There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

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June 2nd, 5:39 AM.

The jarring ring of an alarm abruptly went off.

Chen Yi's eyes snapped open as he gazed at the countdown in his personal panel.

"21 minutes until wake-up time."

He let out a slight sigh of relief; today was already June 2nd, and the June rules had officially taken effect.

You must wake up before 6 AM.

Just as he was about to get up and wash up, he suddenly realized that the room was occasionally illuminated by a blinding flash of light.

Following that, he then heard a voice incessantly echoing in his ears.

"Damn it, don't you doubt me, my Yi was so imposing today, you should've seen him."

"Forget it, if you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. One of these days I'll bring Yi down for you to see."

"Or I could take you up there."

"You still don't believe me, but you should know..."

"Tuberculosis Rabbit!"

Chen Yi extended his leg emotionlessly and kicked towards the bed where Tuberculosis Rabbit was sleeping.

"Thump!"

With a dull thud, Tuberculosis Rabbit also stirred from his sleep, groggily rubbed his eyes looking at Yi standing at the foot of his bed, yawned forcefully, and sat up muttering.

"Is it time to get up, Yi?"

"That's not important."

Chen Yi, expressionless, stood still and gazed at the bewildered Tuberculosis Rabbit, saying word by word, "You just said you were going to take me down to show me off, which 'down' were you referring to?"

"What do you mean by taking people up here?"

"You better explain yourself today."

"Huh?"

Tuberculosis Rabbit, completely baffled and helpless, looked up at Yi, and after a long while, he finally realized and helplessly slapped his mouth: "I must've been talking nonsense in my sleep again, Yi, don't take it seriously, even I don't understand what I say in my dreams."

"..."

After a long silence, Chen Yi walked to Tuberculosis Rabbit's bed, spoke seriously, "Don't take me down just because of a moment's animosity."

"You can come back up if you go down, but if I go down, I might not be able to come back up."

"Don't bring anyone up either, I might fear nothing, but I don't really want to see some ominous stuff, at least not while I'm alive."

"Um... Yi, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing."

Chen Yi shook his head, sighed lightly, and went to the washroom somewhat irritably to freshen up. Usually, he wouldn't take Tuberculosis Rabbit's sleep talking seriously.

But today's seemed a bit too eerie.

To take him down.

Damn it, anyone who heard that wouldn't act as if nothing happened.

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Soon, the time reached 8:00 AM.

Chen Yi, who was sitting ready at the dining table, nodded thoughtfully only after seeing the prompt that popped up in front of him.

"Breakfast time: Please start eating within five minutes."

This meant he had to start eating breakfast before 8:05.

First, he took a bite of the steamed bun on the table, which was dry food he had purchased from the market through his personal panel. He needed to know if these dry foods would be classified as a meal.

Quickly.

A steamed bun with pickled vegetables went down his throat.

And on the panel, a check mark appeared next to the breakfast time, signifying task completion.

"Dry food works too."

Chen Yi breathed a sigh of relief. In that case, there wasn't too much pressure, the only things to watch out for was not to oversleep and to avoid severe injuries.

Like passing out, for example.

The June rules were relatively relaxed; as long as you completed the tasks at each time point, that was sufficient.

But if possible, he still needed to find a cook.

After all, the dry food offered in the store certainly wasn't as tasty as what a chef could cook on the spot.

Imagine going down to the map later.

Other players nibbling on dry food while their chef prepares a full banquet right next to them—just thinking about the envious looks of other players made him secretly thrilled.

He had to find one.

A chef was a must!

Quality of life needed a slight improvement.

But right now, the most important thing was to sort through his inventory and then prepare to head to the wilderness map.

In the Rose Guardian's exclusive store, he had grabbed quite a few Wing Exchange Coupons, but he wouldn't need them for now.

"Prop Name": Wing Exchange Coupon.

"Prop Level": E.

"Prop Effect": After the July version update of the fashion feature, players can use Wing Exchange Coupons to redeem their favorite wing fashion components in the marketplace.

"Prop Description": "A player can't be without shiny golden wings, just like a hero can't be without a gleaming Chelsea!"

"Prop PS: 5 E-level Wing Exchange Coupons can be combined to form a D-level Wing Exchange Coupon, which can be used to purchase D-level wings, and so on."

"Prop Quantity": 68.

A total of 200 were available in the marketplace.

With quick reflexes, he managed to get 68, and he doesn't know who else swiped away the remaining ones, but on second thought, he could guess who they might be.

It's either Zhou Ping or Sword Without End.

After all, only these few people had a large number of Guardian Points.

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He was more inclined to believe it was Sword Without End who had stolen them; others might not purchase these flashy but useless special-effect fashions, but for Sword Without End, these were must-steal items!

To snag them was to profit.

