Chapter 3: Hunt Group (Passive X), If a Hunter engages in battle with an Adventure Group and kills more than half of the enemy team members, they will forcibly devour the enemy's affiliated Adventure Group.
Tip: If the enemy Adventure Group is successfully devoured, 20% of the resources within the enemy's 'Team Storage Space' will be obtained (randomly drawn).
Tip: If the enemy Adventure Group is successfully devoured, team experience points will be gained. If the experience points are full, the Dawn Adventure Group can be promoted to an SSS-level group without undergoing a team promotion assessment.
Tip: This ability cannot devour Adventure Groups within Reincarnation Paradise.
Tip: This ability can only be obtained by a single-player mode Adventure Group. This is an SS-level team skill.
Current team experience points: 0/50000.
Tip: Team experience points can be used to promote the Adventure Group's rank, or to upgrade existing team skills. 1000 team experience points can be converted into 1 team skill point.
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All three team skills were interesting. The first increased the drop rate of treasure chests and Scarlet Cards, an ability any Adventure Group would consider a rare opportunity.
As for the second, it was very practical. All members gained 1500 health points and 1000 mana points. This was a powerful boost. Bubu Wang, Baha, and Beini all needed the health increase, while Su Xiao needed the mana boost.
The third team ability, 'Hunt Group,' was a rather ferocious ability. It provided no regular benefits, but after engaging in battle with teams from other Paradises, as long as half of the enemy team was killed, the enemy Adventure Group would be directly disbanded and devoured by the Dawn Adventure Group.
Upon successful devouring, 20% of the resources within the enemy team's storage space could be obtained. Team storage space was different from personal storage space; it often contained many good items.
A capable leader would place the team's precious resources in the team storage space, setting permissions so that only a few high-ranking members could retrieve them.
Any leader with a brain wouldn't keep the team's assets in their own storage space, as that would give members the illusion that the leader was hoarding all the benefits.
A leader with management skills would place valuable resources in the team storage space for all members to see, but not be able to take out. They would also establish a reward system, allowing members to exchange these resources through team contributions.
See? The benefits we've gained are all in the team storage space. This isn't personal, but shared by everyone. Those who contribute to the team can enjoy these resources at any time.
That was the way of a true leader. Even if it was just painting a pie, at least it had to make people drool.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao chose to replace 'Glory Prelude' with the 'Hunt Group' ability. 'Glory Prelude: When settling rewards for a derivative world, overall evaluation increases by 1 level (cannot raise overall evaluation to S+).'
The 'Hunt Group' ability also had another advantage: by annihilating other Adventure Groups, it could gradually increase the level of one's own team. Of course, it wasn't without drawbacks. When fighting Adventure Groups within Reincarnation Paradise, this ability was ineffective.
This didn't affect Su Xiao much. He hadn't seen any contractors from his own side in the mission world for a while, let alone groups of Adventure Group members. Teams from other Paradises, however, were abundant.
Previously, Su Xiao had wondered if there were no teams in the higher ranks of Reincarnation Paradise. But after Bubu Wang investigated within Reincarnation Paradise, he found that there were still many high-rank Adventure Groups.
Of course, Su Xiao could also convert team experience into team skill points to upgrade the current team skills.
The remaining two abilities, 'Fortune Stealing' and 'Glorious Team,' made Su Xiao hesitate. Both were good, but in terms of team benefits, 'Glorious Team' was more practical.
Not only that, but due to the characteristics of the 'Hunt Group' ability, Su Xiao could gradually increase the level of 'Glorious Team,' thereby increasing the amount of health and mana gained.
Thinking of this, Su Xiao decisively replaced 'Elite Team' with 'Glorious Team.' 'Elite Team: Before entering a derivative world, an additional optional derivative world can be appended.'
Adventure Group Name: Dawn
Adventure Group Rank: SS-level
Leader: Su Xiao
Deputy Leaders: Bubuteni, Amu
Core Members: Baha, Beini
Adventure Group Mode: Single Player (cannot recruit external members).
Team Space: Available.
Team Skill 1: Glorious Team (Passive Lv.40), all members of the Adventure Group gain +1500 health points and +1000 mana points.
Team Skill 2: Hunt Group (Passive X), If a Hunter engages in battle with an Adventure Group and kills more than half of the enemy team members, they will forcibly devour the enemy's affiliated Adventure Group.
Team Experience Points: 0/50000 points.
Team Skill Points: 0 points (1000 team experience points can be converted into 1 team skill point).
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As soon as Su Xiao finished upgrading the team, he felt a change within himself. His life force increased slightly, while his mana points rose to 13176 points.
Now, the two team skills looked much more refined. At least one of them could always be used, and the other, whenever it was used, would yield an incredibly exaggerated profit.
Just how much were 20% of the resources in a sixth-rank Adventure Group's storage space? The answer was unknown for now, but Su Xiao was looking forward to participating in another World War, especially if the opponent included Apocalypse Paradise. The contractors of Apocalypse Paradise were wealthy, and their teams were even richer.
Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed, taking out 15 Soul Crystals (Complete) from his storage space. With the gains from the trade and the remaining from the enhancement, he had a total of 16 Soul Crystals (Complete), plus ample Paradise Coins, enough to raise his Blade Grandmaster skill by one level.
The Soul Crystals shattered in Su Xiao's hands. He placed the Dragon-Slaying Flash flat on his thighs, immersing himself in the improvement of his swordsmanship. This feeling was very wonderful (qí miào).
Half an hour later, Su Xiao emerged from this wonderful (qí miào) state. Since it was only a one-level increase in swordsmanship, he didn't see the usual spectacular sights, but his swordsmanship had steadily improved.
[Blade Grandmaster has been raised to Lv.39.]
Only one step away from the qualitative change at Lv.40, Su Xiao no longer had any Soul Crystals (Complete). Fortunately, he could still improve his swordsmanship through other means, but he only had one chance.
After being busy for so long, Su Xiao was famished. Just then, Baha and Amu returned. Bringing Bubu Wang along, Su Xiao headed straight for Xia's Restaurant.
Inside Xia's Restaurant.
The beautiful chef Xia walked out from the bedroom at the back of the restaurant. Business was still slow, but she was long used to it.
Having stayed up late last night developing new recipes, Xia, who had just taken a shower, still looked a bit dazed.
Slap~
Xia slapped her cheeks to perk herself up. Just then, she saw a fang on the counter. It was a remnant of some monster, a broken fang from a sixth-rank boss. The break was as smooth as a mirror, clearly cut by a sharp weapon.
Seeing this broken fang, Xia felt a surge of excitement. After all, she was a worker who had experienced a sixth-rank world.
"Dark Source · Azathoth, accept your judgment."
Xia extended one hand forward, her hair falling over her ears. It proved that most young people, regardless of gender, occasionally let loose when alone.
"So cringey~"
Xia laughed at herself, but since she was the only one in the restaurant, she didn't mind.
"Which recipe series should I develop today? If eating can permanently improve physical fitness, even if it's just a tiny amount, it would be a very practical ability."
Xia murmured to herself, her gaze inadvertently drifting to the mirror in front of her. At that moment, her body froze.
Through this mirror, Xia saw Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha standing outside the glass door. The scene of Xia 'declaring war' on Azathoth's broken fang had been fully witnessed. The atmosphere was so awkward it made Xia despair.
And in Bubu Wang's hand was a black device. This thing was called a camera. Seeing this, Xia... turned to stone.