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He took out a notebook and began to list his action plan for the coming period. Though working for others in the company meant being under control, the benefits were clear. As a member of the Green Dragon Group, he could undoubtedly leverage many resources to enhance his strength. By comparison, Explore more stories with empire

Having run a studio before, Xiao Buli understood deeply that, compared to external possessions like equipment and Gold Coins, a expert player's understanding and experience of some aspects of the game could be even more crucial.

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As long as he could receive help from other members of the Green Dragon Group, his strength was bound to improve rapidly, far beyond what he could achieve by slowly figuring things out on his own.

For Swordsmanship, Xiao Buli planned to ask Liu Xing for help. Since Liu Xing was able to advance to the profession of Swordsman, he must have valuable insights on the process and techniques of sword training.

Regarding Taoist Heart, he could seek help from Hua Yueying. Hua Yueying, with her ability to change her profession to Exorcist, surely had more than just a level one Taoist Heart. Even though the requirements to advance as an Exorcist might not compare with those of a hidden profession like Immortal Skills Practitioner, a level two or three requirement for Taoist Heart was probably expected.

If he could learn from her experience, improving his Taoist Heart level should pose no problem.

As for Taming Skills, he could ask Zhang Yaoyang for assistance. However, Xiao Buli didn't regard this skill too highly. After all, in the real world, there weren't many Demon Beasts or Immortal Beasts for him to tame—maybe just the tigers and wild boars in a zoo, which he couldn't even take out.

Even in the game, the combat ability of pets was relatively limited, a fact that became more apparent during team battles. Their greatest usefulness seemed to be as expendable decoys to take hits during crises.

Thus, Taming Skills were given the lowest priority on his list of skills to learn.

Additionally, he intended to improve his Basic Attributes as much as possible. Not only did he need to increase his spiritual power, which influenced Spell Power and Mana, but he was also determined to augment other attributes such as physique, stamina, strength, speed, and agility. He lagged far behind other members of the Green Dragon Group in these areas.

Though Basic Attributes might not seem very significant at first glance, they had a direct impact in the real world, and greatly influenced the power of physical skills like Swordsmanship, so they were worth improving whenever possible.

The last item was about accumulating Merit Points. Although he was uncertain about the meaning behind Bai Yunfei's words that night, Xiao Buli decided to trust them. Besides, Merit Points didn't sound like anything bad by their name alone. If he could increase his Merit Points, there probably wouldn't be any harm.

After outlining a comprehensive list that covered pages, his detailed "Strength Enhancement Strategy Plan" made Xiao Buli feel more relaxed. He went out that evening to have a big meal and went to bed early. The next day, he arrived at the company first thing in the morning.

After some hesitation, he decided not to carry the sword with him. Although having it at the company might have given him a sense of security, he knew that the cons outweighed the pros. If it were discovered, arousing suspicion would be bad news. Although the company didn't feel like a place with stringent security, he couldn't be sure if there were metal detectors in the elevators.

First, he went to report to Qin Shimoon, and then Xiao Buli headed straight for the Green Dragon Group's computer room.

When he entered the computer room of the Green Dragon Group, most of the members were already there. However, rather than playing the game, everyone looked serious. Xiao Buli didn't dare ask rashly, as he wasn't very familiar with everyone yet. Seeing Wu Tao and Yaoyao whispering in a corner, Xiao Buli walked over to them.

"What happened?" he asked in a low voice.

Upon seeing Xiao Buli, Wu Tao made a bitter face, "Old Xiao, there's big trouble. Do you remember the item from the mission the day before yesterday? The Abyssal Gate Blueprint."

Xiao Buli nodded. Of course, he remembered. "What about it? Is the mission complete?"

"I wish it were complete. The problem is that we've hit a snag halfway through the mission."

