[p]Dear Adventurer,[/p]
[p]To provide adventurers with a better experience, the Guild will be issuing a temporary restraining order on all adventurer activities in Atlan starting on December 25, 2025 at 06:00 (UTC+0). This order is expected to remain in effect for approximately 4 hours (may start earlier or get postponed depending on actual conditions). During this time, servers will be closed, and all Adventurers will not be able to log in to the game. After the maintenance ends, please restart the game client and update the game before you return for a new chapter in your adventure.[/p]
[p]Adventurers who have one or more characters created before the maintenance begins will receive a compensation of Prismadium x100 for this downtime via mail. This compensation can only be claimed once per account. Remember to claim it before it expires! Thank you for your support and cooperation![/p]

[p]I. Version Update Content[/p]
[p]▨ "Road to Ascension" Begins[/p]
[p]With countless blades pointing forward, this battle is for the throne! HexChess Guard, Leotids, Polones, Meradia the Tyrant, Plague of Filth, Famine of Hunger, Azrael of Annihilation—defeat these seven mighty foes in succession and lay the foundation for your throne![/p]
[p]Event Duration: After the December 25, 2025 maintenance - January 17, 2026, 06:00 (Server time of your character's server)[/p]
[p]Unlock Requirements: Clear Apocalyptic Descent on Story or Elite Difficulty to unlock.[/p]
[p]1. Race Mode:[/p]
[p]a. Rules: Race Mode will be divided into three phases: "Warm-up Phase," "Participation Phase," and "Reward Finalization Phase." You can claim rewards for every difficulty you cleared during both the "Warm-up Phase" and "Participation Phase." However, clears will only be recorded on the "Road to Ascension" race rankings if they happened during the "Participation Phase."[/p]
[p]b. Reward Details: There are 6 difficulty levels in Race Mode. You can choose your desired difficulty before starting the challenge. Successfully clear the challenge to claim the rewards of the difficulty challenged as well as the rewards of all preceding difficulties. Rewards include the exclusive Avatar Frame [Road to Ascension], the exclusive Moniker [Stormhawk], and more. The event will also establish Connected Servers "Road to Ascension" race rankings by class, ranked by difficulty and clear times. Make it onto the rankings to get an exclusive SS-grade title (only equippable by the corresponding class), an exclusive Epic Moniker, an Epic Insignia Module Selection Box, Epic Random Cards, and other luxurious rewards![/p]
[p]c. About Rankings: Rankings will be calculated across connected servers. During the event participation phase, if you perform any changes to your class (Class Change, Character Conversion, Character Restoration), your current scores and rankings will be wiped clean, and after the class change, you will be unable to set records or enter the rankings. Please exercise caution when changing classes (class changes during warm-up and reward settlement phases have no effect). Records achieved after Weapon Sync will not count toward rankings.[/p]
[p]2. Team-up Mode: There is no difficulty distinction in Team-up Mode. However, a team of 4 is recommended for the challenge. Clearing the challenge on Team-up Mode grants you rewards equal to clearing Race Mode Difficulty 5 and all preceding difficulties.[/p]
[p]For more detailed rules, please visit the in-game event interface. Best of luck to you all, Adventurers![/p]

