Unreliable Sword Immortal

Chapter 7: A Hundred Shots into the Pit

"The instance is closed, and even the monsters are hidden?"

Lu Chaoding was very unhappy. He didn't get to grind, and he felt uncomfortable.

He tried to crawl into the entrance of the lion's den again, but he couldn't get in. The light curtain at the entrance bounced him back.

Before long, Zhao Weike, Zhang Defa, Wang Yingluo, and Gu Xiaoxiao walked out of the lion's den.

"Oh, Lu Chaoding, you're still here? How many lottery tickets did you get?"

"With his luck, he probably didn't get a single one!"

"Hahaha, I got 100 tickets, but I'm so tired!"

"Forget about him, let's go back to the Destiny Platform. I can't wait to draw the lottery!"

"Let's go..."

The four of them had smiles on their faces, chatting and laughing, as if they had gained a lot from the instance.

At this moment, Lu Chaoding didn't have his axe or armor. The Earth Spirit Halo was deactivated, and he put away his Peasant Sword. He was very low-key and looked ordinary.

Expressionless, he followed behind the four of them, following the system prompt to return to the Destiny Platform.

At this time, there was a tall and sturdy man at the Destiny Platform.

[Niu Daren: Level 10, plot NPC, the senior brother of the Great Sword Sect, the supply officer of the Boiling Blood Lion Mountain.]

This "Niu Daren" was squatting on the ground, fiddling with the bonfire. When Zhao Weike and the others walked in, he stood up and greeted them, "Junior brothers and sisters, it's getting late. Rest as soon as possible."

With a wave of his hand, eight small tents appeared, immediately giving this place a campsite feel.

"This is a safe zone. Don't wander around at night, because powerful monsters will randomly spawn outside. If you get killed, not only will your level and experience be reset, but the items in your storage bag will also drop."

Zhao Weike pointed at Niu Daren and said, "He is a famous NPC on Tianxing Island. Click on him to learn about some game settings. When everyone is here, he will also open a supply shop. The night is long, so you can study it yourselves. I'm going to draw the lottery."

"Together, together!"

"I just saved up a hundred consecutive draws. I'm guaranteed to get a three-star item!"

"Although it's easier with the captain, it's also exhausting. My liver can't take it!"

"With such dedication to grinding, there aren't many newcomers who can compare to us..."

Zhang Defa and the others followed Lu Chaoding and went to the Destiny Platform cheerfully.

However, Lu Chaoding sneered in his heart, "Trash, you only cleared the lion's den a hundred times? And you have the nerve to say you're grinding?"

Normally, clearing the Boiling Blood Lion's Head would reward a gold coin, 10 cultivation points, and a lottery ticket. Lu Chaoding thought that if he hadn't been occasionally kidnapped by the unreliable system, he would have cleared it at least 200 times in these ten-plus hours. Even if he was in a team and it was a bit slower, if he led the team, they would have cleared it 150 times.

"Foreign players are just empty talk!"

Lu Chaoding shook his head. He didn't continue to go to the Destiny Platform with Zhao Weike and the others. Instead, he walked up to NPC Niu Daren, and a dialogue window immediately popped up in front of him.

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Talk to Senior Brother Niu Daren to obtain the information you want:

1. About the Boiling Blood Lion Mountain.

2. About the Great Sword Sect.

3. About the Lion Mountain Martial Arts Competition.

4. About Tianxing Island.

5. About Day and Night.

6. About Nocturnal Beasts.

7. About the Heavenly Authority.

8. About Earth Spirits.

9. About Combat Techniques.

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16. About Death Penalty.

The dialogue window had quite a few options, and Lu Chaoding selected them one by one, gradually gaining a certain understanding of the game settings.

According to Niu Daren, these players are all disciples of the Great Sword Sect, and the name of the newbie village is "Tianxing Island". There are three mountains on the island: Boiling Blood Lion Mountain, Blazing Fire Canine Tooth Mountain, and the Great Sword Shattering Void Mountain.

Among them, Boiling Blood Lion Mountain is the starting trial ground, and new players must complete the "Lion Mountain Tournament" here before they can proceed to Blazing Fire Canine Tooth Mountain.

The "Lion Mountain Tournament" can be considered as the first act of the main storyline in the newbie village. It hasn't started yet, and the method to start it is to hand over "Bloodstained Teeth" to Niu Daren. As long as a total of eight people hand over 3000 of them, the "Lion Mountain Tournament" storyline can begin.

