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Chapter 239: Game Event - [Illusory Duel]
Chapter 239: Game Event - [Illusory Duel]
After the ceremony, Alyssa returned to the palace to rest, and Tina went back to the military camp to pack her belongings, ready to take her core team to Pearl City to assume her new position.
As for Su Yu, he asked Alyssa for a long leave, planning to return to his territory to focus on his training in the mage tower.
With all the main quests completed, the top priority now was to gather materials to quickly enhance his strength and reach the Sixth Tier of the Sacred Domain as soon as possible.
Alyssa understood Su Yu's situation. Though she was reluctant, she agreed to his leave request and let him go without hesitation.
At noon on July 31st.
Su Yu used the [Hearthstone] to return to the [Town Hall] in Apex City.
Once back at the Town Hall, he opened the territory's tech tree to check the current status of his research projects.
Several key research areas, such as [Parts], [Steel Smelting], [Internal Combustion Engine], and [Electricity], had already been completed.
After a moment of thought, he selected [Radio Communication] as the next research project.
"Beep, [Radio Communication] research has begun, with an estimated completion time of 48 hours."
With that settled, there was nothing else he needed to worry about.
Su Yu closed the tech tree interface, stepped out of the Town Hall, and activated the [Frost Wings] on his shoulder, flying toward the mage tower.
Just then, he received a private message.
He glanced at it; it was from Snow Leopard.
Snow Leopard: "You finished the main quests?"
Su Yu: "Yes."
Snow Leopard: "What are your plans next?"
Su Yu: "I'm going to return to the mage tower to focus on my training. I won't come out until I reach the Sixth Tier. [Determined Face]"
Snow Leopard: "That's a good plan. Sigh! [Sighing Face]"
Su Yu: "What's wrong? Is it egg-laying season?"
Snow Leopard: "Egg-laying season? What do you mean? [Confused Face]"
Su Yu: "Never mind. Why are you sighing, Snow?"
Snow Leopard: "Our guild has spent a lot of resources searching for structures like the [Jade Dragon Statue] or the [Heavenly Altar], but we haven't found anything similar. It's a huge loss, and it hurts to see all that effort go to waste."
Su Yu: "I see. But I think you should keep searching. It's like when you're eating and one bun isn't enough; if you keep eating, by the tenth one, you'll be full. Have confidence!"
In truth, Su Yu wasn't sure if the game world had any other treasures like the [Jade Dragon Statue]. At least, he hadn't seen any in his previous life.
But just because they didn't exist in his past life didn't mean they didn't exist in the game.
Su Yu's intuition told him that such things definitely existed, just hidden deep where no one had found them yet.
So he strongly supported Snow Leopard's continued search.
Snow Leopard: "Eating ten buns in one sitting?"
Su Yu: "It's just an example."
Su Yu: "If it doesn't work out, you could consider investing in my territory!"
Snow Leopard: "Invest in your territory???"
Su Yu: "Yes! At the [Small City] stage, you can only build one structure like the [Mage Tower], but at the [Medium City] stage, you can build three more, nine at the [Large City] stage, and a full 27 at the [World-Class City] stage!"
Snow Leopard: "[Kneeling Face] Why have you never mentioned such an important thing before?"
Su Yu: "You never asked!"
Snow Leopard: "."
Su Yu: "Well, if you're interested, feel free to contact Wyrm Dragon to discuss a partnership. We can transfer some of the slots to you."
Wyrm Dragon had a much deeper emotional connection to Apex City than Su Yu did.
After all, Su Yu is a "hands-off boss," spending most of his time outside on missions.
Winged Divine Dragon, on the other hand, is a different story.
She rarely leaves Aupxi City except for essential purchases, making her much more aware of the city's development than Su Yu.
That's why Su Yu asked Snow Leopard to discuss a collaboration with Winged Divine Dragon.
Snow Leopard: "Alright, I'll estimate the expected costs and then contact Winged Divine Dragon. I hope she doesn't price it too high."
System Announcement: The first [Illusory Duel] will begin at 20:00 tonight. Players interested in participating should reserve 4 hours of game time. The entry point will be the central square of each city, and there are rich rewards waiting for you! (For specific rules, please visit the official website's event page.)
Snow Leopard: "."
Su Yu: "."
Snow Leopard: "What's this? [Illusory Duel]?"
The corners of Su Yu's mouth twitched involuntarily.
How could he forget about this event?!
...
At the end of each expansion, the game hosts a [Illusory Duel] event.
The [Illusory Duel] is similar to the military strategy games Tina often plays, featuring random maps.
Players can enter the event by speaking with the [Illusory Envoy] in the central square and stepping through a portal. Every 100 players are randomly assigned to a map.
Within the map, the system dynamically balances player strength. For example, it might give weaker players buffs that increase their damage output and reduce the damage they take, ensuring that all 100 players are on a similar power level.
The event then transitions into a battle royale-style phase.
The play area gradually shrinks over 40 minutes, and players must try to eliminate as many other players as possible. Only one player can survive until the end.
During these 40 minutes, the map will randomly spawn monsters that players can kill. Killing these monsters rewards players with powerful equipment, potions, and one-time use items specific to the map.
Eliminating other players also allows you to take their Illusory items.
This makes the [Illusory Duel] highly dependent on luck.
Even a strong player like Snow Leopard could be defeated by a lucky, well-equipped ordinary player.
Thus, even ordinary players have a chance to win if their luck holds.
The surviving player advances to the next round, where they will face other survivors in a fair match.
The second to the final rounds (the final round for the Huaxia region is the fourth round) are essentially the same as the first round, featuring survival battle royale maps.
The only difference is that the final round includes all remaining players, determining the ultimate winner.
Each round's survivor receives substantial rewards, and the final winner, the Illusory King, gets a grand prize that everyone will envy!
This is one of the few major events in the game.
Snow Leopard accessed the game's official website through the in-game forum and read all the details of the event.
Despite his lack of gaming experience, he got a basic understanding of how the event works.
After a long moment of thought, he messaged Su Yu: "Are you going to participate in this event?"
Su Yu: "I won't join. I've already gained a lot from the two main storylines. If I also try to take this reward, it might cause resentment among the other players."
Snow Leopard: "Alright. (≧▽≦)"
True Red-Eyed Black Dragon often uses emoticons when chatting, and Snow Leopard, after used used to using along with him, now started using emoticons as well.
(End of Chapter)
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