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Chapter 4130 Challenge Options
Chapter 4130 Challenge Options
"If we don't need to care about the illusion, then why did you suddenly bring it up again?"
Gray Porcelain tilted her head, asking with some curiosity.
Just as Angel was about to answer, the rabbit girl next to him muttered, "Are you stupid? If there's a dream version, then there must be a non-dream version too."
"The non-Dream version?" Gray Porcelain was taken aback.
“Yes.” The rabbit girl nodded. “And the non-dream version made me realize something…”
They had previously discussed an issue where the text message explicitly stated that only a "perfect completion" could completely end a level.
But what exactly constitutes a "perfect playthrough"?
Doesn't this level only have one objective: to hunt Nereids?
What's perfect or imperfect about hunting monsters? As long as you succeed, isn't that enough?
At first, she wondered if the so-called "perfect" completion meant hunting Nereid "without taking damage".
But later, she felt something was wrong.
Nereid is a "mechanical monster" whose skills can instantly kill you.
In other words, you either follow the mechanics and clear it without taking damage, or you'll be instantly killed and fail.
Therefore, there is no other option.
In this scenario, clearing Nereid would automatically result in a no-damage clear. If that's the case, then why differentiate between perfect and imperfect clears?
This problem remained unresolved until they entered the sand table wonderland.
It was only at this point that Angell mentioned the existence of the "Dream Version," which suddenly made the rabbit girl think of a possibility:
—Does the so-called perfect clear mean clearing Nereid in the non-Dream version of the game?
The rabbit girl spoke her mind.
Gray Porcelain thought about it carefully and felt that it was somewhat possible, but it was also just a guess. Moreover... "If a perfect clear requires going to the non-Dream version of the levels, then how can we get to the non-Dream version of Nereid?"
The rabbit girl shrugged; she didn't know either, she was just offering her own idea.
Angel then spoke up, "Perhaps there really is a 'non-dream version' of Nereid, but we don't need to think about that now. Let's just focus on doing what's right now."
"Maybe after we complete the 'Dream Version' of Nereid, we'll be able to go to the non-Dream Version."
Gray Porcelain muttered under his breath, "If that's the case, then we'll have to clear Nereid twice. What's the point of that?"
Angel gently tapped Gray Porcelain's head: "Don't keep thinking about meaning or meaninglessness, or you'll fall into nihilism. Besides, I was just saying it casually. You'll only know the truth once you put it into practice."
"In short, let's focus on clearing the Dream version first, and put all other issues aside."
The rabbit girl and the gray porcelain girl exchanged a glance, then nodded slightly to Angel: "Okay."
……
"Our first step now is to find a sufficient amount of elemental gems."
"With the Kerye mining shovel, mining is very easy for us."
Just as Angell finished speaking, Gray Porcelain raised her hand quietly: "But there's no map..."
“It’s alright without a map,” Angel said calmly. “I know some methods for prospecting for minerals. Although it’s definitely slower than using a map, it will do.”
"A method for finding minerals?" Gray Porcelain looked at Angell in disbelief.
Angel coughed lightly: "As an alchemist, it is perfectly reasonable to search for mineral deposits and collect mineral materials in the wild."
Is it reasonable? It seems somewhat reasonable.
Something about the gray porcelain felt off, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it, so I simply put my mind to it and stopped thinking about it.
As long as there is a solution, the process is not important.
The rabbit girl, however, guessed that Angel must have used his powers, but she didn't point it out.
"Grab your shovels and let's go into the mine."
Leaving the abandoned settlement, they descended into a dark mine shaft that resembled the mouth of an abyss.
From the outside, the mine appears pitch black, eerie, and terrifying.
But once you actually go down into the mine, you'll find that you only need to walk a few dozen meters forward and make a turn to enter a well-lit mine tunnel.
The light comes from the fluorite on the two walls.
Most of these glowing fluorite stones were likely placed there intentionally by miners to provide illumination.
However, a small portion of the fluorite was directly embedded in the pitted walls on both sides of the mine tunnel, indicating that the fluorite was originally a product of this mine.
"Fluorite is a by-product of various energy mineral deposits. The main reason is that the enrichment of elements causes ordinary stones to undergo some 'firefly-like' changes when soaked in energy."
"Moreover, generally speaking, there is a high probability that there are energy minerals near where fluorite is found."
