Chapter 75 Reunion of old friends (seventh update)
The next day.
Qi Sheng received a super-dimensional consciousness connection and learned that the decomposition function had been completed.
After testing this part of the function, Qi Sheng immediately started a new round of updates.
A few minutes later, the challenger prompt sounded in the minds of all players, and the forum also released the specific content of this update in real time.
[Challenger Tips (all channels): The game is about to undergo version 1.4 update and maintenance. The content of this update is as follows]:
Posted by: Guidance (certified official)
Content:
In order to optimize the game content, this update will modify the function settings and add new functions.
Update content 1: Life Soul Decomposition
Introduction: A new life soul decomposition function is added to the function panel. Players can use this function to crush existing life souls and obtain 95% evolution point feedback.
Tip: The decomposition function can only be used on the stripped life soul, and cannot be used on the life soul in the embedded state. The evolution points obtained by decomposition can be freely allocated to other life souls.
Example: After the level 10 black-armored snake life soul is decomposed, 3000 evolution points can be returned, which can be used to cultivate a level 1 eagle-headed demon, quickly increasing its level to level 9 by 25%.
Update 2: Evolution point distribution
Introduction: At the end of this update, a secondary panel "evolution point allocation" function has been added to the Star Pulse Strengthening Panel. Players can freely adjust the distribution percentage of evolution points obtained after hunting through this panel. They can focus on cultivating specific life souls and obtain higher hunting levels. Yield evolution point quota.
Update 3: Trading Line
Introduction: The trading house function has been added to the function panel. Players can collect resources, make props, and other items and put them on the trading house for sale. The goods can be priced freely, and a sacrificial handling fee of 5% of the seller's total revenue will be charged for each successful transaction.
Tip: Items purchased from the trading bank can be transferred and withdrawn regardless of distance through the guidance. For withdrawals across large areas, the transfer fee will be increased by 1%.
(This update is an online update, so players do not need to go offline to wait.)
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Comment area:
Dark night is coming: The surprise came too suddenly. Yesterday, I was discussing with a brother on the forum the disadvantages of improving the star veins. I couldn't focus on cultivating specific life souls. As a result, the evolution point allocation function was released today. It was not clear that it was a lunar eclipse. It's a coincidence that clan officials were secretly spying... But I prefer coincidence. After all, anyone in the Lunar Eclipse clan who has played their previous games will understand that the main focus is to be aloof and not listen to anything.
Roaring Hurricane: He vomited three liters of blood. I just peeled off the life soul of the gargoyle yesterday and turned it into the eagle-headed demon. As a result, the peeling and decomposition function was activated today. What about my losses yesterday? Does the dog official not provide compensation? I was so angry that I wanted to punch the Eclipse clan to death.
Is this a beaver: Hahaha, the evolution point allocation function and life soul decomposition function are well received. You don’t have to worry about the early sunk cost when changing genres in the future. I give this update full marks because it really takes the players’ personal experience into consideration.
Weapon Master: I like the trading shop function. You don’t need to chat privately to buy customized weapons in the future. You can just search the trading shop and take a photo. Although there is a 5% handling fee, the efficiency is greatly improved. It is very convenient to set up. Certainly.
Big Killer: Life Soul increases too slowly? Is hunting evil spirits too difficult? You can buy second-generation improved psychic firearms and second-generation psychic bombs at the trading shop. They can also have powerful output at low levels. Those who have used them say they are good.
Special guest from the Lunar Eclipse Clan: Hahaha, I just wanted to change the life soul of the black-armored snake. The update is here. The melee version is too stretched, so I decided to change the bone fire + eagle-headed demon + breath-taking star veins. Combination, remote output is the answer to this version.
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Looking through the comments, we can see that players are very satisfied with this update.
The only ones who are dissatisfied are the players who replaced the Life Soul style before the update.
The life souls they stripped off were refined and entered into the sacrificial power pool, and no decomposition feedback was given.
Qi Sheng immediately provided a solution to this problem, converting 95% of the income obtained from the previous decomposition into evolution points and feedbacking it to the players via email.
Suddenly the wailing in the official update post disappeared.
The losses were remedied, and the previous complaints turned to praise for the updated content.
This update also means that players no longer have to worry about matching the Star Pulse style. They can switch to a new Life Soul style at will by only sacrificing 5% of the initial investment.
