Server Shutdown

Seeing the new round of system notifications, Lister understood that the integration had likely entered a new phase.

Meanwhile, the player universe will inevitably collapse even more severely.

It just seems a bit troublesome that it collapsed during this recent major battle.

"Postpone."

"Extensions can be selected for three, seven, or fourteen days; extensions exceeding fourteen days will be automatically processed."

"Agree."

I thought the extension would last for a year or two, but it turned out to be only fourteen days at most.

Lister did not hesitate any longer and immediately agreed.

Three days later, a sense of destiny struck him, and a distant wave transmitted into the depths of his soul.

That feeling of shattering, of returning to nothingness, filled his heart.

Meanwhile, the system announcement arrived as scheduled.

System Announcement: Effective immediately, the system server will be officially discontinued. The Auction House, Inventory, player chat, and resurrection function will all be shut down. All existing special items and special effects will be retained.

System Announcement: The user's universe is facing a major collapse, and the remaining energy of the universe is actively merging into this higher cosmic plane.

System Announcement: Effective immediately, the system's mainframe will be shut down, with only the District 71 Mastermind remaining in hibernation. This is the final announcement to users. We wish you all the best in your activities within this universe!

As the announcement ended, a profound sense of desolation and collapse once again filled the air.

A faint image began to emerge in Lister's mind.

In the universe before he traveled to Earth, the planet he once existed on, the Earth Federation, was rapidly dying out, with countless skyscrapers collapsing.

In the slums, countless players lying inside their gaming pods had long since rotted and were emitting the stench of death.

Eventually, the entire planet began to disintegrate and dissipate.

The scope is getting larger and larger, expanding to galaxies and even the entire universe.

"Boom!"

With a faint sound, the universe completely collapsed.

This scene lasted for about half an hour.

This same scene flashed through the minds of countless players.

Players have long since accepted reality and are gradually accepting their integration and life in the world of "Divine Revelation".

Calmly experiencing the collapse of my own universe.

Only at this moment did everyone realize what they had been through.

This is neither a major fraud by the game company nor a conspiracy by conglomerates to interfere with resources.

It was precisely because of the impending great crisis in his own universe that he was driven by fate to enter this game.

And this main reward in the tenth act is indeed not a bug, but rather a gift from the game's mastermind, or rather, a part of the original universe's consciousness.

Until the image completely disintegrated.

The players' first reaction was to open the system's public chat channel to discuss the issue.

Only after trying to call it did I realize that the public channel could no longer be accessed.

The only thing that can be accessed is the retained personal attribute panel.

Fortunately, during this adaptation period, players have already purchased trans-universal Merrick Chips.

In fact, this advanced cosmic chip can perfectly simulate all the functions of the system.

Unfortunately, it can only simulate functionality.

The distribution of rewards from Main Quests, the effect of stat point increases on one's own body, and so on, cannot be simulated.

Fortunately, the player's public chat channel is no problem.

The backup public chat was created by Chen Shanqiang six months ago.

Ever since he and several other top player representatives met with Lister that time, the four of them have implicitly become the representatives of the players today.

Even as Overlord Tier players gradually emerged, they only joined the ranks of these four.

After all... the resources these newly emerged Hegemon needed were precisely what these four players had begged from Lister.

"Brothers, the server's down, but all the items have been saved, so they should still work."

"Really!? I still have the 'Key of Resurrection' here. Once activated, it allows you to be resurrected immediately if you die within 24 hours. This thing should still work, right?"

"It's definitely true! Some scoundrel went to the Auction House early on to hoard goods, and he actually managed to snag one!"

"Excuse me, can these in-game items still be traded? I saw they're all individually bound."

Various opinions and discussions were exchanged on the backup channel created by the Merrick Chip.

With the server gone, the scene was somewhat chaotic among the players, but no disruption of order occurred.

Compared to the earliest announcement, this one, despite containing more information, is actually more acceptable to players.

Sometimes, having choices is the real challenge; having no choices makes survival less of a problem.

Lister had naturally infiltrated the closed backup channel created by the players early on.

The account was naturally still registered in Chen Xinhe's name.

