No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Secondly, since it's been used so many times already, what risks or consequences could there be? If I was going to get involved, I would have already. It's like having too much debt to carry on.

Therefore, there is really no reason to give up such a useful tool just because something has already happened. Besides, even if we give it up, it probably won't help anyway. Instead of worrying about it, we should accept it calmly and just figure things out later.

Moreover, Jiang Shu was genuinely curious about the identity of the bewildered man and the purpose of his actions, and what kind of beings he referred to as his kind.

Therefore, Jiang Shu felt that as long as they were careful during the research, there shouldn't be any major problems at least for now.

Even if I were to put it another way, given my current low strength, and even if I were to harbor some ulterior motive, I should wait until I've grown from a small fish into a big fish before considering such a thing.

With this in mind, Jiang Shu had no more worries.

Or you could call it a complete opening up.

In short, he enabled [Level 1 privileges].

However, he did not try to return to Lies Town because he had to meet with the director that afternoon. Confusion only said that he could choose any time within the incubator within three days of leaving, but did not mention any difference in the rate of time passage between the two worlds.

This requires setting aside a few days of free time to study it specifically.

So he tried another function: the communication function of the permission card.

Before enabling this feature, Jiang Shu thought it was similar to a communication software, a point-to-point mode, or a group chat mode. If it were more advanced, it might even allow him to enter a virtual world where he could chat face-to-face with others.

Jiang Shu had read Lord of Mysteries and knew very well how to bluff and show off when entering such a world.

But to his surprise, he was still in the toilet, but a new page appeared in front of him that he had never seen before in the Evolver System.

Or rather, it's more like the system has introduced a new, independent function, or opened a new webpage.

If I had to use an analogy, this access card is like a USB flash drive, which contains some kind of plugin or program that is then directly loaded into the system.

What appeared before Jiang Shu was that the interface style and UI were no different from the original system, but suddenly new functions had been added.

This was a way of opening up that Jiang Shu never expected.

"Damn..." he couldn't help but swear, muttering worriedly to himself, "Won't this get my account banned...?"

Could it be that he's so bewildered and jealous of his own talent that he's created a virus within himself?

That's despicable!

But Jiang Shu quickly dispelled this doubt.

Because of this new page, or rather, this new system feature, it seems that many people are using it.

Not one or two, but many.

After a quick glance, Jiang Shu discovered that this was a webpage that combined many functions.

It serves as a forum for all evolved individuals who have activated this feature to communicate, as well as a bounty platform. Many tasks with clearly marked prices are posted in the bounty section, waiting for people to accept them. In addition, there is a built-in shop, or rather a black market, where evolved individuals exchange goods for what they want.

The most terrifying thing is that, according to the sellers' descriptions, none of the items used for trading inside are below the level of a calamity.

Jiang Shu was stunned for a moment, then looked at the bounty section again and realized that he hadn't looked carefully and had underestimated the value of these bounties.

These bounties are either for assassinating evolved beings who have undergone secondary sublimation, or for obtaining specific non-bound items. These items are usually only produced in certain types of calamity-level or disaster-level death-type incubators.

Jiang Shu felt like he had stumbled into the dark web.

"There are so many of the same kind?" He was somewhat incredulous.

Jiang Shu understood that the kind of beings mentioned by the bewildered one were probably evolved beings with similar skills to "Dedication" and "Bewilderment," who also possessed the same level of natural disaster.

However, there are only a dozen or so black blocks in the Cataclysmic skill tree.

This means that not only does everyone here have a Cataclysmic skill, but there are also cases where multiple people possess the same skill.

Are Cataclysmic Skills really that worthless?

Jiang Shu was starting to have doubts about life.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Shu started browsing the forum posts, trying to glean some insights from them.

However, these posts either discussed a certain incubator or talked about the issue of evolutionary upgrades. While they weren't entirely devoid of information, and could even be considered to contain a lot of useful information, these were not the kinds of posts Jiang Shu wanted to read right now.

He just wanted to know what everyone here had in common, and what his so-called kindred spirits really were.

After looking around without finding anything, Jiang Shu decided to post a question online.

However, he certainly wouldn't directly ask everyone if they all had Cataclysmic-level skills.

If everyone has it, then asking this question makes me seem ignorant.

If no one else has it, then it's like revealing that you do.

After thinking it over, Jiang Shu decided to make full use of his years of experience in online forums and message boards, and approach the issue from an excellent angle—

[Rational discussion: Are the evolved beings doomed? Among all the people I've dealt with, I haven't seen a single one with a catastrophic skill.]

[As the title suggests, the original poster feels that the Evolver profession is already a sunset industry. Is becoming an Evolver now no different from joining the Taiwanese army in 1949?]

Sure enough, clickbait headlines are always eye-catching, no matter where they are.

Even though Jiang Shu's forum level was only level one, his homepage was blank, and he hadn't even chosen a name yet—it was just a string of numbers—it was a completely blank account.

Unfortunately, the hook was too straight and the bait too salty; within just a few minutes, more than a dozen replies appeared.

