The Players And The Protagonist Want To Kill Me – Volume 1, Chapter 6
Chapter 6: System Update
After watching the promotional video, Lin Fan felt that he might not be able to sleep tonight.
The game already appeared to be a thoughtful masterpiece, just from its promotional video. Whether it was character modeling or special effects, it was difficult to distinguish between reality and fiction.
If they were willing to invest so much in a promotional video, the game itself shouldn’t be cutting corners either.
Nowadays, games are closely scrutinized. Basically, the promotional video shows actual gameplay footage. If they dare to engage in false advertising, they could end up in jail.
However, he still couldn’t understand how a game company with such a grand name managed to make a game and such a high-quality promotional video in just one day.
Could it be that they started making it before the company was established?
This possibility cannot be ruled out. He had encountered game studios that took ten years to make a masterpiece and became famous overnight, but none were as outrageous as this Nine Nations Federation Company.
Thinking this way, Lin Fan opened the game’s registration link, and an extremely crude window popped up, giving off a strong feeling of old-school web game registration pages.
“Welcome to register for the first test of ‘Cain Continent’.
“Please fill in the relevant information…”
“Huh, name, ID number… Why do I have to fill in age and gender? And I have to scan my face for verification?
Damn it? There’s more… Game experience?”
“It feels like the recruitment page of a 996 company…”
[E/N – the phrase “It feels like the recruitment page of a 996 company…” suggests that the registration process for the game is as detailed and demanding as a job application for a company known for its grueling work hours.]
Lin Fan’s mouth twitched crazily, but he still dutifully filled out the reservation form.
“Reservation was successful! You are the 7,952,163rd player to sign up for ‘Cain Continent.’
The first test will start at 8 a.m. on May 1st, with a total of one thousand game slots available. Registration will close at 9pm tonight, followed by a random selection.”
“Please be patient and stay tuned to your personal terminal.”
…
“Eight million reservations, and only 1,000 slots?”
“Huh?”
[Idle True Lord Who Originally Caught Fish]’s eye twitched, and he snapped his personal terminal shut.
“Is that it? Even monkeys wouldn’t mess around like this…”
He grumbled discontentedly and decided to go downstairs to enjoy a bowl of snail noodles to calm his nerves. And he had to add two braised eggs!
…
The time came to nine o’clock in the evening. Players from all over were sitting in front of their computers, waiting for the lottery results.
As a game praised by “Brother Fan” for its promotional video, it already indicated a lot of value.
At this moment, Lin Fan’s personal terminal group exploded. In just one day, “Cain Continent” had ignited the entire gaming industry.
Everyone was discussing this special game, not only because of its luxurious promotional video and the impressive name of the game developer but also because of the official statements that had been silent until now.
“Darn it, I got the game qualification!”
At 9:01, in Lin Fan’s personal terminal group, a buddy posted a screenshot of a successful reservation.
“Nice Photoshop job, I got mine too. (silly.jpg)”
“I got it too!”
“No, I really got it!”
“Darn it, awesome bro, check the private chat. Are you selling your testing qualification?”
“Bro, forget it, you can’t buy it. One person, one account, information is tightly bound…”
“Ah, this is just a test. Who knows when the open beta will be?”
“Don’t be sad, what if they find out it’s all bluff when they go in? After all, 100% sensory experience, what’s that concept? It’s like traveling through time and space…”
“I also think it’s unlikely… but all the major officials haven’t spoken up. With the game being so popular now, they must have noticed, but they haven’t denied it…”
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Watching the lively chat in the group, Lin Fan, with a mixture of anticipation and anxiety, opened his email, swearing that he hadn’t been this nervous even when checking his college entrance exam results.
There was already an email from the official of “Cain Continent” lying in his mailbox.
“Congratulations, player Lin Fan, extraordinary, you have successfully obtained the qualification for the first test of ‘Cain Continent.
‘ Please enter the game warehouse and scan your face to activate the game at 8 a.m. on May 1st.”
“Darn it, awesome!” Lin Fan exclaimed, but he accidentally bumped his toe on the corner of the table….
