I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 551 - 301: High-order World · Adventure King World_2

Chapter 551: Chapter 301: High-order World · Adventure King World_2

The odd phenomena in this world were naturally not inherent, but rather shaped by the fallen deities.

Of course, from what he could remember, these deities were said to be dead, dead only in the sense that it was them, yet they became Saints walking among mortals, forming adventure teams to continuously explore, but Gu Shanhai was unclear about their purpose. Perhaps his past life might have known, but even if it did, it wouldn’t have mattered.

Because even after tens of thousands of years, this world hadn’t encountered any problems, which meant that the deities had not succeeded at all, and there was no need to worry about it at the current stage.

"This world is quite a popular one," Gu Shanhai thought. The reason for its popularity was that it produced everything, whether it was professions from the East or West, or equipment, skills, or even items, servants, and so on. Coupled with the abundance of monsters and quests, quite a few among the player community flocked to it.

Gu Shanhai, in his past life, had entered this world a few times, gathered some things, and then continued on with his cultivation of Martial Arts, mainly because at that time, no one had really understood the depth of this world and just used it as a transition.

"There are indeed quite a few Divine Artifacts, but they require first clearances to acquire."

"If there’s a chance, I can take one to study it."

If the Saints in the adventure world were still deities, Gu Shanhai would have been wary, but having fallen from their divine thrones to become Saints, even if they retained corresponding powers, it didn’t mean much to Gu Shanhai.

He had just returned from a world with power levels reaching as high as 3000. The power level of the adventure world was at most around 1000, and even that 1000 was an estimate based on the existence of deities. Without the deities, in only the age of Saints, this power level would be inflated, at most around 300.

"The top tier of players must have reached a maximum level of around 200," Gu Shanhai estimated after comparing it with other worlds, and indeed the highest players were around level 200.

However, the number of players that reached level 200 was quite few; having about one or two thousand was considered good, while the entire player population was roughly around thirty billion at this stage.

Only a small minority ever stood at the apex of the pyramid.

As for Gu Shanhai, he was currently around level 1500, so as long as no anomalies appeared or he encountered any "world secrets", everything was basically not an issue.

For instance, during The Sun Never Sets Dynasty’s High Magic Era as well as other existences like the old kings, if he didn’t meddle, the highest level of people wouldn’t go beyond level 30. Similarly, for the Dashu Dynasty, without meddling with the Martial Arts True Immortal, it would be a world where even middle-tier martial artists would struggle.

And so was the adventure world similar; if he didn’t touch upon the secrets of the deities, nothing within the power level of 300 would pose a threat to Gu Shanhai.

Yet if he really got involved with these secrets, he naturally made a conservative estimate of at least level 1000, and the possibility of an increase remained.

The world was never unchanging, just like the current Iron-Blood Utopia, which at the beginning was just a normal superpower world, but now its power level was high, likely around 500.

"I could take a trip there, but I need to prepare first," Gu Shanhai pondered. The adventure world mainly emphasized adventure, which didn’t suit his style much as he wasn’t fond of acting rashly.

"Definitely can’t mess with the deities, but the Divine Relics are different."

Gu Shanhai wasn’t foolish enough to cause trouble for himself unnecessarily; the dead matter of Divine Relics, on the other hand, was a good target.

Moreover, in the adventure world, the deities had already fallen, impossible to find unless resurrected, so he might as well start with the Divine Relics.

"But who was the main character of that world again?" Gu Shanhai flicked through his memories but did not discover anything related to the protagonist and then put it out of his mind.

It was normal not to have related information, as Gu Shanhai couldn’t possibly bring back so many memories; remembering even a bit about the adventure world settings was already quite good, and his previous life couldn’t have anticipated the direction of this life.

"If I enter this world, I need to prepare more consumables and standardized equipment to exchange with players."

The adventure world had been open for a while, so there were not only players settling in but also a large number of player forces established.

Thus, Gu Shanhai thought it was a good opportunity to take advantage.

Actually, Gu Shanhai didn’t like visiting high-tier worlds with many players, mainly because most of the players belonged to chaotic alignments, and even if they were chaotic good, it would still bring unnecessary variables.

Some powerful entities liked to use unpredictability as lubricant, but Gu Shanhai was different; he would rather stick to the plan rigidly to ensure its completion.

So naturally, he avoided contact with players whenever he could,

unless, like this time, he really ran into them.

"Speaking of which, this must be my first time entering a high-order world that’s quite popular."

When high-order worlds were first opened, the one he entered, Iron Blood Utopia World, was somewhat popular, but its popularity didn’t last long, so he met fewer people.

And now, in Adventurer King’s World, there were at least a million players, and that number was still growing.

Due to its comprehensive nature, it was easy to become a resource base for player organizations, but the current strength of the players wasn’t enough to monopolize the entire Adventurer King’s World.

Some powerful Saints had even built entire cities as logistical organizations to facilitate clearing levels.

Therefore, a million players in the whole Adventurer King’s World wasn’t actually a lot, and since they weren’t all from the same organization, they were even less noticeable when scattered.

"There should be something in Adventurer King’s World that can help Little White continue to grow," Gu Shanhai glanced at the huge elk, Little White, whose strength had ceased to develop for quite some time.

Mainly because there was nothing in Daoist Soldier World that could help train Little White; even mounts and Battle Beasts were just derivatives of Daoist Soldiers and not true beast-masters.

"Yo~" Little White expressed that those warhorses had it tough, they were about to be phased out and would only be found in zoos in the future.

With the advent of military technology, mounts and Battle Beasts had been gradually phased out. People now directly used tanks and planes, which were not only more formidable than warhorses but also got corresponding boosts, and even though the cost was higher, there was no worry about the attrition of warhorses.

"Living in a zoo isn’t so bad; at least you don’t have to worry about being shot by stray arrows or becoming a meal because there’s no food," Gu Shanhai responded.

Compared to life, many things were negotiable, of course, if you came up with something like "freedom is more valuable," Gu Shanhai wouldn’t refute, he would just respect your choice.

"Yo!" Little White seemed to think there was some truth in what Gu Shanhai said, then expressed that it also wanted to live in a zoo.

"..." Gu Shanhai was speechless; how could it think about slacking off at such a young age.

"For an elk like you, lazy, gluttonous, and always headbutting, no zoo would want you," Gu Shanhai bluntly PUA’d Little White, after all, it was just an elk.

"Yo?" Little White questioned, could that be true? It didn’t believe it.

Little White knew it was an elk, but not a brainless one. Over the years, it had come to understand quite a bit of worldly wisdom, so it didn’t accept Gu Shanhai’s PUA at all.

"Go on, get out of here. If you keep this up, I’ll make you move bricks," said Gu Shanhai maliciously.

How could it not believe him? As a paragon of virtue and chivalry, how could he possibly deceive anyone?

"Yo~" Little White showed its grave dissatisfaction, but it did not continue to bother Gu Shanhai.

Time flew, and three days later, Gu Shanhai had successfully made a batch of goods to trade for something else and then entered the Adventurer King’s World.

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[High-order World: Adventurer King’s World]

[Task: Complete an adventure land once]

"Damn, why does the back of my head hurt again? The last world didn’t have this kind of strength, why has it returned???"