Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

"W-wages?!"

"Don't worry." Yu Man calmed everyone down. "We're just a temporary team, not a club, so we don't have a fixed salary. Instead, the five of us will share the bonuses, without any commission or additional distribution."

"Well, that's fine. That's fair." The deer nodded.

"Okay, no objection." Liu Tong Qihua did not object. In fact, in her opinion, this was a very normal thing.

Although I don’t know how much the prize money is, it can help my family.

Yu Man then continued, "I will try my best to find two normal teammates. This is an offline competition, so sooner or later we will meet in real life like we are now."

She and the deer both looked at Liutongqihua.

The latter felt a huge pressure, but still nodded reluctantly.

That'll do.

Yu Man's tone was very serious: "I'm sure you've maxed out your first series. For the next month, we'll be doing super-intensive dungeon runs to gain specialization and push your second series to the highest level possible. At the same time, I'll help you adjust your equipment and builds—you must obey me completely."

"Ah."

"Okay... okay."

In fact, Yu Man was also confused. Although he roughly knew what it meant to build a team, the key was that he had to find two teammates... This step was stuck, making everything else impossible to talk about. He could only prepare himself mentally first.

She added:

"Deer's second series has been decided. Flower - what are your soul weapon skills? I haven't seen you show them before."

Liu Tong Qi Hua knew very well that this was to help him decide on his future plans.

She was willing to give everything to Yu Man without reservation.

"My soul weapon skill—" She took out the staff.

It was a staff of light that had already entered the ninth level and contained tremendous vitality.

She shared the item information with everyone: "Long-lasting Dream, Subversive Dream"

The special skills contained therein are——

"You and I die together"

"...This skill name is a bit fancy. What effect does it have?" asked the deer.

"Looks like an offensive type... Wait, Hana, did you get the Rainbow Achievement before making the Soul Weapon?"

"Yes, there is one."

Although she didn't know why she was asked this, she nodded obediently.

He skillfully called up the achievement interface in the system and shared the specific achievements with everyone.

"Rainbow Achievement: The One Who Carries Pain"

"Oh, this one."

Yu Man recognized that this was the achievement given when a player was surrounded and attacked by more than ten players and endured enough damage in a short period of time without dying.

And why can the healing player get it? It's a rainbow achievement, so you can guess it if you think about it.

"I went to an illegal area with a team to fight. There were quite a lot of people on the other side... They all focused their fire on me and tried to kill me instantly, but I survived and won the fight."

"Awesome, what does this skill do?"

"This skill... is a bit special. It automatically activates when I take damage exceeding my health and should die but don't."

"Oh, a passive skill that activates under certain conditions..."

"Well, it can deal damage to the enemy equal to my health. It cannot be dodged and ignores any damage reduction, but it can be avoided by death-immunity skills."

After listening to the description, it took Xiaolu a while to understand the logic behind the effectiveness of this skill.

Yu Man immediately understood its horror.

As expected of a rare skill granted by a Rainbow Achievement, and indeed a Rainbow Achievement granted when battling other players, this is a very obvious PVP skill. And... very, very powerful.

Ignores any damage reduction.

Yu Man asked: "Have you built a skill combination around "You and I Die Together" that can ensure its stable activation?"

"I tried, but it's difficult... I have to take a massive amount of damage and survive. I can't buy that kind of extra skill on the market, and my opponent also has to be strong enough to deal enough damage in one go."

If it's just about avoiding death, it's not difficult for healers to do so, as they have the skills in their profession.

But this skill is too tricky and indeed difficult to construct.

However, Yu Man possesses a miraculous treasure called the "Picking Platform", which greatly reduces the difficulty of constructing skills.

The world's output is increasing day by day, and one month is enough. Yu Man plans to make it a unique trump card.

"One more thing - once we have five of you, I plan to invite you to a unique dungeon to test the strength of the team."

Hearing Yu Man say this——

"Oh? A unique copy?"

"Very... difficult?"

Although their reactions were different, they were both very interested.

It's really difficult.

It is a fixed hidden copy that became famous in the later part of last week's episode.

Its name is——"The Land of the Past"

An ancient god who loves to watch duels and enjoys the arena—

He constructed a mysterious arena that would allow Him to watch battles forever and preserve the great battles.

He invites the strong to participate in an absolutely fair battle, and the arena will imprint the heroic image of the defeated and preserve it in His collection.

Challengers who come in the future will be able to fight against the heroic figures that have been imprinted.

