Dr. Chen waited downstairs for Gu Chi.

When he saw him coming out, he asked, "What did they say?"

"It's serious."

Gu Chi looked serious, "I got fired."

Dr. Chen: "?"

Gu Chi smiled again, "Just kidding, Director Yang doesn't want me to leave. At most, it's a semi-firing."

Even if Gu Chi were to be completely fired, he wouldn't have any complaints or objections.

He really couldn't manage his time now. At least he wouldn't be stable until level 20. During this time, he would hang around as a teacher and do nothing. He didn't want to be irresponsible, and he felt embarrassed about it.

"It's okay, the game is important." Dr. Chen was very serious this time, "If there's a time conflict, I would consider resigning too."

In the Pure Land game, there is no function to exchange old coins for real currency, but players can do it themselves.

Offline trading has always existed. Many wealthy people in real life spend real money to buy game props, and even buy high-end food. This is one of the reasons why many players are determined to brush the instance.

The game is not everything in life, but it allows them to enjoy a better life.

As long as they are not solely focused on becoming stronger and are willing to sell props, players generally won't be short of money.

Dr. Chen's place is very nice.

His house is in the most high-end community in Baishi Town. Although it's not by the sea, and there's no five-meter diameter round bed, it's still very luxurious. It's just that Dr. Chen is relatively low-key and never talks about these things in front of friends, so as not to spoil the friendship.

After leaving school, Gu Chi followed Dr. Chen to the Younan Mountain Mental Hospital for a walk, and then they chatted about the game.

In the office, Dr. Chen made a cup of seaweed soup for Gu Chi, "Here, to cool off."

He was referring to "mania."

Gu Chi, however, had the image of a girl playing around on top of him this morning in his mind.

Maybe he should cool off.

Dr. Chen sat down and asked, "Have you seen the recent announcement of the descent?"

Gu Chi: "No, what's going on?"

"We've had two descent events in the instance this week. Including today's, there have been a total of three," Dr. Chen said.

Gu Chi raised his eyebrows, "So many?"

He opened the announcement and took a look. It was true.

The first two times were on Sunday and Tuesday, in Qintong City and Xiaoguan Town, respectively.

"I think someone is deliberately causing trouble," Dr. Chen said.

This frequency of descent is clearly abnormal.

The conscription mode is solo, and if all the players who enter the instance are new and can't beat it, that can be understood. But if they still can't beat it after entering the game library, then there's a problem. It's not like everyone who buys game instances is stupid, right?

If they're really stupid, can't they find someone to carry them?

"What's their purpose?" Gu Chi agreed with Dr. Chen's speculation. He also had a similar feeling, but couldn't think of any benefit to those causing trouble.

"Maybe they're eager for doomsday to come early," Dr. Chen said.

This world has never lacked extremists. In their eyes, there's no need for any reason to do anything. They only care about themselves and do whatever they want, without considering the consequences.

Dr. Chen has this view because he knows part of the logic of the descent of offline games.

The location of the instance appearing in the real world has nothing to do with where the players live or where they enter the instance. So far, no so-called rules have been found. It seems more like the instance randomly chose a place to descend.

To say that there is a purpose is to give these troublemakers too much credit.

They don't even know where the mess they've caused will appear.

It's just pure mischief.

"Do you want to get involved?" Gu Chi asked.

Dr. Chen: "No."

There are guilds specifically responsible for handling these matters, supported by the government. Even if the sky falls, they will bear the brunt of it, so there's no need for others to worry about it.

Dr. Chen just wanted to vent his anger. After all, these players without bottom lines are really annoying.

Can't they just play games and live their lives well?

Do they have to mess up the real world without any professional ethics?

As Dr. Chen vented his emotions, Gu Chi pondered.

Is there a connection between the "eye" and the frequent descent of instances?

After Dr. Chen vented for a few minutes and felt much better, he turned the conversation back to today's instance, "What do you think? There's an offline guild in Baishi Town that likes to hold meetings at the Alps Hotel. Are we going solo or joining a group?"

Gu Chi thought for a moment and said, "I think it's about the same either way."

Dr. Chen nodded, "Yeah, with the two of us, we can just crush the instance. It doesn't matter if we join a group or not."

Gu Chi: "..."

