Chapter 93: equipment materialization card
[ White Wolf ] Level: 10 HP: 40000 Attack: 9000 Defense: 7000 Skills: None
"It's truly terrifying. Just the attributes of a single White Wolf are enough to rival the Gray Wolf King outside," Ye Qian said.
"I'm starting the attack!"
Wen Yu gave a quick instruction, activated [ Space Blessing ], teleported into the pack of wolves, and Ice Shard instantly covered the entire field.
After unleashing the skill, Wen Yu didn't even look back, simply continuing to teleport toward the next cavern.
Another [ Endless Black Hole ] instantly wiped out the dozens of White Wolves in the second cavern.
"...He is, to some extent, truly a bit too exaggerated..." Snake Granny said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Let's keep up, or the dungeon might end before we even see the White Wolf King," Ye Qian said, then charged forward, with the others following closely behind.
Wen Yu also saw the attributes of this Demonized White Wolf King.
And the moment he saw it, Wen Yu's shield immediately lost 50,000 HP!
[ Demonized White Wolf King ] (Gold BOSS) Level: 10 Description: An ambitious White Wolf King who arranges for minions to expand its territory as quickly as possible; it hasn't tasted human flesh in a long time. Affected by the [ Fear Demon Heart ], it is transforming into an unknown form. HP: 1000000 Physical Attack: 30000 Defense: 20000 Skills: Demon Heart Deterrence (Any non-demon unit that witnesses the Fear Demon Heart will instantly take a fixed 50,000 magic damage), Bloodlust (Triggered when HP is below 50%, Attack +50%, Attack Speed +40%), Wolf Howl (Emits a huge Wolf Howl, causing all units within range to enter a stunned state for 30 seconds)
"It is indeed terrifying enough."
Wen Yu turned back to look at the four people rushing toward him.
"Seeing him causes an instant loss of 50,000 HP. Those without life-saving abilities should just stand there and wait."
To Wen Yu's surprise, apart from Ghost Show White Book who didn't dare to come over, the other three didn't seem to care about this 50,000 HP loss at all.
Not to mention Shura who had seen the White Wolf King before, Ye Qian and Snake Granny actually both had their own life-saving skills.
Wen Yu finally witnessed Ye Qian's War God life-saving skill; upon seeing the White Wolf King, a -1 damage value floated above her head.
"It's probably a Super Armor type skill."
Snake Granny's skill was quite interesting.
The 50,000 HP didn't disappear instantly; instead, countless -1s floated above her head, her health bar slowly drained, and Snake Granny took out a health potion and drank it slowly.
"Interesting, it can prevent instant death!"
Wen Yu nodded at them and directly unleashed a Space Wormhole near the White Wolf King.
Without any doubt, a -1000000 damage value instantly floated above the White Wolf King's head.
There wasn't even a critical hit; 2340% damage, even without a critical hit, was enough to make the White Wolf King owe over two million HP.
The rift instantly swallowed the White Wolf King. Even the so-called [ Fear Demon Heart ] vanished along with it!
The dungeon clearance notification also rang out instantly.
"Ding!~"
"Killed White Wolf King, EXP +20000"
"Congratulations on obtaining Gold Coins * 2142"
"Congratulations on obtaining [ Dawn Battle Armor ]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [ skill upgrade card ] * 2"
"Is there really no special reward?" Snake Granny said, sounding a bit disappointed.
"Let's get out of the dungeon first. I don't think they would give nothing at all."
After Wen Yu finished speaking, the group teleported out of the dungeon, and the instant they left the dungeon...
A new system message sounded in the depths of Wen Yu's mind!
"Ding!~"
"Successfully stopped the Demonic Energy from swallowing the Novice Village!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [ equipment materialization card ] * 1"
"Congratulations on obtaining [ skill materialization card ] * 2"
"Congratulations on obtaining [ attribute materialization card ] * 2"
"Congratulations on obtaining Gold Coins * 2000000"
"Thank you for your contribution to the human race!"
...
"As expected, it's impossible for there to be no rewards!"
"And it actually rewarded an equipment materialization card!"
