When it was difficult to find other regular jobs, the martial arts competition seemed to be the only choice for Mo Yang and the other three.
However, out of the four, only Song Kefeng and Mo Yang signed up. Zhou Api, on the other hand, knew he was not a good fighter and was afraid he would just be a burden, unable to even make it past the first round. He didn’t mind not getting an A-level rating, he could survive the seven days of C-level clearance, and then he could just play some easy games to gain experience points.
But Wan Mei didn’t sign up either, which puzzled Song Kefeng. He remembered how he almost had his skull opened by that mad scientist before. He knew Wan Mei wasn’t just a research scholar with a weak exterior but a combat expert with terrifying attack methods and a brilliant mind for calculating opponent’s moves.
When it came to a life-and-death battle, Song Kefeng didn’t believe he could take Wan Mei down first. Yet this formidable person didn’t sign up.
Facing Song Kefeng’s confusion, Wan Mei calmly said, “I’m going to visit the Wei Life Medical Research Institute tomorrow. As long as their research is not something completely beyond my understanding, this game won’t pose a challenge for me.”
Song Kefeng smirked, looking down on Wan Mei as if from a mountaintop. He didn’t believe this mad scientist could truly grasp the advanced science of this world. The scientific and technological advancements in this world seemed to be centuries ahead of Earth. Could such a vast gap be bridged easily? He was looking forward to seeing this mad scientist proven wrong.
As for Mo Yang, his reason for signing up was simple, “I’m not aiming for the championship. I’ll go as far as I can. This game is called ‘Bloody Monopoly’ for a reason, and there’s definitely something fishy about this martial arts competition. I want to participate and find out what’s wrong. Besides, there’s prize money for every victory, and we can’t just stay in the Dark Star Hotel for the entire seven days. We need money to spend.”
After the four of them discussed it, they went ahead and registered at the underground level of the hotel.
During the registration process, Zhou Api, with his not-so-big eyes, scanned the surroundings and whispered to Mo Yang, “I saw seven players.”
Mo Yang nodded. Indeed, when it was difficult to find regular work, players would be attracted to this martial arts competition. But in the end, there could only be one winner of the martial arts competition, which naturally made the players’ positions inherently antagonistic.
Thinking back to the clearance missions the game system had announced before, the player who obtained the King’s Scepter would directly clear at the S level, making it impossible for players to cooperate as they did previously.
Mo Yang clicked his tongue. So, starting from the third level of the game, players would be competing against each other?
In that case, he would go get some glasses and a fake beard later. When players who had failed to make a name for themselves in the game world found themselves unable to succeed, they would turn their attention to the real world.
After the martial arts competition registration was over, it was already four o’clock in the afternoon. Mo Yang signaled to Wan Mei and the others, and they returned to their room at the Dark Star Hotel. The room came equipped with a light brain, but no one knew how to use this technology that far exceeded their current level of technology. Mo Yang asked Zhou Api to lock the door and then took out what now looked like an antique phone from his pocket.
“Why do you have a phone with you? Aren’t phones prohibited?” Zhou Api was jealous when he saw the phone. As a paparazzo, even if the phone couldn’t access the internet or make calls, as long as it had a camera and video recording function, it was his constant companion. They had clearly been told not to bring any items when entering the game, so why could Mo Yang bring a phone?
Mo Yang looked at the envious Zhou Api and chuckled, “Guess.”
Zhou Api was about to explode, but Mo Yang had already turned on the phone and tapped on a certain icon on the screen. The next moment, two people appeared out of thin air in the room.
Zhou Api’s eyes widened to the maximum, and even Song Kefeng was surprised.
“Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah! Ah-Yang, Ah-Yang, Ah-Yang! You finally decided to let us out! I missed you so much!!” Feng Yu, who still had the birthday headphones Mo Yang had given him hanging around his neck, greeted Mo Yang with excitement. Mo Yang had a headache. Despite being taller than Feng Yu, he was easily lifted and spun around by him. He found that even though Feng Yu didn’t have a baby face, he was still easily lifted and spun around by Feng Yu, who was excited to have passed that game.
Mo Yang said, “…You look a bit different.”
Feng Yu wore a very bright and sunny smile. “You’ve upgraded me. I’m now at level three. I can exist outside for thirty minutes, and I’ll transform back to my peak strength when I was the strongest. I’m no longer the 18-year-old boy from back then. I’m around 24 or 25 years old now.”
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These days, is a height of 183 cm considered short? Mo Yang felt the world’s malice.
At this moment, Feng Yu had already patted Wan Mei’s shoulder and, after mocking someone’s physical fitness for panting after taking a few steps, finally retreated under the cold gaze.
It was only at this moment that Ouyang Yang spoke, “Ah-Yang, did you let us out for a reason?”
