Chapter 77: Is this speed cheating?!

【Server Announcement: Congratulations to player "Ye Zhiqiu" for becoming the first player in this server to officially promote to "Bronze tier"! Hope other players will continue to work hard...】

Necropolis resurrection point.

Looking at the pop-up window floating in front of him, the Longxing group who had just resurrected were stunned.

"Damn!"

"This also works?!"

"Must be cheating!"

"... %￥#@!"

At the same time, an office building on Earth.

Looking at the announcement floating on the official website forum on the computer screen, Qianli frowned slightly.

"Didn't expect to be a step slower..."

"Yeah... how exactly does this pervert level up? Is it really an official internal account? But what for?"

Only heard of stimulating people to recharge, never heard of stimulating people to level up.

And this is a closed beta game!

Is it really okay to be this competitive?! Baili, holding the back of his head, sighed, glanced at the boss lying on the recliner not far away, and added a sentence as if mourning.

"Condolences."

At this very moment, somewhere in the first layer of the labyrinth, someone covered in fish forks was making a creaking sound.

Weak monsters around retreated one after another.

Although they couldn't understand what that strange sound was expressing, the guy who could make this sound was neither delicious nor easy to provoke.

"Hahahaha!"

"As expected of the opponent I took a fancy to!"

"Hahahaha!"

Long Xing Wan Li laughed up to the sky, half from heartfelt admiration, and the other half not without the meaning of resolving embarrassment.

After all, until a minute ago, he was still feeling that taking the full-server TOP1 was a nail-in-the-coffin thing.

As a result, didn't expect that person to be LV11 directly.

Looking at the boss who used laughter to cover up embarrassment, National Server First Pig didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only close his mouth silently.

By the way, this guy is too monstrous.

While updating the strategy with high intensity, leveling up didn't fall behind either...

How many livers does this guy have???

Although the guild big shots of Rise of the Dragon couldn't accept that their boss was surpassed by a casual player, the vast majority of casual players were not surprised by this result.

After all, every step of this guy's operation was public on the forum, and after reading it, they had no other thoughts besides admiration.

Can only say, this guy really figured out this game.

They at most hoped that the development team could limit these liver big shots, such as setting up an anti-addiction system or vitality system or something.

Honestly, even Luo Yan had to admire that this guy indeed had some talent in figuring out the rules, and could even be said to be a one-in-a-million genius.

Basically all the contribution points that could be obtained were obtained by him, so much so that this guy rushed to Bronze tier in less than a month of opening the server.

And in Luo Yan's original numerical design for the quest system, this time should have been two months or even two and a half months.

If everyone was like this guy and leveled up according to the optimal solution, even if he borrowed another 100,000 faith points from Shengxisi and the Demon God, it wouldn't be enough for these players to consume.

Not to mention that this thing couldn't be borrowed.

Luo Yan suddenly understood a little why the gods, while setting complex promotion rules, were so reticent about the rules they had set themselves...

Necropolis Quality Square.

After the soul level promotion ceremony was completed, Luo Yan opened Ye Zhiqiu's attribute panel and scanned it.

【

ID: Ye Zhiqiu

Race: Skeleton

Soul Level: Bronze (Level cap LV30)

Level: LV. 11 Constitution: 9 (+3)

Strength: 9 (+3)

Agility: 6 (+3)

Intelligence: 4 (+3)

Spirit: 7 (+3)

】

Ye Zhiqiu, who promoted to Bronze, gained a full attribute +3 improvement.

Not only was his entire skeleton further strengthened, looking stronger and sturdier, but the panel data gap with Alakeduo was also getting smaller and smaller.

Just as Luo Yan was examining this little player's attribute panel while pondering whether to cut the contribution point revenue, Ye Zhiqiu, who was standing in front of him, suddenly opened his mouth with some embarrassment.

"Respected Lord Demon King, may I ask if that server-wide announcement can be toggled on or off at will? Or adding an anonymous option would also be fine..."

He was not a person who liked to show off; he just purely enjoyed the fun of the game. Having this happen every time was too much of a target for hatred.

The Demon King didn't respond, and didn't even look at him.

Feeling that he was left on the side, Ye Zhiqiu sighed helplessly.

"Okay... pretend I didn't say it."

It seems that NPCs don't have the authority to modify the game process, nor will they respond to dialogue unrelated to the game itself.

Ye Zhiqiu thought secretly.

However, he did not know that this rule was originally added by the one in front of him, and ignoring him was just because Lord Demon King had his own judgment.

"... You guy level up quite fast, it's been less than a month since awakening your soul and you rushed to Bronze, is there any secret?"

