Official Information Revealed by Liu Bo

After putting on his brand-new equipment, Lin Yi had the urge to enter the valley right away and find a Corpse Fiend to test his skills on.

Lin Yi's strongest attack was naturally the Level 8 Blazing Sun Saber Technique. At this level, the technique already possessed a fivefold power boost.

The golden Blazing Sun saber qi he slashed out could reach two meters in length.

According to Gu Chenghu, Lin Yi's mastery of the Blazing Sun Saber Technique had already far surpassed everyone in Ancient Pool Village. Even Gu Chenghu himself was nowhere near his level.

If Lin Yi wielded the Gleaming Silver Long Saber and faced that Level 7 Corpse Fiend from a week ago again, he could probably kill one with every slash.

An Eighth Rank Corpse Fiend might require two slashes, but his current 35 points of Qi-Blood were enough to unleash two slashes.

As for a Ninth Rank Corpse Fiend, he would likely have to slowly wear down its Health Points and suffer minor injuries before he could kill it with the Blazing Sun Saber Technique.

It could be said that Lin Yi's combat strength was vastly different from what it had been one or two weeks ago. He could contend with Ninth Rank Corpse Fiends and kill Eighth Rank Corpse Fiends.

All of this was because Lin Yi had gained a Purple Talent: Innate Swordsman.

The importance of a high-quality talent went without saying.

However, the Level 8 Blazing Sun Saber Technique seemed to have reached a bottleneck as well. Lin Yi discovered that even with Innate Swordsman, its Proficiency began to increase slowly after Level 8.

It seemed that the Innate Swordsman talent had its limits too...

After logging out of Apocalypse World, Lin Yi checked his Phone and only then noticed the dinner invitation Liu Bo had sent him.

Seeing that it was already dark outside, Lin Yi hurriedly replied to Liu Bo before taking a cab over.

An hour later, the two had eaten and drunk their fill at an upscale barbecue restaurant.

"...Brother Yi, do you know that on our first day, the instructors took us to a military camp? Not only did they have us soak in medicinal liquor to improve our Constitution, but they also taught us military hand-to-hand combat and how to use guns. On top of that, after headquarters learned that I had descended into Linglong Village in Apocalypse World, they specifically found a High-level Player from Linglong Village to help me develop. Anyway, I've been busy day and night. I only get four hours of sleep a day..."

Lin Yi asked, "Xiao Bo, so you've gained a lot during this time?"

Liu Bo drained the beer in his bottle, let out several burps, and replied drunkenly, "More than a lot, Brother Yi. Let me tell you, I'm basically a little superhuman in real life now. Even if I fought a tiger barehanded, I could probably beat it to death in three punches."

Lin Yi smiled and curiously asked about Liu Bo's specific experiences during his training in the Capital City.

Logically speaking, training like this should have been strictly confidential and not casually disclosed.

But Liu Bo did not care much. After his father died, Lin Yi had become the best big brother to him, practically half of his family.

He remembered that whenever his father beat him for getting poor test scores, Lin Yi would always step in to stop the fight. Lin Yi would often take him out for late-night skewers too. Back then, he had already thought Brother Yi was the best person in the world.

The confidentiality agreement was just a signature to him. It did not restrain him much.

Since Brother Yi had asked, what was there that he could not say?

"There were around thirty of us in that batch, all new players selected from across the country. The instructors said we were already the fifth group, which meant the country had held four previous training programs like this. Oh, right, Zhao Shuang, who took me to the Capital City, told me that Captain Zhang from our Linhe City was a High-level Player from the second group..."

"At present, the government has discovered around one hundred and fifty Novice Villages. Some are very close together, while others are far apart. Anyway, Linglong Village, where I am, is very far from my dad's Great Yu Village..."

After roughly describing his experiences in the Capital City, Liu Bo could not help asking, "By the way, Brother Yi, did you get an Activation Code? If not, I'll find a way to get one for you from our city. I heard our team currently has two unused Activation Codes..."

Lin Yi smiled and said, half-truthfully, "No need. After you left, I asked around about the Apocalypse Game. I got lucky and spent a huge amount of money to buy an Activation Code."

Lin Yi felt that his identity as a player would be exposed sooner or later, so he might as well reveal it to Liu Bo earlier.

Besides, Liu Bo still listened to him and would not casually leak the information.

Hearing that Lin Yi had also entered Apocalypse World, Liu Bo immediately said excitedly, "Really? I didn't expect you to move so quickly, Brother Yi. During training, I heard that someone on the dark web was selling Activation Codes, but the prices were very high."

Lin Yi nodded as if that were indeed the case.

"The price was definitely high. Your Brother Yi had to dig into his retirement savings just to buy that Activation Code. At first, I was afraid the seller was a scammer, but thankfully the code was real... Oh, right, Xiao Bo, I descended in Ancient Pool Village on Apocalypse Continent. Have you heard of it?"

Liu Bo thought for a moment. "Ancient Pool Village? I haven't heard of it. It seems the Official doesn't have information on that Novice Village yet."

Lin Yi also felt that there did not seem to be any Official personnel in Ancient Pool Village at the moment. According to Liu Bo, Official players focused on making friends and socializing in the game in addition to developing themselves, so they could remember the appearances of players in the same village and then identify the corresponding people in reality through portrait sketches.

Only by finding and recruiting players this way could the Official gather a large number of Apocalypse players in a short time and establish the extraordinary institution that now basically covered the entire country.

However, the lack of Official personnel in Ancient Pool Village now did not mean there would be none in the future. And as the Official's operations grew larger, Lin Yi guessed that more and more players would be recruited.