[Second floor: You really made me laugh.]

[Third floor: I just want to ask you, do you even have that kind of attitude towards others?]

[Fourth floor: How did someone like this even get the qualifications to come in? Even a complete newbie wouldn't say something like that, right?]

[Fifth Floor: Child, just because something exists in this world doesn't mean someone can necessarily obtain it.]

[Sixth Floor: Another person with lofty ambitions but fragile lives, fantasizing about possessing catastrophe-level skills right after becoming an evolved being. There are just too many people like this.]

[Seventh Floor: Let's all disperse. This overbearing poster thinks catastrophe-level skills are as common as cabbages.]

[Eighth floor: This is trolling, I've reported it.]

【...】

Looking at these familiar words, Jiang Shu, sitting on the toilet, revealed a nostalgic smile.

That's the taste! Although the keywords are slightly different, these sentence structures are all too familiar.

Moreover, these replies suggest that these people consider catastrophe-level skills to be extremely valuable, and they do not possess them.

That's reassuring.

So, although she could have chosen not to do so, Jiang Shu couldn't help but pick out a few strongly worded replies.

[I see that all the powerful evolved beings have them, so why don't you? Could it be because you're not capable enough?]

Fortune changes every thirty years; old man, never underestimate a young man's potential.

If I were to one day become an evolved being with cataclysmic abilities, would you regret what you said today?

[Reporting? Backfires, hehe.]

After posting these words, seeing the sudden influx of followers and the barrage of abusive private messages, Jiang Shu's smile widened even further.

Forums should be played in this way to be interesting.

However, a problem arises.

If "same kind" doesn't refer to this, then what exactly does "confusion" mean?

Also, why are you sitting at the same table with me if you don't have catastrophic skills?

Just as he was wondering, a pop-up window suddenly appeared on the page—

Your post has been reported by multiple users and is currently being handled transparently. Your account has also been temporarily banned. Please request manual review and verification if you have any questions.

"?"

Jiang Shu laughed: "Wow, this is the first time I've seen a forum that's useful for reporting others."

Without much thought, Jiang Shu directly applied for manual review.

Not long after, another private message appeared in the backend.

Although the abusive private messages quickly blew it away, before the post was blocked, it had already been pushed to the top of the trending list by the angry Evolvers because of Jiang Shu's replies, with more than a hundred replies and people constantly paying attention to and attacking him.

But Jiang Shu still spotted the eye-catching private message at a glance.

Because everyone else's private messages had blue borders, while that one had a gold border.

As we all know, gold represents nobility and is full of the aura of power.

Therefore, it's immediately obvious that this private message was sent by someone with privileges on this forum, or rather, an administrator.

Jiang Shu thought she would have to argue with the authority-granting dog, but when she opened the private message, she was somewhat surprised.

The privilege dog named "Wuyi" made no mention of the censorship results or the ban, but instead spoke inexplicably.

[No doubt: Who gave you the access card?]

"Well..."

Jiang Shu frowned.

What's going on?

It's not like they have to resort to collective punishment just because they made some outrageous remarks and became a forum darling.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Shu replied:

The person who gave me the access card gave me the access card.

[Nothing left: ?]

Chapter 128 The Administrators of the Dark Web

There was a moment of silence on the other end.

Jiang Shu didn't rush to speak first.

In a battle between masters, whoever loses their composure first will lose.

After a while, Jiang Shu felt his legs starting to go numb when someone finally spoke.

[Wu Yi: Never mind, whoever gave it to you must have had their reason. I shouldn't have asked so many questions.]

Then apologize.

Another silence followed.

[Wu Yi: You have the access card, so you can remove the transparency and bans imposed by your report yourself. You won't need to apply for review again next time; everyone is busy.]

Jiang Shu was stunned.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

So... you don't need a permission card to access this page.

Instead, once you enter this page, those with access cards can participate in page management?

The access control dog is actually myself?!

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu quickly asked:

So... I'm different from those people?

The other party responded very quickly this time.

[Wu Yi: Regardless of who gave you the access card, possessing calamity-level skills is just the threshold. Tell me, are you the same as them?]

Jiang Shu took a deep breath.

It turns out that the administrator of this page is the same kind of person that the bewildered person was talking about.

Even if others discuss high-level topics, post frightening bounties, or exchange high-end items, and may be extremely powerful evolved beings under their pseudonyms, they are still just users, not managers or operators.

How did you find out I had an access card?

[Wu Yi: I have a phobia of stupidity. After seeing your post, I wanted to delete your account immediately, but I can't because you are an administrator account.]

He was very outspoken and didn't give Jiang Shu any face at all.

This time, it was Jiang Shu's turn to remain silent.

I posted this just for fun.

[Wu Yi: I know, it's probably because the person who gave you the access card didn't tell you all the details, so you're figuring it out and verifying things, which I understand. But I still suggest you stop posting these kinds of things; it's just polluting the environment.]

Jiang Shu was slightly surprised.