Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 106 - 101 I’m Not Being a Scholar Anymore! (Average Subscription Bonus)

Chapter 106: Chapter 101 I’m Not Being a Scholar Anymore! (Average Subscription Bonus)

At 10 p.m., Li Hongyun hesitated for a long time between the portals for the assassin and scholar trials, but finally, he stepped into the assassin trial.

Might as well give it a go!

Three days had already passed, and every minute now, other players might be completing the trials, reducing the number of beta test slots one by one.

Continuing with the scholar instance didn’t seem promising for Li Hongyun.

Yesterday, he even tried using the talent "Calm and Collected" to help him refute Wang Chong and Emperor Weizhao more coolly and logically, but he still failed.

It could only be said that he was not compatible with Yang Yan; he was not cut out to be a scholar.

Thus, Li Hongyun finally decided to switch his focus to the assassin trial.

Although it was a bit of a gamble and he didn’t particularly enjoy being an assassin, he couldn’t be choosy at this point; he needed to secure a beta test slot.

Without hesitation, Li Hongyun chose the talent "Sword Mastery," as he planned to activate Nie Rang’s muscle memory according to the guide.

Everything in Illusion Realm began to flow; the eunuch shouted loudly, "Announcing, Nie Rang’s audience!"

Li Hongyun hurriedly holding the ink jade qilin, made his way to the grand hall.

Emperor Yanling’s eyes narrowed slightly as he scrutinized him.

Suddenly, Emperor Yanling furrowed his brow, his voice thunderous, "Why are you sneaking around with an unsteady step? Do you harbor guilt and other schemes inside your mind?

"Speak!"

Hmm, this was within expectations.

Li Hongyun was prepared, quickly kneeling down: "Your Majesty, calm down!

"This humble commoner is but a crude peasant, terrified by Your Majesty’s majestic presence, hence trembling in fear and confusion.

"Specifically, I offer this ink jade qilin to Your Majesty, seeking your forgiveness!"

As Li Hongyun spoke, he opened the wooden box containing the ink jade qilin.

This line of defense, prepared in advance after studying the guide, managed to briefly pass muster. Combined with the luster of the ink jade qilin, it momentarily captured Emperor Yanling’s attention.

But it was inadequate to ease Emperor Yanling’s wariness.

"Fetch the ink jade qilin for me!" Emperor Yanling instructed the eunuch beside him.

Li Hongyun knew that even if he mentioned the "flaw in the ink jade," Emperor Yanling wouldn’t allow him to come forward.

But that was alright; he hadn’t planned to approach.

Seeing the eunuch moving, Li Hongyun suddenly stretched out his hand, drew a dagger from within the ink jade qilin, and fiercely threw it at Emperor Yanling up on the grand hall!

Previously in the soldier instance, Li Hongyun had shot arrows and thrown spears, showing good accuracy. While it was a dagger this time, the "Sword Mastery" talent significantly boosted his throwing precision.

"Bullseye!"

Li Hongyun shouted, startling the various officials around him.

Then he saw Emperor Yanling dodge in a panic, the dagger embedding itself in the armrest of the throne.

The scene was briefly awkward.

Damn!

The Red-armored Guards quickly ascended the hall, hacking Li Hongyun to death with their swords.

...

The night passed quickly.

After dying once again, Li Hongyun returned to the starting point.

Three talent cards reappeared before him: Calm and Collected, Sword Mastery, and Fortune Smiles.

These were the three most useful talents he had selected after dying many times tonight.

Eventually, he extended his hand and lightly tapped on "Calm and Collected."

If Chu Ge were here, he would definitely be puzzled, wondering why Li Hongyun had chosen a white talent over blue and golden talents?

The reason was simple: Li Hongyun had been using the Sword Mastery talent repeatedly, and Nie Rang’s muscle memory was almost fully activated, making that talent no longer essential.

As for Fortune Smiles, he had tried it, but he didn’t feel any different after using it.

A true master of luck never deigns to rely on skills that just boost fortune!

Thus, the Calm and Collected skill that seemed insignificant to others was actually quite suitable for him.

The Trial Illusion began to operate again.

"Announcing, Nie Rang’s audience!"

The eunuch shouted, and Emperor Yanling seated on the throne looked toward the entrance, only to see Nie Rang with a slight bow, hands holding the wooden box as he entered the hall.

"This humble man pays respects to Your Majesty!"

Li Hongyun kneeled on the ground, holding the wooden box aloft.

Then, just as scripted, he opened the wooden box, allowing the ink jade qilin to capture Emperor Yanling’s gaze, further lowering his guard.

