Realized Game: I Hoarded 10 Billion Defense Towers

As far as he knew, a full ninety percent of the Neutral Cities that had descended upon the planet a few weeks ago had fled into special regions. If all those Neutral Cities that had fled ended up like the one Medusa had occupied, then with the full rollout of Version 4.3, the chain reaction triggered within those special regions would be absolutely immense.

In light of this, Shen Fei had to consider the implications. He already knew exactly what made the special regions so unique. Right now, with Version 4.3 fully rolled out, the number of Neutral Cities occupied by humanity was still too small. The vast majority had fled into special regions. Logically speaking, the Version 4.3 update would actually have the greatest impact on the Intelligent NPCs and Super Bosses, who occupied the most Neutral Cities.

[DING!]

[Version 4.3 full rollout complete!]

[Version 4.4 update commencing!]

As Shen Fei was lost in thought, his Personal Panel opened again. Before, the Version 4.1 and 4.2 updates had happened back-to-back. Now, the Version 4.3 and 4.4 updates were also happening one after the other. However, Shen Fei could also tell that, unlike the previous three, this Version 4.4 update wasn’t a full rollout. In other words, in order to resolve related bugs, Versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 had been fully rolled out all at once. But right now, 4.4 hadn’t received a full rollout; it was only a partial update. Now that there were no more update conflicts, the pace for 4.4 had slowed. Although Version 4.5 had already begun updating, Version 4.4 wasn’t being fully rolled out in one go.

[DING!]

[Version 4.4: Advent of Secret Realms!]

[Secret Realms will be randomly activated across the planet!]

[Clear a Secret Realm to obtain various item rewards, including but not limited to the Personal Panel Activation Scroll!]

[DING!]

[Subsequently, as game abilities are inherited, Secret Realms from various Game Worlds will also be randomly inherited!]

[DING!]

[All previously inherited realms from the Game World have now been converted into Secret Realms!]

[DING!]

[Secret Realms are divided into Multiplayer Secret Realms and Solo Secret Realms!]

[DING!]

[Each person is limited to one Multiplayer Secret Realm and three Solo Secret Realms per week! The item [Secret Realm Refresh Scroll] can reset the entry limit!]

[DING!]

[Special Secret Realms exist!]

[If a Special Secret Realm is not cleared, the monsters within will manifest at 10,000 times their number near the participants’ real-world location!]

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WHOOSH—

WHOOSH—

WHOOSH—

Line after line of text scrolled rapidly across the screen. Although Version 4.4 wasn’t a full rollout, it involved a lot because of the introduction of Secret Realms. Moreover, after the Version 4.4 update, aside from the one Great Chaos Secret Realm that everyone had participated in—the one that wiped memories—there hadn’t been any other new content. Therefore, this wave of 4.4 updates was quite substantial.

Unlike the Version 4.3 update, where the notifications didn’t appear on the panels of players who hadn’t encountered a Neutral City, the text for the Version 4.4 update was being pushed to everyone. On every player’s panel, including those who had just used a Personal Panel Activation Scroll and gained their abilities, long strings of text were appearing.

WHOOSH—

Watching the text scroll by, Shen Fei’s eyes lit up instantly. It wasn’t the fact that he could get all sorts of items from clearing Secret Realms, nor was it the weekly entry limit. What made his eyes light up, his expression instantly turning to one of pure ecstasy, was a single line he saw in the update notes: [All previously inherited realms from the Game World have now been converted into Secret Realms!]

Seeing this sentence, Shen Fei’s mind raced, and with a WHOOSH, he teleported directly to the Heaven-Reaching Tower in the center of Qing City. He had been anticipating what would happen to the Heaven-Reaching Tower after the Version 4.4 update, wondering if it would undergo some kind of change. He never expected that the outcome would perfectly match his hopes. The Heaven-Reaching Tower, which had been a type of secret realm in the original game, had instantly transformed into a proper Secret Realm after the Version 4.4 update. This rendered the super-item he had prepared—the Source of the Secret Realm—completely unnecessary.

WHOOSH—

His vision swam for a moment, and then he was standing in the center of Qing City, before the instantly transformed Heaven-Reaching Tower. Shen Fei pumped his fist hard! The Heaven-Reaching Tower had become a Secret Realm. A huge teleportation vortex had appeared at the entrance to the first floor. The tower, which had originally shimmered with light and echoed with the roars and cries of monsters, had now fallen completely silent.

"Perfect!"