[p]▨ [Ancient Battlefield League] Season 2[/p]
[p]1. Competition Rules:[/p]
[p]a. The Ancient Battlefield League preparation period will begin on December 25, 2025 at 06:00 (server time of your character's server, after maintenance). After the update, Fleet captains can assign Ancient Battlefield squad captains and create squads in the [Fleet] - [Ancient Battlefield] interface. After creating a squad, squad captains can invite Fleet members to join the squad. Fleet members are also free to apply to join a squad on their own initiative.[/p]
[p]b. Ancient Battlefield League S2 will officially begin on January 5, 2026 at 06:00 (server time of your character's server). Initial placements will be based on Squad Power, dividing squads into Group S, Group A, Group B, Group C, the Selection Group, and the Participation Group. The initial placement has a significant impact on the squad's match schedule for the season, so please ensure your squad is in optimal configuration during placement.[/p]
[p]c. Squad Power is related to squad members' Gear Rating and member count. Increase squad members' Gear Rating and ensure you have at least 16 squad members to achieve higher Squad Power values.[/p]
[p]d. Other detailed rules can be viewed by opening the Rules section in the [Fleet] - [Ancient Battlefield] interface.[/p]
[p]2. Optimizations regarding the Finals:[/p]
[p]a. In Season 2, the Finals will adopt a BO3 format.[/p]
[p]b. This means all matches played across the two weeks will be BO3 matches.[/p]
[p]- Week 1: Through BO3 matches, the 4 squads to advance to the Grand Finals and Third Place matches will be determined.[/p]
[p]- Week 2: Both the Grand Finals and Third Place matches will adopt a BO3 format. The first squad to win 2 matches will be declared winners.[/p]
[p]3. New "Fleet Alliance" Feature:[/p]
[p]a. Captains whose Fleet is at Lv.3 or above can ask Yudora to help establish Fleet Alliances. Other Fleet captains within the same connected servers (check your personal panel's server info to view connected server range) can apply to join the Fleet Alliance. After forming a Fleet Alliance, members can join Ancient Battlefield squads from other Fleets within the alliance.[/p]
[p]b. Fleet Power Rankings now include connected server rankings.[/p]

[p]▨ "Verses of the Past" Event Launch[/p]
[p]1. Event Duration: December 25, 2025, 06:00 - January 12, 2026, 06:00 (Server time of your character's server)[/p]
[p]2. Event Details: During the event, Adventurers who meet the requirements for obtaining Ruins Co-op Dungeon rewards will receive [Rings of Glory] whenever they defeat Co-op Dungeon Bosses (see in-game event details for specifics). [Rings of Glory] can be redeemed for [Ruins Fragment Selection Box], [Apocalyptic Fate Runestone], [Tear-Stained Mirror], and other rewards in the "Verses of the Past" Redemption Store.[/p]

[p]▨ Adventurer's Manual Issue #7[/p]
[p]1. Adventurer's Manual Issue #7 will begin on December 25, 2025 (server time of your character's server). Complete daily, weekly, and seasonal quests to level up your manual and obtain abundant material rewards.[/p]
[p]2. Unlock the Advanced Manual: This issue introduces the brand new pet, Snowball! As your manual level increases, you can additionally obtain Opals, Pet - Snowball, Valiant Armor Selection Box II, Arcanite of Adore, Abyss Desirium, HexChess Desirium, and other rewards.[/p]
[p]3. Unlock the Collector's Manual: Total rewards include Opal x600, Energy Box x10, United Battle x5, Card Pack Selection x10 (Endless Journey/Void Lord), Emote - Prayer, Avatar Frame - Sights: Winter, Epic Circuit Selection Box x2, as well as privileges such as Weapon Sync, getting 3 additional items in the Wondrous Shop, Multi-Title display, and other rewards.[/p]
[p]4. Quest Update: Starting December 25, 2025 at 06:00 (server time of your character's server), clearing the Temple of Fate and Apocalyptic Descent quests grants extra [Tear-Stained Mirror] rewards! We hope this helps boost your growth![/p]
[p]5. Item Effect Update: After the December 25, 2025 maintenance, the [United Battle] item will double the base amount of [Tear-Stained Mirror] obtained in "Lost Ruins" Co-op Battles. Please note that the item effect update will take effect after the December 25 maintenance.[/p]

[p]▨ Shop Updates[/p]
[p]After the December 25, 2025 maintenance, the new items [Sky Knight - Blue Wave] and [Windride Skateboard - Holiday] will be added to the Mount Shop, limited to 1 purchase per account. Adventurers who have already unlocked these mounts cannot redeem them.[/p]

[p]▨ Other Updates[/p]
[p]1. New "Road to Ascension" Hall added to Hall of Honor: After "Road to Ascension" event rewards are finalized, the top-ranked player of each class in the Road to Ascension Rankings will be inducted into the Hall of Honor in the Road to Ascension Hall.[/p]
[p]2. Homestead Update: You can now quickly broadcast purchase prices to other players in the [Premium Merchant] interface.[/p]
[p]3. Homestead Update: The time for Premium Crops to transition from mature to withered state has been increased from 6 hours to 12 hours.[/p]