The Protection Array Craze and the Entanglement of Reality and the Game

The gaming world is now bustling with activity.

Players with slightly weaker strength strive to level up and collect materials; while players with sufficient combat power focus on more tangible equipment and spirit pets.

As for the core members and top experts of various guilds, they are all determined to obtain the defensive formation—after all, it is the first item in the game that can truly guarantee real-world safety.

Essential equipment for directly establishing Safe Zone.

Only with the magic array in hand can players truly rest easy in the real world.

At the same time, it can drive up housing prices again, allowing them to reap the profits once more.

Those who know, know.

Safety is priceless.

Many people are willing to sacrifice their entire fortune or even half a lifetime of labor for a ticket to escape a war zone.

They haven't found a safe spot where Gao Linzhi yet, so they have to build it themselves.

This will take time.

Sooner or later, a Fortune person will discover it.

Meanwhile, inside the Thunder Legion's official command center, a meeting concerning practical strategy is underway.

Because it is nominally responsible for Protection all Dragon Han players, this massive Legion is working hard to plan how to build a more robust defense system.

Of course, once anything involves the whole group, there is a question of priority.

Their primary consideration is to ensure the safety of key locations and key groups of players.

Those on the fringes, of course, should be considered last.

Therefore, when the reward list for the global challenge event involved "rare defensive array diagrams," the Legion Guild's leadership immediately decided to mobilize all available resources to focus on supporting a group of top-tier players, striving to equip each major city with a set of protective array diagrams.

The appearance of the protective array also indicates that the alien Chess Player does not want to quickly turn Earth into an apocalyptic environment.

That's probably because if they did that, there would be no one there quickly.

Reality is different from comics, novels, and movies; humans are very fragile.

If the apocalypse depicted in the novel were to occur, humanity would soon enter a state of theoretical extinction, just like other life forms that have already gone extinct.

Because those apocalypses were too cruel.

You need to be the protagonist, and you also need to have special abilities to survive, let alone thrive.

For everyone else, it's purely a matter of luck.

Luck isn't reliable; it can only protect you through one crisis, let alone three or four.

A group of high-ranking guild members were discussing something.

"According to the intelligence we have, the points gained from defeating a level 22 leader need to be accumulated for seven consecutive days before a Teleportation Array can be exchanged," a Legion strategist said.

Unfortunately, very few players have the ability to break through this level.

"Otherwise, we could have recruited them."

"Yes, right now we can only quickly screen out those who meet the combat strength requirements internally and use the resources stored in the guild's warehouse to urgently improve their strength."

"Although a defensive array plate had previously been released at the auction house, it not only required a continuous consumption of Spirit Stone to maintain its operation, but its flexibility was also inferior to the version available through event exchanges."

"What's even more troublesome is its extremely high price, which has attracted competition from multiple parties."

"Currently, only the Thunder Legion and the Dragon Diagram Guild have each won a set in the Fragrant Cloud City auction, and it has not appeared on the market since then, which shows its rarity."

"It's a pity they have powerful connections; otherwise, they could have been easily conscripted to safeguard the overall situation," another person said.

"There is another important piece of information," an intelligence officer reported again, "Starting from the twentieth floor, challengers can invite another player to assist in fighting the boss."

"Although the leader's attributes will increase accordingly, if the assistants are strong enough, it is possible to succeed even if there is a difference of one or two levels in combat power."

Each person can initiate or receive assistance three times per day.

"This could be an important way to accumulate extra points."

Commander-in-Chief Lu Zheng nodded upon hearing this, saying, "This means that we need players who can at least break through to the 23rd floor to obtain more points to make up for the previous shortfall."

"It's estimated that it needs to reach around twenty-five levels? What's the current highest record within the Legion?"

"Report, I'm currently keeping track of the progress; we can barely get past the 25th floor within five minutes." Qin Xiao Youhui replied, standing up. "If we work together, and the other person's combat strength is insufficient, it will still be difficult to conquer this floor."

"Now, only one person is certain to achieve a breakthrough."

Lu Zheng said knowingly, "You mean that person 'Chongxing'?"

"Try contacting him; if he's willing to help, you can propose terms for cooperation."

At this point, someone complained, "The crisis is so severe now, and he has such valuable fighting power, yet he refuses to accept the call-up. It's so selfish of him."

"Yes, with his formidable fighting ability, if we were to allocate all the resources he possessed, we could definitely save more people and avoid so many losses."

