Volume 20 Chapter 83 The Poseidon Cave that Has Nothing to Do with Poseidon

Volume 20, Chapter 83: The Poseidon Cave that has nothing to do with Poseidon

"Okay, target Poseidon Cave, move forward. [ ]"

Under my command, the teams dispersed and headed towards their respective mission locations, while I rode Yeying towards my target, Poseidon Cave. Prometheus, who had just been shocked by my huge number of summons, finally reacted after seeing us spread out. He quickly waved to his men and ran after me.

"President Zi Ri, President Zi Ri!" While shouting for me to wait, Prometheus quickly urged his mount to catch up. Although Yeying did not run at full strength, he was a high-level monster after all, and he was known for his speed. Even jogging was much faster than the galloping of ordinary war horses. Thanks to the fact that Prometheus's mount was not ordinary, he sprinted with all his strength for nearly thirty seconds and finally managed to catch up with us.

"Huh?" I deliberately looked at Prometheus as if I had just discovered his existence, and then asked: "Didn't I tell you that I didn't want your help? Why did you still follow me?"

Prometheus smiled and explained: "Oh, that's it. I just saw that you sent out all the summoned creatures to do branch tasks, but you didn't leave any helpers by your side. I'm afraid you won't be able to do it for a while. Watch Mobile Direction, the mission you chose happens to be the most troublesome main mission. In addition to fighting, there will also be doors among the disciples that require three people to pull the machine locks at three locations at the same time, and as soon as you let go of the door It will fall again. So..."

"So you think I have no one around me and I can't complete the task for a while, so you want to bring someone to help?"

"Yes, that's what I mean."

After hearing this, I asked Ye Ying to stop, and then following my thoughts, the gate of the earth suddenly appeared in front of us and opened automatically. Because he had seen me release the Qilin Warrior from here before, Prometheus knew that this was my summoning space. Although the system no longer provides players with exclusive magic pet spaces, there are still many people who have space equipment to carry magic pets, so I am not too surprised to see Prometheus, Gate of the Earth. However, before he wasn't surprised just because he didn't see the environment inside the door, but now he couldn't help but not be surprised. Because, just behind the Gate of the Earth, there are tens of thousands of Qilin warriors scattered on a huge and vast grassland. This scale is clearly several times more than the total number of people sent out before.

Originally, Prometheus thought that I had sent all the people, so he had to do the task alone. But now it seems that's not the case at all. Not to mention sending all the people, I haven't even used half of the team here. The reason why they didn't have anyone with them before was obviously because they thought there were too many people and they didn't want to move around, not because they thought there was no one available.

"Haha, this... that..." I feel like I got the situation wrong, and Prometheus doesn't know what to say to me now.

Of course I didn't care about his mistakes. They didn't want to cause trouble for me, they just wanted to help me and didn't find the opportunity. So I just comforted him for his mistakes and told him that the reason for not letting them help was because I felt Too many people on this task is a bad thing, so as long as there are enough people, I don't want his people to intervene at all, otherwise it will be troublesome if they help more and more.

Although Prometheus is usually a guy who walks sideways, he still has some brains and knows that my status is different from those low-level Wanjia who are bullied by him, and he also knows that what I am doing now means something to them. It was important, so he did not show his usual brute force, but accepted my statement rationally. Of course, this was a major event related to their interests after all, so he couldn't help but let him not participate at all. Finally, after thinking for a long time, he came up with a compromise, that is, he put all his men back and followed me to do the task alone.

Before, I refused Prometheus's kindness just because he was afraid that his people would get in the way. Now I am alone, and I have also promised that I will never interfere in any mission incident without my permission. I couldn't refuse anymore, so I nodded in agreement.

Prometheus happily dismissed the team as soon as he heard my agreement, and then followed me towards Poseidon's Cave.

Poseidon's Cave is actually not far from the city of Athens, and this place is not on the seaside. To be precise, the straight-line distance between the entrance of Poseidon Cave and the nearest coastline is almost thirty kilometers. Although this distance is not that far, it is definitely not close. As for why such an inland cave is called Poseidon Cave, this mission did not mention it. After all, I am not a native of Greece, and I cannot possibly know all the local place name allusions, so I am not sure why this cave is called such a name. However, although I don't know, it is possible that Prometheus knows. After all, he is a local and should have some understanding of these things.

