“The players’ productivity is much higher now than before.”

Chai Chai stared at the computer screen and said casually, “The game store has a wide variety of equipment and props,

Some can mass-produce ordinary items, some can speed up factory assembly line efficiency, some can directly copy and paste items,

Some props are even a complete weapon production assembly line in themselves.

A single person can concoct war munitions.”

“That’s true.”

Li Ang nodded. As the Killing Game progressed, the total number of players dynamically increased.

A huge player base means uncontrollable randomness, and novel props flow into the market every moment.

And these novel props are all dangerous items in the world of ordinary people.

Not to mention that in order to cope with the turmoil all over the world,

Various arms companies have been happily working at full capacity for two years, producing all kinds of weapons and equipment.

In places like Africa, a new assault rifle is even cheaper than the same weight of grain.

“In addition, the arms trade is much more unrestrained than in the past.

In the past, heavy weapons had to be secretly transported to developed regions like Europe using helicopters, submarines, and freighters.

Now, various forces can directly send low-level players to their destination—players have a dozen or twenty inventory slots, which can hold ten tons of materials. Equipped with spatial props, they can transport even more at once.”

Chai Chai casually tossed her hair. She was helping Mule create the PPT out of pure interest, and learned some knowledge from the broker circle along the way.

She said to Li Ang with a bit of ostentation, “Besides letting low-level players act as human transporters, there are other ways.

For example, put items in a storage ring, and then let trained low-level avian magical beasts—low enough level not to attract any radar attention,

Carry the storage ring and fly directly across the border.

Making border inspection departments unable to guard against it.

Or, like the Demon Scientist Alliance, release an app on the dark web.

Ordinary people only need to download the app, follow the instructions on it, spend money to buy livestock, and hold rituals.

Through sacrifice, they can remotely obtain the transmitted munitions.

Of course, the most convenient way is to trade in the game store, and let players bring them directly back to the real world.

This method has no energy fluctuations, and each player is equivalent to a separate marketing node.

Plus, the United States has a vast land area and a large number of prosperous cities. Once the battle lines are stretched,

The security forces that can play a role are extremely stretched, and they cannot maintain social stability at all, but can only guard the interior of the city buildings.

Therefore, the people who are not qualified to live in the city buildings have to take up guns to protect their families and property. At the same time, in order to guard against others, they also take up weapons, and have to constantly upgrade their weapons and equipment.

The number of small guilds in the United States has exploded during this period, which is also the reason—they have regressed to the era of developing the American West in the late nineteenth century, and the people have to protect themselves in the chaotic situation.”

The PPT that Chai Chai was tinkering with just now will be publicly hung on the international network.

Whether it is a small warlord or an ordinary person living in the dire straits of the United States, after seeing the advertisement, they can call the hotline,

And get the goods from the dealers under Mule, which is very convenient.

Li Ang looked at Chai Chai, who was full of interest and tapping on the keyboard, and smacked his lips.

Okay, it’s good to let Chai Chai find something to do, so as not to have another whim and come up with some small inventions and creations—such as those cosplay costumes she took to the Comic-Con last time, which almost caused a performance accident.

“I have a new idea now. I suggest that Mule set up a security company for ordinary people,

Let ordinary citizens use a mobile phone app called ‘DiDi Call Man’ to purchase security services.

Armed security personnel will arrive at the location of the mobile phone signal in a few minutes by car, holding light and heavy firepower to protect the employer’s safety.

Charged by the hour, and can undertake special tasks such as escorting, torturing, and rescuing when necessary.

I’ve even thought of the slogan,

‘DiDi Call Man, protect the last kilometer of your trip.’”

Chai Chai gave a thumbs up triumphantly, and had already begun to imagine that in the future, ordinary people living in chaotic areas would have to open the app she designed every time they traveled, and a call would bring a van of armed security personnel.

“Hehehe,”

Chai Chai grinned silly, and suddenly noticed the solemn expression on Li Ang’s face, and subconsciously asked, “What’s wrong?

Did something happen?”

“Yes.”

