25: What's in the treasure chest?

Looking at the poster's ID (advertising space for rent), everyone's hands seemed welded to their keyboards as they typed out rows of question marks and exclamation points.

Even the flame war quieted down considerably.

Because in front of Cheng Zhen's ID, there was a dazzling purple title!

Bald Qiang had a blue title, and a bunch of people were already getting triggered by that; imagine how powerful Cheng Zhen's purple title must be?

Everyone was already very interested in the New Talent Rankings. Although Cheng Zhen, who appeared out of nowhere as 250, was inexplicably drawn into the dispute, his ranking couldn't be faked, so people still believed he had strength.

Then the purple title appeared, wow~

It truly made the onlookers widen their eyes and gasp in amazement.

Even the water army hired by the Prince's guild to stir up trouble went AWOL.

By luck? Cheating? You try getting a purple title like that!

If cheating could get you a title, I'd have my hacks on and never turn them off, believe me?

Only after seeing the title did everyone understand that Cheng Zhen had not only cleared the 'Novice Graveyard' but also achieved a special ending, securing the MVP.

The horror of that dungeon goes without saying; every time new players entered, it usually ended in a party wipe.

Occasionally, veterans using a [Novice Card] would encounter it in a novice dungeon, and many would capsize.

Even if a few lucky ones survived, they couldn't lift the barrier and report information due to an insufficient number of clearers, resulting in extremely scarce intelligence and clues for this dungeon.

Although most of the strategists in the forum were no longer novices, that dungeon remained like a thorn in their flesh, stuck there, making them feel as if they had a fish bone in their throat.

Especially the officials, who had been troubled by this dungeon for a long time. It was like an ice cream assassin hidden in a two-dollar freezer, occasionally jumping out to deliver a brutal backstab, causing great harm to strategists.

They had also tried to have veterans team up and use [Novice Cards] to clear the dungeon, but the problem was there was only one four-star dungeon, and it was genuinely difficult to encounter it among thousands of novice dungeons.

At this moment, Cheng Zhen, sporting a purple title, suddenly appeared, bringing an unprecedented Mountain Sacrifice Child strategy. How could people not pay more attention?

Previously, everyone was arguing fiercely nearby, but this post instantly ended the competition and completely absorbed all the buzz generated by the Prince's guild.

Everyone was now scratching their heads in anticipation, anxiously waiting for Cheng Zhen to post the strategy. But after Cheng Zhen posted, there was no more activity, which made everyone extremely anxious.

The anxious strategists kept refreshing the page, and guess what? The information actually changed!

The poster's ID changed from 'advertising space for rent' to 'Wangwang Milk, Life is Prosperous! (advertising space still for rent)'!

A commercial was inserted right into the highly anticipated New Talent Rankings.

Everyone: "..."

So, you actually went to take an advertisement just now?

This Party A's father (client) acted too quickly, hey!

This ability to seize opportunities for promotion is truly impressive; you deserve to make money...

It was rainless, today's forum, not the Atacama Desert.

Everyone had never seen such a person.

Among the prodigies on the New Talent Rankings, they had seen arrogant ones, humble ones, and those who were sharp and brilliant, but they had never seen anyone so fresh, unconventional, and unpretentious.

Letting the Endless Game advertise for you, you kid are a true business genius!

Although everyone was a bit speechless about this development, at least it now proved that Cheng Zhen was online.

Maybe, just as he said, with the encouragement of the client, he could update faster?

This wait lasted from day to night.

It wasn't that Cheng Zhen was a procrastinator.

Mainly, he had never written a strategy guide before, so he had to look at others and refer to them to know how to write one, right?

Moreover, there was one important thing he hadn't done yet.

That was — opening the box!

The items opened from Little Fatty and Han Meimei's clear boxes were quite good. Cheng Zhen's clear rating was higher than theirs, so the items he opened would definitely be even better.

Cheng Zhen washed his hands, then opened the clear treasure chest.

A flash of light passed, and Cheng Zhen seemed to hear an uncle's voice say 'Purple Epic', then a pile of items appeared before him, with a purple-glowing doll looking particularly striking.

[Item: Er Ya's Doll]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect: After use, there is a 65% chance to bewitch a single target. Once successfully bewitched, the target will be irresistibly drawn to the doll and develop an extremely strong possessive desire, lasting 8 seconds (if the target's mental strength is low or they are in a state of mental trauma, the probability and duration will increase) Cooldown: 2 hours]

[Note: After merging with the Mountain Child, Er Ya's Doll also gained some different effects.]

In the Endless Game, item qualities are divided into Worn (gray), Common (white), Good (green), Rare (blue), Epic (purple), and Legendary (gold).

After reading the effect, Cheng Zhen's first reaction was 'that's it'? Just attracting someone, can that be called epic?

But upon closer thought, this doll seemed to have something special.

It is well known that many BOSSes have super armor skills, making many control effects ineffective.

However, this item actually stated 'will be irresistibly drawn', which was extraordinary.

If being chased by a BOSS he couldn't defeat, as long as the bewitchment was successful, throwing the doll would grant at least 8 seconds of escape time.

Looking at it this way, it was indeed worth it.

Besides the doll, he also got a few talismans and black dog blood, the kind he had looted from the dungeon.

Cheng Zhen, with his wooden fish in hand, had no use for these and planned to sell them.

After one dungeon run, Cheng Zhen gained considerable points, titles, and items.

Cheng Zhen was quite satisfied with this, then asked Bald Qiang and found several highly-rated experts to study their strategies.

...

Y City, Jing Ci Guild Headquarters.

Bang!

A cup was slammed heavily onto the table, making a resounding noise.

"Have you found out? What exactly is that kid's background?"

Jing Zhiyuan asked his assistant beside him, clearly annoyed.

The assistant looked at the statistics sheet helplessly: "That 'advertising space for rent' entered the dungeon three days ago, right among the batch of newly awakened people."

"Currently, while the fifth-tier and fourth-tier ability users have been identified, their dungeon status is still unknown, making it difficult to judge at the moment."

To prevent crime, the officials register all abilities.

Although the Jing Ci Guild had the registry, they couldn't find the target among thousands of people due to a lack of effective information.

"However, besides that, we have other information."

The assistant scrolled on his wristband, "There's a user on the forum named 'Bald Qiang' who posted claiming he was led through an upgrade dungeon by a Rookie and obtained a blue title."

"And after that, in our posts, he engaged in some... uh, civilized and refined greetings with our guild members, clearly angry at our questioning of 'advertising space for rent'. So, he should be the one who entered the four-star dungeon with the target."

"Then contact that Bald Qiang and ask who that 250 is!" Jing Zhiyuan said impolitely.

The assistant looked helpless: "...He was muted for 24 hours for arguing with guild members, so he blacklisted our entire guild."

Jing Zhiyuan: "..."

He frowned, wondering what to do next, when the assistant suddenly exclaimed, 'Oh!'

"That 'advertising space for rent' has posted the strategy!"