As Angel spoke, he pointed to the pitted walls on both sides of the mine tunnel: "That's why the areas where fluorite is embedded have all been dug up by miners. Obviously, those miners also used this method to search for elemental gems."
Gray Porcelain's eyes lit up: "Shall we dig here too?"
Angel shook his head: "Even if there were elemental gems here, they would have been mined away by those miners."
"Moreover, there is basically no fluorite near truly good elemental gem deposits, because the concentrated energy is absorbed by the elemental gem itself and cannot possibly be lost to the surrounding rocks."
So even if there are some remaining elemental gems here, they are only scattered and not nearly enough.
Hearing this, Gray Porcelain nodded thoughtfully.
Although it is still unknown whether Ingres's "method of mineral exploration" is useful, it seems that Ingres has a very good system of theories on mineral exploration.
At this moment, Gray Porcelain's trust in Angell increased even more.
Angor was unaware of Gray Porcelain's thoughts, and his earlier remarks about mineral exploration were not fabricated. As an alchemist, he did indeed have some methods for identifying minerals in mines, but to directly "search for minerals" was somewhat beyond Angor's knowledge.
But with some knowledge of mineral deposits, it's not a problem to put on a show.
"Although this side road has more fluorite inclusions, as I just said, there is basically no fluorite near high-quality elemental gem deposits. Therefore, we should choose the road with fewer fluorite inclusions."
"Why not choose the middle path since there's no glowstone light at all?"
"The previous miners didn't install fluorite along this road, so do you think there's any mineral deposit in it?"
They continued on their way while recounting their story.
Soon after, after navigating several winding roads, Angell and his companions arrived at a rather deep pit.
The pit is about five meters long and wide, and there is some fluorite around it, but not much.
The excavation of the pit stopped after about twenty meters, obviously because the previous miners had not found anything there and decided to give up.
However, Angor had previously discovered through God's-eye view in the real miniature garden that if this mine were dug down another twenty meters, an elemental mineral deposit hidden under layers of rock would be revealed.
Furthermore, the production of elemental gems at this location is not low.
If the miner who started digging here hadn't given up, he would have made a huge fortune. But unfortunately, he gave up halfway through.
After Angel pointed out the mining site, Gray Porcelain volunteered, "Leave the mining to me! I'll go down and dig!"
With the shovel, mining is effortless, so Gray Porcelain doesn't mind doing this hard work.
After hanging the rope ladder, Gray Porcelain climbed down the narrow pit opening.
Angell and the rabbit girl remained on top, awaiting the results of the excavation of the gray porcelain.
While waiting, Angel gave the rabbit girl a look, and she immediately understood. The two then walked into the shadows.
In the shadows, Angell told the rabbit girl what he saw from God's perspective.
He also showed her the image of the sleeping half-blood demon.
The rabbit girl was also in a daze for a while after hearing this.
She had initially thought that the "dream" Angell spoke of was a vast, illusory world. It turned out, however, was indeed just a "dream," and all the challengers were slumbering within it.
After her initial shock, she began to identify the half-blood demon.
After a moment, she shook her head: "I've never seen him. He wasn't created by the original body."
Angor originally thought that the half-blood demon, like Shi Zhen, was also someone the Fairy Realm's power had exploited from memories. In that case, they would have the advantage of being prophets, able to understand the other party's personality and preferences, and thus project a state that would gain the other party's approval in advance.
But now it seems that is not the case.
After that, whenever I met him, I could only try to win him over with my "personal charm".
Time passes slowly.
The rabbit girl's thoughts were still immersed in the realistic miniature garden and the dark bubbles. Just then, cheers and shouts came from below the pit.
Gray porcelain successfully unearthed an elemental mineral deposit!
Both Angell and the rabbit girl remained calm in the face of this.
Since this place simulates everything in a real miniature garden, the locations of the mineral deposits must be exactly the same.
"I found a mining shovel before, which added 1% to the completion rate. Now that I've found an elemental ore deposit, the completion rate should increase as well, right?" With this thought in mind, Angor looked at the text bar.
Current completion rate: 1%
Angell: "???"
As Angor was wondering, Gray Porcelain's voice came from below: "The challenge option has been triggered! The guild leader needs to make the choice!"
Angell and the rabbit girl exchanged a glance, and without saying a word, they both went down into the mine.
