Online Game: Super Beast Tamer

Chapter 444: Entering the Lighthouse (This chapter is terrible, I suggest you read the pirated version…)
After listening to Su Ming's words, Weiwei analyzed:
“Your current situation is typical of developing feelings for an NPC, which is not a good thing.

This is probably your first time playing a virtual online game. Fate has invested a lot in AI this time, so it's normal to develop feelings. However, whether it's friendship or sympathy, it's best to get out of it as soon as possible and look at this world as a traveler, and don't get stuck in it."

"Yes, whether Vidi is good or bad, what does it have to do with you?" Zi Teng also explained to Su Ming, "As players, we just need to get the rewards."

"Is this okay? We are travelers..." Su Ming seemed to be asking Weiwei and the others, but also seemed to be asking himself.

He is a tamer, and he contracts a pet with high AI as soon as he enters the game. His gaming experience is somewhat different from that of Weiwei and the others. He also has a lot of interactions with the pets he captures later, and he really has emotional investment in them.

Xiao Hei felt that Su Ming seemed to hold him tighter, so he twisted his body, adjusted himself to a comfortable position, and continued to take a nap with his eyes closed.

After Xian Meng got familiar with everyone, she became more talkative. She did not participate in Su Ming's counseling, but expressed her views on the game "Fate":

"Having said that, although the scenes and NPCs in Fate are more realistic than any previous virtual games, the gameplay is much less. It has been four or five months since the server was launched, and players have not yet reached the highest combat power of the game. Even the main storyline is figured out by the players themselves. It is said to be exquisitely made, but in fact the gameplay is very rough, like a half-finished product."

Weiwei nodded, agreeing with Xianmeng's statement:
"In the past, at this time, large-scale faction wars usually started, and the official would also hold some competitions. Destiny did not design factions for players, and the official was the worst I have ever seen. Many professional players began to protest. Just playing the game, their advantages are completely not reflected."

"There are still advantages. With good skills and quick access to equipment, you're ahead of ordinary players. Just like NPCs like Vidi, other players have no chance to come into contact with them." Zui Mingyue said.

"That's true."

Zi Teng noticed that Su Ming was still thinking, so he sent a private message to Su Ming:
"It's hard to protect everyone, and sometimes you just have to let things take their course."

Su Ming turned his head and looked at Zi Teng in surprise. He didn't expect that Zi Teng had noticed what he was thinking.

"Thank you."

Wisteria smiled back.

In a place where there were no other players, Su Ming and his teammates passed through the portal opened by Vidi and arrived at the dark island in one step.

It is drizzling in the sky.

Weidi was holding a black umbrella. The moment he saw Su Ming, he felt that there was a piece of the Heart of the Ocean on Su Ming's body. He thought that this was brought to him by Su Ming, and his mood became happy.

Then, including the piece in the lighthouse, all the scattered fragments of the Heart of the Ocean are now clear.

While Su Ming was carrying out other actions, Vidi had negotiated with Dilevwei several times and had borrowed the fragment of the Heart of the Ocean from Dilevwei. When Su Ming gave him the fragment on his body and then took the fragment from the lighthouse, he would have 7 fragments. Facing Mimi who only had 3 fragments, he had an absolute advantage in controlling the Scepter of Poseidon.

We can completely resolve the issues left over from more than a hundred years ago.

After he was resurrected, he originally wanted to kill Memi and rebuild the Kingdom of El, but he had been visiting the great lords of the sea everywhere these days, and with the display of Anyi's divine power, this idea was gone with the wind.

The sea has already chosen its new owner, so he doesn't need to interfere. That's what Meimi would do.

Weidi walked in the rain and came to Su Ming, smiling and speaking softly:

"Thank you for your hard work during this period. Are they the helpers you found? They are all very powerful, but it will still be dangerous to deal with the monster in the lighthouse. Due to the restrictions of the ancient magic circle, I cannot enter it. I am really sorry to trouble you."

Vidi moved his palm slightly, half-spinning the umbrella, and sprinkled rain water, which fell on Su Ming and the others, forming a thin protective film that the rain water could not penetrate. Su Ming and the others gained a powerful buff.

Vidi's Refuge: +20% maximum health, -20% damage taken, +30% resilience, no penalty on death. Lasts 240 minutes.

