Infinite Trial from the Giant

Although it is not as good as the starting town, this town called Torbana is several times more prosperous than Dothra and Horonka where I stayed in the previous summer, as well as other villages on the road. The most obvious point is that in the previous villages, the NPCs responsible for providing players with weapons and armor basically sell them in the open air, while in Torbana, there are more than one formal armor and weapon shops with storefronts, and there are also blacksmith shops. In addition to not having to let players stand in the open air waiting for strengthening or repairs to be completed, the blacksmith NPC in Torbana can also help players forge new special equipment. Of course, players need to provide suitable materials.

In addition to these, there are also taverns in Torbanan where people can drink to their heart's content and express their emotions. There, players can drink some fine wines that they can never taste in the real world. Although they are not provided for free, compared to the high-priced wines in the real world, the money required here is nothing.

"Will you get drunk if you drink here?"

Xia Tian asked casually as he watched the two drunken players walk out of the tavern arm in arm. Although players will feel hungry and full, it would be amazing if even the drunken state could be simulated.

"Not during the closed beta. Although you can taste the flavor and feel something entering your stomach after drinking, you won't get drunk because of drinking." Loki also looked at the two players who were walking away. "As for now, I'm not sure. Maybe they added a drunkenness simulation mechanism? Do you want to try it?" Loki said, pointing to the tavern. "I went in once during the closed beta, and I know a few cheap and delicious types."

"Let's talk about it next time." After thinking about it, Xia Tian still refused.

It's hard to say whether the player will feel drunk or not, but he is very clear that he will definitely feel drunk, and he has never drunk alcohol before. It would be okay if the player is a powerful character who can drink several or even a thousand cups without getting drunk, but it would be bad if he falls down after one drink. Falling drunk is okay, but he is afraid that he will not fall down while drunk and still talk nonsense.

Alcohol?... I'll try it alone when I get a chance.

By the way, what would happen if you accidentally exposed the arena and your true identity after getting drunk?

It seemed as if it had been watching Xia Tian all the time. The next second after this thought popped up in Xia Tian's mind, the sound of the arena had already spread in Xia Tian's mind.

"If a fighter attempts to reveal information about the arena and his identity, his consciousness will be cut off in an instant."

Cutting off consciousness, I thought it would definitely be wiped out.

But having said that, Xia Tian naturally wouldn't be bored enough to go and see if the arena was deceiving him.

After leaving the tavern, Xia Tian and Loki went to the armor shop and the weapon shop, and then found a hotel with an INN sign and stayed in. The next morning, the two left Torbana. It took about half an hour for them to successfully pass through the dense forest on the road and arrived at the maze area.

"Just like I said before, most of the monsters that spawn in the maze are the ones we encountered on the first floor. The difference is that their levels are a little higher than those outside. In addition, a sub-human monster, the kobolds, will also spawn. These kobolds are a little different from those wolves and insects. They have simple AI. Not only do they know how to sneak attack, they can even observe our behavior in battle and make corresponding tactical adjustments to deal with us."

"Let me give you the simplest example. For example, the black beetle we dealt with before only used its horn to charge and ram. These attack methods are fixed. Every time it is used, the posture, angle, and force of the attack are all fixed. So as long as you are familiar with its attack methods, it will basically pose no threat."

"But the sub-humanoid dog-headed monsters are different. If their previous attacks are blocked, they may switch to another attack method and attack from a different angle. So the methods used to deal with the black beetles will not work on them. Moreover, not only that, they can also use simple sword skills. Once they find a flaw in us, they will probably use sword skills to try to kill us."

"Even if the attack method is changed, it should be something preset in the program. Moreover, will that adjustment be retained after they die?" Hearing this, Xia Tian asked a more concerned question.

Loki shook his head. "No, someone tested it during the closed beta test and concluded that they are essentially independent entities created by the program. Even if the monsters are refreshed at the same time and place, the later one will not retain the previous related information."

"But this is only the situation during the closed beta test. Now..."

"There won't be any changes in this regard. If every monster can continuously increase combat experience, then clearing the game is probably a pipe dream." Xia Tian doesn't think that the nearly 10,000 players in this world will be a match for the monsters that are constantly refreshing and getting stronger. If Kayaba Akihiko really designed it this way, then he is not creating a different world, but just a pervert who tricks people into coming in, torturing and killing them with despair and fear.

"That's true. Anyway, we need to be especially careful with this kind of kobold. We should try to avoid dangerous actions like the ones you did before."

The reason I mentioned this is mainly because Xia Tian has a history of using monsters to experiment and practice. In Loki's opinion, this practice is too dangerous and useless, so it is best not to do it again.

However, Loki didn't expect that what he said would have the opposite effect.

In Xia Tian’s opinion, isn’t it the best training object that can make corresponding adjustments based on the player’s actions and will not affect the subsequently refreshed monsters?

With Loki's repeated instructions, the two finally stepped into the maze area.

Unlike the wild, although there are not as many monsters in the maze area as in the wild, the monster refresh time is shorter than in the wild. Players must defeat the monsters and then move on, otherwise they will face the refreshed monsters again after a few minutes.

This is also one of the reasons why the maze area is dangerous. If the rhythm is not good, you will most likely be killed by these constantly refreshing monsters.

The two first went to check where the treasure chest was that Loki remembered. There would be a treasure chest on each level of the maze area, and the treasure chest could only be opened once. After opening it, it would drop materials, weapons, and rewards such as Cole, but only the person who opened the treasure chest could get it.

As the first level had been fully explored, the two found only the treasure chests that had been opened as expected. So, with the help of the map, they went directly to the second level.