Mu Bei lay on the grand tutor's chair, enjoying the morning sun.
While rocking, he took out blue quality treasure chests one by one from his storage space.
The grand tutor's chair was found for Mu Bei by the Zombies controlled by A Ling.
These blue quality treasure chests were dropped by the Zombies Mu Bei killed last night, a total of 11.
They all came from elite-level Zombies, the kind that have a 100% chance of dropping a treasure chest after being killed.
Mu Bei felt that if the Paradise hadn't stipulated that killing creatures rated as elite would definitely drop treasure chests, he wouldn't have gotten even one.
This was partly because his luck was a bit poor, but more importantly, because the strength gap between them was too large.
How large was the strength gap?
So large that after Mu Bei killed the elite-level Zombies, no world source would drop, not even 0.01 ounces.
The kill notification was like this.
【Contractor killed an elite creature, but due to the excessive difference in overall strength between both parties, no world source can be obtained.】
However, although there was no world source at all, World Power and treasure chests would still be available.
This phenomenon piqued Mu Bei's interest. The Paradise discourages Contractors from attacking weaker individuals, so no world source is gained after killing.
However, after killing these so-called elite creatures, which were actually Zombies he considered extremely weak, he could still obtain blue quality treasure chests with a 100% drop rate.
Is this a loophole in Order Paradise's rules?
Actually, no.
In reality, when the Paradise rates a creature, it will only do so based on the rank of the World it belongs to, and then after sorting based on strength with other creatures from the same World, it will finally arrive at the creature's rating.
This rating will not be affected by external factors, such as the overall strength of the Contractor about to enter this World.
Before sending Contractors into various Worlds to perform missions, the Paradise will conduct a reasonable assessment based on historical data and the current strength of the Contractor, calculating the upper and lower limits of the Contractor's ability range.
After that, the Paradise will send the Contractors into Worlds that are within their ability range. They will not encounter Worlds where they are certain to die upon entry, without even a sliver of a chance to survive.
Of course, they also won't encounter situations where the Contractor's strength allows for a dimensionality reduction strike against the natives of the current World, like Mu Bei is experiencing now.
Mu Bei's situation is somewhat special for Order Paradise. Firstly, Order Paradise's database does not contain information about the Heaven Forsaker talent.
Secondly, Doomsday Frenzy is Mu Bei's trial World. The Paradise lacks historical data on Mu Bei's mission performance because there is no history.
In the absence of sufficient data, Order Paradise could only match a trial World for him based on Mu Bei's strength when he signed the contract.
In fact, this is not only the case for Mu Bei, but also for other Contractors.
Due to insufficient historical data, it is not uncommon for the prediction result to be lower than the Contractor's actual performance after Order Paradise makes its first ability prediction for its Contractors.
Approximately 1 to 2 out of 10 Contractors will experience this situation, which is not a low proportion.
Because Order Paradise does not sign contracts with people casually, those selected to participate in trials must have a certain value.
For the Paradise, the sole purpose of a trial World is to determine whether the Contractor possesses greater value, and nothing more.
The Paradise will not waste resources on the weak, and it has always been generous with rewards for those strong individuals who possess cultivation value.
Isn't the meaning of a trial World's existence to give those Contractors with powerful talents, firm will, and a strong desire to become stronger, an opportunity to fully showcase their abilities?
In short, due to multiple reasons, Mu Bei managed to exploit a loophole in Order Paradise's reward mechanism...
...or did he?
...
【Treasure Chest (Blue) ×1 opened】
Items obtained are as follows:
paradise coins ×1000 (This is the guaranteed reward)
paradise coins ×300
【Reward has been automatically stored in the Contractor's storage space.】
(Note: paradise coins have no volume and will not occupy any space resources when placed in storage space.)
Hmm? Why did I only get 300 paradise coins this time besides the guaranteed reward?
Didn't the blue treasure chest opened before give a bottle of concentrated virus solution and a weapon in addition to paradise coins?
Could it be that the rewards obtained after opening the treasure chest are also linked to the strength gap at the time of the kill?
...
In reality, in Order Paradise, the gains from opening treasure chests are not only related to the difference in the impact on the World between the two parties at the time of the kill but also related to the opener's luck attribute.
These two factors have a comparable impact on the gains from opening treasure chests, each responsible for influencing 50% of the gains.
