"Body Tempering level 3, here I come! I'm tearing up, guys. Finally, Body Tempering level 3! I can inherit my Swift Life Soul's stats now. My strength's going to shoot up."
"I made over 8,000 Sacrificial Power this trip. It was practically hauling money away in sacks. Who needs to please Ancient Gods when the Elysium Tribe is this good?"
"Hearing how much you made, my 2,000-plus Sacrificial Power suddenly feels like nothing. Damn you all. How did you kill so many? I need to get a vehicle. That speed advantage matters too much."
"Guys, go drop some gifts in the Explorer's livestream. We owe this incredible windfall to him."
"Forming a Little Black Room party. Add me as a friend on the Forum beforehand. We leave as soon as our confinement ends. Looking for guys with vehicles. Don't message me if you're slow."
The players expelled from Elysium Hall began posting screenshots of their Sacrificial Power earnings on the Forum.
This greatly stirred the players who had not taken this Hidden Mission seriously. Regretting their decision, they began preparing to head out.
The players confined to the Little Black Room were not idle either, using the time to recruit teammates for a second visit to the palace.
Clearly, the Elysium Tribe still had no idea just how evil a force had latched onto them.
In the players' eyes, profit came before everything.
The threat of death dwindled endlessly in the face of profit, especially in a hidden area like Elysium Palace, where rewards required no struggle.
Normally, players had to work themselves to the bone to kill a single powerful monster, drinking potions and coordinating throughout the fight.
But inside Elysium Palace, they could attack at will. Monsters with high Hunting Levels would not fight back at all.
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