The Boss Behind The Game

After settling the two Ghost Kings, Lu Wu started to think about how he was going to standardize the players' strengths.

At the current stage, the players' strength formed their own system which was completely different from the power system of the Underworld.

To line up these two very different systems, Lu Wu handed this arduous task to Bei Li. Bei Li did not disappoint. She quickly researched the trial for players to line up their battle powers to the Underworld.

When the players logged on, they noticed a new trial system in the game.

[Game renewal, addition of a Trial System]:

Content: After this renewal, every player at Level 100 or higher will be able to register for the Trial Challenge at the chamberlain's area of the Mansion of the Dead. Specific information about the trial are as below:

[One, Ghost Commander Preliminary Trial (at least Level 100)]:

Trial Content: After receiving the task at the Mansion of the Dead's chamberlain's area, enter the scene of the trial and engage in single combat with Beginner Level Ghost Commanders. The trial will be completed upon defeating the creature of the Ghost Commander Level.

Trial Reward: 300 soul coins, a decorative purple title added behind your menu name (Beginner Ghost Commander), and a purple Ghost Commander pendant (the symbol of a trial passer).

[Two, Ghost Commander Intermediate Trial (at least Level 168 and has passed the preliminary trial)]:

Trial Content: After receiving the task at the Mansion of the Dead chamberlain's area, enter the scene of the trial and engage in single combat with Intermediate Level Ghost Commanders. The trial will be completed upon defeating the creature of the Ghost Commander Level.

Trial Reward: 600 soul coins, a decorative purple title added behind your menu name, and a purple Ghost Commander gold ring (the symbol of a trial passer).

[Hidden Trial Bonus: Will be given after the Prestige System is launched!]

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Lu Wu launched three trial system settings at the same time, each referring to the three stages of a Ghost Commander.

The level of the settings was also decided after Bei Li's meticulous consideration.

The launching of these trials was to standardize the players' battle powers. Lu Wu also donated soul coins to be awarded to winning players.

Of course, Bei Li had set Level 100 as the minimum requirement to enter the trial, but they didn't expect a Level 100 player to succeed. A lot of weak players would not be able to pass the preliminary Ghost Commander Trial even if they were at Level 150.

Basically, in Lu Wu's opinion, other than a few superbly gifted players, most of the players at Level 100 would be unable to pass the trial.

Yet Lu Wu would not lower the threshold. It was to be an acid test of the strengths of the players and the Underworld.

Lu Wu also considered how the auxiliary classes would complete the trial at the current stage.

Currently, there were only two auxiliary classes: Sun Qi the dog's White Phantom and the Wood Spiritmaster who had advanced his class from a Mage.

Sun Qi didn't have to worry. Since his attributes were higher than those of the same class, his outputs were not weak. However, what gave him a headache was this Wood Spiritmaster class which controlled and healed but had little output.

Still, Lu Wu would not be biased. He spent nights discussing with Bei Li before launching a new pathway known as the auxiliary trial.

In this trial, the specific mission did not involve engaging the Ghost Commander Elites in single combat.

Rather, it was a trial to refine a player's controlling and healing powers.

This trial would be divided into three stages.

In the healing trial, ten puppets with dropping health would appear in the scenario. The players must ensure that none of them died over a period of ten minutes.

The second trial scenario would be about control. The players' mission would be to confine all the roaming piglets in the scenario to their respective positions within the set time frame.

The third trial would be the most significant combat trial.

However, they didn't have to assist the players to fight. Instead, they have to protect a Level 100 player and ensure that the player survives until the end to kill the Ghost Commander Level monster.

This game update quickly sparked a discussion in the forum.

Crayon_Shinchan: "Ohoo~ I want to ask the officials: are the Ghost Commander Elites in this trial equipped with intelligence? If they are, I choose to commit suicide (laughing emoji)!"

Xueli_The_Strongest: "Probably not, since the point of this trial is to test our strength. It's still going to be tough, though, I don't think any of us can single handedly defeat the Ghost Commanders!"

Watermelon_Taro: "Ao Jian might do it, that bastard's incredibly strong. He's totally a bot-like player!"

My_Wife's_The_Cutest_In_The_World: "Can we enter as a couple?"

My_Husband's_The_Coolest_In_The_World: "Yes! Yes! Can two people enter together? If we can't we'll be half as strong!"

Peppa_Boar: "Impossible. If we can enter the trial together, I'll pull one of my guild members into this (laughing emoji)!"

Invincible_Loneliness: "I think that for those who want to enter the trial, advance your character classes first. Don't bother entering if you haven't advanced. Don't waste your 10 soul coins on registration. If not, I reckon your levels will be delayed, but us inherited character classes are excluded (laughing emoji)!"

Crayon_Shinchan replied to Invincible_Loneliness: "Someone~ Beat this cocky billionaire to death (laughing emoji)!"

A_Large_Wolfdog: "So, should I enter the auxiliary trial or the combat trial? (confused emoji)!"

Crayon_Shinchan replied to A_Large_Wolfdog: "Maybe the officials forgot to launch a mount trial for you whereby after you succeed, you'll be awarded the title of 'Excellent Mount' (laughing emoji)!"

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However, Lu Wu underestimated the players' potential.

Within a day after the launch, two players had already completed the trials.

One of them was Ao Jian, who has the highest level among the players, Level 109. He failed on his first attempt and succeeded on the second try.

The second player to finish was Qi Ming. He, too, only succeeded during his second attempt.

The server announcement of the two players' victories spurred everyone's excitement again.

It declared that only the top 100 players would be awarded with a server announcement. Thus, everyone wanted to fight for this chance to show off.

A level-training craze was kickstarted by the content update.

Many players who reached Level 100 began to bombard the Top 100 Trial List, dreaming of owning the Ghost Commander pendant and roaming to other towns to show off.

All the players' progress was heading toward a positive direction.

Just when Lu Wu thought a steady progressive era came, a message posted in the players forum caught his eye.

A player posted a video showing a huge amount of black, octopus-like creatures raging in the Void Ocean, attacking players and other creatures the second they came into their line of sight.

To investigate what happened, Lu Wu used the artifact to move his vision to the Void Ocean. Then, he spotted the horrifying scene occurring up north.

Countless hideous monsters swarmed the waters as more black monsters surfaced. Their enormous population dyed the seawater black, making Lu Wu's head go numb.

Before this, Hu He discovered the Abyss Death Clan's existence when he was at the bottom of the ocean. Witnessing this sight, he knew that the Death Clan had come into being.

As to why the Death Clan would break the seal, Lu Wu suspected that this was all the Sea King's doing. After all, who else would dive several thousand leagues underwater to do such diabolical things?

Of course, Lu Wu automatically filtered the fact that one of his allies, Hu He, could actually do this evil thing.

After pinpointing the root cause, Lu Wu released another server announcement right away to alert the players.

[Server Announcement: There is a deathly natural disaster outbreak in the Void Ocean. Players, please exercise caution when sailing out to sea!]

After releasing the announcement, Lu Wu started to find a solution with Bei Li.

This danger might be hazardous, but it could also be an opportunity.

Now, the players were already lusting for level advancement. This crisis might be the key to boost all the players' levels.

Hence, Lu Wu and Bei Li began to prepare new downloadable content to help the players upgrade their strength for the crisis. They also hinted that cash-purchased weapons would help greatly in their fight.