341: Game update!

“Hoo!”

Lin Yue suddenly opened his eyes. The game pod’s barrier automatically opened, and he gasped for air, as if a drowning man had been rescued!

He subconsciously rubbed his chest, finding it still somewhat painful, but the pain was gradually disappearing. Only then did he realize it was a false sensation from his brain.

But this time, he had died beyond all doubt in the game. He had been struck in the chest by Modu’s spear, and he had seen the blood splashing from the spear tip with his own eyes. Coupled with the turbulent water at the end, he could be said to have had no hope of survival.

However, one thing greatly puzzled him: why did the “Death-Exemption Token” that the system rewarded him with when he was first promoted to Colonel not take effect when he died in the game, but instead made him directly exit the game?

He clearly had one chance to avoid death, yet it didn’t activate. Could it be that this “Death-Exemption Token” needed to be actively used?

At this moment, numerous questions awaited his exploration, but he was physically and mentally exhausted. After months of intense battles in the game, his spirit was tense, and his body was weary; he literally didn’t want to move a muscle.

He then leaned back in the game pod, slowly emerging from it after a long while.

“Master, it is now 3:54 PM on April 1st, 2060, Blue Star time. Good afternoon!”

Lin Yue went straight to pour himself a glass of water and drank it. Then, following his usual routine, he first opened “Starved to Death” to buy nutrient solution. Noticing that it was much cheaper, he bought a hundred bottles in one go. After purchasing a roasted duck rice, he checked how much time he had left before he could go back online.

But when he clicked into the login interface, an announcement appeared before his eyes.

【Game Announcement: One year has passed in the game world’s timeline, during which it has run perfectly. To ensure players have a better gaming experience, the game is now undergoing its first update.

Players can click to exit the game immediately. If you do not exit, the system will forcibly log out all players three seconds after this announcement ends!

This update will last three days in the game world and twelve hours in the real world.

Players, please prepare!

(Moderate gaming is good for the brain; addiction is harmful!

Arrange your time reasonably and enjoy a healthy life!)】

“A year? That fast?” Lin Yue was a bit surprised by the first sentence, but what surprised him even more was the sentence that followed.

“An update? And right when I died? What a coincidence!”

He quickly opened the game forum, wanting to see if players had any inside information about the game update.

A pinned message in the forum was 【ascension First Update! Version Prediction!】

Lin Yue clicked in, skimmed it twice, and then exited. The post's speculations were nothing more than the highly requested death penalty methods and the Glory Shop that was currently being tested, which were not far off from his own predictions. However, they were all just guesses, without much value.

Just then, a post titled 【Forcibly Exiting the Game in Three Seconds, You Dog Game I * Your Whole Family!】 quickly topped the charts!

The number of comments inside grew by hundreds per second!

Driven by curiosity, Lin Yue clicked on the post to view the comments.

“Hao (❁´◡`❁)*✲: I was leading my Guild Brothers in battle, why did it suddenly exit?!”

“Xu Liang 0715: You’ve got it good. I finally scraped together a hundred taels of silver, wanting to bribe a local official to arrange an identity for me. Now it’s all gone; the money was just handed over, and just as he was writing my name on the household register, I just disappeared!

Seeing that official’s stunned face, I was numb!”

“Descendant of Qin: The upstairs isn't that bad. Great Qin officials are more trustworthy; you can still get on the household register when you log back in.

But I fought all night yesterday and finally killed three Mountain Bandits. I returned to the Encampment at noon for rewards, and just as the Supervisor announced my promotion to Squad Leader, I was gone!

My dream of becoming a general is completely shattered!”

“Paper Basket: The OP actually became a Squad Leader! Awesome! Slaughtering like crazy!”

“Feng Feng Feng Feng Huo: But you’re in trouble. The latest qin law stipulates that outsiders are not allowed to join the Great Wall Legion, the Garrison Army, or the local army corps of various commanderies. Now, if you want to join the army, you can only go to the Lingnan Army Corps as a suicide squad!

