The fear that accompanied the lack of oxygen swept through them, draining the players’ already low physical strength. The group of people hurriedly sat on the ground and gasped heavily. Fortunately, the right to use oxygen only specified a time limit, not an amount.
The rabbit called Pika wasn’t happy. Oxygen was in the back pages of the store. Therefore, every time there was this part, there was no player who wasn’t scared out of their wits. It once enjoyed the scene where a player was suffocated alive because he was panicked and couldn’t maintain his normal thinking ability.
In contrast, the test this group of players received was too insignificant. Jiang Fang at least gave it some face and stayed in place without moving. However, Nan Zhou determined that no one had an accident and ran to the wishing fountain. He knelt down on the edge gracefully, his half-long hair slipping a bit from behind his ears. He looked underwater and it wasn’t known what he was thinking.
The players sat around and decided not to care about this person with an abnormal brain.
Zhao Guanglu gasped and asked, “This game… what the hell happened?”
Wu Yukai swallowed a few times to relieve the dryness of his throat. Then he gave a simple and crude answer. “A bug!”
Forces of Temptation had been running smoothly for nearly a year. Then a catastrophic bug occurred at the end of January this year. The inability to log off properly occurred with many people. At first, it was just a normal bug. Some players needed to click several times when selecting ‘go offline’ before successfully going offline.
Tree of Life received the complaints of the players and raced against time to release an update patch. After the patch update, the problem disappeared for two days. Just as all players thought that the problem was solved, a terrible electronic disaster directly caused Forces of Temptation to have the biggest scandal in the history of gaming to date.
A large number of players couldn’t successfully leave the game. Those who managed to go offline had headaches, dizziness, coma-like symptoms, temporary blindness or other side-effects. Hundreds of players who forcefully used their pods to go offline even fell into a severely deep coma.
Overnight, Tree of Life’s share prices directly plunged. Tree of Life had just started its accountability procedure when the strange dialog box similar to a system debugging box appeared in the sky. It was just that no one knew what it meant at the time. They were still confused even now.
Xie Yangyang asked in a trembling manner, “Those who fell into the deep coma… how are they?”
“Dead.” Wu Yukai pulled his hair like he was venting. “One by one, they all died.”
In the suffocating silence, the rabbit giggled.
“Okay, the information exchange time is over.” Its depressed mood was healed by everyone’s desperate expressions. “Now let me announce the rules of the game to you—”
Ding ding ding.
The pleasant sound of music interrupted Rabbit Pika. A hidden ranking list popped up in front of everyone’s eyes. Below the world speaker, a series of messages appeared.
[Congratulations to player Nan Zhou for triggering the Easter egg reward: the gold coin of the goddess of luck!]
[Bonus: 5 points]
[Reward: gold coin of the goddess of luck.]
[Gold coin usage: When making a wish, place the gold coin in the pool and you will get a luck bonus~]
[Obtained the achievement ‘Young Lady’s Prayer.’]
Everyone, “……”
Fuck the Young Lady’s Prayer.
Look at the face of Rabbit Pika. The rabbit clearly had its life shortened. The hero Nanji Star bit a gold coin and surfaced in a wet manner. It climbed up the white jade statue of the Tree of Life. “…Squeak.”
Nan Zhou spread open his hands.
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Nanji Star excitedly shook the water from the tips of his ears, opened the gliding film and landed directly in his master’s palm. It was just that due to the water on his body, he couldn’t stand steadily and rolled twice on Nan Zhou’s palm before stopping.
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Pika also found it unpleasant. Those who came back from the instance would use the rare oxygen to rest and replenish their physical strength. Who would go to fish for free gold coins? It unilaterally declared that Nan Zhou was the most unqualified player it had ever encountered. Of course, Pika wouldn’t admit that it hated Nan Zhou just because Nan Zhou deprived it of its hard-won enjoyment from its mechanical work.
Nan Zhou didn’t care about everyone else and Pika. He walked back and silently opened his palm to Pika, revealing the glittering gold coin engraved with the Tree of Life pattern.
Nan Zhou, “……” How do I use this?
Rabbit, “…….” Are you showing off to me?
The brainwaves of the person and the rabbit didn’t fit together and they fell into a strange stalemate.
Nan Zhou didn’t get an answer but didn’t want to waste everyone’s time. Seeing that they were sitting on the ground, he naturally chose to join the group. He put away the coin and sat down cross-legged.
Pika couldn’t react for a while, “……”
Before it could speak, Nan Zhou looked up and asked earnestly, “Aren’t you introducing the rules of the game?”
Pika, “……” Damn you. Its speaking speed suddenly increased like the mushroom on the bus. “The rules of the game are simple. Whoever has the highest points will win.”
