Chapter 49: Sanctuary and Hell Tide
Chapter 49: Sanctuary and Hell Tide
After browsing the Trading Post, Kamiyu found her Storage filled with Bai Zhan’s Spoils of War: 23 Legendary Weapons and a large pile of materials with various uses.
She was eager to start trading, to initiate a positive cycle and strengthen herself, but she held back for now.
The sellers in the Trading Post were all using real names, and she knew the names of all 12 Beta Tester Players.
She wasn’t yet sure of the skill levels of these 12 players. Jumping in recklessly might break the unspoken rules and potential trading norms among them.
Her Enhancement Talent could handle all the work of a Blacksmith. Such a talent, capable of disrupting the industry and upsetting the current game balance, was better kept hidden from everyone for now.
She wasn’t strong enough yet. One must eat bite by bite—there was no need to rush.
When she possessed absolute power, it wouldn’t be too late to devour the entire market.
So, Kamiyu continued clicking on the next game function.
【Establish Guild / Open Sanctuary】
“What do I need a Guild for? I don’t like socializing,” Kamiyu frowned.
Ever since being expelled from the professional Squad and failing to find a job for two and a half years, Kamiyu had lost most of her social skills.
Unwilling to communicate with others, she spent her days alone, lost in thought, despising social interactions, preferring to tinker with things by herself and hone her marksmanship.
Despite possessing the skills of a top-tier FPS professional player, she wasn’t even willing to take on boosting jobs, simply to live freely and unrestrained.
On her own, she could live better.
Why bother with a Guild? Even if there were Guilds, she wouldn’t join one.
But Kamiyu still carefully examined how this function worked.
“After establishing a Guild, you can open a Sanctuary in the Interstitial Space, allowing Guild members to enter and exit.”
“Can I open a Sanctuary without establishing a Guild?” Kamiyu asked the Black Sphere.
【Answering the esteemed Beta Tester Player: Yes】
“Now that’s more like it,” Kamiyu snorted.
She continued reading: “The Sanctuary can withstand attacks from Aberrant Beasts and Demons, providing protection for players in the sunless Crimson Earth.”
“Operating the Sanctuary requires energy from various materials.”
Below was a long list of instructions on opening, operating, and using the Sanctuary.
Kamiyu keenly sensed that “sunless Crimson Earth” implied that when the game entered Open Beta, Aberrant Beasts and Demons would invade this World?
Hence the need for Sanctuaries?
But with only 13 Sanctuaries, how could that possibly be enough?
She had no desire to be a Savior or a Holy Mother saving all of humanity. Being able to save herself was already quite an achievement.
Wait a minute.
Kamiyu seemed to have grasped a clue.
She used her own experience in this game as a reference.
Even in a Deathmatch Mode with only one person left, the Black Sphere would grant powerful Talents and professions.
And fighting to the last person proved that the final survivor possessed extraordinary strength.
These 13 Beta Testers were all masters among masters.
Moreover, after becoming Beta Testers, the Trading Post was clearly designed for these 13 Beta Testers to harvest the remaining 1,011 players.
Already powerful, and using the Trading Post to harvest and enhance themselves.
Then the Sanctuary was like the price to pay?
Kamiyu boldly speculated that when the game entered Open Beta, meaning when Aberrant Beast Demons invaded this World on a large scale, the 13 Sanctuaries would be the first to bear the brunt, requiring the Beta Testers to prioritize building them.
Or perhaps, looking on the bright side, the Sanctuary will protect Beta Testers and Guild Players during the first impact.
This is how the Sanctuary is used.
Whether thinking positively or negatively, building the Sanctuary is Kamiyu’s top priority.
It is the “Main Storyline” and “Main Quest” of her upcoming Black Sphere Game.
The official wanted status is her obstacle.
Having figured all this out, Kamiyu read the Sanctuary-related content even more attentively.
Her guess was correct—players who became Beta Testers before her had already established quite well-developed Sanctuaries.
In the current landscape of the Black Sphere Game, besides the major Power Faction of Official Players, various civilian factions also exist.
Classified by Beta Testers, the official side has 1 Beta Tester Player, while the civilian side has 12 Beta Tester Players, collectively known as the Twelve Heavenly Kings.
Each Beta Tester is a prominent figure, standing at the top tier and forefront of the game.
After reading about these two game features, Kamiyu already had a solid plan in mind.
As long as she follows this plan, she might not fall behind; instead, she might have a chance to reach the top.
Now it’s time for the fun part—opening Treasure Chests.
From low to high: 1 Silver Tier Chest, 1 Gold Tier Chest, and 1 Black Sphere Chest.
Let’s see what’s inside.
Kamiyu clicked on the screen above the Black Sphere.
A Silver Chest appeared out of thin air in the room.
Without hesitation, Kamiyu pressed the chest’s switch.
The Silver Chest emitted a blue-white glow.
The sound of “thump, thump, thump, thump, thump” echoed continuously.
Each “thump” was the sound of a Dropped Item.
It lasted for over a minute.
However, after the blue-white light faded, a pile of oddly shaped, varied small objects lay scattered on the ground.
“Why are they all materials?” Kamiyu felt somewhat disappointed.
But Kamiyu patiently read the uses of these materials:
【Angel’s Breath: Used to craft small, medium, large, giant, and super-sized Heal HP Potions. After consumption, restores 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, or 100% Health based on quality; Source: Hell Tide】;
【Demon Rose: Used to craft Full Resistance Potions. After consumption, provides 100% resistance to ice, fire, poison, electricity, and dark attribute Debuffs for 30 minutes; Source: Hell Tide】;
She also discovered other single-resistance Potions, such as 【Fire Resistance Potion】, 【Ice Resistance Potion】, and so on.
The quality still ranged from small, medium, large, giant, to super-sized.
“So that’s how it is. I was wondering why Defensive Equipment isn’t fire-resistant—such an impressive Legendary Tier Defensive Equipment, yet it can’t withstand burning.
This isn’t a Bug in the game; it’s because of the lack of Resistance Potions. After taking a Resistance Potion, you won’t fear being burned to death, frozen to death, or poisoned to death.
Resistance Potions are mainly used for entering Instance Dungeons, specifically targeting monsters with different attributes, aside from resisting environmental Damage.”
“And what is Hell Tide? Could it be an Instance Dungeon?” Kamiyu noticed that the term Hell Tide appeared in the drop locations of most materials.
The Black Sphere promptly provided an answer: 【Hell Tide: A Crimson Earth overrun with Aberrant Beasts and Demons. Slaying Aberrant Beasts and Demons on the Crimson Earth yields corresponding rewards.】
【The Sanctuary will provide Players with a safe hiding place on the Crimson Earth.】
“The relationship between the Sanctuary and Hell Tide is like this, I see,” she said.
Apart from materials for crafting Potions, there were also materials for establishing and maintaining the Sanctuary.
The materials inside the Silver Chest were enough for her to build a fortune and earn her first pot of gold. Moreover, with the help of her Enhancement Talent, she could earn even more.
Kamiyu happily stored these materials in her spatial Storage.
After organizing the materials, she continued to open the golden chest.
A flash of golden light passed by.
【Ding: Congratulations, Player, for obtaining a new Talent.】
Kamiyu widened her eyes.
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Talent!!