What will be brought about will be the development and application of more combinations of the Xingmai genre.
After the update, Qi Sheng decided to start a new round of recruitment.
After the Black Tide raged, the Dark Cave became vacant, and even low-level newcomers chose to leave Imperial Tomb Village and grow rapidly by hunting evil spirits.
In Qi Sheng's view, the raging black tide is very suitable for the growth and experience of newbies.
In terms of recruitment targets, he also already has a clear target group.
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Iron wall city.
As night falls, the lanterns come on.
In a corner of the city, the Veterans Tavern is open for business.
The door number of the tavern is shaped like a huge black shield with the word "veteran" printed on it.
Opening the door, low and magnetic jazz flows slowly, in sharp contrast to the modern bustling hustle and bustle outside.
The interior decoration of the bar has a retro charm from the past few centuries. The dim light shines through the carved copper chandeliers, giving the interior space a layer of retro halo. Several yellowed old photos are hung on the walls, recording the A photo taken on the battlefield during the mechanical war.
The bar is made of dark solid wood with a smooth surface, reflecting the colorful glass bottles and exquisite bartending utensils. The bartender is dressed in a classic white shirt and tied with a black bow, and skillfully shakes the bartender, filling the air. Whiskey, cigar smoke and light floral notes.
The chairs and sofas here have been washed over time and their surfaces have turned white.
At the round table in the center of the bar, the white-haired old man with a centipede scar on his face took a puff of his cigar, crushed the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and turned to look at the old man sitting not far away.
"Old dog, why hasn't the boss come yet?"
"I've contacted him, he should be here soon." As he said that, the old man hiding in the shadows bent down and stood up, revealing a semi-mechanized face, and raised the wine glass in his hand to greet the old man who asked the question.
At this moment, the door of the bar was pushed open, and the bell hit the door frame and made a clear "ding" sound.
A group of elderly people in the bar turned to look, and saw a figure over two meters tall pushing open the door and entering, his boots making a sound on the wooden floor.
The arriving figure took off his rain-covered coat, revealing his broad and strong muscles. He looked up at his old friends present and grinned:
"It's too late."
The bar, which had been quiet for a while, suddenly became noisy.
"Captain, I can't walk as fast with one broken leg as I can with two." An old man with broken arms looked at Li Tie and laughed.
"Brother Tie, are you afraid that your granddaughter will get involved again? Are you interested in introducing your granddaughter to my grandson?"
"Boss, come over here and have a drink. I miss you so much."
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When he came to sit down at the round table in the center of the bar, Li Tie glanced at everyone present.
"Where are the Blasters and the Hornets?"
Facing the inquiry, everyone present suddenly fell silent, and the smiles on their faces disappeared.
"Bloody Ball and Wasp didn't make it through this year. You were receiving mental recovery treatment at the time and your condition was not stable. In order to prevent you from being irritated, I didn't notify you to attend the funeral." The old man sitting next to Li Tie said solemnly.
When Li Tie heard this, a flash of sadness flashed in his eyes.
But his emotions were quickly suppressed in his heart. He reached for the wine glass and raised it high, grinning:
"We old guys are lucky to be able to crawl back from hell. We have earned it by living one more day. Respect the veterans and respect the old friends."
"Respect the veteran, respect the old friend." The old men present raised their glasses one after another, and then followed Li Tie and drank it down.
During the reminiscing session, while listening to his old comrades recounting their experiences over the past year, Li Tie's thoughts followed the classic old songs playing on an old-fashioned station in the corner, evoking the deepest memories in his heart.
Deafening artillery fire seemed to be exploding in the ears, and the endless mechanical army lay in front of the battlefield, stretching endlessly on both sides...
Those who can sit here are his brothers who followed him through life and death on the battlefield.
In the tragic war, only 46 of the troops he led returned alive, and the other brothers were buried on the battlefield.
As of today, only 27 people remain.
This painful memory is not only his nightmare, but also the unforgettable pain in the hearts of the old friends here.
Whenever he thought of this past event, countless young figures would always flash through his mind. In the end, these figures were torn to pieces in the raging war. He wanted to reach out to retain them, but found that they were nothing but mirror flowers and moonlight.
This is also one of the main reasons for his mental state problems.
Every time the indelible memories reappear, the suppressed emotions will become more severe, until they can no longer distinguish between reality and memories and completely explode.
