Northern Myanmar: These players are acting strangely!

Chapter 80: One Step Away from Upgrade, the Big Fish Takes the Bait?

The one ranked first is none other than...

It is truly a case of the sun and moon being misaligned—Chu Ming!
Achievement Points: 535!

You have met the unlock requirements for "Beginner Player"!

Wang Zixu stared wide-eyed, somewhat incredulous.

He was the first beta tester to enter the game, and he believed that he had invested just as much time and effort as Chu Ming, but the other party's achievement points were actually 160 points higher than his.

It was a little hard to accept at first.

My heart is full of doubts.

Where exactly did he fall short?

Focusing his mind on Chu Ming's name,
The achievements panel then unfolds.

Chu Ming unlocked a total of 18 achievement badges.

There are two more of them than him in total.

But why is there such a big difference in achievement points?

Upon closer inspection,
Wang Zixu then discovered the problem.

His expression couldn't help but look a little strange.

I never expected that I could actually earn an achievement medal just for reaching the required number of deaths!
[Achievement Name: Return from the Abyss]

[Acquisition Requirements: Die a total of 25 times.]

[Achievement Points +50]

[Unlock Permissions: Enables the ability to choose your own park; players can select a park by consuming game points.]

Wang Zixu was speechless for a moment.

He should have died a few more times back then.

But it's too late to regret now.

Unless he is willing to give up all the connections he has built up in the 404 park and bear the risks of restarting the game.

But no matter how you look at it, restarting for 50 achievement points doesn't seem worthwhile.

If it were just about "Return from the Abyss", the two wouldn't have such a large difference in total achievement points.

The main thing is that Chu Ming also gained a special achievement that is glittering gold.

[Achievement Name: 404 Legendary]!
[Acquisition Requirements: Directly or indirectly kill a member of the park's management team (at least a supervisor or higher), successfully causing a major stir within the park, and be publicly executed after death.]

[Achievement Points +150]

The conditions for obtaining it are extremely stringent.

But this one achievement alone added a full 150 achievement points!
Its value is beyond doubt.

While Wang Zixu was studying the rankings, the viewers in the live stream also saw the ranking information, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.

[Holy crap! What's going on? Piao Di isn't number one?!]

[If I remember correctly, Piao Di was the first player to enter the game. Who is this "Sun and Moon in Misfortune"? How could he possibly surpass Piao Di and take the top spot on the achievements leaderboard! That's incredible!]

[The sun and moon are both wrong... I remember now! He's the ruthless guy who single-handedly killed Kun, the park director, a while ago! No wonder! Look at his achievements, there are several related to firearms!]

[Killing the director gets you 150 achievement points, dying 25 times gets you 50 points. The game encourages players to kill the director, are you just throwing your life away? I'll have to try it when I log back in!]

[Got it. I'll go provoke the supervisor, find an opportunity to mess with him, and try to get him publicly executed as soon as possible!]

【Wait... what kind of good news is this?】

Now, on the other side.

Chu Ming, who is at the center of the storm, has also logged into the game.

And I saw today's update.

I didn't have high hopes for this achievement list, thinking that the number one spot would definitely go to the "King of Freebies".

That guy is both sneaky and hard-working, making the story progress the fastest across the entire server.

It's fair to say that it truly deserves the title.

To my surprise, when I opened it, my ID was at the top of the list.

Moreover, they led the second-place team by a precipitous margin.

This ranking list serves as a reference for players on the same server.

The system will automatically settle accounts at 12 o'clock every day and give players a small amount of game points as a reward based on their ranking.

However, the quantity is very small.

The top player only receives 30 game points per day.

The second place winner will receive 20 points.

The third place winner receives 15 points...

Players ranked outside the top 100 also receive rewards; they can earn 5 game points simply by logging in each day.

After a moment's thought, Chu Ming understood the official's intention.

Since it's not a pay-to-win game, the official team doesn't want to use leaderboards to create a gap between players.

These rewards are more like a pure incentive mechanism.

