Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 218 - 179: Version Update, Demigod and Administrator Privileges

Chapter 218: Chapter 179: Version Update, Demigod and Administrator Privileges

Back in the real world, Lince woke up once again.

He had woken up like this before, but this time, Lince felt like the entire world was different.

First of all, too much had happened in the game this time. It was also his most exaggerated, single-session promotion ever.

So, now that he was back in reality, Lince once again felt the stark sense of disconnection between the real world and the game.

Two worlds.

On the reality side of things, Lince felt as if it had become unimportant.

’But is it really unimportant?’

After all, the source of the True Game was reality itself.

Ultimately, however, the True Game itself was the cause of this schism.

After all, one day in reality was equivalent to several hundred days in the game’s Inference Day.

By comparison, in just over ten real-world days, Lince had spent five or six years in the game.

So, a sense of disconnection was inevitable.

After all, the biggest difference between Lince and ordinary Players was his ability to participate in the Descent into Inference Day.

Standing by his bed, Lince felt the cold wind of Ice River City.

But before Lince could even properly adjust his mood, a sudden notification appeared, leaving him both delighted and helpless.

[Friendly Reminder: The True Game is undergoing a mandatory version update. The game is expected to be available again in seven real-world days. During this period, all Players will be unable to log in.]

[This Version’s Update Preview:

1. The game mode for all Players on the second map will be adjusted (details have already been announced).

2. A third batch of game eligibility slots will be drawn. The number of Player slots issued this time will be increased to 1.5 million. Please be aware (see the official announcement for details).

3. Server-wide gameplay will be adjusted. Inference Day will remain the core gameplay mechanic, but each Inference Day will now last a maximum of one hundred days. Player login time will also be adjusted: three days (72 hours) with no time limit. Additionally, there will be a seven-day interval between each game shutdown and reopening.

4. Announcement of another reality rule synchronization. In three hours, the real world will undergo another rule synchronization. After this synchronization, reality will complete its ascension to a Low Demon World in one week. At that time, all Players will have the choice between two ways to use the Power of their Character Cards.

(1. Limited to six hours per day, Players can possess 35% of their Character Card’s strength; 2. With no daily time limit, Players can possess 15% of their Character Card’s strength. Players can choose their Character Card usage method once per week.)

(Special Tip: Visible only to the Cheater Sealer Player. After this update, as the Chief, you will have the Power to unleash 50% of your Character Card’s strength around the clock. Additionally, after the world’s ascension, you will possess low-level game operation permissions. With these permissions, you will also have the authority to unleash 100% of your Character Card’s strength for one hour per day.)

5. After the real world completes its ascension, an alien civilization will invade the Arctic Circle. A special event, the "Civilization Defense War," will commence in reality. Players who wish to participate in this event should make the necessary preparations.

(Civilization Defense War Details:

Enemy Faction: Green Saturn.

Dominant Civilization: Taven Insect People.

Civilization Race: Comprises over one hundred and twenty different types of Insect People, and even large Insect Beasts.

Technology Level: Low Demon, Electric Era, Forbidden Curse Era.

Threat Level: 10%~30% (Low)

Note: This civilization is three eras behind Blue Star’s civilization: the Atomic Age, the Space Age, and the Information Age.)]

I have to say, the True Game was really brewing up something big this time.

After completely acquiring the Karte World, the True Game had clearly benefited immensely.

As a result, the entirety of Blue Star was benefiting along with it.

Even Lince, the Chief, was no exception.

This third round of game eligibility slots was a full five times larger than the last one.

At the same time, it was obvious from the gameplay changes that the True Game was no longer in its initial rush.

After all, the larger the time span of an Inference Day, the more obvious the True Game’s intention to quickly cultivate powerful Players became.

But now?

After Lince had single-handedly conquered the entire Karte World, the True Game was clearly no longer in such a hurry.

Perhaps it was also out of consideration for the general Player base, to prevent them from feeling too great a disconnect between reality and the game, that it had now opened up a three-day play session each time.

Additionally, after each game session, Players also had more rest time in the real world.

A whole week. That really wasn’t bad.

The True Game, that "great capitalist," was finally willing to give its Players a long vacation.

Whether the Players actually wanted this long vacation was not something Lince could concern himself with right now.

Lince’s focus was still on the world’s ascension.

Once this game rule synchronization was complete, the real world would have truly entered the stage of a Low Demon World.

And according to what Lince already knew about world ascension, Low Demon meant that reality would see the emergence of native Demon Beasts and other such creatures.

And the True Game had only provided a one-week buffer period.

This meant that within these seven days, lifeforms befitting a Low Demon World were bound to appear in reality.

Players might be included in this, but naturally growing flora and fauna would likely benefit as well.

By then, it wouldn’t be surprising for Tierless or even Low Tier plants and animals showing Extraordinary potential to appear in the real world.

As for Middle-High Tier, that certainly wouldn’t happen so quickly.

It all depended on how many Extraordinary plants and animals the nascent Mana Will would spawn as soon as Blue Star ascended into a Low Demon World.

Of course, this process might also include the Human Race.

After all, the Human Race was also part of the Mana Ecology, and on Blue Star, it was the most important component.

The Mana Will wouldn’t play favorites. It was, at its core, merely the fundamental operational rule of a Demon World, with no racial bias.

