The Story So Far (2)

Little Xiao Fan dragged his schoolbag toward school.

The series of events that had just happened had left him feeling confused, and he wanted to go back to school to relax.

He returned to his classroom based on his memory. When the teacher heard that he was late because of exercise, she did not make things difficult for him at all, and even praised him for his hard work.

Xiao Fan returned to his seat without batting an eye.

He still couldn't listen to a word the teacher said.

He only has four things on his mind right now.

Firstly, regarding the Mercury game invasion, Xiao Fan didn't know if this was part of the secret realm's plot or if more planets in reality were indeed being invaded by the <Cloud Sea>.

Secondly, what does it mean that those Mercury players who can't go back, as mentioned by Liu Xiujuan, have become part of the secret realm? Is it that they lost their memories and became NPCs in the secret realm, or is that something even more terrifying?

Thirdly, Liu Xiujuan said that the players who were trapped in the secret realm with her had become one with the game, so how did she herself prevent this from happening?

Fourthly and most importantly, does this player, who didn't enter the <Blue Star Game Invasion> secret realm due to server maintenance, have a way to leave the secret realm?

As for the possible way to leave the secret realm that Liu Xiujuan mentioned, Xiao Fan had some guesses in his mind, but given his current situation, he might not be able to do it.

"Next time I meet Xiao Yi, I can use this method to exchange information about the Mercury Game invasion with him, unlock more story content, and perhaps find a way to clear the secret realm from it."

"Xiao Fan, you answer the core question about creating skills."

Xiao Fan:??? Why is it me again?

In the wooden cabin in the Snow Mountain ~

The Military District personnel watched helplessly as Xiao Fan disappeared down the stairs.

One player looked conflicted. "Captain, the players from Night Blade and the Justice Alliance are all nice people. When the blizzard happened, they risked their own lives to save us. Isn't it a bit unfair of us to do this?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yi looked at the player, his expression gradually darkening.

"I'll just ask you one question: do you still want to go back to Mercury?"

At this moment, all the players fell silent.

After a long while, one player finally murmured something.

What if Ye Bugu and Uncle Justice don't come out?

Luo Yi lowered his eyes. "Then continue sending people in until the <Ghost Domain> version is updated."

"Can we really get back to Mercury this way?" one player asked uncertainly.

"We definitely can. After the <Ghost Domain> version goes live, it won't be long before Blue Star enters the Ranked Match version. At that time, we'll have the opportunity to return to the Mercury server and then from there return to Mercury."

"I've waited too long for this day. No matter the cost, I have to go back!"

A hint of madness flashed in Luo Yi's eyes.

Seeing everyone's worried expressions, Luo Yi sighed and spoke.

"Don't worry, I sent a message to the Military District headquarters before I went up the mountain. If they don't receive any follow-up information, they'll send high-level players to the Snow Mountain for rescue. They'll then send them into the <Ghost Domain>. Those people from before will be safer; nothing will happen to them."

After hearing what Luo Yi said, the other players stopped worrying about it.

But only they themselves know what this means.

The Blue Star Game Invasion has only been going on for ten years, and there are very few Profession players now. Entering the planetary Ranked Match under these circumstances is practically suicide!

Which of the planets that made it into the rankings wasn't a planet that the game had invaded for fifty years or even longer?

Ten years later, the game still hadn't finished its iterations!

It's important to know that the planet that finishes last in the Ranked Match each year will be completely corrupted by the Black Fog, and the players inside will become refugees.

But Luo Yi can't wait that long.

When he left Mercury, the ranked version had just been released.

He was afraid that if he waited too long, Mercury would have already disappeared by the time Blue Star entered the ranked version.

When he was stranded on Blue Star, he lost all his memories, and everything had to start anew.

Normally, a player whose memories have been erased would not be able to regain them, but in a secret realm called <Island of Light: Prologue>, he chose the identity card of Hades.

He didn't know what Hades was at the time, but he figured that having "King" in his name meant he was more powerful than the other two. Little did he know that this identity would bring him three benefits.

One option is to restore the memory. The other is to alter the memory, but this comes with a condition: the person whose memory has been altered must completely trust him.

The third option is to return to Mercury, but he needs to activate the <Ghost Domain> version beforehand. Once Blue Star enters the Ranked Match version, he can leave here and return to Mercury.

This task would be difficult for him to complete alone, so Luo Yi came up with a solution.

He was originally in charge of the Military District's branch in the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point, where the players were all old teammates who trusted him completely.

So he altered these people's memories, making them believe that they, like him, were players who had been stranded on Blue Star due to a mistake, and that they were working together to return to their home planet.

That's right, these people in the Military District aren't Mercury players; their memories have just been altered by Luo Yi, making them think they're like him.

"I just wanted to go home, what did I do wrong? At worst, I can help them change their memories back when I leave here later."

Luo Yi was able to launch the <Ghost Domain> version ahead of schedule because he obtained an item in the <Island of Light: Prologue> secret realm.

Ghost Disk.

This is also why the Crystal Mist Peak emits red light.

Luo Yi used a prop to make the Dungeon "Ghost Domain" appear in "Cloud Sea" ahead of time.

Players are sucked into the <Ghost Domain> Dungeon. If they don't clear it, they will be trapped in the Ghost Domain forever. The <Ghost Domain> version will be released after the dungeon is cleared.

Luo Yi spread rumors in the Never Setting Sun Gathering Point that the red light was the appearance of Heavenly Spirit Treasure, attracting players from the gathering area to Crystal Mist Peak and trapping them in the <Ghost Domain> Dungeon.

However, since the players ahead of him hadn't cleared the level, Ye Bugu came looking for him to come up the mountain for help, so he took the opportunity to lure Night Blade and the Justice Alliance players to the Snow Mountain.

He had already activated the Dungeon and disabled the player interface, but unexpectedly, a blizzard struck at that moment, almost disrupting his plans.

Fortunately, the Eerie Formula that suddenly appeared in the Snow Mountain allowed him to resume his plan.

He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xiao Fan being sucked into the Dungeon.

"I clearly started the Dungeon on the second floor of the third floor, why wasn't this person immediately pulled in?"

Luo Yi couldn't understand it.

At this moment, he was unaware that Xiao Fan had entered not the <Ghost Domain> Dungeon, but the <Blue Star Game Invasion> secret realm.

Xiao Fan was unaware that what they had originally managed to hide from, because of his house, had sent Ye Bugu and the others back into the Ghost Domain.

Xiao Fan: The clown is actually myself!

In the secret realm, Xiao Fan finally finished his lessons for the day.

"Going to class isn't exactly easy either."

As Xiao Fan walked out of the school gate with his schoolbag on his back, he saw Xiao Jing, who had come to pick him up.

The father and son walked all the way home.

As soon as he went upstairs, Xiao Fan saw someone he never expected.

"Xiao Xiao picked Fanfan up from school. Let me introduce you, this is my distant niece Liu Xiujuan," Aunt Liu, the neighbor, introduced warmly.