Civilization Paradise

Chapter 26 Activation

Long Ming soon arrived at the main gate.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard an urgent shout from behind.

"Sir, wait a minute!"

Upon hearing the shout, Long Ming subconsciously stopped and turned around to see the waitress Xiao Qi chasing after him. He then asked with some confusion.

"What's up?"

"Sir, didn't you want a gaming pod?"

"Well, what happened?"

"There are now available gaming pods."

Xiao Qi quickly explained.

"Didn't you just say it was gone? How come it's suddenly back?"

Long Ming frowned slightly, instinctively feeling a bit puzzled.

"Well, a customer just cancelled their booking, and that's when I thought of you, so I came out to help."

Xiao Qi smiled and explained the reason to Long Ming.

Upon hearing Xiao Qi's words, Long Ming fell silent for a moment and did not immediately decide on the machine.

Seeing that Long Ming hadn't decided on the machine immediately, Xiao Qi quickly tried to persuade him.

"Sir, we're having a 50% off sale right now, it's a great deal! Don't hesitate, or it'll be snapped up in no time."

"Okay, I'll book three days!"

Long Ming let out a slight breath and said to Xiao Qi.

"Great, sir, this way please!"

Xiao Qi was overjoyed when she saw that Long Ming had agreed, and led Long Ming toward Star Wish Cafe.

Long Ming followed Xiao Qi into the Star Wish Cafe, glancing at Luo Xue, who was surrounded by a crowd of people.

"Our Star Wish Cafe is mainly divided into three parts. The main hall is the viewing area, where we will occasionally broadcast live footage of our club's top players exploring the civilized world. Of course, we will also broadcast any future tournaments. The second and third floors are all individual private rooms equipped with the latest helmets. Of course, you don't need to worry about safety. All rooms can be locked from the inside, and all corridors and passageways are monitored and patrolled by security personnel."

Xiao Qi led Long Ming up the stairs.

"Ah."

Long Ming glanced at the second-floor area out of the corner of his eye.

The entire second floor was divided into small private rooms, and security personnel could be seen patrolling the corridor. The environment was very quiet, as if no one was inside.

"Floors 4-6 are the VIP area, and the rooms here are all equipped with gaming pods."

"So many gaming pods?"

Long Ming was also somewhat surprised to hear this.

"Yes, our boss and shareholders are very powerful."

How many shareholders do you have?

"Five."

Xiao Qi replied very talkatively.

"pretty good."

Long Ming replied calmly.

At this moment, Xiao Qi led Long Ming to the 6th floor. The decoration on this floor was more luxurious than that on the 2nd floor. The floor was paved with black and gold tiles, and various artworks were hung on the walls. At the same time, this floor had a self-service bar with fruit, snacks and drinks.

"This is a self-service area. Everything is free. If you are hungry, you can help yourself."

Xiao Qi introduced it to Long Ming.

"pretty good."

Long Ming glanced at it and saw that the snacks and drinks on it were all from relatively high-end brands.

Xiao Qi led Long Ming inside, where they saw a series of private rooms. Each room's door was closed, and all the "Do Not Disturb" indicator lights were on.

As you can see, almost all the private rooms were full.

"This private room is yours, sir."

Xiao Qi stopped and said to Long Ming.

Long Ming glanced at the private room number 666 and said subconsciously.

"It's quite auspicious."

"I'm glad you like it. Here's the room key for the private room."

Xiaoqi handed the room key to Longming.

After Long Ming took the room card, he swiped it on the electronic lock.

Nourishing~
The door to the private room opened automatically.

Long Ming walked into the private room. The room wasn't very big, only about fifteen square meters. There was a gaming pod in the middle, a single sofa next to it, and a separate bathroom in the corner.

"This is the gaming pod. The switch is here, and it works much like a helmet."

Xiao Qi gave Long Ming a brief introduction.

"Um, how do I pay?"

"No rush, you can pay after you're done. That way it'll be convenient if you want to leave early or extend your time."

"it is good."

Have a great time!

Xiao Qi gave Long Ming a slight bow before leaving the private room.

Long Ming reached out and closed the door to the private room, while simultaneously pressing the "Do Not Disturb" switch on the wall.

After he finished doing all that, he walked up to the game pod. The entire game pod was 2.5 meters long, and its outer shell was made of gray matte metal, giving it a very high-quality feel.

