Chapter 182: Spatial Restoration, Sacrificial Power Fundraising

The suggestion proposed by the famous player Explorer on the forum sparked heated discussion among the player community.

Only then did the players realize that behind the Ghost Li Clan, there was actually a side storyline waiting to be uncovered.

The sixth-generation Primordial "Wish" was merely one of the benefits within the underground space scenario; there was also an Apocalyptic Minor World capable of producing Wish Power in tandem.

This discovery led forum players to praise the officials for their meticulous design of the storyline.

They had actually considered the players' difficulty in producing Wish Power and thus thoughtfully designed a dungeon world specifically for generating it.

However, a new problem arose accordingly.

The spatial teleportation array leading into the minor world had extinguished; how could it be activated to continue use?

The guild masters of the major guilds also paid close attention to this issue, posting bounties in real-world currency on the forum one after another, hoping to find someone capable of solving the problem.

The bounty drew a massive surge of players to the library, all attempting to become the lucky individual who would claim the reward.

Knowledge regarding the spatial system was available in the library, accessible for reading at any time without limit.

However, the vast majority of players chose to give up after initially contacting knowledge related to the spatial domain.

The reason was simple: the knowledge system of spatial studies was too vast and complex, unable to interface with the knowledge they had learned in reality; after just a glance, they felt overwhelmed and found it difficult to study further.

During this period, Yang Tianxuan of the Arms Merchant Guild decided to contribute his efforts to assist.

After all, only if the player legions developed well could their own guild's development progress alongside them.

Although spatial knowledge was complex, this was a core technology they had already wished to master.

Prior to this, they had intended to create a spatial container adapted for mining robots to hold the spiritual ore stones obtained from mining, thereby reducing the robots' round-trip time.

A group of players specifically responsible for this content was studying knowledge related to spatial studies within the library.

Most importantly, activating the spatial teleportation array was far easier than constructing one.

That night.

In the Doomsday Technology Guild, a player squad responsible for crafting spatial devices arrived at the space of the 16th underground layer.

Leading the team was the person in charge of spatial studies, "Mo Ping."

Upon reaching the location marked on the map, they saw the spatial teleportation array from the forum images.

The teleportation array was octagonal, its main body constructed from a type of black metal, appearing ancient and heavy.

The stone pillars at the eight corners were carved with complex spiritual rune trajectories, while the center featured a circular platform fifteen meters in diameter; the platform's edge was inlaid with gems of five colors, and complex rune compositions covered every part of the array formation.

After carefully examining the structure of the spatial teleportation array, the squad members under Mo Ping's lead did not rush to act.

Instead, they took screenshots and photographs of the entire structure of the teleportation array.

They then activated the "Spirit Eye" soul trait to record the node structure of the array formation in detail, ensuring there would be room for recovery should any accidents occur during the restoration process.

Next was to conduct a comprehensive survey to find the specific reason why the spatial teleportation array had closed.

Like a doctor diagnosing a patient, it required meticulous observation.

Before coming, they had already studied spatial knowledge for two weeks, yet they had not even learned the basics.

They had only grasped some fundamental content of spatial studies.

There were 120,000 volumes of spatial knowledge in the library; mastering it all was impossible in a lifetime, so they were studying knowledge within a specific field of spatial studies.

This restoration operation was primarily to see if the spatial array formation had extinguished due to energy depletion.

If it truly required repairing damage, they certainly could not accomplish it.

Knowledge in this area was beyond their current scope; it would only be possible after several years of bitter study.

Most importantly, different races possessed different spatial knowledge; the spatial knowledge they had learned might not be applicable to the spatial teleportation array built by the Ghost Li Clan.

They first conducted an inspection of the spiritual runes on the array formation.

Array runes were the skeleton and meridians of the formation; during the inspection process, they needed to observe whether the connection trajectories of the runes showed signs of fracture, blurring, or corrosion.

With the Spirit Eye activated, their vision followed the spiritual rune trajectories from the array eye position outward toward the outer circle.

After several hours of observation with the few dividing the labor, they confirmed that the array runes had not suffered any damage.

Following that was the inspection of the array formation materials.

This was a very complex engineering task, but as players, they could utilize a simple Cultivation Mode.

Analyze, activate!

As their gaze swept over every material composing the array, as long as the information presented in their minds did not contain the words "damaged," it proved the materials could still be used.

After sweeping their view around, they found that apart from the energy crystal stones inlaid at every node on the array being depleted, everything else was fine.

