Chapter 792: Chapter 792
The place he arrived was a city, all aspects of which existed to assist Professionals.
With just a few inquiries, Du You found what he was looking for. Teleportation points to different arenas, Professional Guilds, and so forth, were everywhere, not just restricted to a handful of locations.
Soon, Du You learned that the Arena World was very peculiar. In this world, the time that people could stay was extended dozens of times over. Of course, the lowest-ranked individuals who came to this world were at the third tier.
After all, it was only when advancing from the third tier to the fourth that one would trigger their own professional advancement scenario.
Du You visited the Professional Guild and first purchased a rulebook of the tournament. The matches here often required people to fight with each other, a form of plundering.
Most advancements required killing someone from the same profession, seizing what was useful for oneself from them, then transforming and solidifying these things to ultimately achieve one’s own advancement.
But what Du You did not expect was that duelling in the Arena World would not result in actual death.
This world was aided by the Law of Infinite Resurrection. As long as one died within the arena, they would be resurrected and then ejected. But this death was not without cost.
"Die too many times, and it wears away your potential, ultimately leading to the inability to advance your profession. In severe cases, there is even the risk of a downgrade in star level. It is generally understood that once you die a hundred times, there’s no hope for advancement, and death exceeding five hundred times leads to a drop in level. It may seem like a lot of deaths, but it’s definitely not as simple as it sounds. I’m afraid even a single death may have consequences."
"You’re right, so those who come here are primarily those who’ve lost confidence in their advancement task or those who are extremely confident." A bearded man nearby said to Du You.
Du You and his companions had a distinctly different aura about them, appearing energetic and not at all like people who had lost faith in themselves.
"If you don’t possess strength surpassing your own level, it’s best not to start your advancement task here. Even a single death here may greatly damage your state of mind. Don’t you know? People who leave the Arena World, if they’ve died more than ten times, have no hope of reaching the seventh tier for the rest of their lives. This is quite serious."
"Then why are there still so many people who want to come here?" Lin Yushi suddenly asked.
"Haha, that’s because these people have given up on ever reaching the seventh tier."
The man paused, then continued, "Most of the people who come here just want to muddle along, hoping to increase their rank. If it doesn’t work out and they fail, it doesn’t matter. They just don’t professionally advance and simply advance normally. Although there are no Semi-Professionals above the fourth tier, these people who didn’t professionally advance hold a status similar to Semi-Professionals."
Suddenly, he pointed to the distance and said, "In fact, many of those who come here are Semi-Professionals. As these Semi-Professionals strive to advance and become Professionals, attempting to advance their profession here is quite common. Of course, regular Professionals won’t be matched against them. The Arena World is also fair."
Du You nodded. After all, it was a competition, and without fairness, no one would bother participating. Of course, this fairness was only superficial and definitely not absolute.
"Hehe, if you don’t want to participate, there’s no rush to leave. Every match has betting, and with good luck, one can make a fortune. There are also many common competitions that one can participate in." Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝕟𝕖𝕥
The so-called common competitions were those that did not involve the tournament rules. Looking at this, the world seemed more like a massive combination of an entertainment venue and a casino.
Perhaps many people came to this world not for advancement but for leisure.
In the academy, arena tickets were hard to come by, but there should be other channels in the outside world, and certainly not a scarce amount. Otherwise, there would not be so many people wasting tickets for fun.
"No, I’ll participate and give it a try. After all, I had the rare opportunity to come here."
"Eh, I knew it. You people are too confident. Every year, many people like you end up regretting their decision. Even those who successfully advanced would discourage others from rashly entering."
Looking at Du You, the man seemed to see a young man about to ruin his future. There were too many like him. Wasn’t the scarcity of these tickets in the academy designed to protect these excellent students?
Truthfully, Du You was not worried. If under his own star conditions he couldn’t defeat others, then he would be a waste. If it really came to that, then exposing his other profession would not matter.
As long as he kept it well concealed, he believed that most people couldn’t easily discover his identity.
One could not risk stagnation because of a touch of danger. The other person left, while Du You continued to check various rules and different arenas.
"Found it. The hunting-style advancement allows for the acquisition of different enemies in different arenas by paying to summon them."
"Does such a rule exist? Is there anything suitable for us? Hurry up and look."
With great enthusiasm, the two sisters quickly found a suitable location. It was an area divided into small fragments. One could throw in Crystal Coins and summon the creature they needed from within.
"A third-tier demon, let’s see... that’s about ten Green Crystal Coins each. They won’t produce any items, they only serve the purpose of fulfilling the hunting requirement. Each of you just needs to prepare a thousand Green Crystal Coins."
Since these were not exclusive Crystal Coins, to Du You, it was like a drop in the ocean.
"Let’s hurry up and go. I will start my quest first. Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems." Du You urged the two sisters to leave after giving them some Crystal Coins and stopped paying attention to them.
This kind of hunting-oriented competition was actually the safest, as monsters did not have many special abilities. Even the third-tier demons here weren’t smart and didn’t get the chance to learn any heritage skills belonging to demons.
In fact, there were rarely any bets on this type of arena advancement, and if there were, they were not official.
What really worried Du You was his own situation. Du You gritted his teeth and opened his task. "Choose a different path for advancement: Dark Shaper. As for the direction of advancement, it’s best to continue to specialize in Dark Creatures," Du You quietly selected.