Never expected to accidentally trigger a dialogue. Ye Zhiqiu thought Lord Demon King was going to give him some hidden quest and hurriedly said modestly.

"Mainly gathering the strengths of everyone."

Luo Yan: "Oh?"

"We have a place called the official website forum, where we can exchange strategy insights. Every time I post, many people will reply, and occasionally I will receive private messages from other players sharing leveling tips... In this process of sharing with each other, I also learned a lot."

Not sure if the Lord Demon King in front of him could understand the concept of an official website forum, Ye Zhiqiu explained in a probing tone.

And after hearing his answer, the Demon King's reaction was very flat, just saying briefly.

"I'm not interested in your promotion sentiment, but since you have found a way to progress, then keep it up."

Seeing that the hidden quest pop-up wasn't triggered, Ye Zhiqiu felt a bit lost, but still replied respectfully.

"Remember your teachings!"

Luo Yan nodded and said casually.

"If there's nothing else, you can step down first."

Luo Yan was originally just being polite, but didn't expect the player in front of him to really have something to trouble him with.

"Yes..." Ye Zhiqiu nodded hurriedly, fearing that Lord Demon King would refuse, and said at a fast pace, "I want to learn magic from you!"

"Learn magic?" Luo Yan raised his eyebrows slightly and said with a smile. "Don't you consider changing your race first?"

Ye Zhiqiu shook his head.

"I haven't found a suitable object for the time being. Moreover, I have become accustomed to the characteristics of skeleton soldiers. Rather than re-adapting to another system, I prefer to play the profession I am good at to the extreme before considering others... Or rather, can skeletons not learn magic?" "That's not it." Luo Yan pondered for a moment and continued. "Although spells can make casting simple, and magic wands can accelerate the conduction of magic power and reduce the loss of casting, it can be done even without these two things... Just like this."

While saying this, Luo Yan spread his right palm, and with the focus of his divine sense, a flame the size of a ping-pong ball floated on his palm.

"This is the power of elements."

Ye Zhiqiu stared at the flame in a daze, the soul fire in his skull swaying with bright light.

"This is... how is it done?!"

Luo Yan continued.

"Elemental magic is essentially based on the imagination of objective things. It is not easy to explain specifically. You need to feel it with your heart... My suggestion is that you can start from meditation, such as imagining a flame in your heart."

Not daring to miss a word, Ye Zhiqiu recorded these words seriously.

"Is it enough just to imagine?"

"Of course not. Does learning ABCD mean you have learned English? This is actually the same principle." Luo Yan smiled faintly.

Although it would be very strange for a game character to pop out the word "English," this was just an inappropriate metaphor.

I believe Student Ye Zhiqiu is not the kind of person who drills into the tip of the horn.

Luo Yan had certain expectations for this guy—maybe he could figure out something along his own train of thought by being good at figuring out the rules.

"... The most basic spells, like the one I demonstrated to you, are like these abstract letters ABCD. As for more advanced spells, they are using these abstract elements to spell abstract words, and then connecting abstract words into sentences."

While saying this, Luo Yan extinguished the fireball in his hand, took out a magic wand with his backhand, and pointed at the distant wall while chanting spells.

A tongue of fire sprayed from the tip of his wand, like a flexible python, rushing towards the stone wall not far away.

Sparks bloomed on the wall! Players not far away saw it and couldn't help but applaud.

Luo Yan put away the magic wand in his hand, turned to face Ye Zhiqiu who was listening meticulously, and said concisely.

"Fire Snake Spell, Bronze-tier spell, that's how it's released. Similar ones include imagining water flow condensing into spear tips, imagining rock and soil turning into walls, and imagining dead life standing up again... Roughly speaking, magic is such a technology, a technology that materializes human spirit."

Ye Zhiqiu pondered for a long time and said with a wry smile.

"Sounds a bit hard to understand."

Luo Yan nodded.

"That's for sure, after all, magic is such a 'troublesome thing'."

In fact, the reason why Ye Zhiqiu would feel difficult also had to do with his teaching method.

The vast majority of magic apprentices learn from the magic history part when they first get started, and this so-called magic history is actually the doctrine of the elemental ancient gods who fell at the end of the first epoch.

And in the first practical skill class, the instructor or professor will especially emphasize piety to the elemental spirits.

This kind of piety is different from the piety to the Demon God or Shengxisi, but a kind of piety similar to history and one's own heart.

At first, magic apprentices will start from lengthening spells, using long prayers to summon a fireball, until they can skillfully play with the fireball in their palms without chanting, which is considered an introduction.

After learning that piety is not the only way to use transcendent power, Luo Yan wanted to try whether players could skip the self-brainwashing prayer and directly use spirit to drive transcendent power to summon fireballs.

