Chapter 133: The MMORPG World

Returning home, Yan Luo took stock of his assets to prepare for tomorrow's mandatory world.

2,298 points of biological energy and 6 gene points.

"I wonder what the theme of the next world will be, and whether Madi will come in handy."

To keep his energy up, Yan Luo skipped practicing his pillar-stiffening exercise, lay down on the bed, and gradually drifted off to sleep as night fell...

The next day.

Armed with his class-skipping pass, he skipped today's classes once again, paid 10 points to teleport to the Dream Space, and soon, Chu Qingfeng and Xu Han arrived, followed successively by Wang Dongwei, Zhu Xiaoyong, Takanashi Yeri, and Li Changxin.

Breaking the boundaries of human limitation in her cuteness, she wore a black top and a short skirt, revealing a pair of slender, fair thighs. A sword was belted at her waist, and her long, pitch-black hair fell loosely around her. She looked just like Yomi from *Ga-Rei: Zero*, exuding an indescribable aura of profound and tranquil depth.

A slaughter world—though its exact nature remained unknown, it seemed extremely dangerous. Yet the girl's facial expression was as calm as ripples on still water, as if she were going on a picnic rather than a slaughter.

At 8:00 AM, a brilliant light shone down on everyone, and they all vanished.

"This is your first mandatory world after the novice world."

"It is detected that you have entered as part of a temporary team... Detecting your strength, you and your teammates will be dispersed to act independently. The theme of this Level 2 Inner World is: Online Gaming. This Level 2 Inner World is an Epic-level world, and multiple official teams and temporary teams from different countries will enter."

Yan Luo: "..."

What on earth is an online game? Are we supposed to play video games?

Meanwhile, Chu Qingfeng also heard the system prompt, instantly feeling as though he had stepped into a pile of dog manure.

He had managed to form a team with Yan Luo, only to be scattered right at the start. This really was... He also felt a secret jolt of alarm. Could it be that Yan Luo's individual strength was practically equivalent to an entire squad, completely breaking the balance, which was why they were separated?

"In the novice world, he transformed into a Nightmare; in the Ancient Greek world, he transformed into a Minotaur and wiped out a Macedonian legion of over a hundred men single-handedly... What on earth is his ability? It really makes one curious."

The system quickly provided intelligence on the Inner World.

"This online game is titled: *Civilization: Rise of Great Powers*. The main quest is to join a faction and help your faction rise to become one of the great powers on the Continent of Chaos."

The system then rattled on with a lengthy explanation.

As it turned out, the Inner World where this so-called *Civilization: Rise of Great Powers* online game took place had a history similar to the real Outer World. This online game was a virtual game, similar to descriptions in online gaming novels on Earth, where players lay inside gaming pods to enter the game for adventure and combat.

The wealthiest gaming merchant in that Inner World, Tencent, united with Blizzard, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Capcom, Nintendo... and a host of top-tier gaming companies to launch this civilization-conquest style game. It was a 5A-level virtual MMORPG masterpiece that had caused a worldwide craze the moment it went into production.

Geography: The Continent of Chaos

Initial Background: The Stone Age

The first batch of game qualifications was distributed using a "lottery" method with a limit on the number of entrants. Afterward, the gaming company would successively update versions based on major events, until eventually, hundreds of millions of people worldwide were estimated to become players of this game.

Some even jokingly referred to this online game as "Second Earth OL."

Why was it named the Continent of "Chaos"? First, there was the chaos of space-time. Each player would join the game according to their race and country, aligning with a faction corresponding to a civilization—currently in the Stone Age, these factions were merely "tribes," and as for the tribal leaders, they could be from any era.

Take the Indian bros, for example: their tribal chiefs included both Ashoka the Great of the ancient Maurya Empire from the BC era and Mahatma Gandhi from modern times.

Secondly, there was geographical chaos. Right beside the Yellow River of China on the Continent of Chaos, the European Alps might appear, or perhaps America's Yellowstone National Park, or who knows, even Australia's Great Barrier Reef. In short, anything was possible, completely determined by the server's supercomputer through random calculations.

Unlike Earth, this was done to enhance the players' sense of novelty.

There was another point: the chaotic distribution of factions. At the very beginning, every tribe would randomly appear on the map of "Continent of Chaos Version 1.0."

