Late at night, the master bedroom of the apartment.
Thick curtains completely blocked the outside light, and the room was pitch black.
Lin Mo and Su Wanqing slept in an embrace, their breathing steady and long.
The electronic clock on the bedside table displayed the time: 23:58.
Two minutes later, the pale gold Destiny Marks on the backs of both their hands began to emerge, growing clearer and clearer.
Twelve o'clock sharp in the middle of the night in the real world.
[Player consciousness detected as sober, about to enter the Destiny world]
[Current surviving player count updated:]
[First batch of Internal Test Players: 7,481 survivors]
[Second batch of Internal Test Players (100,000 people): all forcibly pulled and entered]
[Current total online players: 107,481]
[Real-world time: 00:00 AM]
[Warning: Only 27 days of internal test time remain, please complete class advancement as soon as possible]
[Special notice: Due to the massive increase in the player base, world evolution will accelerate, and resource competition will become more intense]
[Please all players prepare, the New Era has begun]
[Countdown: 30, 29, 28...]
A series of cold data flashed through his consciousness, and Lin Mo opened his eyes.
[3, 2, 1]
[Enter]
A golden light flashed.
The Game World, the study of the North Courtyard in Black Wind Stronghold.
Time suddenly thawed from stillness.
Lin Mo opened both eyes.
He lay on a soft couch in the study, the air permeated with a faint scent of ink and wood.
The sky outside the window was grayish, and the sound of a waterfall could be faintly heard in the distance.
All around, Lin Er and nineteen clones created just before logging off maintained various postures, like insects frozen in amber.
All the clones jolted simultaneously, opening their eyes one after another.
"My Lord, you