Although this means magic will be harder to get started with, once the introduction is successful, it will be of great benefit to their growth in the future.

Looking at Ye Zhiqiu who was lost in thought, Luo Yan continued.

"If you feel it's troublesome, you can also take another path. The reason why I don't recommend my servants to learn magic is because this technology cannot be mastered overnight."

This was a provocation.

He knew this guy wouldn't give up so easily, but would continue to study along the direction he pointed out.

In this way, maybe he could also borrow some truly useful experience from the official website forum of "Catastrophe OL."

Dismissing Ye Zhiqiu who was lost in thought, Luo Yan was about to get busy with his own affairs, but saw a commotion at the entrance of the labyrinth.

I saw a group of IDs with "Longxing·XX" rising proudly from the first underground layer.

What was eye-catching was not only their neat ID prefixes, but also the spoils wrapped in spider silk on their backs! Among them, the larger ones were fish forks, a full hundred or so!

Besides that, there were a large number of leather armor, leather boots, and short blades and daggers, etc., everything from protective gear to cold weapons! From that arrogant posture, it was clear that they had fought a hearty victory. And from the spoils on their backs, Luo Yan guessed the identity of their opponents without even thinking, it must be the Shark-people lured in by the Earth Dragon clan before!

It's just that what he didn't expect was that this combination of a dozen skeleton soldiers and three little spiders actually wiped out the Shark-people's general regiment like this?! And how did they hold back from bragging on the official website forum?! What shocked Luo Yan even more was that the skeleton soldier headed by the one named 【Long Xing Wan Li】 was actually carrying a Bronze-tier magic item! Although that thing was just a fish fork.

"Hearing You You, can you identify the effect of that magic item?"

"Hearing You You, can you identify the effects of that magic item?"

Luo Yan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and sure enough, he discovered the difference in that player.

I saw a trace of red-black energy entangled on that gray-white skeleton, just like the tentacles of a deep-sea jellyfish.

This scene seemed familiar.

Luo Yan's heart moved slightly, and he immediately opened the player's attribute panel, and sure enough, he found a clue in it.

【ID: Long Xing Wan Li

Race: Skeleton

Soul Level: Black Iron (Level cap LV10)

Level: LV. 9 Constitution: 5 Strength: 13 Agility: 3 Intelligence: 1 Spirit: 2】

【Talent: Unyielding Courage LV1: In a life-and-death duel, face Steel with a Black Iron body! Strength attribute +5】

"This is... God's blessing?!"

"That's right!" Hearing You You, floating beside Luo Yan, nodded vigorously, looking surprised. "Although I don't know which god this blessing power comes from, this is indeed a protection descended by a god!"

Luo Yan couldn't help but fall into deep thought when he heard this.

Combining his own experience, he increasingly felt that the so-called act of pleasing the gods might not be truly pleasing a great consciousness, but just triggering a pre-compiled program—the program would automatically give rewards to those who practice a certain doctrine or creed.

Just like unlocking a game achievement.

Challenging across levels and winning, and the final reward is strength attribute... This looks very much like the "God of War" among the ancient gods of the first epoch.

Compared to the God of the Underworld and the gods of various elements, the popularity of the God of War is not high, belonging to the gods who disappeared in the middle of the first epoch.

To this day, there are very few people who remember Him, but the code He left in this world is still playing a role.

Then what is the meaning of the existence of gods?

Just as Luo Yan was pondering the answer, Long Xing Wan Li walked in front of him, clasped his fists respectfully with both hands, and reported.

Just as Luo Yan was pondering the answer, Long Xing Wan Li walked in front of him, respectfully cupped his hands, and reported.

From the corners of his mouth that he couldn't suppress, it was not hard to see that he was quite proud, and he indeed had the qualifications to be proud.

Luo Yan nodded approvingly and said slowly.

"You did a good job, but next time you encounter this situation, I hope you report to me or my servants first... if you hope to get a reward."

The implication is that you didn't report it in the first time, so don't think about the reward.

As for the spoils, since you fought them yourself, keep them yourself... anyway, Luo Yan doesn't need so many fish forks.

Although it was a pity not to get contribution points, Long Xing Wan Li was not discouraged.

Although it was a pity not to have gained contribution points, Long Xing Wan Li was not discouraged.

Seeing someone on the forum say that NPC exists as a hidden parameter of favorability, showing his face in front of the camp BOSS is never a bad thing.

After reporting, Long Xing Wan Li took down the fish fork on his back.

"Can I ask you to identify this piece of equipment for me?"

Luo Yan glanced at the fish fork in his hand, but didn't speak, but pointed to the direction of the NPC shop.

"Go to the shop for equipment identification."

"Don't bother me with such small things."

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