Li Ang nodded slowly. Just now, he heard the long-lost system prompt in his ear.

[Notification: After system detection, 1% of the Earth players selected for the 7th Killing Game have been promoted to Lv25 and above. The requirements for opening the third stage are met]

[In the third stage of the Killing Game, the functions of facilities such as the game store and the Sky Arena will be further opened. The scope of selection of players with qualifications will continue to be expanded, and the selection frequency will be increased. The intensity of conventional tasks will be dynamically increased]

[The third stage of the Killing Game will be opened 72 hours after Earth Standard Time]

[See the “About the Killing Game and Help” section of the player panel for more detailed implementation rules]

[The large-scale event “Si Ming Battle” in the third stage of the Killing Game is about to begin. Players can check the event description in the personal panel]

[The final interpretation right of the above content belongs to the Killing Game]

“…”

Li Ang’s eyes narrowed slightly. Unexpectedly, he didn’t wait for the notification of the script mission this time, but waited for the large-scale update of the third stage of the Killing Game.

“1% of the players have been promoted to Lv25 and above…”

Li Ang’s current level is just over Lv27, mainly because he hardly participates in regular missions in the real world except for the system missions issued regularly by the system.

The speed of accumulating experience points is not fast,

At least some players who were originally at the top of the combat power list have surpassed him.

For example, Tai Hao Lv29, Shi Kong Lv30, Zhen Li Zhi Ce Lv30,

According to some gossip, Michael’s level may have reached Lv31, and I don’t know if it’s true or not.

Li Ang shook his head. After entering the first echelon, the level of players cannot explain the specific level of strength. However, reaching Lv30 and above can still prove the strength of the player.

The reason why Li Ang doesn’t choose to rush to level up is because he has a better way to improve his strength other than leveling up.

“Before the Doorway Battle, the total number of players was around 50,000 to 100,000,

After the Doorway Battle and the accumulation after the war,

Now the total number of players on Earth is estimated to be 200,000 to 300,000.”

Two to three hundred thousand is not a lot. In East Asia, I am afraid that even the population of a small eighteenth-tier county town cannot be filled.

1% of Lv25, that is, two to three thousand people.

“Buzz—”

The friend communication list vibrated. Li Ang didn’t even need to think about it to know that it must be those friends who were transmitting the version update information.

He skipped the unread messages on the communication list and continued to scan the description of the version update.

In the third stage of the Killing Game, the functions of the game store and the Sky Arena will be further opened.

The variety of goods in the store is more abundant, and the purchase price for players to sell items to the store has been slightly increased. Players who want to sell sundries to the game store no longer have to accept the bargain-basement prices like selling scraps in the past.

The functions of the Sky Arena have also been further expanded. Now, players can not only match players who have booked matches in the local Sky Arena,

There is also a certain probability to compete with beings from other Sky Arenas.

“Other Sky Arenas…”

Li Ang instantly realized the deep meaning of this sentence, “There is more than one Sky Arena,

In addition to the game plaza connected to Earth,

There are also Sky Arenas in other places and other planes.”

His eyes narrowed, and the figures of Huang Shi and the others instantly appeared in his mind. “Huang Shi and the others are undoubtedly players on par with Earth’s transcendents.

They have their own game plaza and Sky Arena.

And other planes and other planets have their own facilities.

Moreover, what this sentence says is ‘compete with ‘beings’ from other Sky Arenas’,

‘Beings’, not ‘players’.

In other words, the Sky Arena in other planes may be open to non-players…”

He immediately followed the link in this sentence to see the specific description of this version update,

Sure enough, I found the expected situation.

The new Sky Arena will no longer be limited to the space where the game plaza is located, but will appear in the real world in the form of a tower.

Ordinary people on Earth can enter the game plaza and the superimposed area of the real world by walking into the tower.

They can watch the game as spectators,

You can also directly sign up to participate.

In order to protect these ordinary people, the Sky Arena will not let them fight against transcendents, but will arrange suitable opponents for them.