They decided to directly replace the energy crystal stones to conduct an activation test.

During the replacement process, Mo Ping and the other players appeared exceptionally cautious.

If any mistake occurred in the middle, they feared being repeatedly whipped on the forum, becoming sinners recorded in forum history.

At the current stage, players from the various warbands had high enthusiasm for the Wish soul trait.

They were just waiting for the spatial array formation to be repaired, so they could take players possessing the Wish soul trait to the minor world to save all living beings.

If the repair failed, it would be fine; they could simply pretend they hadn't yet found the key to open the Apocalyptic Minor World dungeon.

But if they broke it during repair, they would be sinners.

Cutting off other players' hope of exploring the Apocalyptic Minor World dungeon would likely be a burden passed down to their descendants, with restoration only possible after spatial knowledge became perfected in the future.

After all, learning spatial knowledge required accumulation over long years.

Carefully extracting the energy crystal stones from the array nodes and the array eye, totaling 128 pieces.

Subsequently, they pooled money to purchase 128 low-grade energy crystal stones from the mall; with the Spirit Eye active, they placed the new energy crystal stones into their original positions, carefully checking to ensure every Iron Face of the stones made good contact with the array base, allowing them to receive and transmit energy to the greatest extent.

Since the shape of a few nodes differed from the crystal stones purchased from the mall, they could only use files to grind the energy crystal stones into shape, striving for perfection.

It was not until the early hours of the morning that the energy crystal stones on the spatial array formation were finally inlaid.

But this did not mean success.

Next was how to activate the array formation.

It was like pressing a switch to light a lamp; they had to find where the switch was.

Through careful searching with the Spirit Eye, they locked onto a node in the lower-left corner of the spatial array formation that was different from the rest.

After taking a deep breath, Mo Ping, who was leading the team, spoke in a deep voice:

"You all retreat outside the array formation."

Once his teammates had left, Mo Ping pressed the node with trembling hands, then decisively departed from the array formation.

At that moment, the surrounding air seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, rippling with layers of visible waves.

The spiritual rune lines within the array formation flickered with a faint light, like dying stars in the night sky about to extinguish, now slowly awakening.

Immediately after, the energy crystal stones at the array eye emitted a humming sound, and the light flowing across their surfaces grew increasingly intense.

The energy inside the crystal stones was continuously drawn out, with the light spreading along the pathways of the spiritual runes.

Like a serpent of light winding its way through the array formation, each time it illuminated a rune, it would instantly burst forth with brilliant light before settling into stability.

Wherever the spiritual runes reached, the surrounding space was slightly stretched, presenting a strange sense of distortion, as if establishing some kind of connection with another dimension.

After the light completely covered the array formation, the entire spatial array burst forth with intense radiance that shot straight toward the dome of the underground space, like a sharp sword slicing a gap through space; the rock walls shook violently, and sharp sounds rang out in the air.

Compared to the novice village spatial teleportation arrays used by players, the activation process of this teleportation array was simply like starting a tractor.

It made Mo Ping and the others' hearts pound with fear.

During this time, they were also using the Spirit Eye to observe whether the array runes were lighting up in the expected sequence.

Under normal circumstances, as energy circulated, the array runes would light up one after another, and subsequently, the intensity of the spiritual runes' glow should remain stable.

If the array runes flickered while glowing, or if the color was abnormal, it meant a problem had occurred during energy transmission, or that they were incompatible with the energy crystal stones.

The process of activating the array formation felt like each second was a year.

Gradually, a rotating black vortex appeared centered on the array eye, with starlight faintly rippling within; colorful energy constantly overflowed from the edges of the vortex, like meteors streaking by.

The spatial array formation began to automatically reconnect with the lost coordinates.

During the operation of the world, coordinates would change at any time, but two spatial nodes were like two communication devices; after a restart, they could still complete the connection, though it required time.

Seeing that the array formation could operate smoothly, Mo Ping and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

They realized that this spatial array formation had merely run out of energy and had not suffered any damage.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to enter a smooth operating state; forcibly activating it might even cause a spatial explosion.

Just as Mo Ping and the others wanted to celebrate, an accident occurred.

The light from the energy crystal stones inlaid on the array nodes suddenly dimmed; like a river with its source cut off, the energy supply became intermittent, the light retreated step by step along the array runes, and the originally bright nodes gradually extinguished, losing their luster.

The spatial vortex at the array eye position also began to calm down at this time, and the spatial ripples constantly rising dissipated along with it.

