Master Changsheng

Chapter 196, Section 193: The Player!

The name "Chaotic Sea" mentioned by Wayne instantly triggered Ankai's memories.

One of those memories was about to be subconsciously buried deep within him…

"Player!"

"The Game World!"

Over the years, real-life experiences have made An Kai almost forget that he is now in a game world.

Standing in the castle courtyard, Ankai waved to disperse the maids, his gaze seemingly lost in memories.

Wayne stood there, somewhat at a loss; it was the first time he had ever seen Ankai with such an expression.

It was at this moment that Wayne sensed a trace of "gentle kindness" from Ankai.

"Chaotic Sea"

An Kai was very familiar with this name.

This name comes from the game's initial promotional materials, which described it as the territory of the main villain and the final main storyline for players.

When Ankai traveled through time, the players had not yet found the Chaos Sea; they only knew it was a vast ocean, belonging to the highest-level map in the game.

Legend has it that this place is the location of the God of Magic, who instigated the war. The Chaos Sea is also known as the "Land of Fallen Gods," a prison where the God of Magic imprisons deities and a "forbidden zone" for all living beings.

Meanwhile, the players' ultimate task is to find the Chaos Sea and defeat its master—the God of Magic!

Hearing the name from Wayne, Ankai seemed somewhat dazed.

In his past life, he had hoped countless times that he could accidentally find the location of the Chaos Sea, and then sell the coordinates of the Chaos Sea for a high price, thus becoming rich overnight.

Now, someone is telling him that his territory is the Chaos Sea?!

"The Chaos Sea? Am I some kind of God of Magic?"

"Are you kidding me!"

"Is this a coincidence or destiny?"

Wayne watched as Ankai's brows furrowed deeper and deeper until Ankai's eyes went blank, as if he and Gou Dan were lost in memories.

All that was left was an empty shell.

Consciousness had long since left this place.

Seeing this, Wayne explained the origin of the [Chaos Sea], which was derived from the [Chaos City]. The voice grew softer and softer until it disappeared completely.

He tentatively asked in a low voice, "Teacher, is there something wrong?"

An Kai remained silent, his eyes vacant.

At this point, Wayne realized that his name, "Chaos Sea," was rather inappropriate.

He never expected that such a simple problem would go wrong...

Seeing that Ankai did not respond, Wayne did not ask any further questions. He stood there, under the scorching sun, waiting for Ankai to come to his senses.

We waited from dawn until dusk.

Wayne stood still, not moving an inch.

The moon rises above the branches, and the Milky Way appears.

"What's meant to happen can't be avoided."

"We should have expected this day when we arrived here."

An Kai murmured a few words softly.

At this point, there are 9962 years left in the 10,000-year countdown.

After a day's work, Ankai had figured it out.

When he exists in this world as an NPC, it is destined that he will form an opposing camp with the "players".

As for using his NPC identity to win over players? Ankai had never considered that.

He was originally a player who transmigrated here.

I fully understand how difficult it is to maintain player engagement as an NPC.

The mental and material resources consumed are astronomical.

In addition, players level up "rapidly," so what is a treasure today may become a discarded item tomorrow.

Therefore, trying to win over players by relying on resources is extremely difficult.

Another approach is to play the "emotional card".

That's not a good solution either.

For players, NPCs are just a piece of data in their eyes.

Would you try to connect with data emotionally?

Even if this data is incredibly realistic.

Anyway, Ankai won't.

Moreover, decades of life experience.

Ankai was certain that he was not data.

The creatures around us are not data either.

They are all living beings with flesh and blood.

In this world, perhaps "players" are the real "data"...

After much thought and reflection, coupled with recalling past experiences...

Finally, Ankai pulled himself out of his memories.

They also devised a strategy to deal with the area known as the "Chaotic Sea" where he was located.

That's exploitation!

It's not just about exploitation, it's about ruthlessly slaughtering the players.

Slaughter them until they are afraid, slaughter them until they quit the game.

This made it impossible for them to make any progress.

The thought of Ankai's forces fills me with dread.

My body started trembling uncontrollably.

It will greatly help players break their internet addiction!

There's no way around it; players can revive indefinitely.

Ankai cannot.

From the moment he came into this world, he had only one life.

If players were to destroy his millennia-old empire, An Kai would die with his eyes wide open in disbelief.

