Chapter 229 The First Time Is Always Hardes (1/2)
A few days ago, the guards that Han Xiao had sent out came into contact with the wanderers in the colonies tens of miles away. They explained the purpose of the sanctuary and invited the wanderers to take residence or work.
Using foods and smiles, some wanderers that did not have a pleasant life agreed to move.
From far away, the hundreds of wanderers could already see the tall wall that was still being built with the words 'Black Phantom Sanctuary Three' written on it with red paint. They found the situation unbelievable.
”Didn't they say that they just arrived in Graymetal Ruins a few days ago? This doesn't look like the construction has just started…” a middle-aged man said hesitantly. The others were wondering the same thing.
They had originally thought that the sanctuary was just being built, and the conditions would be harsh. In their imaginations, it would not even be as good looking as the tiny lousy houses in their colony. They were all ready to face a hard time, but reality gave them a huge surprise.
”Did they spend all the time building the wall?” Some people were still in doubt.
As they entered the sanctuary following the main road, this doubt was cleared in no time. There was too much for them to take in.
Looking at the tall wall, neat buildings, and paved roads, every one of them could not believe that this was the construction progress of just ten days.
It took days for them to even build a lousy wooden house!
The guards lead the dizzy wanderers to their residence, which was neither a camp nor wooden houses but brand-new bunkers. There were many rooms, and electricity and water were available. There were ingredients in the kitchen, and they could cook themselves.
They were completely overwhelmed by this huge pleasant surprise.
How is this even called a sanctuary? Might as well call it a resort home!
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”Your Excellency, we have brought back 427 wanderers. There are fifteen colonies tens of miles away with a total of about 3,500 people. Other teams are still in the middle of their discussion, and there's currently about 300 that rejected us clearly.”
Only a bit more than 400. That's not much.
The purpose of the sanctuary was to protect humans, with the biggest goal of taking in wanderers. It would be a joke if there was nobody staying in it after its construction was completed.
There were few wanderers in the Karst, and wanderers from further away might not be willing to travel such a distance. In order to have people move over and take residence, Han Xiao felt like it required Bennett's macro-control, which was able to bulk migrate the wanderers who were willing to stay in a sanctuary from other areas. However, that should be the arrangement after the plan matured; now was only the early stages of the construction.
Han Xiao waved his hands and dismissed Liu Zhao. He then walked back to the workshop and contemplated the situation. One of the requirements of his [Sanctuary Three] main storyline mission was to reach 40,000 residents, excluding players. This was one of the requirements that had the richest reward, and it had very clear benefits to raising the mission's overall grading.
Walking on the streets and seeing the lively scene of the players, Han Xiao knew that in order to achieve the 'Player Main City' plan, there had the be NPCs staying—important characters would be best. These were all mission resources, and only then would the players be attracted to gather there.
The number of residents was a requirement of the sanctuary as well, which interlocked with his plan.
This is a long-term task, Han Xiao thought.
There were players that came to talk with him once in a while, wanting to buy equipment. Han Xiao did not refuse and got rid of the useless equipment in his storage while earning some money at the same time.
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Back at the workshop, the Extraction Device was still operating, and Han Xiao was in a very good mood. Not wanting to waste the opportunity, he took out the parts and started building Compounded Magnetic Chain Split Blades. He was trying to go for the purple quality, and this time, he felt more proficient than all the times before.
It might succeed this time!
The noise of the Extraction Device echoed in the workshop, but Han Xiao was not affected by any external factors, immersed in building. When the Extraction Device stopped, he also finished at the same time.
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You have Built Compounded Magnetic Chain Split Blades (Purple).
Class Advancement Requirement: Build 5 Purple Equipment above LV 60.
Progress: 1 / 5
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Han Xiao exhaled, feeling much more relieved.
The first time was always the hardest, much the same as forgiveness. After the first time, there would always be the second and third, and sooner or later, one would become used to it.
I should be able to advance my class in this month, Han Xiao estimated.
Without looking at the interface, Han Xiao was already very familiar with the attributes of purple equipment. Starting from blue, quality would gradually make a bigger difference in the attributes of an equipment. The basic attributes of a purple equipment would be 20% to 30% higher than a blue equipment. The damage of the purple compounded magnetic chain split blades was a lot higher than the blue ones, and the attribute difference would be even greater if it had even better quality.
After replacing the purple equipment with the blue one that he had equipped, Han Xiao went to take a look at the result of the Extraction Device.
Two tons of crystals became a small pile of rhombus-shaped, light-blue crystals, each crystal being about half a palm in size. The original ore had been filled with cracks and messy lines, but the product after extraction was clear and transparent. Light passed through the crystal unobstructed and refracted within, like there was a mini sun in the crystal.
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Low-Class Energy Crystal: Contains non-elemental pure energy that can be converted and extracted.
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