Game Invasion: A new term for each level

Dusk at Zhang Ge Hot Pot Restaurant.

The city's vibrant atmosphere permeates the streets, with power lines irregularly dividing narrow alleyways, red and blue plastic stools, wooden tables, and typical hole-in-the-wall eateries.

"So you'll probably have to move out?"

Pei Feng sat opposite Yang Hui, holding out his chopsticks with some surprise.

"I guess so, but Manager Zhou said he would try to find a solution for me, and if that doesn't work, he'll find me another one."

"He's actually quite kind-hearted."

"..."

Yang Hui chuckled, unsure how to explain his ability to see ghosts.

They can also use their skills and reflexes to disguise themselves.

The most important thing now is the ability to find hidden keywords.

However, before that, we still need to torture Pei Feng a bit.

Yang Hui placed the prop, the "rogue lighter," on the table.

"Tell me, when did you join the Management Bureau?"

"Ah, well, haha, not long~"

"Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely!"

In an instant, Pei Feng felt as if he had entered an interrogation room, with Yang Hui sitting opposite him, a large light shining behind his head.

He put down his chopsticks and said in a deep voice, "And what about you! When did you awaken your initial abilities? Half a year ago, weren't you still catching other people's mistresses?"

The two were on the verge of exchanging barbs, while a red and white hot pot bubbled and steamed in the middle.

"Handmade beef tendon balls are here!"

Brother Zhang called out as he served the dishes, then, seeing the two regular customers staring at each other, he put the food down and turned to leave.

Pei Feng took a deep breath and spoke first: "Didn't you used to hate people with awakened abilities?"

"I really hate those guys who act all high and mighty just because they have an entry."

"Speaking of six months ago, you..."

Pei Feng stopped talking, his long chopsticks scooping at the hot pot, seemingly searching for something, and occasionally glancing up at Yang Hui.

The conditions for awakening the initial attributes in this world are not particularly demanding; all you need to do is play a game instance once.

The initial entries cannot be selected or changed. Although there is a chance to obtain various magical abilities, there are quite a few negative effects.

Dividing the probability equally into one-third is a purely negative effect, one-third is a negligible improvement, and the final probability is the probability of you unlocking useful terms.

Therefore, most people are afraid of this and do not actively engage with game instances, thus selectively avoiding unlocking initial attributes.

Of course, this also involves the control over the number of people who unlock the entries. If everyone unlocked the entries, the world would be in complete chaos.

Some people think that once they unlock the initial abilities and gain slightly different powers, they can surpass others.

Consequently, class divisions and oppression followed.

Yang Hui despised this the most.

"...Let's not bring up what happened six months ago."

Pei Feng sighed. Sure enough, he was still immersed in the incident of his sister's disappearance half a year ago.

That time, a game instance descended.

A black sphere suddenly appeared, hollowing out the area within a five-mile radius, and triggering a chain reaction of earthquakes and fires. The black sphere then disappeared and has not been found to this day.

Yang Hui's sister was caught up in the game instance's arrival event.

Game dungeons are bizarre and unpredictable. No one claims to understand all dungeon types, as they all have subtle differences. The higher the dungeon level, the fewer samples there are, and the less we know about them.

The official documentation has marked most of the E-level game instances as harmless.

Yang Hui confessed, "I did unlock the initial entry that time."

Pei Feng should have thought of this earlier.

Having gained an invincible cheat code after traversing an unfamiliar world, Yang Hui's first action was to keep a low profile and see if he was the only one.

"So what level are you at now?"

Level 6.

Pei Feng stroked his chin. It took half a year to level up six times, which was actually a bit slow. Before level ten, the experience points required were very few, but the higher the level, the more experience points were required.

In reality, Yang Hui leveled up to level 6 in just one day.

Yang asked, "So, what level are you?"

Pei Feng decided to tell the truth, and in order not to discourage Yang Hui, he spoke in a slightly flat tone.

"Ah, maybe level 27 or 28."

His head was practically held high, his mouth was stretched to his ears, and his face was full of "Praise me, look how amazing I am!" expressions.

Yang Hui, with droopy eyelids, mercilessly belittled, "After all this time, you're only level 28. You haven't made any progress."

Pei Feng didn't care at all, and even looked like he had expected it.

They were both used to bickering with each other.

Yang Hui asked curiously, "I remember your initial entry wasn't the useless 'Trendsetter,' right? Are you cleaning toilets at the Administration Bureau?"

"Hey! Keep your voice down! What are you cleaning the toilets for? Didn't you see me on a mission outside the library?"

Pei Feng seemed a little wary of being overheard.

They were in a private room, and the soundproofing wasn't very good; they could hear the drunken men next door shouting and playing drinking games.

"How is it? Isn't that outfit cool?"

"So cool! Working in the management bureau, and so capable..."

Pei Feng was quite pleased, but Yang Hui changed the subject abruptly, "So, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about!"

"As your brother, it's my duty to find you a beautiful sister-in-law."

"..."

Pei Feng kept rambling on about random things, avoiding any specific work-related matters.

This should be an internal protection measure. Their mission is very dangerous, and the first lesson they learned was not to involve others.

Yang Hui hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, I was recruited as an unofficial staff member."

"I knew this day would come."

Pei Feng knows Yang Hui too well; he will go all out for the truth.

"for you."

He took out a prop and tossed it to the other person.

"What is this?"

Yang Hui took it and saw a string of characters displayed in front of him.

Prop: [Firework Signal Flare]

Grade: b

Effect: A single arrow pierces the clouds, and a thousand armies rush to meet it!

Pei Feng added, "It needs to be launched in an open area, or even in a game instance. I knew you were busy, so I drove over to pick you up. This is the only one I have, so don't leave it unused."

Yang Hui felt a warmth in his heart. Pei Feng was truly a good brother, but he also had some questions.

Can higher-level players enter lower-level game instances?

"Theoretically, it's not possible, but it can be done with some rare items and special attributes."

This kind of prop must be very rare, since it can notify people outside. However, Yang Hui did not refuse or be coy and accepted the [firework signal flare].

Pei Feng belatedly asked, "By the way, how were you selected as an unofficial staff member? Aren't they all recruited from within the academy to find promising individuals?"

"A man named Xu Qinglan contacted me, saying he wanted to attend some kind of potential summit."

"Wow!"

He looked at Yang Hui intently, somewhat incredulously, but couldn't figure it out.

"That's a national conference only for the cream of the crop below level 30! The participants are all top performers from the management bureaus of their respective cities! If you can perform exceptionally well at this conference, becoming famous overnight is not a dream!"

"You know so much about this?"

"Because I'm going too."

"what?"

Yang Hui was speechless. So you're trying to pat yourself on the back.