Chapter 1

Find it, I left everything there... Zhang Yuanqing stared at this sentence, speechless for a long, long time.

Brother Bing, oh Brother Bing, you've really given me a tough problem! Zhang Yuanqing sighed and focused his attention on the "clue."

"‘One lifetime, two brothers,’ this was Brother Bing's catchphrase in the second grade. If it were just an expression of emotion, it wouldn't be put in a code."

"‘6203…’ A string of numbers, is it a password?"

"‘Find it,’ what does ‘it’ refer to?"

Zhang Yuanqing frowned and pondered for a long time, massaging his brow in frustration.

He felt like he had gotten a lot of clues, but it was like he hadn't gotten anything at all… He silently complained.

But this fits the pattern of detective novels. In order to prevent the secret from being leaked, assistant A-Bing left Great Detective Zhang Yuanqing clues that only the two of them could understand. When certain conditions are met in the future, he will naturally understand.

After all, the Great Detective is still a weakling now.

"The so-called ‘everything’ should be related to Brother Bing sending me the Demon Lord character card, to his disappearance, and to his abnormality during college. It concerns a character of the Demon Lord's level. What exactly is ‘it’? It really makes one curious."

Zhang Yuanqing tore up the note, left the room, and entered the bathroom.

"Glug glug…"

The flushing toilet carried away the shredded paper.

...

Uncle Lei is very busy with work. Work can numb himself to a certain extent and alleviate the "pain of losing his son." This also highlights how difficult life is for Aunt Zhou, a housewife.

Zhang Yuanqing said goodbye to Aunt Zhou and left Yinping Community. On the street outside the community, while waiting for a ride-hailing car, he thought:

"I definitely can't tell Squad Leader and Old Driver about this. I can only investigate it myself. There are only so few clues, and there's no way to rush it. The most important thing now is the second Spirit Realm mission."

"Leveling up is the most important thing."

Zhang Yuanqing increasingly realized the importance of strength.

"If the multiplayer Spirit Realm isn't a death type, then it's a punishment type. Failing the mission will deduct experience points. If it goes badly, my strength might even regress..."

"The reward depends on the difficulty level of the instance itself and the player's performance in the mission. My current experience value is 52%. I wonder if the second Spirit Realm will allow me to level up directly to level 2."

In theory, it is impossible.

He had inquired about it during this period. As long as you can survive a single-player Spirit Realm, the rewards are relatively generous. In theory, the leveling speed shouldn't be slow.

But old players like Guan Ya and Li Dongze, one has been stuck at level two for a long time, and the other has been stuck at level three for a long time. The reason for this is twofold: First, the level of the Spirit Realm instance they enter is not high, and the missions are not difficult, so the rewards will not be as exaggerated as S-level.

Second, multiplayer instances have successes and failures… To put it more plainly: you inevitably encounter bad teammates who cause you to lose points.

At this time, the ride-hailing car arrived late. Zhang Yuanqing opened the car door and got in, returning home.

"Grandma, I'm back from class."

Zhang Yuanqing shouted in the direction of the balcony.

"Your uncle came over and hopes you'll go see him when you get back," Grandma replied, washing the mop.

"No, I'm very tired from class. I don't want to accompany him to sing and dance."

"I heard your aunt recently gave him a sum of money."

"Grandma, I'm going to play at my uncle's house…"

...

A dozen minutes later, Zhang Yuanqing came out of his uncle's house with satisfaction, returned to his room, and opened the forum. The post reposted from the Night Wanderer's official forum yesterday was still pinned to the top, but there was a new post below.

#Mourning, a colleague sacrificed in a multiplayer Spirit Realm#

Clicking on it, the post said that a colleague from a certain branch received the S-level instance "Golden Water Amusement Park" mission yesterday. He informed his superiors before entering.

Then he never came out again. It has been more than 24 hours since he entered the Spirit Realm.

[Going Day by Day: I'm going to enter a multiplayer Spirit Realm soon, I'm so flustered...]

