Game Achievement: One at the Top

"Wow! How spectacular! Now this should be more like a game!" Kevin exclaimed, gazing at the city skyline ahead.

This is the Magic City of Marsdora.

The city features a variety of uniquely shaped buildings, and numerous giant, colorful balloons float in the sky.

The entire city is filled with various oval or cylindrical tower-shaped buildings.

After entering the city, the group headed straight for the magic shop. Before that, they needed to exchange all the cards they had for money.

"Wow! What a bumper harvest!"

The cards they converted from various monsters they captured in the wild were instantly exchanged for millions of dollars, making them "rich overnight."

"Slaying monsters is definitely the fastest way to make money," Kevin grinned.

This is also to make enough room in the Free Pocket.

The magic shop was crowded, with long queues forming. A closer look revealed that most of the people in line didn't have much money; they could only afford one or two card packs.

You can only get three cards from one card pack.

There are forty different types of Spell Card, ranging from F to S in difficulty of acquisition.

When it was their turn to buy, Kevin thought for a moment and said, "Give me sixty-six card holders."

"What? Why are you buying so much!" someone in line behind them exclaimed in dissatisfaction.

Kevin frowned, turned around and asked, "Is there a limit to the number of purchases per person?"

"Of course not, but if you buy so many, how are we supposed to buy any more?"

"There's a huge demand for this stuff, you can just buy it later." This is a game, and a PvP game at that, so Kevin isn't going to talk to them about fairness.

As he spoke, Kevin unceremoniously picked up a large stack of cardholders and began unpacking them.

According to the rules, the card must be opened inside the store and put into Free Pocket before leaving; otherwise, the card will disappear.

As expected, after Kevin and his group bought sixty-six card packs, the remaining packs were quickly snapped up by the people in line behind them.

Although some people grumbled their dissatisfaction, they still left one after another.

After all, people who can buy so many card packs at once are not to be trifled with.

"I've reached [the departure point]! I've reached [the departure point]!"

Hearing this excited shout, the people around turned to look.

Some people seemed to want to trade cards with this player, but the player who got the card ignored them, put it directly into their Free Pocket, and rushed out the door.

He picked up the card and shouted, "Use [Leave]!"

He was instantly enveloped by a gust of air and lifted into the sky.

"This guy is really lucky."

Some people grumbled in dissatisfaction while opening their card wallets with even greater excitement.

"It seems that card is the kind that can make people leave the game," Kurapika speculated, then turned his head and focused on opening his card pack.

There were five of them, and they had a total of 225 Free Pocket.

Each person leaves five empty seats just in case, which will give you two hundred empty seats available.

Sixty-six card packs, each containing three cards, which should just fill all the empty slots.

Soon, their Free Pocket were overflowing with cards, all of them protective Spell Card, enough for them to use in the game.

"Wow, so many cards! But these cards seem to have a hierarchy of substitution." Nion looked at the cards in her hand, as if she had thought of something, and asked, "Have we opened all forty Spell Card?"

Upon hearing this, Kurapika did some calculations, then shook his head and said, "We've unlocked thirty-six types in total; we're still four short."

"Will there be a reward if I collect them all?" Nion asked curiously. In her memory, games usually had such achievement systems.

"Why don't we just ask? As long as it's not confidential information, the NPCs should be happy to answer." He said.

Kurapika took advantage of the fact that no one was buying cards and ran over to ask the NPC.

However, he did not receive a definite answer, but the NPC's ambiguous response basically confirmed that there should be a reward for collecting them all.

"You should be able to get a reward."

"But collecting them all won't be easy, since the demand for these cards is huge," Pairo analyzed from the side.

Just by looking at the effects of these Spell Cards, you can tell that they are used extremely frequently in the game.

For smaller teams, the number of Free Pocket is limited, so there aren't many cards that can be stored.

Collecting all forty cards takes a considerable amount of time, during which competition between players is inevitable, making the situation quite complex.

