Three achievement medals might sound like a lot, but they’re all extremely difficult.
Getting more than half the players to surrender isn’t something you can do in a D-level Copy; D-level players don’t even know surrender is an option, and even C-levels rarely do.
Su Shisan only learned about player surrender from the Forum. When players believe there’s no hope of clearing, they can choose to surrender.
If all living players inside a Copy surrender, the Copy ends immediately.
But this is extremely rare—after all, even if you can’t clear it, you can still gather intel to sell. Information on difficult Copies is valuable; there’s always someone who needs it.
Compared to those points, what’s a little time?
Usually, only when the Copy is especially painful and it’s clear no one can clear it, do players choose to surrender.
As for five straight total annihilations, that’s even harder—most people struggle to achieve it even once, let alone five times in a row.
Even Su Shisan isn’t confident; who knows if someone will clear her Copy on the first try?
As for maintaining a 100% death rate for a whole month, that’s even harder. Both of her Copies so far have been cleared in less than half a month.
In the future, as her Builder level rises and players get stronger, it’ll only get harder to achieve.
Thinking of this, Su Shisan frowned. ‘No, I need to tweak the Copy again.’
After advancing to C-rank, not only do Builders evolve, but players do too—the difficulty ramps up for everyone. So now is the best chance to achieve this accomplishment.
He Feixian, who had just finished reading the Copy plan, looked up and heard Su Shisan saying such ruthless words, and couldn’t help but advise, ‘It’s already really hard, boss, I don’t think you need to worry so much.’
The difficulty of this Copy—anyone who sees it would call it downright insane. Every amusement project is extremely dangerous, and all of them are contaminated.
The employees, tourists, and Clown—not a single decent person among them. The players sent here by the background company are basically being sent to their deaths.
Granted, most Copies are full of villains, but in Su Shisan’s Copies, the NPCs aren’t pure villains either—just like the Store Manager in her last Copy, sometimes they help, sometimes they screw you over.
That makes it really hard for players to tell.
‘No, it’s not enough.’ But even with a difficulty that shocked He Feixian, Su Shisan just shook her head and kept making changes.
Right now, her closest achievable goal is the “No One Survives” medal, and to get it, she’d have to be extra crafty.
Players brainstorming together can be terrifying, and their talents and skills are full of surprises. If she doesn’t add more traps, who knows what methods they’ll use to clear it?
Just like last time—before reading the posts, Su Shisan never imagined someone could become an NPC, or that someone could almost clear the Copy by brute force alone.
Even when she was building the Copy, she knew that “Thirteenth Supermarket” was definitely not impossible to clear—on the contrary, there were probably many ways to clear it, just that the restrictions made every method extremely harsh.
But these players really taught her a lesson.
Now that she knows how they cleared it, she’ll be sure to prevent it in the next Copy.
First, even if you become an NPC, you’ll still have tasks to complete; second, the Clown can’t be defeated by brute force. For every lesson the players teach her, Su Shisan will learn and adapt.
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‘You’re the boss, so I’ll listen to you. Is there anything I need to do now? If not, can I go into the Copy and get familiar with the layout?’ S
eeing the focused look on the girl’s face, He Feixian didn’t try to persuade her further.
She wanted to check out the Copy first. This time, her role would be the tour guide—how could a tour guide not know the environment?
At this stage, the Copy was just a map, with no native inhabitants yet, making it the perfect time to explore. Once the natives were in, it’d get too crowded to have any fun.
Su Shisan nodded. ‘I’ve pretty much finished the map model, just need to tweak some details. If you spot any loopholes, don’t forget to tell me when you come out.’
‘OK.’ He Feixian made a gesture, opened the channel, and slipped into the Copy.
Meanwhile, Su Shisan kept working on the challenges, aiming to wipe them out before they even used half their time, so she’d have more cards up her sleeve to make it through a whole month.
If she couldn’t get a Spirit Power-enhancing medal, she’d have to spend at least 300 points per Copy.
A permanent Spirit Power enhancement item costs a whopping 100,000 points—she couldn’t even afford to think about buying one. Compared to that, the medals were a much better deal.
While tweaking the Copy, Su Shisan didn’t forget to pick the last NPC. There were too many C-level Copies; it was impossible to recruit directly—no one would even see her listing.
So she could only browse for anyone who fit the requirements and was looking for a job, then reach out with an offer.
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Soon, she narrowed it down to three people—two C-Rank NPCs with basic Spirit Power enhancement abilities, and one B-Rank NPC with “Immunity to Control,” unaffected by any control skill, hard or soft.
No question, this B-Rank NPC was far superior to the two C-levels. Most B-Rank NPCs have attack skills, so to reach B-rank with a passive skill shows just how strong it is. Su Shisan was really tempted.
Action speaks louder than words—even though she knew it was unlikely, she decisively messaged the A-level Builder who listed the B-Rank NPC: ‘24-hour C-level Copy, 500 points, negotiable?’
500 points was a lot, but if she could form a long-term partnership, it’d be worth it. But Su Shisan also knew, 500 points was a lot for her, but probably not much for a B-Rank NPC’s hiring price.
Unexpectedly, an hour later, Su Shisan actually got a positive reply: ‘Sure, I’m looking forward to working with you.’
