Otherworld Players, Station

You've barely reached the Level required to leave the Newbie Village area, yet you're forced to run Dungeon and compete against Players at the top of the Level Leaderboard... What's that experience like?

Bai Zhi's current answer is hard to explain in a few words.

He realized that the Dungeon Players encountered when they first entered the Inner World were actually a unique selection mechanism. In the end, Players were divided according to Player overall performance in the Dungeon, rather than just relying on pure Level data.

For example, between a Player quickly reaches level 10 by relying on Wild Monster provided by a Large Organization, and a Player who finally reaches level 10 through various Anomaly Incident on their own, the latter Player is definitely stronger.

Player's overall strength cannot be estimated solely based on data; practical experience, intellect, skills... all these factors must be taken into account.

The system's overall performance evaluation is roughly conducted in this way. According to Bai Zhi's speculation, the Player's Intelligence accounts for a significant portion of the overall evaluation.

Otherwise, this simply cannot explain why, in the previous Dungeon, he spent the entire day at the amusement park, basically eating, drinking, and having fun, and even with beautiful young High School Girl...

But in the end, he was still assigned to the S-rank Highest-Tier Station... Bai Zhi felt this was very unreasonable.

"However, to be honest, I owe them a huge favor this time..."

Standing on the slowly descending escalator, looking at the Cupid's Pinky Ring on his hand, Bai Zhi sighed softly.

Items or Equipment that can increase Spiritual Energy are practically unavailable on the Player market. Although this [Cupid's Pinky Ring] is only Rare in terms of Quality, in terms of actual value, it is already comparable to a decent Elite Level piece of Equipment.

Even if you don't use it yourself, you can sell it at an Auction House for a pretty good price.

And this Equipment, the other party just lent it to me so casually and without any cost...

Shaking his head, Bai Zhi stopped thinking about it and looked up ahead.

After descending the escalator in the waiting hall, he arrived at a common underground platform.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, and the dim yellow fluorescent lights overhead cast a pale glow, casting his long shadow on the withered yellow tiles.

After walking along the passage for a while, he arrived at the exit.

Unexpectedly, at this top- High-Rank S-rank underground Station platform, besides him who had just arrived, there were a dozen or so other people standing scattered around. Apart from a few Player seemed to know each other beforehand and were gathered together, most of them were standing separately.

After glancing around briefly, Bai Zhi couldn't find West Pavilion Gardener among the people. He didn't know if Xige Tingshi had already boarded the vehicle with the book or was resting in the Real World.

However, he didn't find West Pavilion Gardener, but he unexpectedly found two acquaintances... or rather, not acquaintances, but people he knew.

One of them was the March-shi he considered a dangerous individual, and the other was Player from Otherworld whom he had encountered before, dressed in a black military uniform and possessing Golden Eyes.

It seems the March-shi has found a brand new team; they're standing with several Player, talking about something. Their distinctive Slitted Eyes make them easy to recognize.

The man in military uniform stood in a corner of the platform with an indifferent expression, his left hand lightly resting on a long sword hanging at his waist.

Although the Otherworld Player's appearance and attire were quite unique, Player's outfits are naturally diverse, so no matter how bizarre they are, it's not surprising. Therefore, the player didn't attract much attention.

But such arrogance... does it stem from absolute confidence in one's abilities?

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the black-haired man over there.

Within the Transit Station, Player are prohibited from attacking each other; it's considered an absolutely Safe Zone defined by the system. Otherwise, Bai Zhi would have wanted to team up with other Player to eliminate the other party.

The so-called Campaign Quest was actually launched by these Otherworld Player in concert. It was a blatant invasion, a so-called attempt to shift the blame eastward.

As the saying goes, "Better to die for your friends than for yourself." We don't care what happens to you because of our invasion, but as long as the Anomaly of our world can be diverted to yours, allowing our world to catch its breath, that will be enough.

This is a struggle for survival; there's no right or wrong, no good or evil to speak of.

A successful invasion is a victory, but a failed invasion is not a big deal. Putting aside the fact that these Otherworld Player already have rewards from these Dungeon, the biggest gain is that all the Anomaly they attracted have been resolved one by one.

From this perspective, perhaps the original intention of the system in opening up these Campaign Quest was to allow several worlds to unite against those troublesome Anomaly. However, in the face of greater interests, this form of mutual assistance has been completely distorted.

But who can explain everything about things like this?

Bai Zhi's arrival did not cause much of a stir. Most people glanced at him and then turned away, maintaining a basic level of vigilance.

The Transit Station is indeed Safe Zone, but things might be different inside the Dungeon. If you trust others too much, you could easily be betrayed and killed.

--When faced with the pressure of interests and Life and Death, it's best not to overestimate human nature.

Seemingly noticing his prying gaze, the black-haired man in the Black Military Uniform turned his head and glanced in his direction. When Bai Zhi saw his face, he clearly saw the man's brows furrow slightly.

However, compared to that day, the other party's dazzling Golden Eyes had disappeared, replaced by a pair of pale-colored eyes.

"Hmm..."

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi raised his hand, first giving the other person the middle finger, then pointing the fingertip downwards.

"..."

After a moment of silence, the other person turned their head away expressionlessly.

"Tsk, not only is he incredibly powerful, but he also seems quite reserved. It's best to eliminate this unstable factor as soon as possible..."

With a pursed lip, Bai Zhi chose a deserted spot on the platform and walked over.

However, he hadn't gone far when, accompanied by blinding Lights that illuminated the dark tunnel, a dilapidated subway car, like Specter, silently glided into the platform.