I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 18 Player Path Choices
11:30am.

The graduate who was teleported back to the classroom arrived at number 23.

No one left their seat.

Seeing this, the bald teacher spoke up to remind him:

"Alright, you guys go back to your dorms and rest. You've just gone through a life-or-death crisis, and you're both mentally and physically exhausted. You need a good night's sleep."

I'll stay here and keep watch. Go and rest. We'll meet here again at 3 PM tomorrow.

Those who need psychological treatment should go to the infirmary.

A student raised their hand and said, "Teacher, what about the others...?"

Don't worry about it!

The bald teacher's tone was very harsh:
"You all entered the instance at 2:30 PM today. According to the pattern summarized by the Federation, new players will basically return within 24 hours."

There are still 15 hours until the results are out, why are you worrying so much?

"Go back to your dorms and sleep, everyone!"

The bald teacher's name is Wang Shuqian, and he is the most intimidating-looking teacher in the Fourth Academy.

He is also the strongest teacher and a veteran D-level player.

I heard he's about to be promoted to C-level...

His words were like military orders to the students of the four colleges; even the students from powerful families would not dare to talk back or disobey.

Therefore, all the students in the classroom, including Cao Yu, obeyed the order and got up to leave.

Before leaving, Cao Yu returned the "blowing gun" to the bald teacher.

……

In the corridor, Cao Yu and Chen Ran walked side by side.

Zhou Fan approached Cao Yu without anyone noticing and spoke up:

"Old Cao... no, Brother Cao! I won't say much more about my gratitude. Tomorrow night, Songhelou Restaurant, I'll make the arrangements. Brother Cao is welcome to come and give us your guidance."

He then looked at Chen Ran:

"Miss Chen, please do me the honor of joining us."

"Don't call me 'Miss,' it makes us seem distant as classmates," Chen Ran replied. "Besides, my family isn't some big clan, so don't flatter me to death."

“The title ‘Young Miss’ is indeed not suitable for her,” Cao Yu reminded Zhou Fan. “You should call her Your Majesty.”

"..."

Chen Ran clenched her fists, her face flushed.

I'll change my player nickname when I get back to the dorm!

She glared at Cao Yu and said:
"You traitor Cao! What right do you have to laugh at me!"

Her "Queen" persona is self-indulgent, while Cao Yu's "Cao the Traitor" is utterly nonsensical.

How dare you make fun of her nickname?
Cao Yu smiled, then asked Zhou Fan, "What time tomorrow night?"

“Eight o’clock, I guess.” Zhou Fan replied, “Tomorrow afternoon’s graduate summary meeting, in addition to the cultivation aptitude test, also requires reporting duplicate information and filling out an application form for the Federal Special Affairs Bureau. I don’t know when it will end, so it’s safer to be a little later.”

"Speaking of the employment application form, which city in the Federation would you like to work in?" Chen Ran asked.

"Of course I want to stay in Sishan City, this big city," Zhou Fan sighed softly. "But whether I can stay depends on whether there are any spots left."

Which city's branch of the Special Affairs Bureau a graduate can work for is not something they can decide for themselves.

The so-called employment intention form is actually prepared for privileged students; the Special Affairs Bureau will fully respect their wishes.

Ordinary students are merely going through the motions, just participating in the process. Once the powerful and wealthy have chosen their preferred spots, any remaining places will be allocated from among the ordinary students based on merit.

The remaining people had no choice but to obey the Special Affairs Bureau's arrangements, even if they were transferred to areas where monster crises were frequent, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Don't sigh," Chen Ran reminded him. "Now that you've awakened your superpowers, staying in Sishan City shouldn't be a problem."

“I know,” Zhou Fan said, “but I have truly felt the existence of unfairness, which is disheartening.”

“You stay in Sishan City, and the rest of you go elsewhere. We’re all serving the Federation.” Cao Yu patted Zhou Fan on the shoulder and reminded him, “Don’t say anything that’s detrimental to unity.”

……

11:45am.

Cao Yu returned to his dormitory.

The Fourth College is located on the outskirts of Sishan City. It covers a large area but has a small number of students, so each student has their own single dormitory room.

Cao Yu opened the window, then went to his desk, picked up the suicide note that was on the table, and lit it with the lighter next to him, burning it to ashes.

He wrote this last night. At that time, he wasn't 100% sure he could survive the dungeon.

Writing a will before becoming a player is a tradition among students of the four colleges.

Now that he has experienced a dungeon run and gained practical experience, he is no longer just a theorist and has demystified players and dungeons. Even without the system, he is confident that he can thrive in the game.

Therefore, the suicide note he wrote last night has become a dark chapter in his history.

This thing must be destroyed!
After dealing with his embarrassing past, he finally took out his phone to check it out.

Before entering the dungeon, he left his phone in his desk in the classroom. After teleporting back to the classroom, he was busy checking his rewards and equipment, and forgot to check his phone messages.

Upon turning on the screen, a notification appeared – a stranger had requested to add him as a friend.

Cao Yu clicked "agree".

