Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 210 Over a Thousand Days on Earth: Changes in the World Situation

"I'm really impressed. We're still fighting to the death on Earth, and this top player has actually established a country in the world of Calter."

"Damn, I wish time in real life would pass faster too."

"Putting everything else aside, it would be great if reality could match game time one-to-one. As for the daily rewards for simulations, I think we can do without them."

The founding of the Star Empire in the world of Calter had a significant impact.

This has already caused a huge uproar on gaming forums and BlueStar Internet.

It was the same familiar street, the same familiar breakfast shop, where a group of young people were having breakfast and discussing something.

"You talk like you're a player. Get your game access first."

The young man's companions laughed it off indifferently.

"It'll happen sooner or later, and besides, hasn't the game opened up new slots again this time?"

"And there are two million of them. I refuse to believe we can't get them this time."

"Isn't it normal if you can't get one? There are billions of people in the world, so it's really hard to say what the probability is."

Their conversation aroused the curiosity of a person sitting next to them.

This person suddenly interjected:

"Hmm? Now that you've said that, those with bad luck might have to wait forever to even qualify for the game."

"It's probably about time."

"However, the situation isn't too bad, since the number of slots available for the real game is increasing each time it opens up."

"An increase? Last time it was 1.5 million, this time it's only 2 million, it hasn't increased much at all. Besides, the elimination rate is always very high!"

"Take the Star Empire established by the Chief, for example. The death rate in the dungeons is far higher than that in the battles on the Auckland continent and Green Earth."

The person, while drinking soy milk, turned around and enthusiastically joined the discussion.

"Can a low mortality rate work? Haven't you heard many bloggers analyze that the number of superhumans each world can support is limited?"

"The magical environment and resources are like land in the real world. There is a limit to the number of people it can support. Therefore, if there were no elimination of other players in the real game, how could it be our turn?"

"Recently, things haven't been peaceful in real life either. Poisonous insects and wild animals have been attacking people from time to time in various places. Even worse, just the other day, the news mentioned that a cargo ship was hit by a blue whale in the ocean and sank directly."

"Without player qualifications and extraordinary strength, I'm honestly panicking!"

"Who wouldn't be worried? The battle on Green Saturn is still at a stalemate; who knows when the insectoids might suddenly appear and attack again."

"They can't defeat them now. Didn't you see most of the players participating in the campaign posting videos and yelling that they love war? The benefits these guys are getting are truly enviable."

"Having clones, gaining war points, being able to resurrect, and rapidly increasing strength—who wouldn't love war?"

"Damn it, the more I talk about it, the more resentful I get. When will it be our turn to snag a spot in the game?"

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Time flies, and it's still the same familiar breakfast shop, the same familiar street.

At that moment, the owner of the breakfast shop was yelling and cursing.

"How can you be so clumsy, you bee-man? You're even trying to work in a different field? I doubt you can even support yourself."

"Tell me yourself, how many meals have you spilled this month since you started? I think you should just quit your job. Do you even know how much my 'Superhuman Nutrition Breakfast' costs?"

At this moment, food resembling stir-fried noodles is scattered on the ground. It looks like an ordinary plate of stir-fried noodles, but the ingredients used to make it are quite different from those on Blue Star three years ago.

The short-statured bee-man, who was only about 1.3 meters tall, stood there, too afraid to move as he was being scolded, with tears welling up in his eyes.

Finally, the familiar young man spoke with a smile:

"Boss, I don't think you, this bee-man, have even embarked on the path of cultivation yet. It's normal for you to be like this."

"Alright, stop being so harsh. This spilled fried noodles is on me, okay? This bee-man looks like he's just come of age. He looks rather pitiful, having left his hometown."

"Pitiful?"

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to say anything more."

"As for this spilled fried noodles, I'm not that stingy. How could I let the customer pay for it? Why don't you come in and help? What are you standing there for?"

The boss sighed helplessly at the young man, then angrily shouted at the beekeeper for his lack of ambition.

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, the little bee hurriedly headed towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, most of the diners around smiled and then continued to eat seriously.

At this moment, the young man who had just spoken shook his head and smiled as he looked at his two companions in front of him.

"Green Earth is getting more and more interesting. There's no other planet like it where large groups of this race are being sent to work on our Blue Star."

"There's nothing we can do about it. After the great war on Green Earth, it's a miracle that the lower-level insectoids didn't starve to death. In the year since the war ended, most of their supplies have come from humanitarian aid from our Human Federation."

