I'm Done Pretending. I'll Lay My Cards on the Table-I'm... Also a God!

[Currently withdrawing from the Group Ruins]

[Checking player's current progress and score to rank and reward players]

[Congratulations, Ocean Overlord Su Mo! You ranked first in this Group Ruins, with 12.8 million points. Your title has been automatically upgraded to Tier 5: Ocean General]

[Congratulations, Ocean Overlord Su Mo! It has been detected that you have successfully completed all levels. Your off-level rewards have reached the maximum and cannot be increased further.]

[Rewards are being distributed.]

[Rewards are being distributed.]

[In progress.]

???

It was once again that dark space that one had to pass through when returning to the wasteland from the ruins.

As the game repeatedly announced the distribution of rewards, Su Mo raised his hand and waved it in the air, looking completely bewildered.

After more than twenty days, having dealt with the last enemies of the Church of Ocean God in the Group Ruins and initiated the Industrial Revolution, Su Mo hastily chose to withdraw after exchanging only a few words with his sister.

Currently, the cumulative rewards for the level have reached level 150, and the reward is an extremely rare Three-Star Resource Card and a rare-grade blueprint.

If we also consider the title advancement and the data and seeds safely stored in the Storage Space, this Group Ruins to the ruins has been incredibly profitable.

But now, after hearing the game notification sound for a full five minutes, Su Mo panicked! "Damn it, could it be that the Hope has sank or something?"

"Is the game stuck because it can't find the location point where I entered?"

When the thought crossed his mind, Su Mo was startled, but after careful consideration, he immediately ruled out the possibility.

The problem isn't that the game can't find the teleportation points, but rather that it's stuck on the distribution of rewards.

"Does this mean that, at this stage, virtually no one can complete this Samsung resource card and rare-grade blueprint?"

"So the game wasn't prepared at all?"

"That doesn't make sense! For a game, a resource card and a blueprint are nothing, they're not a problem at all!"

"Wait, could it be because I'm experiencing a bug?"

After pondering for a while, Su Mo tried calling the system to make sure it was still protecting him. He didn't just sit idly by and quickly took action.

In the past, this space did not give Su Mo enough time to explore properly; each time the rewards were given out, it would immediately disappear.

This time, I heard the game notification sounds buzzing in my ears like mosquitoes.

Before long, Su Mo figured out the boundaries of this space.

The length and width of the space are roughly calculated based on stride length, and their actual values are basically around 400 meters, which is neither too big nor too small.

Once you reach the boundary, something like an invisible wall will appear.

Su Mo tried to summon the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade from his Storage Space and struck it several times with force.

At first, the air wall felt quite solid, but after bouncing off the blades a few times, it suddenly turned into chewy candy, becoming somewhat resilient.

Even if Su Mo were to strike with all his might, after the force was dissipated by the wave, he would have little killing power left and would not be able to penetrate this membrane at all.

"That's weird! It felt hard at first, but after a while it softened up. What is this thing?!"

"However, if this substance could be incorporated into shields or armor, it would be an excellent energy-absorbing material."

After sheathing his Two-Edged Blade and firing dozens of rounds from his machine gun, Su Mo realized that his current attack power was insufficient to break through the thin membrane, so he immediately changed his strategy.

One by one, items placed in the Storage Space were taken out by Su Mo.

Within the void, countless seeds and data flew out and flew back as if they were flying everywhere.

After one round of testing, everything brought out from the Deep Sea World was found to be without any problems. The next second, some items that were originally obtained from the wasteland world also began to slowly float out, from the most basic drinking water and military rations to various small items with different ranks.

Even at the very end, Su Mo Lian took out the Shan Hai Painting cards.

"Huh, is the game really stuck? This is really not going to work!"

Putting the Shan Hai Painting back, while pondering his actions in the Group Ruins, Su Mo continued mechanically taking out items.

However, just as Su Mo habitually pulled out the Heaven Stealing Secret Talisman and naturally wanted to put it back, a slight turning point finally occurred in the pitch-black space.

In that instant, even the light from the system interface failed to illuminate the space.

Under the influence of the talisman, a little light burst forth.

The game's notification sounds also seemed to be choked, abruptly stopping.

A familiar yet unfamiliar sound began to rise from the entire space, and then became clearer within a few seconds.

"What is this?!"

Seeing that the Heaven Stealing Secret Talisman in his hand was about to fly away uncontrollably, Su Mo did not stop it and let it float away.

The sound of waves was the same as every time I entered the talisman to test the Hope.

This time, in the pitch-black space, not only was the sound of the waves clearer, but there was also a faint sound, like the buzzing of a mosquito, drifting beyond the waves.

As the Heaven Stealing Secret Talisman floated up, the conversation hidden behind the sound of the waves grew louder, and even a faint illusion appeared in the void.

This illusion would have been difficult to detect in broad daylight, but in the absolute darkness of the space, it instantly caught Su Mo's eye.

"Are these two people walking and talking on the beach? No, the person walking on the left is the one I saw in the Heaven Stealing Secret Talisman!"

Although the two figures in the illusion were very faint, Su Mo's excellent eyesight and observation skills instantly caught sight of the old-fashioned pocket watch on the ankle of the person walking on the left.

Su Mo had kept this unique style of dress in his mind ever since he last saw it.

But for some reason, after seeing them again in this void, a premonition told Su Mo that if he could hear the conversation between the two people clearly...

The secrets hidden in the wasteland, lost to time, are about to be truly revealed!

Unfortunately, the sound of the waves was too loud, and it wasn't a human language.