Of course, players with unlimited resurrections and no upper limit to improvement can actually achieve this.

Considering this, Ankai believes that it's not just him who needs to target the players.

They also want to incite all living beings to reject and hate the player.

Once they're online, they'll find it impossible to move an inch.

I was turned off by the "game content".

What Chaos Sea? By then, Ankai hopes that for players, the entire continent will be a "Chaos Sea"!

With a sigh of relief, An Kai believed that although completing his plans ten thousand years in advance would be difficult, it was not impossible.

I couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

"Wayne, do you have any other names to choose from?"

After waiting a whole day, Ankai finally responded.

Wayne was startled for a moment.

In the past, he would have prepared multiple backup options.

This time, however, Wayne truly had no backup plan regarding the name "Chaos Sea".

In an instant, Wayne looked like a child who had done something wrong, his head bowed, offering no explanation for his mistake.

Just by looking at Wayne's condition, Ankai already knew the answer.

He raised his head and looked up at the sky.

It was as if an invisible hand was manipulating everything.

Wayne isn't the type of person who only has one option.

In the past, Wayne would have prepared at least several options for Ankai to decide.

The Chaos Sea is not only the most mysterious location in the game.

It's still the location of the God of Law!

That God of Law who single-handedly started a war of gods and suppressed many gods without any reason!

A layer of mist shrouded this place.

Divine Court, Longevity Path, God of Law, Chaos Sea…

An Kai's intuition told him that there must be some connection between all of this.

After driving Wayne away, Ankai returned to the castle and meticulously examined the side quest logs, scrutinizing every word and punctuation mark, trying to find any information he had overlooked…

Wayne walked out of the castle, looking dejected.

His face showed deep disappointment.

Not far away, Nurnexius, Gou Dan, and Jinlong, the three guys with wicked smiles on their faces, Jinlong carrying Gou Dan and Nurnexius, swayed and staggered towards them.

In the past, Wayne would always greet Nurnexus warmly.

Despite his complaints, Nurnexus managed to maintain his position as a pet and live in Ankai's castle.

This status is self-evident.

You should know that even the mute [Desert Crocodile 'Sol'] was driven out of the castle by Ankai on the unfounded grounds of excessive body odor...

Nurnexus, who was constantly being called a dog, lived in the castle the entire time.

"Hey Wayne, what's with the long face?"

"Didn't you go to the Pleasure Pavilion?"

Nurnexus greeted Wayne from a distance.

An enlarged black rat face was filled with an indescribable smile.

"Let me tell you, never be a fool like Hanks, hanging on to that witch."

"That's not good; it would mean giving up a whole forest."

"Look at the boss, in his words, he's a groom every night, that's what life is all about!"

Nurnexus, speaking with the air of someone who had been there, loudly imparted Wayne's experience.

Throughout the entire time, Jinlong kept grinning foolishly.

Because he was unfamiliar with and somewhat afraid of Wayne, the steward of the Good House, Dog Egg kept smiling foolishly and did not agree with Nurnexus's words.

Coincidentally, today is the day that Widow Wang comes to the castle to visit the witch clan.

Just as I stepped out of the witch clan's encampment, I heard Nurnexus's loud shout echoing through the street...

His face instantly fell...

That bastard is a real stumbling block in her relationship with Hanks.

From the moment Nurnexus first met Hanks and the Widow, he began to sabotage Hanks.

When Nurneshius asked Hanks if he was impotent, he wondered why Hanks didn't have children.

This caused Hanks to doubt himself for many years, and even led to suspicion of Widow Wang.

If it weren't for Hanks faking his death that time, Widow Wang believed that Hanks would have continued in this state for many more years.

Including recently.

Nurneseius, in league with Gou Dan, spread rumors that Hanks had an ambiguous relationship with that eighth-tier [astrologer], etc.

This led to a big argument between the two of them.

Now, what Hanks clearly admires has become "foolishness" in Nurnexus's mouth...

"To be a groom every night?"

"Pah!"

Widow Wang's figure blurred as she appeared before Jinlong, directly taunting Nurnexius, Jinlong, and Gou Dan...

When his mockery met its match, Nurnexus looked embarrassed...

The black dragon face looked around erratically, but never glanced at Widow Wang directly in front of it…

Wayne, who was originally conflicted, quickly ran a few steps.