If they can defeat their opponents, then even ordinary people can directly obtain the rewards of the Sky Arena, and even directly obtain player qualifications,

Promote to transcendent.

“The location of the Sky Arena in the real world will be near the intersection of the International Date Line and the Equator.

Probably north of the Fiji Islands.”

Li Ang’s mind raced, quickly thinking about the many changes that this update might cause, “If ordinary people can also obtain player qualifications by defeating opponents in the Sky Arena,

Then the number of players will continue to increase in the future, or even expand.

Player qualification is originally one of the most precious resources,

Each player represents infinite potential and possibilities.

I don’t know how many people are willing to risk their lives in exchange for the opportunity to be promoted to a transcendent.

There are nearly eight billion people on Earth, and even if only one in ten thousand of them is willing to participate in the Sky Arena and can survive the test, there will be 800,000 new players.

This number is too much,

If the Killing Game didn’t discover its conscience and want to wholesale player qualifications, there is only one possibility—the test for ordinary people will be extremely difficult,

It even exceeds the difficulty of the first script mission undertaken by players who knew nothing when the Killing Game was just launched.

Moreover, the difficulty of this test is likely to be dynamically balanced,

Ordinary people who have received strict training from organizations such as the Special Affairs Bureau may face more difficult tests.”

Li Ang frowned and thought, “Because if you don’t do this,

There is no need to add a description in the back of this version update that ‘the scope of selection of players with qualifications will continue to be expanded, and the selection frequency will be increased’.

The opportunity to be promoted to a transcendent through the Sky Arena is prepared for a very small number of people.

The real focus is on the next one,

The intensity of conventional tasks will be dynamically increased.”

The tasks released by the Killing Game are roughly divided into two types, one is the conventional task in the real world,

The other is the script mission that takes place in the script world.

The former is what the public commonly calls the anomaly.

In the early stage of this Killing Game,

The endless and unpredictable anomalies caused considerable damage to social order,

Every day, people are unknowingly involved in anomalies and die unfortunately.

Even now, the official understanding of anomalies in various regions is constantly improving, and experience is constantly enriched,

The only areas that can suppress the anomaly death rate to a considerable level are only a few areas such as East Asia, the east and west coast cities of the United States.

“Dynamically increasing the intensity of conventional tasks,

Is equivalent to dynamically increasing the horror level of anomalies.

The previous anomalies caused deaths and injuries at the level of ten, hundreds, and thousands of people,

The deaths and injuries caused by anomalies after the version update may be in the tens of thousands,

The scope is wider and more dangerous.

In a sense, can it be regarded as spiritual energy recovery or horror recovery?”

Li Ang used his mind for two purposes, and casually described the content of this version update to Chai Chai,

Suddenly he realized something,

“Anyone has a chance to obtain player qualifications through the Sky Arena.

At the same time, the world will usher in a larger-scale collective anomaly.

Combining these two…”

A strong ominous premonition rose in Li Ang’s heart.

Gods.

Those ancient transcendents from the same era as Shi Wang avoided the periodic annihilation of the Killing Game and maintained their continuation by transforming into belief gods.

And now, when large-scale anomalies come,

Will those gods gradually recover?

Perhaps, they have already calculated all this.

The Sky Arena will generate projections in the real world, and anyone, including these ancient gods, can enter it.

They can easily pass the test of the Sky Arena with their past strength,

Regain player qualifications.

“Hoo…”

In Li Ang’s mind, the words that Shi Wang said appeared.

After the ancient gods wake up,

Whether they regain their self-will or become puppets of belief thoughts,

Will cause unprecedented damage to human civilization.

Putting himself in their shoes, those belief gods will never allow their existence to be forgotten,

Their orthodoxy is abandoned by modern civilization,

They themselves, weaken and die because no one believes in them.

Once they recover, the first thing they will do is to destroy the inherent order of human society,

Pave the way for their return.

Seventy-two hours, three days,

Three days later, at the intersection of the International Date Line and the Equator, a white giant tower will rise,

And those ancient gods will also wake up from their tombs.