Dear Commanders:

The Book of Yog will start an update maintenance on 14:00, Dec. 8th. (UTC+8) The maintenance is expected to take 60 - 180 minutes.

The maintenance will be a mandatory update. After the maintenance, please update the client to the latest version before start the game.

During the maintenance, the players will be forcibly disconnected and unable to login.

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New Event-【Nia's Private Collection】

■Event Duration
Dec. 8th, 2022 - Jan. 1st, 2023

■Event Introdauction
As the provost of the college, Nia has always kept the college in in perfect order with her excellent ability and high standards, and one can always find Nia's elegant appearance all over the college.

As a reward for her own work, whenever Nia 'cleans', she will collect the occasional lost property she found and kept it in her private collection.

In addition to their admiration for the superior maid,Sometimes blackguards also wondered what Nia had picked up today that made her smile so bright.

Even as a commander,when you occasionally return from the battlefield with Nia together, you would wonder what the smiling Nia had collected today as well. But would it be rude to ask Nia directly?

"Commander, you seem to be interested in my private collection. Well, Nia will allow you to pick something you favored from my collection~

Huh? You ask Why? Well… Think of it as a reward for the commander's hard work. Ha ha, maybe the reward includes Nia myself?"

When you look at Nia with a sly smile, you realize that seems like you have become a part of Nia's private collection?

■Event Information
Players can obtain even token 【Feather Emblem】by consuming FP and completing daily and weekly tasks（Fitch's Pumpkin Treasure Hunting event will be ended, Fitch's Stitched Pumpkin will no longer drop）

【Feather Emblem】can be used to exchange various items in Nia's shop, there's upper exchanging limit for each item

The event token【Feather Emblem】will not be deleted at the end of event, players can use it when event reopen


【Feather Emblem】
*A feather full of holy aura, collected by Nia for you as a special token, but the lingering aura on it seems particularly familiar?
*With this emblem, you can exchange it with Nia for the private collection she prepared for you.

■Reward List

*Equipment will be added to Academy Cup Shop after event ended.
■Equipment Preview
Genesis Ring of Soul and Blood Soul of Divinity Exclusive Ring
Soul Hunter Crimson Scythe exclusive Emblem Effect: Scarlett has chance to release ultimate skill twice
Soul Taking Shield Crimson Scythe exclusive Deputy Effect: The cooldown of Scarlett's combat skill Flashfreeze Harvest] reduced
Soul Taking Execution Crimson Scythe exclusive Necklace Effect: increase Ultimate skill rage cost and damage
Ice hunting Assassin Exclusive Relic Effect: Frost damage dealt by Assassin increased

New limited Time Sign-in Event

Activation time: Dec.8st-Dec.16st. Ending time after activation: Dec. 23rd

Reward List:

Academy Cup Challange

■Event Introduction
Academy Cup is the tournament held regularly by the Blackguard Academy. Commanders can lead their teams to compete against other commanders' Black guards, get ranks according to their battle results and activeness, and win [Academy Coins]

■Event Rules
The Academy Cup will be unlocked after passing Ch. 8 "Arctic Anchorage", click Arena and select Academy Cup to enter

Commanders have 3 free challenges everyday. After all free challenges get used, the continued challenges will consume the [Academy Cup Ticket]. The number of free challenges and ticket purchase chances will be refreshed at 00:00 everyday

In a challenge, 3 matches are played, and each match can use 4 different Black Guards with a time limit of 90 seconds. The side who defeated all blackguards of the other side within the time limit wins the match. If timeout, the [Defending Side] wins. The commander who wins 2 of the 3 matches is the final winner

The challenger will get points if wins, lose points if loss for the most of time. The amount of points is affected by the rank and the score differences between the two commanders. The Commander with more points earns more [Academy Coins], commanders must manually click to claim [Academy Coins]. [Academy Coins] can be used to exchange for awards in [Black Market]