I saved a Source of the Secret Realm. Now I can use it somewhere else...

Looking at the Secret Realm before him, Shen Fei was overjoyed. The only thing that dampened his mood was that, with the Version 4.4 update, a one-hour countdown timer had appeared on the Source of the Secret Realm in his possession.

Even though the Heaven-Reaching Tower no longer needed the item, I can’t just save it. I have to use it as soon as possible...

"Bro!"

"Brother Fei!"

"Boss!"

As Shen Fei was observing the Heaven-Reaching Tower, several figures quickly appeared beside him. Many people knew about the Heaven-Reaching Tower in the center of Qing City. Now, with the text about the Secret Realm update appearing, many of them had rushed over to check on the situation. Seeing that Shen Fei was already there, they all hurried to greet him.

Because he had placed the vast majority of his Defense Towers here, Sun Yu, who had just arrived, immediately approached the swirling Secret Realm entrance at the base of the tower.

"Holy shit!!"

"A Multiplayer Secret Realm!!"

"A Special Secret Realm!!!??"

"Son of a bitch!!"

Sun Yu cried out in alarm the moment he got close. As he neared the Heaven-Reaching Tower Secret Realm, he immediately received feedback from it. The Heaven-Reaching Tower had changed from a solo realm in the game to a multiplayer one. Sun Yu wasn’t surprised by this; after all, each floor inside the Heaven-Reaching Tower was massive. A single floor would feel cavernously empty even with several hundred people inside.

What he hadn’t expected was that, besides being a Multiplayer Secret Realm, the Heaven-Reaching Tower was also a [Special Secret Realm]. Regarding Special Secret Realms, a specific warning message had been displayed during the Version 4.4 update. It said that if a Special Secret Realm wasn’t cleared, the monsters inside would manifest at 10,000 times their number near the participants’ real-world locations.

He had thought that having another Secret Realm near Qing City, one perfectly suited for Tower Masters, was a good thing. But the sudden "Special" designation had scared the daylights out of Sun Yu. If they failed to clear this thing and the monsters manifested in Qing City at 10,000 times their number... that would be a goddamn nightmare.

The monsters in the Heaven-Reaching Tower came in waves, and on top of that, each floor had a guardian boss at the end. If those bosses had their strength or numbers increased by ten thousandfold and then manifested... forgetting about Qing City’s safety for a moment, it would undoubtedly cause a massive wave of chaos, at the very least.

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

SWOOSH!

At Sun Yu’s shout, everyone’s gaze turned to Shen Fei. Sun Yu’s words had also instantly informed everyone of the Heaven-Reaching Tower’s situation, and they all instinctively looked toward Shen Fei. It was obvious: the first pioneering attempt on this tower-turned-Secret-Realm had to be led by Shen Fei. Otherwise, if the monsters inside were too strong and the others couldn’t handle them, it would bring huge trouble to Qing City.

"Let’s not rush!" Shen Fei said without a moment’s hesitation, seeing everyone’s eyes on him. "Yu, you guys figure it out. Arrange some people to guard the entrance and don’t let anyone in yet! Once I’ve made my arrangements, I’ll lead everyone in for the first clear!"

Just like everyone else, upon hearing Sun Yu say that the Heaven-Reaching Tower had become a Special Secret Realm, Shen Fei also knew immediately that he had to be the one to lead the first attempt. Otherwise, it would be dangerous. But right now, Version 4.4 had just updated, and he had other things he planned to do. Since he couldn’t take people into the instance right away, he could only have Sun Yu guard the entrance for now.

"Also, as quickly as possible, start detecting where new Secret Realms have been activated within an 8,000-kilometer radius of Qing City, and where old ones from the Game World have been inherited..."

After settling the matter of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, Shen Fei continued giving orders. The Version 4.4 update had stated that besides existing realms changing, new Secret Realms might also descend from the Game World. So, the next step was to scout out the locations of these Secret Realms. At the very least, they needed to thoroughly investigate the ones near Qing City. Although a radius of 8,000 kilometers was a massive area, interspersed with numerous special regions, the Tower Masters, with their Detection Towers, still had the means to scout it out slowly.

"I’m leaving first..."

Nodding to the others, Shen Fei was just about to leave when suddenly, his eyes shot wide open. He saw that his Personal Panel had opened once again.

[DING!]

[Number of Secret Realms on the planet has reached 100,000!]

[Version 4.5 has been activated!]

[Issuing mandatory mission: Enter a Secret Realm!]

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