He took a deep breath from the cigar in his hand and blew out the thick smoke in his mouth. The white mist curled upwards along his fingers, covering his slightly confused eyes.
"Boss, tell me how your life has been this year. Has our granddaughter gotten married?"
"Nonsense, if she gets married, why don't I invite you over for a drink?" After blowing away the white mist in front of him, Li Tie raised his right arm, hooked the old man next to him under his arm, and said with a grin:
"Do you want to introduce your grandson to my granddaughter again?"
"That boy is not so lucky. He has become obsessed with some dark place recently. I heard from my son that he often stays up late to buy qualifications. This life is considered a waste."
Hearing these words, Li Tie's heart moved.
"A dark place?"
"Yes, this is it. It is said that the scenes inside are very real and much more advanced than the virtual games we played when we were young." What his old friend said made Li Tie suddenly have an idea in his mind.
The situation of these old comrades is similar to his, and they all have post-war stress and trauma syndrome. Why not drag these old friends to the dark place and take them to conquer all directions in the game.
Emotional catharsis can not only alleviate their symptoms, but also avoid the destructive risks caused by every emotional outburst in reality.
Thinking of this, Li Tie stood up and clapped his hands violently.
"Crack!"
Crisp slaps sounded, and the noisy bar suddenly became quiet, and the old comrades looked at Li Tie.
"Come here and let me talk to you about something."
Upon hearing this, the veterans present stood up and gathered around Li Tie with puzzled expressions.
The scar-faced old man headed by him spoke first before Li Tie could speak:
"Boss, you're probably going to drag us into playing virtual games again. I'm not interested. It's too childish."
Hearing the words of the scar-faced old man, Li Tie was speechless.
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In fact, before this, he had invited this group of old friends to experience virtual games.
But he was the only one who persisted. All his old comrades-in-arms chose to return to real life after a short experience.
And the reason why he was able to persevere was to accompany his granddaughter Li Siyu, otherwise he would have quit the job long ago.
"This time is different. Recently, I came into contact with an extremely realistic virtual game on Siyu's recommendation... So I want you to experience this game with me... By the way, the game can automatically fill our bodies Defects, in which we can regain lost body parts.”
Li Tie glanced at his old friends present and said in a deep voice:
"I'm not kidding you this time. This game is far from comparable to the virtual games I recommended to you before. You will know after trying it."
After listening to Li Tie's story, the old comrades surrounding him looked at each other in confusion.
It was the scar-faced man who was the leader who spoke first:
"Boss, you said so, we have to try it no matter what. Send a purchase link to the group later, and we will try it when we get back."
Hearing these words, Li Tie immediately shook his head:
"You have to buy it in any round. Players who want to buy it now have to grab it. If you want to buy it through official channels, you may not be able to grab it until you are in the coffin."
"Captain, what do you mean? How can we enter the game if we don't have the qualification to buy?"
Facing the inquiry, Li Tie grinned and said:
"I have a cracked version link here. You can directly obtain game qualifications through the link... But you have to keep it secret. If it is exposed, we may all be disqualified from the game."
With that said, Li Tie took out his mobile phone and shared the download link of "Dark Place" with the group of comrades.
Time passed, and at midnight, the annual veterans gathering ended.
Li Tie, who was extremely drunk, and his old friend slept soundly in the tavern until dawn.
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Noon the next day.
After Li Tie returned home, he took out his mobile phone and found that his old friends had already obtained the qualifications and were downloading the game.
Li Tie didn't feel anything was wrong with this.
He downloaded the game the first time he used the link, but he didn't know that the download of the link was limited and could not be downloaded anytime and anywhere.
There is another reason why this group of veterans can easily apply for download qualifications.
All network activities of Star Network are monitored in real time by Guiding. After learning that he wanted to share his qualifications with other veterans, Guiding fed this information back to Qi Sheng.
Qi Sheng chose to issue an additional batch of download qualifications to this group of veterans.
In Qi Sheng's view, veterans are much higher than ordinary players in terms of psychological quality and combat awareness, making them the most ideal candidates for player recruitment.
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One hour later.
At Li Tie's call, the veteran regiment officially logged into the game and appeared at the resurrection point in Dizhong Village.
When they first entered the game, their reactions were completely different from other players.
What shocked them was not the scene in front of them, but the repair of the mutilated body parts.