Long Ming reached out and pressed the switch button on the surface of the game pod.

click!
The entire game pod lid opened automatically.

Long Ming took off his shoes, lay down directly into the game pod, and closed it.

At that moment, a projection screen popped up in front of him.

"Open the Civilization Paradise?"

"Yes!"

Long Ming confirmed directly.

Swish!
With a flash of white light, Long Ming suddenly appeared in Star City.

The noisy and bustling sounds lingered in my ears.

Long Ming raised his wristband and tapped it to retrieve the M24 sniper rifle and its accessories.

Then Long Ming began assembling the parts, loading the bullets he had purchased one by one into the magazine.

Although bringing this M24 sniper rifle into the dungeon might result in death and a complete loss, not bringing it could lead to regret if you need it later.

At this moment, players passing by saw Longming assembling the M24 and exclaimed in amazement.

"Wow, what kind of weapon is this?"

"He looks so handsome!"

Long Ming ignored them and focused on installing the 4x scope, silencer, and other accessories.

At this moment, a man wearing a leather jacket with a scar on his left cheek saw M24 and his eyes lit up. He immediately came over and tried to get closer to him.

"Bro, that's a nice gun. It looks really cool."

However, Long Ming did not respond to him.

"My name is Atao, but everyone calls me Brother Tao. I specialize in buying equipment in this area and I'm quite well-known. I think your weapon is very good. How about you sell it to me? I'll offer a high price!"

Atao spoke very patiently.

"Not for sale."

Long Ming didn't even look up, and directly refused.

“Brother, don’t rush to refuse. I’m willing to offer 80 One-Dimensional Coins or equivalent offline currency.”

"Not for sale."

"100W!"

Atao immediately raised the price, saying that judging from the quality of the weapon, its durability must be very high, and it could definitely fetch a good price.

"I said, I'm not selling."

Longming assembled the M24 and equipped it directly, replying indifferently.

"Brother, listen to me. It would be foolish not to sell now. There's a saying that goes, scarcity makes things valuable. Right now, the game's production is very low, and those rich players have high demand, which is why your gun is valuable. After a while, when production becomes abundant, your weapon will be worthless. In other words, every second you delay, this weapon will depreciate by one point!"

"I won't sell it; I want to use it myself."

"No, are you really that stupid? If you bring the weapon into the dungeon and it drops, you'll lose everything. You might as well sell it to a rich player now."

Brother Tao tried his best to persuade Long Ming.

In fact, the reason why Brother Tao was so earnest in persuading Long Ming was because Long Ming's gun was absolutely top-tier among all the weapons currently produced.

Those wealthy people would definitely be willing to spend a lot of money to buy it, and they could make a fortune.

"Need not."

Long Ming turned and left immediately.

Tao watched Long Ming's departing figure and cursed a few times in annoyance.

"Damn, what an idiot. Just because he was lucky enough to get a good weapon, does he really think he can be that lucky every time?"

"Exactly! He doesn't appreciate kindness; he'll regret it later."

"Sigh~ It's such a pity to have such a good weapon. If it were me, I would have sold it long ago."

Seeing Long Ming's ungrateful attitude, the onlookers chimed in.

On the other side, Long Ming walked to an open area and took out the invitation.

A prompt immediately popped up on the wristband interface.

"Activate the invitation to Anfa Civilization?"

"Yes!"

Long Ming made the resolute choice to activate.

Swish!
As the invitation scroll emitted a dazzling light, Long Ming was instantly enveloped in a white light.

When the light faded, Long Ming appeared on a small, top-shaped mechanical platform.

However, unlike last time, this small, top-shaped mechanical platform was empty, with no one else around except him.

Long Ming looked down at the bracelet, somewhat bewildered, and saw what it displayed.

Transmission platform number 867.

Start Civilization: Anfa
Civilization Level: 1

Number of people: 1/1000
Long Ming's heart skipped a beat when he saw that there was only 1 person on the count.

He's the only one on this platform. If we can't get enough people, won't there be a bug?
Will he get stuck here?
If that's really the case, then it's a disaster.

Long Ming grew increasingly uneasy as he thought about it, but he suppressed his negative emotions and waited patiently.

(End of this chapter)