After the internet was disconnected, I connected to the magic world.

Over these three days, the atmosphere in the world of Kyushu has quietly changed.

When the first five extraordinary individuals were born, the Qingyun Sect leader treated them like ancestors.

They readily offer the position of guest elder, and readily give away elixirs and spirit stones, as if they want to pull out all the best things in the entire sect to curry favor.

After all, the ancient prophecy had just come true at that time, and the extraordinary person was the chosen one, a once-in-a-millennium talent, extremely precious.

However, things changed when the second and third batches of tokens were released.

Today, one appears out of nowhere in Lijia Village; tomorrow, two more emerge in Wangjiatun; and the day after tomorrow, the Qingfeng Sect next door recruits three more.

In just over ten days, dozens of extraordinary individuals emerged throughout the entire Southern Continent.

The village chiefs went from being panicked and kneeling to pray to the gods at the beginning to eventually getting used to it.

Upon opening the door in the morning, the village chief saw a strangely dressed, bewildered person standing in the yard. Without even raising his eyelids, he waved his hand:

"Another extraordinary person has arrived, huh? Register their name; the town elders will come to pick them up this afternoon."

They even reached a cooperation agreement with a nearby sect. For every extraordinary person they recommended to join the sect, the sect would subsidize the village with five taels of silver and three bushels of grain, making them clear middlemen who made a profit from the difference.

The same applies to the sects.

At first, the Qingyun Sect recruited five extraordinary individuals, treating each of them as honored guests.

New disciples accepted now will be treated the same as ordinary disciples, doing chores and practicing basic skills as usual, without any special treatment.

It's not that the sects are snobbish; it's just that there are simply too many extraordinary individuals.

Moreover, they also figured out the nature of these extraordinary people.

She's truly gifted.

They all seemed to have photographic memories; they could learn the techniques and incantations after just one glance, master the moves after a few repetitions, and their cultivation speed was ridiculously fast.

Those with the best aptitude can sense the Qi on the very first day of their training and directly enter the early stage of the Acquired Realm the next day.

Even those who are less fortunate can reliably make it to the day after tomorrow if they endure six or seven days.

Among ordinary martial artists, these would all be considered once-in-a-century geniuses.

In the past, a sect would be extremely grateful if it produced such a genius.

There are tons of them now.

But geniuses may be geniuses, but these extraordinary individuals also have their share of flaws.

When we first started, everyone was ridiculously enthusiastic, asking anyone they could get their hands on, "Do you need any help?"

They eagerly volunteered to do everything – carrying manure, chopping firewood, sweeping, cooking – all with a cheerful smile on their faces.

The sect elders thought that all the extraordinary people were hardworking and kind, and were quite satisfied.

But within two days, these people changed their tune.

He stopped doing any work and stopped helping out. He spent all his time meditating and cultivating in the martial arts training ground, never leaving the house.

He would occasionally come out and, whenever he caught a scout, would ask, "Elder, is there a mission? Is there a reward? Are there spirit stones?"

We will not budge unless we offer them any benefits.

The sect elders were completely taken aback.

So you were all eager to do the work because you thought you'd get something for it?

Little did they know that the players from Earth had already developed a sophisticated palate from all sorts of games.

When you first enter the game, who doesn't find an NPC to accept the beginner quests?

After two days of hard work, carrying water and chopping wood, there was no reward whatsoever, not even an experience point. Who would still do it?

Only a fool would work for nothing.

Wouldn't it be better to spend that time meditating and cultivating yourself?

And right now, the thing that all players care about most is spirit stones.

The first group of five people had already leaked the news that spirit stones could be exchanged for real-world items.

Although the details weren't mentioned, everyone knew that this thing was a valuable commodity, a treasure that could bring cultivation resources back to reality.

Who wouldn't want to get a few more?

As a result, players from various sects were constantly trying to find out the whereabouts of the spirit stones.

The sect's higher-ups weren't fools; they quickly understood after a few exchanges.

Spirit stones are the key to controlling these extraordinary individuals.

But they didn't have any either.

Each sect only has six or seven of these, passed down from their ancestors. Even the primordial ancestors couldn't figure out how to use them, so they were just kept as antiques.

Now that they know it's something valuable, they're even less likely to take it out; everyone's hiding it tightly and giving the same story to the outside world:

I've never seen it before, I don't know about it, our sect doesn't have this.

The players couldn't find out anything, and there was nothing they could do but honestly train and wait to see if there would be an opportunity later.

Only the five members of the Qingyun Sect, Xuanqing, remained unshaken in their positions.

After all, they were among the first batch of extraordinary beings to be born, and their cultivation level was the highest. They had already reached the late stage of the Acquired Realm, making them far stronger than the second and third batches of newcomers.

Master Qingyun continued to treat them as honored guests, knowing full well that:

Although there are many extraordinary people, there are only a few leaders. Sticking close to these five is definitely the right thing to do.

Lin Ze had witnessed all these changes in Kyushu through Zero.

