Extraordinary rules descend upon the world

Room 1101, Building 5, Lvyuan Residential Complex.

Chu Weiyue felt very pleased. He changed his shoes, went downstairs, and walked out of the community.

They walked out with imposing vigor, with radiant spirit, and with rapid progress.

After exiting the community gate, turn right and walk another hundred meters or so, and you will arrive at the "Meijia Morning and Evening Store" that you frequent.

Upon seeing Chu Weiyue, the boss, Lao Liu, immediately asked, "Has the panel been activated?"

Chu Weiyue nodded: "Activated."

Old Liu was in high spirits, as if he had discovered a new continent: "Is there anything that bothers you? I saw on Douyin that you might be distracted for 3 seconds before the panel appears?"

"Yes, being distracted is correct, I was there."

Chu Weiyue nodded. Many people were making a fuss about the "3-second lapse in concentration" to prove how terrifying and evil the Extraordinary Path Game was.

Seeing the obvious sympathy on Lao Liu's face, Chu Weiyue was a little confused.

Logically speaking, older people should welcome the game "Extraordinary Path" more, since it offers the opportunity to regain their health and youth.

  

However, some people seem to have even greater concerns than the young people, and even show strong resistance.

Chu Weiyue went on a shopping spree, buying a bunch of instant noodles, ham, bread, toilet paper, bottled water, and other items.

When they reached the cashier, Old Liu seemed lost in thought. After a while, he didn't come to his senses. Chu Weiyue clapped his hands twice and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Old Liu scratched his head: "If we really become extraordinary people, will we still be able to receive pensions? Will they stop? If they stop, won't all the social security contributions I've paid for decades be wasted?"

"..." Chu Weiyue: "You need to have a broad perspective."

Old Liu shook his head and said, "Young man, you don't know anything."

"Even if the sky were to fall, life would still go on, let alone the arrival of the Extraordinary Path Game."

"Rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea—which of these doesn't cost money?"

Then, Old Liu pointed and said, "Why are you buying so many supplies? You're emptying this place out of here. Will that cause problems?"

Chu Weiyue shrugged: "Big changes are happening all around us. Who knows what will happen in the future? Having surplus grain at home means we won't panic in the face of trouble. Anyway, we can't buy it for free; we'll eat it all up sooner or later."

Old Liu raised an eyebrow: "That's true. I'll have to keep some too."

As he spoke, he took a box of Snickers from the shelf and stuffed it into Chu Weiyue's bag: "Young people really do have quick minds!"

After paying by scanning the QR code, a new message appeared in the company group chat.

I clicked on it and found it was a notification that we would be working normally in the afternoon.

"The atmosphere's been built up to this extent, and we still have to go to work?"

Chu Weiyue sighed, but still replied with "Received".

The panel is already activated, so it's just sitting idle anyway.

The future is bright, but that doesn't stop us from enduring hardship for now.

Besides, once I get to work, I'll probably just chat and slack off anyway.

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The next morning, before 7 a.m., Chu Weiyue had already finished washing up and sat on the sofa, waiting quietly.

With about an hour left, the 24-hour activation period for the panel will expire. What will happen after that is something to look forward to.

The phone rang; it was my college roommate, Chen Shuaiyang. I answered.

"kindness."

"Nothing unusual has happened. Everything has been fine since the panel was activated."

"I don't know if the dizziness and lightheadedness mentioned online are rumors, but I haven't experienced any of them."

"I don't know, I haven't inquired about other people's situations."

"You've asked the wrong person. I can't give you advice. Whether or not to activate the panel is up to you."

"Okay, contact me if anything comes up. Bye."

Chu Weiyue hung up the phone and looked at the various groups on his phone. Most people were still considering it and couldn't make up their minds until the very last moment.

However, judging from the emotions conveyed between their lines, many people still tend to activate the panel.

"That means the deadline is 24 hours."

"If we change the conditions, for example, only the first 1 million people can activate the panel, and the number of places is limited, first come first served."

"They probably wouldn't even think about it; they'd all be scrambling to activate the panel."

"However, on the other hand, the more time you have, the more you think, and the more likely you are to hesitate and lose your impulsive drive."

"Furthermore, the longer it drags on, the more rumors circulate, some true and some false, making people even more suspicious."

Time passed slowly, and Chu Weiyue received two more phone calls, both from people wanting to know what was going on.

Scrolling through various posts from different groups on different apps on my phone, the waiting time wasn't too hard to bear.

With twenty minutes left before the end, messages like "I activated it" and "The panel looks pretty good" started appearing more frequently.

Following this, news of various celebrities activating the panel began to trend on social media.

With about 10 minutes left, Chu Weiyue received three phone calls in a row, all from colleagues at the company, all inquiring about any physical or mental abnormalities.

Time was running out, and there was no room for delay. Many people activated the panel with a sense of tragic grandeur, like the line from the poem "The wind howls and the Yi River is cold."

This is the game "The Road to Extraordinary Success".

[Time's up. Those who haven't activated the panel will be unable to participate in the Extraordinary Path game.]

"The 24 hours that may have been the most influential on everyone's life are over!"

Just as I finished expressing my feelings, another message popped up in the company group chat.

"Is this another call to go to work?"

Clicking on it revealed that it wasn't; it was two voice messages sent by my colleague, Wang Yanrong.

After hearing this, Chu Weiyue grimaced.

Wang Yanrong had planned to activate the panel before the deadline, but she stayed up late last night and overslept this morning. It was the "game announcement" that woke her up just now.

So, unable to activate the panel, I asked in the group what to do and how to fix it.

In the voice message, Wang Yanrong was crying with tears streaming down her face, and it took her a long time to finish a sentence.

"Hesitation leads to defeat."

"A full 24 hours."

"The fact that they can even use the word 'remedy' shows that they're completely panicked and at a loss."

Chu Weiyue sighed. Both of them were recent graduates who had joined the company three months ago and were quite familiar with each other. However, Chu Weiyue didn't know how to comfort them without sounding like he was talking without understanding their situation.

"People's pessimism is not shared."

In the company group chat, Wang Yanrong's voice message was quickly pushed to the top.

Many colleagues who activated the panel were envisioning the future and expressing their expectations.

People in the company group chat were relatively restrained in their speech, but the gaming group Chu Weiyue joined was quite explosive:

[South Wind Knows My Heart: No way, no way, there really isn't anyone who hasn't activated the panel? I was just saying it before, no one actually believed me, right?]

[Star: Anyone who activates this panel will die a horrible death!]

[Little Zhou: If I really had to be a beast of burden, I'd rather be a servant of the Great Dao than a human.]

[The Wind Chaser: Getting anxious, getting anxious, someone's getting anxious, but I won't say who, let you worry yourself to death.]

【…】

"What's next? Hurry up and bring up the game 'The Road to Extraordinary Success'."

Chu Weiyue had just finished speaking when his voice rang out again:

[The second rule is now being issued:]

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