"Darkness First, 5-Star-level character team"
"mbers: Black Coffin Demon King, Dread Chronomancer, Mister Darkmoon, Voidwalker"
"Summoning Cost: 2× summoning ti, 10 rit Points per 40 seconds"
"Note: This is an extrely powerful combat team. The four mbers know each other inside and out; each is a person of strength, handsoness, intelligence, and wit. They possess unfathomably powerful spells, speak eloquently, and can coordinate seamlessly. It's a wise choice to summon them. They can even join you in gaming."
Ren Suo looked bewildered.
After a long absence, he donned the Seeker's Ornant and Listening Headphones—previously, in a state of Absolute Rationality, Rational Ren Suo did not need such equipnt to perfectly decipher system information.
Ren Suo not only needed this equipnt, he even scorned Rational Ren Suo.
A gentleman remains unchanged, but he knows how to make use of what he has.
Why exert one's own brain when better equipnt is available?
So, he quickly obtained more detailed system information:
"When the summonable ti in Rippling Spring Sounds exceeds two minutes, you can consu double the summonable ti to summon the 'Darkness First' team. 'Darkness First' undergoes a rit Point evaluation every 40 seconds. If you fail to provide 10 rit Points, the summonable ti is exhausted, or you actively cancel the summoning, 'Darkness First' will return."
It looks like the cost-effectiveness of 'Darkness First' is quite high.
First of all, Ren Suo could confirm that the total combat power of the 'Darkness First' four definitely far exceeded that of a Sixth Revolution Cultivator.
It was known that even Rational Ren Suo could only suppress their four-mber group due to the 3-second foresight granted by the Key of Truth. Otherwise, even with sufficient defensive power and Attack Power, he could not have eliminated any of them—the entire group could Teleport.
When everyone can Teleport and cannot predict the opponents' Teleportation locations, how could anyone be eliminated?
Moreover, the four that Rational Ren Suo eliminated were obviously forcefully controlled by the Door of Truth. Though they attacked with full power from the start, they lacked Spirituality, and their coordination could only be deed 'passable,' far from the level of synergy their group should have possessed.
They should have displayed champion-level play, but it was like handing over the controls to a cousin who hadn't even started elentary school. Even with characters in fully upgraded six-piece god equipnt, they managed to produce a bronze-tier performance.
Moreover, a character like Rational Ren Suo—who possessed Ti Spells, Space Spells, wide-area-of-effect destruction Spells, Healing Magic, and Teleportation Spells—as a Sixth Transformation All-Powerful Monk, inherently qualified as a cheat-level Otherkind.
The strongest state of Rational Ren Suo was just barely enough to defeat the weakest version of 'Darkness First'.
Therefore, anyone else with even a single shortcoming would definitely be overwheld by 'Darkness First'.
This ant that no matter how powerful a single boss Ren Suo encountered in the next ga, as long as he dispatched 'Darkness First', he would surely win.
Although other characters, like Devouring the Spirit of the World, Ren Han, and the Truth Seeker, could potentially do the sa, each had their weaknesses.
Devouring the Spirit of the World was powerful but couldn't eliminate Teleporting experts, akin to a cannon failing to hit a fly. Ren Han was mighty, but so could still escape his taunt, like certain Didra Great Magistrates Ren Suo had blown away. The Truth Seeker could gain Insight into everything but required so ti.
anwhile, 'Darkness First' was truly plug-and-play, ready to quickly annihilate enemies as soon as they hit the field. Regardless of the enemy's strength, whether they were human, or had a physical form, none could withstand the relentless combined assault of these four rascally n.
Yeah, rascally n.
Rational Ren Suo might not mind, but now, recalling how those four rascally n restored his pain sensation to 100% before rcilessly beating him, Ren Suo's limbs seed to ache faintly.
I'm not a masochist; how could I possibly have a good impression of these n who ruthlessly beat ?
Dong Chengling never even hit !
And their character descriptions sound so perverted! What's with 'know each other intimately,' 'seamless coordination,' and 'knowing each other's depths and lengths'… Does any normal person get to know others that thoroughly?
