Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Second Test Imminent (One more update)
Flourishing Flowers: ???
What does that mean?
Chaotic Dance Steps: ...
Good heavens, is this one of the innate Talent players from the First Test?
Truly terrifying!
No one would have guessed. The terrifying Celestial Punishment just now had actually been caused by a woman from the Blood Demon Sect attacking Evil Queen Morgana.
He really is the bane of womankind.
"Bro, you changed the entire battlefield with your own strength."
"From now on, you’re the person I, Flourishing Flowers, admire most—bar none. Seriously, keep your distance from me from now on. Please."
"Old Mo sure knows how to play. You must have made a killing all by yourself, huh?"
"The female Disciple leader guarding the entrance must be at the Protector level, right? How many Contribution Points would that be worth?"
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As the followers of the Blood Demon Sect retreated, Xu Nian, who had been recovering, also received his rewards from the System.
[Host Task Completed, Reward Evaluation: Grade A!]
[Reward: Fifty years’ worth of Internal Energy; Second Test Players summoning quota increased to 300; Contribution Hall reward increased, special exchange for players opened; players’ Secondary Profession selection opened...]
One Task, and the rewards just kept pouring in.
Beyond the first two, the remaining rewards were all player-related.
However... How was the Task completed? The Blood Demon Sect came with such menacing force, at least tens of thousands strong. According to my estimates, this battle should have dragged on for several days. What happened? I was recovering and completely shut out all external affairs. What could the players have possibly done to complete the Task so far ahead of schedule?
Puzzled, he gritted his teeth against the sharp pain and pushed himself up from the ground. Then, he slowly headed towards the Front Courtyard.
The players had also received a System notice.
After completing the Task, each player received 100 Contribution Points, and there was an additional reward of five points for each Blood Demon Sect disciple killed.
So, this Task proved to be another huge windfall for the players.
"Old Mo, how many Contribution Points do you have?"
Junlin and his team only received rewards for kills, not the Task reward. After all, their Nine Dragon Key Task was the priority, so they had relinquished the mission to exterminate the Blood Demon Sect.
It was merely a loss of 100 Contribution Points.
But the Nine Dragon Key Task rewarded 500 Contribution Points.
Hm? Seven hundred and thirty-five? Why do I have so many Contribution Points? Evil Queen Morgana was shocked by the amount of Contribution Points he had. It feels like I didn’t do anything at all, he mused.
Hearing he had over seven hundred Contribution Points, Junlin and the other three were practically drooling with envy.
Even Flourishing Flowers and Chaotic Dance Steps looked on with envy.
They’d worked themselves to the bone and only scraped together a little over a hundred.
And Morgana? He alone had raked in over seven hundred. Clearly, that slaughter at the City Gate had all been credited to him.
He made a killing!
"It’s of no use to me," Evil Queen Morgana said, with a look of helplessness. "I want to buy the ’Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill,’ and I still need over ten thousand points for that. Sadly, it’s still too little."
The people around couldn’t help but roll their eyes.
And that’s still too little?
They were grinding themselves to death for Contribution Points and felt lucky to get even a few. And he was complaining that over seven hundred was too little?
"The Sect Leader is coming!"
Abbess, Don’t Love Me spotted a figure approaching from the Backyard and quickly alerted everyone.
Players also began to clean up the battlefield. The wounded ate Steamed Buns to recover, while those beyond saving were sent to Reincarnation by others nearby.
Anyway, everyone had grown accustomed to backstabbing each other.
"What was the situation outside while I was healing?" Xu Nian stepped forward and asked.
Junlin, Flourishing Flowers, and the others looked towards Morgana.
They had no idea how to explain the situation. After all, in their eyes, Xu Nian was just an NPC—at best, a highly advanced AI. Explaining it would be pointless.
"Celestial Punishment!"
Chaotic Dance Steps suddenly spoke up, "A Celestial Punishment descended just now, and it scared off everyone from the Blood Demon Sect."
Celestial Punishment? Does such a vague and intangible thing really exist in this world? Xu Nian’s eyelids twitched; he had a nagging feeling the Chives were hiding something bad from him.
"Is that so? Since things are wrapped up here, Flourishing Flowers, you and your group go back first and guard the sect entrance."
Xu Nian, adopting the air of a transcendent master, said, "Junlin, you five stay. We still need to investigate the Nine Dragon Key matter further."
"Yes!"
"Sure, no problem."
"Roger that!"
"Gotta bail!"
The players also left one by one.
For them, this battle had been quite profitable.
To continue advancing their Realms, these Contribution Points alone weren’t enough. It was better to sell them directly to the Game Merchants.
Then they could just kick back Offline and enjoy a foot massage!
Watching the players head towards the Backyard one by one, Xu Nian had no intention of asking further.
The players naturally returned to the inside of the Profound Yellow Sect by suiciding to resurrect. Meanwhile, the Arrays here were automatically reclaimed by the System.
The players who returned to the Profound Yellow Sect also quickly logged off to discuss the event.
The Blood Demoness squatting at the Entrance of the Contribution Hall looked confused as she watched the players suddenly returning and bustling about.
What’s going on? What’s the deal with these disciples?
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「Inside the Internal First Test Group.」
Twenty Years Monk: Who knows what’s up with this Task?
Internal Saboteur: I just checked the Official Website. Turns out the Blood Demon Sect is a major power in Jianghu. At their peak, they had a hundred thousand followers.
Great Inventor: So, does this mean it was an Epic Task?
Hero Xu Xian: [Video].
Junlin: Huh? When was this recorded? Old Mo looks kinda goofy, and the camera work is terrible.
Poisonous Panda: Seriously? We’re playing a martial arts game, and Old Mo, you’re over here cultivating immortality?
Under the Phoenix Tree: Gotta say, Old Mo’s Talent seems way stronger than Little Boss’s or Abbess’s.
Abbess, Don’t Love Me: My Talent is nothing compared to his! That thing is a straight-up AOE.
Evil Queen Morgana: @Hero Xu Xian, next time you’re recording, please don’t use that angle. It’s so unflattering.
Fearless Ning Caichen: I shot that video after I resurrected. From now on, you’re my Big Brother! Big Brother, have a cigarette.jpg.
Chaotic Dance Steps: ...Are we playing the same game?
Body Shudder: Buying Contribution Points! Rate is 1899-12-31 01:50:00. Buying all you got!
Worst Archer in the National Server: Damn Game Merchants! Can’t you let us common players survive? The price has been slashed by half!
Internal Saboteur: Quick, check the Official Website! A new update is coming, and it seems to be related to you guys, Junlin.
Come, a cigarette: The new version is called ’Nine Dragons Secret Treasure’? And it’s opening up a Secondary Profession system? Secondary Profession Tasks give Contribution Point rewards? This is the rise of Life Players!
Body Shudder: The Second Test actually has 300 Quotas! Wow! Buying Contribution Points, ratio is 0.111111111!
Worst Archer in the National Server: Damn it!
Flourishing Flowers: Three hundred Quotas... maybe we should all check out the Official Website Forum.
Junlin: We still have to help the Sect Leader with the Nine Dragon Key. That Task isn’t finished yet. You guys go on.
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