Sin Pass

After saying goodbye to Gwen, Li Si did not linger. He left the Midtown School of Science and Technology, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Queens.

Reviewing the memory logs, Li Si quickly located the residence arranged for him by the game system: a rented detached house.

That is the one good thing about America; the land is vast and sparsely populated, so even in a place like New York, such detached houses are not uncommon.

What satisfied him even more was that this small courtyard came with a separately built garage.

One must know that before he transmigrated, he had always envied this kind of garage culture abroad. For many American youths, a garage is more than just a place for a car; it is their workshop and laboratory. It is precisely this garage culture that cultivated their excellent hands-on abilities.

Don't look down on it just because it is a small garage; many well-known tech companies on Earth started their businesses in such places.

Li Si's garage was not large, but it was more than enough to set up a small workshop. He never had the chance in his past life, so he was determined to experience it properly this time.

However, he had to fill his stomach first.

The identity arranged by the game system provided little help. Aside from documents like a driver's license and student ID, he only had this two-story detached house and an initial fund of ten thousand dollars.

Moreover, this two-story house was rented, and the stingy game system had only paid one month's rent; he would have to pay for a full quarter himself starting next month.

The only consolation was the ten thousand dollars in initial capital, which at least meant he wouldn't have to worry about living expenses for a short time.

After buying some groceries at the supermarket and cooking himself a hearty dinner, followed by some cleaning and organizing, Li Si finally lay down on his bed, feeling relaxed.

Although he had borrowed a few books from the school library, he was mentally exhausted and had no intention of reading them. Instead, he opened the game's built-in forum to unwind and, incidentally, check on the progress of other players.

<Quitting the game. This trash game—I'm a wage slave in reality, and I come to the game just to be a wage slave too? Then why am I playing you?>

<Heh, they won't even let me pay-to-win. This god-tier whale is out!>

<I got robbed the moment I entered the game and almost got capped. What the hell? All my money is gone and now I'm going to starve. What should I do?>

As soon as the forum opened, posts filled with hostility just from their titles caught his eye.

Li Si scanned the titles roughly and ignored these posts entirely.

Although Earth OL would sweep the globe and become a household name in a year or two, there were actually very few players right now. There was no other reason than it being too boring; many beta testers had no intention of continuing, and the entire game forum was currently filled with complaints.

Skipping over a series of vapid complaint threads, Li Si searched for a long time before finally finding a post that interested him.

<Analysis of Earth OL: Do you really think this is a simulation management game?>

"I see the forum filled with complaints about how boring it is to work and study in the game, so I'm writing this post to analyze it.

Facts prove that it's not the game that's boring, but that you're playing it the wrong way. I believe many people didn't notice the prompt when creating their characters? Your initial template affects your gameplay; in reality, you all chose the wrong templates.

No more nonsense, let me post a screenshot first. I chose the paid template: Soldier. The attributes are as follows:

[Template]: Soldier (Rare)

Attribute Bonus: Strength +5

Special Effect Bonus: Firearms Mastery LV+1, Unarmed Combat LV+1, Biochemical R&D Success Rate +5%, Success Rate for First Genetic Modification +10%

Evaluation: Although we are soldiers, we are actually better at research and undergoing genetic modification. Even though the results are usually unreliable, this is actually our tradition.

I believe everyone has already seen the special effect evaluation of the Soldier template; it clearly mentions genetic modification.

Clearly, this game is actually a combat-oriented game. My analysis is that it's only dull because the main storyline hasn't started yet. In the future, all kinds of novel superpower battles will definitely be essential.

Additionally, a reward item I obtained as a mission reward can also corroborate this..."

"Hmm?"

Li Si narrowed his eyes sharply.

He wasn't surprised by the attributes of the Soldier template; he had used this template in his past life and was naturally very familiar with it.

What truly caught his attention was the item attribute pictured at the end of the post.

Item: Sin Pass

Category: Comprehensive Free Instance

Description: This is a ticket to the City of Sin, Gotham City. This instance is a multi-player competitive instance. Difficulty range: Hard to Nightmare; capacity: 1~20 players.

Abnormal Status: Current instance module is not unlocked. Please wait for the instance module to unlock before using.

A Gotham instance pass—this is a good thing.

The main world of Earth OL is the Marvel Earth, but based on a multi-multiverse worldview, the DC world is another multiverse. In the early stages, it is mainly presented in the form of instances. Besides that, many movies from his past life also exist as instances.

One of the very important ways for him to obtain a template in his plan was in Gotham, so he definitely had to make a trip there.

After thinking about it, Li Si sent a private message to the author of the post, stating directly that he wanted to buy it with real currency.

The author replied quickly, but obviously, no one was truly a fool. The poster refused almost without hesitation, though he did promise to sell a shared entry slot when the instance opened and would contact him then.

Being able to get such a promise meant that, at the very least, Li Si's goal had been achieved. After all, he just needed to go to Gotham; there was no difference between having a slot and having a pass.

Moreover, although the Sin Pass was hard to get, it wasn't impossible to obtain; it would just be a bit troublesome. If the seller went back on his word later, he could just spend the effort to get one himself.

It was still a long time before the instance module would open.