Chapter 389
B8017913: "Players are beings who still possess planets and civilizations. Cosmic beings are those whose homelands and civilizations have been destroyed, yet refuse to join the lives of others on their planets."
B8017913: "For example, after Zai Jiu was breached by Ze Lan..."
Yu Xun Ge: "Let’s use a different metaphor; turn it around."
B8017913: "...for instance, after Ze Lan was breached by Zai Jiu, the players of Ze Lan would refuse to go live in Zai Jiu, unwilling to walk the world under the name of Zai Jiu. Thus, they would have no choice but to wander the cosmos."
B8017913: "Only the strong have the courage to leave a planet and walk alone in the universe."
B8017913: "In the cosmos, only true strong ones can survive the long, lonely wanderings."
【Chapter 505: Divine Game: Nonsense Restaurant 21】
Yu Xun Ge: "...the 'strong' who were smashed to death by Song Gui have something to say."
As if sensing what Yu Xun Ge was thinking, B8017913 added, "Elimination is everywhere. Moreover, here, every so often, worlds perish, and new worlds are born. This is a playground for the divine, where worlds and you and I are merely toys."
Yu Xun Ge fell silent.
The twelve alien races of Ze Lan still possess their own tribes and main cities, which might be the best outcome after the world’s defeat, much like the Senhai of the past.
A second-tier outcome might be the destruction of the world, but the tribes survive, becoming the "monsters" Yu Xun Ge encounters in the wilds of Ze Lan.
Based on her conjecture, Zai Jiu was likely destroyed in her past life, yet in Liang Po Zhou's ending, the descendants lived quite well, just not as thrilling.
From this perspective, it seems that in her past life, Yu Xun Huan must have gone to Ze Lan with three wives, and thanks to his talents and the forces he cultivated, he lived quite well?
She hadn’t thought about the book that briefly flashed in her mind when she was reborn for a long time; she trusted her conclusions drawn from the information she had personally gathered.
Aside from these two outcomes, what about those strong ones whose tribes were nearly wiped out, becoming cosmic wanderers?
This guess might be a bit presumptuous, but Yu Xun Ge believed that as long as the tribe still existed, the strong would not easily leave their tribe to wander.
Putting herself in their shoes, if one day Zai Jiu were destroyed, as long as humanity hadn’t dwindled to just five digits...
No, as long as it hadn’t dwindled to just three digits, even if she were cold-hearted, she wouldn’t leave.
Yet among the many cosmic wanderers in the food street, Yu Xun Ge still hadn’t seen any beings resembling her own kind.
B8017913 continued to explain, "They have no home here."
Yu Xun Ge: "So they can still participate in the Divine Game?"
B8017913: "The Divine Game is their only form of entertainment."
Once it came to discussing game rewards and mechanics, B8017913 found it hard to be clear, often having to speak around the topic.
Yu Xun Ge elaborated on her guess: "Do they receive many rewards for participating in the Divine Game? Is there a chance they could lose their player status? Or perhaps become permanent residents in the game?"
B8017913: "Not a chance. Players can only represent their own worlds in battle. Without a world, no matter how many keys they earn, they have no qualification to play."
B8017913: "Moreover, player status isn’t that significant to them. All cosmic wanderers, I mean all of them, were once players of the Divine Game who fought for their own worlds, without exception."
B8017913: "The permanent residents in the game are our mechanical race; we don’t need them. However, cosmic wanderers do receive rewards for participating in the Divine Game."
Yu Xun Ge: "Alright."
B8017913: "By the way, I only have 2% battery left."
Yu Xun Ge casually touched the smallest World Tomb hidden in her palm, pretending to scratch her right ear, and discreetly passed it to B8017913. In the world battlefield, the World Tomb is an exceptionally unique entity that cannot be locked.
One less is one less. She had thought this game might replenish her supplies, but here, even if she killed enemies, there were no drops of the World Tomb...
She hadn’t stolen a World Tomb here before, and now she was on a streak of bad luck, so the chances were even slimmer.
In the battlefield chat channel, there was talk about the market, but such information that could potentially harm players was exchanged in a very veiled manner; only those who had shared experiences understood what each other was saying.
After flipping through the chat records and finding no more useful information, Yu Xun Ge decided to observe the Mai Mang Crab and the other players nearby.
The Octopus Barrel had already released her from its constraints, and with her culinary skills on display, Yu Xun Ge shed her disguise and flew beside the Mai Mang Crab.
