T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World

【Raging Lion】: When attacking, there is a chance that a phantom of an raging lion will appear to assist in dealing damage.

【Mad Lion】: Increases resistance to abnormal statuses. When injured, the holder will receive a special blessing from Mad Lion.

The last blessing can be chosen by the user.

All eyes were on the fries.

Before rainbow-colored equipment appeared, which was of unknown origin, wasn't this her perfect end-game weapon?

Although we don't know what kind of effects are hidden in the special blessing provided by Mad Lion, the resistance to abnormal statuses alone is already very appealing.

Taking the Underground Temple of the Clarity as an example, the dizziness and mind control caused by the black cat's mental magic are clearly counted in the category of abnormal statuses caused by magic in the official answer.

The higher the difficulty of the dungeon, the greater the probability of abnormal statuses occurring. This rapier is the key to French fries' mindless recklessness.

Let's pick another entry, "walking with the wind," it's so appealing.

Kurien's special Lion King's Token set is called [Fierce Lion].

It's also gold, with all three stats at maximum quality.

【Ferocious Lion】: When injured, resistance to abnormal statuses is increased, and defense is also increased.

The remaining two are optional blessings.

Alright, now it's Squid Bro's turn to drool.

This equipment is so versatile that everyone in the team can use it.

It's a pity that this status would be bound immediately upon acquisition; otherwise, it could be used in rotation according to local conditions...

Ugh?

Dungeon raid binding?

A binding symbol never seen before appeared on the [Ferocious Lion] set.

These questions about the details could be answered by asking the guild's dolls, but Jiang Heyi couldn't hold back any longer.

He chose to cheat.

"Brother Shaoyu, I know you're online. Could you explain what 'team binding' means in the dungeon? We got an item; this shouldn't involve any game confidentiality issues, right?"

Not long after, Chen Shaoyu sent his reply.

"If players entering the instance belong to the same guild, they may obtain certain items through special events."

"Items can be transferred between guild members' accounts within the same instance by paying for materials."

"To put it simply, all seven of you can use this set of equipment, as long as you spend materials to unbind it."

Orange Tea blinked: "Doesn't that mean..."

The prison guard muttered, "This set of equipment is really for everyone."

"Assign tasks as needed, depending on the type of instance." Zhong Zemo swallowed hard. "That feels great."

Jiang Heyi suddenly realized that she had been a bit too aggressive today.

It's no wonder Kurien is called the Wise Emperor by the Anar. Unlike some wise men who are wise at the right time, he is truly open and honest in his actions.

Considering that Old Man in the Black Robe is the close friend from the item's backstory who accompanied Kurien in his youth to vanquish beasts and do good and eliminate evil...

I admit I was a bit disrespectful to this big shot.

"I still don't know your name."

Old Deng in black robes snorted coldly: "I dare not introduce myself, for fear that if I do, you'll have a new line ready for me."

It seems he really cares about being called Old Deng, the old guy.

"I won't say much else, but I hope you will treat the weapons and armor well."

The group at the boundary between reality and illusion transformed into obedient children, nodding frequently.

Even if they didn't say anything, they would still do it.

Currently, there are very few players in the game who possess a complete set of gold-tier equipment, even across the entire server.

A complete set of equipment with three full quality attributes is absolutely unique.

Such equipment doesn't deserve to be used without the best enchantments!

The Lion King's Proof is actually a good thing.

80% quality, double blessings.

【Lion King's Courage】: Temporarily increases defense after physical skills are used.

Choose one blessing.

However, with Kurion's set preceding it... it can only be said that even the gold set has its shortcomings.

After adding the blueprint for the Lion King's Proof to your backpack, the main event begins.

12 portions of stardust.

Aside from the 8 portions taken by Kesha, the boundary between the real and virtual worlds will receive 4 portions.

After being forged by the Siren King's Court of the Fallen Star Sea, their inventory was already on the verge of collapse, but now this wave of story rewards has given them a huge surplus.

Feeling comfortable now.

"This is your access to the Grand Library. Here's your credentials."

Old Deng, dressed in black, casually tossed a crystal ball, which landed steadily in Mint's hand.

"With this, you can enter and exit the royal library at any time for a total of 7 days. You can interrupt it once, and we will reserve the unused time for you."

Such a humane approach made Jiang Heyi wonder if this was something Kurien had instructed him to do?

"Although His Majesty would like to invite you to tour the capital and have a long talk, your actions have already thrown the city into chaos. Public opinion and the voices of the nobility are stirring up everything here."

"His Majesty is currently preoccupied with other matters, and considering that the nobles might not be very friendly towards you, therefore..."

"I suggest you leave the capital as soon as possible and come back after things have calmed down."

When Kurien asked them to take a picture of the execution of the eight Giza people, Jiang Heyi guessed what he wanted to do.

It was nothing more than tarnishing the reputation of the nobles who had been trying to suppress the expansion of imperial power and hinder his centralization of authority, thus dividing and defeating them one by one.

