“I’m really touched.”
After a long while, Ye Lian finally came back to her senses and spoke softly.
So many gifts at once—she was almost about to be won over by the system.
Her Favorability shot up rapidly.
Unfortunately, a system is still a system—it has no physical form. Even if she liked it, it was pointless.
(If the system had a physical form… and happened to be a beautiful girl, I’d totally fall for her!)
She gave a gentle shake of her head, shaking away the strange thought from her mind.
Then, she began to check her rewards.
First was the legendary-grade [Wish Talisman].
As the name suggested, it could be used to make a wish—so long as the wish wasn’t above the legendary-grade level.
“This is nice, I like it.” Compared to drawing lots, she preferred to pick things herself.
A tool that could grant wishes was just too much to her taste.
“Supreme Administrative Authority of Mo City… So that’s what it is. It’s no different from being the City Lord.”
The second reward didn’t surprise Ye Lian.
During the Closed Beta, she had already basically taken control of the outer district.
All she was missing was official recognition from the system.
Now that she had it, it was only natural.
Her gaze fell on the third reward, and Ye Lian’s pupils couldn’t help but shrink.
This [Pollution Value Removal] could actually clear Pollution Value from the outside world!
In other words, any area that had its Pollution Value cleared would have its Pollution Value drop from 100 to 0, just like a player’s.
Although it wasn’t permanent, for a short time, that area wouldn’t suffer from [Dream Invasion].
It was basically a safe zone!
Just imagine, when the whole world was suffering from Dream Invasion, but there was a small patch of land that remained safe—
How popular would that place become?
In her mind, Ye Lian already pictured countless humans, like zombies, surging toward that spot.
“If I use this reward, the [Savior] organization will definitely publicize the condition of that area to prove the value of the game.
By then, that place will undoubtedly become the focus of the world.”
She wanted to use [Pollution Value Removal] on Jiuyuanli in Flower City.
There were two reasons.
First, never forget where you came from, even if you become rich and powerful.
Jiuyuanli’s land and water had nurtured her. Now that she was well off and capable, she naturally wanted to give back to her hometown.
Second, the area this reward could clear was just a little larger than Jiuyuanli, so it wouldn’t be of much use elsewhere.
What’s more, Jiuyuanli was sparsely populated, so its Pollution Value rose slowly.
It would be a long time before the Pollution Value spiked again.
Of course, if there was no official management and a large number of pollution sources barged in, that would be a different story.
“Besides this, there’s another problem.”
Ye Lian raised her hand, looking at the gleaming white Divine Equipment.
“My existence might be exposed because of this.”
There were at least more than twenty survivors from this Closed Beta.
Her existence couldn’t be hidden.
If she used this reward, anyone with a bit of sense could guess she was in Jiuyuanli.
Ye Lian didn’t really care about ordinary powers.
The real issue was that mysterious [Savior] organization.
They possessed a lot of information.
They knew exactly where every Closed Beta Terminal was located.
“Being turned into this by that golden sticky monster might not be a bad thing.”
After all, to other players, the White Knight was just a girl.
But in reality, she was a boy.
No one would suspect her directly.
As for whether [Savior] could completely uncover what happened in the game—
Ye Lian thought the chances were slim.
She had sensed it when she became the Demon Emperor.
In the Mocheng region, there were only some strange energy fluctuations.
Perhaps that was the [monitoring] Mulin mentioned.
From what Mulin said, she deduced that the organization could only meddle during the Closed Beta.
“If Mulin didn’t lie, then when the public release starts, the Savior organization won’t be able to monitor, or even do anything else.”
Actually, the game up to now was still only half-finished.
That alone showed how little control the Saviors had over the game.
This Dreamland Space was most likely not their creation.
“The last reward is the authority to plan and design the game.
Even though I only have the initial level of access,
It’s already very telling.”
The system is the true holder of Supreme Authority!
Now, she had finally latched onto the system’s golden thigh!
Realizing this, Ye Lian almost burst out laughing.
“No matter what kind of schemes you try, I can smash them one by one!”
She had absolutely no trust in the Savior organization.
The reason was not just because of what Mulin had conveyed.
“This game might really be able to save the world, as they claim.
But it could also destroy it.”
The timing of [Dream Invasion] and the appearance of the Savior organization was just too coincidental—not suspecting some plot was impossible.
Besides, this Dreamland Space game was clearly far beyond humanity’s technological level.
Even if someone claimed it came from a mysterious otherworld, or a more advanced civilization, it wouldn’t feel out of place.
“No matter if there’s a scheme or not, we don’t have any choice now.
We can only play things by ear.
Compared to some unknown conspiracy, [Dream Invasion] is more terrifying.
We have to solve this problem first, before worrying about anything else.”
Ding!
Suddenly, the system’s voice rang out again, interrupting Ye Lian’s train of thought.
“Three minutes left until the game temporarily shuts down. Please log out as soon as possible.
Otherwise, you will be forcibly logged out.”
Hearing the broadcast, she paused for a moment.
Then she remembered something.
“I almost forgot, after the Closed Beta ends, there will be a 24-hour long update.”
Since Mocheng would be completely unprotected for 24 hours, she hurriedly opened the management panel.
When she found that Mocheng could be repaired using Contribution Points, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Repairing the current Mocheng required ten thousand Contribution Points.
There were a hundred thousand on the panel, so using ten thousand didn’t hurt much.
However, the defense barrier she planned to activate next would consume one hundred points per hour.
Twenty-four hours would take two thousand four hundred points.
It was practically cutting flesh from her own body.
“So unfair! Fixing the rundown outer district only costs ten thousand, but opening the barrier for a day needs twenty-four hundred.
Such a terrible value for money.
But there’s no choice!”
She selected full-area repair and activated the defense barrier, feeling the pain deep in her bones.
But for Mocheng’s sake, there was nothing she could do about it.
She didn’t want to log in again only to see a wasteland.
After all, this was humanity’s first base in the Dreamland Space, she had to protect it no matter what!
Watching as Mocheng was restored as if time had reversed, that pain in her heart quickly disappeared.
“Oh right, I wonder if the Wish Talisman can help me fulfill that wish in reality?”
She took out an ancient talisman, only half the size of her palm, with an archaic design and the character [Wish] written in the center from her inventory, her heart full of anticipation.
“O divine talisman, please let me regain my Demon Emperor strength—and my male body!”
She silently prayed.
Nothing happened.
“As expected, legendary grade is still too low.”
Shaking her head in disappointment, she made another wish.
“O divine talisman, please bring the Little Fox I met in the dream to my side!”
This time, the Wish Talisman responded, instantly bursting into flames and emitting an aura so terrifying it seemed it could destroy the entire area!