Update Time: 2014-03-02
“A new title with the same attributes has been found, automatically merging with the old title of the same attribute. Fusion complete, you have obtained the new title ‘Frost Spirit General’!” The prompt ended, and Lin Zheng found that the title interface still had two titles. Ghost God Warrior remained unchanged, but a sword icon appeared on the Frost Fighter title, indicating that Frost Fighter was the title that had been merged! He checked the title effects—
Frost Spirit General: Increases ice attack by 15% of maximum physical attack, ice attack deals +100% damage to targets, defense +15%, maximum HP +15%, all attribute resistance +300, control resistance +30. When attacking, there is a 40% chance to inflict a freezing strike on enemies, reducing the target’s movement speed by 30% for 10 seconds. Skills: Ice Pierce, Frozen Aura, Hero’s Glory, Zero Degree Impact!
Hero’s Glory: Cannot be upgraded. An ability gained from being universally revered by the Tear Clan. Passive skill. All skill levels +1.
Zero Degree Impact: Cannot be upgraded. Condenses powerful ice energy to strike the target, dealing 1500% of maximum physical attack as ice attribute damage, freezing the target for 3 seconds, and dealing 50% splash damage to hostile targets within ten meters of the target! Consumes 500 mana, cooldown 10 minutes.
Frost Spirit General truly lived up to its name as a fusion of two titles; its beneficial effects were significantly stronger than those of the previous Frost Fighter, and the newly added skills were excellent. This title would be Lin Zheng’s go-to for grinding and leveling in the future!
After equipping the title, Lin Zheng looked at the girls still taking scenic photos and said, “Alright, everyone log off. The update is coming soon! You’ve all worked hard these past two days, so take a good rest during the update period!”
“I can’t hold on anymore, I’m going to log off and sleep. Goodbye, beautiful ladies!” Yang Qi said, tiredly. As soon as the girls said goodbye, Yang Qi logged off. Once she went to sleep, who knew how long she would sleep! After Yang Qi logged off, the girls logged off one by one, and soon only Lin Zheng and Xia Mo were left. Xia Mo looked at Lin Zheng pitifully, appearing very reluctant to part. Lin Zheng picked up Xia Mo, kissed her dotingly, and said, “Be good, Daddy will be back in two days! I’ll make up for the two days of chicken wings I owe you then!”
“Woo~!” Xia Mo pouted her small mouth, then exclaimed, “I want double portions!”
“Okay! Double portions!” Hearing Lin Zheng agree, Xia Mo smiled happily. Lin Zheng smiled faintly and kissed Xia Mo’s little face again, “Be good, Daddy’s leaving!” With that, Lin Zheng put down Xia Mo and logged off!
As soon as he logged off, Lin Zheng unhesitatingly flopped onto his bed and fell asleep in no time! He truly slept soundly, and when Lin Zheng woke up, he grabbed the electronic clock and saw it was already past four in the afternoon of the next day! Yawning, Lin Zheng lazily got up. Unexpectedly, after sleeping for a day without eating, he felt a bit weak in the legs when he stood up, almost falling back onto the bed.
He wobbled towards the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. After a quick wash-up, he certainly felt much more refreshed! Speaking of which, it seemed he hadn't showered in three days for the task. Fortunately, it had been cooler these past few days, otherwise Lin Zheng was genuinely worried that he and Yang Qi would start to smell! After a comfortable shower, Lin Zheng went to Yang Qi's door and woke her up. Although she had told Lin Zheng not to wake her, she had slept for almost a day, which should be enough; sleeping more would lead to problems!
Ignoring Yang Qi, who looked like a Wandering Soul, Lin Zheng returned to his room and logged into the game's official website to see what new things this version update brought! As soon as he logged into the official website, a large array of character models from various races appeared before Lin Zheng, making him a bit dizzy. Ignoring these character models, Lin Zheng began to browse the version update announcement on the official website.
After this server-wide update, a race system will be introduced. After players log in again, they will receive a hidden bloodline. By completing an awakening quest, they can activate their own bloodline and gain racial talents. In the official website's description, racial talents are very important for a player's future growth. However, regarding how to obtain the awakening quest and exactly where these talents are important, the game company, as always, gave frustratingly vague answers. After all that, players only knew that a race system had been introduced, but how to awaken remained a complete mystery! And the effect of talents was even more unclear.
However, Lin Zheng suddenly remembered something: it seemed he had already awakened his bloodline before the update, becoming a small warrior of the Tear Clan! Remembering this, Lin Zheng couldn't help but make a bold guess: perhaps racial awakening required finding the race's settlement? So, Lin Zheng immediately posted his situation and guess on the forum. In a blink of an eye, there were a large number of replies! Many people had subjectively confirmed Lin Zheng's guess, but where the racial settlements were became another topic of contention for players! So far, the only known racial settlement was that of the Tear Clan. If players logged on and found themselves with a hidden Tear Clan bloodline, they would be lucky. If it was another race, they would probably have to wait for a while!
In addition to the race system, this update also introduced many other things, one of which was the reputation system. Reputation also has a very important impact on players! The official website actually described this in more detail! For solo players, reputation will affect their advancement; players who do not meet the criteria will not be able to change professions and advance! Similarly, if they do not meet the criteria, they may not even be able to learn skills! Furthermore, reputation has a significant impact on triggering various probabilistic events; the higher the reputation, the greater the probability! For example, if an NPC has a hidden quest and two players talk to the NPC simultaneously, the player with higher reputation will have a greater chance of triggering the quest! Sometimes, even if a player triggers a quest, if someone with higher reputation approaches the NPC, the NPC may even transfer the quest commission! Don't want to encounter such a frustrating situation? Easy! Quickly raise your reputation!
If reputation is so important for ordinary players, it is even more crucial for those intending to create a guild! From creating a guild to upgrading it, each level requires a large amount of reputation! Various guild construction projects and so on also require a lot of reputation! In short, to develop a guild, reputation is needed everywhere! This requires the guild leader to work tirelessly to earn reputation for consumption. This way, no matter how weak a guild leader is, they won't be too weak, giving a sense that only the strong can become powerful leaders!
There are many ways to acquire reputation, the largest source being rewards obtained from completing quests, followed by various activities, such as guild wars, where killing enemy members can earn reputation points! And to ensure players have at least a basic level of reputation after the system's launch, after this update, when players enter the game, the system will automatically query their past game records and award reputation based on existing reputation acquisition rules.
In addition, the full launch of pet equipment is another major highlight of this update! Pets are important partners for players, and players pay special attention to anything that can improve their pet's strength! The official website stated that pet equipment had actually been released early on, but given that players' levels were low and had not reached the second transfer node, the drop rate for pet equipment was set very low! After this update, a large portion of players will be close to the second transfer, so the drop rate for pet equipment has been adjusted upwards, basically set at 30% of the character equipment drop rate, and the equipment level will also follow the character equipment leveling system.
Lin Zheng actually already had pet equipment, which proved that the official website wasn't making things up. That was probably the only gold-grade pet equipment at the moment, which he received as a reward when he underwent his second transfer! He hadn't gotten it from grinding, but he got it as a reward for the second transfer! However, that Blade Chain required level 50, so Lin Zheng had never taken it out to equip Xia Mo.