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Chapter 766 Diverse Underwater Breathing Methods

Even without the game "Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King," many parallel worlds based on Earth would still feature the classic novel, which is almost like a specific anchor point and is indispensable.

Therefore, there are actually quite a few strategy guides for Journey to the West on the market.

Without a doubt, every single one of them was created by Chinese people.

Even those who haven't read the original novel but have only watched the TV series can still gain a basic understanding of the world of Journey to the West, know what to prepare to conform to the basic rules of this world, and know roughly what attitude to adopt when dealing with gods, Buddhas, demons, and monsters. Compared to foreigners, Chinese people have an exceptionally high survival rate in Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King. Even if they fail to complete the main storyline, they can usually escape safely.

Because the Blazing Sun Legion had already achieved a certain level of profitability, Cheng Tian was able to afford to purchase some strategy guides available on the market.

Cheng Tian was certain that this group of people knew far less about the game Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King than he did. But when it came to the group of people who "understand Journey to the West," Cheng Tian knew very well that he was just a nobody and couldn't stand out at all.

There might be some useful tips or tricks in these guides.

Pingdingshan, Kusongjian, Tongtianhe, and Chechiguo are the four checkpoint areas that Cheng Tian could find in all the relevant guides available on the market.

After a quick glance, Cheng Tian could basically confirm that the version of Journey to the West provided by the space was "SUPER" and not "Dance of Demons".

Logically speaking, in addition to these four dungeons, there should also be four other levels: Spider Cave, Lion Camel Ridge, Trapped Sky Mountain, and Flaming Mountain. I don't know if no one has passed them or if those who have passed them all died inside.

Cheng Tian carefully studied these guides on the market, found many flaws, and also helped him fill in some gaps in his perspective.

In short, the dungeon scenes in Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King are usually not the original ones, but rather the scenes are greatly expanded based on each level. Not only are there many monsters to deal with, but also some ordinary human forces that have never appeared in the game.

Players should generally be prepared for a long battle, rather than simply fighting their way to the end and directly confronting monster kings with various unique backgrounds.

Well, this "background" is actually the most worth mentioning. These guides have clearly mentioned several times that when players were supposed to kill the scene boss, a god or Buddha would suddenly appear, say a few words, and ask the players to spare their lives, then promise to give them the treasure chest that would normally drop from killing the boss.

In terms of the rules, the value of a promise and a treasure chest are roughly the same, but ultimately the decision rests with the player.

Obviously, not everyone will buy into these gods and Buddhas. After all, the proportion of Chinese people with childhood memories and cultural background is not that large. In addition to foreigners who are not familiar with Chinese culture, there are also a large number of people of different races from different worlds, so it is even more unrealistic to expect them to understand Journey to the West.

As a result, some people spared the lives of others out of courtesy, while others slaughtered people's pets right in front of them.

Cheng Tian couldn't imagine what kind of targeting these players would face when they re-entered Journey to the West: The Legend of the Monkey King...

Since Cheng Tian and Eileen teamed up, the dungeon attributes they were given were exactly the same, applicable to the entire dungeon without any area-specific attributes. Therefore, Cheng Tian had no way of predicting in advance which level he would appear in.

However, from a personal perspective, the challenge that Cheng Tian least wanted was the "Tongtian River".

The name Tongtian River says it all.

If the use of individual combat submarines were permitted, Cheng Tian would dare to venture into the water. However, even though Cheng Tian has now achieved a breakthrough in his physical limits and possesses two extraordinary biological bloodlines, he still cannot escape the category of "terrestrial creatures" when it comes to directly entering the water with his physical body.

This terrifying Tongtian River, located between Chechi Kingdom and Jindu Mountain, is 800 li wide, with three thousand weak waters, and even a goose feather cannot float on it. It truly made Cheng Tianxin wary. Even Monkey King clearly stated that "I, Old Sun, am not very familiar with business in the water." As a born stone monkey, if he were to enter the water, he would either make hand gestures, use water-repelling spells, or transform into a fish, shrimp, or turtle before he would enter the water.

If even Monkey King is this troublesome, then Cheng Tian certainly can't handle him easily.

However, Cheng Tian is the type of person who always considers the worst-case scenario first. So when purchasing, he specifically bought a considerable amount of "underwater breathing agent" and directly activated the legion leader's authority to issue a "hand over non-technical props that can breathe underwater" in the form of a military merit mission.

As the saying goes, many hands make light work. In just 10 hours, the members collected all sorts of props, equipment, and skills suitable for underwater breathing. As a result, they received rewards such as increased legion reputation and upgrades to the workshop, making it a win-win situation.

Looking at the many game instances, there is a certain percentage involving water battles, but most of them are battles on ships. There are some underwater battles, but the amount of water involved is relatively small.

This has led to a delicate situation where underwater breathing equipment is produced in small quantities but also doesn't sell very well.

Because most of the time players don't need this thing, when they urgently need it they usually go to the alchemist to buy potions as an emergency, and the demand for directly buying related equipment and items is really not high.

In a way, Cheng Tian got a good deal.

"The Spectral Fishing Rod, the Enchanted Breath skill stone, the Engineering Diving Helmet... Warcraft is truly profound and complex."

Upon seeing the first three items on the submission list, Cheng Tian first nodded, then shook his head.

These three items can indeed provide continuous underwater breathing, but they all have major flaws.

The Ghostlight Fishing Rod requires a weapon main hand slot, the Enchanted Breath spell takes up an empty skill slot, and the Engineering Diving Helmet is simply unusable.

Cheng Tian's gaze continued downwards, his eyes flickering slightly.

First is a staff that is entirely dark blue and inlaid with a large crystal at the top; its name is "Water Vine".

It's still a special staff from World of Warcraft; as long as you hold it, the user will gain the ability to breathe underwater!
But just like the fishing rod issue, it still takes up a weapon slot. It's not so bad for Cheng Tian himself, since he has two weapon slots to switch between, but it's not so friendly to others.

Secondly, there is a strange gold coin engraved with a skull pattern, called the "Cursed Aztec Coin," from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

By simply dripping their own blood onto the surface, one can temporarily transform themselves into an undead unit, which does not require breathing.

As for the last underwater breathing-related equipment, it was the one that left Cheng Tian staring blankly.

It is a wooden door—

The most ordinary wooden door from Minecraft, yet with wonderfully unique rules.

(End of this chapter)