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

The first person to discover the token was an elderly man who was doing his morning exercise in a park in Shanghai.

Around six o'clock in the morning, the old man finished a set of Tai Chi and was walking home, wiping his sweat, when he suddenly kicked something hard.

Looking down, I saw a palm-sized token, antique in appearance, with incomprehensible cloud patterns engraved on it. It felt heavy in my hand, quite substantial.

"Hey, whose token did this? It's quite well-made."

The old man held it in his hand, turning it over and over for a long time, but couldn't figure it out. He then casually put it in his pocket, planning to go to the police station later to ask who lost it.

Similar incidents were happening all over the country at the same time.

Some people found it downstairs at their company, some found it on their own balconies, and some saw it on the roadside while buying breakfast.

Some people even find it next to their pillow.

—I don't know how that token ended up in my house. The doors and windows were all locked properly, it's like it just appeared out of nowhere.

At first, nobody took it seriously.

It wasn't until a netizen named "lucky_little_transparent" took a picture of the token and posted it on Weibo that the issue came to light.

[Does anyone in the family know what this is? I found this thing on my bedside table when I woke up this morning, and it's quite heavy.]

Is this the Dream Token you guys were talking about that can take you to the Nine Provinces world? I just found it! [Image]

The comment section exploded within two minutes of the post being published.

[Holy crap! Is this for real? A dream summons?!]

Holy crap! I just found one downstairs too! I thought it was some kind of lost craft item!

[Don't throw it upstairs! It's real! I have a friend who's a gamer! That thing really can enter the Nine Provinces world!]

[I'm so envious! I've been searching all over the country for three months and haven't even seen a trace of the token, and you actually found it by your bedside?!]

Listen to my advice, bro, delete this post immediately! Don't brag! This thing isn't linked to anything now, whoever gets it owns it!

Hold it while you sleep tonight; it will automatically bind to you once you enter the Nine Provinces world! If you lose it or someone steals it before it binds, you'll have no one to blame but yourself!

[Yes, yes, yes! Don't show it off! Don't you understand the saying "don't flaunt your wealth"? So many people are eyeing this stuff these days!]

The netizen who posted the Weibo post didn't believe it at first, until hundreds of comments in the comment section unanimously told him to delete the post.

He belatedly realized something was wrong and hurriedly deleted the Weibo post, but it was too late.

The screenshot has already been shared everywhere.

In less than half an hour, the news that "the Dream Order that caused a great uproar some time ago has reappeared" immediately topped the Weibo hot search list, followed by the word "hot".

The entire internet went crazy.

Everyone knows what the Nine Provinces world means.

That was a world where there were truly immortals, gods, immortality, and extraordinary powers!

People used to treat it as a joke, but now it's actually happening right in front of them?

Countless people rushed out of their homes like madmen, searching everywhere by the roadside, in the bushes, and in the park, their eyes wide open like saucers, as if they were picking up money.

Someone actually found it and was overjoyed.

Some people searched all morning but found nothing, and they were cursing and swearing.

Shortly after, news of the acquisition of the tokens came out.

First, some unknown rich kid posted a message on his WeChat Moments: "Buying Dream Tokens from all over the internet, one million for every one token, as many as you have, face-to-face transaction, cash payment!"

Then the price kept rising.

Two million.

five million.

Ten million.

Finally, a family business owner from the south even offered 20 million yuan per piece, saying he would buy as many as he could get, a price that made people envious.

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Someone actually found the token and, instead of using it themselves, contacted a buyer to sell it, receiving 20 million in cash and never having to worry about anything again.

But some people had ulterior motives.

At first, it was just stealing, taking the tokens when no one was looking. Later, it started to be outright robbery.

After all, that's twenty million!

Money that an ordinary person couldn't earn in ten lifetimes!

In a city on the southeast coast, a young man had just found a token on the roadside and hadn't even had a chance to enjoy it.