You might not even be able to collect them all before some cards have already been used.

"We have five people, so we can easily have one person dedicate their Free Pocket to storing different Spell Card."

"Then use [Dark Curtain] and [Holy Water]," Melusina suggested, looking at the cards in her hand. It was indeed an easy idea, given their larger numbers.

The effect of [1025- Dark Curtain -F-200] is to prevent other players from [peeping] and [X-ray Vision].

Once applied, the effect will remain in effect until the player leaves the game or the effect is triggered, and the number of times the effect is applied cannot be stacked.

The so-called "peeping" and "X-ray Vision" are skills that players use to examine other players' cards.

[1026- Holy Water -A-20] blocks ten attack cards. It is a continuous effect that lasts until you leave the game or run out of uses. The effect cannot be stacked.

The offensive cards mentioned here are mostly used for destroying or stealing the opponent's cards.

After discussing it, the group decided to entrust the task of collecting Spell Card to Nion. They currently only had two [Holy Water] cards in total.

"[Leave] is indeed an item for leaving the game, but it seems it's not easy to obtain."

[1014-Leave-B-30], the effect of this card is that you can leave the game immediately after using it. The collection difficulty is B-Rank, which is the third difficulty level among Spell Card, so it is not easy to obtain.

For skilled players who need the card, they will definitely keep one as a spare, which will drastically reduce the number of available cards, making it even harder for players who urgently need it to obtain it.

They currently only have two [Leave] cards in total.

However, at this stage, they don't have a great need for this card.

"Alright, we have enough Spell Card. It's time to start gathering information and properly strategize for the game!"

Zetzela and his companions returned to the game.

"At this stage, we have a total of sixty Specified Card, which should put us among the top players in the entire game," said Zetzela, opening his magic book.

Because the cards in the Free Pocket are cleared after leaving the game, a temporary teammate came over, returned the cards to them, and immediately equipped them with defensive cards.

"First, it's important to understand that some players in the game joined because they accepted Batler's commission. Their goal has always been the 50 billion, especially those small teams that operate in groups."

A glint flashed in Zetzela's eyes, and a smile appeared on his face.

"What is certain is that among these hired players, only we leave the game once or twice a year."

They were commissioned by Batler to help recruit game players.

Every time Batler wins a new Game Console at auction, they help organize recruitment events.

Their original intention in leaving the game was to prepare for a new recruitment event, but an unexpected incident occurred. Before the recruitment event even started, Batler found another way to solve the problem and subsequently terminated the commission.

However, "termination of the commission" is just their internal terminology; what they publicly claim is that Batler's 50 billion bounty has already been completed.

The hired players in the game were unaware of this news because they rarely left the game.

This news is an advantage for Zetzela and his team.

"If we focus on completing the game now, our ranking should be even higher. And, by Emission the news of the canceled commissions at the right time, our competition will be significantly reduced. Let's take advantage of this opportunity..."

Go and exchange or even buy their cards from these people.

Once the lure of 50 billion is gone, many players may lose faith in the game and quit. This would give their Specified Card a purpose, allowing them to acquire them at extremely low prices, quickly accumulate a large number of Specified Card, and thus complete the game.

Aside from the extremely rare SS -S-Rank cards, it's even possible to collect all the other cards at once.

"But there must be players like us, right? We've already collected more than half of the Specified Card and have gathered quite a bit of information."

"In this situation, the sunk cost of leaving the game is too high. They might choose to continue playing, get the three Specified Cards, and then take the items out of the game world to sell."

They had seen many Specified Cards and items with incredible effects, such as rejuvenation, increased lifespan, absolute healing, uncovering secrets, and enhancing charm.

They initially participated in the game because Batler promised a reward of 50 billion, but in reality, Batler only asked for a Specified Card.

However, completing the game can yield three cards, which, if managed properly, could potentially generate a profit of 100 billion in the minds of players – and this is no joke.

For example, there is an item in the game that, when consumed, can reduce your physical age by one year, which is equivalent to having an extra year of lifespan.

