Discovery of an Undersea Cave, the Pieces' Efforts

"Let's see what fell."

"It was agreed before that class-specific equipment would be directly allocated, and any equipment that no one could use would be auctioned off publicly."

"Tsk, it's actually an equipment blind box... Based on past experience, there's a 30% chance of getting silver equipment and a 70% chance of getting black iron."

"The system really doesn't give you any loopholes."

"Let's open it and take a look; there should be something we can use."

"What a pity, a piece of trash Mysterious Iron Grade magic-type equipment. Let it go to the Seaside Wave."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony, thank you." Seaside Wave couldn't hide his smile.

Although it was of Xuan Tie quality and had terrible attributes, its level was just right, enough to satisfy him.

"I heard Chongxing mention that when he was soloing, he only got equipment Prefix Stone, but after we joined him, he started getting complete equipment drops."

"It seems the system will adjust the optimal loot drop based on the team's overall condition."

"Chongxing is already fully equipped with a silver set, which is why he only dropped Prefix Stone," someone said, shaking their head.

"It's said that Prefix Stone can activate hidden set attributes; I wonder what exactly he unlocked."

"Whatever is activated, it's just icing on the cake for him."

"Once we've collected all the silver, Prefix Stone will probably start dropping, and then we'll know for sure."

"Your information is outdated," someone interjected. "Qin Xiao, you should have already bought the Prefix Stone from Chongxing, right? His level 10 prefix set has already been activated, and the extras are already being sold."

"Your War Sky Guild's intelligence network is truly impressive,"

Qin Xiao spoke calmly, but inwardly he was secretly on guard.

Within the Legion system, there are likely already spies from various guilds infiltrated, otherwise the news wouldn't have spread so quickly.

"We did make one transaction, but we only got one last week."

He does not intend to sell in large quantities.

"Besides, Prefix Stone require at least silver-level equipment to activate, which we won't need in the short term."

"Oh well, everyone will find out about this sooner or later, there's no need to worry about it too much."

Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven quickly changed the subject, "Shouldn't we go to the next leader? Is that the Lord of Magma?"

Steel Bone chimed in, "Yes, everyone knows about this."

They all knew the inside story, but revealing it would only make things less interesting.

It is far too early for a showdown and confrontation.

"That's right," Dragon Diagram Frenzy chimed in, trying to smooth things over. "As mentioned Chongxing, this boss tests burst damage and has two forms."

"If its summoning cannot be interrupted in time during the first phase, the Priest's current healing output will be insufficient to raise its health bar once it enters the second phase."

"We'd better prepare ourselves mentally for failure."

"Alright, let's give it a try first."

"Our goal is to interrupt the leader's summoning in the first phase."

"If it enters the second stage... the Seaside Wave, then it'll be up to you. Assess whether the treatment can keep up."

"I understand. If the pressure of treatment is too great, there's nothing I can do."

"I have prepared all the medicines that can enhance the treatment's effectiveness."

"Listen, once I gather the summoned monsters together, everyone focus all your fire on them."

"They're not much of a threat in the early game, so we can go all out and deal damage."

"If we still can't interrupt it, then it proves that our damage output is insufficient, and this leader cannot be defeated at this stage."

After Qin Xiao finished speaking, he took the lead and charged into the enemy ranks to start pulling monsters.

Seeing that he had gathered the followers who had summoned the leader together, the crowd immediately unleashed their strongest moves without reservation.

Even "Seaside Wave," a healer, joined the attack with all her might, using her Spirit Strike to contribute damage.

However, after ten minutes, the monsters had only lost half their health, far from being completely eliminated.

Once the countdown ended, the Lord of Magma was finally summoned.

The moment the leader emerged from the flames, he unleashed a continuous burning spell on the entire battlefield, causing the team's health bars to plummet rapidly.

The Seaside Wave tried their best to save them, but they couldn't keep up with the critical situation of all five people losing blood at the same time.

If only one person could be saved, it might be barely possible, but now there is no way to reverse the situation.

Then the team collapsed...

After a short rest, the group decided to try again.

This is actually one of the advantages of the game world: the ability to keep reviving and starting over.

In reality, you die once and that's it.

Therefore, in reality, unless an individual supermodel is exceptionally powerful, an organization will prevail over an individual.

Because the organization as a whole is essentially a player capable of "resurrecting multiple times and making multiple attempts and mistakes"...

The fundamental measure of an organization's strength is how many times it can recover from mistakes and how many times it can learn from them.

Even "Seaside Wave" took a potion to increase damage, but the result was the same—the mobs only lost half their health, the boss returned, and the team had to retreat.

"This second challenge is far too difficult."

"The first phase tests damage output, the second phase tests healing; this is a mere five-player dungeon, and the questions are way beyond the scope of the curriculum."