[Please Call Me Queen: In the short term, I'm afraid there won't be any walkthroughs. You can only pray for good fortune. However, there are so many multiplayer Spirit Realms, you won't be so unlucky.]

[Coming Day by Day: Queen, although the probability is not high, once you encounter it, it's a guaranteed death. Moreover, S-level Spirit Realms are extremely difficult to clear. Dragging it out for a year and a half, I don't know how many people will be screwed over.]

This news caused no small amount of panic and discussion in the forum.

[I Have an Ailment: During the Extraordinary stage, are there any particularly talented colleagues? Wild rogue cultivators are also okay. People like this have good resumes, and they are more likely to be assigned to S-level by the Spirit Realm. They might be able to clear S-level. Going Day by Day, you can just keep an eye on these people.]

[Going Day by Day: Good idea!]

Under the huge player base, there are still many people like "Going Day by Day" who are about to enter the Spirit Realm, and they all gave likes, thinking this method was good.

In their eyes, genius players of the same realm are more important than deacons and elders, because the latter cannot enter low-level instances.

"Yin Mountain Ghost School and Xin Feng Reservoir have already been cleared, and Golden Water Amusement Park is a multiplayer Spirit Realm, open to all classes. Although it is S-level, theoretically speaking, its probability of being cleared is greater than the Night Wanderer's exclusive Spirit Realm. This 'Coming Day by Day' obviously didn't study math well."

Zhang Yuanqing scrolled through the comments, expressing his opinion.

At this time, he saw a notification box pop up in the chat software. Wang Qian, the informant from Zhisha Palace, sent a message.

Wang Qian: "Can you get an old version of the Golden Water Amusement Park walkthrough?"

Zhang Yuanqing: "Are you going to enter the Spirit Realm soon?"

Wang Qian: "My next Spirit Realm is a musician-exclusive Spirit Realm, and it's not soon either. I wanted to tell you that if you can get an old version of the walkthrough, you can make a small fortune."

"How so?"

"The Night Wanderer's exclusive Spirit Realm has an anomaly. I probably don't need to repeat this matter. Golden Water Amusement Park is a multiplayer Spirit Realm during the Extraordinary stage, with the widest audience. On the black market, its old version walkthrough is already selling for 300,000."

Spirit Realm instance walkthroughs are "strategic resources," one of the foundations of official organizations, and the accumulation of countless official players throwing their heads and shedding their blood.

Zhang Yuanqing has never seen 300,000 in his life.

Wang Qian continued to send messages:

"A channel I'm in contact with is collecting old version walkthroughs. You are a member of the official organization. If you can get an old version of the walkthrough, I can help you sell it, 70/30 split."

"I have it!"

Seventy percent is 210,000... Zhang Yuanqing subconsciously replied, then immediately withdrew the message.

Wang Qian sent a question mark, expressing confusion.

Zhang Yuanqing: "I have an old version, but I'm not selling it."

Wang Qian: "Why?"

Zhang Yuanqing: "I don't want to earn this kind of money."

Wang Qian didn't insist. It can be seen that Original Heavenly Venerate's family is in good condition, and he has a not-low moral baseline. This is a good thing, after all, no one wants to deal with ruthless and vicious people.

"How much is the new version of the Golden Water Amusement Park walkthrough worth?" Zhang Yuanqing sent a message asking.

"S-level Spirit Realm instance walkthroughs are sky-high prices, but there is no uniform pricing. The specific amount can be negotiated with the buyer, but I guess with your authority, you shouldn't be able to access S-level instance walkthroughs."

The S-level in the Extraordinary stage is different from the Trial mission.

Wang Qian: "I have a patient. I'll chat with you when I have time. If you change your mind, remember to contact me. I'm short on money recently."

Wang Qian is very short on money recently. Doctors' salaries are not high, and due to the limitations of moral values, most possibilities of making a fortune are eliminated.

After this chat, Zhang Yuanqing remembered the Golden Water Amusement Park instance walkthrough that Li Dongze gave him.

