Kongjie stared at the chat box in silence for a long time, then pulled off his Brain Computer helmet.
Having already considered replacing his equipment, he decided to fulfill Illusion's request.
Three hours later, he stood inside Epoch's flagship store in Technology City and bought the latest Dragon-7 Brain Computer.
Once home, he began assembling the equipment, then inserted the Civilization War disc into the console and put his helmet back on.
As soon as he entered the game again, Illusion sent a message:
"Thank you, Commander."
"What I'm curious about is why you asked me to replace my equipment. Was there lag?"
"Game performance affects information-processing efficiency during civilization development. Since you replaced your real-world equipment, the Virtual Runes Civilization's information-processing efficiency has increased fivefold."
"Huh? Real-world equipment can affect the game?"
"That's right."
Illusion's answer left Kongjie even more confused.
This was the first time he had encountered such a bizarre game mechanic.
His guess was that, to collect feedback from early-access users, the game's officials wanted preorder players to experience the game using more advanced equipment.
For example, many games had graphics requirements; poor graphics could not showcase how good a game was.
Otherwise, there was no explaining why a character in the game would ask him to upgrade his equipment, or why doing so would help his civilization grow.
He did not dwell on the question. What mattered more to him now was how to defeat the Rockheart Demon Clan.
Taking control of his civilization in battle again, Kongjie was surprised to discover a significant improvement in its growth efficiency.
For example, constructing a functional building normally took five months.
Now it could be completed in just one month.
The power of his real-world equipment really did affect the strength of his civilization in the game.