Take Out Shirou's Thing / The Fiery Shino ...

This is none other than the most profit-driven business tycoon, Boss Ma. He's the guy who couldn't sell skins with attributes for League of Legends, so he created Honor of Kings to sell skin bonuses. What if this guy got ownership of Oasis?

The oasis of freedom and equality will soon turn into a place where you can't play with money anymore.

Once Oasis is tainted by Penguin Company's influence, it will become like those games on the market that claim to be free-to-play but then create various limited-time item shops and the classic system where spending a certain amount of money grants VIP level 12. What was supposed to be an equal game for everyone will become a game where the operator profits from paying players, who in turn bully free-to-play players.

A masterpiece of gaming can become a disaster.

Just like the transition from League of Legends to Honor of Kings, then Honor of Kings transitioned to private server games. In addition to gold coins, they also offer RMB items in the mall. You can reset skill cooldowns by spending a certain amount of money, such as getting unlimited resurrection armor.

How much money can be spent to stack damage, how much to unlock the seventh equipment slot, how much to make the hero use their ultimate skill immediately upon leaving the base, and skins with special effects bonuses—then the son of the "King of Show" can legitimately lead his team to compete for the world championship.

Once the minimum balance is broken, the fun of competitive games disappears.

They will tell you a truth: create happiness with your heart.

What? You're asking why you forgot about the game and still don't feel happy in it?

Because you're not strong enough. Only by spending money can you become stronger.

What? You're asking why you're still not happy even though you've spent money?

Because you're not strong enough yet. Besides spending money, you also need a strong liver to support you.

If it's just an ad-filled browser game like Raising Kun or Playing Blue Moon, I can always play a more meaningful game. But Oasis is the best game in the world. It holds countless precious memories for many people and is a spiritual home for many. You could even say that the Oasis World has long been people's second spiritual home.

If anyone tries to exploit loopholes and use unethical means to change this only paradise on earth, it will be unbearable for the players.

Especially now, Penguin Company is blatantly hiring players to engage in land grabbing and resource monopolization in the Oasis World. Relying on their numbers and the fact that the Creator God is dead and no one can subdue them, they've started implementing a "winner-takes-all" policy, where those who submit are rewarded and those who resist are killed until their accounts are deleted. More and more players are finding it unbearable.

Shirou and Asuna ignored the Penguin Gang members, left the doorway, and headed towards where they would meet up with their companions.

"Hey~! Asuna, Shirou ~!" As soon as they stepped out of the portal, they saw the black-haired girl Kiriko waving in their direction. She had arrived earlier with her friends and family to greet them.

"Ah, Kiriko, everyone." Asuna greeted her friends with a smile.

"Hello," Shirou said as he walked over.

"Shirou ~! Shirou ~! Give it to me! Give it to me!" Kiriko ran straight past Asuna, grabbed Shirou's arm, and said impatiently.

Chapter 650 Take out Shirou's...

"Kiri... Kiriko- neechan?" Silica looked at Kiriko in surprise, her face filled with disbelief. Why was her cool and considerate Kiriko older sister...

"Shirou ~! Give it to me!" Kiriko grabbed Shirou's arm and swayed back and forth like a swing.

Silica stared in disbelief at the scene, wondering why her cool and aloof Kiriko older sister was acting this way...

"Hurry up and take it out! Let me see!" Kiriko reached out and groped at Shirou's body, trying to press Shirou's hand to open his luggage.

This is still her. When she changes into men's clothing, she becomes a handsome young man, the same Kiriko older sister who can easily make girls swoon...

'My Kiriko older sister can't possibly be this cutesy...???'

"Hurry up~! Take that out for me~!" Kiriko drawled, as if she were unsatisfied.

"Okay, okay, here you go, take it, just let go of my hand first," Shirou said helplessly. In this game, to prevent anyone from offending women, men are prohibited from touching women at will. But women can touch men freely, which is simply sexism.

Kiriko is the same. She's usually dressed in all black, a mysterious and cool beauty. She's strong and intelligent, and when they're playing games together, she never backs down even when facing formidable enemies. She's a very reliable comrade. But in everyday life, she always seems a bit willful and reckless in front of him. You're not like this with other people, though.

