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After Liu Yingguang's introduction, Gu Xi had gained a certain understanding of Dark Swamp.
At the same time, he understood Dark Swamp's purpose.
This place existed as a Novice City for players. It also supplied and supported villages built by players, using those player-established villages to control the entire Game World beyond.
By the time the explanation was nearly finished, Gu Xi and Liu Yingguang had arrived at the highest point in Dark Swamp.
It was a stone pavilion atop a great tree.
A basin of blue flames burned inside the pavilion.
As he entered, Gu Xi could clearly feel a bone-chilling cold rushing toward him.
"Don't worry. This is a contact point with Bailian City. Not only can we contact the City Lord directly, but it also prevents outsiders from eavesdropping."
Seeing Gu Xi's hesitation, Liu Yingguang offered an explanation.
At that moment, Gu Xi could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked another question.
"Mr. Liu, when I came in this time, I was affected by some strange force that caused my entry point to shift. I've encountered that strange force before.
And there seemed to be quite a lot of them. Can you tell me what is going on?"
"You sensed it?"
Liu Yingguang considered it for a moment before finally explaining, "I only know a small part of it. What you encountered were Black Players who had turned themselves into game characters.
They had more or less given up, or even actively abandoned, their identities as players and integrated themselves into a Game World to make up for their lack of potential.
If they were merely Black Players, that would be one thing. After all, it was their own choice.
Once they became game characters, no matter