I am a reincarnation player.

The hall was filled with various plants, all in a riot of colour and beauty. However, with Yuki's knowledge of botany, he couldn't identify any of the species. He only felt a sense of peace, as if they were more than just decorations.

"Your Luo Fei fruit tea."

A pretty girl in translucent clothes came over and placed two cups of purple liquid on the table. She smiled and nodded at Philen before picking up the tray and leaving.

Elf, no wonder she comes here so often.

When Yuki saw the girl's pointed ears, he immediately knew the reason. Then he looked at the other elves in the store and knew that they were definitely not from the same world as Fei Lun.

In the latter world, elves are almost extinct, and each one is extremely powerful. How could they possibly work as waiters in a group? At least the elf who just served tea was definitely not above the extraordinary level.

That's not right. Isn't it said that only the extraordinary level can pass the test? Did he get in by relying on others?

"Everyone is a player, and it's completely different from what I imagined." Yuuki had never seen a player working as a waiter. Even the casual players were resting up and preparing for the next life-or-death challenge, weren't they?

Hint 3 also reveals that players must abide by the contract. No wonder they are not afraid of me defaulting on my obligations, and no wonder some people specifically look for traps for novices.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Here there is not only sociology, but also economics.

"Due to the point redemption mechanism, points can be obtained from places other than dungeons. This forms a unique economic system under the rules of the reincarnation game."

Yuki quickly wrote it down in his notebook. He felt like an elementary school student, so curious about everything, his brain constantly absorbing knowledge.

Philen picked up the white porcelain teacup and watched Yuki writing furiously. She was also observing him to make sure that his ignorance was not pretended.

No wonder all the questions are very basic.

She looked down at the note, which contained everything Yuuki wanted to know, and her eyes became strange.

You can just ask your seniors in the same camp these basic questions. Besides, most of what you need to know has already been explored in the outpost.

Philen also encountered players who came to the border area for the first time, but they only asked about the information of the border area itself and the distribution of strong people in each camp.

"You...really don't know what an outpost is?"

"I don't know." Yuki stopped writing and looked up blankly.

The game will give you a reminder when you enter the outpost, so it's hard to forget.

The confusion on the girl's face became more obvious. She raised her index finger and wrote a few words in the void. Soon, a transparent character formed in front of Yuki's eyes. He was a little curious about what kind of extraordinary skill this was. After taking another look at the content, his pupils shrank sharply.

No wonder Fei Lun looked so alert and afraid of being scammed online. It turned out that his problem itself was very unusual.

As the name suggests, the outpost is a relay point. Players from a camp will gather here, but it will not be connected to the reincarnation junction. Players will gather at the outpost to form another social structure, and then undergo a second assessment before stepping into the heavens.

This also answers his question about what a "closed world" is. Before it is connected to the border of reincarnation, it is a closed world because you are surrounded by players from the same camp. Only in the dungeon will you have contact with other camps.

To use an analogy, the outpost is when humans leave the Earth and develop within the solar system. After a long period, they will begin real interstellar travel and contact other "civilizations."

"So I'm like a team that jumped out of Earth, and before we even started climbing the technological ladder, we've already joined the family of cosmic civilization???"

Yuki felt a little thirsty, so he quickly took a sip of some fruit tea worth 5 points. It looked like isatis root with sugar added. It wasn't very tasty, but it calmed his mind.

Hey, is this also a consumable chaos item?

He suddenly felt that the points were worth spending, and regretted not bringing Rihe with him, as he didn't even have anyone to discuss things with.

This is definitely not normal, or logical.

"The normal process should be for players to detach from reality, arrive at the outpost, and form a new social structure. Then, they pass the assessment, connect to the border area, and begin interacting with other factions?"

“That’s true for the pioneers.”

"What are pioneers?"

"It means literally that the first player or team to reach the outpost and the first to obtain the permission to connect to the border area will have some special permissions. I don't know what they are exactly. It was too long ago. In some camps, they are simply called 'gods'." Philen took a sip of fruit tea and looked at Yuki.

"But you don't, because you're too weak."

Great, you actually have the potential to be a sharp-tongued person.

Yuki smiled bitterly and thought carefully. Apart from not having gone through the second assessment, wasn't he a pioneer?

"Isn't my ignorance like that of a pioneer?"

