Chapter 164: Overclocking Divine Might, A Reasonable Solution (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Looking at the elderly player who had already died.

The other party's detailed information floated up in Qi Sheng's mind.

[Name: Lei Lingfei]:

Age: 97

Identity Analysis: Born in Earth Year 2428, a member of the Human Federation; in his youth, he was an ordinary engineer who, through hard work, gained entry to the Resource Management Bureau, where he performed excellently... later serving in the "Resource Management Bureau" as a Resource Allocation Specialist, responsible for coordinating resource distribution between Earth and the various races, ensuring stable material supplies across all regions within the Alliance.

With a wave of his hand, a three-dimensional projection of Lei Lingfei's in-game appearance materialized before Qi Sheng.

On the right side was the detailed record of game information.

Monster World Information:

Star Vein Combination (Four Star Vein Slots): Stone Gargoyle (Level 42), Resistance (Level 23), Thirst for Blood (Level 29), Rock Shield (Level 18).

Armed Vehicle: Personalized Flying Car (Sacrificial Power: 3429)

Spatial Satchel: Intermediate Health Potion (5), Low-grade Health Potion (15), Spirit Recovery Potion (3), Silver-Tail Fish (12), Star Sky Grass (1)... Total Value: 5823 Sacrificial Power.

Personal Guide Avatar Level: 10

Growth-type Pet: Light Spirit Feather (Level 21)

Sacrificial Power Reserve: 239 points

After reviewing Lei Lingfei's analysis information, Qi Sheng fell into deep thought.

How to handle players who died in reality was indeed an issue he had not considered in detail.

But since it had already happened.

He needed to devise a plan for how to quickly and effectively handle similar incidents should they occur in the future.

Amidst his churning thoughts, the siren of an ambulance grew louder as it approached from afar.

Qi Sheng raised his hand and grabbed toward the deceased elder; instantly, the dissipating consciousness coalesced into an invisible sphere of light in his palm.

At the same time, he returned to the Primordial Sacrificial Altar following the guide.

Looking at the consciousness sphere in his hand, Qi Sheng, having not yet decided on a processing method, planned to store this deceased player's consciousness in inventory for now.

In the turn of a thought, the consciousness sphere in his hand appeared within the Sacrificial Power Pool space, hovering above.

According to the regulations of the Human Federation, cremation after death must be carried out seven days later.

Assuming he chose resurrection, he would have ample time to proceed.

Next, he needed to carefully consider the correct way to resolve this issue.

In the real world, at the Underground Cave Trading Market.

This was one of the venues where alien races exchanged resources and technologies; the market was a motley mix, with various races communicating via the Earth language or using portable translators they carried.

After patrolling the trading area under his jurisdiction, Qin Ye, a Class-D Administrator, returned to his room.

Immediately afterward, he eagerly prepared to log into the game.

Nowadays, every time he logged off, he felt an intense sense of dissociation, always making him feel out of place in reality.

The food in reality, his frail body... having grown accustomed to the player's body in the Monster World, he found even breathing laborious in reality, and the air was utterly turbid.

It was nowhere near as delicious as the energy-filled air of the Monster World.

Yes, it could truly be described as delicious.

Every breath in the Monster World was full of vitality; he could even feel the energy particles dancing in the air flowing through his nostrils, down his trachea directly into his lungs, and then circulating within his body.

After spending long periods in the game, one might not notice anything particularly special about this sensation.

But each time he returned to reality, the contrast became exceptionally sharp.

With every breath, it felt as though he were inhaling a thick layer of mist, causing him great discomfort.

He even felt that Earth's air possessed a stifling texture, as if mixed with dust, smoke, and dampness, invading through the nostrils and adhering to the throat and lungs.

Coupled with the lack of attribute bonuses from the player's body, his heart and lung capacity were weakened.

This caused every breath to be strenuous, as if an invisible resistance in the air hindered the flow of oxygen.

This turbid air not only caused physical discomfort but also brought a psychological sense of oppression, as if the entire world had lost its color and vitality.

Therefore, each time he logged off and returned to the Monster World, he felt as though he were breaking free from a cage and gaining freedom.

These issues were also reflected in food.

He now survived on nutrient solutions, eating only within the Monster World.

He would rather spend Sacrificial Power to buy spiritual food than consume ordinary meals devoid of spirituality.

