Chapter 47: The Influence of Soul Potential

The news of the Hyuga Main House youth's disappearance passed in the blink of an eye, five days having gone by; from an initial family case, it finally escalated to the Hokage Building.

Hiruzen Sarutobi promised to send the Anbu to investigate,

however, with Nobles from various nations waiting in the village to watch the Chunin Exams, it was impossible to launch an operation with great fanfare; at the earliest, a conclusion could only be reached after the Chunin Exams ended.

During this period,

Fang Yi consumed Reward Points to recruit another two thousand players into the game.

Most were ordinary players with White or Green potential, with only two players worth noting.

One was Yugito from Kumogakure, who had the Two-Tails sealed within her and possessed Purple-level Soul Potential.

There was also Karin, who possessed the Vortex Bloodline; when summoned, she was working as a human battery in Kusagakure, and she likewise possessed Purple-level Soul Potential.

Fang Yi sighed, "It isn't very obvious when players are at a low level, but later on, the stronger a player's Soul Potential, the higher their combat power at the same level; if most players don't have the luck to defy the heavens and change their fate, they can only end up as cannon fodder."

The White-haired Loli asked in surprise, "Master, the players seem to have some schemes and plots."

Fang Yi sat in the bumpy carriage, feeling very unaccustomed to it.

He consumed five Reward Points to exchange for special metal construction from a technological world, making the carriage ride as smooth as walking on level ground.

As a renowned charitable Noble, he had been invited to Konoha to watch the Chunin Exams.

Since he was idle anyway,

he happened to be going to a place where ninjas gathered, so he would collect a wave of Reward Points.

"Only villains are called schemes and plots; we are partners of justice, that is called being resourceful."

Fang Yi flicked her forehead and glanced at the players gathered together.

Led by the two major Alliances and the Rock Troops, countless players had gathered to discuss a plan to crusade against Ghost Mage Sarina.

The first wave of the Ghost Legion had already been completely wiped out.

The Ghost Knight Order that followed, although stronger than the Ghost Legion, was likewise constantly resurrected by the players and worn down through wave after wave of attacks.

Then,

the battle situation reached a stalemate.

Four Ghost Generals led the Ghost Legion to move out in unison, splitting into four paths to surround the Ninja Novice Village, causing the players' forces to be scattered.

The city walls were also being constantly scraped by the Ghost Legion, their durability decreasing.

But the players were blocked inside the Ninja Novice Village and could not go out to collect materials to repair the walls; if this continued, the Ninja Novice Village would very likely be breached.

"We cannot let this continue."

Terumi Mei's expression was serious as she said, "Everyone should be clear that after we leave the game, our game bodies return to the houses within the Ninja Novice Village; once the Ninja Novice Village is destroyed, all our previous efforts will be wasted."

The better the equipment and the higher the level, the less the players wanted the Ninja Novice Village to be destroyed.

Because Fang Yi had released a latest announcement.

【If the Ninja Novice Village is breached, all player rewards will be cleared to zero.】

Kirigakure had invested over ten billion yen in assets into the game, a result Terumi Mei absolutely could not tolerate.

Kumogakure and Iwagakure were the same; both had large amounts of capital flowing into the game, and if it all disappeared, it would not only be an economic loss but also a major blow to the prestige of the Ninja Village.

"Bypass the Ghost Legion and hunt the Ghost Mage directly!"

Terumi Mei glanced at the Cloud Ninja and said, "I'm just afraid of a situation like when we hunted the Ghost Generals; our Kirigakure put in the most effort, only for some people to steal the credit."

Mabui replied indifferently, "If Kumogakure doesn't make a move, I'm afraid Kirigakure wouldn't be able to kill the Ghost Generals either, right?"

"Stop arguing, let's study the matter of hunting the Ghost Mage first."

Huangtu of Iwagakure tapped the table and said, "You should have also noticed that the Samsara Game has a setting for first-kill rewards."

"After hunting a Ghost General for the first time, the dropped equipment and Reward Points are extremely generous."

The Ghost General at the previous Feixu Chengbao was similar in strength to the few Commander Level ghosts appearing on the current battlefield, but the output of the former was very large.

