Online Game: I'm in MapleStory

"So what? How's your research on the author of the snail legend going? Really? Did you get information about the Red Snail King while tracking down Aloy? Good job! Then head to the grass by the sea and defeat the Red Snail King and get some colorful snail shells."

"What? You've already got a colorful snail shell? Show it to me!"

At this time, Wu Ming from MapleStory World had already arrived at the park in Shooter Village. He stood in front of Pia and talked about the Red Snail King. He then took out a colorful snail shell from his backpack and handed it to Pia.

Pia carefully took the radiant, multicolored snail shell and gently closed his eyes, as if silently praying. At this moment, something magical happened—the colorful snail shell slowly rose from his hand, as if being lifted by a mysterious force.

This scene made Wu Ming hold his breath, his eyes wide open as he stared at the snail shell. It slowly spun in the air, emitting a captivating glow that reminded him of the authenticity of the legend.

However, to everyone's surprise, as the snail shell rose into the air, it suddenly exploded with a loud bang, breaking into countless tiny fragments before vanishing without a trace. Wu Ming was stunned, filled with confusion and disappointment. Could it be that this snail shell was just an illusion?

But then, something even more astonishing happened. Suddenly, a brilliant light fell from the sky, streaking across the sky like a shooting star. In the light, an exquisite ring was faintly visible, and it finally landed at Pia's feet.

The ring shimmered with a faint golden glow, and in the center was a vibrant red gemstone, resembling a burning flame. A pair of tiny, snow-white wings dotted either side of the gemstone, giving the ring a look both luxurious and mysterious.

Even Wu Ming, who knew nothing about jewelry, could sense its value. If he brought the ring back to Blue Star and sold it, it would surely fetch a considerable sum.

When this scene appeared, the taskbar in front of Wu Ming changed and a prompt popped up directly.

【Snail Legend - Final Chapter】(Completed)

Reward experience 5000 and gain 100% favorability from Pia!

The reward was mediocre, similar to the reward for the mission of Shanks who went to sea first. However, Wu Ming seemed to have expected the reward of the mission, and there was no change in his heart. Instead, after seeing that he could really make a wish on the snail shell, his heart began to churn!

"It really doesn't work. I'm still too naive and shouldn't believe in such legends. But I still want to grow up quickly and become a great adventurer!"

Watching Pia pick up the ring on the ground and look at it, she showed a look of disgust and muttered to herself.

It seemed that the ring obtained by making a wish on the snail shell in front of her did not meet her expectations. Pia looked at the ring and thought quietly for a long time, then looked at Wu Ming.

"Since you went through so much trouble to obtain this colorful snail shell, I'll give you this ring made from the snail shell's power!"

Having said that, he threw the ring in his hand to Wu Ming and left Shooter Park.

Perhaps, this is the meaning of 100% favorability. Watching Pia leave, Wu Ming looked at the ring in his hand, and then opened the item attribute details!

【Time Traveler Ring】(Special Equipment)

Required level: Level 0

Equipment Category: Ring

"A ring accidentally dropped by a time traveler during his journey. The ring has no properties and its meaning is unknown. Perhaps only the adventurer who wears it knows."

Looking at the description of the ring, Wu Ming couldn't understand it. He just felt that it seemed to be a very powerful piece of equipment, but he didn't see any actual increase in the attributes.

After thinking for a long time, Wu Ming decided to wear the ring on his right hand. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out what problems might arise. Even if there were any problems, he could immediately travel back to Blue Star to avoid them!

After putting it on, Wu Ming looked at it and saw no changes. He couldn't help but become curious. This time he opened the properties of the ring to see what it was used for!

However, this time, the properties of the ring changed, and the taskbar popped up automatically, and a mandatory task was obtained!

【Time Traveler Ring】(Soul Bound)

Required level: Level 0

Equipment Category: Ring

"Whoever wears this ring will be watched by the past world—the Time Transcendant, Lena. The wearer will gain the MapleStory world's only exclusive passive skill, the Time Transcendant, Lena's Blessing! They will also sign a soul contract and begin a mandatory quest!"

【Blessing of the Time Transcendant, Lena】

"Passive skill. After killing any living being, there is a chance that one of the four attributes of the living being will be taken away to permanently enhance one's own four attributes (no upper limit)!"

Looking at the passive skill description of the ring, I was stunned. It can increase the four attributes randomly and unlimitedly!