This was obvious. The victory mechanism of the game was pretty much laid out in plain sight: points were king. The little Easter egg that Nan Zhou just found triggered the world horn and current ranking.
The player currently ranked first had the highest number of points and the level had reached 23. It was just that his name was very strange. It was ‘Eternal Life – Zhang Yi.’
The level 5 cute newbie Nan Zhou asked, “What is Eternal Life?”
Rabbit didn’t want to say more words than necessary. “Team name.”
They could group up in the game? People who hadn’t played Forces of Temptation immediately pricked up their ears.
Li Yinhang wasn’t surprised. She once heard from a colleague that Forces of Temptation had a single player mode and a team mode. In single player mode, all the rewards belonged to one person regardless of how many there were. Team mode involved the sharing of rewards plus a team bonus. There were also special team rewards that couldn’t be obtained in single player mode. The number of people was limited from 2-5.
The things that Rabbit Pika told them were exactly the same as the instance mode of Forces of Temptation.
“Official games are divided into two modes, PVP and PVE.”
“Your trial level was randomly assigned to PVP.”
“At the beginning of each game, you have the right to choose between PVP and PVE. Of course, that is on the premise that you can choose the game.”
After experiencing hypoxia, everyone had learned well. Selecting a game required 100 points and it was on the first page of the store.
“Once the player has finished the game, they can return to a rest point like Rust City and enjoy it.”
“Of course, any enjoyment comes at a price.”
“Cherish every point and use it well. It is closely related to your life.”
Someone felt a bit of hope and asked, “If we die in this game, then in reality…”
This question was meaningless. They came from reality. None of those who disappeared from reality had returned. In addition, they were simply and rudely pulled into such a weird game. This was already blatantly saying, ‘Dear players, hello. I am your father.’ What else could be negotiated?
Sure enough, Rabbit Pika sneered as an answer. “In this game, there is always a set time limit to clear it.”
Pika said so much in one breath and his bad mood gradually eased. It raised its head arrogantly and its ears creaked. “Once the game is over, the winner can realize a wish.”
“Here is the wishing fountain…”
The moment it spoke, it remembered the annoying thing that happened just now. Its mouth drooped and it continued to speak reluctantly.
“Now you can spend 10 points to make a wish.”
“Once the game is over, the player’s final ranking needs to be in first place. It doesn’t matter if it is as a single player or a team. Then your wish can be achieved.”
“Of course, you might wonder if something like ‘I want 100 more wishes’ is feasible?”
“The answer is that your wish will be skipped and not be realized.”
“So players, please make your wish cautiously.” Then Pika glanced disdainfully at Nan Zhou. “…In addition, the wish made by people with the lucky gold coin will have a certain luck bonus and their wish will be given priority to be achieved first.”
The words ‘why are you so proud of having such a rubbish skill?’ was on its face.
Nan Zhou blinked, not so disappointed. Sure enough, the reward for the egg wasn’t too exaggerated. If he wanted to realize his wish, he still had to win first place in points. To put it bluntly, this gold coin was a purely useless gadget.
Someone had the courage to ask, “…Then can we still fish for gold coins?”
Pika rolled its eyes. “What does Easter egg mean? Only the first person can get the reward!”
It seemed tired of repeating the same thing over and over again. It crossed its two front paws and hugged its chest as it said lazily, “Please hurry up and make a wish.”
Pika covered up his crazy heart with a cold demeanor and disappeared with a bang to receive the next wave of guests. The first person to take action was Nan Zhou. He walked back to the wish fountain and threw the gold coin back into the water without hesitation. The moment there was the plop of water, 10 points were also deducted.
Nan Zhou didn’t care about this. He closed his eyes and made a wish with a very pious expression.
Everyone saw that Nan Zhou made a wish and also flocked over. They had just bought oxygen and it wasn’t a big deal to spend another 10 points. Some people took the opportunity to sneak their hands into the water to try and see if they could fish out gold coins. Even making 5 points was good.
However, these gold coins seemed to be firmly wedged to the bottom of the pool. No one could pick them up and they couldn’t be moved. Only two people didn’t move. They were Jiang Fang and Li Yinhang.
After Nan Zhou finished making his wish, he saw the two people standing far away from the wishing fountain and naturally walked toward them. He asked, “Why aren’t you making a wish?”
Jiang Fang answered with a smile, “There is no hurry. There is no time limit to making a wish and I have to think about it. It isn’t too late to make a wish when I am about to win.”
Li Yinhang’s reason was much simpler.
“I have to wait until I have more points before making a wish.” She told them, “I’m afraid there won’t be enough points when I need to use them.”