’Reaching Low Tier without even playing the game?’

’Something this good would probably make many Blue Star People wake up laughing, right?’

But correspondingly, some initial chaos was inevitable.

However, the Human Alliance clearly had the Power to quell such chaos quickly.

Therefore, Lince wasn’t actually too concerned about this.

His attention was still focused on the fact that, from what he knew, as long as a world entered the Low Demon stage, it meant Blue Star now had the fertile ground for Deities to exist.

A Low Demon World could support the existence of a single-digit number of Deities.

’So, who on Blue Star will be the ones to achieve Ascension to Divinity?’

Of course, Lince certainly wouldn’t be included among these Deities.

After all, his character and his path were not that of a traditional Deity.

Therefore, judging by the current trend, Players would inevitably have the greater advantage in this race for Ascension to Divinity.

’So, if possible,’ Lince thought, ’why couldn’t it be people I favor who ascend to Blue Star’s divine thrones?’

Just thinking about it made Lince feel that he could perhaps start slowly pushing this matter forward right away.

It was something worth pondering.

And in his mind, Lince already had a few candidates.

’But I can wait and see for now.’

’After all, there are only a few positions for Deities on Blue Star.’

’In the short term, even with the push from the True Game, it’s impossible for Players to achieve Ascension to Divinity.’

So, he could think about this matter a little longer.

As for the last item in the announcement...

He had to admit, the True Game was being quite generous this time.

It had practically exposed every last detail about the Insect People.

’Green Saturn, Taven Insect People?’

’Over 120 types of insects, and even War Beasts?’

’But their level of civilization has reached a semi-modern state.’

’In other words, Blue Star is about to face a group of big guys with mechanical exoskeletons?’

’There might even be various gunfights and artillery battles? Even fighter jet dogfights?’

Of course, during all this, the enemy might even use magical products.

’For example, the Forbidden Curse Era?’

’This thing? It’s not similar to a nuke in nature, is it?’

But frankly, given the grand spectacles Lince had witnessed, what did a nuke even count for?

The existence of High Tier, Saint Tier, and Demigod Tier beings was the real main event.

Furthermore, the fact that the enemy definitely had Deities was something Lince had to take seriously.

According to the laws of a Demon World, a Star Gate could only open into the Star Realm. However, Blue Star previously had no magic and no Mana Will to restrict the arrival of Deities.

Therefore, in the beginning, this impending war was a war initiated by a Magic Side World against a Technology Side World. If Deities had entered the fray, the outcome would have been absolutely unpredictable.

But because the True Game had abruptly ascended Blue Star midway through, even if the enemy civilization opened a Star Gate within Blue Star itself, their Deities would no longer be able to descend into the mortal world smoothly.

’Is that why the True Game marked its risk level as low?’

But there was something intriguing about this.

Before Blue Star’s ascension to a Low Demon World, the operation permissions the True Game had granted Lince had consistently emphasized that the enemy’s threat was very low.

’So, does this mean that even if I hadn’t conquered the Karte World, the True Game itself would have paid a great price to upgrade Blue Star to a Low Demon World right before the Insect People’s invasion?’

’Or maybe the True Game has other methods to restrict the arrival of the enemy’s Deities?’

’Okay, I don’t even need to guess!’

’It’s a certainty, an absolute.’

After all, only by doing so could the True Game guarantee the stability of its home base, Blue Star.

With this update, Lince could predict that things in reality were about to get lively.

After all, the secrets the Human Alliance had been hiding were instantly made public.

This would inevitably cause panic among ordinary people.

Massive stockpiling of supplies by citizens, even large-scale evacuations from cities to the countryside—such things were bound to happen without a second thought.

Thinking of this, Lince’s first instinct was to go online and see what was happening.

But then, another notification arrived.

This time, it wasn’t a system-wide announcement.

It was the settlement for Lince’s Inference Day.

After all, as the Chief, all of Lince’s rewards were issued immediately.

He didn’t need to wait until the next login; he would know them in advance.

[Congratulations to the Player for the successful completion of this Inference Day by your character and faction. Rating: Ultimate (Perfect), a specially unlocked highest rating of the Divine Tier.]

[Congratulations, Chief Player. You have received two Sublimation rewards this time.]

[You have obtained the ’Space’ Divinity. You have obtained the ’Fiery Sun’ Divinity.]

[Analysis complete. Congratulations, Chief Player. You are now qualified to directly ascend to the ’Demigod Tier’.]

[Analysis complete. Congratulations, esteemed Chief Player. You have obtained the ’Official Operations and Administrator’ qualification with mid-level permissions in the True Game.]

(Upon confirming your promotion to the Demigod Tier, you will officially receive Administrator and Operations permissions. At the same time, all your Growth Level rewards will be completely cleared. Henceforth, your game will undergo a qualitative change. You will no longer be able to directly obtain Growth Level and item rewards in your subsequent gameplay. Instead, your future growth will be fully converted to the True Game’s ’Official Operations and Administrator’ promotion model. Please obtain further details through your management permissions.)

[Analysis complete. Congratulations, esteemed Administrator Player. Your strength now qualifies you to receive the targeted ’Dragon Island’ reward under the growth model.]

(Dragon Island: A demiplane in a severely damaged state. Please claim and inspect it for details.)