Su Jiang thought of a way to safely warn the country: complete the follow-up quest for "Prelude to the Anomaly" as soon as possible, while also boosting the strength of players in the China region so that superpowers would first appear within China.
That way, he could ensure his own safety while keeping China in the lead.
In his previous life, the USA had the most superpowered individuals because they had never resisted the game at all. They had genuinely believed it was developed by one of their private companies; they simply had never been able to find out which one.
Besides, the emergence of "Meta World" had made VR equipment wildly popular. How could profit-driven capital possibly put the cart before the horse?
Su Jiang browsed for several minutes and gained a rough understanding of the current player situation.
Some were amazed by the game's polish and immersed themselves in the fun brought by "Meta World." Others, like the God of War Guild, were wealthy to begin with and loved slaughtering their way through games and standing out from the crowd, so they spent money like mad.
At the very end,
he found a premium post that the God of War Guild had just pinned.
"God of War Guild: Prelude to the Anomaly dungeon, hidden boss strategy! Clearing it actually rewards a Talent Enhancement Chest?!"
The Talent Enhancement Chest was an item every player craved, something capable of changing one's fate.
As soon as the post was published, it gained a hundred thousand views.
Inside was a video showing a level-ten rare dungeon. A large group of players surrounded the possessed goblins and attacked them. After destroying the possessing entities and revealing the soul bodies, another group of mages who had learned magic skills hurled spells at them.
After eliminating all the minor monsters without much danger, Cleaver God of War pressed a mechanism somewhere and began tackling the hidden boss.
"I didn't expect Cleaver God of War to have the high-tier Sword Immortal talent. With such a powerful talent, why was it only his younger sister who later appeared in the public eye?" Su Jiang watched the whole video and found it strange.
The Sword Immortal talent was extremely powerful, both early and late in the game. Its only problem was that the user was too fragile, with very low health and defense.
Furthermore, this talent had a great deal to do with the underground world beneath the Central Continent.
But that was mid-game content. The underground ruins could not be entered yet.
The surface of the "Meta World" continent had the flavor of a Western fantasy world, but beneath it lay an enormous, mysterious ruin with an Eastern mystical style.
Things such as cultivation, the Five Elements, and secret arts.
After the underground world opened in the mid-game, players with talents such as Sword Immortal, Qi Practitioner, and Taoist could learn powerful skills suited to their respective classes.
Su Jiang did not understand why Cleaver God of War had never appeared again in the late game.
The video soon finished.
As the person recording the video, Mop God of War opened the Talent Enhancement Chest on the spot.
She obtained a rare item: Dimensional Avatar core item, Agatsuma Zenitsu.
Mop God of War did not understand what kind of item it was, but when she saw the note on it—usable only by those with the "Dimensional Avatar" talent—
her eyes immediately lit up, and she used the item.
Then, during the recording itself, she successfully transformed into Agatsuma Zenitsu from Demon Slayer.
After quite a while,
a delighted voice finally came from the video. "So this is how the Dimensional Avatar talent is used..."
"Wow! I thought this talent of mine was completely useless, but I can actually transform into anime characters! Everyone, I have this character's skills now too! And I even have another talent—while asleep, skill damage increases by 200%! So... so strong!"
Wearing Agatsuma Zenitsu's appearance and voice, Mop God of War spoke in utter shock.
The players watching the video were also seeing the Dimensional Avatar talent for the first time, and they began discussing it all at once.
"A perfectly good Western fantasy setting, and they had to mash anime into it?"
"By the way, is this licensed? I never heard of Demon Slayer collaborating with this game..."
"No, this talent can turn you into anime characters? Then if someone turns into Kakarot or Saitama, what the hell are the rest of us supposed to play?"
"Actually, I think the Sword Immortal talent is pretty good too. Why are you all only talking about Mop God of War?"
"I'm so jealous. Those siblings both have high-tier talents..."
After the Dimensional Avatar talent appeared, most players said they did not understand it.
Then many of them, thoroughly shocked, began asking everywhere whether there were any other players with the Dimensional Avatar talent.
After asking around, there were none.
Su Jiang watched and thought to himself, There are only just over a million players in the China region right now. Excluding me, having even one Dimensional Avatar talent appear is already pretty good.
In the video, Mop God of War happily swung the Nichirin Blade and used Agatsuma Zenitsu's skills.
Only after playing around for quite a while did she remember the important matter and display the clear rankings. The first person to clear the hidden boss was Su, while Cleaver God of War was second.
She said to the video, "Oh, right. The first clear of this dungeon wasn't achieved by our guild, nor was it achieved by foreign players. It was achieved by a solo player named Su, the one who informed us about the hidden boss. Look, he was the first player to clear this dungeon! We are deeply grateful for the information he provided. Here, our guild sincerely invites you to join us. We can discuss the terms."
Near the end, Mop God of War canceled her transformation and returned to her cute little loli appearance. She said playfully, "If this expert is willing to join our guild, my brother said the monthly salary will be five figures! And if you're handsome, we'll even provide a girlfriend~"
Su Jiang was speechless.
That little brat...
The scrolling comments afterward were all asking who this solo player was.
But Su Jiang no longer felt like watching. He was getting old; after merely concentrating on playing games for a day, he already felt that his body could not take it.
Before going to sleep, he went to check on Su Yu.
She was lying obediently in bed. When she heard the sound, her eyes opened wide.
"Did Dad wake you?" Su Jiang asked somewhat nervously.
He had only wanted to see whether his daughter was asleep, whether she had kicked off her blanket, or whether she was having trouble getting used to the place.
He had not expected that even though he had moved as quietly as possible, he still woke her.
"I... can't sleep..." Su Yu sat up, her eyes hazy with sleep.
"Dad, can I... sleep with you?"
"Of course. But it's your first time staying at Dad's place. Aren't you afraid of Dad?"
Su Yu said nothing. She simply stepped forward and hugged Su Jiang.
Su Jiang smiled, then carried her back to his room.
This little girl was finally not so wary of him anymore.
After turning off the light and lying in bed, Su Jiang felt the breathing beside him and sensed an immense weight of responsibility.
Before, Lin Jing had served as a barrier between him and his daughter. To Su Jiang, his daughter's existence had only been a concept. He only knew that she was important to him. Every month, he merely sent child support perfunctorily and called Lin Jing as a matter of routine. Only after being scolded by her would he ask about Su Yu.
Now that the barrier between them was finally gone, Su Jiang could truly feel the responsibility resting on his shoulders.
Dad will change your fate. I won't let you become someone powerful's appendage like you did in your previous life.
Su Jiang looked at the little figure lying beside him and silently vowed.
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