Wen Yu looked around, including the 29588 ordinary Novice Village players surrounding him, all of whom seemed to be checking their gains.
"It seems that all players who participated in tonight's operation will receive corresponding rewards based on their contribution!"
He looked back at the [ White Wolf Kings Lair ] dungeon entrance; there was no longer any Demonic Energy overflowing from it.
The purple energy in the Level 10 monster area had also dissipated, and the White Wolves had returned to their original attributes.
Wen Yu sighed and said, "This matter has finally come to an end..."
Listening to the huge cheers coming from all around, Wen Yu also smiled happily.
Tonight was not spent in vain.
"Boss, was the problem solved by you?" Li Jue sent a message at this moment.
"Yeah, it was. Did you get any rewards?"
"I got 1 skill materialization card!" Li Jue said.
Even Li Jue got one skill materialization card? Wen Yu was startled and immediately cast his gaze around.
He asked Lin Sirong, and everyone in Sharp Blade who had completed the Second Class Transfer also received exactly one skill materialization card.
Whereas Ye Qian, Ghost Show White Book, and the others who entered the dungeon with Wen Yu received two skill materialization cards.
"It seems that as long as a player who has completed the Second Class Transfer participated in the event, they are guaranteed 1 skill materialization card."
Wen Yu looked around; it was truly terrifying.
Just the number of Sharp Blade members present was over a dozen, and quite a few were still clearing out the Novice Village. It was estimated that if they stacked them on one person, they could materialize all their skills.
And other large guilds also had many people who had already completed the Second Class Transfer.
Great joy filled everyone, but no one was prepared to stay there for long.
Everyone wanted to carefully study which skill they should materialize.
After greeting everyone, Wen Yu directly chose to return to his small home located in Glory City.
At the teleportation array, Wen Yu also looked at those Novice Villages that had disappeared. A rough estimate was around ten thousand.
"The losses are heavy!"
...
Using up the remaining 16 attribute materialization cards on his person, Wen Yu's attribute materialization rate reached 74%.
"Too many people got skill materialization cards tonight. If Brother Rong can't keep a handle on things, it will be chaotic by tomorrow."
Wen Yu did not intend to use this equipment materialization card immediately.
Even if he materialized a staff, it wouldn't provide much of an improvement to Wen Yu for the time being.
"My first materialized equipment should be that spatial equipment I'll craft the day after tomorrow."
He looked at his skills again. This was something Wen Yu had already planned; for his next skill, he would definitely materialize his single-target skill, [ Void Orb ].
But he hadn't expected that this time, he would be given two skill materialization cards at once.
He chose to directly materialize [ Void Orb ].
Wen Yu chose to log off, intending to see how things developed before considering what the next skill to materialize would be.
Taking off his helmet, Wen Yu looked at his skills.
[ Void Orb ] (Peaceful) Effect: Deals 200% magic damage. Mana Cost: 10 Cooldown: 6 seconds
"Peace... Peaceful?"
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Chapter 94: Materialization Card Ignites the Forum!
The moment he saw the words "Peace," Wen Yu knew what the situation was.
Just like in the game, he could now freely switch modes.
"Is it because all the skills I materialized previously were defensive types that I didn't have this option?"
Wen Yu immediately gave it a try.
Sure enough, just like in the game, the selectable range included Peace, Attack, and All.
With the three options, Attack allowed him to strike specific targets, while All meant he could do whatever he wanted, regardless of distance.
"That's better. If I materialized an area-of-effect skill and used it, everyone around me would be dead instantly. Having a Peace mode is great."
Wen Yu went to the bedroom and first fired a shot at a small vase using Peace mode. The black and white Void Orb flew out, but it burst upon the vase like a harmless air pellet, and the vase didn't suffer any damage.
Once the skill cooldown ended, Wen Yu switched to Attack mode and continued to use it on the vase. Don't ask why Wen Yu was so obsessed with destroying this vase.
He had found it an eyesore ever since he moved in.
The same black and white Void Orb flew out. Unlike the first Time, this Time it was the vase that shattered. The [Void Orb] that had smashed the vase continued flying backward and exploded again the moment it hit the wall.