After all, the players are using the Merrick Chip, and the chip's ultimate authority naturally belongs to him.

He only glanced at the messages on the public chat.

Most of the discussion revolves around replacing some system's habitual functions.

There has been very little discussion about the original universe, it seems that the idea has been completely abandoned.

Only after persisting did Lister refocus on other systems of his own.

That's right... Compared to the players, although most of the functions on his Game System panel were turned off, the public chat for information announcements was still relatively intact.

"Notification: Contract Lifeform No. 001, the items you possess will begin to solidify. Please prepare accordingly."

Lister now believes that the system's main brain is most likely a part of the original universe's consciousness.

And this dormant District 71 Mastermind is probably actually dedicated to communicating with him personally.

After all, his Fifth Advancement Main Quest is still ongoing, just like the other players. His Main Quest and side quests are still being preserved.

And the experience points are also relatively preserved, but he hasn't been able to test them out yet.

Notification: Curing has begun.

Lister had stockpiled quite a few props; he wasn't the so-called sixth-ranking figure at the Auction House who gambled in advance on the possibility of keeping the props.

It's purely because I have a lot of credits. When I bought healing potions in the past, I also purchased a large number of healing items, all to resist the passive boost from the Robust Soul.

Suddenly, an inexplicable force emerged in front of him.

This power was extremely peculiar, capable of arising out of thin air without his noticing.

Given his current level of strength, he can perceive all kinds of energy fluctuations in the universe.

This is truly the first time I've seen something like this, and it's safe to say that the level of this energy must be extremely high.

Upon closer inspection, this power seems somewhat familiar.

This made Lister recall the past.

It took me a long while to finally realize what was happening!

He had sensed this special power before in the Tree of Eternity Contract summoned by the Qingteng in the Eternal Sea of Trees.

He didn't understand the energy mixed in with the power of eternal rules at the time; he only felt its power and intimidation.

Now, upon encountering this power once more, a guess immediately formed in my mind.

If nothing unexpected happens... this is probably what's known as the Power of the Plane.

Various high-value special medicines materialized almost instantly before him.

The more troublesome part is some of the quest items or quest rewards.

Although many of them are not needed, they are all manifesting at this moment.

Lister took this opportunity to fully experience the Power of the Plane.

There was no sense of domineering or obliteration.

Instead, it's more about creation, a gentle surge of energy.

Countless props quickly filled his bedroom, and with a wave of his hand, all the items entered his spatial props.

The universe inherently possesses spatial artifacts, Lister had never used in the past simply because he couldn't organize them.

It's not as good as the system's Inventory, which is categorized, clear, and easy to use.

As the last item was fully materialized, the seemingly Power of the Plane suddenly intensified.

The next moment, it all poured into his body, engulfing the depths of his soul.

That familiar feeling of comfort and coolness quickly spread throughout my body.

In just a moment, Lister understood why his experience level increases in the system corresponded to an increase in strength.

It turns out it was all thanks to the Power of the Plane.

It turns out that he had been in contact with the Power of the Planes from the very beginning, and had been using this Power of the Plane for a long time!

He now fully understands that his level, skill learning and improvement, including the enhancement of his various attributes, are all due to the Power of the Plane.

However, despite the refreshing and invigorating sensation of the Power of the Plane permeating his entire body, he did not experience any sense of improvement.

Only after the Power of the Plane disappeared did Lister realize the effect of the large mass of energy he had just witnessed through a prompt.

"Notification: Contract User No. 001, the one resurrection reserved from the original Main Quest has been redeemed, and this single resurrection has been permanently retained. (Unable to resurrect in the following situations: Power of the Plane is restricted, special universe restrictions apply, or individual strength far exceeds the reserved Power of the Plane)"

This was... his earliest chance to be resurrected?

Lister suddenly remembered that it was a resurrection opportunity he received when he first entered the game.

However, unlike the players, he knew from the beginning that this was a completely new universe.

Avoid taking unnecessary risks.

He never used this resurrection technique, which has been preserved for nearly a thousand years until now.

The fact that his resurrection alone could preserve such a large amount of Power of the Plane suggests that it truly is due to his individual strength.

