Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 92 - 91: Second-seat Elite Player, Contracted Player ’Ah Cheng

Chapter 92: Chapter 91: Second-seat Elite Player, Contracted Player ’Ah Cheng

For the current Lince, the daily eight hours of game time were no longer important.

After all, since he could already use Consciousness Descent on Inference Day, the eight hours when the game was normally open weren’t really that significant.

However, for regular Players, these eight hours were a true golden window. Not a single second could be wasted.

In fact, ordinary Players relied entirely on the rewards generated during these eight hours to progress in the game.

One could only imagine how miserable the situation was for ordinary Players compared to a cheater like him.

Of course, besides Lince’s Chief privilege, there was another way to become a "cheater": suicide in the real world.

But were there people extreme enough to do that?

Lince figured that even if there were, they certainly wouldn’t kill themselves so easily.

After all, even if they were going to commit suicide, they’d have to maximize their benefits, right?

For example, wouldn’t those ambitious Players stir up some trouble in the real world first? Otherwise, wouldn’t they have died for nothing?

But Lince didn’t underestimate the current trends in the game.

Because something he had anticipated happened.

Just as Lince had York and his group withdraw, and as he began to familiarize himself with his own Space Power, five hours into the game...

Suddenly, a game message appeared in his mind.

[Congratulations to the first round of closed beta Players for successfully producing ten Second-Seat Elite Players!]

[All first-round closed beta Players will receive a reward: An additional +10% to their base score for the next Inference Day evaluation.]

[The Second-Seat slots are now full. The number of regular Elite Player slots is now announced: 100 slots.]

[The first round of Elite Player slots will close once filled. Simultaneously, it is announced that the second round of Players will also be issued an equivalent number of title badges.]

[The effects of the second-round Elite Player title badges will be weaker than those of the first round. At the same time, once the second-round Players have filled all their Elite Player slots, the title badges of the first-round Elite Players will be simultaneously upgraded to the next level. Title upgrade preview: Pioneer Player.]

[Pioneer Player: The beginning of an epic. Be the one who blazes a trail through thorns. We hope all Players will strive together.]

When Lince saw this sudden announcement, he was stunned for a moment.

But he quickly came back to his senses.

At the same time, Lince immediately withdrew his consciousness from the game.

In his familiar bedroom, in front of his computer desk, Lince woke up and immediately moved the small pillow off his keyboard.

At that moment, the announcement was displayed on his computer screen.

Seeing this announcement, Lince fell into deep thought.

First, Lince thought about the specific circumstances under which he had received his title.

This meant that, besides him, ten Tier Four Players had now appeared in the game.

’Tier Four Players?’

If Lince remembered correctly, "Brother Cheng Takes Off" had reached Tier Four after the last Inference Day, right?

’Given his situation, did he also get the Second-Seat Elite Player title?’

He hadn’t mentioned it in the group chat last time, but Lince figured he must have.

Even though his real body was dead, his game character still existed, and the title provided a buff in the game!

Therefore, it was impossible that it wouldn’t be awarded to him.

Although Lince didn’t know how much weaker the Second-Seat Elite Player title was compared to his Chief title, it was still a huge advantage over other Players.

And clearly, this guy was now considered one of the Countermeasures Bureau’s people.

It was a blessing in disguise.

Lince had never been against lending a hand to this Brother Cheng.

The time just hadn’t been right.

So, taking advantage of the announcement, Lince thought of this matter.

Having Church personnel go out and gather information without a clear objective was more than just a little difficult.

But now that he had the Space Travel Skill, an idea suddenly occurred to Lince.

He just didn’t know if the idea would work.

Lince hadn’t forgotten about a certain item that had been collecting dust in his inventory.

That’s right.

The Master-Servant Contract.

However, the item’s description was a bit vague.

It only said it could be used on beings in the real world, but it didn’t say whether it could be used on a Player whose consciousness had entered the game.

And how was he supposed to give the item to the other person?

The forum’s trading function?

Definitely not.

Because the item couldn’t be dropped or transferred.

Trading was surely included in that.

But a Player’s situation couldn’t be judged by common sense.

So, the next moment, Lince felt it was necessary to try.

’Whether it works or not, at least I’ll have done what I wanted to do and what I could do.’

Therefore, Lince took out the Contract Scroll and opened the game forum.

He quickly found the ID for "Brother Cheng Takes Off".

He clicked the ID and, without any hesitation, sent a private message.

Night Owl: "Ah Cheng, is now a good time?"

Brother Cheng Takes Off: "Ah??!!! Chief Bro??? Yes! Absolutely! I’ve got nothing but time! How come you have time to contact this little brother? I’m so flattered! Just say the word, whatever you need, if this little brother can help, I’ll definitely help. Anything I can say, I’ll tell you everything."

Night Owl: "It’s not that dramatic. The sudden announcement just now reminded me of your situation. I have an opportunity and some time right now, so I thought I’d ask you something."

Brother Cheng Takes Off: "Huh? Is it about the Second-Seat title? I got that. It wasn’t convenient to talk about it in the group chat before, so..."