"If you're pretending, that's too much. There will be faction missions at the outpost, and even in a closed world, you'll know a lot of information." Philen picked up the note and swung it around, saying unhappily:

"I won't waste time asking such basic questions."

Are there always some players who are at the front, leading the way for those behind.

No, player organizations like 'Zhou' are more likely to thrive, forming a new society and a new class.

Then the pioneers are of great significance. According to Philen, there are countless camps, and they must be divided into different levels. Those who can step into this place must be from the highest level camp.

Who is our pioneer and where has he gone?

Yuki was thinking deeply, and suddenly looked up: "Then what is a camp?"

cough cough cough.

Philen choked on his tea. If Yuki hadn't invited him to tea, he would have walked away long ago. This kind of question was as stupid as: if a person is killed, he will die.

But seeing the pair of eyes that were as eager for knowledge as a mountain child, she still stretched out her finger and wrote in the air.

Faction is the general term for a type of world player, and is also the reason for the existence of outposts.

Players will be selected from various worlds and gathered at outposts. The power system is similar. For example, Philen's camp is the "Ether Particles", which pursues knowledge and uses energy.

So, a group of mages? They were indeed matched against Wu Lei'an, but were they really categorized by their professional characteristics? No, it should be their similarities in the use of magic. Even in Philen's hometown, there were warriors.

Yuki raised his eyebrows, feeling that a new world was slowly unfolding before him, and he also felt that the reincarnation game was very deceptive.

I skipped this stage directly, and according to this statement, my camp is just a group of ordinary people?

This is not fair.

The technology is mediocre, and there are no supernatural powers. The one with my senior sister doesn't count. According to my investigation, there is no such thing as adolescent syndrome.

Yuki thought of the gray sky again, and there were many small whirlpools next to the big whirlpool.

Could that be the passage? But why is only one of them still moving?

Yuki didn't know the reason either. What he experienced was completely different from what Philen experienced. The latter must have thought he was fooling him.

"Then in this case, wouldn't the existence that enters the border area be very powerful, and I won't have any chance of survival?"

This is the issue that Yuki is most concerned about. This is no longer a matter of taking off on a rocket, but a matter of skipping the stage directly.

"Not really. The strong are always a minority."

"But entering the outpost requires an assessment, a period of development, and finally a connection to the border. Wouldn't that mean monsters would roam everywhere?"

"Entering the outpost does indeed mean being separated from one's own world, and all traces of one's existence are wiped out." Philen picked up the teacup and looked at his face reflected in it, a trace of sadness flashing across his face. "But I've already said that only pioneers need to be tested. Players who come after them can follow his path to the junction."

Those who plant trees will enjoy the shade? No wonder they are called gods!

Yuki solved another major mystery. The gray outpost was very strange, but there were definitely players there, which meant that they connected to the border area and let him get an advantage.

It must be an epic of pioneering, with the most powerful players walking at the forefront of the camp, paving the way forward for those who come after them.

They are gods, free from closed and direct existence.

They are demons, and this road must be paved with countless corpses.

Yuki's breathing became slightly heavier. He had an instinctive yearning for heroic epics, and wondered whether those beings that transcended the copies could be classified as such.

But that is too far away, so it is better to understand the subtleties of the current situation.

Yuki withdrew his gaze and spent several hours and a cup of fruit tea to figure out the general trend:

The players who are selected will have their existence traces erased in their 'homeland'. They will stay in the outpost with other players of the same faction, and then continue the strategy and finally connect to the heavens.

Before the link, it was called a closed world. They had plenty of time to build a social structure composed purely of players, with money replaced by points. Economic activities like exchanging fruit tea for points must have flourished in the outpost.

This is finally no longer abrupt, the player will continue to become stronger, and eventually pass the second assessment to jump out of the closed world.

This will definitely be difficult, and it is estimated that it will take more than the 'monster' stage. When one pioneer falls, the second one will take over the authority and continue to move forward, clearing a path for the camp.

Those who come later are much happier. For example, this Philen is not better than himself, and he can also come to the border area to gain a broader vision and richer resources.

Phew, in this case there must be a lot of strong people, at least the camps that can connect to the border area, there must be existences that surpass "monsters", but they are not so extraordinary that they are worse than dogs, and monsters are everywhere.

"What's the point of linkable junctions? Is it just to provide players with a broader trading platform?"

