Either You Die, or I Live!
[Divine Firmament prompt: The following is a detailed introduction to the Instance for all Challengers!]
The Solar System Online mission system is divided into three levels, and the mission objectives are simple and straightforward!
[Tier 1: Destroy or conquer Earth, the main warplanet of the Solar System, Earth Online!]
[PS: Destruction here refers to the destruction of the entire planet, while occupation refers to the elimination of all armed forces on Earth Online the occupation of the central capital city Imperial Capital Forbidden City!]
[Tier 2: Destroy or plunder the Solar System, the Sun of the Fixed Star system.]
[PS: Destruction refers to the complete destruction of the Sun as a celestial body and the complete annihilation of its surrounding Dyson Sphere System! Plunder refers to the complete manipulation of the Dyson Sphere System on the Sun's surface, plundering the Fixed Star's energy completely.]
[Tier 3: Destroy or occupy the entire Solar System.]
[PS: Destruction refers to the complete annihilation of all planets in the galaxy where life exists!]
Occupation refers to the complete occupation of the Eight Planets within the galaxy!
[Additionally, the Divine Firmament indicates that the three tiers of the quest system are progressive; to reach Tier 2, Challengers must first complete Tier 1. After completing a tier's quest, Challengers have the option to either settle the score immediately or continue with the Instance!]
The Divine Firmament continued its broadcast.
When Lin Ye set up the quests for this Instance, he didn't actually intend to make things too complicated.
Back in the Azure Star era, some Instance would play word games on Challengers, or, to put it more politely, narrative tricks.
Lin Ye had actually done this kind of thing a little bit before.
For example, I used a similar strategy in my first Instance, "Raging Waves".
But once you reach the Universe Arena stage, these little tricks really don't make much difference. Setting concise and straightforward missions is the right approach.
Therefore, Lin Ye directly set up the simplest task system.
But simple doesn't mean without difficulty, nor does it mean these tasks lack value.
The three main tiers, while seemingly reducing the difficulty of the Instance, are actually designed to maximize the final reward and punishment system.
Furthermore, within these three main levels, there are two sub-branches: destruction and occupation.
Destruction means direct bombing. One way is to use something like Stellar-Class Nuclear Bomb to wipe it all out in one fell swoop. The reward and punishment points for this would be lower.
Occupation, on the other hand, involves the complete takeover of a planet and control of its central system. This is definitely more difficult, and therefore the rewards are greater.
While destruction may sound more impressive than occupation, occupation is actually more complex in practice.
Lin Ye set it up in an extreme way: either you completely occupy it, or you completely destroy it; partial occupation or partial destruction doesn't count.
Although Lin Ye firmly believed that no civilization could complete such a mission, even the first-level mission objective, such as conquering or occupying Earth, was beyond the reach of these civilizations in the Universe Arena.
With their strength, they most likely wouldn't even be able to break through the outermost layer of the Solar System Defense Perimeter, let alone conquer Earth.
But we should still design things well for them, at least from the outside, to give people a sense of hope.
If we can swindle one more person in, we'll swindle one more.
[Next, we'll introduce the rewards and penalties for this Instance quest!]
[1. If the Challengers achieves the Level 1 mission objective, completely destroying Earth Online, they will receive a reward of 600,000 Star Yuan! Completely conquering Earth Online will reward them with 800,000 Star Yuan!]
[2. If the Challengers achieves the Level 2 mission objective of completely destroying the Sun, they will receive a reward of 1 million Star Yuan! Completely conquering the Sun will reward them with 1.2 million Star Yuan!]
[3. If the Challengers achieves the Level 2 mission objective of completely destroying the Solar System, they will receive a reward of 1.5 million Star Yuan! Completely conquering the Solar System will reward them with 2 million Star Yuan!]
[Since there is no time limit for this Instance, the only condition for failure is the complete annihilation of Challengers Instance! If the Instance is failed, Challengers will be penalized 1 million Star Yuan!]
[...]
"How many?!"
After hearing the introduction to the Instance quest he had been longing for, Turet shuddered, feeling a chill run down his spine.
My body involuntarily took two steps back.
"One million... one million Star Yuan?"
"The reward and penalty for a single Instance should be set at 100 Star Yuan?"
"How is this possible? Divine Firmament! There must be an error. How could the Universe Arena have Instance with one million Star Yuan?"
Not only Turet, but the entire Green Vine Army was stunned by the news.
In an instant, chaos erupted at the Spawn Point, with countless people convulsing and trembling on the spot.
This is no longer something that Turet can appease with mere pretense...
This time, Turet only brought 400,000 Star Yuan, which was almost all of Green Vine Star's wealth.
If the mission fails, 1 million Star Yuan will be deducted immediately.
There will be a significant shortage of Star Yuan.
This means that if they fail, all 100 million Challengers who entered the Instance will be instantly eliminated.
No one survived!
Before, you wouldn't die whether you won or lost; now, you could die if you lose. The psychological pressure is completely different.
[Divine Firmament Hint: Designer Lin Ye's Instance perfectly complies with the Divine Firmament Instance design rules! The rewards and penalties are balanced, and the values of the rewards and penalties also meet the maximum limits for this level of Instance!]
[Instance quest introduction complete! Instance time freeze ended, Instance officially begins, final three-minute countdown!]
[...]
Hiss!
Not only the Challengers in the Instance, but also the viewers in the Livestream Room were completely baffled.
[One million? The base Star Yuan is one million!]
[This guy's a complete lunatic! The Designer of this Azure Star must be insane! If they fail the Instance, won't they also lose a huge amount of Star Yuan?]
[The challenger can delay paying the Divine Firmament; even if these Challengers fail, only the number of Star Yuan they carried will be deducted. However, the Instance doesn't have this mechanism. Once they fail, all the deducted Star Yuan will be applied to the Azure Civilization!]
[I remember the Azure Civilization only had 600,000 Star Yuan in total, which means that even if the Green Vine Civilization only completed the first level of the mission, they could simply wipe out the Azure Civilization on the spot.]
[That's ruthless! I've never seen anyone so cruel. This is gambling with the future of our civilization.]
[If the Green Vine Civilization fails, all 100 million of them will be wiped out. This is the Green Vine Civilization's most elite force. Without these 100 million people, the Green Vine Civilization will be half-dead, even if it isn't completely destroyed. As for the Azure Civilization, if they lose, their entire civilization will be annihilated!]
[This is insane! Is this really the normal mental state of a Civilization Guide? Coming straight to a life-or-death struggle in the very first Universe Arena?]
[Today's Instance livestream was so worth watching! I've never seen such an exciting Instance battle!]