The Game Begins

Out of various concerns, the Players had collectively gathered inside the Containers at the front of the deck.

With no way to leave the Giant Ship, the Players had spontaneously banded together for warmth, occupying one Container after another.

Led by the Players from the three S-rank Highest-Tier Stations, the Player group maintained the greatest restraint and composure. A large part of that was thanks to a "Zen Player."

Not every Player could maintain even the most basic calm when facing this situation. As time passed, the anxiety and unease in their hearts would only cause conflicts and disputes between Players to grow.

Yet around this "Zen Player," most people found their minds calming down.

—Ninth on the Points Ranking, S-rank Highest-Tier Station, [Zen Player▪Mountainside Li].

It had to be said that although the other's entrance had seemed somewhat showy, Bai Zhi truly could sense a tranquil, far-reaching aura around him.

When Bai Zhi followed him into the Container at the top floor, he found two other Players inside.

One was a Young Man wearing a gray haori, with a Katana at his waist and long black-and-white hair. He appeared to be a Player from Japan.

The other was a Young Girl with waist-length black hair and an outfit in an ancient style. Though she was inside a Container, she still held an oil-paper umbrella.

A Monk deeply versed in Buddhist Law, a warrior dressed as a samurai, and a strange ancient-style Young Girl holding an umbrella indoors... those were Bai Zhi's first impressions of them.

However, the atmosphere here did not seem harmonious.

The Young Man sat cross-legged on the ground, hugging the Katana in his arms with his eyes closed. Meanwhile, the ancient-style Young Girl holding the oil-paper umbrella stood at the other end of the Container, seemingly