Is it difficult to enter the game?

"What do we do? You all hold on for me, I'm coming over now!"

After Zhao Hu hung up the communication, he gave a very unwilling glance at the grayed-out High Martial Descent icon and directly chose to enter the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty.

The second phase of the assessment BOSS was incredibly difficult, not something that could be overcome in a short time. As a high-ranking elder of the Heavenly Might Guild, Zhao Hu's priority was to maintain Heavenly Might's advantage in the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty, and other matters would have to be set aside for now.

Meanwhile, as the test assessment for High Martial Descent was in full swing, in the lounge of the Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, Lin Qi stretched lazily, completely unaware of what was happening on Earth.

"It took me a whole day to finally copy a copy of Crushing Stone Fist and Leopard Shadow Steps. This is truly inhuman work."

Lin Qi looked at the two handwritten martial arts manuals on the table, feeling very satisfied.

With these two martial arts, his game would finally have the rudiments of a combat system, preventing newcomers from only being able to learn fitness breathing techniques to improve their physical fitness upon arriving at the martial arts hall, with little combat power.

Moreover, as long as players could learn Crushing Stone Fist and Leopard Shadow Steps, even if their physical fitness was only at a kindergarten level, they could still put up a fight against a Quasi-Apprentice.

Quasi-Apprentices had strength ranging from 100 kilograms to 200 kilograms.

Their speed ranged from 10 meters per second to 12 meters per second.

In the City of Light Chasing, the vast majority of people were at the Quasi-Apprentice level.

As for martial arts, they were considered luxuries for the formal residents of the City of Light Chasing; ordinary people simply couldn't afford to learn them.

However, for players who were not Quasi-Apprentices, mastering the apprentice-level Crushing Stone Fist could unleash more than double their normal strength, and mastering the apprentice-level Leopard Shadow Steps could increase their speed by more than 20%. If they mastered both, their strength and speed could reach the level of a Quasi-Apprentice.

"The next step is pricing. If it's too cheap, I won't have much left to exchange for, but if it's too expensive, players' strength will improve too slowly. It's really agonizing."

Lin Qi suddenly felt that balance was an art form.

He worried about players consuming too much of their game lifespan, while also worrying about players lacking motivation.

These leeks are really hard to harvest.

Just as Lin Qi was agonizing over the pricing, a tall figure walked into the martial arts hall from outside. He carried a metal case with a mechanical prosthetic arm and two large cardboard boxes in his other hand, his steps steady and powerful, completely unlike an ordinary Quasi-Apprentice.

"Lin Zi, I've brought the goods you ordered." Luo Qi placed the boxes in the corner of the lounge and looked at Lin Qi curiously, asking, "Why did you order so many Blood Essence Rice seeds, along with food and water? You're not planning to live in the wilderness for a long time, are you?"

"I'm just stocking up a bit, just in case. After all, the entire City of Light Chasing hasn't been very stable lately." Lin Qi handed 6000 Bit to Luo Qi. He only had a little over 2400 Bit left, which wasn't enough to pay next month's hospital bills.

This time, he had asked Luo Qi to purchase 100 catties of Blood Essence Rice seeds, as well as a month's worth of food and water for ten players, including himself. It was a gamble to see if it would pay off.

"It really hasn't been stable lately," Luo Qi nodded in agreement. "Just yesterday, several gangs in the suburbs were wiped out. Many gangs have also consumed a lot of weapons due to the intense infighting. If I weren't delivering these things to you, I'd probably be busy forging weapons right now."

"Are they fighting that fiercely?" Lin Qi was very surprised. "Didn't they say the Half-Scale Race gangs had expanded their territory in the suburbs a bit?"

"I don't know the specifics," Luo Qi shook her head slightly, then looked at Lin Qi with interest, smiling and asking, "We have a good part-time job opening at our shop recently, do you want it?"

"Does your shop have part-time jobs that require undocumented wanderers?" Lin Qi couldn't help but be curious.

As one of the more reputable weapon shops in the suburbs, the Azure Crystal Weapon Shop usually had plenty of formally registered residents wanting to work there. As for undocumented wanderers, even for a part-time job, it was a pipe dream.

"Yes, it's a very good part-time job, perfect for you." Luo Qi nodded, not wanting to keep him in suspense. "Aren't you going to do some farming? Since you're going to the wilderness, you can do some transportation along the way. Our shop has been swamped lately, and the raw materials for making weapons are being consumed rapidly, so we've discussed cooperation with several gangs."

"Those gangs have mined a lot of ore from the mines near the abandoned areas. Our shop plans to exchange their raw materials for weapons. However, due to the large volume of transactions, our staff is overwhelmed, and those gangs are currently busy fighting, so they don't have extra manpower."