Three burly men rushed out from the side, punched him to the ground, snatched the token, and ran away.

The young man lay on the ground, two of his teeth knocked out, his face covered in blood.

There are even more ruthless ones.

In a second-tier city, a high school student found a token on his way home from school and was cornered in an alley by several thugs from the same neighborhood.

Not only did they steal the token, but they also stabbed someone, leaving them seriously injured and abandoned in the alley.

Even worse, some powerful local families directly mobilized their bodyguards and employees to go door-to-door asking questions.

Anyone who finds the token will be "bought" for hundreds of thousands of dollars, using both soft and hard tactics.

Those who disagree are directly threatened: water and electricity cut off, doors blocked, locks blocked, family members harassed—they'll use any underhanded means imaginable.

In just one morning, hundreds of fights broke out across the country over the struggle for tokens, resulting in several deaths.

Just as things were escalating and about to get out of control, the Special Investigations Department's official account finally posted on Weibo.

[Statement regarding the recent "Dream Entry Order" incident:]

1. The tokens that have recently appeared across the country have been confirmed as "Dream Entry Tokens," which allow holders to enter the world of Kyushu while they are asleep. This is true.

2. The Dream Entry Token is unclaimed before the holder first enters the Kyushu World.

No one may obtain another person's token through illegal means such as theft, robbery, or intentional injury.

Those who violate this rule will be severely punished for robbery or intentional injury, and those whose circumstances are serious will be prosecuted for treason.

3. The trading of Dream Tokens is a voluntary act, and the state does not forcibly interfere. However, the public is reminded that the Nine Provinces World is inherently dangerous, and please consider carefully before entering.

4. Appendix: Basic Knowledge Handbook of the Kyushu World [PDF]

This Weibo post caused an uproar across the internet.

It's officially confirmed!

The Dream Entry Decree is real!

The world of Kyushu is real!

Many people were skeptical before, thinking it was just a story made up by the players to create hype. Now that the official statement has confirmed it, the last bit of doubt has disappeared.

But to everyone's surprise, the official statement not only failed to quell the situation, but instead fueled the looting even more.

Even the officials have acknowledged it, which means this thing is really valuable!

It really is possible to become an immortal!

Those large families that have been around for decades or even centuries used to be wary, fearing it might be some new kind of scam. But now that the government has approved it, how can they still stand it?

Their eyes all turned red.

Extraordinary power, immortality—those are things more important than any amount of money!

As long as a family produces an extraordinary individual, the entire family can soar to great heights!

In a provincial capital city in northern China, a Zhao family that had been in business for three generations sent more than a dozen bodyguards to the home of a retired teacher who had found a token, and they insisted on spending 100,000 yuan to "buy" the token.

When the elderly person disagreed, they simply resorted to robbery.

As soon as he got the token, before he even left the house, the Special Investigations Unit arrived.

The leader was a young man in a black combat uniform who looked to be in his early twenties.

He was among the first batch of players in the Special Investigations Department, and now he has reached the mid-stage of the Acquired Realm.

"Put your things down and come with us." The young man's voice was cold.

The Zhao family didn't take him seriously at all. The head bodyguard sneered, "Who do you think you are? How dare you interfere in the affairs of the Zhao family? Do you even know who our master is?"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and more than a dozen bodyguards rushed forward, each wielding a rubber baton and striking with extreme brutality.

The young man shook his head and sighed.

"act recklessly."

He didn't take any weapons, just stood there until the first bodyguard rushed in front of him, then he gently raised his leg and kicked out.

"Bang!"

The burly man, weighing over 180 pounds, flew out like a tattered sack.

He crashed into the wall behind him, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and immediately passed out.

The rest of the people were stunned.

Before they could react, the young man moved and floated into the air, his feet more than half a meter off the ground, walking on air!

He moved so fast that he left afterimages as he weaved through the crowd. With muffled thuds, in less than ten seconds, more than a dozen bodyguards were lying on the ground, unable to utter a sound.

