Monsters Are Coming
Chapter 299 - 136 Ascension Afterward

Chapter 299: Chapter 136 Ascension Afterward

After listening to the narrative from the head of the Sky Dome Technology Center, the conference attendees focused their gaze on the forum post slowly sliding down the screen.

This analysis left them immensely shocked as it revealed a perspective they had never imagined.

The legitimate Dark Land and the secretly circulating pirated version could very well be two separate games.

If this hypothesis is true, it explains the significant disagreement in viewpoints among netizens, with each side accusing the other of being trolls.

The most crucial point is that neither game produces external information.

This makes it impossible to compare the two games, resulting in noticeable differences in perception.

From a regular player’s perspective, they evidently wouldn’t think there is any issue with the Dark Land they are playing.

Legitimate players received qualifications through official channels, while the content experienced by pirated version players is enough to prove the game’s authenticity, leading them not to suspect any issues.

"Is there any player who has obtained the qualifications for the pirated version and also possesses the legitimate Dark Land game qualification?"

Bai Chen, standing on the podium, asked in a deep voice at this moment.

Confronted with the question, the attendees turned their heads and queried their teams.

After a long time, still, no one provided an answer.

Seeing this, Bai Chen fell into contemplation.

This indicates that, for now, no players have been found to have both the Dark Land and its pirated version downloaded from a link.

Thinking about it carefully, the probability of having both games is extremely low.

With a Human Clan population of two billion, less than 4 million players obtained the legitimate Dark Land through five rounds of purchases, meaning the number of players owning the game is less than one five-hundredth of the total population.

The number of qualifications for the pirated version of Dark Land distributed is unclear, but it’s evidently far lower than those for the legitimate version.

Assuming five thousand were distributed, the probability of players simultaneously having the qualifications for both the legitimate and pirated games is one in two hundred million.

Yet this calculation hasn’t considered an inevitable factor.

That is, players who own the legitimate Dark Land, upon seeing a pirated link, would not even bother clicking to download.

With this in mind, Bai Chen suddenly looked up and asked a person from his team behind him:

"Director Li, how many of the 500 slots the Moon Eclipse Clan sent us last time are left?"

"Chairman, they’ve all been distributed to various agencies, and all qualifications have been activated and used."

Upon hearing this, Bai Chen felt helpless. He then turned toward the attendees and spoke in a deep voice:

"This is an issue we need to focus on. We must quickly ascertain whether Dark Land and its pirated version are the same game or two completely different games. All representatives should conduct investigations once they return. Today’s meeting is adjourned."

"By the way, allocate funds to the Sky Dome Technology Center to acquire as many pirated Dark Land game coins as possible, just in case. Whether Manager Xiao’s conjecture is the truth or not, we must be prepared in advance to avoid being caught off guard."

...

Primordial Altar.

Qi Sheng withdrew his gaze from the Human Clan’s conference hall.

In fact, he didn’t care what the upper ranks of the Human Clan thought.

After getting feedback from Guidance, he redirected his gaze northward to the Evil Moon Domain at the Colorful Mist Coast.

In the previous round of moon phase transitions, the Waning Moon level domain remained in the Waning Moon state.

The island under the Evil Moon’s illumination was shrouded in a layer of gloom, and twisted, spiraling Corrosion Cores were scattered across the island.

The ocean surrounding the island was also eroded by Black Tide Energy, with countless derivative Evil Spirits swiftly swimming beneath the blood-red sea surface.

Following Guidance, Qi Sheng’s gaze landed at a domain node in the central area of the island.

He saw black substance continuously absorbing materials in the Evil Moon space, rapidly aggregating and extending upwards.

"Is a new Evil Spirit about to descend?"

[Boss, this is the concentration of the Evil Eye Tower. Without accidents, a new Evil Tower is about to emerge within this Evil Moon Domain, with new Evil Spirit Warriors and Evil Eyes arriving.]

[But this time, we have a first-move advantage. If the descending ones are indeed low-level intelligent Evil Spirits, with the current strength of the Player Corps, capturing it effortlessly is evidently not a problem. Then we’ll strike preemptively and nip it in the bud.]

[I even suspect that after the Evil Spirit’s birth, we won’t need to make a move; forces in the nearby sea will act first, such as the Ancient God Race. They clearly won’t stand by as the Black Tide grows near their territory, posing a threat to themselves. Thus, there’s no need to worry about the newborn Evil Spirit posing a substantial threat to the Colorful Mist Coast Region.]

Listening to Guidance’s explanation, Qi Sheng nodded.

The Emperor Tomb Mountain Range area being sealed is already troublesome enough; he doesn’t want the path from the Colorful Mist Coast Region to the sea being blocked by the Black Tide as well.

However, as Guidance said, adjacent to the Evil Moon Domain is the Ghost Shadow Sea Domain.

That’s the territory of the Ancient God Race. If the Black Tide were to expand, it would first face suppression from the Ancient God Race.

He didn’t need to worry about this issue.

Just as Qi Sheng was about to observe the process of the Evil Spirit Warrior’s descent more deeply, he received feedback from Guidance again, shifting his view to a player’s perspective.

...

Colorful Mist Coast, Bright Star Sea Area.

Dream Island.

Sitting amidst the vast, endless ocean, a small island is dense with vegetation, including towering, ancient trees and low-growing colorful plants. The air is filled with the faint fragrance emitted by the plants.

A campfire is set up on the sandy beach in front of the island’s cliff.