This was the first-kill reward.

Chiyo, a veteran powerhouse of Sunagakure who now served as a high-level advisor, nodded and said, "That's right, if we can get the first kill on the Lord-level Ghost Mage, the rewards will be absolutely unprecedentedly generous."

Their Sunagakure was very short on funds, so there were relatively few players willing to join the Sunagakure faction, and their levels were not high; if they fought alone, the probability of being able to hunt the Ghost Mage was slim to none.

Therefore, cooperating with other factions was the best choice.

Although Chiyo appeared elderly, she was different from ordinary ninjas; she was skilled in poison and Puppetry and did not have high demands on physical function, so she still maintained Shadow-level combat power in reality.

After becoming a player, she relied even more on her keen combat intuition to let Sunagakure occupy a place in the Ninja Novice Village.

She even relied on the 【Monster Siege】 event to let all Sunagakure players trade their old gear for new, wearing neat Blue sets, causing their strength to soar.

In contrast, the Konoha Troops were actually left behind by Sunagakure, becoming the weakest Ninja Village faction in the game.

"I agree."

A woman wearing a paper flower agreed to the cooperation.

Even Terumi Mei, from the faction with the most power in the Ninja Novice Village, looked at the woman who spoke with wariness.

Despite having been a player for a shorter time than everyone present, she had relied on crazy spending to force her game strength to rival Terumi Mei's.

This was very rare.

Because the Samsara Game was not short of big-spending players, especially those Nobles.

But even after spending, the Nobles' combat ability was not strong, and that did not just refer to combat intuition and combat awareness.

Many big-spending Nobles could only Awaken as Tier 0 【Mage Apprentice】 or 【Stalker】 classes and could not transfer to stronger advanced classes at all.

"Is it luck, or talent?"

Doubt flashed in Terumi Mei's exquisite emerald eyes,

as with the players' level increases, the hidden settings of the Samsara Game were being exposed.

Just like her,

after reaching level 10, a game prompt appeared stating she could transfer to the Tier 1 class for Fire Mages, the 【Explosive Flame Mage】; if she wanted to transfer to other classes, she needed to purchase a Transfer Scroll from the Mall.

However, most players in the Mist Alliance do not receive a class transfer prompt upon reaching level 10 and must purchase a Transfer Scroll from the Mall.

The failure rate is extremely high.

Even if one is lucky enough to successfully transfer to 【Tier 1】, four empty skill slots will be unlocked, and to comprehend class skills, one must purchase various materials.

If comprehension fails, the materials are consumed.

Terumi Mei herself easily comprehended two skills in succession: 【Explosion Ground Fire】 and 【Explosion Chain】.

Ordinary players, however, fail repeatedly, requiring several or even dozens of attempts to comprehend a single inferior skill.

"If you want to wipe away an inferior skill, you have to buy a Forgotten River Droplet and then comprehend it all over again."

"The most treacherous part is that to unlock the fifth and sixth skill slots, you have to buy materials and gamble on the probability..."

Terumi Mei felt her head growing heavy.

Talented players will grow strong rapidly because upgrading class skills in the skill slots does not require consuming Reward Points; as long as the proficiency is reached, it is enough.

But for ordinary players, this series of blows is so costly that not only Kirigakure, but the entire Ninja World combined wouldn't have enough money.

In the future,

the gap between different players will become wider and wider.

Pay-to-win players can barely keep up the pace, using Purple or even Silver equipment to forcefully smash out some Reinforcement attributes with money.

The majority of remaining players will be limited by their talent; although their levels are sufficient, their various attributes will be left far behind by talented players.

It is just like those Pollution Monsters.

Even though both are level 15 Commander Level monsters, the 【Ghost General】 has attributes far superior to the level 15 【Ghost Soldier】.

I fear that soon, all factions will change their strategies when recruiting players.

They will cast a wide net, then unearth talented players to cultivate as a priority, gathering them as Elite players and granting them generous compensation and rewards.

Kirigakure absolutely cannot fall behind!

(End of this chapter)