"So, our shop plans to recruit a group of people for part-time transportation work for those gangs. The more ore you transport, the more you earn. Since you're going to the wilderness, you can make a detour on your way back. Although 100 kilograms of ore only earns 30 Bit, even a small amount is better than nothing."

"Will those gangs allow me to get close?" Lin Qi was tempted, but not by the money.

If ordinary people dared to approach the mines occupied by the major gangs, they would be unceremoniously eliminated by those gangs if discovered, with no chance given.

And it was almost impossible not to be discovered, as those gangs had monitoring equipment set up near the mines. It was a pipe dream for ordinary people to go unnoticed.

Besides producing a large amount of ore, those mountains also had many, many trees.

These trees were generally as thick as a person and were excellent materials for repairing the martial arts hall.

If he could be allowed to approach the mines, he could legitimately gather timber and then have players repair the martial arts hall. This would be much more cost-effective than finding people to repair it himself.

"You can rest assured about that. We have identification from those gangs. As long as you carry the identification, those gangs won't do anything to you," Luo Qi explained. "This part-time job is highly sought after by many employees in the shop. The shop owner has set a limit of one recommendation slot per person, and now I'm giving you a head start."

"Alright, I'll take this part-time job!" Lin Qi agreed without hesitation.

"Great, here's the identification for you." Luo Qi nodded and directly produced a metal wristband. "But let me be clear, this part-time job has a minimum requirement. You must transport at least one ton of ore per week, otherwise, this part-time job will be revoked."

Lin Qi happily took the metal wristband. "Don't worry, I promise I'll only bring more, never less. I'll make sure you're satisfied."

Now, he could finally set a good price for his two martial arts manuals. Moreover, when new players arrived, they would even have a new way to play. It was a win-win situation, he wins twice!

Earth, the sun was setting, Tianya Pavilion high-end residential area.

The four-story villa courtyard was brightly lit. Zhao Hu lay in the virtual game pod, exhaling deeply, and his gaze swept over the grayed-out High Martial Descent icon once more.

"Finally dealt with those guys from Mythic Paradise. Now I can think about how to deal with that BOSS." Zhao Hu glanced at the time on the screen. He still had several hours before tonight passed. He didn't believe he wouldn't see Luo Wu Shang tonight.

Just as Zhao Hu paid 198 for resurrection and was about to enter the test assessment for High Martial Descent, High Martial Descent suddenly popped up a system notification.

System: Currently, seven pre-order players have obtained full connection qualifications. Thank you for your participation, all pre-order players.

"How is this possible!" Zhao Hu stared at the system pop-up, completely stunned.

Zhao Hu knew exactly how strong Qin Mu's BOSS's second phase was. He even suspected if anyone could pass such an inhuman assessment.

Now, to be told that in the time it took him to fight one battle, all seven spots were gone, how could he believe it?

"Could it be the old guys from the other four major guilds?"

After snapping back to reality, Zhao Hu's mind raced with speculation, wondering who could possibly pass such a terrifying assessment, let alone have seven people do it at once.

"I underestimated the experts of this world," Zhao Hu said, looking at the now-unavailable connection slots. He couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. If he hadn't gone after Mythic Paradise, he might have had a chance to pass the assessment. He then picked up his phone and dialed Zhang Qingwei directly. "Qingwei, could you please tell Vice President Luo that I can't make our meeting tonight? But next time there's an opening, I'll definitely join High Martial Descent!"

After saying this, Zhao Hu made up his mind. Before High Martial Descent opened up more slots, he was determined to pass the assessment.

"Join High Martial Descent?" Zhang Qingwei asked, a hint of surprise in her voice. "Is it that difficult to get into?"

"Very, very difficult," Zhao Hu replied truthfully, though he didn't understand why Zhang Qingwei was asking. "At least, I'm not confident I could do it right now."

"That difficult?" Zhang Qingwei said slowly after hearing his response. "Alright, I'll tell Wu Shang about this when I get into High Martial Descent later."

"Get into High Martial Descent?" Zhao Hu couldn't help but glance at his phone, wondering if he'd misheard. He tried to suppress his excitement and confirmed again, "Qingwei, did you just say you're going to enter the game High Martial Descent and inform Vice President Luo?"

"Yes," Zhang Qingwei nodded, not understanding why Zhao Hu was so agitated.

"Qingwei! No! Secretary Zhang!" Zhao Hu exclaimed upon hearing Zhang Qingwei's confirmation, his voice laced with a touch of awe. "Could you tell me how you managed to last for 20 seconds? Of course, if you feel it's inappropriate, I won't push, I just wanted some ideas for strategy."

In Zhao Hu's eyes, Qin Mu's final ten seconds in the second phase were like a divine descent, utterly unavoidable and unstoppable. For Zhang Qingwei to have passed, her strength was simply terrifying.

"Last for 20 seconds? Strategy?" Zhang Qingwei asked, taken aback. "Don't you just buy the game and get in?"