Chapter 777: Nine Seats
Chapter 778: Identity Exposed?!
Let’s put Jiang Qiue’s matter aside for now.
Xia Feng continued to receive the rules information.
[Rule 1: There are many Calamity Mist areas within the Sumeru Realm. As time passes, the Calamity Mist will continuously expand into safe areas.]
[Rule 2: The {Ash Seal Land} requires two players to activate. How the Ash Stones are distributed afterward is up to you.]
[Rule 3: There is no limit to the game rounds until one victor is determined.]
[Rule 4: Each game round is divided into three stages: 1. Ash Stone collection stage; 2. Red King position reveal stage; 3. Item card redemption stage; this cycle repeats.]
[Rule 5: If the {Red King} dies, the {Black King} automatically transforms into the {Red King}. If the {Black King} dies, he may drop the {Black/Red King} identity card, and the player who obtains the identity card will gain the corresponding identity.]
[Rule 6: Those of Sage level and above cannot participate in the throne contention, but they can be promoted to Sage after the game starts.]
[Rule 7: Each player has one resurrection opportunity. After resurrection, they will automatically exit the game and enter spectate mode. If a player’s reason is less than 30, they will lose their resurrection opportunity and die.]
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[Rule 999]
A large amount of information poured in. The victory conditions for the game were easy to understand, but the specific rules were numerous, detailed, and complex.
It required team cooperation for mutual benefit, yet also involved schemes and plots.
However, regardless of everything, it ultimately came down to individual combat strength.
As for individual combat strength… Xia Feng wanted to raise a hand to his forehead but ultimately restrained himself.
He was currently the weakest on the field, even his Venerable First Realm Spirit Pressure was fully exposed, but he still had to maintain his demeanor.
At the same time, the other eight people also received the rules information.
Everyone understood that the identities of the Red King and the Black King would be the key to this game.
As for who was the Red King and who was the Black King, the eight people maintained calm expressions, observing each other, and none showed any abnormalities.
Xia Feng also silently observed the eight people, murmuring in his heart, “I’m not the Black King, I’m not the Black King.”
He had to admit, the Black King’s identity did possess an advantage, allowing him to lie low for a while.
As for the Red King, it was a bit miserable. Although he gained the first-mover advantage, if he could quickly gather 1,000 Ash Stones, he would directly win.
But unfortunately, Rule 4 stated that as soon as someone found the “Red King Exposure Card,” the Red King position reveal stage would be activated, showing the approximate range of the Red King’s location to all players.
Thus, it depended on the Red King’s speed in collecting Ash Stones, whether he could gather 1,000 Ash Stones before being discovered and ganged up on by everyone.
And the owner of the Black King’s identity, Xia Feng, both hoped the Red King would live a little longer to buy him time to collect Ash Stones, and did not want the Red King to live too long, because if the Red King really managed to collect enough Ash Stones, it would be game over.
As Xia Feng frowned and contemplated the Black King’s game strategy based on the game rules, the countdown had already begun.
[Descent Countdown: 109]
At the same time,
[You have 2100 Life Points, which have been automatically converted into 21 Ash Stones, which can be used to redeem item cards—]
[Round Zero Item Cards Revealed (Level 0 Cards): Ash Land Scan Card, Active Position Reveal Card, Ash Stone Multiplier Card]
[3…2…1…]
The solid pillar under his feet dispersed like a phantom, and Xia Feng plunged into the abyss, his vision turning black.
However, in an instant, light flooded his eyes, and his vision quickly recovered.
He stood on a sandy dune.
Looking around, the desert was boundless, and the sun in the sky was scorching, as if he were in a furnace, with ambient temperatures reaching 70 degrees Celsius.
[The game officially begins—]
[You have one minute to redeem item cards. The shop will close in one minute—]
[Level 0 · Ash Land Scan Card]
[Effect: Activate this card, and you can sense the Ash Seal Land within a radius of one hundred kilometers.]
[Effective duration: 1 hour (card disappears after time is up)]
[Price: 1 Ash Stone]
This card was quite useful, as the Sumeru Realm was larger than Jupiter, and finding an Ash Seal Land in such a place wouldn’t be easy.
[Level 0 · Active Position Reveal Card]
[Effect: Use this card, and your location information will be exposed to all players within a radius of one hundred thousand kilometers.]
[Price: 1 Ash Stone]
The Ash Seal Land required two players to activate. This card would allow players with cooperative intentions to quickly find each other.
[Level 0 · Ash Stone Multiplier Card]
[Effect: For every 10 Ash Stones you absorb, you will receive an additional 1 Ash Stone (stackable).]
[Effective duration: Activated upon purchase, expires after one month.]
[Price: 5 Ash Stones]
Huh? 5 Ash Stones?!
It was so expensive. Xia Feng couldn’t help but frown. Although 5 Ash Stones was not much compared to the final goal of 1,000, it was already considered a high price at the initial stage of the game.
At this price, he would need to find at least 50 Ash Stones within a month to break even.
!
The risk lay in the fact that the difficulty of finding Ash Stones was currently unknown, as was the amount of Ash Stones stored in each Ash Seal Land, and the duration of each game round… everything was an unknown.
Purchasing the “Ash Stone Multiplier Card” was clearly a very high-risk endeavor.
“However…”
“I like it,” Xia Feng said, rubbing his chin. He had long thought out his game strategy. He was already the weakest on the field; without taking some risks, winning was impossible.
And…
[Note: In the shop, item cards are divided into levels 0 to 3. Level 1 cards will be revealed during the first redemption stage, Level 2 cards during the second redemption stage… Furthermore, in each round, the price of the revealed item cards will increase—]
The item cards would increase in price!
This made things very interesting. The later it got, the more expensive the Ash Stone Multiplier Card would become!
With this thought, Xia Feng no longer hesitated.
Let’s go big!
[Consumed 21 Ash Stones, you have purchased “Ash Stone Multiplier Card * 4” and “Ash Land Scan Card * 1”.]
The initial Ash Stones were related to Life Points. Xia Feng was unsure how many initial Ash Stones others had, but he was too lazy to bother and chose to spend them all.
Let’s take advantage of the lowest price point and buy everything I can first.
[Level 0 · Ash Stone Multiplier Card * 4]
[Effect: For every 10 Ash Stones you absorb, you will receive an additional 4 Ash Stones (stackable).]
[Effective duration: Activated upon purchase, expires after one month.]
[Total Cost: 20 Ash Stones]
The more Ash Stone Multiplier Cards bought, the more the multiplier increased, and the effect was exponential.
Moreover, he could break even by collecting 50 Ash Stones.
High risk, high reward.
As he was contemplating, a calm voice, indistinguishable as male or female, suddenly echoed in Xia Feng’s mind: “Found you, Black King.”
“?!” Xia Feng’s pupils contracted imperceptibly.
What’s going on? I’ve been exposed already?
However, he didn’t make any drastic movements. He merely tilted his Spade mask slightly, his black robe rustling, and his spiritual sense quickly scanned the surroundings.
“No need to search, you won’t find this Seat.”
Xia Feng narrowed his black eyes, remaining silent.
“You must have guessed by now, this Seat is the Red King.”
“You now have two choices: either cooperate with this Seat, or this Seat will immediately expose your identity to them.”
