The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 608 A Little Spoiler Doesn't Count! Why Did They Bring Me to Tokyo? (Seeking Guaranteed Monthly Tickets at the Beginning of the Month)

Xu Meng eventually managed to reach the Lost Ship with Xiao Meng.

After being swallowed by a shark and returned to Mansheng City, he silently pulled Xiaomeng to bring up the developer panel and performed a series of operations.

Soon, Ciri, a silver-haired girl with a milk tea in one hand and a hamburger in the other, appeared on the street corner.

What happened next was quite simple:

Xiaomeng and Xili greeted each other warmly with a hug and whispered a few words. Then, Xili pulled Xiaomeng and Xumeng away and disappeared from the street in a flash of silver light.

When they reappeared, they were in the hibernation hall of the lost ship.

After a moment of stunned silence, the viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I've broken through their defenses!"

"You're cheating! You're cheating!"

"That's an access-only dog! I asked Ciri, and she immediately refused!"

"A small business doesn't count as a business!"

"Mr. Xu, if it really doesn't work, how about lowering the difficulty a bit? Can't you just be a decent person?"

……

Xu Meng heard the laughter.

Not from the live stream, but from right beside my ear.

When he turned around, he saw a group of players pointing at him and laughing, saying similar things to the viewers in the live stream.

—He and Xiaomeng still maintained their cowboy and gothic girl disguises, but Ciri did not.

When the players in the Hibernation Hall saw Ciri appear with a man and a woman, and compared it with Xu Meng's live stream, how could they not understand Xu Meng's little trick?
Now everyone is crowding around to talk.

However, the mockery quickly subsided, turning into the most pressing issue at hand:
"Mr. Xu, is there no shortcut from the Lost Ship to Mansheng Metropolis?"

"Yes, yes, I tolerated the difficult journey here, but do we have to go back the same way?"

"Boss Xu, when will the teleportation point be built?"

"If all else fails... isn't Mansheng Metropolis building an airport? Could they open a flight route here?"

……

The biggest problem for players in the Hibernation Hall right now is the inconvenience of traveling back and forth.

They were previously obsessed with pioneering new frontiers, but now they're here at the Lost Ship to get a free "Deep Space Echoes".

But after successfully arriving here, I felt it was a pity to miss the reconstruction of the Sprawling Metropolis.

The problem is that the two places are far apart, and the road in between is extremely dangerous.

It's almost impossible to manage both at the same time.

It's not like we can't log in every day, spend a few hours building infrastructure in Mansheng, then trek across the Death Road to play "Deep Space Echoes," and then return the same way to avoid missing out on grinding the next day, right?

That's far too difficult, and the time spent on the road is far too long!

Even they themselves dare not say for sure whether they can successfully complete the [Road of Death] again.

Xu Meng could only shrug and say, "It's no use coming to me."

"If you want a road, build it yourself."

"Many of the key blueprints for road construction are hidden in the teaching process, and you should have already obtained them."

As for the lack of resources for road construction...

Then let's wait for the game's official release in September. As long as there are enough people, even the biggest resource gap can be filled.

Xu Meng pulled Xiao Meng along, passing through the players who surrounded them and the players who were setting up stalls to trade goods.

— Deep Space Echoes has an online trading function, but it uses [Frontier Coins].

At this stage, players only use [Pioneer Coins] when trading basic resources. For high-value weapons, collectibles, and blueprints, everyone prefers to use credits or even directly use real currency.

The valiant sniper's earlier predictions did not come true for Daze, but they did come true for some other players.

This is all part of the gaming ecosystem.

As long as it's consensual and there's no fraud involved, Xu Meng won't interfere.

He and Xiaomeng navigated through the crowds and stalls, finding two adjacent hibernation pods.

After settling Xiaomeng down, I lay down myself and successfully started "Deep Space Echoes".
-

Welcome to Echoes of the Deep Space!
[Current Game Mode: Team]
Welcome to the game, brave pioneers!
[The last hope of the Ainel race has been stranded in a strange world.]
[Let's go, pioneers!]
[To save this last hope, or to preserve the embers of civilization before irreversible destruction descends.]
……

Lines of text flashed before my eyes.

After a brief silence, the hibernation pod started up on its own, and the hatch slowly opened.

Xu Meng sat up in the hibernation pod and saw Xiao Meng jump out of a hibernation pod next to her.

There was no further activity after that.

In this enclosed cabin, there were only him and Xiaomeng.

"In team mode, each player's team will randomly appear at a different landing point."

"We didn't bring any equipment. If we encounter any players with malicious intent, we'll probably be in serious trouble."

While explaining to the viewers, Xu Meng pulled Xiao Meng away from the login point quickly.

Xiao Meng looked at him, puzzled.