A series of complex syllables, their meanings unclear, floated from their mouths, slowly drifting towards the thought, "Wait, damn it, why have I been overlooking something so important! Why do the native inhabitants of the Deep Sea World speak China Language!"

"This isn't just a game translation; they not only speak Chinese, they can also write Chinese characters!"

"Fertile Soil Era, humans didn't have teleportation, so why do they know these things?!"

In the instant that Su Mo was pondering the language spoken by the two mysterious figures, the thought flashed through his mind, "People in the Fertile Soil Era all speak Chinese; you two are quite peculiar."

In a daze, the question arose: why did these humans and marine creatures of the Fertile Soil Era China Language?

"Does this mean that games already existed in that era?"

"Or perhaps, humans from a parallel universe have already arrived in this world?"

Unable to hear their conversation clearly, Su Mo felt as if a storm was raging in his mind as he quickly pondered the anomaly of everything.

To the other humans who participated, there was nothing unusual about this Group Ruins.

But knowing about the Ocean God, the Fertile Soil Era, the great war of that year, and the game's true identity, all of this became far too abnormal for Su Mo.

One after another, inexplicable logical errors slowly began to emerge.

After nearly a hundred days of exploration during that great battle, Su Mo did not discover the root cause of the war, nor did he find the so-called enemy.

But now, if we really follow this chain of logic, staring intently at the two mysterious figures floating in the air, Su Mo's eyes burned with a very audacious idea flashed through his mind.

The next second, a System Panel with a light blue hue appeared.

And as Su Mo's thoughts flashed, strands of green silk, representing "identification attributes," flew out.

The target is the figure on the right! The system, aside from its inability to analyze inanimate objects it hasn't yet obtained, is incredibly accurate at capturing living things!

Even the Tengu Pseudo-God can be "dissected" in a few breaths, and all its attributes can be obtained.

Last time, in the void world of the Heaven Stealing Secret Talisman, Su Mo tried to use the system to analyze the attributes of the mysterious figure.

At that time, the system did not respond.

This time, when the system scanned the figure on the right side of the sky, it was as reliable as ever, and it actually sent back two solid attribute panels at once.

[Person A (Friendly)]

[Description]: A creature that is very kind to you. Due to the current system level, its attributes are not yet available for viewing. Please work hard to improve your system level and then scan again to obtain them.

[Ability]: Unknown [Evaluation]: Young man, if you encounter such a big shot, shouldn't you quickly lie on the ground and pretend to be injured?

[Ocean God (Fertile Soil Era) (Neutral 12%)]

[Description]: This is an illusion left behind by the Ocean God during the Fertile Soil Era. Its function is simple: to be responsible for the behavioral assessment during the Ascension Trials and the final distribution of rewards.

[Ability]: Unknown [Evaluation]: Option 1: Lie on the ground, hug your stomach and shout:

"I want to go home, I'm done playing, you two gays, let me go home now!"

Your rewards will be reduced by 60%, and the two gay men's favorability towards you will drop by 100%, but in return, you can immediately return to the wasteland.

Option Two: Adopt an admiring expression, clapping your hands and widening your eyes to exclaim, "Amazing, amazing! You truly are a deity. Hearing your words is like hearing a profound truth!"

Your rewards will be reduced by 30%, the two important figures' favorability will decrease by 15%, and you can also immediately return to the wasteland.

Option Three: Make a confident gesture, with an expression that is three parts indifference, three parts mockery, and four parts nonchalance, and say regretfully:

"Your vision is too narrow; this time, your vision is too limited."

Your rewards will be retained, and the favorability of the two important figures will increase by 5%. However, you will face a test. If you fail the test, your favorability will decrease by 100%, and your rewards will also decrease by 100%.

Option 4: With a passionate expression, clench your fists and raise your arms to shout:

"The system in the Deep Sea World is rotten to the core. I, Vortex Mo Ren, have decided that from this day forward, I will choose a path I will never regret. I will create my own system, I will become Fire, I will become a true reformer!"

Your rewards will increase by 50%, and the favorability of the two important figures will increase by 20%. However, you will also receive a time-limited mission. Failure to complete the mission will result in a -500% decrease in favorability and the permanent loss of the Heaven Stealing Secret Talisman.

Option 5: If you reveal your "Food God" identity, your rewards will be retained, and you will receive additional benefits of no less than 5000% of the rewards. Your Tier 4 Title will be directly upgraded to the ninth-tier Ocean God Envoy, and you will gain maximum favorability from two important figures.

Cost: You need to follow the guidance of the Fertile Soil Ocean God and find the Wasteland Ocean God's dwelling place as soon as possible, otherwise the chance of you being discovered by the game will increase day by day, and you will permanently lose the Heaven Stealing Secret Talisman and permanently lose all the gods' favor.

The system couldn't provide information about the mysterious person on the left, whether due to strength or rank; it only indicated that the friendliness level was friendly.

However, the system displayed extremely detailed information about the figure on the right.

"The Ocean God of the Fertile Soil Era? Five choices? Interesting!"

Staring at the five pieces of information given by the system in the evaluation, and stroking the stubble on his chin, Su Mo's face flashed an inscrutable smile.

The next second, seeing the two figures still talking to themselves, completely forgetting that there was someone below them who was anxious to get back.

Without hesitation, Su Mo silently recited the command and switched his identity.

In an instant, "Su Mo" disappeared.

Instead, there was Yang Jian, who exuded perfection from head to toe, radiating an aura of "I also have shares, I also have the right to sit at the table!"

Seeing the two powerful figures staring at him with shocked expressions because of his magnificent transformation, Su Mo smiled slightly, his face showing an indescribable calmness.

"I'm not pretending anymore, I'm laying my cards on the table, I'm a god too!"