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

Chapter 255 The funds are burning, brothers, let's get to work!

"Elder Yutian, could you tell me how you learned the Stellar Explosion Visualization Technique and Breathing Method in the testing space?" Fang Zhen couldn't help but ask curiously. "I remember that as soon as you enter the testing space, the BOSS will attack immediately. Under such circumstances, it's impossible to learn the Stellar Explosion Visualization Technique and Breathing Method."

If what Elder Yutian said is true, then it will be an unimaginable boost for all their teams.

In other words, even if you can't enter the High Martial Realm, you can still cultivate and improve, even if you don't have any resources. But this is much better than having to enter the game to start cultivating. At least it can save a lot of time learning martial arts and training methods, allowing you to quickly get through the novice stage and step into the realm of a martial artist.

After all, the first level of breathing technique cultivation does not require energy ore at all; it only requires absorbing free energy from the outside world. This way, one might be able to become a quasi-martial artist before entering the game. At that time, as long as one has enough energy ore or a type-one energy potion, one can quickly advance to a martial artist.

"You mean that question?" Elder Yutian looked at Fang Zhen as if he were an idiot. "The BOSS in the test battle space will attack as soon as it appears. While it's attacking, you can't do anything else. But doesn't this game have another test space?"

"The test space for digging that hole was given ample time, and no one has disturbed it yet. Don't you know that?"

At this point, Elder Yutian sighed deeply.

It was just a test to enter the game, but it was so difficult that he had never seen it before. It made him spend more than a month cultivating in that empty space, which was even more difficult than being a monk.

During the month or so he was working on his liver, he didn't even attend Tianwei's regular meetings.

"Use another testing and assessment space to learn cultivation?" Zhang Qingwei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, completely forgetting that such a thing existed.

The combat assessment space offers no opportunity for learning or training, but the digging assessment space allows for unrestricted repairs, and dying once only costs 198, making it far more cost-effective than dying once in the game.

“If that’s the case, then we can do it ourselves without having to persuade those directors, and we can quickly prepare a training reserve team of tens of thousands of people.” Luo Wushang’s eyes showed a hint of excitement. “Then we can steadily send people into the game without having to go through a long newbie period.”

“Indeed, with this method, we can do it ourselves without being restricted by those board members.” Zhang Qingwei thought about it and felt it made sense. “I just don’t know if game companies will impose any restrictions if we do this on a large scale.”

If it's just about paying for the training fees of tens of thousands of guild members, there's no need to persuade those conglomerates; they have the financial resources to do it. Moreover, the new recruits they train can be used immediately upon entering the game, which can speed up their team's development by a significant margin.

The only problem is the game developers of Gaowu Landing. If they see how well they've grown, they might just fix this bug.

At this moment, Lu Fanchen and the others were also somewhat worried. However, with such a huge temptation in front of them, how could they not do it? They just needed to make sure the scale wasn't too large.

Lin Qi, who had just entered, overheard Luo Wushang and the others chatting with Elder Yutian.

"So this is how the testing space can be used."

Lin Qi was also very surprised. He never expected that the testing space, which he thought was just used to select players' qualifications, could also be used as a training camp for players.

You don't need to enter the game to cultivate; you can cultivate directly in the test space, and it will be used as combat power when you enter the game.

"Let's just add a special training test for the next version update."

Lin Qi thought Luo Wushang and the others' ideas were excellent, and it would be a shame not to use them directly.

Now his administrator privileges have reached level two, and his privileges for selecting the best candidates have reached level three, allowing him to enable new test options.

Previously, he only wanted to bring in some talented and hardworking players, but now that local residents are available for work and are cheaper than players, there is no need to select players in the old way anymore.

We could now open a training test space, allowing players who have made reservations to start training right there. Whoever trains well can then join the test space, which would make it easier for them to improve in the future.

"It's a pity we didn't discover this use sooner. Otherwise, in this city war, the number of players' warriors could have exceeded a thousand, comparable to the number of warriors of ordinary races in the city. We could have just applied for a sky behemoth to play with." Lin Qi couldn't help but feel regretful.

