Self-imagination is the most deadly

When the second [Falling Star Arrow (Orange)] was forged, Yang Jian's talent cooldown had already exceeded twenty minutes!

No way, he wanted to wait!

Wait for this orange-grade equipment.

After finishing this one, he still needed 47 more... Only when he truly started forging did he realize how tedious and boring it was.

But there was nothing he could do; as a big shot, he ran around all day with an orange talent, always feeling inferior!

Although Yang Jian knew very well that his upgradeable talent was the strongest.

But there was no way around it.

Orange just didn't look as good as gold!

Moreover, it wasn't obvious yet.

When the game system receded and talents transformed into aptitudes, that scene would be too beautiful for Yang Jian to even look at...

Forging orange-grade equipment was extremely difficult.

It took almost two and a half hours to complete one.

And this was just a level 40 orange weapon.

An arrow... it didn't even count as an orange weapon!

It could only be considered a consumable.

He wondered how much time and effort it would take to upgrade his talent to red in the future!

In a monotonous life, combining work and rest was an indispensable part.

On the Eastern Continent, the game currently allowed connections to various external platforms and software.

Yang Jian would forge an arrow, consume it, and then spend ten minutes browsing short videos.

After all, he also needed to stay updated on various external information.

Blue Star's current real situation was far from good.

If people couldn't see hope, the most primal evil would erupt from their hearts!

Xia Nation's overall situation was currently the best.

Although various big Vs on the internet were stirring up trouble, saying how Xia Nation would fare in the face of the apocalypse.

They dared to criticize the officials because they were certain the officials wouldn't really bother with them!

But they didn't dare to criticize the Star Palace, because there was still Ibe Jiro's example before them... Because they had reservations, they couldn't even stir up trouble properly!

After all, Xia Nation now had Yang Jian and Zhou Yue.

These were two contemporary Martial Gods who were already openly recognized!

The officials also clearly knew how to strengthen the external physical body's power at this stage.

But there was nothing they could do!

They really couldn't defeat the Abyssal Monsters!

In the past few days, sporadic Abyssal Monsters had also begun to break through the world barrier and appear on Blue Star.

Most of these were caused by those countries that saw no hope.

Cang Tian Ge had accidentally summoned Abyssal Vengeful Spirits by chasing after ill-gotten gains.

But many of these people did it intentionally.

Especially Taotaowan... During the second open beta of the game, all their slots were revoked.

They never expected that during the third open beta, the game's slogan of "fair lottery" would be shouted to the heavens, yet no citizen of Taotaowan drew a single slot.

Even a fool would know that they had been set up by the game.

On this Blue Star, where the abyss could rampage at any time, what was the difference between having no strength and being a lamb to the slaughter?

So, they began to consciously summon the abyss!

As for the summoning method? Of course, it was given by the abyss.

What they were best at was killing living people, then throwing their souls and dregs into the Soul Furnace.

Next was manipulating human hearts.

Otherwise, the Dranor Orcs, with the strongest individual combat power, wouldn't have been corrupted!

Noticing the discontent of the Taotaowan people, they immediately dispatched their strongest psychics, the Heart-Devouring Whisperers, to lure the Taotaowan people to fall across the world barrier!

This race was notoriously evil.

Even in the abyss, they were notoriously evil.

The summoning arrays they provided were not for summoning themselves, but for summoning other races...

Most of those summoned were ghost-like races, extremely skilled at disguise and concealment.

This type of abyssal race was best at possession.

Sometimes, after possession, even the host wouldn't know, thinking the summoning had failed!

Unfortunately, Taotaowan itself was an area heavily monitored by the World Will.

Every Abyssal Monster that came through was divided between It and Zhou Yue.

Yang Jian heard all these messages from Zhou Yue.

"You also need to be careful! Always keep an escape route!"

Zhou Yue frowned and nodded.

"Also, don't unconditionally trust Blue Star's Star Soul!"

"Why?"

If you talked about five thousand years of history, the motherland changed generation after generation.

But Blue Star, this 'mother,' had been around for billions of years.

And barring any accidents, this 'mother' would continue to be around!

You couldn't change it even if you wanted to!

Not trustworthy?

"One should not harbor ill intentions, but one must be wary of others! I feel that Blue Star's Star Soul is a bit too strong!"

Hmm?

"What do you mean?"

Yang Jian didn't know how to put it at the moment!

