RoleplayNovel Chapter 332 Reactions and Rules
Chapter 332 Reactions and Rules
"Opportunity? You're dreaming! No matter how strong Lin Tian is, he's still just one person! The preliminary rounds sound like a free-for-all. We level 20s are just easy targets, aren't we?" Someone immediately poured cold water on the idea.
"What do we do? Just wait to die? Seven days! Seven days left! We have to level up at all costs! Every extra level, every extra stat, is a sliver of hope for survival!"
"Yes! Level up! Get gear! Buy potions! Form a regular team!"
Panic began to transform into an almost fanatical sense of urgency.
The entire square, no, the entire city of Luoxia, seemed to have been plunged into boiling water.
The players who were just leisurely strolling around and haggling over prices instantly transformed into the most proactive group of people.
In the team chat, the message feed was refreshed more than ten times faster.
"Urgently seeking a powerful tank! Requirements: Level 24+, with a top-quality shield. Aiming for a speedrun of the level 25 dungeon 'Spider Nest' to level up! Compensation negotiable!"
"Level 25 Fire Mage seeking efficient mob-farming team. Must bring plenty of potions and high DPS!"
"Buying all experience-boosting items at high prices! Double experience scrolls, experience orb fragments, anyone have any?"
"Selling my newly acquired level 25 premium dagger, [Venom Fang], in exchange for a priest weapon of the same level or a large amount of gold!"
Prices at the trading house began to skyrocket almost within minutes of the announcement.
The prices of intermediate healing potions and mana potions have doubled, and all kinds of attribute-boosting foods and alchemical potions that temporarily increase attack or defense have been snapped up.
Life-saving scrolls, such as the [Random Teleport Scroll] (low-level) and [Basic Invisibility Potion], have been sold at exorbitant prices.
Everyone understood that the preliminary rounds in seven days would be a brutal survival elimination tournament that would sweep across the entire continent.
Strength is the only passport. And the fastest way to increase strength is through leveling up and acquiring equipment.
Similar scenes are not limited to Luoxia City.
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In the scorching lava district of Yanyang City, a group of shirtless, muscular warriors and blacksmiths, after a brief moment of shock, erupted into an even wilder roar.
"Damn! Level 50! That's fucking awesome!"
"Lin Tian is awesome!!"
"Brothers, what are you waiting for? The Lava Hound has spawned! Nobody's getting to level 25 today!"
"That's it! Let's push for the higher ranks! In seven days, let's show those kids from other regions that the men of Yanyang City aren't cowards!"
Outside the Frost City and the Frozen Temple, the atmosphere was relatively somber.
"Level 50... It seems our previous estimate was too conservative." A ranger carrying an ice crystal longbow gazed at the majestic snow-capped mountains in the distance, his tone revealing neither joy nor anger.
"The gap is too big, but we have no way out." The ice mage girl beside him rubbed her slightly frozen fingers and exhaled a puff of white breath. "Let's make the most of the last seven days. Perhaps we can try to challenge the 'Frostheart' dungeon deep within the temple."
"Hmm, contact the 'Snow Wolf' guild and see if they're interested in collaborating on this raid. We need better gear."
Meanwhile, in the taverns, private channels, and internal meetings of top guilds and factions in major cities, the discussions were more in-depth and filled with more anxiety and calculation.
"Lin Tian...where is he? Try to make contact! Show goodwill! Even if we can't win him over, we absolutely cannot make him our enemy! In the environment of the preliminaries, being targeted by this monster would have unimaginable consequences!" A clan leader of a major guild urgently instructed his confidant.
"Invest! Immediately adjust resource allocation! All reserves of high-grade potions, forging materials, and magic scrolls should be prioritized for supplying the highest-ranking, most talented, and most promising core members within the guild! In these seven days, spare no expense to forge a batch of elite weapons!" The business alliance's decision-makers quickly reached a consensus.
Beneath the seemingly boiling atmosphere of preparation, an undercurrent is surging.
Everyone is talking about "level 50", "advancing", and "the preliminary rounds of the multiverse battle".
The name "Lin Tian" was mentioned repeatedly with unprecedented frequency and weight.
He is a benchmark, a towering mountain, a Damocles' sword hanging over everyone's heads, and also a faint yet tenacious ray of hope in the hearts of some.
Seven days later, the watershed moment of fate will come crashing down.
At this moment, whether they were ordinary players filled with panic, excitement, despair, or high spirits, or those SSS-level talents who had already set their sights on something further away and were called "geniuses" or "prodigies," they all clearly realized one thing:
A new era, broader and more brutal and bloody, officially began with that cold system announcement.
And that player named Lin Tian has already stood at the forefront of the new era.
Everyone will be swept away by this giant wave and carried towards an unknown destiny.
Upgrade! Prepare for battle! Fight! Or... be eliminated.
Countdown: Seven days. Begin.
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Before the echoes of the announcement had completely faded from their souls, almost all the players, whether still speechless with shock on the streets or already frantically shouting and rushing to leveling spots outside the city, all simultaneously and at top speed, summoned their system interfaces.
The pale blue screen that was usually used to view attributes, skills, inventory, and quests, and which was occasionally criticized for its unuser-friendly interface, was now the center of everyone's attention.
Without needing to search, in the most prominent position of the personal attribute panel, a brand new icon, "[Multiverse Conquest Preliminary Round]", constantly flashing and radiating a dark golden light, silently proclaims its existence.
My fingers trembled to varying degrees as I clicked.
More detailed, cold, and well-organized rules, like a judgment, filled the entire field of vision.
[The First Stage of the Multiverse Conquest Preliminary Round (Number 9527: Internal Selection from the Newcomer Continent)]
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I. Participation Scope: All surviving players in this continent are required to participate.
II. Division of Competition Zones: Players from all over the mainland will be randomly assigned by the system to 100 independent "Beginner Competition Zones".
III. Regional Environment: Each region is an independently generated subspace fragment with a distinct yet fixed environment.
The identified environmental types include (but are not limited to): vast primeval forests, scorching deserts, frigid wastelands, swamps shrouded in poisonous miasma, treacherous mountain ranges, deep underground labyrinths, shattered sea islands, ancient city ruins, areas of elemental disorder, and demonized, twisted jungles. The environment itself will have a lasting impact (such as natural damage, attribute weakening, and special status effects).