The moment he finished his patrol and returned to his room, the first thing Qin Ye thought of was entering the game, rather than staying in reality.

Just as he changed into his game suit and prepared to enter the game pod, his mobile phone rang.

The melody of the ringtone made Qin Ye pause; he decisively went to his desk and pressed the green button.

Instantly, the projection lamp on the ceiling lit up, projecting a light screen before him.

On the screen was an elderly man with graying hair, several deep wrinkles on his forehead, sharp facial features, high cheekbones, dressed in a well-tailored uniform with an exquisite badge pinned to his left shoulder; his silvery hair was neatly combed back, giving him a capable and imposing appearance that exuded an unquestionable authority.

Before Qin Ye could speak, the old man introduced himself:

"Qin Ye, I am Wang Quan, Chief of the Dome Technology Research and Development Center."

"Chief Wang, please speak."

"Tell me about your current situation in the game, including your Soul Rank and other details."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ye immediately reported his detailed in-game status.

After listening to his account, Wang Quan nodded, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothing out:

"Qin Ye, I have a mission for you."

"Chief Wang, please give your orders."

"In the Emperor Tomb Village space within the game 'Monster World,' there is a library containing a vast amount of unpublished technical data from the Eclipse Clan; I need you to go to the library and memorize as much of this data as possible, then bring these technical materials out."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ye was momentarily stunned.

He had not expected that the Chief of the Dome Technology Research and Development Center would contact him simply to have him acquire technical data from within the game.

But immediately, a question occurred to him:

"Chief Wang, why must the technical data be brought out via memorization? Now that the Monster World and the outside world are connected, we could completely bring it out by posting on the forum."

Wang Quan on the screen shook his head:

"We have already tried that method; posts are judged as content unrelated to the game and deleted, and each post has a length limit; sending a large number of such posts would result in a one-month ban from forum posting, so it is impossible to operate as you suggest."

"Secondly, the books in the library cannot be viewed via livestream; although they appear to be text reading, it is actually consciousness reading, and the books display absolutely no content in the livestream feed."

"Therefore, we can only adopt the most clumsy yet most effective method: transporting the content through memory."

"Additionally, you are aware of the situation in the Gene Research Department and the Weapon Research Department; their Soul and Body Tempering ranks are relatively low, making it difficult for them to quickly memorize large amounts of content, so we need a higher-ranked player like you to go and test whether this data transport model is feasible; if it fails, we will think of other methods."

Understanding the reason, Qin Ye nodded solemnly:

"Chief Wang, I understand; I will enter the game shortly to attempt memorizing the technical data... By the way, are there any specific requirements regarding the direction of the technical data?"

"For now, focus primarily on spiritual plant cultivation techniques; I will contact you if other needs arise."

"Understood."

Hanging up the video call, Qin Ye knew he had his work cut out for him.

The caller was the Chief of the Dome Technology Research Base, his superior's superior's superior; he must go all out for this mission.

From now on, he would strive for the rise of the human race.

Returning to the front of the game pod, he opened the rear cover, pulled out several hoses from inside, and connected them to a freshly opened nutrient canister.

One canister of nutrient solution could sustain the body's consumption needs for about seven days; with 100% absorption producing no metabolic waste, there was no need for excretion during the game process.

However, the game pod was still equipped with a waste disposal system to handle excrement resulting from players consuming various foods before entering the game; this waste would be absorbed into the pod walls and eventually flow into the sewage tank beneath the game pod.

For the upcoming period, he planned to spend the entire time within the game.

Before long, Qin Ye's figure appeared in the Emperor Tomb Village space.

At that moment, the crimson robe on his body transformed into crystal and fell to the ground, coalescing into a stylishly modeled tractor, which carried him toward the marked location on the map.

Entering the library, he headed straight for the spiritual plant book section, selected a basic spiritual botany book, and went to the reading area to begin flipping through and memorizing.

As time passed, Qin Ye found the material increasingly headache-inducing.

Memorization varied in difficulty.

The bitter and obscure content involved complex concepts; lacking relevant knowledge in spiritual botany, he found it difficult to establish connections with existing knowledge, leading to memory difficulties.

It required the brain to spend more time recording, and he was unable to form a clear logical thread of knowledge.

He could only rote memorize, with no techniques whatsoever.

After memorizing three pages of content, Qin Ye flipped back to the first page to re-memorize, feeling that some of the earlier content had already become confused in his mind.