The upper limit of a treasure chest's gains is 10 times the guaranteed gains of that quality treasure chest.
Including the guaranteed gains, a blue quality treasure chest can yield items with a total value of up to 10000 paradise coins.
The difference in the impact on the World between the two parties at the time of the kill determines what percentage of the potential gains from the first 5000 paradise coins the opener can actually obtain.
The opener's luck attribute determines what percentage of the potential gains from the latter 5000 paradise coins the opener can actually obtain.
Assuming the difference in the impact on the World between the two parties at the time of the kill is infinitely large, resulting in none of the first 5000 paradise coins being obtained, it is still not impossible to get all of the latter 5000 paradise coins as long as the opener's luck attribute is high enough, and vice versa.
There is actually a key point here.
That is, it's not stated that the Contractor who caused the kill and the Contractor who opened the box must be the same person.
The gains from a treasure chest are uncertain before it is opened, in a state of quantum superposition. No Contractor has the ability to know what specific gains will be obtained after opening the box, not even those high-level Contractors specializing in divination.
Only after it is opened, when the possibilities collapse, will the specific gains be known.
Some Contractors who are not confident in their luck will choose not to open the treasure chests they obtain, but rather sell them at a lower price.
The market price for a blue quality treasure chest is generally between 1500 and 2500 paradise coins.
Those Contractors who are confident in their luck are very willing to purchase treasure chests at this price range, as it is a cost-effective way for them to become stronger.
...
Mu Bei decided to open another one to see what the situation was.
【Treasure Chest (Blue) ×1 opened】
Items obtained are as follows:
paradise coins ×1000 (This is the guaranteed reward);
paradise coins ×150.
Why did the paradise coins decrease again?
Originally, Mu Bei had hoped to obtain some high-quality defensive gear after opening these blue treasure chests.
If he had some decent defensive gear last night, he probably would have suffered far fewer injuries.
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Mu Bei decided to lower his expectations for these treasure chests.
Again!
【Treasure Chest (Blue) ×1 opened】
Items obtained are as follows:
paradise coins ×1000 (This is the guaranteed reward)
paradise coins ×100
【Reward has been automatically stored in the Contractor's storage space.】
It decreased again...
It seems lowering expectations was the right thing to do.
Subsequently, Mu Bei took out all the remaining 8 treasure chests. Better a short pain than a long one, he might as well open them all at once.
【Treasure Chest (Blue) ×8 opened】
Items obtained are as follows:
paradise coins ×8000 (This is the guaranteed reward)
paradise coins ×1500
Equipment - Vicious Dagger
【Reward has been automatically stored in the Contractor's storage space.】
...
Item Name: Vicious Dagger
Origin: Derivative World - Apocalypse Frenzy
Quality: Blue
Type: Weapon
Durability: 20/20
Attack Power: 30 points base physical damage + 100% Strength attribute bonus + 100% Agility attribute bonus
Damage Type: Piercing/Slashing physical damage
Usage Requirements: Strength attribute reaches 9 points, Agility attribute reaches 14 points
Equipment Effect 1: Viciousness, if an attack hits a target's vital point, this damage will definitely be a critical hit. The critical hit effect is determined by the importance of the vital point, ranging between 125% and 300%.
Equipment Effect 2: Sharpness, Sharpness +1.
(Note: Each point of Sharpness ignores 10 points of piercing and slashing physical damage block.)
Equipment Rating: 49
Equipment Price: 590 paradise coins
Equipment Evaluation: Dark, vicious, one-hit kill!
...
Although Mu Bei still didn't get the defensive gear he wanted, he finally opened something decent.
This equipment called Vicious Dagger enriched Mu Bei's damage diversity. The tank bone club could only cause bludgeoning physical damage, and now Mu Bei also has means to inflict significant piercing and slashing physical damage.
As for decent defensive gear, after A Ling finishes finding the virus crystals and returns, he will instruct it to mobilize the Zombies to search for them.
This used to be a large city; there were always a few wealthy families who enjoyed collecting armor.
If found and it fits, he will wear it.
Searching for some defensive gear in abandoned police stations is also an option, things like bulletproof vests, bulletproof helmets, riot shields, etc.
Finding firearms would be even better, supplementing his ranged attack methods.
Getting A Ling is equivalent to simultaneously obtaining thousands of servants + readily available World Power. It is simply too convenient and too good.