Chapter 76

The official website, being the official website, spread the news faster than anything else. In no time, all major forums, media sections, and video zones were buzzing with one piece of news—

The battlefield mode of "TTOS (Heavenly Domain)" is about to be launched!

What exactly is the battlefield mode? The official website provided a brief introduction: The battlefield mode is a new game mode in "TTOS," designed to cater to players' enthusiasm for large-scale wars, offering a PK mode...

The description was concise but revealed a crucial piece of information—large-scale PK! When players were eagerly waiting for more details, the official website cunningly stopped the flow of information, leaving all players sighing in frustration and cursing the game company's shamelessness for creating suspense at such a time!

However, the players who received the news temporarily calmed their excited hearts and refocused their enthusiasm on leveling up in the game, preparing for the upcoming battlefield mode.

Perhaps players in other main cities could redirect their passion to the "right path," but there was always one exception, and that was Ancient Tree City.

This wave of excitement was caused by them, or rather, by them and the players from Rainfall City. It would be too undignified for it to just fade away quietly—

It couldn't just end like this!

...

Yang Ye stood in front of Blacksmith Bartin, watching him hammer a red-hot round shield. He was puzzled—could this game use shields? Regardless, the most important thing was to retrieve the Patrol Core.

"Mr. Bartin..." Yang Ye spoke cautiously, knowing Bartin's temper from before; he was not someone to provoke.

"The thing you want is over there. Go get it, and when you have it, come back. I have something to tell you." Bartin didn't even look at Yang Ye, just slightly tilting his head to indicate a direction.

Yang Ye followed Bartin's gaze to a corner of the yard, where a broken bamboo mat lay on the ground. On the mat were piles of various weapons, armor, and metal jewelry. After searching for a while, Yang Ye finally found the Patrol Core, buried at the bottom.

It was a silver-white metal bracelet.

When he picked up the silver-white bracelet, a light halo flowed over it, encircling it with a silver-white glow. The design was traditional, but it was adorned with countless eyes of various sizes, which looked quite terrifying. Having dealt with Kadola before, Yang Ye knew the origin of these eyes—they were all carvings of Kadola's eyes, intricately and beautifully crafted. If not for their terrifying appearance, they would be a perfect work of art.

Gently shaking it, the silver-white bracelet cut through the space, creating tiny cracks that flowed with a silver-white light, refusing to heal.

But Yang Ye was unharmed when he held it, which was quite miraculous. As soon as he touched it, Yang Ye was certain that this bracelet was indeed a spirit-grade equipment. Checking its attributes, he confirmed—

Patrol Core (Bracelet - Spirit Grade)

Usage Level: 35

Physical Attack +156

Physical Defense +195

Magic Defense +179

Health +147

Strength +156

Stamina +198

Spatial Patrol: A true tool for stealth and spying, hehe~ Every 600 seconds, it accumulates one spatial cutting force. The user of the Patrol Core can use one spatial cutting force to create a spatial crack and enter it to temporarily hide. The hiding time is 5 seconds, and the user can exit the spatial crack at any time, appearing randomly within a certain range around the entry point.

Yang Ye's hands trembled as he held the Patrol Core, rechecking it multiple times to confirm he hadn't read it wrong. It really was "entering a spatial crack!" and for 5 seconds. Combined with the spatial crack skill he was about to learn, it would be incredibly useful.

He quickly put it away and returned to Blacksmith Bartin, his face excited. Just as he was about to thank him, Bartin spoke first, his tone extremely serious: "You know about the Abyss, right?"

Yang Ye nodded and said, "A little."

Bartin stopped his work, put down the hammer, stepped back, and sat on an iron chair. He picked up a bucket of water and drank it in large gulps.

"Ha!" Bartin drank more than half, then took a deep breath and stared at Yang Ye, continuing, "Good to know. Whether it's you or your follower, you both have a significant connection to the Abyss." He paused, then laughed heartily, "What do you think the Abyss is?"

This question stumped Yang Ye. His understanding of the Abyss was limited to what he had learned from previous quests: first, they were very hostile to this side; second, they had advanced technology, as evidenced by Lilina's creation; third, they were a race, the Dark Night race, with special attributes; and finally, special equipment, Abyssal equipment, was needed to combat them. These were the main points Yang Ye knew.

After some thought, Yang Ye said, "Please enlighten me, sir." He didn't want to act presumptuous and decided to let Bartin speak.