Inside Winterkeep, Sivey got up early today. He had to seize the opportunity to ride the Gryphon to Dawn Town, located on the border of the Count’s territory.
After all, today was the day when players descended, and Dawn Town was the first novice village for players. As the lord of Eagle Territory, how could he not go and join in the fun?
“Ding! Player detection is about to occur. Temporary system upgrade successful! Would you like to view the new features?” An electronic sound suddenly echoed in Sivey’s mind.
“Oh, this rubbish system still has version updates?” Sivey grinned at the news.
“View!”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, you have obtained the information visualization function. Now you can visualize the information of yourself and others
(Note: you can view most of the information of targets with a level equal to or less than yours, and rough information of targets with a level higher than yours).”
Information visualization function? This is a good thing. Originally, I thought it was exclusive to players, but now it seems that I have it too, and it appears to be an enhanced version that can display detailed information.
Sivey rubbed his chin, praised the system in his heart, and then immediately glanced at his own information.
[Name: Sivey]
[Identity: Lord of the Eagle Territory, Count]
[Strength: Earth Knight, Level 43 (41-50)]
[Skills: Radiant Bastion, Fearless Charge, Savage Lion Strike, Resolute Will, Legendary Heavy Sword Mastery]
[Equipment: Triumphant Paladin Hero Plate Armor (Heroic, Unique), Golden Lion Glorious Greatsword (Master)]
[Cologne Empire reputation: 240363↑ (Your deeds are well-known in the Golden Lion Duke’s territory, and your legend is circulating in the Eagle Count’s territory)]
[Demi-human faction reputation: 36 (slightly heard of)]
[Other reputations: slight]
“I didn’t expect myself to be a celebrity. Does this arrow mean it’s increasing?”
After reading his own information, Sivey looked up and glanced at Clement’s information.
[Name: Clement]
[Identity: Count’s Guard]
[Strength: Earth Knight, Level 49 (41-50)]
[Skills: ???]
[Equipment: ???]
[Cologne Empire reputation: 13721 (This is a powerful knight, highly respected in the capital and Winterfell by knights)]
[Demi-human faction reputation: 1 (rarely known)]
Sivey nodded thoughtfully. Clement was indeed an existence infinitely close to a Sky Knight. The system’s information visualization was very accurate, but the level was only a reference and couldn’t fully assess strength. After all, the quality of martial skills and Qi were also important.
He wonders what this reputation is for?
“Are there any other functions? It can’t just be this one after fiddling around all night, can it?”
“Ding! Congratulations, host, on obtaining the Fate Chain acquisition function. Each time the host avoids a certain death scenario, they will obtain a Fate Chain. The current death scenario is to plunder and humiliate the Demi-human Saintess Zoe.”
“Fate Chain? What’s that?” Sivey looked puzzled.
“Ding! The Fate Chain is a chain used to seal the fate lines of the Child of Destiny. After complete sealing, the Child of Destiny can be killed. The current Child of Destiny is Ye Hao, and the fate lines are five.”
“This is great! If I really have to play both father and mother, giving this and that to the protagonist without being able to touch him, it would be a vicious circle.”
Sivey clapped his hands, relieved. Even the most difficult instances had a glimmer of hope.
“So, as long as I avoid the five death scenarios, I can simply take Ye Hao away?”
Feeling elated, Sivey asked the system once more. Previously, his situation felt stifling, but now, with this update, he felt as if his life had gained direction again.
“Ding! Below are new detailed regulations for the host’s actions.”
[First: It is recommended that the host refrain from attacking the protagonist Ye Hao under subjective intentions. Ye Hao, as the Child of Destiny, is protected by ███. If an attack is launched rashly, it may lead to the early discovery of the host’s identity by ███, which may then target the host, leading to the collapse of the worldline.]
[Second: The host is free to attack players. To ensure the host’s survival rate, please try to suppress the growth of players.]
[Third: Under the restrictions of the first regulation, the host has absolute autonomy and can act freely.]
[The first stage of the main storyline has been unlocked, and the host can view it at any time in the system panel.]
Sivey had no objections to these three regulations. In fact, except for the first regulation, regulations two and three were considered an opening up of permissions for him.