Having no other choice, Shirou quickly opened his inventory, clicked twice, and the package inside floated out from the void and was handed to Kiriko.

Kiriko eagerly unwrapped the package, revealing a white holy sword inlaid with gold patterns. The hilt was shaped like a golden angel's wing, and a five-colored gem was inlaid in the center.

This is the new weapon that Shirou forged for Kiriko, the Five Elements Archangel Sword. There are countless creative talents in the entire Oasis World, among whom there are a group who have even reached the level of Grandmaster forging. The weapons they design have reached the level of works of art.

His masterpieces have become so iconic that they are comparable to the legendary artifacts found in epic myths and legends. Even models of these artifacts created in real life are highly sought after by players who are willing to pay exorbitant prices to acquire them as collectibles.

For example, Iron Man's armor, Arthas' Frostmourne, or the Dragon-Slaying Saber and Heavenly Sword from Jin Yong's novels—these are things that did not originally exist in the world, but they have become world-famous treasures in the imagination of humankind.

In Japan, there is only one being who has reached this level, and that is Shirou.

"Oh my god! So big! I want it hard! So amazing!" Kiriko transformed into a sword-obsessed girl, rubbing her face against the five-elemental-enhanced Archangel Sword she had always dreamed of.

"Is this Shirou's? Let me see it too." Lizbeth also came over, peeking out from behind Shirou's shoulder, and examined the sword in Kiriko's hand, saying, "Hmm... its attack power is ten points higher than my last sword, and it also has five elemental attack bonuses, each with an additional 10% Magecraft attack effect."

"That's right, Liz is definitely an expert. As Kiriko requested, I focused all my efforts on increasing damage during the forging process. At least in terms of damage, it's already a top-tier weapon, even within the entire Oasis." Shirou nodded and said.

"Thank you, Shirou. I knew I could entrust this to you." Kiriko said, clinging to Shirou's shoulder in a flattering tone.

"Ahem..." Asuna coughed, reminding her friends not to go too far.

"What... it's just a sword." Silica breathed a sigh of relief, she had thought she might have gotten involved with some shameless and suspicious organization.

At this moment, Shirou took out a small package and handed it to the little girl with twin tails, saying:

"Oh, right, Silica, this is for you. It's a dagger made from the leftover materials after forging Kiriko's sword. Because it's a special item, there are no level restrictions not only here in the Oasis but also in the game area, so you can use it in the game too."

"Thank you, Mr. Emiya." Silica accepted the weapon, smiling apologetically. However, since she was a new player and had received some unusable equipment from Kiriko, she accepted Shirou's kindness.

"You're welcome, just call me Shirou. I look forward to working with you in the future," Shirou said with a gentle smile.

"Yes, thank you, Shirou- nii." Silica felt that the boy in front of her was particularly kind and gentle, just like the older brother next door, and her goodwill towards him immediately increased.

Silica examined the dagger closely; it was a purple dagger inlaid with jewels, its blade curving like lightning.

Dagger of Elemental Demise

A legendary dagger crafted from five types of dragon scales possessing elemental properties.

Level 1 (Upgradeable)

Attack power: 1~3 (increases with level)

Special Effect 1:

This dagger, imbued with the power of five elements, achieves a mutually reinforcing and restraining effect. It can absorb and sever the energy of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—and can be used to destroy Magic Circle of the corresponding element.

Special Effect 2: Dragon's Might, with a high probability of weakening the combat abilities of all enemy races except dragons.

Creator: Emiya

"Wow, this effect is practically divine!" Lizbeth had worked as a blacksmith in the game, so she knew how difficult it was to forge such special equipment. Although the Oasis had infinite possibilities, turning those possibilities into real possibilities was a true test of the creator's ability.

"Huh? Is it very valuable?" Silica asked in surprise, looking at the dagger in her hand.