Because entry limits were placed on players initially, the map was not large. Gilgamesh, the Sumerian leader of the Mesopotamian civilization, might end up as neighbors with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, King Sejong of Korea, and Oda Nobunaga, the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven. Right next to their tribes, a Mongolian tribal leader like Temüjin might also be lurking...

Modifiers entering this world were naturally different from the players of that Inner World.

Players operated avatars corresponding to their characters in the game, whereas Modifiers entered the online game in their true physical bodies—whether their bodies were digitized or not was something Yan Luo did not know.

The most basic difference was that if a game player's controlled character died, it was no big deal; once the respawn timer expired, they could just log back in. But if a Modifier died, it meant true death... With such a massive online game, the number of temporary and official teams of Modifiers entering was bound to be substantial.

In short, as a Modifier, the first step after entering this Inner World was—

"Respected player, hello."

The online game's navigation sprite completely mistook Yan Luo for a regular player. It seemed the supercomputer server behind the game still fell far short of the Dream Space.

"It is detected that you are a Chinese player. You may choose a leader of Chinese civilization to join his/her tribe. We wish you a joyful experience in the game. Next, character template creation will begin. As a newcomer, your starting status is a commoner, and your personal attributes will be generated by scanning your physical fitness within the gaming pod in reality."

"If you are unsatisfied with your attributes, simply make a first top-up of 6 yuan, and your character template can be upgraded to a soldier, granting an additional 3 free attribute points and a weapon: a wooden spear."

"By purchasing a 30-yuan monthly card, you will automatically receive three rations of food every day, so you won't have to worry about going hungry even in the Stone Age. You can also purchase VIP privileges to unlock special templates... It is detected that you are a respected Supreme Diamond VIP. Proceeding to select a random special template... You have drawn the Boss template."

Yan Luo: "..."

This must have been caused by the system hacking into the game.

Meanwhile, the prompt Chu Qingfeng received was: "You have drawn the Bureaucrat template." Xu Han's prompt was: "You have drawn the Mechanist template."

The scene shifted and rippled, and Yan Luo found himself standing inside a magnificent and grandiose hall.

Placed within this hall were miniature models of world civilization wonders: the Pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Colossus of Helios, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Great Wall... The dome and walls featured *The Last Judgment* and *Dunhuang Flying Apsaras* murals, while the corners displayed world-class art pieces like the *Venus de Milo* and the *Egyptian Obelisk*.

However, what caught the eye most were the figures inside the hall of varying appearances and attributions: some dressed like modern people with cowboy hats, leather boots, and revolvers tucked into their waists; others in feather headdresses and grass skirts holding spears; some wearing bright yellow dragon robes with beaded crowns; and others draped in pure white himation robes with solemn expressions... The only thing they shared in common was that every single one of them was an extraordinary historical giant from the long river of human history.

"So many leaders!"

Yan Luo saw at least one or two hundred world-class leaders present, and even spotted an acquaintance, Pericles, the archon of Ancient Greece—though he was nothing special here, as there were simply too many leaders. Europe alone boasted Julius Caesar, the Lionheart, Augustus... and Emperor Napoleon.

As a Chinese person, Yan Luo found that he could not select leaders of other civilizations, but the Chinese ones alone were numerous enough.

Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Taizu of Song, Emperor Taizu of Ming... Aside from these founding emperors, there were also other well-known figures. Yan Luo spotted a burly, imposing man radiating tyrannical dominance—none other than Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu! China's sole female emperor, Wu Zetian, was naturally indispensable—he even went on to spot the time-traveler Wang Mang and the Old Buddha Empress Cixi...

"Oh?"

Yan Luo suddenly spotted something rather extraordinary.

In the character description of Emperor Guangwu of Liu Xiu, he saw: Leader Skill: Great Meteor Spell.

Then he saw the description for U.S. President Harry S. Truman, whose subsequent skill was: Uranium Light Wave Fist.

Scanning through the historical figures one by one, he discovered that King Arthur was not a bearded macho man, but rather a spirited, blonde-haired, knight-attired young maiden—what on earth was this? Meanwhile, the Old Buddha Empress Cixi was an alluring middle-aged auntie, and her leader skill was: Tathagata Palm.

Yan Luo: "..."