novelODS Chapter 5 was absolutely invigorating.
Chapter 5 was absolutely invigorating.
Jiangcheng, 4 a.m.
The agent suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the chandelier on the ceiling for a full half minute.
There was no green mist, no pungent sour smell, and no sticky sound from the blue snails crawling.
He trembled as he removed the cold, black VR glasses; the edges of the lenses were still warm.
This feeling is absolutely amazing.
He originally thought that after tossing and turning in that world for most of the night, his body would feel like it had been run over by a truck when he woke up.
Surprisingly, when he stood up in his slippers, he didn't feel the slightest bit of the lethargy from staying up all night; instead, he felt refreshed.
My mind was as clear as if I had just finished a very high-quality deep sleep, and even my usually aching neck and shoulders felt much more relaxed.
"This...this is practically catching up on sleep, holy crap."
The agent muttered to himself.
I drew back the curtains and saw that it was still dark. I decided to check the group chat first and see what they had to say.
He grabbed his phone and opened the chat group "Did you take any risks today?"
The group chat was just starting to get lively.
Roasted Whole Lamb Ah-Hmm: "Holy crap! Guys, I'm awake! I swear I've never slept this soundly in my life."
I was exhausted in Rainbow Village last night, but when I woke up just now, I felt like I could go downstairs to exercise! Linzi, what's the working principle of your equipment? It's awesome!
Climbing Snail: "I just woke up too. I checked the time, and we were there for almost five hours, which is exactly the length of a deep sleep in reality. @Lin En, bro, if your company's technology becomes widespread, that would be incredibly awesome!"
The casual gamers in the group were originally prepared to see a joke, but what they got was nothing but this Versailles-like situation.
These are all long-time members of the group; I doubt I would lie to them.
The lazy and happy-go-lucky guys have already started messaging Lynn privately, flooding the chat window with messages asking for closed beta test slots.
However, just as the group chat was in full swing, Xiaoyu, who hadn't said a word until now, suddenly sent a voice message, her tone revealing an unconcealed fear:
"Has anyone seen my dog in the game?... George is still asleep!"
This voice message instantly brought the group discussion to a standstill. Everyone tacitly fell silent, seemingly waiting for Xiaoyu to continue speaking.
His voice was heavy with gasps and trembling: "I just woke up and found George lying in the same position as yesterday in his bed."
The VR glasses were like they were welded to his head; he couldn't take them off no matter what he did.
I touched its belly and turned its eyelids over, but it didn't react at all, though its breathing was very steady, like... like it had lost its soul.
"Linzi, say something! What happened to George?"
Meanwhile, at the southern outpost of Rainbow Village.
Lynn sat on the rainbow canvas chair, watching the little dog wagging its tail leisurely at her feet.
George looked energetic, even more lively than before.
It had a small piece of blue snail shell in its mouth, crunching and chewing as if it were eating some kind of high-calcium dog treat.
It tilted its head and looked at Lynn. Perhaps sensing its owner's anxiety, George made a soft whimpering sound.
It's time to check on those three newbies, Lynn thought. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll definitely share some game tips in the group.
He connected to the chat group through the system interface in his mind, and the first thing he saw was the chaos in the group.
Lynn intended to let Xiaoyu in, since it was already part of his plan.
But after studying the energy points the system had just given him, he gained a new understanding of the current situation.
According to the details provided by the system, energy points can be used to purchase items in the system shop and participate in gacha draws.
Aside from the first four slots, subsequent game qualifications allocated to players will need to be redeemed using energy points.
Currently, Lynn is indeed powerless to help due to a shortage of 350 energy points.
He thought for a moment and typed a reply in the background.
Lynn: "Xiaoyu, calm down."
I'm just an operations employee at the company, and my authority is limited.
Because George is a non-human consciousness, its synchronization rate is almost 100%, resulting in a deep state of stagnation.
However, it's safe now, but my server resources are already full, so I can't use my privileges to kick it offline directly.
Xiaoyu replied almost instantly:
"What should we do then? Linzi, can you add me to the list? Let me in and drag George out! I'll pay whatever it takes!"
Lynn: "It's not about the money, it's about insufficient computing power. Currently, the company's resource allocation is based on the activity level of players in the first closed beta test. If you could have generated more data last night, the slots might have been approved by now."
Upon seeing this, the other three people in the group couldn't sit still any longer.
Climbing Snail: "Linzi, do you mean that as long as we kill enough monsters and progress quickly enough, the company's backend will determine that this server is valuable and thus allocate more slots to you?"
Lynn: "Yes, that's how it is in theory."
"If you can put in a little more effort today and clear out the threats around the outpost, I should be able to apply to the company for the fifth spot by this time tomorrow and bring Xiaoyu in."
These words instantly transformed the atmosphere in the group from "playing games" to "rescuing the dog."
Roasted Whole Lamb Ah-en: "Xiao-yu, don't worry, we brothers will stay up all night to get you a spot."
Agent, Snail, let's get online early after get off work tonight. Stop posing on the lawn, ramp up our efficiency and wipe out those monsters' lair!
Czech public security agent: "Completely o goo ba k a."
Xiaoyu, you stay home and stay with George, waiting for good news from the three of us.
The climbing snail: "I mean, is it possible that tomorrow is a public holiday?"
Roasted Whole Lamb Ah-Hmm: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Czech public security agent: "The class was stunned, what a mess!"
Happy Brand Blade: "When there are new spots available, can I count myself in, bro?!"
The expert is rather lazy: "+1"
He said, regarding the friendship between China and Africa: "You all speak so earnestly, is it really true?"
Looking at the reactions in the group chat, Lynn thought to himself that the autonomy of this year's players had indeed exceeded his expectations.
I bet the three of them are working so hard to get a spot that they won't even eat breakfast later.
The future is not to be trifled with.
Lynn snapped out of his daze and turned to look at the three players who were still lying in the cabin like "corpses".
"Lucas!"
"My Lord, I am here!"
"Go and reinforce those tin and wooden bars in the warehouse. Also, go to the village and get them some food to prepare for the second test for the warriors."
"Oh right, it's getting dark, let's get them a few more torches!"
Lynn stood up and stroked George's head.
The old village chief didn't get up and leave; instead, he stood there stammering.
"What... what happened?"
Old Lucas looked worried: "We can probably still make some pickled fish, but our food reserves are running low..."
Lynn pursed his lips and pondered. It seemed that this green mist had been causing trouble in Rainbow Village for some time.
Fortunately, the system arrived in time; otherwise, if we had really run out of food, things would have been really difficult.
The current shortage of energy points can be filled very soon.
But food shortages seem to have become a new problem...