Xu Meng saw the confused look in Xiao Meng's eyes and quickly realized what was going on:
"Well, okay, I'm the one who'll get hurt. You'll probably be fine."

He knows all too well what kind of people his players are.

When it comes to doing serious work, they will support you 100%.

But if you encounter them in the game, they will absolutely not hold back when it comes to shooting at you from behind or using dirty tricks!

So we have to be fast!
Xiao Meng nodded and ran after them, her little boots clicking along.

"One thing must be made clear first: this is absolutely a fair match."

"Although every game takes place in the Lost Ship, there are actually many random factors in each game."

"Random resource spawn points, random monsters, random terrain—yes, the terrain is also random."

As they were talking, Xu Meng had already found a workbench.

Select a pistol marked [? ? ?] and start printing.

"You can pay more attention to the specific reasons while playing the game. Walker and his team must have set up a lot of plot clues."

I won't spoil any more.

"In any case, the result is that the spatial structure inside the spaceship is distorted. Players who have played a lot can only summarize their experience and develop intuition. It is not very realistic to directly memorize the layout."

In just a few words, the pistol had been printed.

But when she picked it up and looked at it, Xu Meng's head was full of question marks—

[Bubble Gun]: The most popular bubble gun among children in Ienel. Just add a small amount of water and it will shoot out a continuous stream of bubbles.

Xu Meng tossed it to Xiao Meng speechlessly and continued exploring.

Eight minutes later, he finally encountered other players—

Two players, dressed in full armor, wielding swords and carrying healing potions, were named [Great Love Immortal Venerable] and [Little Love Immortal Venerable].

Of course, only Xu Meng and Xiao Meng can see these two names; they won't be seen by the viewers in the live stream.

"You...came in with equipment?"

Xu Meng used a question, but she was already certain in her heart.

Others may be able to search faster than you, but to this extent is simply unbelievable!
Great Love Immortal and Lesser Love Immortal are repairing the energy node.

There seemed to be some differing opinions on how to play the puzzle mini-games, and they were discussing it in hushed tones—being quiet and avoiding attracting monsters was already common sense in the game "Deep Space Echoes".

Xu Meng suddenly spoke, startling Xiao Ai Xianzun so much that she pressed the wrong spot with her finger.

The next second, blue energy burst forth, and a piercing malfunction sound rang out at the same time.

The two of them turned around and looked at each other with a resentful expression.

Upon discovering that the visitors were actually Xu Meng and Xiao Meng, joyful smiles immediately bloomed on their faces.

"Boss Xu!"

"We lined up with Mr. Xu at the exact time. To see Mr. Xu, of course we have to wear the best gear!"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Xu, come and take a look at my Level 3 Hot Melt Blade!"

"We've been looking for you for ages, Boss Xu! How come you came in naked without even the most basic gear? That's so dangerous!" The two of them even put aside the possibility of monsters appearing at any moment, talking as they walked towards Xu Meng.

Two die-hard fans.

But Xu Meng had already realized something was wrong.

He raised his hand: "Wait a minute! Don't come any closer!"

"Let's maintain social distancing for now."

"That's too formal!" The two guys wouldn't listen at all. "It's 2026 already, who needs social distancing!"

Seeing the swords and knives they were holding tightly, Xu Meng immediately gave up trying to communicate and turned to run!

The two quickly abandoned their pretense, drew their swords, and gave chase.

After running a few steps, Xu Meng suddenly turned around and swung her right hand sharply!
The two instinctively dodged to the sides.

But then he discovered he had been scammed.

Xu Meng only made a throwing motion, but actually had nothing in her hand!

"Mr. Xu! You've gone a bit too far!"

Seeing that Xu Meng had pulled away by a few steps, the two silently continued their pursuit.

Xu Meng turned around again and abruptly flung her hand away.

This time, the two were too lazy to dodge, so they simply held their swords up in front of their faces and continued charging.

But this time, Xu Meng actually threw out a weapon—

[Tartara Stinky Farts]: The Tatara aliens are famous in the constellation Perseus for their stinky farts, which are powerful enough to be called a natural non-lethal biochemical weapon.

(Note: This weapon is ineffective against those with Tatara blood.)
The stinky fart accurately struck the face of the Great Love Immortal Venerable, only to be sliced ​​open by the blade of his raised sword.

The next second, the stinky fart egg, cut in half, exploded on his face.

"Pfft~"

A burst of yellowish-green smoke erupted with a fart, covering a radius of more than three meters!
Even Xiao Ai, who was holding a knife, was not spared.

The strong stench not only irritated my nasal cavity, but also severely irritated my eyes, causing tears to stream down my face uncontrollably.

He had to cover his mouth and nose and rush out regardless of everything.