Naturally, Ren Suo suspected that their closeness was probably due to so dirty, unspoken relationships.
Ew.
Listening to their conversations, it seed each of them had a wife.
Ew.
The more Ren Suo thought about it, the dirtier and murkier 'Darkness First' seed. Is this what 'Darkness First' is supposed to an?
Calling them rascally n isn't going too far, not at all.
But rascally n or not, their cost-effectiveness is still high. If possible, I'd definitely choose them for battle.
Unless war breaks out… No, even a regular war wouldn't be enough for them to enjoy. With Black Coffin Demon King's teleporting flas and Mister Darkmoon's Moonlight Illumination, they could annihilate multiple modern legions in a minute, even wiping them out from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere.
Unless it was a cosmic-level war, Ren Suo really could not think of any combat capability that could trouble these four rascally n.
If only it were possible...
Ren Suo glanced at the "5-Star-level character team" and couldn't help shaking his head.
He was now only a Level 5 Player. Rippling Spring Sounds could only summon ga characters below the Player's Level, so Ren Suo could only summon 4-Star-level characters and below.
Even if he wanted to summon this group of rascally n to join him for a five-player ga, Ren Suo temporarily lacked the qualifications.
Apart from 'Darkness First', Ren Suo naturally had two new ga characters—
"Los, 6-Star-level ga character legion"
"mbers: Los, Lorifes, 100,000 Didra Elite Warriors"
"Summoning cost: 5× summonable ti, 1 rit Point consud per second"
"Note: A new Didra legion born from the old Didra, this is a disciplined, faithful, and spirited people's legion. From the Void to Purgatory, there's no position they can't conquer."
"Gatekeeper, 6-Star-level character"
"Note: An unemotional and irrational Gatekeeper, gradually eroding the Perfect Truth Authority. Players can feed the Gatekeeper rit Points to accelerate the erosion of authority and receive aid in return."
"Feed 6 rit Points: Randomly obtain a Key; the more you feed, the higher the grade of the Key. First-ti feeding grants an additional Key."
"Feed 98 rit Points: Randomly obtain 6 to 600 seconds of summonable ti; the more you feed, the more ti you get. First-ti feeding grants an additional 60 seconds of summonable ti."
"Feed 198 rit Points: Randomly strengthen any Skill; the more you feed, the stronger the Strengthening effect. First-ti feeding grants another chance for Strengthening."
"Feed 328 rit Points: Randomly obtain any ga character's Skill; the more you feed, the stronger the Skill effect. First-ti feeding grants a Skill from any character."
"Feed 648 rit Points: Randomly permanently de-rank any ga character by 1 Star. First-ti feeding de-ranks by an additional Star."
Ren Suo spent several minutes just looking at the effects.
Rational Ren Suo had never paid attention to the ga character interface because at that ti, Rippling Spring Sounds didn't even have a second of summonable ti; ga characters were as good as non-existent. Instead of spending ti noticing changes in ga characters, it was better to use that ti for a bathroom break.
So it was only now that Ren Suo discovered that Los, just like Darkness First, was summoned along with an entire entourage.
But didn't Ren Han, the adventurer, the Handso Monkey King, and Moon Chanter just annihilate a 70,000-strong Didra army a few days ago? How did Los manage to pull together another team so quickly?
However, considering the inherent martial ferocity of the Didra, it's not that surprising.
And compared to Darkness First, Los brought an entire legion of one hundred thousand troops. Even though it cost five tis the summonable ti, Ren Suo found it unbelievable. A hundred thousand troops! Such a massive army!
I could use Darkness First to destroy a city, but with Los, I could destroy an entire country!
But upon further reflection, Ren Suo felt the setup for Los was very reasonable: after all, he was a 6-Star-level ga character. However, Los's strength... Well, it isn't weak, but it's completely outclassed by other ga characters.
Other weaker ga characters, like Zhao Zili, the Collector, and the Disaster ssenger, all possessed special expertise in certain areas.
