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Chapter 215: Arrival at Forest City
Chapter 215: Arrival at Forest City
Commissioner Zhang explained, "What makes [Counter] unique is that he can bring his in-game strength into the real world before reaching level 50."
"Under Counter's leadership, we have successfully taken control of two psychic springs, including the largest one on Earth—the Yunlu Mountain Psychic Spring!"
The video then showed footage from the Yunlu Mountain Spring battle.
In the footage, Su Yu was seen floating in mid-air, surrounded by a swirling aura of colorful elemental energy.
Below him lay the Skrull base at Yunlu Mountain, featuring brown-gray Skrull ships and towering psychic energy collectors that stood over thirty meters high, making Su Yu's presence even more prominent.
Commissioner Zhang stood up from his seat and bowed to the camera. "Here, I, on behalf of all humanity on Earth, extend our deepest gratitude to Counter! Counter, humanity will never forget your contributions!"
He then straightened up and looked directly into the camera. "And to all of you watching this video, I hope you will step up in this critical moment and contribute to the war effort for the sake of humanity."
"That's all I have to say. I hope everyone can unite and stand together against our common enemy."
With that, the half-hour video came to an end.
In the real world, everyone's phones and computers returned to normal.
However, now everyone was frowning and pulling at their hair, completely distracted from their studies and work.
They looked around at each other, asking cautiously, "Is this real?"
"It seems so."
"Aliens... Aliens have come?"
"Something I thought only happened in movies, and now it's happening in the real world."
Many people grabbed their phones or opened their computers to search for the "Singer" website.
The Singer website was accessible, but with the massive influx of visitors, it was experiencing significant lag. However, no one cared. They read through the information on the site, word by word, with intense focus.
On the official forum of Evolution, people were discussing the situation with a mix of disbelief and concern:
"I always thought this game was more than just a game, but I never imagined it was this big!"
"An alien-made game, that's terrifying."
"I never realized how much Counter was doing in real life... I thought he was just a show-off, but now I see..."
In the game, the video window that had occupied half of the players' screens disappeared. The [Yellow Turban Army] guild channel quickly filled with questions:
Neon Nuclear Wastewater: "President, is the content of the video true?"
Su Yu: "I can only say, 100% true."
Double Cheese Sandwich: "It feels like a dream you have after drinking too much, damn!"
Too Weak: "I totally agree!"
We Unite: "Counter, I know it's not a good time to say this, but I want to leave the guild."
Su Yu: "Leave the guild?"
We Unite: "Yes, I think we should focus on leveling up and reach level 50 as soon as possible, rather than waste time building the city."
Double Cheese Sandwich: "I also want to leave. Without the experience buff from the territory, it's hard to level up. I'll never reach level 50 if I stay here building houses."
No Strength: "I feel the same way."
"Counter, I also want to leave the guild."
Soon, two or three dozen players left messages, expressing their desire to leave the guild and focus on leveling up.
Su Yu replied in the guild channel, "If you really want to leave, I won't stop you. However, I advise you not to. The main quest I'm working on has many rewarding group tasks, side quests, and hidden quests, and I will prioritize these for guild members."
The first 25 stages of the main quest were almost a solo performance by Su Yu, but the following 75 stages contained numerous war-related tasks that required the participation of all players in the game.
Su Yu decided to reserve a portion of the most generous rewards for the members of his guild, compensating them for the experience and equipment they had lost while building the territory.
Seeing Su Yu's response, the voices calling for guild members to leave gradually quieted down.
However, no one was in the mood to build houses anymore. Instead, they rallied their friends, either to complete quests or head to the leveling zones.
Su Yu closed the guild chat window and sighed softly.
Since things had already reached this point, it was pointless to dwell on it further. He needed to focus on the current tasks at hand.
As for the societal upheaval in the real world, he would leave that to the relevant authorities to handle.
Currently, in the 26th quest of the Princess Line, Su Yu followed the Golden Fleece City Defense Force to the outskirts of Forest City.
From their current position, they could already faintly see the thick walls of Forest City.
Forest City was a major city in the southern part of the Golden Fleece Empire, significantly larger than Aurelia City, with a population of nearly 500,000.
In the national ranking of city comprehensive strength, Golden Fleece City was first, Pearl City was second, Forest City was a well-deserved third, and Aurelia City usually held a position between fifth and seventh.
Forest City could be considered the last line of defense for the royal family.
At the city gates of Forest City, the Emperor of the Golden Fleece Empire, Ryder Golden Fleece, dressed in splendid attire, led the major lords and high-ranking experts out of the city to welcome Alyssa's arrival.
Alyssa rode a white horse, accompanied by Sivan, and broke away from the main group to head for the city gates first.
Su Yu rode Tima, following behind them.
Under the city gates, the father and daughter embraced with smiles on their faces.
"Alyssa, my daughter, you've worked hard during this time," the Emperor lovingly stroked his daughter's hair.
"It's nothing. For the sake of our people, any hardship is worth it," Alyssa replied.
Notably, the black fog that had once clouded Alyssa's eyes had disappeared.
However, this did not mean that Alyssa had escaped Sivan's control. On the contrary, Alyssa was still under Sivan's influence; it just wasn't visible from the outside.
The Emperor nodded in satisfaction and turned to Sivan, "Master Sivan, you've also worked hard during this time!"
"It's nothing. Everything is for the empire," Sivan said coolly from under his black robe, his eyes scanning the surrounding lords and experts.
Noticing Sivan's gaze, these lords and experts looked uneasy.
After catching up with her father, Alyssa moved to the side of a female archmage named Shara and respectfully bowed, "Teacher Shara, it's great to see you again!"
Shara, who was one of the five 7th-rank experts in the empire, was Alyssa's mentor.
Seeing Alyssa, Shara immediately noticed something was amiss: "Alyssa, you—"
She suddenly realized that Alyssa was under Sivan's mental control!
However, Shara was powerless to do anything about it.
While she and Sivan were both 7th-rank experts, there were differences in strength within that rank.
Shara had only been a 7th-rank expert for a few years, while Sivan was at the peak of the 7th rank. In a real fight, it might take three Sharas working together to barely match Sivan.
So even though she saw the problem with Alyssa, Shara didn't dare to say anything.
"Alright, it's getting late. Alyssa, I've prepared a grand welcome banquet for you. During the banquet, I'll introduce you to the lords and ministers," the Emperor said, placing his arm around his daughter's shoulders and leading her into the city.
"Thank you, Father," Alyssa replied obediently.
(End of Chapter)
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