The Investigator Has Arrived
More importantly, you know every part and every Constant Spell something you designed and built yourself, so you can use it with ease.
"The main material your Laboratory uses— No. 3 Alloy —is obtained at almost zero cost, which alone saves you a fortune. The strength and scarcity of the materials required for Sanctuary are simply beyond the current stable supply of the Zone 76 market."
Song Shige shook his head and continued, "Many key materials are currently only known to have a chance of being produced from diamond-quality treasure chests... At best, I can only slowly upgrade the existing buildings. I'm almost at level seven, but I'm still far from being able to upgrade to a level eight Sanctuary."
"Oh? What do you mean? Is the leap from level seven to level eight a qualitative change?"
Su Luo was slightly curious. He felt that not having Sanctuary was quite good at the moment. At least the Laboratory he built was really easy to use and he didn't pay much attention to the development path of the Sanctuary.
"Well, a level 7 Sanctuary filled to the buff is equivalent to Survivor with 20 maximum stats. A level 8 Sanctuary corresponds to gaining 'traits,' which is equivalent to a professional with Purple Skills." Song Shige gave a simple and easy-to-understand example.
"Currently, no one in the entire world probably possesses a Level 8 Sanctuary; Zone 76 is practically among the first to do so. However, the market can't actually supply enough; it's purely a matter of level. Right now, the top-tier resources on the market can barely support the maintenance and slow upgrades of Level 7 Sanctuary. To supply Level 8 Sanctuary, we'll probably have to wait until a large number of professionals appear in the region."
"Actually, I personally think that investing too many resources into the Sanctuary, especially in pursuing higher levels, might not be very meaningful. Upgrading special buildings would be sufficient," Su Luo expressed her opinion.
"Even the world's top-tier Survivors will likely encounter situations Sanctuary can't keep up, or even hold them back. Except in special circumstances."
"The main reason is that the second District War is approaching," Song Shige explained. "During the last District War, the Sanctuary was basically a stationary target. I thought that if we could upgrade it into a high-speed mobile war Barricade, it might change that situation."
"No need. You don't need to bring Sanctuary for the District War. Sanctuary would be a burden to you," Su Luo said casually.
Song Shige's eyes lit up. He looked at his Sanctuary, then at his Talent: "What you said makes a lot of sense."
Looking at the exchanges among top professionals on the World Channel, the direct role that Sanctuary can play in their actual Life and Death -death battles is indeed becoming smaller and smaller, and they are more likely to provide some pre-battle preparations and logistical support.
The contradiction between the explosive growth of individual strength and the massive amount of rare resources required for Sanctuary upgrades has resulted in the Sanctuary's development speed failing to keep up with the speed at which these "cheaters" are increasing their strength.
In the World Channel, someone said they had accidentally lost their Sanctuary outside the zone, and no one really understood how they had managed to lose it.
"How's it going? Any progress in the research on the 'Vast Sea Scroll'? Have you made any progress on [Martial Will]?" Song Shige pulled his thoughts back and became concerned about Su Luo's main purpose for this trip.
Su Luo, clutching the ancient scroll "The Vast Sea Scroll," a special item bound to Song Shige, turned and walked out of the Sanctuary.
Hearing the question, he didn't turn his head, but simply raised his hand and made a gesture, answering concisely:
"Simple."
Song Shige watched him leave, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over a small object hanging from Su Luo's waist, before falling silent.
It was originally a [Cursed Figurine] of excellent quality, but now only the lower half of the body remained. The upper half seemed to have been disassembled, revealing a delicate but incomprehensible complex structure inside.
Will he take apart my special gadgets later?!
[Password! A new [Dangerous Terrain] has appeared in East District 36! Getting close will cause a headache! Like being pricked with needles!]
[The neighboring areas are experiencing the same thing; even East District 35 is having a headache! It's like being swatted by a sparrow.]
That day, the channels and forums in Zone 76 suddenly became lively, and the popularity of related information increased rapidly.
Since the initial completion of the "Regional Mapping Project" led by the Mutual Aid Association, in order to facilitate location and communication, the entire Zone 76 was roughly divided into four major directions: east, south, west, and north, with the regional center as the origin. Based on the known distribution of Sanctuary and major terrain features, it was further subdivided into numbered areas.
[Such a large area? A new [Dangerous Terrain] passive effect? Besides the known [Mental Corrosion], is there such a direct offensive effect?]
[Some kind of variant of Mental Corrosion? Wow, it even hits the head!]
[Unlikely, Mental Corrosion is extremely difficult to detect...]
The intensity of the discussion in the forum continued to rise, even attracting several professionals to join the analysis.
These professionals know that [Dangerous Terrain] will be a Damocles' sword hanging over their heads for a long time to Future. Any unknown changes or new features could be of great importance, and the reasons must be understood as soon as possible.
Soon, a newly Class Change professional who had only been a newcomer for three days was selected as a special investigator. His name was Ding Lexin, his professional rank was advanced, and he majored in mental Attributes. His Talent [Spirit Fortress] provided him with natural mental resistance far exceeding that of ordinary people.
Having just completed his Class Change, he was able to remain conscious for over ten hours in the core area of a standard-intensity [Dangerous Terrain] zone.
In terms of [Dangerous Terrain] durability alone, it is already on par with or even surpasses Xi Ji of the first batch of professionals like Xi Ji Class Change jobs.
The Mutual Aid Association has identified him as a key candidate for development, intending for him to be specifically responsible for the dynamic monitoring, expansion recording, and characteristic research of all [Dangerous Terrain] within the region in the Future.
A flash of white light, and the [Targeted Shelter Teleport Ticket) ] in her hand vanished, revealing Ding Lexin's figure inside a Sanctuary on the edge of East District 36.
"It's good that you've arrived. I'll head out now; the team has Dungeon run planned for today."
The Sanctuary's owner, a capable-looking male Survivor, nodded to him and waved another teleportation ticket in his hand.
Ding Lexin glanced around the level-five Sanctuary and casually asked, "How's your team's class advancement Class Change?"
"I already have the [Class Change Certificate], and everyone in the team has it... Only one girl was unlucky; we cleared the Dungeon together yesterday, but she didn't get the certificate... Maybe she's just too bad."
Obtaining a [Class Change Certificate] is not guaranteed and is usually directly related to the Survivor's contribution and performance evaluation in the Dungeon. Generally speaking, the drop rate of a [Class Change Certificate] will be significantly lower for weaker participants with lower contributions.
Of course, those who are strong enough to solo the entire Dungeon will definitely receive a [Class Change Certificate].
"Well, there's no other way then. You'd better just brave another Monster Tide. You can enjoy the system rewards while you're at it," Ding Lexin said honestly.
"Our team has been dragging on for too long. Two other Non-Direct Training Team are almost catching up with us. If we keep going like this, the Supervision Department will definitely promote us!"
The person opposite him shrugged helplessly, while Ding Lexin smiled smugly.