"Prometheus, do you know why this Poseidon cave is called such a name? I look at the map and it seems to be located inland, right?"

I originally thought that Prometheus could answer my questions, but who knew that he said in a rather puzzled tone: "Yes! We also thought it was strange before. In fact, the Poseidon Cave existed a long time ago, it's not The mission was transferred to a map, but to a leveling point. The flow of people in that place is quite large, and it is considered a relatively famous leveling area. Regarding its name, many people have guessed it before, but it has never been We have found a conclusion that can be recognized by everyone. At first we thought it might be a place like the Temple of Poseidon, but as everyone's levels increased, almost all areas in the cave were visited by players. As a result, not to mention the temple, not even a single trace of man-made artifacts was found. More importantly, the monsters there are all cave monsters, with no signs of marine life at all."

"So you don't know why this Poseidon Cave is called Poseidon Cave, do you?"

Prometheus shook his head helplessly and said: "Although we really want to find out, we really haven't found any clues. However, after receiving this mission scroll, we opened an area that ordinary leveling personnel cannot enter. Over there There are artificial traces, and we went all the way to the end, but we never saw anything like a temple, so we still haven’t figured out why it’s called Poseidon Cave.”

After hearing Prometheus' explanation, I thought about it for a while and then said: "I think when we figure out why that place is called Poseidon's Cave, our mission will be almost completed!"

"I hope your feeling is wrong, because we haven't figured out the origin of this name for so long, so if it is what you think, we may really be in trouble!"

I just smiled noncommittally at Prometheus's words, and then continued on my way. Since the distance was not far, we quickly arrived at the entrance of Poseidon Cave.

Just like Prometheus said, this is a public leveling area, and it is also a leveling area with a large level difference. Starting from level 300 monsters to level 2,000 boss monsters, you can see them all here. However, most players actually only level up in the first half. As for the back area, even if someone goes in, it is only for adventure, and few people go in to level up. This is mainly because the level of the monsters in the back is too high, and most players are still unable to deal with those high-level monsters. Secondly, it’s because the passage is too long. There are almost no branch roads in this Poseidon Cave. It is completely one road leading to the end. The monsters of level 1000 in front alone have been discharged for more than ten kilometers, and they can extend for more than twenty kilometers further. With such a long passage and monsters constantly appearing, it takes too much time to complete the entire journey. Therefore, under normal circumstances, absolutely no one is willing to travel more than thirty kilometers to fight monsters at the bottom of the cave. Even if the boss there has a lot of experience, most people don't have the ability to pass it. Unless someone is level 2,000 or above like me, and the monsters in front of him have no impact at all, no one will bother to run deeper.

Under the leadership of Prometheus, we rode our mounts directly into the entrance of Poseidon's Cave. Because this place is a large leveling area, there is a lot of traffic. As a place with such a large flow of people, the entrance to the cave cannot be too narrow. In fact, this huge entrance with a span of nearly fifteen meters is the narrowest part of the first half of the cave. As soon as you enter the cave, the passage immediately begins to expand to both sides, and the height above your head is also amazing.

There are many strange-shaped stone pillars scattered throughout the cave. Their common feature is that they are thinnest in the middle, but the upper and lower ends connecting the cave roof and the ground are very thick. I guess they may be the stalagmites on the ground and the stalactites on the roof of the cave. are too long, and then merge into one connected column to create the effect.

Due to the separation of these pillars, although the entire cave is huge, it is not filled with people everywhere. Everyone is separated by pillars and fights in different areas. As long as the density of people in the same area is not too high, there will generally be no mutual interference. Of course, the battles will not interfere with each other, but fighting each other for monsters will definitely happen. After all, there will not be so many monsters that they will fill the entire cave. Everyone must kill one batch before moving around to find the next batch.