Mo Yang nodded, “I want Feng Yu to help with something. He’s a hacker, and I’d like to check the hotel’s surveillance and find a few people. It would be even better if we could obtain a layout map of this hotel.”
Feng Yu started speaking confidently, “What’s the problem with that? I’m a king in this field. Give me three minutes, and I can—wait?”
Feng Yu was in the middle of speaking when he suddenly froze. He reached out and touched a small box on the room’s computer desk, and then the light brain was activated, displaying a holographic screen in front of him.
“…Type 3 LDE Light Brain,” Feng Yu’s expression suddenly became strange. His usual smile disappeared, replaced by a nostalgic and complex look. Meanwhile, Ouyang Yang had also walked to Feng Yu’s side, taking a glance at the light brain and then at the room’s design. Finally, he walked to the window and looked outside, his figure trembling slightly.
“The Federal Capital, Emedar.”
At this point, Feng Yu’s fingers were extremely agile as they flew over the light brain’s keyboard, with images and information flashing rapidly on the holographic screen. He looked incredibly focused, but his slightly trembling fingers betrayed his emotions. He nodded, “Yeah. Emedar, I never dreamed I would see it again.”
By now, Zhou Api was completely bewildered. However, Mo Yang and Wan Mei understood immediately that the world where they were playing the “Bloody Monopoly” game was actually the homeland of Ouyang Yang and Feng Yu. So, was this planet called Emedar, and the federation they mentioned also victims of the Dream World?
The room fell silent.
About five minutes later, Feng Yu finally looked up at Mo Yang. He seemed to have regained his composure and appeared cheerful again. “Ah-Yang, come here. I’ve uploaded the hotel’s surveillance footage and a three-dimensional map of the hotel’s various floors to your wrist terminal. This way, you can view the surveillance and the hotel map anytime, anywhere.”
Mo Yang didn’t expect Feng Yu to be able to do this, and he extended his left hand, which was equipped with a wrist terminal, and praised him, “I now believe that you are a truly formidable hacker. This hotel seems to be the most luxurious in this city, and it only took you five minutes to synchronize the surveillance and create a 3D map.”
Feng Yu cleared his throat at Mo Yang’s words. He glanced at Ouyang Yang and said, “Actually, the surveillance and security system of the Dark Star Hotel was originally designed by me. I just used a system backdoor that only I know about. After all, in our line of work, it’s always good to have a backup.”
Mo Yang hadn’t spoken yet, but Ouyang Yang walked back from the window and had a cold smile on his face. “Yeah, that’s right. So, I gave you 30 million star coins to design a defense system, and you broke it in five minutes. Didn’t you say that this defense system was foolproof and that no one could ever successfully infiltrate it?”
Feng Yu replied, “…Yes, but ‘no one’ doesn’t include me.”
Ouyang Yang felt like an idiot for trusting Feng Yu so much back then.
Even Mo Yang, at this moment, hadn’t expected such a big surprise waiting for them here. He looked at Feng Yu and then at Ouyang Yang, and suddenly said, “Do you guys know Feng Xingyu and Ouyang Qi?” He had a feeling that these two people looked oddly familiar, and now he understood why.
Feng Yu and Ouyang Yang simultaneously froze.
Feng Yu widened his eyes in disbelief and looked at Mo Yang. “Ah-Yang! You’ve seen Feng Xingyu? My goodness! Is he handsome? What does he look like now? Do you have a crush on him? How did you meet him? Oh my God, it’s fate. Ah-Yang, let’s get married!” Feng Yu had just finished speaking when he felt a bone-chilling sensation and turned to see the ominous gaze of his classmate, the “Sick Man.”
Mo Yang looked bewildered, “Why would I want to marry you just because I know Feng Xingyu?”
Feng Yu looked at Mo Yang with a dazzling smile on his face, “Because, in this world, I am Feng Xingyu.”
At that moment, Mo Yang felt that the world was indeed small. But when he thought back to Feng Xingyu with his white hair, his extravagant style, his perpetual smile, and the earphones hanging around his neck, he did bear a striking resemblance to Feng Yu. However, in this world, Feng Xingyu remained carefree and unburdened, lacking the despair that had shrouded Feng Yu under the sun. That’s why they appeared so different.
Mo Yang looked at Feng Yu, who was smiling at him, and couldn’t help but smile back. “I have to admit, this is quite a coincidence.”
Feng Yu, under the pressure of being dissected, once again embraced his beloved Black Dog and twirled around several times.
At this moment, Ouyang Yang spoke, “Did you see Ouyang Qi? He’s my cousin. But he usually doesn’t come here. Is Bai Linger here?”
Song Kefeng finally had a chance to speak, “Yes, Ouyang Qi seems to want to force himself on Bai Linger, and it seems they have an engagement.”
