I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 567 A Familiar Yet Unfamiliar Place (46)

As a new day dawned, Yuan Jie, a freshman at Changsheng University, drew back the curtains and began his day in the morning sunlight.

In the sunlight, his youthful face was filled with melancholy, and his tone was as if he had failed the college entrance exam, exuding an aura of death.

"Another day of bankruptcy."

Behind him, Wild Vegetable yawned and said, "You went to run a legendary dungeon again with a bunch of god-tier gear? I've told you before, in 'Journey to the Abyss,' gamblers never have a good ending."

With a disdainful snort, Yuan Jie said, "I don't want to be like you, toiling away all day for a few thousand Abyss Coins. I want to get rich quick! I want to be a big shot, I want to smash all those dog heads!"

Seeing the excited Yuan Jie, the cute boy Ye Cai knew that this guy was hopeless.

University life is supposed to be tough.

They should be juggling their studies and part-time jobs, struggling to make ends meet due to loan interest, and supporting the economy of the municipality with their own flesh and blood.

However, everything changed after Tianyuan obtained a loan through "The Big Capitalist".

They don't have to work; they can study at university and pursue their hobbies.

These once-luxurious hobbies are now finally available to them, giving them the feeling that "life can still be beautiful."

Interestingly, because there are fewer people working, the hourly wage for working nearby has actually increased.

Previously, jobs paying four yuan an hour were hard to find; now, jobs paying ten yuan an hour are unwanted. Many people from other places travel long distances to work here, which has changed the economic development structure of the municipality.

However, none of this has anything to do with Yuan Jie and wild vegetables.

The two of them now live in the same dorm, and every day besides going to class they play "Journey to the Abyss" together. However, one of them likes to fight and the other likes to scavenge, so they can't really get along.

When they didn't have classes during the day, they would immerse themselves in intense dream worlds together and then begin hunting down those who had fallen into darkness.

A more accurate way to put it is to criticize those who speak ill of Chen Yu.

They earned a lot from the small theaters of "The Big Capitalist" before. This money was enough for them to live comfortably through university, and they even had the opportunity to complete the Star Lord's mission, obtain the seed of the Dao, and then achieve Foundation Establishment.

Such immense kindness is like being given a second life by one's parents.

Anyone who dares to criticize my parents, no matter how far away, will be punished!

However, the guys targeting Chen Yu were clearly well-prepared, with each of them accompanied by a giant toilet, leaving filth everywhere they went, making it impossible to spray them all.

After finishing his match against a guy, Yuan Jie emerged victorious, but didn't derive much joy from it.

One left, and there's still one left.

The other party is just taking money to spread history, and they still have to go to school, so they can't possibly criticize them all.

Sullenly putting down his phone, Yuan Jie said, "Is there no sanctuary for me in this world?"

"Yes, the newly updated 'Journey to the Abyss' is one. Come and rest for a while if you're tired of ranting, and then continue ranting."

"Forget it, the thought that I can't completely eliminate everyone else fills me with sadness and melancholy. What's new? Have the characters from 'The Big Capitalist' been added?"

"It's been added, with multiple popular characters to choose from. The character's skill involves rolling dice to determine the effect; the more money you invest, the better the dice effect, making it a skill class with a high degree of randomness. There's also a new event map. The new map significantly enhances the gameplay for non-competitive players, allowing competitive players to also have fun."

"Um……"

He doesn't like non-competitive gameplay, but he likes the dice skill.

"Journey to the Abyss" is gambling in itself, and dice are gambling within gambling. Just thinking about gambling big and small made Yuan Jie so excited that he rubbed his hands together.

The update finished immediately, and he couldn't wait to enter the dream world and start gambling.

Seeing Yuan Jie's gambling addiction growing stronger, Wild Vegetable shook her head and began her dream after finishing the update.

He has always preferred the more stable gameplay of the Dream Realm. He wouldn't enter the Dream Realm before there were unofficial gameplay options for "Journey to the Abyss," but he really likes it now that there are.

He also really liked "My Factory," so choosing a worker as his role was a natural progression.

Carrying his oversized backpack, he carefully read the instructions for entering the new activity, and after making sure he hadn't been tricked, he agreed and entered the dream.

Unlike the pre-made maps used before, this event map unfolds gradually.

Once the map finished loading, Wild Vegetable found herself lying on a bed in this dormitory, but this wasn't her own dormitory.

The tiny, special puppet floated in the air and said to the vegetable, "You're awake, dear vegetable. I am an interpretation puppet from the Special Containment Team, and I mean no harm. As you can see, this is a municipality directly under the jurisdiction of Changsheng Prefecture, but it's not entirely a municipality."

"Where is this place?"

"The special containment team defines this place as a parallel space, a space between reality and illusion. Here, you players cannot attack each other; you can only work together to build your area."

After realizing they couldn't attack each other, the wild vegetables' fondness for this place immediately increased by two levels.

"The time ratio here is one to eight compared to reality. The mana required for acceleration is provided by the Tianyuan server, so there's no need to worry. Now, Mr. Wild Vegetable, please look out the window."

Walking to the window, Wild Vegetables noticed that outside was a municipality, but all the buildings were dilapidated.

The municipalities are divided into three levels: the top level is the university, the middle level is the residential area, and the bottom level is the factory area.

Now, however, all three areas are extremely dilapidated, the roads are rugged, and the trains that circle the city are covered with mottled marks, giving people a sense of apocalypse.

Although she knew it was just a dream, the lifelike scene still made the wild vegetable sigh.

Chenguang's technological capabilities seem to be getting stronger and stronger.

Upon entering this place, the phone must be collecting and rendering information about the surrounding environment. Each rendering adds a touch of the "Flowing Light Star Lord's" skill effects, making the place even more realistic.

This rendering method requires an unknown amount of mana; in other dream worlds, it would cost players three or four hundred to achieve the same result.

The fact that Chenguang released it for free demonstrates that his dedication and persistence in pursuing dreams has reached an artistic level.

They deserve to be so powerful.

And Mr. Chen, could you please provide a QR code so I can make the payment? I'm really worried you might go bankrupt.

After being stunned by the opening scene of the dream, Nocturnal Vegetable heard the small puppet say, "There are now 21,000 players active here. You can collect special resources to repair this city, or try to repel the monsters that are born here at night. But be careful, you may only have one month."

What will happen in a month?

"We don't know, and the special containment team isn't sure either. We only know that something not so good will happen in a month. Now, please enjoy your dream experience."

"Ok."

Carrying her large backpack, Ye Cai left her dormitory and entered this familiar yet unfamiliar municipality.

(End of this chapter)