Chapter 48: Regional Restrictions Lifted, New Leaderboard Unlocked!

This sudden system announcement stunned everyone, leaving their minds reeling.

In the chat channel, everyone was excitedly discussing what the Cloud Secret Realm was, as well as what the subsequent rune blueprints and powerhouse fragments meant.

At this moment, Han Xing sat back down on the sofa, touching his chin as he pondered, "A Cloud Secret Realm? When I was playing Sky Island Paradise on my phone, there was no such gameplay feature. It must be a new function introduced after coming to this world."

Speaking of which, Han Xing hadn't played the game on his phone for very long.

Back then, he had drawn a closed beta test quota on a mysterious webpage and then downloaded the installation package.

He had played for less than a week in total, and his game character had just reached level 11.

Then, he had arrived in this world.

Therefore, Han Xing's understanding of this world didn't exceed that of the other survivors by very much.

"As a newly released dungeon, the rewards inside this Cloud Secret Realm should be quite good..."

"However, correspondingly, it will also be very dangerous!"

Just at that moment, the second system prompt arrived.

System: "Attention all survivors, the survivor zone protection mechanism has been lifted, and the regional map has been changed to an open state. Now, survivors can find the locations of others through the coordinates on the map."

"You can cooperate, compete, or choose to draw your swords against each other and encroach upon each other's territories!"

"Please note that when too many survivors gather in the same area, there will be a higher probability of high-level monsters spawning, and the encountered cloud monsters will also be stronger."

"At the same time, the aggressiveness of the monsters inside the clouds has significantly increased. There is a probability that they will take the initiative to attack, locating and invading survivors' territories. Please make sure to do a good job in territory defense."

A long series of prompts, each containing a massive amount of information.

The next moment, the chat channel boiled over once again!

"Brothers! Did you see the update announcement? The zone protection function has been lifted! This means we can not only meet up, but also form teams and even fight together!"

"I saw it too, wuwu, I finally don't have to fight alone anymore."

"Big bro, little sister is coming to find you right away..."

At this point, someone also kindly reminded everyone, "Everyone be careful, don't gather too many people together, otherwise it's very likely to attract high-level monsters."

"Didn't you see the system prompt? Now those monsters in the clouds will also actively attack us. You must be careful not to get wiped out!"

Meanwhile, in the discussion group shared by Han Xing and the other two, the three of them were also discussing the update.

Cheng Jianyong said excitedly, "Brothers, the protection mechanism has been lifted, which means we can meet up soon! Give me your coordinates, and I'll come find you."

Shen Yun: "42156, 33247, 69745."

Han Xing: "41784, 24451, 88647."

Hearing this, Cheng Jianyong immediately said in surprise, "Crap, I'm at 42063, 54223, 48612, which is a bit far from you guys!"

Shen Yun replied, "It is a bit far. At our current rate of movement, if we rush over, it will take at least four or five days, and during that time we'll also have to be careful to avoid those clouds, so the estimated time will probably be even longer."

Shen Yun tentatively asked, "How about the two of us head towards Brother Xing's side first?"

Cheng Jianyong was just about to agree.

Then Han Xing said, "Don't rush, don't rush to hurry over just yet."

"Now that the zone protection mechanism has just been lifted, other survivors will definitely have the exact same idea as us. A large number of survivors will be running around everywhere, coupled with the fact that monsters in the clouds have a probability of launching proactive attacks, the entire zone is going to become incomparably chaotic."

Shen Yun also understood something and tentatively asked, "Brother Xing, are you worried about..."

Han Xing replied, "Yes, I'm worried that some individuals with ill intentions will make a move against other survivors. Given that everyone's stats are quite similar right now, if a fight breaks out, it's very likely to result in both sides suffering heavy losses."

"Moreover, if these people gather together, it will become even more troublesome."

The two of them heard the worry in Han Xing's words and knew that what he said made complete sense.

In fact, Han Xing's worries were bound to come true.

Don't look at District 107 as peaceful on the surface right now, but in reality, there were definitely some people harboring malicious intentions here.

This place was not comparable to Blue Star; this was a world without legal constraints.

For the sake of benefits, or for the spoils of war in the hands of other survivors, these people would do anything.

Cheng Jianyong then asked, "Brother Xing, do you have any good suggestions then?"

Han Xing pondered for a moment and replied, "My suggestion is that for the first two days, we stay put. Once the initial period of chaos passes, the three of us will head towards the same coordinates to shorten the time it takes to converge."

"Then, on the way, if we encounter clouds we can defeat, we should try our best to explore them. While traveling, we must also hurry up and level up, but be sure to be careful and avoid those large-area clouds."

Upon hearing this, the two of them both felt that Han Xing's plan was relatively safe and sound, so they agreed to his plan.

And just as they were preparing to take action, the third system prompt appeared.

Announcement: "Since the territory score rankings for most zones have concluded, new ranking challenges are now open."

"Divided according to different regions, within each region, the top one hundred survivors who reach level 10 first will receive ranking rewards."

"Rank 100-51: Reward [Psionic Shield Crystal Tower Construction Blueprint (Primary)] x1, [Armored Puppet] x5, [Primary Lord's Cabin Construction Blueprint] x1, [Primary Teleportation Array Construction Blueprint] x1, Spirit Core x1000."

"Rank 50-11: Reward [Psionic Shield Obelisk Construction Blueprint (Primary)] x1, [Armored Puppet] x10, [Primary Lord's Cabin Construction Blueprint] x1, [Primary Teleportation Array Construction Blueprint] x1, Spirit Core x2000."

"There are new ranking rewards again?"

Han Xing was also surprised by this system prompt, and he checked the attributes of these reward items.

[Psionic Shield Obelisk Construction Blueprint (Primary)]: Territory-type building. Constructs a crystal tower capable of generating a spiritual power barrier. The spiritual power barrier can withstand physical and magical attacks, with a defense value of 200.

[Armored Puppet Lv10]: Ordinary defensive puppet, can only move within the territory.

[Attributes]: Strength 53, Agility 34, Spirit 32, Constitution 56.

[Skills]: Copper Skin and Iron Bones, Flame Spray, Jagged Cutting.

"The attributes seem pretty decent," Han Xing thought to himself.

Among them, that 'Psionic Shield Obelisk (Primary)' could actually generate a barrier directly. In other words, it could enclose the territory, preventing anyone else from entering while also blocking attacks.

As for the second item, the Armored Puppet, it was a defensive puppet with attributes roughly comparable to a level 10 ordinary monster. When encountering danger or invasions by other cloud monsters, it could assist survivors in combat.

Then came the third item, [Primary Lord's Cabin] (Defense value 500. Increases the defense value of all defensive buildings within the territory by 10%, increases the attack power of all offensive buildings by 5%, increases the attributes of all friendly units by 5%, and increases the travel speed of the sky island territory by 10%).

Seeing the attributes of the Lord's Cabin, Han Xing said doubtfully, "This Primary Lord's Cabin seems similar in effect to my Primary Castle, but the enhancement effects are a whole lot worse!"