Abnormal paradise

Facts have proved that the commander's judgment was correct. After he took the initiative to pay for the resource loss of the derived soldiers with his own money, Ember no longer had to bear any responsibility, and even the symbolic three drinks of wine as a penalty were nowhere to be seen.

In response to this, the farmer completely became a mute who had eaten Coptis chinensis and could not tell the story of his sufferings. What made him even more frustrated was that the Six-Eyed Prophet took the initiative to connect the gardener with the foundation and "returned the property to its original owner". In this name, the gardener officially became the third owner of the abnormal project [Manor]. The farmer could see at a glance that the foundation's move was, firstly, because his strength and status had plummeted, and secondly, it was to express to him that the gardener was "in hand". The Foundation is not concerned that he will defect.

With such a tough performance, the foundation's action policy has been implemented as always. Once there is suspicion on someone, there will be no scruples. The farmer dares to guarantee that if he has any clues of contacting outsiders, he will immediately incur a thunderous strike from the foundation. Previously, he controlled half of the core of the manor, and he could also use the existence of [Shepherd Boy] to bargain with the Supreme Council, but the core of the manor After returning to the Gardener's body, the Foundation no longer needs to rely too much on his abilities, so it will be him who needs to take action from now on.

"So cruel!"

There was hatred in the farmer's eyes, and he said in a cold voice to the commander who was about to escort Ember and the gardener back to the wasteland base: "Are you really not afraid that I will be forced to rebel by doing this?"

"To be honest, I'm not too scared." The commander held a cigar in his mouth and said confidently, "If you really rebel, there will be one person who will definitely work harder than us when it comes to arresting you!"

"who?"

"cowboy!"

Looking at the farmer's suddenly gloomy expression, the commander chuckled: "I advise you to keep to yourself these days. You and the shepherd boy are thinking about each other's core manor, not just for a day or two. I dare you to contact the Chaos Beacon first. Or some other organization, he will come knocking on your doorstep and tear you into parts. Of course, if you plan to switch to a university or a scavenger, it is not impossible, as long as you obtain the consent of the [Speaker] in advance."

As soon as he finished speaking, the commander walked away with Ember and the gardener, leaving the farmer alone to face the six-eyed prophet who smiled and said nothing.

Of course, the farmer wanted to ask why the six-eyed prophet didn't believe what he said, but the gap in strength between the two made him dare not speak out. Moreover, the gray lady who recovered early was also a difficult and powerful enemy, so the farmer had to The Adam's apple floated and the corners of the mouth trembled. He suppressed the boundless resentment in his heart, and finally turned around and left in anger alone.

"Gray Lady... let me call you Gray Lady."

After the uninvited guest officially left the scene, the young man in gray robe immediately gave his final instructions: "The future situation is complicated and confusing. I suggest you not to resist the past and get in touch with the fairy tale world as soon as possible. You have to lean against a big tree to enjoy the shade, so why not let go of your illusions and obsessions." Read? The nightmare pumpkin car I left for you will play a key role in the future. I hope you will make good use of it. The Fairy Tale King will tell you the rest. As for me... I will just find a place to wait for death. "

The young man in gray robe sighed sadly, and said with a smile in front of everyone: "I am cramming this time, hoping to reduce the number of people who want to spit on my tombstone."

…

After Ember was brought back to the wasteland base, he immediately received two prompts.

[Reminder: The Supreme Council of the Foundation has decided to unblock your contributions and distribute the "Third-Level Evolution Reagent (Optimized Version)" as scheduled, as well as the first-stage camp rewards of "The Struggle between Light and Darkness", increasing your contribution gains by 20%. (lasts two days). 】

Since Ember did nothing in this camp confrontation, he only received basic rewards. Although he was a little behind others, he was able to reach the top of the third level as soon as possible.

[Tip: Since your loyalty to the Foundation has withstood the test, the rare character mark "Habitual Apostasy" has been officially upgraded to the final stage "Rebel Madman". You will have more opportunities to receive information related to the mark. special mission! (Hidden reward of mission "Big Event")]

"Hmm...why do I feel like I raised the Apostasy Mark to the highest level even though I didn't do anything?"

Yi Yan looked at the panel description of the Apostate Madman with mixed emotions. He thought that he was devoted to the Red Star, so why was he bound to the Apostasy?