"As expected. I can switch modes." Wen Yu didn't intend to test the All mode.
"If I had used All mode, the wall might have been blown apart just now."
...
"Since that's the case, I can safely materialize my area-of-effect skills!"
He put on his helmet and logged back in.
Wen Yu began to consider his area-of-effect attributes.
In Wen Yu's mind, there were only three options to choose from.
[Endless Black Hole]
[Space Wormhole]
[Void Lock Target]
"Materializing the Space Wormhole to open a void rift in the real world would certainly be a great show. But the skill's cooldown is too long."
"Logically speaking, Void Lock Target should be the most useful skill; its range is the widest among all skills, the cooldown is short, and it can hit 10 targets at once."
"But Endless Black Hole is indiscriminate; the skill can be placed at a distance, and its range is not small either."
After careful consideration, Wen Yu decided to choose [Endless Black Hole] as his first materialized area-of-effect skill.
He didn't know what situation he would face next, and Wen Yu didn't want to be wiped out after using [Space Wormhole] once.
He logged out to check his new skill.
[Endless Black Hole] (Peace)
Effect: Releases a black and white black hole at a designated location, dealing 230% magic damage per second to all enemy units within a 50-meter radius, lasting for 10 seconds. All enemy units within the black hole's coverage area will be affected by the black hole's suction.
Cooldown: 1 minute
It was another skill with selectable modes, but Wen Yu was not prepared to test it at home.
If any accident happened, the neighbors could be wiped out in an instant...
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It was too late, and Wen Yu didn't plan to log back in.
He took a quick shower and then lay down on the sofa.
Since he had just moved in, the sheets and bedding were all provided by the developer, and Wen Yu had no intention of using them.
"Such a huge event happened today; the forum must be in an uproar, right?"
He opened the forum.
"Please watch the National News Broadcast on the evening of September 16th on Time"
attribute materialization card! skill materialization card!"
"Heard that the attribute materialization card materializes into the real world?"
Doomsday Arrival"
"Please, the government must give an explanation!"
"Is the Demon Race about to descend upon Blue Star?"
Novice Village Riot!"
"[After Tomorrow] Talent List!"
Such a big incident in the Novice Village, and it only ranked seventh on the hot topics...
"As expected, the news leaked out."
attribute materialization card! skill materialization card!"
Thread Starter: Brothers, I have a friend who reached level 30... He told me that after reaching level 30, he used the attribute materialization card he previously exchanged with points. Guess what... His real body also turned into sets of data—HP, MP, Defense, Strength, Intelligence, Constitution, and Agility, all present... And the function of the attribute materialization card is to materialize 1% of the game attributes into the real world! Now think about the skill materialization card and equipment materialization card that come later?
1st Floor: Is this the kind of news you can post? Didn't the government issue a gag order? Aren't you afraid of getting visited by the authorities?
2nd Floor: Holy crap, is it real or fake? Aren't we about to enter the Second World to live?
3rd Floor: This post looks fake at first glance, just baiting for traffic.
4th Floor: It's true. I also have a friend who told me and warned me not to spread it around for now. He said the government hasn't figured out how to handle it yet, so they aren't allowing it to be discussed.
8th Floor: You said Chinese people don't deceive Chinese people.
9th Floor: Chinese people don't deceive dogs.
10th Floor: Chinese people have deceived too many dogs...
15th Floor: I was wondering before how the government determined that it was a real planet. If materialization means this, then it makes sense.
18th Floor: Doesn't that make us into superhumans? Can I use stealth in the real world in the future? Can I really go to the women's bathhouse?
42nd Floor: I still think it's fake news. If it were true, why wouldn't the government announce it? This news obviously can't be kept secret for long; reaching level 30 is such a fast thing.
43rd Floor: If it were fake, why hasn't this post been banned?
44th Floor: After all, this is a nationwide major event; the government might not have figured out how to handle this matter yet.
45th Floor: The guy above is right. It's not just a matter concerning game players. The government also has to consider whether the general public can accept it immediately. Letting everyone play the game first to build up some level of acceptance before announcing it is a good approach.
71st Floor: I feel like things are going to get chaotic. I don't think the group of game players is all good people.
