Buddhist player

Inside the private room, Bai Chen picked up the two ID cards in front of Su Qun.

In terms of appearance and some details, the two ID cards are almost identical. Except for one ID card looking slightly yellowed, the two ID cards look as if they were printed from the same mold.

"Did you get this ID card from that fusion monster?"

Bai Chen frowned slightly and looked up at Su Qun in front of him.

"Is this what you've been struggling with?"

"certainly."

He poured himself a glass of water and drank it all in one gulp. He then slammed the glass back onto the table and let out a long sigh.

"Tell me, how can I not be conflicted? In just a few hours, my worldview has been crushed and reshaped several times... Also, you're right, I did almost die there, but the process was probably different from what you're thinking."

"You were caught by that thing, and you even fought it... no, it shouldn't be called a fight, it was more like a one-sided crushing defeat, otherwise you wouldn't have been almost unharmed and even managed to tear something off it... no, you crushed it?"

After reasoning through his words, Bai Chen himself was somewhat surprised.

"It wasn't a complete crushing defeat, but rather a lucky break; I think I passed some kind of certification from that thing."

Recalling what had happened before, Su Qun had a look of unspeakable unease.

"Didn't I just say that the fusion monster's main body is a mechanical construct? After its surface fat was burned away, underneath was a silver metallic skeleton. In that state, its speed increased several times over. Because I never expected it to turn into that, I was caught up without a doubt."

As he recalled the thrilling moment, Su Qun's expression became somewhat subtle.

"At the time, I didn't know where my hand was pressed. After a brief mechanical sound that was completely inaudible, the thing suddenly stopped. Then, the ID card, along with that part, fell out from a drawer-like place in the other person's chest."

"..."

Raising an eyebrow, Bai Chen turned to look at the [Key of the Mechanical Guardian] on the table, which was completely contaminated and damaged. Although he didn't know the specific effects of this thing, its legendary quality and the harsh conditions for its use were enough to prove its extraordinary nature.

He initially thought the other person had found it by luck, but it turned out they had given it to him willingly.

...No, it shouldn't just be about sending...

Suddenly, something occurred to Bai Chen, and his heart stirred slightly.

"How is it?"

Noticing the change in his expression, Su Qun quickly pressed for details.

"Do you have any clue about this? I've been thinking about it for ages, but I just can't figure it out."

"...a destroyed parallel world."

After a moment's hesitation, Bai Chen gave his answer.

"Because it's a parallel world, there's also an entity called 'Host Group' in that world. That Mech Guardian itself belongs to 'you,' which is why 'you' were able to pass the authentication."

"Uh... is that all?"

Seemingly trying to process the information in his mind, Suqun scratched his head in a daze.

"This is the most reasonable explanation at present. Only in this way can your experience be perfectly explained."

Bai Chen reached out, picked up the Key of the Mechanized Guard, tossed it around, and shrugged.

"Of course, this is just my personal speculation, there's no warranty, believe it or not is up to you."

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that the parallel universe hypothesis is too far-fetched... Could parallel universes really exist?"

Su Qun looked conflicted.

"Who knows? It's already a miracle you got out of there alive. Don't worry about it. Maybe the reason you were taken there was because of that."

Bai Chen glanced at the other person, his expression noncommittal.

"What you need to do now is adjust your mindset and actively prepare."

"Prepare? What preparation?"

Slightly confused, Suqun looked up at him.

"In the player newbie dungeon assessment one month later, players who have survived the disaster will basically be granted player status... just like the thirteen strongest high school students who survived the [Bloody College Entrance Examination] disaster."

While casually sealing the two items Suqun brought back into cards, Bai Chen gave his reply.

"The specific time is around mid-August. You have a month to prepare. After that, I will send you some relevant materials. Please remember to check them."

With his current strength, he shouldn't have been able to seal away extremely high-quality items like epic or legendary items. However, since both items were destroyed quite thoroughly, sealing them into cards didn't take him too much effort.

"Player... does that mean I also have the chance to become a special being like you!?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qun immediately became excited.

To be honest, he was extremely envious of the amazing abilities his best friend had displayed.

"Don't get too excited. Proportionally speaking, the player's mortality rate is much higher than that of the average person."

Rolling his eyes, Bai Chen put the two cards away.

"You'll have to rely on yourself in the beginner dungeons. I won't give you much help, so you'd better behave..."

Before Bai Chen could finish speaking, Yin Hongxiao walked in from outside the private room carrying a large number of bags. Judging from the packaging of the bags, they seemed to be various snacks from the surrounding shops.

...Speaking of which, hasn't she eaten enough yet?

Bai Chen looked at the colorful bags that Yin Hongxiao was carrying, which were full of bags. He had a strange expression on his face.

At this moment, Su Qun hurriedly stood up.

"Sister-in-law, I can't eat that much. We can just have barbecue; there's no need for an extra meal..."

As he spoke, feeling guilty for making the other person wait so long and for troubling them to go out and buy him food, he eagerly stepped forward to help take over and placed all the items in front of him.

Yin Hongxiao: "………"

The night ended in a pleasant atmosphere for both host and guests.

Seemingly because he was really hungry, or perhaps because he didn't want his sister-in-law's good intentions to go to waste, Su Qun finished all the snacks that Yin Hongxiao had bought, leaving none for her.

To the point that towards the end, the scarlet-haired girl's eyes were filled with resentment almost throughout...

Su Qun still needed to report to the police, so they left early. After giving the other party a brief lesson on how to report, Bai Chen went home with Yin Hongxiao.

However, for some reason, Bai Chen felt as if he had forgotten something, but things that could be forgotten probably weren't important, so he didn't bother with it.

What he wants to do now is go back and study the [Key of the Mech Guardian] carefully. Although it is damaged, judging from the clues, his soul talent might be able to extract something from it.

...He was already getting impatient.

At the same time, in the City of Players.

—Glancing at the time, Yuan Qing sat on the sofa with a blank expression.