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Chapter 418 - 418 382 The Terrifying D Level Promotion

Chapter 418: Chapter 382 The Terrifying D Level Promotion Mission_2 Chapter 418: Chapter 382 The Terrifying D Level Promotion Mission_2 “Because so far, there aren’t many who have just obtained the qualification, and that doesn’t include me, so I don’t have much information on hand…”

Looking at this information, Colin found it not difficult to understand why there was only a qualification after the promotion task.

From the information he had received, C Level was like a carrot for each hole.

To be promoted, not only did one need sufficient ability, but there also had to be an open position…

‘However, looking at this, not many people are clear, which means there really are people who know?’

Colin tried to inquire and quickly received a response.

“There are suspected cases of passing, but it’s just not very certain what the final situation was…”

Suspected cases of passing? Could this even be a suspicion? Colin was puzzled, but before he could ask, the other party continued:

“Currently, as long as the first phase of the D Level Promotion Mission is completed, it will unlock a large team instance mission called ‘Joyful Farmstead Seven Days Tour’, which is extremely difficult. Fifty people are required to enter at once, but luckily, there is no death. If you die, you simply exit…”

“The year before last, a group of people entered it and were about to clear the mission.”

“According to the last person who died and exited halfway, the ones still inside were basically assured to pass.”

“At that time, we thought that a group of people was finally going to clear the path to C Level, but we waited several days, even past the maximum mission time limit, and we still didn’t see anyone come out, and there’s still been no news even now…”

“It can be roughly determined that the people who continued inside in the end probably had one of two outcomes.”

“One possibility is that when the time came, they completed the mission and ‘ascended’ like in the novels, losing all communication with us from then on…”

“Another possibility is that when the time came, they completed the mission, but completing it didn’t mean clearing the instance, nor did it mean they could leave. Instead, for some reason, they might have been trapped inside the mission, unable to return, unable to respond…”

“If it’s the former case, then they are the ones who know about the situation after D Level.”

“If it’s the latter, then this mission might as well be considered an ‘Out-of-Control Copy’, except that without people delving deeper, its true nature wouldn’t be noticed…”

“Apart from these two, there are some other conjectures, but I personally feel they’re not very likely. If Brother Shunzi is curious, you could browse some posts by D Level promotion candidates…”

“However, no matter which conjecture it is, none are quite acceptable to everyone, which is also why D Level employees generally have a somewhat defeatist attitude.”

“As a result, no one has really attempted to clear this instance since then…”

“…”

Clearing or rather, suspected clearing, and then everyone disappears without a trace?

His gaze scanned line by line over the information, and Colin’s eyebrows furrowed.

As far as he knew…

After C Level, they shouldn’t disappear like in ‘ascension’, so it’s quite likely that something else happened at the end of the second phase of the task.

Especially with the name of that instance mission.

“‘Joyful Farmstead Seven Days Tour’? Just by hearing it, you know it’s not any serious mission…”

According to Colin’s knowledge of the company, the stranger the name of the mission, the more difficult it was.

However, having thought of something, he sent an inquiry: “For the second phase of the D Level instance mission type, is there only one?”

You should know, there were a dozen or so instance types for each level before…

“Not just one, but usually, it defaults to ‘Joyful Farmstead Seven Days Tour’; only occasionally does it select others, such as ‘Mirror Starry Sky World’, ‘Abnormal in the Night Primitive Forest’…”

“The difficulty of these missions is just as immense; usually, within a few minutes of entering, one by one, they are sent back by death, spending even less time than in the farmstead…”

“At least the farmstead had some hope of clearing. These others didn’t give any hope at all, feeling like they weren’t designed for us…”

“So we don’t have much information about them.”

…

Colin glanced at the names mentioned by the other, feeling that these two sounded much more normal and didn’t have that absurd, bizarre sense.

It’s like in a horror movie where suddenly a cartoon character like Peppa Pig pops up…

At that time, it’s really hard to say which one is more terrifying.

