Chapter 2803: Instance Clearance Settlement
[Congratulations to Player Passerby A for successfully clearing the instance and completing the side quest. You have conducted a perfect sightseeing tour. This clearance rating is SS.]
[Your clearance rewards include: 2 A-Grade items, 5 B-Grade items, 1 Special item, 2 Primary Trait upgrades, 2 Extended Trait upgrades, 1 Luggage Compartment capacity upgrade, 4 Tickets. 1 Subclass Stone, 1 Armed Robot, 1 General-Purpose Energy-Saving Aircraft. 1 Certification Expert Badge, 1 Tourism Expert Badge.]
Compared to the previous Cat Whisker Fruit instance, there was one less A-Grade item, but the number of Trait upgrades had increased.
[Forged Person: A-Grade item. Can blur the holder's true position within the Spiritual Realm. Even when facing players who are not easily affected by Spiritual Interference or Mind Control, it behaves like a real person, easily influencing others' judgment.]
[Professional Pursuer: An A-Grade assassination item created by an unemployed killer who changed careers. Can continuously pursue a selected target for up to one minute. As an assassination item, it seems to have an extraordinary effect in interfering with enemies and buying time, but the creator stubbornly named it "Professional Pursuer."]
[Rebound: A Special item that allows all attacks received by the holder to be fully returned to the attacker. It possesses both defensive and offensive capabilities. As everyone knows, a boomerang always comes back unexpectedly and with excellent effect.]
[Primary Trait "Beautiful Memories Between Us" upgraded to "Forced Flashback." When this trait takes effect, the affected individual will involuntarily recall any memories related to Player Passerby A. The surging and repetitive memories will cause a momentary mental stagnation in the affected individual.]
[Its Extended Trait "Forced Forgetting" upgraded to "Memory Loss." After use, it can make a player completely forget all memories related to Passerby A from the past half hour. The effective range is one thousand meters.]
[Primary Trait "One Hundred Percent Out of Character" upgraded to "Life Passage." When Passerby A is trapped, it will provide a reasonable escape route with a high survival rate. Of course, the premise is that there is a place to escape to.]
[Its Extended Trait "Rest in Peace" upgraded to "The Dead Are Great." When no escape route can be found, Passerby A can also choose to use this trait to play dead. Whether it's players, animals, or even plants, they will tacitly ignore you for three minutes. After all, a corpse doesn't need much attention. Excluding carrion-eating animals and plants.]
These were the more important parts of the reward. Next, the Luggage Compartment capacity was upgraded to 2000m. The Armed Robot was similar to the one obtained earlier—useful but not outstanding, and could be sold at a high price when short on money.
The Subclass Stone was very ordinary, not particularly good in quality. However, the Energy-Saving Aircraft was quite fun. Unlike the skateboard-type aircraft obtained before, this was a cat-shaped small boat that could carry a person. Its endurance was quite long, but its flight altitude and speed were limited. It could be used for transportation when not in a hurry.
The Certification Expert Badge and Tourism Expert Badge offered certain discounts in all districts that had established Game Government Bases, such as skipping the line for certification registration or getting discounts on travel accommodation.
Additionally, the rewards included some insignificant coupons and cash rewards. Xu Huo only glanced at them before setting them aside.
As for the compensation from the District Government...
The A-Grade item "Sheep Pen" was a Location item. It could seal off a certain range to form an isolated space that could neither be entered nor exited.
The Defense item "From Point to Surface" was a Defense item that could be precise to an individual. After use, the holder could adjust the coverage range, and everyone within that range would have a protective shield formed on them. The shield could move with the person, and as long as the item was not retrieved and the protected person did not exceed the city limits, the shield could exist for a long time.
The Attack item "Green Moss." "Green Moss" was a dark green long blade with patterns resembling moss on its blade. It refracted a faint light when swung, making it a top-quality A-Grade combat item.
There were also three A-Grade devices. Except for one small-range Jamming Device, the other two were large-range Defense Devices. The District Government was very cautious when choosing compensation, giving mainly defensive items. If they weren't afraid of it looking too stingy, they probably wouldn't have even given "Green Moss." And "Green Moss" itself had no additional effects. Like the Black Blade Xu Huo had lost, it mainly relied on its crafting materials and workmanship, being harder and sharper than ordinary A-Grade items.
Of course, for Xu Huo, this was enough. Any other flashy attack effects were not as convenient as directly manipulating Space Rays.
Whether it was the game rewards or the compensation from District 022, none of the items were particularly outstanding. They usually just increased the strength or expanded the range based on ordinary items.
On the other hand, the Trait evolution was relatively significant. Perhaps after completing a few more instances at A-Grade, the traits could achieve a true qualitative leap.
The next two days in the Capital were relatively calm. Whether residents or players, everyone was busy preparing for the celebration. The streets were very lively. Government personnel were diligently decorating, completely unaffected by the rumors.
"There's some small-scale discussion on the Message Collection Terminal," Zhou Juanjuan said, looking at the bustling crowd downstairs. "The District Government's bet is too big, isn't it? Gathering people for the celebration is practically handing them a target to the enemy."
"What's the use of attacking the Capital?" Zhan Erliu said. "Although it's a political center, none of the important items that can shake the core of District 022 are here. Unless they're coming to kill people out of spite."
"What's the use of killing ordinary people?" Liwei said. "It has zero effect. With that effort, they might as well kill a few more players."
"District 022 has offended so many Outer Zone Players. It's hard to say someone won't vent their anger like this," Zhou Juanjuan added. "After all, in the eyes of outsiders, these people are also beneficiaries of District 022."
Liwei shrugged. "Anyway, I look down on players who vent their anger on ordinary people. If everyone tacitly observed this bottom line, how many wars would be avoided."
"You're too naive," Zhan Erliu said. "When the nest overturns, no egg remains intact. Players were once ordinary people too. Where does District 022's good welfare come from? Maybe the District Government traded those experimented Outer Zone Players for it."
"Now that you mention it, it is quite hateful," Liwei sighed. "Forget it. It doesn't have much to do with us anyway. If we can't control others, can we at least control ourselves?"
Zhan Erliu glanced at Xu Huo but said nothing more.
"Knock, knock, knock!" The waiter came to the door and said enthusiastically, "The hotel is giving away some celebration coupons for free. They're valid throughout the Capital."
"Who knows if the news is true or false? Why don't we go out and have some fun first?" Liwei asked Xu Huo for a few electronic coupons.