At 0:00 on April 1st, the official version of "Global Mining" officially launched worldwide.
The content of the game update has been announced, the first phase of real estate in the Five Major Cities is open, players can buy houses and resell them through NPC intermediaries. Houses can grant players attribute bonuses, especially physical strength bonuses, and can also keep pets to maintain NPC teams for property safety. The more luxurious the house, the greater the bonuses. The first hundred players to buy a house will receive additional rewards.
Those players who idle for dozens of coins a day shouldn't even think about it. But there will always be someone who can't help but think, the money earned will eventually be spent back.
Originally, Chun wouldn't have been interested in this real estate matter. But with Sherry in the picture, Chun suddenly had an idea, could he buy a house for her to live in? This way, the relationship would be even more stable...
Amidst cheers of countdown in the internet cafes worldwide, Chun eagerly started the game, filled with excitement.
The introductory cutscene has also been updated: On majestic towering mountains, countless human miners densely packed are digging ore, trucks of ore traverse through the mountains like a giant dragon. On another mountain peak, hundreds of mages trigger explosive magic, with golden light piercing through the dust, cheers erupt across the mountains, and then the roar of a dragon echoes through the heavens and earth, a giant dragon swoops down with flames rushing forward...
The flame scene transitions to the Abyss Molten Lava Pool, countless little demon miners are digging abyss gemstones filled with magical luster... then cuts to the undersea, where countless fishman miners are mining sea jade... finally the scene transitions to a void asteroid belt resembling outer space...
——System prompt: Welcome to the Golden Continent, please choose the city-state you wish to serve. Each city-state is named after its related resource distribution. You can currently choose Black Iron Pioneer City, Refined Copper Vanguard City, Silver Glory City, Gem Starlight City, Oak Gentle Breeze City. When your fame and wealth are high enough, you can immigrate to the powerful Golden Empire...
Players initially have five main cities, representing Warrior, Mechanician, Paladin, Mage, and Physician as the five mainstream combat profession directions.
Chun's beta test city is Black Iron City, specializing in Warrior, but what really attracts players are the low prices.
In short, skip the cutscene and log into the game!
Chun appears in the city square, which is still packed with players.
——System prompt: It is now April 1st, 12:00 noon in Golden Continent time, with game time and real time corresponding 1:1, please arrange your work and gaming time reasonably.
——System prompt: You are serving at Black Iron Pioneer City, your status is a civilian, level 1, you have received the "Newcomer's Three-Day Big Discount Blessing", with free lodging and meals provided for 3 days, major achievements will earn additional rewards, and after three days a corresponding reward will be given based on the newcomer's comprehensive performance. You can now go to the Mining Guild to dig for your first bucket of gold or join the Warrior Guild for employment. Wishing you success in life!
——System prompt: Congratulations! You have triggered the "Cleaner Fish" profession quest, please go to the Harbor Night Rose Bar to find Vivian for job arrangement. The hidden profession is a part-time profession and does not affect warrior employment.
There it is! Starting with a hidden profession, this is bound to take off!
Chun habitually opens the attribute panel:
Level: 1. An unoccupied newbie gains +1 Attack, +1 Life, +1 Carrying Capacity, +1 Physical Strength with each level up.
Reputation: 0
Attack: 10
Defense: 0 (Damage = Attack - Defense. When Defense is greater than Attack, damage is immune but slight physical strength is consumed.)
Attack Speed: 10
Movement Speed: 10 (Current maximum speed. Player's speed remains at maximum, physical strength consumption increases accordingly.)
Life: 100
Carrying Capacity: 100 (Equivalent to Strength, affects pushing, pulling, lifting effects, etc. The more items the player carries, the more physical strength consumed, with movement speed decreasing. Reaching the carrying capacity limit renders movement impossible.)
Physical Strength: 100 (The higher the physical strength upper limit, the faster the recovery speed.)
Hunger: 0 (When hunger reaches 50, all attributes decrease, reaching 100 results in death.)
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At the newbie stage, there are just these few simple attributes, and attack-defense calculations are very straightforward, highlighting the transcendent status of heavy armor in the cold weapon era. Meanwhile, each defensive part is calculated separately to pursue realism. The main reason is to save the game's computing power, so more can be invested in artificial intelligence computations.
Carrying capacity, physical strength, and hunger are the three major uncomfortable attributes kneeling before reality, making earning mining money not so easy. Carrying capacity is equivalent to strength but not equal to attack. Like a hornet with terrifying attack, but strength equal to nothing...
Just at this time, the city channel is filled with curses.
Needless to say, the city raiding war has begun, but many key figures in the large internet cafes in the China District cannot get online, as can be imagined.
Chun still prefers visiting Sherry at the flower shop along the way, but she's not there. It's not surprising, she's on night shift.
Then Chun goes to the bar, and the dancing girl lazily tosses Chun a token: "Go to Dock 4 at the shipyard to find the old drunkard, follow his arrangements and start as a handyman without making mistakes, understand?"
Alright, so she was thought to be a transfer mentor, but it turns out she's just an intermediary — an intermediary?
Chun immediately realizes, this kind of profession offers more flexibility and freedom, and their relationship changed after the duel, he should try the previously failed strategy again!
Chun first confirms: "Miss Vivian, does the old drunkard like to drink?"
The dancing girl exclaims: "Which sailor doesn't love to drink?"
Chun feels a bit nervous: "Isn't it rude to go empty-handed as a newbie? Could I humbly request Miss Vivian lend me a bottle of good wine as a meeting gift for him?"