"My hand...is back."
A certain veteran raised his arm in front of his eyes, and the familiar yet unfamiliar feeling made his eyes red.
His eyes were fixed on the arm that had been lost but was now intact as before. The emotions surging in his heart were complicated and unspeakable. His fingers trembled slightly and the feedback of every tiny movement seemed like a dream.
At this moment, the nature of the game has changed in the eyes of these veterans.
The pain of being physically disabled was once a setback in life that they could not face. The strength shown in front of others could not cover up the grief and loss in their hearts.
But in this game, the missing body parts are back.
"Hahaha, it seems that I will spend my whole life in this game. It feels so good." Waving his hands, the veteran couldn't help laughing.
Seeing the joy on his old friend's face, Li Tie, who was standing aside, couldn't help but grin.
"Let's take you to experience the battlefield of this game."
At this time, Li Tie waved his hand and led his old friend towards the exit of Dizhong Village. Along the way, his old friends were looking at the environment of Dizhong Village with curious eyes, feeling incredible about the realism of this game.
During this period, Li Tie kept talking, introducing how to play and use the functions of this game.
The arrival of an old friend made Li Tie feel extremely happy.
Although he has joined the guild formed by his granddaughter in this game, he has never been able to integrate into the group chat atmosphere of the Fanzui group and feels that he is out of place. This is why he chooses to go alone.
It's far less comfortable than getting along with these old friends.
Walking out of Dizhong Village, the thick fog that blocked the sight dissipated, and the scene before them made the veterans who followed Li Tie become nervous.
The black mist that covered the sky and sun was like a huge wave sweeping in. Each layer was higher than the previous one. It was shot hard and scattered countless ferocious monsters formed by the energy of the black tide.
The horrific scene was so shocking that the veterans subconsciously assumed a fighting stance.
"This is the Black Tide evil spirit. In the setting of this game, it is the biggest enemy of our players. Killing the evil spirit can obtain evolution points. This thing can significantly improve our physical strength and allow you to experience the power that you only have when you are young. , speed, physical strength..."
After saying this, golden light burst out from Li Tie's eyes, and five weapon spirits appeared around him, eventually turning into golden streamers that gathered in his center and turned into a golden battle axe.
Li Tie's aura also changed, and surging energy ripples spread outward from his feet. The attribute blessings after the fusion of the weapon and spirit turned into golden runes and were imprinted on his body, looking like a god of war.
"Captain, you look so handsome."
"Boss, why did you do this? Give me one too."
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Listening to the exclamations of his old comrades, Li Tie's vanity was satisfied. He looked at the raging black tide in the distance and grinned:
"Look, there will be more handsome ones next."
After the words fell, Li Tie suddenly jumped up more than ten meters high, and his figure drew an arc in the air. After landing, he jumped up again, and the battle ax in his hand burst out with bright golden light, like a meteor hitting the ground hard. In the group of evil spirits, a large pit suddenly appeared on the ground. The burst of power instantly defeated the surrounding evil spirits into black mist. After spreading, it quickly shrank and condensed, attacking him, turning into energy and integrating into his body.
"The boss is so handsome, let's have another one."
"Captain, this game is fun, but why can't we jump as high as you?"
"Brother Tie is so powerful. It reminds me of the scene when you were charging into the mechanical army. You were so handsome."
Old friends clapped and exclaimed on the voice channel, which gave Li Tiela a lot of emotional value in showing off, and also made Li Tiela's desire to fight high.
Seeing the brave performance of the group leader, the veteran soldiers also switched to monster forms according to the method taught by Li Tie, and followed Li Tie with roars to kill the evil tide.
Ten minutes later:
The Wall-Breaking Group - a group of comrades.
Old Dog: I’m so angry. I only killed two and they were killed. Why does this game have a one-hour death cooldown?
Dagang: Damn, what does the one-hour cooldown mean? It’s over just after I feel good. It suffocates me to death. How can I skip the one-hour cooldown? Is it okay to watch ads?
Ashes: This game is so exciting. The feeling of following the team leader and charging is like dreaming back to my passionate youth. I feel like my brain has recovered a lot. As expected, emotional catharsis can relieve mental stress.
Machete: Damn, why does this crappy game have a shitty resurrection cooldown limit? What’s the point of adding this setting? Come into the game quickly, I still want to kill you.
(End of chapter)