The head of the Zhao family turned pale with fright, his legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground, the token in his hand falling to the ground with a clatter.

"Super-extraordinary..."

The young man landed on the ground, picked up the token, and handed it to the trembling retired teacher. He then gave the person on the ground a cold glance.

"Take them all away and treat them as robbery."

Similar scenes are playing out in cities across the country.

Those big families also have their own players. Many families have already spent a lot of money to win over a few players in the early or mid-stages of the Acquired Realm as their retainers. If the Special Investigations Department comes to manage them, they dare to take direct action.

In a coastal city, two families' mid-stage acquired players and a special investigation team got into a fight on the street.

Those two mid-stage acquired masters could crack the concrete floor with a single stomp of their feet.

He can punch right through a car, jump over ten meters high, and walk on air, just like a martial arts master in a wuxia movie.

The Special Investigations Unit personnel were not to be outdone. They were also at the mid-stage of the Acquired Realm and had even bought talismans from Daoist Xuanqing. Fireballs and wind blades filled the sky, creating large craters on the ground when they hit.

The two sides fought for more than ten minutes, and half of the street was destroyed, with more than a dozen cars smashed on the roadside.

Finally, reinforcements from the Special Investigations Unit arrived and managed to subdue the two players.

This scene was captured by a passing netizen, who then started a live stream.

Millions of people in the live stream watched as two masters flew back and forth in the sky.

A punch shattered a car, a fireball exploded, and a wind blade severed a street lamp. The entire live stream went crazy, with the chat flooded with comments so much that the screen was completely obscured.

[Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Is this real?!]

Walking on air! Is this the legendary light-footed skill?!

[He punched a car through?! Is he even human?!]

My mom asked me why I was kneeling while watching the live stream...

[The Nine Provinces World! I'm going to the Nine Provinces World! Nobody can stop me!]

This video not only went viral in the country, but was also shared on foreign websites.

YouTube, Twitter, Facebook—this video has gone viral across all platforms.

The foreigners were dumbfounded.

In New York, the United States, someone found a sign in their own yard and was examining it, thinking that the sign was quite well-made.

A young person who intended to hang the can of Coke on their keys as a decoration saw this video, and their eyes widened in surprise as they dropped their can of Coke on the ground with a clatter.

"Fuck?! This brand... I have one too?!"

He suddenly looked at the sign in his hand, which he had thought was quite nice and almost threw away, and his hand began to tremble.

In Moscow, the land of the bear, a drunkard found a token on the roadside one morning and thought he could exchange it for two bottles of vodka.

As I was walking towards the bar with the drink tucked in my pocket, I saw a video sent by a friend, and I instantly sobered up a bit.

He pulled out the token from his pocket and examined it over and over, then yelled and ran home with the token in his arms, refusing to even drink his vodka.

In London, Europe, an old lady was walking her dog in the park when the dog brought back a token. She thought it was quite cute and was planning to take it home as a toy for her grandson.

Seeing the news on TV, my hand trembled and I almost dropped the sign.

In just a few hours, the whole world was shaken.

All countries reacted immediately and mobilized their police and military.

They began searching for these bronze plaques throughout the country, and at the same time, they held an emergency meeting to study what exactly this "Nine Provinces World" in China was all about.

Meanwhile, in the demiplane, Lin Ze was cracking sunflower seeds, watching the chaotic world reflected in the water mirror, and couldn't stop laughing.

"Interesting, very interesting."

He flicked the sunflower seed shells in his hand, and a playful smile appeared on his lips as he watched the people in the live stream fighting tooth and nail for the tokens.

"Rob it, rob it, the more fiercely you rob it, the better."

"Once you've looted enough and entered Kyushu, you'll realize that this is just the beginning."

He could already imagine how lively it would be when these foreign players entered Kyushu and met Chinese players.

The more people involved in the Fourth Disaster, the more fun it is.