Earth’s Best Gamer-Chapter 424 - Astonished New Players
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“In the Land of Inheritance, soundwaves and music have formidable power.
“Therefore, the music division is located halfway up the mountain, where there aren’t as many people. Please don’t approach it without permission…”
Su Nongying cautioned the new players.
Clang!
As if to corroborate with what she said, the image showed Nie Xiaoqian, who suddenly plucked the strings of her guqin, and immediately, invisible soundwaves spread out from the Dragon Peak to the altar below.
All the new players felt their hearts skip a beat and their heads go heavy. It was as if they were surrounded by spirits and ghosts, which gave them the creeps.
“Ghosts!”
The players with weaker minds began to have illusions and cried out in terror. Panicking, they wanted to run away from the altar.
Ding!
The next moment, the guqin was played again, and the sound made them feel that the ghosts had turned into fairies and calmed down.
The name of the tune was “Ghost Fairy”.
It worked as a pre-warning for the new players so that they wouldn’t recklessly go up the Dragon Peak in Dragon City.
Because that peak was where the True Dragon Terrain lay now. After the renovation, they had moved a lot of resources up the peak.
The music division was set up there to guard the resources.
“Apart from that, there are many other restricted areas in the settlement, and you should remember them as well!” Su Nongying added.
“First of all, there’s the core area of the Silver Liquid Island, where the technology department is. It has the top clearance level. Without permission from two of the three of Elder Jiao, An Quan, and Guo Wei or Master Ji himself, no one is allowed to enter!
“The guards are authorized to kill any intruder on the spot!”
The image showed the technological center circled by high metallic walls. A few stalwart soldiers then pressed their palms against the metal ground under their feet.
Sizzle!
With a flash of blue light, the metallic ground melted and rose along their arms. In a matter of seconds, the metal turned into silver armor that wrapped around the soldiers.
Moreover, the blue light seemed to have identified the soldiers, and futuristic electromagnetic guns that were almost 2m long rose out of the ground. Each soldier then held one in their hands.
Whoosh!
Blue light shot out of the gun, blasting a human-shaped target over the sea into thousands of pieces. It was supposed to be able to withstand Extraordinary Rank 6 attacks.
These soldiers were the Silver Liquid Guards that were as famous as the Black Armor Guards, but the name had been changed to Silver Suit Guards now, and all the soldiers were Extraordinary Rank 6 or above.
“Are those electromagnetic weapons? Dragon City really has been developing their modern technology!”
“But they’ll only scare the nonprofessionals. Electromagnetic weapons aren’t exactly high-tech stuff, and demonstrating it here doesn’t do much.”
Compared with the frightening tune, the power of the electromagnetic guns didn’t impress those new players who thought that they knew how the weapons worked.
“The preparation is ready. Activate SkyNet!”
The next moment, an artificial voice rang out, and what it said made the new players pale.
“SkyNet?”
“Dragon City has SkyNet?”
“Is that from the Terminator background?”
Immediately, the new players that had just recovered from Nie Xiaoqian’s music felt greatly disturbed again.
The existence of SkyNet had been kept a secret and was known only to a few core personnel; most of whom didn’t participate in the battle.
Because of that, none of them died and left Dragon City. Hence, the information wasn’t leaked to the forum.
Today, the equipment that had cost the settlement a lot of Souls of Civilization finally made its official debut.
“I think it’s the genuine one. Don’t you find those guards look a lot like the liquid T-1000 from the Terminator?”
“If there’s SkyNet, the restricted areas will be monitored as well.”
That immediately made some people give up on the idea of trying to sneak into the restricted areas.
Of course, the real protection for the core area was inside the technology center at the moment. It was Zhao Yun, who wore a silver-white East King Armor and had his Snow Spear by his side. He was about to make a breakthrough into Extraordinary Rank 9 and was using every chance to cultivate.
“This is Eagle Peak of Sky Pillar. The area of 500m and above has fierce blue wind that can infiltrate one’s soul. It can destroy bones, souls, and metal armor. It’s very dangerous…”
The image changed, showing the next restricted area.
Eagle Peak had changed. It had risen from 1,000m to 1,500m, and the wind had reached an Extraordinary level.
“This mountain is a Level-1 restricted area, and Chief Gongsun Sheng is in charge of guarding it. He’s also one of the heads of the Daoist division.”
On the top of Eagle Peak, Gongsun Sheng sat cross-legged by the Sweet Dew Pool. The Bronze Dragon-Patterned Bells above his head hummed in the strong wind, showing the images of the nine dragon sons.
“That’s the legendary Gongsun Sheng, Dragon in the Clouds. He’s a Daoist expert in the Water Margin!”
“Look at all the wonderful beasts circling him! He looks like an immortal!”
