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

Chapter 480: Is it blocking my Immortal Pioneer Level again?

Bingbing's hands, holding the seal, trembled as if she had Parkinson's disease.

She stared intently at the icy blue stone, her eyes welling up with tears.

"The City of Aurora... is finally saved."

"The glory of our ancestors will be rekindled in my hands!"

Chen You stood in front of the desk, arms crossed, quietly watching her performance.

I waited for a full minute, and Bingbing was still being sentimental.

Chen You tapped the table impatiently.

"Lord City Lord, let's discuss Rongguang's matter later. Shall we settle the bill first?"

Bingbingde's voice stopped abruptly.

She carefully tucked the seal into her bosom, cleared her throat, and adopted the dignified posture of a city lord.

"Warrior, your heroic deeds will be sung by the bards of Aurora City for a hundred years."

"As for material rewards..."

She opened the drawer, rummaged around for a while, and pulled out a shrunken bag, which she then pushed in front of Chen You.

[System Notification: Main quest "The Frozen Throne" completed. Gained 2000 million experience points and 5000 Aurora City reputation.]

Chen You looked at the numbers on the panel, then at the shrunken bag on the table.

He picked it up somewhat uncertainly and opened it.

There were only a few worthless-looking materials inside.

Chen You took a deep breath and gripped the hilt of the Jade Emperor Sword with his other hand.

"Lord, do you think I can't lift a sword anymore?"

Bingbing was so frightened that she shrank back, her back pressed tightly against the wide chair back.

"Warrior! Calm down! The treasury of Aurora City is practically starving! Once I open the vault, there will be a great reward! But..."

She then changed the subject, her tone becoming more formal.

"The disturbances in the abyss have temporarily subsided, and Aurora City needs to recuperate."

"I won't trouble you with the work from now on."

"If you have nothing else to do, you can go and explore other major cities."

Chen You frowned.

Crossing the river and then dismantling the bridge? Using someone and then discarding them?

He had just pulled the +16 Jade Emperor Sword half an inch out when a blinding red light flashed across his retina.

[System notification: The player's main quest requirements have not been met; the quest has been aborted.]

[Requirements for accepting this offer: Player level must be 55 or higher.]

Chen You's sword-drawing motion froze in mid-air.

The air suddenly became quiet.

Bingbing swallowed hard, staring nervously at the longsword that shimmered with dazzling colored light.

"Stuck on level again?" Chen You gritted his teeth and spat out the four words.

He forcefully shoved the sword back into its sheath.

Is there something wrong with the planners of this lousy game?

He relied on numerical superiority to easily advance, but the main quest required him to stubbornly adhere to the level threshold.

"Alright." Chen You pointed at Bingbingde, "You'd better pray there's something good in the treasure vault."

After saying that, he turned around and strode out of the city lord's mansion.

The streets of the Aurora City were filled with wind and snow.

"So, when are we going to my treasure vault?"

A faint sound suddenly came from the backpack.

A blue-white soul bead floated out automatically and condensed in mid-air into a semi-transparent phantom of Alice.

The former city lord's wife crossed her arms and looked down at Chen You with a hint of impatience in her eyes.

Chen You glanced at her sideways and unceremoniously pressed the Soul Pearl down: "The plan has changed, the treasure vault matter will have to be postponed."

"Step back a little?" Alice's eyebrows furrowed, and her whole body seemed to drop several degrees in temperature. "Little one, are you sure you can handle this?"

"What, you were dismissed with just a few words from that blonde girl? I was counting on you to raze the city lord's mansion to the ground."

"What do you know? This is called force majeure." Chen You rolled his eyes and explained irritably as he walked towards the Supreme Building.

"The system is holding me back at level 55; I can only accept subsequent quests at level 55."

"Even if I demolish the city lord's mansion now, I still won't see your dilapidated treasure vault."

"Rank? What's that?" Alice clearly couldn't understand this rule, and scoffed, "If you're not strong enough, you're not strong enough. What excuse are you making?"

"Fine, fine, you're so high and mighty, so great." Chen You was too lazy to explain the game mechanics to an NPC.

"You better pray that your treasure trove actually contains something that can satisfy me, otherwise I'll embed your soul bead in the toilet bowl as a nightlight, so you can experience every day what it means to be 'infamous for eternity'."

Alice was so angry that her phantom image flickered violently, pointing at Chen You for a long time without being able to speak.

Finally, he decisively crawled back into his backpack and ignored the foul-mouthed guy.

Chen You snorted coldly and summoned the system panel.

[Countdown to the arrival of the world boss "Star Neptune": 18 hours and 15 minutes]

There's still plenty of time.

Without much hesitation, Chen You finished his daily work and plunged into the training room.

Instead of intentionally grinding for experience, he chose mage monsters to grind the proficiency of "Closed Moon".

One hour.

Five hours.

Fifteen hours.

"Buzz—"

A deep hum suddenly emanated from Chen You's body, which had been in the training room, as if breaking some kind of shackle.

He suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils gleaming with intense purple light.

A surge of spiritual energy, several times stronger than before, erupted and spread out as a tangible shockwave.

Late foundation building!

"That feels better." Chen You twisted his neck and let out a long breath.

He glanced at the time.

[Countdown to the arrival of the world boss "Star Neptune": 00 hours and 31 minutes]

"The timing is perfect."

……

It was dusk, and the starry bay was hidden.

The sea breeze carried a salty, fishy smell and was accompanied by an extremely violent spiritual pressure.

The phantom of Neptune stood in the middle of the sea.

Its originally translucent body has now solidified into dark blue scales.

The bay was crowded with people.

Millions of players have filled every inch of the beach, reef, and cliffs, stretching to the horizon.

The glint of weapons created a continuous blur, and the clamor of conversation even drowned out the roar of the waves.

However, the three areas closest to the core of the bay are surprisingly empty.

The three major divine races demarcated absolute forbidden zones.

Due east, the berserkers of the Titan Temple formed a human wall.

"Back off!" A level 90 Titan overlord swung his giant axe, carving a deep trench in the sand. "The Titan Temple has the area reserved. Anyone who crosses the line will be killed without mercy!"

Several casual players who were closer were hit by the axe wind, their health bars were instantly emptied, and they disappeared in white light.

A commotion broke out in the crowd, but it was quickly suppressed by fear.

Ordinary players don't even have the right to protest against the guild led by Thalos, who is ranked number one on the leaderboard.

Due west, the pointed-eared elven gods drew their longbows, the arrowheads gleaming with a deadly cold light.

Moon Arrow stood atop a vehicle, gazing indifferently at the sea, oblivious to the commotion below.

Due south, the Oracles of the Shadow of Roman chanted incantations, and a semi-transparent golden barrier rose from the ground, forcibly pushing away tens of thousands of players from small and medium-sized guilds by hundreds of meters.

Oro sat on the suspended throne, the scale-like stripes on his jaw radiating a divine aura.

The war is about to start.