Chapter 1261 (1/2)

Chapter 1261: 405. Spending money and grinding_2

It was lucky that Golden Dragon in the Sky, the guild’s Big Shot, was reasonable enough; otherwise, Noland Lee and his team might have had to suffer the bitterness of betrayal.

“Beep Beep Beep…”

Cucumber Slice received a new message, again from Golden Dragon in the Sky, but this time it was a private chat.

Golden Dragon in the Sky asked him if he had already completed the first Task. If it was done, could he cancel the task so that Golden Dragon in the Sky could become the first player to complete the first Task?

This brings up a little detail all gamers know.

After completing a Task, one needs to manually claim the Reward from the NPC before the current Task is officially over.

Before claiming the Reward, players have the ability to manually cancel the Task.

Some Tasks can be retaken after cancellation, thus creating a niche for players who specifically farm Task monsters to acquire certain materials.

A significant portion of Professional players have earned their first pot of gold by exploiting this mechanic.

Of course, there are certain limitations to canceling tasks.

For instance, the first Task cancellation incurs no penalty, but after the second cancellation, one has to wait 24 Hours before taking the Task again. On the third cancellation, the NPC’s favorability will decrease.

Following the conventions of Starry Sea, players like Cucumber Slice should be able to cancel a Task once without any penalty.

But…

But the NPC seated on the High Platform obviously possessed high intelligence.

Such NPCs typically have complete cognitive abilities.

If they discovered players exploiting loopholes, it could end up backfiring on those looking to gain a little extra advantage.

There were past examples of such events, so Cucumber Slice had to be extra cautious.

Seeing the NPC not rushing their decision, Cucumber Slice simply discussed it with his teammates.

Noland Lee couldn’t see the players’ friend messages.

He could only deduce the general course of events from the players’ reactions.

He wasn’t overly concerned about Cucumber Slice and his team discussing whether to cancel the Task.

It was the player named Golden Dragon in the Sky who had caught Noland Lee’s attention.

It wasn’t hard to know from the players on site that Golden Dragon in the Sky was a top-tier player with significant influence within the player community.

Just for that reason, Noland Lee was willing to wait a bit, eager to see the other in person.

10 minutes later, there was a muffled sound from above the Underground Treasure Chamber.

Among a series of tremors, a black drill bit emerged from the Ceiling and clanged onto the Ground Level.

Connected to the drill bit was a Metallic Drilling Cabin with circular Glass windows.

At a glance, Noland Lee saw a somewhat excited plump man inside the glass window.