“Maybe the difficulty of these two other missions is the norm, but because we’re missing quite a few things, this group of employees lacks the strength of the previous one, giving them the feeling that the missions weren’t prepared for them…”

Colin mused, thinking that perhaps with “Item Liberation” plus the “Gene Compensation Panel” as well as other potential deficiencies made up, it might just be perfect…

The real problem still lay with the eerily named “Joyful Farmstead Seven-Day Tour”.

However, Colin didn’t dwell on it and asked for some more information about the farmstead mission.

Unfortunately, the response he got was quick; it seemed the mission had some sort of memory protection mechanism, as people who came out could only remember vague general impressions and couldn’t give detailed specifics.

Moreover, these impressions would become fuzzier with time.

“What a pity, looks like the cause will remain unclear…”

Colin rubbed his forehead.

Although there was a chance of being selected for a different copy, an unfounded intuition told him that the mission he would most likely end up with was the “Joyful Farmstead Seven-Day Tour”.

“Never mind, there’s still plenty of time, let’s take it one step at a time.”

Shaking his head, he heard the delivery call, stood up, and took the pig’s trotters and rice from the delivery person.

Then, he sat down to eat while contemplating his next move.

“Today’s the 22nd, the next entry into the Other World is on the 25th, three days away… The ‘Shield of Fairness and Justice’ has to be returned by then, if not, the ‘Bone Spur’ will have to be returned, but the Bone Spur is critical too, my second weapon…”

Colin swallowed a big mouthful of rice, feeling a bit melancholy; both items were very useful.

The Shield Emblem could avoid fatal damage and pluck the enemy general from an army…

As for the Bone Spur, well, it currently turned anyone it pricked into a soprano…

He wanted to keep them both.

“No, I have to think of a way to earn some Points and negotiate with him properly.”

Colin remembered from their last interaction that the “Light Chaser”, apart from being slightly greedy, was quite decent, and most importantly, the other party was somewhat poor at negotiating.

Coupled with his comparatively kind nature, he was practically an ideal negotiation partner.

Maybe there was also a chance to extend the contract…

Of course, all this was predicated on him having Points in hand.

After some thought, just as he was about to volunteer for a mission, he had a sudden epiphany and noticed that the “Large Parchment” and the “Small Parchment” each had a mission offer.

On the Large Parchment, a message surfaced.

[Detected that your combat experience in the “Nightmare Origin of the Dying Ancient God” meets the requirements for creating a “Copy”.]

[Would you like to submit information from the “Nightmare Origin of the Dying Ancient God” to create an “Employee Trial Copy”?]

[Note: After the creation of the “Copy”, all employees can participate in the trial by paying a certain number of Points. Bonfire Company will split the earnings from the copy in a 70:30 ratio with the provider.]

[Remark: The “Copy” will remove the provider’s information, ensuring personal privacy and avoiding unnecessary issues.]

“Whoops… the employees are in for a treat.”

Seeing this mission prompt, Colin couldn’t help but reveal a cruel smile on his lips.

Now, all company employees would have the chance to experience the horror of the Ancient God’s nightmare, to witness the prowess of the C Level elder brother, and to feel the impact of those iron fists…

‘To be honest, even if it doesn’t make me any money, just to enhance the employees’ combat abilities, I ought to turn it into a mission…’

Without much hesitation and abiding by his sense of responsibility, Colin confirmed the submission of his copy experience.

Soon after, a familiar eye pattern emerged from the parchment, looked at him for a moment, and then quickly vanished, and along with its disappearance, the submission of the mission copy was completed.

“Heh, I hope everyone can learn something useful from it…”

Colin chuckled and then opened the “Small Parchment”.

At this moment, there was a new immediate task on it…

The requirements for the task weren’t too difficult.

“The distance doesn’t seem too far, just somewhere a couple hundred kilometers away. Destroy the ritual held by Cultists of the ‘Starry Sky’ belief tomorrow night, and collect the items used in the ritual. The reward is barely adequate…”

Colin glanced over it, somewhat disdainfully, but chose to accept it regardless.

After all, if these people dared to conduct a cult ritual not even two hundred kilometers from his doorstep tomorrow, he didn’t even want to think about what they might do the day after…

A heavy-handed approach was a must!