Before officially starting today's Assassin Trial dungeon, Du Gang did not rush to look at the three talents and skills, but went through the process he had prepared first.
When they first entered this trial dungeon, Du Gang and Zhao Haiping experienced similar experiences.
They were all fucked up by Emperor Yan Ling!
If you are too nervous to go to the main hall, you will be suspected by Emperor Yan Ling.
Even if you show off your domineering attitude in the main hall, you will still be suspected by Emperor Yan Ling.
And once Emperor Yan Ling has any suspicion, it will directly lead to the failure of the mission. Because Emperor Yan Ling does not allow untrustworthy people to come forward and offer treasures.
If he cannot come to power, the assassination will naturally be impossible to succeed.
Even if Nie Rang were to come in person, he would never be able to directly use Wushuang in the main hall and kill Emperor Yan Ling by force, bypassing the civil and military officials and guards.
Nie Rang in history gave the standard answer, which was to use the excuse of "the jade was slightly flawed" to deceive Emperor Yan Ling and gain a chance to get close to him.
Naturally, Du Gang, like Zhao Haiping, had already tried this argument.
But after trying it, I found out that it didn’t work!
Because Emperor Yan Ling is too vigilant and suspicious, if he has already become suspicious of the player, then the player's suggestion that "Mo Yu is slightly flawed" will only aggravate this suspicion.
This is also the biggest difficulty that blocks most players in the Assassin Trial "Assassin King Killing Driver".
Du Gang had no idea about this, so he had to seek help from the sidelines.
Through relationships within the organization, we found some outstanding historians to study together, and finally came up with a method with the highest theoretical success rate.
So far, Du Gang has made three preparations for the difficulty of this game.
The first is mentality, the second is acting skills, or specific rhetoric, and the third is combat effectiveness.
You must stabilize your mentality. You must not show timidity in front of Emperor Yan Ling, nor be too arrogant. You must behave appropriately so as not to arouse Emperor Yan Ling's suspicion. This is the most basic thing.
After that, we had to think carefully about how to tactfully bring the topic to "Black Jade Slightly Flawed" without being too blunt, so that Emperor Yan Ling would not feel anything unusual.
When you finally get to Emperor Yan Ling, whether you can succeed or not depends on your swordsmanship.
Regarding swordsmanship, Du Gang also consulted some professionals and conducted targeted training. But after all, he had never had the opportunity to get close to Emperor Yan Ling, so he was still not sure whether his current combat effectiveness was up to standard.
Sure.
Therefore, Du Gang did not expect to pass in one try.
You still have to try a few more times to see where your shortcomings are, and then use your talents and skills to make up for them.
After going over what he said after going to the palace, Du Gang looked at the three talents in front of him.
[Gui: Calm and composed (white): Your emotions are calm and you can deal with danger more calmly. 】
[Gui·Swordsmanship Mastery (Blue): Your swordsmanship level will be improved accordingly.]
[Ren·Meet the crowd (white): You naturally blend into the surrounding environment and become less likely to be taken seriously by others. 】
These three talents and skills are very similar to what Zhao Haiping saw before.
Du Gang died many times and refreshed his skills many times. He found that the skill library of the novice trial copy was not very large.
Most likely it's the reason I guessed before: the skills in the novice trial copy are targeted, instructive, and relatively simple, in order to better guide players to adapt to the game's mechanics.
Du Gang swept these three skills.
The last time he chose the talent [Disappearing Everyone], he originally thought it was a good talent tailor-made for assassins, but after meeting Emperor Yan Ling, he found that it was also a deceptive item.
This talent was indeed useful, and his sense of existence was indeed greatly reduced. Emperor Yan Ling had no doubt that he might be an assassin.
But the problem was that when he took the initiative to point out the flaws in Mo Yu, he was still noticed by Emperor Yan Ling because of the subtle changes in his personality!
