Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 409 New Dungeon

Since the limited-access public beta of "Ten Continents Chronicles", there have been no major updates. Even if there have been, they have only been minor patches, and the game has never been shut down.

Although this server maintenance was shortened from a full day to six hours, it still left many players sighing in frustration.

Fortunately, the game's official team probably knew that each time they would take too long to update, so they specifically chose the early morning and morning hours—times when even night owls would usually be preparing to log off and go to sleep.

After finally making it to noon when the game opened, Nietzsche quickly ate a bite of food and then lay down in the game pod.

After the server opens today, a new large-scale raid will be updated. It's said to be significantly more difficult than the Thunderfury raid, but the rewards are also much richer. Therefore, members in the group have already signed up and formed a large raid group to prepare for the raid.

All sorts of talismans and pills were prepared, and even a bunch of night owls were given a huge order—thirty servings of super-fast burping pig's feet soup!

"This is a free gift. It's a new product I just developed, the 'Bombardment Chicken Leg.' Theoretically, it can increase explosive power. I personally tested it once, and the effect is pretty good—at least I feel noticeably stronger when using skills!"

A group of night owls had already packed a box of "Rapid Burping Pig Trotter Soup," and then stuffed an extra large oil paper package into the hands of the person who came to pick it up, explaining the contents.

Even through the oil paper, the rich aroma of roasted chicken wafted through the packaging, making even a person who had just finished eating feel their mouth water and exclaim, "Holy crap! This smells amazing!"

A bunch of night owls laughed smugly: "Of course! This is my secret recipe for 23-spice roasted chicken legs!"

Renxin Huadao was taken aback for a moment: "Wait a minute, isn't it Thirteen Spices?"

A bunch of night owls continued confidently, "Of course it has ten more ingredients than Thirteen Spices! Otherwise, how could it be effective!"

After saying that, he waved his hand dismissively and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up and go! I've seen people in the group urging me to go several times already!"

As Renxin Huadao packed his things, he muttered to himself, "Why are you in such a hurry than us laborers!"

"Definitely! The club president said it himself! If we get into the top five, he'll give everyone in the entire club a huge bonus!" A group of night owls became even more confident, and even earnestly instructed Renxin Huadao: "You guys have to do your best! This is the first time 'Ten Continents Chronicles' has introduced the 'top five' reward mechanism. I think Chang'an and Longshan don't have as much experience in team battles as our Haoqi Changcun. Only a few studios can compare, but those studios can't even put together a large team! You guys are the hope of the whole village!"

Hearing what the night owl said, Renxin Huadao suddenly felt a pressure. He had just put away the Swift Burping Pig Trotter Soup and the Bomb Chicken Leg, so he walked towards the teleportation array while assuring him, "Don't worry! Our Sheyi has always been a well-known large guild in the whole server. As long as nothing unexpected happens, we will definitely be in the top five!"

……but……

If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected is about to happen.

Just as Nietzsche was counting the number of players in the plaza at the entrance to the instance, a strange server-wide announcement suddenly rang out—

[Congratulations to players [Retired Farmer], [Invincible Cook], [Iron Pot], [Repair Pot]... and thirty other players who teamed up to be the first to clear the dungeon [Endless Ruins]! A truly commendable victory! Rewards are being distributed; please keep up the good work, other players!]

The golden announcement scrolled continuously on the world channel, very eye-catching, and completely baffled Nietzsche and the others.

"Wait, it's only been a little over an hour since the server opened!?"

Ren Huadao, who had just teleported to the dungeon entrance to deliver supplies, exclaimed in surprise: "It's open already?! How could it be so fast! How long did it take us to clear the Thunder Dungeon?! Even with insider information, it shouldn't be this fast!"

The shock wasn't limited to the team chat; members were also shouting in the team channel, with one even urging, "Team leader, why don't we just stop waiting? Come or don't come, there are so many reserves anyway. If we don't grab it now, we might not get a top five spot! Maybe this dungeon will be easy?"

The term "Top Five" refers to the first five groups to clear a dungeon. This concept exists in other games as well, but the details vary. For example, some games award "Top Five" based on achievements, and each boss kill in the dungeon is counted separately. Other games focus on clearing the entire dungeon, without considering individual bosses.

According to the latest announcement of "Ten Continents Chronicles", the top five in "Ten Continents Chronicles" refers to those who mainly clear dungeons. The reward is a random piece of equipment dropped from the new dungeon settlement chest for each member, and a unique special effect title - the kind that shines with gold light.

The first dungeon clear reward is the title "Leader of Guixu," followed by "Second Best Under Heaven," "Divine Might Across Ten Thousand Miles," "Legendary Figure," and "Unrivaled Warrior" in order. While these titles don't add any stats, and are only visible to NPCs in cities under the Taiyin Sect's rule who have obtained the "Demon-Revealing Mirror," and many of these NPCs don't even recognize Chinese characters… But! Are these just ordinary titles? These are titles that let you show off!
Nietzsche got a little anxious as the players in the team urged him on, but he still patiently messaged each of the players who had registered but hadn't arrived yet. Finally, at the first hour and twenty minutes after the server opened, all the team members were gathered.

Nietzsche, speaking through the group mic in a serious tone, said, "We've used all the potions and elixirs we can, I brought three boxes of Speed ​​Booster, and everyone has a bowl of pig's feet soup... Anyway, I'll give you five more minutes to eat and drink as you please, we'll be entering the dungeon soon! Don't waste time, the first clear reward is gone, and I don't want us to work so hard and put in so much effort only to end up not even getting a top-five finish, that would be such a waste!"

Following Nietzsche's warning, everyone began to feast. In just five minutes, Renxin Huadao, who had barely managed to force down the last bite of the Twenty-Three Spices Flavoured Chicken Leg, typed "1" in the team chat, indicating that he was ready.

Then, one "1" after another appeared in the team channel. At this point, the atmosphere was too serious, and no one dared to make any jokes.

After counting about twenty "1"s, Nietzsche started the new instance, [Endless Ruins]. There was no guide; you just needed to input spiritual power at the instance teleportation array to enter the queuing space, and then be randomly teleported to a small world.