Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 5: The Shocking Reality of the Character Card
"I knew it. This game definitely wouldn't progress according to real time."

"Otherwise, with this so-called family system of cultivating power, wouldn't I be playing this game until I'm old and die?"

"Moreover, if the time flow is too slow, fewer events will be triggered, and the game will lack playability."

"As expected, although this game is unconventional, it still adheres to the basic settings of a normal game."

After making his choice, Lin Ke let out a long sigh and muttered to himself.

However, at this very moment, something unexpected, even illogical, happened!

This further confirms the game's mysterious and unpredictable nature.

Just as Lin Ke selected the Rock Dragon Monitor's code of conduct, the computer screen was about to go black.

Suddenly, two subtitles reappeared, shining with golden light against the dark background.

Congratulations to the player for successfully completing the initial game achievement.

[Initial rewards distributed.]

"Initial reward? They're giving out rewards?"

Just as Lin Ke was staring blankly at the subtitles...

The next moment, on the computer screen, two golden subtitles suddenly converged and turned into a golden point of light.

The golden light shot out of the computer screen and, unsurprisingly, hit Lin Ke in the face.

Instinctively, Lin Ke jumped up from his computer chair with a scream.

"Damn it! What's that filthy thing?"

However, no sooner had he uttered the words than a golden, floating object appeared before Lin Ke's eyes.

This is a gold card the size of a playing card.

The card slowly floated and rotated in front of Lin Ke's chest, within easy reach.

"This is?"

Before Lin Ke could even process what was happening, he instinctively reached out and grabbed a corner of the card.

Then, a message quickly appeared in Lin Ke's mind.

[Character Card] (Equipped)
【Rock Dragon Monitor Lizard】

Star Rating: ★★★★

[Attributes: Earth, Wind]

[Soul Bound: Player Lin Ke]

(Note: Character cards are only visible to the player who equips them.)
[Skills: 1. Berserk, 2. Earth Spikes, 3. Speed, 4. Stone Armor, 5. Dragon's Might]

[Use restrictions:
1. This character card can only be used once per day, and is currently limited to 30 minutes.

(The cooldown resets automatically at midnight every day in real time.)
2. When the holder of this character card uses it, they will gain 5% of the game character's strength. Players are encouraged to experience the specific abilities for themselves.

(Due to some reason, the game character cards have had most of their power restricted; their usage rate may be gradually increased in the future.)
3. This character card cannot be transferred, traded, or dropped.

(When a player dies, their character card automatically disappears.)

silence.

The entire room fell into complete silence.

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人联历2048年7月12日，23:12。

Riverside Park, Riverside Community, Chenxi City, Dongdazhou Joint District.

A summer breeze was blowing when a muffled sound suddenly rang out in an undeveloped, uninhabited area along the riverbank.

With a muffled thud, a boulder shattered into pieces beneath a figure.

"This power! It's truly inhuman."

Looking at the result of his punch, Lin Ke was filled with excitement.

At the same time, Lin Ke transformed into a monster with a dragon's head and a human body.

He is over 2.5 meters tall and has an incredibly robust physique.

His entire body seemed to be composed of rock-gray stone.

The clenched fist loosened, revealing strong and powerful claws.

"This is only five percent of its power!"

Lin Ke suddenly stomped his foot the next moment.

In an instant, dozens of sharp spikes, each about ten centimeters long, suddenly sprang up within a five-meter radius centered on him.

"Vision, hearing, and overall physical fitness have been improved in all aspects, and even night vision has been enhanced."

"And all the skills can be used normally, but their power is definitely not as good as the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard in the game."

"But even so, this power is enough to make people tremble with fear."

Looking at the dense, menacing spikes on the ground, like rows of steel needles.

Afterwards, Lin Ke spent some time trying out his various abilities.

Then, controlling its power, it carefully smoothed out the numerous spikes that had sprouted from the ground, turning them back into soil.