Now, let's talk about the basic settings. In the Grand Dust Sword World, there is a day and night cycle. It is daytime at six o'clock every day and nighttime at eighteen o'clock.

During the day, you can fight monsters, do instances, and so on. When it's nighttime, instances will be closed, and monsters will be hidden. However, some nocturnal creatures will randomly appear in the wilderness. These nocturnal creatures are usually more powerful. If a player dies during the day, they will only lose levels and cultivation progress. But if they die at night, everything in their inventory will be dropped. Therefore, it is not advisable to go out at night, and it is best to stay in safe zones.

Furthermore, regarding the combat settings, players can only equip one secret technique skill book, one combat technique skill book, and one ultimate technique skill book before reaching level ten. Secret techniques can be used without consumption and can be used anytime and anywhere. Combat techniques and ultimate techniques can only be used during battles and require the consumption of battle intent.

Battle intent can be obtained by launching attacks. Generally, one attack will yield one point of battle intent. Using combat techniques requires one point of battle intent, while using ultimate techniques requires more battle intent.

Now, let's talk about the equipment system. It's worth mentioning the "Heaven's Right" and "Earth's Qi" mentioned by Niu Daren. According to his description, Heaven's Right and Earth's Qi are similar to innate attributes that can affect the player's attack type and physique. Heaven's Right is usually related to stars, while Earth's Qi can be related to monsters, plants, and so on.

Lu Chaoding carefully studied these setting information, and suddenly he saw a burst of light on the Destiny Platform not far away. Rays of light descended from the sky, with the most being white light, followed by green light, and there was even a blue light.

"There's a guaranteed draw during the newbie period. Ten draws will guarantee a green item, and a hundred draws will guarantee a blue item. Tsk tsk, is this a hundred consecutive draws? Just a small matter..."

Lu Chaoding remained calm in his heart.

He had already inspected his 220 unreliable lottery tickets. Among them, there were three very reliable ones: one guaranteed to give a three-star item, one with an 88% chance of giving a three-star item, and one guaranteed to give a Heaven's Right. There were also quite a few relatively reliable ones. If it came to lottery draws, he theoretically could surpass Zhao Weike and the others.

"It's out, it's out, a three-star item is out. Let's see what it is... Damn it..."

"What is it?"

"It's a three-star material, Blood Spirit Jade!"

"This is unexpected?"

"It's extremely unexpected!"

"They gave out materials? How can they tolerate this..."

The Destiny Platform was only twenty meters away from the temporary camp, and Lu Chaoding could clearly hear the voices of Zhao Weike and the others.

"It's a messed up draw. Haha, it's amusing!"

He became interested as soon as he heard someone drawing a messed up lottery, so he put his hands in his pockets and walked over to join the fun.

Soon, he saw Zhang Defa, who was holding his head and looking dejected.

This guy was packing up his prizes, and his luck seemed to be really bad. Not only did he draw a three-star item that was off, but the two-star items he drew were mostly materials of unknown use, and there were a lot of compressed biscuits among the one-star items.

"Haha, Zhang Defa has drawn a month's worth of rations!"

"The odds of this lottery are really ridiculous. Can High Level items only be obtained through the guaranteed draw?"

"Don't just talk about me. It'll be your turn soon. Let's see what you can draw..."

Zhang Defa grumbled as he finished organizing the hundred consecutive draws. Weapons, secret techniques, combat techniques, and costumes, none of them appeared. His face was as dark as an African chieftain's.

Next, it was Zhao Weike's turn to draw.

"Gods and Buddhas, help me get a soul-stirring result!"

He shouted loudly and threw out a hundred lottery tickets. Soon, a hundred rays of light descended from the sky, among which there were ten green lights and one blue light.

"Are they all guaranteed?"

Zhao Weike raised an eyebrow and immediately ran to the light ball formed by the blue light. He reached out his hand and a grayish-blue stone and three characters emerged: "Skybreaking Jade"!

"This is unexpected!"

"It's also a material!"

"Haha, the captain drew a messed up one too!"

"This is a hundred shots into the pit!"

Cheers immediately erupted, and Zhao Weike immediately pounded his chest and stomped his feet, looking very unhappy.

But Lu Chaoding's heart moved.

Skybreaking Jade?

Isn't this the upgrade material for the back piece of the axe?

(End of this chapter)