After chatting for a while, Liu Bo asked curiously, "Brother Yi, what level are you now?"

"Level 3."

Lin Yi did not hide this. He was indeed Level 3 at the moment, though he probably possessed the combat strength of a Level 8 or Level 9 player.

"Level 3? That's pretty fast. I worked myself so hard during training in the Capital City and only reached Level 5. Brother Yi, you really are a veteran player. Oh, right, I have a document the instructors gave us during training. I'll send it to you later. The information in it should be very useful to you."

They ate until around ten that night. Having gained a great deal, Lin Yi first took a cab to send Liu Bo home before returning to his own apartment.

After washing up, Lin Yi opened the encrypted file Liu Bo had sent him on his computer.

The file contained a great deal of information. It even included every Monster the Official had discovered so far. The Monsters outside Ancient Pool Village, such as Shocking Pigs, Heart-Devouring Wolves, Mirage Crows... were all listed in the material.

From Level 1 to Level 10, it recorded around two hundred different types of Monsters.

Unfortunately, it only contained introductions to the various Monster species and had no information related to Ghost Spirits.

The latter half of the document contained a detailed guide on how Newborns could level up, allocate points, and increase their combat strength.

"...Based on the data we have studied so far, every Newborn receives five attribute points upon leveling up. Bottlenecks appear at Level 5 and Level 7. Level 5 is a Qi-Blood bottleneck, while Level 7 is the bottleneck for awakening a Constitution talent. Comparatively speaking, the Level 7 bottleneck is more important. Players need to remain there and accumulate attribute points in order to obtain a Constitution talent in the game..."

"According to existing research, as long as one breaks through Level 7, one can obtain at worst a white Constitution talent. Here, we provide the data of Captain Hu Feng from Xiangnan City as a reference. According to Captain Hu Feng, due to a special opportunity and a special point allocation method, his Agility Attribute exceeded 50 points at Level 7, allowing him to obtain a Green Quality Constitution talent related to speed."

"We have therefore concluded that as long as one of the Four-Dimensional Attributes exceeds 50 points, one should be able to obtain a Green Quality or higher Constitution talent. Therefore, a single-attribute point allocation method is not necessarily inadvisable."

"...Next, we will analyze the effects of the Four-Dimensional Attributes on a character. Beyond the information provided by the System, we have discovered through extensive data that adding points to Constitution increases Health Points. Basically, 1 point of Constitution corresponds to 10 Health Points, though there are differences between individual players..."

"Adding points to Strength, Constitution, or Agility will all increase Qi-Blood accordingly. However, adding points to Strength increases Qi-Blood the most..."

"From the perspective of a game, the Four-Dimensional Attributes displayed by the System should be balanced. Some players believe Endurance is not worth adding points to, but our research has found that the Endurance Attribute not only increases stamina and stamina recovery. When encountering certain extreme environments, such as high temperatures or freezing cold, the advantages of Endurance become apparent. It grants players resistance to harsh environments, and when encountering certain Ghost Spirits, Endurance can improve one's resistance to negative emotions..."

Seeing this, Lin Yi could not help marveling at the Official's ability to collect information.

He had previously thought that the Endurance Attribute was not very important, but after reading this material, some of his views had clearly changed.

Further down was an explanation of external martial arts.

"External martial arts are an important means for players to increase combat strength. However, their Proficiency is extremely difficult to raise. The good news is that practicing external martial arts in reality can also increase their Proficiency."

"...At present, we recommend that players focus on one external martial art, as this can improve combat strength in a short period of time. Learning too many external martial arts will divide one's attention..."

"In summary, a player's current combat strength consists of level attributes, equipment, external martial arts, and combat awareness. Beyond leveling up, level attributes can also be increased by finding Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in Apocalypse World. This is particularly important before Level 7. Only by collecting enough Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to gain additional character attributes can one obtain a better Constitution talent at Level 7."

"Equipment and external martial arts have already been introduced earlier, so they will not be described in excessive detail here. As for combat awareness, players are advised to spar with others more often in Apocalypse World or reality. Only frequent battles can temper combat awareness..."

After reading through all the material Liu Bo had sent, Lin Yi was still not fully satisfied, but he felt that he had gained a great deal.

The ability to compile such extensive material showed that the Official's research into Apocalypse World ran deep.

Unfortunately, the document did not contain any information about Professional levels after Level 10. It seemed that information on Professional levels was even more valuable confidential material to the Official.

He just did not know whether Liu Bo knew anything about Professional levels. He would have to find an opportunity to ask him next time.

Also, Lin Yi felt that his most urgent task now was figuring out how to raise his Talent Level and obtain another talent Solidify slot.

Just today, he had drawn an incredibly powerful Blue Talent.

Earth Sprite: A rare Blue Talent. As a child of the earth, you will possess the ability to hear the voice of the earth and receive its protection. As long as you stand on the ground, you can sense the emotions of plants within a one-kilometer radius, turning plants into your eyes and ears and commanding them. Furthermore, while standing on the ground, you will receive a permanent increase of 20 Strength and 20 Constitution.

There was no doubt that if he could equip this talent, Lin Yi's attributes would not only surge dramatically, becoming comparable to those of a Level 9 player, but he would no longer have to worry about being ambushed by Monsters in the wilderness.

As long as there were plants within a one-kilometer radius, he would be able to sense any creature approaching him.

Unfortunately, although Earth Sprite was powerful, Lin Yi had no way to abandon Innate Swordsman to Solidify this new talent.

After all, when comparing a Blue Talent with a Purple Talent, any sensible person knew which one to choose.

It could only be said that Innate Swordsman was currently more suitable for him.

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