"Should we try taking two patients under our care next week?"

"Since the damage output is insufficient, we might as well abandon the all-out offensive and rely on the maximum healing from the two healers; perhaps we can survive that."

"What do we do when we need to deal damage in the subsequent levels?"

"If we can't even get past the second hurdle, how can we talk about the next one? Let's get past this one first."

"Very well, let's invite [Xuanyuan Yi] next week."

"By then, our level and combat power should also have improved."

When it came to combat power, Seaside Wave couldn't help but complain, "At the same level and with the same equipment, your damage output is hundreds of points higher than the healer's, it's really unreasonable."

"My combat power is almost falling off the rankings."

He thought to himself that healing classes are inherently at a disadvantage in combat power calculations, and can never catch up with the same output value—of course, there are exceptions like Cheater, who Chongxing and cannot be counted in the general sense.

On the combat power ranking, Chongxing's name is prominently displayed at the top.

The following are in order:

"Dragon Diagram Frenzy 6279"

"Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven 6189"

"Hero War Sky 6085"

"Qin Xiao Youhui 6042"

"Wushuang Zhiyu 5478"

"Dragon Diagram Jinghe 5328"

"Dishitian 5309"

"Lives by the Sea Wave- Wave5090"

"Death Scythe 4769"

The combat power of the Seaside Wave is only about 300 points higher than that of the Death Scythe is one level lower.

"Xuanyuan Yi" was even less prominent, failing to make the list at all.

Although the status of the healing profession has risen slightly, it is still at the bottom of the combat power system.

"Your primary role as healers is to restore health, why bother with combat power?" someone laughed. "You should focus on improving your healing abilities; maybe next time you can single-handedly protect the entire team."

"Easy for you to say. Do you think I'm Cheater Chongxing? If I had his skills, I would have cleared this dungeon by myself long ago. Why would I be struggling here?" the Seaside Wave lamented.

After a brief chat, Dragon Diagram Frenzy took his leave first. "I haven't challenged the Training Tower yet, so I'll be going now."

The Seaside Wave chimed in, "I need to go to the Training Tower too."

"I finally managed to squeeze into the rankings, breaking the predicament where healers would only be matched with high-level players. I don't know how many people have benefited from my success."

"It's really not easy for us healers to maintain our professional dignity."

After saying that, he left the group.

After Hero War Sky and Steel Bone left, only Qin Xiao Youhui and Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven remained.

Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven called out to Qin Xiao Youhui, and the two went together to the Century Imperial City Guild's headquarters.

"Qin Xiao, I've invited you here today because there's something I want to discuss." Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven Yutian said solemnly, "We've made a discovery and hope to cooperate with your Legion."

"I hope you can convey this message to your military leadership."

"What exactly was discovered?" Qin Xiao asked, frowning.

"It's not convenient to go into details right now; we need to first confirm that you have the capability to cooperate."

"The reason we chose your Legion is because, as the largest guild organization in the Dragon Kingdom, you have branches in almost every region. The game items and clues you have collected should be much richer than those of us from large guilds," Dragon Diagram Frenzy said earnestly.

Indeed, their guild may not be the strongest in the Dragon Kingdom, but it is definitely the one with the most members and the most departments.

They emphasize teamwork rather than individual bravery.

It emphasizes organization, rather than individual, undisciplined heroes.

"What do you need?" Qin Xiao Youhui the heart of the matter.

Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven lowered his voice. "We are looking for a way to allow players to survive underwater indefinitely."

"I wonder if your Legion Guild has such items in its inventory?"

Qin Xiao Youhui, "To be honest, my warehouses are all divided into regions, and I don't have the permissions to view them all."

I will report this matter to my superiors.

"But before that, you should at least reveal some reason."

Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven had to say, "One of our members encountered a rare Warcraft at sea while on an exploration mission."

The system message indicates that it is relatively weak in aggression and can be tamed, suggesting it may be a rare mount-type creature.

Unfortunately, it disappeared as soon as it submerged into deep water.

"How can we be sure it's still in that area? Besides, if the number is too small, our two guilds might not have enough to distribute," Qin Xiao said, shaking his head.

"Since we've chosen to join forces with you, we're confident we can succeed."

"The system indicates these are amphibious Warcraft. That member has been observing them in the same spot for several days and frequently sees them surfacing in groups. It's definitely worth taking action," Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven affirmed.

"It's just that they surface briefly each time before diving back down, and we lack the equipment for underwater operations, which is why we hope to cooperate."

"I need to go back and report. Hopefully, I can find the necessary items."

Upon learning of the news, the Legion Guild leadership immediately mobilized all regional warehouses to search for such items.

