129: Chapter 129 reveals the plot.

After the four of them joined forces to kill the mutated youth, the youth's corpse unexpectedly turned into a pile of foul-smelling flesh on the ground. A line of small text appeared beside the pile of flesh. Chen Aoyun stepped forward to examine it, and it turned out to be a rule:

[Act 1 Rule 2: Please maintain a pure heart. When an injustice appears before your eyes, please uphold justice.]

"So that's how it is," Chen Aoyun's eyes narrowed. "It was because we chose to watch coldly from the sidelines at the beginning that the youth was eroded and mutated by the turbid energy."

The tip of the iceberg of the rules had been revealed, but a greater mist still shrouded everything... What exactly did this Game of National Destiny want them to do?

The four of them continued to explore the town cautiously.

Knowing the rules, whenever they encountered "injustices" like forced abduction of women or street theft, they acted decisively. Intervening before the mutation occurred was not difficult to resolve.

Half a day passed.

Clues regarding what everyone was supposed to do in Act 1 were still not found.

However, after each intervention, the rescued individuals would gratefully offer some exquisite coins.

Chen Aoyun rubbed these coins. These coins seemed to contain a peculiar power, very close to Construction Power, but it was not Construction Power.

Observing these coins closely, there was actually a line of small rule text on them:

[Act 1 Rule 3: The power within the coins can be used to strengthen the characteristics of the civilizations in the plot world.]

What did this rule mean?

Chen Aoyun couldn't quite understand it for a moment.

He showed the coins to the others, but they were also confused.

Just as everyone was immersed in thinking about the use of the coins.

Boom—whoosh—! Two afterimages raced side by side at a terrifying speed, flashing past like lightning!

The kicked-up sewage splashed all over Fan Ling.

"Damn it!" Fan Ling wiped his face, just about to curse, but he froze. "Holy crap, what did I just see? Is that a donkey drag racing a Lamborghini?"

Chen Aoyun, who had been focused on studying the coins, finally looked up. Sure enough, as Fan Ling said, the two guys speeding down the street were a sports car full of technological aesthetics and a donkey.

A donkey and a sports car? These two things were actually drag racing?

The problem was that the donkey's speed was not slower than the sports car's at all. Both sides were overtaking each other on the street, moving like lightning.

"Era elements do not affect abilities. This rule logic, which usually only appears on the battlefield, has actually appeared in the plot world... Why do I feel like this Game of National Destiny has undergone such a huge change?" Zhao Hongxiu whispered as she watched the donkey and the sports car speed away.

Chen Aoyun had heard the explanation about 'Era elements do not affect abilities' mentioned by Zhao Hongxiu in the base's classroom.

[Heroic Spirits] and the troops of [Heroic Spirits] would not gain an advantage just because the weapons in their hands were more advanced.

A straightforward example is: [MacArthur] with a gun cannot beat [Guan Yu] with a blade; when ancient Cavalry and modern tanks are placed on the same battlefield for a duel, combat power only depends on the strength of the [Heroic Spirit] they belong to, and has nothing to do with who is more advanced.

This is a bottom-layer rule on the battlefield, but it rarely extends to the plot world.

Zhao Hongxiu glanced at Chen Aoyun without leaving a trace. Before this Game of National Destiny started, Chen Aoyun had come to her, used a strange scroll to unlock her second set of abilities as a [Roleplayer], and told her a part of the story about Tang Junlin.

Perhaps the changes in this Game of National Destiny were a sign that the 'beta test' was about to end, or perhaps it was a prelude?

He gently shook his head at Zhao Hongxiu, signaling that the matter regarding the beta test should be discussed later.

It was also at this moment that loud arguing suddenly came from not far away.

A young man who looked like a student was being surrounded by a group of evil servants holding sticks. The student was emotionally agitated. "You actually impersonated my student status! How shameless! I want to report you! I'm not afraid of you! I'll report you to the Dean, and the Dean will definitely uphold justice for me!"

A brightly dressed youth walked out from among the evil servants. The youth's outfit was an eyesore. A big gold chain, a big gold watch, wearing a silk robe, stepping on limited-edition sneakers, and even wearing a cloth on his head.

"A Roman-style silk robe; silk was a symbol of wealth in ancient Rome. A cloth on the head—I am the richest in the world. Is this the unique way this plot expresses wealth?"

The blending of elements in the plot world was too bizarre, but Chen Aoyun could understand this eyesore of a look. It was just that the limited-edition sneakers on the opponent's feet made Chen Aoyun's eyelids twitch violently... What the hell is an Adiwang?

Under Chen Aoyun's gaze, the eyesore of a youth spoke, "Report me? If I beat you to death, won't you be unable to report me? What are you still standing there for? Do it! Beat this person to death for me; I'll pay the settlement fee!"

