Chu Fu didn't even dare to imagine that ending.
And at this moment, Chu Fu felt like her thin shoulders were bearing a weight that someone her age shouldn't have to carry.
She'd originally wanted to ride on her brother's coattails.
But now she suddenly realized she herself was a variable.
She was just a working girl!
How could she be involved in something this big?
But soon, Chu Fu pushed through the pressure, and a fighting spirit rose up inside her instead.
Before, she wouldn't say she was slacking off, but she'd always felt like her brother had her back.
Now, realizing her brother might not be so reliable after all, Chu Fu quickly stood up, determined to shield him from the storm.
She also gave Li Weizheng a heads-up.
"The analysis bureau's assessment is correct, the timing should be accurate.
However, besides the beast tide appearing on day 10 of the newbie village opening, there's another possibility: 1,000 people reaching level 10.
So doesn't that mean level 10 is also a variable?
So, I suggest that the officials amp up the promotion of the [Primordial Gate] and get everyone into the game, even make it a national game.
Maybe at the moment the game invades reality, everyone will also gain power equivalent to level 10.
Most importantly, if the game invades reality, the distances between villages aren't actually right—the [Primordial Gate] magnifies the distance a hundredfold.
Wangxi Scenic Area, Lotus Pond, Tianhe Fort, and Black Rock Gully—in reality, these places are only about a kilometer apart!"
As for why she didn't directly say that this world was a book,
It was simple:
Chu Fu still didn't fully trust Li Weizheng yet.
She was also afraid that if she said those things before reaching level 30 or gaining any real influence, the authorities would take her away, lock her in a small dark room, and make her recite an eight-million-word game novel from memory.
Besides, now that she was living in it,
Chu Fu felt that the plot she knew might not really be the plot.
It might be more like a guide.
She lived in this world, and this was a real world—how could it really just be a book?
She was a variable. Her brother Chu Feng was so strong, and even he ended up in the cycle of reincarnation.
Chu Fu felt that she should also stay low-key, keep herself safe.
She'd have an honest, open talk with Li Weizheng once she hit level 30.
On the other end of the phone, Li Weizheng was also mulling over Chu Fu's words.
But before he could fully grasp how much impact her intel would have, Chu Fu was already about to hang up.
"Major Li, you go ahead and get busy. I'm off to level up, trying to catch up to the front-runners as soon as possible."
In Chu Fu's mind right now, there was only leveling, leveling, and more leveling.
Six months.
She had to make the most of the most stable development window.
Because once the game fully invaded reality, the opening hours of the [Primordial Gate] would also be restricted.
Currently, the front-runners among players were people like Chu Feng—there was only one in the entire Linjiang City right now.
But as time went by, their numbers would grow.
After all, the [001] server had a total of 9,999 sub-servers.
Even with just a one-percent probability, that meant 100 players at level 30 already.
That's why Laurent was so arrogant, thinking he was invincible.
But the higher the level, the harder it was to level up, and Chu Fu still had confidence she could catch up to the front-runners.
After hanging up the phone,
Chu Fu returned to the game.
While she'd been on the call,
Jiao Jiao had already gone to the town hall and purchased the guild plot.
Naturally, the plot was also outside the city. Chu Fu had deliberately chosen a spot, one right next to an iron mine.
Of course, there were goblin miners inside the iron mine, level 13. Players who came here could mine ores and fight monsters at the same time—a pretty good deal.
And if the guild kept expanding its level, this iron mine would eventually be enveloped within the guild's territory, essentially turning it into private property that could be brought into the real world.
That would be an even better deal.
Chu Fu checked the latest public guild quests.
[Grab the Food:
Issued by: Town Mayor.
Quest Details: There are many goblins outside the town, occupying the farmlands, causing a food shortage in the town.
Go to the goblin camp now and take back our grain.]
[Hand In Food:
Issued by: Town Mayor.
Quest Details: The town is running low on food. The goblin invasion has caused a drop in crop yields, and food is scarce.
Even the wild beasts outside have been hunted in large numbers by the goblins.
Please hand over a portion of food to the starving townsfolk!
(If you have a large amount of food, you can provide it to the town mayor for lots of experience and guild reputation.)]
[Everyone Farms:
Issued by: Town Mayor.
Quest Details: Learn the farming skill, go to the wilderness to reclaim a piece of land, plant seeds, and harvest food.
(Long-term quest. Seeds will be ready in 24 hours. Harvested food can be exchanged for copper coins or submitted for the quest.)]
[Repel the Goblins:
Issued by: Town Mayor.
Quest Details: Participate in a public quest—repelling the goblin raids.]
[Collect Building Materials:
Issued by: Guildmaster of Thorns Guild, Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao.
Quest Details: Collect 100 units of wood, 100 units of iron ore, and 100 units of herbs. Time to build a house!
(Quest can be submitted repeatedly.)]
Chu Fu's eyes lingered on quests 2 and 3, and an idea struck her.
Speaking of which, she had previously unlocked a plant.
Called super-high-yield rice.
The mutation effect just made the rice grow in greater abundance and size.
It wasn't a combat plant.
But now, it could actually come in handy.
Because Chu Feng was a lone wolf, Chu Fu had never known that the guild quests on the level 20 maps would all revolve around food.
The quests in the game were actually projections of reality.
In the first year after the game invaded, once the beast tide was pushed back and beasts were held off, humans could eat meat freely.
But after the goblins invaded, laying siege to towns and villages, beasts had to be hunted in distant lands. Many players couldn't even leave the safe zones, so naturally, food became scarce.
But if she reached level 30 and brought that mutant seed out of the game,
What would there be to fear then?
Chu Fu returned to the guild headquarters first.
The headquarters was being built at a lively pace. Accepting quests even gave more experience than grinding monsters.
Most importantly, there was guild contribution points, and those points could be used to exchange for equipment to improve oneself.
They all knew about the treasures in the Thorns Guild's warehouse.
As long as they had enough contribution points, they could even exchange for a full set of silver-tier equipment—that was top-tier.
As soon as Chu Fu appeared, she immediately drew the attention of a group of guild members.
"Vice Guildmaster!"
"Is the plant expert here to accept quests too?"
"Oh, the expert switched gear—is that the new purple mushroom set?"
"So pretty, wuwuwu, another day of envying the expert's drip."
Chu Fu greeted everyone,
"Hey everyone, keep grinding! You'll all have gear like this before you know it."
Then, she accepted the town mayor's quests from the guild quest board, and received two bags of seeds.
[Rice Seeds (Common Grade)]
[Wheat Seeds (Common Grade)]
