Chapter 15 Equipment and Skills

Since the launch of Thriller Paradise, unknowingly, the game had been operating for more than seventy days.

Nowadays, the top players' levels have generally risen to around Level 45. Their specializations, equipment, and skill combinations have basically been honed and finalized.

Typically, a player whose game level is above average should have at least one A-level main specialization and one B-level or higher secondary specialization at this stage. Other specializations are then regarded as "minor" or "unskilled" types.

Although Feng Bujue's overall specialization levels far exceeded those of the average person, he still fit this standard.

In any case... the C-level Shooting Specialization certainly couldn't be considered one of his strengths.

Therefore, after obtaining [Yi Da], Feng Bujue put [Miss Moxxi's Bad Touch] into the pulverizer (Note: Brother Jue sent Miss Moxxi's Bad Touch into the pulverizer after Yi Da was manufactured; now he is preparing for the next piece of equipment to be filled).

Undeniably, [Miss Moxxi's Bad Touch]'s stats were pretty good in the early and mid-game. But with Brother Jue's current abilities, the practicality of submachine guns has become very low. If he possessed shooting-related skills, that would be another matter. Unfortunately, he didn't…

In addition, Death Poker, Composite Anti-Gravity Catapult, Lan Jiao, and even Qigong Cannon... were all medium- and long-range attack methods. In terms of effect, from weak to strong, from point to area, they were all-encompassing; in terms of accuracy, Death Poker was almost always accurate, and the operability of the others was not bad.

Under these conditions, he also obtained the legendary-level slingshot [Yi Da], so he really didn't need to keep another ranged weapon in his bag.

The above is roughly Feng Bujue's equipment changes.

Next, let's talk about skill allocation...

The consumable version of [Makankosappo] and the permanent skill [Shadow Illusion Seven Zhang], which Brother Jue had "downloaded" from V1-War God, had been given to Xiao Tan and Xiao Ling, respectively.

[Shadow Illusion Qian Zhang] goes without saying; it was originally a skill that could only be learned at B-level in the Investigation Specialization, and it was very suitable for a gunner like Xiao Ling, who would fall into passivity once a strong enemy got close.

[Makankosappo] was a good trump card, and it was obviously more reasonable to let Xiao Tan hold it, rather than having it occupy a skill slot in Brother Jue's arsenal of ultimate moves.

Feng Bujue's choices of skills (including items and other things) were like this; no matter how strong something was, he wouldn't keep it in his hands if he couldn't use it...

The skills he wanted were those with strong operability, high cost-effectiveness, and preferably strategic significance.

For example... [Lingxi Finger].

The skill description of this move was comparable to [Heaven and Earth Reversal Divine Art], that is, the two lines in the effect column were easier to understand than "Heaven and Earth Reversal, Reversing the Universe."

Of course, for Feng Bujue, who was well-versed in poetry (Pili poetry chant) and books (wuxia novels), he knew the general effect of Lingxi Finger even without looking at the skill description.

Speaking of that day... when Brother Jue saw this move in the Surprise Box, he immediately made up his mind and decisively bought it.

More than 20,000 Skill Points were spent without batting an eye...

Okay, he blinked a few times...

Okay, he almost cried...

But that's not the point, the point is—Lingxi Finger is indeed worth the price.

It's just... after obtaining this super-strong skill, Feng Bujue's skill slots became even tighter. After some deliberation, he removed [The Persistence of the Ice Warlock]. Because his twelve skills only involved four specializations—Fighting, Machinery, Spiritual Arts, and Summoning. The levels of these specializations were one A and three Bs, the skill activation success rate was 100% and 90%, and some were non-combat skills, so he basically didn't need the auxiliary of that passive skill.

It should also be mentioned that... Brother Jue switched out [Evil King's Flame Kill, Purgatory Scorch] to replace [Nanto Flying Dragon Fist]. Under the premise of similar attack forms, he chose the former, which had less power but also less consumption and cooldown time. Obviously... with the Fighting Specialization at A-level, he had begun to consciously increase the frequency of using Spiritual Arts skills, in order to train the Spiritual Arts Specialization, which still had room for improvement.

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Okay, that's all for Feng Bujue's new equipment and skills, and some related trivial matters. I believe you are already impatient, so...

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[Mad Detective, Level 46]

[Please select the game mode you want to join.]

[You have selected Single Player Survival Mode (Nightmare), please confirm.]

[Confirmed, scenario is being generated...]

[Loading begins, please wait.]

"Welcome to, Thriller Paradise..." A deep, distinctive male voice spoke the opening lines of the scenario.

[Loading complete, you are currently playing Single Player Survival Mode (Nightmare).]

[This mode provides a scenario introduction and has a chance to trigger side hidden quests and special worldviews.]

[Scenario completion reward: A 90% bonus to base experience gained upon settlement.]

Feng Bujue's body was in an uncontrollable state at this time, and he was watching an opening CG from a first-person perspective.

The scenery in front of him seemed to be an aerial shot from a helicopter: the azure sea, the warm sea breeze, the silver-white beaches, the dense jungle... The entire opening CG was full of such scenes, feeling like some kind of tourism promotional video.

However, this Nightmare Scenario's "Scenario Introduction" was quite astonishing...

[Here, is the Cannabis Islands.]

[A beautiful paradise, a dangerous wilderness.]

The voice of the narration was the same male voice as before, his voice sounded like the kind of narration commonly used in foreign movie trailers; low, powerful, and very煽动性.

[Ten celebrities from all walks of life in the United States are about to embark on an adventure that they will never forget.]

"What the hell... is this Survivor (a reality TV show. In this show, participants are confined to a specific environment, rely on limited tools to maintain survival, and participate in competitions, and the final winner will win $1 million)..." Feng Bujue muttered in his heart when he heard this.

[Bankers, entrepreneurs, popular idols, rock singers, famous actors... They all have different backgrounds...]

[But they all have one thing in common...]

"Just want to win, right..." Feng Bujue thought.

[They are all drug addicts.]

"Hey!"

[In the next three days, they must face the harsh challenges of both the environment and their opponents.]

"First, correct your attitude in the face of the challenges of life, hey..."

[Overcoming the environment is the fastest way to approach the goal.]

[Overcoming the opponent is the only way to surpass oneself.]

"Compared to those... how about overcoming drug addiction first..."

[The production team has set up a small number of extremely hidden marijuana hiding spots on the island.]

"What are you going to do with that kind of thing! Speaking of which, is this show run by drug lords? The cost is quite high!" Thinking of this, Brother Jue suddenly realized, "Wait... what's the name of this island again..."

(Cannabis, homophone with Cannabis)

[How to find these hiding spots will be the key to determining the outcome.]

"Are you going to use that as a physical energy supplement..."

[The contestants must forget their usual comfortable lives and quickly adapt to this wilderness, otherwise... they will be eliminated.]

[The eliminated will face six months of compulsory drug rehabilitation and labor detention.]

"The United States has no labor detention! And this sentence seems a bit too heavy!"

[In the end, only one person can stay and receive the qualification for unconditional parole.]

"Is this really good... this is letting the tiger return to the mountain..."

[Seventy-two hours, ten people, one... Survivor!]

"A survivor in every sense of the word..."

[What you are watching now is the highest-rated reality show in the world...]

"I don't doubt that at all..." Feng Bujue kept complaining in his heart, almost corresponding to the narration one by one, "No matter which universe, the guy who came up with this show idea, the TV station that bought the copyright for this show, and the investors who invested in this show... are all defying the heavens."

[Weed——in——the——Wild!]