By the way, how did you know I recently read the qin law and passed the qualification exam for the position of “Historian”?”

“Paper Basket: I feel like you’re showing off, but I have no evidence.”

“Xiang’s Who Loves Steamed Dried Shrimp: Big shot! I’m still doing forced labor, how did you become an official! Are we playing the same game?!”

“Feng Feng Feng Feng Huo: Not yet, I still have three days before I take office in the township. I remember I didn’t tell anyone about this? By the way, how do you guys know?”

“I Want to Go Out and Play: For your information, a “Historian” is just a clerk, not an official.”

“Descendant of Qin: Your town’s police chief is also a clerk, just a deputy section chief, do you dare to provoke him?

Not to mention the OP is in a township of hundreds of thousands of people, isn’t that a sure path to success!”

“Li Xue Who Loves Dry Pot Fish Fillet: Big shot, please offer a class!”

“Xi Xi: Big shot, please give us your ‘civil service exam’ notes!”

“Feng Feng Feng Feng Huo: Huh? Do you even need notes for this? Can’t you just pass by looking at it twice?”

“Xi Xi: ...”

“Li Xue Who Loves Dry Pot Fish Fillet: ...So annoying!”

“I Love Little Xiang Xiang: I’m crying to death. I toil like an ox and a horse all day, cutting people down during the day and guarding doors at night. I finally saved up fifty taels of silver and went to the Xunfang Pavilion to see little Xiang Xiang. Just as I excitedly took off my pants… I was forcibly logged out of the game?

At this moment, a 500-jin fat man cried out in aggrieved pain!”

“Long Duan: 500 jin? Poor little Xiang Xiang!”

“I Love Little Xiang Xiang: Yes, I’m suffering to death!”

“Long Duan: I wasn’t talking about you, don’t get involved. 500 jin, it’s a good thing you were forcibly logged off, otherwise, if you rolled over, little Xiang Xiang would be dead!”

“I Love Little Xiang Xiang: I hope you’re kind…”

“DHC Wancheng Xingye: Xunfang Pavilion? Is that the one in Wancheng County, Nanyang Commandery?”

“I Love Little Xiang Xiang: Brother, are you from that county too?”

“DHC Wancheng Xingye: Yes.”

“I Love Little Xiang Xiang: Then can you lend me some money? Don’t worry, I’m Wang Da Hu from the Seven Star Guild, all the players in Wancheng County know me!”

“DHC Wancheng Xingye: First, I don’t know you. Second, I really can’t help with this, but I can help you take care of Qiuxiang.”

“I Love Little Xiang Xiang: You * * *! You wait, don’t let me run into you! You’re finished!”

“Widow’s Bedside Youngster: Wait, if you say Wancheng County, it wouldn’t be the little Xiang Xiang I know, would it? [Image]”

“My Buddha Doesn’t Cross the Poor: Holy crap, this… the shape suits you… no, it’s a perfect match! @I Love Little Xiang Xiang”

“Little Match Girl Selling Small Missiles: Ah, this… can this Xunfang Pavilion even keep running with such people?”

“Ye Chenqiang Who Loves Ginger Juice Pork Knuckle: Brother, your actions truly opened my eyes…”

“DHC Wancheng Xingye: Your taste is truly unique, I’m out of here…”

“I Love Little Xiang Xiang: You’re finished! Don’t you dare let me run into you in Wancheng County!”

Just as the two were caught in a heated argument, a comment was posted, like a giant rock hitting the water, making both of them stop their furious bickering.

“Four Seasons Worry-Free: Wait, my roommate wants me to ask, wasn’t three seconds enough?”

“Feng Feng Feng Feng Huo: This student, please don’t make up friends out of thin air!”

Just as Lin Yue was watching the drama unfold, his takeout arrived.

He retrieved the takeout, added all the nutrient solution, and then browsed the post once more.