Struggle in the Steam Age

Chapter 114: Analysis and planning

   After reading the analysis of this astral plane, Lawrence began to look at the rules on how to get points listed at the top of the data.

   is worthy of being an event for friendship, so we pay more attention to fairness in the arrangement of game rules. For example, everyone has 2 points when they enter the space. After each contest between contestants, the loser needs to give half of his own points to the winner. However, when the loser scores 1, the scores of the losers will not change anyway.

   In addition, each team can only compete up to five times a day, whether active or passive. Competitions that exceed this number will not change the score. Lawrence thinks this may be a rule set by the organizers to prevent some teams from scoring points through other improper means.

   Correspondingly, every defeat of a black iron level monster will get 1 or 2 points, and leapfrog battles can get more. For example, Lawrence can get 10,000 points for destroying the kobold tribe, even if he simply enters the mine, he can get 50 points.

   "So in other words, at least most people will target that mine." Ratman Raqqa thought for a while and said. "The difficulty and risk of killing 50 monsters of the same level are a bit uncontrollable, not to mention that if you kill this number of enemies, you may get into a community of extraordinary monsters, and then lead to those official-level monster leaders."

"Entering this cave is much less difficult. According to the situation on this hand-drawn map, the two thousand kobolds guarding the edge of the volcano did not gather together to block the intersection, but were divided into seven or eight small tribes. Stationed in various places near the volcano, there is also a lot of space between the tribe and the tribe. Although the kobolds have patrols, we should be able to get around more easily."

Speaking of this, Raqqa raised his head and looked at everyone in the team, "Of course, the easier way to go around refers to me, but if you can do what I said, I think we can have a high probability Bypass the cordon of the kobolds."

"That's right, it sounds easier." Lawrence nodded. As a real world, the more than two thousand kobolds who depend on fishing and hunting for a living will not all get together, otherwise the surrounding resources are difficult to satisfy. To maintain their lives. So they will naturally be divided into many small tribes that are not close, which also gives Lawrence the opportunity for them to penetrate.

   "But there is a problem with this." Lawrence first said that the way to go to the mine was correct, but then he pointed out a very important problem. "That cave is definitely not just attracting us. If I'm not mistaken, most of the players will use that place as the goal of their actions—"

   "If there are too many people, it will be troublesome!" Kogg, the dwarf mechanic, was the first to wake up, and then explained to the others. "There are not many contestants in this competition, whether they are rogues or rangers. Not every team will have such extraordinary people who are good at stealth actions. If they choose to force a breakthrough, that place will definitely become one. group."

   "Let’s not talk about how dangerous it is to encounter a large group of kobolds after being involved in a melee. It is very troublesome for a large number of contestants to concentrate in such a small space, and the opportunities for mutual exchanges are greatly increased."

   "You are right." Paladin John nodded. "The people who can participate in the competition are actually of the same level, especially when the team is the main one. Because of this, we should try to avoid competing with too many participating teams during the battle."

"Yes, what John said makes sense." The soldier Resso also said to the side at this time, "Even if we can defeat one team, two teams. But if the bad luck turns into a battle of wheels, we will definitely suffer in the end. Although the current rules for bonus points do not encourage internal competition among participants, we cannot rule out that some guys will use this method to suppress the top-ranked teams in order to win."

   As he said, the warrior Resso also pouted the contestants from the Algarve Empire standing on the other side of the platform. As the country with the largest area and the most powerful national power on the three continents of the New World, this country is not weak in terms of extraordinary power. It can be seen from the fact that the number of players in this competition is the same as that of the White Eagle Federation.

   But the ruler of this country, the descendants of the nobles from the Lusitania Kingdom of the Old Continent, and the owners of the manor have always been known for doing things only asking about the result and not the process. This has led to the overall national climate shifting in this direction. After their extraordinary people grow up in such an environment, they often do everything they can.

   In the past few games, the Algarve Empire has indeed won several championships through various less-righteous means, such as team play against certain teams. But as a result, their reputation in the New World will naturally stinks, and every team will face them with a very vigilant attitude.

   According to the information that Lawrence obtained before, in this game, each team's daily score change is limited to five battles against this group of guys. But he didn't think that this method would make the group of guys who had tasted the sweetness converge.

   "According to the data, our place of entry into the astral plane is random, so let's just do it." After discussing for a while, Lawrence made an opinion.

"If we enter the plane and land very close to the volcano, then we will rush to see the mine in front of other people. If we are far away from the volcano, we can fight monsters outside first to accumulate Some points, and at the same time, take this opportunity to collect special products of the plane, and wait until the departure time is almost up, then go to the volcano to see the specific situation. If we have the opportunity, we can go up and try it. If there is no chance, we will leave directly."

   "I agree!" After careful consideration, all the members of the team nodded in agreement. Because Lawrence's approach may seem a little less profitable, but it is more secure. At least let everyone have a good income as a guarantee. This is the most suitable plan for Lawrence, who are all novices.

   Ten minutes from the start of the equidistant race, the priest of the Church of Knowledge, who was a staff member of the race, began to let everyone sort out their props. Everyone in the team handed over the items outside the permitted range to the priest.

   The reason why props are restricted is not only for the fairness of the game, but also the main reason is that the plane barrier outside the astral plane limits not only the level of creatures, but also the level of various magic items carried.

   It’s the best result if you can’t enter the astral plane with something that exceeds the limit. If you make a big mistake during the teleportation, you will be exiled directly to the astral space, that’s the end.

   Of course, according to this principle, Lawrence's space bag is also temporarily stored at the priest. Regardless of the fact that space equipment is very rare outside ~lightnovelpub.net~, there is almost one participant here. Lawrence's space bag is not conspicuous here.

   However, when the space equipment is handed in, it does not mean that everyone has to carry all the equipment forward. After finishing the space equipment handed in by everyone, the priest took out five palm-sized gray cloth pockets and distributed them to them.

   "This is simply too extravagant." After opening the pocket, Lawrence discovered that it was a space bag of ten cubic meters. So he made a sound of exclamation, and after listening to his words, the priest smiled and shook his head.

   "No, this is just a temporary space bag, which lasts up to ten days. So the output of this kind of thing is not small, and the price is not too expensive." The priest explained to Lawrence, then he raised his head and said to the other members of the team. "Okay, now everyone checks to see if they have brought everything together. After you go in and find that you don't bring them, it will be over."

   40 minutes passed quickly, and the voice of the highest consul of the Hansa Republic echoed over the clearing again. "Everyone, please be prepared to line up at the northernmost part of the peninsula. The portal has been established. At the same time, everyone will be marked with a magic mark there to enter the plane."

   Most of the contestants started to breathe fast, and Lawrence was no exception. He looked around and found that almost everyone was equally short of breath and flushed. Even the most calm paladin John kept repeating the action of gripping the hilt and loosening the hilt.

   Soon, a black basalt platform slowly rose from the seabed in front of it, and then connected to the platform where Lawrence and the others were on. When the two platforms were firmly connected, a milky white marble gate slowly turned from illusion to reality in the thin air above the new platform, and finally stood on the newly emerged platform.