National destiny: Global tower climbing skills have decreased by 10,000 times.

When Ye Fei opened his eyes, the ceiling was white.

It wasn't the yellowed, peeling ceiling of his rented room, but a spotless, brand-new white one.

He was stunned for three seconds.

Last night, he seemed to have streamed a few games, playing Slay the Spire 2 Silent Hunter A10 as usual, and had already achieved a 30-game winning streak.

There weren't many comments, but there were still a few dozen people watching. One longtime fan said, "Hei Xi's understanding of the game is so good, it's a shame he's not a professional player!"

He chuckled and said, "This is a niche game, there aren't any professions."

Then I ended the broadcast and went to sleep.

and then?

I opened my eyes and there I was.

Ye Fei sat up and looked around. The room wasn't big, but it was clean and tidy. On the table was a computer he had never seen before, and next to it was a cell phone.

There was a poster hanging on the wall—a family portrait of the characters from Killing Spire, but the art style was much more refined than he was familiar with. The characters on it were the same as he remembered, making it a sophisticated fan-made creation.

He picked up his phone, the screen lit up, and a notification popped up:

**National Fortune Battlefield Breakthrough: Congratulations to the Dragon Kingdom Team for achieving seventh place in the Slay the Spire Global Edition National Fortune Battlefield, successfully securing their place in the league! Keep up the good work next year!**

Ye Fei stared at the push notification for ten seconds.

A battlefield for national destiny? A global version?

His mind wasn't fully clear yet, but his finger had already tapped the notification.

The page redirects to an app called "Tayu Information," where the headline prominently displays:

Season 13 National Games Concludes: Korea Retains Championship Title, China Nation Nation Nation Nation Nation Nation narrowly avoids relegation.

Scroll down:

In-depth analysis: Why has the Chinese Pyramid Shooting Arena failed to produce an A10 player in five years?

Further down:

Beginner's Guide: From Zero to Advanced - Why You Should Choose a Fault Bot First

Ye Fei felt increasingly uneasy as he looked at the app. He scrolled through it rapidly, his expression growing more and more subtle with each page.

Kill the Spire...Global Edition?

He roughly figured it out: this world also has Kill Spire, but it's not quite the same as the one he was playing.

This is a fusion version of the first and second games, including all characters, all monsters, all relics, as well as a very complete online system and community features.

Players can directly match with random teammates in the game, form four-person teams to conquer towers, and there is a global leaderboard that is updated in real time.

The Killing Spire in this world is a core project that determines the fate of a nation.

Each country sends a representative to participate in the national destiny battle, and the results directly affect the country's ranking.

Professional players are idols of the nation, and the viewership of top leagues is comparable to that of the World Cup.

Ye Fei wasn't too surprised by this—he had read quite a few novels about the fate of the nation.

What truly interests him is the "game skill level" of the players in this world.

He opened the global rankings and took a look.

Advanced Ranking List (A9 and above)

1. [Korea] ParkJihoon - Cleared A10, faulty robot, win rate 38.3%

2. [Eagle Country] JasonW – Cleared A10, malfunctioning robot, win rate 32.1%

3. [Korea] KimSungwoo – Cleared A9, Crown Prince, win rate 41.2%

4. [Sakura] TanakaRyo – Cleared A9, malfunctioning bot, win rate 49.7%

5. [Dragon Kingdom] Wuhen – Cleared A9, using a faulty bot, win rate 46.4%

Ye Fei slid down for a long time.

Of the top ten, nine were faulty robots.

The first twenty consisted of sixteen robots and four crown princes.

He closed the leaderboard and went to the strategy guide section.

A post titled "【Must Read】Global Version's Strongest Team Composition Guide - Advanced Ranking Guide" was pinned to the top.

Ye Fei clicked on it, and the title of the post read:

"A Battle of the Century: The Malfunctioning Robot vs. the Crown Prince – Who is the True Top-Tier?"

He raised an eyebrow and continued reading.

The post was quite long, with charts and video links, showing that it was well-thought-out. The author provided a detailed comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of the two characters.

In the section describing the malfunctioning robot, he wrote:

"Chicken Pot's single card stats are the highest in the entire game. One 'Leap' costs one mana and starts with nine defense, and after hitting it, it has twelve defense, making it the most efficient character."