This prop is a bottle containing a total of one hundred pills.

It could even be sold in sets of ten, with each set potentially fetching billions.

In other words, as long as a suitable buyer can be found, it wouldn't be difficult to sell this one prop for two or three hundred billion.

However, after clearing the level, you can only carry one of the designated items, not multiple items.

Furthermore, in terms of sales, not every item can fetch a high price, and there aren't many items that can.

So even without Batler's 50 billion reward, it would only mean a loss of 10 or 20 billion in revenue for them.

Essentially, they still gained free access to the game through Batler's channels, and after completing the game, they could still earn high rewards by selling items.

Therefore, the number of teams that leave the game simply because Batler cancels the commission should not be too large, probably not even more than half.

Zetzela smiled slightly, "This news doesn't cost us anything. Although it doesn't have any practical use, it can at least reduce our competitors by a third."

"And we can also get useful rewards from them, which is a sure-fire way to make money, so we definitely have to do it. As for the other competitors, I'm more worried about the person who will complete Batler's commission."

As One-star Hunter of the Hunter Association, Zetzela didn't know who Batler was going to heal in order to obtain the [Breath of the Archangel], but he understood that there were very few Nen user medical abilities could reach the same level.

Otherwise, he would have already acted as a go-between.

If such powerful Nen user were interested in and participated in this game, that would be the real trouble for them.

They've been playing this game for a year or two and know very well that as long as you're strong enough, accumulating cards isn't difficult.

Not many people have finished this game yet, mainly because the Nen user are interested in the game are generally not very strong, while the strong ones are not interested in this kind of game.

Furthermore, there are not many strong young Nen user to begin with, and most of them are focused on their own careers. When they hear that it's a game for Nen user, even fewer people are interested.

But now that some powerful figures have shown interest in the game, things have become tricky.

They must rely on their prior preparations and intelligence advantage to widen the gap as quickly as possible.

"Alright, let's get started."

March 15th.

Bounty in the city of Andochipol.

"Let's congratulate the winner of the [Shooting Competition] —Pairo!" Amidst the cheers of the surrounding crowd,

Pairo smiled and waved to the crowd, then took the card from the host.

[082- The Staff of Divine Punishment -A-15]

[When you encounter someone you wish to punish, point this staff into the air, and the one who has committed more sins than you and that person will suffer severe calamity.]

After receiving the card, Pairo fell into deep thought.

"What's wrong?" Kevin took the card and glanced at it, instantly understanding what Pairo was thinking.

The Phantom Troupe is undoubtedly a group of heinous criminals. If this card were used in the real world, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Alright, stop overthinking it. This thing looks like it's meant to be used face-to-face. In that situation, wouldn't it be more straightforward to just punch it?" Kevin said, clenching his fist and swinging it.

Seeing Kevin's reaction, Pairo couldn't help but laugh, put the card away, and nodded.

Kevin had previously participated in a competitive eating contest at a restaurant and won the championship.

[063- Virtual Restaurant -B-30]

[You can order anything here, and while you'll feel full, you won't actually eat anything. The restaurant will provide you with a nutritional supplement after your meal.]

Both this card and the card that Pairo just obtained are Specified Card.

This means that once you complete the game, you can take these cards out of this area and use them in real life.

This is so interesting!

This is a question Kevin has been pondering since entering the game: if enough Restriction are established, it's possible to transform this island into a game-like environment.

But how is it possible to take the card out and use it? And what level of understanding of Nen ability is required, and what kind of Restriction must be imposed to make this island so magical?

Simply by participating in the game, Kevin gained a deeper understanding of some of the information in the notebook.

"The Five Great Nen Users, huh?" Kevin muttered to himself.

He now seemed to understand just how valuable the strength of the world's top experts truly was.

Nen ability has almost transcended ordinary understanding, becoming something akin to granting wishes.

Or rather, it is the embodiment of desire itself, a versatile ability.