Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 39 - 38: The Black-clothed Guard’s Test (4K)

Chapter 39: Chapter 38: The Black-clothed Guard’s Test (4K)

"It couldn’t be other players, could it?" Wang Hao was truly shocked, "Could this game be online, not a standalone game?"

"Then I’m falling behind."

He didn’t particularly like online games, because they meant competition. Even though he was a whale who spent a lot on games, there would still be some people to compare with.

But this feature was too good not to use, so he quickly clicked "Allow Guests to Visit."

After pondering for a while, he spent 2,000 points to upgrade the Basic Training Camp to Intermediate.

The Basic Training Camp was really a bit shabby.

If there really were other players, he couldn’t afford to lose face!

A flash of white light passed by, and in just a few seconds, the surrounding fog dissipated, revealing more functional buildings and an expanded area of the training camp.

In total, three new areas were added.

The first area was called "Sea of Ether": Characters could increase their Spiritual Strength at a higher speed in the Sea of Ether and gain new superpowers.

The second area was called "Weird Forest": where relatively weaker weird creatures were born, which didn’t have overly special abilities. Both characters and guests could better train their combat skills here.

One of the great advantages of training in these two new areas was that you’d be transported out at the moment before death, to prevent actual death.

The third area was the "Exchange," where guests could offer trade deals in exchange for the rights to use the various functions of the training ground.

"Only 800 points left, can’t afford anything else, let’s just leave it at that!"

Wang Hao took off his helmet and started doing housework in a good mood, starting with washing his clothes and pants. Then, he aired Han Xiaoyue’s quilt on the balcony, and finally began mopping the floor.

He wasn’t a man of finer tastes, but he wasn’t sloppy either; after all, this was his own home, and it wouldn’t do to live in a mess.

As for hiring a part-time maid to help clean, he didn’t really like that idea for some reason.

After finishing all the chores, it was already 10:30 am. Just when he thought of going to the market to buy groceries, he noticed an unread WeChat message on his phone.

"Wang, it’s been a long time since we’ve played games together, what have you been up to lately?"

Oh, it was Immortal Bean, a junior who often played games with him.

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Agent 28, Sun Qingqing, stared at her phone nervously. As an A-level Investigator of the Black-clothed Guard, with exceptional Talent, she was investigating clues related to "Players."

She had sent the WeChat message half an hour ago. Why hadn’t the other party replied yet?!

Finally, the belated reply popped up on her phone: "Long time no see, Immortal Bean. Lately, I’ve been so busy that I’ve scared myself with my own diligence. Studying, writing, doing housework, improving myself, I feel like I’m making progress every day."

The other party also sent a picture of a Kirby plush basking in the sun, which looked quite cute.

Sun Qingqing pondered for a while and asked, "Have you played any interesting games lately?"

The pressure from the unknown Demon God [Game] was indeed terrifying, not just for the Black-clothed Guard, but almost all major agencies in the country had united to collect any clues about the "Game" and "Players!"

Any and all games, whether they had appeared on the market or not, were investigated thoroughly!

Special attention was paid to those "Players" who could potentially pose a risk!

Her prime investigation target was these "strange people."

There are "strange people" in the world who are neither weird creatures nor normal "humans." According to the Great Science Academy’s research, they are hybrids of humans and weird creatures.

These people are called hybrids.

The number of hybrids is very small, possibly only a few dozen around the world.

The superpowers that hybrids possess are far stronger than the normal human standard.

Normal humans have limits, and their Hume indices remain within a certain range.

But hybrids, like weird creatures, have no limits.

Hybrids often have some sort of mental disorder, showing a tendency to transform into weird creatures. Furthermore, if they found out that idealistic phenomena really exist in this world and their materialistic thinking wavers, they’re at a higher risk of turning into weird creatures.

Her current key tracking subject was a hybrid known as "Jin Li," who was also her senior and frequently played games with her when they were in school!

His ability to charm girls in games was extraordinary!

Recalling the fun times they had together in the game, Sun Qingqing couldn’t help but feel discouraged about her own gaming skills, Talent, and not-so-nimble fingers.

Alright, time to get down to business.

To the outside world, "Jin Li" seemed like a normal human, with behavior indistinguishable from ordinary people. However, his superpower was "extreme luck," which might just be the surface manifestation of a much stronger ability.

This luck was strong enough to sway the outcome of games.

Her past "Platinum Rank" was literally carried there by "Jin Li."

Ever since "Jin Li" graduated, she had reverted to her true form, with her win rate plummeting. No matter how hard she tried, she could only struggle in the Bronze Rank.

With such a low score, she often got matched with toxic young players...

She couldn’t out-curse these toxic young players and even after revealing her loli voice, they became even more aggressive. It just wasn’t possible to keep playing the game like this.

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Wang Hao looked at the content on his phone, boasted to himself for a while, then fell into deep thought.