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Chapter 49: Chapter 48 - Sci-Fi - Daylight Floating City

"Hey hey hey! That’s too much!"

A flash of white light passed, and the clone’s actions were directly blocked.

A fluffy white rabbit, half of its body emerging from a silvery-gray statue while the other half eerily remained inside, as if burrowing out from ripples in water.

At the moment it appeared, all the excited players instantly shut their mouths, as if trained to retreat in fear, their attitude clearly terrified.

Boss Rabbit didn’t care about the players’ fear. It tilted its head, its blood-red eyes glaring tightly at Su Ming’an below the statue, its mouth puckering up:

"Aiyayaya... so it’s my beloved Number One Player... But, such cruel acts of shattering someone’s splendid body... Even if you are my darling Number One Player, you can’t do that, no!"

"The rules didn’t say you couldn’t destroy statues," Su Ming’an said.

"Oh! Oh oh oh!" Boss Rabbit’s ears quivered eerily, and then it grinned, "It’s added now, from now on no one can do naughty things to my grand statue anymore!"

Su Ming’an heard the system notification, it was obviously about the addition of new rules in the Main God World.

"My darling top of the list, really good at exploiting loopholes in the rules." Boss Rabbit looked at him pityingly: "Well, I’m going to leave now, dear Number One Player, you can continue happily facing your ardent admirers, although you would call them ’Light Pursuers’..."

"Wait a moment, about this anonymity thing, aren’t you going to take responsibility?" Su Ming’an pointed at his own head, where his title shone as obviously as a lamp. He had chopped at the statue to lure out Boss Rabbit.

"Aiyayaya, dear Ming’an fails to notice, and yet wants to pass the blame to cute little Rabbit—Rabbit is so cute, how can you blame Rabbit!" Boss Rabbit emitted a terrifying laugh while twisting eerily, its bloody white lines blurring together, making the scene bizarrely sanity-dropping.

"But this error is about the description, right? It said to be in stealth mode, yet you tag me like this..."

"No problem with the description~ It’s darling Ming’an who wasn’t careful~ Boys should pay attention to their appearance when going out, don’t even have time to look in the mirror in a corner?"

"Hmm? That’s not right, is it?" Su Ming’an lifted his eyelids, staring at it: "Normally, providing anonymity and ID is meant to protect one’s identity."

"Yes~ It’s just that you didn’t notice the title on your head~"

"But, the originally effective role of concealing identity has failed," Su Ming’an continued: "So, what’s the point of such concealment—just to make us guess?"

"Yes~" Boss Rabbit grinned, "You need to think things through~ don’t just pass the blame to Rabbit~"

"I see," Su Ming’an suddenly revealed a smile, his hands spread: "You admitted it."

"What?"

"If the Main God Space, where rules are only half-stated and unexpected crises can arise anytime, then it’s tough for players to trust the rules they see," Su Ming’an sighed: "Games need rules, and the Main God Space is the place where all initial rules are set. I remember—the system said, this is a place to rest, not for competition, if even the place that initially set the original rules loses the integrity of these rules—"

At this, he slightly tilted his head, his tone heavy:

"Then, this place isn’t much different from the average world, having completely lost its dignity... Right, the administrator of the Main God Space, Boss Rabbit."

Boss Rabbit’s expression stiffened slightly.

"You’re twisting words..." it said.

"Really... a resting place where one must always be on guard," Su Ming’an turned his head, sighing, a clear light flashing in his eyes: "How sad... To think that even the most fair and secure spaces are obscured... Even the styles of the regions for adventure and rest aren’t well defined. Such a game, is truly disappointing..."

Boss Rabbit’s smile gradually faded, it watched the players recording this conversation, and suddenly burst out:

"—Okay! Okay! You win, fine!"

It grabbed its enormous ears and stretched them into a rubber band, then, fleeing, it "whooshed" into the statue, leaving behind a powerless rage:

"Even though the Main God Space isn’t what you say it is—but knowing you would say, you can say! Sending you back! Happy now!"

The next moment, Su Ming’an felt dizzy.

When he opened his eyes again, he was back in his personal space.

As he touched the door, he saw the option [Do You Choose to Hide Your Title?].

He revealed a smile.

... In this probing, he understood that even seemingly all-powerful higher-dimensional beings have to abide by their "rules".

Could this "rule" become his means to break out of the chessboard?

...

Su Ming’an spent two days in his personal space, collecting various information on the forum without going out again.

The previous conversation with Boss Rabbit had stirred up another sensation, with people passionately discussing the topic of "actually being able to negotiate with the organizers." However, he did not pay much attention anymore.

When he heard the system prompt, he realized it was time to leave.

[Rest countdown over!]

