Chapter 108 - - Beginning of the Fourth World

Chapter 108: Chapter 106 - Beginning of the Fourth World"By the way, could you give me that explosive you buried in the house that day?" Su Ming’an suddenly remembered this.

"That, ah, that thing..." Yu Ruohuo’s face turned suspiciously red—she suddenly recalled her own crazed behavior at the end of the last world, where she had thought of locking this person up... Fortunately, he seemed not to blame her, and she thought she had gotten away with it.

Seeing Lv Shu’s wary eyes fixed on her, she feared Su Ming’an would spill the beans, so she hurriedly handed the item over to him.

"I only have these two left, take them... and don’t do anything bad, okay? Even though they are very bad, don’t do things like blowing up Edward’s family or Eni’s family to smithereens, alright?" she whispered to him like instructing a child, shifting her eyes nervously.

[Fixed Point Explosive (Excellent Quality) *2

Type: Lethal Prop

Effect: Pull the det cord to detonate, creating an explosion with a radius of two meters, causing 2000+ damage (damage reduced by physical defense standards). Be cautious, as this item detonates immediately—beware of perishing together!

Manufacturing Requirements: An advanced prop from a world replica, cannot be independently manufactured.

Description: An advanced prop from the Second World·Daylight Floating City, utilizing technology far beyond current human standards. If players had chosen to stay, who knows if they could have learned to make it?]

"Thank you very much." Su Ming’an smiled, "If it can be used in the Fourth World, I’ll be thankful to you."

"...You must win," Yu Ruohuo said softly.

Su Ming’an glanced at Lv Shu, who was motionlessly sitting on the ground, playing with a butterfly.

"That," Lv Shu called out to him, "that recording..."

"It’s fine, just keep it for now," Su Ming’an said, "This kind of thing can’t completely change the situation if made public. When the Fourth World comes... I will win for everyone to see."

"...I will help you," Lv Shu said.

Su Ming’an wrapped himself in a blanket, indeed not feeling well mentally, and preferred not to chat more.

...Regardless of how the tides of the world surge, or how the world game changes,

it can’t affect the mood of someone catching up on sleep.

Su Ming’an closed his eyes.

When Su Ming’an woke up again, he checked the system time.

It had only been a month since the world game began on September 30.

...Yet he felt as if a long time had already passed.

His personal space was like a sealed small room without even a window to see the daylight—he could only keep to a schedule based on the system time.

He saw a woman sitting in front of his bed, her head lowered, hands busy knitting something akin to a woolen sweater.

"...You sleep quite a bit, in a way," Yu Ruohuo noticed his movements and turned her head.

"A whole day?" Su Ming’an genuinely hadn’t expected to sleep for so long.

He noticed that as the number of his clones dying increased, his mental state declined as well... which significantly manifested in his sleeping time, as he often felt inexplicably tired in the Third World.

"Where’s Lv Shu?"

"He said he couldn’t stand the Lighthouse of the World sleeping in such a cramped room, so he took the initiative to find a house for you," Yu Ruohuo shrugged, "He mentioned that those guys from Edward’s would not dare to touch you directly in the Main God Space, so he wouldn’t allow you to live in such a hidden, evasive manner."

Su Ming’an opened the world forum, immediately noticing a countdown at the very top.

—The countdown to the beginning of the Fourth World.

hours, 11 minutes.

Next to the time was a distinct betting display, with the slogan written on it:

Su Ming’an clicked on it and saw his own profile picture first.

This was the betting interface for the top twelve players confirmed to enter the Fourth World, each of their profiles clear, alongside names and captions, seemingly prepared by the organizers officially.

All players could choose to bet on three players, as the organizers had declared that there might be multiple winners in the Fourth World.

The reason he first saw his own avatar was that his odds were the lowest... Surprisingly, the crowd was very optimistic about him.

...With these odds, he couldn’t earn any points at all. Su Ming’an guessed that every person who saw the betting board must have placed a bet on him, seeing as one could choose three players and his chances of winning were quite high; no one would ignore such an evident opportunity to earn points.

However, besides betting on the winner, there was also an MVP bet, where only one player could be bet on. MVP meant the player who might score highest and perform best in the Fourth World, but this time, the first place wasn’t Su Ming’an.

Edward, with his daunting combat power of 1200, made many uninformed players believe he was the strongest.

Su Ming’an was only second, with three hundred and fifty million bets on him, over a hundred million less than Edward.

The two of them nearly monopolized all bettors, with the remaining hundred million bettors spreading their bets among other players, creating a stark cliff-like disparity between the top two and the remaining ten players.

"Su Ming’an, I have some good news," Yu Ruohuo said, handing him the Sword of Yarman, "While you were sleeping, I secretly sought out the best Forging Master from the First Guild. She said your sword was quite good; it seems its rank was not low even before the repair. After selling the Crimson Claw for 250 points, I used all the points to exchange for forging props, which significantly improved your sword."

Su Ming’an examined the attributes.

[Sword of Yarman (Blue Level, semi-damaged, can grow): This was his glorious final strike

Attack Power: 25~35

Durability: 20/25

Equipment Requirement: One-Handed Weapon, Strength Requirement 10 and above

Special Attributes: Born from a damaged long sword in the Apocalyptic World, it once shone with endless brilliance, waiting for a great person to repair it. Now, it has been partially restored by a skilled Forging Master and looks much sharper. It includes a true damage attribute.

