Volume 2, Chapter 71 – The Power of Version Updates

The effect of the Lord Token was, in essence, meant to give players within the game world a chance to develop and eventually grow strong enough to rival the NPC factions.

That was the main purpose for which the System had introduced the Lord Token.

However, because the existence of the Lord Token was far too extraordinary, in the eyes of most ordinary players, there was practically no such thing as a Lord Token.

And the high-level players who did know about it had all silently agreed to keep it secret, never spreading any news about it.

The reason ordinary players were unaware of the Lord Token’s existence was precisely because those elite players chose to conceal it.

Moreover, in the eyes of most players, even though this world appeared to be incredibly realistic, it was still, at the end of the day, just a role-playing game.

So, when everyone believed that this was merely a Virtual Game, if the information about the Lord Token were suddenly exposed…

Then… this so-called RPG Virtual Game would fundamentally change its nature.

As for why no one who knew about the token ever used it…

In a sense, the Main World had already been divided and occupied by the Eight Great Factions. Even if a player wanted to create an independent territory, there was no place where they could truly take root.

So whenever a player tried to establish a territory similar in nature to one of the Eight Great Factions, no faction would ignore it, nor could they possibly allow it. If someone hastily created a territory, by the next day it would surely be wiped out by the NPC forces.

That was precisely why, despite knowing of the Lord Token’s existence, not a single high-tier player had chosen to create a territory.

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“…Sister Xiaomu, if we create a territory, won’t we get attacked from all sides?”

It wasn’t strange that Tianyin would worry about that.

After all, an independent territory was such a shocking concept.

If players were able to create their own independent lands, this game that seemed to be just a role-playing game would, in truth, transform into a real-time strategy game.

No, more precisely…

This game itself was, in essence, already a real-time strategy game…

Only now did Tianyin finally realize that she had never truly seen through the true nature of this game.

Put simply, this was a large-scale real-time strategy VR MMORPG…

“Well, Xiaoyin, I’ve actually thought about that too. Not just me, but all the outsiders who know about the Lord Token have considered the same thing.”

“Wuu… Eh? Really? Then if everyone thought about it, why are we still creating an independent territory?”

Tianyin stared at Xingyu Muxi, eyes wide in disbelief.

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“Haven’t you noticed, Xiaoyin? The appearance of the Graveyard isn’t just because they wanted to invade the Main World on their own. There’s also an invisible force behind them, subtly driving them to launch this invasion…”

What Xingyu Muxi said was vague and difficult to grasp. For Tianyin, whose Intelligence was still being suppressed by the System, it was indeed a bit too much to follow.

“An invisible force? You mean the Graveyard’s invasion wasn’t of their own will?”

“Of course it was their own will. After all, according to history, the Graveyard had been dormant for millions of years. But now, after slumbering for millions of years, they’ve suddenly erupted with such power that not a single faction dares face them head-on.”

That only made Tianyin even more confused.

“So, Sister Xiaomu, if it’s the Graveyard’s own decision, then why say there’s some invisible force pushing them? Isn’t that contradictory?”

“Fufu, you’re not wrong to say that. But Xiaoyin, you seem to have forgotten something.”

Xingyu Muxi chuckled softly, leaned forward, and poked Tianyin’s cheek with her finger.

Tianyin instinctively tried to dodge, but since she hadn’t invoked her Throne-class power, there was no way she could avoid the finger of a Ranger like Xingyu Muxi. So her little face was poked right on target.

“Xiaoyin, you’re just too cute~ Well, it’s not really your fault you forgot, since you’re not one of us outsiders~”

This time, Tianyin didn’t argue. She only blinked curiously, eyes full of curiosity, watching Xingyu Muxi eagerly.

“In our world’s terms, the Graveyard’s invasion of the Main World is what we call the ‘storyline.’ And the rise of the Graveyard… in simpler terms, that’s the so-called version update.”

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“Eh…?”

Storyline, version update…

Hearing Xingyu Muxi’s words, Tianyin suddenly understood why Sister Xiaomu had said that the Graveyard’s invasion was driven by an invisible force.

From an outsider’s perspective, wasn’t this exactly what they would call game story progression… and a version update?

Besides, the Graveyard’s invasion had begun right around the time when players had started becoming active in the game world.

So why, of all times, did the Graveyard choose to invade the Main World only after players appeared?

Simply put, it was probably pushed by that same System Light Orb that had turned her into a silver-haired loli in the first place.

“So… so that’s how it is…”

Though she already understood, Tianyin was also aware that, as an NPC, she wasn’t supposed to truly comprehend Xingyu Muxi’s words.

Still, she made sure to at least look like she understood.

“Well, I don’t expect Xiaoyin to really grasp it all. Anyway, it’s exactly because of the Graveyard’s invasion that, Xiaoyin, we now have a chance to create our own independent home in this world~”

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“Just ours?”

Tianyin’s face was full of disbelief.

“Yes~ Just ours~ You see, even though the Eight Great Factions still control every inch of the Main World, you haven’t realized that when the Graveyard sparked this war between factions, the opportunity to build an independent territory had already arrived.”

“Opportunity?”

After Xingyu Muxi’s reminder, Tianyin finally understood what she meant by that so-called “opportunity.”

Because once the Graveyard and the Kingdoms began their war, there would be regions that were already poorly managed and would now become completely neglected.

And besides…

What if a faction were to fall?

A defeated faction would leave behind vast tracts of unclaimed land…

An era of chaos unlike any before would surely begin.