Don't You Know It's Illegal Not to Play Games?
But soon, Nanshan Shi's expression returned to normal. He opened the updated [Ten Thousand Worlds] and logged in.
It's alright, I'm just a worthless life. If I'm destined to die, I'll die; if I'm destined to be a slave, I'll be a slave.
In the vast ocean of the times, a grain of sand is insignificant. The Future development will not be swayed by Nanshan Shi's subjective consciousness; let's enjoy ourselves first and worry about the future.
[Welcome player "A Man's Never-Selling-It-All" to the Ten Thousand Worlds]
[Your overall panel looks like this...]
[Please select the target world for this login session]
[You have received a world invitation – Yuncang World (Private Domain), do you wish to enter?]
Nanshan Shi didn't react for a moment and accepted the invitation without hesitation.
[Entering world node: Yuncang World (private domain)... Consciousness loading...]
During the process of entering, Nanshan Shi suddenly remembered this. It seemed to be a Legendary "ultimate server" in "Ten Thousand Worlds". It was jointly created by major powers such as the governments of the Yuncang Star System and top multinational corporations. It was said to Perfect replicate the top power of the entire Yuncang Star System and brought together all the most cutting-edge virtual technologies and the strongest player power.
However, its entry requirements are extremely stringent. It is said that only political figures from various countries, top scientists, core members of super-enterprises, and players who have reached extremely high levels within "Ten Thousand Worlds" have the opportunity to enter.
Is there a bug?
When he opened his eyes, he found himself standing in an extremely vast, pure white space, somewhere between an anime space station and a real starport.
Beneath his feet was a smooth, slightly glowing material, and above him was the deep expanse of space. Countless points of light flickered and condensed, transforming into the figures of players with expressions of astonishment, just like his.
[Welcome, visitor ID "Never Sell Even If You're Poor", real-world identity code "JDOD4676...", corresponding to citizen "Nanmen Shi". You have been legally conscripted to access the 'Yuncang World' adaptation agreement in accordance with the supplementary provisions of the "Yuncang Union Emergency State Law" and the "Universal Virtual Adaptation Transition Act". Please be sure to check and confirm your personalized guidance email within ten minutes and strictly follow the instructions in the email to complete the initial process. Delay or resistance will be subject to legal action...]
Before he could finish reading, a Fist slammed into Nanmen Shi's back, almost sending him sprawling face-first into the dirt.
Turning around, I saw three burly men, whose names were:
"When the Price Is Right, That's Love."
"Think for Three Seconds, Sell Immediately"
"I'm a Kitchen Guy, Add Three Yuan."
These are Nanmen Shi's three best friends; [Ten Thousand Worlds] teleported them together.
"Damn it, you guys got in too?"
"Of course, [Yuncang World] is fully open, and it's illegal not to play." One of the responses was, "Think for Three Seconds, Sell Immediately."
"According to the latest official decree, from the moment the server restarted just now, all citizens of the Yuncang Union must dedicate 70% or more of their real-world time each day to logging into 'Ten Thousand Worlds' and remaining active in designated worlds such as the 'Yuncang World.' Violators... will be sentenced to imprisonment for three years or more, up to and including the death penalty, depending on the severity of the offense. This is currently being broadcast on a loop by all media outlets and public information screens."
Nanmen Shi initially thought his brother was joking, but when he heard "imprisonment" and "death penalty," his smile froze on his face.
Forced gaming? Refusal to play will result in imprisonment? Have you guys lost your minds?
"... See for yourself, it's in the announcement. Things have changed outside. Let's go, don't just stand there. The announcement email said the first thing to do upon entering is to go to 'Awakening Plaza' to activate and register your Talents. There will be penalties for failing to do so."
Nanmen Shi was half-dragged, half-pulled by his three best friends, moving towards the crowd surging in a certain direction of the square.
As he mechanically walked, he incredulously and rapidly scanned the detailed legal provisions, government emergency notices, and expert interpretation videos that were forcibly pushed to his view.
"Holy crap, a constitutional amendment? It was announced five minutes ago, this can't be right!"
Nanmen Shi felt his common sense and logic being violently challenged, and he seriously suspected that he had been kidnapped by some underground extremist organization and was currently lying in some secret base undergoing mind control experiments, and that everything in front of him was an elaborate virtual deception.
"Isn't awakening a tired, overused idea from old fantasy works? Why is there still an awakening?"
Awaken your Talent, register, and wait.
Before Nanmen Shi could fully process the shocking information, a guide in a standard uniform with a serious expression strode over, verified his ID and Talent information, and said:
"Registration complete. Please proceed to Gate 3 immediately..."
From that moment on, the Ordinary Citizen named Nanmen Shi temporarily disappeared from the real world.
[Talent (Yuncang): Live and Die Together
You can proactively initiate a link request to establish a 'Symbiotic Link' with up to? other units (requiring explicit consent from the other parties). During the link's duration, linked units will equally share the (non-instantaneous) damage and negative status effects they suffer. Links can be proactively terminated.
[Rating: SSS]
The dizziness upon completion of the teleportation was far more intense and... prolonged than that experienced with system teleportation.
Consciousness seemed to have been thrown into a turbulent river, bobbing up and down within it, losing all perception of the outside world.
"Ouch, why does my head hurt so much?"
Under the Under the Starry Sky, Su Luo, standing by the Laboratory window admiring the beautiful scenery, uttered a question.
He found himself in a boundless sea of starlight.
Above and below, and in every direction of vision, it seemed as if billions of Stars were flowing and swirling, some like Great Throne so close they seemed within reach, radiating countless dazzling halos of blue, purple, and crimson.
These Stars moved slowly, leaving behind hazy trails of light that intertwined to form cascading waterfalls of starlight that stretched across the Void. Further away, nebulae, like fluorescent paint splashed by the Gods, painted dreamlike colors, with denser points of starlight sparkling like diamonds.
Unlike the deep darkness of outer space, this world seems to contain a deep inky blue-purple hue, like the finest velvet. Giant islands, permeated and illuminated by the omnipresent starlight, float in the sea of stars, their surfaces flowing with iridescent light, their outlines nestled between solidified waves and rugged mountains.
Elements shimmering with various colors drifted by like sprites, occasionally converging into vortices that seemed to Life Rhythm.
It's so beautiful.
Su Luo looked at it for a while and felt that the world was too beautiful to be real, and the colors were too dazzling, like Van Gogh's Starry Sky.
He quickly regained his composure and turned his attention to himself, only to realize that more than twenty hours had passed.
Thanks to the intricate Cycles within her body and mind, Su Luo's body is a kind of precise clock, capable of reflecting the passage of time even when she loses consciousness.
In other words, the transmission took more than twenty hours.
Unlike the system's seamless teleportation, the [Great Being's ] teleportation is not only more abrupt but also consumes a significant amount of time during the journey.
The difference in quality is immediately apparent!