Triple Challenge is available with the cost of 2 extra [Academy Cup Tickets]. If won, get triple points. When lose, the points decresed won't be tripled. Abnormal exit during the battle will be recorded as a lose, and the [Academy Cup Tickets] used will be deducted

■The relationship between rank and score is as follows
Novice - 0 to 149
Apprentice - 150 to 399
Elite - 400 to 899
Mentor - 900 to 1999
Master - 2000 to 3999
Grand Master - 4000 or above

■Notes
Each season lasts two weeks. When each season ends, score and rank of Academy Cup for each player will be reset
If the [Principle Supervisor] of the guild ends as top 20 at the end of the season, [Principle Supervisor] and other guild members will be awarded a large amount of Guild Coins. The higher the ranking is, the more Guild Coins will be awarded
Equipment will be added into the Academy Cup Shop for players to exchange in the future version

Monthly Bonus Sign-in Reward Adjustment

Reward for Last 3 days adjusted from Immortal Upgrade Stone to Locking Stone
Reward for 6th day adjusted from Legendary Upgrade Stone to Adding StoneX5
Reward for 14th Day adjusted from Immortal Upgrade Stone to Elimination StoneX10

Monthly Card Profit Adjustment

Monthly card daily Diamond reward increased from 100 to 200. New Profit: Increase the Super monthly card Diamond reward by 200%(3X)
Super monthly card Daily Diamond reward increased to 600
Lifetime Card Daily Diamond reward increased to 300 New Profit: Increase Monthly Card Daily Diamond reward by 200%

Acadamy Gifts Benefit Optimization

Add Help Button, click to check the detailed rule
Add button that allows player to manually refresh. If the season duration is less than 4 days and players have claimed all rewards, the button will be available to manually reset the progress

From next season of Acadamy Gifts, the reward will be ajusted. Below are detailed reward information

Black Friday Modification Stone Bundle Compensation

Players who have purchased Black Friday Modication Stone Bundle(BF Box II and BF Box IV) will receive modification stones compensation equivalent to the amount on the BF bundle via in game mail
Note:BF Box III(130 Locking Stone), BF Box IV(1000 Adding Stone, 1000 Elimination Stone, 800 Mecurial Stone)

New Sincere Special Offer Packages

More Stone With Equal Price!
Event Duration: Dec. 8th after Update finished-Dec.22nd 23：59
Nora's Sincere Box: Adding StoneX100 Elimination StoneX100 Mercurial StoneX100 Up to 20 times
Sp Offer Forging Box: Locking StoneX30 Advanced Mercurial StoneX2 Forging StoneX1 WhetstoneX1 Up to 7times
Sp Offer LS Box: Locking StoneX260 Fitch's Stitched PumpkinX25 Up to 3 times
Nora’s Sp Offer Box: Adding StoneX2000 Elimination StoneX2000 Mercurial StoneX1600 Fitch's Stitched PumpkinX40 Up to 2 times
Limited SS Box: Box of Ice Sealed ShardsX1 Box of Endelyon SurpriseX1 Box of Sakura ShardsX1 Box of Florentia ShardsX3 Fitch's Stitched PumpkinX150 Up to 1 times

Bug Fixes and Other Optimizations

Fixed the issue that Grooten Staff may cause game stuck after teleporting in levels
Adjusted Spiritmasters Front effect, Damage Boost effect adjusted to 10%/15%/20%
Fixed the Issue that the Empyrean Set effect sometimes does not take effect in Arena
Fixed the abnormal Jormungand number summoned by Florentia after uninstalling and reinstalling the skill
Fixed the issue that after clicking stats the commander will stop attacking in Endless Labyrinth
Fixed the issue that the Spiritmasters Front effect does not take effect on Jormungand summoned by Florentia
Fixed the issue that the Gem·Snow Beetle 8 set effect does not properly take effect
Fixed the abnormal number and value of lighting damage boost on excluse affix of "Thunderous Command"
Optimized Soul of Divinity Ultimate Skill Cast logic, now the Ultimate Skill is less likely to fail attacking enemy