Cataclysm King - #81 - Chapter 81: Enter a different dimension

  Chapter 81 Entering a Different Dimensional Space

   Before I knew it, it was overnight.

   Although meditation is boring, it can replace most of the sleep time after being skilled.

  Even if you just sit all night, you can still be energetic.

  Suddenly, Ji Xun heard the sound outside the door, and slowly opened his eyes.

  He looked at the time on his pocket watch, it was five fifty.

  Get out of bed and go to the bathroom to wash up, eat some dry food, it’s exactly six o’clock.

   Putting on a gas mask and carrying a hunter backpack, he also opened the door.

  As soon as she walked out, she saw Nan Jing and her two companions in the corridor.

  Watching Ji Xun walk out, Nan Jing took the initiative to say hello, “Mr. Ji Xun.”

   Ji Xun was also stunned for a moment, and responded: “Well, morning.”

  When the corpse collector stayed with the corpse all the time, no one spoke.

  He was still a little unaccustomed to being greeted suddenly.

   Several people went downstairs.

  It was said to start at six o’clock, but at a quarter past six, a group of idle hunters had just assembled.

   Then I was on my way.

   A group of people took a troop carrier to the Nuggets Wharf.

   Ji Xun also took the steam cable car that crossed the abyss for the second time.

   Looking at the upside-down rain and the cracks in the world, I was still shocked.

   Then a group of more than fifty people and a pile of supplies boarded the steam train full of hunters and mercenaries.

   This time it’s not Devil’s Crossing to the west,

   It is a new ruin called “Thunder Fortress” in the north.

  Ji Xun was not idle during the long ride, he was always reading the medical classics he borrowed from Nanjing last night.

   After all, I borrowed it, so it’s better to read it early and pay it back.

   After a while, it was another five hours.

  The train arrives at Thunder Fortress.

  The scale of the ruins here is not as large as Devil’s Crossing, it is just a military fortress.

   It seems that they have also experienced brutal wars, and the destruction of buildings was very serious, with broken walls and ruins.

  However, in places where wars took place in ancient times, the probability of appearance of different-dimensional spaces is usually higher.

  This fortress is also a popular relic where many hunter groups and mercenary groups have recently flocked to open up wasteland.

   Therefore, a large-scale hunter camp was built.

  But Ji Xun and the others’ destination this time is not the fortress.

  After the railway reached the end, the group switched to a troop carrier and cleaned up some less difficult ghouls and aberrations along the way.

   After driving for a few more hours, a group of more than fifty people and a large amount of supplies came to an unnamed dark mountain depression.

  The large force of the Black Wolf Hunters has already set up a temporary camp here with infantry vehicles and armor plates.

  The campfire was very lively and crowded with people.

   “Here we are! Everyone get off!”

   “Brothers, help unload supplies.”

  “.”

  Ji Xun and the hunters got out of the personnel carrier.

   After bumping for several hours, his feet stepped on the ground again, and he also exhaled a long breath of foul air.

   Observed around the camp.

   This is already a real wilderness, and dangers lurk everywhere in the darkness.

   Just glanced at these few times, Ji Xun saw the green eyes of some unknown monsters flickering around the camp, coveting something. But he was afraid of the bonfire and did not dare to approach it.

  Before he came here, he knew about this “Black Wolf Group”.

   This is a veteran mercenary group that has been registered with the Hunter Union for several years and has a good reputation.

  Medium scale, about seven or eight hundred people.

   There are about 300 people here, and it is a sub-group.

  Leading the team is the second-order deputy head, called “Red Wolf” Reiko.

  This group has [Spades 4-Beast Walker] various professional card templates, so the entire group is almost all hunters of this professional sequence.

   They are guarding here, and they are all here for werewolf material.

  Information is roughly the same.

  Ji Xun took a look and saw the cave at the foot of the mountain not far away.

   There is a spatial vortex that distorts the light at the entrance of the cave, which is naturally the [Greedy Mine].

   This is the most common entrance to a different-dimensional space.

  This is the benefit of opening up wasteland. As long as a different-dimensional space is discovered, it is private property.

  Of course, the premise is that you have the strength to hold this space.

   This is also one of the biggest advantages of large hunter groups and mercenary groups.

  Dimensional spaces are, to a certain extent, like mines.

  As long as it is developed properly, it will generate income continuously.

   Not long after Ji Xun and his party got off the car.

   A table was set up in front of the tent not far away.

  A small leader of the black wolf group greeted straight to the point: “Okay, new friends, 20,000 yuan per person, pay first and then enter.”

   As soon as the voice fell, fifty people walked over consciously.

  Ji Xun also lined up behind the three of Nan Jing, ready to pay.

   That’s right.

   This is a dungeon that needs to pay a ticket to explore!

   This method is very common in the development of some large-scale different-dimensional spaces.

  The difficulty of the plot has a depth of different dimensions beyond B-level, and it is generally rare to pass the level at one time.

