Before Zhong Yi could figure out the meaning of "Extraction Value," the match ended, and the three were teleported back to a place called the 【Special Affairs Division】.

"This is...?"

Zhong Yi looked around but couldn't see Zhou Yue or Zhou Qiaoling.

The Special Affairs Division was a massive base located within a barrier, surrounded by six major buildings: 【Health Preservation Hall】, 【Refining Hall】, 【Martial Arts Hall】, 【Utility Courtyard】, 【Auction House】, and 【Heavenly Mystery Palace】.

Just as Zhong Yi was sizing up the purposes of each building, Zhou Yue's voice suddenly rang in his ear:

"Old Zhong, little sister, where are you guys? What kind of ghost place is this Special Affairs Division?"

Zhong Yi looked around and quickly reacted.

With a thought, the surrounding Special Affairs Division scene vanished instantly, and Zhong Yi entered the team interface.

"Old Zhou, Junior Sister Qiaoling, switch your locations. The Special Affairs Division is likely our individual bases. After forming a team, we can travel freely through a teleportation array!"

Zhong Yi's mind worked fast, immediately understanding the design intent behind it.

...

"Huh?"

At this moment, Lu Ze, who was watching their gameplay from the Illusion Realm's main world, was slightly surprised by Zhong Yi's explanation.

He hadn't actually thought that much about it; he had simply replicated the scene transitions from "delta force."

However, Zhong Yi's reasoning was so logical that even Lu Ze felt it made a lot of sense.

"He even thought of the justification for me... As expected of Senior Brother Zhong!"

Lu Ze chuckled, his fingers moving rapidly across the Void Realm.

As strands of Law power were injected, from now on, whenever Cultivators switched between the Special Affairs Division and the team interface, a symbolic teleportation light array would light up beneath their feet.

...

"Old Zhong, what are you dazing off for? Hurry up and start!"

Zhou Yue urged.

"Yeah, yeah! I want to get in there and loot some treasures!"

Zhou Qiaoling echoed.

"Coming, coming... Oh, I was just researching what those buildings in the Special Affairs Division were for."

As a teleportation light array lit up, Zhong Yi appeared between the two.

"You guys should pick up the missions first..."

He had just taken a cursory glance at several departments and found that he didn't have enough authority to unlock many functions.

For example, the high-tier Spiritual Bullets sold in the 【Refining Hall】; he could neither buy nor manufacture them right now. He had to gain high enough reputation in the 【Refining Hall】 to unlock them.

The bad habit of departmental missions was ultimately brought to the Celestial Cultivation World by Lu Ze from his past life.

Originally, Lu Ze intended to simplify the departmental missions before serving them up; after all, many players in his past life had been driven to the brink of a breakdown by these cursed things.

But when he thought about how Cultivators would generate emotion points when they broke down, Lu Ze changed his mind.

As for the upcoming Season Reincarnation Seal missions, those would be even more heavy-handed.

He even used Laws to create that cursed mechanic of matching identical missions.

The torrential rain he had suffered under in his past life was finally falling upon the Cultivators.

"Select map... Dam Zero? Normal Mode? Confidential Mode?"

As the team leader, Zhong Yi looked at the mission maps as if discovering a new continent.

There were four maps: Dam Zero, Longbow Valley, Bakesh, and Ascension Base.

At this point, except for Dam Zero, the other three maps were locked.

Even Dam Zero only allowed entry in Normal Mode; Confidential Mode required a higher Rank to unlock.

"Wait... we have to prepare our own equipment?"

Zhong Yi immediately noticed the difference between "operation xianyuan continent" and other Illusion Realms, and a flash of excitement suddenly surged in his eyes.

"I see! No wonder the concept of 【Extraction Value】 was designed!"

Zhou Yue was instantly intrigued: "How so?"

"In the previous Illusion Realms Junior Brother Lu designed, whether it was 'Immortal Realm Hegemony,' 'clash of immortals and demons,' or 'Naraka: Bladepoint,' the currency was obtained and used within the same match..."