Even Dranor's Star Soul, as strong as it was, seemed helpless against the Orcs' reckless behavior back then!

And Blue Star's Star Soul?

The abyssal invasion hadn't even begun, just a nascent sign, and It could personally descend to control the situation!

Although everything was beneficial to him, Yang Jian had also heard about the helplessness and struggles of other world Star Souls in the early stages.

Yang Jian had traveled through quite a few worlds these days, listening to different races chat and brag in many different-style taverns!

The more he saw, the more he realized the unusual nature of Blue Star's Star Soul... "It's hard to say, but with your luck, you must first trust your own intuition!"

Life actually didn't have many choices.

Either trust the World Will, or trust your own intuition!

What Yang Jian feared was that, unprepared, Zhou Yue would prioritize trusting the World Will!

Of course, Yang Jian was even more afraid of cutting off his own path.

After all, with Zhou Yue supporting each other along the way, many difficult paths could be traversed more smoothly!

Cang Tian Ge's suicidal act completely disrupted Yang Jian's plans.

Upgrading his talent by forging arrows was urgent now, but suddenly looking back, he found too many urgent matters waiting to be handled!

Game time from 6 PM to 5 AM was Blood Moon time.

No matter what, upgrading had to be the priority.

So, when the game world dawned, at 8 PM Blue Star time, after more than half a month, another high-level meeting of the Star Palace was held in the small conference room on the fourth floor of the studio!

Why could they hold an offline meeting?

Because Zhou Yue could bring back important members from other places.

It was just a matter of a teleportation gate!

The ability to open a teleportation gate so smoothly showed Zhou Yue's control over her own strength.

Yang Jian and three vice-presidents were present.

Of the fifteen guild officials, only three heavyweights arrived.

The others either couldn't come or weren't qualified... And then there was Long Ruoling, the president of the affiliated guild!

"Hello, President Yang. My name is Long Ruoling, game ID Hua Shanhe, and I am the manager of our affiliated guild, Stars Pavilion!"

Yang Jian took the hand she offered.

He was a bit puzzled by her cautious and respectful expression.

"Hello, President Long. I've long heard that President Long is young and exceptionally talented, managing the Stars Pavilion in an orderly fashion, far surpassing many other guilds out there!"

He briefly held her fingertips and then released them.

Yang Jian was currently focused on climbing the ranks.

He had no time for beauties!

"President, you're joking. We've met before, at the Zhenhai City teleportation array!"

"No wonder you looked so familiar! I didn't dare to recognize you just now!"

Her identity determined that she was very likely a well-known mole.

But there was nothing he could do; she had money, people, and strength.

Her talent was also incredibly high!

One should know that there were also differences between golden talents.

Yang Jian wanted to pretend he didn't know her, but this woman insisted on getting acquainted!

"President, you can call me Ruoling or Ling'er. Our guild has, and only has, one president!"

Yang Jian nodded, indicating he understood.

Long Ruoling and Mo Suqing were together in Jiannan Road, Yunzhou Prefecture, Longwei County (Dali) in the southwest, building the Star Palace's Blue Star base!

(Scared by reports and reviews! The place names are completely fictionalized, using Tang Dynasty naming conventions on DS. After all, not causing trouble later won't work, since the atmosphere has been set!)

Although she often used Hearthstone to teleport in the game, it was Mo Suqing's first time experiencing passing through a teleportation array to arrive at another place in reality.

Yang Jian, however, noticed the nostalgia flashing in Long Ruoling's eyes.

He only felt an inexplicable urge to laugh.

Girl, you've been fooled by Blue Star's Will!

Do you think you're truly reborn?

Yang Jian didn't know that in Long Ruoling's occasional glances at him, there was a mix of surprise and awe.

The first time they met, Long Ruoling only wondered where this person, whom she had never seen in her previous life, had come from!

And later, according to the official intelligence analysts, it might be because Yang Jian had become a god both in the game and in reality!

Gods could converge their existence, making themselves the unique true self.

So, when she was reborn... naturally, she couldn't remember the existence of this god!

Long Ruoling felt this explanation was absurd, yet she couldn't find any words to object or refute it.

But recently, looking at his style of action and the achievements he had made, she felt that it wasn't impossible!

As they sat down, ready to start the meeting, Yang Jian wondered why this Miss Long's gaze was so strange.