I handed over the game to the gaming industry, and the government gave me a hacked version.

Chapter 500: This is probably a perk exclusively for newbies.

Chen You's voice was three parts shock and seven parts madness.

The image of a tentacle monster flashed into his mind, and goosebumps instantly appeared all over his body.

Pan Yu adjusted his glasses and meticulously corrected, "From a physical standpoint, since there was no organ contact between the two parties, it cannot be defined as..."

"Alright."

Li Guoan's calm voice interrupted the academic discussion.

He looked up, his eyes fixed on the slowly rotating dark purple vortex in the night sky.

"If it's just dual cultivation, then it's simple."

Chen You suddenly turned his head to look at this key figure in the national think tank.

"Director Li, what you're saying...do I even have any human rights left...?"

Li Guoan turned around and looked directly into Chen You's eyes.

"Xiao Chen, you're thinking too simply." Li Guoan pointed to the huge funnel in the distorted space in the sky. "We are now facing a completely unknown entity."

"We don't know what form she takes, what her true purpose is, or what kind of destruction she will cause to Earth after she arrives."

Li Guoan paused, then emphasized his tone.

"Most importantly, we don't even know when she will crawl out of that hole."

Zhang Yunhai stepped forward and patted Chen You on the shoulder: "Director Li is right."

"If she just wants your cultivation technique data, the government can step in and even build a super server for her to cache it."

"But the problem now is that the initiative is entirely in the other side's hands, and we can only wait."

Chen You fell silent.

Although he was afraid of death, he understood the stakes involved.

That thing in the sky has gone beyond the scope of "games".

In the name of all humanity, we have been pushed to the brink of disaster.

"Therefore, I need you to stay in Baiyujing," Li Guoan ordered. "Only with you here can we make contact and negotiate with you immediately should any situation arise."

"If you wander off outside, the real world simply can't contact you."

"I understand." Chen You said without hesitation, "I will leave my true form in Baiyujing."

With the boost from improved fortune and the blessing of mythical architecture, the spiritual energy concentration in Baiyujing is now almost on par with that of the Supreme Training Room.

The main body is cultivating in Baiyujing, while the clone continues to advance through the game.

In case of any situation, you can simply disband the clone, and there will be no situation where you are stuck in battle and unable to log off.

With a crisis looming overhead, the best way to deal with it is to enhance our strength.

Chen You opened the inventory on the game panel.

I've already obtained the Star Neptune drop.

But I was surrounded by the three major guilds on the sea just now, so I didn't have time to take a closer look.

The first item was an ancient jade scroll.

【The Undying Star Technique (Volume 2)】

[Rank: Mythical]

[Type: Body Strengthening Exercise]

[Description: Created by ancient powerful beings who observed the birth and death of the universe. The physical body is tempered by the power of the celestial stars; those who achieve mastery can traverse the void, their bodies impervious to all laws.]

Chen You's eyes lit up.

He only managed to get the first volume when he tried to extort Star Neptune's projection.

It's like I didn't learn anything at all.

He chose to use it without hesitation.

Om-!

The jade scroll transformed into a dazzling galaxy, rushing directly into his brow.

[Ding! Fusion successful!]

[Congratulations! You have obtained the complete version of the mythical-level body-refining technique – "The Undying Star Art"]

A sudden realization dawned on me.

It turns out that this is not a skill, but like the "Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Technique," it requires one to cultivate and temper one's body.

"That works too. Later on, the main body can cultivate its realm and temper its body at the same time."

The experts nearby noticed Chen You's actions, but none of them spoke up to interrupt.

Chen You's gaze shifted to the second item in the backpack.

It was a fist-sized, blue, teardrop-shaped crystal, seemingly containing a miniature ocean.

Tears of the Stars

[Quality: unknown]

[Type: Special Quest Item]

[Description: A sacred artifact of the Siren race, seemingly guiding the direction of a lost civilization.]

"this one?"

Chen You rolled his eyes.

I thought this was another name for the Star Neptune Divine Core!

Where is my divine core?!

"What a rip-off!" Chen You couldn't help but swear.

He dealt over 90% of the damage to the world boss, yet he didn't get the Divine Core?

"What's wrong?" Li Guoan asked, turning around when he heard the noise.

"I'm cursed with bad luck." Chen You rubbed his temples, looking utterly dejected.

"We just defeated Star Sea King, but no divine core has emerged yet."

He sighed and glanced at Lin Miao, who had been standing motionless to the side.

From the moment she was teleported back, the girl stood there like a wooden stake, without uttering a sound.

Chen You's heart skipped a beat.

Lin Miao was on his team, so she should have been able to get the reward for dealing the most damage.

"Lin Miao," Chen You called out.

"Here!" Lin Miao straightened her back reflexively, her voice loud and clear.

"Don't be nervous." Chen You waved his hand. "Check your inventory in the game. Did you get anything special?"

Lin Miao was stunned for a moment.

She was so focused on looking at the giant funnel in the sky and listening to the experts' meeting that she didn't even glance at the game panel.

"Reporting to Captain Chen, I'll check right away."

She tapped her finger twice in the air, her expression somewhat strange.

"Is there anything?" Chen You asked casually, not holding out much hope.

"Yes... there is one." Lin Miao swallowed.

"What quality? Purple or orange?"

"It looks like... a ball."

As Lin Miao spoke, she raised her right hand.

A spatial fluctuation flashed by.

A crystal the size of a human head, crystal clear throughout, with a storm of interwoven gold and blue hues flowing inside, appeared out of thin air in her palm.

The moment the crystal appeared, the air in the entire central square became viscous.

A vast and profound pressure emanated from Lin Miao and spread outwards.

The entire room fell silent.

[God Core·Star Sea King]!

Chen You stared at Lin Miao as if she were a monster, his voice trembling: "You...you got it?"

"Mm." Lin Miao nodded honestly.

"How did you get it?"

"It..." Lin Miao scratched her head, looking innocent, "It fell into my bag by itself."

It was switched out of the bag by myself.

It was switched in.

"I protest!" Chen You suddenly stood up, pointing to the sky, "This lousy game is rigged!"

"Why is it that after all my hard work and sacrifice, I only get a worthless water droplet, while she can just stand there and explode a divine core?!"

"Comrade Chen You, calm down." Pan Yu adjusted his glasses, attempting to explain scientifically, "Perhaps there's some kind of luck-allocation mechanism in the underlying logic of the Source Realm..."

"Don't give me that 'mechanics' nonsense!" Chen You clutched his chest, feeling a sharp pain in his heart. "This is a case of the lucky ones dominating the unlucky ones!"

Li Guoan quickly regained his composure.

"Sun Feng."

"Yes!" Sun Feng picked up the tablet, performed a series of operations, and said, "Extremely high energy level, with attributes leaning towards water and mental types."

"If placed in the Demon Suppression Tower, it should form a special defensive barrier."

"Operate immediately," Li Guoan ordered.