Seeing the message, Su Shisan was stunned—she really hadn’t expected the other side to agree, and so enthusiastically at that.
But it was a good thing, so she didn’t hesitate at all and immediately accepted: ‘Have the NPC come for training tomorrow, I just need to wrap up a few things in the Copy.’
‘I thought you’d ask why I agreed.’ She didn’t ask, so the other party brought it up.
But Su Shisan had no desire to complicate things, at least not before the Copy ended. ‘We can talk after the Copy is done.’
This time, the A-level Builder didn’t say anything more, just replied with a simple, ‘Okay.’
Deal done, NPCs secured—the Copy was finally nearing completion.
‘We’re about to arrive at “Happy District 13 Amusement Park.” All tourists, please get ready to line up and get off the bus. Before you get off, come to me and collect a ticket—one per person, don’t rush or fight for it.’
Inside the spacious coach, the beautiful tour guide in a blue uniform, blue cap, and holding a blue flag, was carefully reminding the tourists.
She held a stack of tickets in her hand, which looked fairly sturdy, made of oil-coated card stock. The front showed a park landscape photo and the park’s name embossed in gold.
On the back, you could vaguely see rows of tiny print—probably notices and such.
There were 24 tourists on the bus, but only a little noise; most of them quietly listened to the tour guide’s instructions.
Tour guide He Feixian continued, ‘We’re on a one-day, one-night tour. There’s a safe hotel inside the amusement park, and you’ll need the company-purchased ticket to enter.’
‘You’ll also need the ticket to get in and out, so it’s extremely important—don’t lose it. Lost tickets will not be replaced.’
Everyone was an old hand and immediately realized that these so-called tickets were actually identity passes—if you lost one, you’d probably lose your chance to clear the Copy.
They just wondered if you could steal someone else’s—if so, that’d be great.
Seeing everyone quiet, tour guide He Feixian nodded in satisfaction and held up a ticket to demonstrate: ‘Everyone, please note: the front of the ticket marks some required attractions to check in at.’
‘After you complete each attraction, a staff member will check it off in the corresponding box on your ticket.’
‘To make sure the company gets its money’s worth, you must try every attraction listed on the ticket! As for other attractions not on the ticket, you’re free to try them, but the company doesn’t require it.’
Only now did everyone notice that, besides the landscape photo and park name, there were several lines of small black print on the front of the ticket.
After each line was an empty square, presumably for the checkmarks.
‘Who’d bother with extra attractions?’ muttered the Artistic Ponytail Man in the back row. ‘We’ll be lucky to finish the required ones.’
The Sportswear Woman sitting next to him had a different opinion: ‘Maybe there’ll be clues in the optional tasks? Otherwise, why would the tour guide mention it?’
That made sense—the Artistic Ponytail Man looked at her in surprise, then tentatively said, ‘My name’s [Cheng Yu (Modern)]. Mind if I ask yours?’
With 24 people in the Copy and no early PvP requirements, anyone with a bit of experience knows to find a partner—unless they’re a lone wolf with supreme confidence.
Three is best—a triangle is the most stable. Especially with strangers, three people can help each other and keep each other in check. Two is okay, as long as you find a reliable partner.
[Cheng Yu (Modern)] thought this woman seemed reliable—at least she had brains. Don’t think all C-rank players are smart; there are plenty of fakes.
Falling for Copy NPCs, acting like a tyrant in the Copy, breaking rules at the start… It just shows how good modern prenatal care is.
As for why these people made it to C-rank, it’s because the earlier Copies were too easy—sometimes, as long as one powerhouse was in the group, everyone could clear.
But starting at C-rank, that doesn’t work anymore. With 24 players, even if there’s a powerhouse, they’re not going to bother carrying everyone.
When everyone has to rely on themselves, the quality of the players really shows.
So having a smart teammate is important. Character can be judged over time. Don’t fear a bad teammate—fear a dumb one.
The Sportswear Woman looked at him for a moment, then nodded. ‘My name’s [Heart of Durian].’
Like him, [Heart of Durian] was looking for a temporary partner. Going solo takes supreme self-confidence, and she clearly didn’t have that. Since this guy made the first move, she was willing to give it a try.
Seeing her share her name, [Cheng Yu (Modern)] realized cooperation was possible and grew more enthusiastic. ‘I think the tour guide seems nice—might give us useful info, maybe even be a good NPC.’
That not all Copy NPCs are villains becomes very obvious in D- and C-level Copies.
Many players who just advanced from E-level aren’t used to it, since their previous Copies had few NPCs, and any that did were basically all villains.
But from D-level on, the number of Copy NPCs spikes—dozens or even hundreds per Copy is normal. With such a large sample, the odds of good NPCs go up.
Sometimes, the key NPCs are all good people—you just have to look carefully to spot them.
‘Maybe.’ [Heart of Durian] wasn’t sure. She glanced at the tour guide, who had stopped talking, and shook her head. ‘Let’s wait and see.’
[Cheng Yu (Modern)] leaned back in his seat and checked his watch.
‘It’s 7:50 now, so we must’ve entered at about 7:30. Do you think a 24-hour Copy means that after one day, when we get back on the bus, it’ll be 7:30 the next morning?’
It was too early to worry about that—the Copy hadn’t even been running half an hour. But some things you have to plan ahead for; if you forget later, you’re done for.
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