Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors-Chapter 537 - 275: The Ultimate Trial Selection Completed
Players fought in the instance "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon," striving and grinding scores to climb the leaderboard, but Li Hongyun was battling in another instance.
And at this moment, the grand and majestic Forbidden City finally presented itself before him in a state of perfection.
Every palace had endured the trial of a high-intensity earthquake; every detail was painstakingly carved and chiseled.
Li Hongyun couldn’t help but sigh, "The difficulty of this exclusive trial is just too high!
"Before opening General Han Fuyue’s instance, I thought I could clear it in another three or four days.
"But after three days, then another three, and yet another three, only now have I cleared it!
"That’s outrageous!"
Long before the instance "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon" opened, Li Hongyun and other players had already spent a week persevering in the craftsman’s exclusive trial instance "Stunning Ingeniousness."
Back then, Li Hongyun vaguely felt he could clear it in around three or four days, so while he went to clear "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon," he was also stacking building blocks in "Stunning Ingeniousness."
He gradually realized that what seemed to be three or four days’ worth of work was anything but.
Details that initially seemed unchallenging constantly encountered various issues requiring many parts to be demolished and rebuilt over and over.
Li Hongyun tinkered and tinkered, and only now had he finally succeeded in clearing it.
Although he also took on the challenge of the instance "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon" in the following week, alternating between the two instances and delaying some progress, no matter what, the "Stunning Ingeniousness" instance still took him a full two weeks. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎
He wasn’t the first to clear this craftsman instance, as there were players who were particularly outstanding in block-building games before, so constructing the Forbidden City was relatively less difficult for them.
But Li Hongyun felt that among the players who cleared both "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon" and "Stunning Ingeniousness," he should be considered quite fast.
Looking at the majestic Forbidden City before him, Li Hongyun finally gained a clearer understanding of the monumental workload of this vast project.
He also grew to admire the ancient craftsmen even more.
One must understand that these players are all modern people, with far greater exposure and knowledge than the ancients. Yet in this instance, they still frequently encountered setbacks, and even after some details were put in place, they had to carefully study them to discover the intricacies within.
For the ancients, planning and constructing such a massive project, and completing it within just a few years—that must have been an incredibly daunting task!
And the moment the system checked that the entire construction of the Forbidden City was complete, a line of small text finally appeared in Li Hongyun’s vision.
[Divine Machine Trial: Stunning Ingeniousness]
[Cleared!]
[Clearance evaluation: After this "simple" trial, you will surely marvel even more at the timeless exquisite wisdom of the ancient craftsmen.]
[A "Divine Machine" sub-identity selection has been unlocked!]
[Divine Machine sub-identity exclusive talent "Stunning Ingeniousness": You will possess master-level craftsman skills, with enhanced abilities from design to production. At the same time, when using craftsman class weapons or items, you will automatically acquire advanced usage techniques and reduce the chance of malfunction. You will receive the exclusive item Divine Machine Box, which can hold everyday craftsman tools and a small number of finished products.]
[Note: The sub-identity exclusive talent is permanently enabled by default, and as the sub-identity level increases, enhanced effects or special variations will still be available. Please consider matching them with optional talents to maximize their utility.]
Li Hongyun couldn’t help but sigh, "Finally succeeded! Although it was exhausting, it was worth it!"
As expected, the words "simple trial" had arrived late but at last.
However, by then, Li Hongyun had come to understand why the game "Dark Sand" mentioned that this was a "simple trial."
This "simplicity" wasn’t relative to other games, but compared to historical realities.
The Cavalry Trial is also very difficult, but when compared to General Qin Kaiyun’s perfect performance on the battlefield on his first try, the fact that players can replicate it hundreds or thousands of times makes it relatively "simple."
Likewise, this Divine Machine Trial was the same; constructing the Forbidden City was indeed a very challenging task for players, but the game mechanics offered ready-made blueprints and allowed for repeatable automatic operations, greatly reducing the workload for players.
Compared to the real historical situation, it was much simpler.
Here, "simple" isn’t mocking the players’ skills, but rather allowing players to realize that the real historical cavalry and craftsmen faced truly massive challenges.
After putting forth such immense effort, Li Hongyun finally got the Divine Machine’s exclusive identity as he wished.
This exclusive identity comes with three special abilities.
First is the enhancement of craftsman skills, making it smoother and simpler whether forging blades or making firearms.
Second, as a soldier of the Divine Machine camp using various tools like flintlock guns, cannons, and trebuchets, he can achieve greater firepower, and the likelihood of these devices malfunctioning is reduced. For instance, using firearms and cannons with a reduced chance of barrel explosions is clearly a significant boost.
Third, he receives an exclusive item, the Divine Machine Box. The Divine Machine Box is similar to the cavalry’s bridle that can summon a warhorse from thin air; Divine Machine players can also use this box to directly acquire many essential tools and store some finished products inside.
