Realized Game: I Hoarded 10 Billion Defense Towers

More importantly, the different Game Worlds will also invade each other! That chain reaction is the most troublesome part... As Shen Fei read the heated discussions on the Forum, these thoughts surfaced in his mind.

After finishing the two hottest and most unexpected threads on the Forum, Shen Fei’s gaze moved downward to the other posts. These threads were where the night’s biggest changes were being discussed: the newly inherited abilities, the monster horde arriving in a few hours, and speculation and countermeasures for versions 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3.

Just as he was about to check the main news for the night, a thought suddenly struck Shen Fei. Something’s not right! I have to delay the Ninth World!

On the Forum, the various nations that could once communicate freely were now unable to interact at all due to the new permissions and restrictions. Previously, the areas near each nation’s borders had expanded exponentially, turning every country into a geographical island of sorts. Now, with the access restrictions on the Forum, that isolation had extended to information.

The Forum’s new rules eliminated all communication between nations, with the sole exception of the Divine Artifact Link. But Divine Artifacts were rare, so the exchange of information across the planet had been drastically weakened.

He had originally planned to open the [Ninth World] for trading immediately after inheriting his game abilities tonight. But the sudden revocation of Forum permissions made Shen Fei realize something. His [Ninth World] wasn’t just for trading—it allowed for smooth communication! In that case, wouldn’t it become the best hub for global communication?!

The importance of the [Ninth World] had instantly skyrocketed, meaning he had to carefully reconsider when to open it.

I have to postpone the opening of the [Ninth World]! I’ll send another message later! We’ll wait until after the update announcements for versions 4.3 and 4.4 in ten hours! With this realization, Shen Fei immediately contacted his "Mediators" stationed far away in the Northern Territory of Myanmar.

In that region of Myanmar’s Northern Territory, there’s still that special area I crushed. And within that area, the mysterious Tree People who surrendered are still there... It looks like I’ll have to find a chance to go back!

After instructing his Mediators to postpone opening the [Ninth World], Shen Fei’s thoughts turned back to the special areas, which were certainly worthy of his attention. In fact, right near the Ninth District, he had already subdued creatures from one such area—the Tree People—though he had yet to learn much about them.

Having quickly processed these new thoughts, Shen Fei’s focus returned to the Forum.

"Holy shit! After the full Version 4.1 update, the whole world is being flooded by a monster horde!"

"So the hordes that appeared everywhere before were just an appetizer?"

"This is so damn fucked up! The real monster horde is only just beginning?"

Shen Fei quickly scanned the threads discussing the night’s changes.

"Holy shit! Version 4.2 brought full datafication!"

"Fuck me, even the Dual Cultivation Technique I inherited from the game got datafied... Can you believe that after the skill was datafied, I have a limit on the number of times and duration for... *doing it*?"

"Go screw yourself!"

The threads were full of heated debates about the enormous changes from versions 4.1 and 4.2.

"So what do you guys think will happen after the 4.3 and 4.4 updates?"

"4.3 is Neutral Cities, and 4.4 is Secret Realms! What the hell is it going to be like when they’re fully implemented?!"

Many people were discussing the 4.3 and 4.4 updates, especially because the descriptive text on their personal panels had specifically stated a ten-hour delay. A version update was already unusual; this unique emphasis made these two updates even more eye-catching.

"If the full implementation of 4.1 and 4.2 is this terrifying, then what about 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, or even 5.0? Won’t that be completely insane?!" someone posted, already thinking about much later versions.

"Why are you thinking so far ahead?! You might not even survive tonight’s monster horde!"

"Take it one day at a time and live in the moment! Dammit, all sorts of shit keeps happening one after another. Who knows what’s next?"

"The Earth might just blow up before we even get to 4.5..."

The pessimists started to vent their frustrations directly.

As for Shen Fei, after scanning all sorts of posts, he focused his attention on the topic of the monster horde coming in a few hours.

Although Qing City had many Neutral Cities and would face numerous monster horde outbreaks, it also had Tower Masters. Furthermore, with datafication, the durability of the Neutral City walls and their Shields were fully activated, so its initial defense was not a problem.

This time, he wanted to see how players elsewhere were faring against the monster hordes, and he was even thinking of going to help if necessary. After all, they were all people of Great Xia. He possessed Long-range Teleportation, which could be used instantly and adapted to any situation, so his safety wasn’t a concern. More importantly, he had the Neutral City Teleportation Array Building Stone he had obtained from the Great Chaos Secret Realm. As long as he established Teleportation Gates, he could use the various Neutral Cities as hubs to protect vast areas.

The last time, during the scramble for Neutral Cities, he had coincidentally been trapped for three days inside the Divine Artifact [Nine-Phase Divine Bottle] by a Japanese General, so he hadn’t been able to help everyone much.

This time, he was going to contribute in a big way. With the members of the Heaven-Reaching Gang and a protective ring of Neutral Cities, Qing City’s safety was no longer a major concern.