He didn't interfere, nor did he rush to activate the mission system.

There are still too few players, so expanding the quest system would be meaningless.

It's not too late to release them when the number exceeds a thousand or ten thousand.

After a three-day digestion period, the foundation of the semi-plane was stable, and the alchemical brain was also fully debugged.

Lin Ze finally launched a new round of token distribution.

Unlike before, this time, his selection criteria have changed.

Previously, he deliberately avoided all people with official backgrounds and only selected those with active mental abilities from among the ordinary people.

At that time, his foundation was weak, his demiplane was unstable, and his own strength was also weak. He couldn't withstand the impact of the state apparatus, so he naturally had to develop in a low-key manner.

But things are different now.

As the solidification of the demiplane increased, his Foundation Establishment realm cultivation made it difficult for conventional firearms to harm him.

If he were to encounter a weapon of mass destruction like a nuclear bomb, he could simply hide in a demiplane, where attacks from the real world would be completely ineffective against him.

With the confidence to protect themselves, there's no need to hide anything anymore.

There's no need to confront the authorities head-on; however, appropriate contact and guidance to get them involved can be very beneficial.

The organizational and mobilization capabilities of the state apparatus are far superior to those of individual players operating independently.

Once the official channels promote cultivation, the number of players across Kyushu will explode, and the output of spiritual energy will increase dozens or even hundreds of times.

What Lin Ze needs to do is to establish the rules and keep the core of the situation in his own hands before the authorities completely take control of the situation.

"Number Zero, select targets."

Lin Ze instructed, "Those within the system, the military, or the Special Investigations Department, aged twenty to forty, with above-average mental strength, holding a position that is neither too high nor too low, possessing strong psychological qualities, and being highly confidential."

Number to be deployed: twenty.

"Yes, the true form."

The alchemical AI was extremely fast, selecting twenty people who met the criteria from the massive population across the country in just a few seconds.

There were police officers from local police stations, ordinary staff officers from the military region, field agents from the special investigation department, and ordinary researchers from research institutes.

Scattered across the country and in various systems, their positions are not high. Even if problems arise, they won't cause a major upheaval, yet they can accurately deliver information about the tokens to the eyes of high-ranking officials.

Lin Ze nodded in satisfaction.

Twenty tokens are like twenty nails.

This was enough to make the authorities completely uneasy, prompting them to take the initiative to study Kyushu and even actively search for him, the "mastermind behind it all."

He is looking forward to it, believing that the game will become more interesting once the official team gets involved.

Beijing, headquarters of the Special Affairs Department.

After finishing a day of training, field team member Zhao Lei returned to his dormitory and lay down on his bed, exhausted. He then reached under his pillow for a cigarette.

My fingertip slipped and touched a cold piece of wood.

"What the heck?"

He took it out and saw that it was a palm-sized peach wood plaque, polished very smoothly, with cloud patterns carved on the front, looking quite exquisite.

"Who left this here?" Zhao Lei frowned.

Their dormitory management is very strict; outsiders can't get in at all, and teammates won't joke around carelessly.

He looked at it over and over for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. He assumed it was a prank by one of his teammates and casually tossed it onto the bedside table.

After a busy day, he didn't think much of it, took a shower, and fell asleep.

As my consciousness waned, a familiar pulling sensation came over me.

When he opened his eyes again, he was standing on a dilapidated dirt road, surrounded by low mud-brick houses. Several people dressed in ancient costumes walked back and forth by the roadside, looking at him curiously.

Zhao Lei froze completely.

As a field agent for the Special Investigations Department, he had been looking at materials related to Kyushu every day for the past few days. He had watched Wang Hu's interrogation video three times and was extremely familiar with the scene.

"Kyushu...the world?"

He subconsciously touched his pocket, where the peach wood plaque lay securely.

Zhao Lei was in turmoil. He was from the Special Investigations Department, investigating this matter every day, and now he was the one involved?

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. As a professionally trained field operative, his mental fortitude was far superior to that of the average person. After the initial shock, his first thought was: he had to report this immediately.

This matter has already infiltrated the Special Investigations Department.

Meanwhile, across the country, in more than a dozen different positions, more than a dozen people within the system stepped into the world of Kyushu in their sleep.

The next morning, messages flew to the headquarters of the Special Investigation Department in Beijing like snowflakes.

Chen Feng looked at the dozen or so new abnormal reports on the table, his face so solemn it could drip water.

Half of these new token holders are actually within the system, and two of them are even from their own Special Investigations Department.

This is no longer a simple random diffusion.

This is the entity behind them, actively extending an olive branch, or rather... demonstrating.

The other party was able to pinpoint their location and deliver the token right under their noses.

This means that the opponent's abilities are far more terrifying than they had anticipated.

"Notify everyone, it's an emergency meeting," Chen Feng ordered in a deep voice.

"Also, immediately protect and strictly monitor those two team members who obtained the tokens."

I need to know who is behind this world of Kyushu, and what they really want to do.

The atmosphere in the office instantly became incredibly oppressive.