Life Dungeon Game

【He Ao】

[Privilege Level: Advanced Player]

Physical fitness: 1194

[Skills: Talent Sequence 272: Super Memory (C-rank), Basic Firearms Proficiency; Talent Sequence 72: Stealth Mage (C-rank)]

Mechanical modification: None

Martial Arts: Qi Refining to Spirit Transformation (Rank C)

My basic physical fitness score is still 1194.

He briefly turned Super Memory on and off. Because of the increased Super Memory mastery in this instance, the physical attributes boosted by Super Memory increased from 540 to 576.

After activating his super memory, He Ao's physical attributes reached 1770, a number that far exceeded the C-level limit.

The cooldown time for the mark of super memory has also been further reduced. The cooldown time required for B-level selection has been modified. Previously, it was reduced from thirty days to twenty-one days, and this time it has been reduced to about sixteen days.

The reduction in cooldown time has decreased, and it seems that the further along you go, the harder it will be to reduce the cooldown time.

He Ao modified Wells' choice at the end of the dungeon, and a mark was put on cooldown. After the cooldown reduction and the soul amplification after the dungeon ended, the cooldown time of this mark is now only two days.

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Just then, a slow knock sounded at the door. "He Ao, are you there? It's me, Li Cheng."

"Coming," He Ao turned around, walked to the door, unlocked the security lock, and opened the door.

"Dean, is there anything I can help you with?"

He gazed at the gentle, even somewhat student-like, middle-aged man before him.

This is Li Cheng, the director of the research institute and the strongest superhuman in the main world.

Li Cheng stayed in the hotel room next to his.

"Good news, bad news,"

Li Cheng glanced at He Ao and smiled gently, "We'll probably have to work overtime tonight to discuss the news about the opening of the ruins."

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Chapter 605 The Fish Has Taken the Bait (Super Long Chapter, Please Vote!)

"Ugh!!! I refuse to get up early, starting with myself. I didn't go to bed until 4 a.m. last night, and you guys woke me up for a meeting at 7 a.m. I finally got a day off, do you know how hard it is for me?"

Wu Lan slumped her upper body onto the table and said weakly, "I sleep at four and wake up at seven. The urn is rectangular. He Ao, when you come back, you must comfort your sister's wounded heart. It would be best to comfort both her body and soul."

"Cough-cough-"

A series of rapid coughs echoed in the virtual meeting room.

"Cough cough cough, Director Yang, what are you coughing about?" Wu Lan slowly raised her head and looked at the screen. "I've never seen you guys exploit the Dean like this before!!"

She straightened up abruptly, like a bent steel plate suddenly springing back, her full breasts heaving, a faint blush flashing across her fair cheeks. She stared at the screen and gave an awkward laugh.

"Good morning, Dean."

"morning,"

Sitting next to He Ao, Li Cheng smiled gently and said, "This matter is indeed quite urgent, otherwise I wouldn't have woken everyone up for the night shift."

"Dean, is it about the ancient passage?"

Yang De asked in a soft voice.

The meeting is currently divided into four split screens. Yang De, the head of the field service department of the research institute, and two deputy heads, Ji Po and Wu Lan, are each remotely connected to the meeting from their own devices, each occupying one split screen.

He Ao and Li Cheng sat together, sharing a screen.

Those attending the meeting, besides Dean Li Cheng, were the heads of the research institute's field operations department, whose biggest task at the moment is the unearthed passageway.

It just so happens that Li Cheng is currently in Ellen City, where the relic passage has been opened, and the matter being discussed is most likely related to the relic passage.

"The relic passage is about to open,"

Li Cheng didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "We all know that when the ruins are about to open, they will send a summoning message to the people in the passage that is about to open. The people of World Tree and Moonlight have been guarding the area where the ruins passage may appear. About an hour ago, the area that the people of World Tree were responsible for 'heard' the summoning message."

"Based on the information they shared, this time the relic passage will be in Rhodan time..."

He glanced down at the time on his computer. "It's a little past midnight in Ruodan time. The ruins will open at midnight tomorrow, which is about 0 hours from now."

"So fast?"

Yang De was stunned upon hearing this news.

"Didn't previous ruins always have at least two days to prepare?"

Having gradually recovered from the awkwardness, Wu Lan asked with some surprise.

"Yes, the passage opened faster than usual this time, and,"

Li Cheng continued, "The news from the World Tree is that their C-rank also heard the 'summoning'."

"This time, even C-rank individuals can enter the ruins?"

This time, it was Ji Po, who had been silent, who asked the question: "The ruins are getting closer and closer to us."

The upper limit of the number of extraordinary individuals that the relic passage can accommodate gradually increases. At first, it was for ordinary people, then for F-level, E-level, and when He Ao went in last time, it could accommodate up to D-level.

