June 1st, at noon, Feng Bujue's house.
At this time, Brother Jue was wearing a torn T-shirt, squatting by the wall and pasting the wall with a spatula.
What he was pasting was naturally the huge cat paw print on the wall.
"Why don't you find a professional to do it?" Arthas lay on the sofa and asked lazily. Her tone … made it seem like the print on the wall had nothing to do with her.
"Find a road renovation team?" Brother Jue replied without turning his head.
"Can't you find someone through the property management?" Arthas asked.
"I need to remind you … Strictly speaking, I'm not the owner here, I'm just a tenant." Feng Bujue continued, "If I find a plasterer through the property management, then this matter is likely to spread to my landlord's ears."
"Aren't you overthinking it?" Arthas asked.
"No … I often encounter those unlucky things with low probability. So … it's better to consider everything more thoroughly. " Feng Bujue said as he pasted the wall, "If … my landlord knows about this paw print, then she will definitely ask me, and I … at least have to give a relatively reasonable explanation. It's impossible for me to tell her … 'Oh, this is the work of that cat. It's actually the number one expert of the Meow Lin Temple, the successor of the Mighty Vajra Claw'. It's also impossible for me to play dumb and say 'I woke up this morning and found the wall like this'. So … in the end, I can only say that I did it on a whim and on impulse.
Brother Jue paused for a moment. He lowered his head and used the spatula to add more cement. "This can be a big or small thing … If I went to smash my own furniture, then they wouldn't be able to do anything about it, but directly destroying a building … that's a different story. Although I have a good relationship with the landlord, if she turns against me and kicks me out … "He turned back and glanced at Arthas," Where do you want me to find a house in this location, at this price, and where can I keep pets? "
"I can turn into a woman and live with you," Arthas said.
"Oh?" Feng Bujue turned around, and his hands stopped moving. The first question he asked was … "Is she pretty?"
"I'm just kidding."
"Tsk … I thought this book was going to change to a more attractive theme …"
…
At 3 pm, Feng Bujue finally finished his work. He cleaned up and sat before the computer.
Thriller Paradise's server had been shut down on the morning of the 30th of May. After that, Brother Jue did not pay any attention to the official website or forum.
In the past two days, he had been working on his manuscript and dealing with some daily chores. What was more unusual was that he had recently started to exercise regularly. Moreover, the amount of exercise was quite large. Who knew what he was up to again …
"Ah … It's been more than forty-eight hours already. It's about time to go take a look …" Feng Bujue mumbled as he opened Dream Inc's official website. He knew that things would be chaotic when the server was shut down, so he purposely waited for two days.
Brother Jue opened the webpage, and the headline that greeted him was, "Thriller Paradise's open beta has ended. The new version, Anomaly Invasion, will be released soon."
Other announcements below it were, "Tournament for the Best S1 has ended successfully. The final ranking has been announced," "Crazy Thoughts' demo will be closed today, and the closed beta will be released in late June," "Due to the server update, the online marketplace will be suspended."
Feng Bujue clicked on the announcement about the Tournament for the Best, and the link led him to the ranking page.
This so-called 'ranking' was no different from nothing because it said, 'Players in the same group are not ranked first or last.'
In other words, the players who were ranked eleventh and thirtieth would not be ranked first or last. It was the same for the players ranked thirty-first to fiftieth. To put it bluntly, this ranking was to show that these twenty people had won Prize A, and the other twenty had won Prize B.
Feng Bujue saw the ID 'Wang Tanzhi' in the eleventh to thirtieth list, and 'Sky-swallowing Phantom Dawn' was there as well. In a way, these two had achieved the same result in this competition. They had the same prize and the same ranking.
"Haha … I can already imagine the situation on the forum." Feng Bujue laughed drily and mumbled to himself. However, he did not go to the forum immediately but clicked on the topic of 'Anomaly Invasion'.
After clicking on the headline, the webpage led him to the details of the new patch.
…
V1.10
[Version Overview]
A mysterious force suddenly entered people's sight. They were powerful AIs born from redundant data, the survivors who had survived the system's siege.
The four Pillars of Divinity who maintained the balance of the 'main universe' were facing a serious challenge.
And the internal conflict among the Anomalies was about to surface.
In the new version, once a player entered a six-person team scenario (Nightmare only), there would be a 0.2 percent chance of encountering an Anomaly. Other than the main mission, if the player successfully eliminated or helped the Anomaly, they would be rewarded after clearing the scenario (regardless of whether the player died in the process).
