My Items Can Upgrade-Chapter 229 - 153: Unfinished World (72–74/101)

Chang Xinrou said, "After that, we inexplicably stumbled into the Ancient Ruins, and then Brigadier General Zhang sacrificed himself. Without a leader, internal conflict broke out in our team, splitting into three different ten-thousand-member groups. These three groups clearly left the Ancient Ruins at the same time, yet we didn’t arrive at the exit simultaneously."

"You mean..." Yang Yuan raised his eyebrows.

"That’s right, it’s as if there was an invisible hand separating us, breaking us apart, and scattering us across the world."

Chang Xinrou said with a somber face, "Benefactor, you should remember I mentioned before about saving others in the mist?"

"Yes, go on." Yang Yuan nodded.

Chang Xinrou said, "Before that mist appeared, we actually tried to contact the other two teams. After the Park brothers slaughtered Brigadier General Zhang’s close aides, the other two teams were furious when they learned about it and wanted to join forces with us to confront the Park brothers."

"But you probably didn’t succeed in joining forces," Zhao Jiayan said.

"We were originally very close to joining forces, but then, someone suddenly fell into a mist that appeared out of nowhere. I’ve told you about my ability; when someone needs me, I appear by their side. At that time, I couldn’t arrive out of thin air, but my ability pushed me to save them. I couldn’t resist and had to follow my ability, which led me into the mist, and I couldn’t get out. Naturally, the joining of forces failed."

Chang Xinrou said solemnly, "The Rule System’s ability... and coincidentally, it’s an ability that requires helping others. Although my sense of justice is related to my personality, it’s often influenced by my ability, so I feel like there’s an invisible hand affecting my decisions. And I, just an insignificant role among billions, absolutely believe that invisible hand exists and is controlling all of humanity."

Zhao Jiayan and Yang Yuan exchanged a look, unsure and suspicious, "But what purpose would there be in scattering humanity? To leave traces around the world? Or even, to leave descendants? To spread us across the globe? It seems like it could be beneficial to us."

"Wrong."

Suddenly, an indignant and regretful voice came from the direction of the Mountain God Temple: "Wrong, completely wrong!"

The three of them quickly turned around and saw Yan Chenggong walking out of the Mountain God Temple with a dejected expression.

"Director Yan, what’s wrong?" Yang Yuan asked curiously.

A mist appeared out of nowhere, enveloping Yan Chenggong.

The next moment, a mist appeared before the three of them as well, and Yan Chenggong walked out from it.

"Is this the Mountain God’s ability?"

Chang Xinrou’s brow twitched, finding this method of movement very familiar.

"Yes, this is the Mountain God’s ability."

Yan Chenggong looked at the three people in front of him... no, four people. After inheriting the Mountain God’s Divine Format, he realized that Jiang Yiyi, this little girl, was very unusual, giving him a sense of ’non-existence.’

His Mountain God’s Divine Power seemed to have no effect on this little girl.

This thought flashed through his mind, and he said with a bitter smile, "I had been plotting to obtain the Mountain God Seal, wanting to dominate a region and establish my own kingdom. I didn’t expect, by accident, to inherit the Mountain God’s Divine Format and become the Mountain God here."

"Congratulations," Yang Yuan said with a feigned smile.

"Brother Yang Yuan, don’t tease me. I’m just a small fry as the Mountain God in front of you, easily dealt with by an arrow."

Yan Chenggong said with a dejected face, "Do you know what I discovered after inheriting the Mountain God’s Divine Format?"

The three of them exchanged glances.

Zhao Jiayan asked, "Did you discover that this world is actually a Game World under construction? And then realize that you’re actually just an NPC?"

Yan Chenggong looked at her in surprise, "You guys already knew?"

"Sss..."

The three of them couldn’t help but gasp.

"We were just guessing before." Chang Xinrou’s expression turned even worse.

Yang Yuan said, "Director Yan, could you explain in detail? How did you find out? Was it introduced in the Mountain God’s legacy?"

Director Yan pointed to a set of numbers on the temple’s plaque five hundred meters away: "You see that number, right? In your eyes, it might just be a number, but in my eyes, it’s a countdown, ninety-seven years... no, wait, it’s ninety-six years now, a ninety-six-year countdown."

He looked dejected, "I’m trapped here now, unable to leave this mountain. In ninety-six years, I’ll become a true NPC, responsible for teaching players cultivation techniques..."

"Superpower Technique?" Yang Yuan asked.

Yan Chenggong glanced at him, looking frustrated, "Yes, it’s the Superpower Technique I told you about. I thought I was lucky, but now I find that everything seemed pre-arranged by an invisible hand. Even the conflicts I’ve had with some people in the alliance and the path I’ve chosen might have been pre-arranged."

He was overwhelmed with anger and sorrow, thinking he was a person of great fortune, only to realize everything was pre-arranged by someone else.

This discovery made him question his entire existence.

Everyone present didn’t look well, except for Jiang Yiyi, who didn’t understand what they were discussing and remained somewhat bewildered. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Suddenly, Yan Chenggong looked at Yang Yuan’s trouser pocket and frowned, "Brother Yang Yuan, that token in your pocket... should belong to me. I know the rules; this token is your war trophy. I can buy it back."

After saying this, he felt even more frustrated.

He inherited a Mountain God Divine Format that offers no major benefits, is completely trapped here, and then discovers that apart from an empty shell, he has gained nothing.