Chapter 889: An Ordinary Passerby
Xu Huo glanced toward the man in the raincoat and saw a "6" mixed with green, blue, yellow, black, and brown.
Though it was almost blending into a rainbow, the overall color was bright, which could be considered a favorable inclination.
You Si's number was a bright yellow, Saga's tended toward white, and Xiaoxiao's was green.
As for the person at the corner, Number 18, it was a deep black "7."
The others who were paying attention to him all had some emotional coloring to varying degrees.
As for the property and potions, there was no need to look too closely, but the double S-rated gift package caught his attention.
Xu Huo opened it, and inside was a "Dimension Crack E-Level Wormhole Point Library Borrowing Card" and a three-star member account for the Under Dimension Public Contact Hall.
The library mentioned on the borrowing card referred to the public library established and managed by the Game Government. It could be used not only at E27 but at all wormhole points under E-level.
As for the Under Dimension Contact Hall, he quickly figured it out.
Promoting from D-level to C-level also increased the corresponding game permissions.
First, C-level players could basically be called advanced players, so starting from C-level, players could obtain tickets to other wormhole points and complete instances there.
Second, the cross-zone bounties on the bounty trading platform changed from once a month to unlimited times. In other words, from now on, he could buy and sell items and information on the trading platform anytime, anywhere, and gained the right to trade directly with the Game Government platform.
Third, the Under Dimension Public Contact Hall was now open. This was a player communication platform where players could post comments within their permission areas, serving as a hub for information exchange. The three-star member account in the gift package was for this platform.
At Xu Huo's current level, he could only view information corresponding to his player level in the E27 wormhole point section. This was also the basic content accessible with a one-star account. After upgrading the account, he could view information classified as B or A level in the regional sections. The three-star member account's permissions also allowed access to information from other wormhole points, but this required a B-level player identity to match.
Compared to the bounty trading platform, this one focused more on information exchange, allowing access to news and hot topics within wormhole points.
Therefore, Xu Huo could currently see all information within the E27 wormhole point.
Additionally, the issuance and upgrade of Under Dimension accounts were controlled by the game.
Finally, the monthly item exchange permission was changed to unlimited times, but it required a fee. This meant that besides being able to exchange multiple items for one, the backend could also provide similar items or upgraded versions. Players could exchange as they saw fit, but they had to pay the price difference for the new item.
This was clearer than the previous blind box system of exchanging multiple items for one, but the downside was that it wasn't as hassle-free as automatic matching by the game, and it lacked expandability. Unlike the multiple-for-one exchange, which might yield some unexpected items, this type of exchange was more straightforward.
Additionally, reaching C-level came with a gift package.
[A Cross-Dimensional Portal worth three million White Notes and in limited supply—the Doorbell. Gently ring it, and it can travel back and forth between the game space of any semi-open partition and the partition space, with a maximum duration of 168 hours.]
When he saw this item, Xu Huo paused.
A semi-open partition was essentially a new partition that hadn't fully integrated into the game world. Even if ordinary players completed instances in such a partition, they couldn't directly enter the partition because of the gap between the instance space and the partition space, so a spatial portal was needed.
The outer zone players who entered Zone 014 back then probably used similar items to enter the partition's real world from the instance.
High cost and difficulty in obtaining—Xu Huo had learned about these two points through the bounty platform after the outer zone player invasion incident, but he hadn't expected the game to issue such an item as a level-up gift.
In reality, entering a semi-closed partition wasn't easy. A portal item was essential, and a ticket for that partition's instance was also needed. Since it was called a semi-closed partition, the degree of gamification in the partition wouldn't be too high, and the number of D-level and above players wouldn't be too many. Reaching D-level was required to unlock the trading platform, making ticket trading inconvenient.
Moreover, in semi-closed partitions, there wouldn't be many high-level instances, meaning most tickets in the partition were for low-level instances, mostly distributed to low-level players. With limited trading channels, many who could get tickets in time were probably relying on luck.
Another important reason why not many advanced players came for the super item incident in Zone 014 was the appearance of the "Field Battle Angel." Super players like the Paper Servant Master or some advanced players from E27 wormhole point all went to snatch this super combat item that had once made a name across multiple wormhole points. Compared to a super item with unknown attributes, this one was clearly more worth the gamble.
Moreover, the "Field Battle Angel" was publicly announced by the Field Clan and allowed other players to obtain it, while finding the recipient of the super item in Zone 014 was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
However, Xu Huo only now realized that the super item incident in Zone 014 wasn't entirely without consequences.
Although the super item was only announced within the wormhole point, advanced players could spread the news through the Under Dimension Hall. As the influence expanded, a considerable number of low-level instance tickets for Zone 014 would gradually appear on the bounty trading platform. Advanced players from other wormhole points could later come to Zone 014, repeating the coercive tactics used by the Eerie Sound Knights back then—though under normal circumstances, the item holder would flee into an instance and not return, trying never hurt.
That was why the item being "snatched by an unidentified super player" truly put an end to the matter; otherwise, Zone 014 would have faced endless troubles.
168 hours, Xu Huo looked at the item description—that was seven days. No wonder those people came and went so quickly.
This item was useless for now. He opened his ticket holder, planning to go directly to the next instance, but after opening it, he paused and turned to look at the person beside him. "Is there something?"
Liu Xiaoxiao was holding the short sword he had given her. "You didn't take this back."
Xu Huo had already retrieved the invisibility cloak when they came up. "Keep the short sword for self-defense. It's not a high-level item."
After a pause, he gave her some more money. "I just got this ticket from someone else. I'm not sure if this partition is good or bad. Take a chance."
Liu Xiaoxiao's face reddened as she declined. "That's too much... No, no, I didn't come to ask for money... I just wanted to thank you again..."
"No need." Xu Huo was sincere. He had saved her, but she had also helped him clear the instance.
"If I ever get the chance, I will definitely repay you." Liu Xiaoxiao accepted the money. "Can you tell me your player nickname?"
It wasn't convenient to reveal his real name, but the player nickname could be seen on the leaderboard.
Xu Huo glanced at the purely colored number above her head and smiled. "Maybe we'll never meet again. Just think of me as an ordinary passerby."