Chapter 1 The Equipment and Skills of a Madman

Since the day Thriller Paradise's servers opened, before anyone realized it, the game had been running for more than seventy days.

Nowadays, the top-tier players' levels had generally risen to around level forty-five. Their specializations, equipment, and skill combinations had basically been honed into shape.

Typically, a player with above-average skill in a game should have at least one A-level primary specialization and one B-level or higher secondary specialization by this stage. Any other specializations outside of those would be considered "minor" or "not proficient."

Although Feng Bujue's overall specialization levels were far beyond the average person, he still fit this standard.

In any case... a C-level Shooting specialization certainly couldn't be considered one of his proficiencies.

Therefore, after acquiring [Yi Da], Feng Bujue fed [Miss Moxxi's Bad Touch] into the pulverizer (Note: Brother Jue only sent Miss Moxxi's Bad Touch into the pulverizer after Yi Da was created; he's already filling it with materials for the next piece of equipment).

Undeniably, [Miss Moxxi's Bad Touch]'s stats were pretty good in the early-to-mid game. But given Brother Jue's current abilities, the usefulness of a submachine gun had become very low. If he possessed any Shooting-type skills related to firearms, that would be a different story. Unfortunately, he didn't...

Furthermore, Death Poker, the Composite Anti-Gravity Catapult, Lan Jiao, and even the Qigong Cannon... were all mid-to-long-range attack methods. In terms of effect, they covered everything from weak to strong, from point to area, in a comprehensive manner. In terms of precision, Death Poker was almost guaranteed to hit, and the controllability of the others wasn't bad either.

Under these conditions, and having obtained the legendary-grade slingshot [Yi Da], he really didn't need to keep another ranged weapon in his inventory.

The above is a general overview of Feng Bujue's equipment changes.

Next, let's talk about the issue of skill allocation...

The consumable version of [Makosen Kosappo] and the permanent skill [Shadow Illusion Seven Folds] that Brother Jue previously "downloaded" from V1-War God had been given to Xiao Tan and Xiao Ling, respectively.

[Shadow Illusion Thousand Folds] went without saying, it was originally a skill that could only be learned by a Detective specialization at B-level, and it was very suitable for a gunslinger like Xiao Ling who would fall into a passive position when encountering a strong enemy up close.

And [Makosen Kosappo] was a very good trump card; rather than leaving it with Brother Jue, who had many ultimate moves, it was clearly more rational to let Xiao Tan have it.

Feng Bujue's approach to skills (including items and other things) was like this: no matter how strong something was, if he couldn't use it, he wouldn't hold onto it...

The skills he wanted were those with strong operability, high return ratio, and preferably strategic significance.

For example... [Lingxi Finger].

The skill description of this move was comparable to [Heaven and Earth Reversal Divine Art]; that is, the two lines in the effect column were easier to understand than "Heaven and earth reverse, upside down the universe."

Of course, for Feng Bujue, who was well-versed in poetry (Pili poem chant) and books (wuxia novels), he knew the general effect of Lingxi Finger even without looking at the skill description.

Speaking of that day... the moment Brother Jue saw this move in the Scare Box, he immediately made up his mind and decisively bought it.

He spent more than 20,000 Skill Points without batting an eye...

Okay, he blinked a few times...

Okay, he almost cried...

But that's not the point, the point is—Lingxi Finger was indeed worth the price.

It's just that... after obtaining this super-strong skill, Feng Bujue's skill slots became even tighter. After some deliberation, he removed [The Ice Warlock's Persistence]. Because his twelve skills only involved four specializations—Combat, Machinery, Spiritual, and Summoning. The levels of these specializations were one A and three Bs, the skill activation success rate was 100% and 90%, and some were non-combat skills, so he basically didn't need the assistance of that passive skill.