Ultimately, it's because the current social atmosphere has deteriorated.

These people argued vehemently.

Lu Zheng sneered inwardly.

These people speak eloquently, but their hearts are filled with nothing but business.

They make it sound nice to say that Zhang Mingzhen was recruited, but wasn't it really for their own benefit?

At that time, their businesses and families will naturally receive Zhang Mingzhen's protection first.

Of course, he wouldn't say it.

He just looked at the other people.

"However, he should also participate in the activities," someone said.

"It's said that he directly chose to challenge the Peak of the Hundred Floors, and the points he could get in one go were enough to redeem all the rewards, with plenty of time."

"Yes, I've heard that he rarely refuses reasonable requests as long as the conditions are right."

Lu Zheng said, "Then we'll immediately arrange for someone to contact him and do our utmost to secure his cooperation!"

"Clear!"

At the same time, similar plans were being made within the Dragon Diagram Guild.

For a super-large guild with hundreds of thousands of members, the security of its real-world headquarters is of paramount importance.

If we keep suffering setbacks in reality, not only will we lose face, but the guild's reputation and status will also suffer a heavy blow.

Moreover, players don't feel safe playing the game.

Many players nowadays are hesitant, wanting to juggle real-life matters with improving themselves in the game.

The efficiency is much lower than before.

Although a defensive array plate had been purchased at auction previously, this single plate was far from sufficient to meet the needs.

Despite continuously sending people to monitor the activities of the "Fragrant Cloud City Auction House," no second set has been seen.

If you don't seize this opportunity to exchange for more formation diagrams during this event, you may never have another way to obtain them in the future.

Upon learning that the "Dragon Diagram Frenzy" had enabled a two-player cooperative mode on the twentieth floor, Guild Leader "Dragon Slaying War's Roar" immediately contacted Zhang Mingzhen.

He hoped to secure three daily assistance opportunities from the other party.

Many players were just one step away from redeeming the defensive array worth three million points, but were stopped because they couldn't break through the twenty-second floor.

Because if you can't break through the 22nd floor, you won't have enough points.

In the Dragon Slaying War, each level only grants points once, and you cannot repeat the battle every day.

Otherwise, everyone could collect high-rarity items.

For members whose gaps are minor, the guild can provide support by renting equipment and materials.

However, if the difference is two or more levels, it cannot be compensated for by a few pieces of equipment.

Especially during the event, no one had time to go out and grind monsters to level up.

The first priority for players after logging in is to clear their daily challenge attempts, followed by completing two battlefield missions.

If all goes well, it can be finished in an hour; if things go wrong, these two battlefields alone could take up a lot of time.

The extreme challenge activities last for more than ten hours, with an extremely tight schedule.

In the world of God's Domain now, there are probably only two types of players who can remain calm and composed: one type is support professionals who are weak in combat and unable to arm themselves.

Another type is the top-tier player like "Chongxing," who doesn't need to worry about points and can directly redeem rewards as soon as the challenge attempts refresh.

"What's the situation? Has Chongxing agreed to assist?"

At the same time, the Century Imperial City Guild also sent a request for support to Zhang Mingzhen.

Guild leader "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" has been worried about the safety of his real-world base because he failed to obtain the defensive array plate in the previous auction.

After all, that elusive monster never shows mercy to anyone.

The rewards for this event are exactly what I wanted.

The real-world headquarters of "Century Imperial City" is located in Capital, covering a vast area, and urgently needs a large number of defensive array diagrams for protection.

The key issue is that the industries are concentrated in Beijing, and if they are not properly protected, their value will plummet.

Many people have already sold their businesses and fled.

Many factories have shut down, and farmland is no longer being cultivated.

In the face of danger, life is still the most important thing.

While several top-tier members of the guild, including the guild leader, could each exchange for one set, the quantity was still far from sufficient.

After all, the area that can be protected is still limited.

The Imperial City Guild has branches in all major cities of the Dragon Kingdom. If the safety of these branch locations cannot be guaranteed, members' sense of belonging and security will be lost.

The guild's prestige will also be shaken.

The "Imperial City Yu Tian," who harbors enormous ambitions and dreams of becoming a real emperor, will never allow such a situation to occur.

"We contacted Chongxing, and he said he could accept Gold Coin transactions."

