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Chapter 217 - 187 Global Public Testing and Version Update_1

Chapter 217: Chapter 187 Global Public Testing and Version Update_1

At this time, several animals in the realm had already been attracted by the aura of the Tree of Life and came to observe it with curiosity by the gigantic tree.

The Mandrake picked up a leaf from the ground and tried to chew on it, its eyes lit up quickly.

While Mu You in the distance turned his head away, it hurriedly grabbed a handful of leaves from the ground and ran off, burying the leaves in a hole in a corner.

On the other side in the creek, a merfolk surfaced quietly, curious about the Mandrake’s act of stashing food. It picked up a leaf that floated ashore and tasted it.

Immediately, its face puckered up due to the bitter taste.

However, seeing the unicorn munching on leaves nearby as if eating chips, the merfolk persisted and took a few more bites. Although still bitter, it managed to taste the sweetness and vitality in the leaves, making it easier to swallow.

Mu You fetched a bamboo basket and together with Little Ya and Lin Xue, collected all the fallen leaves and the remaining leaves on the tree.

In the end, they filled five large baskets with leaves.

Mu You tallied up roughly during the process, in total, there were 4650 leaves, including 4014 low-quality leaves, 550 regular leaves, and only 86 fine leaves.

These leaves infused with vitality would not decay over time and were easy to preserve.

Mu You collected all of them right away. Using them as snacks would be a bit wasteful. With just a few thousand leaves produced each day, they would quickly run out. So, it was better to store them first and see if a better feed formula could be found later on.

After cleaning up, the location was left with only one giant bare tree.

[Tree of Life: This divine wood contains rich vitality and can automatically self-recover over time when damaged.]

Wood with self-repairing abilities! This was one of the most practical attributes for shipbuilding.

Mu You examined the bare tree carefully. He planned to use the nearly 120-meter-long trunk as a keel, and the other branches could be used for other miscellaneous ship materials.

However, unsure about how best to partition the large tree, he decided to leave it as is, taking the tree back into the game inventory and transported to Shipwreck Bay via the teleportation array, leaving the Tree of Life there for the Pirate Ghosts to deal with.

[You have given the Tree of Life to the ghost shipbuilder, who immediately began repairing the ship with the help of the pirate skeletons.]

[The Ghost Ship is under repair and is expected to be completed in 72 hours...]

hours, that is a full three days...

But considering the size of the Ghost Ship, to be able to repair it in three days was already quite efficient.

These Pirate Ghosts have been trapped in the deep sea for seven hundred years and looked forward to sailing the Ghost Ship again. Of course, they won’t slack off with the repair work.

In the game inventory, once the Tree of Life disappeared, the space became nearly empty. Only the Knowledge Ancient Tree stood alone in the distant corner.

Mu You replanted this tree a few days ago and, after daily watering and fertilizing, it finally sprung back to life and established its roots, becoming a new nest for the Fwooper.

Of course, it just rooted as a regular plant. To resurrect as a Tree-man, it had to fuse with a Little Sprite.

Getting a Little Sprite was rather troublesome. Unlike the Tree of Life, which could be cultivated from a bud or seed, a Little Sprite was a living creature that Mu You had to bring back from behind the door himself.

The trickiest part was finding a source. After all, it wasn’t just about stealing a sprite, but having one willing to fuse with the ancient tree...

Shaking his head, Mu You exited the realm and returned to his bedroom, where he suddenly heard a faint noise.

The noise came from the ceiling. With a hunch, Mu You quickly climbed onto the roof to check the Little Spider’s nest.

At this moment, a pink egg in the cocoon-like spider nest was trembling incessantly.

The Little Spider had fallen into a deep sleep after devouring too many Magical Beasts while defending against the merfolk. Its entire body was then enveloped in a crystalline substance, regressing to its egg state afterwards.

Mu You had speculated then that this was a sign of the Little Spider about to evolve.

Sure enough, after a day, the egg appeared to have grown, with cracks appearing at the top, seemingly on the verge of hatching.

Mu You carefully took the egg out. It was significantly larger than the day before, almost the size of an ostrich egg, and almost too big for his hands.

The spider egg shuddered more intensely in Mu You’s hands, seemingly anxious.

Mu You channeled some magic power into it and, perhaps sensing its master’s aura, the spider egg finally calmed down, starting to forcefully attack the top of the shell.

About half a minute later, finally, with a crack, the top of the eggshell was punctured, revealing a tiny hole. Two spider legs stretched out from the hole, followed by a round, rolling spider head.

Once the head was out, the little spider began to gnaw at the shell, increasing the size of the hole bit by bit. Finally, its whole body crawled out.

The little spider was now the size of Mu You’s palm, and some spike-like protrusions had grown on the back of its shell. Its carapace was visibly sturdier and in its mouth was a row of sharp fangs, which rapidly devoured the remaining eggshell.

Apart from that, the most noticeable change was its eight spider legs, which had grown significantly longer.

Cola, who was watching from the side during the evolution, skulked away disheartened. It seemed like it was no longer able to enjoy its size advantage. Life was becoming harder for it.

