"You have completed the quest [Insectoid Invasion], with a contribution of 23.6%, receiving a reward of 40,000 experience points, 3 attribute points, and Spirit Ability Knowledge Chain (4)."
"Hmm?"
Since the [Insectoid Invasion] quest was not a faction quest, even though Lily's contribution was as high as 23.6%, she did not receive an additional title reward like she did when attacking the player stronghold last time. However, the rewards given by the quest itself were enough to surprise her greatly.
She had originally thought that getting 10,000 experience points after completing the quest would be good, but she didn't expect the quest to give her 40,000 directly. Is this the charm of high-difficulty quests?
With this experience, she could instantly raise her advanced class to Lv2.
The reward of 3 attribute points was even more self-evident. Lily decisively added all 3 attribute points to her Constitution, raising her Constitution to 29 points.
However, among these three rewards, the most valuable was actually [Spirit Ability Knowledge Chain (4)].
The class system in Beyond the Stars is not quite like that of typical online games; instead, it is more similar to the tech tree system in some farming games—
To unlock advanced classes, one must first learn prerequisite knowledge!
When players learn beginner and advanced classes, they only need the corresponding class knowledge books and experience. However, to upgrade from an advanced class to a high-level class, having just the class knowledge books and experience is not enough; one must first master at least 5 knowledge chains.
This is the so-called knowledge is power!
These knowledge chains are, of course, not learned for nothing; for each additional knowledge chain mastered, a corresponding bonus is gained.
Lily reached out and tapped on the [Spirit Ability Knowledge Chain (4)] she had just acquired, and the buff effect immediately popped up.
"[All Spirit ability active skill effects +20%, Spirit Resistance +20%]"
"[Note: Unlock a new knowledge chain, all Spirit ability active skill effects +20%, Spirit Resistance +20%, Spirit Recovery Speed +2/minute]"
Including the 10% bonus provided by Low-Level Spirit ability Mastery, from now on, the effects of Lily's skills will increase by 30%, instantly widening the gap between her and Ordinary Psionic Apprentices.
"Finally, I'm starting to look like an Elite Monster."
Lily excitedly stared at the enhancement potion in her pocket. If she could successfully assimilate this potion and be thrown into the Novice Village, the pressure she would bring would probably be even greater than Yulia's doppelganger.
However, how could she assimilate the enhancement potion?
Looking at the potion's description, "10% chance to mutate the target," Lily's head started to ache.
She would wait a bit longer. She dared not gamble now.
"Anya."
Lily called Anya, who was hiding in the basement, out.
After staying in the basement for almost half a day, Anya was already sweating anxiously. Seeing Lily return safe and sound, she immediately pounced on her.
"Leader, I was almost going to come out and look for you."
Lily smiled and pulled her to the large box: "Open it and see."
Anya opened the box with a look of suspicion. She had a premonition that the box contained good things, but when she personally saw the pile of credit points taller than herself, she was still so shocked that she became speechless.
"Leader, this…"
Anya looked left and right, bewildered and at a loss.
Lily said, "It's all real money. Alright, move all this money to the basement."
Anya quickly complied, smiling foolishly as she moved. This was great, she would never have to go hungry again!
Lily chuckled as she watched Anya's joyful back.
After being busy for so long, she had finally escaped the embarrassing situation she faced when she first transmigrated. In truth, she was far from safe, as she had just provoked the Truth Society. But times were different now; she already had a certain level of self-preservation, and she was in the Gene Primordial's territory. No matter how arrogant the Truth Society was, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly in the open.
After moving the other items from the box into the basement, Lily guzzled two large glasses of cool boiled water, then, with nothing else to do, she browsed the community forums.
She just wanted to see the players' reactions, but as soon as she opened the community, the first thing she saw was the pinned official announcement.
"[Beyond the Stars Update Announcement]"
"[Dear Interstellar Adventurers:"
"Beyond the Stars has been loved by a large number of players since its official open beta. To ensure stable server operation and service quality, the game will be shut down for maintenance in 1 hour. The maintenance is expected to last 4 hours. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to all adventurers."
"[Update Announcement]"
"1. Server expansion to allow more players to join the adventure."
"2. Enabled [Guild] function. All adventurers are welcome to create their own guilds."
"3. …"
"…"
"After the maintenance ends, Beyond the Stars will bring you a brand new promotional video. Please look forward to it."
The announcement listed many items, most of which were unrelated to game content, primarily focusing on experience upgrades for external game devices.
Lily only paid attention to the server downtime itself.
The game would be down for 4 hours of maintenance. Considering that the time flow in the game was different from outside the game, the actual time players would be offline would be far more than 4 hours. As for the exact duration, that would depend on the official arrangements.
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