Before long, Qin Ye stopped flipping through the pages.

He felt that rather than memorizing content in this manner, it would be more efficient to memorize a portion, log off, organize and record that portion on a computer, and then log back in to continue memorizing.

But doing so was truly troublesome.

Just then, a spark of inspiration flashed in his mind.

He suddenly recalled a special Soul that forum players had relegated to the sewers: Brain Overclocking.

The characteristic effect of this Soul was to enhance logical thinking abilities and memory.

Wasn't this a perfect match for his current needs?

Feeling that this method was feasible, Qin Ye summoned the function panel and opened the Star Vein interface.

After much deliberation, he still painfully decomposed the Control Soul located in the third Star Vein slot.

After purchasing the third-generation Primordial Soul Soul: Brain Overclock, he poured all the evolution points obtained from decomposition into it.

The Brain Overclock soul instantly rose to level 31.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Ye activated Brain Overclock Cultivation Mode with anticipation.

As if an electric current pierced through his entire body, a surging energy was injected into his brain, and the whole world before his eyes suddenly became crystal clear.

Hm?

In an instant, it was as if a grand carnival feast was unfolding inside his skull.

The blood at his temples beat rhythmically like a war drum struck by a mallet, throbbing with a steady pulse.

Every beat brought an indescribable sensation.

Everything in the outside world seemed to be captured by a super high-definition camera at this moment; every detail was rendered with perfect clarity. The textures on the book pages that usually required lowering one's head to examine carefully were exceptionally distinct, the sound of his heartbeat was amplified in his ears, and he could hear the clear sound of every muscle twitch.

His thoughts raced like a super high-speed train, tearing across a vast track.

Those concepts of "Psionics" that usually required exhausting one's wits to grasp now stood like a neat row of dominoes; a gentle push caused them all to topple, their logical chains connecting perfectly in an instant.

Mathematical formulas in his memory were no longer dry symbols but magical codes unlocking the mysteries of the world. Language seemed endowed with life, with various words and grammar weaving freely through his mind. Even those individual alien languages he had memorized years ago and nearly forgotten mostly returned.

The floodgates of memory were thrown wide open; every drop of the past, no matter how trivial or minute, surged forth like a Black Tide.

The sensation of fine down rubbing against his fingertips when he grabbed toys in his crib as an infant.

The obscure theories explained by professors in university classrooms, where the stroke order of every character written on the blackboard was now clear in his mind.

Even the attire of the alien beings he had brushed past in the Underground Cave market just yesterday appeared clearly before his eyes, like high-definition footage ready to be retrieved and played at will.

Amidst this powerful torrent of thought, his emotions reached a state of extreme excitement.

His focus became an impregnable barrier, shutting out all external interference, allowing him to immerse himself wholly in this wonderful journey of thought.

In Brain Overclock Cultivation Mode, his body seemed to become a mere accessory to his mind.

His breathing involuntarily grew rapid; the air energy particles absorbed by his Food Qi soul continuously poured into his mouth, delivering more energy and nutrients to his high-speed operating brain.

"Hiss~ Hiss~."

The process of inhaling was like a bellows, fanning the flames of his scorching brain furnace.

His heart also resembled an engine running wildly, beating violently to provide a ceaseless supply of energy for the impending feast of thought.

"Such a powerful soul ability; it's such a pity it was tossed into the sewer just because it couldn't provide combat power."

After a brief sigh of regret, Qin Ye picked up "Elementary Spiritual Plant Studies - Volume 1," turned to the first page, and began reading again.

What met his eyes was a lifelike illustration of a spiritual plant, its leaf veins looking as if crafted by heaven itself. As his gaze lightly shifted to the text, the sentences regarding the plant's characteristics, growth cycles, and cultivation methods seemed to carry a certain magic, automatically drilling into his mind.

Rather than memorizing the content, it felt more like scanning it with his eyes.

A mere sweep of his gaze allowed him to record everything he saw, down to the finest details.

To Qin Ye, it felt as if he was constantly taking screenshots.

What made Qin Ye find it even more unbelievable was that his comprehension ability also received terrifying enhancement during the memorization process.

He realized he understood the content of the books.

Before this, he had never encountered any knowledge related to spiritual plant studies and was completely ignorant in this area.