"That's true. I've heard that areas damaged by forbidden spells are barren, and the magical chaos takes at least several decades to subside with the guidance of high-level or even saint-level magic."

"Damn, these insectoids were really ruthless during the final battle. The destructive power of this forbidden spell is many times greater than that of a nuclear bomb. After all, nuclear radiation in a magic-free environment used to only cause genetic mutations, how could it possibly leave nothing but barren land?"

"Alright, there's no point in saying all this."

"However, these bee people are quite lucky, since their appearance is somewhat in line with our aesthetic standards. Otherwise, if they looked like giant green caterpillars, they probably wouldn't even be able to get a permit to enter and exit the Star Gate."

"Stop talking, I feel nauseous just thinking about those big green worm people, or even those millipede-like insect people."

The young man looked disgusted, then interrupted the other two with a sigh:
"It's been more than three years. It's been more than a thousand days since we complained about how hard it was to get game qualifications in this restaurant."

"Who could have imagined that in just three years, our Blue Star would become like this?"

The young man looked up at the sky.

Meanwhile, in the air above the street, many low-level superhumans were constantly traversing the sky using simple magic flight suits.

Meanwhile, towering structures, some reaching a thousand meters in height, are under construction around the city.

At the same time, the restaurant's television screen was broadcasting news about the People's Federation's efforts to build the fifteenth ecological city on the moon.

Meanwhile, exploration of Gray Saturn is also in full swing, and it is expected that a site can be selected to build the Gray Saturn Eco-City in a year.

In reality, three and a half years is enough time for a lot to happen.

Relying on the insectoids' magical technology, combined with Earth's existing technological level, not to mention anything else.

In the past three years, Blue Star has made new breakthroughs in magical artifacts almost every day.

This breakthrough has also greatly improved people's livelihoods.

First, because Blue Star was upgraded to a low-magic world, the Human Alliance simultaneously opened up all the basic extraordinary knowledge collected from the two game worlds and the Insect World.

At the same time, the People's Federation has also established a large number of spiritual academies.

In just over three years, the physical fitness of citizens across the entire Blue Star Human Alliance has improved by at least one level on average.

Excluding players, there are now over ten million humans on the entire planet Earth who have reached the level of Apprentice Knight or Apprentice Warlock.

As for those who have entered the extraordinary stage, even the lower-level citizens of the Human Union have exceeded one million.

Among the millions, the most talented generation has already reached the third tier of strength.

As for the players?
Not to mention that.

Even before Green Saturn was captured, the total number of players in the real game had already reached a solid three million.

But so far, it has only remained at around three million.

Although Earth was conquered by humans from Earth, it was not included in the subsequent game map in the actual game.

Even the players who were born on Green Saturn were given good starting rewards after the campaign ended and were re-released into the worlds of Oakland and Calter.

Therefore, the player base of the entire Blue Star Human Alliance is already saturated.

Three million players is the limit that the Human Alliance recognizes for real-world gaming today.

With three million players, only when players perish in the game world will there be extra qualifications available to be released.

In short, these days, it's considered pretty good if a thousand or so game qualifications are released each month.

After all, compared to reality.

Over ten thousand days have passed across the two main game maps, which is roughly thirty years.

Thirty years have passed in the gaming world, so one can imagine how high the achievements of players who qualified in the game must be today.

Based on the publicly available information released by the UNHCR at present.

The current three million players have a very complex structure.

The number of low-level and mid-level players is almost equal.

1.13 million low-level players, 1.25 million mid-level players.

This accounts for nearly 80% of the entire player base.

The ultimate reason for this situation is the emergence of the Star Empire.

Because within the Star Empire, war has almost completely disappeared from the entire planet of Calter.

The only remaining way to advance is by conquering dungeons.

But when it comes to conquering dungeons, the death rate is terrifying.

As a result, many players who were fortunate enough to obtain the qualification started to settle for a dead-end job after completing a few dungeons and gaining their professional status.

They directly joined the Favored by God Professional Association, and then went into politics or business; in short, the key word was 'stability'.

In short, with such a comfortable environment, many qualified players are unwilling to take any more risks.

This explains why, even after thirty years, there are still so many low-level players in the gaming world.

While the situation for intermediate-level players differs from that of lower-level players, it is still quite similar.

After all, many players feel that their intermediate level strength is sufficient, and their lifespan is already around three hundred years on average.

With so much time available, why take such a risk?
Therefore, this idea has emerged among the player community.

That is:
"The character you play in the game world is like your second life; you can't afford to waste it. The dungeons are there; why not wait until your character's lifespan is at least halfway through before venturing out?"

