Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 1061 - 287: Dimensional Downscaling of Civilization? That’s Not Fair! (Part 4)
When going offline and letting go, the civilization will optimize and develop based on its own characteristics.
"Interesting."
He placed the Light Brain Helmet on the desk, stood up, and went to the fridge, starting to prepare dinner.
During this time, he took out the secondary Light Brain from his pocket, skillfully opened the software, and browsed the latest game information.
He discovered that the news list was densely reporting on meteorite falls.
The next was the frontline information; the End of Dharma Clan had already launched a full-scale war against the Interstellar Alliance, and the frontline showed signs of collapse.
According to the experts in the news, this war might be the turning point leading to the destruction of the Interstellar Alliance.
The end of the world is coming.
Kong Jie didn’t care about this.
A small figure like him was powerless to stop the future’s trajectory.
His only concern was his father whom he hadn’t seen for many years, located in the frontline Star Domain, who might be affected by this war.
"Forget it."
Shaking his head to dismiss the complex realities, Kong Jie picked up the plate, came to the dining table, and ate voraciously, already starting to conceive the civilization’s next development direction in his mind.
Through the secondary Light Brain, he logged into the player communication area.
He browsed the information related to the eighth civilization "Virtual Rune Civilization."
He found no players discussing this overpowered civilization in its early stage, whereas the hottest discussions were still about the strongest previous version, the "Shadow Civilization."
After searching for a long time, Kong Jie fell into contemplation.
The players who obtained the game should have activated the pioneer version, and should have accessed the eighth civilization.
Old players generally choose to experience new civilizations, yet no one mentioned it in the communication area, which was somewhat unusual.
He recalled the content from the official announcement before the game release.
At that time, the official spokesperson stated that many hidden Easter eggs were embedded in the pioneer version, some of which were rare in number and were randomly placed in pre-order game boxes.
Back then, he interpreted this message as the Easter eggs being additional gifts like setting collections inside the game box.
Now it seems, it is likely to be the priority experience of the eighth civilization.
"Lucky indeed." Understanding the reason, Kong Jie felt a surge of joy.
He wolfed down the food on his plate and returned to his room, wore the Light Brain Helmet, and re-entered the game.
Civilization War, initiate!
But just as he entered the game, Kong Jie was stunned; in the time it took to eat, two new buildings had arisen.
After checking the introduction of the two new functional buildings, Kong Jie decisively deconstructed them into resources, continuing to play according to his ideas.
Month 39.
Under Kong Jie’s control, the Virtual Rune Civilization waged war on the Forge Clan.
In this battle, the special unit "Firewall" first showed its Divine Power, known as Absolute Defense; the Forge Clan’s units couldn’t break through the defense line formed by the Firewall.
The newly developed "Rune Virus" units exhibited terrifying destructive power.
Like light clusters, the Rune Virus resembled real-world worm viruses; once infiltrating the Forge Clan’s war machines, it would alter the operational logic of the opposing units, or even control them for combat.
Facing the torrent formed by the Data Legion, the Forge Clan was helpless, and the Magma Wall crumbled into ruins.
The Forge Clan’s Heavy Armor Warriors fell en masse in the data storm released by "Apocalypse," and the Legendary Weapons forged by the Forge Clan were decomposed by the Data Warriors before they could be used.
The war presented a one-sided crushing trend, taking only two months with three fortresses of the Forge Clan falling in succession.
Kong Jie, commanding the course of the battle, felt as if he had cheated, enjoying the entire process.
When the Virtual Rune Empire’s flag was planted on the highest point of Furnace Castle, the dominating northern landscape of the forging civilization was extinguished.
Month 40, the news of the Forge Empire’s destruction circulated in this area.
Several nearby civilization powers sent alliance requests, but Kong Jie chose to refuse them all.
Early stages are the best time for development, and forming alliances with native clans is unnecessary; if he does not accelerate development now, he will face threats from other players in the future.
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In the day-to-day gaming experience, the Rune Empire under Kong Jie’s control grows increasingly vast.
He finally encountered the player-controlled civilization empire in the game.
The other party was playing the previous generation’s most popular civilization, the "Shadow Civilization."
After mutually dispatching scout units to disperse the fog in each other’s areas, the opposing party sent multiple question marks.
Shadow Roar: Brother, what’s the situation with your civilization, Virtual Rune Empire, there is this civilization in the game?
Kong Jie: Hidden Easter egg, you can choose the eighth civilization, "Virtual Rune."
Shadow Roar: Wow, awesome, I envy you so much, tell me more about this civilization?
Kong Jie: Overpowered strength, it will definitely get nerfed after the official release; the pioneer experience version has an unrivaled development speed.
Shadow Roar: Interesting, shall we have a go?
Kong Jie: Bring it on!
After some idle chat, the first clash between players began.
Even though the games started at nearly the same time, the gap between the Virtual Rune Empire and the Shadow Empire was can be described as a world of difference.
As the war began, the Shadow Empire’s "Shadow Attacker" units attempted to leverage high mobility for guerrilla warfare.
However, as soon as they approached the Rune Empire controlled by Kong Jie, they were intercepted by the "Firewall Matrix," and all assassins lurking in shadows were restrained by data the moment they appeared, completely losing the ability to resist.
When the "Abyssal Giant Beast," the pride of the Shadow Civilization, appeared, it was met with Kong Jie’s latest weapon, the "Blue Screen Bomb."