Everything still seemed to be going smoothly, as Li Hongyun had finally used his "Calm and Collected" talent skill, which to some extent alleviated his nervousness, concealed some of his unnecessary movements, and dispelled the suspicions of Emperor Yanling.

Emperor Yanling said to the young eunuch, "Go and fetch the auspicious gift for me."

However, at that moment, Li Hongyun spoke up, "If I may report to Your Majesty, there is one more matter I would like to present."

Emperor Yanling paused for a moment, "Oh? Speak."

Li Hongyun said, "Your Majesty, the more I ponder, the more I realize that no matter how powerful a scholar is, there are always limits.

"Even if one possesses extensive knowledge or passionate zeal, it often easily leads to nothing."

He said this with considerable emotion, for he had really suffered a lot when playing the role of Yang Yan under Emperor Weizhao.

A confused look appeared in Emperor Yanling’s eyes, and a question mark almost popped up over his head.

?

Even he, a very intelligent emperor, couldn’t understand why Nie Rang, who had come to present a treasure, would say such things.

The young eunuch scolded, "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Li Hongyun grasped the hilt of the treasured sword on the ink jade qilin, "I mean to say, I’m done being a scholar, Your Majesty!

"Damn emperor, die!"

Before anyone could react, Li Hongyun had already drawn his dagger and hurled it forward violently!

A streak of cold light aimed directly at the throne!

Emperor Yanling was startled and instinctively twisted his body to the right to dodge.

His stature was tall and his skills were not bad, if he were in an open field and saw the other party raising a hand, he could mostly dodge by rolling away.

But at this moment, he was sitting relaxedly on the throne in the great hall, maintaining a dignified demeanor, which naturally restricted his movements.

Moreover, Emperor Yanling’s suspicions towards Nie Rang had slowly piled up; never would he have expected Nie Rang to be so unorthodox in martial ethics, launching his desperate move when they had just approached the throne and were still so far apart!

Logically, even if an assassin were to strike, they should at least wait until they are closer, right?

As a suspicious emperor, his psychological safety distance was definitely much higher than that of ordinary people, but not high enough to be highly alert of someone who had just approached the throne and was still at such a distance, "be wary of him stabbing me."

But the opponent just did it!

Aided by Nie Rang’s physical prowess, the treasured sword, or rather the dagger, flew at an extremely fast speed, almost arriving in an instant.

Emperor Yanling hurriedly dodged to the right, only to find when the dagger arrived in front of him that the dagger was actually aimed exactly where he would dodge!

Straight to the heart!

"You..."

Emperor Yanling’s eyes widened, pointing at Li Hongyun below, he hard pressed a sentence out, but in the end, he slumped backwards onto the throne.

Clearly, he wanted to know why such a bold Nie Rang would dare to throw a dagger directly in the hall, and how he was so confident he even predicted the direction he would dodge.

Before being hacked to death by the Golden Armor Guards, Li Hongyun gave a faint smile.

"There’s no other reason, just that I’m very lucky and I practiced often.

"I think... I finally understand the fun of this game!"

At the moment Li Hongyun fell, several lines of unseen text appeared in his career.

[Assassin Trial: Assassinate the King]

[Complete!]

[Rating: It’s hard to deny that some oddly shaped assassins can succeed in assassination through unimaginable methods.]

Li Hongyun was stunned for a moment.

"Eh? This clearance rating, how come it seems different from the ratings I saw in other people’s clearance videos before?"

...

...

Seven days swiftly passed.

For the players, seven days was not actually short, as many games could be completed twice within this time.

But in "Dark Sand," seven days was only enough to experience one phase of the game content, even that time was somewhat tight.

By the fourth day, all the internal test slots had been determined, and those who had not cleared the trial instance could only regretfully wait for the next opportunity.

Thus, the number of internal test players for "Dark Sand" finally reached 40,000!

In the Reorderer Fortress, through the players’ tireless efforts in construction, their building score had again reached over nine hundred thousand, set to break a million soon.

And after day and night planning by Li Weiyi and a group of players, a preliminary construction plan for the Reorderer Fortress had also been drafted.

They designed during the day and surveyed in the game at night, putting even more heart into it than their actual jobs.

As for the other players, they had also saved quite a bit of money during this period and had all upgraded their armor and weapons.

Finally, after seven days of preparation for the "Eve of Expelling Invaders" version, the players eagerly anticipated the new version of "Dark Sand," "Southeast Expelling Invaders," was about to officially launch!

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