In the world of MapleStory, the four-dimensional attributes are the most important manifestation of strength. Some equipment and weapons have attribute requirements, otherwise the effect of the equipment will not be achieved even if you force them to be worn.

"This skill is truly amazing! If I can become stronger just by hunting, then if I keep poking snails, thousands or tens of thousands of them, I'll become a god right there!"

It’s a pity that the skills brought by the equipment cannot be upgraded by adding skill points, otherwise Wu Ming would like to see the introduction of this skill at the full level!

After calming down, Wu Ming thought about the loophole in the skill introduction!

Probability! These two words terrify even gamblers. If they appear in a certain Goose game, they're completely useless passives; if they appear in a normal game, the lucky ones can be incredibly lucky, while the unlucky ones can be incredibly unlucky!

But at least one thing is certain: the MapleStory world is a real world. Although passive skills are probabilistic, in this real world, Wu Ming can figure out the probability by slowly figuring out the rules.

"No rush, the MapleStory world has only just opened a few days ago. I might encounter items that increase my chances of success later! The emergence of this passive skill is just the first step in my journey to becoming the Supreme God!"

After thinking about it for a long time, I finally suppressed the joy of obtaining this skill, and then checked the mandatory tasks that appeared in the task bar!

[Investigating the Abnormality of the Abandoned City's Sewers (Instance)]

"The time traveler disappeared while traveling to a certain time period on Treasure Island. The ring he left behind contained a message: The black magician brought darkness to Treasure Island in the MapleStory world. Clear fluctuations of black magic appeared in the sewers of the abandoned city. When I wanted to enter the sewers to investigate..."

"It's actually a dungeon mission!"

Looking at the description of the task, Wu Ming frowned and thought.

According to Wu Ming's understanding of the game, every copy of the game is mainly for teams, but in the MapleStory world, he couldn't make up his mind, not knowing whether it was a multiplayer copy or a one-on-one copy.

While learning skills in the abandoned city, Wu Ming did see a sewer manhole that was constantly discharging sewage. If it weren't for learning skills, he would probably have walked around and taken a closer look like he did in the Shooter Village.

However, he went to the abandoned city with a purpose at that time, so Wu Ming didn't observe carefully at all. He just asked passers-by and went to find Dakru to learn skills.

"Forget it, there's no point in overthinking it! Since it's a mandatory task, I'll just have to find a way to complete it! Now I'll level up first, and then continue to learn skills to improve my attributes!"

After all, most of the equipment now is junk. Wu Ming plans to upgrade it first, update his current equipment by the way, and then go to the abandoned city to check the problem of the task.

After thinking about it, Wu Ming opened the MapleStory world map and took a look. It seemed that he could only go to the depths of the forest where the blue mushrooms were. The map there had not been lit up yet, and the highest-level wild monster he had encountered so far was the blue mushroom!

If nothing unexpected happens, more advanced monsters should appear in the depths of the forest where Blue Mushroom is!

Wu Ming did it as soon as he thought of it. He immediately activated his Qinggong skills, looked at the map and set off.

Soon, Wu Ming came to the map of the maze entrance again. Looking at the same forest as before, Wu Ming opened the world map. This time, the lighted symbol appeared, and he also found an icon similar to a hidden map!

"Stone Man Temple?"

Looking at the name, Wu Ming made a guess and then began to search carefully while hunting blue mushrooms around the entrance area of ​​the maze.

Soon, a large and magnificent palace entrance appeared before their eyes.

In front of him was a warning sign marked "Danger". Next to the sign was a square stone statue half-kneeling near the teleportation array at the door.

Wu Ming observed carefully, then stepped into the teleportation array without hesitation.

Unlike the previous forest, this area did not have a name on the world map. Wu Ming carefully looked at the mysterious secret place in front of him!

What came into view was dense forest and trees nearby, but in the center was a huge temple exposed. The sunlight seemed to be targeted, making the temple in front of Wu Ming clearly present in his sight.

The temple is surrounded by an unknown irregular pile of white stones. The white stones have experienced the baptism of wind and rain, and the surface is covered with moss and irregular cracks. Wild flowers and grasses can be seen growing from the cracks in the stones, as if telling the history of this temple.

Around the temple, Wu Ming saw a group of huge stone men moving back and forth with heavy steps, as if they were patrolling, but they also moved stiffly, as if they had no will of their own.