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Wu Tao explained to Xiao Buli what had happened. It turned out that after Zhang Yaoyang had submitted the mission blueprint, the task was assigned to Wu Min'er, the leader of the Vermilion Bird Group, for completion. Wu Min'er handed the Abyssal Gate Blueprint over to the Lord of Nine Dragons City, originally thinking they could simply claim the reward and complete the task.

However, they ended up triggering an entire chain of quests.

Upon realizing something was amiss, Wu Min'er immediately gathered all members of the Vermilion Bird Group to tackle this series of quests. They began by investigating the covert operations of spies from the Demon Clan throughout the city. After a thorough investigation, they finally located the Demon Clan spy.

But after reporting their findings, the Lord of Nine Dragons City gave them a new task: to monitor the movements of the Demon Clan spy.

So, they ventured outside the city to watch the Demon Clan spy's rendezvous activities with the messengers. When the demon messenger appeared, the Vermilion Bird Group rushed in and killed the individual, finding a map of the Dark Forest and a letter of superstition on the body.

Once they had returned the mission items, they triggered yet another quest. It appeared that the Demon Clan was attempting to invade the mortal world, utilizing time-space rifts to open the Abyssal Gate, thereby bringing the demon army into this world. The instance they had conquered two days earlier was actually an Abyssal Gate being constructed by the Demon Clan.

The reason the Dark Forest was experiencing various disturbances was because there was a completed Abyssal Gate within it.

After the Lord of Nine Dragons City understood the true nature of the issue, he prepared to dispatch a large army to exterminate the Demon Clan in the Dark Forest. This led to the issuance of a host of quests, instructing Wu Min'er and the others to scout ahead, which led to a long series of reconnaissance, assassination, and collection tasks.

After spending an entire afternoon, Wu Min'er and his group finally managed to clear a path. However, when the army from Nine Dragons City moved into the Dark Forest, they suffered a severe setback, with heavy casualties, rendering them unable to advance any further.

Left with no other choice, the Lord of Nine Dragons City halted the advance and began to massively farm quests, offering money and equipment to call upon adventurers to fight to the death against the invaders from the Demon Clan for the safety of the human world.

Wu Tao finished recounting the events of the past two days before adding, "Now, the area outside the Dark Forest has become the frontline where the Demon Clan army and the Golden Dragon Legion are clashing. Plenty of people are out there doing their daily quests."

Xiao Buli thought to himself, surprised at how much could happen in just a day. Moreover, the actions of the players could indeed influence the game world's setting—what an interesting design. No wonder the description for that mission item mentioned it was a world storyline quest.

If he hadn't known the ins and outs of this game, he would have praised its design.

"By the way, how did you come to know about all this?"

"Of course it was leaked by members of the Vermilion Bird Group. To complete these tasks, they died several times yesterday. By dinner time, there were hardly any of them left. When we asked the survivors, they told us everything."

Xiao Buli was taken aback, thinking to himself that it didn't sound good at all to have so many deaths. "So, what does this have to do with us?"

"How can it not be related? You must have played World of Warcraft before, right? Usually, at the start of a new version, they release some daily quests and the like, such as killing minor monsters, probing for intelligence, etc. But once most of the fodder on the periphery is cleared, it typically means the main event is about to unfold, and soon it'll be our turn, right?"

Xiao Buli suddenly understood—the "main event" referred to was the instance. Generally, the endgame of each expansion in a video game typically involves defeating the final boss and clearing the ultimate instance. Although this wasn't a major expansion, the principle was the same.

The early tasks could be handled by the Vermilion Bird Group or the White Tiger Group, but for the later instances, the Azure Dragon Group would undoubtedly be needed.

Considering the difficulty of the instance they had tackled before, the challenge of this new instance was self-evident—an incomplete Abyssal Gate had already killed two of their team members. This time it was the complete form. They might not be able to get through without five, six, or possibly even more deaths; a total wipeout was even a possibility.

With this in mind, Xiao Buli felt his mouth go dry and couldn't help but feel the urge to turn tail and run.