The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 187 New Era and Version Update 1.3
"A monster horde?"

After hearing the results of Azure Sky's investigation, Lin Qi's expression became much more serious.

Monster hordes destroying cities is a common occurrence in this world. Even if a monster horde fails to wipe out a city, the entire city still suffers.

If the City of Light really becomes the first target of the monster tide, then the Obsidian Martial Arts School may also be destroyed as a result, which is not good news for him.

Currently, the only starting location for new players is the Obsidian Martial Arts School. If the Obsidian Martial Arts School is razed, who knows if new players will be able to be introduced.

"Master Lin, there's no need to worry too much." Estina looked at Lin Qi, whose expression was solemn, and said in a very calm voice, "The monster tide hasn't formed yet. The major cities around us are already preparing to join forces to eliminate as many monsters gathered in various places as possible before the monster tide forms. As long as enough are eliminated, it will be difficult for the monster tide to form."

"Then what kind of cooperation is Miss Tina talking about?" Lin Qi looked at Estina curiously, not understanding how the Blanc family wanted to cooperate with the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

In terms of dealing with monster hordes, the current Obsidian Martial Arts School is completely powerless, while the main family of the Blanc is far stronger than the current Obsidian Martial Arts School.

Leaving aside the large number of B-grade armors controlled by the urban forces, the number of martial artists they possess is probably in the double or even triple digits, which is incomparable to the suburban forces.

“It’s impossible for all the monsters gathered here to be cleared out in one go. In fact, many of them will scatter and flee during the clearing process, and it’s not impossible for them to disperse to the outskirts of the cities. The wilderness will be much more dangerous than it is now,” Estina explained. “At that time, encountering monsters on various transport routes will probably be commonplace. The major wilderness gangs will probably not be able to handle long-distance transport work. Our Blanc family has been doing business for many years and has businesses in many surrounding towns, and even our own town.”

"But this time, our Blanc family is already struggling to defend our own town, and we don't have much spare capacity to ensure the safety of the transport convoy."

"The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy currently has eight martial artists, including Master Lin. If it's just about escorting transport convoys between major towns, it shouldn't be too difficult. Therefore, our Blanc family wants to cooperate with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy and hopes that the Academy can undertake some of the escort work. As for the payment, we will pay the corresponding energy ore and bits according to the market price based on the distance of each escort."

"Of course, in addition to that, our Blanc family will also provide some assistance to Master Lin. For example, the city-wide mobilization order that will be issued by major cities in two days will likely force Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to send all its martial artists to carry out the transportation and escort mission of front-line supplies, given the current strength of the academy. Our Blanc family has some influence in the city."

"We can have you, Master Lin, join one of our Blanc family's escort teams, so you can look after each other on the road."

"A mandatory frontline transport and escort mission?" Lin Qi frowned slightly.

While I can understand the actions of major cities, after all, it's normal for the various forces that usually bleed the city dry to contribute to protecting the city's safety, as this is also a way of protecting themselves.

However, transport and escort missions to the front lines are far more dangerous than those to and from the surrounding towns and cities.

Compared to Crimson Moon Mountain, which is hundreds of kilometers away from City of Light, it can be said to be a very safe place. The monsters that can appear on a daily basis are mostly low-level monsters. Monsters above the low level have long been cleared out by the city garrison and the hunting teams of the Martial Arts Association, so there is not much danger.

However, the situation on the front lines is different. Those places are generally uninhabited areas more than 300 kilometers away from cities, and are also the activity areas of wild monsters. Mid-level and above monsters are everywhere, and even lord-level monsters may appear.

These monster activity areas are usually the activity range of hunting groups, or places that veteran hunting teams composed of high-level martial artists like to explore. They are not areas that martial artists below the intermediate level can move around freely.

Although his physical abilities are now comparable to those of a high-level martial artist, he is still far inferior to a high-level martial artist who is actually wearing B5 or higher grade armor.

For a martial artist like him who is registered with the martial arts association, this kind of mandatory mobilization mission issued by the city is something he has to do, otherwise he will be wanted by all the cities and will have nowhere to hide.

"Actually, this monster tide is a good thing for all our major forces, and even a rare opportunity for us martial artists," Estina said with a smile. "While the mandatory missions issued by the city are somewhat dangerous, the rewards are also very generous. For example, Type II potions, which are normally impossible to buy, become readily available after the city issues a mandatory mobilization order." "There are such cheap deals?" Lin Qi was somewhat surprised.

If Type II potions could be bought at will, it would be paradise for martial artists.

“Of course, it’s not something you can just buy casually,” Estina explained. “To buy Type II potions, you need to exchange them for meat from monsters of intermediate or higher rank. Two hundred kilograms of intermediate-rank monster meat can be exchanged for one bottle. As for high-rank monster meat, it only requires fifty kilograms, but no one would be foolish enough to exchange for high-rank monster meat.”

"In addition, the meat of mid-level and above monsters can be exchanged for special plants that were not previously available to the public, such as Star Source Grass, which is used to make Type II energy potions. Ten kilograms of mid-level monster meat can be exchanged for one plant, and if you are lucky, you may be able to make a bottle of Type II energy potion. There is also Rebirth Flower, which is used to make Type II healing potions. Fifteen kilograms of mid-level monster meat can be exchanged for one plant."

"How about trading it for the meat of a mid-level or higher monster?" Lin Qi was also somewhat tempted.

While mid-level monsters are indeed difficult to deal with, killing just one will yield over ten tons of monster meat. Simply selling it to the city will earn you fifty bottles of Type II potions, and if you make them yourself, you'll get even more.

With the increasing number of martial artists at the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, a large number of Type II potions are needed to help martial artist-level players level up quickly.

If what Estina said is true, then the nascent monster tide is not only not a bad thing for Obsidian Martial Arts School, but also a great opportunity.

Or perhaps it marks the beginning of a new era.

After all, as major cities begin to clear out the monsters that have gathered, the number of monsters around the cities will also increase, which will be troublesome for other forces, but not for him. Players will just die, but he will get real benefits.

"Master Lin, are you interested in collaborating?" Estina asked Lin Qi with a smile.

“No problem, I agree to cooperate with you.” Lin Qi agreed without further hesitation.

The Blanc family is a top-tier family in the city, so it's not a bad thing to build a good relationship with them. Not to mention, the city requires them to carry out mandatory frontline transport missions. It would be too dangerous for the Obsidian Martial Arts School to do it alone. If they cooperate with the Blanc family and have them lead the team, the level of danger will definitely be reduced a lot.

"Master Lin is indeed straightforward. Here is the contract. I wish us a pleasant cooperation." Estina smiled and handed Lin Qi a contract certified by the City of Light.

Lin Qi glanced at the contract, confirmed that there were no problems, and signed it directly, marking the official cooperation between the two forces.

"Then I won't bother Master Lin any longer. Master Lin just needs to wait for news from the Martial Arts Association." Estina then took her leave, clearly intending to prepare for the escort mission at the front.

After Estina left, Lin Qi, who was in the gym leader's lounge, thought for a moment, then took out an A4 sheet of paper, walked out of the lounge, and went straight to the notice board in the training field to post the notice.

The content of the announcement was also very simple.

That was the content of version 1.3 update. In fact, Lin Qi also posted the system version 1.3 update announcement and the new expansion pack, Age of the Beasts, on the official forum of Blue Star.

The entire forum exploded instantly.

(End of this chapter)