In the mental link state, all aspects of information, such as maps, route planning, obstacle perspective, emergency escape routes and other information are all conveyed to Theia in a unified manner. There is basically no need for everyone to chat too much and just concentrate on returning to their residence.
From time to time, the team dispersed and acted independently, cooperating with each other to avoid patrollers on the street, and throwing sirens to attract attention. After cooperating with various plans, everyone successfully arrived near the hotel.
After taking off their disguises and putting on their normal attire, Yang Ming, Carters, Lesia, and Ai Xueer slowly walked into the hotel door without causing any disturbance, and successfully returned to the rented suite.
After entering the familiar loft-style room, the group of people finally calmed down. Yang Ming chose to go to the kitchen to make some dinner, while the others went to the bathroom to wash up and tidy up their appearance, and then took turns to help in the kitchen.
We cooked some simple home-cooked food, and after eating together, we had free time for an hour, each using his or her own method to calm down.
At this time, Yang Ming went to the bathroom to rinse his body; Ai Xueer turned on a computer and began to browse the world's Internet; Leshia sorted out the props stored in the compressor; Carters sat next to the test bench and fiddled with it.
There are bottles and jars that I don’t understand.
There were a lot of battles today, and the crisis has not yet been resolved. However, with the intervention of Theia and the Emperor, there is no need to worry too much about what may go wrong at this time.
This is out of trust in Theia's powerful information control capabilities. In this dangerous environment, she can still rest assured, and even if she is discovered, she can quickly warn and respond.
Time passed by like this, and at 10 o'clock in the evening, we went to bed on time. After an hour of relaxation, everyone quickly fell asleep.
…
When I opened my eyes again, I saw the familiar scene of a wooden house, and I came to Ai Xueer's game dream world again.
The mission this time was very clear. He continued on his way to the advanced dungeon, so Yang Ming called Ai Xueer and Lesia to set off, while Carters continued to the basement to invent and experiment with alchemy potions.
Through the previously placed crystal teleportation point, the three-person team was able to explore a new unknown map from the last place they left in the past, greatly shortening the time spent on the journey.
In the area we went to next, the average level of monsters was higher, and we saw many legendary fantasy creatures one after another, such as griffons, hippogriffs, unicorns, black turtles and other rare and exotic beasts recorded in past mythology and history.
"In games, monsters are designed to some extent with reference to real-life prototypes. This kind of cultural accumulation can also attract players to enjoy and play."
Ai Xueer explained this while walking.
The low-level mobs at the beginning were indeed mostly imitations of real creatures or simply original fictional creatures, but in the middle and later stages of the game, more and more creations based on ancestor myths appeared, which is in line with the difficulty intuition and gradient arrangement.
Unless it is a better design, it would definitely be simpler and easier to accept to directly copy monsters from history and culture, so Yang Ming asked:
"Then the boss we will meet in the advanced dungeon is probably a monster recorded in some kind of myth, right?"
"That's right, the monster we have to deal with this time is a very classic fantasy species, the dragon."
Ai Xueer looked back at Yang Ming, slowed down and stepped back.
"dragon?"
It’s not that Yang Ming has never seen the real Dragon Clan. Zhao Lin is the Dragon King, so she is relatively familiar with it. He then asked,
"What form of dragon is it?"
Generally speaking, dragons in myths and legends have different appearance styles, and the differences between categories are quite large and cannot be confused.
"Of course it's the type with four legs and two wings. That's what makes it suitable to be a villain."
Ai Xueer didn't take it seriously, as if it was a matter of course.
It seems that this classic villain image is quite popular, but in the final analysis, it is hard to say whether the mythical dragon and the alien race Yang Ming met called the "Dragon Clan" are the same thing.
"Oh I see."
Yang Ming looked like he suddenly understood and asked,
"So does the boss this time have any special abilities? I think we can prepare for it in advance."
Although Yang Ming has strong confidence in his own current strength, after all, he is facing the strongest monster unit in the game, so he still needs to be more cautious.
After all, this is a dream, not reality. In fact, it is not possible to fully utilize one's full strength to deal with dangerous situations. It will still be restricted, which is much weaker than reality.
"It can breathe fire, summon wind and rain, strike with lightning and lightning, induce earthquakes and magma, tear apart claws, swing its tail and other conventional functions."
The effects of these so-called ‘regular’ skills alone are exaggerated enough, Ai Xueer continued to add,
"In addition to the basic moves that each dragon has, different dragons will also have their own special abilities. The one we are fighting now is good at mind control."
It sounds quite tricky, but compared to this, Yang Ming was more concerned about other information revealed in Ai Xueer's statement. He asked:
“When you say ‘every’ and ‘this one’, does it mean that there are more dragons that are bosses?”
"Yes, this involves the main line of our game. There are currently three dragons that need to be annihilated. Now we are going to the habitat of the first 'blue dragon' to defeat it. This is also the first team copy in the game. I
Let’s pick the one with the lowest difficulty first to conquer.”
Yang Ming has never paid attention to the plot before, and in fact has never run the main mission at all. It can be said that he has only a little understanding of what Ai Xueer described.
This is an open-world online game. As a veteran player, Ai Xueer led other teammates to take shortcuts from the beginning. She played as much as she could to increase her combat power. She did not need to follow the main line to obtain a large amount of resources.
So it’s normal to not understand it at all, but since I asked about it when chatting with her this time, why not take this opportunity to add some worldview settings. Yang Ming therefore asked:
"So, what are the other dragons? In other words, what kind of story does this game tell?"
"This is a story about continuous wars between humans and monsters. The area we live in is relatively safe, but there are still many heartbreaking incidents happening in other war-torn areas."
Ai Xueer began to tell the general plot of the game, and she continued,
"There are also two dragons, the white dragon and the golden dragon. Their brothers and sisters died in the war, and they transformed into more ferocious beasts, disturbing the world. So we adventurers need to go to defeat those three world-destroying beasts.