Everyone remembered clearly that all the changes started after the sudden shock that day.
At first, all the panel values were cleared briefly. Then all the players, who were struggling in the instance, appeared at the teleportation exit. The instance channels were collectively closed, and the safety time was garbled… Later, the channels between various worlds and the Sanctuary were completely opened. All players received the latest official notice. A well-dressed rabbit appeared on the square screens, announcing to the entire unlimited world that the old rules had ended and new rules were about to be born.
Since the emergence of the unlimited world, it had finally ushered in the first comprehensive transformation.
After it was resumed, the player forum was in an uproar. Countless posts popped up one after another. Speculations about this innovation were endless, and the name of the team called ‘Dawn’ was the most mentioned.
Ever since they won the championship at the ceremony event, everyone was looking forward to the Dawn team entering the final instance. However, these people seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and there had been no news of them since.
Some people started to speculate whether Dawn had used the two Joker cards to open the final door.
The sudden innovation now made it difficult for people not to make too many associations.
As one of the few players who sent the Dawn team into the final instance, He Yuanqing had been waiting patiently since entering the instance.
He had experienced this type of waiting once before when he sent Lou Yueren away for the first time. After experiencing it again, his mood was much more complicated than that of other times. Unfortunately, as the days went back, he still didn’t get the news he wanted. Just like that year, it was like a stone sinking into the sea.
In this way, He Yuanqing waited until the sudden innovation.
There was no doubt that such a result was enough to make everyone celebrate. But up to that time, the separate category list for the Dawn team was still empty. Ever since they entered the ultimate instance, all their IDs had been deleted and cleaned as if they never existed.
Days like this passed quickly. Before they knew it, more than half a month had passed since the start of the reform.
There were still crowds of people at the entrance of the instance.
Since the release of the new rules, ‘death’ in the instance no longer meant being wiped out. Instead, it became a normal ‘elimination.’ There was no real death anymore. It had completely become a channel to earn points.
At the same time, the terrifying instance rules were obviously changing continuously. Entering an instance was no longer a means of survival, but an ordinary self-challenge, or even an experience of a whole new life in some peaceful instances.
In a coffee store not far from the E Zone instance, He Yuanqing brought a cup to his lips and took a sip, still feeling a bit sad when looking at this scene.
Once upon a time, these were the peaceful lives they longed for. He just never thought it would actually become a reality one day.
Lang Xuelin was sitting in front of him, also looking lazy and relaxed.
Compared with other players, the members of the top teams had already accumulated sufficient points. This wave of innovation was huge, but it didn’t clear the points pool of the past. As a result, the balance from their past struggles alone was enough for them to spend the rest of their lives in peace and stability. They even purchased several fixed assets in the newly developed real estate area.
“It is so peaceful, isn’t it?” Lang Xuelin said lazily, squinting slightly in the sunlight. “I just don’t know how they are doing now.”
He Yuanqing knew who Lang Xuelin was talking about without asking. He paused and shook his head. Then he looked up and saw the person at the door. He waved and said, “This way.”
Xi Qinxin was still holding the bags she had just brought from shopping. She put them aside and asked, “Have you been waiting a long time?”
“It’s okay,” Lang Xuelin replied while glancing at Xi Qinxin’s spoils. “It is a bit less than what I bought last time.”
Xi Qinxin didn’t intend to argue with him, but just looked at him without saying anything.
He Yuanqing noticed the change in her expression. “What’s wrong? Is there something wrong?”
Xi Qinxin was silent for a moment. She wasn’t sure, but she still said, “I seem to have seen someone from the Dawn team.”
“The Dawn team?” Lang Xuelin also looked over.
“That Hua Qianmei.” Xi Qinxin recalled it. “I’m not sure if I saw it incorrectly, but I did see a figure at that time, shopping on the street of Hale Temple next door.”
He Yuanqing’s expression became slightly more subtle. “…Shopping?”
Lang Xuelin laughed out loud. Then, before he could say anything, he noticed something pop up on the virtual panel. He clicked on it and paused for a moment. “Qinxin, you may… not have seen it incorrectly.”
In fact, there was no need for him to remind others as the others had already received new notifications.
After the Dawn team completely disappeared from view, the captains of several teams finally received new friend requests one after another.
The initiators were the two names that never appeared again—Chi Ting and Lou Yueren.
At the same time.
In a newly completed apartment building, Lou Yueren was lying on the sofa fiddling with the friend interface with a sigh on his face. “No 7 is really shameless! We just entered the ultimate instance. Why did he have to clear all the friends in the list? Now, after finally getting back, we have to add everyone back one by one. It would be fine to add them back, but the questions are as numerous as machine guns.”
