216: Chapter 216 You Need a Stage

“Ignore restrictions?”

Chen You frowned slightly.

That description was too irresponsible.

Did it mean that his clone could also use this item to activate 【Monarch Incarnation】?

Or perhaps, when the Mythical Skill 【Ruling the World】 was on cooldown, this thing could act as a one-time skill refresh?

Or maybe... in certain special scenarios, like being silenced or immobilized, it could forcibly activate?

Each guess represented a completely different tactical value.

The former meant doubling combat power; the latter meant turning a desperate situation around.

He didn't know if it was single-use, so he didn't dare try it directly.

“It seems I still need to find a professional to ask.”

Chen You scanned the empty Shadow Royal Court, as well as Xiao Dai, who was still playing dead on the ground.

After confirming nothing else was left behind, he chose to exit the dungeon.

He hadn't obtained a single piece of equipment this trip.

But a few Unique Titles, plus a Mythical Skill and a corresponding Mythical Item.

The harvest was quite good.

...

Thousand Light City, the newly established Monarch Plaza.

With a ripple of spatial energy, Chen You's figure appeared out of thin air.

The moment he appeared, thousands of pairs of eyes 'swished' and focused entirely on him.

“Holy crap! It’s Big Shot Chen You!”

“He’s alive! The Big Shot is really alive!”

“Big Shot, is that incredibly handsome statue in the center of the plaza something you made?!”

A bold Assassin player shouted at the top of his lungs.

Chen You subconsciously looked up when he heard this.

He saw that the shadow originally covering the statue in the center of the plaza had long since vanished.

A hundred-meter-tall giant statue of the Shadow Monarch was clearly visible.

The statue was clad in dark armor, wielding a greatsword, wearing a crown, and surrounded by every special effect imaginable.

It was exactly the appearance of his 【Monarch Incarnation】.

And on the base of the statue, a line of mysterious runic ID shone brightly, proclaiming the owner's identity.

“Hmm, it’s actually quite handsome,” Chen You murmured, stroking his chin in objective evaluation.

This light, seemingly casual remark landed on the surrounding players like a thunderclap.

What did he mean by 'quite handsome'?

This was practically engraving the word 'swagger' onto his face!

The next second, the dead silence was completely shattered.

“Big Shot! Take me along! I know how to shout 666!”

“Big Shot, look at me! I’m the number one Healer of the Healer Tribe—fair-skinned, beautiful, and long-legged…”

“Get lost! Vulgar! Big Shot, I am a Blacksmith Master of the Forging Tribe! With just one word from you, I will immediately betray my tribe and forge weapons for you!”

The crowd went wild.

Thousands of players, as if injected with adrenaline, rushed madly towards Chen You, trying to make themselves known to him.

Looking at the chaotic scene before him, comparable to the Spring Festival travel rush, Chen You frowned even deeper.

Troublesome.

Too troublesome.

A second before countless players completely swamped him, he expressionlessly pulled out a piece of talisman paper shimmering with spatial ripples.

A 【recall talisman】.

Under everyone's stunned gaze, Chen You ignited it.

“Buzz—!”

Spatial power surged, and his figure instantly became illusory, vanishing from the spot.

The entire Monarch Plaza once again fell into a deathly silence.

All the players froze in place, looking at each other, their minds blank.

After a full ten seconds, someone finally spoke in a dreamlike tone, muttering:

“He… he just… used a recall talisman?”

“It seems so, right?” another person replied uncertainly.

“One recall talisman, priced at 1 Gold Coin… just to teleport from Monarch Plaza to the Central Teleport Plaza a few hundred meters away?”

“The world of the Big Shots… do we even understand it?”

“No, you understand it!”

A Warrior player slapped his thigh hard, his eyes filled with the fervor of sudden enlightenment.

“This is the correct way a super tycoon should act! Time is money, friends!”

“In the eyes of a Big Shot, the time spent walking a few hundred meters might be worth more than a hundred recall talismans!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding players showed expressions of sudden realization.

So that's how it is!

The perspective!

This is the perspective of a Big Shot!

“Is there a possibility…”

A player with four ears muttered to himself, “that the Big Shot’s brain isn’t working quite right?”

In an instant, the gazes of the surrounding crowd converged on him, hostile.

Some even pulled out their weapons.

“No, I was just joking, it’s my brain that’s not working right, I’m an idiot!”

...

On the other side, Chen You's figure appeared in the Central Teleport Plaza of Thousand Light City.

He was completely unconcerned about what the players had imagined his recent action to be—some kind of 'God-tier understanding'.

He simply felt that spending 1 Gold Coin to avoid the trouble of being watched and pushed was worth it.

Skillfully summoning his Giant Rabbit mount, Chen You swiftly traveled and soon returned to the familiar hall of the Supreme Tower.

Hill was still standing behind the counter, wearing a professional smile that seemed unchanging for millennia.

“Respected supreme member, it seems you have brought a little 'surprise' to the Source Realm again,”

She spoke with a smile, a hint of teasing flickering in her eyes.

“Stop the nonsense,”

Chen You walked directly to the counter and slapped the 【Heart of the Monarch】 onto the table with a 'thud'.

“What is this thing used for? The manual reads like a riddle, forcing me to do reading comprehension.”

Hill’s gaze fell upon the 【Heart of the Monarch】, her smile growing more pronounced.

“Its description is very clear, isn’t it?” Hill’s fingertip brushed across the 【Heart of the Monarch】.

The dark purple surface rippled with a faint light, as if responding to her touch.

“‘Ignore restrictions’ means exactly what it says.”

Chen You’s brow furrowed into a tight knot.

He felt that Hill was a top-tier expert in stating the obvious.

“I’ll rephrase my question,” he took a deep breath. “【Ruling the World】 has a cooldown.”

“Can this item allow me to use it again while the skill is on cooldown?”

This was the most direct interpretation.

An item that could refresh a Mythical Skill’s cooldown might be enough to reverse the tide of battle at a critical moment.

However, Hill just smiled and shook her head.

“No.”

Chen You’s eyelid twitched, and a bad premonition began to spread in his heart.

“Then… when I am silenced or stunned and unable to cast spells, can it forcibly activate?”

Hill shook her head again, her smile unchanging: “Also no.”

“Can the clone use it?”

“No.”

Chen You’s expression completely darkened.

His voice carried a hint of impatience, “It can’t be that it ignores the restriction of whether I have money in my pocket, right?”

Hill seemed amused by his statement, her eyes curving into beautiful crescents.

“Respected supreme member, your imagination is truly rich. However, you might have been thinking in the wrong direction from the very beginning.”

“What do you mean?”

As if to appear more serious, Hill tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

“Before you can understand what ignoring restrictions means, you first need to know what a restriction is.”

“…”

Isn't that stating the obvious?

Seeing Chen You about to explode, Hill hurriedly added: “The use of Monarch power requires an 'opportunity'.”

“【Ruling the World】 is not an ability you can use whenever you wish; it… requires a specific ‘stage’.”