153: Chapter 150 Joy and Sorrow

Compared to the long announcement when the food god shrine went live the previous day, this notice was much simpler.

It centered on just two things.

One was a Life Platform Peripheral Terminal called the life ring, and the other was an expansion kit for visitor system permissions.

However, after reading the main text of the announcement, the over 1.3 billion Yanhuang Survivors and over 2 billion visitors from other civilizations didn't even have time to ponder the pricing and specific uses of the life ring—their gazes were immediately drawn to the final line of the notice.

[Cause and Effect Fate Platform Tip: The life ring is very important for the future of the Fate Platform, oh! It is strongly recommended that all cute Fate Platform users enable and bind it. Users who do not accept this suggestion are not cute~ Acting cute.jpg!]

The volume of posts in the Symphony Realm exploded instantly.

"Hahahaha, the Fate Platform has become sentient!"

"Fate Master is just too cute! An existence that controls the life and death of over a billion people is actually sending cute emojis!"

"What the hell is 'not cute'? Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!"

"Wait, you guys are just laughing, didn't you notice the main point—'strongly recommended'."

As soon as this comment appeared, the laughter came to an abrupt halt.

Immediately after—

"Why do I smell a strong scent of KPI in this sentence..."

"A suggestion? Is this a suggestion? This is clearly—if you don't buy it, you're not cute. If you're not cute, you're not recognized by Fate Master. If you're not recognized, then..."

"Then what?"

"Then you're gone."

"..."

Meanwhile, the atmosphere on the side of the Survivors from other civilizations was completely different.

Those Survivors from the visitor system who remained on the Fate Platform also saw this tip.

They did not laugh.

"Is this a suggestion?" A Teuton Survivor stared at the "acting cute.jpg" on the screen and slowly exhaled.

"This is not a suggestion," another Fog City Survivor said, their voice very soft, "This is an offer you cannot refuse."

"If you don't accept the suggestion, you're not cute..." A Stars and Stripes Survivor repeated this sentence twice, then silently closed the notification interface.

What does it mean to be 'not cute'?

No one dared to guess.

But everyone knew in their hearts—on this Cause and Effect Fate Platform created solely by Fate Master, the potential threat behind the words "not cute" might be heavier than any Gold Tier weapon.

This was a mandatory choice.

The Yanhuang Survivors laughed, but deep down they knew that Fate Master's suggestion was a set-in-stone mandatory choice. After laughing, they all turned their attention back to the main text of the notice.

"Fate Master is so great! Not long after the food god shrine went live, he's already updated it with new features!"

"Thank you, Fate Master! How many updates has this been? I can't even remember, but every time it's been life-saving!"

"Don't just be grateful, look closely—the life ring, a Life Platform Peripheral Terminal, supports offline independent execution!"

"Offline independent execution!"

These four words were chewed over repeatedly by countless people.

A Survivor with the ID "Lone Boat on the Sea" was the first to react.

"Wait a second. Offline independent execution. Offline. Independent. Does this mean..."

Before he could finish, someone below already picked up on it.

"Sequence War!!!"

"Yes! It's the Sequence War! The problem of Fate Platform features being unusable in the consciousness space has been solved by Fate Master!!!"

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap—"

The Symphony Realm was instantly flooded with messages.

But some people still didn't quite get it.

"That's not right. No matter what, isn't the life ring still a derivative of the Fate Platform? Fate Platform features are essentially Fate Master's talent abilities; can they really be used just by changing the shell?"

Less than ten seconds after this question was posted, seven or eight parallel explanations popped up below.

"Brother, think about why Fate Master chose this specific time to release the life ring? The Sequence War has only been going on for a day, and the issue of Fate Platform features failing just surfaced, and he immediately launched a physical peripheral terminal. Do you think this is a coincidence?"

"The life ring has a physical form, can execute offline, and has a built-in independent karma points energy storage System. It is no longer just a functional projection floating in the Karmic Void Realm; it is a tangible piece of equipment worn on the wrist."

Immediately after, a Survivor with the ID "Deep Sea Chess Player" posted a long analysis.

"Remember the post by the big shot Tide Observer before? The core reason why Fate Platform features can't be used in the Sequence Battle consciousness space is that the consciousness space only simulates the Survivor's own abilities and equipment, not the talent products of others.

The Fate Platform is an extension of Fate Master's talent, so we can't use it.

But the life ring is different—it has a physical form, can store energy independently, and can operate offline. It has already met all the conditions to be recognized by the Magic Sea authorities as 'personal equipment'.

Plus, with Fate Master choosing to release it at this critical moment, there is only one answer."

"The life ring can 100% be brought into the Sequence War consciousness space."

"100%."

As soon as this analysis appeared, all the Survivors who still had doubts instantly understood.

The Symphony Realm immediately boiled over.

"Fate Master is awesome!!!"

"From now on, when entering the Sequence Battle, we'll keep the magic sea compass on, use the Numerical Panel as usual, and drink the Life Spring—what can Survivors from other civilizations use to fight us?!"

"Fighting the Sequence Battle with the Numerical Panel on? If I lose a hand or leg, it just deducts from my health bar without affecting my actions. If they slash at me, my health bar drops, but my hand is still there, and I can just backhand and chop off their blade—who can withstand that?"

"Once the magic sea compass is on, the opponent's spirit and energy values, talent weaknesses, and physical state are all transparent. If this isn't cheating, what is?"

"No, this isn't cheating. This is an official cheat from the Fate Platform. Handed out personally by Fate Master."

"With the Spatial Backpack, I'll stock up on three-colored life spring water before entering the consciousness space and use it whenever I need it during battle—Red Spirit Spring water for health, Yellow Spirit Spring water for stamina, and Blue Spirit Spring water for spirit. With all three working together, if they can't kill me, they lose."

"My talent is 'Flame Fist'. Every time I throw a full-power punch, the mental consumption is huge. Before, in the Sequence Battle, I could only throw three punches max before having to rest. Now, I'm going in with the Life Spring? Ten punches! Twenty punches! I'll punch them until they doubt life itself!"

"I have an Ice talent. The duration of my Ice Crystal Domain is directly linked to my spirit value. Before, in the Sequence Battle, I could only hold it for thirty seconds before having to stop. Now, I'll just chug some Blue Spirit Spring water—give me one minute, and I'll freeze the entire battlefield into an ice coffin."

It was a scene of wild celebration.

Then, someone poured cold water on the mood.

"What if the opponent is two tiers higher than you?"

The message feed stopped for half a second.

"What if it's a Survivor from the same Yanhuang Camp? Everyone has a life ring."

It stopped for another second.

Then—

"Ahem."

"Ahem, ahem."

"Tactical cough.jpg"

Countless posts simultaneously changed their wording.

"Assuming the opponent is a Survivor from another civilization of the same tier—with the life ring, we are invincible."

"Yes, yes, yes, assuming the same tier, we'll crush them."

"Adding a supplement: assuming the same tier and the opponent is not a Yanhuang person, we'll crush them."

Laughter filled the Symphony Realm once again. But after this wave of laughter, the mood took a sharp turn.

Because everyone finally focused on the pricing of the life ring.

"It's just that... two hundred karma points..."

"...Two hundred, hiss~ that's so expensive."

The jubilation in the Symphony Realm seemed to have had a pause button pressed on it.

"I... my current account balance is seventeen points."

"I have thirty-two."

"I just had a good meal at the food god shrine yesterday, my current balance is nine points."

"Who has two hundred points in cash on hand? Stand up and let me see."

No one stood up.

Most Survivors of the Yanhuang Civilization fell into sorrow.