Believe it or not, this kind of statement works not only among low- and mid-level players, but also among high-level players.

Nowadays, there are already many high-level players in the player community.

Nearly 600,000!
Of these 600,000 high-level players, which one isn't living a life of luxury and abundance in the game world today?
Not to mention, there are already more than 1,300 players at the Saint rank in the current player base.

But it is clear that none of these 1,300-plus Saint-level players are content with the status quo.

After all, players who have reached the Saint rank have all gone through countless trials and tribulations.

However, most of the high-level and saint-level players still come from the Auckland continent.

After all, the environment on the continent of Calter was far too comfortable.

Even on each simulation day, the actual game no longer increases the difficulty for players on the continent of Calter.

Only on the continent of Auckland, where the five races are not under the jurisdiction of the dragons, do they have more opportunities for conflict.

Of course, opportunities also mean a greater risk of players failing.

Therefore, after each simulation day, the actual game still has over a thousand slots available for continuous distribution.

However, even so, the humans on Earth, and even the players, have already figured it out.

Real-world gaming has become somewhat 'degenerate' these days.

The difficulty of the simulation days has been decreasing each time, and the number of players has remained at three million.

This situation gives the impression that real-world games have entered a period of 'retirement'.

But the real game is like this, and almost everyone has come to a reasonable conclusion.

That is, the 'development' of new game maps has now reached a 'bottleneck' stage. Only with conflict and more maps can the real game continue to exert its power.

Of course, this doesn't mean that real games are incapable of developing new maps.

Amidst everyone's speculation.

Currently, real-world games are actually in a period of preparation and recuperation.

What for?
Naturally, this was to revive the gods of the Auckland continent during the recuperation period.

And to focus resources on cultivating players at the Saint rank or above.

As for the situation...

Now, thirty years later, sixteen deities have been resurrected on the continent of Auckland.

Among them are three powerful deities, six medium-powered deities, and seven weak-powered deities.

Among the deities, there are three human deities, five sea creature deities, two magical beast deities, two elf deities, and four orc deities.

This is the complete account of the gods' resurrection.

As for the player base?

In addition to the existing 1,300-plus Saint-level players, there are now as many as 52 Demigod-level players in the player community.

Even more remarkably, there are already three players who have reached the level of a weak god!
Yes!

There are already players who have ascended to godhood.

One of the players even ascended to godhood in the real world of Earth.

And this player who ascended to godhood is now the honorary vice president of the Blue Star Human Alliance.

As for the player's nickname, it is: Masked Monk.

This player's ascension to godhood once ignited public opinion across the entire planet six months ago.

According to Him, His ascension to godhood was due to His participation in the Green Earth War, during which He briefly attained the peak of the Saint rank.

Thus, after the war ended, he used all the points he had accumulated to exchange for the appropriate divine laws.

Then, by using the ten times the real time obtained from entering the game map, He merged all the divine powers in one fell swoop with only six months in reality and four years in the game.

And ultimately, by using the real game privileges he gained, he returned to reality and successfully ascended to the throne of gods!

Even after reaching godhood, this player remains very approachable.

In short, to use His televised address as an example, His path to promotion was fraught with uncertainty and also due to good fortune.

While humans on Earth were envious of this, they were also extremely happy and envious.

After all, the existence of gods in reality means that Earth finally has a celestial force to protect it.

Apart from this one player.

The player who ascended to godhood in Auckland World is: Cheng Ge Takes Off.

The player who ascended to godhood in the world of Cartes is: Logic Genius.

In short, the appearance of three deities among the players on Earth is very encouraging for many.

But this excitement also became the confidence for many players to give up.

To put it in the words of a player who's just lying down and not playing, if there are already their own people among the gods, why bother trying so hard while risking their own demise and losing their chance to play?

In short, there are all sorts of people among a hundred.

No one can blame these players.

After all, the three god-like players had also confirmed some information.

That is, the current state of real-world gaming has indeed entered a period of rest and recuperation.

This is also a period of preparation; soon, the actual game is very likely to reopen player slots, and even introduce new maps.

Thus, under these circumstances, all of humanity on Earth waited patiently.

I just hope that this so-called "soon" really won't be too long.

In this regard.

Only three god-level players know this.

The real game is opening up new game qualifications, but ultimately it still depends on the return of the Chief Player.

After all, the three god-level players already knew about the current top player's efforts to break through to the Ancient Myth rank.

(End of this chapter)