A game where you have to pay to win? But I have a lifespan roulette wheel!

Another concept.

The King of Fantasy's usually jovial expression turned serious for the first time, making the atmosphere in his classroom more solemn.

He looked around at the surging waves of the world's ocean and slowly said, "Another concept is called an unconventional concept, or, to be more precise, a subjectively defined concept."

"Subjective definition?" Jiang Lin frowned.

"That's right." The King of Fantasy pulled out a flask of wine from somewhere. However, considering that he might also have the ability to materialize fantasy, it's normal for him to be able to inexplicably hide grenades in his crotch. "Conventional concepts are the laws that are generally accepted in most worlds, such as gravity, magnetic fields, the properties of matter... These are all objectively existing consensuses. But subjectively defined concepts are different. They are rules that are forcibly defined by a certain person or entity."

He paused, then continued, "For example, if a concept defines that red things will explode, then within the scope of that concept, everything red will explode. This definition doesn't need to conform to physical laws, logic, or even common sense. It only needs to be recognized by the definer and have a sufficiently strong conceptual power to support it."

"..."

Ok.

Although I've always known that the only professional is in the underworld.

However, every time the knowledge base is updated, it turns out to be even more sinister than I imagined.

"So the Guardian King you're talking about isn't just a conventional concept, is it?"

The King of Fantasy nodded. "Of course. The conventional concept is that an attack can be blocked, but certain conditions must be met. For example, the material of the object that intercepts the attack must be stronger than the attacking object, and the interception must be along the same path. However, the King of Guardians omits this concept and defines it as: as long as he makes the action of interception, the attack will definitely be intercepted, regardless of whether the attack comes from the front or from behind, whether it is a physical attack, a magical attack, or a conceptual attack."

"This...this is just too unreasonable."

If all of you professionals play like this, how are other people supposed to survive?

"Hahaha!" The King of Fantasy laughed. "When have the Unique Professionals ever reasoned? Why do you think we gathered all the Unique Professionals to go to Jianmu? It's because the numbered forbidden creatures we're facing are also monsters that have mastered this kind of subjective definition."

His eyes sharpened: "Number--03, Forbidden Creature [Definer] It can define what it sees as non-existent, not by destroying or erasing it, but by directly defining it as non-existent. If it gets close to the Jianmu, it can completely define the Jianmu as something that has never existed."

"..."

Jiang Lin gasped, feeling a slight headache; this was only number 03.

"Why are you all surrounding Jianmu? What would happen if Jianmu disappeared? And why are you fighting an enemy based on this concept?"

"Remember what we talked about before? When activating an ability, the first thing to consider is the priority, and the second is the coverage of the concept. For example, in the conventional concept, water can extinguish fire, but my subjective definition is that it can create a flame that burns water. If we can't determine the winner at this stage, then we go to the third stage."

"The third stage?"

The King of Fantasy looked at Jiang Lin seriously.

"Compare the numbers!"

"..." Jiang Lin was silent for a moment, "Didn't someone just say that anyone who uses items to increase health is an idiot?"

"Yes, after all, they all rely on spending their lives to strengthen themselves. Strengthening the power of concepts yields much higher returns than increasing life points. Generally speaking, the third scenario won't happen. The winner can be decided by the contest of conceptual power."

Ok?

Something's not right.

According to the legendary swindler Lao Deng.

Don't old-school solo professionals value their own health points a lot?

How do you interpret the King of Fantasy's statement? It still seems to focus on developing the power of concepts.

"Is maximum health really that useless?"

"That's not it, it's just that the benefits aren't that high. With enough lifespan, balanced development is the best approach. After all, the power of concept is the display, showcasing your power, while the maximum lifespan is the power supply. If the power is gone, no matter how luxurious the display is, it's useless. But if you have enough power to power the display, even if your power supply is hundreds of times greater, if you don't upgrade the display, the displayed image will still be the same."

"Your explanation has given me a sudden realization!"

Jiang Lin said he had an epiphany.

The King of Fantasy looked at Jiang Lin and suddenly revealed a meaningful smile: "Kid, I think the ability you used when you copied my perfume just now was quite interesting. It wasn't a simple imitation, but rather you copied the essence of the concept as well, and even the feeling of the power of the concept was there. It just doesn't have the priority of my strength, but the framework is indeed correct."

Jiang Lin was puzzled. Why did this guy suddenly come back here?

The King of Fantasy leaned closer and lowered his voice: "Your ability... it wouldn't happen to be the game's singularity, would it?"

Boom!!!

No?

This familiar feeling.

Jiang Lin examined his earrings, the ones that would update every time his abilities refreshed after he gained the ability to materialize, thanks to the Magic King's ability to read his mind.

You're fine, everything's alright?

Jiang Lin did not answer, but the answer was already obvious.

The King of Fantasy slapped Jiang Lin on the back: "Hahahaha, I knew it! The owner of the Game Singularity is a player of the 'Life-or-Death Game,' but he knows nothing about us. You appeared above the World Sea at this point in time; you were swept into the spacetime turbulence, weren't you?"

They are from the older generation, after all.

Even without mind reading.

Based on one's own observations and knowledge, one can guess the ins and outs of a matter to a great extent.

But isn't this game's singularity a system-exclusive product?

Jiang Lin was somewhat shocked, but considering that even if it was a system, it might be his own talent, and the things inside had real-world prototypes, so it wasn't entirely incomprehensible.

What about the X100 card? Does it also have a prototype?

Can I get my hands on it myself?

But that's a story for another time.

Now that even the King of Fantasy has asked this question...

Jiang Lin didn't try to hide anything and nodded: "I might really have gone back 100,000 years."

"Ten thousand years ago?" The King of Fantasy was stunned, then laughed even more exaggeratedly, "Hahahaha! No wonder! No wonder you don't even know what the power of concepts is! Kid, you haven't gone back to the past at all! You're currently in..."