How can a villain suppress the protagonist group, who are still in their infancy? That’s against the rules~
The fate of the villain is to constantly send experience, Equipment, and beauties to the protagonist group, and finally become the stepping stone for the protagonist to open the next map!
In the previous life, Sivey didn’t get the first test qualification; he entered the game during the public test.
Moreover, he had just taken down the little brother of the scum lord and was electrocuted to death by a second-hand game warehouse when he went offline, feeling resentful. He crossed into the game world, so he didn’t have a deep feeling about the previous plot, just a quick glance.
Now, on the system panel, Sivey finally understands the cause and effect of the first test plot. It has to be said that this is a story with a particularly strong flavor.
The story originated from a god war with plunder as the main theme, initiated by the middle-level god, the war and flame god Fire Dragon Barda, and the attacked party was the wilderness Goddess Malone, a lower-level god.
Malone’s divine power was far from being able to match Fire Dragon Barda’s. In the end, she was defeated and seriously injured, her divinity shattered, and her subordinate demi-human kingdom was also attacked and captured by the Cain Empire, which worshiped Fire Dragon Barda.
But Malone was unwilling to die like this. Her divine soul fled with a small piece of divinity and eventually reached an agreement with a mysterious entity.
Before she fell silent, Malone, with her last bit of power, and the mysterious entity created a divine crystal based on divinity.
Finally, she completely entrusted this crystal to the mysterious entity.
This crystal, to put it plainly, is a login device.
And the mysterious entity eventually gave this login device to the protagonist, Ye Hao.
Malone paid such a great price, with only one wish: she hoped that the human chosen by the mysterious entity could lead the Heroic Spirits and the remaining demi-humans to restore the glory of the demi-humans and end the Cologne Empire’s massacre and persecution of the demi-humans.
When he was a player, Sivey didn’t think there was anything wrong with this plot. It’s just a game, after all.
But now that he has crossed into the game world, when he looks at this plot again, he feels something is not quite right.
After all, Sivey himself knows that this is not a game but a real world.
“Is it possible that this plot isn’t just for the game’s sake, but is actually a reality…”
“Then, which deity summoned me here? Did this scum system come from them? What is their purpose?”
Sivey ponders with his head down as he organizes the plot while sitting on the Gryphon’s back.
“How could I, with what merits and abilities, become a pawn of the gods? It’s truly the greatest honor!”
Sivey praises loudly, believing the system must have heard him.
Seeing the system remain silent, Sivey pursed his lips and continued to check the plot of the first stage.
“The person chosen by Divine Selection, Ye Hao, has the power to summon Heroic Spirits from another world… He meets with the Demi Human Saintess hiding in Dawn Town according to the prophecy of the Goddess…”
“Heard from the Saintess about the tragic experiences of the demi-humans, Ye Hao is filled with righteous indignation and vows to help the demi-humans restore their glory…”
“So, Ye Hao summons a large number of Heroic Spirits from another world and begins to strengthen his power from the borders of Eagle Territory…”
“Goodness, are they really causing trouble right under my nose? Do they have no regard for me, Lord of the Eagle Territory?”
Sivey’s eyes twitched. Although he was a villain, just standing from the perspective of a lord, he strongly condemned the actions of these people!
“Next, with the help of Ye Hao and the Heroic Spirits, Saintess Zoe gradually gathers and rescues the wandering demi-humans on the border.”
“However, when the Heroic Spirits rescue a demi-human from the hands of a slave owner, they accidentally alert the militia guards in Dawn Town…”
“The guards want to capture the Demi Human Saintess to present to the lord, thus conflicting with Ye Hao and his companions, but are ultimately killed by the brave Heroic Spirits. Ye Hao also manages to occupy Dawn Town, establishing a foothold on the border of the Count’s territory.”
“Heroic Spirit, huh? Beating up my little brother, huh?” Sivey’s face showed a playful yet cruel grin.
Since the system also requires him to suppress the strength of players, why should he be polite?
Just do it!
“I wonder what expressions players will have when they’re happily slashing monsters and suddenly encounter a boss?”
The Eagle Lord sitting on Gryphon muttered to himself, his laughter sounding unrestrained.
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