Having a dedicated mount unit is of great significance to a guild, just as the Dragon Diagram Guild gains an advantage in various battles thanks to its flying Warcraft squad.

"Found it! There's a batch of 'Breath-Holding Conch' in warehouse number seventeen. Wearing them allows you to breathe underwater for one hour."

"This is a reward earned by a member for completing reputation quests on Sea God Island."

"We will assign someone to complete this task and stockpile more Breath-Holding Conch."

"But we must reach an agreement with Century Imperial City —we must get at least half of the mounts," a staff officer from the Legion said excitedly.

Upon learning the news, Lu Zheng had no objection to the collaboration, but demanded corresponding compensation.

"Understood, I will negotiate with them," Qin Xiao Youhui.

However, a dispute arose inside the Century Imperial City.

"I disagree! We discovered that area of sea, and it took us several days of surveillance to figure out the patterns and the location of the entrance."

"They're just selling props, they'd only give us half the profit at most, why should they take half? Can't they find another partner?"

"Yes Yes Yes??" and others genuinely didn't want the Legion Guild to take the same share for nothing.

"I will discuss this further if there is time, but with the next guild war approaching, our reconnaissance team's prolonged stay in the same area will inevitably attract the attention of other guilds, and things could change if we delay," Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven patiently persuaded.

"Only the Legion can quickly supply a large number of Breath-Holding Conch, saving us a lot of time."

"Besides, the reconnaissance team Captain said that those Warcraft are social creatures, and their numbers should be quite large."

The Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven naturally longed to have a fixed team of mounted warriors like Dragon Map, a thought that had been lingering in its mind for a long time.

"They're lucky."

"I want to go with you on the day of the operation." "Yes Yes Yes??" she said, clearly dissatisfied.

After the cooperation agreement was reached, the division of labor between the two parties was clear: one party would continue to track the movements of the Warcraft, while the other party would do its best to collect the Breath-Holding Conch.

Three days later, the joint operation officially began.

Due to the limited number of Breath-Holding Conch, each of the two guilds sent fifty people to meet at the sea area where the Warcraft was discovered.

"You've finally arrived."

"Do you know how tired we've been these past few days? We've been repeatedly diving in to explore the entrance, barely even finding time to level up." "Yes Yes Yes??" There was considerable dissatisfaction with the Legion joining midway.

"We brothers haven't had a moment's rest these past few days, practically working non-stop to grind reputation quests. The rewards are pitifully small, and it was only with great difficulty that we managed to collect a hundred Breath-Holding Conch."

"Since the rewards are so poor, why would anyone do those reputation quests?"

"I heard it was a player who loves adventure. He accidentally accepted the Sea God Island quest, thinking he could get a divine artifact. He spent three whole days grinding reputation, but all he got in return was a seashell."

"That's the advantage of having a large group; someone will always come up with something new," Qin Xiao said helplessly.

"Oh, right, that island is also nearby."

Qin Xiao Youhui and felt that the player had suffered a huge loss.

Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven suddenly had a guess. "Do you think the Sea God Island reputation quest might have been designed specifically to obtain underwater breathing equipment?"

"Perhaps it is a necessary prerequisite for starting underwater activities."

"Discovering underwater ecosystems while also undertaking island missions is incredibly challenging, and it also requires a bit of luck."

"Yes Yes Yes??" he urged. "Stop discussing this. Anyway, all the conditions have been met. Let's hurry up and find the entrance."

"Entrance? Isn't it just a matter of going directly into the sea?"

Qin Xiao Youhui his initial thought that simply locating the sea area would suffice.

"It's not that simple. Even if you can breathe underwater, you can move very slowly."

"These past few days we've discovered a palace-like structure on the seabed, but we've been searching for a long time and still can't find a way in."

"Later, by tracking those Warcraft, we discovered several hidden entrances to underwater passages."

"This ocean isn't a place where you can just swim around randomly."

"Now you understand what we've been busy with these past few days, right?"

"Yes Yes Yes??" He then explained the plan in detail, "We need to take a boat to the waters directly above the estuary, and then dive vertically to the seabed."

"A glowing entrance to the passage will appear there; once inside, you'll need to utilize the power of the Breath-Holding Conch."

"There are three entrances, but it is unclear whether all of them lead to the interior of the palace."

"Why don't we split into three groups, each diving simultaneously from one of the estuaries?" Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven suggested. "Remember to maintain communication between the groups."

In the end, Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven, Qin Xiao Youhui, and "Yes Yes Yes??" each led a small team to the three marked sea entrance coordinates, agreeing to meet at the underwater palace.

The Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven entered the sea from the west, Qin Xiao Youhui from the north, and "Yes Yes Yes??" descended from the east.

When all three teams simultaneously dived to a depth of about thirty meters, they all spotted a cave faintly glowing.