stjorthotic Chapter 377 New Players
Chapter 377 New Players
Qinling Base, Baiyujing Guild Hall.
The night breeze rushed into the hall through the pushed-open door. Li Guoan walked hurriedly, followed closely by Zhang Yunhai, Sun Feng, and others.
The moment Li Guoan entered, his eyes were fixed on the shimmering gold painting, "Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers," hanging in the center of the hall.
The mountains, rivers, and lakes in the painting are still shrouded in mist and clouds, exuding a majestic aura.
The map layout there is exactly the same as before the guild boss battle.
Li Guoan stopped in his tracks, his brows furrowing into a deep frown.
He turned to look at the right side of the hall, where Chen You stood quietly, his face expressionless.
"No movement." Li Guoan pointed to the landscape painting on the wall, his voice low. "The descent failed? That beautiful girl deceived us?"
Chen You calmly shook his head.
"Success! The whole process took less than a minute."
"That 'invincible beautiful girl' may not be the brightest, but she's reliable when it comes to getting things done."
"Then why hasn't the Landscape Map changed?" Zhang Yunhai stepped forward. "Shouldn't it be linked to the Luck Value?"
Chen You pulled up a chair and sat down, a meaningful smile on his face.
"Maybe it's not that easy. Stealing luck in a game is different from stealing luck in the real world."
Sun Feng looked at the data waveform on the screen and pushed up his glasses.
"That makes sense. The underlying logic of the Origin Realm is very rigorous. It separates the growth of civilization itself from external wars and plunder."
"So... this entire mission was for nothing?"
Not only that, there was also a bizarre transaction.
Not only did we work for nothing, we also lost money.
Although we don't know yet what caused the loss.
Li Guoan noticed the change in Chen You's expression and sat down as well.
"Xiao Chen, did you get any extra rewards?"
Chen You did not answer.
He simply extended his right hand slowly.
The air in the hall distorted violently.
Points of blue light gathered in Chen You's palm, quickly outlining the shape of a physical object.
Everyone immediately swarmed around.
It was a silver-gray metal bracelet.
The surface is engraved with intricate geometric patterns. The material is neither gold nor wood, and it emits a faint, ethereal blue light.
Sun Feng's eyes widened instantly, his hands braced on the table, his face almost touching the bracelet.
"What... what is this?"
Chen You raised his left hand and shook the bracelet on his wrist that had accompanied him in his battles in the Origin Realm.
"Looks familiar, doesn't it?"
They are exactly the same.
A brief silence fell over the hall.
Li Guoan gasped, abruptly looking up at Chen You. His usually composed voice trembled slightly: "You mean...?"
"The Origin Realm calls it the 'Civilization Data Interface'," Chen You said calmly, leaning back in his chair.
"The rewards for stripping other guilds of their luck this time, while it's not certain if they'll be lost, at least indicate..."
Chen You paused for a moment, looking at the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, and slowly uttered the second half of his sentence: "Our China can have a second player now."
boom!
This statement immediately ignited the entire audience.
Sun Feng was the first to lunge at the table, reaching for the bracelet. "Give it to me! Let me have it! I need to enter the Origin Realm! Don't stop me!"
"Nonsense!" Zhang Yunhai grabbed Sun Feng by the back of his collar, pulling the data specialist who had gone mad back to reality.
"Are you, a data analyst, going in to die? This spot must go to the military!"
"We need a highly skilled special forces soldier to go in and provide cover for Chen You, establishing a two-man tactical system!"
"Tactics my ass!" Professor Pan Yu sneered. "The Origin Realm is now a game between civilizations! What's needed is negotiation skills, social relations!"
No one considered the dangers involved; everyone wanted to enter the Origin Realm themselves.
Chen You sat in his chair, watching this scene, his eyes twitching violently.
"Quiet down!"
Li Guoan slammed his hand on the table.
The hall fell silent instantly.
Sun Feng reluctantly withdrew his hand.
Li Guoan took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart.
He turned to Chen You and asked, "Chen You, what are the activation conditions for this bracelet? Are there any restrictions?"
Chen You leaned back in his chair and spread his hands.
"If I said I didn't know, would you believe me, Chief?"
The air in the hall seemed to freeze for a moment.
Sun Feng's hand, which was pushing up his glasses, froze in mid-air, and Zhang Yunhai frowned.
Li Guoan simply looked at Chen You, waiting for what would happen next.
"I just asked Hill about this in the game," Chen You said, pointing to the bracelet.
"That AI customer service representative gave me a good 'Tai Chi' response."
"However... I've deduced two key points."
Chen You held up one finger.
"First, this thing doesn't have independent sovereignty; it's more like a 'sub-account'."
"Sub-account?" Professor Pan Yu keenly caught the word. "You mean, the holder of this bracelet doesn't have independent permissions?"
"That's true and that's not true." Chen You snapped his fingers. "I guess this is a product of the improved fortune of the Immortal Xia Guild, so the holder will automatically belong to the Immortal Xia Guild."
Zhang Yunhai waved his hand dismissively: "What kind of restriction is this? The government sent people in to cooperate with your operation."
Chen You raised his second finger.
His expression became extremely serious, even showing a hint of lingering fear.
"The second point, and the most important one," Chen You said, looking around at everyone, emphasizing each word, "This sub-account cannot be used for in-game purchases."
The hall fell silent again.
Even Li Guoan, who had always been as steady as a mountain, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his eye.
"Can't...pay to play?" Zhang Yunhai swallowed hard, his voice dry.
"No recharge channel was used." Chen You nodded heavily, pointing to the ceiling. "That high-dimensional system in the Origin Realm probably has some ulterior motives."
Everyone frowned, as if they had thought of something.
Chen You's rapid increase in strength has always been due to spending money on in-game purchases.
Perhaps the Origin Realm also wants to see what other Chinese people would be like without spending money on in-game purchases?
Chen You stood up.
"Team Leader Sun, Professor Pan, did you two really want to go in just now?"
Sun Feng nodded subconsciously.
Chen You sneered, his tone carrying the weariness of someone who'd been there before: "Have you all forgotten what I did in the newbie quests?"
He stretched out his hands and made an exaggerated shape.
"That chicken was two meters tall when it stood up! Its claws were thicker than steel bars! One peck and the floor tiles shattered into powder!"
"If it weren't for the initial funding Director Li allocated to me, which allowed me to get the first-purchase bonus, I'd be buried two meters tall by now!"
Chen You's tone was exaggerated, and his emotions were spot on.
That means ordinary people who go in are just asking to be eaten!
I can't even leave the starting village!
Sun Feng silently put away the scanner and took two steps back.
Professor Pan Yu also coughed lightly, turned to look at the landscape painting on the wall, and seemed to suddenly develop a strong interest in Chinese painting.
They are not afraid of death, but they absolutely do not want to die in a meaningless way, or even worse, to affect the fate of China.