Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 158 - 153 New Version Preparation

Chapter 158: Chapter 153 New Version Preparation

Dark Sand’s body floated into the air once again, beginning to absorb the power contained within this historical slice.

Countless dark vapors rose from the ground and the bodies of the barbarian soldiers, and at the same time, all the righteous energy between heaven and earth began to flow into her body.

These dark vapors were the demonic power injected by demons tampering with the historical slice or transformed from the original righteous energy within the slice.

In the process of reversing and correcting the entire historical slice, these would also transform into the power possessed by Return Order.

To Meng Yuan’s surprise, the demonic power absorbed this time was much more than expected!

Countless dark demonic vapors gathered, visibly making Dark Sand grow taller, and from the current situation, she had essentially reached the stature of a "primary school student."

The entire process lasted for several minutes, more than doubling the duration compared to the previous historical slice.

Finally, Dark Sand slowly landed.

"This time, the demons lurking in this historical slice are much stronger than we previously estimated...

"If it were up to the original methods of Return Order, we might have already failed.

"I must say, your way of dealing with demons is indeed very effective, allowing us to take the initiative."

This time, Dark Sand was completely impressed by the players’ performance.

In her view, it had been a victory fraught with danger.

Although Return Order could roughly estimate the strength of the demons inhabiting the historical slice based on its size, this estimation was very inaccurate.

Take this time, for example; the demon’s strength clearly exceeded Dark Sand’s expectations.

And fighting like traditional Return Order would have faced significant difficulties.

Suppose, without the Return Order castle, and only Return Order itself with some phantoms of the natives to fight, then the demon could use the Northern Barbarians’ cavalry to continuously drain the strength of Return Order and wipe out the phantoms of the natives.

It would be an effect of "ants biting an elephant to death."

When the power of Return Order was almost drained, the demon would finally appear and deliver a fatal blow.

But Meng Yuan, with these players each having their unique strengths, first established the easily defended and difficult to attack fortress of Return Order, and then had the players with superb combat skills wipe out the gigantic demonic barbarians.

In doing so, once the demon rushed forward prematurely, the odds of victory for the side of Return Order greatly increased.

Clearly, this was the difference between fighting alone and working in collaboration.

This time, Meng Yuan, a bona fide Return Order, had a leisurely time during the entire national war, neither commanding nor exerting much effort in battle, just appearing at the end to unleash a powerful move and winning easily.

Meng Yuan felt completely justified in this.

After all, as far as he was concerned, wasn’t it enough just to complete the task of Return Order? Whether he personally took action didn’t matter at all.

After Dark Sand had fully absorbed the demonic power in the historical slice, Meng Yuan stepped forward and asked, "How much has the power increased this time?"

Judging from the change in Dark Sand’s stature, the increase this time was quite promising.

Dark Sand’s figure floated slightly again, placing her little hand on Meng Yuan’s forehead, sharing the specific details of this power increase with him.

Instantly, a mass of information transferred into Meng Yuan’s mind.

Although no higher-level skills were unlocked in the talent skills library of Return Order, the "Xin" level skill library had been expanded, adding many new talents that weren’t there before, and the rarity of some talents had also increased.

The historical line was further unlocked, allowing progress to large historical slices at the beginning of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

"The Want of an Office" instance can be seen as a mid-period historical slice of the Great Sheng Dynasty, but this time, it was possible to go to the early period of the Great Sheng Dynasty or even before its establishment.

No new permanent talent skills appeared, and the exclusive talent skills for the original four roles did not upgrade further.

However, a new role appeared: Cavalry!

How this new role would be allocated to players was up to Meng Yuan to decide.

The players’ original weapons, armor, and equipment were further upgraded, with the armor and weapons that appeared in the "The Want of an Office" instance now available for purchase at the blacksmith shop.

The area around the Return Order castle continued to expand, allowing players to continue building, exploring, and developing.

Additionally, in this historical slice, "Heroic Spirits" appeared.

The so-called heroic spirits are those mighty heroic figures in historical slices, who also left illusions in history. However, unlike the typical natives, their strength is much more formidable.

