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Chapter 585 - 568: Ningyun Monarch’s Special Training

Chapter 585: Chapter 568: Ningyun Monarch’s Special Training

Not only that, most players’ gacha counts are also approaching that extremely unlucky range.

The gacha mechanism of "Endless Fantasy Legend 2" entails a cycle of 1000 pulls, whereby big spending players typically reach 1000 pulls when they get two full five-star characters in the first pool.

But for free-to-play gamers, if they only pull one or two five-star characters from each pool, they would have spent about a hundred pulls on the first pool and nearly two hundred on the second, which is still far from the 1000 pull cap.

It’s at a critical point where the more they pull, the less likely they are to succeed.

They might have seventy or eighty pulls left in their hands which based on previous experience, could likely yield Jiye.

Then they go for it, pulling one after another without a sound.

Because by now, the count needed for them to get gold has increased.

Aside from the few truly lucky players, or ’Whales’, who hit gold within thirty to forty pulls without deviation, other players experience all sorts of outcomes.

Some manage seventy to eighty pulls without event, some barely get gold after a hundred pulls only to have it deviate.

All in all, it’s a field of lamentation!

If there’s an unlucky one who thinks they’re just twenty pulls short and decide to spend some money, only to end up with a major deviation, then the frustration really hits the roof.

"Damn, really didn’t get it!

"I’m really fed up."

Even a streamer like Chen Tingquan, known for his good temper, almost broke down, which reveals the severe impact of this challenge.

As a free-to-play gamer, he’s now facing a serious choice.

He’s already invested some in the pool, and spending a bit more could likely pull Jiye.

But then again, it’s not guaranteed, because he didn’t deviate with the last character, which means there’s still a 40% chance of deviation this time.

If he spends money and still deviates, he would truly become a clown.

"Decided, no spending!

"I must stand and fight together with my fellow free-to-play gamers to the end!"

Chen Tingquan made a resolution.

He definitely has money, casually spending a few 648’s wouldn’t be hard, but everyone has their gameplay style in these gacha games.

For those who can afford it, blasting through gacha pools is a gameplay style, and just enjoying the game without spending is also a viable approach.

Chen Tingquan decisively chose the latter.

However, this did not mean that the game was unplayable, after all, there were still four-star characters as consolation prizes in the pools.

Though not as powerful as Ningyun Monarch, as long as they have the Time Element, they can break through Earth Element shields, it would just take longer, but progressing through the main storyline is completely feasible.

The game generously provides character development resources, even more so for free-to-play gamers who have fewer characters to cultivate.

Chen Tingquan briefly cultivated this newly pulled four-star character and continued with his quests.

...

In the blink of an eye, another two weeks had passed.

The UP pool for "Jiye" ended, and the storyline of Earth Country Daliang entered its latter stage.

In this update, the main storyline of this Chapter will reach its conclusion.

After the conclusion of the main storyline, a multitude of side quests will be updated to fill the next two weeks of gameplay for the players.

The online criticism also subsided slightly.

Many players finally accepted the fact that they missed the Xing Ying and Ningyun Monarch pools, each finding their alternative gameplay styles.

Some players, determined, finally pulled Jiye - the only five-star Time Element character apart from Ningyun Monarch available during the UP pool, so getting him was a win.

Others who were less lucky or unwilling to spend money had to make do with four-star characters, but still managed to progress through the main storyline without issues.

Chen Tingquan also advanced the main storyline quickly, eager to see the end of this Chapter.

It’s worth saying, the situation was quite well done.

The Hero and Xiyun, throughout their past quests, continuously rescued civilians, gaining support from many people. While advancing into King’s City, they also received aid from many soldiers.

In the tombs of the ancestors of Great Liang, they fought relentless battles against the Xun Xiang Cult, continuously thwarting their schemes.

Ultimately, the opposing forces would have their final battle in Jiangdu City, the capital of Great Liang, clearing the remaining resistance of Xun Xiang Cult, and Great Liang should be able to temporarily free itself from the menace of toxic Gods.

"Great, let’s brace ourselves for a hearty battle!

"Wait? What’s this about a legendary quest just before the big battle?"

Right when Chen Tingquan was about to initiate the final battle, he noticed a line of small text under this main storyline quest, an optional choice.

"Optional: Complete ’Special Training with Ningyun Monarch’."

"I don’t have the Ningyun Monarch, what should I do? Can I still do it?"

Chen Tingquan looked more confused and glanced over the mission list again. This "Ningyun Monarch’s Special Training" is a special legendary mission, and it’s automatically activated before the main quest’s big battle in this Chapter.