Chi Ting obviously received it, and smiled when he heard it. “Will it be useful to ask more questions?”
“It is useless.” Lou Yueren smiled. He saw that all the people he should’ve added had been added, so he completely ignored the frantically jumping information boxes. He cleared them with one click and closed them. “We’ll talk directly when we are free. Right now, we have more important things to do.”
He stood up from the sofa and stretched briefly. “We finally came back from that Dreamweaver Land, so we have to decorate our love nest properly. Right, dear?”
That being said, Lou Yueren walked calmly to Chi Ting’s side and passionately kissed him on the lips.
After the new rules were determined, Chi Ting arranged for Butler’s phantom to sit on the throne to maintain the stability of the unlimited world. Then he directly gave the authority to Rabbit No 1 to carry out. The reason why he stayed in the Dreamweaver land during this period was mainly to reassemble their former world with the other people in Dawn. It could only be said that No 7 cut the fragments of their world too much. Even with Lu Nanling’s absolute brain power leading the way, it still took a long time to put back together the entire world. In addition, the humans who had turned into NPCs in the instance needed to be gradually liberated later… After all of this, it had been delayed until now.
During the time when Chi Ting was in the Dreamweaver Land, he already knew that Rabbit No 1 had gradually launched new buildings in various worlds in order to let the players of the unlimited world continue to find a sense of belonging. After returning to the Sanctuary, the first thing he did was to happily buy their first home with Lou Yueren. After a series of template customizations, except for the lack of eye-catching pink, the layout was very similar to the Love Apartment where they first met.
It was only when he was kissed until his breathing became rapid that Chi Ting pushed away Lou Yueren, the guy who was always trying to make arrangements. He said, “It is necessary to make arrangements, but it doesn’t seem to be that important. After all, we still have a lot of time left in the future.”
“Indeed.” Lou Yueren was still unsatisfied. After being pushed away, he continued to peck at the other person with a smile. “Congratulations. You can finally be an ordinary person as you wish.”
Chi Ting couldn’t help smiling when hearing such words. “Yes, it can be considered retirement.”
Putting aside so many responsibilities, he was now just a very ordinary player.
A very ordinary Chi Ting.
“Oh, by the way, speaking of decorations… Meimei and the others seem to have gone shopping together. If you need anything, you can contact me. Um…”
The rest of the words were completely blocked by the figure that suddenly appeared over him.
Lou Yueren had already picked up Chi Ting and kissed him. Then he turned around and pressed Chi Ting on the sofa very naturally with a faint smile in his eyes. “Didn’t I just say that there was no rush to decorate? Dear, don’t you think there were too many light bulbs when we were in the Dreamweaver Land? How about we do something meaningful now?”
As their eyes met, Chi Ting watched Lou Yueren’s eyes gradually sweep over him and blinked slowly. “Well… it isn’t impossible.”
He stretched out his hands, put them around Lou Yueren’s neck, and gently pulled him down. This way, their bodies were pressed tightly together.
Occasionally, wind came in from outside and caused the curtains to flutter slightly.
The people coming and going not far away gradually intertwined into a uniquely peaceful background.
Unknowingly, even the sunlight in the entire unlimited world had become much gentler.
The gradually hotter breath made the atmosphere in the house more charming.
Their foreheads lightly touched each other. After a short rest, their breaths fell heavily on their skin.
The exhaustion from the long journey finally dissipated completely at this moment. Chi Ting raised his eyes slowly, his chest rising and falling. His voice was slightly hoarse and tense. “I never asked you before. Why did you say it was thanks to me that you were able to get out of the ultimate instance so quickly this time… umm.”
“You still have the heart to think about other things now.” Lou Yueren took a bite viciously. He looked at Chi Ting’s expression with satisfaction and licked his teeth. Still, he answered, “I must admit that it was indeed due to your appearance. After all, if it wasn’t a dream, I couldn’t have imagined such a perfect lover for no reason.”
He leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on Chi Ting’s neck. “What about you, dear? How did you… break the illusion of the ultimate instance?”
“Of course, it is also because of you…”
Before he could finish his words, Lou Yueren leaned over and completely embraced the person in his arms.
“Chi Ting, I love you.”
“Me too…”
At this moment, gentle sunlight shone down, casting a faint halo around both of them.
Their fingers intertwined. Then the tranquil sky in the distance became the most peaceful background.
As ordinary people in the new world, let them slowly experience the wonderful life that they had never enjoyed before.
There was still a long time and their future had just begun.
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