"This is a little help I give you. I hope you can be safe," said Vidi.

"Thank you."

Su Ming took out the fragment of the Heart of the Ocean from his backpack.

Weidi stepped forward and tried to take the fragments while saying words of thanks, but Su Ming put the fragments back into his backpack.

Weidi was stunned for a moment and asked:

"what happened?"

"Weidi..." Su Ming hesitated. He had blindly agreed before, but now he didn't give it to others. It seemed like he didn't keep his promise, which made him feel tormented. "After you collect all the fragments of the Heart of the Ocean, what do you want to do? Will you hurt others?"

"Why are you worried like this?" Vidi asked, retracting his outstretched hand.

"Because you are the Demon King." Su Ming said, "Demon Kings are all bad guys, aren't they?"

"Who told you that there are some pure demons among the demons? Although they act strangely and are moody, they are not bad people." Weidi saw Su Ming's tormented soul and put a hand on him. He looked at Su Ming's trembling eyes and asked, "This is not the real reason why you didn't give me the fragment. I know that you believe I am a good person. You believed it when we first met. If you have other concerns, tell me, okay?"

Su Ming pursed his lips tightly, and finally calmed down before speaking his mind:
"Yes, I believe you are a good person, but you are always on the opposite side of the adventurers. If I help you find all the fragments of the Heart of the Ocean, when you regain your power, there will definitely be adventurers who will come to trouble you. I don't want you to be in danger."

After hearing this, Vidi laughed and said:
"Who told you that I have to collect all the fragments of the Heart of the Ocean to regain my power? My power had already returned when I woke up. The fragments of the Heart of the Ocean are just to help repair the Scepter of Poseidon, so that I can have more advantages in the battle with Meimi.

You are already considered strong among adventurers, right? But even if there are 100 of you, you can't beat me now. Why do you think adventurers will cause me trouble?"

“We’re growing very quickly.”

"It will be fast, but you don't have time. Today, if you help me get the fragment, then Meimi and I will have to decide the winner. A battle between the two of us is not something adventurers can participate in."

Weiwei, who was standing nearby, listened to the conversation between the two and sent a message in the team channel:

"So it's the third and fourth demon kings. They have to be solved through plot CGs. That means the players will have nothing to do, and the information the guild has collected will be completely useless."

Seeing that Su Ming still didn't speak, Wei Di still kept smiling and asked:

"You still have concerns? What are you thinking about?"

"I feel like I'm too skilled at playing the game. I don't know if this is a good thing..." Su Ming took out the fragments again and handed them to Vidi. He completed part of the task and gained some boundary-breaking skill points.

"Although I don't understand the specific meaning of your words, just do what you think in your heart," said Vidi.

"Yes, thank you." Su Ming patted his cheeks to make a smile reappear on his face. He turned his eyes to the right and brought the topic back on track: "What happened to the lighthouse? Where is the fragment of the Heart of the Ocean in the lighthouse?"

To Su Ming's right, there is a lighthouse more than 10 meters high, with a bright light on the top of the tower, scanning the dark sea. The lighthouse is very old, with cracks all over the tower, and weeds grow tenaciously from them, wetted by rain and sticking to the wall.

"The fragment is on top of the lighthouse. This is a lighthouse built by you humans in ancient times. I have found such lighthouses around the Kingdom of El, but only this one has been preserved intact and is still in operation.

They don't seem to be guiding ships, but rather monitoring the Kingdom of El. In the past, they were hidden by magic circles, and only in recent years have their true appearances been revealed."

"Then he is?"

Su Ming pointed at a man in front of the lighthouse gate. The man had broad shoulders and a thick neck. He was wearing a raincoat and holding a shovel. He was sitting motionless.

"This is the first danger you will encounter. It should be his job to guard the gate." Weidi said, "I have not had any contact with him, so I can't give you more information, so be careful."

Su Ming nodded and led the team closer to the lighthouse.

The man guarding the gate raised his head and stared at Su Ming and the others.

The magic circle hidden underground with the lighthouse as its center was triggered. A circle of white light swept past, but did not harm Su Ming and the others.

Wei Di explained to Su Ming and the others from a distance:

"This is the magic circle that checks race. I can't pass it."

"Okay, I understand." Su Ming said.

Su Ming continued to move forward and arrived 5 meters in front of the man. The man stood up, raised the shovel, and said:

"You are not the replacement, please leave."

