqing spoke, he carried the shrine on his back and took Da Bao to start moving.

He was not the only one with this idea; several other Apostles were doing the same.

Seeing this, Chu Danqing also chose a deserted direction, and everyone tacitly divided the area, not interfering with each other.

"Good luck." Chu Danqing scavenged a damaged Mountain-Searching Map, which recorded the mountain ridges and parts of the surrounding official roads.

Only, this map bore dried bloodstains, confirming that its owner had met with misfortune.

"One hundred Paradise Points, I'll buy a copy of the map." An Apostle at a distance from Chu Danqing shouted at him without approaching.

"It's not a map, it's a Mountain-Searching Map, used for entering the mountains." Chu Danqing explained.

He also wanted to earn these one hundred points, but being greedy for small gains would ruin his own affairs, which was not worth the loss; it was better to be direct, as the value was not high anyway.

"It records the location of the official roads." Chu Danqing was not the type to enjoy harming others without benefiting himself; he folded the Mountain-Searching Map, revealing only the directional markers and the location of the official roads.

He did not give away the content marking the mountains and forests; one must always be on guard against others.

Several Apostles glanced at it and kept it in mind, but they did not leave immediately, continuing their search instead.

However, apart from Chu Danqing, the others gained nothing and left one after another.

As for those who returned, there were some.

Da Bao's keen perception detected them; since the other party did not act, Chu Danqing ignored them.

It was only when Chu Danqing also had no gains and set off that they left silently, disappearing shortly after.

"Outlaws, that should mean bandits, right?" Chu Danqing walked slowly for his own reasons; the brief had said that outlaws were everywhere.

It was just right to let the other Apostles test the waters first.

Preemptive strikes and reactive strikes each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Besides this reason, he actually wanted to see if there was any follow-up to the start.

"Little Chu, over there, there's movement." On the road, Da Bao provided a turning point, pointing his claw at the woods beside the official road.

At this time, they had already entered the official road; as long as they followed the road forward, reaching the town would be no problem.

"Creep over and take a look, don't alert anyone." Chu Danqing said immediately.

He didn't know what had happened, but ambushing by the roadside instead of taking the official road was nine times out of ten problematic.

One must know that this official road was not only wider but also easier to travel and safer.

It was precisely because there were other possibilities that Chu Danqing did not act immediately, to avoid hurting people by mistake.

Da Bao crawled forward on all fours, like a hunting tiger, slowly approaching the area of movement.

(End of chapter)