Chapter 2912: Promotion to A-Level and Trait "Script"
The instrument's self-destruction startled everyone, but after discovering there was no danger, everyone relaxed. Many secretly breathed sighs of relief, thankful it hadn't lasted long, otherwise they really feared all the stranded players would have fled...
"Alright," Xu Huo said, lightly clapping his hands. "Get moving!"
The players exchanged glances, but in the end, they didn't say much and obediently went about their own tasks.
In truth, what they cared about more now was whether Xu Huo had cleared the instance.
Xu Huo had already cleared it.
Opening his personal panel, he clicked on the game notification that had arrived when he exited.
[Congratulations to player Passerby A for successfully clearing the instance "King's Throne." Within less than half a month, you successfully became king and facilitated the implementation of a series of governing policies. You have won the hearts of the people and are a well-deserved national leader. Therefore, your instance rating for this run is SSS.]
[Based on your cumulative B-level instance clearances and two consecutive successful cross-rank challenges of A-level instances, you have been promoted to A-level player upon clearing this instance.]
[You will now possess the following permissions:]
[1. Full wormhole point information browsing permissions in the public communication hall under the Dimension.]
[2. Full-level access to the Dimension Crack Library borrowing card.]
[3. A new Dimension Crack game mall exchange channel, with a monthly exchange permission for one premium item, S-grade potion, Subclass Stone, or other rare items.]
[4. Reward quota selection permissions after instance clearance.]
[5. A-level wormhole point settlement application channel.]
[6. Qualification to apply for positions in public Game Government facilities, such as Dimension Trains and district Game Government bases.]
[7. Priority rights for paused player status in your home district.]
[8. Qualification to participate in genetic experiments.]
[All game staff congratulate you on your promotion to A-level player and have prepared a special upgrade gift pack for you. From now on, you will be one of the players with the highest permission levels. You may freely explore the game world. Enjoy your game!]
The opening of the Dimension Crack Library and the permissions under the Dimension were expected by Xu Huo. From now on, except for non-ticket wormhole points, information on other wormhole points would be basically open and transparent. Anything circulating through the channels would no longer have absolute information gaps.
As for the game's exchange quota and the reward quota for clearing instances, these increased the player's freedom within the game, but only by a little.
Although the game exchange was monthly, only one item could be exchanged each time. If you exchanged for a prop, you couldn't exchange for a potion; if you exchanged for a potion, you couldn't exchange for a Subclass Stone. The displayed items were also very scarce—at least for now, most of the item slots were grayed out.
The reward quota for clearance rewards was even simpler. Previously, rewards after clearance were decided unilaterally by the game. Now, players could choose to take more props or enhance their traits, depending on their personal needs.
The remaining permissions provided players with a way out: settle in an A-level wormhole point, work for the game to obtain a Gray Player identity, or otherwise pause their player status. Once promoted to A-level, if they could no longer raise their level or make substantial progress in the game, they could choose to exit the game or become part of its operation. This was also a way to absorb the top-tier players into the game system.
As for the last item, genetic experiments, it targeted players who had already shown signs of degeneration. Through this channel, players could apply to the game to trial new drugs. The notes stated that such new drugs could effectively slow the rate of degeneration, but only slow it.
Overall, A-level players had considerably more freedom compared to players of other levels, but that was about it. It was just a bit more leniency under the player identity. And as players' levels and evolution rates increased, these information channels or resource acquisitions themselves were no longer that difficult. If handled properly, individual players could even trade with district governments or player families.
Of course, this wasn't too hard to understand. Among players, the ones with the greatest authority should be Super Players. The game would open a separate backdoor for Super Players, going beyond the scope of ordinary players. And among ordinary players, while the most numerous and powerful A-level players stood at the peak of the player pyramid, they didn't have the ability to challenge the game, so they were still strongly constrained by it.
Struggling to A-level, no matter what, meant you were no longer someone who could be arbitrarily bullied. The evolution rate was also nearly at its limit. Except for some top-tier districts, A-level players wouldn't have too bad a time anywhere. At this point, the focus should be on degeneration and retirement.
To prevent these people from being idle, the game provided a fixed upward channel. Whether retiring or continuing to struggle, at the tip of the player pyramid, there was now the qualification to get involved in game management.
Although the instance "King's Throne" was A-level, Xu Huo was promoted to A-level only after completing it, so the clearance rewards were fixed.
Because the clearance rating was SSS, this time he was rewarded with four A-level props, two special props, one single-use item, five A-level instruments, two major trait upgrades, one extended trait upgrade, and one new special trait.
The main trait "All-Round Talent" was upgraded to "Peak Performance." After activating the trait, he could maintain peak physical condition for one minute.
The main trait "Insider's Perspective" was upgraded to "Omnidirectional Perspective." On the basis of possessing super memory, he could, in an extremely short time, recall any information he had seen or heard.
Its subordinate extended trait "Home Field Perspective" was upgraded to "Script."
The effect of "Home Field Perspective" was to provide an observable description based on Xu Huo's perspective, supplementing some things he had observed but not paid attention to, and it would also supplement from the perspectives of others involved. This trait had evolved from "Complete Script," and Xu Huo usually used it to check for omissions. It was quite handy, and he hadn't expected it to upgrade so quickly.
Opening the new trait "Script," he carefully read the description.
[All actors should have a script, even a passerby, even if that passerby only has one line of dialogue.]
[Studying the script is the professional quality an actor should possess. Performing according to the script while exercising a certain degree of freedom is the professional talent an actor should have. "Script" is the actor's guide to action; it will determine the actor's behavior and future direction.]
[However, it is worth noting that the "script" you have seen may not be the final script. It could also be modified or smeared for some reason.]
[Cool-down time: fifteen days.]
The better the effect of a prop or trait, the greater the usage restrictions. But once every half a month? Neither props nor traits had encountered such a restriction before. From the description, this trait likely involved Time Power, though the exact scope of the trait's coverage and the specifics of the time situation were unclear. A "script" in advance—could it really be predicting the future?