53. The Ultimate Goal Is Cyberpunk (Third Update)

The first upgrade of a skill only costs one [Bone Marrow Ash] and 500 gold coins, and it can be used at any time.

All in all, Marger's generosity this time could be considered an application to join the team, and Robert also noted the favor. If he ever drew a piece of crap in the future, he would give it to him.

Chabai nudged Robert with her arm and said, "I see that all skills can be used, including combat skills. You'd better use it on an evasion-type skill."

"Although I know what you mean, someone like me who dies at the slightest touch..."

"Then listen to me, I know a lot about this area," Chabai whispered. "Wait until you board the train to start the mission, and then use it."

"Mm," Robert replied. He understood Chabai's intention. Only by boarding the train could one know the mission details, and it would be more appropriate to adapt to the circumstances based on the mission at that time.

Then they sent a message to ask Chen Shou, but Brother Shou was probably not in the hub and did not reply for half a day.

Taking advantage of the remaining time, the two roughly explained the plot related to The Witcher to Chabai.

After listening for two hours, Chabai finally felt fully satisfied.

Then she raised a very insightful question: "What if the timeline of the scenario takes place in the future of the timeline you described?"

All three of them fell silent.

"It doesn't matter... There's always a way." Marger stood up. "Are we leaving now?"

"Tomorrow. Tomorrow at noon, both of us will come to the hub, and then you wait for my news." Robert nodded and looked at Chabai, who nodded in agreement.

After a brief exchange, Robert learned from Marger that after the mission related to Nier last time, he had a total of over 6,900 gold coins. He and Robert shared a common flaw: they formulated plans in advance because they cared too much about future uncertainties.

Therefore, Marger had taken on another scenario mission half a month ago, Alice in Wonderland.

The number of players participating, including him, was 7.

The mission was not difficult; it was just following the protagonist Alice to clear a small plot.

The only dilemma was that a certain player pulled out a gun and shot other players right at the start.

After the mission ended, through continuous observation along the way, Marger divided the existing players into three tiers.

The bottom tier mostly consisted of ordinary people whose combat power was barely a five. They were not necessarily cowardly, but their lives were often uneventful, and it was hard for them to break through their moral bottom lines. Once there was no "powerful teammate" in the scenario, clearing it was often extremely difficult for them.

The middle tier had strong execution skills, easier-to-break bottom lines, and slightly poorer interpretation of the game and brainpower, which affected their strength, scenario clearance rate, and so on.

The top tier had their own set of ways to tackle missions, knowing what to do and when to do it. In a team, they only needed to fulfill their own roles to play a huge role.

Just like in the newcomer screening scenario, as long as there was one powerful teammate in the group to call the shots and handle things, the middle-tier players focused on doing their jobs without causing trouble, and the bottom-tier players didn't hold them back too much, the survival rate would increase significantly.

Speaking of this, the reason Marger would cooperate with Robert was also because he believed Robert belonged to the top-tier type of player.

But in reality...

Both Robert and Chabai belonged to another kind—a special kind.

The symbol [Identity] possessed infinite possibilities. This type of player was not measured by quantity, but represented individual users favored by the system.

In any case, Marger's point was that in scenario missions with massive worldviews, it was inevitable to encounter groups of players formed into teams.

Players were the real opponents.

On the train back.

The warm light outside the window shone on the two of them.

Chabai lowered her head, her profile half-covered in shadow suddenly turning. In the flowing light and shadow, she faced Robert directly and asked, "Players... why do they target each other?"

"Killing others gets you money, so why not kill?" Robert said.

"The essence is still the same as the YoRHa unit's mission," Chabai sighed with disappointment.

The train door opened, Robert snapped his fingers and got off, saying ahead, "Thinking too much is meaningless. The two of us should make some preparations for tomorrow."

Upon returning, the two tidied up their inventory slots.

Robert had eight slots, equipped with two blood potions. Considering that [Inherent Potential] might also be a mana-consuming skill, he spent 1000 gold coins to buy a bottle of Ether.

After pondering for a bit, the remaining five items in his slots were in order: a replica Glock G17 pistol (14 rounds remaining), a randomly configured MOD Pokéball, a military shovel, the Dawn Cannon, and the blueprint for Emil's vending cart.

"Chabai, what are you bringing?"

"Haven't decided yet."

"Leave one slot open, I'll give you something tomorrow."

The next day, Robert arrived at the hub.

With a pen and notebook, he began writing and drawing. After about three hours, he handed a book titled "The Witcher Worldview and Detailed Plot" to Chabai.

The latter gave it a deep look and tucked it into her bosom.

