PFC Chapter 108 The Crucible Stage: Come and Try If You Dare!
Chapter 108 The Crucible Stage: Come and Try If You Dare!
Chapter 108 The Crucible Stage: Come and Try If You Dare!
Chiu Chiu wasn't actually that strong, so when they got near the academy, Fang Qi took the furnace from her and put it back on the roof of the food cart.
As a reward, he put the chick in his mouth, which is to say, inside the front of the car to rest.
This was her own request; she said she liked this environment.
Not far away, the three Aura sisters were looking around, seemingly searching for something. When they saw a large furnace with a diameter of ten meters moving towards the academy, they couldn't help but swim over to investigate.
"An air tank—dude?" Aura almost let slip, "This is the furnace you were talking about? It's pretty big!"
She tried, and it was a little difficult to lift herself up, but it wasn't a problem. She could swim about ten laps: "Third brother, you're strong, come and help me."
The third brother, Bass, silently stepped forward, took the furnace, and carried it on his shoulder, looking quite relaxed.
"We're looking for Chuchu, have you seen her?" Hill asked, pushing up her glasses.
Although the biggest threat in the vicinity has been eliminated and the remaining seafood poses no threat to Little Sister, Hill is always worried about leaving her alone outside because she is so naive.
"She's right here with me. She was tired from playing and fell asleep!" Fang Qi said without changing his expression, opening the front of the car.
Chirp was curled up inside, fast asleep, with tiny bubbles coming out of its nose, looking very peaceful.
Hill was relieved.
They usually don't sleep in the deep sea because it's easy to suffocate. However, Fangqi is a constant-temperature air chamber, and they have all tried it. It's very comfortable to lie on and is a good place to rest.
Fang Qi transformed back into a wooden box and was about to enter the academy when, whoosh, a group of dragons suddenly swept past in front of him, followed by a hover motorcycle.
In the short time that followed, Watcher X was not only overtaken by Sia, but the Nameless King above him had also disappeared. He was now controlling a slender, light green mech.
"Stock, I'm going to attack you directly!" The mech raised its longsword and charged up.
Red Dragon was terrified. His health bar was already as low as a candle in the wind. If he took another hit, he would be eliminated!
"Dragon Language Magic: Inherited Soul!" At this critical moment, Sia let out a dragon's roar: "Release the Dragon Egg on my field, send your Little Green to the Graveyard, I summon a White Dragon! Due to the Dragon Egg's effect, I summon an additional one!"
This move not only halted Watcher X's offensive, but also completely overwhelmed the opponent's position, making Sia quite proud.
Hmph, she has painstakingly studied dragon language magic this year and finally managed to inscribe this deck. Today is her first appearance, and it's time for her to show off her skills!
However, Watcher X remained completely unfazed.
As the main force gradually disappeared into the distance, Fang Qi vaguely heard a word: "connection."
It's worth mentioning that there was a dragon-shaped submarine that looked somewhat like one, closely following behind Xia, flashing its lights incessantly.
Fang Qi and his three companions did not follow, mainly because the furnace was right next to them, which was inconvenient.
"Can you understand it?" Aura asked.
Well, Fang Qi can't understand this life, but in the previous life—
He's played so many games that the rules look very familiar. If someone explained the rules to him, he could probably pick it up right away.
But that's all for later. The most urgent task right now is to start the furnace!
————(Furnace being moved)————
Inside the Fantasy Library, Vicky had been waiting for quite some time.
Bass placed the furnace in a fixed position, and Vicky pointed her finger and quickly created a series of magical channels.
Meanwhile, Fang Qi discovered that an additional function had been added to the extended module: furnace management.
It seems the installation was successful.
"Administrator, there's something I want to share with you. Do you want to hear it?" Vicky suddenly said.
Here we go again, it can't be anything good!
"Speak!" Fang Qi opened the box lid, ready to go.
Vicky discreetly helped Fang Qi put the lid back on. This time it was serious business, and she was very confident, not even trying to hide: "During the sinking and self-destruction process, the furnace's reserve magic power has been exhausted. Restarting it will require a large amount of regular magic power and metal ores."
A quill flew to Fang Qi and wrote out a series of calculation formulas.
Vicky knew Fang Qi was too lazy to look, so she directly reported the results: "We have magic crystals and standard blocks for magic, but we are in great shortfall in metal ores. We only have enough for one day of trial operation."
She knew the administrator's personality and used a way of expressing herself that the administrator liked.
"One day?" Fang Qi did the math and thought about issuing a resource recycling task so that players could collect some ore.
But Vicky's next words dispelled his idea.
"The startup doesn't consume much energy, but our goal is to achieve godhood. To ensure the minimum magic concentration, we need a quarter of our current number of adventurers to continuously mine in the vent area."
If it were a one-time expense, Fang Qi would grit his teeth and accept the materials.
But this is a continuous drain on resources. He can't keep spending money to acquire them, or he'll be losing money.
It can't even pass the net return rate criterion in economic evaluation!
No, he's doing all this for the players, so we need to find a way to generate revenue from them!
Fang Qi studied the text of The Crucible word by word, sentence by sentence.
Mass production blueprints are one aspect, but at most they serve as a supplement to a store with contribution points or similar features.
He knows the players too well; they're all a bunch of gambling addicts.
With the synthesis function already in place, those guys are more likely to be more willing to go treasure hunting and take a gamble.
Standard equipment is simply not enough to trick players into mining together.
As for the second option, converting it into magic power, it's essentially exchanging time for gold coins, suitable for studios and hardcore grinders, but it's not very effective.
Fang Qi focused his attention on the third option.
"Casting into an object—an object—" He had a flash of inspiration: "An object, it doesn't say it can't be a person, right?"
After reading it again, it does seem to make sense!
He certainly wasn't suggesting that the indigenous people jump over the furnace; that would be tantamount to suicide.
But it lets players jump!
We need to find someone to test it out.
I've decided on you, Qiling!
This person has been saying on the forum lately that she wants to become a catgirl, so Fang Qi will give her that opportunity today!
Private chat.
"The Spirit of Books: Do you want to become a catgirl?"
"Qiling: Let me think! Boss, can it really transform?"
"Spirit of the Book: Ding Zhen, I have a hidden quest here—"
"Qiling: Where? Where? I'll be very grateful!"
"Spirit of the Book: No need for a generous reward. Here's what you need to do: go to the sea and mine 100 units of ore, then go to the Fantasy Library and find the Divine Stele. I've already completed the prerequisites and told him."
"Qiling: Understood, I will definitely be your loyal fan from now on. If you say go east, I will never go west — (omitted flattery)"
Done and that's it.
This is the first option. If we just jump in and succeed regardless of life or death, that would be the most convenient.
If that doesn't work, Fang Qi has a second option:
Stack resistances, increase health, and add skills like invincibility, damage reduction, and healing—then it's all about individual skill.
If you can weather the storm, things will change; if you can't, it's just a matter of skill. Consider it free fuel for the furnace, and you can try again next time!
And you know what? Players are all magic-based, so burning them is energy-efficient and environmentally friendly.
"God Monument, are you there?" Not long after, Qi Ling's voice came.
She arrived quickly. It seems she's like me, enjoying using her money!
Fang Qi, with the lights on, went to greet her, casually started the furnace, and gestured a jumping arrow in front of Qi Ling.
Qiling was a little confused. She pointed to herself, then to the stove: "Me, go in?"
"right.
"Is it right?"
"Yes."
"Chu." Qi Ling reduced her senses to the lowest level, closed her eyes, and plop.