Their commission was suspicious.

"This is a huge problem. There was already a discrepancy between the information from the closed beta and the open beta, and in 11 and a half hours, at midnight, this world will undergo a mutation, making the monster information even more unreliable," Chen Luo said.

Transforming Aincrad takes 24 hours. The first 12 hours are for transforming game buildings into Aincrad, and the next 12 hours are for transforming plants, animals, and monsters.

The first floor where Chen Luo is currently located will naturally be among the first to be modified.

"how do you know?"

"Because... I'm the game administrator. Remember that Grim Reaper from a month ago? I was the one who stole Kayaba Akihiko's account to appear!"

Kirito and Asuna looked at Chen Luo, and were taken aback.

"Do you... want to eat something? The past month's experiences must have taken a lot of stress to you, right?" Kirito patted Chen Luo's shoulder with a pitiful look on his face.

"No, I really am the game administrator."

"Yes Yes Yes."

"I really am!"

"Can you conjure up money?" Asuna couldn't help but ask.

"Uh, no."

"Where are the props?"

"...neither."

"Oh. Sir, would you like some food?" Asuna asked, somewhat worried, as she took out a piece of bread.

Although Asuna wasn't exactly wealthy, Chen Luo seemed to be in an even worse state, as he was under so much mental stress that he started talking nonsense.

This reminded Asuna of herself, who had been withdrawn for several days at the beginning of the game.

"You and I……"

"Try it, it's pretty good. I have some cream here." Kirito took a jar out of his backpack with concern.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"...Thank you." Chen Luo stubbornly took the bread from Asuna and the cream from Kirito.

"But I still have to say, I really am a game administrator."

"Uh-huh."

Chapter 1853 Aincrad Undergoes a Tremendous Change (SAO)

"I really am the game administrator. Starting at midnight tonight, the entire game will undergo a mutation. Monsters will become reality instead of data. Although they will not become stronger, their attack patterns will no longer be as rigid as in the game. And you will be blessed."

"You will have a real player template, just like the protagonists in light novels who travel to another world. You can become stronger through your own training, and your growth path will no longer be limited to swords..."

"Of course, there's no problem continuing to play with swords."

"Do you know about the hidden quests?"

"I don't know, but I really am a game designer. Without me, there would be no mutated world."

"Yes Yes Yes."

Poor child, he was quite handsome, why did he go crazy?

"Can't you stop being so perfunctory?"

"Yes, yes, yes. So could you eat the bread first?"

"What? Do you want some?"

"Uh, no, I'm just curious where this cream came from?" Asuna looked at the cream covering Chen Luo's bread with great surprise.

"Do you want some?" Chen Luo handed the bread in his hand to Asuna.

Asuna shook her head.

Asuna wouldn't stoop so low as to steal food from a fool.

"This is the reward for the 'Cow's Counterattack' quest I accepted in the previous village," Kirito said.

"Is that the point? The point is that the world is about to undergo a huge change, and you two, having received my guidance, should be leaving everyone else in the dust on the road to becoming strong. Instead, you're here talking about cooking." After Asuna rejected the bread, Chen Luo examined the bread and the cream on it.

Honestly, this bread looks exactly like medieval bread. The user-friendly plugin gave it a very humane review: "A croissant that even cows find too hard to feed..."

However, it's a different story when paired with cream that adds 10 to the deliciousness level.

"It tastes pretty good. This is the first time I've ever eaten this kind of bread." Chen Luo gave a thumbs up after taking a couple of bites.

It's not that the dish was particularly delicious; it's just that there wasn't much good food on the first floor.

That's why bread with butter tastes especially good.

"First time eating it? Oh, right, I've never had cream before either." Asuna nodded.

"I've already said, that's not the point. If you trust me, go stock up on resurrection items. Although resurrection items are already expensive now, believe me, they will be even more expensive in the future."

"Of course, if you have the financial resources to specially purchase resurrection crystals, it will definitely delay the current progress. So I can only say that if you have resurrection items, don't sell them."

"Uh...it's actually written in the guide. It says that as players level up and have more money, resurrection items will become more expensive," Asuna said, holding up the free guidebook.

"But the price of the resurrection crystal will far exceed your imagination," Chen Luo said, glancing at the strategy guide.

Chen Luo admitted that the strategy book was indeed meaningful, but if Aincrad were to become a reality in the future, although resurrection items could only be used within Aincrad, with the influx of external funds, it wouldn't be a problem for resurrection items to become increasingly expensive.

The fact that resurrection items can only be used in Aincrad is a patch added by the World Consciousness.

In other words, the effects of all items in Aincrad will be weakened when they are placed outside of Aincrad, and the more powerful the effect, the greater the weakening.

The item will retain its original effect unless a special item is used to take it out.

This is not because Aincrad cannot make the props work perfectly, but because the world's consciousness is unwilling to disrupt and rebuild the world's order so quickly, so it has put shackles on Aincrad.

Besides items, the player's own abilities will be retained and carried out in Aincrad. Otherwise, if you've worked so hard for so long but your strength hasn't changed, what's the point of playing Aincrad?

Even so, those items can still fetch high prices in the outside world, such as... the most common healing potions.