These heroic spirits cannot be summoned for long periods and can only be summoned during critical moments in battle by spending a certain amount of Return Order power to fight alongside the summoner.

In the historical slice "It’s Not My Desire to Be Ennobled," the heroic spirit that can be summoned is naturally General Deng Yuanjing.

Meng Yuan felt regretful, "It’s a pity that these heroic spirits cannot exist for long periods; otherwise, having General Deng train these players himself would make them unbeatable.

"However, it’s also good in a way, letting the players handle the training themselves.

"As for General Deng himself, whether it’s spear techniques, cavalry skills, archery, or command, he’s top-notch. Summoning him to save the day at the crucial moment of the next Return Order Expedition wouldn’t be bad either."

"OK, the Chief Operating Officer has more work to do.

"I need to rush out the announcement for the new version update," Meng Yuan said as he prepared to leave this historical slice and return to the Return Order Space to make, oh no, to carefully plan the new version update announcement.

How the new light cavalry identity and heroic spirit should cleverly integrate into the current game system of "Dark Sand" still needs serious consideration.

But San Shang stopped him.

"Wait a moment, before you leave this historical slice, I suggest you take a look at what comes next in this historical slice."

Meng Yuan was somewhat surprised, "Hmm? What’s special about the next historical slice?"

San Shang nodded.

However, she didn’t explain much but showed it directly to Meng Yuan.

She spread her small hands, and a colossal rift seemed to appear in the sky. Meng Yuan’s view swept through countless temporal currents in an instant, seeing the next historical slice.

In a moment, copious amounts of information flooded his mind.

It took Meng Yuan a long time to come to his senses, somewhat bewildered, "This historical slice... feels very chaotic.

"And... it seems to be a single-player instance?"

San Shang nodded, "Exactly.

"This is the key historical slice that locks down the entire Great Sheng Dynasty. If we overcome this historical slice, it means we can open up the entire Great Sheng Dynasty and go to even earlier times.

"Of course, we can also choose to come back and slowly decipher other historical slices of the Great Sheng Dynasty."

Meng Yuan instantly understood, "I get it, meaning this is locking down the main mission of the entire mission Chapter. After clearing it, you can choose to continue pushing forward the mainline or come back and keep pushing through the newly unlocked side missions.

"But the problem is, how can such a crucial historical slice be a single-player instance?

"It truly is quite astonishing.

"It seems... the founding emperor of the Great Sheng Dynasty was no ordinary figure."

Meng Yuan fell into contemplation.

Such a significant and crucial historical slice was a single-player instance, which was indeed unusual.

Historical slices could be considered as naturally formed crystals in the river of history. Only people or events with significant impacts on the course of history can condense into historical slices.

Currently, the two official instances, "The Matter is Set Yet Awaits the Closing of the Coffin" and "It’s Not My Desire to Be Ennobled," are actually multiplayer instances.

Take the instance "It’s Not My Desire to Be Ennobled," for example. Although General Deng is the undisputed protagonist, people like Lin Xiangmin and Wang Zongchang also played irreplaceable roles.

This is normal because a period of history is not written merely by one or two heroic figures. It’s the final result of choices made by numerous ordinary people and many key heroic figures.

The people are the creators of history, so all the credit cannot be attributed solely to a heroic figure.

But conversely, emphasizing ordinary people too heavily while overlooking the critical directional roles played by heroic figures shouldn’t be done either.

Take the instance "It’s Not My Desire to Be Ennobled," for example. Without General Deng, if Liu Ji were put in his position to combat the bandits, could the southeast bandits be subdued? Could the problems with the Northern Barbarians be solved?

Obviously not.

Often, history changes due to a choice made by a heroic figure. The inevitability and randomness of history are unified.

That’s why Meng Yuan was stunned by this new historical slice.

Because it was a single-player instance, implying that the protagonist’s influence on this stretch of history was overwhelmingly significant.

During his downtime, Meng Yuan had also been cramming the history of this world, so he recognized him: he was Emperor Taizu of Sheng, the founding emperor of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

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