Chapter 5 Five Minutes Later

Five minutes later, in a certain team survival mode script.

After listening to the synopsis, Feng Bujue and the four members of Saber – Long Aomin, Qisha, Pojun, and Tanlang – were teleported to a location.

"So... what's this all about?" Feng Bujue asked as soon as he stabilized his stance. "You had to bring us into a script to tell us... Couldn't you have just said it in the meeting room?"

"That might not have been possible," a familiar voice replied from the side.

The instant he heard that voice, Feng Bujue's expression changed. "No way..." He turned his head and saw... Gu Chen.

The head of the Ninth Division looked exactly the same in the game as he did in reality: around thirty years old, handsome, with a lazy air about him, even the suit and tie he was wearing were the same as in real life.

"Ah – so dazzling!" After staring at Gu Chen for two seconds, Jue-ge suddenly shielded his eyes with one arm and cried out dramatically, "I can't take it! Your data intensity is so bright! I can't look directly at it!"

"Then gouge out your eyes first, and we'll talk after you're done," Gu Chen replied calmly, seemingly immune to this kind of clowning.

"Mm..." Feng Bujue immediately stopped his act and said seriously, "I suddenly feel like I've adapted to this brightness."

"Is this the first time you've seen this kind of data stream?" Gu Chen asked without commenting on Jue-ge's behavior.

"Yeah..." Jue-ge replied, sizing up his opponent. "What exactly is this?"

"A super-GM account," Gu Chen replied, giving an answer that was both unexpected and reasonable. "The appearance can be completely customized, it can issue various commands to the system, it can forcibly enter and exit scripts; the level is considered Lv999, survival, stamina, and spiritual energy are all positive infinity, and the item and skill slots are also infinite."

"No wonder..." Feng Bujue stroked his chin. "It's supposed to be a five-person instance, but a sixth person popped up..."

"As a side note, the GM's character data and the player's are not stored in the same 'file'. After a GM character leaves a script, they also don't have a 'login space' to enter. Therefore, GMs can only appear in script worlds or game dimensions reserved for Dream Inc. employees," Gu Chen added.

His words answered Jue-ge's initial question.

"I see," Jue-ge nodded, then asked, "So... what brings the esteemed Chief here personally?"

"It's nothing big, mainly just to greet both sides," Gu Chen replied. "It's more convenient for me to say some things." As he spoke, he first looked at Jue-ge and gestured towards the four members of Saber. "I know you've already figured out through investigation and reasoning that [Saber] is one of the Ninth Division's departments. You don't need to test them anymore. I'll just say it directly... These four are all online investigators in my department."

Having said that, Gu Chen looked at the four members of Saber and gestured towards Feng Bujue: "This person, on the surface, is a novelist, but in reality, he is a socially unstable element that the state is closely monitoring."

After saying this, he didn't wait for a response from either side before turning back to Jue-ge and continuing, "For safety reasons, I have to conceal my subordinates' identities in the real world. I hope you can also know when to stop and not investigate this information any further." He paused. "If you don't heed my advice and insist on going your own way, the most likely outcome is... one day, the Ninth Division will eliminate these four to remove the hidden danger." Generally speaking, the meaning would have been conveyed at this point, and there was no need to say anything more, but Gu Chen added, "... and then pin all their deaths on you, attach a large amount of your personal information, and inform their families and comrades in arms."

After hearing this, not to mention Feng Bujue, even Long-ge and the others looked at Gu Chen with a "are you kidding me?" kind of expression.

"As for this Mr. Feng Bujue..." Two seconds later, Gu Chen looked at his subordinates again and continued, "Considering that his 'danger level' in the real world is very... very... very high (important adjectives said three times), so high that it far exceeds your scope of supervision, you don't need to worry too much about him." He paused for half a second, intentionally glanced at Jue-ge, and revealed a sinister smile. "Anyway... there are already specialists responsible for monitoring him. If everything goes smoothly, he won't escape the Ninth Division's clutches for the rest of his life, nor will his descendants."

"Chief is wise."

"Chief is mighty."

"Chief is all-knowing."

"Chief is far-sighted."

The four members of Saber all cast admiring glances at Gu Chen, their attitude could be described as completely obedient. Although the Chief used metaphors like "clutches" to describe the agency he was responsible for, Long-ge and the others felt it was perfectly appropriate…

"In short," Gu Chen felt he had said enough and used the summarizing tone that leaders often use during meetings to say loudly, "In the future, both of you should still do your own thing as usual. If you have the opportunity, help each other out. If not, don't cause trouble for each other."

Having said that, he actually took out a coffee pot from his knapsack that was exactly the same as the one he used in reality, unscrewed the lid and poured himself a cup.

"Hoo..." After blowing on it and taking a sip of coffee, Gu Chen asked again, "Do you... have any questions?"

"I do!" Before Gu Chen could finish speaking, Feng Bujue shouted.

"As expected," Gu Chen responded calmly and rolled his eyes.

Feng Bujue stepped forward, put his hands on his hips, and glared at the other party as he said, "What do you mean my descendants and I won't escape your clutches for the rest of our lives? Explain that to me!"

"Pojun, Tanlang, Qisha, Long Aomin," Gu Chen said without turning his head when he heard this.

"Here!" The four of them responded in unison.

"Force quit," Gu Chen's command was concise.

"Yes!" The four of them reacted in the same way and were very decisive. Even if there were system penalties, they quit without hesitation, instantly turning into four beams of white light.

After they had all left, Gu Chen said to Feng Bujue, "Feng Bujue, Ruoyu has been living with you for quite a while now, hasn't she?"

"Yeah, so what?" Feng Bujue replied.

"I've already told my brother-in-law and his wife, who are Ruoyu's maternal grandparents, about this situation," Gu Chen continued.

"Oh, so what?" Feng Bujue replied.

"Let me give you a brief introduction... Those two are two of the ten strongest spiritualists in the world today, and both of them have personalities like spoiled children," Gu Chen replied unhurriedly. "And I... have successfully made them have some subtle 'misunderstandings' about your relationship with Ruoyu. In other words... you have two paths you can take in the future. The first is to become my relative. Then everyone will be family. We can eat together during the holidays, call me Grandfather, and you won't be short of benefits. I won't talk about mundane things like money and power. I can even give you nuclear weapons as red envelopes. Within Asia, if you don't like someone, just say the word, and I guarantee they'll disappear from this planet before the Earth completes its next rotation." As he said this, he took another sip of coffee, then continued, "As for the second path... you can choose it if you want. But I don't know what will happen. In short, it's definitely courting death..."