On the second morning after joining the Sweep Alliance, Lin Huang logged into the Evil Alliance's page through the Heart Network's special entrance after breakfast.
The Evil Alliance's page would automatically scan the identity of the person who logged in. If he was not registered by any genius organization, the page would be turned into an invalid page.
Two options popped up on the main page as soon as Lin Huang logged in.
"Browsing Mode"
"Consciousness Mode"
Lin Huang had heard about this from Yao Lan yesterday. The browsing mode was the mode where one would not be able to participate in activities. One could only browse the website, news, videos, and other information.
The consciousness mode would involve entering the Evil Alliance's virtual world with one's consciousness. One would only be able to climb the Stairway Tree if they logged in with their consciousness mode.
After summoning Bloody and Bai to protect him, Lin Huang pressed the "Consciousness Mode" button.
In the next second, Lin Huang appeared in a white space.
"It's your first time logging in. You have a chance to adjust your height and appearance for free. Would you like to make the adjustment? "A gentle female voice came from all directions.
"Yes." Lin Huang nodded immediately.
In the next second, the wall turned into a full-body mirror. Lin Huang saw his original appearance in the mirror. Just when he was thinking about how to adjust, the female voice came again.
"All you have to do is imagine your appearance and height in your head. The Genius Dimension will adjust it automatically."
Lin Huang immediately imagined how he would look like when he disguised himself as Lin Xie. In the full-body mirror, his appearance soon changed and he looked exactly like Lin Xie.
"Are you sure you want to make the adjustment? Please note that once the adjustment is confirmed, your appearance and figure in the Evil Alliance will be fixed. To everyone in the Evil Alliance, your appearance will remain the same. Unless you spend some Stairway Tree points to make the adjustment. "
"I'm sure!" Lin Huang decided without hesitation.
"Appearance settings completed. Please set up your personal privacy."
"Privacy settings: Everyone can see it. Only friends can see it. Part of the information can be seen (Requires manual filtering). Complete confidentiality (Other than the name and organization that you belong to, nothing else will be revealed to anyone). "
"I choose 4. Complete confidentiality!" Lin Huang did not want anyone to see him as a 17-year-old.
"The basic settings have been completed. Now, proceed with the detailed settings …"
After spending more than ten minutes setting up the settings, Lin Huang was finally sent to the Evil Alliance's virtual world.
Stepping out of the dimensional portal, Lin Huang felt like he had arrived in a city that was as prosperous as Sweep City.
He did not feel like he was in a virtual world at all as he looked at the skyscrapers around him, the passersby, and the cool breeze that blew on his skin.
"Ding! You have a voice message. Would you like to play it?"
Lin Huang was distracted by the notification from his Emperor's Heart Ring. After playing it, he heard Yao Lan's voice.
"Since you're here, come to the Stairway Tree as soon as possible. Use your Emperor's Heart Ring to open the map."
After listening to the voice message, Lin Huang opened the map on his Emperor's Heart Ring. Soon, he found the location of the Stairway Tree in the middle of the map. An option popped up as soon as he tapped on it.
"Would you like to be sent to the Stairway Tree?"
"Yes!" As soon as Lin Huang clicked on the option, his vision went blurry and he appeared at the foot of the Stairway Tree.
"This teleportation function is great." After closing the map, Lin Huang lifted his head and looked at the Stairway Tree that was like a natural moat not far away.
The gigantic tree was beyond Lin Huang's understanding of trees. Not only could he not see the crown of the tree when he lifted his head, but he could not even see the end of the 'wall' when he looked to his left and right.
After looking at the information of the gigantic tree, Lin Huang found out that the diameter of the trunk alone was more than 300 kilometers. The largest area of the canopy was up to tens of millions of square kilometers. It almost occupied the entire sky of the virtual city.
"The area of the canopy is even bigger than China on Earth …" Lin Huang was in disbelief.
"I had the same reaction when I saw this tree the first time I came here." A lady's voice came from behind Lin Huang.
Lin Huang turned around immediately. It was Yao Lan, whom he had arranged to meet earlier.
"You're five minutes and 18 seconds late," Yao Lan said to Lin Huang in all seriousness after looking at the time.
"I'm sorry. I was late when I came in." Lin Huang forced a smile. He did not even need to look at the time to know that he was late. He had calculated the time to come in ten minutes earlier. However, he was delayed by 15 minutes because of the personal settings.
"Don't worry about it. I forgot to tell you about the settings yesterday." Yao Lan waved her hand. "Let's go get something to drink. I'll give you a brief introduction of the situation here."
