I've already reached the maximum level, and you guys are just starting out?

Chapter 54 History
618 Dormitory.

After Old Cui finished speaking, the atmosphere became somewhat quiet.

It's been a long time.

Yu Fei then spoke softly, breaking the silence.

"But getting the helmet isn't entirely a bad thing for us."

As he spoke, Yufei looked at Yujin, and then at the unopened box containing the game helmet on Yujin's table.

"At present, the Wasteland game is only in closed beta."

"And according to the memories I got from the old man on Alpha Planet—"

"If time travel occurs, the save data from the closed beta will be retained after the time travel."

"In other words, the helmet symbolizes a 100% probability of time travel, and also brings a higher starting point and more opportunities than ordinary people who are forcibly time-traveled..."

Finally, Yufei looked at Yujin.

"Old Yu".

“Neither I, Brother Gang, nor Lao Cui have any intention of blaming you for giving us the helmet.”

"We put on the helmets ourselves; it was all our own choice."

"On the contrary, if we don't get the helmets but are forced to cross them later, we might not even have a chance to survive."

"After all... that wasteland world is too cruel!"

Yufei spoke softly, his tone calm.

He saw many things in the old man's fragmented memories from Alpha, including countless ordinary Alpha humans who unknowingly traveled to the wasteland, only to die tragically before they could even survive a day.

On the contrary, many of the Alpha aliens who obtained the helmets and had beta test saves not only survived but also went further and further down the path of the extraordinary.

only……

That being said.

But for Yufei and his two companions, who were only 21 years old and had not yet left the university campus, this discovery was still too cruel.

This seems to be two options—

Firstly, it guarantees a 100% time travel experience, but it allows you to accumulate advantages and develop your abilities earlier.

Secondly, there is the possibility of time travel or not, leading to completely different outcomes. The former would most likely result in a tragic death in a perilous wasteland, while the latter would allow one to live out their old age in a civilized society.

In fact.

Even Yu Fei, who was the most level-headed, actually believed ninety percent of what the old man from Alpha Planet had said deep down.

He's even already booked a flight from Jiangcheng to Yanjing this weekend...

If time travel is inevitable, then he wants to say goodbye to his family before that happens.

call--

Yu Jin let out a long breath of stale air.

Yufei's unexpected discovery left him feeling unsettled.

After all, compared to Yufei, who was only '90%' convinced that he would be descending on the wasteland, Yujin was actually 100% certain that that scene would eventually happen.

"Any other discoveries?"

Yu Jin temporarily suppressed his various thoughts and looked at Yu Fei.

"Have!"

Yufei's answer was very affirmative.

Old Cui and Brother Gang also sat up straight instantly, their faces serious.

"The second discovery also came from my awakened 'knowledge' attribute..."

"My attribute is very special; absorbing knowledge allows me to advance, and advancing allows me to acquire new knowledge..."

"The old man from Alpha Star was a third-tier evolver. What he sacrificed to me was not only the 'knowledge' attribute, but also his third-tier level. It's just that I need time to digest this level."

"I broke through to the second tier during the day today."

"It was after reaching the second level that I unlocked some of the old man's memories and discovered the connection between the helmet and the time travel mechanism."

"At the same time, when I stepped into Alpha Refuge City, the 'Knowledge' attribute provided me with some information about the Refuge City..."

At this point, Yufei paused, pondered for a moment, as if organizing his thoughts.

The three of them remained silent and waited quietly.

After a while.

Yufei spoke again. "First of all, the refuge city was not built by human hands."

"It's like a product born alongside the wasteland world; it's always been there naturally, only the lords and residents of the refuge city have changed generation after generation..."

After listening, Old Cui scratched his head: "This description sounds a bit like a building or facility in a game?"

Yufei nodded in affirmation: "Yes, it's the game facility!"

He added, "Because the size and function of refuge cities vary, some refuge cities can accommodate millions of people, while others can only accommodate a few hundred thousand. It depends on the level of the refuge city!"

Yu Jin was somewhat surprised to hear this.

Refuge city level?
Before Yufei revealed this discovery, he was unaware of this information, and the system had never mentioned anything related to it.

This made Yu Jin's heart skip a beat!
Before this, he really didn't know that refuge cities also had a so-called level division.

the other side.

Yufei continued:
“In addition to that, I have a third discovery.”

"I encountered a vagrant in Alpha City whose attribute was 'Bard'."

"In the ballads he sang, Alpha Refuge was embroiled in a massive war fifty years ago."

"The war dragged on and on, but the two sides were not humans and infected mutated beasts, but rather refuge cities against refuge cities!"

"One by one, city lords led their people to join the fight, either attacking and capturing cities or defending them..."

"I'm not sure if this is the true history of the wasteland, but the 'knowledge' attribute reflects this, which means that at least some of it is factual."

……

……

Following Wu Yufei.

Lao Cui and Gang Ge also briefly described their rewards in the Wasteland game over the past two days.

"I have awakened the 'wandering' attribute."

Old Cui's expression was complicated when he said this.

"My starting identity was that of a refugee who had been driven out of the refuge city..."

"After that, I wandered the wasteland with other groups of refugees."

"Not long after, we were attacked by a Tier 1 mutated beast. All the dozens of refugees traveling with us were killed. Because I could 'resurrect and restart' infinitely during the closed beta, I used the price of dying to slowly wear down that Tier 1 mutated beast."

"That mutated beast dropped a crystal. Oh, Lao Yu, you might not know this if you don't follow the Wasteland game forums. In short, it's an item that can be used to awaken a supernatural being."

"I used the crystal and successfully awakened it on the first try, but the attribute is 'Wanderer'..."

"I must constantly wander through the wasteland, and my abilities will be enhanced every time I arrive at a new refuge."

"But my 'wandering' attribute prevents me from staying in any refuge city for long; I can only stay for a day at most, otherwise I'll lose a level..."

In the end, Old Cui sighed, his face full of worry.

The Hong Kong guy next to him muttered, "You're only reporting bad news. Why don't you tell me how strong your 'wandering' attribute is? You just arrived at a refuge city and you've already awakened the ability 'Runic Imprisonment,' and you can even take on a Tier 1 mutated beast in the wild!"

"Rune Imprisonment?"

When Yu Jin heard the name of this ability, he felt a sense of familiarity.

After talking about Lao Cui's cricket game, Brother Hong also briefly shared his own gaming experience.

"After I awakened the 'electric' attribute, I went out of the city to fight monsters and level up. I'm currently at the second tier."

"I plan to level up some more and see if I have a chance to become a regular soldier in the Refuge City."

He didn't mention his encounter with Yin Yao because he didn't want Yu Jin to know that on the first day he logged into Wasteland, he accidentally let slip to Yin Yao that he had betrayed his brother.

After Brother Hong finished speaking.

The atmosphere in the dormitory fell silent once again.

After a while.

Old Cui, Yufei, and Gang Ge all looked at Yu Jin.

"Old Yu".

"Why don't you consider putting on a helmet and logging into Wasteland too?"

"If time travel really does happen, at least you'll have some game experience to deal with it..."

"Or--"

"You choose to forgo the beta testing opportunity and wait for God to roll the dice to decide whether you will time travel?"

(End of this chapter)