Chapter 346
Even players who encounter special plotlines tacitly keep key information to themselves, but less critical details have already flooded the chat channel.
After splitting the loot with L12857777, Yu Xunge found herself ranked 9872 on the ladder.
In just a short while, she climbed to 8980.
The chat channel was filled with wails, with players reporting how much they had been penalized.
Especially with the “Tax Audit” plot, where the starting point was 100 Baoduan (宝钻, a type of in-game currency)... Any assets exceeding 10,000 Baoduan would be taxed at the highest rate.
One player even ran out of Baoduan to buy a pickaxe.
Just watching it made Yu Xunge’s heart ache; this game was truly ruthless!
On one hand, it encouraged players to earn Baoduan, while on the other, it used various means to siphon it away.
They were treating these players like miners!
High emotional intelligence: Baoduan miners
Low emotional intelligence: Dark mines
In this game, the harder you worked, the more misfortune you faced!
Yu Xunge decided to reduce her visits to the market to sell precious ores...
Yet, she couldn’t shake off the news B8017913 had mentioned:
“I heard that recently, the Y-series mechanical race is responsible for transporting an extremely valuable item that cannot be transmitted in any form, and this battlefield happens to be their main route. During the 13th to 15th hour of this divine game, you might catch a glimpse of them.”
But the mining area was so vast, and she only had two hours—where could she find them…
Why hadn’t she thought to ask B8017913 back then?
But then she thought, since B8017913 wanted to lead her to confront the Y-series robots, if it knew their exact route, it wouldn’t keep that information from her.
By now, it was already the 7th hour of the game.
Following the map of ore distribution in District 11, Yu Xunge carefully selected the ten most expensive ores to mine, even without using a pickaxe to guide her.
After spending over an hour filling her inventory with ten precious ores, Yu Xunge didn’t leave; instead, she found a spot inside a mountain to hide, resting while keeping an eye on the battlefield chat channel for updates.
Everyone had already noticed that, unlike previous divine games where special safe zones were rare, here, ordinary safe zones were the exception.
Most areas were special trading zones, with a few ordinary ones and several mysterious ones.
However, players who encountered mysterious trading zones never revealed what they contained; mentioning them was merely for bragging rights.
…
By the 11th hour.
It must be said, those who lay low early truly enjoyed the benefits.
In just a few hours of resting and watching, she had advanced over seven hundred ranks, now sitting at over 8200.
But Yu Xunge didn’t want to linger any longer. She planned to find a trading zone to gather information about the Y-type robots. If what they carried was truly valuable, she could steal it and leave the game without any loss.
After all, during her first participation in the divine game as a little painter, even though she had died shortly after starting, she still received a settlement reward at the end.
Moreover, she had a rule that required her to kill a mechanical being every 12 hours, which was a bit daunting. The two robots she had encountered so far were both marked with three question marks, making it impossible for her to gauge their strength.
She could only hope to find other mechanical beings besides robots later on.
Yu Xunge chose a spot and, just like before, kicked out a hole.
It looked similar to the previous two special trading zones.
She jumped down, her wings still flapping, her feet barely touching the ground.
【Ding——In special trading zone 8017, the proportion of mechanical beings meeting the elimination criteria has exceeded 50%】
【Special event triggered in special trading zone 8017——Mechanical rebellion】
【Special trading zone 8017 has been sealed off】
【Special trading zone 8017 has turned into a battle zone】
【Players ranked in the top hundred for killing mechanical beings will receive a reward in the language of all races】
【Players can attack each other】
【If the rebellion is not quelled within an hour, this battle zone will become an abandoned zone, merging with other abandoned zones】
【Players trapped in the abandoned zone will completely lose their eligibility for this divine game and will not receive any rewards】
Better late than never, huh…
Yu Xunge immediately took to the air, clinging tightly to the stone wall, peering down at the situation in the market.
She saw the players below looking just as bewildered.
At the same time, all the robots within her line of sight transformed.
These robots, which had originally resembled small mailboxes over a meter tall, complete with antennas and seemingly harmless, now morphed dramatically.
Their sizes swelled to nearly five meters tall, and they were now less than a few meters away from Yu Xunge.