He developed some interest in this instance.

Exiting the chat software, he opened his email and downloaded the attachment.

[Golden Water Amusement Park, Spirit Realm No.: 6203, Difficulty Level: B, Type: Multiplayer (Punishment Type)]

[Main Mission: Experience two or more amusement park projects.]

"After entering the instance, the Spirit Realm will prompt you on what project to play. The amusement park projects include roller coasters, giant pendulums, pirate ships, haunted houses, Ferris wheels, detective mystery rooms…"

"Most projects test teamwork ability. The gameplay is…"

"The most dangerous is the haunted house underworld marriage. The ghost bride will choose the most handsome male player as her husband, and the selected person will be directly eliminated. Therefore, after entering the haunted house, you must constantly repeat: 'I am ugly!'”

"When all the male players shout 'I am ugly,' the ghost bride will randomly choose. At this time, it depends on your face. Female players are the safest and can directly clear this project."

Zhang Yuanqing carefully read the gameplay of each project. When he saw the underworld marriage, he thought, is it just elimination? This ghost bride is far less brutal than the ghost bride in the Trial mission.

Although the old version is only for reference and cannot be relied upon, it can allow people to quickly understand the situation of the instance. It is still very valuable.

No wonder someone is willing to spend a huge sum of 300,000 to buy it.

Suddenly, Zhang Yuanqing's face changed, and he quickly swiped the screen, pulling the document to the top page.

Golden Water Amusement Park, Spirit Realm No.: 6203…

6203?!

He was stunned, stunned for a long time.

Is it a coincidence?

"6203 refers to Golden Water Amusement Park? Brother Bing has something hidden there? No, impossible." Zhang Yuanqing shook his head.

Spirit Realm instances are randomly assigned. This alone doesn't make sense. What if I didn't enter Golden Water Amusement Park? Then Brother Bing's arrangement would be wasted.

Unless Brother Bing can predict what Spirit Realm I will enter.

If what Spirit Realm I will enter in the future can be predicted, then my Spirit Realm mission is not random. Then entering Sheling Tunnel is a bit chilling to think about… Zhang Yuanqing suddenly felt a little scalp numb.

...

After dinner, Zhang Yuanqing washed up early, drew the curtains, turned off the lights, locked the door, lay on the big bed, and stared blankly at the electronic clock on the bedside table.

Before midnight, the Spirit Realm mission will definitely come.

He held five or six blue pills in his hand, feeling the slow passage of time.

After an unknown amount of time, the familiar prompt sounded in his mind:

[Ding, the Spirit Realm map is opening. Enter the Spirit Realm in 60 seconds. The Spirit Realm you are entering this time is "Golden Water Amusement Park", No.: 6203]

[Difficulty Level: S]

[Type: Multiplayer (Death Type)]

[Main Mission: Experience two or more amusement park projects]

[Note: Non-Spirit Realm items cannot be brought in.]

[6203 Spirit Realm Introduction: One day, an indescribable person came to Golden Water Amusement Park. She was surprised to discover that after a long sleep, such interesting toys appeared in the world. She happily experienced all the projects and decided not to destroy this place. Before leaving, she told the spirits in the amusement park to find a young man for her. His name is xxxx.]

It really is Golden Water Amusement Park. It really is Golden Water Amusement Park… Zhang Yuanqing felt as if ten thousand alpacas galloped past in his heart.

Without time to think too much, he swallowed the blue pills and dialed Guan Ya's phone number.

According to the rules, he must report the Spirit Realm instance so that his superiors and colleagues can know, especially during this sensitive period.

The call was quickly connected. Guan Ya chided:

"Every maiden whose sweet dreams are disturbed needs a big meal as compensation."

"Tell Squad Leader, I'm about to enter the Spirit Realm. The instance is Golden Water Amusement Park…"

"What?! Your multiplayer Spirit Realm is Golden Water Amusement Park? Hey, Original? Hey, hey…"

Guan Ya could no longer get a reply.

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ps: I will correct the typos after updating first.