In the 'main universe', where the four Pillars of Divinity were, the player's actions and actions would affect their alignment and the future storyline.
"New Mode"
New 'Free Exploration' Mode. This mode has no mission system, no time limit (the game time limit in real life is still there), no negative gaming effect, and only one player.
After activating this mode, the player will be randomly assigned to any multiverse to explore.
After the assignment, the player will be able to travel back and forth between the log-in lobby and the scenario through the 'safe house' in this world. If the player leaves the scenario outside the safe house (including being killed, forced quitting, or being disconnected), the player's Game Coins, Skill Points, and EXP will be penalized accordingly. After entering this world again, the player will return to the safe house that was recorded last time.
Every time the player entered the free exploration mode, they would spend 20000 Game Coins.
If the player was not satisfied with the universe that they were assigned to or got bored after a long period of exploration, they could use 500000 Game Coins to redistribute.
"Changes to Items, Merchandise, and Services"
Now, the players could purchase large furnishings, including furniture, and 'design modules' (like wallpaper, floor tiles) to decorate their meeting room and storage room.
The Thriller Box would no longer provide the service of exchanging Skill Points for Game Coins.
The self-service barbershop had opened. The players could find the corresponding facilities in the market to adjust their hairstyle (and beard).
Other than 'consumables' and some special items, all items above excellent quality (including trash, broken, and normal quality) would have the characteristic of 'bound after equipping' or 'bound after use'.
'Stamina Point Recovery Potion' had been removed from the game.
The Puzzle Card Exchange had been opened. The players could list the Puzzle Cards that they did not need at the Exchange and barter for other items. When browsing the Puzzle Cards that other players listed at the Exchange, the players could directly simulate the combination of the Puzzle Cards to prevent themselves from getting a useless Puzzle Card. The Exchange would only charge a very low storage fee.
The Auction House would no longer accept Puzzle Cards as auction items.
The weapon and equipment merchants had a new batch of goods. In the new update, the players had a chance to come across some Excellent quality equipment in the system store. Of course, these items might not be cheaper than the ones sold at the Auction House.
Due to the strong demand from the players, we added various dresses to the players' attire. However, the price was quite expensive because each dress came with the corresponding safety shorts.
The request to unlock intimate actions other than 'hugging' and 'kissing' and to loosen the 'protection against sexual harassment' had been permanently rejected. At this point, we would like to remind the players who kept making such requests … our database is connected to the law enforcement department.
"Ranking Related"
"Player Combat Ability Ranking and Level Ranking have been removed.
"Club Combat Ability Ranking has been removed.
Currently, the ranking in the market is' Overall Club Combat Ability Ranking 'and' Overall Player Combat Ability Ranking '.
"The 'anonymous' function on the ranking has been removed, but the players could still 'refuse to be displayed on the ranking'.
"The double BUFF granted according to the guild's ranking has been removed; the EXP bonus for teaming up with guild members has been removed.
"Now, when teaming up with guild members (under the condition that they are from the same faction), they will receive a random BUFF, and the level of the BUFF depends on the overall strength of the guild.
"Gameplay Adjustments"
"The bloody and violent scenes in the game have been added to maintain realism.
The simulation of pain has been further enhanced. "
…
The details of the patch were not limited to that. Many keywords had been added to the hyperlinks, and there was a very detailed explanation.
With Feng Bujue's reading addiction, naturally, he clicked through them one by one and read through them.
He not only read through them, he even went into deep thought …
In the end, he concluded that the core of the changes in the new update were the following three points:
"First: Many methods to reclaim Game Coins from the players have been added.
"Second: Preparations have been made early on. There has been a place for max level players to go — free exploration mode.
"Third: The existence of the Anomaly has been covered up. The hyperlink had a description of the Anomaly. The basic meaning was similar to what Hwa Xiong and Pan Feng had said, but it was not as detailed.
These three things were the main purpose of the V1.10 update. The other changes should be considered normal fixes. For example, the service of exchanging Skill Points for Game Coins in the Thriller Box was something that no one other than a newbie would do, so it could indeed be removed. The changes related to the ranking could be seen as' removing the weak points' and reorganizing them. The introduction of the puzzle board trading house was a new convenience service that could save money.
"Hmm … It feels like there are many things that I can do now that I'm online," Feng Bujue mumbled to himself. At the same time, he moved the cursor to scroll to the forum.
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