’Man, this guy is really direct. I haven’t even asked yet.’

’But considering his personality in the group chat, this is normal.’

So Lince smiled.

’This is good too. Compared to dealing with calculating people, I prefer interacting with this kind of simple-minded... no, straightforward person.’

Night Owl: "I figured as much, but that’s not what I’m asking about. Don’t get ahead of yourself, just listen."

Night Owl: "It’s like this. I have an opportunity here that might be able to solve your current predicament. But I don’t know if it will work, so I wanted to ask for your opinion."

Night Owl: "Right now, I have a Master-Servant Contract item. It’s similar to the function for contracting a Magic Pet in the game. If you agree to form a contract with me, then I am 100% confident I can solve your current predicament."

Night Owl: "But think it over carefully. This is a Master-Servant Contract. Although I won’t do anything to you, you need to be aware of the potential dangers. I won’t force you. So, I’m just asking for your opinion now. If you don’t agree, I’ll help you think of another way. If..."

Brother Cheng Takes Off: "!!!!! I AGREE!!! I agree!!! Chief Bro! No!!! Godfather, Godfather save me!!! Save me!!!! I don’t want to stay in this godforsaken place anymore!!!"

Lince hadn’t even finished typing, and this guy already agreed just like that?!

It made Lince pause for a second.

’Well, this really does fit his personality.’

However, Lince remembered that this guy was likely one of the Countermeasures Bureau’s people now. He wanted to suggest that if Brother Cheng hadn’t thought it through, he could go ask for Insomnia and Rain’s opinion.

But before Lince could type another word...

The next moment, the Contract Scroll sitting on his computer desk lit up.

At the same time, a message suddenly appeared in Lince’s mind.

[Are you sure you want to contract the Player ’Brother Cheng Takes Off’ as the master?]

[Confirm]OR[Deny]

Meanwhile, inside the Great Tomb in the game, the Soul Fire in the eye sockets of a certain Skeleton flared to life.

[Are you sure you want to contract the Player ’Night Owl’ as the servant?]

[Confirm]OR[Deny]

At this moment, in different worlds and different places, similar messages appeared simultaneously in the minds of Lince and the Player ’Li Chengli’.

Lince naturally had no reason to disagree.

But he was stunned again by the Contract Scroll’s slick move.

Lince had originally thought that if this Ah Cheng agreed, he would try to see if he could use the trading function to send it over.

And what happened?

’So you don’t even have to give the scroll to the other person?’

’And isn’t your judgment standard a little too user-friendly and intelligent?’

Lince felt rather astonished.

And just as Lince was feeling astonished, another notification appeared in his mind.

[The Player ’Brother Cheng Takes Off’ has agreed to become your contract servant.] 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

[Notice: Because this Player cannot return to reality, the effect of the Blood Covenant you have formed will currently be limited to the character his consciousness has descended into. At the same time, this will also occupy one of your character’s contract slots. Please choose carefully.]

’Damn.’

’It used up another one of my hard-won Blood Covenant slots just like that?!’

Lince felt a bit helpless, but on second thought, it wasn’t something he couldn’t part with.

After all, Lince was leveling up very quickly now. Even one more Tier Six Magic Pet wouldn’t be of much use.

Besides, according to Ah Cheng, the situation in the Land of the Dead had been a bit unusual lately.

And the information released by the Countermeasures Bureau confirmed this.

So, this would also give Lince a chance to go and see, or even investigate, for himself. That wasn’t too bad.

At the same time, contracting a Second-Seat Player character wasn’t really a loss for Lince.

He was Tier Four, after all, and a fellow countryman.

Even considering the benefits, this Li Chengli was of some use to Lince.

Thus, Lince no longer hesitated and chose to confirm!

[Contract complete!]

[Congratulations, Player, for contracting the Tier Four Undead Creature ’Skeleton Knight’.]

[You have obtained a new Servant Card.]

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[Undead Card]

[Skeleton Knight]

[Star Level: ★★☆]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Skills: 1. Knight Charge, 2. Undead Intimidation, 3. Tier Suppression, 4. Bone Horse Summoning, 5. Bone Blade Shaping, 6. Blinding Technique]

(Instructions for use: Omitted)

The moment the contract was completed, Lince’s game screen switched instantly.

The screen opened to an incredibly bleak world.

The ground was covered in a thick layer of countless bones, some human, some not.

In short, there were bones everywhere.

And now, in a sea of bones that resembled a plain, figures slowly came into view as the camera zoomed in.

In the lead was a Skeleton Knight riding a bone horse, and behind this Skeleton Knight were about a hundred skeletal Undead Creatures of various forms.

There was no need to guess who the lead Skeleton Knight was—it was the Player ’Brother Cheng Takes Off’.

And as the image of the Skeleton Knight became clear, the Character Card that should have belonged to the Player ’Brother Cheng Takes Off’ in reality—the Skeleton Knight Card—became Lince’s Servant Card and was now floating in his hand.