For players just starting their journey in the Time Slot game, acquiring initial resources and steadily developing core characters are crucial. How should new players proceed with pioneering? Today, I'll bring you a comprehensive guide to pioneering in Time Slot, aimed at helping new players clarify their priority goals and gameplay focus. If you're just starting the game, come and read through this guide.

In the early stages of the game, prioritize advancing the main storyline, aiming to clear up to 2-10 as soon as possible, which will unlock the Phantom Spirit Arena and the Dispatch Idle System. The arena uses an "asynchronous battle" mechanism, where players challenge the defense formations of other players, with the system matching opponents based on factors like win rate, combat power, and winning streaks. Before entering the battle, you can preview the opponent's formation, and reasonably arranging counter attributes and skill synergies is key to victory. The Phantom Spirit Arena is an important way to acquire fragments and development materials, with no limit on daily challenges but limited reward attempts; it's recommended to complete the daily "5 Wins Task" first.

The Dispatch Idle System automatically collects Star Yuan points, upgrade materials, and Summoning Vows, recommending to dispatch characters with high affinity first. Advancing further to 3-10 will also unlock the Maid Café, which combines "management + development" with a Monopoly-style dice roll advancement mechanism. Players consume "Maid Stamina" to move characters on the map, triggering random events, resource points, and income squares, with each action consuming 1 point of stamina, which recovers 1 point every 8 minutes, up to a maximum storage of 180 points per day. During the process, characters will trigger various events such as gold rewards, breakthrough materials, experience books, chests, etc., and some squares may also yield rare items like "Omelette Rice," used for recruiting new maid characters. Recruited maids not only can be used for daily interactions but also enhance the overall efficiency of the café operation.

After logging in each day, prioritize completing three Space Rift challenges. Each rift dungeon corresponds to different elemental attributes (fire, water, wind, earth), and the dropped breakthrough materials differ accordingly. It's suggested to prioritize challenging rifts that match the main character's needed attribute, and the "Sands of Time" item obtained from Space Rift challenges can be used to enhance character breakthroughs and spirit attachments.
In terms of stamina allocation, it's recommended to use it primarily for Space Rift dungeons, focusing on increasing the breakthrough levels of your main characters, followed by investing in the idle system of the Maid Café. After the first clearance, the repeated rewards from the main story dungeons gradually decrease, so it's not advisable to invest too much in them long-term. Regarding diamond usage, new players should avoid blindly drawing cards in the early stage, prioritizing the purchase of 50-diamond stamina packs, and then using diamonds for tickets required for limited-time events.

For card draws, it's essential for new players to fully draw from the novice pool to get Hercules, who is guaranteed after 20 draws in the novice pool. As a tank, his survival ability and shield mechanism significantly improve the error tolerance in the early stages, especially when facing bosses or large numbers of enemies. For the limited pool, it's recommended to wait until you have saved enough for 50 draws. Note that it's not wise to blindly upgrade stars; some functional R cards, such as dispel and control characters, can be more practical in certain battles than high-star SRs. In terms of equipment, prioritize enhancing the critical hit set for damage dealers, followed by life gear for healers, and then defensive gear for tanks.
To summarize, during the pioneering phase, maintain progress in the main storyline, complete daily must-do tasks and periodic activities, and as long as you keep a good pace and allocate resources reasonably, you can have a better gaming experience in the later stages of the game. This concludes the full content of the Time Slot Pioneering Guide.