"Huh? Not the BOSS?" Weiwei asked, "What is a successor?"

"The person who takes over my job is the successor. If you wish to enter, please go to the Black Emperor to ask for authorization."

"Who is the Black Emperor?" Weiwei asked.

"You are not the replacement, please leave."

The man began to repeat what he had said before.

Vidi watched all this from outside the magic circle and said:

"He seemed to be dead, just a shell."

Weiwei put an "energy shield" on Su Ming and said:

"Let's start the monster."

Su Ming shook his head and said:
"No, he can only distinguish objects with his eyes. We can just turn invisible and go in. Sister Zi Teng, you try it first."

"Okay." Zi Teng entered stealth mode and moved towards the lighthouse.

Weiwei asked Su Ming curiously:

"How do you know? Have you ever fought before?"

"I've been observing. When we walk, his head follows us." Su Ming explained briefly.

"I see. You can notice such details. That's amazing."

Zi Teng approached the man and successfully went around him. She pushed the door open, but the man did not react. After entering, she made an OK gesture to Su Ming and the others.

Su Ming and the others drank the potion that had a stealth effect. Because their stealth level was not as high as Zi Teng's, they were more careful. With Zi Teng behind them to point out the route, they successfully bypassed the man and entered the lighthouse.

To prevent accidents, the door was closed after the whole team entered.

Weidi was a little surprised to see that Su Ming and his friends had easily bypassed this guy who seemed to be very troublesome. He suddenly understood what Su Ming had just said.

Don't want to fight without reason? It's normal if you think about it. What kind of creature will fight non-stop like players?

In the early days, Su Ming would stop and look at the scenery in the city and the wild, but after knowing that fighting would help him wake up, he spent almost 20 hours every day fighting, killing monsters, and looking for BOSSes, and he became a little numb.

Su Ming himself also realized this and was slowly adjusting. However, just like being in the bug in Uncharted Waters, Su Ming's hallucinations - car accidents, white walls, hospitals, and the fear of never waking up accompanied him. He was used to giving to others and used to digesting all the pressure by himself, so the problems kept piling up...

Soon after Su Ming and his friends entered the lighthouse, Weidi suddenly turned around and stared at the sea in the distance. There was the breath of Meimi there. Weidi felt strange and thought: Shouldn't Meimi only be active in the Temple of Knowledge now? How did she run to the sea?
Vidi's eyes moved back and forth between the lighthouse and the place where Memi's scent came from. In the end, he was still worried and decided to go and investigate.

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Temple of Knowledge.

Meimi opened her eyes and said to the five sword master players standing in front of her:
"I have already led Vidi away. You can set off now. I hope you won't disappoint me like that emperor did."

The player named Black Hole King took a step forward and said with a smile:

"The Emperor is no match for us. We are definitely the most powerful players in the game. We will definitely bring the fragment of the Heart of the Ocean back to you."

"That would be the best. As long as you bring back the fragment of the Heart of the Ocean, you will get a reward."

Meimi waved her hand, opened a portal, and said:
"Go."

The Black Hole King led his four teammates into the portal.

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Inside the lighthouse, there is a spiral staircase in the center, surrounded by bookshelves. Some books are still on the shelves, while others are scattered on the ground.

"It looks like a library." Weiwei said.

"The books here are for reading, not decoration." Xian Meng picked up a book on the ground and flipped through it, reading out the contents: "In the year 1223 of the Golden Age, the Black Emperor unified the Fateful Continent..."

After reading for a while, Xian Meng lost interest in the book and said:
"Tell me about the background of the game."

"Send the screenshot to the guild's research group. Also send a copy to the team channel." Su Ming said.

"Good~"

Suddenly, a loud bang came from Zui Mingyue's side.

"What happened?" Su Ming turned his head to look over. A black eyeball appeared on Zui Mingyue's side. The pupil part condensed into a white dot. Behind the black eyeball, there was a tentacle, which was suspended. Because Zui Mingyue punched it, the information was displayed:

One-eyed Observer (LV50, special elite): 149221/160000.

This chapter reflects some of the difficulties I encountered in writing. I am a little overwhelmed by the Uncharted Waters. Sorry...

I will adjust it when the title contains the words "Please subscribe~" again.

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