After dismissing the messenger from Overmela, Han Xiao went to find the four members of the Frenzied Saber to test the Dungeon Generation function.
The imperial test subject is indeed useful.
Arriving at the next room, Han Xiao found none of the four home. He scratched his head, took out his tablet, and accessed all the hidden surveillance cameras in the entire Sanctuary. The system filtered faces and quickly located the four individuals. Maple Moon was learning a new recipe for brewing with One Leaf Green; the potion emitted billowing green mist. Several players with simple, honest faces stood nearby, presumably there to test the potion, unaware of what awaited them...
Hao Tian was standing on the arena platform... I mean, defending his position. As a professional master, he had high standards for himself and never forgot to hone his skills.
Frenzied Saber was being relentlessly beaten by Hila as a punching bag. Hila, following Han Xiao's advice, found a Inhuman as a sparring partner to develop her superpowers, and then used all sorts of fancy techniques to utterly defeat Frenzied Saber. Aurora, in a wheelchair, watched from the sidelines holding Baby Bear, while Meat Bun enthusiastically recorded the scene. He was quite familiar with Frenzied Saber and was very happy to see Frenzied Saber being beaten beyond recognition... Perhaps this is what friendship is all about.
Han Xiao went to Hila's house and made a phone call to gather the other four people.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, a dark shadow flew overhead. It was Frenzied Sword. Without thinking, I reached out and pulled him down from the sky.
Hila stopped, her flowing red hair falling back to its waist-length curls. The red light in her eyes faded. Han Xiao glanced at the miserable- Frenzied Saber and nodded secretly. This was the Hila who had Sister Discouragement in his previous life.
The Baby Bear on Aurora's lap struggled to straighten up, fell to the ground, rolled around, wiggled its chubby bottom, and waddled over to Han Xiao's side. It hugged his leg, climbed up, and hung around his neck like a backpack. The Baby Bear was well-fed and well-cared for, and its weight had almost doubled.
Han Xiao raised his hand and slapped the Baby Bear away. Then he looked at the battle information on the panel. The Baby Bear level 18, four levels higher than when he first brought it back. It was Clawed Ice Bear, and its growth potential was not bad.
Hila's expression was complex. She was filled with hatred for Germinal, but she never imagined that such a behemoth would be completely destroyed. All that hatred and resentment vanished with the earth-shattering explosion. She couldn't help but recall their first meeting. Who could have imagined that the pale and weak test subject would achieve such legendary feats a year later?
Seeing her unusual expression, Han Xiao took out his tablet, pulled up a few photos, and handed them to Hila. The photos showed the ruins of the Germinal headquarters after the nuclear explosion, a black, scorched wasteland, taken by drones from Six Nations.
"They're basically all dead after being bombed like this. If there are any remnants of the Germinal, they're just some small fry on the periphery. So there's no need to worry about the Sprouts Germinal, unless they're tired of living." Han Xiao paused, then said, "You used to be a member of the Germinal and were on the Six Nations ' wanted list, but you're one of mine now. The Six Nations will no longer target you."
Hila frowned. "I never said I wanted to be your subordinate."
Aurora raised her little hand, "I want to be..."
Hila was annoyed and reached out to ruffle Aurora's hair. Aurora's hair had grown out recently, and her short, golden hair covered her ears.
The group chatted casually for a while, and then Hao Tian and Maple Moon arrived. Usually, when Han Xiao summoned them, it meant something good was going to happen, so they secretly looked forward to it.
Han Xiao used the Dungeon Generation function, thought for a moment, and decided to intercept the Dark Crow Valley Operation to create Dungeon Crystal. This level was suitable for the player's current skill level.
[LV30 Dungeon Crystal - [Dark Crow Valley Operation]]
[Introduction: Dark Crow Valley Base, a branch base of the Germinal Organization in the Southern Continent, was destroyed by Stardragon and Hesla. This will be your test.]
[Type: Time-rewinding copy]
[Current number of people who have passed: 0]
[Highest dungeon completion: No record]
[Record holder: None]
"Dungeon Crystal?" The four looked at each other in bewilderment.
Currently, the average player level is around level 30, and they are starting to explore dungeons. At present, eleven fixed dungeons have been found on Planet Aquamarine. These dungeons are small dungeons where players can obtain the same Dungeon Crystal from a certain character by repeatedly completing quests. They are mostly from various factions and are small dungeons for five-person teams.
A new dungeon means a new opportunity. After the four players complete the dungeon, they can claim a reward and a white rhombus-shaped crystal will appear out of thin air in their hands. Simply crush it to enter the dungeon.
Frenzied Saber immediately said, "This is a five-person team dungeon. Let's get another person and see if we can get a first clear."
Because of Han Xiao, the four of them often played together and are now familiar with each other.
Hao Tian nodded. "Alright, I'll pull the cluster of Huang Tian Dang Li over from the Sky Domain."