But now, through Brain Overclock, he combined these tedious contents into logical chains he could understand.

The spiritual plant's growth environment, spiritual energy concentration, geographical climate, soil conditions, spiritual plant attributes... His brain was like a library capable of automatically organizing knowledge, categorizing and storing what he recorded, connecting corresponding knowledge together.

This process was like solving a puzzle.

Whenever a piece of knowledge entered his mind, it automatically completed a section of that puzzle.

As knowledge continuously connected, the system of spiritual plant knowledge gradually became clear.

The highly efficient learning rate fascinated Qin Ye, bringing him a strong sense of pleasure.

He became completely immersed in the vast sea of stars that was spiritual plant knowledge; the books spread before him were like a treasure maze, each page a winding path leading to unknown realms.

Those complex introductions were no longer obscure and difficult text; every paragraph could form an image in his mind.

For instance, a passage on page 39 of the book described the growth process of spiritual seeds.

An image of the seed growing automatically surfaced in his mind: the young sprout cautiously poked out of the soil like a needle tip, trembling gently in the faint morning light, striving to stretch its slender body and touch the vast world beyond the soil.

How could this be called studying? It was simply brewing happiness.

His thirst for knowledge was satisfied in every possible way at this moment.

The noises made by other players in the library were blocked by an invisible barrier; his focus reached its peak.

Soon, the content of the first volume was recorded; he decisively fetched the second volume and continued reading.

Third volume, fourth volume... until he reached the sixth volume, Qin Ye stopped his studies.

Feeling dizzy, he deactivated Brain Overclock Cultivation Mode.

Immediately, an indescribable sense of loss washed over him.

It was like a beach after the Black Tide had receded, empty and silent.

Just moments ago, he had been racing along the super-high-speed tracks of thought; now, every thought in his mind suddenly slowed down.

The rapid throbbing at his temples returned to normal, but a buzzing sound rang in his ears, a sign of excessive mental energy consumption.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Ye began trying to recall the memorized content.

He was deeply worried about one issue: whether the content memorized just now would disappear after deactivating Brain Overclock Cultivation Mode.

Facts proved that although recall had become dull, the content recorded at the time had not vanished.

It was just that the retrieval process had become extremely difficult, like playing a stuttering piece of music that required stopping and starting to connect the song's content.

After waiting half an hour and attempting to recall again, Qin Ye finally let out a long sigh of relief.

He could still remember all the content; it just required some time to piece the memories together.

Confirming it was feasible, Qin Ye broke into a wide smile, immediately took a bottle of Mental Restoration Potion from his Spatial Bag, and downed it in one gulp.

The clear, tasteless liquid entered his mouth, and a trace of coolness spread from his oral cavity.

Like a clear spring in the mountains, it slowly flowed over his dry throat; his originally tense nerves seemed to be gently caressed, gradually relaxing.

Fatigue and drowsiness melted away rapidly like snow under the sun. His brain, originally dizzy and confused from prolonged high-intensity memorization, felt as if a clear breeze had blown through it; the mist dispersed instantly, and his thoughts became clear.

Every neuron in his brain seemed to be reactivated, bursting with vitality.

His reaction speed, which had become dull, instantly recovered its sharpness.

Summoning his attribute panel to check his mental energy value, he took out another bottle, continuing until his mental energy value was fully restored.

With his state restored, he activated Brain Overclock Cultivation Mode again, entering a state of thought storm.

He now finally understood why Brain Overclock was classified as a third-generation Primordial Soul.

This was simply a divine technique among divine techniques, a super ability capable of bringing wisdom.

At the current stage, everyone has few Star Vein slots and sockets in souls that boost combat power, but in the future, when Star Vein slots increase, Brain Overclock will also be a mandatory choice.

It seems to offer no help to combat power enhancement only because no player has leveled up the Brain Overclock soul.

The Brain Overclock he is currently using is level 31, and the improvement in thought it brings can be described as a qualitative change.

Theoretically, this trait can also play a supplementary role in enhancing combat power, allowing players to clearly understand what they should do in battle to achieve maximum efficiency.

During combat, it can also quickly analyze an opponent's weaknesses.

As long as the level is raised, the amplification brought by Brain Overclock is terrifying.

He even suspected that after raising Brain Overclock to level 100, it might be able to analyze an opponent's next move based on subtle changes in their behavior and expressions, achieving a combat Cultivation Mode akin to foreseeing the future, anticipating the enemy's moves.