[Verifying your identity—Adventurer Player, identity confirmed]

[World chat disabled for you, world forum disabled for you, personal space disabled for you]

[Occupation system activated!]

[Reviewing the First World player experience, analyzing your current strength—]

[Three occupation directions have been selected for you, please choose one!]

[Please note, there is no inherent strength or weakness in occupations themselves, it only depends on the player’s skill application and match. You can continuously refine your occupation in subsequent game progress]

[(Judicator: Strong Attack Type, Destructive Type, enhances Four Dimensions Attributes, attacks using the extensibility of annihilation.)

(Redeemer: Mental Type, Magic Nullification Type, enhances Mentality Attributes, strengthens mastery over spatial spells, uses space to control enemies, attacks have magic breaking effect, significantly increases mentality resistance)

(Light Transmitter: Support Type, Enhancement Type, imposes statuses, removes negative effects, forces retention of optimal mental state, breaks through the upper limit of mental attributes, significantly strengthens control over clones)]

Su Ming’an looked at the three occupations, almost wanting all of them.

...The system understood his needs too well, especially the third one’s "force retention of optimal mental state" which was truly a blessing for him. Maintaining his clones was almost torture every second, and if he could have such a skill... he wouldn’t have needed Yu Ruohuo to stay by his side at all.

But then, he heard this:

[Detected that you have perfectly passed the First World, granting you the right to choose a Hidden Occupation]

[You can spend 200 Points to select a Hidden Occupation. Would you like to choose? (Please note: Hidden Occupations are not necessarily superior to regular ones; in fact, their advantages and disadvantages are extremely severe! Severe enough that they warrant significant consideration from the player! Please choose carefully!)]

The massive disadvantage, and the steep price of 200 Points, would likely dissuade many players, even those who had a perfect pass, from risking their savings—such high stakes were too great, and many might retreat.

But Su Ming’an said "yes."

...He was already walking on the edge of a knife; a bit more danger was nothing significant. Since everything needed to be done to extremes, he might as well take the challenge to the extreme.

[Reconfirming! Do you insist on choosing a Hidden Occupation? Once chosen, it cannot be changed!]

"Confirm."

[You have chosen a Hidden Occupation]

[Ding dong! Occupation (Bright Judicator) acquired, some attributes have changed, original skill (Cloning) has disappeared]

Su Ming’an heard the crisp notification from the system, and then, he felt as if his field of view had changed somehow, soon realizing a significant enhancement in his spiritual power.

[(Bright Judicator) (Hidden Occupation): Dual-Type, combination of ultimate mentality and ultimate strength]

[Clone Skill evolved, attribute points distribution has changed]

[(Occupation Core Skill) Bright Night Clone lv.1:

Creates a clone.

The clone has independent thinking ability and its own persona, but the original can still sense the clone’s senses and issue commands instantly.

Current status: (Original) fixed in "Shadow" state, (Clone) fixed in "Bright" state.

"Shadow" state: Mentality attribute growth significantly increased, other three-dimensional attributes growth significantly decreased. Stable state can be maintained by collecting the world’s malice.

"Bright" state: Mentality attribute growth significantly decreased, other three-dimensional attributes growth significantly increased. Stable state can be maintained by collecting the world’s goodwill.

Attention!!!

If one side dies, the other can resurrect it after a period (cost required, which will be unlocked later) and perform an "Bright" "Shadow" attributes swap.

Only by killing both the original body and the clone at the same time is a player considered completely dead. However, if one of the two dies, it greatly increases the mental burden—and it is very likely to cause the player to mentally collapse and die!

...

[Occupation Evaluation:—You will become the most steadfast, yet the most easily swayed Light Pursuer and Chasing Darkness, may your faith remain everlasting!]

...

Su Ming’an glanced at the skill description, which was written in a complex manner, but he roughly understood its meaning.

Previously, if the original body died, it was all over, forcing him to preserve the original body to control the clone. Now, even if the original body died, as long as the clone existed, the original could be reborn—if he and his clone weren’t killed at the same time within a certain period, he wouldn’t be completely dead... It really was a very bug-like survival skill, but it also stated that death "very likely" causes mental collapse.

...It seems he could no longer treat the clone like a tool to let it die randomly.

Importantly, the clone seemed to have developed its own consciousness.

He checked the panel and found that his "Shadow" state self was as fragile as paper.

...

[Personal Data]

Real Name: Su Ming’an

Number: BE3030

Level: First Rank Eight

Honor: Newcomer Stage Champion, Number One Player (Coronation Moment)

Occupation: White Judicator (Hidden)

Equipment: Roughly Made Protective Clothing (White), Four-Leaf Clover Bracelet (Green), Poppy Dagger (Green), Aurora Ring (Purple), Remington RP9 (Green), Sword of Yarman (Green)

Skills:

[Spatial lv.1: A skill with great potential for controllability, expandable through upgrades. (lv.1 effect: short-distance spatial displacement (Mana cost: 120 points)) (charge: 2 times: after two spatial displacements, a one-hour wait is needed to recharge)]

[(Blue Level) Annihilation lv1: Wherever your fingertips reach, it can be melted by annihilation energy, its power depends on the Mana Points invested.]