The all-out war between cities is not like dealing with monster hordes, where you only need to defend one place. Instead, it involves fighting each other in the wild, invading towns and fortresses, and eventually besieging and completely taking over the city to seize all its resources.

This type of war is the most brutal, and it doesn't end well for either side's city.

Before capturing a town, both sides will engage in the most brutal open-field battles in order to avoid affecting their own towns and resource points.

As strategic weapons for major cities, the Sky Giant Ships not only allow warriors to fight flying monsters in the sky, but also carry a large number of warriors to provide timely support to various locations and prevent the collapse of the battle lines.

However, applying for a sky warship is not easy. Generally, only powerful races in cities can borrow one. After all, each sky warship is extremely expensive. They can fight flying lord-level monsters in the sky and are the foundation of a city. They are not easily shown to others.

If it weren't for the prospect of starting a full-scale war with Star Tower City, ordinary races in the city wouldn't be eligible to borrow it.

Although he is the deputy city lord, if he cannot represent the entire human race and can freely mobilize thousands of warriors, he is still not qualified to borrow the sky giant ship.

Following his usual practice, Lin Qi then gave a lively speech to the newbies, allowing them to cultivate freely. He also announced that disciples who wanted to participate in the city war should gather outside the city early the next morning.

After Lin Qixuan finished speaking, the newbies who had just entered the game were extremely excited. They didn't expect to be able to participate in such a large-scale event on their very first day, and they were all very curious about what the city war in the game was all about.

Especially for newcomers who have only been in the game for a few days, since they have never participated in the main storyline of the martial arts school, they don't know if this city war will be fun. They are curious about how far the game developers can take the city war and whether it can be as realistic as real war.

Actually, it's not just newcomers who are curious; even Luo Wushang and others are very curious about just how far this game's city warfare can go.

Previous power struggles involved battles with thousands of participants, demonstrating exceptional technical skill. The game ran smoothly with thousands of players simultaneously, unlike other virtual games where battles with thousands of players would become unplayable due to lag if the graphics settings weren't lowered.

Even in a masterpiece like Pilgrimage, battles involving 20,000 to 30,000 people can cause some lag, especially siege battles between guilds. Although both sides bring tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, for the sake of the game experience, usually only the strongest few thousand people fight, while the others just cheer from the sidelines, which is really not very satisfying.

"I hope that the war test of this game can achieve smooth gameplay with tens of thousands of people fighting at the same time. If that happens, it will be hard for this game not to become popular." Lin Xinyao from Mythical Paradise looked at the time on her smartwatch. It was already six in the morning, and her eyes were full of anticipation.

That night, these players couldn't concentrate on their cultivation at all; they were almost all talking about the upcoming update, especially those from large guilds.

Their guild's entry into High Martial Arts Descends is based on their belief in its future potential, seeing it as a viable alternative to the masterpiece Pilgrimage, thus maintaining the status and revenue of Mythical Paradise.

Although all three of them felt that the game "High Martial Arts Descends" was incredibly realistic, its technical aspects alone far surpassed any other game on the market.

But for a gaming guild, what they value most is this kind of war, especially the future player wars.

The pilgrimage is considered a masterpiece not only because of its advanced technology at the time, but also because it was very well executed in warfare, allowing tens of thousands of people to fight simultaneously on the battlefield.

If Gaowu Descends can do this well, Mythical Paradise will definitely be willing to invest further.

"Since it's time, let's go to the meeting point." Lu Fanchen checked the time and couldn't wait to leave the lounge.

He couldn't concentrate on his cultivation that night, but fortunately, his training method finally reached the second level of perfection, and with the body strengthening secret technique also reaching the second level, his current strength should be no less than Luo Wushang's.

On the other side of the martial arts training ground.

"Elder Yutian, how is your cultivation going?" Zhao Hu asked with some concern, looking at Elder Yutian who was yawning.

