A Comprehensive Network: An Endless Adventure Begins as a Wanderer

Cheng Yi left the Multiverse Exchange Plaza with a troubled expression.

It can only be said that aesthetic standards cannot be generalized between different species...

Don't get me wrong, Cheng Yi is just going to see what kind of otherworldly delicacies are available.

Although the elf lady was very enthusiastic, he really couldn't get used to the grass jelly mixed with chopped nuts...

However, Cheng Yi did see a few nice items in the trading area and bought them on the spot.

First is a spellbook of Trembling Touch, whose casting range can be linked with the Trickster's Hand.

And its effect is also extremely consistent with Cheng Yi's own combat style system.

[Trembling Touch (Magic Trick)]

Necromantic School

Casting time: one standard action

Casting range: touch

Description: You channel a chilling aura from the grave, unleashing a melee spell attack on the target. On hit, the target suffers minor eclipse damage and requires a Constitution saving throw. If the throw fails, the target cannot regenerate health for one minute.

Next was a cookbook.

Well, at least in Cheng Yi's eyes, it was a cookbook.

[The Dragon's Weakness Guide]

Type: Professional Skills Book

Quality: Blue

Job Restriction: Dragon Hunter

Description: An old book with a red dragon's silhouette on the cover. It records the physiological structure, habits, attack patterns, and weak points of common dragons. Using it grants the class skill: Dragon Hunter's Intuition.

Dragon Hunter's Intuition: You gain a +3 bonus to your hit and damage rolls against dragons, and you are better able to find their weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

However, to those with culinary expertise, this book takes on a completely different appearance.

【The Dragon Flavor Guide】

Type: Recipe

Quality: Blue

Description: Inside the "Guide to Dragon Weaknesses," you find this treatise written by an ancient dragon hunter, discussing dragon flavors. Well, it's basically their daily recipe...

Using this recipe, you will learn the magical cooking recipes: Roasted Dragon Ribs (blue) and Dragon Blood Drink (blue).

Cheng Yi also bought some red dragon meat, intending to try it out...

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It tasted fishy, ​​and it got stuck in my teeth a bit...

Cheng Yi commented as follows.

The grilled red dragon ribs tasted like a piece of wild boar meat with added gaminess and odor, but it was still acceptable compared to its effects.

Seared Red Dragon Ribs

Type: Magical Cooking

Quality: Blue

Description: Marinate the Red Dragon Ribs with dragon blood, coarse salt, and a small amount of honey, then slow-roast until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. After consumption, you gain temporary health and fire resistance based on your Constitution attribute for the next 4 natural hours. Additionally, your Strength attribute is temporarily increased by 1.

After rinsing his mouth with soda, Cheng Yi opened the unlocked multi-battle options.

The campaign options are vast and numerous, much like an endless multiverse.

Cheng Yi glanced at them briefly and decided to pick one to test the waters first.

[Network Notice: Based on your version, each multi-player campaign you complete is considered a story mission.]

The current multi-faceted campaign is: War Frenzy Abyss.

Multi-faceted Campaign: The Abyss of War Frenzy

Campaign Dimension: Callipis

Campaign entry level: Level 5-10

Dimensional teleportation attempts: 1/1 (one free attempt per day; the second attempt requires an additional 1000 Comprehensive Disaster Coins)

Campaign progress: Holy West Empire (63.92%), Alliance of Nations (36.08%)

Campaign Rewards: Campaign Points (redeemable for rewards after the campaign ends), Universal Experience, Crossfire Coins, Special Materials, Story Points (based on your version), Equipment, and Servants.

The currently available scenarios are: Eastern Front (Blade Fortress/Frontline Battlefield), Northern Beast Plague (Frostsilver Forest), and Southern Front (Boundless Fairy Wilderness).

Current active players across all servers: 1671

Campaign Description: An ambitious monarch, a risky military operation, and unexpectedly huge rewards ignited the empire's war fervor. Driven by an insatiable thirst for expansion, war deviated from its original purpose. Yet, the fervor of war still propelled the world headlong into the abyss of decay...

Cheng Yi tried to focus his consciousness on the number of times he could teleport between planes.

[Should we proceed with dimensional teleportation?]

"Yes."

Please select your faction.

As Cheng Yi read the battle description, he recalled some of the history of his hometown.

An unquestionable choice.

You have chosen a faction: Alliance of Nations

Please select the area you wish to enter:

1. Eastern Front (Sharp Blade Fortress/Main Battlefield)

2. Northern Beast Plague (Frostsilver Forest)

3. Southern Front (Boundless Fairy Wilderness)

Cheng Yi focused his attention on the first option.

[Selection complete, transporting character to...]

Cheng Yi's consciousness floated and sank in the vortex of teleportation.

Unlike the sap effect of teleporting to a dungeon, teleporting to a campaign is more like being thrown into a giant washing machine.

You might as well hit me with a stick...

Cheng Yi thought angrily, feeling nauseous.

When Cheng Yi opened his eyes again, he was standing on a gray-white city wall.

The sky was leaden gray, with low-hanging clouds. The air was thick with the mingled smells of burning, blood, and rust.

On the distant plains, a dark, dense mass stretched out—

It was the imperial camp, densely packed, stretching from one end of the horizon to the other.

Countless flags stood between the tents, embroidered with golden double-headed eagle emblems, fluttering in the wind like a flock of vultures feeding.

The Blade Fortress was beneath him.

Cheng Yi glanced at the panel first.

You have entered the campaign scenario: Eastern Front (Blade Fortress)

[Faction: Alliance of Nations]

[Current active players across all servers: 1672]

[Current Campaign Mission: Assist Blade Fortress in repelling the Imperial Army's attack, awaiting reinforcements. Reinforcements arrival time: 47:58:21]

[Personal Objectives (Optional): Kill Imperial generals, destroy siege engines, and destroy supply lines. Completing personal objectives will earn bonus campaign points.]

Just then, a friendly voice came from the side.

"New here? Judging by your appearance, is this your first battle?"

Cheng Yi turned his head.

The speaker was an elf, dressed in half-leather armor, with a sniper rifle-like weapon slung across his back; he looked...

Wait, a sniper rifle?

Where did this come from?

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Kirk, a level 6 Mechanic."

Cheng Yi shook hands with Kirk, feeling a sense of relief.

So he's a mechanical engineer, that makes sense.

"Just call me Cheng, Level 5 Wanderer."

"A level 5 rogue coming to Blade Keep?"

Kirk looked him up and down, his tone tinged with surprise.

"Bro, didn't you read the guides on the forums before you came in? Frontal battles aren't a place for stealth classes like you."

Before Cheng Yi could answer, the sounds of horns and battle cries came from afar.

Kirk's expression turned serious, and he didn't ask any further questions.

"Never mind that, those damned warmongers are about to attack again. I'll hold them off here. You go into the city and see the commander to get the faction relationship sorted out. Otherwise, you won't get contribution points and campaign points."

Having said that, he had already picked up the sniper rifle, and a ring of light blue runes lit up on the gun.

Soldiers from the allied nations have already stormed the city walls and are stationed there.

Among them, Cheng Yi also saw quite a few cross-platform players who seemed out of place at first glance.

It wasn't that Cheng Yi was particularly perceptive, but rather...

Hey there, the guy wearing that yellow baby dragon hood!

You say he's a soldier from various countries? Who would believe that!