A gold rush is expected to sweep through Aincrad in the future.

"Alright, we've eaten and formed a team. I'm sorry, but I probably won't be able to go to the boss raid at 10 AM tomorrow. However, as a reward for your help, I'll give you two a small gift." Chen Luo said, standing up and taking out two items.

Asuna and Kirito both looked at the two items in Chen Luo's hands.

Chen Luo held a gold coin and a black business card in each of his hands.

"Make your choice, young men and women," Chen Luo said.

"What are all these?" Kirito asked curiously.

"In gaming terms, one is a hidden shop invitation, and the other is a limited-edition game item," Chen Luo said.

In layman's terms, one is the Zero Point Bar business card, and the other is the Erosion Gold Coin.

"..." Kirito looked at Chen Luo with suspicion.

Kirito knew that encountering hidden events in the game wasn't impossible, but the problem was that the person in front of him was a player, and they had even formed a party just now, with Chen Luo's name still in the party.

If they are players, why would they send gifts for no reason?

Moreover, it's a special gift that looks like it's a limited edition.

Although he felt a little confused, Kirito actually started to analyze the two items in Chen Luo's hands carefully.

One of the essential requirements for professional gamers is to calmly analyze any game event and make the best choice to maximize their profits.

Although Kirito isn't a professional gamer, he is, after all, a beta tester for this game.

In Kirito's opinion, if nothing unexpected happens, that black gold coin should represent wealth... Of course, it's also possible that, like a coin in a certain game, you toss it and see whether it heals you or attacks you depending on whether it lands heads or tails.

Ultimately, the potential of the item is limited, as this is only the first level.

It's not that the first floor is bad, but generally speaking, there won't be any particularly valuable items on the first floor.

But if it's that business card, then it's hard to say. As a closed beta player, Kirito naturally knows that some special skills are often obtained in the starting village, and cannot be obtained after leaving the starting village.

So after hesitating for a while, Kirito picked up the business card from Chen Luo's hand.

Who knows, there might be some hidden plot twists?

Hidden storylines mean rare items, large amounts of money and experience rewards, and may even include unique skills.

After Kirito finished making his choice, he didn't forget to glance at Asuna.

Seeing that Asuna seemed to be still troubled, Kirito was about to offer her his advice.

Since Chen Luoneng was able to issue two invitations, it means that there might be more than one reward, so there's no need for any scheming or intrigue.

"Can't I have both?"

But before Kirito could speak, Asuna looked up at Chen Luo.

"..." Kirito looked at Asuna in surprise.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Sigh, did I say something wrong? I haven't played this type of game much before, so can't I have both?" Asuna, being stared at by Chen Luo and Kirito, subconsciously took a step back, seemingly a little nervous.

"Of course not..."

“Of course.” Chen Luo interrupted Kirito before he could say anything.

"Here you go." Chen Luo handed the business card and the corroded gold coin to Asuna.

[Ding! Mission complete!]

"Huh?" Kirito exclaimed in surprise.

Seriously? This actually works?

"What? You want one too? Here you go."

Chen Luo originally did this to see which of the two would send him a request that he wanted both of them, but he didn't expect Asuna to set off first.

Kirito's mindset has become fixed because he plays so many games.

"..." Looking at the two most precious gifts that the system had identified as an unknown item and an unknown invitation letter, Kirito gradually began to doubt his life.

"Thank you. So are you some kind of special NPC?" Asuna asked after politely expressing her gratitude.

"No, because the NPCs in Aincrad aren't that intelligent, and they certainly don't form parties," Kirito said.

"That's not necessarily true. The AI ​​in Aincrad isn't that intelligent yet, but everything will change after midnight tonight. But I'm definitely not an NPC. I made both of these items myself."

"Oh, by the way, the Corruption Coin from these two items can only be used after midnight tonight, but the invitation can be used at any time."

"Wait, making props? Who exactly are you?" Kirito only realized this now.

Kirito used to view this game from the perspective of a gamer, believing that humanity's enemies would only be monsters, not humanity itself.

Chen Luo had been saying he was a game administrator, but given his somewhat harmless face and demeanor, it wasn't very convincing.

However, after Chen Luo took out these two precious and top-level items, his identity began to become increasingly mysterious.

"Me? Didn't I already say I'm the game administrator?"

"Really?"

"Uh, it used to be." Chen Luo smiled.

Chen Luo used to be a game administrator who stole Kayaba Akihiko's account, but he later returned the account to Kayaba Akihiko, so he is no longer the administrator.

"Anyway, don't worry about who I am. Now, let's think about how to use these two items. I'm off, bye-bye." After saying that, Chen Luo dashed away in a flash.

It's impossible for something to just vanish into thin air. Chen Luo plans to go to a nearby resurrection crystal drop point and get two resurrection crystals. He'll then compare the data to see the difference between the resurrection crystals and real-world resurrection crystals.

"So after interacting with young people, do you feel like you really want to be in a relationship?" The voice of the World Consciousness entered Chen Luo's ears.

"No, I want to earn more raw stones now."

"...Damn it!"

"What did you say?"

"I mean, why be so rigid? Earning Primogems can be done at the same time as dating."

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