Chapter 4: This is a [Scroll Fragment] ATM.
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After reaching the above conclusion, Su Xiao had a general plan in mind. The ATM's speed of obtaining [Scroll Fragments] in the early stages might be astonishingly fast.
A mechanical eye the size of a fist floated diagonally above the female spellcaster, Luo Xi. This was the [Insight Eye]. The scenes it saw were transmitted in real-time to over a dozen large screens at the arena. In other words, hundreds of thousands of spectators were watching the scene in the main painting world's reception hall.
Leaving aside the already bustling arena, in the reception hall of the main painting world, a total of nine people sat on benches arranged in a rough semicircle. No one made a rash move. Although no one knew the consequences of attacking within the main painting world, no one was willing to try.
[Announcement (Void Tree): The main painting world is an unregulated area. Participants who engage in combat here must bear the consequences themselves.]
[The leaderboard has been activated. This leaderboard will rank participants based on the number of scroll fragments they submit.]
[Only the top five on this leaderboard will receive rewards. The rewards are as follows.]
[First Place Reward: Origin Stone: World (1/5). Provider of this item: Apocalypse Paradise.]
[Second Place: Black Maple Tree Branch (9500 grams). Provider of this item: Arcane Eternal Star.]
[Third Place: Inheritance Crystal (Ocean Saint). Provider of this item: Reincarnation Paradise.]
[Fourth Place: God's Curse (Scroll). Provider of this item: Devil Clan.]
[Fifth Place: Soul Crystal Core × 20.]
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Seeing the first-place reward, Su Xiao's heartbeat quickened. [Origin Stone: World] had shattered into five pieces, and he already had one. This item being offered as the first-place reward was both normal and a stroke of luck.
Su Xiao didn't think he was guaranteed to win, but encountering an opportunity to obtain an Origin Stone: World was itself a form of luck. This wasn't something you could get just by being strong; it also heavily tested your luck. Was the Tuanzhang strong? Of course, but that person had no affinity with the Origin Stone: World.
A fragment of the Origin Stone: World was precious, but not to the level of a rare treasure. In this state, the effect of the Origin Stone: World was almost the same as an ordinary Origin Stone. As for collecting all the pieces and reassembling it, you might as well treat that as a dream.
Su Xiao's thought was that if he really couldn't gather all the pieces of the Origin Stone: World in the future, he would sell it to the Tuanzhang. It would definitely fetch a sky-high price. Moreover, the more pieces he sold, the higher the multiplier on the price. Of course, if he could gather the Origin Stone: World to (3/5), Su Xiao would absolutely not sell it.
From the fifth-place reward of Soul Crystal Core × 20, you could tell how valuable this leaderboard was. What puzzled Su Xiao was that it was clearly Arcane Eternal Star and Apocalypse Paradise that contributed the most this time. Why was he, representing Reincarnation Paradise, the first to enter this world?
Su Xiao guessed it might be because he had two [Scroll Fragments]. Besides, both of those parties had their own advantages, and they were participating in pairs.
[Announcement (Void Tree): The Scroll Battle officially begins. All participants must enter the Nightmare Land within 10 minutes.]
Upon receiving this announcement, Su Xiao stood up and walked towards an open area on the right. A moment later, he stopped in front of a wall with four paintings hanging on it.
Su Xiao was currently in the main painting world. There was only a two-story ancient castle here. The first floor had nothing to explore, and the second floor was inaccessible.
In reality, the actual battle didn't take place inside the castle. Instead, it involved entering the four paintings on the wall. Each of these four paintings was a world, referred to as the inner painting worlds. The [Scroll Fragments] of the main painting world were located within these four inner painting worlds.
Currently, two paintings were accessible: the 'Nightmare Painting' and the 'Desert Painting'. The 'Nightmare Land' that the Void Tree required them to enter was the 'Nightmare Painting'.
It could be predicted that these four paintings represented four distinct types of worlds with different styles. Moreover, as painting worlds, they might contain special items.
Su Xiao's hand touched the 'Nightmare Painting', and a flood of prompts from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Prompt: The Hunter is about to enter the Nightmare Land. This is a material world. The Hunter will enter as their true body, initially located at a designated position.]
[Prompt: Due to the special nature of the Nightmare Land, you can bring a maximum of two followers or permanent summons into it. You must choose from the following options.]
[Space-Rending Hound: Bubuteni, Winter War Bull: Amu, Sky-Hunting Demon Eagle: Baha, Shadow Hunter: Beini.]
Su Xiao chose to bring Bubu Wang and Baha into the Nightmare Land. For exploring an unknown area, bringing Bubu Wang and Baha was the safest option.
[Prompt: After the Hunter enters the Nightmare Land, a body will be constructed for you free of charge based on your cells, soul, etc., which can act within the Nightmare Land. This body will be 100% identical to your appearance but will not inherit any abilities from your true body.]
[Prompt: If the Hunter dies in the Nightmare Land while in an avatar state, your consciousness will return to your true body, and you can obtain a new avatar (maximum of three avatars. If you die three times in the Nightmare Land, you will lose the qualification to continue exploring the Nightmare Land).]
[Avatar construction in progress. The Hunter must select the avatar's sole ability from the following list.]
[Survival System: Faster running speed, greater injury tolerance.]
[Resolute System: Reduces the amount of sanity value lost, enhances self-healing ability.]
[Aid System: Possesses recovery-type abilities.]
[Exploration System: Possesses the Nightmare Eye.]