bookrandom Chapter 1178 Exploring the Island (2)
Chapter 1178 Exploring the Island (2)
This also gave the players some time to rest. Not every player was as resilient as Jinse. In just a short while, many players had already logged off. After spending so much time with this group of idiot players, Zhou Ning felt a sense of paternal love, even leaving them a few hours of rest.
Under Jasmine's leadership, thousands of priest players collectively completed a large-scale purification ceremony, which was full of sacredness. This was also something the players had never experienced before, and the atmosphere and sense of participation were maximized.
Zhou Ning chose a tent to stay in, which was located at the edge of the camp, close to the depths of the island. This location made it convenient for him to observe the surrounding situation. He could not afford to be careless under the eyes of the righteous god.
It was just around 12 o'clock in the evening. Zhou Ning was not in a hurry to rest, but instead summoned the six members of the Six Paths of Pain. Except for Hell Path Pain who could resurrect other marionettes, the other five marionettes dived into the depths of the island separately.
According to the official survey records provided by the Kingdom of Revendreth, since becoming an island to be explored more than 500 years ago, the island has welcomed more than 300 exploration teams, all of whom were targeting the ancient city of Waters, which was said to be submerged by a volcanic eruption. However, most of them failed to penetrate deep into the ancient city and were blocked outside the ancient city by a large number of fire elementals, fire elemental lords, and even fire dragons.
The leader of the latest expedition team is a woman named Jay Stewell from Bryston. The expedition team consists of 113 people, including 17 meteorologists and a demigod. This is already the most outstanding expedition team. They set out about a week ago and have not returned yet.
When viewing this survey record, a prompt suddenly popped up on the panel:
[You have triggered the B-rank mission "Missing Distant Relatives". Do you accept it? Yes/No?]
[Mission Description: As you flip through the heavy files, an unusually familiar missing person message piques your interest. Jay Stewell? This seems to be the name of a distant relative of yours?
Trying to find the trace of this exploration team may be helpful for your next adventure.
[Mission Description: Search for traces left by the exploration team, and at least find traces of Jay Stewell.]
[Mission deadline: None. 】
[Task Reward: 570 million experience points, 1 random reward.]
This……
Zhou Ning couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and his fingers that were tapping on the table stopped. He didn't expect that this could also trigger a task.
It is obvious that this missing exploration team is the same suicidal exploration team that was shown in the previous TV series. They went all the way deep into the ancient city of Waters and even suicidally opened the coffin lid of the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom".
Although the final outcome is a black screen, don't even think about it, you are 100% dead. Ordinary people cannot withstand the impact of the divinity of the righteous gods. This is a task that can be done or not.
But considering that he only needed to find the other party's trace, it should be a piece of cake, so Zhou Ning didn't think much about it and took it directly.
Then, he focused his attention on the six secret dolls that had dived deep into the island.
The green mist surrounding them was growing thicker. Within the Marionette's field of vision, wandering evil spirits, wraiths, and skeletons could be seen everywhere, along with some black-cloaked Gigantes. There was even a skeletal knight resembling Ghost Rider, its head ablaze, wandering about.
Most of these monsters in the undead realm were strengthened by the death power of the god of death. In just a blink of an eye, the vision shook, and three of the five paths of Pain lost their combat effectiveness.
The monsters deep within this island are quite powerful! Furthermore, based on the shared vision of the other two marionettes, the weather here can only be described as treacherous and unpredictable. In many places, four or even five types of weather conditions exist, approaching a natural disaster in intensity.
Considering that Mackintosh, the god of the sea who controls the power of weather, should be in the ancient city of Waters, this is also a very logical thing.
Just like the previous adventures, Zhou Ning now has no way to retreat. He has a large number of followers behind him and cannot give in at all.
After going a short distance deeper, they were attacked by a huge Gigantes, and the remaining two Pains lost their combat effectiveness on the spot.
That is the King of Gigantes, the most powerful being in the spirit world...
Zhou Ning sighed and temporarily gave up his plan to explore on his own.
It wasn't that he didn't want to send a clone to explore, but he was already worried about being used or possessed by the righteous gods. At his current level, that would be a disaster.
At this moment, a familiar voice rang out beside Zhou Ning. XB bravely walked over, with a group of players peeking behind him. He said with a smile:
"Mr. Wayne, is there anything I can help you with?"
"I'm the best at exploring. Have you forgotten? I've paid a lot for you and made sacrifices many times. I found out a lot of information."
Zhou Ning: ???
He originally wanted to give the players enough rest time, but some people just couldn't sit still. What could he say?
I simply gave XB some face and looked at him and said:
"Can I trust you?"
"I know!" XB was pleasantly surprised. He patted his chest hastily and said righteously, "Of course! I'm your idol. No, you're my idol. I'm ready to take the blame for you at any time."
Jinse, who was peeking from a distance, couldn't help but want to cover her face. It was so embarrassing!
Zhou Ning's mouth twitched slightly, and he stopped talking nonsense and directly assigned him a task to find the entrance to the Kingdom of God, and incidentally threw him the "compass that can't point north".
"This is an unknown artifact called the Compass That Doesn't Point North. I've cast a layer of wishing power on it, and the needle will always point to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. Now, you are to find five heroes who can open the gate, and together with them, form several teams to explore in the direction indicated by the needle."
"Try to find the entrance to the Kingdom of God. Even if you don't find it, it doesn't matter. Try your best to ensure your own safety. Return here before four in the morning, no, before six in the morning, and report the results to me."
This type of exploration mission is very suitable for the current situation, and the mission rewards can be determined based on the size of the map explored.
The players' immortality and the fact that they won't drop items allow Zhou Ning to safely hand over the "compass that can't point north" to them and let them explore on his behalf.
This can prevent them from falling into the traps of several righteous gods and maximize the players' gaming experience. Now is the time for them to stand on their own. What's more, many players are offline now, and there are still many hardcore players who are unwilling to log off.
Those who can grind can continue to grind, the rewards are generous, and they can get rich experience rewards. Those who can't grind can log off and take a rest. This should be fair.
With XB's shouting on the public frequency bubble, six teams of 5,000 people were quickly organized, which was simply outrageous.
Considering that players might die many times during the mission, Zhou Ning simply took out the basic reward pool of 3 million experience points to compensate the dead players. Soon the reward pool accumulated to over a billion.
The mission requires them to follow XB and several door-opening heroes to explore the island. If they can find the entrance to the kingdom of God, they can get the experience of the full prize pool. Otherwise, rewards can only be issued based on the exploration range.
Zhou Ning took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time. The players still had about 6 hours to complete the task. Zhou Ning expressed his anticipation.
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