   I can never even get an S rating, and the space is wiped out only by the number of times.

   Exploration means casualties.

   This kind of personnel loss is too much for even the top hunter group.

   What’s more, the hidden plot trigger is not only based on strength, but also chance and luck.

   So some “external forces” are needed.

   When the wasteland hunter group finds that they encounter a space that they cannot solve, they will announce the recruitment of joint exploration in the hunter union.

  Borrow the recruited lone hunters and small teams to increase the speed of space exploration and reduce their own casualties.

  Although part of the treasures produced in the space will be lost, tickets can be regarded as the most stable cash flow for the hunter group, and they can also reduce their own casualties.

   It is mutually beneficial.

   Furthermore, not eating alone will not cause some unnecessary troubles.

  A group of hunters also came to this space, although the entrance fee of 20,000 yuan is not a small amount for ordinary people.

   But it is also an opportunity to make a big difference with a small one.

  This【Greedy Mine】has a considerable output.

  Skill cards, rare ores, werewolf materials, ancient potion formulas.

  If a skill card can be produced, at least 20,000 will become a million.

   Or draw rare materials, special items, etc. by lottery.

   The higher the upper limit of catastrophe level, the better the reward for drawing cards.

   It’s not that there has never been that kind of card draw Ohuang.

  The evaluation of customs clearance is obviously very low, but a very rare item can be drawn by drawing a card.

   Get rich overnight.

  Thinking of Ouhuang, Ji Xun took a slightly weird look at Miss Wanzitou who was in front of him.

   Nan Jing seemed to be aware of it, turned around and blinked: “What’s wrong?”

  Ji Xun shook his head and said with a smile, “It’s okay.”

   While collecting money, someone at the desk was explaining the precautions for entering the space.

“Everyone, let me make it clear to everyone that this [Greedy Mine] D-level difficulty has been locked. Entering now is a C-level difficulty, and the current death rate is about 20%. Everyone, think clearly before entering. Don’t go wrong when the time comes. It is not kind to say that our black wolf group is not kind.”

  Ji Xun listened with the same expression.

  C and D grades are fine, anyway, they are too difficult.

   Instead, he listened to the death rate and thought of something else.

   As long as the different-dimensional space is not cleared by “S evaluation”, you can enter it repeatedly.

   But it is not infinite brush.

  The space itself seems to have a hidden judgment mechanism.

  The essence is to encourage hunters to obtain treasures through adventure.

   Instead of swiping money with insatiable card bugs.

  The space will disappear if you brush too many times, or it will be locked in this low-level difficulty, and the difficulty of entering the space will trigger an “unexpected plot”, causing huge casualties

  Ji Xun has recently read a lot of introductions related to different-dimensional spaces.

  He also discovered a very strange place.

  Theoretically speaking, the different-dimensional space is the same as the game dungeon.

   The more times you brush, the more intelligence you have, and the less difficult it will be.

  Then with enough intelligence, even zero-injury clearance can be achieved, and the death rate will be lower and lower.

   But the truth is exactly the opposite.

  Any different-dimensional space, once it repeatedly enters the brush material, and does not trigger a new plot, there must be a probability of death.

  Even if it is the lowest level of difficulty, a certain percentage of people will die.

   This “guaranteed” death rate seems to be an unspoken rule that many experienced hunters know.

   It is also the most important reason why the hunter group recruits outsiders to explore together.

  The members of the Black Wolf Group continued to explain:

“Our regiment will send a small team to follow everyone into the space, but will not interfere with everyone’s actions. Remind everyone, this is a team mode. If you want to survive to the end, it is best not to act alone. Also, don’t trigger the hidden plot to upgrade the main line at will Difficulty. If you find a special plot, be sure to report it to your temporary captain as soon as possible. Of course, if you provide valuable new information, our regiment will also have a bounty reward, up to a million.”

   “Our main task this time is to explore the second floor of the mine. When everyone comes out, please be sure to bring a piece of iron ore with a quality of 17 or higher. Otherwise, we will charge an additional 100,000 tickets.”

   “One last reminder. This different-dimensional space is a magical plot mode, and only revolvers and ordinary bullets can be used. Space rules prohibit any mechanical equipment that exceeds the technological level of the era.”

  “.”

  Ji Xun is the first time to participate in this kind of paid exploration.

   Listen carefully to the rules one by one.

   “Iron ore with quality 17” should only be produced in specific places.

   This also prevents some guys who only go in to get benefits and don’t want to take risks at all to steal chickens.

   And reporting when encountering a special plot, and buying back new information at a price, is obviously a small calculation by the guys of the Black Wolf Group.

   Encourage hunters to explore some high-risk areas to increase exploration and increase their own intelligence base.

  Finally, the man added another sentence: “If you need information, come to me to buy it. How to trigger the branch line, what materials can be obtained by completing which tasks, we have detailed information here.”

  Information is divided into three levels: 30,000, 60,000, and 100,000.