At Gray Porcelain's direction, they looked at the corner of the elemental mineral deposit that emitted an earthy yellow light, and a new line of text slowly appeared in the text box.
"You have discovered the key item: Elemental Gem"
"You have triggered the challenge option."
"1. Standard option, no limit on the number of elemental gems. (Must be mined by yourself)"
"2. Challenge Options: You can carry a maximum of 5 elemental gems for each element, with a maximum limit of 25. (These gems will be automatically distributed upon discovery of the corresponding mineral deposit.)"
"Note that after completing the three challenge options, you will enter the perfect completion challenge."
"Note that when this option is triggered by the team, only the team leader can make the selection."
Angell was not the leader, so he could only see two options, but the text was grayed out and he could not choose.
The only one who can make a choice is the rabbit girl.
Meanwhile, the rabbit girl had finished looking at the challenge options, and her expression was a little strange. Before, she had been thinking about what exactly constituted a perfect pass.
Unexpectedly, the challenge option was triggered without warning.
"So, to enter the perfect completion mode, you need to complete three challenge options."
"And the perfect completion challenge will most likely be to challenge it in a real sandbox."
Angor was also somewhat emotional at this moment. He thought that as long as he cleared the Dream version of Nereid, he would automatically enter the Real Garden. But now it seemed that simply clearing the Dream version of Nereid was not enough; he also needed to complete three challenge options.
In other words, if the bunny girl chooses "1. Normal Option" at this point, they will completely say goodbye to the perfect completion mode.
It's probably impossible to enter a real sandbox now.
Therefore, after reaching this conclusion, the rabbit girl almost immediately wanted to choose option 2.
But in the end, she didn't make a rash choice. Instead, she looked at Angell and Gray Porcelain, wanting to hear their opinions.
"If we have a perfect clear, we'll definitely choose the perfect clear, but..." Gray Porcelain: "With only 25 elemental gems, can we really challenge Nereid?"
Nereid is an elemental rainbow dragon, after all. Can 25 elemental gems really kill a dragon?
Keep in mind that even a wizard apprentice with a little practical experience might not be able to kill it with 25 elemental gems, let alone Nereid, which is a powerful elemental rainbow dragon.
This is a point of great concern for gray porcelain.
"Moreover, the first challenge is already incredibly difficult. To enter the perfect completion mode, you must complete two more challenges."
There was some worry in Gray Porcelain's eyes. The challenge mode was too difficult. Did they really want to take on the challenge?
The rabbit girl wasn't surprised by Gray Porcelain's reaction. Caution and timidity were inherent to Gray Porcelain's personality.
Moreover, the claim about gray porcelain is not without merit.
25 elemental gems are too few; it seems a bit unreliable to use them to hunt Nereids.
The rabbit girl looked at Angell, wanting to hear his opinion.
Angell's attitude was very straightforward: "If there's a challenge, I'll definitely choose the challenge."
"25 elemental gems may be few, but they are not unusable."
Since the powers of the fairy realm have presented such a challenge, it means that there must be a possibility of overcoming this challenge.
However, Angor currently does not know what the normal challenge method for Nereid is.
He doesn't plan to take the conventional route either.
He still planned to use elemental gems to set up a magic array in order to pass this level.
Although 25 elemental gems are few, with a little effort, it's still possible to set up a few simplified elemental magic arrays.
Therefore, Angell naturally recommends choosing option 2.
Emboldened by Angell's support, the rabbit girl didn't hesitate any longer and made her choice directly: "Choose 2!"
After she made her choice, a message appeared in everyone's text box.
"The team 'Rabbit Hole' has entered challenge mode. Complete the following three challenges to enter perfect completion mode."
Challenge 1: You can carry a maximum of 5 elemental gems for each element, with a maximum limit of 25.
Challenge 2: Successfully hunt Nereid in normal mode and have all members survive.
Challenge 3: Pass Montedan's test. (This challenge will only unlock after completing the other two challenges.)
Current challenge progress: 1/3
As the bunny girl made her choice, all the entries for the three challenges were revealed.
Angell glanced at it and found that, apart from the third one being unknown, the other two were generally acceptable.
As long as he successfully sets up the elemental magic array, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the entire team should have no problem clearing Nereid.
The third item, "Montedan's Trial," will only appear after you have completed the first two, so you can ignore it for now.
But Angor guessed that this "Montedan" was most likely the half-blood demon NPC.