Yuki still didn't understand, but vaguely felt that it was related to the abnormal outpost he was in. He closed his eyes and felt like he saw a triple nesting doll.

The first level is the real world, where players can be compared to people with super powers hiding in normal society, communicating through forums.

The second level is the outpost, where the rules of the game completely replace social laws. Even if they come from different worlds, they can always cooperate in the same camp.

The third level is the border area. When the various factions come into contact outside the dungeon, conflicts and disputes are inevitable.

We skipped the second layer of nesting dolls and did not experience the new rules set by those who came before us, which was definitely unusual.

Yuki was very excited. Every player he saw, even every sip of fruit tea he drank, was an unknown.

Yuki was also very desperate. Even after reaching the third level of the nesting doll, he could not see a way out. The reincarnation game was like a mountain, and no matter how he walked, he was still inside the mountain.

"But overall, I have taken a big step forward. I was also lucky enough to find the right person to ask for directions." Yuki knew that some questions were incredible. If they were asked by a sinister and cunning person, he would have been exposed.

"By the way, what camp are you from?" Philen asked curiously. She didn't think much about it. The world is infinite and there are countless camps. Who knows if there are any special outposts.

For example, last time she encountered a camp, she was forced to fight one-on-one. She had to kill the other side to get the answer, but a dead person couldn't answer, and when she arrived at the border, she was as confused as Yuki.

coming.

Yuki suddenly became nervous. He could find reasons for all the previous problems, but this one couldn't be explained.

"Uh, I don't have a faction."

Philen was stunned. How could there not be one? Isn't the purpose of the outpost to allow players from the same camp to meet up?

"If you don't want to talk about it, forget it." She turned her head away in dissatisfaction, pouting her lips to make her face look rounder, like a purple puff mushroom.

Seeing the familiar expression, Yuki smiled subconsciously and looked out the window at the various players.

But I really don't. Even the players of "Homeland" don't understand it. There are even many enemies in it. I can't expect everyone to be as cautious as me and know how to hide key information.

Yuki scratched his head, feeling that he had encountered an unsolvable problem. Fortunately, Philen had also calmed down by this time and looked at the note again.

"This is all common sense. Many games will automatically give you these prompts. We both owe each other a cup of fruit tea." Philen looked like he wanted to send Yuki away quickly. He glanced at the fourth question and frowned.

"Who else told you that the test to leave 'homeland' requires extraordinary strength?"

Very quickly, Yuki, who was just admiring the street view, turned his head quickly with a look of horror on his face.

What? There is no such condition?

Chapter 4 Is This a Coincidence? (K)

Outpost.

Mai Sakurajima suddenly appeared in the middle of the corridor, dragging her tired body, and saw an ordinary door.

With a thought, he went straight back to the door of the room. This was considered a benefit. He turned his head slightly and saw that Hayasaka Ai and others had also returned.

"Everyone, have you made any new discoveries?"

"We still haven't found anyone. We're the only ones in this giant city."

"There's a large open space to the west, and it looks like some buildings have been uprooted."

"I've already visited the tallest building. The layout inside is a little different. I'll find out why later."

Everyone summarized what they had found. The city was too big, and it was impossible to find any problems by just taking a quick look.

No clues were found and everyone was exhausted. Not to mention people, there were not even any daily necessities here. Fortunately, everyone's physical fitness was no longer that of ordinary humans, otherwise they would have starved to death sooner or later.

Mai rubbed his forehead, feeling a little depressed. Even though the 'gray snow' outside had stopped, the feeling of emptiness and desolation was still extremely unpleasant. It would be better to stay in the room.

At least if you close the door, you can rest quietly for a while.

"I don't know what's happening with Mr. Yuki." Hiyori muttered softly.

"He must be fine. Maybe he met some beautiful girl again and is having a great time." Mai joked while twisting the door lock.

"Senior Mai, why do I feel like you are targeting me?" Kaguya, who was whispering with Hayasaka Ai, suddenly looked up.

"It's just a joke. Even with me following him, he can still find Hiyori-san."

"Ahem, even if we were separated in the hospital, I'd still be a follower."

Everyone laughed softly. They were all friends who had known each other for a lifetime. Coming together to this ghost place dispersed many sorrows. It was better to stay together for warmth than to endure it alone.

"Hey, it would be great if I could take a shower here. I'm going to be smelly after not taking a shower for so many days."