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Chapter 363 The Great Terror of the Occupied Zone

[Dimensional Bullet Comment Section]

'Holy crap! Lena has such a handsome brother!' Fury was overjoyed!

'Liao Kong must be thinking about the stars! No wonder he helped Lena! The siblings are ecstatic!'

'Sael is so domineering! Even as a brother, he shouldn't treat his sister like that!'

'Senior's warning is so true. Sal must have connections in the Yellow Zone. Is Prisoner in trouble?'

"Don't jinx it! Prisoner Kong is the main character! He'll definitely find a way to handle this!"

'Poor Lena! She just wanted to earn some Tianwu Coins, but her brother said that to her.'

Chen Kong looked at Lena, who was still trembling, and gently patted her shoulder.

"Don't worry, now that I've chosen you as my guide, I won't give up halfway."

"And I also want to know why you're so determined to stay in the Yellow Zone."

Lena looked up at Chen Kong's serious gaze, and her amber eyes slowly began to glow.

Then, she opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she only whispered, "Thank you, Mr. Chen Kong. I will help you get familiar with this place and won't cause you any trouble."

In the following episodes, the camera follows Reina and Chen Kong as they explore the Yellow-level training area.

In the process, the audience also learned some things they didn't know before.

First, 'climbing the tower' is not something that students can do whenever they want. They need to reach a certain 'student level' and pay a considerable 'ticket fee' before they can 'climb the tower' once.

Second, all the 'tower levels' are progressive. Without the previous tower levels as a foundation, students cannot skip the lower-level tower levels and directly challenge the intermediate and advanced tower levels.

Third, the time for each 'tower climb' is fixed, which is the so-called 'star train departure time'. If you can't catch the return train in time, you can only wait in the occupied area until the next train arrives before you can go back.

Fourth, all items obtained by trainees in the occupied areas must be inspected at the 'checkpoints'.

If it is a 'high-risk item', then certain protective measures are required.

If it is determined that a trainee does not have the ability to 'contain high-risk items', the checkpoint will forcibly take custody of them.

However, the right to use the 'items' ultimately requires the student's approval, and outsiders have no right to interfere.

"So, if I want to 'climb the tower,' besides preparing all sorts of items in advance, I also need to prepare a certain amount of Tianwu Coins?"

Lena nodded and offered some further suggestions to Chen Kong.

"Not only that, Mr. Chen Kong, since you have not explored the occupied areas, the training base will also require you to undergo a period of adaptation training."

"And this is the origin of the so-called one-month adaptation period."

Hearing this, Chen Kong asked curiously, "What is this adaptation training?"

Lena pointed to a huge building not far away and said, "That's it."

Chen Kong looked in the direction she was pointing and quickly noticed a domed building.

The place was packed with people. The electronic screen at the entrance scrolled the words "Holographic Simulation Experience Store in the Occupied Zone," and an advertisement for "Must-Pass Item for Explorers" was hanging by the door.

Knowing that Chen Kong was a 'newcomer,' Lena explained it to him very carefully.

“Mr. Chen Kong, climbing a tower isn’t something you can do just because you want to.”

"To board the Star Train, in addition to buying a ticket, you also need an 'Explorer's Certificate'."

"One of the conditions for obtaining the Explorer's Credential is to first complete three holographic simulations of the occupied territories."

"The cost of a single holographic simulation experience in the occupied zone is 50 Tianwu Coins."

"50 Tianwu Coins?"

Chen Kong was stunned for a moment, knowing that he only had 1002 coins left.

Doesn't this mean that even if he does nothing, just experiencing a fallen zone once would cost him one-twentieth of his savings? Seeing Chen Kong's expression, Lena immediately explained, "Mr. Chen Kong, don't think it's expensive. These holographic simulations of fallen zones are created by advanced AI Star Envoys using quantum space and combining the memories of past explorers to finally simulate low-intensity fallen zones."

"Although there are significant differences between the simulated occupied areas and the real occupied areas, as long as you can successfully complete three simulations, it means that you have already acquired the basic ability to explore the occupied areas."

"This is only the beginning?"

Chen Kong looked surprised.

In response, Lena said with utmost seriousness, "Yes, Mr. Chen Kong, this is only the beginning."

"Because the dangers of the occupied zone are not only due to its unique environment, but also to the various strange and wonderful star beasts that live there, and the latter cannot be simulated at will."

"After all, every individual life is the greatest miracle that the Creator has placed in this world."

With that, Lena led Chen Kong toward the simulation store.

When the glass door of the shop was pushed open, a faint aura of stellar energy wafted out.

The next second, dozens of silver simulation pods appeared in front of Chen Kong.

Some of these simulation cabins had their doors closed, while others had just been opened.

As a trainee who had just finished a simulation passed by Chen Kong, Chen Kong caught a glimpse of the simulation record displayed on the trainee's wrist.

[Simulation Area: Red Hair Ominous (Low Intensity), Survival Time: 45 minutes, Mission Completion: 30%, Rating: Failed]

The student grabbed his hair in frustration, ignoring Chen Kong's 'peek,' and said with great annoyance, "This is the fifteenth time, and I still haven't passed."

"Every time it takes 40 minutes, red hair starts to appear on my body, and there's no time to collect the ore!"

As he spoke, the man walked out of the shop.

After the other person left, Lena whispered, "Mr. Chen Kong, did you see that?"

“Even low-intensity simulations are this difficult; the actual occupied areas would only be more dangerous.”

"Moreover, even if you 'die' in the simulation, you're only dizzy for a few minutes. In reality, if you trigger the rules, you could really die."

Chen Kong's expression turned serious.

He originally thought climbing the tower would be a simple challenge, but he didn't expect there to be so many hurdles involved.

You cannot enter without a student's level, Tianwu Coins, or Explorer's Certificate.

Not to mention the 'bizarre' rules in the actual occupied territories.

Star Messengers are very special, but in that environment, they didn't seem so special.

Although I knew the first simulation would definitely end in failure.

But Chen Kong, whose curiosity had been piqued, was determined to experience the dangers of the 'occupied zone' for himself.

"Let's go try out the so-called simulated occupied zone."

Reina nodded.

"Alright, but Mr. Chen Kong, for your first simulation, I suggest you choose 'Quicksand Star'."

"This is because the rules of this occupied zone are relatively simple. As long as you avoid the patrol routes of the star beasts and collect 10 pieces of ore, you can pass through. Many people have successfully passed through on their first try."

Amidst the curious gazes of the dimensional audience, Chen Kong slid his wristwatch across an empty holographic simulation pod.

He immediately unlocked the right to use the holographic simulation pod and sat down directly.

With a dizzying spin, a brand new scene appeared before Chen Kong and the dimensional audience.

PS: That concludes today's update. I was thinking of taking a day off today because I caught a cold, but then I thought better of it, since I mentioned before that I'll try not to take any days off this month.

(End of this chapter)