Realized Game: I Hoarded 10 Billion Defense Towers

[DING!]

[A hyper-version event has been detected again!]

[Version update accelerating!]

[Version 4.5, unlocking now!]

[Mission system updated!!!]

***

As Shen Fei stared, dumbfounded, a "Mission Submenu" appeared on his personal panel.

"Fuck your grandma!!"

I haven’t even figured out 4.3 and 4.4 yet! And you’re hitting me with Version 4.5?! This damn Experience Bar Unlock Scroll was a reward from you! A reward from YOU!!!! Hyper-version! Hyper-fucking-version!!! If there are hyper-version events, then don’t reward me with this thing in the first place!

Shen Fei’s composure shattered!

Originally, after the monster tide ended, he had been looking forward to the 4.3 and 4.4 updates. He never expected that simply using an Experience Bar Unlock Scroll would trigger the damn Version 4.5.

This was completely and utterly illogical!

Based on his experience from his past life, there had been a gap of over half a year between versions 4.4 and 4.5. But now, it had arrived after just a few days. Not only did it not match the timeline from his past life, it didn’t even align with Shen Fei’s own estimated release date for Version 4.5. Furthermore, it had arrived during the preparatory gap between 4.3 and 4.4. It was too unreasonable!

Moreover, looking at the description of the hyper-version event, Shen Fei understood. It was because he had used the item rewarded from the Great Chaos Secret Realm, because he had used the [Experience Bar Unlock Scroll], that the sudden update to Version 4.5 had occurred!

Amidst Shen Fei’s breakdown, more text continued to scroll by...

[DING!]

[Version 4.5 Update, initiating a large-scale mandatory mission—Heaven-Opening Gate!]

[Five players will be selected and forced to enter a special space. They can only return after completing the designated mission!]

[As the designated mission involves the interests of all Great Xia players!]

[The five players will be jointly selected by all Great Xia players!]

[Please select the player you believe should participate after the ten-second countdown ends!]

[It is recommended to select players with high Combat Power to participate!!]

[Warning: Special mission. Death during the mission means immediate death in reality!!]

[Warning: This is an initial mandatory mission and cannot be waived with a Mission Exemption Scroll!]

***

While Shen Fei was still reeling in shock, the text finished scrolling quickly. A 10-second countdown timer and an ID input box appeared next to his personal panel.

"Boss!!"

"Boss!!"

"Boss!!!"

Everyone in Great Xia had seen the text that suddenly appeared. Sun Yu, Gun’Er, Wang Dapang, and the others immediately rushed over to Shen Fei. The abrupt Version 4.5 update left them stunned, and the description of a mandatory player selection for a forced mission bewildered them even more.

"It’s useless!!" Shen Fei said with a deep frown, looking at the panicked group beside him. "This is a vote by the entire player base; there’s no way to cheat! The sample size is too large. Whoever gets chosen will just be down to fate..."

Unlike the others, who were shocked, worried, and bewildered by the sudden global selection process, Shen Fei had moved past his initial astonishment at the abrupt Version 4.5 update. Now, he was aghast that the rules had changed!

It was different from his past life again!

He clearly remembered that in his past life, after the Version 4.5 update, everyone had to choose the single strongest person to be bombarded by the Nine Tribulation Thunderclouds.

That mission was called "Please Sir, Die"!

***

Jealousy is a human instinct, and Version 4.5 was precisely the kind of update that amplified the sinful emotions in the human heart. Some of the mandatory missions were extremely malicious. In his past life, the very first mission of the 4.5 update was for each country to select their publicly acknowledged strongest player and send them directly to their death. In the end, not many of the acknowledged strongest players from each country managed to survive the Nine Tribulation Thunderclouds.

Shen Fei had been keeping a low profile precisely to avoid being singled out to face the thunder in Version 4.5. He had even been thinking that after the update, Zhao Li would be sent to face the thunder. Then, he could use Long-range Teleportation to get to Zhao Li’s side and help him share the burden.

But he never expected that in this life, after the Version 4.5 update, the matter of facing the thunder would change. Instead of choosing one person, it had become choosing five people to participate in some special "Heaven-Opening Gate" event...

SWISH~

SWISH~

SWISH~

Under the shocked gazes of Sun Yu and the others, and amidst Zhao Li’s cry of alarm in Songhai City, the ten-second countdown quickly ended.

Then, a list of five names appeared on everyone’s mission panel.

[DING!]

[The list of five people has been confirmed!]

[Mission to confirm the list is complete. All players’ Comprehensive Combat Power has increased by 0.01%.]

Five player IDs appeared on everyone’s personal panel. Simultaneously, three lines of text scrolled out, informing them that they had completed a certain mission.

"Fuck!! Why me again!!!"

"I have a city to defend!! My Ye City!!"

Amidst a player’s furious roar, the list appeared. The IDs were:

[Immortal Emperor], [Taiyi Zhenren], [Self-Improver], [Tears of the Succubus], [Young Master Void]

There were only ten seconds to choose the names, which left no time for excessive thinking. Because of this, the vast majority of people made their selections based on instinct. The most recent public display of player strength had been at the New Olympic Games held in Country F. During that competition, Zhao Li, Huang Yi, and Father Shen had all demonstrated immense power. Therefore, driven by instinct, people had directly chosen the three of them.

Of course, in that competition, the player with the ID Bottle People had displayed even greater strength. However, many people who tried to enter the ID Bottle People were told it was incorrect and could not be selected.

Thus, the ones ultimately chosen for their strength were Zhao Li, Huang Yi, and Father Shen.