It was too abrupt for a little person with no sense of existence to suddenly ask to come on stage to point out the flaws in the ink jade for the emperor.
Emperor Yan Ling was suspicious again, so he sent it again.
Therefore, the talent of obliterating everyone is indeed useful for assassins. For example, it is very useful when assassinating someone on the street, but it is not useful in situations like assassinating a king and killing a driver.
So, after Du Gang thought about it for a moment, he gently stroked the talent [Calm and Composure] with his hand and replaced it.
The effect of being calm is to improve the level of calmness. For novices, it can effectively relieve nervous situations and prevent them from being overwhelmed by the overly solemn atmosphere in the hall.
But after all, it doesn't have any bonus to acting or combat ability, so it's very difficult to count on it to pass the level.
Du Gang's psychological quality is already excellent and he does not need the help of this kind of talent.
And at the moment when the card was flipped, Du Gang heard a crisp sound effect of "clang", and a golden flash special effect flashed, almost blinding him.
A golden card appeared in Du Gang's field of vision.
[Ren·Lucky Head (gold): Your luck will get better.]
The special effects are full, but the only thing missing is the sound effect of "Wow, golden legend!"
Du Gang couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
"oh?!
"Is this what the players call the European Emperor's moment?"
Although Du Gang doesn't play a lot of games, he still plays. He also has some understanding of some basic concepts in the game.
Otherwise, you will not be selected as a beta player.
He knows very well what the Ren-level golden talent means, and this is probably the best talent skill he can get in the novice trial copy!
I just looked at the skill description carefully and was a little disappointed.
It’s not a fighting talent!
If it were an enhanced version of Sword Mastery, it would be awesome and the difficulty of combat would be greatly reduced.
Maybe as long as you can touch Emperor Yan Ling's side, you can pass the level.
But this talent seems to be an auxiliary talent.
It is said that it can improve luck, but how exactly does it improve? There is no detailed explanation.
If it is a card drawing game, you can definitely win it without hesitation, but the goal of this dungeon is to assassinate the emperor after all. The mechanism of this will be unclear as to whether the difficulty of the assassination will be reduced after the luck is improved.
Du Gang was very hesitant, but after thinking about it carefully, it would be a bit unreasonable to brush up on the Ren-level golden skills and not get them.
Although gold only represents rarity and does not necessarily represent actual effects, since it is rated as a golden Ren-level skill, it must have its uses.
Du Gang finally decided to give it a try and tap lightly on the card.
The card turned into light particles again and merged into Du Gang's body, but this time, Du Gang felt nothing at all.
When he used "aggressive" before, he could feel that he was in a state of exposed domineering; when he used "sword mastery", he could also feel a familiar muscle memory filling him; when he used "oblivious to everyone"
Sometimes, I can also clearly feel that my sense of existence has been reduced.
But this time, the "lucky head" effect was not reflected at all.
"You must have been tricked by this game, right?"
Du Gang had some doubts, but the illusion had begun to flow, and the little eunuch had already stepped forward. He had no choice but to follow the arrangement in the plan, walking quickly with his head down.
He still slowly climbed up the long steps to the main hall as before. The pressure from the red-armored guards on both sides was still the same as before, but for Du Gang, he could already regard them as nothing at this time.
Because his psychological quality is the best among players, and he has experienced such scenes countless times and been killed by these guards countless times, so he has long been used to it.
Came to the main hall again.
"The common people bow to your majesty!"
Du Gang knelt in the main hall, holding the wooden box high with both hands.
Different from other players, he is calm and composed, his words are full of energy, and at the same time, his tone is very respectful.
This degree is difficult to grasp. If you exceed it by one point, it may be disrespectful, and if you take it by one point less, you will appear to be too cowardly and have a ghost in your heart.
Du Gang also practiced many times before finally figuring out the best scale.
There was silence all around, but Du Gang was not surprised. He counted five seconds silently in his mind, and happened to hear Emperor Yan Ling say: "Get up."
