Those who reincarnate must die.

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"It's responding!"

Most people might not notice it, but Zhang Lang, with his exceptional abilities, saw it: the box on the table opened a barely perceptible crack after Su Jie approached!

Hearing Zhang Lang's shout, Gu Shushu also noticed the change in the box. Excitement appeared in her eyes, and without thinking, she grabbed the box and opened it!

The moment the box was opened, a beam of light shot out from inside, instantly engulfing Zhang Lang, Gu Shushu, Su Jie, and the guests at several nearby tables!

A moment later, the light dissipated, and Zhang Lang remained seated in his original position, but Gu Shushu opposite him, Su Jie beside him, and the guests at several nearby tables who had been shrouded in the bright light had all disappeared!

What's even more frightening is that despite this sudden and drastic change, the other customers in the coffee shop seemed oblivious, continuing to eat, drink, and chat as if nothing had happened.

"What's going on?" Zhang Lang squinted, the sudden bright light catching him off guard. In his panic, he only saw a few orange sparks remaining where those people had disappeared.

"The scent of the altar..." Zhang Lang gritted his teeth. "Orange flames, the ability to alter reality and human perception—without a doubt, that little box is related to the altar... a void!"

Heeding Zhang Lang's summons, a lazy voice echoed in his mind: "You guessed right, that box is indeed from the altar."

"Why didn't you warn me sooner?" Gu Shushu and Su Jie had disappeared, and Zhang Lang was extremely anxious: "What exactly were those things?"

"I didn't see it at first either..." Xu explained, "But the bright light and the effect of sweeping people away just now confirmed it—it was an invitation to a blank altar!"

"An invitation to the Blank Altar?" Zhang Lang was hearing this name for the first time. "What is that?"

"A blank altar, as the name suggests, is an altar without anyone in it!" Xu explained.

"Every month, the altar sends thousands of reincarnators to various worlds for adventures. Some of them will inevitably die during the missions, but the following month, even more newcomers will enter the altar and, under the guidance of their predecessors, grow into powerful reincarnators to fill the void left by the deaths... In general, the total number of people in the altar is maintained in a dynamic balance, roughly between 12,000 and 15,000."

"Inevitably, a mission might encounter a major crisis, leading to the complete annihilation of the altar. In such cases, the altar will become a blank altar, and recruitment will be suspended."

"Why is this happening?" Zhang Lang asked, puzzled. "Just keep recruiting, what's wrong with it being all new people?"

"It's not as simple as you think." Xu sighed. "Without a single veteran, who's going to explain the situation to the newcomers? Even if the altar can display the rules and tasks, who's going to restrain the newcomers and prevent them from recklessly courting death?"

"The altar used to be just like you imagined, directly stuffing a group of newcomers into the altar, only to have them all walk into the darkness and be wiped out, or wander around the mission world and get killed... This resulted in the fact that once an altar was wiped out, it often took many missions to cultivate a single veteran, making it extremely inefficient."

"So, the altar was later improved, and a magical item was invented: the invitation to the blank altar."

"These invitations don't have a fixed appearance; they randomly scatter throughout the main world. Normally, they look like ordinary items, but only when qualified individuals approach them will they exhibit a certain supernatural power to attract attention. Once three or more qualified individuals approach, the invitation will activate, teleporting everyone within the vicinity to the blank altar to begin their first adventure!"

"A qualified individual?" Zhang Lang frowned, recalling how the box showed signs of opening after Su Jie approached, and couldn't help but ask, "What qualifies someone as a qualified individual?"

"Adventurous spirit, strong action, calm mind, strong psychological endurance, receptiveness to new things, or other outstanding qualities... Having one or more of these can greatly increase the chances of survival when carrying out missions at the altar. In a team of complete novices, having three such people can basically guarantee that the whole team will not be wiped out. This is the experience that the altar has summarized through countless experiments."

Following Xu's explanation, Zhang Lang continued his analysis: "The fact that Gu Shushu discovered the ability to resurrect the dead means that Gu Shushu is a gifted individual; the fact that she reacted when Su Jie approached means that Su Jie is also a gifted individual... These two people do indeed fit the criteria for gifted individuals..."

"There should be a third one!" Xu analyzed. "It can't be you. You're already a veteran. Among the people who just disappeared, there should be another decent guy..."

"That's not important..." Upon learning that those people had been teleported to the altar to carry out a mission, Zhang Lang frowned: "Gu Shushu yearned for the mysterious world, and it's one thing for her to court death, but the others are innocent... especially Su Jie!"

Zhang Lang doesn't have many friends in the main world, but Su Jie is one of them. If possible, he hopes that this girl can live peacefully in the safe main world and never get involved with the altar or the reincarnators.

But now, she had come closer because she saw him, and had been chosen by the altar, which made Zhang Lang feel a little guilty: "She was clearly about to leave just now. If I hadn't stopped her, she might have left the area of ​​the invitation."

"Becoming a reincarnator isn't so bad," Xu said somewhat dismissively. "Knowing the truth of this world sooner means you can grow up sooner!"

"If I could, I'd rather never grow up!" Zhang Lang slammed his hand on the table, causing a section of the thick tabletop to collapse. The coffee shop staff rushed over to clean it up and apologized for the poor quality of their tables and chairs.

Ignoring the flustered staff, Zhang Lang got up and left the coffee shop, silently asking himself, "Do you have a way to get me to that altar they went to?"

"You want to help them through the newbie phase?" Xu was taken aback, then retorted, "Come on, these blank altar quests are for complete beginners. They have no potential, you won't earn many points, it's not worth wasting a quest on them!"

"I said I'm going!" Zhang Lang's attitude was very firm: "I know you can do it!"

"Even if I could get you there..." Xu explained, "Your current mission cycle isn't over yet, so you can't do a second mission!"

"A second mission?" Zhang Lang frowned, then opened the badge and brought up the "One More Time" fire enhancement.

"Take me there!"

"But you..." Xu tried to persuade him, but only received an even more resolute response from Zhang Lang.

"Take me there!"

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"Alright, but you have to promise me..." Xu frowned and said, "Even if you have to turn everything upside down, you have to squeeze every last bit of points out of that world!"

"I will, provided they are safe!"

After leaving those words, black flames erupted from Zhang Lang's body.