72nd Floor: It shouldn't get that chaotic. Who transferred classes the fastest in China? Isn't it the three of them: [Time], [Emperor], and [Wang Bin]? And Time's transfer Time is far ahead of everyone else; the government should have received the news long ago.
92nd Floor: So you guys just believed this post and accepted it so easily?
95th Floor: If you can't accept it, I suggest you don't use the [attribute materialization card].
Wen Yu scrolled down rapidly and found that most people afterwards were posting "203rd Floor is right!"
Wen Yu hurriedly scrolled up to check.
203rd Floor: Are you guys focusing on the main point? Why would Earth Star let us bring things into Blue Star? What's the purpose? Isn't it to fight against the Demon Race and monsters? Now we can indeed bring things back to Blue Star; next Time, it might be monsters landing on Blue Star, and then the Demon Race entering Blue Star!
205th Floor: The end of the world is coming...
206th Floor: Doomsday theories are prohibited. Believe it or not, they'll catch you and lock you up.
207th Floor: But it does feel like a prelude to Doomsday...
925th Floor: Holy crap, I just finished defending the Novice Village and sold my attribute materialization card for a high price, and now you're telling me this is what materialization means?
1039th Floor: With such a big event in the Novice Village tonight, it's said that every player who completed the Second Class Transfer received a skill materialization card. They should all be able to cast skills in reality by now, right...
1040th Floor: Time probably could have cast skills in reality days ago...
The subsequent posts were also from players who completed the Novice Village defense battle; they had just logged off only to find that the world had changed...
"Is the Demon Race about to descend upon Blue Star?"
Thread Starter: Brothers, did you hear? The materialization card can actually bring items from [After Tomorrow] back to Blue Star! This game can't be played anymore! We can't continue to help [After Tomorrow]! If we keep helping, we'll offend the Demon Race, and Blue Star will be finished!
1st Floor: If China doesn't help, other countries will. Or can you persuade other countries not to play either?
3rd Floor: When is the Demon Race descending? Tomorrow? Even the government doesn't know, but you guys happen to know. You guys are just manufacturing panic and should be caught and locked up.
4th Floor: Didn't Sharp Blade say to watch the National News Broadcast tomorrow night? Just watch it and be done with it. See how the government wants to handle it, and just follow along. What, you want to rebel? You're just going to die.
8th Floor: The three "you"s in the 4th floor comment have set the tone for this post. I suggest changing it to "Just watch it, you motherfucker."
...
Wen Yu didn't continue browsing further; he sat and waited for the official announcement on the National News Broadcast tomorrow night!
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Chapter 95: The Three-Piece wind and cloud set
To Wen Yu's surprise, there was actually a breakfast shop right at the entrance of the residential area.
Steamed buns, pan-fried buns, soy milk, fried dough sticks, porridge, and spicy soup—they had everything.
There was even the legendary Douzhir, though Wen Yu certainly wasn't going to try that.
He ordered a bowl of spicy soup.
This spicy soup was also a novelty that Wen Yu had never tasted before.
"Is the pepper flavor a bit too strong..." He wasn't quite used to the taste.
Even though Wen Yu had slept on the sofa all night, he surprisingly had a good night's rest.
He watched the passing cars and pedestrians.
"This is what a normal person's life is like. I've finally seen some signs of human life."
Living in [Dragon God Yunzhou], he wouldn't see a single person all day. He might occasionally see Aunt Huang for a few minutes, but when he went out for a stroll, the neighbors were always elusive and nowhere to be seen.
It made Wen Yu feel like he was no different from a hermit.
He bought a few packs of instant noodles and some water downstairs to serve as his rations for the next few days.
"It's like I'm back to when I first started gaming, filling my stomach with instant noodles every day..." he muttered to himself.
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Logging back into [After Tomorrow], the sounds of the Novice Villages being destroyed last night seemed to still echo in his ears.
Opening his friend list, he found that Brother Rong was already online.
"Brother Rong, you're going to show your face again tonight. Nervous?"
After a while, Lin Sirong replied: "Nervous. How about you go in my place?"
