Chapter 42: Doomsday Technology |
“Looking for three DPS soul players for the purification mission, apply and let’s go.”
“Any strong teams for the purification mission? I’ve unlocked my second Star Vein, running Gargoyle + Taunt combo, can guarantee the team’s safety.”
“Looking for players for the purification mission, don’t apply if your monster level is below 8, only strong players wanted.”
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After the global mission was issued, the regional voice channel was flooded with recruitment messages.
Groups of players marched toward the Shadowed Cavern.
At this time, a long line had already formed outside the entrance of the Shadowed Cavern.
Although there were five underground levels capable of accommodating large numbers of players, the entrance could only allow two people to enter side by side.
The influx of players caused heavy congestion at the entrance, forcing everyone to queue up to enter.
The whole process appeared extremely frenzied.
While waiting outside, players passed the time browsing the forum or chatting in the channels.
At that moment, a forum post caught widespread attention.
[Did I enter the wrong game? The way these guys fight is ridiculous, are they running hacks or what?]
Poster: Dark Land Is Fun
Content: (Attached: Recorded video)
In the video, a group of players wearing the default black cloth outfits was seen fighting swarms of Iron Shell Bugs on the second level of the Shadowed Cavern.
Unlike nearby players who switched to monster forms to fight, these players pulled out gun-like weapons from their inventories, loaded them with spirit stones, and opened fire on the Iron Shell Bugs ahead.
Energy bullets rained down like a storm, striking the Iron Shell Bugs and bursting into sparks, leaving bullet holes on their tough carapaces as blood splattered.
This combat style consumed no stamina, and reloading was simple, just buy an energy crystal from the shop and replace it. Their combat effectiveness was unaffected by stamina or mental power consumption.
The scene stunned nearby players and left forum viewers in utter shock.
Many players flocked to comment under the post, engaging in heated discussion.
Endless Night: What? Did I enter the wrong game? Where did they get firearms? I checked the shop and there are no guns for sale!
Refuse Internal Strife: Hacks. I’m reporting them. How do they have guns? And energy crystal-powered at that. Are we even playing the same game?
Is This a Beaver?: Huh? Aren’t these psionic firearms from real life? I studied psionic mechanics, so I know a bit about this. I didn’t expect someone to actually create them inside the game. My jaw dropped.
Word Duck: Players really have no limits to their imagination. Since this game perfectly simulates reality, technically real-world technology could be applied here. These guys are insane, but they actually did it.
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The ‘hackers’ stirring up the forum were in fact members of the Skyvault Weapons Development Division who had entered the game some time ago.
Due to limited funds, they had followed Qin Ye’s advice and spent two days mining ore in the caverns.
After Broken Star appeared, they followed Broken Star’s movements between the ancient battlefield and the Blood-Soaked Plains, collecting quite a few black crystals, finally gathering enough starting capital.
Without advanced equipment to build sophisticated weapons, they first bought inscription knives from the shop and crafted a batch of psionic firearms using spirit stones.
Though simply made, these psionic firearms packed considerable firepower. The principle involved engraving an energy circulation path within the spirit stone. Pulling the trigger activated the path, drawing power from the embedded energy crystal, compressing it into an energy bullet, and finally firing it out of the barrel with aura propulsion.
Just as these firearms were completed, the global mission appeared.
Led by Yang Tianxuan, the Doomsday Technology Guild unveiled their self-developed weapons for the first time, resulting in the shocking display of firepower.
However, internally, members of Doomsday Technology were pained by the cost.
The roaring barrage of psionic bullets was spectacular to behold, but the consumption was terrifying.
Players using monster forms spent stamina to fight, while they burned sacrificial power. Every bullet was paid for with sacrificial power.
Fortunately, the sheer number of Iron Shell Bugs meant that every round of suppressive fire yielded a decent sacrificial power return.
As for profit and loss, none of the Doomsday Technology Guild members cared for now. This was their first live combat test, meant to showcase the strength of the Doomsday Technology Guild.
After many days of experience, they were extremely satisfied with the game.
To establish a vast tech force inside the game and conduct various dangerous weapons tests, they would need tremendous financial backing.
Obviously, they alone were not enough. They needed to attract more players.
Even if new members lacked technical expertise, financial contributions could help ease their resource shortages.
Director of the Weapons Development Division, Yang Tianxuan, had a simple plan.
Build a powerful guild, and then use it to generate large amounts of sacrificial power to fund weapon development and testing.
Just as Yang Tianxuan had anticipated.
The debut of the Doomsday Technology Guild immediately sparked heated discussion on the forum.
The slaughter continued, with notifications of level-ups constantly ringing in the minds of Doomsday Technology Guild members, bringing smiles to their faces.
Although they specialized in weapon development, levels were still important in Yang Tianxuan’s eyes.
Previously, they had assumed that the monster level system in the game was irrelevant to their weapon development path, as they never intended to engage in melee combat.
However, after one guild member entered the test tower, their perspective changed.
The member returned from the test with exciting news.
The test tower contained many monster abilities that could assist in their weapon development.
For example: Brain Overclocking and Mind Spring.
The Brain Overclocking trait enhanced brain efficiency, greatly improving memory, focus, and cognitive processing.
The Mind Spring trait accelerated mental power recovery and reduced mental fatigue.
In the eyes of most players, these abilities were considered useless.
Especially Brain Overclocking, which was even ranked among the top ten weakest Primordial Abilities on the forum. But to Yang Tianxuan and his team, these skills were divine, hundreds of times more valuable than combat traits.
Even the Dirge ability from the initial Owl-Headed Fiend form, which they had long ignored, was discovered during testing to allow microscopic vision when upgraded, which could assist in weapon development as well.
Upon learning this, Yang Tianxuan personally entered the test tower to verify it. This led to the idea of creating a Brain Overclocking-centered Sage build.
This build would abandon all combat souls, embedding only functional souls.
Thus, monster levels became extremely important. Specific monster traits could massively boost their research efficiency.
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