I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 144 The Truth About the Federal Crisis

Upon hearing Cao Yu's question, Xu Yueluo recalled the events while organizing her thoughts and replied:

"An accident occurred within the node, causing some new partitions to be delayed in the deployment of Spirit Boat Points and Time-Space Stations."

In addition, problems would occasionally occur within the new zone, preventing players in the zone from passing the zone's challenge instance, thus leaving them in a state of isolation until the zone number was revoked.

This situation typically occurs in newly created nodes, such as our node 09, where it has a very high probability of happening.

It's not just a very high probability, it's already happened... Cao Yu asked curiously, "What's the reason?"

"Brother, you've probably only been a player for a short time, so it's normal that you don't know this because you haven't been in the community long enough."

Xu Yueluo explained:

"In fact, whether it is the establishment of spirit boat points or the construction of time-space stations, the prerequisite is to first open up a safe sea route and build a stable time-space track."

In a newly formed node, the environment of the Mysterious Sea and its spacetime structure need to be explored and understood gradually. Therefore, the speed of establishing spirit boat points and constructing spacetime stations is much slower than in developed nodes.

She paused, then gave an example:

"Take our 09 node as an example. A new partition might be created three years ago, but the shipping routes and orbits still haven't been established. During this time, the partition will remain isolated from the outside world. If any unexpected events occur, such as a turmoil in the mysterious sea or a spacetime storm, it will increase the difficulty of establishment, and the isolation period will have to be extended further."

In this situation, players within the same zone have to work hard to clear the zone's challenge dungeon first.

Once the test is completed, the potential of the zone will be proven. At that time, the Spirit Realm Shipping and the Celestial Evolution Train will spare no expense to open up routes and tracks there.

Those who couldn't clear the level will just have to wait.

"……understood."

Cao Yu began to ponder.

So the reason why the 009 district where the Federation is located has always been isolated from the outside world is because the Spirit World Shipping and the Celestial Evolution Train are slacking off.

Only by clearing the regional trial dungeons can the construction enthusiasm of these two major factions be mobilized?
In this way, it makes sense that only the Spirit Boat Point was built in the 008 Division... It's probably because the spacetime environment is abnormal, and the speed of building the spacetime orbit is slow, so they can only open up the Ghost Sea route first.

Cao Yu then said to Xu Yueluo:

"The difficulty in establishing the mysterious sea route and the spacetime orbit is a node problem. I remember you just said that, in addition to node problems, problems within the partition can also lead to an extension of the 'offline state'..."

He asked in a rather strange tone:

"What problems could possibly arise in a new partition that hasn't even been connected to the Evolution game yet?"

"Brother, these new zones that are offline have at most B-level players in terms of combat strength, and their ability to cope with unexpected events is very weak. Even a slightly major natural disaster or man-made calamity will bring huge problems to the zone."

Xu Yueluo held up three fingers and said:
"As far as I know, there are three types of disaster scenarios."

He actually asked... Cao Yu wasn't in a hurry. He kept his tone as calm as possible and asked with normal curiosity, "Which three?"

"The first possibility is that some strange and extraordinary creatures are blocking the door, and their purpose is usually inexplicable."

Xu Yueluo replied:

"The extraordinary power of the multiverse is not exclusive to the evolution game. Besides players, many other extraordinary creatures exist in this world, both in reality and in the Mysterious Sea. However... the probability of extraordinary creatures blocking the entrance is extremely small, almost negligible. By the way..."

She smiled and reminded Cao Yu:
"Brother, if you encounter these creatures in the future, be sure to remember their location information and sell it as intelligence. These extraordinary creatures have always been highly sought after by major genetic research companies. Many excellent genetic lineages are derived from their genetic information through extraction, research, and improvement. This kind of intelligence can fetch an astronomical price if conditions permit!"

"What about the second scenario?" Cao Yu continued to ask.

"Some idiot has sneaked into the new partition."

The person who answered this time was Xu Yuechu:

"Some extremely rare A-grade items have the ability to travel between realms, allowing them to directly travel to new offline zones."

The new division is in the development stage, with virtually no strong players and huge potential for exploitation, which attracts some idiots who like to cause trouble.

These idiots have all sorts of motives. For example… some idiot A-level players are just having fun. Unable to reach the top tier in the nodes, they sneak into new zones to become local tyrants, controlling the entire zone and isolating it from the outside world to satisfy their twisted desires.

"Fairy Phoenix, the chances of the situation you described occurring are very small."

Empress Moonlit Night suddenly joined the conversation:
"Transcendental items are extremely precious and rarely end up in the hands of idiots."

Players who possess such items generally have some strength and influence. The most likely reason these people go to the offline zone is to conduct experiments. Don't forget, whether it's powerful immortal cultivation techniques or advanced gene injections, they are all the result of step-by-step research and improvement.