"Chicken Pot's charging ball mechanism is the strongest mechanism in the entire game, bar none. It requires no operation, is automatically triggered, and simultaneously covers the three areas of blocking, high damage, and AOE, making it perfect and comprehensive."

The description of the crown prince is equally impressive:

"The Crown Prince's sword-forging style is the true ceiling of damage, the upper limit of the game's output. Once a weapon is forged to the late stage, it can deal hundreds of damage with a single strike. Its performance against bosses is no less than that of a malfunctioning robot."

"Furthermore, the Crown Prince grows and accumulates strength, becoming stronger with each battle. While the Chicken Pot's attack requires waiting for a turn to trigger, the Crown Prince deals real-time damage!"

The post also included links to A9 playthrough videos for two different characters, both recorded by professional players from Korea and the United States, and the comments section was buzzing with heated debate.

Ye Fei couldn't continue reading after only reading half of it.

It's not because the post was poorly written, but because—what are these two characters fighting over?

In his original world, the observer was the undisputed strongest character.

In his understanding, once the Observer activates the Fierce Tiger Descending the Mountain skill, the infinite combo of ice and fire will instantly kill everything with explosive damage. Even if the other four characters are tied together, they are not enough to defeat the Observer.

The claims that chicken stew has high single-card stats or that the Crown Prince's sword-forging build has the highest damage ceiling are all laughable to onlookers.

Even excluding the "monster" of the first generation, the strongest of the second generation should be the "hunter". With the poison god card "Corrosion Wave" set up, it is no problem to create hundreds of layers of poison in one turn.

What are the Crown Prince and the robot?

He dragged it directly to the comments section.

As expected, the two sides argued fiercely in the comments section.

The top-voted comment is one that supports the faulty robot:

"Is there even a need to argue about this? How many crown princes are in the top ten of the global rankings? Aren't they all just chicken soup? The actual data is right here; chicken soup is the answer."

More than three thousand likes.

Someone replied below:

"The leaderboard can only reflect the choices of professional players, not the potential of a character."

"The Crown Prince's sword-forging technique clears A9 much faster than Chicken Pot's; I've even posted the video, why don't you guys watch it?"

This post also has over 800 likes.

"I'd say the chicken hot pot design is the production team's favorite creation. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

It also received over 500 likes.

Then the two factions started tearing each other apart, arguing back and forth for hundreds of floors.

Ye Fei flipped through more than a dozen pages of comments, his brows furrowing more and more with each page.

Because he discovered that—in the entire post, not a single person mentioned the observer, let alone the hunter.

There wasn't a single person there.

The debate, which has lasted for hundreds of posts, revolves entirely around the robot and the crown prince. Occasionally, someone mentions the necromancer or the warrior, but it's always something like, "The necromancer is a good card dealer for the team," or "The warrior's vulnerability buff to the team is still not to be ignored."

The onlookers?

hunter?

These two characters are as if they don't exist.

Ye Fei flipped through a few more pages and finally found a comment mentioning the viewer in a corner:

"Let's not even talk about the 'spectator' role anymore. Anyone who likes to play this role is considered to have a poor understanding of the game."

Someone else replied to this comment:

"Observer players are at the very bottom of the Tower of Trials hierarchy, even less desirable than Hunters. At least Hunters have a knife build to play, but what do Observers have? Suicide in a rage state? Hahaha!"

"The Observer is the worst design in this game. The only character whose own cards can double the damage dealt to monsters, yet they're already so fragile—are they trying to die even faster?"

The post ended with a funny emoji of a laughing man.

Ye Fei stared at the screen and took a deep breath.

He recalled his original world, where some initially thought the Observer was weak. However, as players gained a deeper understanding of the game mechanics, the Observer's strength was gradually revealed, eventually making them the undisputed strongest character.

But in this world—with games having been around for so many years and hundreds of millions of players worldwide—not even a basic gameplay mechanic for spectators has been developed.

He scrolled to the end and typed a line in the comments section:

"No, what are you guys discussing? Do those two characters combined even have a hair on the viewer's head?"

send.

He waited a few seconds and then refreshed the page.

The comments section exploded.