Elder Yutian's strength is undoubtedly exceptional, but he is getting old and his energy is waning. Now that the new version event has started, if your level is too low, you won't be able to join them.

"I didn't sleep all night, but thankfully the Type I energy potion you gave me was pretty good. With my first level of breathing technique at 84% proficiency, I'm already an advanced apprentice. If I have another two or three days, reaching the level of a quasi-martial artist won't be difficult." Elder Yutian stretched, looking quite annoyed.

It was just a game event, but Luo Wushang and the others actually demanded that he level up quickly, at least to the intermediate apprentice level, which kept him up all night. "Advanced apprentice?" Zhao Hu was delighted to hear this. At least Elder Yutian could act with them now, so they wouldn't fall too far behind in this version event.

"How old are you all? Why are you so excited about a game event?" Elder Yutian looked at Luo Wushang and the others, who had also stayed up all night, and was quite puzzled.

Although he knew that the game was highly virtual and that it was indeed good when he first experienced it, he was very curious that Luo Wushang and the others had been playing for so long and were still so excited and thrilled. Was this game, "High Martial Arts Descend," really that fun?

After Elder Yutian uttered a few complaints, his voice abruptly stopped, and he stared at the sky in disbelief.

A massive steel ship, over 300 meters long, slowly sailed into view and stopped above the martial arts training ground, obscuring the sun and clouds. The roar of its engines echoed for kilometers around, making it seem like a colossal beast had descended, leaving everyone present in awe.

"Is this a starship?"

"My God! This game even has warships!"

"Can we buy this warship in the future? If we can, I'd sell my villa to buy one."

"When will this lousy game open up the recharge channel?! I want to buy a warship!"

The players in the training ground stared at the colossal sky ship, none of them able to believe it was real, because the sky ship in front of them was simply too cool.

Such a steel behemoth, coupled with the arrival of high-level martial arts and its realistic appearance, if you got your hands on it, you'd be the coolest guy on the street, turning heads 100% of the time. It's way cooler than any transformation.

"Alright, everyone, board the ship."

Lin Qi looked at the giant ship descending from the sky and felt quite envious.

A single sky-going giant ship can easily carry five thousand people, making it akin to a sky fortress. Flying transport vehicles are nothing compared to that.

Unfortunately, these sky-giant ships are not sold in major cities; you can't buy them even if you have the money.

As the members of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy boarded the ship, the giant skyship quickly sailed out of the abandoned area and arrived at the fleet outside the City of Light.

At this moment, there were more than a dozen giant sky ships and over a thousand flying transport vehicles densely packed in the sky. On the deck of any one of the giant sky ships stood thousands of martial artists. The scene was so spectacular that even Elder Yutian, who was used to seeing big scenes, was speechless.

"With over 100,000 NPCs playing simultaneously without any lag, if this game were to go live, it would absolutely be a smash hit!" Elder Yutian looked at the ships in the sky sailing together towards the distant jungle, his eyes filled with disbelief.

It wasn't until the fleet arrived at Maple Forest Town, a major town in the City of Light, which is near Star Tower City, that Luo Wushang and the others who disembarked were also shocked by this urban war.

The town was now packed with people, including many aspiring martial artists and those at the limit of their abilities, as well as quite a few martial artists. The number of people participating in the battle in the entire town was at least one million.

"Is this version's event really this big?" Fang Zhen stared at the sea of ​​people in Maple Forest Town, with teams of thousands or even tens of thousands of people leaving the town every now and then, his mouth agape.

Although I had seen many grand scenes in the Azure Sky, compared to this, it was nothing. Team actions were carried out in units of thousands of people. I couldn't even imagine what the battle on the front lines would be like.

On the other side, Lin Qi and his group, who had been arranged to stay, were also shocked by this great battle and never expected there to be so many martial artists.

"It seems our city lord is really going all out. He's even mobilized warriors from other towns for this battle," Qin Mu remarked, noticing some familiar figures on the street.

Currently, the martial artists in Maple Forest Town make up more than half of all the martial artists under the jurisdiction of the City of Light. If this battle is lost, the City of Light will no longer be able to fight against the City of Star Tower.