Secondly, in fields such as operational command and technical research and development, Brain Overclock could also shine brilliantly.

After experiencing it, in his eyes, Brain Overclock was already a T0-tier intensity soul; apart from the soul's expensive price, there were no problems.

But there is a reason for its high cost.

"Sigh, if only this soul could be brought back to reality."

After this sigh of regret, Qin Ye entered his learning state once more.

There are over 300 volumes of basic knowledge in spiritual plant studies; with the boost from Brain Overclock, he would only need a few days to finish learning this basic content.

One hour later, Qin Ye stopped again.

After experiencing prolonged high-intensity mental operation, a strong sense of hunger surged into his heart.

Completely opposite to the blood and mental energy recovery effects brought by the Food Qi soul, Brain Overclock is a soul among those already stored that consumes both types of energy simultaneously when activated.

With severe loss of bodily nutrients, he decisively took out a delicacy made by a Spiritual Chef player from his Spatial Bag and placed it on the book.

This was a spiritual food sold in the Exchange Hall for 38 points of Sacrificial Power: Precious Bone Warm Winter Stew.

After being taken out of the space, it retained the temperature from when it was finished cooking; curling steam carrying a rich, fresh fragrance instantly stirred Qin Ye's appetite.

Taking out a metal spoon purchased from the Exchange Hall, he scooped up a mouthful of soup and brought it to his lips; a rich meat aroma instantly filled his nasal cavity.

Sending it into his mouth to taste, the carnival party of his taste buds began.

The rich soup danced lightly on the tip of his tongue; every touch released signals of freshness and fragrance. The mellow flavor slid slowly down his throat, and warmth spread through his body, as if the warm sun of winter had pierced through the clouds, gently wrapping his entire being.

This spiritual food had the mellow meat aroma of spiritual beast ribs as its base, blended with the spicy fragrance of spices and the richness of the broth. Various flavors intertwined, harmonious like a perfect symphony, every note striking precisely at the heart, leaving Qin Ye utterly intoxicated.

"This is food fit for humans."

After experiencing spiritual food, any food in reality became difficult to swallow.

Every time he enjoyed delicious food in the Monster World, it brought him a strong sense of pleasure.

Shifting his gaze to the ribs in the bowl, he scooped up a piece and sent it into his mouth. With a gentle bite, the meat separated easily from the bone, and the soft, glutinous flesh instantly spread between his teeth.

The meat aroma exploded, so rich that he exclaimed in satisfaction. The meat fibers, having fully absorbed the essence of the broth, offered ultimate deliciousness; the lean parts were tender and juicy, every texture saturated with savory soup, while the cartilage near the bone was chewy and soft, offering a slight resistance.

Sliding down his throat into his stomach, a gentle force dispersed within his body.

His body was like parched earth meeting sweet rain, greedily absorbing the energy released by the spiritual food. Every pore on his body opened comfortably, greedily breathing in the external spiritual energy, as if his body had become a channel communicating with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

"Awesome, so awesome."

Every bite brought an exquisite enjoyment; Qin Ye completely sank into the pleasure brought by the gourmet food.

In his mind, the feedback effects from consuming spiritual food continued to ring out; his body-tempering experience grew, accompanied by the mental energy restoration effect brought by the Precious Bone Winter-Warming Stew.

Before long, he finished the entire bowl of spiritual food, leaving not even a drop of broth.

Exhaling a puff of warm air, Qin Ye leaned back in his chair with satisfaction.

He discovered that the culinary skills of the Spirit Chef players were advancing rapidly; new dishes were constantly being created, and the variety of spiritual foods available for their group of foodies to choose from was growing ever larger.

Among these, spiritual foods capable of permanently amplifying attributes were hot commodities in the Exchange Hall, snapped up the moment they were listed.

The only limitation facing Spirit Chef players was the lack of ingredients; many dishes on the recipes could not be prepared because the necessary ingredients were missing.

Yet, the development of the entire Player Legion remained mutually reinforcing.

Exploration-faction players expanded territories to bring back new ingredient entries in the Bestiary; Hunting and Combat-faction players followed in the explorers' footsteps to gather (obtain) ingredients; Spirit Chef players then crafted these into spiritual foods to sell to the Hunting and Combat factions, assisting them in boosting their strength.