Ouyang Yang sneered, “Ouyang Qi is just trying to gain control of the Bai family and seize the inheritance. Unfortunately, Bai Linger is not as foolish as he is. You don’t need to worry about it; Ouyang Qi will eventually bring about his own downfall. As long as you don’t get involved, you’ll be fine.”
Song Kefeng fell silent for a moment. “She invited us to dinner tonight.”
Feng Yu looked at Song Kefeng with pity. “Then you’ll have to endure it.” He wasn’t lying. To get rid of Bai Linger’s pursuit back then, he had almost declared his intention to marry an artificial intelligence. Just thinking about it made him feel bitter.
Afterward, Feng Yu and Ouyang Yang spent the remaining time sharing all the important information they knew about this world and the planet Emedar. They even revealed their own bank account numbers, passwords, and the location of their private treasure troves, secrets only they knew.
As a result, the difficulty of the “Bloody Monopoly” game, which had seemed challenging and dangerous to Mo Yang and the others, plummeted. Now, all they needed to do was to ensure they survived until the last day and then withdraw the money and make transfers, which would easily result in an A-grade clearance.
Mo Yang couldn’t help but feel that the game system must be on the verge of exploding.
“There are indeed combat arenas on levels minus one to three of the Dark Star Hotel, and the lower you go, the bloodier it gets. Be careful. Ah-Yang, remember the highest-level access code I gave you. Although the Black Brilliance Star is still owned by my father, I also have the highest authority. Finally, if you ever find yourself in danger again, call me out, but remember, I can only be out for thirty minutes a day. Don’t waste my potential.”
After saying this, Ouyang Yang and Feng Yu disappeared together. Mo Yang checked his phone, and both of them had entered their respective NPC homelands. They waved to Mo Yang through the phone, and he smiled back at them, then turned off his phone.
At this point, Zhou Api exclaimed, “Sometimes I really feel like you two are the biggest bugs in the Dream World. Hehe, it’s like our ancestors are protecting us!”
Mo Yang rolled his eyes and then used the light brain to pull up the hotel’s lobby surveillance footage.
He divided the screen into four smaller screens, and Mo Yang, Wan Mei, Song Kefeng, and Zhou Api each searched for the Emperor Qin Group from four different angles.
“Stop!”
“It’s right here!”
The four of them almost simultaneously spotted the Emperor Qin Group. The time was 9:37 am today. The five of them arrived at the hotel lobby, and then Emperor Qin took out a VIP black card from his pocket that looked very similar to the one Mo Yang was holding and used it for check-in.
Afterward, they encountered three unexpected events. Except for different target individuals and scenarios, all three events were like scripts from cheesy romance dramas, such as a hero saving the heroine, a comedic misunderstanding, or love at first sight. It made Song Kefeng’s teeth ache just watching.
Afterward, they took the elevator to the 19th floor, rooms 1908 and 1909, which happened to be directly below Mo Yang and his friends’ room. Whether it was fate or a special arrangement by the game, it was hard to tell.
Unfortunately, there was no surveillance in the rooms. However, the Emperor Qin Group didn’t make them wait long. Ten minutes later, they came out of the room and headed to the rooftop restaurant on the 50th floor.
Then, it seemed they began their search.
Mo Yang watched the surveillance footage, rubbed his chin, and sounded very sure, “The King’s Scepter is in this Dark Star Hotel.”
“It’s very likely to appear in the rooftop restaurant, the entertainment room on the 49th floor, the auction exhibition hall on the 48th floor, and the underground combat arenas on levels minus one to three.”
“So, here’s the question,” Mo Yang raised an eyebrow as he looked at the Emperor Qin Group, “They seem to have known that the King’s Scepter is here, but the game just started. How did they find out? Earlier, Feng Yu and Ouyang Yang both said they didn’t know about the King’s Scepter.”
The other three in the room didn’t answer immediately.
But after a moment, Wan Mei’s voice filled with subtle mockery rang out, “Why bother with all that? Even if they found it, precious materials and treasures have always been acquired by the capable.”
Song Kefeng nodded decisively, “We just need to grab it first!”
Mo Yang grinned, and Zhou Api rubbed his chubby hands excitedly.
Then, in the next moment, the glass window of their room suddenly exploded, and Mo Yang quickly put the light brain into his pocket. He saw three masked individuals in black rushing towards them.
Mo Yang: Why did the tone suddenly become so violent?
Author’s Note –
Mo Yang: …I almost thought I was going to have a cakewalk in this world. What’s with this sudden change to a violent tone?
006: Bah! To let you breeze through, I’ll write my number backward!!
009: That’s right!
Muah muah~ This world will have more information, so it might be a bit longer.
Oh no, I’ll need to think))
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