[System announcement: All surviving players have left the Abundant Sea. Remaining players: 62,783,271. You performed very well! Next, you will be teleported into the full ocean, facing new opportunities and challenges... and infinite possibilities! A major version update is coming, with the following changes: 1. Updated rules will take effect after teleportation. 2. The World Chat Channel and trading system are temporarily closed for maintenance. They will subsequently open for limited periods. Regional Chat and Regional Trading are unaffected. 3. The World Sea Chart will be updated after teleportation. Each player will be able to draw their own sea chart and record coordinates. 4. Point Vending Machines will be implemented after teleportation. 5. The fleet system is now available. Members of the same fleet will be teleported to nearby waters. 6. Players who have completed an oath prerequisite quest may be teleported near the next quest location, or choose random teleportation. 7. Main quests are now available... For specific details, please consult your Sailing Log.]
Everyone was reading the system announcement that had just appeared.
Even if they did not read it, its contents would echo in their ears, in a peculiar voice whose gender was impossible to distinguish.
Sleeping players were no exception. The system would forcibly wake them to hear the announcement.
"Performed very well?"
When Yang Yi read that, he noticed something slightly off.
Good and bad were determined through comparison, or rather, there was some commonly accepted standard. Exceeding it meant doing well.
The system judging the players' performance as good meant it had a reference standard or something to compare them against.
It very likely came from... another group of players!
Could it be... we weren't the first batch of players? An ominous thought rose in Yang Yi's mind.
If that was