In the next half hour, she indeed encountered quite a bit of trouble; the danger level of the "Stocking" position was on par with that of "Chef" and "Cashier."
The trouble with this market wasn’t the number of rules or their complexity; in fact, there was only one market rule at a time.
The problem with this market rule was that it changed every minute.
Each time, players had to wait for someone to break the rule before they could guess what it was based on the reactions of the offending player.
This unknown waiting was the most excruciating; even with thousands of players and cosmic beings around, the atmosphere was terrifyingly oppressive in the first few seconds after a rule update.
The punishment was indiscriminate; even the strong could find themselves in trouble.
When Yu Xun Ge first emerged from the space, the rule was to remain silent.
Breaking the rule would randomly select one offending player’s favorite attack skill to strike them.
Moreover, the damage of this skill would be calibrated to take away 99% of that player’s health when the skill completed its process.
After being nearly killed for the fifth time by "Cheers," Yu Xun Ge thought, "This is truly a heartless move."
The blood shield she had cast on herself had long been shattered, and she was frantically healing herself, fearing that other players might swoop in for the kill.
Fortunately, "Cheers" was a long-duration burst skill, lasting five seconds. As long as Yu Xun Ge started healing herself from the first second, she wouldn’t be left with just a sliver of health when the skill finished.
Holding the "Twilight and Night" transformed from B8017913, she wanted to pick up the scraps of others just as much as they wanted to pick up hers.
She even tried to pick up the scraps from the Mai Mang Crab, but unfortunately, the latter had cast a shield just as the punishment skill ended.
The bullet that didn’t trigger the "Midnight Exile" effect failed to break through defenses, and Yu Xun Ge reluctantly lowered her sniper.
The Mai Mang Crab looked at her with a mournful expression: "You have such a cruel heart."
The next minute, it was Yu Xun Ge who broke the rules.
But just as she had expected, the Mai Mang Crab didn’t rush to attack.
Not only did the Mai Mang Crab hold back, but players with combat power exceeding level 13 Abyss level also refrained from attacking her.
Noticing this, sometimes when Yu Xun Ge was hit by "Cheers" in the last few seconds, she would deliberately run behind the Mai Mang Crab to dodge the sneak attacks from those level 11 and 12 players.
Mai Mang Crab: "...Zai Lan Feng Tang wouldn’t do this."
Yu Xun Ge, hiding behind the Mai Mang Crab while healing herself, casually replied, "Sigh, that’s why she still has a lot to learn."
Mai Mang Crab: "..."
Ting Zhou Jing E: "..."
Octopus Barrel: "You have a lovely way of speaking; say more during the competition."
Assigned to the trash talk strategy, Yu Xun Ge: "...Thank you, you have great taste."
In the five minutes leading up to the competition, the Octopus Barrel began leading them toward the food street.
【Chapter 507: Divine Game: Nonsense Restaurant 22】
All players returned to the food street before the competition began. Some casually found a shop to stay in, some flew in the sky, and others stood idly on the street.
Yu Xun Ge discreetly surveyed the nearby players.
Yu Xun Ge: "I need to constantly scan everyone near me, especially those with stealing skills. If anyone gets too close, alert me immediately."
B8017913: "Got it."
This was just the second layer of insurance; the first layer was her most satisfying title skill, "Creating Sin."
Stealing skills count as sneak attacks too; she knew how terrifying such skills could be. She also understood that S-rank divine gifts weren’t unique; they would change based on each player’s traits and soul essence as they progressed.
She couldn’t be sure if one day she would find herself on the receiving end of a skill that could steal divine gifts.
Yu Xun Ge spotted Dong Hai Sha Leng flying in the distance. They exchanged a brief glance before nonchalantly looking away.
She also saw Song Gui, who was standing with Mai Quan Xiong Ni and two new teammates, one being Tao Mian and the other another Autumn Bear.
Then there was Wu Ren, who was talking to a moon fox named Hua Shu. The moon fox had a buzz cut, and the tips of its tail were a stunning pink.
Yu Xun Ge had always thought that color was unattractive, but on that moon fox, it looked incredibly stylish.
It seemed to strip away the flavor that color was supposed to have, becoming a hue devoid of any temperament.
As she gathered more secrets in Ze Lan, Yu Xun Ge’s understanding of the various races in Ze Lan deepened.
Although the moon fox was ranked among the top three high-ranking holy races alongside the Oak Owl and the Undead in the twelve holy races, its situation was far from optimistic.
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