Chapter 31

【The script is complete, rewards are being settled.】

【Experience gained: 1500, Game coins: 15000】

【Items/Equipment obtained: Eye of Enmity, M1911A1 Pistol, Western Chef's Knife, Baseball Bat, Flashlight *2】

【Missions completed/accepted: 5/5】

【Special ending reward: Gift from the Master of Time, please claim later】

【Special, hidden missions completed: 0, Worldview cracked: Time Loop】

【Scare value spikes: 0 times, Maximum scare value: 0%, Average scare value: 0%】

【Your fear rating is 'Fearless,' you can obtain an additional reward, please select later.】

【Skill points gained: 300】

【Skill point bonus experience: 3000, Game coins: 30000】

【Script completion reward: 80% base experience bonus: 1200】

【Settlement is complete, please proceed.】

(For example, the flashlight has batteries, and the gun has bullets. These small items are consumables below the fine quality level and do not occupy inventory slots when stored inside tools or equipment. The pipe wrench is not from this script and is not included in the settlement. Items like these will not appear in the settlement menu.)

"The reward for cracking the worldview is really generous..." Feng Bujue thought, "Not counting the 240, I only gained 60 skill points throughout the script."

"Bro Jue! We're rich!" Wang Tanzhi exclaimed excitedly in the team chat, "I actually leveled up to 10! I also got over 20,000 game coins!"

Hearing this, Feng Bujue instinctively calculated that Wang Tanzhi's skill points were between 60 and 150. He replied, "I see, the team list shows the levels." He also saw Long AoMin's friend request and clicked to accept it, saying, "Don't forget to accept Brother Long's friend request."

"Sure, I've already accepted it," Wang Tanzhi replied, "You add him to the team."

After a few simple operations, Long AoMin's voice appeared in the communication channel: "Hey, both of you have doubled your levels. Brother Feng is already level 11." His current level was the same as Feng Bujue, level 11.

Some people might ask why this situation occurred. Let's take a look at Feng Bujue's character details so far:

Game nickname: Feng Bujue, Level: 11, Experience: 1350/11000.

Skill points: 430, Game coins: 51500.

Specializations: General F, Tools F, Reconnaissance F, Combat F.

Inventory 8/10: Mario's Pipe Wrench, Eye of Enmity, Western Chef's Knife, Baseball Bat, Flashlight *2, M1911A1 Pistol.

Login space 1/30: Puzzle Card: Monkey.

Everyone can see his experience points. Yes, to level up from 11 to 12, you need 11000, not 1100.

In Horror Park, the experience required for leveling up increases in a stepwise manner every ten levels. From level 1 to 2, you need 100 experience, then 200 from level 2 to 3, and so on. From level 10 to 11, you need 1000 experience. After reaching level 11, there is a significant jump.

Long AoMin, in addition to the 1500 experience for completing the script and the 1200 reward points, also gained about 170 skill points (skill points accumulated during battles can sometimes be precise to the single digit). He gained nearly 4500 experience from the settlement, but when he reached level 11, he was still about 7000 points away from level 12.

The two exchanged information and also told Wang Tanzhi about the experience situation after level 11. Then, Long AoMin was the first to remember to ask, "By the way, what are your titles?"

Feng Bujue casually replied, "Cold-blooded Headshot Maniac."

"Uh..."

The other two were speechless, leading to a brief silence.

A few seconds later, Wang Tanzhi chuckled and commented, "Actually, the system is quite reasonable. In that script, all your attacks were headshots... and you were quite cold-blooded."

"What about your title? Screaming Rich Kid?"

"There's no way a title like 'Rich Kid' would exist in the game!"

"That's true... being a rich kid is a race, not a profession," Feng Bujue added.

"My title is [Panicked Ambusher]..." Wang Tanzhi, not wanting to continue the nonsense, quickly reported his title.

Feng Bujue pondered, "Hmm... to indicate a panicked mental state and a combat level that can't face enemies head-on... the system is quite insightful."

"Is it a needle? It's more like a knife. A title like that would be looked down upon by strangers!" Long AoMin said.

"Not much difference. Strangers either start looking down on you the moment they see your title, or from the first helpless and meaningless scream you make..." Feng Bujue said.

"Ha ha..." Long AoMin laughed, trying to smooth things over, "Actually, Brother Wang, you don't need to worry too much. Titles can change after each script completion. After the last one, my title changed to [Team Defender]."