Players of different gameplay styles were all contributing their share to the construction of the Player Legion.

Having enjoyed the delicacy, Qin Ye stored his tableware in his Travel Bag and once again threw himself into a state of study.

After half a day of effort, he had memorized a quarter of the content in Basic Spiritual Botany.

However, the high-intensity memorization also left him feeling somewhat mentally fatigued.

This was not an effect caused by the depletion of mental energy, but rather a form of emotional exhaustion.

He felt it was time to log off and record the content he had memorized over the past half-day.

He summoned the function panel and selected log off.

A thirty-second countdown to logging off floated in his mind as his vision was gradually swallowed by darkness.

Returning to reality, an intense sense of weakness assailed him; the turbid smell in the air provoked a strong sense of repulsion in Qin Ye.

"This is truly unpleasant; if my strength continues to improve, I'm afraid I won't even be able to log off anymore."

After grumbling this sentence, Qin Ye immediately stood up, changed into a fresh set of clothes, and sat down before his computer desk.

He woke the screen and opened a document.

After typing the two characters "Spiritual Plants."

Qin Ye: ...

His hand hovering over the virtual projection keyboard hung suspended in mid-air, as if time itself had stagnated.

He tried hard to recall the knowledge of spiritual botany that had been clearly imprinted in his mind just moments ago, but the information within his memory was vanishing at an unstoppable speed.

Names of spiritual plants, growing environments, growth cycles... memories firmly etched in his mind were being erased bit by bit, as if by an eraser.

It was as though a massive void had appeared in his mind; the harder he struggled to grasp them, the faster the memories fled.

The knowledge that had once been rolling off his tongue now remained only as scattered fragments, like fallen leaves scattered by the wind, impossible to piece back together.

A strong sense of helplessness surged within Qin Ye's heart:

"No way, Brother Di Zhao, you can't play like this."

He suddenly realized something.

The reason memories could be retained in the game after turning off Brain Overclocking was because the Brain Overclocking Fate Soul was still in the Star Vein Slot, or because the attribute amplification of the Player Body was still active, sufficient to bear the massive load of informational memory.

But after exiting the game, attributes were stripped away, and the Fate Soul was stripped away.

As an ordinary human, it was fundamentally impossible for him to extract the vast amount of short-term memory information from his mind.

The content rapidly memorized within the game now resembled footprints on a beach, washed away by the waves without a trace.

At this moment, Qin Ye felt like crying but had no tears, unable to help but sigh:

"If only I could bring the attributes and abilities from the game back to reality."

The Primordial Sacrifice Altar.

Qi Sheng sat cross-legged upon the altar, lost in deep thought.

After half a day of contemplation, he had formed a line of thinking.

Every player was wealth he had created to generate Sacrificial Power, and there were many options for how to handle them after death.

The first method was death and resurrection.

By consuming a high amount of Sacrificial Power, players could be resurrected in reality, allowing them to continue operating in the Monster World in the form of players thereafter, creating Sacrificial Power revenue for him.

As for how to explain resurrection after death.

He did not need to explain anything to anyone; the outside world would simply regard this as a medical miracle.

Just as he had treated the mother of "Nightfall."

The problem with this handling method lay not in the explanation, but in the consumption of Sacrificial Power.

According to feedback from the Guide, resurrection would likely consume around ten thousand points of Sacrificial Power, but as players operated within the Monster World, this expenditure would certainly be recovered.

The second method was death, decomposition, and recovery.

Decompose and recover everything belonging to a deceased player—their Star Veins, Fate Soul, body, pets, Spatial Travel Bag, Guide avatars, and all else—converting it all into Sacrificial Power to enter the Sacrificial Power Pool.

This method was also feasible.

After all Sacrificial Power was recovered, it could be used elsewhere or converted into growth for the Player Legion.

However, this method possessed a drawback.

Although the recovered Sacrificial Power was essentially not wasted, the experiential growth in aspects such as the player's combat awareness and combat skills would undoubtedly be wasted.

The veteran player who had died now possessed only a few months of combat experience, which seemed to have little impact.

But looking to the future, if veterans with ten years, a hundred years... of combat experience chose decomposition and recovery upon death, it would undoubtedly constitute a tremendous loss.

Many powerful players had grown through the accumulation of war experience time and again; their significance to the Player Legion was immense.