"Sure!" Wen Yu agreed decisively. Who doesn't know how to talk in sarcasm?
"In your dreams. You just want to show your face."
"Did you get the statistics from last night? How many Novice Villages were destroyed in total?" Wen Yu stopped dwelling on the previous question. Lin Sirong had seen big scenes before; showing his face shouldn't make him nervous.
"11,011."
There were still that many...
"We're considered lucky. Some Second-Tier Main Cities stepped in, so we don't have to worry about the newly opened Novice Villages, and player reinforcements reached the Novice Villages in time. 11,011 Novice Villages isn't a huge problem."
"Let me tell you a horror story: the Novice Villages of some small countries are almost entirely wiped out," Lin Sirong said.
"Ah? Doesn't that mean they'll never have any new blood?"
"How is that possible? Apparently, if the Novice Village where a [Demonized White Wolf King] is located is wiped out, the [Dread Demon Heart] will randomly move to another Novice Village," Lin Sirong continued. "Once they can form a team capable of defeating the [Demonized White Wolf King], they can have a new generation log in."
"But who knows how long that will take. There are pros and cons; by then, they'll surely have many Level 30 players. Based on our analysis of last night's situation, they'll be able to get quite a few [skill upgrade cards]."
What kind of 'pro' is that... By then, China will have already taken off.
"Is there any explosive news you can reveal to me in advance?" Wen Yu asked curiously.
"Does the fact that the guild system will continue to be used for [After Tomorrow] count?"
"Does the fact that the country has already made some headway in researching the Demon Race Language count?"
"There's already progress?!" It had only been a few days, and the country had already analyzed the Demon Race Language?
"Negligible progress. We still haven't grasped enough of the language. It should be about right once we have more."
Wen Yu suddenly thought of the time he ran the dungeon with Ye Qian; he should have recorded it. Those were Demons too.
...
Ending his conversation with Lin Sirong, Wen Yu began his dungeon run for the day.
He cleared all the dungeons in one go within an hour.
There was a surprise: a Level 40 Mage set piece dropped again.
[Storm Magic Necklace] (Diamond)
Level: 40
Mana +2000
Magic Attack +500
Intelligence +100
Luck +8
Set Effect (1/5): None
Class Requirement: Mage
"I have three pieces of the wind and cloud set now. Heaven help me, please give me a good set effect!"
"Open for me!"
Wen Yu continued looking at the set effect.
Storm Mage Set Effect (3/5):
Abnormal Status Immunity Rate +5% Abnormal Status Resistance +20%
"This seems okay. It adds 20% Abnormal Status Resistance plus a 5% immunity."
Adding the set effect from his Space Mage equipment, Wen Yu's Abnormal Status Resistance had now reached 45%.
"If I see that [Subspace Dragon] again, will you still be able to breathe dragon breath? I'll slap you to death."
Wen Yu compared them and gave up on the phoenix breath set. Ever since he got the space set, that 2% from the phoenix breath set had felt a bit redundant.
At this time, Wen Yu's level had also reached Level 43 (4,645,270/5,112,000).
After using all of today's attribute materialization cards, Wen Yu's attribute materialization progress had reached 88%.
"I should be able to materialize everything tomorrow!"
He wouldn't reach Level 45 anytime soon, and since he couldn't fight Level 50 BOSSes, Wen Yu gave up on his plans to continue leveling today.
Through the teleportation array, Wen Yu arrived at a Novice Village once again.
He switched through several villages, all of which looked severely affected by the disaster.
There were still players helping with post-disaster reconstruction; he didn't know if they had picked up a quest.
Seeing other players around, Wen Yu naturally couldn't just grind monsters like this.
He decisively ran home and changed his ID to [See Andrology at Kowloon]. He also took off all his equipment and put on a [wooden sword] and [novice cloth armor].
Although this ID had once shone for a brief moment, it was a flash in the pan.
The internet has no memory; he reckoned not many people would remember this ID.
Seeing Wen Yu's equipment, the players naturally cast curious glances, but no one came forward to disturb him.
Walking out of the village entrance, he looked at the rabbits hopping around everywhere.
