Chapter 20: Getting an Achievement
Chapter 20: Getting an Achievement
Before long, the dungeon was cleared. After collecting his loot, Zhou Nan opened the treasure chest and gained 36 gold coins, 52 experience points, an unidentified white card, a Heroic Village Guard card, and some low-level materials.
By combining the Hero Village Guard Card and the Wilderness Black Bear Card, Zhou Nan obtained the fourth Hero Black Card, named [Hero Peggy].
The unidentified white card was identified, and this time a two-star white card, [Sabertooth Tiger Tiger], was obtained.
"The Heroic Bear Squad has gained another member. This two-star Saber-toothed Tiger is quite usable. Let's find a team this time and try to get some hidden achievements!"
Zhou Nan was full of fighting spirit, planning to complete the hidden achievement "[Fishman 666]". While choosing a room, he received a friend message from "[I'm Not a Hero]": "Regular Casanare N4, wanna join?"
Zhou Nan: "N3 isn't open yet!"
I'm not a hero: "You haven't even played N3 yet? How about I teach you? How about we play a regular N2 game?"
Zhou Nan: "Do you have time?"
I'm Not a Hero: "We're pretty free right now. Thor and Thunder Strike went to the arena. They've been enjoying a new fun mode called 'Unlimited Firepower' lately."
Zhou Nan: "Unlimited Firepower? I've never heard of that. Is it a new gameplay mode? What are the rules?"
I'm not a hero: "It's about using cards without consuming mana or having a cooldown, and being able to summon new creatures immediately after they die. It's about fighting in large groups, with one person leading a bunch of summoned creatures, mindlessly attacking each other, which is incredibly boring."
Zhou Nan: "Wow, that sounds interesting."
He had a sudden inspiration and wondered what would happen if he brought the Cannon Master into the Infinite Firepower Arena? Wouldn't he have an unlimited supply of Murloc cannonballs to fire at? Wouldn't star-leveling be incredibly easy? He definitely had to try it out later.
I'm not a hero: "Do you still want me to carry you through the regular N2?"
After a moment's thought, Zhou Nan realized that he had been planning to get the "Fishman 666" achievement anyway. He didn't care about the N1 or N2 difficulty of "Guardian of Kasanaar". If he went to farm the N2 difficulty, he could unlock the N3 difficulty after clearing it, and the rewards from the clear chest would be more generous, which was obviously more worthwhile.
However, he didn't want to owe anyone a favor for no reason, nor did he need to. He decided to find a random group to hang out with for comfort and peace, so he said, "No need, I'll just play around by myself."
"I rarely bring people along, and you're refusing... Fine then, how about we run the hidden mode together tomorrow?"
"That works!"
"See you tomorrow then..."
After ending the call with "I'm Not a Hero", Zhou Nan quickly entered a game room.
Its name: "N2, Monster Stealing Strategy, Veterans Needed!"
"What kind of strategy is the 'monster-stealing' build?"
Zhou Nan said something out of curiosity.
This room is already three-in-one. After Zhou Nan entered, he found that the room owner's nickname was "The Strongest Scoundrel", level 6, and 12 times cleared the game!
The second player, nicknamed "Dali Let Me Create a Miracle," is level 6 and has completed the game 11 times.
The third player is nicknamed "Valkyrie Lin Yun", level 5, with 9 playthroughs.
[The Strongest Scoundrel] said, "Is the fourth floor okay? I'm only level 3."
[Dali Let Me Create a Miracle] said, "I reckon it's not quite right, let's find a more reliable one."
Her voice was clear and bright; she was actually a female gamer.
Without saying anything else, Zhou Nan posted the [N1 Guardian Casanar Clearance Certificate].
[The Ultimate Slacker]: "Soloing N1? That should be alright! Only a pro can solo it."
【Dali Makes Me a Miracle】: "That's not necessarily true. N1 is easy after all. We haven't tried it, but I guess if we really wanted to solo it, we could clear it. Let's show off our cards on the fourth floor."
Zhou Nan then posted the stats of [Sabertooth Tiger Tiger] and [Heroic Bear Peggy], saying, "I can do manual labor, I'm an expert in logging, and I can handle gathering tasks too. You won't regret taking me along!"
[The Ultimate Scoundrel] said, "Hey, a black card! Got it, got it! Click 'Ready,' let's go!"
