Talk about waking up to something this exciting!
Still, the situation should be manageable. Otherwise, these people would have contacted Chu Fu already.
The moment Chu Fu woke up, the others—who had set up special alerts for her—noticed immediately.
“Plant Girl, you should’ve cleared this level-60 Origin-level dungeon by now, right? I’m itching to see it. There might even be a divine envoy inside!”
Chu Fu had naturally decided to go as well.
Before she could say anything, a message from Feng Huimin arrived.
“Boss, go complete the level-60 Grandmaster promotion quest first. Once you finish it, you won’t be bottlenecked by experience anymore. These machines give quite a lot of EXP, and if you encounter another divine envoy inside, you’ll level even faster. Don’t waste the opportunity.
“I’ve already used my authority as vice city lord to change the Grandmaster quest. You’ll be able to turn it in as soon as you arrive.”
“OK!”
Chu Fu sent back her reply.
With Feng Huimin acting as her capable housekeeper, everything was always arranged perfectly.
That reminded Chu Fu of another matter.
“Manager Feng, help me build two structures. They need to be built both in the game and in the real world!”
“One should be a Calamity Temple, and the other a Nature Temple.”
“In the real world, print out this prayer and formation array. We’ll promote them afterward.”
Feng Huimin was astonished.
“Boss, what are you—?”
Chu Fu almost teasingly replied, “There’s no point explaining this to people who haven’t become gods.”
But in the end, she still explained.
“I used that Transcendent God-tier Talent Stone to raise my talent to another level. Through this path, I should be able to become a god independently, so I want to give it a try!”
“I understand, Boss. I’ll get right on it!”
Chu Fu ended her communication with Feng Huimin, replied to the others, and moved to the Promotion Hall.
There were surprisingly few people inside, but that was only natural.
After the recent city-defense battle, the players who had joined earlier had once again reached the endgame. They had probably all accepted their quests yesterday.
As for the newly joined players, it was impossible for them to reach level 30 overnight.
There were quite a few level-60 players in the guilds who had kept pace with them, but after opening the guild interface, one would discover that there were only around fifty in total.
Combined, the four guilds had fewer than two hundred players who had reached level 60, and those players had already completed their promotions.
Chu Fu walked up to the Grandmaster promotion NPC.
“I’m here to accept my promotion quest.”
“So it’s the City Lord herself! I’ll prepare your promotion quest right away.”
A dialogue box soon appeared.
[Main Quest: Promote to Grandmaster. Complete any one of the following objectives.]
[Objective 1: Kill 100 million monsters above level 60.]
[Objective 2: Clear an Origin-level dungeon above level 60.]
[Objective 3: Kill 10,000 bosses above level 60.]
[Objective 4: Participate in a level-60-or-higher battle against a True Name-level divine envoy—one who has possessed a name of its own. Participation in a kill will also count toward completion.]
Chu Fu immediately understood what Feng Huimin had meant by using her authority.
Without a doubt, Feng Huimin had arranged for her to take Objective 4.
In that case, not only had Chu Fu completed it, but every player in Thorn City had completed it as well. Once they reached level 60, none of them would be stuck on their promotion quest.
And the system apparently considered this perfectly reasonable. After all, the might of the divine envoy had been plain for all to see.
Chu Fu selected Objective 4.
[Quest complete: 3/1.]
She had even exceeded the requirement.
[Important System Notification!]
[Your level has surpassed 60, and you have completed the promotion quest. You have become a Grandmaster-level awakened.]
[From this moment onward, the basic attributes, skills, and talents you obtain in the game will gradually synchronize with the real world. You no longer need to enter deep sleep!]
[Please take note: Your current strength is extraordinarily powerful. With a casual gesture, you could destroy an entire city. The power you obtain within the “Gate of Origin” should be used to protect, not destroy! Those capable of annihilating all things should show even greater reverence for them. Restraint is the first lesson anyone with great power must learn.]
The system was worried that someone among the masses might turn evil!
Chu Fu couldn’t help thinking about her current physical abilities.
Uh… At this point, she was afraid that merely speaking might poison someone to death.
Everyone had joked before that if she kissed someone now, she could poison them on the spot.
Shen Chi, being a Metal Person, was the only one who wouldn’t be affected.
Though… he was obviously too busy.
Chu Fu hadn’t even had time for a sweet romance, but once the world was at peace, she wanted to find herself a handsome boyfriend too!
She couldn’t go her whole life without even being able to kiss him, could she?
With that thought, Chu Fu used the properties of her god-tier class to begin creating a skill of her own.
She compressed all the toxins in her body into a single point.
As for the location, the center of her palm would do nicely!
That way, she could draw on the toxins through her palm. Once she punctured the center of her hand, countless deadly poisons would pour out, forming a terrifying natural disaster.
Perfect.
After all, Chu Fu was far too poisonous now. The toxins stored in her palm were absolutely more potent than those of any other natural disaster.
Furthermore, Grandmaster-level players could possess domain-type skills.
Within a domain, other people had to obey its laws, and it could also produce a variety of unique effects.
“Then I’ll call this skill… Palmful of Poison.”
Other people had Palmful of Buddha. She had Palmful of Poison.
It was perfectly fitting!
Once she finished compressing the toxins, Chu Fu felt as though she were holding a supercharged nuclear poison bomb.
This was going to be one of her greatest trump cards.
After finishing the skill, she received another system notification.
[“Rocket on a Wheelchair” has invited you to join a party.]
Chu Fu clicked Confirm.
“Fu, are you ready? Guild Leader Long wants to tackle this Origin-level dungeon. Otherwise, even the dragon will be under too much pressure!”
Xie Lin immediately noticed what was happening and said, “What do you mean, ‘Fu’? Do you think you’re worthy of calling her that? You should call her Queen! Thorn Queen, have you finished your quest? Should this humble servant fly over on his sword to pick you up?”
Chu Fu burst out laughing.
“I’m coming, I’m coming. I’ll be there soon.”
Chu Fu still had a Plant Spirit stationed in Longdu, so she could simply teleport there.
Longdu’s situation was rather unique. It was divided into four cities in the east, south, west, and north, while Long Zhantian had established the Longxiang Jiuzhou guild headquarters right in the center.
Moreover, according to predictions regarding future dungeons, this would also become the only survivor base in Longdu.
However, because three versions had descended ahead of schedule, the future dungeons no longer included future maps for levels 30–70. Only dungeons for levels 70–80, 80–90, and 90–100 had appeared.
This could be considered a massive butterfly effect—one that had truly triggered a tsunami.
Nowadays, low-level players entering the game were more likely to die. After all, whether they were Titans, elemental monsters, or mechanical monsters, they were all far too powerful.
However, those low-level players had no idea what kind of earth-shaking plan Longxiang Jiuzhou—the official organization of China—was secretly preparing.
They were going to launch a counterattack!