"Because so many guilds contacted him, he eventually selected seven, offering each guild one day, three opportunities to assist each day, and 100 gold each time."

"I have already agreed."

The Imperial City Yu Tian, is not short of money.

He immediately decided to fund the exchange of Teleportation Array for senior members of the guild, so that the guild could deploy them in the real world.

At the same time, the family of the person making the exchange will naturally be eligible to move into the defensive magic circle.

This was seen as a benefit, and naturally, countless people responded enthusiastically.

Several other guilds are also screening members, considering not only combat strength but also loyalty to the guild.

Those who meet the requirements will receive priority and full support from the guild.

Players with slightly lower combat power who are unable to exchange for the Teleportation Array will be given other material rewards that offer better value for money.

In short, only those who make contributions can live in safe places.

Many guilds have started planning to become local tyrants.

After all, with the protective array, it can protect not only from Warcraft, but also from...

Aside from the major guilds, other organizations also mobilized their entire teams to help a key player exchange for a defensive magic circle.

Basically, it's about creating a safe gathering place in reality to Protection our real-world homes.

And these people will also move together.

This way, one party can avoid going back on their word.

The gaming ecosystem is quietly changing reality.

Our real-life lifestyle needs to be changed based on the game.

Ling City.

Zhang Mingzhen's hometown is Little Cedar District.

The Zheng Guohua family and the Jiang Donglai were gathered in the Zheng family's living room to discuss the exchange of defensive formations.

The two families live close by and plan to jointly exchange for a magic array to protect their respective residences.

Now they also guessed that Zhang Mingzhen's villa must also have a protective magic array.

The coverage area only extends to the other party's villa.

After repeated discussions, it was finally decided that Zheng Yingcai, who had the highest combat strength, would be the main force.

The others devoted all their resources to helping him further enhance his strength.

"I previously purchased a pet egg at Fragrant Cloud Auction House; it was a fire lizard, Warcraft beast that primarily uses magic attacks."

"I'll sell it to you at the original price. There are also some Warcraft Experience Pill, which will significantly boost your combat power."

"With Yingcai's current strength, he should be able to clear the twenty-second floor," Jiang Donglai said with a reluctant expression.

He had pulled countless strings to acquire this fire lizard egg, which was originally intended for his son, but now he was giving it to the Zheng family's child.

"Okay, we'll take it. It's been a great help."

"Talented one, just tell us what else you need. If our combat strength is still insufficient, we'll find another way."

"I'll log into the game and try it out in a bit. Make sure to complete the two daily battlefield missions, otherwise you won't have enough challenge points or you'll waste them, and your final score will be far behind."

"This Dragon Slaying Campaign lasted only seven days."

"Also, the challenge point cap is only 400 points; it would be a waste if we didn't use them in time."

"You usually love to sleep in, so you absolutely can't be late this time."

"Dad and I will be keeping an eye on you. If you fail to redeem the item because of your negligence, neither of our families will let you off easily," the elder brother, Zheng Yingjie, warned his younger brother first.

"I understand, brother. Even if I'm a bit of a sleepyhead, I won't dare to neglect my duties during these seven days."

"Don't worry, I won't sleep for these seven days. Anyway, most people are planning to stay up for the full seven days."

"Every day after I finish my challenge points, I go to the battlefield, and spend the rest of my time grinding monsters in the wild, trying to level up a bit more, and increasing my chances of success." Zheng Yingcai naturally dared not slack off at this crucial moment.

He then added in a slightly somber tone, "If there had been a defensive array at home... those servants wouldn't have..."

Hearing this, Chen Suxin was most heartbroken.

After all, she had feelings for those servants.

But when the time came, she had no choice but to give up. Even she herself would have been eaten alive if it weren't for the intervention of that gentleman opposite her.

Before the son could finish speaking, a somber look appeared on the faces of the other members of the Zheng family.

The deceased are gone.

Those who are alive must grit their teeth and keep going.

During the seven days of the dragon-slaying event, players in the God's Domain were so busy they wished there were forty-eight hours in a day.

Regardless of which floor they reached, everyone persisted in using up all their challenge points every day.

Even some wealthy players who value appearance didn't waste their points on exchanging for outfits—survival was paramount, and everything else seemed insignificant.

But there are still people in the world who buy fashion treasure chests.

After all, there are still some consumer groups that don't understand logic.

Currently, only Zhang Mingzhen on the entire server has extra points to exchange for costumes.