Official

Opening her personal interface, Yun Xi saw that her HP bar had changed.

[HP (150+138/150)]

The "+138" was her additional shield value.

Yun Xi got up and walked to the kitchen. She picked up a kitchen knife and prepared to test it. Without hesitation, she brought the blade down directly on her other hand—

Yun Xi was completely unharmed. Only the "+138" had changed to "+134"; the shield had absorbed four points of damage.

She was very satisfied with the test results.

In theory, as long as her shield was strong enough, she would never be injured again.

Yun Xi set an alarm. It would ring every two hours, allowing her to cast Light Control Technique once each time.

In her spare time, she opened her phone and checked various kinds of information.

In particular, she was astonished to discover that in the official players' group Chen Nana had added her to, quite a few people were showing off that they had completed the main quest and obtained the quest reward of a Low-level Resurrection Talisman.

There were several hundred people in the group, yet five or six of them were posting screenshots in the chat. It was obvious that there were many more people who had completed the quest in private.

[AAA Laundry Detergent: Hahaha, I was really lucky. I learned the martial technique in the last few days of the month, hahaha.]

[Niuniu: I'm so jealous! I want one too, but unfortunately I still haven't learned my martial technique.]

[Windy Fate: @AAA Laundry Detergent, are you selling your Resurrection Talisman? I'll offer one million.]

[AAA Laundry Detergent: @Windy Fate, only an idiot would sell it. If the game never opens, I'll enshrine it as a family heirloom. If the game opens, I'll keep it for myself, okay?]

At the same time, Chen Nana sent Yun Xi a message.

"Yun Xi, may I ask whether you've completed Main Quest Two? The officials are currently collecting relevant information.

"Of course, if it's inconvenient, you can keep it confidential."

Chen Nana represented the officials, and they were once again giving everyone the right to choose.

"I completed it."

Yun Xi knew that Chen Nana could see her level, and any official player who had reached Level Four definitely possessed the ability to kill strange creatures.

If she claimed here that she had not completed Main Quest Two, it would be far too suspicious.

Yun Xi simply did not hide it.

"Mm-hmm, I understand. Here's the thing: the officials are currently recruiting players who have become official sorcerers or official martial artists. Are you interested in signing up?

"Oh, and the benefits are quite good."

"What benefits are there?" Yun Xi asked curiously.

"A monthly salary of ten to thirty thousand. The five insurances and housing provident fund go without saying; you'll receive all of them. It also includes the daily 648-yuan recharge limit after the game opens.

"Most importantly, the officials will establish an internal marketplace for supplies related to the Godfall Continent. Copper Coins can be used to exchange goods there."

In other words, the officials were establishing an offline shopping marketplace where supplies could be bought and sold.

"Then what about obligations besides the benefits? Is there anything I'll be required to do?"

"There are obligations as well. If the Godfall Continent affects Blue Star in the future, recruited players will be responsible for safeguarding our country and people. When necessary, they'll have to follow orders."

Chen Nana did not speak vaguely. Instead, she clearly laid out both the "obligations" and the "benefits."

"But don't worry. The country won't assign mandatory dangerous missions. Arrangements will be made according to our individual strength. Correspondingly, the greater your contribution, the better your benefits will become. You'll also have priority when choosing certain rare resources."

"What I just told you is only the most basic benefits."

Yun Xi agreed without giving it much thought.

The official benefits were secondary. After all, with unlimited money, she would not lack funds or supplies.

More importantly, when the Godfall Continent began invading Blue Star in the future, the officials would definitely receive the news first. That would make it easier for Yun Xi to pass information up the chain.

As for the obligations Chen Nana had mentioned—the assigned missions...

Once the Godfall Continent had completely invaded, everyone on Blue Star would be taken over by the system.

At that time, missions issued by the officials would have to pass the system's review, and they would also have to offer corresponding mission rewards.

Everyone would be free to accept missions.

In other words, whether she joined the officials or not... there was actually little difference.

Those who wanted to fight for their homeland would naturally accept missions. As for those who did not want to take risks, even if they joined the officials, the officials would not force them to carry out missions.

Everything depended on personal choice.

When Chen Nana saw Yun Xi's reply, her heart stirred slightly. Before this, she had already asked several high-level players, most of whom had refused, saying that they did not want to lose their freedom in the future.

Actually, she could understand. If she were a powerful person, she would not want too many restraints either.

She had originally thought she would have to spend quite some time persuading Yun Xi, but she had not expected Yun Xi to agree so readily.

"Okay, I'll register you right away!"

"Do I need to report in?"

"No, no. You go about your business and cultivate properly. I'll enter your information here. Just send me the verification code from your phone.

"Also send me your bank card number. Your salary will be paid around the tenth of every month for the previous month. With your level, your salary should be around twenty-five thousand. Remember to check for it then."

"Okay."

Yun Xi was surprised. She had thought that, with her Level Four strength, she would receive the maximum salary of thirty thousand.

It seemed that there were other people whose levels were higher than hers.

Considering that the experience required to level up below Level Ten was not very high, Yun Xi did not think much of it.

"Yun Xi, your identity information has been entered. If you have time, you can come take a look at the xx Building. The officials' supply exchange center is located there. Just swipe your ID card to enter."

"I'll send you the detailed address..."

A location pin was attached below.

Yun Xi glanced at her phone when it rang. It was currently 3:10 p.m.

The location Chen Nana sent was not far from where she lived, about a twenty-minute journey.

Considering that the Godfall Continent would open tomorrow and she would have to follow the Village Chief to Qinglan Town, where all kinds of accidents might occur on the way, perhaps she should go take a look at the officials' supply exchange center.

Yun Xi tidied herself up briefly, then took a taxi there.

Entering the xx Building was even simpler than she had imagined. Her ID card functioned like a universal access card; she only needed to swipe it wherever she went.

Following the address Chen Nana had given her and under the guidance of a staff member, Yun Xi arrived at the sixth-floor hall.

It was unexpectedly lively.

Among the crowds of all kinds were discussions both loud and quiet, making the place exceptionally noisy.

Seeing this, the staff member who had led Yun Xi inside smiled apologetically.

"Miss Yun, would you like me to give you a brief introduction to the exchange process?"

Yun Xi naturally did not refuse. "Sorry for the trouble."

Hearing this, the staff member first led her to sit in the rest area. Then they went to the front desk, picked up a tablet computer, and returned to hand it to Yun Xi.