Sword of Damocles

A beautiful day begins in the morning.

Although most of the Binhai City came to a standstill during the Cold Wave at the beginning of the month, everything returned to normal as time went by.

All the anomalies were confined to the Inner World, while the Present World remained prosperous.

High school seniors who are about to take the College Entrance Exam have to go back to class, and naturally, so do these University Student. However, although Binhai University has already reopened a few days ago, even the Campus Belle beauty, who is an excellent student in both character and academics, has no intention of going back to class.

After becoming Player, their lives became completely separate from those of common.

To be honest, Bai Zhi still misses the days when Qingyi helped him with his homework...

The government has made preparations for these Player; Relevant Department have dedicated teams to handle their affairs, ensuring that these students have no worries.

Ultimately, these Player are all fighting to protect the world.

As Player' overall strength increases, the Anomaly Incident and their influence spread throughout the world, and even though countries around the world are trying their best to suppress them, they can't hide them for long.

It is expected that in the next month or two, once the corresponding countermeasures are in place, countries around the world will gradually lift restrictions on Player and matters related to Anomaly, and open up related matters to the public.

In fact, if the Relevant Department hadn't brought out the [Inner World] that the [Heavenly Court] had transformed into, things like Player Anomaly would have been exposed long ago.

For nearly a month, while the Large-scale Campaign Quest descended upon Binhai City has been underway, things have remained calm in Binhai City itself. However, many major events have occurred around the world. Some issues have been resolved, while others are still developing.

For example, the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade) is still being staged in Yokohama, Japan; there are large-scale Meme outbreaks in Europe and America; and the Sahara Desert has been sealed off by multiple countries with heavy military forces, with no one allowed to enter or leave...

Although these horrific events are deleted as soon as they are posted online, some fragmented Spider Silk will inevitably remain.

Even those who don't pay attention to unfounded rumors online can still notice the subtle changes happening in their daily lives.

The large-scale infrastructure and urban reconstruction projects, the subtle price fluctuations of food, books, and other daily Item, the increased emphasis on program guides for coping with various disasters... and so on.

On the surface, everything appears calm, but in reality, undercurrents are surging, like an impending storm.

However, in Binhai City, due to this Large-scale Campaign Quest, many Player have gathered in the city, and coupled with the existence of the Inner World, it has become the most peaceful place.

Even if Anomaly breaks out in the City Center, it will be quickly dealt with by specialists using professional methods.

Take Bai Zhi for example. Yesterday, when he was shopping with Tong, he witnessed a Zombie attack that bit people.

However, before the virus could spread, several brave young men rushed out and knocked the Zombie to the ground. Then, a kind-hearted passerby called 110, and the police arrived within two minutes. They handcuffed the Zombie and put them in the police Zombie, where they will face justice.

Afterwards, relevant disinfection and epidemic prevention personnel quickly arrived at the scene to clean up and disinfect the bloodstains. The entire process took no more than five minutes...

Some things are over before they even begin.

... I hope those Zombie are alright.

As time went by, everyone else got up one after another, but perhaps due to the aftereffects of what happened last night, the Campus Belle was the last one to get up.

"We don't need to participate in any more Dungeon?"

Xia Wen glanced at Tong, who was quietly eating breakfast beside him, and then at Lin Xiaoyi, who was sullenly eating her breakfast with her head down, radiating a low mood. He then cleverly moved his chair away from her.

"The remaining Dungeon are too difficult; your strength is simply insufficient. Participating would be very dangerous."

Shaking his head, Bai Zhi spoke seriously.

"What you two need to do now is go to the Virtual Gym and raise your Base Attributes to 15 points. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't have enough points, I can lend you some."

"Hmm... as for attributes..."

Before Xia Wen could finish her Attribute Panel, Lin Xiaoyi quietly interrupted her.

"I don't have enough points, and the value for money is too low."

Lin Xiaoyi put down her Chopsticks and looked up.

"Each attribute upgrade requires 300 points. To raise all three attributes to 15 points, I already need over 2000 points. Adding this guy's, the total shortfall in points exceeds 5000. It's not worth it."

"... Depending on your own priorities, each of you should first raise one specific attribute to 15."

With a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth, Bai Zhi began to speak.

"Without Virtual Gym, it's almost impossible to raise your attributes to the maximum through your own exercise, unless you happen to run into that Mandatory Quest at Tombstone Apartment... The system is really ruthless."

Bai Zhi suddenly felt a strange toothache.

In the previous mission at the Tombstone Apartment, they could use the gym freely, but now that the system is here, they have to pay.

"In addition to that, you also need to prepare for Mandatory Quest."

At this moment, Mu Qiansè spoke up with a hint of worry.

"You are newbie player, so your first Mandatory Quest shouldn't be too difficult. However, your Level have increased rapidly during this large-scale campaign, so the difficulty of your first Mandatory Quest is expected to be much higher... Prepare well."

During the Large-scale Campaign Quest, all Mandatory Quest for participating Player will be suspended, but will Mandatory Quest after the Large-scale Campaign Quest ends.

This didn't affect them much, but it was a huge problem for Xia Wen and Lin Xiaoyi, the two newbie player.

Since they are currently Level 13, according to the rule that the difficulty of Mandatory Quest increases with Level and personal strength, the difficulty of the Mandatory Quest they will face will increase several levels.

The Mandatory Quest, which outsiders cannot interfere with and must be faced alone, are Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of all Player.

This is precisely why it is almost impossible to force growth by pulling up seedlings.

"That's right, so during this time, Xiao Yi, you need to familiarize yourself with your Skill more. You really have too few survival Skill."

With his arms folded, Xia Wen nodded repeatedly with a solemn expression.

"That Skill from last night is actually quite useful, as long as you don't wear it normally..."

--A steamed bun was smeared precisely on her face.