Their bodies seem to be made entirely of square stones, with round stones connecting their bodies. Their heads are covered with moss, and some of the stone men even have flowers growing on their heads.

Every time the stone man moved, Wu Ming could feel the slight vibration of the ground, and every step made a dull sound of stone friction.

If we have to talk about these stones, Wu Ming feels that these stones are the stone walls surrounding the temple. The square stones of irregular colors and sizes seem to be the stone men in front of him!

The only thing that surprised Wu Ming was that there were a large number of blue mushrooms jumping up and down near these stone men, and monkeys holding bananas were seen on the trees around the temple!

"This place looks like a map like the Snail King! I wonder if we'll encounter a new boss!"

Wu Ming didn't rush into the temple. After all, the distance between the temple and the place was quite far. Wu Ming just walked around the temple.

Unlike the monsters encountered in the map before, although the monsters here also have blue mushrooms, the stone men in front of Wu Ming give him a greater sense of oppression. After all, these stone men are two or three meters tall.

Wu Ming thought for a while, used light skills and magic shield, and then used double magic attacks on a stone man.

"Clap!"

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Kill the Stoneman and gain 180 experience points.

"Ugh! It was just a quick win! Am I that powerful now?"

I was thinking about checking the monster's details directly after dealing damage, but I didn't expect that the stone man couldn't withstand the damage from my attack!

However, at the moment when the stone man in front of him fell to the ground, the nearby stone men suddenly let out a wailing sound, as if they felt pity for their dead companion. The next moment, the nearby stone men rushed towards Wu Ming.

"Damn! I was careless!"

Seeing the nearby stone men surrounding him, he directly used the snail throwing technique, and then ran to the other side of the temple as fast as he could.

After seeing that it had not caught up, Wu Ming began to look at the details of the monster.

Stone Man

Level: 30

Health: 3960/4000

Attack: 80

Defense: 120

Description: Over the course of countless ages, the vitality of the forest gradually seeped into the stone, transforming it into living organisms. They simply protect the forest where they originated or the buildings in front of them, and will not actively attack adventurers. However, adventurers who deliberately enter the forest may face a blow from the stone men.

Looking at the monster's details, Wu Ming realized that the damage dealt by a double-strike of magic had already exceeded 4,000. With his current magic power and the increase in skill release, he could instantly kill any ordinary monster he encountered.

It can only be said that at this stage, at his current level, only Wu Ming can kill a level 30 monster.

However, this attack also made Wu Ming realize his problem, that is, facing so many monsters, Wu Ming currently does not have the mage-type group attack skills!

"I'll try upgrading first. After one more level, I can get random skills. I hope I can get random group attack skills!"

Anyway, with his current strength, Wu Ming can kill the stone man in front of him in seconds, and he has a lot of experience in killing. With the magic shield, it won't be a big problem even if he is attacked by the stone man at close range.

Thinking of this, Wu Ming decided to upgrade first!

Looking at the stone man and blue mushroom nearby, Wu Ming cautiously began his own coquettish movement to upgrade.

"Magic double click!"

Wu Ming did it right away. He walked around and came to a smaller group of stone men. He directly used a double magic attack on one of the stone men.

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Another instant kill!

The next moment, just like before, the dozen or so stone men around also gathered towards Wu Ming.

"Magic double click!"

"Falling Leaf Slash!"

"Group healing!"

Wu Ming looked at the stone man and blue mushroom that were gradually approaching, and kept releasing skills. He was accidentally hit by a punch from an approaching stone man, and most of the damage was blocked by the magic shield, but his health was also reduced by forty or fifty drops.

As a mage, how could he tolerate his health dropping? Wu Ming directly used Falling Leaf Slash to lock onto the last stone man, then instantly dealt damage and moved to the back of the group of stone men in front of him. Then he directly used Group Heal to restore his HP and attacked the stone men in front of him again.

Instant kill, always instant kill! Wu Ming ignored the collision of the blue mushrooms and continued to attack the stone men until the last stone man stood alone behind the blue mushrooms.

"Clap!"

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After the last stone man fell, Wu Ming suddenly felt playful when he looked at the blue mushrooms in front of him that kept colliding with him and causing -1 damage!

"You like touching me so much, don't you? I'll smash you to death!"

Wu Ming raised the magic wand in his hand and smashed it towards the blue mushroom that was about to attack him.