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Chapter 54
Dora said sincerely. “This mistion is going to take all of us working together. If you’re better equipped, the whole te stronger, and that helps every one of us.
“Besides, we can’t use these suits right now anyway. They’d just sit around. Think of them as our team uniforms. Rock and Jaxsen ran their hands over the tough fabric of the combat suits. Longing and gratitude showed in their ey
Milo’s gaze shifted slightly. He looked once more at Dora, then at the two remarkable males standing behind her, an trust in her deepened a little more.
Mindy took Dora’s hand. “Dora, I don’t even know how to thank you. You gave us peanuts yesterday, and I still haven igured out how to repay you. Now this. It’s-”
Mindy, don’t make it sound so distant,” Dora said as she patted her hand. “We’re neighbors, and starting tomorrow, eammates. Once we enter the Training Zone, having you all watch our backs will be the best repayment
Mindy’s eyes reddened. She hugged the combat suit tightly, drew in a deep breath, and looked at her beast mates.
Once we enter the Training Zone, we’re going to pull our weight. Use everything we’ve got and help this squad bring esources.”
Yes,” her three beast mates answered in unison. When they looked at Dora again, their eyes had grown warmer and st
Clive watched Dora in silence. A well–timed gift had strengthened their alliance and lifted the team’s morale.
Dora thought on a scale most people could not match.
Early the next morning, the group geared up and set out for the Training Zone.
The official mission hall at the entrance was as noisy and crowded as ever.
loating screens scrolled through dense lists of missions.
Some were basic gathering and cleanup jobs. Others involved high–risk hunts for specific ahen beasts or expeditio inknown areas. The rewards ranged from a few starcoins to rare material
Dora and Mindy’s combined squad, seven people and one cas, gathered in a relatively open vorser f
They compared the mission listings against the supply list they had prepared carber and is garchoving the possible
ank
Their goal was to maximize efficiency they needed special building in aterials for ifte wet seasole but she’s also had
starcoms and collect rare Bems for grade
Suddenly, the largest mais screen in the senter of the hall change
The ordinary task listings that had been seroiling across it vanished replaced by Cukr
the same tipse the system broadcast rang out
End–of–Season Team Battle Challenge
(Theme Barren Valley Cleanup and Resource Grabl
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#otation: Deep inside the Yellow Zone of the Team Coordination Practice Area, Windscar Ravine, and the surrounding region!
[Time: Registration opens immediately. Final settlement will be completed within 72 hours.]
[Entry Requirements: Teams must be self–formed. Each team must have 5 to 10 members, with at least one female member.]
[Challenge Details: 1. Clear out alien beasts within the designated area, Windscar Ravine. Points will be awarded based o hunting contribution.]
[2. Collect specially marked resource crates placed within the area. Points will be awarded based on the value of the sup inside.]
[3. Final rankings will be determined by total points.]
Special Rules: The highest–level alien beasts released in the competition area will be Level 5. The value of supplies insic he resource crates will be higher than standard daily mission rewards.]
Non–lethal interference and competition between teams are permitted. Crippling or fatal attacks are strictly forbidden.
The entire event will be monitored by high–ranking referees and surveillance systems.]
What drew the most attention was the reward list beneath it.
First Place: One Tier–1 Disaster Shield, 30–day usage rights.]
Note: This shield can cover a 500–meter radius and effectively withstand severe weather, including torrential rain, high vinds, and high–intensity radioactive dust storms.]
Second Place: 50,000 starcoins and 3,000 Federal Construction Points.]
Third Place: 30,000 starcoins and 1,500 Federal Construction Points.]
Participation Reward, upon completion of the basic mission objective: 5,000 starcoins.]
The moment the broadcast ended, the entire hall erupted.
A Tier–1 Disaster Shield? For thirty days? Is that for real?”
God, that’s an official–grade shield. Forget thirty days. If that thing holds for ten days at the right ume, 9 could save lives
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We were going to hunt alien beasts and gather resources anyway Now we can compete, carn points, and make starvsuns of op of it? This is a steal”
Team up. Hurry, find a team
The crowd surged with excitement People immediately began searching for teamunares of adjusting then or great plans
Dora and Mindy exchanged a look Both of them saw the same shock in each other eyes, followed by the same unmistakable temptson.
A Tier–1 Disaster Shield with a thirty day usage period was practically a godsend for the coming ws season and for the
harsher seasons that would follow
It lasted only 30 days, but with a coverage radius of 500 meters, u would be enough to crivelop both their homestead and
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Mindy’s Tarmly loud…
That meant if they won, both families could share the shield and make it through the worst stretches of weather with fa
risk
It was far more reliable and efficiem than trying to gather materials themselves to upgrade their basic shield
Besides, the competition itself involved clearing out alien beasts and gathering resources, which aligned perfectly with ! original plan.
In other words, they could complete their tasks, enter the competition at the same time, and fight for the grand prize. It killing two birds with one stone.
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