God-level Hero

At this moment, Da Fei, returning home, is busy responding to friend messages. Initially, it was just congratulatory messages, casually dismissive, but as soon as one wave subsided, another rose up, things happened again.

First, he replied to Yanran’s smile: "Let them mess around with the Red Name Village, it doesn’t matter." Although Da Fei was shocked that the European Union Zone could actually get so many mining machines, under the current circumstances, the more energetic the European Union Zone is, the more advanced they must be.

Then, Bloodrose Qiqi sent another message: "The national war in China’s Divine Punishment City is over, and the main players from Japan have all returned home."

As for this message, Da Fei didn’t think too deeply into it; most likely, it’s easier to cause trouble back home, right? If it’s the main players from Japan cooperating, the attack on Underground Eight Cities should be more assured, in any case, it’s a good thing.

Then Star Goddess Bu Feiyan sent a message that particularly concerned Da Fei: "According to our speculation, Brother Fei’s city destruction performance might once again delay the opening time of the National War Zone."

Da Fei was stunned: "So, it’s the game officials specifically targeting my Flying Battleship then?"

Bu Feiyan solemnly said: "It’s inevitable, right? Regardless of the game, the developers won’t allow players who are too ahead. According to our analysis, the most probable measure is for the officials to give Brother Fei’s battleship some sort of God-level registration to restrict its power."

Da Fei asked in surprise: "What do you mean by God-level registration?"

Bu Feiyan replied seriously: "It’s just a metaphor from me, meaning as long as Brother Fei’s battleship enters the New World, it will be recognized by the system as a deity, and deities can’t easily attack mortals. If they do too many times, they’ll be punished by the Main God in the game. So, it’s basically like a forbidden weapon."

Da Fei was shocked: "Are you kidding me? Then can I still play happily?"

Bu Feiyan frowned: "This is just our guess and analysis. After all, the game restricts gods in such a way. If they really strictly restrict according to divine rules, then the worst scenario is that Brother Fei’s battleship can’t attack ordinary players at all. Although the troops carried by the battleship should be able to attack, in that case, Brother Fei’s battleship becomes just a transport plane."

Da Fei was extremely displeased: "The officials can scam Chinese players without negotiation, I’ve seen this far too often. But players worldwide are developing airships, and the UK has the legendary Noah’s Ark, so how will they play?"

Bu Feiyan nodded: "That’s why the National War Server needs a few days of delay for research. After all, the Moon God Night’s development of standard airship suicide bombing tactics is also something the officials don’t want to see, and that urgently needs rule restrictions. But that being said, if Brother Fei’s battleship is limited according to divine rules, it would be akin to admitting Brother Fei as a god, which opens a door to the Divine Realm that the officials don’t want to see.

"As Brother Fei mentioned, the UK has Noah’s Ark, a legendary God-level Battleship developed with the entire nation’s effort, akin to a space fortress, presumably more advanced than Brother Fei’s airship. Even considering the UK’s interests, the officials probably won’t restrict Brother Fei too harshly. So Brother Fei shouldn’t worry too much; as long as Brother Fei’s battleship doesn’t attack to a point where others can’t retaliate, it should not be forbidden, right? At most, Brother Fei’s high-altitude bombing tactics might be prohibited."

Is that so? Are you sure the UK’s Noah’s Ark is really more advanced than mine?

Da Fei asked again: "Why change the rules even though it’s already handed over to system AI for self-operation?"

Bu Feiyan laughed: "The National War Server’s AI has yet to start and is not connected to the other nine zones. The National War Server is somewhat like a super competition server or a super instance, so there’s room to change the rules. Once the National War Server is connected with the other nine zones, intelligent rules will be integrated, leaving no room for manual intervention. So that’s also why the National War Server’s opening is delayed."

Da Fei replied with an ’oh’: "So the National War Server dares not open, and once it does, it’s the final version?"

Bu Feiyan nodded: "The difficulty will definitely be very high, far surpassing beta testing."

Da Fei asked in surprise: "All my fault?"

Bu Feiyan laughed: "A high difficulty is good; this way, players worldwide will consider monster factors when launching territorial wars, preventing the chaotic battles seen during beta testing. Alright, I’ll inform Brother Fei immediately if there’s any new information."

"Understood."

Ending the conversation left Da Fei feeling quite heavy and displeased; even the exhilaration from acquiring the Divine Power Tree Root was diminished.

At this moment, Da Fei did feel that he had become overly complacent. Although he knew for a long time that in the game the system is vast, he still underestimated the system, and more importantly, the GM in the system room. The game insider information disclosed by the Moon God Night is clear and evident. The United States, after all, is the primary rule-maker of this game; they are both player and judge, hoping for fairness indeed is a foolish dream.

But fortunately, my confidentiality is done quite well; global recognition of me is merely at a level where I possess a giant transport airship that can teleport. Although very advanced, it’s not quite at God-level. Considering the UK’s face, the official GM shouldn’t be too aggressive in their restrictions.

From now on, I must keep the secret of the Sky Ship absolutely airtight. If that’s the case, then acts that easily expose secrets like cargo transport activities should be minimized; we must leave the Japanese players some leeway after all.

...

At this moment, in the U.S. Supernova Team’s secret video conference room.

Fortson, Tommy, and several division leaders gathered in a room, and then an old man resembling a standard scientist with a standard unruly hairstyle and wearing a lab coat appeared on the screen. Indeed, the old man is one of the chief scientists who developed this game.

Fortson and the leaders greeted respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Fermi!"

The old man said in a deep voice: "I guess you want to discuss the matter of Chinese players destroying cities?"

Fortson replied seriously: "Yes, Da Fei has been continuously slaying gods, becoming a monster, and now he can destroy NPC cities, this exceeds our tolerance limit. Even if he leveraged NPC divine power, destruction is destruction. If this continues, it will undoubtedly be a disaster for our game."

The old man waved his hand: "We have already come up with restraining plans, in fact, such precautions were implemented at the beginning of this game’s development."

Fortson shook his head: "No, we need deeper restraining measures! We need the capability to actually defeat him. This is our last chance to intervene in the server, we cannot miss this final opportunity."

The old man said ’oh’: "You need more powerful secret weapons?"

Fortson nodded: "Yes. Our current equipment is entirely insufficient to restrain Da Fei, nor can it handle the development of the game’s later stage situation."

The old man said casually: "But Captain, even though we can intervene, we cannot change the established rules in the game. You tried it in the competition server; enhancing monster strength inadvertently enhances monster treasure drop quality. Conversely, if you need stronger treasures, the monster strength will significantly increase."

Fortson insisted: "I need the highest-level Divine Artifact! And a Super Divine Artifact composed of scattered parts of Divine Artifacts!"

The old man said solemnly: "Then the strength of the monsters guarding them will be divine."

Fortson said seriously: "I believe we have the power to defeat the divine!"

The old man nodded: "Alright, I don’t understand the specific gameplay, but I trust your abilities. This is the last chance, give it your all..."

Just then, Tommy suddenly raised his hand.

The old man smiled: "Boy, what question do you have?"

Tommy weakly asked: "Grandpa Fermi, aren’t we cheating?"

At that moment, the entire video conference room burst into laughter!

The old man kindly smiled: "Dear child, remember, this is called privilege, not cheating. Anyone in our position would do the same." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)