Silence.
Chen Xuan was silent.
His brows furrowed as he silently stared at the phone screen, at this game that could only be described as bizarre.
He did indeed find silver and copper coins in his personal backpack, but the little plus sign that should have been there was missing.
Clearly, this currency couldn't be used for pay-to-win at the moment.
If it were just this, Chen Xuan could accept it, but he never expected the initial scene's "encounters" to be so abstract.
The first encounter could only be triggered when the campfire had half an hour left, and right now, the initial burn time was a full two hour.
Chen Xuan had never seen a pay-to-win mini-game that required players to sit idly in the beginner scene for a full hour and a half without eating, drinking, or doing anything.
Damn it, which idiotic game company released this half-finished product?
And if this was a hidden encounter feature, then the method to unlock the second encounter was even more baffling to Chen Xuan.
In this text-based game scene, there was no special mark on the northeast corner wall of the ruined temple.
In other words, within the game's content, Chen Xuan had no idea how to make his in-game character go to the northeast corner of the temple wall to retrieve the hidden encounter opportunity.
Until, with some speechlessness, Chen Xuan tapped on the virtual black frame in the northeast corner of the screen.
Then, he saw his "Defy Heaven and Change Fate" encounter prompt change from 1000 taps to 999.
Chen Xuan was shocked.
Was it really like this?
So, these thousand taps had to be done by himself outside the screen? Could a normal person really discover such an encounter without this so-called "Defy Heaven and Change Fate" fate?
However, if this was the case, wasn't a thousand taps a bit too much?
Chen Xuan wasn't discouraged; instead, he got excited.
He had never seen such an "interesting" text game before.
He unleashed his Kato Taka-like speed, using his fingers to frantically tap the dark spot in the northeast corner.
998, 997, 995...
Chen Xuan didn't find it tedious or boring; instead, as a seasoned player of many game types, he was curious for the first time.
Was this game just a poorly made demo by the production company, or did the planners and operators have some unconventional ideas?
However, just as Chen Xuan recalled his childhood experiences of playing whack-a-mole, after tapping a hundred times, a blood-red prompt suddenly appeared on the screen:
[Your stamina is exhausted. You need to rest to recover stamina before you can continue tapping the wall. If you forcefully continue, there's a high chance of fainting.]
Chen Xuan pursed his lips, speechless and helpless.
He seriously doubted that without that so-called Yellow-rank accessory, the half-piece of heirloom jade pendant, he wouldn't be able to retrieve the so-called encounter from the wall.
This was too much.
However, thinking about the "Defy Heaven and Change Fate" effect just now and the prompt below it.
If the current encounter could only be triggered once, it seemed to have some value?
He just didn't know if everyone's starting point was like this.
Thinking of this, Chen Xuan didn't idle; he searched on his phone.
But whether it was on major app stores or TapTap, he couldn't find this "small" game.
This dashed his hopes of finding some guides.
Fortunately, Chen Xuan didn't have to wait too long.
The stamina recovery in the attribute list was clearly written: rest in place, consume some food, or have some special martial arts to accelerate stamina recovery.
And annoyingly, no matter the stamina amount, the recovery percentage from resting was the same.
He could replenish stamina by eating that peach, but he had to consider the situation after leaving the ruined temple. Since he didn't have the "Hunger" debuff, he could recover stamina by waiting, so there was no need to waste resources.
But...
This game is damn crazy, right?
Chen Xuan cursed but couldn't just wait around.
No choice,
He glanced at the "Defy Heaven and Change Fate" prompt, realizing he still needed 909 more taps to complete this encounter. The reason was simple: he had gotten distracted a few times, causing some taps to be off-target, and this damn game judged them as misses.
These nine hundred taps, if he had to rest for 20 minutes every hundred taps, would take a total of over 180 minutes, more than three hours.
And that was assuming the remaining taps were all accurate.
The "Under the Table" encounter already wasted enough time; could the "Promise of the Chen Clan" take even longer?
Chen Xuan shook his head and looked again at his so-called exclusive fate.
Although all attributes had been reduced to a pitiful zero, he was fortunate to have the initial equipment, and the heirloom jade pendant's attributes provided him with valuable "starting funds."
Therefore, Chen Xuan looked at another ability of this fate:
"You can modify your five-dimensional attribute distribution at any time during the game!"
"Can the attributes enhanced by equipment be modified?"
Thinking of this, Chen Xuan clicked directly!
Then, he was pleasantly surprised to see the original [Movement Technique: 1] change to 0 before his eyes!
And the original [Strength: 1] became [Strength: 2].
It really worked?
Chen Xuan quickly added the 1 point from Constitution to Strength as well.
Instantly, his stamina increased from 23 points to 53 points!
Efficiency more than doubled.
Damn, with this attribute point increase, the boost seems to be exponential?
Then, damn, a single attribute point increase in the later stages would be extremely exaggerated, if not worlds apart?
Although this once again gave Chen Xuan a further understanding of the pitiful nature of the "Defy Heaven and Change Fate" effect,
But, it must be said, this fate ability was quite practical.
Despite the remaining process being extremely tedious,
Chen Xuan's perseverance was not weak.
Because he really wanted to see what else this insane mini-game could come up with!
As time slowly passed, the sound of the campfire on the screen even grew faint, and with each tap Chen Xuan made, the required number of taps decreased!
Finally!
Nearly two hours later, Chen Xuan, almost moved to tears, clicked on the new button that appeared in the campfire, "Add Fuel," and after the final tap, a new prompt appeared in the northeast corner of the ruined temple:
[You found a copper coin. Do you want to take it out?]
[Yes!]
[You completed the encounter 'Under the Table,' gaining the 'Map of the Outskirts near Jinling City,' unlocking the map of the eastern outskirts of Jinling City! You gained a piece of dry rations! You gained +50 potential points.]
[You completed the encounter 'Promise of the Chen Clan,' gaining the 'Copper Coin Engraved with Chen,' which you can give to the Chen Family to increase their overall favorability by +20 points! You gained +50 potential points.]
Damn, after battling for two hours, I can finally leave the temple!
Before Chen Xuan could click on the move button above, an indescribable fatigue and drowsiness overcame him, and he fell onto the bed, sinking into a deep sleep.