402. Method
Volcano Cluster.
A group of people were waiting nervously at the edge.
Time passed, and a stealthy ' Thief ' emerged from the crater, his face beaming with excitement as he whispered, "It really is the ' Dragon of Destruction '!"
"Very good, young man, thank you very much."
The guild leader of the War God Guild generously tossed a leather bag to Sulu, saying, "This is your other half of the reward!"
Thank you!
Sulu accepted it without hesitation.
This was the reward he earned legitimately from selling himself, and he felt no guilt whatsoever about taking it.
"Alright... We've discovered the ' Dragon of Destruction ' first, which is our biggest advantage. This boss is definitely under some negative status effects from the last battle... As long as we seize the opportunity, we can kill it in one hit and take the first kill!"
"The leader of the War God Guild said excitedly."
He immediately began to plan.
Sulu took his leave, ignoring the several Greed gazes behind him.
This game doesn't have any 'oaths' or 'contracts'; keeping secrets is entirely up to luck.
Even within the War God Guild, many people were eyeing his wealth.
Although Player can revive after being killed, this terrible game doesn't offer features like item binding or storage space, so everything you carry will be dropped when you're killed.
Even for a reputable guild like the War God Guild, it's perfectly normal for a few greedy individuals to occasionally emerge.
"Snort..."
Sulu snorted inwardly, too lazy to get entangled with these people, and quickly disappeared.
"Huh? This kid's lying... He's incredibly fast, is he really a newbie? Even I, a Thief, can't outrun him!"
A tall, thin man watched Sulu's retreating figure disappear, and utterly despaired.
No wonder...
Another accomplice nodded. "Without any stealth ability, how could they avoid being detected by the Dragon of Destruction? That makes sense!"
Main city.
"Would I go through all this trouble if it weren't to avoid seeming so abrupt?"
Sulu tossed the bag of Crystal Core in his hand and sighed.
Because the entire Inner World might be under the supervision of that artifact, he didn't want to do anything too outrageous and expose the existence of his clone.
The only option is to use the brute force method and slowly accumulate some resources.
"Arrive."
He suddenly stopped and looked at the largest building in the city in front of him.
The high dome and thick walls create an atmosphere of religious grandeur. Stepping inside, slivers of light stream through the windows, forming an abstract sun pattern.
At the far end of the hall stands a strange statue.
It was the image of twins, two different human figures back to back, their bodies partially fused together.
One of them was Angel with feathered wings, and the other was Demon with Bat- like wings.
Light and darkness!
Demon and Angel!
This is the only official building in the main city, and among Player, it has a more fitting name—'Job Class Agency '!
Here, Player can choose the profession they want to pursue, learn skills, and upgrade their profession level.
Of course, the only universally accepted currency is the Crystal Core!
"Warrior, Mage, Thief, Archer..."
Sulu watched as a large number of Player took up their jobs, observing various clues. "Hmm, the cost of taking up a job is about ten Tier 1 Crystal Core, but that's far from enough to form a complete combat force. After taking up a job, you also need to buy 'skills' to improve proficiency... and later 'upgrades'... all of these require spending Crystal Core."
"This professional system is not something that originated in this world; rather, it comes from that Curio..."
After observing several 'professionals', Sulu made a judgment. "Furthermore... in reality, Player only have one profession, which is [Player]. The other skills, profession levels, and so on are just 'plugins' attached to them and purchased with Crystal Core... the mastermind can take them back with a single thought."
"First-tier [Player] are relatively easy to acquire, but the later the game goes, the greater the consumption becomes, not only in terms of the quantity of Crystal Core, but also their quality!"
This means that if Player wants to advance to the second tier, they not only need a large number of first-tier Crystal Core, but also at least one second-tier Crystal Core.
Even during the last monster siege, there weren't many truly high-level monsters inside, not to mention that not every monster produced Crystal Core.
Of course, the higher the rank and the more powerful the monster, the greater the chance of it producing Crystal Core. In addition, BOSSes always drop high-quality items; this is a consensus reached by Player through experience.
"Damn... the reason there aren't any Tier 5 Player is because they haven't obtained Tier 5 Crystal Core yet? Thinking about it that way, my main body is under a lot of pressure..."
Sulu suddenly realized why the Player had rushed towards him like madmen when his true form Dragon of Destruction descended upon the world—they had seen hope for advancement!
"So... the curse in this Inner World is just 'vast,' and hasn't yet given birth to a truly terrifying being? I'm becoming more and more interested in its Surface World."
He had no intention of taking the job and turned to leave.
After all, Shadow Clone are different from other game characters; they're not even part of the same system. How could you install class and skill 'plugins' on them?
Forcing yourself to take the job will only expose your true colors.
"The true form resides in the Inner World; I'd better go check out the Surface World... After all, that little guy who wields the divine artifact is also in the Surface World."
"His designed [Player] career path is quite interesting. Perhaps he himself is even employed in it, pretending to be a 'pro player' in the game? The real person must be careful; there might be a big fish hiding in the game's Expert Leaderboard..."
Sulu arrived at the Resurrection Plaza, took out several Crystal Core, and with a little force, the Crystal Core turned into powder.
Strands of energy belonging to this world transformed into vibrant colors, appearing on his palm before disappearing into the bricks and stones on the ground.
After this period of time, he has figured out how to Surface World.
'First of all... directly breaking through the Spirit World's blockade is unlikely... or rather, the commotion would be too great. It would be necessary to forcibly breach a major city to allow the main body to pass through and travel to the real world...'
'Besides that, the only other option is a roundabout approach, directly infiltrating a Player's Mind Secret Realm and using their physical body to access the Surface World...'
This practice is tantamount to parasitism, as if giving a Player a cheat code like "Grandpa".
'This way, I can remain hidden and learn about that world, and find out where the mastermind is...'
A slight smile appeared on Sulu's lips, and his entire figure vanished in an instant.
"Huh? That Player's behavior is strange, is he a hidden class?... Why did he log off?"
Several Player who had just wanted to come and get to know the group were quite disappointed.