At this moment, Kiriko, resting her chin on her hand, looked at Silica's weapon with a conflicted expression, then glanced at her own Archangel's Sword, and looked up at Shirou in surprise, protesting:

"Wait a minute? Shirou? Something's not right. Why does my sword seem to have a worse special effect than Silica's? Why doesn't my sword have an elemental absorption effect?"

"Don't say such capricious things. Your weapon is max level. Its stats were already close to maxed out, and now it has an elemental damage bonus. It's definitely different, okay?" Shirou said with a headache.

"But my sword could definitely be stronger, right? This is a legendary weapon forged from the Dragon's Ire of five incredibly powerful Dragon species! The special effects are so few, it's really pathetic." Kiriko originally liked the Archangel's Sword, but compared to Silica's, she became increasingly dissatisfied.

"Well, if we can find a way to neutralize the energy that cancels out the effects of the elements, we might be able to make it even stronger," Lizbeth said thoughtfully.

"For example?" Kiriko asked, puzzled.

Shirou thought it made a lot of sense, nodded, and pondered for a moment, resting his chin on his hand. "Yes," he said, "For example, if you choose the attribute based on your will, and when using fire, you can block out water, which can increase the power by at least 50%. If we can find materials from monsters that can change attributes, we might be able to make a sword that can change attributes."

"Really!?" Kiriko's eyes lit up, and she excitedly ran forward to grab Shirou's hand, saying, "That's awesome! Let's go find it! What kind of boss are we going to kill, the Three Pillar Gods? Or the Elf Queen?"

"Cough cough..."

Shirou looked over and saw Asuna smiling kindly at him, but for some reason, he felt a sense of dread.

"Wait? Kiriko? What do you mean? Is there something you're unhappy about with the weapon I forged?" Lizbeth looked at Kiriko, who was hugging Shirou, and said with great dissatisfaction.

"No! Of course, I like the weapon you made the most too, Liz!" Kiriko quickly ran back and hugged the pink-haired girl, saying ingratiatingly.

Silica always felt that both Kiriko and Shirou were quite extraordinary.

"Asuna will be joining us to level up next, Shirou? Want to come too?" Kiriko invited. For her, fantasy role-playing games with swords were definitely more fun than racing or shooting games.

"Okay, I happen to be free," Shirou replied.

"Alright! Let's use the portal to get there, and then we'll meet up in Aincrad," Kiriko said.

Chapter 651 The Temperamental Shino Nong

Shirou and the others boarded the Sky Train through the portal, heading towards the direction of Night on the Galactic Railroad. After passing through dense clouds, they saw a floating city in the air— Aincrad.

The Oasis World is divided into numerous game zones. In each specific game zone, people's attributes and available skills are altered; some are restricted, while others are optimized.

Furthermore, the rules differ from area to area; some are casual game areas, some are, and some are even battlefields. Games like pipe crawling and go-karting don't have death penalties.

However, some survival games offer substantial rewards, but also come with significant risks.

The Aincrad game area was known from the beginning for its strict conditions. Characters in the area only have one life. If they die, their data is reset to zero, and they have to start all over again.

This is arguably one of the oldest games in the Oasis World. It is said that Kayaba Akihiko started developing the game when he was in Japan, but after he went to the United States, with the investment of capital, he directly created Oasis.

So Aincrad was implanted into the Oasis World, where Shirou met Asuna and Kiriko. Now they've brought Silica here to experience leveling up.

This is a game that primarily focuses on melee combat, with swords clashing and direct confrontations. To cater to players of other games, it was later updated to add some ranged True Magic and Hidden Weapon skills, but melee combat still deals the most damage.

After Shirou and his companions passed through the portal of the floating city, they arrived at a map on a secluded island situated on a lake, on the twentieth floor, a level suitable for newbies to level up.

As soon as they stepped through the door, they found themselves surrounded by a crowd of people in black and white uniforms, gathered beside the gate leading to the adventure wilderness.

"You really see these guys everywhere." Lizbeth frowned, looking disdainfully at the long line of black-and-white corporate men.

However, the Penguin Group didn't look like Shirou and Asuna at the racetrack. They were all a bit disheveled, as if they had just been in a big battle.

"What's going on?" Asuna asked, puzzled.