"You guys are much easier on the eyes. You'd better not get that red-eye disease again like last night!"
Before his voice had even faded, Wen Yu was already weaving through the rabbits with his sword!
-50
-50
-50
-50
Ding!~
Killed a Rabbit, Experience +1
Talent skill successfully triggered, Intelligence +1
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"What's up? Speak!"
It was now Wen Yu's fourth hour of grinding rabbits.
The conversation was taking place between Wen Yu and Dynasty's Vice Guild Leader, Morning Star.
"The sun is shining bright! Brother Guang! You busy?"
"..."
Good grief, starting off with some crazy talk, are we?
"Where did you learn that? What is it? Speak quickly..."
"Come help us kill a BOSS," Morning Star continued.
"Found an Epic BOSS in the wild, can't beat it. Requesting assistance!"
"Where's my good brother?"
"Right next to me, acting like an expert, not saying a word, making me contact you..."
"He's gotten cocky! He's gotten cocky after materializing his skills!"
With a BOSS coming to his door, Wen Yu was naturally happy to make the trip.
The final agreed-upon terms were 2,000 skill upgrade cards, and regardless of what the BOSS dropped, Wen Yu got first pick of one item.
However, Wen Yu guessed it was likely another Magic Beast. At this stage, there weren't many wild Epic BOSSes that Morning Star and the others could stumble upon.
Following the coordinates given by Morning Star, Wen Yu arrived at Sunshine City coordinates (592, 693).
Upon arrival, he saw that the surrounding area was like the Shining Star Canyon back then—there were no wild monsters around.
Walking to the specific coordinates, a cold pool appeared before Wen Yu.
Emperor and the others were standing not far away, surrounded by a circle of people.
"...Have that many people in Dynasty already completed their Class Transfer?" Wen Yu thought to himself.
He then walked toward them.
"You people from Dynasty must have an affinity for water. How come all your opportunities are related to water? The Merman Dungeon was like this, and so is this place."
"What's the situation now?"
"There's a giant python at the bottom of this pool. It basically comes out to feed once every two hours. An Assassin in the guild fed it once while exploring the map," Emperor said.
Loving to wander around is a common trait among Assassins. He wondered what Li Jue was doing these past two days, if he was also wandering around everywhere.
"How many people in the guild have had their Second Class Transfer?" Wen Yu asked curiously.
"Only about 50. Half of them just transferred after yesterday's Novice Village incident, so they didn't manage to get skill materialization cards."
There are already that many...
But thinking about it, that seemed about right.
"These monsters are unique products of the Second-Tier Main Cities, called Magic Beasts. Killing them only grants experience; the monsters themselves don't drop equipment. You have to find it yourself."
"Since this BOSS was born at the bottom of the pool, once it's dead, you'll likely have to send someone down into the cold pool to retrieve the loot."
"There's even a BOSS like that?" Emperor nodded in understanding.
While chatting with Emperor and the others, they waited for the BOSS to come out to feed.
Another 10 minutes or so passed.
Ripples spread across the cold pool, as if some gargantuan creature was about to emerge!
"It's coming!" someone shouted.
Before the voice had even faded, a massive head emerged from the water!
***
Chapter 96: Nationwide Public Disclosure!
A huge snake head appeared before Wen Yu's eyes.
The sharp-eyed Wen Yu also discovered that two small sharp horns had slightly grown on the top of the snake's head!
"Holy crap, this is a snake preparing to transform into a dragon!"
An Insight Technique was cast.
[Cold Pool Wind Flood Dragon] (Epic BOSS)
Level: 60
Introduction: A Wind Python that has cultivated for a thousand years, it just recently transformed into a flood dragon.
Health: 560,000
Physical Attack Power: 4,000
Magic Attack Power: 8,800
Defense: 6,500
Skills:
Tail Swipe (The Wind Flood Dragon swings its long tail, dealing 150% physical damage to enemy targets in a fan-shaped area behind it)
Wind Blade (Instant cast! Breathes out a blade formed by a hurricane, dealing 150% magic damage to all targets within 50 meters in front)
Dragon Transformation (Briefly gains dragon bloodline, increasing all skill damage by 50%)
"It really is strong enough. Its single-skill damage is slightly inferior to the Subspace Dragon, but it excels in having many output skills."