Chu Ming glanced at his score; he was currently 29 game points short of leveling up.

Including the daily reward for the top-ranked player,
I should be officially upgraded to "Beginner Player" by tomorrow at the latest, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

He will be the first player on the entire server to level up.

Turn off the achievements panel.

Chu Ming yawned, preparing to begin his scamming business for the day.

Of course, it wasn't really a scam; it was purely to meet the targets set by the park and avoid getting beaten up.

Since his ultimate goal was to find a way to escape the park, he knew that he couldn't keep up with the scamming for long and didn't want to waste too much energy on it.

In the few days since he arrived at the park, he has been constantly gathering intelligence and thinking about ways to escape.

However, there's really no clue about this matter for the time being.

Just as the "King of Freebies" said, the entire park is heavily guarded, with high walls and electric fences surrounding it, and armed green-skinned soldiers patrolling 24 hours a day. Escaping would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Time flies, and it was soon afternoon.

Had lunch.

All the dogs were pushed back to their respective workstations, and the sound of keyboards clattering away quickly filled the air.

The screen emitted a faint, cold light, illuminating the focused faces.

Every now and then, someone would raise their hand to cover their mouth and yawn.

Sleepy in spring, lacking in autumn and taking a nap in summer.

Myanmar is mainly dominated by a tropical monsoon climate.

There are actually only three seasons throughout the year: the hot season, the cool season, and the rainy season.

Extreme high temperatures may occur during the hot season, while the lowest temperature during the cool season is estimated to be around 15°C.

It's already November, the cool season, and the beginning of autumn fatigue.

Wang Zixu stared at the computer screen, his eyelids drooping, feeling extremely sleepy.

To combat sleepiness, I would chat with the viewers in the live stream every now and then to pass the time.

Sitting in the row behind him, Zhao Shuang rested her chin on her hand, looking listless.

He just checked the updated achievement system today.

Whether it's game points or achievement points, he's far behind Wang Zixu and Chu Ming.

But this was expected.

This is also related to his personality.

He's always been an impatient person.

He only played the game seriously for the first couple of days after entering the game, and then he started streaming after the game was officially released.

The live stream content is primarily focused on creating entertaining content.

For example, if a viewer dislikes a certain NPC, they might casually send a small gift and then go and cause trouble for him. If he dies, they can simply restart the game.

This led to his later moment of provokeance against Director Bao and slapping him hard in the buttocks.

"Ugh……"

He sighed, slumped onto the table, and looked somewhat dejected.

I would occasionally glance at the scattered bullet comments floating by in the live stream.

Why isn't the streamer doing anything funny anymore?

[Exactly, wasn't this streamer supposed to be a showman? Has he changed his style? Now he just sits here typing on his keyboard all day, it's putting me to sleep.]

No plot, no jokes, no excitement, unfollowed.

【…】

Zhao Shuang felt exhausted and suddenly regretted transferring to the 404 Park.

It was because he promised Wang Zixu and Chu Ming a couple of days ago not to cause trouble that his live stream completely lost its entertainment value.

The live stream has been quiet these past few days.

Backend data shows that the account also lost a wave of followers.

Even his older brother "Blooming Fortune" who used to shower him with gifts has disappeared.

I usually receive at least two or three hundred yuan worth of gifts every day.

These days, it's hard to even make fifty yuan a day.

Putting yourself in his shoes, he wouldn't want to watch the streamer spend an entire afternoon typing on a keyboard in the live stream room either.

I only watch football if I believe in it.

The more I typed on the keyboard, the more irritated I became. The constant clattering sound filled my ears, and I even had the urge to smash the keyboard.

"Brother Long! Brother Long!"

"I've got a big fish on my hook!"

Just as he was lost in thought, a shout suddenly rang out from the office area.

Not only him, but almost everyone in the office area was drawn to it.

Wang Mazi excitedly grabbed Wang Zixu's shoulders, his face beaming with joy:
"Xiao Wang, did you see that?!"

"Tell me, isn't I awesome?!"

(End of this chapter)