The biggest joke in this matter is that the nobles who defended Giza remained indifferent and watched Giza be executed.

If the video is released, there will likely be an uproar among the nobles. If he were to release just a little more evidence of the nobles' corruption and abuse of power over the years, he could win over some and suppress others...

However, Jiang Heyi was inexplicably worried.

Kurien is over sixty years old this year, and his restructuring went smoothly.

If things don't go smoothly and the journey is disrupted, who will be able to carry on this unfinished work?

Who has the ability and the courage to continue his centralized power?

Jiang Heyi felt some admiration for this virtual emperor, perhaps because he had given him so much, and he loved him because of his love for the emperor.

It's unclear whether there are any explanations regarding the other endings of the storyline.

Chapter 191 World Faction Battle

There are 4 hours left until the end of this round of the game.

"I feel like we can make another push."

"Charge?" Zhong Zemo suddenly realized. "You're planning to use the key?"

"Sigh, should I use it now?" Orange Tea was fiddling with the panel, admiring the selectable skills that popped up after she reached the maximum level. "I haven't even finished reading the skill descriptions yet."

“I haven’t looked at it either,” Jiang Heyi said. “There’s no rush. Since we’ve already drawn one ending, we might as well draw all the rewards in one go.”

“I agree. After returning to the royal court, we should prepare for the ninth level. Let’s go all out and finish it off,” said the jailer.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Jiang Heyi opened his backpack.

The key appears, and the game freezes.

Interestingly, the image freezes precisely on the moment when the shark teases the mint with its tail.

"Please confirm the node to return to."

The sound of garlic sprouts wafting from the key.

Orange Tea exclaimed in surprise, "So it's not about giving us options, but about letting us choose whatever we want?"

"So, if we wanted, we could even go back to the very beginning of the storyline and start over?" The Primarch scratched his head. "How would we choose?"

In the already completed ending, the Fallen Star Siren won both face and substance.

The Ana Empire appeared to have been thoroughly humiliated, losing both face and substance, but Emperor Kurien still managed to obtain what he wanted, making it a mutually beneficial outcome.

"Want to see the bad ending?" Fries' curiosity was piqued.

“There are many types of bad endings,” the jailer said, putting his hands behind his head. “Since we’re going to try it, let’s try the worst one.”

The woman in bed asked, "So here's the question: how do we trigger the worst-case scenario? And at which point should we intervene?"

“If I’m not mistaken…” Jiang Heyi said, “it should be here.”

As Jiang Heyi entered the key, it shone with a brilliant golden light, blinding everyone.

When I opened my eyes again, the boundary between reality and illusion had returned to the moment I broke into the Giza Manor.

"Start here?" the jailer asked, puzzled. "Isn't this a direct path to a win-win outcome?"

“It can be a win-win situation, or it can be a lose-lose situation,” Jiang Heyi said. “Killing those high-ranking nobles changes the nature of this matter, doesn’t it?”

Upon Jiang Heyi's confirmation, the key once again emitted a golden light, which then dissipated into specks of light.

The world, a world of only black and white, was illuminated by light.

Time begins to flow.

The cacophony of voices surged into everyone's ears like a tidal wave.

Due to a time conflict, the newly acquired [Raging Lion] cannot be equipped, but this does not affect the game experience of the boundary between reality and illusion.

Upon entering the front hall, the scattered nobles did not receive any leniency from the boundary between reality and illusion.

With Jiang Heyi's command, "Moyu, close the door," the heavy mansion gate slowly closed.

Jiang Heyi pulled out a short knife: "Remember, leave no one alive, kill them all."

……

……

Throughout the entire game, Chen Shaoyu observed and recorded the boundary between reality and illusion.

From God's perspective, Chen Shaoyu is unable to perceive the boundary between reality and illusion. He is like an audience member, immersing himself in the performance and program effects they bring.

The boundary between reality and illusion did not actually achieve the first win-win ending; the storyline ends with a return to the Siren's Court.

But this doesn't prevent them from using the key, because the node has already been recorded.

but……

The moment Chen Shaoyu received the reward at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds, a value on his panel changed from a question mark to a clear number.

Anchor value: 79

This statistic previously appeared for Xerox and Mint, but this time it doesn't apply to them.

The candlelight granted Chen Shaoyu a high level of game privileges. On the game panel he could observe, besides compatibility and anchor point values—special indices he couldn't understand—there was another icon of unknown meaning that caught his attention.

It was a bright green seedling.

Every player has it, but it can only be seen after the player grants the necessary permissions.

For the vast majority of players, their initial state is no different from when they first entered the game.

Frail and petite, it seemed as if it might wither and die at any moment from the wind and rain.

Only a small number of players' seedlings are thriving.

At the boundary between the real and the virtual, almost all the seedlings have transformed into a small tree with leaves.

Among them, the leaves of the orange tea tree are the most lush, and the trunk is the most robust.