Shaking his head helplessly, Yi Yan turned to look out the car window. Today's wasteland base is completely different from when he first arrived. Players can be seen everywhere, far exceeding the number of real islands, and now Most of the players changed their "shabby" past, and many of them obtained strange and abnormal equipment, which greatly aroused Yi Yan's curiosity. He suddenly thought that he had not reported everyone's safety, so he immediately posted in the team discussion group: " I, Hu Hansan, am back!"

Several diving fish were immediately blown out.

"Who is Hu Hansan?" Is this the sword fairy's response?

"Are you still alive in love?" Qiu Yinong complained to Yu Yan, "I was worried about how to surpass you in the rankings before, but you were lucky. You disappeared for three days, and I was planning to call the police!"

"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome!" This is the summary of the meaning of other friends.

Yi Yan smiled slightly and replied: "The days are long, don't waste the time. I still have something to do, let's talk later."

He disappeared as soon as it bubbled up, which naturally attracted strong protests led by Qiu Yinong, but he did have something to do, because the old tailor was waiting to meet him remotely, and he also had many questions that needed to be answered.

Soon, Huan Ji once again saw the familiar Office of the Director of Hidden Facility No. 19 in the conference room of the base factory, as well as the old man in a suit sitting upright and the expressionless head of the control center.

"Welcome back, young man! The Foundation will not wrong any loyal employee. Obviously, your loyalty has been affirmed by the Foundation. With the Supreme Council coming forward, there is no need to worry about farmers getting in the way, but I still do not recommend that you participate in high-level struggles."

The old man in a suit wiped the monocle on his chest and chuckled at the embers: "I am very happy that you can hatch the Fire Seed in advance and become a reality warper. I think what you care about most now is the distortion ability. Then I’ll cut the nonsense and get straight to the point.”

[Tip: Do you allow the "control center leader" to scan your avatar's twisted ability "pyromania" to generate a training plan? 】

yes.

[Tips: Scanning...Scanning completed, the incarnation-like distortion ability "Pyromaniac" training plan was successfully generated! 】

…

Skill name: [Pyromania] (Incarnation-type distortion ability/Level 3/Can grow/Perfect potential)

Type: Active/Passive

Passive state——

Effect 1: Strength level plus four, agility level plus two

Effect 2: Reduce fire damage, explosion damage, and holy damage by 30%

Incarnation state——

Consumption: none

Cool down: three minutes

Duration: fifteen seconds

Effect 1: Pyromaniac (Reduces fire damage, explosion damage, and holy damage by 60%, ignores most physical damage and mental damage)

Effect 2: Explosive aesthetics (spitting a piece of soft tissue with explosive effects from the mouth, causing area damage to up to five targets within seven meters) [Unlocking conditions are character level 23 and the normal version of the evolution reagent. 】

Effect 3: Self-destruction with restraint (launch high-indiscriminate self-destruction attack with limbs, immune to one fatal damage) [Unlocking conditions are character level twenty-six, improved third-level evolution reagent, soft-bodied rare items/equipment, and fire-based rare items/equipment. . 】

Effect 4: Eternal sublimation (research and development of expanded abilities and start the advancement process) [Unlocking conditions are character level 30, optimized version of third-level evolution reagent, and third-level abnormal alloy. 】

Introduction: During the fusion process of the "Crown of Thorns of Power" and the soft tissue of the devil's incarnation, an extremely subtle chemical reaction occurred. I hope you can make this extremely special twisting ability shine through in-depth development.

[Tip: After you activate the incarnation distortion ability "Pyromania", your race will temporarily change from "human" to "soft zombie", and the physical consumption will be ignored! 】

…

The reason why Ember showed a dumbfounded expression when he saw the pyromaniac's explanation was that this distortion ability was really crazy, such as [Reserved Self-Destruction]. If Ember was willing, he could twist off his own head and use it as a bomb. , engage in an endless fight to the death with the enemy, and can also avoid a fatal injury with the help of the repair properties of active software.

In addition, what worries Ember the most is the passive improvement of pyromaniac's attribute level. A total of six additional attribute points have suddenly made his free points more abundant. He can easily replace outdated equipment and only unlock the subsequent effects. It also requires more investment, especially the piece of [Third-Level Abnormal Alloy] that gave him a big headache.

