"Main...maintenance...completed...error...retry."

The lights on the repair robot's exterior blinked disorderly before suddenly going dark, its body collapsing onto the ground, with some kind of light blue liquid dripping off its crawler onto the floor.

The Challenger Tips echoed in the squad members' minds.

After a burst of cheers, Tu Bai and his teammates plopped down onto the ground.

After a whole day of effort, their Life Soul Level had reached Level 5.

The process was arduous, yet filled with fun.

Pain is inevitable in the game's early exploration, but each successful hunt also brings a sense of achievement.

As their level increased, the map in the Newbie Village unlocked new chapters, and they began exploring areas they could previously only observe from afar.

"I'm dizzy, my spiritual power is overconsumed, need to rest a bit." A teammate nodded shakily, occasionally patting his forehead, looking somewhat in pain.

"Same here, my whole body is sore and swollen, let's rest first and try to open the Second Star Vein, get a New Life Soul before considering spending on potions." The team leader suggested, his chest heaving with deep breaths.

"Okay, the potion expense for the captain's damage-taking will be shared by the team." Tu Bai nodded in understanding and then glanced at the fallen repair robot.

[Repair Robot (Dead)]:

Hunting Level: 8

Target Introduction: Maintenance repair robot crafted by the Mechanical Guardian Clan, responsible for patrolling the Mechanical Guardian Clan's construction industrial zone or weapon factory, inspecting all equipment along the way, and repairing it after reporting any anomalies; equipped internally with a high-energy welding gun and a plasma cutter, among other maintenance tools; its exterior made of alloy, capable of resisting various forms of attacks, and can perform self-repair if it incurs initial damage.

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The repair robot has reached Level 8 hunting level, moving via small crawlers and equipped with multiple mechanical arms, which are fitted with a welder, screwdriver, and other tools, having both strong defensive power and decent output methods.

Two hours ago, they faced off against the repair robot for the first time, and the captain's first time was gone just like that.

However, dying occasionally has its perks.

Through conventional rest, it's hard to restore the body to a perfect state.

Resurrection after death allows revival in peak state, the contrast between the two states is significant.

The captain pushed himself up, supporting himself on his knees, and sacrificed the repair robot's remains, then posted the sacrificial screenshot in the team chat channel, distributing the sacrificial power gains evenly among the squad members.

During the rest, Tu Bai's gaze wandered over to other player squads in the wilderness.

Occasionally, a dazzling glow would streak across the sky, dragging neon colors until disappearing at the edge of vision.

"I really envy this group of veteran players; compared to them, we look like refugees."

Tu Bai turned towards his Black Jade Clan teammate who was full of envy, shaking his head with a smile:

"Don't look down on us now being weak, we still have a chance to catch up with those veterans. Besides, the game qualification hasn't been released much yet; when the next batch of newbies joins, we'll also be veteran players."

"When I have money, I definitely want to buy a Flying Sword Vehicle." The teammate continued with a look of envy.

"I also want a growth pet, but first I need sacrificial power; I just offered a 300-rate wanting to buy 500 points of sacrificial power, but was privately messaged by an old player from the Tianyu Clan calling me an idiot, saying I was crazy from poverty trying to scam. This sacrificial power price is too outrageous, looks like I'll have to earn it myself."

Hearing Tu Bai's distressed complaints, everyone laughed heartily.

Just then, another streak of glow flew over their heads, sparking curiosity in Tu Bai:

"Where are these veteran players going, flying over our heads from time to time?"

"Of course, they're exploring other spaces in the underground cave; they wouldn't bother with the mechanical ruins beneath us, robots in their eyes are unprofitable poor creatures, it's only us newbies fighting fiercely for it. Their target is the blank Domain Nodes, reportedly offering rich rewards and able to expand the Newbie Village's area."

During the chat, the squad shifted the topic from veteran players to tentative choices for future factions.

The captain took hits all day, several times getting bruised and battered, multiple fractures, yet he firmly opted to walk the Stone Statue Damage Flow route, hoping to form his own guild in the future.

Tu Bai's idea was tentatively to continue playing the close-combat Artifact Spirit Stream, with early Star Vein Combination planned as Power Barbarian Axe, Wind Returning Whip, and Gang Qi.

As for the future, there are many possible playstyles.

He could consider pairing with Forbidden Blade and Black Armored Snake for special effects flow, or walk a pure violence faction with speed or shattering Life Souls.

The other three teammates also tentatively chose to continue with their original routes.

Two magic output players, one following the Magic Tower Stream, the other the Spiritual Impact Stream.

The initial Scatter Arrow Soul player would go for the speed special effects flow in the future.

The squad's preliminary pairing is formed, as for healers and support factions, they're not considered for now.

Especially healers, ordinary players simply can't afford this faction.

Only powerful teams have the funds to cultivate.

Just a Praying Life Soul alone requires ten thousand sacrificial power to purchase.

This expense seems outrageous just thinking about it.

And that's just the initial investment; the future layout in the Small World also won't come cheap, unless there's a way discovered for ordinary players to quickly acquire wish power.

It's easy to switch factions in the game, but only between ordinary factions.

Prayer, Lord... factions built around high-tier Life Soul cores, throwing ordinary players' hard-earned sacrificial power into them won't even make a splash.

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