Chapter 9: First Battle!
Inside the game.
Before the Tower of Seals.
Fang Ze and ten others summoned the Gravekeeper, and learned about the cost of buying land from him.
"This game actually has its own currency."
"Killing monsters to get coins, isn't it reasonable?"
"I was speechless."
"Copper coins... If copper coins were physical, could we melt them and make copper swords?"
"Wow, that makes sense!"
"Is there anyone to team up for monster hunting? I can be the tank with my wooden armor!"
"Take me with you, I'm really good at using a wooden stick!"
"I'm really accurate at throwing rocks, I can pull monsters from a distance!"
The new players haven't logged in yet, so there are only ten players from the first test playing. Because of this, the ten players quickly understood each other and decided to team up.
After five days of development, they made charcoal by burning wood, made the simplest clay bricks, and even crafted many weapons themselves.
They sharpened stones and attached them to the front of wooden sticks with flexible plants, creating a simple long spear.
Of course, some people bound wooden boards and sticks together with plant fibers to form wooden armor.
Fang Ze and the others all had some on their bodies to a greater or lesser extent.
But usually not tied too much, as the moisture content in the planks and small wooden sticks is too high, tying too much will be very heavy, affecting movement.
But if the moisture is air-dried, the planks will become very brittle, lacking flexibility will instead reduce defensive performance.
Therefore, after much consideration, Fang Ze and others proposed to equip the front row fully armed and the back row lightly armed.
Thus, the most primitive T was born.
But having just tanks is not enough, there must also be some long-range attack capabilities, right?
So, some people used game mechanics to stockpile a large number of small stones in their backpacks, using the throw stone long-range mode!
However, stones do have weight after all, carrying too many stones in the backpack, players simply can't walk.
So the current situation of long-range players appears very awkward, only pulling monsters and handling a few edge obstacles, unable to sustain damage output.
Thus, the most primitive AD also came into being.
Then came the warriors.
Warriors are the main attackers in the current version, and they have a variety of weapons to choose from.
Some choose to use a large rock to make a deadly blow, but it is difficult to handle and relies heavily on teammates for cover.
Most warriors choose to use long spears and wooden sticks as weapons because they are long, have a fast attack rate, and work well with tank abilities.
These are all conclusions drawn from their experiments.
Watching the fully armed ten-member team assemble, Fang Ze raised his hand and said, "In our first team battle, let's make sure not to lose any teammates, even if we have to defeat one monster!"
The other nine people lifted their weapons and said, "Losing one is acceptable, losing two is a profit, let's do this!"
"We must win!"
"To conquer the land!"
"Hmm?"
"Ahem, for our own home!"
"Let's go!"
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20 minutes later.
Tower of Seals·1st Floor!
"Hold the frontline!"
"Don't let it come through!"
"Warriors, stop it!"
"Another monster is coming, don't attract other monsters from the back!"
"Do you think it's easy to throw stones!"
"Aren't you really accurate at throwing stones?!"
Fang Ze held a long spear and maneuvered through the group, quickly reaching the front!
As a hunting dog was being pinned down by two warriors with wooden shields, he skillfully stabbed into the dog's eye through the gap between the shields!
*Splat!*
With a sound of flesh being pierced, the hunting dog let out a painful cry, followed by more intense struggling!
"Keep up with the damage output!"
Fang Ze shouted, then forcefully pulled out the spear and stabbed the dog's other eye fiercely!
Fly also quickly approached, holding a long spear, and fiercely smashed it on the skull of the hunting dog!
"Take that!"
They called what they held in their hands a long spear, but it couldn't penetrate very well.
Stabbing the monster's fur only made a shallow cut at best, barely giving the monster a tetanus shot.
Only by aiming at the monster's weak spots like the eyes as Fang Ze does, can you achieve a piercing effect!
Otherwise, stabbing the monster is not as effective as using the long spear as a blunt weapon to smash the monster's head!
As the hunting dog lost sight and began biting randomly, a group of people directly attacked and quickly knocked down the first hunting dog!
Ding!
[Defeated a low-level demon beast]
[Reward (1): A 'Broken' Ordinary Soul Origin (1/10)]
[Reward (2): 1 copper coin]
[Reward (3): +1 reputation]
Suddenly, everyone saw the same reward notifications in front of them!
This is the result after the system split the rewards evenly!
Fang Ze quickly came to a conclusion in his mind.
"Killing a low-level demon beast earns you a complete ordinary soul, 10 copper coins, and 10 reputation points."
"But in a team, we only get 1/10 of the reward, so we need to kill at least 100 low-level demon beasts to buy a square meter of land."
"However, a lone wolf player only needs to kill 10 low-level demon beasts."
"Based on the current equipment level of players, it's impossible for a lone player like a lone wolf to solo a low-level demon beast."
"At least five people are needed to form a team, using a tactic of two tanks, two melee fighters, and one ranged attacker."
"This way, each person's earnings will increase by half."
While Fang Ze was thinking, another group of monsters suddenly approached!
"There are too many monsters, let's retreat for now!"
"I'll go first, my brothers!"
"Oh no, how did this guy run so fast!"
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Inside the Tower of Seals.
Ten players collapsed instantly on the ground after being teleported. "Oh no, those beasts are vicious. They almost bit my waist off!"
"Oh man, how did you manage to come back alive?"
"Brother, don't struggle anymore in that state. You need to heal yourself."
"Darn it, can my situation be the same as yours? If I die, I'll have to wait for 24 hours!"
"Oh, it's Brother Watermelon. Everything will be okay now."
"I think I can still try to save myself!"
"Brother Watermelon, stop struggling. If necessary, we will give you all our Soul Essences to extend your soul lifespan for a year."
"Oh no!"
During the retreat, Brother Watermelon was bitten severely in the abdomen by a demon beast, causing a wound that couldn't stop bleeding!
But he still struggled back up, showing his strong will to survive.
But there is a reason for this.
You see, Brother Watermelon committed suicide ten times on the first day of playing the game! He's quite tough!
How can you play when the Resurrection Coin is used up right from the start?
Luckily, after they killed a low-level demon beast, they could combine the 10 pieces of broken Soul Essence to create a complete one.
Even though they didn't want to give up their one-tenth, with only ten players, losing one meant no backup.
So, they tearfully offered their Soul Essence.
Their Soul Essence was all white, of common quality, resembling a wisp of flame in shape.
When the ten wisps of flame converged, a transparent sphere burning with white fire appeared before them in an instant.
[A 'Complete' Soul Essence]
Type: Soul/Consumable.
Quality: Common (White)
Description: A common quality Soul Essence, consuming it will increase one's soul lifespan by a year.
Note: (low-level demon beasts have a soul lifespan of nearly ten years. Upon death, one-tenth of their Soul Essence will be devoured by their predator, two-tenths will return to the earth, and the remaining seven-tenths will return to the Hall of Echoes!)
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