45: Space ring, upgrade of divine equipment

Sakura Country.

“Gentlemen, the Forgotten Land has chosen to open up. The difficulty has increased more than expected. Originally, it was just a competition for one person, but now we have to compete with all forces, and even all countries…”

“Careless!”

“Cross-realm is inherently a competition among all countries. The Huaxia military has already taken action, and we must also act.”

“The game and reality will unfold simultaneously!”

“I suggest we continue to advance the plan targeting Demon Lord. If we can monopolize, why compete?”

“Yosh!”

“Both proposals passed unanimously!”

“From today onwards, our goal is… to dominate the eternal!”

Beautiful Country.

Florida, Langley, Intelligence Agency Headquarters.

“Are you trying to tell me that this person is currently unapproachable?” Director Hunter put down the photo in his hand, which clearly showed Lin Ye in school.

“The security guards in his community have been replaced by special forces. Although there have been some results from internal infiltration, they do not have the capability to execute missions. However, we already have a follow-up plan, and I believe it will not disappoint you.”

Hunter placed his hands on the table, his face ashen.

“Gentlemen, you should know the significance of cross-realm.”

“Failure is absolutely unacceptable!”

“And you don't have much time. I don't want to be questioned by the President in the Oval Office about why our Great Beautiful Country is falling behind in this war that we must win!”

…

At the same time.

Players on the forum were already going crazy.

“A 100 gold coin ticket, and it’s for a 5-person team. Isn't that just giving it away for free?”

“Demon Lord is really a good person~”

“Even if he’s a cheater, I’d say he’s cheating in the best way possible!”

“Hey, have you heard?”

“Many people say that the space-time materials produced in this dungeon are related to cross-realm. Someone is already buying them at sky-high prices.”

“Sky-high price?”

“Damn it, if I can successfully cross-realm and master the extraordinary, I will be heaven!”

“How high a price can he offer? Can it be higher than heaven?”

“Brother, you have vision, but at a price of 10 million cash, it’s just for some materials. Can you refuse?”

“Ah, this… then I need to consider it…”

“Hahahaha, what are you considering? You probably don't even have the gold coins to buy the key right now, let alone how to get the materials out.”

…

Sea State.

No. 1 Mansion.

Qi Feng, who was once again killed and banned, was completely dumbfounded.

“He one-shotted me?”

“Why?!”

Qi Feng didn't even see a shadow of his enemy in that last moment.

In the previous frame.

Demon Lord was still at the Newbie Village fountain at least a thousand meters away.

In the next frame.

He was dead, forced offline.

“What's going on?!”

Qi Feng couldn't help but frantically scratch his head, wishing he could pull out all his hair.

Beep! Beep!

Xiang Jianfeng called: “Young Master Feng, now several guilds in Shengtian have announced that they are blacklisting us, prohibiting all cooperation, and even the military has stated that they want to…”

“Get lost~!”

Qi Feng roared as soon as he opened his mouth.

“You good-for-nothing, you usually tell me how invincible the elite team is, but in the end, you couldn't even withstand a single glance from the enemy!”

“For the past two months, the group has invested tens of billions, and this is the combat power you give me as an explanation?!”

Xiang Jianfeng was speechless, unable to respond.

Qi Feng's anger had not subsided: “Go find him! Go find him now!”

Xiang Jianfeng was stunned: “Find… find who?!”

Qi Feng's eyes were bloodshot: “Didn't you say last time that he might be a student? Can't you even find a person now?!”

Ah~ Yes!

Xiang Jianfeng quickly agreed.

Qi Feng said fiercely:

“Don't bother with those fence-sitting guilds. As long as you find Demon Lord for me, then nothing is lost!”

“Bastard.”

“Why can a normal player, a poor student, fight with me?!”

“I, Qi Feng, said he must die… he must die~!!!”

…

On the other side.

Lin Ye returned to the Forgotten Land.

The space-time storm seemed to have no impact.

After all, they could defend it even when there was no light curtain before, and now that there is a light curtain…

“Big Brother, you’re back?”

