Zhuangzi's Dream of the Butterfly

The system has allocated one day for the four servers to allow everyone to make some preparations before the server merge.

Zhou He said goodbye to Jian Qingfeng and then left; they also had many things to attend to.

Although the Dragon Nation Server was preserved, the influx of players from the other three servers would inevitably have a significant impact on them, so they needed to make some preparations in advance.

When Xiao Fan returned home, Fatty and the others had already come out of the <Brave New World> bonus Dungeon.

Everyone gained a lot of attribute points and rewards from this Dungeon, significantly improving their strength.

When Xiao Fan returned, everyone gathered around him.

"Brother Chen, we watched your match, you were amazing!" Han the Person said excitedly.

"Of course! They don't even know who our Brother Chen is. Those bastards from Jing City, why should they fight us?"

The fat man and his companions also wore expressions of pride.

"It's a pity that the server fusion competition started at such an inopportune time, causing Xiao Fan to miss out on two days of bonus Dungeon time."

Xiao Yi said regretfully.

"Brave New World" truly lives up to its reputation as a unique, one-time-only bonus Dungeon; the rewards are incredibly generous.

When they returned after seven days, they seemed to have undergone a complete transformation, becoming significantly stronger than before.

With Xiao Fan's abilities, he would only become stronger if he stayed for seven days.

Unfortunately, the server merge challenge forced him to leave the Dungeon early.

Xiao Fan, on the other hand, didn't care.

As long as the Dragon Nation Server survives, becoming stronger will be incredibly easy.

Besides, he already got the Lightning Lightning-Avoiding Fruit he needed most from this bonus Dungeon.

With the Lightning-Avoiding Fruit Zijin can survive the Zijin Lightning Tribulation. After advancing to level 300, what will he have to fear on this planet then?

Xiao Fan's emotions surged, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He wished he could send Zijin out to undergo the tribulation right now.

Just then, a slender hand suddenly reached out to Xiao Fan, with a translucent gemstone shaped like a butterfly lying quietly in its palm.

"Jiu Chen, this is for you." Qin Muyu's gentle voice slowly came over.

Xiao Fan stared at the gemstone, his eyes filled with astonishment and doubt.

"Isn't this the exclusive reward you selected in the Brave New World Dungeon?"

Xiao Fan remembered that when choosing the exclusive reward at the start of the Dungeon, the Butterfly Gem required the most Points, a million Points.

He hesitated for a moment between the Butterfly Stone and the Lightning-Avoiding Fruit, but Qin Muyu chose the Butterfly Gem.

Qin Muyu nodded and gestured with the hand holding the gemstone toward Xiao Fan.

"I don't know what this item is for, but you can have it."

Xiao Fan glanced at Qin Muyu, then rubbed his hands together sheepishly; he really wanted the prop.

However, since they were all teammates, and this item was obviously very precious, he was too embarrassed to ask for it. Now that Qin Muyu was offering it to him, Xiao Fan couldn't resist.

He carefully took the Butterfly Gem from Qin Muyu's hand and solemnly said to Qin Muyu.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. If there's anything you want in the future, just tell me, and I'll definitely give it to you if I can."

"Um."

Qin Muyu didn't stand on ceremony.

This promise might not mean much to others, but coming from Jiu Chen, it is more precious than anything else.

Besides, she wouldn't have been able to get this prop if it weren't for Xiao Fan; she originally chose it for him.

"Brother Chen, please take a look and see what this thing is for?"

Seeing Xiao Fan obtain the Butterfly Gem, the fat man eagerly stepped forward and asked.

They were all very curious about the function of this prop, but unfortunately Qin Muyu said that the prop was to be given to Xiao Fan, and the prop information could only be viewed after binding.

"OK."

Xiao Fan glanced at the information about the Butterfly Gem.

"A butterfly-shaped stone; its purpose can be viewed after binding."

Xiao Fan immediately chose to bind.

In an instant, the butterfly-shaped gem in his palm rose into the air, surrounded by a clear and warm turquoise light.

The fat man and the others stared wide-eyed at the strange phenomenon before them, their faces filled with shock.

The gem above Xiao Fan's palm grew increasingly vibrant and lifelike, its feather-like patterns slowly unfurling, as if it could transform into a lifelike butterfly in an instant, or perhaps vanish into thin air at any moment.

"What kind of treasure is this?"

Xiao Fan stared blankly at this unbelievable scene.

He had seen many props in "Cloud Sea," but he had never seen one so magical.

"A treasure, this is absolutely a treasure."

Xiao Fan was overjoyed.

Come to think of it, how could the highest exclusive reward in a welfare Dungeon be trash?

A moment later, the emerald green butterfly in mid-air flew towards Xiao Fan and landed on the index finger of his left hand, eventually transforming into a butterfly-shaped ring.

Xiao Fan raised his left hand and looked at the butterfly ring on his index finger.

View information.

Zhuangzi's Dream of the Butterfly (Unique Bound)

Source: A unique item created by the creator of <Cloud Sea>.

Effect: Each time the holder progresses through the game, they can absorb the corresponding source energy; once the item's energy reaches its maximum value, they will gain a special privilege (current item energy 0/100).

Upon seeing the prop's name and origin, Xiao Fan was speechless with shock.

Logically, the entire game "Cloud Sea" should be set by the creator, so why is this item specifically marked as an exclusive item set by the creator of "Cloud Sea"?

Isn't that contradictory?

And the name of this prop.

"Zhuangzi's Dream of the Butterfly."

This is a line from a poem he wrote about his hometown, Earth.

"Could it be...?"

Xiao Fan blinked with difficulty.

"Were the developers of <Cloud Sea> human?"

How is that possible?

Xiao Fan shook his head vigorously, his mind in turmoil.

It wasn't that he was unwilling to believe in his home planet, but rather that in his previous life, until he left Earth, the level of technology on Earth was far from reaching such an unbelievable level.

Thinking deeper, if Earth could truly develop a game like "Cloud Sea" that could traverse vast distances and invade various planets, Earth would have long since joined the ranks of the most advanced civilizations. How could we possibly be arguing about the existence of extraterrestrials for decades?

But what exactly does it mean that this prop is named after Zhuangzi's dream and its source is deliberately marked? And what is this so-called special privilege?

Filled with countless doubts, Xiao Fan thought he had obtained a tremendous opportunity, but in the end, he was left with nothing but confusion and uncertainty.

"Brother Chen (Xiao Fan), what's wrong with you?"

The fat man and his uncle noticed Xiao Fan's unusual expression and spoke up in concern, interrupting his chaotic thoughts.

Xiao Fan snapped out of his daze and smiled at everyone.

"I'm fine. This item gains energy by progressing through the game. Once the energy reaches 100%, you can gain special privileges."

"As for what permissions are required, it's not specified above."

Xiao Fan explained the uses of the props to everyone, but he didn't share his own questions with the others.

"Huh? That's it?"

The fat man was a little disappointed. He had thought it would be some kind of awesome gadget, but it didn't sound that powerful.

Qin Muyu opened her lips, but ultimately said nothing.

Damn it, this prop sounds like it was prepared for Jiu Chen.

Besides him, who else can drive the game forward?