Soon, a message came from the other end:
“I am Annie.”

Is this a hint that I shouldn't reveal her real name when chatting online...? Cao Yu recalled An Li's performance in the dungeon and wasn't surprised.

He typed a question:
"You weren't injured when you left the instance, were you?"

“Don’t worry, I’m fine,” Annie replied.

Actually, I wasn't worried. What I meant was, if you're not injured, hurry up and send me my money... Cao Yu was thinking about the 10000 evolution points deposit. However, he was of normal emotional intelligence and wouldn't send such a message.

Just as he was thinking about how to bring up the matter tactfully, An Li brought it up herself:

"I need a week or two to prepare the money you need, and I'll come find you when it's ready."

"Is this a lot of money? Do we need to prepare more?"

After Cao Yu asked this question, he found that there was no further response from the other end.

It's like he left me speechless.

A full half minute passed before An Li's message came again:

"In an E-rank dungeon, players can get a 'A+' rating and earn the maximum 1500 points. To accumulate 10000 points, you need to run the E-rank dungeon 7 times and get an 'A+' rating on each run."

Cao Yu knew that An Li was reminding him just how precious 10000 evolution points were, and that they weren't something that could be easily obtained.

However, on the other hand, the Federation currently has more than 200,000 players. If an organization can do business with the player community, it will definitely accumulate a large number of evolution points over time.

The Federal Secret Service is an example of this.

If the usage rights of evolution points weren't tied to player levels, and players didn't have to participate in a sufficient number of dungeons to level up... the Federation would probably have produced a bunch of useless players with decent evolution levels by now.

At this moment, Cao Yu noticed that An Li had made a voice call.

He chose to answer.

An Li's clear yet cool voice rang out:
“I have the authority to allocate 10000 evolution points, but I need to make compliant arrangements and provide a reasonable explanation. You will need to wait for me for one or two weeks.”

"Alright then. I'll wait for good news."

Cao Yu had the mindset of "earning extra money, if I can, I will, if I can't, it doesn't matter", and didn't dwell on it too much.

Just as he was about to hang up, An Li suddenly said:

"You can buy a lot of monster corpse materials in the player black market."

"So what?" Cao Yu was a little confused.

"I bought some to make new puppets," An Li invited. "Would you like to come and take a look?"

"..." Cao Yu: "What are you looking at?"

"You can chop up the corpses I bought first, and then I'll piece them back together," An Li tempted.

"...Do you want to hear what you're saying?" Cao Yuyi sternly refused, "Don't say things like that again! I really don't have any perverted hobbies."

“This isn’t perverted, it’s just a niche hobby,” An Li said. “Don’t be shy, we’re like-minded.”

You're so stubborn, aren't you...? Cao Yu hung up the phone immediately.

How could such a pretty girl have such a twisted mind?

See you a long time!
Not long after, An Li sent him some information.

It contains detailed data on various aspects of the superpower "Dual World".

Cao Yu didn't rush to see it; all he felt now was growing increasingly tired.

He skipped washing up, lay down on the bed, and fell into a deep sleep.

……

9:00 AM the next morning.

After waking up, Cao Yu took a cold shower to dispel his sleepiness, revitalize his body, and sweep away all his fatigue.

After changing into clean clothes, he sat cross-legged on the bed, adjusted his mindset, and began preparing for his evolution.

Evolution points are a near-omnipotent power that can promote the evolution of any part of the human body: legs and feet, eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin, bones, internal organs, meridians... even the invisible and intangible soul.

Therefore, in theory, players can use evolution points to gain power of any attribute and evolve into any form of life.

Unfortunately, this is only in theory.

In practice, evolution points are a very dangerous force.

Because not all evolutionary directions and processes are correct or without danger.

In the early days of the evolution game, quite a few players died due to misusing evolution points. Some were even considered lucky to die; others were transformed into monsters, subsequently slaughtered by other players, and their corpses became commodities in the black market.

A group of players were lucky enough to survive and evolved very powerful abilities and life forms.

This "gambling dog evolution method," which relies on luck and pure recklessness, was quickly eliminated by the "three major evolutionary paths."

A superhuman player who achieved success through superpowers.

A demi-human player whose achievements are based on genetic lineage.

Immortal players who achieve their status through cultivating their divine soul and spiritual power.

These are the three major evolutionary paths.

They were not the result of federal research, experimentation, or summarization.

The federal government doesn't have that capability.

These three methods were discovered and summarized by players of the Federation step by step from various dungeons and dungeon rewards.

Some speculate that the three pathways most likely originate from other highly developed regions of the world.

The "World Zone 009" where the Federation is located is likely just a remote, desolate place within the entire Evolution Game.

'The Superman Player route offers the fastest and easiest evolution; as long as you have evolution points, you can progress rapidly without needing any other resources.'

'And I possess the serial number 11, the Seven Killings Soldier Master; not pursuing this path would be a complete waste of my potential.'

'As for the choice of approach, there doesn't seem to be anything to worry about.'

After careful consideration, Cao Yu made a decision.

He wants to take three major paths!

(End of this chapter)