Chapter 198: If You Don’t Like It, Don’t Play

Bai Yueling opened the forum, and the most conspicuous title at the top was:

[The new version of World of Destiny, "Eve of Chaos," is about to go live.]

"This version name is certainly straightforward..." Bai Yueling grumbled as her thumb tapped open the update details.

Unlike posts from average players, the official update announcement was extremely detailed --

[Version Overview:

With the sudden arrival of travelers from another world, the gears of destiny have quietly begun to turn. The World of Destiny, which had been peaceful for a thousand years, has once again fallen into a vortex of chaos.

Just moments ago, the raid by the Iris Theocracy was successfully repelled by the Rose Kingdom, signaling the total eruption of long-accumulated conflicts within the Light Faction.

The Neutral Faction has been forced into the dispute, and the Dark Faction is watching greedily from the shadows. The Second God War seems to be close at hand, and the entire World of Destiny is teetering in the wind and rain.

In this chaotic era, no one can remain unaffected. Traveler from another world, what choice will you make?

[Specific Update Content:

The sub-profession system is now open. Players can learn to become "Dancers," "Merchants," "Chefs," and other sub-professions. There is no need to complete job change quests; the system will grant certification once it deems the player meets the requirements.

To avoid playstyles like the "Self-destruct Build" that excessively impact balance, the resurrection time after a player's death has been increased to a random duration of 1 to 10 minutes.

To prevent certain players from being maliciously restricted from going offline by NPCs, the ability to restrict logging out has been completely abolished. The logout mechanism has been modified: when a player logs out in a location other than a resurrection point, their body will remain in place and be managed by the system, performing only simple actions such as attacking, defending, and dodging.

To accommodate players in the wilderness, a large number of wilderness resurrection points have been added in addition to the town resurrection points.

The "Level Ranking" has been deleted. "Player Comprehensive Combat Power Ranking" and "Guild Comprehensive Combat Power Ranking" have been added. Only the top one hundred players and guilds will be recorded. Players can choose whether to remain anonymous.

The attribute system has been modified. Players can break through attributes to over 100 points through equipment, skills, and item effects, but the maximum value displayed on the character panel remains 99 points.

The skill slot limit has been removed. Players can learn skills without restrictions, no longer constrained by level.

The skill upgrade mechanism is now open. When skill proficiency reaches the maximum value, specific materials can be consumed to upgrade the skill quality.

The pet level limit has been opened. Pets can now be up to 10 levels higher than their owners.

The friend system has been updated. Friends can send mail to each other, and players can check their mail at resurrection points.

If a player owns private land, they can set a resurrection point within the land's boundaries and share that resurrection point with friends.

Player information has been updated. Players can check simple information about each other within ten meters, such as name, level, and title. For details, please learn "Otherworld Traveler Investigation Art."
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[Feedback:

Regarding the issue of balance in the early stages of the game, Destiny Company encourages players to bring their talents and advantages from the real world into the game; therefore, no adjustments will be made to balance.

Regarding education issues, parents are asked not to blame all their children's problems on the game. They should first consider whether their own educational methods are correct.

Regarding issues of blood and violence, Destiny Company emphasizes game realism. If players cannot accept scenes of blood and violence, they can choose to avoid participating in combat as much as possible.

Regarding the issue of intimacy and lewdness, Destiny Company respects the living habits of the NPCs; therefore, no modifications will be made to any revealing clothing in the game, nor will safety pants be added to every skirt. Furthermore, a sensitivity adjustment function will not be added. We ask for the players' understanding.

Regarding harassment issues, the "Sexual Harassment Protection" function is now active. Players can request assistance from the system within the game. If the system determines it to be "sexual harassment," it will quickly dispatch system guards to stop it, and Destiny Company will contact the "Federal Police Department" for an investigation.]

The above covers the general update content, though there are many smaller updates that are simply too numerous to read through.

After Bai Yueling finished reading, she began to think about the impact of the updates.

This update was actually Destiny Company warning the players: a war is about to break out in the World of Destiny. Players should hurry up and develop themselves; otherwise, they will only be slaughtered at will by NPCs during the war.

As for these specific update details, every single point was worth hundreds of comments of discussion among players, but seeing them all mixed together created a sense of information overload, leaving people speechless.

Just the change to the logout mechanism alone could affect the gaming habits of many players. From now on, they must go to a resurrection point to log out, or they will become a soulless shell standing in place, left to the mercy of their enemies.

But for Bai Yueling, it was a good thing. At least she would never have to see an NPC holding a disgusting item like an "Otherworld Soul Sealing Stone" again.

However, the final feedback section was quite full of personality. It seemed like Destiny Company was responding to a bunch of problems, but in reality, their faces were written with the words "If you don't like it, don't play." You can complain and curse all you want, but I'm just not going to change it. Deal with it, you small fry!

All in all, Bai Yueling felt that she would be busy again after logging in.

"Just what kind of thing is this 'Destiny Company'?" Jelly stared at the phone screen in confusion: "They can cause such a huge impact in the World of Destiny just by writing a few lines of text. Even a god-like powerhouse above level 80 couldn't do that."

"Who knows? Maybe it's some goddess." Bai Yueling shrugged.

Jelly nodded: "True. Only those goddesses who reign over the world could transport a massive group of otherworld travelers like you to the World of Destiny."

Bai Yueling asked in confusion: "Didn't you say you didn't know anything about goddesses?"

She remembered clearly that when Jelly was looking at the world-setting posts before, she had said she hadn't heard of those so-called goddesses.

Jelly said in a heavy voice: "Of course I know of the existence of goddesses. I just don't recognize these current goddesses of the World of Destiny."

Bai Yueling's interest was piqued instantly: "Based on what you're saying, are there other goddesses in the World of Destiny?"

"Heh... trying to get free information from me again?" Jelly gave a cold laugh: "No comment."

"Tch... damn riddler."

She hated riddlers the most—people who clearly knew everything but refused to speak, only acting as a tease.

One day, Bai Yueling would definitely pry open the mouth of every riddler to see what secret information they were hiding.

Bai Yueling left the bathroom. She didn't even need to wipe herself dry; she just let Jelly suck up the remaining bathwater on her body.
Without another word, she lay down on the bed and had a wonderful sleep.

Zzzz.

The next day, Bai Yueling was woken up by a squelching, wriggling sound.

She pulled back the covers and saw Jelly saying: "I'm hungry."

Bai Yueling sighed. She wanted to keep sleeping, but then her stomach let out a "Gurgle~" sound.

Helpless, she just grabbed some random ingredients from the fridge and made an exquisite meal of four dishes and one soup: scrambled eggs with tomatoes, tomatoes scrambled with eggs, tomatoes scrambled with tomatoes, eggs scrambled with eggs, and tomato egg soup.

After she had eaten her fill, the phone beside her suddenly rang.

Someone was calling her.

The person calling was --

Teacher Ming.