At the foot of North Mountain, before a portal formed by a pillar of Teleport light, Ling Yi took a deep breath and stepped inside...
Not far from the Teleport beam, Guo Hai leaned against a tree, his eyes fixed on the direction of the Teleport Gate, a smile involuntarily curving his lips.
He placed his right hand on the Bluetooth headset and whispered, "Chief, the target has entered the Level 1 Smallville world. Requesting action orders!"
"Follow them in and keep a close watch!"
"Yes!"
Unlike entering the game world for the first time, new players will generally appear outside the safe zone when they first enter the game world, and will need to set up basic information for their character account.
The second time I entered the game world, I appeared directly in the safe zone, which is Smallville, or more precisely, Kent Farm on the outskirts of Smallville.
After most players appeared, they basically went out to farm monsters.
This world is defined as a Level 1 world because, before the Kryptonian Krypton carrying Kal-El landed on Earth, it was indeed just an ordinary world.
Only after Kal-El arrives and Kryptonite crashes into the Smallville on Krypton spaceship will a series of events occur, and Smallville will truly become dangerous.
Kryptonite not only counters Kal-El's abilities, but also contains mysterious power of its own.
In the Smallville, many people have gained magical abilities due to the influence of Kryptonite.
These people are the source of Superman's Combat experience before he grew up in the Big Superman.
Looking at the young the Kents, Ling Yi knew that Kal-El's spaceship had not yet appeared.
Or rather, it only appears when the plot is triggered.
Following the other players, Ling Yi also left the farm.
Unlike other players, Ling Yi wasn't there to fight monsters, but to determine the spaceship's landing location.
The monsters in the wild are mostly rats, snakes, and wolves, with a maximum level of 2, making it very suitable for low-level players to farm.
These monsters have an absurdly low drop rate, yet a large number of players still enjoy playing them.
There were also some high-level players among them.
They are all from different organizations or family factions. These high-level players come to this level 1 game world not to fight monsters and farm equipment, but... to act as overseers.
They will buy any item that a player sells.
Some might offer some compensation, while others would simply rob you.
This is also a major reason why ordinary players find it difficult to survive in the game world and are full of complaints.
This situation exists in almost all low-level game worlds.
Over the past decade, those large organizations and family powers have long since monopolized the resources of the lower world.
Conversely, under normal circumstances, high-level game worlds should be highly competitive, but in reality, the opposite is true.
The higher the level of the world, the more peaceful the relationships between players are; even those with life-or-death feuds rarely Combat each other.
The reason is simple: they can't afford to die.
These high-level players have accumulated a significant number of deaths; dying once could reset their entire death count.
Therefore, the higher the player's level, the more cautious they are. There's nothing wrong with being cautious, but being overly cautious is not competitive and is cowardly.
Over time, the development of high-level game worlds has slowed down, and in recent years, it has even stagnated.
This is not good.
Ling Yi always felt that this world wasn't so simple. The appearance of the Teleport pillars had increased the overall strength of Blue Star, but was it just an increase in strength?
Following the typical plot of novels, unknown dangers will inevitably befall Blue Star in the future.
Currently, Ling Yi's goal is to complete the story progress of all game worlds and activate the login restrictions for each game world.
When high-level players cannot enter low-level worlds, their only way to improve their strength is to enter the corresponding world.
Lower-level players will also have a better environment for development.
This isn't because Ling Yi is particularly noble; he will also reap huge rewards by completing the game world's storyline.
At this moment, Ling Yi had already appeared in front of a wheat field.
"This should be it," Ling Yi murmured to himself, gazing at the sky.
But after waiting for a long time, there was no reaction. Ling Yi frowned, it seemed that the conditions for triggering the plot had not been met.
Just then, Ling Yi saw the Kents driving a pickup truck toward them.
And then it stopped right next to Ling Yi.
"Mr. Kent, Mrs. Kent, hello."
Seeing the two get out of the car, Ling Yi greeted them politely.
" The Chosen One? It's rare to encounter such a polite Chosen One."
Jonathan Kent paused for a moment, then replied with a smile.
"Hello, Chosen One."
NPCs in the game world have a unique understanding of the Chosen One. Without triggering the plot, there is almost no interaction between NPCs and players in the game world; everyone is busy with their own things.
"Mr. Kent, you seem to be getting on in years. Why don't you have a child?" Ling Yi asked.
As Ling Yi finished speaking, a game announcement instantly resounded in the minds of all players in the game world.
Game Announcement: Congratulations to player for Reincarnation! You have activated a new story progression, and are rewarded with +10 Reincarnation Level. Current story progress is 2%!
"Game Announcement..."
"Game Announcement..."
The players who were grinding monsters in the wild were all stunned...