Their parts split and extended, accompanied by the unique, melodious metallic sounds of machinery—mechs, weapons, cannons, helmets…
Yu Xunge murmured, “Pacific Rim?”
She summoned Tulan, shaking the dragon by its neck vigorously: “Wake up!!! If you don’t look, you’ll regret it for the rest of your life! Wake up!”
Tulan: Zzzzz
Yu Xunge clicked her tongue and tossed Tulan back into her pet space.
【B8017555 (combat form) Level 12 Energy: 100%┃Awakening: Desire for Freedom┃Taboo: Reset┃Weakness: Energy depletion】
B8017… I wonder what its connection to B8017913 is.
And it’s at level 12 combat power!
Without hesitation, Yu Xunge began to flee.
One level 12 combat power was already daunting, but there were at least a thousand robots here, and the lowest level among them was 9, with the strongest reaching as high as 15.
Not to mention there were other alien players around.
She was certain that even if they needed to unite against these rebellious mechanical beings, the moment an opportunity arose, those alien players wouldn’t hesitate to attack other players.
【Chapter 450: Divine Game: Baoduan Miners 85】
Yu Xunge had no intention of hiding away to save herself.
Since the penalties for this task were so severe, the rewards would surely be substantial, given the game’s fairness.
The language of all races was just the final ranking reward; there would likely be other good things as well.
She planned to find a secluded and safe spot, use a sniper rifle to take potshots, and if she could snag a last hit, she would. If not, she’d at least contribute some damage data.
Whether the task counted kills based on last hits or fairly assessed contributions based on damage output, she wouldn’t miss out.
Unfortunately, while Yu Xunge’s thoughts were optimistic, her plans quickly fell through.
After searching around, she found no suitable spots for a sniper. Not only were the market buildings short, mostly just one story, but more critically, the first thing the mechanical beings did upon entering combat mode was to destroy the nearby shops.
In less than two minutes, the market had transformed into an arena.
Nearly half the players, like Yu Xunge, were flying in the air, standing apart yet subtly huddling together for warmth.
In contrast, the mechanical beings had begun to gather, forming ranks.
The leading mechanical being towered above, nearly touching the ceiling of the market, standing at least ten meters tall, with a massive circular energy core in the center of its chest.
Inside, it was filled with icy blue “water,” and floating within that water were precious ores!
Yu Xunge immediately made a decision: by the end of the game, she would take at least ten different types of precious ores back to Zhaijiu, selling them to Dinghai for research.
【B801507 (combat form) Level 15 Energy: 100%┃Awakening: Fury┃Taboo: Reset·Elimination┃Weakness: Energy core must be completely destroyed】
What kind of treasure series is this B8017, with so many rebellious ones?
Its massive size alone exuded an oppressive aura, not to mention it was level 15 combat power. As more and more mechanical beings gathered behind it, Yu Xunge instinctively held her breath.
At that moment, a familiar female voice rang out, speaking in the language of the Oak Owl—“All players!”
Yu Xunge turned to follow the voice, and there was Fengtang!
She saw Zelan Fengtang flying at the forefront, facing B801507, her orange-red wings unfurled, instantly dispelling the cold, murderous intent of B801507.
She scanned the various races of players present, and when her gaze passed over Yu Xunge, it paused for a moment. Fengtang raised her wrist, nodding at the acorn on it to all the players looking her way.
In an instant, Yu Xunge understood and quickly opened the battlefield chat channel.
None of the players present were fools; seeing players gradually opening the chat channel, Fengtang immediately spoke in the battlefield chat.
【Zelan·Fengtang】: In trading zone 8017, we must cooperate.
【Zelan·Fengtang】: Let’s focus on killing them, and during the battle, we won’t attack other players. How about that?
【Huangyan·Lanpai】: What if someone does attack?
【Zelan·Fengtang】: I can have my daughter curse that traitor.
【Zhaijiu·Xunge】: Didn’t you say we had nothing to do with each other?
【Zelan·Fengtang】: Look, she’s out.
Having momentarily lost her mind and jumped out to catch the ball, Yu Xunge fell into deep thought: “.”
She shouldn’t have talked to Fengtang.
It was evident that the kind mother in the tower had now been twisted by the trials of the battlefield.
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