At the same time, with a thought, he temporarily dispelled the power of the character card.

In an instant, he shrank back to his normal human form.

He walked to the stone railing on one side, grabbed his clothes and quickly put them on. "Luckily, I had anticipated this situation and took off my clothes and pants directly."

"Otherwise, wouldn't we be running around naked when we get back?"

"However, it's a little disappointing that it didn't completely transform into the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard."

Lin Ke has a bit of a monster fetish.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen a non-human race when playing the game.

Yes.

In the actual game, you can choose your race when you first enter the game.

However, the choice of race is limited to either human or non-human.

Moreover, regardless of whether the player chooses a human or a non-human character, the character is randomized.

It's hard to say whether Lin Ke was lucky or unlucky to get a second-tier magical beast like the Swamp Giant Lizard right at the start of the game.

After all, he didn't know what the situation was like for the other players.

"The power of the character you play in the game can be brought back to reality, even if not entirely, it's enough to cause quite a stir."

"It seems I need to be more careful these days."

"We must be wary of official intervention, but also avoid getting involved in supernatural events created by other players."

"Keeping a low profile is the key."

Lin Ke was both delighted to have gained extraordinary power, but at the same time felt a sense of crisis.

After all, he wasn't the only player in the real game.

Whether in real life or in the game, he knew that he would encounter other players sooner or later.

Therefore, he did not become arrogant because of the power he suddenly gained; on the contrary, he became even more cautious.

In short, at this stage, there is only one thing he wants to do.

That is to develop the power of the game world in the most reasonable way possible.

At the same time, we should also prepare for extraordinary events that may occur in the real world.

So Lin Ke quickly got dressed and headed back the way he came.

It was already late at night.

Lin Ke jogged along, just like a runner exercising at night.

He jogged along the barren riverbank of the undeveloped area for more than half an hour, and only returned to the cement path of the riverside park just after midnight.

Only then did he occasionally see figures appearing under the streetlights.

Once on the right road, Lin Ke breathed a sigh of relief, stopped jogging, and took the opportunity to turn on his phone.

He opened his usual video website, π website.

The moment he opened the π website, he was stunned by a push notification on the homepage!

At the very top of the homepage, in landscape mode, there is a dynamic image of azure stars.

At the same time, a line of large text was also displayed on the animated image.

[Breaking News! Breaking News! The first round of closed beta testing slots for the game were snapped up in just one day! Click to see a compilation of first-round player test footage!]

Looking at this familiar scene and the slogan in front of me.

Lin Ke desperately wanted to be dreaming, but he knew he wasn't!
So, Lin Ke was stunned for a moment, and then felt his blood pressure rise and his vision go black.

So, the next moment, he couldn't help but swear!
"Damn it! I was wondering why this lousy game wasn't advertised!"

"So, we've been holding back a big one here!"

"So you're really playing the management game like a normal game?!"

"Dude, are you sure your game can be released to the public?"

Ok!

Lin Ke had to admit that this game, being so bizarre, was certainly not afraid of being exposed to the light of day.

I just don't know what's behind this game!

However, speculating about these things is now pointless.

At this moment, looking at the landscape promotional image on his phone, he was just silently praying that this terrible game wouldn't release the kind of bad things he imagined.

Click on the ad to navigate to landscape mode.

The next moment, the page redirected.

Immediately, the collection appeared.

However, when Lin Ke saw the compilation, his face turned black.

[Real Game Player Test Compilation: 1/100000]

One hundred thousand videos?
Does that mean 100,000 beta testers?
Lin Ke felt a wave of dizziness. So many people? You call this a closed beta test?

Why not just give one beta test slot to everyone on Earth?

Okay, there are a lot of player videos, which seems good, at least it reduces the risk of exposing oneself.

So Lin Ke carefully watched the first video in this collection.

[Storytelling: The Holy Maiden of the Stormy Church, and the High-End, Lustful Prince]

(End of this chapter)