Five seconds later, Zhou Nan was teleported to the instance space. Standing in front of him was a burly man, about 1.9 meters tall, with a more robust build than the one with the "Behold My Thunder Strike" skill, and a stubble on his face.
"Hello, I am the Valkyrie Lin Yun. Nice to meet you!"
The player smiled at Zhou Nan, extended his palm, and gestured to shake hands with Zhou Nan.
"Valkyrie Lin Yun...disrespect, disrespect!"
Zhou Nan thought to himself, "This guy has a great nickname. It's making me mentally calculate the area of my psychological trauma."
The player with the username "[Great Strength Makes Me a Miracle]" was quite tall. She had a cold expression and casually glanced at Zhou Nan. Zhou Nan vaguely felt that there was a hint of provocation in her gaze.
【The Strongest Scoundrel】is a rather handsome male player who looks very young, with a bit of a pretty boy vibe. He said, "Alright, both Dali Girl and I are thugs, the super violent kind. How are you guys planning to play... Hey, what's up with this guy? Why is he accompanied by a puppy?"
He looked down at Zhou Nan's feet, and the other two then noticed a little puppy circling around Zhou Nan.
Zhou Nan said, "It's just a small pet, not worth mentioning."
"All that fancy stuff, dungeons aren't a place to walk your dog."
"What's the point of having such a small summoned beast? Can it even tank or fight?" said Dali.
"Young lady, you don't understand. This is called 'following your pet,' isn't it, Black Card Emperor?"
As Valkyrie Lin Yun spoke, she bent down, wanting to tease the little dog Dodge.
The puppy Dodge ignored him and just lingered at Zhou Nan's feet.
[Dali made me do a miracle] then said, "Alright, don't waste any more time. Hunzi and I will go to the monster spawn points on the east and west sides to block the monsters. We'll come back after we finish the first two waves. The brick-moving task is yours. I hope you can complete it."
Zhou Nan said, "It's not a big problem."
Valkyrie Lin Yun nodded and said, "Okay!"
"Then let's act immediately!"
【Powerful Force Makes Me a Miracle】 She felt very good about herself, just like a commander. It was obvious that she knew the strongest scoundrel. The two of them went their separate ways, one to the east and one to the west.
Zhou Nan wasted no time. He released George the Hero and Peggy, and then said to Valkyrie Lin Yun, "Be careful. I'll go do a logging mission first and bring over the two village guards. You can carry the bricks for now."
Valkyrie Lin Yun sized up the two heroic bears. He was quite easy to talk to, saying, "Sure... but on N2 difficulty, you need to move 400 bricks. Even with these two heroic bears helping, it might still take 20 minutes!"
"No problem, it's perfectly safe!"
Zhou Nan smiled and activated the logging mission. He then went to the Wild Monster Forest, released Panda and Tiger the Saber-toothed Tiger, and had them fight off mutated murlocs and swamp slimes. He then released Solo the Bear, Buu, and George, and led them to log and clear the way.
The logging task only requires 200 wood points. If one person does this task, it will take 20 minutes just to log. Zhou Nan, with two Heroic Bears as helpers, completed it in less than seven minutes. He returned to the village, found Krul to complete the task, and then quickly ran to the south of the village to trigger a dialogue with the village guards Martin and Marco.
When the two village guards returned to the village square and climbed the watchtower, [Valkyrie Lin Yun] hadn't finished moving the bricks yet.
He exclaimed in surprise, "Black Card Emperor, you're incredibly fast at logging! I've never seen anyone so efficient."
Zhou Nan said, "I'm actually just a slacker!"
"No, you're definitely more reliable than that scoundrel and that strong girl. Now that we have these two village guards to help with defense, passing the level is a sure thing."
As she spoke, [Valkyrie Lin Yun] threw out her card, and with a bang, the card transformed into a [Cow Warrior].
The "Cow Warrior" looks rather comical, resembling a large cow standing upright. Its appearance is slightly cartoonish, with black and white markings on its body, and it carries a long-handled wooden hammer.
"Wow, Cow Warrior, that's a good card. I remember it being a mage tank."
Zhou Nan said that he had seen the [Cow Warrior] before and knew that it was a one-star green card summon beast that attacked with a long-handled wooden hammer. It had a passive skill called [Charge Light], which, once triggered, could deal magic damage to the target with double the attack power and also restore an equal amount of health to itself.
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