Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 18 Minion Card Version Update
At this moment, two cards, one on the left and one on the right, were floating in front of Lin Ke's computer desk.

Looking at the two cards that were scattering a faint white light, Lin Ke was first stunned, and then his face lit up with joy.

Without much hesitation, Lin Ke stretched out his right hand and pinched the corner of the rightmost card in his hand.

Immediately, a stream of information appeared in Lin Ke's mind.

[Minion Card]

【Knight York】

Star Rating: ★☆

[Rank: First Rank Perfection]

[Attribute: Wind]

Skills: 1. Basic Breathing Technique; 2. Basic Physique (Entry-level); 3. Swift Wind Sword Technique (Entry-level)

[Permission holder: Player Lin Ke]

(Note: This character card is only visible to the authorized owner and the user of the equipment.)
Instructions for use:
1. This servant card can only be used once per day, and is currently limited to 30 minutes.

2. After equipping and using this minion card, you will gain 5% of the base strength of the game minion character. If the user is also human, you will gain an additional 5% of the base strength.

3. This minion card's ultimate ownership belongs to player 'Linko'. It cannot be dropped, but can be transferred to other players. However, the player with ultimate ownership can reclaim the minion card at any time.

In a short while, Lin Ke digested the information on the servant card.

At the same time, York's minion card instantly turned into particles of light and dissipated, while another card automatically fell into Link's hand.

[Fellowship Card]

【Giant-Toothed Rat King】

【Star Rating: ★】

[Rank: On the verge of entering the next rank]

[Attribute: Earth]

[Skills: 1. Burrowing; 2. Bite]

[Permission holder: Player Lin Ke]

(Note: This character card is only visible to the authorized owner and the user of the equipment.)
Instructions for use:
1. This pet card can only be used once per day, and is currently limited to 30 minutes.

2. This pet card can only be used on rodents. Rodent users will receive 5% of the pet card's base strength.

3. The ultimate ownership of this pet card belongs to player 'Lin Ke', and it cannot be dropped but can be transferred.

(Note: When using this card, the player is in control. As long as there are rats nearby, the card can be used directly, and the rats will be able to follow the player's commands to a certain extent.)
[Player-exclusive card slots now available]

[Card Slot: 1/1 (Giant Rock Drake);]

(Not equipped: Knight York, Giant-Toothed Rat King)

After Lin Ke quickly digested the information about the pet card, his face was already filled with joy.

"Now it's fun."

"With the Servant Card, I essentially have two usable supernatural powers."

"The Rock Dragon Giant Lizard lasts for half an hour, and the Knight York lasts for half an hour. Now I can use my superhuman power for one hour every day."

What is a surprise?

This is called a surprise!
Moreover, the appearance of the Giant Tooth Rat King monster card has indirectly given Lin Ke a decent combat ally.

"Looks like I'll have to get a rodent as a pet!"

"How about we bring back a few hamsters?"

The blessing of the pet card must be a rodent, so Lin Ke can use any kind of rat as an assistant.

Hamsters may look small and not very strong, but Lin Ke doesn't judge them by their actual strength. Ultimately, it's all about the power brought by the pet cards, so it doesn't matter what kind of hamster you get.

Hamsters are small, docile, and good-looking, so they are unlikely to arouse suspicion.

Moreover, it's so convenient that you can simply put it in your pocket when you go out.

Is there a better option than having a hamster as a pet card assistant?
Even if Lin Ke is involved, it doesn't matter. The main thing is that Lin Ke likes it, and that's enough.

As for where to buy it?
Lin Ke certainly wouldn't place an order online, since online orders would take at least two or three days.

Therefore, he plans to buy it directly from a nearby pet store.

However, before that, Lin Ke needs to check the current version updates of the actual game.

Lin Ke was immediately redirected to the official homepage of the game platform.

Scroll down the homepage, and soon, a notification about the new version update will appear.

Version 1.0 update notification:

I. Based on player feedback during the closed beta, the actions of the characters played in the 100-day simulation did not align with the players' personalities. Therefore, the game has fixed the character immersion mechanism. The player's original character personality in the game is destroyed, and a copy of the player's personality is used to impersonate the character. This mechanism ensures that the simulations are consistent with the player's personality after they log off, and a compilation of player simulation videos is released promptly at midnight the following day.

Second, based on player feedback from the closed beta, the game's failure mechanism is not friendly to players who contributed to the closed beta. Therefore, after this round of game updates, players who fail in subsequent games will be compensated. The compensation will be limited to some of the abilities of the characters played by the failed players.

Third, based on the player's role rank, this update will update the in-game deduction time system. The current 100-day deduction will be changed to a 300-day deduction (mechanism: based on the highest rank among the players in the first round of closed beta, and so on. When a player reaches the fourth rank, a 400-day deduction will be conducted).

IV. Given that the game's operation has entered the initial stage of public awareness, we are now announcing that once the total number of players online during the first round of closed beta testing falls below 1%, the distribution of second-round closed beta testing qualifications will be opened. The number of qualified players is yet to be determined. At the same time, a dedicated game comment section will be opened, accessible only to players who are actively playing the game to post and participate in discussions.

Only four version update notifications.

But each of these four points is extremely important, and their impact on reality will be even greater.

What does it mean to destroy the original personality of the role being played?

What does it mean to copy a player's personality and project it into a game character?

The first rule seems friendly to players, but it's cruel to the characters in the game.

The player is completely similar to an extraterrestrial demon, an extraterrestrial demon who has taken over the body of an indigenous person.

However, this is not too bad, since it only affects the world on the other side of the game and does not affect reality.

But the second point, compensation for losing players, is what really disrupts the real-world order.

Taking the current 30,000+ players as an example, even if players are eliminated in the future, this compensation means that the real human-connected Blue Star society will have more than 30,000 extraordinary beings.

Regardless of the relative strengths or weaknesses, the impact on reality is still significant.

Not to mention, the game has now announced that it will be distributing a second round of closed beta test qualifications.

However, the second round of closed beta testing will only be available when the number of players from the first round of closed beta testing is less than 1%.

This means that when the second round of the game begins, there will ultimately be one thousand highly skilled players with extraordinary abilities in reality.

At the same time, the 100-day simulation was extended to 300 days. Lin Ke was certain that after the video was released in the early hours of the next day, a large number of the remaining players would definitely become losers.

It's just a pity that nearly 70% of the players who were eliminated on the first day didn't receive any compensation!
It's easy to imagine that these players are probably cursing the game update right now.

As for the opening of dedicated game forums, this is now a truly good thing for players.

This means that players can finally band together for mutual support in the game, and the same applies to players who intend to continue to conceal their identities in real life.

However, considering the four updates at present, the third one is the most troublesome and makes Lin Ke unable to hold back.

"What's going on? How did I become the tallest player among the current players?"

"The 300-day simulation means that the highest-ranking player in the game right now is Tier 3. So does this mean that I and some other Tier 3 players will be under close scrutiny and investigation by the official Human Alliance?!"

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(End of this chapter)