“Not necessarily,” Li Cheng replied slowly.

"Although our main hypothesis is that the ruins are 'approaching' the real world, and as the 'distance' decreases, the ruins passages gradually become stable, enabling the transfer of stronger superhumans, this is only one of the more logical inferences."

"Some believe that there is a barrier between the ruins and the real world that we cannot understand, and the passage through the ruins is the 'hole' in this barrier. As the interaction between the ruins and the real world increases, this hole is pokes bigger and bigger, and the superhumans who can pass through it become stronger and stronger."

However, these are all just speculations.

"While making hypotheses and verifying them through experiments are common scientific methods, one should not limit one's thinking to a single conjecture. A singular way of thinking may lead to a limited perspective when considering ideas."

At this point, Li Cheng glanced at the three people on the computer screen whose expressions were gradually becoming blank, realizing he might have gone off-topic. He coughed lightly and continued,

"However, one thing is certain: the interaction between the ruins and the real world has become stronger."

"At the same time, based on our past experience, every time the relic passage undergoes such an 'upgrade,' the concentration of extraordinary power in the real world will experience a major leap afterward."

"That means more bizarre events and more complex supernatural objects."

Yang De rubbed his forehead and said in a low voice.

The research institute is already stretched thin in terms of manpower to handle the current bizarre situation.

Will more extraordinary individuals awaken?

At this moment, He Ao, who was sitting to the side, raised his question.

If the number of bizarre events and superhumans increases, the overall dynamic balance can still be maintained.

"Logically, that seems to be the case, but the reality is always much more complex,"

Li Cheng smiled and shook his head.

"Based on our current statistics, at least within the research institute's monitoring scope, the number of newly awakened superhumans has not increased with the increase in the concentration of superhuman power."

"In fact, the number of newly awakened superhumans each month seems to have reached a peak a few months ago. Now, the number of newly awakened superhumans each month is not increasing, but decreasing."

"So, the number of superhumans doesn't have a simple positive correlation with the concentration of superhuman power? But the number of strange events and superhuman items currently does have a positive correlation with the concentration of superhuman power?"

He pondered for a moment, then organized his thoughts.

"Yes."

Li Cheng gave He Ao an approving look, "Although I don't have data on Moonlight and World Tree, judging from their situation over the years, they should be similar to us."

"Wait, wait,"

On the other side of the TV, Wu Lan raised her hand and asked, "What are you talking about? I don't quite understand."

"that is,"

He thought for a moment, organized his thoughts, and explained,

"The current trend is that the number of superhumans is increasing less and less, and the number of superhumans who can become our companions will decrease until one day, the total number of superhumans in the world may reach a stable value and then stop increasing."

"However, in contrast, the number of mysterious events may continue to increase."

"Our manpower"

It's stable, but the things we need to deal with are increasing. One day, we won't be able to handle all the mysterious events, and then these mysterious events will be exposed to the public, more and more... until they spread throughout the entire world..."

At this point, He Ao suddenly paused.

A word popped into his mind: catastrophe.

The cataclysm that destroyed the prehistoric civilization of the instance world left the entire instance world filled with the bizarre, evil gods and strange beasts. Humanity eked out a living in this maddening darkness, and the light of civilization was extinguished.

It wasn't until the emergence of the original Federation and the High Wall that the people of the alternate world rekindled the flame of civilization.

However, according to the records of the copy world that He Ao is currently familiar with, the Cataclysm seems to have appeared suddenly, rather than gradually like in the main world.

Clearly, the research institute's top leadership, led by Li Cheng, has realized this, which is why their recent actions have deviated from their previous dormant approach and have become somewhat aggressive.

"This is not good news,"

Yang De also figured out the logic behind it. He sighed and smiled as he looked at He Ao, who was somewhat stunned. "But fortunately, we still have time."

"Why are you talking like the world is about to end?"

Wu Lan blinked. "So, does that mean I don't have to pay my credit card bill? Can I max out my credit card now? Is it too late?"

“It’s too late, your card has most likely been frozen,” Ji Po interjected. “I suggest you give me the card, and I’ll see if you can still use it.”

"Ji Po, I always thought you were an honest man!"

Wu Lan looked at Ji Po and said in a deep voice.

"Of course, I've always been an honest and simple person."

Ji Po answered quickly.

"Honestly, I didn't realize you had such a thick skin."

Wu Lan crossed her arms over her chest, lifted her chest, and looked at He Ao. "See, little brother He Ao? Don't trust this guy. He may look honest, but he's actually full of bad intentions."

He Ao watched the two playfully bickering, a smile slowly spreading across his face, instantly dispelling the oppressive atmosphere.