Even worse was the Great Love Immortal Venerable who caught the stinky farts on his face.

—His eyes rolled back, and he fainted right in the stench of the fart.

Xu Meng was still running, but she couldn't help turning back to look at that huge, yellowish-green, smelly cloud of farts.

"Who designed this? A genius!"

Run two more steps, then look back.

No one came after them.

"What's going on?" Xu Meng asked, puzzled. "Did they both faint from the stench? Is this guy that smelly?"

The next second, the spaceship's loudspeaker blared out without warning:
[Crew member attacked and killed by unknown creature. Survivors, please evacuate immediately!]
[Crew member attacked and killed by unknown creature. Survivors, please evacuate immediately!]
"??"

Xu Meng was stunned.

The next second, he saw a yellow-green monster rush out from the yellow-green cloud behind him.

The monster's feet didn't touch the ground, it seemed to have no physical form, and it left a long, foul-smelling trail behind it.

Xu Meng was stunned for a moment before she realized what this monster was—

[Ghost]
Under normal circumstances, this thing is like a ghost; players cannot see it with the naked eye.

Not to mention damaging it with conventional weapons.

According to the development team's plan, the [Spectre] should appear silently and reap the player's life.

Players cannot see the killer; they are killed one by one amidst increasingly tense music.

The atmosphere was terrifying.

Instead of the way it is now!
A monster made of farts, no matter how powerful it is, is no threat at all!

Moreover, the most frightening and powerful aspect of this monster is its ability to [pass through walls] and [become invisible].

Their overall combat capability is not very strong.

Xu Meng dodged the ghost's attack with a lunge, then slipped into another corridor and ran away.

At the same time, he already had a second [Tartara Stinky Egg] in his hand—he had just opened 3 of these.

While Xu Meng was outwitting and outmaneuvering the Ghost, an employee in Knight Walker's development team was holding his head in his hands, watching in despair as his meticulously designed boss turned into a clown.

Even the battle music has lost its eerie and frightening feel, and instead sounds somewhat comical.

"Is the boss here to cause trouble?"

……

Xu Meng was unaware that one of her employees had broken down; she and Xiao Meng were running at full speed when they soon bumped into other players.

They were on high alert when they saw Xu Meng and Xiao Meng rushing over: "Stop! Don't come any closer! Otherwise we'll attack!"

Xu Meng turned around and threw the last [Tartara Stinky Egg] behind her.

The ghost passed through the stinky cloud and regained its physical form.

There was no need to waste any more words explaining, so the two turned and ran.

At the same time, he tried to attack: "You guys run faster! I'll test the fire!"

As they were talking, a girl threw a homemade Molotov cocktail at the ghost.

The flames did not directly touch the Spectre, but they accidentally ignited the Tatara farts that make up the Spectre's physical form.

Then, the Tatars' stinky farts...

exploded.

The farts of the Tatars are not only exceptionally delicious, but their explosive power is also far greater than that of human farts!

Almost instantly, the impact of the explosion swept past Xu Meng, Xiao Meng, and the two female players in front of them, before completely dissipating more than 30 meters away.

Xu Meng never expected this.

In that instant, he experienced something so rare that even a normal human being might never experience in their entire life—

He experienced firsthand what it meant to have an "explosive, overwhelming stench"!
The horrible smell almost made his mind go blank.

The two female players running ahead also instantly lost their strength, as if they had forgotten how to take a step, and fell straight to the ground due to inertia, sliding a long way.

One person even slid into the front compartment.

Xiao Meng also frowned and silently took out the goldfish bowl and put it on her head.

Xu Meng is ready to reopen.

But strangely, the monster never rushed up and killed him.

He looked back and saw that the monster was now only a vague outline, it seemed...

Feeling a little dizzy?

"Good heavens, that fart is so arrogant, even a soul can't stand it??"

He struggled to his feet, and just as they were about to split up, he heard a startled cry from ahead: "This is... Tokyo?!"

"We've come into reality!?"

Xu Meng glanced at the still dizzy ghost, unsure whether it was from vertigo or a slight intoxication, and quickly followed.

Stepping over the threshold, a large floor-to-ceiling window, more than five meters long, comes into view.

Outside the window is the famous "world's busiest intersection"—the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo!
But at this very moment, the outside world presents an apocalyptic scene.

The crowd scattered and fled, and the building collapsed with a crash.

As far as the eye could see, besides ruins and smoke, there was only—

Densely packed Self-Defense Force soldiers and U.S. soldiers, and rows of dark tank gun muzzles!

An American man who appeared to be a commander was holding a megaphone and announcing:
Please respond to our call immediately!

"If there is no response within 5 minutes, we will consider it an act of war!"

"Earth will have no choice but to respond with the highest level of force!"

(End of this chapter)