Take, for example, the God King of the Divine Hall Society.

From initially commanding hundreds of players, to later commanding thousands, and recently beginning to attempt commanding tens of thousands of players to participate in external wars.

Beyond this, the God King would also spend large amounts of time browsing forum strategy guides.

Understanding the effects and intensity of different Star Vein combinations, as well as the significance of various new functions in warfare.

Every instance of war command and every session of learning would allow him to grow; these precious experiences would vanish into thin air once the player's body was completely decomposed.

It might seem that the Sacrificial Power produced by decomposing one player could be used to recruit more players.

But upon careful consideration, this plan was inadvisable.

The third handling option was to ignore reality, revive the player's consciousness, and implant it into the game, achieving immortality through the means of a player.

Doing so could indeed preserve everything about the player.

The method of player resurrection could be explained as the implantation of AI intelligence; restricting the resurrected player from revealing the secret of their resurrection, allowing them to continue accompanying their relatives, and even gaming friends, in the manner of a player.

But this model likewise presented a series of problems.

This was not an optional implantation; once the Challenger System settings were completed, an automated process would be initiated thereafter.

Upon player death, consciousness would be implanted into the Player Body, severing all connection with reality.

But whether the player themselves was willing was a potential issue; perhaps death in reality was the player's own choice.

Secondly, whether the player's relatives agreed was also an issue.

Implanting an intelligent AI, explaining that it preserved the memory information from the player's lifetime, might bring joy to the player's family and friends, but they might also feel repulsed by it.

After all, in the eyes of players, this was essentially not a human, but merely an AI possessing memories.

A similar situation could be referenced in the Soul-Return Clan.

This was one of the cheating factions most detested by players; the reason being perfect memory possession, even allowing conversation with friends using the tone of voice the possessed individual had used in life.

But undoubtedly, this was the most seemingly reliable choice among the three plans.

It could both preserve player memories and allow players to continue creating value in the Monster World; it was just that they would be completely severed from reality thereafter.

In fact, he did not need to explain anything to any player and could directly reveal the truth of the Monster World.

But he did not wish to disrupt the construction of the Player Legion he had envisioned, preserving the creativity that players ought to have.

The fourth plan was to craft players into growth-type NPCs with different appearances, preserving their memories before letting them integrate into the player community to fight alongside them.

This was essentially no different from players.

But in other games, NPCs were an important component of the game world; their existence had a profound impact on the game's experience, narrative, and gameplay, serving to enrich the game's worldview.

Whereas NPCs transformed from players were essentially still players, not natives, and could provide expansion in terms of background knowledge.

They also could not provide a series of auxiliary tasks such as mall purchases, quest issuance, or skill learning, nor could they drive the unlocking of plotlines for world exploration.

They were essentially just players with a changed skin.

As this group gradually increased, players would be astonished to discover that player-like NPCs had even begun to encroach upon the development space of ordinary players.

Being players themselves, they could understand the competitive relationship between other players and themselves, but if NPCs within their own faction became competitors hindering their own growth, this would severely impact the gaming experience of normal players.

The Moon Eclipse Clan would inevitably be sprayed with criticism.

As for designing them as "street-standing type NPCs" to provide extra services to players.

The Challenger System he designed was compatible with all functions; whether it was the mall or other features, one could summon the panel to use them directly, and large-scale additional functions included functional buildings within the city, making the appearance of street-standing type NPCs superfluous.

Choosing this would neither create value nor would it waste the Player Body; it would be better to decompose them into Sacrificial Power and distribute a few more player qualifications.

The fifth plan was to publicly declare in the name of the Moon Eclipse Clan that they had mastered consciousness upload technology.

Players who obtained access to the Monster World could upload their consciousness into the game even if their bodies in reality died, continuing to exist in the manner of a player.

In the eyes of other players, the deceased player was still the same person they had been before.

The sixth plan...

How to make the choice, Qi Sheng fell into deep thought.

Could there be better alternative options?

[Boss, why not gradually feed the game content back into reality?]

The Guide's words caused Qi Sheng to pause in slight astonishment.

If it were the player's body within the game, the player's lifespan would be very long, gradually increasing as their strength grew.

Theoretically, as long as players could maintain a state of continuous growth, their lifespan could approach infinity.

However, feeding abilities back to reality would create a clear conflict with his conception of a calamity-type player legion.