Tian Tian, are you always this confident?

"Is there a possibility," Gu Chi said, "that what I said is almost the same, meaning that it doesn't matter whether we participate in this raid or not?"

Dr. Chen: "?"

He didn't like hearing that.

It sounded as if the two of them were useless.

"You can look down on yourself, but don't look down on your brother," Dr. Chen raised his arms, "I'm officially telling you now, I'm awesome."

Gu Chi: "..."

Is that so?

Out of politeness, he responded, "How awesome are you?"

"Do you know about the 'Do Nothing' guild?" Dr. Chen asked.

Gu Chi: "A guild?"Regarding the matter of the Pure Land veteran player, he really knew very little about it, and Dr. Chen was completely qualified to be his senior.

"It's not a guild, but much more powerful than a guild," Dr. Chen said, "It was originally established as a pioneering team to conquer the SS-level Dusty Funeral Bell instance, and it has been preserved until now. The people inside are all top players in various fields, and some of them have extra attribute points exceeding 200. Do you understand what I mean?"

Gu Chi: "?"

200?

Are you sure you're not joking?

Gu Chi was clear about his own abilities and knew that there must be a considerable gap between him and the real big shots, but he didn't expect the gap to be so big.

An attribute of over 200, wouldn't that be able to take on ten of him?

"Are you serious?"

"Of course," Dr. Chen raised his chin proudly, "And I, your friend, am just—"

Gu Chi looked at him with a little anticipation.

Dr. Chen: "A reserve member of the Do Nothing Team!"

Gu Chi: "…?"

"Just a reserve member?"

The light in Gu Chi's eyes dissipated instantly, feeling disappointed.

He thought he had found another big shot to rely on, but it turned out to be this?

"Even a reserve member is quite powerful." Dr. Chen was very dissatisfied with Gu Chi's attitude, "The minimum standard for joining the Do Nothing Team is 100 extra attribute points, and I'm only 5 points away from that now."

Eating high-end rice for a month can increase 1-2 points of attributes. If you have enough money, you can buy other high-quality ingredients that were only available in the past few years to eat with it, and you can increase by about 3 points in a month. Plus, occasionally completing a golden achievement, at most two months, he can enter the Do Nothing Team and see the view from the top of the Pure Land pyramid.

Gu Chi: "I see, you're about to become a real big shot soon."

Dr. Chen mysteriously said, "Let me tell you a secret, the goddess is also in the Do Nothing Team."

Goddess?

Gu Chi recalled, this seemed to be the third time he had heard this word?

The first time was from Bai Yang, who said that Qiang Hui was even more aloof than his goddess.

The second time was from the Honest Person, who said that the goddess was recognized by all veteran players.

The third time was from Dr. Chen.

Was it the same person?

Gu Chi asked in confusion, "Is she very beautiful?"

Dr. Chen: "I don't know, I haven't seen her."

Gu Chi: "…"

"The eyes of the masses are sharp," Dr. Chen took a sip of water and said, "Everyone calls her that, so her initial charm points are probably at 10 Max."

The attributes of the Pure Land game do not change the player's appearance. Although the initial charm points include looks, increasing charm does not make the player's appearance better, it only causes a slight change in temperament.

Strength and agility are the same, otherwise, with his 31 points of strength and 30 points of constitution, he would have turned into a muscular man long ago, how could he still be as elegant and gentle as he is now?

So Dr. Chen never eats rouge rice.

Spending money cannot make a person look good.

Gu Chi had a new understanding of "charm points greater than 7" in the Pure Land—it refers to the initial charm points.

In fact, charm points are not the focus. To attract so many top players to the Do Nothing Team, it's not just about being good-looking.

Beautiful women can't attract that group of smelly male gamers.

The word "goddess" represents not only looks but also strength.

It's just that Dr. Chen didn't tell Gu Chi these things, and he wasn't a gossipy person. When Gu Chi's player level goes up, he will naturally understand why the goddess is the goddess.

After resting for a while, Dr. Chen tidied up the table, got up and said, "Let's go, we're going to the Alps Hotel."

As he spoke, he took off his coat and changed into a white coat.

He preferred to wear a uniform when fighting.

"I thought it didn't matter whether we went with the team or not?" Gu Chi asked.