Before long, the spatial array formation fell completely silent, leaving only cold array runes and energy crystal stones devoid of light.

"Is this... energy depletion?" a teammate asked in confusion.

"What do you think?" Mo Ping replied irritably.

The interruption of activation meant that low-grade energy crystal stones simply could not sustain the spatial teleportation array for long.

And high-quality energy crystal stones in the mall were prohibitively expensive, far beyond what they could afford.

There were Void Origin Stones for sale in the Trading Row, but the price of such crystal stones was also extremely high.

With no other option, they could only choose to contact their guild leader, "Yang Tianxuan."

Before long, an old man with a head of white hair appeared in the light screen hovering before Mo Ping.

After explaining the situation in detail, Yang Tianxuan in the light screen nodded:

"Maintaining it for the long term will inevitably be a significant expense; certainly, our guild cannot bear it alone... How about this, I will contact the guild masters of the major guilds and ask what ideas they have; if they are willing to fund it, you help activate the teleportation array; if not, it doesn't matter."

At six o'clock that morning.

The forum gained a new post about gathering sacrificial power, initiated by the leaders of several major guilds.

[Regarding the opening of the Doomsday Minor World dungeon, prerequisite conditions are required; specially coming to the forum to seek everyone's help]

Poster: God King.

Content:

The Doomsday Minor World, recently hotly debated on the forum, has been investigated by the Arms Merchant Guild; it was discovered that the spatial teleportation array is not damaged, but has simply run out of energy and can no longer be used.

To restart the spatial teleportation array, we are specially coming to the forum to raise startup funds.

In the mall, the price of one supreme-grade energy stone is fifteen thousand points of sacrificial power; we need 128 supreme-grade energy stones to activate the teleportation array.

Several of our guilds have pooled together 700,000, but the remaining shortfall in sacrificial power cannot currently be made up; we need the assistance of our forum brothers.

Let me explain the specific situation first.

This trip to the minor world is definitely not for hunting monsters; according to the guidance description, there are hardly any spiritual resources in the minor world, making neither hunting nor treasure hunting suitable; it is only fit for players possessing the Prayer Soul to farm wish power.

Therefore, to prevent players from going to the minor world to cause trouble, several of our guilds will jointly guard the teleportation array; only players whose teams or warbands possess the Prayer Soul and who have provided startup funds for the array may use it.

I know this action will certainly provoke dissatisfaction among many players, but doing so is for the better growth of those players who possess the Prayer Soul.

For ordinary players, going to the Doomsday Minor World dungeon is completely unnecessary; it will bring absolutely no profit.

Compared to that, it is better to continue hunting and seeking treasures in the Monster World; this is the way to maximize profit acquisition.

There is no upper limit for this fundraising; all funds raised will be consumed on the teleportation array, and if there is any surplus, it will subsequently be used for maintaining the spatial teleportation array.

During this period, I will have the guild management update the consumed sacrificial power in real-time on the forum @Shentanggong Society-God's Right Hand.

Players who wish to donate can choose to tip directly in the post, and we will tally it, or they can privately message God's Right Hand to conduct transactions; a single donation starts at 100 sacrificial power, granting one entry quota for the Doomsday Minor World dungeon, with no limit on the number of entries and exits.

Thank you all for your support.

Comment Section:

Extreme Blade Breaking Dawn: Support; I just fear those troublemaking players will stir things up in the minor world, preventing players who want to advance their Prayer Soul from farming wish power.

I Am a Melancholy Guest in the Mortal World: Already privately messaged management; I am donating 1,300 points of sacrificial power for 13 quotas, letting my brothers accompany me to the Doomsday Minor World to farm wish power; pitiful survivors of the minor world, your saviors have arrived!

Mysterious Walker: This is a monopoly; I have to spend money just to go to the minor world to show off; I protest!

I Love to Show Off: Support, strongly support; I just asked the guidance, and the strength of the corpse transformation after infecting the Immortal Virus is influenced by one's own attributes; the beings in the minor world are inherently weak, and the hunting level after corpse transformation is only grades 1-5; even if a novice player enters, they can kill recklessly; I suggest imposing restrictions; those with needs should pay to enter, and those without needs should not go cause trouble.

Heaven's Creation: Hearing the description from the floor above, I feel the minor world is so weak; if we enter, we would truly be like Outer Domain Heavenly Demons descending, killing recklessly throughout; fortunately, this time we are going as saviors and truly have no intention of doing bad deeds; players without needs are hoped not to cause trouble; if the number of players embedding the Prayer Soul increases, everyone will benefit; just thinking about casting a Group Healing Art in future battles makes one feel thrilled.