As always, he stood between Widow Wang and Nurnexus, acting as a mediator…

Half an hour later.

Hanks arrived upon hearing the news.

Embarrassed and apologetic, he tried to pull and tug at her, but seeing that Widow Wang still refused to leave, he finally hoisted her onto his shoulder and ran wildly towards home.

Ugh!

Hanks is really suffering inside.

In order to ease the non-existent misunderstanding between him and Widow Wang, he took advantage of Widow Wang's absence to create a certain atmosphere at home.

Then Reed came running to tell him that Widow Wang was not far from Lord Ankai's castle, arguing with someone... no, with a dragon...

Until Hanks disappeared from sight.

Nurnexus patted his chest, still shaken, and stood up, placing his two paws on the necks of Dog Egg and the golden dragon, which had deliberately lowered its head:

"See? This is what happens when you hire that witch girl. You can only flee in a sorry state, and you don't even dare to look at the flowers and plants outside."

"How pathetic! So pathetic!"

"You two remember this. We might not do this again. We are a family of good men and three charming dragons. We must not do anything that would disgrace us."

"Ahem!" Gou Dan coughed lightly: "Um... according to the boss, I belong to the dog category, not the dragon."

"Oh? Isn't that so?" Nurnexus was taken aback, then waved his hand dismissively: "That's not important. What I mean is to teach you a lesson today."

"Hughes is right."

"Hughes is awesome!"

The two dragons and the dog, arm in arm, turned around and headed towards the alien pleasure building.

According to them, they had won a battle and should celebrate.

Just now, it was Widow Wang who single-handedly sprayed two dragons and a dog, rendering them speechless and unable to look directly at each other.

But judging from the current state of the two dragons and the dog, it seems as if the three of them are the victors.

However, this little incident did alleviate Wayne's frustration.

As he walked toward the building where the House of Goodness conducted its affairs, he heard Ankai whisper in his ear:

Are "divinely bestowed professions" truly created naturally by heaven and earth?

Wayne paused.

It was as if a flash of inspiration had crossed my mind.

I wanted to catch it, but I couldn't.

The Ankai problem is one that those who possess the [Heaven-Given Profession] have never considered.

Or rather, it's a question they subconsciously avoid...

"Divine gift...divine gift..."

Wayne muttered to himself as he walked, his brow furrowed...

...

Inside the castle.

After careful consideration, Ankai did not decide to change his name.

Danger can never be avoided.

The right approach is to make thorough preparations for any crisis.

Escaping or hiding will only increase the level of danger. When enough danger accumulates, the resulting crisis will be unstoppable, no matter how hard you try.

The right approach is to understand the crisis, overcome it, and resolve it.

Just like Ankai set a general strategy for players.

At the same time, while considering this matter, Ankai was also thinking about something else.

Why are there not many demanding requirements for players in the 【Heaven-Given Profession】?

In his memory, players who came into contact with the [Heavenly Gifted Class] were able to receive the [Heavenly Gifted Class] inheritance.

Unlike Will Bucklin, Wayne, and Hanks, who had to figure everything out on their own to become owners of a "God-given Profession," he didn't.

Ankai even had a theory that perhaps players were inherently a "divinely bestowed profession"...

In other words, "divinely bestowed professions" are not without a method of inheritance, nor are they truly divinely bestowed.

Instead, it's another way to change careers, a method that hasn't been discovered yet.

If this can be cracked, then virtuous families could mass-produce [Heaven-Given Professions]...

After 9962, when players arrive, the Good House will already have a complete method for teaching [Heavenly Gifted Professions].

Imagine a group of extremely high-level "God-given professions" helping a group of new players to quit their internet addiction—wouldn't that be incredibly easy?

The more I thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Inside the castle, Ankai's eyes lit up!

Snapped!

An elven maidservant beside him was startled…

Then, still half-asleep, she saw it was An Kai and drifted back to sleep…

While still in high spirits, Ankai used the [Contract] to tell Wayne all of this.

Wayne was itching to try it after hearing Ankai's alternative explanation of the "divinely bestowed profession," and he also had a gut feeling.

Ankai's conjecture is considered feasible...

Unfortunately, the Chaos Sea had only recently expanded.

Too many trivial matters left Wayne with little time to explore the secrets of the [Heavenly Gifted Profession].

However, Wayne has already placed this matter at the top of his mind!

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