Du Gang stood up respectfully.
Sure enough, Emperor Yan Ling did not find fault with him this time, but asked with concern: "Where is the auspiciousness you mentioned? Submit it quickly!"
This shows that his performance after entering the hall was fine.
Du Gang immediately followed the steps he had rehearsed many times, lowered his head and respectfully opened the wooden box: "Your Majesty, here is the auspicious black jade unicorn!"
The moment the wooden box was opened, Emperor Yan Ling's eyes widened!
In this wooden box, I saw an ink jade unicorn that was slightly larger than a human head, with its teeth and claws dancing. It seemed to be emitting an ink luster under the sunlight. It was indeed an extraordinary thing.
Such a large piece of ink jade is rarely seen in the world, not to mention that this unicorn is so lifelike that it looks like a creation made by heaven, unlike what can be carved by human craftsmen.
Emperor Yan Ling's eyes widened when he saw it, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed: "Auspicious! This is indeed auspicious!"
Du Gang couldn't help but secretly thought, it was exactly as planned!
The ancients were indeed superstitious!
If we were modern people, everyone would definitely think that this unicorn was carved by humans. How could there be a large piece of black jade that happened to be shaped into the shape of unicorn?
However, the ancients, especially the emperors, believed in the theory of luck according to destiny, and often deceived themselves and others. Therefore, in all dynasties, officials have made things difficult for the people in order to offer auspiciousness.
But anyway, the plan succeeded.
The method we came up with through collective efforts really works!
After hitting a wall several times, Du Gang also discussed with his colleagues and some scholars in the history department that Emperor Yan Ling was suspicious by nature, and if he wanted to offer treasures in close proximity, Emperor Yan Ling would probably not agree.
Although it is recorded in history that Nie Rang succeeded in getting close to Emperor Yan Ling on the excuse of "a slight flaw in black jade", it is obvious that too many details were omitted.
Du Gang has used his previous failure experience to prove that this excuse alone is not enough, and sufficient preparations must be made.
This is like magic. No matter how magical the magic is, it will feel boring after being exposed. It is often just a very simple principle. The key is not the principle of magic, but a series of misleading techniques in the process of magic.
So after discussing with others, Du Gang decided that the black jade unicorn should be displayed first as soon as he entered the hall, not hidden!
Because the black jade unicorn can attract Emperor Yan Ling's attention immediately, it is tantamount to a misleading technique in magic, which will greatly increase your chance of success.
And Emperor Yan Ling's reaction was indeed in line with Du Gang's prediction.
The emperor, who was famous for being suspicious and cruel, didn't pay attention to the abnormality at all. All his attention was sucked away by the black jade unicorn, and his eyes were very eager.
"Quickly, bring me the auspiciousness quickly!
"As for you, your auspicious contributions have made a difference, so go down and wait for your reward!"
Emperor Yan Ling looked at the young eunuch beside him and wanted him to get the black jade unicorn.
If the little eunuch is allowed to take Mo Yu Qilin away, then this assassination mission will fail.
Du Gang knew very well that Emperor Yan Ling was suspicious by nature, and if he wanted to get close, he had to make good use of the excuse of "black jade with slight flaws".
But this excuse should not be used too directly, as it can easily arouse suspicion.
You have to use a more clever way.
Before the little eunuch could come to him, Du Gang had already knelt down on the ground with a "pop" sound, his tone filled with fear, no more and no less.
"The sins of ordinary people deserve to be punished by death. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Yan Ling was stunned for a moment.
Offering auspicious auspiciousness is a great merit, so why should it be punished by death?
At this time, even the emperor, who was famous for being suspicious in history, was a little confused and asked: "What crime are you guilty of?"
Du Gang held up the black jade unicorn with both hands, lowered his head and said respectfully: "There is a slight flaw in this auspicious sign. The common people did not dare to report it to Your Majesty before, and they committed the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