"Haha, why pretend to be ignorant? Fine, if you don't want to say, I'll say it for you." Bartin laughed heartily, no longer looking fierce, but more like a warm uncle, "The Abyss is a race, the Dark Night race, which split from the vast continent in the past. Now they are an independent faction, but their living conditions are very harsh, so they are always trying to reclaim this land. Of course, we won't allow it. To fight against them and defend against their attacks, we have the Dragon City. Dragon City is very large and magnificent, and you'll know more about it later. In front of Dragon City, further ahead, is the territory of the Dark Night race, which we call the Abyss. Don't think they live underground; they're not that foolish.

Your follower, this little girl, is their most powerful humanoid weapon. I don't know if you know this..."

Bartin paused, looking at Yang Ye until he saw the young man nodding somewhat woodenly, then continued, "Good to know. I'll continue. She is the most powerful humanoid weapon created by the Abyss... Oh, I said that already, but it's important, so I'll say it again. She is the most powerful humanoid weapon created by the Abyss, designed to destroy Dragon City. You can imagine how powerful she is..."

Yang Ye glanced at Lilina, who suddenly blushed and kissed Yang Ye on the cheek.

Bartin ignored the young couple's affection.

"She is very powerful and very dangerous. Be careful. The Abyss is constantly searching for her, which you must know, or you wouldn't have the Patrol Core. I can't help you, but I wish you luck. Also, you lucky guy, not everyone can become a Sky Domainer. Your success only shows your luck, not your strength. You probably don't know, but after becoming a Sky Domainer, there are advancement quests. The success or failure of these quests directly affects whether you will become a powerful Sky Domainer. Don't worry, your advancement quest will come soon. Oh, I like that confident look in your eyes, very good! Once..."

Bartin suddenly stopped, seemingly lost in deep thought...

Yang Ye was stunned, not knowing why Bartin had stopped. "Sir?" he called out.

Bartin snapped out of it, smiled bitterly, and continued, "Oh, sorry, I was thinking about the past."

"It's okay," Yang Ye tactfully didn't ask.

"Where were we?" Bartin asked.

"We were talking about my advancement quest..."

"Oh, right, right, my memory is failing me." Bartin laughed, "Completing the Sky Domainer advancement is what truly makes you a Sky Domainer. Right now, you're not even half a Sky Domainer. Of course, I don't know how many advancements there are; only Sky Domainers know that."

Bartin took another sip of water, this time just a small sip, his mouth probably dry from talking so much.

"Some things can't be said too much, but some things I can tell you, like the upcoming battlefield."

Yang Ye's eyes lit up. He knew the battlefield mode was about to start, but he didn't expect this NPC to mention it.

"The battlefield mode is said to be a place for you overfed adventurers to entertain and vent, but that's not the case. It's actually for training, to prepare for the war with the Abyss. We will eventually fight the Abyss, as we did thousands of years ago, and will do so again thousands of years from now... an endless cycle until one side is completely eradicated, but who can be eradicated?"

Bartin's gaze shifted to the distant sky, his eyes conveying a message that was hard to understand.

Yes, war, but for whose eradication?

...

When Yang Ye left Bartin's residence, his mood was slightly heavy. The theme of this game was the conflict between humans and the Abyss, with players taking on the role of humans, and the Abyss defined as the "enemy."

However, it was all for survival, and no one was without enemies.

Yang Ye was not the righteous path; Lilina was not the evil path.

Wasn't that so?

Having obtained the Patrol Core, Yang Ye decided to go all out and check his shop, too lazy to rest. He would deal with these matters first and then rest, sleeping for a whole day to enjoy himself.

The small shop, though currently the only one in the game, was deserted, with no one asking about it. There was nothing for sale, so naturally, no one came.

After some thought, Yang Ye bought materials from the trading hall and crafted over 500 Life Bud Potions. He kept more than 300 for himself and put the remaining 200 in the shop. He then posted a thread on the forum—

[The first shop is now selling Life Bud Potions for 5 gold each, with a promise not to raise prices or increase quantities]

He then added more details, such as the daily quantity and price, and stated that anyone found reselling Life Bud Potions would be blacklisted and never sold any items again. He wasn't sure if it would work.

Before the news caused a stir, Yang Ye restocked the shop and then logged out to rest.

However, while he was sleeping, the players in Ancient Tree City were quietly taking action...

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