"What else could it be? It's just two groups fighting over territory again." A casual player on the roadside, hearing this, crossed his arms and looked at the Penguin Group with a mocking expression.

Several large international companies, led by Tencent, formed their own guilds, attempting to influence the market within the Oasis World. They also signed contracts with professional gamers to form strategy groups to crack the game left by the Creator God. They have deep-seated, blood feuds with each other, as if they were murderers of parents, for blocking each other's money.

Just now, another large company's group of 36 people arrived at this place at the same time as the Penguin Group and had a fierce battle, but were eventually driven out.

As a result, the Penguin Group team dwindled from 150 people to just 60.

However, the 36ers, who were already weaker, fared even worse, suffering a complete wipeout. Their attempt to seize the base was a total failure.

Inside the Penguin Company's building, a dedicated floor was set aside for their employees to work. Support staff, such as those involved in gathering and forging, only needed a chair to work. The more important combat personnel, on the other hand, would enter rows of densely packed game pods.

Because time is money and not a moment can be wasted, people at Penguin Company work in shifts. The game pods are open 24/7, and the machines must keep running even when people are resting, so there are always backup staff on hand.

Whether it's rest or anything else, a shift system is adopted.

Those whose accounts are killed, though losing all their equipment and assets, will be replaced by new forces who will enter the game pods as supplementary labor.

Of course, the employees who were killed or sacrificed will not be wasted like this. Penguin Company will soon redistribute them with mass-produced new equipment and consumables, and put them back into the battlefield as a new team.

Sure enough, a man wearing a military cap led a new team here, saluted the leader of the Penguin Group, and joined the team. Now the Penguin Group was back to 120 people, becoming more numerous and powerful.

"Wow... it's military-style management!" Lizbeth exclaimed.

"Militaryization is fine, but can't they just stop for once? Even when playing games, do they have to bring the 996 work schedule into it? Why don't they share their shares with their employees?" Shino, a military enthusiast, raised her eyebrows and said unhappily.

Making pure games less pure and fair games less fair is what profit-driven companies like Tencent are doing.

The team had now assembled and reorganized their formation. The Penguin Group members dispersed and entered the open area within the light circle, grabbing megaphones that cost one US dollars each and shouting to the surrounding players:

"Get out of here! Get out of here! This place has been reserved by our Penguin Group!"

"Unauthorized personnel, please stay away. Otherwise, if you enter the restricted area, you will be responsible for the consequences."

The Penguin Group had marked out their territory inside the dungeon, and anyone who wanted to enter to farm was kicked out.

At this moment, Shirou and the others had just entered the wilderness area and hadn't even started fighting monsters when they heard the sound of being driven away.

"Um... what should we do?"

"It's so noisy." Shino said nothing, and directly pulled out a grenade.

"Huh?!" Silica and the others were all watching Shino's actions, before they could even speak.

"Die! You bunch of fascists! Hitler!" Shino cursed mercilessly as he threw the grenade.

"Is this how direct she is in the game?" Shirou said in surprise. The last time he met her in real life, she was a quiet and elegant girl with glasses! He originally thought that Mash girl to get along with, but he didn't expect her to be Mordred!

Kiriko was already used to it, and shrugged, saying, "Well, everyone's more relaxed in the game, which is quite different from real life."

In reality, Shino wears glasses and holds a book, looking like a literary young girl Hinako Akuta, but unexpectedly, she is actually the irritable old Akuta!

Because of their team status, Shirou and the others are now all in red-name status within the Penguin Group.

Because the Penguin Group was standing shoulder to shoulder very close, the bomb directly killed more than a dozen people, and seven or eight people were left with low health and unable to fight. The remaining ninety-odd people are now looking at this side angrily!

Chapter 652 Kiriko found King Arthur's sword

At this moment, in order to demonstrate their direct international identity, the Penguin Group hired an Eight-Nation Alliance, whose members were now swearing in their own nationalities as they searched for the bastards who had attacked them.

"Damn it (Japanese), which bastard did this?!"

"Baka (Korean), you little minions, charge! Kill them all!"