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

Enter the world bubble.

It's never a sudden, one-step process.

Instead, it takes a very long time to travel through space, like the time tunnel of Doraemon, which takes half a day to traverse.

Jiang Lin himself never had any problems when he wore it before.

I just space out.

But this time it's a little different.

Jiang Lin now has something in his hands that he can't quite figure out.

He fumbled for the thick, wordless book on his lap, the director's relic brought back from the conceptual rift.

Ok……

I guess it counts?

unimportant!

The pages were warm and smooth. When his fingertips brushed against them, there seemed to be a very faint, fleeting ripple, like a narrative or record, but when he focused his attention to capture it, it left no trace.

It's like that itchy feeling inside, you're sure it's itchy, but no matter how you scratch it, you can't get rid of it.

"Tsk, what on earth did the director leave behind? This is so troublesome. Couldn't he have just included an instruction manual?" This is something that can only be understood intuitively.

Jiang Lin has always kept his distance from him.

But the old monsters in the conceptual gap all say this is a good thing, so he certainly can't throw it away.

to this end!

This time, he specifically chose a quiet world bubble.

Why do I say quiet?

Jiang Lin had never seen such a world bubble before.

Judging from the lack of intrusion, Humji should be able to accelerate time, giving him time to study it slowly.

However, this world bubble is somewhat different from the ordinary world bubbles he has seen before.

But this is the current condition.

Finding a world bubble without any signs of intrusion is not easy.

It's a little strange, but that's fine.

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As Jiang Lin moved through the tunnel, countless blue-green halos, resembling flowing data streams, appeared around him, and a binary waterfall composed of 0s and 1s would occasionally emerge on the surface.

Ok.

Like those hacker wars that fool laymen, it has a black background and a torrent of green numbers, making it look very sci-fi.

Moreover, it's not just 0s and 1s that float across the screen; occasionally, there are also some meaningless error code snippets or extremely brief status messages.

such as:

[...System self-check in progress...]

[...rule conflict...being tried to fix...]

[...Unknown variable access...Risk assessment...Low...]

Welcome to the ultimate arena!

"Um?"

Seeing these things.

Jiang Lin became somewhat interested.

Sit up straight.

Get ready to enter this brand new world.

This time it's finally not a forest.

But it doesn't seem to be any kind of ground, not typical terrain.

Instead, it is a boundless void composed of pure data and light and shadow.

Countless platforms or stages of varying sizes float in the void, and various forms of battles are taking place on some of these platforms.

There are battles of pure physical strength, dazzling clashes of elemental magic, intricate mechanical creations fighting each other, and even contests that look like debates, puzzles, or strategic games.

The two sides in the duel were of various forms, including humans, orcs, elves, mechanical life forms, and many other strange races that Jiang Lin had never seen before.

Above all the platforms, at the very top, seems to hang a huge, constantly pulsating "core of light," which is like the heart of this world, or the control center, radiating outward the power of rules that maintain everything in operation.

"A data-driven world? An arena world? Or... some kind of super game world?" Jiang Lin's eyes brightened. "I've never encountered this art style before!"

What game is this?

I've never heard of it on the World Ocean website.

The worlds he had conquered before included modern urban settings (Earth), ancient martial arts/cultivation settings (supernatural warriors/cultivation world), Western fantasy settings (Goddess and Hero), wasteland settings, monster-dominated worlds, and worlds overrun by ghosts. This world before him, filled with futuristic technology, data flow, and rule-based arenas, was indeed a first for him.

Survival on a public bus?

That doesn't count.

That thing was only open for a day before it was cleared by a pay-to-win game.

It can be said that heaven is jealous of talent.

"However! This is too unexpected, quite interesting." Jiang Lin rubbed his hands together.

Conquering this kind of world shouldn't require any subtle brainwashing or gaining others' approval.

Judging by appearance!

There is most likely some kind of ladder system.

The highest-ranked player is their king, or the number one ranked player can challenge the god who created the game.

Generally speaking, that's how it is.

I wonder if this world can be swallowed up by pay-to-win games?

Or is this a complete game from the start, but so far, no one has emerged who can soar over the world's oceans?

Jiang Lin was planning to get closer and study this world properly.

The thick, blank book on his lap suddenly trembled slightly.

"Hmm?" Jiang Lin looked down.

The pages turned quickly without any wind, flipping through several pages before finally stopping at a blank page.

Above, a line of text slowly appeared, the style of which was exactly the same as the director's, but it seemed to be mixed with some... other atmosphere.

There was a familiar scent to Jiang Lin, a scent with a prophetic quality, somewhat like that "Book of God's Prayer".

Why would someone have this misconception?

Didn't God's prayer book turn into Barus by itself?

Could it be that the timeline of that world is also problematic?

Wait a minute, there are forbidden creatures...

No, it's because of the forbidden creatures that my timeline went astray, causing me to end up in a conceptual gap.

Speaking of this thing...

The ancient monsters from the Jianmu battlefield ten thousand years ago have been released, and those forbidden creatures should have come out as well. I wonder what will happen.

Whatever happens.

Even if the sky falls, Jiang Lin will prioritize upgrading the King of Kings!

The text on the blank thick book reads:

[A high concentration of the concepts of 'rules,' 'data,' and 'competition' has been detected.]

[World ID: Unnamed (Suspected to be a newly formed or highly mutated world).]

[There is a strong internal narrative fluctuation, with a slight resonance with the director's remaining records.]

[Warning: A nascent fluctuation of the concept of multiple 'uniqueness' has been detected, as well as... traces of 'numbering' activity.]

[Recommendation: Proceed with caution. This world may be a testing ground or arena for 'certain beings'.]

Jiang Lin raised an eyebrow as he looked at the line of text.

No.

Dude.

I'm already inside, and you're telling me to be careful when entering?

And this thing provides quite a lot of information!

I'm not sure about the director's resonance or anything like that, so let's leave that aside for now. It might just be a simple resonance of the narrative concept.

The important things are what I'll talk about later.

A prototype of the unique concept?

What does that mean?

Is it possible for this world to produce only one profession?

Of course, if a unique profession is removed from a game where players have to spend a lot of time and energy, then it's no longer a unique profession. For example, the director is also a conceptual embodiment.

In a pay-to-win game, it might be called the King of Stories or the King of History or something like that.

As for generating conceptual-level things outside of pay-to-win games?

That's obvious, otherwise where would those numbered forbidden creatures get their combat power?

As for the number mentioned in the hint, could it be the forbidden creature?

What kind of place is this? It has the aura of both a professional-level and a numbered forbidden creature.

Whether or not I go to this world is irrelevant.

But now that I've seen these tips, I have to take a closer look.

Just about to take action.

Countless streams of fine data rushed in, enveloping Jiang Lin.

It seems like...

Log in??

A moment later, clear text appeared on the barrier:

[Unknown Visitor]

Race: Human (Mutant/High Energy)

[Performance Assessment: Extremely High (Beyond Standard Range)]

[Rule adaptation in progress... Adaptation complete.]

A temporary identity and basic permission rules have been generated based on the visitor's characteristics.

Welcome to "Eternal Arena City - Alaya".

May you find meaning in your existence amidst endless battles, or perhaps return to the dust of data.