Recruiting New Players (Part 1)

The Loot Generator has 7 output ports.

It can decompose 7 creatures simultaneously.

Ding. Three Raider corpses were simultaneously dissolved.

The output ports opened, and the conveyor belt inside brought out the loot.

Two bottles of red reagent, one bottle of blood, one white bone, and one green piece of clothing.

[Health Potion] * 2

[Heals wounds, repairs fractures]

[Instantly restores 25% HP + slowly restores 500 HP]

One bottle of blood remained the embedded item [Boiling Blood].

[Rune Bone of Destruction]

[Quality: Superior]

[+20% Physical Damage]

[+21% Trauma Damage]

[+33% Energy Recovery Speed]

[This bone contains biological energy, perhaps a medium for some ritual.]

Finally:

[Fur Jacket]

[Quality: Common]

[18 Armor]

[Common equipment produced by the Calamity Base, it can adapt to the appearance of clones.]

Now, all the loot has been obtained.

Lin Tang grabbed the two red potions.

"Just as expected! Health Potions are here. With these, our survival rate will increase by a large margin. At the very least, we'll dare to risk our health during battles."

Thin Dog placed this bottle of [Boiling Blood] and the previous one on the ground.

"Decomposing 4 corpses yielded 2 bottles. It seems this type of embedded item is quite common, so for now, let's list it as a regular drop for Raiders. We only have one ring right now, so I suggest using one bottle to increase our combat power."

Demonic Fox: "Agreed. At this stage, any little bit of enhancement helps."

Thin Dog picked up the bone in his left hand. A mysterious sense of power flowed from the bone.

He felt his fists harden. Hitting people with a big club would definitely make him stronger.

"The boost is very obvious. I feel like I've become much stronger just by holding this bone."

He handed the bone to Demonic Fox, gesturing for him to feel it too.

As his hand left the bone, the peculiar enhancement suddenly disappeared.

After feeling it for a moment, Demonic Fox put the bone into his pocket. He then found a piece of cloth and wrapped it around his arm. After trying several positions, he said:

"The boost from this bone is quite interesting. It only works when I hold it with one hand; placing it on other parts of my body doesn't have any effect. So, if I want to continuously enjoy the enhancement from this bone, I have to use a one-handed weapon, holding this in my off-hand."

Lin Tang took it and examined it.

"This bone is about the length of a person's arm. If held in one hand, it might reduce one's agility in close combat. I think the design of this item is probably intended for the mage class in this game. A staff in one hand, and this bone for enhancement in the other. Plus, it even has an energy recovery bonus! The designer's hint is quite obvious."

"Indeed. Currently, the percentage increase in physical damage and trauma damage isn't as strong as holding a mace with both hands. As for the energy boost, we don't have any skills that use our own energy yet, so it's not useful. We can store it for now."

The [Rune Bone of Destruction] was temporarily placed on the open ground in the small cave base by the group.

For the last item, the [Fur Jacket], Thin Dog took it and put it on.

"Uh, it's just a rather thick piece of clothing, and it fits perfectly."

Demonic Fox: "Of course it fits perfectly. After you put it on, the clothes actually moved and adjusted their size."

Lin Tang: "!"

"Holy crap? Moving clothes? Did it come alive?"

Demonic Fox shook his head: "I'm not sure. Maybe it's the adaptability of the base equipment's material. The material of this clothing feels a bit strange. Although it's called a [Fur Jacket], it doesn't feel like animal fur."

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's usable. Who knows what's going on in the game? Maybe the designer just casually made a model. I'm going to pour the [Boiling Blood] onto my ring!"

Thin Dog opened the bottle, and the red blood inside slowly dripped onto the [Copper Ring of Resistance]. The ring absorbed it directly, not a single drop falling to the ground. Red patterns appeared on the ring.

After pouring the entire bottle, the ring flashed with light, and Thin Dog's watch displayed: [Inlay Successful]

[Copper Ring of Resistance (Boiling Blood Inlaid)]

[Quality: Superior]

[11% Radiation Resistance]

[+1 HP recovery per second]

[+8% Physical Damage]

[+18 Attack Capability]

The ring absorbed the abilities of [Boiling Blood], and the four stats looked great.

After Thin Dog put it on, the enhanced strength and reaction speed made him shiver all over.

"Ah~ That feels good! I need more gear! I want to wear 10 rings and stuff myself full!"

Lin Tang: "How does it feel? Let me try it! Why are you dodging? I'm not going to snatch it, give it here! My attack capability is the highest, so it should come to me first. I'm going on a killing spree!"

"Cough, cough! Lin Tang, stop messing around. This piece of equipment should go to Thin Dog first. He can better utilize its advantages. After we defeat some more monsters and get more equipment, we'll distribute it. Let's go, no wasting time. Fighting Raiders will be much easier now."

Lin Tang sulkily retracted his hand: "Alright. Let Thin Dog enjoy it first."

Besides the four Raider corpses, their weapons were naturally brought back by the players as well.

Still the unimaginative maces.

It seemed the Raiders were all fond of these large blunt weapons.

"They've all been identified. Lin Tang, pick the one with the highest stats. We'll change direction and explore the map. I feel like there's definitely more than one Raider camp around here. Based on the initial tutorial quests, I suspect the energy source we're looking for is in the next Raider camp."

"Let's go, let's go!"

The three players placed three maces, two crowbars, one bone, and three catties of beans next to the machine. Lin Tang returned the ring to the Lord. Everything was sorted.

"Does this game have a warehouse? What if someone else takes our stuff if we just leave it out here?"

"Ah! It's just the three of us beta testers in this game, who else would be here? Don't worry, when we log off, we'll tell Sentinel, and he'll definitely find a way to fix it."

"That's true!"

The three players, with their stats fully restored, set off again, venturing into the dark parts of the map.

In the Diablo 3 forum.

Sentinel's post was steadily gaining traction.

After a long discussion about graphics cards, everyone's attention returned to the virtual reality game.

Picking Girl's Little Mushroom: "Oh my... there are more beta test slots? I was so scared by Night God before that I didn't dare to sign up. Should I give it a try? I'm so conflicted..."

My Style is My Own: "No pictures, no proof?"

Ink Dye Sword Xiao: "I'm from the crafting forum next door. I heard there's a bait thread here? I'm just here to join the fun. I've already signed up, but they probably won't pick me, right? (laughs)"

— Reply: "Holy crap!? Xiao Xiao is here on our forum? This is truly an honor!"

— Reply: "Xiao Xiao, I'm your loyal free-riding fan! I've watched all your videos, and I haven't even given you a single coin!"

— Reply: "I really liked the Tang Dynasty saber you recreated. Can you give it to me for free? I'm a student, and I need another 200 yuan for food."

— Master replied: "Since Xiao Xiao has spoken, I am willing to trade ten years of my life for Xiao Xiao to get a beta test slot!"

Ink Dye Sword Xiao was a crafting expert on Bilibili, renowned for creating and restoring all sorts of cold weapons.

Who could refuse a female version of "Crafting Brother" with a beautiful face and sweet voice?

Nobody knew why she came to the Diablo 3 forum to join the excitement.

Many people replied, and the post's popularity remained high, drawing the attention of more forum members.

The number of registrations on the official website of "Apocalypse OL" increased again.

Suddenly, when the post reached the 153rd reply.

Shadow Night God appeared!

"I thought long and hard last night and finally discovered the true form of this scam. What I'm about to say might subvert your understanding..."

The thread suddenly fell silent.

Cheng Shaofeng, who was quantum-peeping: (°ー°〃)