Chapter 79: Chapter 79: Ocean Court Opens
Fang Yu was taken aback, turned his head, and saw a familiar figure walking towards him, excitedly grabbing his arm and speaking.
"Zhong Hua?"
Fang Yu hadn’t forgotten this person, the one who previously killed the Hunter, Zhong Hua.
At that time, Zhong Hua was very dissatisfied with the reward for killing the Hunter and specifically went to protest to Wang Xiaohu.
It was Fang Yu who spent fifteen thousand Copper Coins to buy Zhong Hua’s 3 points.
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Fifteen thousand Copper Coins...
Fang Yu thought to himself, this amount of money was definitely a fortune at first, even now it’s not a small amount.
But from the perspective of points and power levels, buying Zhong Hua’s points was indeed a profitable investment.
Listening to Zhong Hua’s regretful words now, Fang Yu chuckled, shook his head, and said, "Sorry, the risk investment has now paid off, and there’s no way for you to buy it back at the original price."
Zhong Hua was stunned, then gritted his teeth and tried to negotiate, "How about this, brother, I’ll offer double the price to buy back the 3 points I sold to you, what do you think?"
"Buy back?"
Fang Yu couldn’t help but laugh, shook his head, and said, "Not for sale, no matter how much you offer now, not for sale, sorry, please make way."
Hearing Fang Yu’s words, Zhong Hua couldn’t help but get anxious and angry, "How can you be like this? You tricked me out of my points back then, and now I want them back but you won’t return them. How can you be so shameless?!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Yu didn’t say a word and turned to leave.
Ridiculous.
Fang Yu couldn’t be bothered to talk to people like him, even responding once would lower his status.
Even if Zhong Hua might hate Fang Yu, so what?
He has little chance to catch up with Fang Yu’s pace now.
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After squeezing through the crowded crowd, Fang Yu finally entered the Ocean Court’s office.
But compared to the previous empty, unoccupied office, now it was crowded with Blue Star captains, all gazing at the scrolling big screen above, afraid to miss anything.
Fang Yu was momentarily stunned, looked up at the big screen.
He saw words slowly scrolling across the screen:
[F-level task]: Sea Rescue
Task Description: A ship, the [Qing Lake], in the Mianyun Sea Region has lost contact, suspected to be the work of nearby pirates. Head to the Mianyun Sea Region to investigate the cause of Qing Lake’s disappearance.
Task Reward: 1.5 points.
Additional Reward: If encountering pirates and successfully exterminating them, an extra 1 point can be earned.
[F-level task] Reef Clearing...
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Task after task rolled on the screen, with task-related levels written at the front.
And a group of Blue Star captains stared wide-eyed at the task information above but had no way to accept these tasks.
Just then, a scrolling task suddenly surfaced on the screen, immediately exciting the group of Blue Star captains.
"I accept! I’ll take this task!"
"Me, me, me! I saw it first!"
"Mr. Hu, help me register, I was the first to speak."
"I’ve been waiting for so long, please let me have this task!"
A group of Blue Star captains, without even clearly seeing the task’s content, rushed over to Wang Xiaohu, eagerly speaking to him.
Wang Xiaohu looked helpless, his body nearly crushed by these Blue Star captains.
Fang Yu glanced at the screen above, which read:
[No level requirement]: Search for Shipwreck...
Task Reward: 0.2 points
Seeing the words above, Fang Yu realized.
Turns out these Blue Star captains were waiting because they were stuck by level requirements...
Now a task with no level requirement appeared, causing the group to strive to accept this task at all costs.
All... for the Ocean Court points!
Fang Yu was a bit surprised and instinctively opened the forum, entering the public discussion section.
The matter of points had always been highly confidential, how come so many captains knew about it now?
Moreover, the threshold of the Ocean Court had always been high, with very few paths to earn points.
The previous Hunter task was a high-threshold task for players.
Plus, this task was issued by the Ocean Court’s newly established department to recruit a batch of Blue Star captains, used as an incentive filter for captains.
But now... why does it feel like it’s publicly available to everyone?
Indeed, just as Fang Yu clicked into the forum’s public discussion section, a pinned, highlighted post caught his eye.
[Announcement]: Ocean Court positions are now open to all captains, but the conditions are stringent, everyone should prepare mentally.
Radiant captain: "Hello, everyone, good news to share."
"Thanks to the efforts of our earliest batch of captains entering the Ocean World, Ocean Court’s higher-ups have started valuing Blue Star captains, permitting Ocean Court to expand the [Outer Realm Captain Enforcement Department]."
"Now Ocean Court is no longer an elusive dream; it’s a power one can successfully enter just by taking tasks."
"However, despite the opening, the threshold and conditions remain high."
"In one session, only 100 captains will be recruited, and once full, no more will be accepted."
"Entry method and conditions: The office will issue tasks, points are earned upon completion. Accumulate 10 points to become one of the 100 captains."
"Note: Everyone can only accept [No level limit] tasks. But such tasks offer minimal point rewards, it’ll take a long time to accumulate 10 points, consider wisely before choosing this path."
"Otherwise, if recruitment fills up, you’ll waste a lot of time waiting for the next session."
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Below were related precautions and details, which matched what Fang Yu learned.
Fang Yu couldn’t help but show a thoughtful expression.
It seems among the earliest batch of Blue Star captains in this world, some high-level captains were altruistic, paving the way for newcomers.
This Ocean Court entry opportunity was likely secured by old captains for newcomers, representing an opportunity for new players.
As long as enough points are accumulated, they could enter the Ocean Court, take tasks, and earn points, offering a path for Blue Star captains.
Thinking of this, Fang Yu was stunned, feeling the scene somewhat familiar.
This is like the Ocean World version of public exams.
A batch of 100 positions, millions competing, far more fiercely competitive than public exams.
No wonder the Ocean Court office was packed today, Blue Star colleagues had awakened their public exam fervor at this moment...
But...
Fang Yu looked at the 28 Ocean Court points displayed on his panel, cleared his throat.
Competition? Nonexistent...