“Indeed, even Star Tower City is going all out.” Lin Qi nodded, looking at the message from the city lord that he had just received on his smartwatch.

According to the intelligence obtained by City Lord Di Luoya, Star Tower City has also amassed more than a million troops in the opposite town of Nufeng, with a rough estimate of 200,000 martial artists and nearly 2,000 experts at the Bone Forging Realm. It can be said that the situation is similar to that of Maple Forest Town, and both sides are clearly planning to settle the matter in one battle.

Moreover, the two sides have already started fighting. City Lord Di Luoya has ordered all the major forces and clans that have come to Maple Forest Town to go and provide support now. As for the deputy city lord, he will stay in Maple Forest Town to prevent it from being attacked by the Bone Forging Realm team and to ensure that the front line does not lose supplies such as food, medicine, and equipment.

Just as Lin Qi was thinking about how to arrange the players and the defense team, a half-scaled woman came to Lin Qi's residence.

This half-scaled woman was none other than Ino, the commander of the 17th Regiment of the City Garrison, whom he had met once before.

“Master Lin, Star Tower City has hired several mercenary groups to attack our transport convoy. We urgently need support. I wonder if the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy can send some martial arts disciples to accompany our 17th Regiment?” Ino looked at Lin Qi and asked earnestly.

If possible, she really didn't want to ask Lin Qi for people, but the supply of materials to Fenglin Town was very important.

The various factions within the town have already been assigned tasks by the city lord, except for Deputy City Lord Lin Qi, who hasn't received any special assignments. It's likely that the city lord wants Lin Qi to oversee Maple Forest Town, so there are no special arrangements for the other members of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. After all, if the members of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy follow the orders of other factions and accidentally die, Lin Qi will definitely have objections.

The martial artists from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are of no importance to the overall city war, so it would be better to leave them in Maple Forest Town and let Lin Qi make his own arrangements.

However, if her 17th Regiment were only meant to hold off one or two mercenary groups, that would be fine. But the group attacking the transport convoy consisted of three groups, including the garrison of Star Tower City. If her group went, they would definitely die, and the transport convoy would be lost.

Now we have no choice but to bite the bullet and borrow people from Lin Qi.

"Are there many of them?" Lin Qi asked calmly.

“Three teams, with about three thousand martial artists, around thirty experts at the Bone Forging Realm, and at least three at the peak of the Bone Forging Realm,” Ino replied cautiously.

"Three thousand people?" Lin Qi nodded. "Okay, I understand. Send me the coordinates. You don't need to worry about this."

"I don't care anymore?" Ino was a little dumbfounded after hearing this.

Their 17th Regiment, with a full 1,500 martial artists, couldn't handle it even if they went there now. The Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, at most, only had a little over 1,000 people, most of whom were scions of various families whom Lin Qi had joined after becoming the deputy city lord. At most, they were only beginner-level martial artists.

In the past, this would have meant total annihilation.

“If you’re worried, you can come along.” Lin Qi smiled as he looked at Ino, who looked nervous. “If you’re okay with it, just send me the coordinates.”

"Your subordinate wouldn't dare." Upon hearing this, Ino didn't dare to investigate further and quickly sent the coordinates of the transport convoy that might be attacked to Lin Qi, having no other choice but to try anything.

Lin Qi checked the coordinates and then used his smartwatch to issue the first mission to all players: a transport team support mission. Upon completion, all players would be rewarded with ten merit points. After that, players could freely explore the battlefield and earn merit points.

At the same time, Lin Qi set up a resurrection point under his residence, which all players could freely bind to. As part of the version event, no fees were charged.

The players who received the task were immediately excited.

"Brothers, let's get to work!"

"This task is so stingy, only three thousand martial artists, not even enough to fill a tooth gap."

"Damn it! Fang Zhen, you guys are so despicable! Where did you rent that flying transport vehicle from?! Is it even okay for you to sneak off like this?!"

(End of this chapter)