Because only low-level monsters appear in the front entrance of the cave, and the current mainstream group of players are just over level 1,000, so this area is almost filled with passing players. As for the limited few who stay here, they are basically all It's a mobile vendor. After all, the cave is too long. Moreover, it is quite a distance from the city of Athens, so it is obviously not cost-effective to run back and forth for supplies. Some people would rather spend an extra two bucks to replenish supplies directly here. In fact, there are more vendors here than just at the entrance of the cave. There are a few people gathering at almost every distance inside the cave to sell things. However, according to Prometheus, these people are actually members of the same guild, and they belong to the most powerful guild in Greece. Other scattered players simply cannot grab this kind of business.

I am no stranger to this kind of occupying territory. Although our guild has never done this, it is because our profit methods are different, but such things exist in places like the Hot Blood Alliance and the Northern Alliance. For those sales locations where profits are not high, they ask others to pay protection fees, which are of course regarded as management fees to the outside world. As for the vendors in areas with huge profits, they are generally directly responsible for it by their own internal personnel. This is also considered an industry norm.

Prometheus and I ran all the way in along the passage, and the players passing by along the way turned to look at us curiously. On the one hand, it's because our equipment is too gorgeous. Not to mention the Dragon Soul suit on me, the gorgeous armor on Prometheus alone is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Of course, the more important thing is actually the mount. As we all know, magic pets in "Zero" have always been a scarce material in short supply, and the creatures that can be used as mounts are basically magic pets except for war horses. Prometheus and I were both riding mounts, and we could tell at a glance that they were not war horses. Ye Ying stepped on the fire with four hooves, and sprayed out sparks from his nostrils from time to time. Coupled with the horn on his head, even an idiot would know that this was not a horse. As for Prometheus, his mount is simply a beast in the shape of a beast and has nothing to do with horses. Seeing the two of us running wildly in the leveling area on such a cool mount, it was like a super sports car whizzing by on the street, so it was natural that it would attract a high rate of return.

The first half of the area is not suitable for the current level of Wanjia, so there are only passing players, but not many people are actually fighting monsters and leveling up. However, as we ran all the way in, more and more people started to level up, and fewer and fewer people ran away. This situation reached its peak when we reached the level 1,000 monster area. Almost every flat area here has a group of people fighting for monsters. As soon as various monsters emerge from the small holes between the rocks, they will immediately be attacked by a group of people.

The strength comparison between monsters and players in "Zero" is not fixed. Before level 1,000, monsters are weaker than players. For example, as long as a level 300 player pays attention, he can basically win against a level 400 monster. Although he may be seriously injured in the end, he can win after all. However, if a level 1,000 player encounters a level 1,000 monster, it will only be a tie, and the probability of winning or losing is completely 50/50. If it exceeds level 1,000, the effect will be even worse. At this time, the speed of monster strengthening with level will be significantly faster than that of players. That is to say, after level 1,000 and before level 2,000, the best choice for players to see monsters of the same level is to turn around and run away, because there is almost no chance of winning. However, this situation will reach its peak after reaching level 1,500. After level 1,500, monsters will still be stronger than players of the same level, but this strength will become lower and lower until everyone returns to level 2,000. On the same starting line, after reaching level 2,000, the situation at level 100 will begin again, and players will once again surpass the strength of monsters. As for the subsequent situation, although I have not experienced it, I can roughly guess it. It should be like a cycle of two thousand levels.

It is precisely because of this change in the balance of strength that most players are now concentrated in the monster area of ​​1,000 levels. After all, even players with more than 1,000 levels are only strong enough to fight monsters of the same level alone. If you want to level up, you must look for monsters that pose little threat to you. Even if you can barely win a duel, this kind of monster is not suitable for leveling. After all, leveling is to earn experience, not to spend money to buy medicine. experience.

"Hey, Prometheus, why are you here?" We were about to pass through this area when someone suddenly called out Prometheus's name at the edge of the cave, which forced us to stop temporarily. Prometheus immediately changed his expression after seeing the other person's face. Seeing the change in his expression, I immediately turned my gaze away. To be honest, I am very curious as to who can make the president of the third largest local guild show such an expression.

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Volume 20, Chapter 83: The Poseidon Cave that has nothing to do with Poseidon

Volume 20, Chapter 83: The Poseidon Cave, which has nothing to do with Poseidon, arrives at the location