Because he didn't know what the loot pickup method would be for the BOSS, Emperor created a party and pulled everyone in.
Naturally, there were no objections; Wen Yu didn't really care for this bit of experience.
But if you wanted Wen Yu to go into the water to pick up equipment...
"Oh~ Dame!"
[Void Orb], [Void Lock Target], and [Chain Lightning] were thrown out together.
He didn't even know which skill the BOSS eventually died to.
"Ding!~"
"Killed [Cold Pool Wind Flood Dragon], Experience +14,000"
After waiting a while to ensure the conductive effect of the cold pool had passed,
Wen Yu then turned to Emperor and the others and said, "You can send people down to pick up the equipment now."
...
After carefully looking through all the items Emperor sent over, there really was one that Wen Yu took a fancy to!
[maple leaf necklace] (Epic)
Level: 60
Mana +2,000
Intelligence +200
Constitution +200
Luck +8
Class Requirement: Mage
In the short term, it was impossible for Wen Yu to put together a set in the real world. Therefore, equipment that could add both Intelligence and Constitution naturally became Wen Yu's first choice.
Originally, Wen Yu had prepared to materialize the pieces of the phoenix breath set he had just replaced.
But since he got this necklace, he would definitely choose to materialize an epic piece of equipment first.
Moreover, while this equipment provided Wen Yu with Intelligence and Constitution, it also gave him an 8% critical hit rate!
As for the level, Wen Yu had repeatedly confirmed when he went offline that there was no such thing as levels in reality.
"It's not like they won't let me wear a necklace myself, right?"
After receiving the necklace and the 2,000 skill upgrade cards traded by Emperor, Wen Yu returned to the Novice Village.
"Not bad, the trip wasn't in vain!"
"Nothing else to do today but kill rabbits~"
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After an unknown amount of Time, Wen Yu felt his phone's ringtone go off outside.
He decisively took off the helmet.
It was the alarm Wen Yu had set before logging on today.
The Time had reached exactly 6 PM. Wen Yu ordered some takeout and prepared to browse the forums while waiting for the National News Broadcast.
He absolutely couldn't miss today's National News Broadcast. The state's arrangements would also influence many of Wen Yu's future decisions.
At this moment, the forum was almost completely filled with the word "materialization." Even the "Novice Village Riot!" which was relatively hot this morning, was nowhere to be found. As for Talents and such, no one cared anymore.
"Quite a few solo players got skill materialization cards last night. I wonder if any trouble broke out today."
Wen Yu exited the forum and checked today's nationwide trending news, only to find that even in today's trending news, the materialization matter occupied more than half of the space. However, it seemed that no one had reported any instances of people using their materialized skills to act like tyrants.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was 7 PM.
The familiar opening lines rang in Wen Yu's ears again.
"Hello, viewers! Today is Thursday, September 16th, the 14th day of the 8th lunar month. Welcome to the National News Broadcast."
"First, let me introduce the main contents of this program."
"..." Why bother introducing the main contents? Just bring Lin Sirong on for me!
However, the program obviously didn't listen to Wen Yu. After the host finished the opening remarks, Lin Sirong's large face appeared before Wen Yu's eyes.
"Ahem, hello everyone, we meet again."
"I believe I don't need to introduce myself again."
As he spoke, Lin Sirong also waved to everyone.
"Today, it's the same thing; I'm here to chat with everyone about 'After Tomorrow'."
"I believe many people today have learned a piece of news from the news or various channels."
"Bringing game items into reality."
"Some people choose to believe it, some think it's alarmist talk, and some think it's the work of cultists. The Anti-Cult Alliance's hotline is almost being blown up!"
"Thank you all for your trust. But!"
His tone shifted as Lin Sirong continued.
"What I want to tell everyone here is that the news you heard is indeed true."
After saying that, Lin Sirong stood silently before the national audience for a full three minutes.
Wen Yu knew that these three minutes were given to the people of the country to discuss and go through a process of acceptance.
"Alright, I'll continue."
