"When a player creates an instance, everyone comes down hard on it, but when the system generates one, everyone just rolls over."
"How does that make any sense?"
"You can say it's hard! You can ask for more instances with support mechanics! You can curse me out! But the one thing you can't say is—
That a player-created instance should be easier just because someone made it."
"Who would dare create an instance if that's how people think?"
Lu Xiu wasn't exactly furious. More than anything, she was frustrated that they should have known better.
These were the thoughts the top players were having?
Not long ago, Lu Xiu had still had high hopes for them.
Sifu was hard, yes, but surely there were people capable of clearing it.
And there were capable people. That much had been proven.
One of them was fighting her right now—
Lu Xiu kept talking, but no one else was listening.
The moment she had announced the reward in the underground Training Ground, everyone had gone still.
"Evolve one skill below S-rank... once?!"
Yan Fushou's eyes widened slightly as he murmured in shock.
He wasn't alone. Li Shengkai and the others beside him stared just as wide-eyed.
Skill evolution!
That was something the vast majority of players dreamed of.
A single rank could make a world of difference to a skill's effectiveness.
Especially between A-rank and S-rank!
If they could upgrade one—
And even for top players, it would be incredibly useful. Who didn't have a skill that was handy but whose numbers were a little too low?
Now, Lu Xiu was telling them those skills could be upgraded!
In the middle of the room, Jiang Qiu stared blankly at the girl bristling right in front of her.
Lu Xiu had a sweet, delicate