Dr. Chen: "It's just to give you more confidence in your brothers."

Without comparison, his strength cannot be fully displayed.

No need to wait for the next call-up, he's taking off with Gu Chi tonight!

Gu Chi: "…"

Alright, let's see how this strategy unfolds.

Anyway, as long as he doesn't reveal his ID, no one will know that he's from a guild.

So, the two of them moved to a different location for the second time.

This time it wasn't as fast.

In order to minimize the occurrence of accidents, Baishi Town had begun to gradually set up checkpoints, prohibiting unofficial vehicles from traveling, and law enforcement officers were arranged on every street to enforce relevant measures.

Gu Chi and Dr. Chen could only scan a QR code and ride a shared bike to the hotel.

During this time, Xia Ling sent a message: "We've found a good house and are planning to go to the mall, are you done with your work?"

It seemed that the sisters' itinerary was not affected at all by the game projection.

Gu Chi replied, "Dr. Chen and I are on our way to the Alps Hotel."

Xia Ling: "Red Tower Guild?"

Gu Chi: "Yes."

Xia Ling: *giggles* "Xia Leng told you to come home early to the new house."

Gu Chi: "I'll be back after finishing the instance, send me the address."

Xia Ling: "Okay~"

Xia Ling: 「﹚）3′′」

Gu Chi opened the voice message and listened for a moment.

"Father, be careful, don't get hurt, Qing Shu will be heartbroken."

Gu Chi: "…"

Here we go again?

He listened again.

Not bad.

Dr. Chen, who was riding alongside him, said, "Focus on riding the bike!"

Gu Chi: "Oh."

Thirty minutes later.The two arrived at the Alps Hotel.

There were still eight hours left before the instance would officially descend.

The conference room, converted from a broadcast studio, was already filled with people. Gu Chi roughly counted over a hundred heads.

The guards at the door didn't ask for identities; after confirming they were players, they let them in.

At this point, whether the arrivals were guild players or not was no longer important—as long as they were willing to come, they were comrades-in-arms.

The big screen was displaying the walkthrough images and text for the A-rank "Mysterious Dream Cocoon."

In the front row, many people were bustling about, busy with various tasks.

The whole scene was much more formal than imagined.

And the atmosphere was very serious.

It had to be serious.

Just four hours after the prelude to the descent began, Baishi Town had already experienced dozens of accidents, large and small. Fights, looting, and vandalism were countless.

Moreover, at the blood-stained scenes, there were often "demonized" individuals who had completely lost their sanity due to "bloodlust," with blood-red eyes, attacking any living creature they saw, not sparing even cats and dogs, and they would use knives and other simple weapons, causing widespread panic among the public.

The specific number of casualties was still being tallied, but it was expected to be substantial.

In the past, everyone hoped that the instance would descend a few hours later to allow for more preparation time, but now they wished for it to come sooner so that they could defeat it and lift the game's projection.

But things wouldn't change according to people's will.

All they could do now was wait.

Wait calmly.

These hours were somewhat torturous, the air was incredibly oppressive, and from time to time, players could be heard cursing.

To some extent, they were still affected by "irritability."

Finally, at eight in the evening, when most people had arrived, the atmosphere eased slightly.

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White-Faced Owl, dressed in office lady attire, stepped onto the stage and began to interpret the instance information in her way.

"As you can see, the difficulty of 'Mysterious Dream Cocoon' is A to S. As a medium-sized instance, its map area is larger than the typical A-rank instance, covering the entire Baishi Town and some surrounding areas within the range of descent."

This was an instance without minor monsters.

From the information collected on the A-rank "Mysterious Dream Cocoon," they only needed to withstand the mental influence of the BOSS Cocoon, focus on output, and shatter it before it hatched to clear the instance.

But with the upgrade from A to S, new mechanisms would appear.

This was the point White-Faced Owl particularly wanted to emphasize.

"Before 'Mysterious Dream Cocoon,' Baishi Town had been the site of an A-rank instance called 'Illusory Dreams of Huangliang.'"

"After detailed comparison, we found that these two instances are not just a simple case of partial name overlap."

"They are very likely to be continuous events occurring in the same setting, in the same place, with only a three-day difference in time."

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