Los, however, was purely a combat-type character and a high-Star-level one at that, but his strength was indeed underwhelming... Yet, he had another identity: the current supre leader of the Didra.
Summoning Los was like dragging another nation's king into a fight. In superhero movies, when a king joins a battle, he definitely brings his entire national army. Therefore, it made perfect sense for Los to co with his own legion.
If Los didn't co with a legion, Ren Suo would basically never summon him. There are stronger, lower Star-level characters available, so why summon him?
Compared to Los, the Gatekeeper was a pleasant surprise.
Simply put, the Gatekeeper was essentially the Mini-World Ga Console's official Krypton Gold channel.
Keys, Skill Strengthening, summonable ti, obtaining ga character Skills... these were things Ren Suo either had to acquire in reality or earn as rewards for clearing gas. Now, for just 98, just 198, or just 328 rit Points, he could buy them directly!
It truly is an opportunity not to be missed.
Ren Suo even considered directly splurging on the 198 rit Point package, taking a gamble. Please, please enhance my Cloning Skill!
Just extending the duration to 24 hours would be enough!
I'm not asking for much!
And if it ca with so clone intelligence enhancent, Learning Ability enhancent, or attributes to reverse-transfer Knowledge, Cultivation, or experience, that would be even better.
And feeding 648 rit Points could even directly cause a Starfall!
Before this, only the Collector could actively cause a Starfall on themselves, but the Gatekeeper could make any character experience a Starfall!
The significance of a Starfall was that it allowed Ren Suo to repeatedly summon those powerful characters, and even summon so characters he originally couldn't.
Moreover, for a first-ti feeding, the Gatekeeper would offer an additional gift!
Rounding it up, I'd almost make back the rit Points spent! The Gatekeeper would be at a huge loss!
Ah, that would be so great... if only I had rit Points.
Ren Suo stared eagerly for a while before finally reining in his Desire; this official Krypton Gold channel was just too expensive.
Even if Ren Suo reclaid all the rit Points he spent on Krypton Gold in the Door of Truth and received the 495 rit Point reward, he currently only had 1,700 rit Points. This was barely enough to purchase all the Krypton Gold options once to trigger the first-ti feeding effects, leaving him with little afterward.
Reviewing his gains, Ren Suo was quite satisfied.
The passive effect of the Door of Truth didn't take up a slot. The rascally n of Darkness First were invincible. Los was an anti-army weapon with his one hundred thousand troops. The Gatekeeper's official Krypton Gold was the biggest money pit.
The only problem was that, apart from the Door of Truth, he couldn't use the rest for now.
Because Ren Suo was just a Level 5 Player, and a poor Level 5 Player at that.
These are all great, truly great... but unfortunately, I can't afford to use them.
Ren Suo sighed, exited the Equipnt Interface, and was about to shut down the ga console when a ssage suddenly popped up in the top left corner:
"You have received a ssage."
Ren Suo was startled for a mont, then imdiately got excited and clicked it open.
"Congratulations on advancing to a Level 6 Player!"
"Equipnt Interface's spare slot 1."
"You can choose one of the following Player's Privileges as a reward."
"① Leopard Head Zero Charge: Perform any one rit Points transaction for free (this privilege disappears after one use)."
Ren Suo got excited just seeing this, almost confirming his choice imdiately.
Although it's a one-ti use, it ans any single rit Points transaction can be free!
For example, if I wanted to 'feed' the Gatekeeper the 648 rit Point option, I could save 648 rit Points directly! True freeloading!
My "Plucking Feathers from a Flying Goose" hasn't even saved 648 rit Points in total up to now!
Ren Suo was itching with excitent, but he restrained himself to see if there were any better freeloading options below.
"② Xin Yue Player: When mission evaluations are settled, you will inevitably receive the achievent 'Xin Yue Player', which grants an additional 10 points (cannot exceed 100 points)."
Incredible!
This is the first ti I've seen such an amazing Player's Privilege!
It directly adds 10 points at the mission evaluation settlent!
If I had this privilege, then in the Door of Truth, forget losing my mind, even if I went completely insane, I could still easily get 100 points!