"But 'operation xianyuan continent' is different!"

"Supplies from each match can be brought out, which means the currency System is independent!"

After hearing Zhong Yi's explanation, Zhou Yue was still a bit confused: "What... impact does that have?"

"The impact is huge!"

Zhong Yi couldn't help but clap his hands.

"Matches in other Illusion Realms are independent, but matches in 'operation xianyuan continent' can influence each other..."

"The more supplies you extract, the better equipment you can field..."

"The better the equipment you field, the more Spirit Stones you'll earn!"

"Supplies... or rather, the economy, can continuously affect future matches!"

Hearing this explanation, Zhou Yue's eyes immediately lit up.

This was definitely an unprecedented design!

Compared to the predicament in "Naraka: Bladepoint" where he often had to fight purple blades with white blades upon landing, Zhou Yue felt that "operation xianyuan continent" was simply too perfect for him!

With his strength, as long as his equipment wasn't lagging behind others, the Illusion Realm experience would definitely be peak!

At this moment, Lu Ze, who was silently following the three in the Illusion Realm's main world, raised an ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) eyebrow slightly.

"Senior Brother Zhong's talent points are all spent on his brain..."

He shook his head with a smile.

Just as Zhong Yi said, an independent economic System was definitely one of the essences of search-fight-evacuate games.

However, there was one point Zhong Yi was wrong about.

Fielding good equipment didn't necessarily mean earning more money.

Only after they truly experienced the pain of losing equipment and going bankrupt would the charm of the economic System become increasingly brilliant...

...

"So what do we say? Should we take our entire net worth in and gamble?"

Zhou Yue licked his lips excitedly, itching to make a big profit immediately.

"Old Zhou, your entire net worth is just over sixty thousand. I'd say it's not even as good as the 【Utility Disciple Standard Equipment Voucher】 given by the Special Affairs Division..."

Zhong Yi tried hard to stifle a laugh as he patted Zhou Yue's shoulder and teased.

【Utility Disciple Standard Equipment Voucher】, 10 are given daily, with an additional 1 every half hour, up to a limit of 10.

There were three sets of equipment to choose from, each worth 100,000 Spirit Stones.

Above that, there were 【Outer Sect Disciple Standard Equipment Vouchers】 and 【Inner Sect Disciple Standard Equipment Vouchers】, with equipment values of 200,000 and 400,000 Spirit Stones respectively.

Zhou Yue's face flushed with embarrassment.

He had searched for a long time in the tutorial, and the result wasn't even as good as a single Utility Disciple equipment voucher...

The three hit it off and each redeemed a Utility Disciple standard set. Wearing slightly shabby helmets and armor, and carrying bare guns with almost no attachments, they started their first match.

Lu Ze's Illusion Realm influence was extraordinary.

At this moment, "operation xianyuan continent" had only been online for fifteen minutes, yet a vast number of Cultivators had already flooded in.

Almost instantly, Zhong Yi and the other two entered the match.

The three appeared on a small Spirit Boat. Upon reaching the destination, a fully armed NPC beside them patted their shoulders, signaling them to slide down the ropes.

As the three reached the ground, the Spirit Boat slowly departed.

A deep, thick male voice came from the transmission Jade Slip in their ears:

"Engage, search, and evacuate once it's done!"

Zhou Qiaoling blinked, unable to hide the smile at the corners of her mouth:

"What? Extort and rob? That's not very nice... hehehe!"

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【Uh, the new book didn't fail... because I haven't written it at all.】

【I was planning to start a book with the same theme and include the subsequent games (including the delta force one I'm writing now).】

【Unfortunately, I really couldn't think of a good entry point. I can only say that the 'misplaced System of the Demonic Path' + 'Temple Run' opening has such good immersion that no matter how I write, I'm not satisfied. It's not as good as this one...】

【I haven't written for a long time, and my writing level has dropped significantly. I'm working hard on recovery.】

【I'll try to resume double updates in May. Hope my luck is a bit better. Thanks to every reader who has never abandoned this book.】