This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 32, Shelter 4701
Nie Weiyang suddenly turned into a silver hall.

The cold metallic luster pressed in from all sides. This hall had no pillars, no decorations, only a ruthless silver—the walls, floor, and ceiling were all cast from some dense alloy, its surface smooth as a mirror, cold and dead.

The towering dome pressed down like the abdominal cavity of some giant creature. The annular light source on top glowed pale blue, like the shadowless lamp on an operating table, illuminating every inch of the space without any shadow, warmth, or secrets.

The air here is odorless.

Nie Weiyang always liked odorless air, even if it was bathed in nightmarish, cold sunlight.

In the center of the hall, a prismatic terminal stood silently, its center recessed like an inverted mountain peak. Nie Weiyang approached it and saw a coin floating in the recess, its rotation reminiscent of a tango or the flared skirt of a ballerina. Two vague, distinct emblems, etched on either side of the coin, shone brilliantly in the cold light.

Nie Weiyang rarely associated things with art, but now he did so again. It was like a dream, but dreams have no doors. At least no visible doors.

Based on past experience, he should not be able to move the coin in the shelter. As long as the player touches it, he will enter an independent copy.

Nie Weiyang stretched out his hand, passed through the bubble-like barrier, and touched the coin.

In an instant, the silver hall receded, stretching away like a tunnel. Nie Weiyang subconsciously hooked his finger. The last thing he saw was a badge in the sky. It was also roughly circular, corresponding to a completely different circular badge on the floor. It was vaguely embedded in the ring of lights, and the silent retreat was a melancholy sight.

This is its characteristic. This badge is a spiritual condensation. It carries the thoughts of some creatures and will inevitably attract more thoughts to approach it.

……

Nie Weiyang fell in the heavy rain and then fell into the mud.

The smell of rain and blood is reminiscent of cold iron, and it's not a pleasant one.

My head felt like it had been hit hard, my senses were a little blurry, and I could hear rustling sounds in the distance...

Nie Weiyang was sure that this was his own body. He took a deep breath, mobilized his mental strength and hit himself hard. Then a chill ran through his bones, and his numb nerves screamed awake, and tingling and swelling tightened his skin and flesh.

【HP-120】

He woke up and opened his eyes. The gray sky was like a misty silver basin pouring out rain, falling on the world and into his eyes.

There was a gray plain in all directions. He remembered this world. He had been here before in his previous life.

Nie Weiyang didn't rush to heal himself. After all, a moderate amount of blood loss was a positive buff for him, with attribute bonuses. He was paying attention to another thing:

The coin was actually in his hand.

[Obtained item: [Artificial Destiny 4701] x1.]

Nie Weiyang's heartbeat began to accelerate. This physiological reaction was simply a miracle for him.

He quickly examined the coin. The pattern on it was still blurry and unclear. It felt as if it had been worn by something for thousands of years, and the engravings and craftsmanship had been worn away. Only the base of the coin was shining in the rain, proving how exquisitely crafted the armor was that it had once been.

【[Artificial Destiny 4701]-
The creature of the deceased wisdom. --
4701 Shelter Token. -
Analysis conditions: [Shelter system administrator privileges]
·Usage conditions: Possess other [Artificial Destiny].

Can be combined with other [Artificial Destiny] to form unknown items.

"?!" Nie Weiyang jumped up with a sudden leap. He stared at the coin in his hand in amazement.

No, how did this thing get into his hands?! He just touched it...

and many more.

When he was jolted by the intense change in his sense of space and subconsciously twitched his finger, he seemed to feel no resistance... Could it be that he took that thing off at that moment? As for 'shelter system administrator privileges'...

Nie Weiyang's expression was serious. His consciousness was divided into his brain, and the black and white badge was still in it. When his consciousness touched it, a sword and shield emitting white light gently emerged from the mist, revealing the name: 'Leader-level Guardian Badge [Administrator No. 2]'.

Does this... matter?

Nie Weiyang's thumb slowly rubbed the surface of the coin, a silver light flickering at his fingertips. He stared at its description, lost in thought.

Of course, he knew a lot about the previous civilization that once existed in the 'New World', the intelligent race that was similar to these visitors.

In fact, traces of that species are everywhere in the New World. For example, the introduction to 'CSSS-Line' reads: 'When Homo sapiens is detected nearby...'

Homo sapiens. This term only appears in the copy of CSSS-related content. In the copy of other BOSS, the word is "human".

And CSSS serve their creators, who are the previous civilizations.

Nie Weiyang closed his eyes. He could clearly feel the chains slowly clasping his hands and feet... It seemed as if they had no origin, and no destination. They involved the secrets of the entire world, and seemed designed only to execute him, strangle him, hang him, and end his second breath in vain.

Administrator. Vault Administrator. Authority. System. Former Civilization.

...What kind of creatures would call humans "Homo sapiens"?
Creation of the 'Dead Wisdom'...

No, that's a pun.

It should be called a creation of 'Late Homo sapiens'!

A long alarm sounded in the distance. Nie Weiyang took a deep breath. He did not consider whether he could bear this weight or whether he should bear it. He stopped thinking about such meaningless questions the moment he confirmed his belief.

The biggest difference between a fool and others is that he cannot think things through and tries too hard to think, and he thinks more than he does.

Backpacking was prohibited in the shelter, and while Nie Weiyang couldn't ride a motorcycle, walking was his forte. He quickly ran in the direction of the alarm, his boosted agility turning him into a streak of light.

Everything that happened in the dungeon space within the shelter was related to the 'main storyline', so the alarm could not have sounded for no reason.

The 4701 Shelter is a "mental" type of game, and the story will revolve around spirit, thoughts, beliefs and soul.

Research shows that the copy stories in the shelter are not real, but are formed by the fusion of fragments of real people and events and some interfering conditions.

In other words, although it is not the complete truth, as long as we can get rid of the influence of interfering conditions, we can infer what happened "back then" from the "shelter story"!
At this moment, for Nie Weiyang, the importance of the shelter no longer lies only in the rewards, but more importantly in the 'administrator authority' and the 'truth'.

Since all this has come to him.

So, let it come!

[4701 Shelter Instance: [+ Mind Aspect: Empathetic Ruins+] Welcome.]

[You have participated in the Boundary War Record. Please complete the goal: gain recognition from more than 4701% of the members of Shelter 80 and become the administrator of Shelter 4701.]

Current progress: 0/3510 (2808)

　Shelter: Can I let you succeed easily?
　　50+ Charm: Yes.

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　　PS: Everyone...can you please scroll back after reading the last page and give me a chance to catch up? Please——————

　　
　
(End of this chapter)