Almost shortly after, news came from Marger that Brother Shou chose not to go because of mandatory overtime and poor mental state.

Robert even laughed.

He had always felt that unpaid overtime was a violation of human ethics.

The two finally packed up again, and a dozen or so minutes later, chose to enter the scenario mission.

...

A slender crack appeared on the mission tombstone, spitting out a train ticket.

[Leading to Parallel World District 024]

[Mission Level: Lv16~Lv20]

[Special Note: Each world is divided into different parallel space-times, and the corresponding combat power levels are slightly different]

[The space-time you are heading to this time is the corresponding space-time of the Cairo universe, and the combat power standard is at its lowest]

The moment he stepped into the train, Robert pulled out the [Conjunction of the Spheres Invitation Letter], and immediately, a new system sound rang in his ear:

[Parallel World District 022 detected]

[Mission corresponds to The Witcher]

[Mission Level: Lv20~Lv25]

[You can also invite friends to go, do you want to invite]

[ID 5899, Cairo Game World, Marger.]

[Please wait, contacting the other party...]

[The other party has agreed]

[Do you want to board the train now]

"Yes"

[Please get ready...]

As the sound grew fainter and fainter, the light in Robert and Chabai's eyes grew dimmer and dimmer.

...

[Players are currently undertaking the scenario you are heading to]

[If you descend now, you will become an invading player]

[Invading player: Appearance indicates that this mission has uniqueness, but because you are not acting together with other players in the initial stage, it will lead to incomplete information]

[Invasion reward: Entering the scenario with an invading identity and occupying the maximum contribution share during reward calculation will grant a special reward]

...

[Since you are participating in a team mission for the first time, special instructions are provided]

[Teaming players' landing locations are randomly assigned]

[However, you can view your teammates' landing areas]

...

Robert opened his eyes.

Besides Chabai, sitting across from him was Marger, striking a pose under the setting sun.

"This is bad," Robert said right off the bat. "This is equivalent to us grabbing a piece of the pie from others."

Chabai shook her head: "Not necessarily."

"None of that matters. I was guessing during the process of entering the scenario whether we would be on the same train. Looking at it now, this is great," Marger said, taking out a card, releasing the interface, and asking, "Have you played Kenshi?"

[Kenshi Character Creation Card]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect: An initial creation card that requires at least two people to use. Before the train reaches its destination, using it will guarantee you a special random identity, which will definitely be close to a certain special secret treasure of the destination scenario]

[Description: Whether you are a slave, a landlord, or a chivalrous swordsman, do not forget that your background often does not limit your height, unless you have an Old God face]

"Brother Ma... where did you burst out with this kind of luck?" Robert was dumbfounded. "Doesn't this mean that as soon as we enter the mission, there is a probability of approaching special reward items in the worldview?"

Marger did not explain, but placed the card in front of them and asked, "Use it or not?"

At this moment, the train made a "ding" sound.

[5 minutes left until the final stop]

[Current players' main quest has been analyzed]

[Main Quest: Eliminate the Unseen Elder]

"Hey... you've got to be kidding me?" Marger was stunned. The Unseen Elder could be said to be one of the most powerful creatures in The Witcher worldview. "I remember the Unseen Elder is basically something that cannot be killed."

Chabai chimed in: "If this is the case, wouldn't the difficulty be too high for the players?"

Marger said: "At least in The Witcher worldview, humans cannot kill the Unseen Elder, not even witchers."

Robert squatted down and took out pen and paper: "However, with your [Kenshi Character Creation Card], there is a way."

He drew the simple outlines of three things on the paper and said: "Your character card can allow the three of us to approach three different special secret treasures. In my opinion, the three most precious things in The Witcher worldview are..."

"The Trial of the Grasses decoction to become a witcher."

"Ciri's Elder Blood."

"Gaunter O'Dimm's wish."

He stopped his pen and said: "With good luck, maybe all three of us can touch one of them."

Marger: "What are you doing..."

"Planning, or rather, organizing the preliminary mission ideas." Robert drew an extension line under each of the three things: "The witcher represents the blessing of power, Gaunter O'Dimm can kill the Unseen Elder, but most importantly, Ciri's Elder Blood."

"It can travel through time and space," Robert's eyes lit up.

"So?" Chabai asked.

"The goal of this mission is the Unseen Elder. The method can adopt finding Gaunter O'Dimm, but..." He took off his mask, held it in his hand, and stared straight at the words "Elder Blood."

Then he said: "Even more important than the main quest is to find the Elder Blood, travel through time and space, and go to Cyberpunk 2077."