"Holy crap, the Reincarnation Big Shot is in this world?"
"This is another plot development, that's incredible!"
"Cheating! Cheating! Report him for cheating!"
"Screw your cheating! Where's the Reincarnation Big Shot? I need to latch onto his coattails."
"I'm tolerant, I'll hug you first."
"I am the greatest, and I follow!"
"Greatness lies in tolerance? Xiuer, is that you?"
"Does that mean that high-level players will soon stop entering this world?"
"Yes, yes, yes, the official announcement has already been made. Once the game world's story progress reaches 100%, the game World Rule will be finalized, and higher-level players will no longer be able to enter."
"Great stuff, fantastic!"
"Are you sure? Haven't you considered that this world might also be an advanced world?"
"..."
"Holy crap, that's very possible, like game world 21871?"
"I sensed the deep malice from the Big Shot."
On the other side, Guo Hai, who was Bored Instant Kill monsters, was also stunned. He almost instinctively connected Ling Yi with Reincarnation, and then he became excited.
"Is Ling Yi Reincarnation? He must be, otherwise how could such a coincidence happen? No wonder the director asked me to keep an eye on this kid."
He desperately wanted to quit the game and report the matter, but after thinking about it, he decided to continue observing.
"But how does Reincarnation hide itself?" He had looked through all the players' game IDs before, and he was certain that none of them had a game ID called Reincarnation. This Reincarnation must have its own method of hiding itself.
He must determine whether Ling Yi is truly Reincarnation being and uncover the secret behind the Reincarnation- triggered plot progression.
On the other side, Ling Yi was also stunned for a moment after hearing the game announcement.
At this moment Martha Kent was already in tears, looking at her husband with an apologetic expression.
Jonathan hugged Martha and comforted her, "It's okay, it's not your fault."
"I'm so sorry!" Ling Yi said, genuinely embarrassed.
"It's alright, young man, you don't need to blame yourself," Jonathan forced a smile.
Just then, a loud rumble suddenly sounded in the sky, and the three of them looked up at the same time.
A Fireball fell from the sky at incredible speed, crashing into the wheat field almost in the blink of an eye.
"Boom!"
With a loud bang, a cloud of dust rose up. Within the dust, Ling Yi could clearly see some green light scattering in all directions; those must be fragments of Kryptonite.
"What is this? A meteorite? Damn it, my wheat."
When the smoke cleared, Jonathan shouted angrily as he looked at the large crater in the wheat field.
"I heard meteorites are very valuable, let's go take a look," Martha suggested.
Jonathan's eyes lit up. Although he was a nice guy, there was no reason not to take the wealth that was already in his grasp.
"But, won't there be any danger?" Jonathan asked with some concern.
Ling Yi didn't want to wait any longer; if they dawdled any longer, the nearby players would arrive.
With a wave of his hand, Ling Yi summoned a small, oddly shaped spaceship, about two meters long and one meter wide, which floated out of the crater and landed on Ling Yi 'Jonathan car under his control.
"You..." The Kents somewhat shocked.
"This is the ability of our Chosen One."
"That's really enviable," Kent said.
"I think we should cover this up, otherwise it might cause trouble," Ling Yi suggested again.
"Yes, that's right. It would be troublesome if those kids, Makar and his gang, found out. They're a bunch of reckless bastards."
Jonathan quickly got to work, covering the Krypton spaceship with a tarpaulin and securing it with ropes.
The three then rode back to the farm in the pickup truck.
Not long after the three left, a number of players ran over. They headed straight for the large pit in the wheat field and immediately spotted the Shitou emitting a green glow.
After a frenzy of grabbing, all the Shitou were picked up by the players.
"Damn it, why can't I log out?" Some clever players tried to log off immediately, but failed.
Game Tip: You cannot leave the current game world while carrying important story items. You can only leave with story items after the story progress is completed.
"Game Tip: This story item has a significant impact on the story progress. Players should handle it with caution. Carrying it for an extended period will have a huge negative impact on the player and may change some side quests."
Kryptonite (Story Item): A story item that cannot be placed in the game inventory and cannot be taken out of the current world until the story is completed.
Function: Long-term use may grant special abilities, but the player's soul will be corrupted, eventually turning them into a mindless monster.
Almost all players were very reluctant to throw away their Kryptonite again.
They knew it was a treasure, but they didn't want to become mindless monsters. They had family and friends outside, and the game world was still just a game world. They could die in the game world, but becoming a monster was unacceptable.
However, a few players still ended up carrying Kryptonite with them.
In their view, wearing it for a long time could turn one into a monster, but once they gained power, they could simply throw it away.
If Ling Yi knew their choice, he would definitely scoff. There's no such thing as a free lunch; Kryptonite isn't that simple.