The little spider, chirping non-stop in Mu You’s hand, seemed to want to continue rolling around in his palm. However, it had grown too large and couldn’t roll anymore. It had to climb up and down Mu You’s arm. Afterward, it hopped down to the floor and scurried around the room animatedly.

It was clear that there was something different about its hops. The little spider’s eight legs had become very powerful, supporting it with high-speed consecutive jumps like a spring, and they were exceptionally agile and accurate. It zipped around the room like a bullet, creating only a phantom of itself with its speed, yet it didn’t damage anything in the room.

"Come, come to me. Let me see."

Mu You reached out his hand and in the next second, the obedient little spider appeared in his palm.

The attributes of the little spider also emerged in the Omniscient Crystal.

[Hopping Demon Spider: The gluttonous demon spider evolved with super enhanced jumping ability and agility. Current level: 8, attack power: 70-100, HP: 8000, Magic Power: 1200, Abilities: Spider Web, Deadly Bite, Devour, Hopping Rush.]

It had indeed mutated!

The gluttonous demon spider evolved into the ’Hopping Demon Spider’ with a specially enhanced jumping ability. All its attributes improved across the board; a new ability, ’Hopping Rush’, was added, and an old ability evolved from ’Toxic Bite’ to ’Deadly Bite’.

[Hopping Rush: Charge up in a certain direction and propel towards it, relying on the spikes on the back to kill enemies. Inflicts 0-500 points of physical damage, and stuns for 0-3 seconds. The longer the charge, the higher the damage and the longer the stun duration. The maximum charge time being five seconds.]

[Deadly Bite: Inject lethal toxin into the prey with each bite, reducing 5% of a target’s speed and 50 points of physical defense for 120 seconds. Can be stacked.]

Both abilities were quite nice. The Hopping Rush ability was a long-range attack with a control option, potentially inflicting up to 500 points damage and a three-second stun—it was powerful! However, it required enough power to be charged, and the longer the charging, the harder it was to hit a target. The ability had to be used practically by controlling the opponent or by predicting their movements with some good luck.

However, for Mu You, it wasn’t an issue. His ability to rewind time equated to predicting five seconds into the future. Just like how his Snowball Curse never missed, likewise, the chances of the little spider’s Rush falling vacant under his command were negligible.

The Deadly Bite, with its defensive reducing and speed decreasing effects, might not look significant, but it could add up. Without a skill to disperse it, once the little spider attached to a target, the prey would find it difficult to escape. Their speed would be reduced incrementally, and the defense would decrease as well.

"Not bad, not bad."

Mu You nodded repeatedly. With these two new abilities, the little spider could finally stand on its own in battle.

The only regret was that the little spider, even after evolving, did not seem to be able to talk. However, its intelligence had significantly improved, and it now understood the commands given by Mu You.

The next day, the three of them kept hunting trolls near the cave, just like usual. However, following the failed attempt to sneak a tree, the trolls seemed more cautious. The frequency of their appearance had significantly decreased without the lure of the Tree of Life’s aura. Despite that, it was still better than wandering aimlessly in the forest looking for monsters to kill, especially when they could earn prestige points.

While the trio stayed plugged in their gaming world, public opinion on the internet started fermenting again. The events that had happened along the Yangtze River two days ago had gradually permeated the real-world social network from the Fool’s Forum, sparking a more heated debate domestically.

However, this time the debate was not targeted at the Illuminati. After all, ordinary people didn’t understand these player-led organizations. The common folk were worried about their own safety. At first, in the eyes of the public, no matter how magical ’The Fool’ was, it was just a game where they could earn extra benefits. Even if they didn’t play the game, it wouldn’t have any effect on their real life.

But now, the game was actually posing a real threat to the world, and it caused an inexplicable fear among the people. The players had the ability to fight these creatures, but ordinary people were just lambs to the slaughter in front of these extra-worldly beings.

Even though the authorities had repeatedly confirmed that the threats in the Yangtze had been eliminated, it was still hard to suppress the common people’s fear of the abnormal creatures. Nobody could guarantee that there were no extra-worldly entities left in the water. Perhaps one day, whilst asleep, these entities might climb out from the water into their homes, devouring their flesh and blood...

With such panic spreading, housing prices in the cities along the Yangtze River fell by a significant margin in just two days.

Fortunately, the day when the game would be released to the public was not far off.

Today was already the 26th of July and in another six days, on Friday the 1st of August which was mentioned during the previous television interview, ’The Fool’ would be globally launched!

Perhaps it was due to the magical beast invasion incident that, at 8 pm that Saturday night, the officials of ’The Fool’ finally made an official announcement about the global launch: on the 1st of August at 0 o’clock, ’The Fool’ global test would officially start, and ’The Fool Final Version 1.0’ along with the newest version of the Fool’s Forum will be simultaneously launched.

’The Fool’ was already the most awaited game worldwide, and its website was always under the watchful eyes of countless people. As soon as the announcement came out, it was discovered immediately. In less than half an hour, the announcement was circulated across various internet platforms worldwide.