[Solo Instance entered!] [Difficulty confirmed: fifth instance difficulty] [Background: An imperial envoy carrying the king's secret orders disappeared on his way to Swote Castle. The owner of Swote Castle has sent you a plea for help...] [Main quest: Find the missing imperial envoy within 7 days, 0/7] [Temporary language acquired. It will automatically disappear upon leaving the instance.] [Clothing, backpack, weapons, and item attributes remain unchanged. Appearance temporarily altered. It will automatically revert upon leaving the instance.] [Firearms and grenades detected to be incompatible with the era. Power reduced by 90%. You will receive corresponding compensation after entering the instance. (Compensatory skills cannot improve attributes and will disappear upon leaving the instance world.)] (Note: This is your fifth official instance. You may fail the main quest, but you must pay a ransom of 500 points, and your highest attribute will decrease by 2 ranks. If you have insufficient points, equipment will be deducted. If the deducted equipment cannot cover the penalty, the player will be deemed to have lost the game!)
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Qin Ran frowned.
His gaze quickly swept past "receive corresponding compensation for equipment incompatible with the era" and stopped on "highest attribute will decrease by 2 ranks."
"As the number of instances increases, not only does the difficulty rise, but the penalties get harsher too?"
Qin Ran murmured to himself, his brow furrowing further.
He knew perfectly well that as his attributes kept improving, a reduction of one rank and a reduction of two ranks to his highest attribute might seem to differ by only one, but the costs involved were worlds apart.
It was no longer just a matter of spending points. Gold Skill Points were involved as well.
"Failure is becoming less and less affordable, isn't it?"