Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 1017 - 854: World Tree’s Teleportation Platform (Part 2)
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan looked at You Meng with bright eyes and asked, "We’re already very good friends, right? Do you have any way that would allow me to contact you and send you bouquets of flowers even if I’m far away?"
"Contact me from the outside world?" The little elf tilted her head slightly, a cute expression of effortful recollection appeared on her face. With her right index finger slowly tapping her temple, she thought for a while.
"Ah! Got it!" She suddenly became excited, dug around in a flower-shaped decoration pouch on her waist with her tiny hands, and then pulled out a shiny little ball, "I would have forgotten if you hadn’t mentioned it.
The outside world is so vast, you’re sure to become busier.
Since visiting every day isn’t feasible, why not establish a small transport platform between us, using this treasure as the medium?
Once the transport platform is built, no matter where you are, you can simply select the gift you want to send me from your storage bag, and I will be able to receive it directly."
A transport platform? Like the one in the Floating Market?
Just by dragging the required items into the item bar and pulling the lever, it would be sent by the system to an unknown place. Wow, the little elf sure has some great treasures!
"After the transport platform is completed, can it transport both ways?" Jiang Yuan asked curiously, thinking that if it were possible, he’d leave a few advanced papermen behind—one responsible for mining, two for guarding, and two for transporting the mined ores.
That way, it would be possible to harvest ores without leaving home. The only issue is not gaining experience himself.
Aiming to gather materials soon for upgrading the World Tree, he foresaw getting stuck with basic skills again...
"Of course, the premise is that you must have the ability to upgrade the transport platform to Level Three. The higher the transport platform’s level, the more restrictions you unlock, and the broader its uses become!"
As if having read his mind, You Meng sweetly smiled and said, "In the future, when you can fish stars and the moon from the mature World Tree, you can use the transport platform to send them anywhere!"
What? What did you say?
He listened with a look of confusion, "Fishing stars and the moon? Are you serious?"
The other party covered her mouth and laughed brightly, "If you’re skilled enough, you can even attempt to fish one or two suns. After all, many places still lack sunlight desperately, and need the warmth bringing life’s hope.
Similarly, many stars and moons that accidentally lost their way have fallen into unknown regions.
Only a mature World Tree can reach those mysterious spaces. They need the caretaker of the World Tree to fish or net them and send them back to where they belong, so everything can return to normal."
The implication is that many regions are chaotic, even stars, moons, and the sun have shifted orbits?
"Anyway, it’s a long way before the World Tree matures," You Meng shook the small ball in her hand, cheering him on, "Be sure to master all skills proficiently, strive to fish more suns when the time comes, that’ll be a great merit!
Now, let’s get ready to build the transport platform. Are you ready to accept the challenge?"
[Trigger Special Task: World Tree’s Transport Platform]
[Click to enter mini-game, fight monsters and earn points, can be accessed three times a day. Accumulate enough points to build and upgrade the transport platform]
So it doesn’t require money?
Jiang Yuan thought it would be the same as usual, where the little elf would gesture with her fingers and he would present a large sum of Spirit Stones, and then it would be done. Unexpectedly, it would involve playing mini-games, which he immediately clicked into, filled with excitement.
"Whew～"
The chilly wind swirled around, blowing past him as he found himself on an approximately three-meter-by-three-meter open space surrounded by walls formed of clusters of flames.
[Welcome to the mini-game. Here, you can revive instantly without the worry of losing your life, enjoy the thrill of battling monsters.]
[Game Rules: Each flame has its own temperament, click the flame and submit the requested material to make it disappear;
Different flames provide different scores when extinguished;
During exploration, you may encounter fire beasts, defeat them to complete your exploration. Reach 10%, 20%, 30% exploration to claim rewards;
Of course, some flames are not easy-going and will still show their true nature after receiving materials.
You need to teach the fire beast a lesson to show them your strength, only then will they drop the prize and flee. Weapons, elixirs, cultivation techniques, and other loot are available, find the fire beast and fight them!]