Another thing to mention is... Brother Jue swapped out [Evil King Flame Kill Hellfire] and replaced [Nanto Flying Dragon Fist]. Under the premise of similar attack forms, he chose the former, which had less power but also less consumption and cooldown time. Obviously... with his Combat specialization already at A-level, he had consciously begun to increase the frequency of using Spiritual skills in order to train his Spiritual specialization, which still had room for improvement.

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Alright, that's all for Feng Bujue's new equipment and skills, as well as some related trivia. I believe everyone is already impatient, so...

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[Madness Unconsciousness, Level 46]

[Please select the game mode you wish to join.]

[You have selected Single Survival Mode (Nightmare), please confirm.]

[Confirmed, scenario is generating...]

[Loading has begun, please wait.]

"Welcome to Thriller Paradise..." a deep, distinctive male voice spoke the scenario's opening words.

[Loading complete. You are currently participating in Single Survival Mode (Nightmare).]

[This mode provides a scenario introduction and has a chance of triggering side hidden quests and special worldviews.]

[Scenario completion reward: can obtain a 90% bonus to basic completion experience when settling rewards.]

[The scenario introduction will now play. The game will begin immediately after playback is complete.]

Feng Bujue's body was in an uncontrollable state at this moment. He was watching an opening CG from a first-person perspective.

The scenery in front of him seemed to be aerial footage from a helicopter: the azure sea, the gentle sea breeze, the silvery-white sand, the dense jungle... The entire opening CG was full of such images, feeling like some kind of tourism promotional film.

However, this nightmare scenario's "scenario introduction" was quite shocking...

[This is the Cannabis Islands.]

[A beautiful paradise, a dangerous wilderness.]

The narrator's voice was the same male voice from before. His tone sounded like the kind of narration often used in foreign film trailers; low and powerful, and extremely sensational.

[Ten celebrities from all walks of American society are about to embark on an adventure they will never forget.]

"What the hell... is this Survivor (a TV reality show. In this show, participants are confined to a specific environment, rely on limited tools to survive, and participate in competitions, with the ultimate winner winning $1 million) or something..." Feng Bujue muttered in his heart when he heard this.

[Bankers, entrepreneurs, pop idols, rock singers, famous actors... they all have different backgrounds...]

[But they all have one thing in common...]

"They all want to win, right..." Feng Bujue thought.

[They are all drug addicts.]

"Hey!"

[Over the next three days, they must face the harsh challenges of the environment and their opponents at the same time.]

"First, correct your attitude in the face of life's challenges, hey..."

[Conquering the environment is the fastest way to approach the goal.]

[Conquering the opponent is the only way to transcend oneself.]

"Rather than those... how about conquering drug addiction first..."

[The production team has placed a small number of extremely hidden marijuana stashes on the island.]

"What are you doing setting up that kind of thing! Is this program run by drug lords? The cost is quite high!" Thinking of this, Brother Jue suddenly realized, "Wait... what was the name of this island again..."

(Cannabis, homophone of Cannabis)

[How to find these stashes will become the key to determining victory or defeat.]

"Are they going to use that as a physical strength supplement..."

[The contestants must forget their accustomed comfortable lives and quickly adapt to this wilderness, otherwise... they will be eliminated.]

[And the eliminated will face six months of mandatory drug rehabilitation and labor detention.]

"America doesn't have any kind of detention! And this sentencing seems a bit too heavy!"

[In the end, only one person can stay and gain the right to unconditional bail.]

"Is this really okay... this is letting the tiger return to the mountain..."

[Seventy-two hours, ten people, one... survivor!]

"They're true survivors in every sense of the word..."

[What you are watching now is the world's highest-rated reality show...]

"I don't doubt that at all..." Feng Bujue almost completely corresponded to the narration, constantly complaining in his heart, "No matter which universe you're in, the guy who came up with the idea for this show, the TV station that bought the rights to this show, and the investors who invested in this show... are all defying the heavens."

[Wi—ld—ernes—s Drug Crave!]