Unexpected Change

Just as Lin Yi was engrossed in reading, he realized that the diary ended abruptly here. It was clear that something had happened to Liu Hong not long after he wrote these entries.

Still, Lin Yi had gleaned quite a bit of information from the diary, and many of the doubts in his heart had been cleared up.

It seemed his old big brother had still been thinking of him. He had actually once considered bringing him into Apocalypse World.

Lin Yi felt regretful. If nothing had happened to Liu Hong, he probably would not even have been qualified to come into contact with Heavenly Revelation by now.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi looked up and asked, "Xiao Bo, where did you find this diary and envelope?"

Liu Bo replied, "Brother Yi, they were under the floor beneath the bookshelf in my dad's bedroom. My dad mentioned them to me once before. I nearly forgot, but thankfully I remembered."

"My dad hid these things well, so the Police didn't find them. But Brother Yi, if Apocalypse World mentioned in my dad's diary is real—if there really is another world like a game—should we hand this over to the state?"

Lin Yi looked at Liu Bo. "What do you think?"

Liu Bo hesitated. "I... I don't know. I think the diary is fine, but the Activation Code in this envelope might be very valuable. I don't want to give it to anyone else."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yi said, "Then keep it. Your dad left it to you, so it's yours to decide what to do with it."

"However, judging from your dad's diary, that world called Heavenly Revelation is very dangerous. If you die in there, you really die. Before you use the Activation Code, you need to think it through carefully."

Liu Bo nodded solemnly. "Don't worry, Brother Yi. I know what's important. But Brother Yi, aren't you tempted by this Activation Code?"

As he asked this, Liu Bo deliberately looked up to gauge Lin Yi's expression.

Lin Yi smiled and patted Liu Bo's shoulder. "Your dad left this to you. Even if I wanted it, there's nothing I could do. Besides, if it's really as your dad said, that world is extremely dangerous. I don't think this Activation Code is necessarily a good thing."

Seeing that Lin Yi truly did not seem to covet the white Activation Code, Liu Bo immediately smiled. "Don't worry, Brother Yi. If I manage to make something of myself in that world, I'll get you an Activation Code too. Then us brothers can develop ourselves in that world together..."

Lin Yi smiled as well. "Alright, it's settled then. But if you encounter anything dangerous in that world, you have to tell me too. Your Brother Yi is a veteran gamer through and through. I've got experience with every type of game, so I can help you."

"I know, Brother Yi. I'll definitely have to trouble you a lot in the future."

After leaving Liu Bo's place, Lin Yi suppressed the thoughts in his heart and went to the Workshop.

There were even more members at the Workshop today. Lin Yi made a quick round, assigned everyone their tasks for the day, then found an excuse to return home.

Liu Hong's Diary was very useful. Lin Yi had summarized quite a bit of information from it.

First, there were indeed many Novice Villages in the Apocalypse Game. New players appeared in each Novice Village at regular intervals, and Novice Villages such as Ancient Pool and Great Yu seemed to be very far apart. Before reaching the Professional level, there appeared to be no way for them to connect with one another.

Second, leveling up in the game was very important. Every level gained came with a substantial boost in attribute points. However, it was currently impossible to increase one's level simply by accepting quests; only killing monsters could do that.

Liu Hong's Diary mainly recorded two types of monsters. One was the Yao type, while the other was the Ghost Spirit type that liked to appear at night. The former had physical bodies, were bloodthirsty and brutal, and enjoyed eating humans. The latter were mostly illusory and ethereal, like ghosts that killed invisibly.

Lin Yi felt that the Ghost Fiend he had encountered yesterday was one type of Yao.

Third, after Level 10 came the Professional level. However, the diary did not describe what exactly the Professional level was or which professions could be chosen. Perhaps Liu Hong had not wanted to leave such important information in his diary.

But since Liu Hong had obtained information about the Professional level from the Village Chief of their Great Yu Village, it showed that as long as one gained a certain standing in a Novice Village, it was still easy to obtain relevant information from the village's higher-ups.

Of course, Lin Yi was not in a hurry to learn about the Professional level yet. After all, he was only Level 1, still far from Level 10.

Fourth, one still could not casually expose one's identity in reality. Just like Liu Hong, who had exposed his identity, been targeted by the Black Card Alliance, and even been threatened into making some kind of deal.

Fifth, judging from Liu Hong's Diary, Liu Hong seemed to possess a special forging talent. It was precisely because of this talent that Liu Hong had been able to forge Spiritual Artifacts and become the Village Chief's disciple.

Lin Yi thought of his own Omnipotent Talent. If he and Liu Hong had used the same type of Activation Code, could Liu Hong have possessed the same talent as him?

As for the forging talent, perhaps it had been a rare talent Liu Hong randomly obtained through the Omnipotent Talent, then Solidified.

If that was really the case, then there were clearly different grades of Invitation Codes.

Liu Hong's Golden Invitation Code might have been extremely valuable, while the one he left for his son, Liu Bo, was merely an Ordinary Activation Code.

If so, Lin Yi had to ensure that the information about his obtaining Liu Hong's Invitation Code did not get out. Otherwise, perhaps not only would the state target him, but the Black Card Alliance would come looking for him as well.

Thinking of this, Lin Yi felt that he could not spend long stretches of time in Apocalypse World lately.

If he disappeared from reality for too long and no one could contact him, Lin Yi would inevitably arouse others' suspicions.