An hour later, almost all players had left the game.
In reality, the system's prompt sound rang in everyone's ears once more. This time, the system appeared in the real world, not within the game.
[Ding! All players, please note, the virtual reality conversion is now complete. From this moment on, you will utilize all abilities mastered within the game. Please refrain from harming fellow countrymen, as doing so will result in the immediate revocation of your abilities. Do not entertain any侥幸 (jiǎoxìng - luck/chance) mentality; the system has precise positioning and can reclaim your abilities just as it granted them. All players are to prepare for the grand battle ahead. In three days, the demon servants will officially launch their offensive against Blue Star!]
At this moment, players began to feel the abilities they possessed.
With a single command, the inventory opened, and all items from the game appeared before them, exactly as they were in-game.
"Amazing, I can actually see my in-game items now. What should I do?"
[Ding! All players, please note, simply whisper the command, and equip your gear. All wearable items from the game will directly manifest in reality!]
"Equip gear!"
"Equip gear!"
Almost simultaneously, everyone whispered the command for their equipment.
The next moment, everyone underwent a miraculous change, their in-game appearances manifesting in reality.
"It's here, it really is here! And I can even use my magic!"
"Holy crap, what a ridiculously powerful ability! I just jumped a few meters high! Am I even human anymore!"
[Ding! All players, please note, the voice and text channels are connecting… Please wait!]
[Ding! The voice and text channels are officially open. All players can whisper the command to access the voice and text channels, allowing communication with all players. Concurrently, the guild and sect systems are also fully synchronized!]
When players summoned the voice and text channels, it was exactly like being in the game.
Within the guild channel, members of the Eternal Myth guild were incredibly excited.
"I've become Superman now, what about you guys!"
"Just now, a fireball tree burned down the big tree by my house. My mom is chasing me with a broom. Gotta go, can't talk!"
"Haha, don't cause trouble, everyone. Try to control your abilities and avoid accidents. Our common goal is the demon servants!"
"This is fun, so fun! I can't believe the abilities from the game can actually be brought into reality!"
In the Tian Shen Sect, within the sect's chat channel, Zhang Pingfan began to post his messages.
"Hello everyone, I am your handsome Village Chief. Like all of you, I have arrived in this world. I hope that in the coming apocalypse, we can unite against the enemy and jointly resist foreign invaders!"
"The Village Chief is here! If the Village Chief is here, why should we be greedy for anything else!"
"The Village Chief is the god in my heart forever. With him here in our real world, the end of the world should be over soon!"
Of course, some people remained skeptical, as the Village Chief was an NPC. His abilities wouldn't possibly affect the demon servants.
As disciples of the Village Chief, Fatty and the others were overjoyed to learn that the Village Chief had come to the real world.
"Master, where are you? I want to meet up with you!"
"Master, can you really come to our real world?"
"Of course I can, and not only that, I can lead a large number of game NPCs to your real world!"
Indeed, in Zhang Pingfan's villa courtyard, large numbers of NPC humans began to appear.
These were all NPCs from within the game who had submitted to Zhang Pingfan.
Furthermore, Zhang Pingfan's villa also began to transform.
The originally small courtyard instantly expanded several times over.
Zhang Pingfan's rock garden, pond, willow trees, his medicinal fields, and even that perverted dog, all appeared within Zhang Pingfan's courtyard.
Those NPC experts also appeared before Zhang Pingfan and the others.
Looking at the host of experts who had appeared, Zhang Pingfan was also astonished, not expecting them to arrive so quickly.
Dou Youyou, standing beside Zhang Pingfan, was also astonished.
"They can really appear? This is too magical! Master, what exactly did you do!"
Zhang Pingfan shook his head, stating that it wasn't him who accomplished this, but the system maiden.
Within Zhang Pingfan's villa, the area of the side courtyard was expanding exponentially. Moreover, houses were being constructed one after another.
[Ding! These servants of yours can reside in these houses. They are game characters I created. They do not require any food, although they can also eat!]
Zhang Pingfan nodded.
"You can choose any of those houses to live in. I will assign you tasks when there are missions!"
Pingjiang City Lord and the others nodded, and began to select their preferred houses.
In the courtyard, a World Tree and a willow tree stood on either side. However, after the virtual reality conversion, the World Tree seemed to have shrunk slightly.
Ri Tian breathed in the fresh air, looking utterly content.
It was still better to be outside in reality.
Dou Youyou happily hugged Ri Tian, surprised that her favorite dog could also come to this world.
"Ri Tian, you're here too! I've wanted a pet for a long time, and now I have one!"
Seeing Ri Tian's lecherous gaze, Zhang Pingfan kicked him away directly.
"If you keep staring at my wife's chest, I'll gouge your eyes out!"
There was nothing he could do. Dou Youyou, after secondary development, had gone from an A-cup to a C-cup. Although not outrageously large, she was quite voluptuous, and Zhang Pingfan couldn't resist caressing her every day.
Ri Tian glared fiercely at Zhang Pingfan. He had finally experienced something real, only to be kicked away before he could savor it.
Tch, I'll have plenty of opportunities to take advantage. I don't believe that with my cute appearance, the girls won't want to hug me.
"This perverted dog is still this lecherous even in the real world. I should have just left it in the game world!"
"Woof woof woof!"
Ri Tian barked, clearly dissatisfied with Zhang Pingfan's thoughts.
Not long after, Zhang Pingfan revealed his identity to his disciples. Especially when Nangong Qingyu learned that Dou Youyou's boyfriend was his master, he was utterly shocked. He had only suspected it a little before, but never imagined it was true.
"Youyou, you're too sneaky! I lived with you for so long, and you never told me!"
"It's because Master didn't allow me to say. I was threatened by him, otherwise, how could I not tell you? You're my best friend!"
Zhang Pingfan coughed from the side and said, "You can eat anything, but you can't say anything carelessly. I didn't force you, I just mentioned it. It was your choice not to say anything, what does it have to do with me!"
"Hmph, you did force me! You're trying to renege!"
"Alright, it was me. Ask them if they can all come to my side, bringing their elders. At least here, I can protect them a little, because after three days, it will be truly impossible to come over!"
"Okay, I'll talk to them!"