The stronger one is, the greater the Power of the Plane required for resurrection.

It took several hours for Lister to finally get used to the system, which was more of a simplified data panel than a system.

Many more functions are supported by the computing power of the Merrick Chip.

In a flash, he appeared on the outskirts of the Milky Way Galaxy.

He spotted a certain planet and made a hand chop motion with one hand.

A crimson killing intent instantly gathered, and a sharp blade of light appeared out of thin air, slicing across the planet without any hindrance.

In an instant, all the level 16-18 alien creatures living on the planet died by the blade or were annihilated in the explosion that split the planet in two.

"The damage inflicted on the enemy, even with the replacement of the Merrick Chip, will continue to be displayed as before."

"But the experience points gained from killing enemies... completely disappeared. Logically speaking, even if a beast of this level doesn't offer much experience points, there should still be a basic 1 experience point."

"But right now, there are absolutely no experience points being awarded."

Sure enough, the results were just as the players in the public chat had predicted.

The experience gained from killing enemies will no longer be valuable. Apart from the job change quests and attribute points that are still retained, all individual improvements will be integrated with this universe.

"Holy crap! Thank goodness I rushed to grind experience and level up beforehand, and managed to get the Fourth Advancement quest."

"Anyone here who just finished their Third Advancement quest? I guess there won't be another chance to get another job advancement quest?"

"How can someone who just completed their Third Advancement reach level 180 so quickly? I'm the victim here. I wanted to wait a while longer, max out my skills, and then start doing quests."

"Damn it! Now there aren't even any missions to take!"

"What do we do? How can we break through to the Fourth Advancement?"

In the past, players' core advantage in this world was unlimited resurrection, as well as the ability to level up and allocate experience points.

Lister now understands that this enhancement is actually due to the Power of the Plane contributed by the original universe.

Now that the original universe has perished, the remaining Power of the Plane has clearly been distributed to all players by the mainframe today.

All necessary items and original tasks will be retained.

Subsequent advancements could not continue due to the cessation of Power of the Plane.

Individual advancement will proceed according to the pattern of this plane.

Lister's plan to exploit people has now failed.

Previously, when players improved their skills, they would receive experience points as a Lister of the system's Power of the Plane.

Now, in addition to the existing experience points solidifying the Power of the Plane, it can also be further improved.

No matter how many experience points a player gains, it's useless without the help of Power of the Plane transformation; they can't be increased and are just a bunch of numbers.

The only thing he was still grateful for was that he had already accumulated countless experience points.

Furthermore, we are currently at the threshold of level Fifth Advancement, so upgrading is not the primary need, at least for the time being.

Two months later, in the Divine Revelation Galaxy.

The impact of the system server's lower limit is gradually fading.

The countdown to the birth of the Seed of Eternity has begun.

Lister was waiting early in the Atas Star Domain, an incredibly desolate and barren star system.

This region was personally chosen by the Lord of Qingteng, who said it was the most suitable place for the Seed of Eternity to be born.

Lister was not very familiar with this matter and could only choose to respect it.

Fortunately, thanks to the preparations made by the Lord of Qingteng, most planets in this star field are now covered with vines. Even though resources are still scarce, they look quite habitable.

"Sir, there are still two months and four days until your birth."

The Lord of Qingteng flashed and arrived in front of Lister.

His face showed more surprise and anticipation.

She naturally received news of the major battle that had taken place some time ago.

Even though Sailianna personally led the operation, she still suffered such a great loss, with two World Annihilation being slain by Lister.

What was originally a 3 or 4 point expectation and certainty has now risen to a 7 or 8 point.

"You go and take care of the birth; don't worry about me."

Lister did not disturb Qingteng much.

His understanding of Power of the Plane was initially largely speculative.

Although it was clear that the Power of the Planes should be very strong, there was no real concept of it.

Now that the system has been revealed, he has gained a basic understanding of the Power of the Plane.

Individual ascension, resurrection, creation of life, and so on.

It is not an energy for combat, but a fundamental force that is of great importance to individual advancement and even to the universe itself.

His desire for the Power of the Planes was naturally far greater than before.