[(Occupation Core Skill) Bright Night Clone lv.1: Creates a clone. The clone has autonomous thinking ability and an independent personality, but the original body can still sense the clone’s five senses and issue orders instantly.

Current Status: (Original) firmly set as "Shadow" state, (Clone) firmly set as "Bright" state—note, this skill has a high risk of death collapse!]

[Basic Gunmanship lv.1]

Health Points: 300 (Reference data only, not a fixed value)

Mana: 100+20*35 (recovery speed 7/min)

Physical Strength: 3 (Shadow state)

Strength: 3 (Shadow state)

Agility: 3 (Shadow state)

Spirit: 40 (Shadow state, significantly increased growth! Spell type skills significantly increased in power!)

[Mentality Resistance lv.4*2]

Charm: A

Luck: B+ (Four-Leaf Clover Bracelet, Aurora Ring bonus)

Points: 5

Combat Power: 400 (Personal Normal Combat Power), 450 (Clone Normal Combat Power)

...

Clone:

Health Points: 500+30*15 (Reference data only, not a fixed value)

Mana: 100 (recovery speed 5/min)

Physical Strength: 15 (Bright state)

Strength: 15 (Bright state)

Agility: 15 (Bright state)

Spirit: 4 (Bright state)

[Combat Mastery lv.1 (Automatically included in Bright state)]

[Blade Mastery lv.1 (Automatically included in Bright state)]

[Swordsmanship Mastery lv.1 (Automatically included in Bright state)]

...

Su Ming’an stared at his own Health Points of 300—this was truly a health point where one touch could be fatal. The occupation was powerful, but its flaws were very obvious, both were too extreme, and the mental state would also become very unstable—this was very dangerous.

Just then, the system continued to issue a prompt:

[Rest time is over—dear players, welcome back to the World Game!]

[Update Announcement: After the completion of the Second World·Daylight Floating City instance, the Main God Space will be fully opened, with Casual Players able to become "Forging Masters," "Pharmacists," "Formation Mages," "Inscription Masters," and other support type occupations, and can open their own shops on the plaza! Different server’s Main God Plazas can be divided by nationality for residence, top-ranking Main God Plazas can be designated as military or private areas! Guild System and Team Formation System will soon be open! Guild Headquarters will soon be open!]

[—Please look forward to it.]

White light surged around Su Ming’an, and after checking his attributes one last time, he closed his eyes.

[Second World: Sci-fi World·Daylight Floating City. Global instance competitive game.]

[Participating Players: 256,730,853 people!]

[The sci-fi world will be copied into 25,673,085 identical instances, each instance deploying 8-12 players for the game!]

[As players are entering the game for the second time, they automatically learn the universal language. This skill will disappear after the World ends!]

[—The world begins!]

...

Before Su Ming’an even opened his eyes, he noticed the familiar barrage of messages starting to roll across his vision, its popularity instantaneously soaring from zero to hundreds of millions—the audience was even larger than before.

[Number One—!]

[Hubby, I’m here—!]

[Sci-fi world!? Cyberpunk rocks! Wuhu—]

[Indeed, watching from the perspective of the Number One Player is more comfortable; it’s far more relaxing than being a player struggling in the game. I never want to venture in a tough game again.]

[Today’s Lighthouse will also stay bright—! Ming An’an, I will follow you forever!]

[Daily question, when will Yuanyuan return? Has she become a viewer?]

[Wuwuwu, host, I’m sorry, I’ve always been against you before, I didn’t know you were the Number One Player...]

[...]

Judging from the number of adventurous players, many who survived to the end in the Apocalyptic World had also chosen to quit the game.

This was an elimination system, and those willing to participate in such a brutal game were going to become fewer and fewer.

...This strengthened his resolve even more.

Su Ming’an opened his eyes and saw an isolated Mechanical Floating City, the entire structure composed of numerous interlocking parts, those pure white components exposing the building entirely to sunlight, shimmering with blinding dazzling light like a Holy City in the sky.

He found himself dressed in a suit, standing with four other players on the large platform at the entrance of this Mechanical Floating City. Meeting the eyes of the others, he saw clear emotional fluctuations in their eyes: shock and astonishment, joy and excitement, and even challenging gazes filled with combativeness and malice.

"The, the Number One Player?" a young man wearing a baseball cap couldn’t help exclaiming.