Fortunately, while the old tailor gave out the training plan, he also provided corresponding help. In addition to directly giving away a bottle of ordinary version of the third-level evolution reagent, he also explained how to obtain other items one by one, so that Ember would not be clueless.

[Tip: You have successfully consumed a bottle of "Level 3 Evolution Reagent (Regular Version)" to unlock the effect "Explosion Aesthetics" for the avatar distortion ability "Pyromania"! 】

"Thank you, Sir, for your generous help."

"Haha, this is actually a small compensation from the Supreme Council to you. Although you have gained a lot in these three days, you have missed a hard-won promotion path after all. Many newcomers have emerged in this camp confrontation, not only the eldest daughter of the sun Ms. He Shadow recruited some of the best people under her command, and even many senior executives in the foundation were moved to guide them. Having said so much, I just want to remind you that if you don’t advance against the current, you will retreat. Don’t dwell on the past. There will be more in the future. Many challenges.”

The old man in a suit pointed at the embers, and then signaled to the person in charge of the control center, who immediately stepped forward and said: "After entering the third level, you will no longer be newcomers. The training resources from the foundation will gradually reduce. If you don't want to To slow down the speed of improvement, you can only rely on yourself. This is a test. If you do not have the ability to attract external resources, you will not be able to prove your training value to the foundation. However, you can also obtain additional resources by working for the foundation. It’s much more comfortable than being completely self-reliant.”

As he spoke, the person in charge of the control center placed the three career directions of combatant, investigator and researcher in front of Ember, and indicated the outstanding characteristics of each direction.

The duty of a combatant is to complete critical tasks, security and other tasks for the Foundation. The professional advantage is to reduce a certain amount of physical exertion.

The work content of a researcher is a bit more moderate, mainly participating in research projects led by the foundation. If you have an abnormal tool, you can directly receive some benefits and increase the proportion of experience gained.

As for the investigator's professional style, it is a bit more special than the previous two. If a supernatural incident occurs somewhere, the investigator needs to take action to solve it.

After thinking for a while, Yan Yan quickly submitted his career intention to the person in charge of the control center and decided to become an honorable investigator. The reason was that in his opinion, this profession was more likely to be exposed to special events. Although there were no additional advantages, Quite an appetite for embers.

[Tip: Your position in the foundation has been changed to "Junior Investigator"! 】

"Very well, your choice doesn't surprise me."

The old man in a suit smiled kindly and said: "The work has been quite busy recently, and you have properly used the most critical [fire seed shell], so I won't go into details about the other changes in the fire seedlings. You can explore and experience it yourself." It is easier to deepen your understanding. In a while, [The Battle of Light and Darkness] will start the second phase. At that time, you will see the foundation’s final gift to you, the third-level members. Cherish it. If you miss this time, you will be better in the future. There is no such thing as a good thing.”

After being reminded by the old man in the suit, Yi Yan decisively decided to stay up late again to see what updates would appear in the second phase of the battle between light and darkness. These days, he only focused on collecting faith and basically did nothing, so he was very handy. Feeling itchy, I simply drove through the wilderness and fully experienced the beauty of freedom while waiting for the update of the blue post in the early morning.

Time flew by minute by minute, and soon midnight was approaching. All online players immediately saw a game animation——

Jointly led by the president of the university, the "little girl" and the seventh-level powerhouse of the Wasteland Group, Blood Vine Abyss will hold a joint operation among the three major worlds. The white-haired witch will release the starry sky illusion of the [Evil God Mural] to cover the entire Blood Vine Abyss, creating a copy. Basically, the Eldest Daughter of the Sun, Lady of Shadows, and Lady Gray used [Museum], [Opera House], and [Nightmare Pumpkin Cart] respectively to build the dungeon details, and finally worked together to create a large-scale competitive dungeon called [Gold Rush Town]. , which is the battlefield of the second stage of the battle between light and darkness.

Up to 128 players can participate in it at the same time. On the randomly generated copy map, challenge monsters, meet trials, explore secrets, and fight each other. The only winner in the end may also get the eldest daughter of the sun. Or the shadow lady's guidance on growth, and obtaining many relics and gifts from fairy tale creatures. (The Binding of Isaac+Slay the Spire+Chicken)

And at the moment the animation ended, Lady Shadow's voice sounded in Ember's ears: "If you still want to gain my trust, then be the first person to come in front of me..."