With no objections, the four arrived at the square. After waiting for a while, Huang Tian Dang Li came running over excitedly, his face beaming with joy. Hao Tian was his idol, and he was overjoyed that his idol was taking him out to play.
A team of five people.
"Let's take a look at this first."
Frenzied Saber crushed the crystal, spewing out a mist that enveloped the five people before they disappeared into the crowded square.
Suddenly, the five of them were surrounded by a dense forest, in the dead of night, where they could hardly see their own hand in front of their face.
Time-travel type dungeons recreate past experiences, allowing players to participate in the events.
A notification appears on the panel.
[You are soldiers of Dark Crow Valley Base. Hesla and the Stardragon forces are about to invade. Your mission is to protect Dark Crow Valley Base as much as possible.]
[Countdown to dungeon preparation: 10 minutes]
[Instance Objective: Survive until the event ends; Reward: 15,000 experience points]
[Optional Mission I: Kill five Stardragon or Hesla Agents, reward 30,000 experience points]
[Optional Mission II: Protect the base's intelligence from being leaked, reward: 45,000 experience points]
[Optional Mission III: Pan Kuang and Ji Jie survive to the end, reward 70,000 experience points]
[Optional Mission IV: Defeat the Stardragon Hesla Alliance, Reward: 110,000 Experience Points]
[Dungeon failure condition: total wipeout]
"What a high reward!" Huang Tian Dang Li shocked. As a core member of the guild, he was very knowledgeable. In the level 30 dungeons that players usually encountered, there were only two or three tasks, and the total reward was only 70,000 to 80,000 experience points. This dungeon actually had five tasks, and the reward was so high!
Upon further thought, Huang Tian Dang Li's expression turned serious. "However, the higher the reward, the greater the difficulty."
The other four people looked at each other, puzzled.
Uh, is that so?
I didn't find the Black Phantom's mission particularly difficult...
"We are different." Meat Bun said earnestly, unable to bear correcting Huang Tian Dang Li.
Frenzied Saber glanced at the notification and asked in surprise, "The dungeon doesn't start until ten minutes later, but we can move around freely now. What does that mean?"
This was the first time they'd encountered a dungeon with a countdown timer, and they were a bit confused.
In fact, countdowns only appear in more difficult dungeons, with the entry point being a period before the event begins, giving players time to prepare. This time is no exception. The dungeon starts on the night that the Hesla agents are about to steal intelligence, giving players a chance to stop them. If the starting plot is changed, the entire dungeon will be reduced from Hell difficulty to Hard difficulty, but this is not indicated on the interface, requiring players to figure it out themselves.
After Han Xiao opened this instance in the future, players of the Sanctuary suffered hundreds of times before finally finding the right way to start.
At this moment, the five of them were naturally unaware of the importance of these ten minutes. They started the dungeon in a standard manner. However, this was their first time exploring a new dungeon. This kind of complex dungeon was completely different from the kind of monster-slaying dungeons. It had a higher sense of immersion and gameplay, and was also more difficult. The five of them were experiencing both pain and pleasure, wandering around like headless flies, and could only follow the tasks assigned by the base and keep patrolling.
A day passed like this, and on the second night during the routine patrol, Meat Bun's head was suddenly blown off.
[Your teammate [Meat Bun Hits Dog] is dead]
"What the hell?!" The remaining four were shocked and hurriedly looked around, but the dense forest was deep, the night was dark, and the wind rustled the leaves, so they had no idea where the enemy was.
Bang! This time it was Hao Tian's turn to get his head blown off. The three of them were on edge, their faces tense.
Hao Tian's voice rang out in the team chat, his tone grave. "The panel indicates I've been fatally attacked; the one who killed me is Black Phantom!"
The three were shocked. So this was a dungeon where Han Xiao existed! And he was even in the enemy's camp!
Public morale plummeted.
Han Xiao's Dungeon Generation function is to capture a segment of an event and automatically generate a task. The characters in the instance are mirror images, acting according to the original storyline and are unrelated to the original character. The character's strength is given a certain instance bonus.
Three gunshots rang out in quick succession, and all three were dead. In a flash, they were back in the square. They had spent a day in the instance space, while only ten minutes had passed in the outside world. The time flow was different in the instance space.
[Dark Crow Valley Operation failed]
[Cooldown time for this instance: 3 hours]
The five of them gave a wry smile.
That's too difficult; they don't even know how they died.
On the other side, Han Xiao saw the five people return from the surveillance footage, confirming that the Dungeon Crystal was valid, and began to ponder.
"Dungeon Crystal can only be obtained through quests and cannot be sold for money. Their use to me is to attract more players and provide them with more benefits, which makes it easier for me to command them. Furthermore, players learn about my deeds through dungeons, which enhances my status. These are all relatively intangible benefits... However, Dungeon Crystal cannot be sold, so they cannot generate direct benefits."
Han Xiao suddenly stopped, slapped his forehead, and laughed, "Oh dear, I misunderstood. There's no need to sell it at all..."