Another 'injustice'? The four of them, Chen Aoyun, had just stepped forward to save the person, but unexpectedly, someone's movements were faster than his, and there were quite a few people who came!

"Stop!" More than twenty people jumped out onto the street! These people knocked the evil servants to the ground in a few moves. The quality of the Adiwang was actually quite good; the eyesore of a youth saw that the situation was bad and turned to run, running extremely fast, disappearing in a flash.

Without worrying about the fleeing Adiwang youth, Chen Aoyun had already walked to the side of the beaten youth. When he looked closely, he saw that among the people who jumped out to help, there were quite a few old acquaintances: Ottoman's [Strategist] Adar and his [Roleplayer] members; Sakura Country's [Strategist] Saku Kenichi and his [Roleplayer] members; France's [Strategist] Vildo and his [Roleplayer] members; ...

At this moment, Chen Aoyun realized that this was not a single-player plot dungeon, but an open plot! This was not good news.

Chen Aoyun's current level was lv11, while Zhao Hongxiu, Fan Ling, and Xiao Zhenghong were only lv5. Looking at the other side, Saku Kenichi didn't know what props he had used again; the aura he displayed was not inferior to his own, and Chen Aoyun even felt a powerful sense of oppression from the companions beside him. Lv13, or even higher-level [Roleplayers]!

It wasn't just Sakura Country; people from other countries were similar, and in terms of levels, they were much higher than the Dragon Country side. With no army and no other form of military force, if the Sakura people chose to take action at this moment, Chen Aoyun's side would likely be wiped out immediately!

And the Sakura people also seemed to have the intention to take action. "Dragon Country people? You are the one who lost first place to these people? Don't they all look like trash? Let me crush these bugs." An unfamiliar Sakura person beside Saku Kenichi clenched his fists and prepared to attack.

Zhao Hongxiu sensed the opponent's strength and immediately stepped forward, taking a stance, and whispered rapidly, "I'll hold him off, you guys go quickly!"

In this Game of National Destiny, regardless of the ranking, one could eventually be resurrected, so Chen Aoyun made a decisive decision to retreat.

But Saku Kenichi reached out and stopped his companion first, whispering a few words. Through his lip movements, Chen Aoyun vaguely read the key points: "There are too many people here... No matter how weak the Dragon Country people are, they still have one Heroic Spirit skill they can use... The power of a Heroic Spirit can only be countered by the power of a Heroic Spirit... Find an opportunity to force them to take action alone... Otherwise, I will have to waste a Heroic Spirit skill on my side."

While Chen Aoyun was lost in thought, the rescued NPC student, after angrily kicking the evil servants who had fallen to the ground a few times, turned to face the crowd. This time, instead of offering coins, the student youth said, "Thank you for your help. I need to find the principal to lodge a complaint and get back my student status. Can you escort me for a part of the way?"

Hearing this, the eyes of people from all countries lit up. This was finding the right person to trigger the next step of the plot! Escorting this youth to the academy in the town, the four people from Dragon Country also went along. On the way, the gaze of that high-level [Roleplayer] from Sakura Country never left the four people from Dragon Country.

The academy in the town was surprisingly large. When they arrived at the academy gate, the escorted youth said nothing, knelt on the ground with a 'thud', and cried out for justice. The atmosphere in the academy seemed very upright, and the youth's cry for justice was quickly reported up the chain, alarming the Dean.

And the moment the Dean appeared, the compass in Chen Aoyun's heart, a figure that was originally just a dark outline, suddenly lit up. After it lit up, Chen Aoyun recognized that the person in the compass was exactly this Dean!

[Ding~ Obtained Dean's favorability. The Dean has become an acquaintance object; Current favorability: 10; Recommended Heroic Spirit type: Success in Youth]

At the same time, a new rule also appeared in Chen Aoyun's mind. [Act 1 Rule 4: Increase favorability with an acquaintance. Within one month, factions with high favorability can obtain true friendship. After obtaining true friendship, the acquaintance will recommend the corresponding type of 'Combat Heroic Spirit'.]

"Hiss~" Chen Aoyun was shocked in his heart. "I generally know how to play this Act 1 now!"

Fan Ling and the others looked towards Chen Aoyun, but Chen Aoyun looked at the high-level [Roleplayer] from Sakura Country and said, "I'll explain it to you in detail when we find a place with no one around. Right now, we have to think of a way to sneak away from under the Sakura people's noses later!"

Lv13 or even higher Sakura Country [Roleplayers] belong to high-level [Roleplayers]. Unless they exposed their own second set of [Roleplayer] abilities, the four of them together would not be their match. Moreover, there was more than one Sakura person, and a direct conflict would have zero chance of winning. But the problem was that their side was already being watched; how could they sneak away from under the other party's nose without a sound?