Chapter 704 - 352: Players’ Speculations
The seasoned players fell silent.
The last somewhat unfamiliar face shrugged: "Let’s assume it’s real. Why should we stop playing our good game to go inside and be weaklings, only to be slaughtered like chickens?"
"It’s gotten much better since Baiyi’s reforms..."
The player interrupted Xiahou Fuxing and asked, "Is it safe here? Can I be as free as I am now?"
Xiahou Fuxing remained silent. In the world of the Transcendent, even with laws, death is omnipresent.
Because you never know which word might offend a powerful person, and from the perspective of the Blue Star People, whose legal system is particularly harsh, unless you enter as a Transcendent, most people who enter in their current bodies wouldn’t be willing to.
Especially when...
"You’ve all seen the 3.0 trailer, right?" The person turned to leave, speaking in a tone that seemed both a reminder and a persuasion: "Gods are about to descend, and only Baiyi can stand against the Gods. How can he alone fight countless deities?"
"A game is just a game. Even if it’s not a game, it’s best if it remains one....."
Ding~
The sound of the elevator door closing echoed, as the seasoned player left quickly and decisively.
The Guard Brigade and Unos fell silent.
Demacia and the others also remained silent.
Xiahou Fuxing, Seoli, Flowers of the Other Shore, and Feng Chen showed brief hesitation in their eyes.
Everyone knew why the seasoned player left as if fleeing for his life.
It was very simple; anyone could see how unusual the game Dawn Ascension was.
In the year 2036 of the Blue Star calendar, aside from Dawn Ascension, no other place had managed to conquer the consciousness transmission system.
The most people could do was wear a device, engaging the sense of sight and hearing, and further tricking the senses of smell, touch, and feeling.
But that still wasn’t a fully virtual game.
The emergence of Dawn Ascension was too enigmatic. Anyone could tell that the game wasn’t simple, and the fact that batches of researchers entered the game could explain quite a lot.
Under these circumstances, it didn’t matter if the Guard Brigade had any evidence. The fact that someone said something meant they had already decided on its truth in their hearts.
The person left so decisively because they feared that, upon hearing any groundbreaking news, they wouldn’t be able to resist staying and getting involved.
If they got involved but ultimately couldn’t get in, it was one thing, but if they entered and couldn’t leave, it would likely mean death.
Everyone has a natural fear of death.
"It’s a cool idea. I’ll support you."
Seoli was a Black woman in her twenties from the United States. After a brief moment of thought, she agreed very straightforwardly.
For her, it was an adventure betting with her life, but as it turns out, it was particularly tempting for someone from the United States.
Especially since, for her people, there wasn’t much difference between life in the United States and life in a game...
The Guard Brigade and Unos exchanged glances, revealing a hint of excitement in their eyes.
The Guard Brigade looked at Demacia and his group: "You’ve all been playing together for a long time. You don’t need to make a quick decision. Perhaps you could listen to the information I’ve gathered first and then decide?"
It was obvious that the Guard Brigade was referring to this uncertainty with the Black Sister.
The four remained silent, hesitant to leave.
The Guard Brigade cracked a relaxed smile and led the group to sit down at a table.
He glanced around, feeling a sense of nostalgia. Besides Xiahou Fuxing and the Black Sister, the others were familiar faces.
This wasn’t surprising, because top players of the same game would have more or less connections, and having played together game after game, if they stuck together and reached the peak, whenever they encountered something challenging or needed to form a team, they would be the best partners.
With more interaction, familiarity naturally followed.
Everyone’s character was generally trustworthy.
Once everyone was seated, the Guard Brigade reached out to Demacia.
Demacia silently handed over his tightly gripped Worker Bee, the worry in his eyes deepening.
He couldn’t help but say, "I’m very satisfied with my current life."
The Guard Brigade paused, ignoring the comment, contemplating his words: "When we entered this game, I believe everyone suspected whether it was truly just a game."
"But resurrection, leveling up, the game body — these were all reasons to deny it was a real world."
"I used to think that way too, until..."
The Guard Brigade paused briefly, then continued: "Until the appearance of the Divine Showcase."
Xiahou Fuxing, taken aback, looked up. It was because of the Divine Showcase and Charge Horn that he became famous, so he understood something about the Divine Showcase.
It truly was a mystical item.
Others remained silent, only the Black Sister listened intently with enthusiasm, as the Sun Federation did not have the Divine Showcase and was still engulfed in war.
"I had the opportunity to face the Divine Showcase alone four times."
"The first time I faced the Divine Showcase alone, I asked a question: Are both worlds real?"
"It gave an affirmative answer and assigned me a simple task, just to give it the item most precious to me at the time."
"For Baiyi to not dare to attempt the Divine Showcase lightly, wanting something worthless to it, indicates that, to an all-knowing entity like the Divine Showcase, this was a matter-of-fact question."
After a pause, the Guard Brigade continued: "I also don’t dismiss the possibility that the Dawn Ascension Company truly pioneered history and gave the item a standard response. So, during my second use of the Divine Showcase, I asked a second question."