ATPnovel Chapter 93 What a bunch of lucky bastards!
Chapter 93 What a bunch of lucky bastards!
Chapter 93 What a bunch of lucky bastards!
Upon hearing this, even Zhang Xinlan, who had been silently standing to the side, couldn't help but glance at him. Is there any reason to ask for something back after it's been sold?
This siren merchant—no, no merchant should do something like this, right? She silently complained to herself.
Yu Wang's face remained expressionless: "There's no reason to take back what's been sold. That's against the rules, Miss Cersei. I remember that merchants under your Lord of Greed value the certainty of transactions most. What about your dogma?"
"Yes—no, that's not quite right."
"I only learned after returning to my clan that the stone statue was extremely important to our Siren clan after I recovered some of my strength from the last transaction!"
I've been trying to find you, but I've discovered that you're surrounded by all sorts of monsters every night, and I can't get close at all.
"I had no choice but to run back to the tribe again. The chief lent me a conch shell, which is why I can talk to you tonight."
She tried to project a negotiating air, but the urgency in her eyes betrayed her: "Our chieftain has spoken, willing to redeem it for a hundred times the original price in pearls! Or, you can enter our Siren clan's secret treasure vault and choose ten items as your exchange! As long as the statue is returned, the terms are negotiable! But, if you remain obstinate—"
Cersei's gaze suddenly turned cold, and an aura of pressure belonging to a deep-sea predator quietly spread out.
However, Yu Wang's answer stunned her instantly, and the momentum she had just gathered faltered.
"There's nothing I can do to help." Yu Wang shrugged. "The stone statue grew legs and ran away the day after I got it."
"It ran away?!" Cersei suddenly leaned out of the cabin, asking urgently, "Where did it go?! When did it run away?! Are you sure it ran away, or wasn't stolen or lost?!"
Yu Wang took in her reaction and became even more certain that Iristiel was no ordinary person.
Perhaps, besides her own reasons, her decision to flee with the "World Destroyer Witch" was also partly to evade being tracked by certain beings?
"I swear by my faith, it is absolutely true." Yu Wang remained calm and his tone was firm.
Cersei stood frozen in place, her face seemingly growing even paler, muttering unconsciously, "They ran away—"
She ran away by herself—how is that possible—could she have already—" Her last words were barely audible, barely audible.
Upon receiving this news, she clearly lost all interest in doing business and hurriedly turned to leave, as if she needed to rush back to her tribe to report this earth-shattering news.
"Hey, wait a minute!" Yu Wang quickly called out to her, not forgetting the important matter, "The matter of the magic powder—"
Cersei didn't turn her head, but she made a promise: "Don't worry! Leave it to me! That stuff isn't cheap!"
Prepare your pearl coins!
Before she finished speaking, her dilapidated little boat had already silently slid into the depths of the thick fog, just as it had appeared, disappearing quickly along with her ethereal singing voice, leaving only the thin fog gradually dissipating on the sea surface, and the two people on the Little Yellow Duck, each with their own thoughts.
Zhang Xinlan looked in the direction where Cecilia had disappeared, then glanced at Yu Wang, hesitating to speak.
"Go to sleep. No monsters will come tonight, and you can get a good night's rest."
Zhang Xinlan nodded. She said no more and silently walked back to her corner in the cabin, wrapped herself tightly in warm clothes, and soon her even and soft breathing could be heard.
Yu Wang did not rest immediately. His gaze fell upon the shrine inside the cabin.
No one mentions the words "Deep Diver" anymore. The small figurine, which was originally disguised as a stone ball, has now quietly transformed back into a statue.
Iris Thiel's blurred, naturally ethereal face reappeared.
I just no longer feel like playing the game of stacking Want Want Little Buns.
Yu Wang reassured the crew by placing a bag of Want Want Rice Crackers in their hands, then turned and went back to the captain's cabin.
It was exactly midnight.
When the blood moon reached its highest point in the sky, its dark red light seemed to freeze for a fleeting moment.
A voice, completely different from the usual system notification sounds, suddenly resounded deep within everyone's minds without warning!
The sound was grand, solemn, and dignified, like a hymn sung in an ancient and spacious sacred hall or a majestic church.
[Through emergency consultations and a ruling by the Supreme Council of "The Most High"!]
To accelerate the screening of potential individuals and guide their faith, we are now launching a special "Divine Grace Experience" program!
Then came the game's usual teasing tone: "Hey! Did you hear that? What a bunch of lucky bastards! Listen up!"
[From 6:00 AM this morning until the next raid instance opens, Survivors, you will have the opportunity to personally experience a small portion of the extraordinary abilities bestowed upon your devout followers by these great lords!]
Feel the immense power emanating from the divine! This is the path to a higher level you have been searching for!
[Note: This experience is only temporary. The ability will be automatically revoked when the time is up. If you yearn for this ability, you can try to sincerely pray to that great ruler through proper channels to step into the true realm of transcendence!]
As for which deity or ability you will receive the opportunity to experience—hehe, that depends on the luck of your section administrators!!
[Drawing a character]
[The cycle of life, decay, and rebirth!]
[Golden lightning bursts forth from the dark clouds!]