They chatted a bit more. Long AoMin said he had been online for a while and planned to log off to rest for a few hours, logging back in at midnight to the sleep mode channel. Wang Tanzhi didn't want to play anymore today and didn't plan to log in again that night. Including the tutorial, he had already played four scripts in a row, and continuing would be self-torture. Feng Bujue also said he would log off after collecting his settlement items. He wasn't tired, but he was consciously controlling his level.

During the beta test phase, the cap is level 20. For non-professional players, there's no need to rush leveling up. When more than 10% of beta testers reach level 20, the beta test will end, followed by server shutdown and a full system upgrade to the official version before the public beta begins.

The game Horror Park has already attracted a large number of game studios. As mentioned earlier, on the afternoon of the first day of the beta test, Feng Bujue could find some level 10+ players' guides on the forum. Clearly, most of these articles were written by members of professional game studios. These people are professionals, with planned and divided tasks. For such games, they work in shifts, with one group starting sleep mode from 8 AM, and another group working in non-sleep mode, then switching at night...

According to the relevant laws and regulations of 2055, game pods strictly limit players' online time. In non-sleep mode, the real-time duration of logging into a neural connection game cannot exceed ten hours. In sleep mode, due to the 1:10 time ratio, the real-time duration of the connection must not exceed eight hours, with a general recommendation of four hours or less. If both modes reach their time limits within 24 hours, the connection will be forcibly disconnected, and the player can only log back in after the next 24 hours.

In other words, a person can play a neural connection game for a total of 18 hours in a day, 10 hours in a waking state, and 8 hours in a sleep state, which is the limit. Changing game pods won't help, as all neural connection networks will no longer accept the citizen's ID. This is a legal requirement, mainly to consider the health of the users. In the early days of neural connection games, some people who stayed connected except for eating and using the bathroom mostly ended up with sudden death or irreversible brain damage. Of course, this can't be blamed on the game pods or the games. Even half a century ago, when the fourth-generation computer was still popular, many people died suddenly in internet cafes. Who could be blamed for that?

After saying goodbye to Wang Tanzhi and Long AoMin, ending the communication, and disbanding the team, Feng Bujue opened the elevator door and turned to enter the space for collecting equipment.

In the room, two glass columns appeared again. Inside the glass column on the left, an item was already floating, which was likely the gift from the Master of Time. If the script hadn't ended with the outcome of sealing the demon gate, this reward wouldn't exist.

Feng Bujue first stored one of the two flashlights in his inventory to the login space, reducing his inventory capacity to 7/10, and then went to collect the item. During this time, he glanced at the special ability granted by his title, which was displayed above the skill bar and did not occupy a skill slot.

【Name: Concussion】

【Ability Type: Passive】

【Effect: 30% chance to stun a target for two seconds when attacking the head with a blunt weapon】

【Note: It's okay if you can't break it in one hit, just put in more effort; it's just a head.】

This special ability from the title was quite good, being passive and not consuming stamina. It would be very useful against low-level monsters when combined with the [Mario's Pipe Wrench]. However, against powerful monsters, non-humanoid monsters, incorporeal ghosts, or bosses... there would likely be no opportunity for Feng Bujue to hit the target's head with a blunt weapon.

Feng Bujue quickly walked to the first glass column, where a small glass bottle containing half a bottle of sand was floating.

【Name: Slow Sand】

【Type: Consumable】

【Quality: Fine】

【Effect: Breaking this container reduces the speed of all monsters within a 100-meter radius by ten times for one minute】

【Note: This bottle contains some low-quality time dust. If you are surrounded by a large group of monsters, this bottle might help you escape.】

"This is a strategically valuable and precious consumable. Do Xiao Tan and Brother Long each have one too..." Feng Bujue muttered as he approached the second glass column.

【Please choose your additional reward: 1. Randomly draw an equipment item corresponding to your level, 2. 50,000 game coins (maximum), 3. 4,400 experience points】

At level 11, the value of the fear rating is evident. The three options for the 'Fearless' rating include a maximum of 50,000 game coins, and the equipment is not mentioned, but the "40% of the current level-up experience cap" is very powerful.

Theoretically, as long as Feng Bujue's condition doesn't improve, he can level up by one level after surviving two scripts at any level.

However, because of this, Feng Bujue is even more reluctant to choose experience points. He is a bit worried that his always-zero scare value might attract the attention of the game company, suspecting him of cheating. So, he tries to keep a low profile, as he doesn't want to level up too quickly anyway.

Thus, he chose the equipment again. Although he doesn't lack weapons, both ranged and melee, he lacks defensive gear. He hopes to draw a reliable piece of armor.

; {Piaotian Literature}