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[Suffering can be avoided, but destiny cannot be escaped]

[Dusk has fallen, the kings have descended]

[This session of the Song of Kings event will be open to all Summoners above Level 10. Within 504 hours following this announcement, eligible Summoners can register to participate via their personal panel interface]

[The Song of Kings event is divided into two stages, the preliminary and the main competition. The preliminary stage lasts for 504 hours, and Summoners can increase their personal score by performing routine, script, and deathmatch tasks, killing killing field wildlife, and defeating killing field security guards through proactive behaviors]

[The maximum score is 1000 points, with evaluation criteria roughly equivalent to task evaluations. Low-quality repetitive actions cannot be used to boost scores]

[Each Summoner can check their current score and ranking interval on the event subsection of their personal panel. The top 70% of Summoners will receive system rewards equivalent to high-difficulty task A-S+ level settlement rewards, with special items such as Mall VIP Card, Life Recovery Potion, Emergency Escape Card, Attribute Reset Card, and item upgrade card dropping]

[Ultimately, only the top 3% of ranked Summoners will advance to the main competition stage, at which time the specific schedule of the main competition will be announced]

[Detailed rules can be found in the system log, and the killing field retains ultimate interpretive authority]

Having the spotlight snatched away, Li Cheng frustratingly slapped his forehead, while the war drone shop across the street switched songs to a classic hit from a Chinese music icon,

"I want to bloom with life~ like flying in the vast sky~"

...pointing at me, huh? Your fart wearing leather pants will surely bulge.

Li Cheng twitched at the corner of his eye and completed all remaining deliveries,

Then added a few rules at the bottom of the small blackboard, instructing those wishing to participate in the Assemble Device activity to deposit their cultural relics at the automatic vending machine at the Star-casting Anvil counter.

Returning to the real world, Gray Rain stared wide-eyed at the forum homepage, with countless posts refreshing like a waterfall, causing the slider on the right side of the page to tremble up and down spasmodically.

"Oh my, the space elevator says so!"

The Whale Song Guild, responsible for forum operation, quickly reacted, with the Transcendent programmers transforming into code deities on the spot,

Rapidly launching a new section called [Song of Kings Event], with several subsections beneath, each having its own channels.

Including but not limited to [News Preview], accredited news reports by various big guilds.

[Disciplinary Committee], reporting and exposing actions that violate broadly recognized fundamental norms. Such as rumor-mongering, fraud. Severe cases will be reported to the Shabby Street Community Committee.

[Personnel Recruitment], providing a communication platform for players looking to form teams.

[General Discussion], a space for bragging and chatting.

[Emotional Hotline]... Wait, it hasn’t even been ten minutes since the system notification was issued, Whale Song, what are you up to with this section,

Moreover, the player group roams the edge of life and death all day, with a remarkably high probability of suffering Emotional Syndrome, mania, or schizophrenia,

There are very few couples discussing genuine sweet romances; once an emotional dispute occurs, it’s literally "first sword upon landing, first slashing the person adored."

Even Gray Rain couldn’t help but lament: "What a prank, who knows which group this Emotional Hotline is prepared for."

"Probably for the Charm Flow players looking for the patsy."

Li Cheng also sat beside the computer desk, scanning the webpage.

To be fair, although players usually enjoy cynicism and complaining about big guilds’ arrogance, the big guilds do perform in critical moments.

Clicked on the [News Preview] channel, the first post was an analysis of the specific rules of the event by a think tank composed of GOC and several other guilds.

Firstly, the time, 504 hours equates to 24 days, just slightly longer than the average interval between two structured tasks for a player.

Even for Level 8 and Level 9 newcomers, with luck, they can complete two tasks within half a month to accumulate enough experience points for promoting to Level 10, reaching the eligibility threshold.

Secondly, the competition system is generous; let’s not talk about the unshaped main competition,

The preliminary stage is quite relaxed, allowing all players above Level 10 to participate, and the system is friendly to newbies; even those who just transitioned can still have a reasonable chance of advancing to the main competition.

"Why is that?"

Gray Rain pointed at the expert comment on how the system favors newcomers,

Looking perplexed: "The main competition only accepts the top 3% of Summoners; according to Shabby Street Community Committee’s last census, the top 3% are all Transcendents above Level 25, totaling 6000 people.

Level 10 newbies basically don’t qualify to squeeze into 3%, right?"

"Theoretically, yes, but there is a rule prohibiting repetitive score brushing later."

Li Cheng explained: "The system explicitly stipulates that scores are assessed based on players’ specific performance in tasks, killing wild monsters, and other positive actions.

We take the performance peak among players of the same level.

In other words, a Level 38 Transcendent slaying a Level 15 wild monster in the wild likely earns no points.

Whereas a Level 10 Summoner, overcoming numerous hardships and narrowly achieving the near-impossible of counter-killing a Level 15 wild monster, may receive hundreds of points.

This way, even if they don’t make it to the main competition, or voluntarily give up on advancing, they can still win the top-tier preselection phase rewards."

"Understood, the scoring system realizes a covert grouping. Elites compete with elites. Mid-tier compete with mid-tier. Newbies compete with newbies."

Gray Rain mused: "It can prevent mediocre old-timers from occupying leading positions with an early starter advantage."

Hmm?

Li Cheng was surprised, doesn’t the weight gain from the gluttonous spoon indirectly enhance Gray Rain’s intelligence?

Truly, truly,

Gray Rain sat cross-legged in the office chair, hair draped over her shoulders, silver wing light path half-frame glasses perched on her nose bridge, reflecting the screen’s glow, expression serene and calm,

The image did indeed resemble a high-cognitive woman, a city beauty...

"There’s also something odd about this slogan, Dusk has fallen, the kings have descended, suffering can be avoided, destiny cannot be escaped...

Suffering can be avoided, avoided, Kobe?

Man, what can I say about canned goods."

Within five seconds of luxury, Gray Rain inexplicably burst into silly laughter, the aura crumbled abruptly.

Sigh, alright.

Li Cheng smacked his lips, regardless, it’s essential to participate in such large-scale events.

Earth is not safe.

The Otherworld players encountered during the tremor task, namely Rabbit Ranger Mian Yue and Mushroom King, mentioned that their planet, like Earth, had a Summoner scale of over 200,000, with top-level experts among them.

Even so, their situation remained extremely difficult, engaged in a protracted bloody war with the Abyssal Force.

Additionally, the Phase Change Demon, whose forces have destroyed countless civilizations.

Even many years ago, Dr. Noah’s anchor connection task revealed a frighteningly powerful force level—

The Earth in Dr. Noah’s parallel world was shattered by an outer cosmic deity, with most of its mass devoured, leaving only a small land mass floating.

The cosmic deity that never revealed himself throughout the event is likely far stronger than an Lv40 player on this side....

At the very least, Li Cheng didn’t think humans’ Lv40 elites had the power to completely destroy a planet.

"There’s always someone stronger than you, and bigger challenges out there. In the face of existential threats, eggs can’t remain unbroken. Ultimately, it still lies in self-improvement."

Li Cheng muttered to himself, opened the Three-dimensional Warehouse, entered it, and headed towards the Mechanical Gang, still hanging under the crane, patched all over, occasionally dripping machine oil and blood filth,

"Mechanical Gang, don’t stay injured, get up and exercise!"

Compared to his meticulous Mechanical Master profession, urging the Mechanical Gang to strict training is more effective for enhancing strength.