A curvy figure rushed directly into Lin Ye's arms, affectionately wrapping her arms around his neck, gently rubbing her head against his ear.

“Xiao… Doudou?”

Lin Ye was full of disbelief.

The girl in his arms was undoubtedly Doudou, but she could no longer be called Xiao Doudou.

She was 1.7 meters tall, and her curves, though not outstanding, were well-proportioned.

When he left yesterday.

She was still a little girl about one meter tall, looking like she was seven or eight years old.

Now, a day later.

Her hair reached her waist.

Eight years old?

You call this eight years old?

Lin Ye immediately grabbed Doudou's shoulders, brought her in front of him, and observed her carefully.

Her eyes were still as clear and innocent as yesterday, almost unchanged, but how did her body change so much?

Beside them.

Yan Yan and Su Wanting were also surprised.

“Um… Big Brother, what’s wrong?”

Doudou looked at the unusual Lin Ye, a little confused.

“Nothing, where is Tu Xiusi?” Lin Ye saw that she herself didn't seem to understand, and changed the subject.

“Uncle is busy. I just heard him say that the space rings seem to have been successfully forged.” Doudou bounced around, seemingly still wanting to sit on Lin Ye's shoulder.

But this time.

Lin Ye held her down: “Doudou, be good, Big Brother still has important business to attend to.”

Blacksmith shop.

Tu Xiusi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a chuckle: “Your Excellency, the space rings are all ready. They are all here, six in total.”

Lin Ye took them and looked.

[Space Ring]

Special Equipment

Quality: Rare

Durability: 1000

Internal Space: 980 cubic meters

“Good!”

Lin Ye praised: “As expected of a master.”

Hahahaha~

Tu Xiusi laughed heartily: “You jest, Your Excellency. Actually, my craftsmanship in jewelry is very ordinary. It’s just that Sevena is not here right now, so I’m just making do.”

“The next one to be resurrected should be Sevena.”

Lin Ye only remembered something more important after he finished speaking.

“By the way, Tu Xiusi, did you notice Doudou's change?”

Change?

Tu Xiusi was slightly stunned, then slapped his forehead and said with a smile: “Are you saying Doudou has grown taller?”

“Yes,” Lin Ye replied.

Tu Xiusi said indifferently: “Oh, yesterday's space-time storm was a bit intense.”

Ah?

Lin Ye and Yan Yan and the others simultaneously showed shocked expressions.

That's it, nothing else?

Lin Ye suddenly realized: “You mean, she was affected by the space-time storm, which caused this change?”

“Sigh.”

Tu Xiusi sighed and continued to explain:

“The space-time storms in this cursed place are sometimes stable and sometimes unstable. They not only affect space but also time. Otherwise, with Temwar's unique spatial techniques, we wouldn't be living such a difficult life.”

Hmm…

Lin Ye thought for a moment.

“The space-time storm probably pushed time forward by about 5 to 10 years, but I see that Doudou's perception doesn't show any time difference, which means that for you, that storm just now was only a few hours?”

“That's right, but sometimes Doudou doesn't change for many years. That should be when time slows down, right?” Tu Xiusi said with a laugh: “Your Excellency, you understand time. I think you know the specific situation much better than I do.”

I understand?

Thanks, I don't understand a bit.

However.

Lin Ye thought of the second part of the quest chain, which was to find Strobes's last fortress.

If the people here mastered spatial abilities.

Then Strobes mastered time.

Eternal Empire.

Lin Ye acknowledged this name for the first time.

An empire that controlled time and space.

When it said it was eternal, it wasn't boasting, but simply and directly describing a fact.

“Your Excellency, there are still quite a few crystals left, but I don't have any more materials.” Tu Xiusi handed over several hundred time crystals.

Lin Ye looked and saw that he still had quite a few time crystals, just enough to upgrade his gloves.

No need to save them.

After upgrading, he would go see what kind of monster was on that cliff.

He poured a thousand time crystals into it.

[Ding~]

[Hand of Time Reversal successfully upgraded!]