It is an optional quest, not a prerequisite.

That is, players can choose to do it or not, but the system recommends completing this mission before finishing the main plot of this Chapter.

There must be many players who skipped this and went straight to the main storyline.

However, Chen Tingquan still decided to first complete this special training mission to see.

Special training missions are not new, as they appeared during the beta version, starting with Qing Lin’s special training.

The result of the training was that Qing Lin received a major enhancement, turning from a neglected five-star into a hot favorite, bursting Cold Frost and Lei Tu’s Gold Coin earnings.

Up to now, Qing Lin is still playable and is one of the popular characters, and it’s not a loss even if it skews from the Permanent Pool.

"But Ningyun Monarch can’t be enhanced anymore, can he?

"You, an old immortal who has lived for thousands of years, still undergoing training now, is that appropriate?"

Chen Tingquan couldn’t figure out how this special training mission was set up.

Qing Lin’s training, story-wise, still makes sense; she’s young, and a little effort can lead to improvement.

Ningyun Monarch has lived for thousands of years, is there even a point in her improving after special training?

She is already a T0 level support. If she gets stronger, will other characters still be playable?

With these doubts, Chen Tingquan started the Ningyun Monarch’s special training mission.

He was initially worried that not having this character might prevent him from undertaking the mission, but he quickly realized that was an unnecessary concern.

Because the mission is not about training Ningyun Monarch.

Instead, Ningyun Monarch is training the Hero!

In the plot, the Hero expresses his troubles against various Earth Element monsters, feeling overwhelmed. Ningyun Monarch discovers that the Hero actually has a very high comprehension ability and special affinity for elements, so she decides to start special training and tries to teach him the methods to control the Time Element.

How much the Hero can learn depends on his fate.

"What the heck? The Hero can use the Time Element now?

"Is that right?"

Chen Tingquan was shocked as he followed the mission completing a series of challenges, and the Hero indeed unlocked the ability to control the Time Element!

The Hero’s main attribute is still the Wood attribute, and his small skill still involves encircling his body with the Wood attribute, which hasn’t changed. However, his ultimate skill has shifted from a Fire Element skill to a Time Element skill.

In other words, together with Little Lolita Xiyun, this combo obtained at the start of the game can directly work in conjunction.

First, the Hero hangs the Wood attribute, then Little Lolita Xiyun hangs Water, then switch to the Hero to unleash the Time Attribute ultimate, directly breaking the enemy’s Earth Element shield.

Of course, the range of the Hero’s Wood attribute isn’t as extensive as Xing Ying’s, and to spread the Water further, you still need a Wind Element character; otherwise, Xiyun’s dragon’s range for hanging water is very limited.

Overall, even after this enhancement, the Hero is not in a position to overshadow Xing Ying and Ningyun Monarch in terms of Gold Coin earnings.

But he did eclipse Jiye’s earnings!

Because Jiye’s Time attribute isn’t much different from the Hero’s, but Jiye’s Ice attribute has no synergy with the Time attribute, whereas the Hero can hang Wood attribute by himself.

Of course, Chen Tingquan didn’t pull Jiye; he used a regular Four-Star Time attribute character, also sort of overshadowed by the Hero.

But Four-Star characters are not costly to acquire; with good luck, you could get two to three in ten consecutive pulls.

So, Chen Tingquan didn’t really mind; he just considered this Four-Star character as a transitional phase, feeling no regret in replacing them after the Hero mastered the Time Element.

But... what about those players who pulled Jiye for the Time Element?

Chen Tingquan didn’t dare to think too much about it; just the thought was likely enough to infuriate them.

With the Time Element Hero joining, the difficulty of the main quest significantly decreased, and Chen Tingquan quickly cleared it.

In the next part of the story, the Hero needs to rest in Jiangdu City, finish some unresolved tasks, and then move to the next area.

This stage’s side quests also unfold.

"Alright, let’s do the side quests first, then go for 100% exploration completion.

"Huh, only one side quest this time? That’s not quite normal."

Chen Tingquan felt a bit surprised since this time only one quest called "Mountain Encounter" was activated. According to the description, it seems to be about going into a certain mountain area to rescue a herb gatherer who got lost.

In comparison, after completing the main quest in the last Chapter, several side quests of varying lengths were activated in succession.

Why is there only one this time?

Is Nitiandang starting to slack?

Chen Tingquan didn’t think much of it; he just went to the target area of the mission, planing to quickly complete this side quest, and then start the delightful phase of exploring the vast world.

"Here I come, treasure chests!"

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