In this process, 'talent' is indispensable.

"Second sister, what the hell do you know!"

Xu Yuechu replied rather bluntly:

"This kind of thing is strictly prohibited. Once discovered, reporting it to the Spirit Realm and Tianyan Star will not only bring huge rewards, but also summon King-level players to handle it. Even desperate criminals who risk their lives will have to think twice before doing something like this."

"Fire Phoenix Fairy, you have no understanding of human nature at all..."

"I told you not to fucking give me nicknames..." The two started arguing.

Cao Yu ignored them completely, looked at his more sensible third sister Xu Yueluo, and continued to ask:

What is the third possibility?

"Dungeon Boss Catastrophe".

Xu Yueluo replied:

"If a new zone gives birth to a B-level dungeon, and the dungeon boss happens to be someone like Mr. Pingzheng who has a great deal of autonomy... then, if this kind of boss becomes malicious, it may brew a disaster."

For example, in order to increase the dungeon level, there is a certain probability that the Boss will collude with some high-ranking humans in that zone to control other players who are about to arrive at Zone B and restrict their evaluation when passing the zone's test dungeon.

In this way, the offline time of that zone will continue to increase, and players will become consumables for the opponent to upgrade the dungeon level.

Or...they may have other motives.

After the introduction, she added:

"These three scenarios are the most basic. Sometimes, more complex offline events may occur, such as a partition being involved in all three types of disasters simultaneously. However, this is extremely rare."

"Um……"

After listening, Cao Yu began to ponder.

Judging from the details of the federal crisis, all three scenarios are possible.

He couldn't say which one was most likely.

He still knew far too little about the three major families.

"The first and third scenarios are the easiest to resolve; once our strength increases, handling them won't be a problem. The second scenario, however… if someone is experimenting with the new partition, then the things involved are likely terrifying."

After thinking it over, Cao Yu felt that this matter should not be rushed.

He needs to find a safe haven—in the second case, he needs to be backed by a large organization with a safe channel for reporting upwards.

I wonder if the no-return-to-base system is reliable?

'No Return to Town seems to be a terrorist organization, a bit...unreliable?'

'However... No Return City has virtually no management system; it's extremely loose. Joining No Return City won't affect my ability to join other organizations later... It seems like I could give it a try.'

Cao Yu made a decision.

He has no regard for organizational recognition; joining a certain force is simply for personal gain and convenience.

As a large mercenary organization, No Return City has its own "full-node internal platform" and loose management... which is indeed very suitable for him at this stage.

With that thought in mind, he stopped worrying about the Federation.

For now, the priority should be improving strength, and striving to find a powerful means of mental manipulation during the process of advancing to C-level player.

When he returns to the Federation, he should be able to determine the nature of the Federation's crisis by capturing the heads of the three major families and searching their souls.

Cao Yu said with a sigh:
"To go to the offline zone, I need to find an A-grade item with the ability to travel between zones... The value of such an item probably exceeds that of the offline zone itself, and I can't obtain it at this stage."

He shook his head slightly:
"Looks like the idea of ​​robbing people by blocking the gates of the new district is not for me."

"Brother, our internal platform does sell these kinds of items, but they're all incredibly expensive, and most A-level players can't afford them. After all, these kinds of items are 'lifesavers'."

Xu Yueluo said:
"If you want to go to the new offline zone, you can try using the platform with no return to town to post a job and find someone with that kind of ability to help you. It's just a one-time opportunity, so the price shouldn't be high."

She was luring Cao Yu to join the City of No Return.

Cao Yu then readily accepted the temptation and asked:
"By the way, how did you join No Return City?"

"It's very simple. Just obtain a 'no-return order' and pass its detection and verification."

As Xu Yueluo spoke, she took out a jet-black card from her storage space. It was about the size of a playing card, but much thicker, and looked to be of very high quality.

Cao Yu's gaze fell on the three words displayed on the card: Instigator.

“This is my ‘No Return Order’,” Xu Yueluo introduced. “Its main function is to connect to the internal platform of No Return City. The platform of No Return City was built by the city lord and has many functions, including communication, shopping, forums, bounties, intelligence, missions, etc. Basically, it has everything a mercenary organization should have.”

“What does ‘instigator’ mean?” Cao Yu asked.

“After each ‘No Return Order’ is recognized by its owner, text will appear, which is similar to an evaluation, but it may not be accurate.”

Xu Yuelu pouted and said:
"They actually accused me of being an instigator... That's absolutely a frame-up! People these days like to hide their emotions, I was just helping them release them, how is that instigation?"

Hmm, it seems this "No Return Order" is quite accurate in its assessment of people... Cao Yu looked at Xu Yueluo, suppressing the hurtful truth in his heart.

(End of this chapter)