Jiang Yuan: ...
It would be simpler if they just wanted money!
Reach 100% exploration, mini-game resets; 50% exploration + 10000 points required to build the transport platform, which can be upgraded using accumulated points after construction.
Good news is the mini-game is also part of the system interface, and accessing it three times a day doesn’t require traveling to Elder Dragon Cave; bad news is—it’s purely a resource-burning game!
[Even though I am a flame, I have a heart that loves beauty. So, I want ten of the most beautiful gold fruit flowers. If you are willing to give them to me, I can clear the way.]
Casually clicking a flame, the dialog box that popped out made him a bit wistful.
Luckily, he carefully planned daily what crops each field should cultivate, proving useful now, right?
Clicked to trade, ten gold fruit flowers disappeared from the warehouse, and a large gold +50 points floated within Jiang Yuan’s view.
The second flame was considerate, only wanting two bundles of dry grass, which could be easily harvested by mowing any patch of grass for a dozen or more bundles.
However, simple materials yielded a pitifully low score, adding only 2 points.
Clicking his way through, he skirted around those that demanded too much or were temporarily not worth dealing with. When he clicked on a flame that was purple rather than red, the cluster suddenly grew larger, with a fierce face forming with cruel eyes and mouth.
[Unseeing little boy, do you want to have a go with me?]
"You’re the fire beast right? How fortunate, for I can play with fire too." Jiang Yuan felt the sudden high temperatures assaulting him, as fire wings instinctively stretched open to shield him from the fiery roasting.
"Roar!" The fire beast started zero-frame by opening its enormous mouth trying to devour and refine him in one gulp.
Surrounded by flames.
Protected by fire wings, Jiang Yuan looked around, seeing only boundless seas of fire.
Orange, crimson, deep red flames leaped beside him and faded, even the light was slightly distorted and the temperature was evidently high.
Slowly equipped the title of Fire God, and the flames around him wilted considerably, seemingly shying away.
"Devouring Mountains and Rivers!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Raised his hand and cast a skill, vaguely seeing a massive whale swimming through the sea of fire.
The damage inflicted was unclear, but the fire beast cried out in pain with a howl, spitting him back out.
Without the flame, the temperature dropped significantly, Jiang Yuan retaliated with another Earth Spirit Flame, "Go ahead, let’s see who among you two is stronger!"
The Ice Flame was still at home diligently purifying demonic energy, this nourishing task was temporarily unavailable.
However, for the Earth Spirit Flame, the dry fire-seeking system-supported beast here wasn’t substantial enough to fill its teeth. It first fought a round to vent Jiang Yuan’s anger, then swallowed it whole!
[Sulfur Stone Ring +1]
[A trinket the fire beast picked up from somewhere, increases fire element technique attack power by 5% when worn]
Indeed, a little trinket, possibly worth tossing to an accelerator; wait for the melting workshop to reach Level Nine then consider melting it for points.
"Quick battle, well done." He nodded affirmatively, opening his right palm, the gleefully jumping orange Earth Spirit Flame hopped onto it, waiting to be sent out again.
The next flame was greedy, asking for a jar of Spiritual Wine!
Jiang Yuan wished he could have a fire swallow it, unfortunately, this purely road-blocking flame only talked without action and couldn’t be targeted for attack, he had no choice but to turn around and temporarily avoid it.
Once all the fire beasts in this zone are found and defeated, exploration progress can reach 100%, encountering flames that directly turn into fire beasts is rare, more will be revealed after consuming materials.
Those are the considerations for late exploration, there are plenty of choices now, so it’s easy to avoid them.
Immersed thoroughly in the mini-game, the experience is completely different from clicking back and forth on a computer or tablet, especially in a game that relies on chance for what happens next, Jiang Yuan increasingly gets into it, eager to wipe out all fire beasts immediately and build the transport platform!