Once they finished making the wishes, the next question everyone faced was who to team up with. Among those present, no one wanted to be a lone ranger. They had experienced an instance and they had a basic understanding of each other.
They approached and talked quietly but all intentionally or unintentionally ignored Jiang Fang and Nan Zhou. If they were asked to evaluate if Jiang Fang and Nan Zhou were smart then they would have nothing to say.
However, they didn’t necessarily trust these two. Nan Zhou seemed like a lone person at first glance. He was also a pervert who didn’t play cards according to common sense. Jiang Fang felt very comfortable and friendly but after Nan Zhou’s analysis on the bus, everyone could come to a basic conclusion through the cloud of confusion. This man pretended to be harmless but he had deep waters. It was fine to be like this toward others but what if he acted like this to his teammates?
Everyone noticed that there was no rule in the game that teammates couldn’t hurt each other. If it was just a game, it would be nice to have a smart teammate. Now it was a matter of life or death and they didn’t dare bet easily. If they were with people who were too smart then they might die without knowing how it happened.
Xie Yangyang formed a team with the man and woman who got on the bus together. Zhao Guanglu actually left with Wu Yukai despite having a heated exchange with him in the beginning. It was probably because he knew nothing about games and Wu Yukai was the one who knew Forces of Temptation best. Adults only considered the pros and cons and wouldn’t act in a fit of pique.
Seeing everyone leave in groups, Nan Zhou looked around and let out a low sigh. “Why are they all gone?”
Li Yinhang, “……” There is one more person here.
Nan Zhou didn’t seem very regretful. He stated this fact to himself before turning to Li Yinhang, “Who are you going to team up with?”
Li Yinhang had always been the most pragmatic and very on top of it. She clasped her hands together as she sincerely hugged this bigshot’s thigh. “Bigshot, I will be with you. I’m not clingy and I’m obedient. I have been a bank customer service worker for two years. Believe me, I can overcome any difficulty.”
Jiang Fang looked at the eager Li Yinhang and several key words appeared in his mind:
Physical strength might delay us.
Obedient, simple and not sticky.
Prudent.
Li Yinhang was passable as a teammate.
In contrast, Nan Zhou’s judgment of Li Yinhang was much simpler. He glanced at Li Yinhang and thought there were three more storage slots. Nan Zhou clicked on the friend list and asked for Li Yinhang’s personal serial number on her game interface. Then he turned to Jiang Fang.
Jiang Fang looked at him and smiled softly. Nan Zhou grabbed Li Yinhang’s sleeve, faced him and took two steps back. Then he raised his hand and made a friendly wave. “Well, bye.”
Jiang Fang, “……”
Nan Zhou wasn’t even considering pulling him into the team?
“Wait.” Jiang Fang quickly adjusted his mentality and stepped forward. “Don’t you want me on your team?”
“Yes…” Nan Zhou frowned gently. “I do but you didn’t say anything.”
“I thought… we were handcuffed together on the bus and we stayed together after getting off. We should be on the same team.”
“However, you didn’t ask me.” Nan Zhou showed a puzzled look. “You should say that you want to be with me. If you don’t say it then I won’t understand.”
The look in Jiang Fang’s eyes became complicated again.
“I think…” He seemed unaccustomed to such straightforwardness. He took a breath and lowered his eyes. A moment later, he showed a small smile as he stared directly into Nan Zhou’s eyes and expressed the simple sentence. “I want to be with you.”
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thanks for the chapter~
Confessing only 11 chapters in? So bold, ah, Mr. Jiang Kang~~~
Jia you, capture your (fated, past-life???) lover!
“I want to be with you.” Aish!!!
Also “* It was just that due to the water on his body, he couldn’t stand steadily and rolled twice on Nanji Star’s palm before stopping.*” should be Nan Zhou’s palm.
Thanks for the chapter! <3
Damn someone’s coming on strong
Thanks for the chapter!
awesome….jiayou ML waiting for your bold success…
waiting for the next chapter…
thanks for the chapter….
Someone’s confessing early damnnn. Im one week late but thanks for the chapter!
Ai, those two… are gonna be a lot of fun.
SOMETHING DEFINITELY HAPPENED
Hehe~
Thank you for the chapter 💜
This poor, but blessed, girl will will be feeding on dog food her entire time here 💀
What if, they knew each other in game, but then something happened to Nan Zhou, so Jiang Feng, who loved him but couldn’t confess, worked hard to become the one in first place, and be the one who’s wish would be recognized. What if he wanted a life with Nan Zhou, and since he knew him in the game, wished that the game will become a reality, a world where Nan Zhou was alive agaim?
so… is Yinghan going to be stuck as extra inventory slots/a 3rd wheel for the next 300 chapters? cause I’m gonna start to feel bad for her if that’s the case