But for the loser, it is not a heroic posture, but a shameful posture of defeat.

Only the absolute winner will not be recorded.

That dungeon can be challenged repeatedly, and even though there are no rewards, it is regarded as a touchstone by many players and professional teams.

Among them there are even top-level beings at level 10.4, and even the losers of foreigners can be branded.

Perhaps, Cat Senior has also failed there, and there is also a figure who can challenge "defying all things".

If the team is formed, Yu Man will of course plan to go there.

Moreover—Yu Man did not intend to imprint the image of defeat in it.

……

The wind was favorable and we arrived at Shimla Bakken earlier than expected.

There are a large number of ships coming and going, as well as a large number of players, merchants, escorts and adventurers.

Extraordinary prosperity.

Their ship—just one of many.

The port has been expanded and is several times larger than before, but it is still slightly insufficient.

Countless artisans come from all over the world to work in the world's only complete and fully equipped workshop. The diverse and high-quality artisans, along with the rich trading market, have earned Himlabakken the nickname "The Holy Land of Artisans."

There are too many people coming and going, and the construction is extremely developed.

As a result, in Yuman's impression, this place is a bitter cold place with perennial snow and always surrounded by haze.

Its snow color—melted by the noise.

"Okay, we're docking."

The reflection of the old world completed its mission and disappeared quietly.

The port's professional reception staff followed to guide the anchor and help with ropes and bollards.

as well as--

"Welcome to Himlabakken. Please pay the service fee and entry fee, half a gold coin. If you need help unloading the cargo, or need any other assistance, or need to inquire about the market or release ship information, please feel free to ask. It's very affordable."

He is not a player, but a local employed by the port.

"Ah? Do I have to pay too?" Yu Man was a little confused.

"what?"

The locals were stunned. This was the first time they had received such a response.

Yu Man looked at the entire prosperous port and the renovated and expanded lighthouse, and felt a sense of sympathy.

Times have really changed.

Back then, we got the port and lighthouse from the great lord. Back then, this place was frozen by the Ice Dragon. And we also had a battle with the Necromancer here...

Those stories are still vivid in my mind.

As a result, now the locals don’t even know who their boss is?

"--Should I pay?" It was the little deer, who jumped out from beside Yu Man.

"Eh... Eh, Eh, Eh, it's the big boss! Please forgive me!"

"Okay, go and take care of other ships. We don't have any cargo to unload here."

Xiaolu finished his instructions casually and looked at Yu Man confidently: "What are you looking at? You are my employee too."

Ok.

Yu Man then remembered that she was traveling alone overseas at that time and was free.

However, the little deer is not strong enough and is still guarding his hometown alone.

In order to make things easier, I transferred all the ownership rights to her... No wonder she didn't recognize me.

Well, her face still counts, that's enough.

"...Yes, yes, boss, please forgive me."

"Let's go, let's go to Jiansheshe Restaurant."

"...Alright, alright, snakes are snakes."

The fawn jumped down and returned to Shimla Bakken with a light figure.

Yu Man and Liu Tong Qihua followed, and it really felt like they were back home.

And now—Yu Man could clearly feel the pulse of the Ice World Tree, and the other party could also feel him. Even if he restrained all his auras, this feeling was still clear.

……

The entire island has been well built, and the previous dirt road has long been turned into a smooth highway.

In addition to a large number of carriages for welcoming and seeing off guests, there are also many mounts available for rental.

Furthermore, the nearby "Xian Kan" guild's territory was no longer isolated; numerous guilds, large and small, had already filled the wasteland. However, it had to be said that "Xian Kan's" territory was the most lively and impressive.

"The permafrost has been reclaimed... That's good, and the aquaculture industry is also booming." Yu Man looked out into the distance and kept commenting.

“But only newcomers remain here. Apart from training new officers, the combat power has been diverted to overseas territories.” Xiaolu was very clear about this.

Out of curiosity, the three of them approached the territory, after all, they had lived there for a while.

In the center of the courtyard, players and NPCs worked together and seemed to be sculpting something.

Is it Yago? Yu Man wondered... but it was obviously not.

This statue is a bit small, and its female features are a bit obvious... Wait, this looks like me?

Damn it?

"What are you carving?" The little deer ran over excitedly and asked everyone he caught.

The sculptor moved without looking back, revealing the nameplate on the base.

The extremely artistic font is carved in both Chinese and English, and the materials used are of high quality, so the handwriting is shining.

"The Miracle Pioneer, First President, Eel"

"This is just the beginning of the epic first run."