Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 70 version update, second round qualification (seeking monthly votes)
Version 2.0 update notification:

1. Due to a player successfully reaching Tier 5 in the game, the hidden cutscene CG of "The End of the Gods and Echoes" has been triggered. The second round of closed beta test qualification distribution is now open ahead of schedule. This round of qualification distribution is for 300,000 players. The qualification distribution will be conducted through the in-game lottery mode, and the qualification lottery will start at 18:00 the next day.

(Note 1: To ensure the fairness and impartiality of the distribution of game qualifications, this round of lottery will not be affected by real-world network fluctuations, meaning that you can access the official game website even without an internet connection.)

(Note 2: The cutscene CG of The End of the Gods and Echoes has been uploaded to various online platforms through the official account. You can check it out if you are interested.)
2. The second round of closed beta testing will begin, unlocking a new large map (New World). The gameplay, power-up system, and background civilization style of the new map will deviate from the first round of closed beta testing map by no more than 3%. 300,000 players will be randomly distributed into the two existing maps at a ratio of 1:2.

3. As the game progresses into a new phase, and considering the impact of game time on players' schedules, after this update, the actual game will be open for three days between the start and end of each round of the game. That is, the actual game will reopen at 08:00 the day after 72 hours following the simulation day.

4. As the game has entered a new phase, the real-world player inventory feature has been enabled. This means that players can bring out extraordinary items and other items from the game each time they play. The number of items carried each time is directly related to the player's game rank. Players are encouraged to explore this feature on their own (real-world items cannot be stored in the inventory).

5. As the game enters a new phase, the player forum now offers a trading function. This function aims to protect player privacy. Players can trade with other players through this function. The forum will not charge any fees during the trading process; it is entirely based on the mutual consent of both parties.

(Note 1: To protect player privacy, the game forum will provide all players with a free 'game funds' account. This account is protected from all tracking. All financial transactions during the trading process can be handled by the forum's trading function. In other words, players do not need to transfer game funds to their own bank cards. They can directly conduct online and offline transactions in real life simply by using the game funds account.)
(Warning: Once this trading feature is live, any malicious tracking of player fund flows will be considered an act of malice against 'Real Game'. The official 'Real Game' reserves the right, but is not limited to, the possibility of directly destroying and taking over the real-world trading system.)
6. Given that the game has successfully achieved a minor synchronization of real-world rules, all online players' ability cards will now have 10% power released, and their daily usage time will be increased to two hours and thirty minutes.

7. In recognition of the contributions of players in the first round of closed beta testing, the game will provide different rewards for online players based on their gameplay. All rewards are directly linked to the strength of online players. Online players can learn more about the details after logging in.

8. Given that the sudden server shutdown and update disrupted players' plans and strategies, on this simulation day (500 days), the real game will grant players who lost this round the qualification for a second round of the game, while retaining some abilities to directly transfer to the second round of the game character.

Friendly reminder: The game's rules are slightly synchronized with reality. The first batch of extraordinary life forms is about to emerge on Earth. Extraordinary opportunities exist for everything, so please be careful and prioritize your safety.

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When Lin Ke followed the game link to the official website of the real game and read the version update notice, he was completely dumbfounded.

This time they've really gone too far!
Is the second round of qualification about to begin?

Three hundred thousand qualifications!

Compared to the population of 10 billion people, this may seem like a drop in the ocean, but it's still much better than the first round, at least this time they gave three times the number of slots.

In addition, after the second round of qualification distribution, a new map was actually added to the actual game?

Are the two maps allocated to players in a 1:2 ratio?

In other words, of the 300,000 players, 100,000 will be re-entered into the world where Auckland is located, and the other 200,000 players will be re-entered into the new world.
According to the version update notes, the overall style of the new world and map should be extremely similar to that of the Auckland continent.

To what extent they are similar is beyond Lin Ke's current ability to guess.

Lin Ke felt okay about the first two points. After all, he had been playing the game for a few days and already knew that the real game was not simple. He was sure that the map of the game would not be limited to the continent of Okra in the future. After all, Lin Ke knew how fast he was improving.

Such an improvement, even if it's due to good luck, should have its limits.

While good luck played a part in Lin Ke's rapid advancement, the game's relatively high rank cap also undoubtedly contributed to it.

Lin Ke didn't know how difficult it was to go from the fifth rank to godhood, but judging from his rate of improvement, it was indeed excessively fast.

Therefore, the opening of a new map certainly means that there are more gameplay features waiting for him and many players in the future.

Therefore, this is not a big deal for Lin Ke.

As for the third update notification, Lin Ke was delighted to see it. After all, playing the game only once a day was incredibly intense, requiring him to be constantly on edge.

What will happen if this continues in the long run?
It's alright for someone like Lin Ke who doesn't need to work but still has an income.

But what about those who may have no money or income? That would be taking up far too much of their time.

In addition, the best thing about this game update is that it suddenly opened up the inventory and trading functions.

Once these two features are enabled, they directly solve the problem of most players lacking self-protection and even income sources.

Its significance is immense.

In particular, the final warning in the trading function, the real-game prompt, is like taking a dump on someone's head.

But what can the People's Federation do?

Are you kidding me? If the banking and financial system is destroyed or even taken over, what will be left for those people who have joined forces?
Even if the People's Union stops online transactions and even reverts to the 'past' of pure paper currency transactions, it may not make any difference, and may even face other strategies from the real game.

In short, this is a big deal, and even the People's Federation didn't dare to say anything at first.

This is truly a case of being outmatched! There's no solution.

The current reality is like a giant rogue suddenly appearing on Earth.

This big rogue doesn't care what the biggest interests of the Earth's home planet are, nor does he care what they do; everything he does is only responsible for his newly recruited 'little brothers'.

For the sake of these 'little brothers', He might even take the action of directly destroying the largest power on Earth's home planet!

Faced with such a transcendent being, the Human Alliance naturally had no choice but to remain silent.

As for the subsequent unlocking of character card abilities and time extensions, and even the so-called synchronization of reality with the game, extraordinary life forms will appear.

Lin Ke no longer found any of this strange.

The mystery and power of the real game have exceeded human comprehension, and Lin Ke is merely going with the flow.

Although this version update is directly related to him.

But even without him, are there no other options?

Therefore, Lin Ke gradually calmed down after seeing this game update.

If you do not take what Heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences; if you do not welcome the opportune moment, you will suffer the calamity.

Lin Ke simply made the choice he was supposed to make at the right time, in accordance with the times.

After calming down, Lin Ke immediately looked at all his gains from this trip.

(End of this chapter)