  The content is very different.

  Although some “random plots” are randomly triggered every time you enter, the main line is roughly the same.

  Intelligence means survival and profitability.

  This [Greedy Mine] has a high death rate for first-tier spell card masters, and no one dares to be careless.

  So these dozens of people will spend another sum of information in addition to the ticket money.

  Ji Xun’s target is silver material, which can easily cost millions in the market, and this intelligence fee still has to be paid.

  What’s more, last time in 407 Space, Chu Jiu demonstrated the difference between having intelligence and not having intelligence.

  The three of Nan Jing also planned this way.

  So the four of them bought a 100,000 piece of information together.

  Ji Xun didn’t take advantage of others, nor pretended to be arrogant, and paid a quarter of the information fee.

   Not only them, but almost everyone, even if three or five people get together, will buy the most detailed information.

   Those who bought information will not share it with outsiders.

  The black wolf group now has another million in income.

   After looting, Ji Xun suddenly felt that the information in everyone’s hands was the same, and it seemed that it was not worth so much money in an instant.

   Not long after, after simply reading the information, a group of people came to the cave next to the camp.

  Led by the members of the Black Wolf Group, everyone filed in.

  The surrounding scene changed, and Ji Xun found himself outside the walls of a dim town.

  「You have entered “Greedy Mine”」

  「Current catastrophe level C, death rate: 20.4%」

  「Space exploration progress: 61.1%」

  「Special rule: Technological weapons beyond the space age level are prohibited」

  「Keyword: plot exploration」

“Clue: The Burial Mountain mine has been producing high-quality iron ore for hundreds of years, and occasionally some precious mithril ore. But a few months ago, a group of terrifying werewolves appeared near the town. They hunted down the miners. They slaughtered the residents of the small town. The knights also failed to wipe out these monsters, so they could only ask the demon hunters from afar to clean up the monsters in the mine with a bounty.”

“Mission: You and your teammates are playing the role of demon hunters from afar. Your mission is to hunt werewolves and investigate the truth of the mine mutation. The time limit is three days. You must hunt at least one werewolf before you can leave the space. “

  As soon as they entered the space, the hunters couldn’t wait to swarm into the town.

  They want to collect the easiest gains in intelligence as soon as possible.

   I was afraid that if I went late, my things would become someone else’s.

  Ji Xun did not act in a hurry.

  In his opinion, as long as there are truly valuable intelligence and high-yield side missions, the Black Wolf Group must keep them for themselves.

   Instead of competing with the hunters for those petty profits, it is better to think more about how to dig deeper into the plot.

  After all, the intelligence did not say how the silver-quality werewolf material came out.

  The other hunters have already left, and Ji Xun is still carefully looking at the content that appears on the enlightenment.

  No matter which space, this is the most accurate information.

   At this time, Nan Jing and her two partners also came over.

  Nan Jing asked kindly: “Mr. Ji Xun, we are going to the town to find information now, do you want to go together?”

  Ji Xun has his own exploration plan, and currently alone is more suitable, so he politely declined: “No, you go first. I still need to read the information.”

  Nan Jing didn’t say much, “Oh, then let’s go to town first. Take care, Mr. Ji Xun.”

  Looking at his partner’s obsessed look, the two companions behind Nan Jing sighed slightly and shook their heads.

  The three turned around and left.

  Ji Xun’s purpose in coming to the space this time is for disaster-level werewolves, and he is not in a hurry for the harvest in the town.

  As soon as the people left, Ji Xun wanted to test the rules of space.

  He took out an ordinary grenade, pulled out the insurance, and threw it in the corner.

   With a bang, the grenade exploded into flames.

   But the strange thing is that there is no trace left on the ground near the grenade.

  Ji Xun walked over, but easily kicked over the dirt wall with one kick.

  Looking at the situation, he murmured, “Is this the limitation of space rules?”

   The grenade can explode normally, but it cannot cause damage to anything in this different-dimensional space.

   “It’s a pity that this grenade can only blow up ‘companions’.”

  Ji Xun felt a little pity.

  He always keeps a lot of high-power bombs in his storage ring. If they can be used, not to mention the first-order monsters, even the second-order monsters have a certain probability of being killed.

  But I tried it just now, and it was not useless.

   At least the ammunition splinters had scratched him, and it hurt.

   In other words, this grenade can be used on hunters who enter the space.

  The Black Wolf Hunters have a good reputation?

  Ji Xun didn’t really believe it.

  Innocence City has everyone, but only good people are scarce.

  In the distance, the three of Nan Jing, who hadn’t walked far, also happened to see the scene of Ji Xun testing the grenade.

  Mo Feng scoffed at this behavior.

  A Yao also said: “I guess he thinks this is a space where firearms are used to kill monsters. It’s really reckless to come here without seeing the recruitment restrictions.”

  Nan Jing didn’t speak when he heard this, his eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he didn’t know what he was thinking.

  (end of this chapter)