"Actually, we knew the actual situation on the very day that the number one player of 'After Tomorrow', Time, reached level 30."
"But we still chose to let everyone enter the game first, and then slowly push forward bit by bit."
"Our original intention was to keep it hidden on a small scale first, wait until everyone's levels were relatively high, and then make it public so that everyone wouldn't find it so hard to accept."
"However, man proposes, God disposes. A worldwide major event occurred in the game last night, and the trend began to develop in an unknown direction. We must also step forward and explain things clearly to everyone."
"attribute materialization card, skill materialization card, equipment materialization card—the meaning of the three cards is indeed the ability to bring attributes, skills, and even equipment from the game into the real world."
"Currently, we understand that within the country, 1,050 people have already completed the first attribute materialization into reality, and among them, 395 people have already brought skills into reality."
Hearing this, Wen Yu also sucked in a breath of cold air. Excluding guild players, had the group of solo players reaching level 30 already reached such a large number?
And from the sound of it, at least 600 more people completed their Second Class Transfer today alone.
"They participated in last night's major event and made contributions. Therefore, they obtained this opportunity to be one step ahead."
"Of course, I won't announce who those people are here."
"However, what's sad is that among them, as many as nine people failed to keep their original intentions and chose to embark on the path of breaking the law and committing crimes."
"Remember what I said a few days ago? The national census. In fact, the main purpose was to check those who were about to or had already met the conditions for materialization."
"By the Time they were preparing to commit crimes, they had already entered our field of vision."
"The end for these people, naturally, goes without saying."
"Therefore, I also caution all players who have already reached or will reach the materialization conditions in the future: abide by the law and do not act recklessly."
After saying that, Lin Sirong's eyes became sharp, and for the first Time, Wen Yu felt the aura of a high-ranking official from Lin Sirong.
"You are not truly invincible yet."
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"At the same Time, I also guarantee to everyone here that if you personally have no intention of entering the game, the state will likewise guarantee your safety and livelihood. There is no need to worry."
"But from the state's standpoint, since things have already happened, we still hope that more people will participate."
"In the future, it would be best to reach a level where the entire population is martially inclined."
"As for why..."
"On a small scale, it's because of other countries."
"'After Tomorrow' is a worldwide 'game' with common participation; no one can be spared."
"Our people are leveling up in 'After Tomorrow', and other countries are doing the same."
"I don't hope that one day we will be unable to hold our heads high in front of other countries because of our strength."
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"On a large scale, it's because of 'After Tomorrow'!"
"We are now completely certain that 'After Tomorrow' is a planet unknown to us, and we have never been able to discern its true purpose."
"So, what do you all think its purpose is?"
After a moment of silence, Lin Sirong continued.
"I believe that after hearing this, everyone already has a guess in their hearts."
Lin Sirong took a deep breath and finally said those two words...
"Demon Race."
"It's the Demon Race that is invading 'After Tomorrow'!"
"Then, if it only needs us to enter and help it resist the demon invasion, why let us bring things out?"
"Therefore, we guess that there might come a day when the monsters in 'After Tomorrow', and even the invading Demon Race, will come to our world together!"
After saying this, there was another three-minute silence...
"You can say I'm creating panic, but since I've chosen to go public, I must be open and honest."
"I see some people saying that we shouldn't play 'After Tomorrow' anymore, that we can't continue to help it."
"But you know, this matter cannot be stopped."
"First, you can't convince other countries to follow the same path as us."
"Secondly, what if... we don't play, and in the end, the Demon Race still enters Blue Star?"
"What would we use to stop them then?"
"Of course, the state guarantees that if that day truly comes, as long as the soldiers aren't all dead, we will definitely not let you face the Demon Race directly!"
"Therefore, you can actually choose not to improve your own strength, but when that day truly comes, we will also have no power to fight back..."
"Alright, I'm tired of talking. Take a 10-minute break to digest this yourselves. I'm going to get some water. Bye-bye."
After saying that, Lin Sirong simply disappeared from the screen.
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Just as he was getting engrossed, Lin Sirong ran off. Wen Yu almost felt the urge to commit a crime!