Apart from the extra rewards for reaching 100 points, the benefit of added points was imnse.
Rational Ren Suo had taken a mont to calculate the correlation curve between scores and rit Point rewards, concluding that 60 points yielded a 10% rit Point bonus, 80 points yielded a 60% bonus, and 90 points yielded a 90% bonus…
This ant that if Ren Suo ever ssed up a ga in the future, these 10 extra points could salvage several hundred rit Points in rewards for him.
Of course, the most attractive part for Ren Suo was the ability to easily achieve a 100-point evaluation.
Being able to score 100 points in every ga he played—nothing could bring Ren Suo, as a Player, more joy than this, unless it was scoring 100 points while lying in his girlfriend's arms.
Ren Suo was imdiately torn.
Should I choose Leopard Head Zero Charge?
Or Xin Yue Player?
With two such powerful Player's Privileges appearing, Ren Suo's anticipation for the third one grew even stronger.
"③ Invest in the Mystic Tavern: Players can work at the Mystic Tavern, earn rit Points, and increase ga characters' favorability."
Ren Suo was bewildered for a mont.
Then, he imdiately exited the privilege selection interface, entered the Mystic Tavern, and found the tavern owner to ask, "Among the Player's Privileges, what does 'Invest in the Mystic Tavern' an?"
The tavern owner, who was wiping glasses, glanced at him and said, "Exactly what it says."
Ren Suo asked, "How do I work?"
The tavern owner replied, "You will be projected into the tavern as a waiter. You'll have to do whatever the custors ask of you. It's very tiring, very arduous."
Ren Suo couldn't help but click his tongue secretly. Isn't this just being a host/server?
Even if it's just my projection serving custors, I'm not doing anything that would crush my dignity! Oh no!
Ren Suo asked, "How do I earn rit Points?"
The tavern owner said, "Based on the custors' evaluation of you, you'll earn rewards ranging from 5 to 100 rit Points per job. However, many custors are very Strict, like the adventurer, who might very well give you a low score."
Ren Suo asked, "What are the benefits of increasing a ga character's favorability?"
The tavern owner replied, "The multiplier for their summoning ti cost will decrease. For example, if their favorability is high, a ga character might remain for 90 seconds, but it would only cost you 60 seconds of summoning ti. However, increasing favorability is very subjective; all your Effort might be in vain."
Ren Suo understood completely. The third Player's Privilege, "Invest in the Mystic Tavern," was essentially allowing Ren Suo to trade his dignity and ti for rit Points, and making it easier for Players to summon ga characters.
Compared to Leopard Head Zero Charge and Xin Yue Player, this privilege had more long-term Potential.
But Ren Suo thought about it and felt very uncomfortable.
A real man like him, who wouldn't even want a regular job and strived every day 'not to be supported by his girlfriend'—how could he do sothing that sold his dignity, his ti, his very self?
No, no, this privilege is no good. Ren Suo made up his mind; he absolutely refused to do such a thing!
Ren Suo asked, "Can I use my Cloning Skill and have my clone do the work for ?"
Silence.
Silence. That was the state of the tavern today.
Ren Suo suddenly realized that the tavern owner was being very accommodating today, basically answering whatever he asked without any delay and speaking very politely.
If Ren Suo couldn't distinguish the owner's appearance, he might have suspected that the owner had been replaced.
But this owner was a good person. Ren Suo hadn't even asked, yet the owner had proactively pointed out the drawbacks, indicating that even if Ren Suo worked hard here, he might not gain much. He wasn't trying to trick Ren Suo at all; rather, he hoped Ren Suo would think twice.
The tavern owner finally spoke, his voice tinged with bitterness, "33 rit Points."
So expensive?
But since the tavern owner was being so kind today, the price he stated must have been the absolute lowest.
His tone is so bitter. He must feel the price is too high and couldn't push it down, so he feels embarrassed, right?
Ren Suo was very moved and paid the rit Points. Then the tavern owner replied:
"You can use a clone."
"Having received a considerable tip, the tavern owner whispered to you in an almost inaudible voice: All is illusion, all is permitted."
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