Yao Lan brought Lin Huang to an open-air bar. She ordered a mixed fruit juice while Lin Huang ordered a green leaf juice.
"You're late. You'll pay for the drink," Yao Lan said matter-of-factly.
"Sure," Lin Huang agreed readily.
Lin Huang could not help but ask, "Didn't they say that those who enter the virtual world are all geniuses? Seeing that there were not many empty seats in the bar and the shops around, as well as the dense crowd on the street when they came earlier, Lin Huang could not help but ask," Didn't they say that only geniuses can enter this virtual world? Why are there people everywhere? "
"The ordinary people you see with no cultivation aren't actually humans. They're virtual humans simulated by the Emperor's Heart. A small number of them are functional service personnel who provide all kinds of services for us. For example, the owner and waiters of this bar, as well as the staff of the shops next to it. Other than these functional personnel, the rest of the virtual humans are virtual residents without any functions. After all, the number of monstrous powerhouses in the world we're in is limited. If the limited number of monstrous powerhouses were to be placed in a city that's comparable to an A-grade foothold, it would be deserted. I think that's the reason why these virtual residents were set up. "
"Also, there's a rule in this virtual world. You're not allowed to attack virtual humans. Otherwise, you'll lose your permission to enter this place forever," Yao Lan reminded Lin Huang as the topic of virtual residents was brought up.
Lin Huang, who had his doubts answered, was not very interested in virtual humans. He lifted his head and looked at the Stairway Tree not far away. There were people climbing the tree. "I don't think flying is allowed when climbing the Stairway Tree, right?"
"Yes, the entire tree forbids flying. Not only can you not fly, but you can't perform dimensional travel either. You can only climb." Yao Lan nodded.
"So, can we ride on summoning beasts?" Lin Huang asked again.
"Yes, but flying Summoned Beasts won't be able to fly either. Besides, there's no way to counteract the gravity on this tree. Other than Summoned Beasts that are good at climbing, other Summoned Beasts won't be able to walk on this tree like it's flat ground," Yao Lan explained. "However, even if you have summoning beasts that are good at climbing, you'll be attacked by other climbers if you use summoning beasts to climb."
"I can attack at will?"
"Of course, the competition on the tree is intense. As long as you're capable enough, not only can you attack at will, but you can also kill at will. The hunter will get half of the hunter's points if he or she kills the hunter. However, if the hunter dies, not only will he or she lose half of the points he or she accumulated that year, but he or she will have to start from the bottom of the tree again. Although you can exchange points for items, the monthly rewards are based on the height you climb. That's why many people would rather be robbed of half of their points than be killed and start all over again. "
"Why are you at the bottom of the tree?" Lin Huang asked curiously.
"This is a virtual clone that I exchanged my points for. My real body is on the tree. Otherwise, do you think I would come to the bottom of the tree to pick you up? You must know that there are different levels of difficulty when you climb to different heights. We've only succeeded at some of the checkpoints after trying many times. Once we get to the bottom of the tree, it's not easy to go back to the original height. "
"A virtual clone?" Lin Huang could not tell that it was a clone at all.
"I exchanged my Stairway Tree points for it. This clone is just an empty shell with the aura of my real body. It has no combat power." Yao Lan nodded.
"How do you obtain the points?" Lin Huang asked again.
"You'll obtain the basic points when you climb to different heights. You'll obtain points by killing all sorts of local monsters on the tree. You can also kill or rob other humans to obtain points. You can also use items to exchange with the system or trade points with other people. Basically, there are four types, "Yao Lan explained in detail.
"You'll have to rely on yourself to climb the Stairway Tree. The most we can do is to provide you with some strategies. Unless you climb to the same height as us, we won't be able to help you at all. There are fewer members in the Sweep Alliance. Unlike the powerful genius organizations in Division1 and Division2, they can arrange for people to train their juniors at different heights. "
"The Sweep Alliance's overall ability is considered average in Division3. However, we're below average in the core zones. The most powerful genius organization in Division1 is the Heaven Alliance. They have 18 supreme geniuses and 15 of them are on immortal-level rank-9. Each of them can kill an imperial-level. Among the top 10 genius organizations, seven of them are from Division1 while three of them are from Division2. The No. 1 in Division3 only ranks 12th overall. "
"What's the ranking of the Sweep Alliance?" Lin Huang asked.
"Erm … They're ranked around 180 overall …" Yao Lan rubbed her nose guiltily.
Lin Huang felt like he had been tricked when he heard the ranking.
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