Chapter 481: 480, Goodbye Alyssa_1
Players who are unfamiliar with the plot of the game might be completely clueless.
Azerite?
Pandamen miners?
Why would Azerite destroy the Pandamen Empire?
However, players who have a deep understanding of the game’s backstory would basically know what was going on.
It’s clear that “Azerite” is something dreadful. The extensive mining operations of the Pandamen attracted the greed of other species, ultimately leading to their downfall.
After watching the CG, Su Yu nodded. The direction of the plot development is mostly similar to his past life, with no significant deviation.
Once the CG ended, he scrolled further down the webpage to look at the content of the next version update.
The new update includes:
The western area of the Pandamen continent [Mirror Frost Mountain Range] is officially open to players.
New faction to choose —— [Pandamen Faction].
After the new version goes live, players can go to the Pandamen Embassy in the Goldfinch Capital to sign up for relevant missions to join this faction.
New race: [Pandamen].
After the new version goes live, each player will receive a one-time opportunity to change their race to the [Pandamen].
New classes: [Martial Artist] (Melee physical, tank), [Monk] (All-round class), [Taoist] (ranged physical, magic), [Alchemist] (ranged magic, healer).
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That’s all for the update, no other news is released.
Before Su Yu left the website, he went to the official forum to see what the players are discussing.
Entering the forum, he found that everyone is discussing the new expansion.
The culture of the Pandamen continent is clearly patterned after Chinese culture, drawing players’ keen interest.
Many players expressed their intent to change their race to Pandamen. There are also players who kept tagging Su Yu on the forum, asking him about the skills of the four new classes.
With a large number of players tagging him, Su Yu started a thread to answer their questions.
In the thread, he wrote:
“I’ll proceed without explaining the Martial Artist and Monk classes. If you are interested, you can refer to videos by [A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated] and [Jackson] (a lucky player who triggered the migratory mission for the Monk class).”
“The Taoist class is divided into two specializations: ‘Qi Cultivation’ and ‘Sword Cultivation’. Qi Cultivation mainly attacks with hand seals like ‘Lin’, ‘Bing’, ‘Dou’, ‘Zhe’, ‘Wu Yue’, and ‘Over the Mountains’. Sword Cultivation primarily crafts flying swords, which allows the user to fly and attack from a distance. Both ‘Qi Cultivation’ and ‘Sword Cultivation’ are powerful professions.”
“The ‘Alchemist’ class is quite special. They can create large-scale illusions by connecting with the Qi between heaven and earth. But this class, like many other luck-based classes, can be divine at times and worse than a Shaman (the class generally recognized as the weakest) at others. Choose cautiously.”
After seeing Su Yu’s post, players immediately started responding below.
“Holy crap, flying with a sword? Is that even possible!”
“Crafting a flying sword… I get it, I’m changing to a Taoist right now!”
“Hand seals sound fun! I always thought Taoists focused on making talismans.”
“I’m a Shaman player, and I feel attacked.”
“Alchemists rely on luck? Sounds interesting.”
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His thread immediately caused quite a stir on the official forum. Who wouldn’t want a class that can craft flying swords and fly around?
Many players are considering switching to the Taoist class.
Others are eyeing the Martial Artist and Monk classes as well.
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Soon, it was 8 o’clock, and the servers for “Evolution” went live.
Players, including Su Yu, put on their helmets and logged into the game.
Morning Star had even earlier jumped into the pet space, ready to re-enter the game with him.
As soon as they logged in, Su Yu emerged on the third floor of his Mage Tower.
Morning Star leaped out of the pet space and turned to Su Yu: “Nemesis, what are we going to do now? Should we continue our training, or head to the Pandamen continent to join the excitement?”
Just as Su Yu began to answer, they both noticed a guard standing outside the Mage Tower.
This guard was none other than Keerderon, Alyssa’s personal guard.
Su Yu hopped down from the third-floor window and greeted the visitor with a smile: “Keerderon, what brings you here? Is His Majesty looking for me?”
Seeing Su Yu’s arrival, Keerderon breathed a sigh of relief.
He quickly bowed to Su Yu, “Sir Nemesis, the Empress wishes to see you urgently. I have been waiting here for several hours.”
“Understood, lead the way.” Su Yu nodded.
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Two minutes later, Su Yu was meeting Alyssa in the garden atop one of the Goldfinch Royal Palace’s many buildings.
Alyssa looked just as she had four years ago. As her lifespan lasted for hundreds, even thousands of years, her growth rate was naturally much slower than that of ordinary women.
Morning Star and Alyssa were quite close. Upon meeting, she immediately jumped into Alyssa’s arms.
Alyssa happily stroked Morning Star’s silky fur, looked up at Su Yu and said, “Nemesis, you’re back!”
“Yes, I’m back. What is it you need?” Su Yu asked, sitting down by her side.
“I want to discuss the matter regarding the Pandamen Empire with you.” Alyssa gradually turned serious, “We promised Master Chen Sheng that we will not declare war on the Pandamen Empire. So, what should we be doing during this period?”
Without thinking much, Su Yu answered, “Of course, we will rest and recuperate! After such a long wartime, the soldiers must be exhausted. It’s time for them to rest and recover…..”
“Oh, yes, you could also learn from the past experience of the people on Blue Star. Establish ‘Productive Construction Corps’ in the occupied territories on the western continent and the Wind Chime Empire, to activate their economy, improve the quality of life there, and widely disseminate our values.”
“Productive Construction Corps? That’s actually a good idea,” Morning Star nodded in agreement.
Su Yu had told her about the operation mode of such corps before, and she quite agreed with it. It was indeed the right time to experiment and promote it.
“Are you planning to take part in the exciting events happening in the Pandamen Empire during this time?” Alyssa looked up at Su Yu with her clear, big eyes.
“Me…” Su Yu thought for a moment, nodded, then shook his head: “I will definitely go there, but I won’t be spending too much time there.”
“My main focus for now is still refining materials to increase my strength, striving to become a legend as soon as possible. However, I’ll certainly visit the Pandamen Empire because it’s a crucial stage for the strength manifestation of our world’s people. I need to be there and prevent any surprises.”
“Alright,” Alyssa nodded happily.
It’s good for Su Yu to stay mostly within the nation. She could visit him at the Mage Tower often and let him sample the dishes she was researching.
“Oh, by the way, there’s one more thing,” Alyssa suddenly remembers something and said to Su Yu, “Nemesis, I plan to sign an agreement with your Blue Star United Government. An equality and mutual benefit agreement.”