[Section 444 will offer an in-depth experience of the basic abilities bestowed upon her devout followers by Her Majesty, the "Her Mammary Mother Lytia": the Bubble Helmet "Growth of All Things"]
[Storm Herald Blazegard: His Holiness bestowed upon his devout followers the basic ability: Heroic Leap "Charged Electric Gun"]
The next instance will take place in 29 days! Until then, divine grace is with you!!
It's the middle of the night, which is when survivors are most active.
"That's it? What's the name of the next dungeon? Why wasn't it mentioned at all?"
"A divine blessing experience?! Why does this feel like a pyramid scheme?"
"Who cares about pyramid schemes! Gaining extraordinary abilities, even if temporary, is an incredible opportunity! 'Hydrogenating Mother' is a support skill, but 'Storm Vanguard' is a real combat skill!"
With a double jump and a single-target attack, wouldn't taking down the Lion Ant Dynasty be much easier?
"Holy crap! Everyone, don't just mutter those two names in your heads, they're incredibly petty!"
What a clever scheme! First, they give you a trial version to enjoy yourself, then they take it all back, telling you, "Want to keep enjoying yourself? Want to break through limitations? Come and believe in me, come and dedicate yourself!"
At that time, just beckon and a large number of believers will come.
"However, the Divine Grace Experience has been brought forward as well?" Inside the Little Yellow Duck cabin, Yu Wang frowned slightly and muttered to himself after listening to the announcement that was a mix of grandeur and mockery.
In the previous life, this plan only emerged after the third raid in the game, which was two and a half months after the start of the game.
It was that experience that made the survivors realize for the first time that there is true supernatural power in this world, and there are gods that can be followed!
The path of faith thus truly began to unfold on a large scale among the player community.
Now, the game hasn't even been going on for a month, and they're already throwing out the bait so early. What information did they get? Are they desperate?
"Sure enough, the more you know, the more you realize you don't know. My understanding is still too limited."
Yu Wang sighed softly and rubbed his temples. In his previous life, he drifted with the tide and knew only a limited amount of knowledge. Reborn, although he had foresight, it seemed that he had only lifted the tip of the iceberg of the truth of this vast world.
He stopped dwelling on questions that couldn't be answered for the time being and instead focused on the skills themselves that he was experiencing.
The "bubble helmet bestowed by the humic milk mother" and the "growth of all things" need no further explanation.
The item, which shares the same type as the ability, has made a significant contribution so far. Even after using a durability repair card once, it now only has 82% durability remaining, demonstrating how frequently it has been used.
Yu Wang has personally experienced the ability of "all things to grow". Just a drop of diluted milk caused the seaweed in his breeding box to reproduce wildly and almost out of control. Now the population has expanded to the point that it cannot be contained in four large breeding boxes.
Every day, Duck A selects some varieties that have edible benefits and puts them up for sale at the market.
As for the other Crowned Storm Pioneer, Blazegard, Yu Wang was somewhat unfamiliar with him, but not entirely ignorant of him.
He had faced off against a survivor who followed this faith path and was deeply impressed by their signature abilities.
Its basic ability, "Heroic Leap," allows the user to consume a significant amount of stamina during a jump, enabling them to perform an additional jump in mid-air.
Simply put, it's double jump and triple jump —
The higher the level of transcendence, the more times one can jump continuously in the air using leverage, the more terrifying the mobility, and even the effect of spiraling upwards by stepping on the right foot with the left.
The other basic ability, "Energy-Storing Electric Gun," consumes a large amount of mental energy to condense a long spear made entirely of lightning energy. It has a paralyzing effect and area damage, making it a very powerful mid-range attack method.
Yu Wang frowned slightly, thinking of a key issue: "It appeared too early, and the drawbacks are obvious."
Given that most survivors at this stage only have an average of 3-4 points in constitution, they can at most use "Heroic Leap" once in the air to achieve a double jump effect.
And the amount of stamina consumed is probably quite considerable.
It is estimated that after three or four uses, the stamina will drop below 60%, entering a state of fatigue, which will affect other actions and combat.
The energy storage gun consumes even more mental energy, and mental energy is not quite the same as physical energy.
As your physique improves, your stamina bar will also increase. Although it still looks like 100%, its durability is greatly improved. In the later stages, even a triple jump won't consume more than 1% of your stamina.
The durability of mental energy is gradually increased through repeated consumption and recovery, much like forging steel; it cannot be rushed.
If you dare to use it even once at this stage, your little guy will come knocking on the door.
"After using it twice, you have to kneel down and shout in public, 'My Lord! Please take me away!'" and so on.
It's practically a double death, both physically and socially!
It is foreseeable that the competition for resources will become even more intense. Players who yearn for extraordinary power will probably spare no effort to perform and strive for that slim chance of "official status".
Yu Wang forced himself to empty his mind, seizing this rare peaceful night, closing his eyes, and allowing his body and mind to enter a state of deep rest.
In the middle of the night, Duck C sat on the top of the boat, using the light of the campfire to mumble the note in its hand, practicing its "lessons" over and over again.
Judging from the annotations Zhang Xinlan made on the slip of paper, Duck C can now recite most of it fluently.
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