“Those aren’t wonderful beasts! They are the nine dragon sons! They are the offspring of the Quasi-holy level Ancient Dragon, a divine beast at least the same level as Immortal Daluo.”
“Forget about Quasi-holy level and Immortal Daluo… Here in the Land of Inheritance, history is the rule. What you have just said doesn’t apply here!”
“Enough with the nonsense. Didn’t you hear that? Gongsun Sheng is the head of the Daoist division. It means that we can learn Daoist skills from him.”
“He’s only one of the heads. Who else is there? Is Ninth Uncle one of them? I have to become his pupil!”
The crowd stirred again.
After all, to most people, cultivation skills that could prolong their lives and enable them to fly sounded much more attractive than martial arts. Ninth Uncle was the most powerful teacher, and becoming his pupil would give one a good start.
“This is Demon Volcano, another Level-1 restricted area!”
A mountain was now shown in the image.
“How annoying!”
Hearing the voice coming out of his earpieces, Li Yuanba, the scrawny hero standing on the volcano with billowing dark smoke, snorted impatiently.
He grabbed his Long Gold Hammers like picking up a pair of carrots and headed for the top of the mountain. With each step, he grew a size larger.
By the time he reached the mountaintop, he had fully reached his “Ten Feet of Gold” form. He then raised the hammers and smashed down at the opening of the volcano.
Boom!
The entire top part of Demon Volcano seemed to tremble slightly, and the smoke and flame stirred up could be spotted from where the altar was.
Once the smoke and fire dissipated, they saw that a section of the opening had been crushed under Li Yuanba’s power.
“Demon Volcano is guarded by the Inferno Battalion of Commander Li Yuanba. I presume that you all know who he is.
“The temperature of this area is very high, and the air is filled with poisonous gas. Please do not approach!”
This time, Su Nongying didn’t really need to remind the new players.
Li Yuanba was almost as popular with the male players as Zhou Yu with the female ones.
But after seeing what had just happened, hardly anyone would dare to climb up the volcano to express their affection.
“This is Radiation Spring, a Level-2 restricted area.”
The image changed again.
Mister Bug stood on a pair of flaming wheels, and the laser beams coming out of his eyes could penetrate the white mist of the spring for dozens of meters. He looked quite impressive.
“You’re now looking at Commander Sun Wong of the superpower camp. Next to him is… another member with superpowers.”
“Hey, Boss, why do I have to change into a woman again? You know how much I hate it!”
The player nicknamed “Rabbit” complained. He had changed into an extremely beautiful woman.
“Use your head! We have thousands of new players here today.
“They’re going to be distributed to various divisions later, and our superpower camp isn’t as attractive as the other divisions because we don’t have any heroes. We need some handsome men and pretty women to make them notice us!” Mister Bug said in a low voice.
“Well, we have a pretty woman now, but where is the handsome man… I see! That’s you, boss!”
“Rabbit” wanted to make an argument, but when Mister Bug stared at him with his red laser eyes, “Rabbit” immediately recalled the rabbit that the Golden Condor had just killed and decided to give in.
“Although one can gain superpower in Radiant Spring, there’s a 70% chance that one can change to a non-human form after the radiation. For that, we would advise you to make your choice carefully.”
Although “Rabbit” had surrendered to his boss’ threat, Su Nongying went on with her introduction.
“Hey, that’s not a nice thing to say!”
Mister Bug looked up at the sky, displeased.
But the image on the clouds had changed again.
“This is the herb garden and also a Level-2 restricted area. The two people you see are Commanders An Daoquan and Shang Yan of the medical division.”
Many new players’ eyes lit up when they heard the names.
They had to. In web novels, the protagonists would always run into something miraculous in the herb gardens of their sects.
“Although it’s not a Level-1 restricted area, I would still advise you to keep your distance, because the air is filled with spores of the hallucinogenic Mind Deluding Mushrooms.
“According to research, these spores can severely damage one’s body function, ruining one’s kidneys.
“Unfortunately, we don’t have heroes that can make use of such side effects yet.”
The excited new players immediately gave up their ideas when they heard Su Nongying’s warning. The last part was especially effective.
“Of course, for those players who have medical skills, they can apply to join the medical division. Don’t worry, once you become a member, you’ll get special protective gears and antidotes.”
Unlike her warning of the danger of the superpower camp, Su Nongying made a little advertisement for the medical division.
“That’s so unfair!
“Master Ji, I want to file a complaint!”
Mister Bug wanted to cry.
…
“Those are the 42 Level-3 and above restricted areas that the settlement has for now. There are a lot of them, but that’s because there are more dangerous things in the Land of Inheritance than you think.
“But you don’t have to worry. As long as you don’t go where you’re not supposed to be, Dragon City will ensure your safety, because we’re about to activate the great protective formation, which is the most advanced one of the entire Earth civilization in the Land of Inheritance!”