Cat in Dreams: The Prayer Soul is ready and waiting; we just need our brothers to quickly repair the spatial teleportation array; saving the dying and healing the wounded begins in the Doomsday Minor World; the True God spreading happiness is about to activate airborne Cultivation Mode.

Regarding the post about gathering sacrificial power for the divine body, forum players engaged in heated discussion.

Although some players expressed dissatisfaction with this.

The vast majority of players affirmed the idea proposed by the God King.

After all, repairing the spatial teleportation array costs money; several major guilds contributed nearly half the funds, so it is only reasonable to have players with needs make up the rest.

Less than one hour after the post was published, the shortfall in sacrificial power was made up.

By noon that day, the total amount of sacrificial power raised reached 3 million.

Many players, although lacking the money to embed the "Prayer" Soul, have already begun preparing in advance, purchasing teleportation qualifications to use after embedding the Prayer Soul, fearing that qualification quotas will not be opened again later.

Regarding the God King's credibility, both old players and new players trust him.

3:00 PM.

Having received the fundraising, the God King purchased 128 supreme-grade teleportation stones in the mall, each priced at 15,000 sacrificial power, totaling an expenditure of 1.92 million sacrificial power.

The remaining sacrificial power is kept by a manager of the guild.

As for whether the manager would flee with the huge sum, the God King was not worried at all.

God's Right Hand has followed him in the game for many years and was originally a top-spending player; he would never abandon his brothers for profit.

Usually, the guild's funds are also managed by this brother; he is trustworthy.

Through a remote transaction, after completing the purchase, the God King transferred the 128 supreme-grade energy crystals to Mo Ping's team, who were responsible for activating the spatial teleportation array.

Mo Ping's team did not disappoint the forum players.

They immediately launched the action to activate the spatial teleportation array.

After removing the low-grade energy crystals, this time they embedded supreme-grade energy crystals.

Comparing the two types of crystals, there is an obvious difference in their appearance.

The surface of low-grade energy crystals glows faintly, with a rather dim luster.

Whereas supreme-grade energy crystals are exquisitely shaped, cubic, with cutting planes smooth as mirrors; their surface luster is brilliant, like a dazzling star that can be held in one's hand; looking through the crystal surface, one can see the interior is as clear as azure seawater, possessing immense visual impact.

The originally dim spatial teleportation array was activated once again after embedding the supreme-grade energy crystals.

This activation process was far faster than the first time.

Light rapidly spread along the runes, like a swimming spiritual dragon; the array core continuously surged with energy, gathering and rising.

Before long, the surrounding space was pulled by an invisible force, rippling with fine wrinkles, twisting and deforming.

Amidst the surging energy, a rotating spatial black hole reappeared at the position of the array eye.

A spatial tunnel also slowly formed within the black hole.

During this, the energy injected into the black hole generated irregular light blocks resembling building blocks, connecting tightly within the black hole.

Just like a Tetris game, as light blocks continuously emerged, they paved a tunnel that kept extending forward.

As time passed, the length of the tunnel grew at a speed visible to the naked eye; with each extension, the space within the tunnel produced brief distortions.

Soon, a spatial tunnel took initial shape within the teleportation array.

The inner walls of the tunnel were wrapped in white energy, interweaving with the light emitted by the blocks, forming a colorful radiance that illuminated the tunnel.

As the spatial tunnel continued to extend into the distance, its end gradually vanished into a hazy light and shadow.

This process lasted 17 minutes, until the hazy light and shadow at the end of the spatial tunnel dissipated, revealing the scene of the minor world shrouded in heavy gloom before the eyes of Mo Ping and others.

Applause and cheers rang out accordingly.

Although they did not provide much technology during the repair process.

This was their first successful activation of the teleportation array; this moment was worth commemorating.

In the endless milestones of players exploring knowledge of the spatial domain, they would inevitably be recorded as the first milestone in forum history.

After two days of cautious exploration, they finally achieved success at this moment; they had not disappointed the forum players.

After the cheering, Mo Ping immediately conveyed this news to Yang Tianxuan and the leaders of several major guilds.

Upon learning the good news, the God King also conveyed this message to the forum at the first opportunity.

Before long, a large batch of qualified players surged toward the underground space crafted by the Ghost Li Clan, preparing to display their prowess in the Doomsday Minor World.

Bringing the light of players to this minor world ruled by immortal zombies.

(End of Chapter)