He didn't know whether these 68 Wing Exchange Coupons could be used to redeem even a single E-grade wing, or if it was possible to redeem three or four.

It would be best if they could redeem 68.

Change one every day.

Next were several self-defense props he had purchased for himself.

「Prop Name」: Rikk's Fifth Generation Pendant.

「Prop Level」: D-grade.

「Prop Effect」: When you hang this pendant around your neck, you'll sense and even know who's cursing you under their breath or in their minds whenever they hurl insults your way.

「Prop Introduction」: "The Rikk forces are expanding continuously, with profanities filling their discourse top to bottom!"

This item was very useful; those who cursed him in secret were potential enemies.

Knowing who cursed him in secret and then finding them only to shoot them down.

That would keep him safe.

This self-defense prop could be said to be extremely useful.

Of course, in order to cherish his life, he also spent a good deal of money on another self-defense prop.

After all, the limited-time store was full of great treasures, and having finally experienced the feeling of a big spender in the game, of course, he had to cover himself head to toe in expensive gear.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

「Prop Name」: Man's Vest.

「Prop Level」: C-grade.

「Prop Effect」: When worn inside your fashion, it integrates seamlessly with your outfit, providing a cool and warm feeling while protecting your abdomen and back. When damaged, the damage received will be reduced based on your Fashion Scoring.

「Prop Limitation」: This vest can only be worn along with a fashion outfit.

The higher the Fashion Scoring, the less damage received.

「Prop Introduction」: "A man's vest, the last line of defense."

This prop could indeed be called a lifesaving artifact.

His little bear onesie was a C-grade fashion, the highest-scoring Fashion Component he owned, with a full 200 points.

Plus, other fashion items.

Like earrings, pendants, bracelets, and other small fashion items purchased in the store, which could push his Fashion Scoring up to nearly 300 points.

Although this mix-and-match look might seem odd, it was the highest score and the safest!

Between looking good and being safe, he silently chose safety.

Thus, the little bear onesie replaced the blue robe he had been wearing.

This prop was a bit pricey; only 300,000 were for sale in the store, but many people bought it. When he checked last night, there were only 20,000 left.

He bought one for Tuberculosis Rabbit too.

It could be said that this significantly enhanced their defense so they wouldn't suffer a great loss due to carelessness.

As for offensive measures.

The already Charged Claw Knife and the fully Charged Septagon Badge.

Plus, Frozen Throne and so on. If worst comes to worst, let the elk pull the sled and crash into the enemy head-on.

With the speed of a thousand kilometers per hour, whatever it hit would surely die.

It's just that he would rather not do that unless it were absolutely necessary since he was a bit worried about accidentally killing his elk.

And with all the other random props he had bought in the store.

Two words unbeatable!

In any case, the fully equipped duo exchanged a silent glance before patiently starting to wait.

When the clock struck 09:00.

A panel popped up in front of Chen Yi.

「Ding, a Wilderness Pass has been detected. You are hereby invited to participate in pioneering this map. In one minute, you will be teleported into the wilderness.」

「Please make the necessary preparations.」

Chen Yi scanned the two lines in front of him, did one final check of his backpack to ensure everything was correct, and then sat down to wait.

"Just over 300 Charge." Tuberculosis Rabbit pulled out his Claw Knife to check its Charge progress: "To reach the power of the last strike, it'll take over ten days of Charging."

He had unleashed that long-Charged strike last night for two reasons.

One was to outshine Sword Without End and draw attention, giving Yi a moment to change outfits.

And the other was to test the strike's power.

To have a general understanding of the Charge power, lest he face actual life-threatening danger in the future and be clueless about the extent of his Charge's power, possibly causing a huge blunder.

A minute went by in the blink of an eye—

Chen Yi and his companion only saw a flash of white light before their eyes.

When they came to their senses, they found that there were already many players standing around them, each one observing their surroundings just like them.

Tuberculosis Rabbit composed himself, looked up at the scene before him, and couldn't help but slowly open his mouth in shock and disbelief.

"Are you insane, calling this a wilderness?!"

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ps: It's quite a story.

I went downstairs for lunch at noon, and my wife's phone got stolen. We used Apple's location service to look for it for a long time, but calls to it went straight to voicemail.

Only later did we find out from the internet that those locations aren't accurate at all, and the phone has probably changed hands several times by now. The internet says that in a few days, there will be some industry insiders pretending to be Apple officials asking for your ID and password.

I'm not sure if that's true.

It was really tiring to deal with all day. I had just bought it last month, and it's not the money I'm upset about, but my wife has been feeling guilty and crying, saying she lost it so soon after buying it. It broke my heart to see her like that, and I've been trying to console her.

Finally, I bought another one, hurried home, and finished revising these two chapters before uploading them.

Sorry for the delay, I hope you all understand.

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