It would lose the definition of the two words "player."

Unpredictability, creativity, destructive power, and the capacity for collective action made the player legion the most uncontrollable "calamity."

Feeding abilities back to reality was indeed a viable method to extend player lifespans, but it could not be a revelation of the truth.

Amidst surging thoughts, a brand new idea emerged in Qi Sheng's mind.

Could this idea be presented in a different way?

For instance, launching a Life Modification Project in the name of the Eclipse Clan.

Players could participate in the modification by consuming Sacrificial Power, enhancing their physical attributes and lifespan.

In essence, this modification project merely fed the players' attributes from the game back to their real-world bodies, transmitting them to the Monster World again after each login.

Assuming Player A participated in the modification project and consumed N points of Sacrificial Power, they would receive a 1% feedback of their in-game body's attributes.

Doing so would extend the players' real-world lifespans while still allowing them to continuously generate Sacrificial Power revenue within the Monster World.

However, only attributes would be fed back, excluding abilities such as Soul Soul characteristics.

Special abilities would only be fully opened to all players when Earth fell into the crisis of a Black Black Tide eruption that affected the player legion's growth in the Monster World.

Nevertheless, the emergence of this technology would inevitably cause a severe impact on real-world currency.

The price of Sacrificial Power would no longer be a matter of simple skyrocketing.

Once linked to real-world lifespan and abilities, it would inevitably replace all currencies to become a resource-based currency in the truest sense.

The actual value obtainable with Sacrificial Power was sufficient to drive members of all races in the world to madness.

As for explanations, none were needed at all.

The various races of the Earth Alliance did not know much about the Eclipse Clan.

However, the technologies used by many racial factions were provided by the Eclipse Clan.

This was also the reason why, after the game Monster World was exposed, the various races of the Earth Alliance felt shocked yet could still interpret it as the Eclipse Clan's black technology.

The Eclipse Clan's genetic modification technology was inherently powerful; the Human Race's Genetic Warrior Project was derived from the basic genetic technology provided by the Eclipse Clan, and the veteran player "Iron Smither" was a Genetic Warrior who had undergone genetic modification.

Therefore, life modification already had a foundation of real-world technology.

The Eclipse Clan was jokingly referred to by netizens of the various races in the Earth Alliance as beings from the Upper Realm, so mastering technologies unimaginable to other races was perfectly normal.

In fact, the Eclipse Clan in reality launched new technologies every year that made the various races' eyes light up.

Thus, this conception was entirely feasible.

As for the issue of continuously extending lifespans leading to a gradual population explosion in reality, there was no need to worry at all.

If resources were insufficient, the Monster World would make up for it.

He even felt that a player scale of 15 billion was still too small for the Monster World.

The Ni Chao Legion consumed billions of warriors in local wars every year; given the resource volume of the Monster World, however much the Earth's population grew, it could be sustained.

As for why Sacrificial Power needed to be used as the currency for life modification, a question outsiders might wonder about, no explanation was needed as players would fill in the gaps themselves.

At the briefing, the Eclipse Clan's Number One Administrator had already explained in detail the Star Net's definition of the game "Monster World": it was a gift bestowed upon the various races of the Earth Alliance and the cornerstone of their unity.

Even if the Eclipse Clan said nothing, there would be no problem whatsoever.

After all, whenever the Eclipse Clan launched any new technology or project, they never provided any explanation to the various races of the Earth Alliance.

Just like after the Dark Lands were released, when facing requests from various races for additional qualification slots, the Eclipse Clan had always ignored them.

Furthermore, he could even add some consumer goods to address real-world problems based on this technology.

For example, once a month, in the name of the Eclipse Clan, hold an item auction on Earth.

The goods could be lifespan-extending potions, special resources, or new technologies, allowing players to bid and purchase them using Sacrificial Power.

After launching the real-world auction model, it could even replace gambling methods within the game such as lotteries, spinning wheels, and blind boxes to recover Sacrificial Power.

For instance, a bottle of Basic Healing Potion sold for 10 points of Sacrificial Power within the Monster World.

But auctioning it in reality for ten thousand points of Sacrificial Power would not be excessive, after all, this was something capable of resolving hidden ailments in the real body.

When Sacrificial Power was scarce, they would hold a real-world auction, letting players willingly pay for premium services with satisfaction.

(End of Chapter)