True Damage Attribute· When attacking, it inflicts 10~50 points of true damage (determined by the force of the attack and the effect of the Break Technique), which can bypass defense for fixed value damage.]

"True damage?" Su Ming’an thought of Edward’s shell-like superior Defensive Barrier, "This attribute isn’t bad."

"The special attribute of a weapon is closely related to the owner’s Luck points. Your Luck points must be quite high," Yu Ruohuo observed.

Su Ming’an glanced at the Aurora Ring on his hand and remained silent.

"Ding-dong!"

After seeing the message from Lv Shu, Su Ming’an quickly replied:

"Ding-dong!"

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Su Ming’an promptly added Lv Shu to the blacklist of "No Entry to Personal Space"; since this person had gone out on his own, there was no need to let anyone else in, it was already crowded.

... "You still look very tired."

Suddenly, he heard Yu Ruohuo’s voice very close to him, a whiff of lavender scent drifted up, which was the fragrance of shampoo from her hair.

Even though their digitized bodies in the Main God Space didn’t need bathing, she still took the care to manage herself... Perhaps this was a woman’s sense of ritual?

He looked up and saw Yu Ruohuo’s narrow and beautiful eyes looking at him, her eyelashes trembling.

"I am a bit tired."

"I won’t disturb you any longer, you prepare a bit more," Yu Ruohuo stood up, fixing her hair and tilting her head, "...if you ever feel pressured, you can also come to me."

"Then." Su Ming’an waved at her, "Goodbye?"

Another "goodbye."

But this time, Yu Ruohuo felt no anger in her heart at all.

"...Goodbye," she said, touching the door, "...good luck."

She didn’t offer the usual words about relaxing or de-stressing.

The person before her... seemed to never need those.

She teleported away.

Then, Su Ming’an quickly added Yu Ruohuo to the "No Entry to Personal Space" list.

Afterward, he felt a genuine sense of security.

He activated the sphere and began browsing the changes in the World Forum after the end of the Third World.

Apart from endless debates and comparisons on the World Forum, the majority of posts were praise for various major players, posts showing heart symbols as signs of support, and log posts, among others. Besides these, there were various strategy posts, documenting different skills and equipment, making the technical analysis section look like an illustrated guide.

In the past two days, Su Ming’an had paid attention to information about the other eleven players, easily gathering their data—since information about top-ranking players was almost impossible to hide.

Beyond that, he also noticed the "United Group" often mentioned in livestream chats.

With the aim of sustaining human survival, the players had established an organization named the United Group.

The series of declarations and considerations about the post-game world structure published by it were non-mandatory, merely a symbolic presence of power, their influence based entirely on endorsement and agreement.

But for a significant number of ordinary people, its authoritative strategy posts and comforting messages, filled with humanitarian spirit, were their lifelines.

With the guideline of "letting more people survive," groups started forming in various Main God Plazas, and its reach had already grown to tens of thousands of people, with the scale still expanding.

—And he noticed this "United Group" because of a particularly popular post.

"United Group... expresses understanding and respect for my actions and theories? So, they imply disagreement but don’t oppose?" Su Ming’an knew his theories were not acknowledged by the majority.

The supporters were more fixated on the title of "Number One Player" that made them so zealous.

...But it didn’t matter to him.

Regardless of whether those looks contained admiration or resentment.

During his time collecting information, the countdown on the World Forum finally ticked down to zero.

Su Ming’an did one last check of his attributes.

Real Name: Su Ming’an

Number: BE3030

Level: Second Rank, Level One

Honor: First in the beginner level, Number One Player (coronation moment), Plum Blossom Twice, Deification, Plum Blossom Three Strategies, Second Grade Vanguard

Occupation: Ruler (Hidden)

Status: Ruler

Equipment: Four-leaf Clover Bracelet (green), Aurora Ring (purple), Bone Tooth Necklace (blue), Remington RP9 (green), Sword of Yarman (blue), Unrusted Iron Rod (white), Leather Long Boots (green), Standard Trousers (green), Mechanical Heart (blue), Rose Hat (hidden)

Skills:

[(Purple Grade) Space lv.3, (Blue Level) Annihilation lv1, (Occupational Core Skill) Bright Night Clone lv.4: Creates a cloning. The clone has autonomous thinking and an independent personality, but the main body can still sense the clone’s five senses and issue orders instantly.

Current Status:(Main body) fixed as "Shadow State", (Clone) fixed as "Bright State" — Note, this skill poses a high risk of death breakdown!]

Health Points: 300

Mana: 100+20*80=1700 (Recovery Speed 20/min)

Physical Strength: 3 (Shadow State)

Strength: 3 (Shadow State)

Agility: 6 (Shadow State)

Spirit: 85 (Shadow State, greatly increased growth! Spell skills are significantly more powerful!)

Charm: A+ (Ruler bonus)

Luck: B+ (Four-leaf Clover Bracelet, Aurora Ring bonuses)

Points: 118

Combat Power: 795 (Main Body Bright State), 800 (Clone Shadow State)

Clone (Current Status):

Health Points: 500+30*27=1310

Mana: 100+20*2=140 (Recovery Speed 5/min)

Physical Strength: 32 (Bright State)

Strength: 32 (Bright State)

Agility: 24 (Bright State)

Spirit: 7 (Bright State)

"Ding dong!" He heard a system sound.