For players, the "rewards" are something even the game system struggles to explain.

Perhaps it was when they were carrying out a mission, holding the corresponding instance key issued by Gu Xinghe.

The kind of "radiation" that you will receive is both a boost of good fortune and a form of pollution and assimilation.

These are the subtle influences and assimilation that occur on players.

It is indeed difficult to describe in words; it can only be discovered by themselves.

As for the new game instance that has now been opened.

For Gu Xinghe, who also became the first "trial player" of the dungeon he created, this was a significant achievement.

He was not in a hurry to complete the quest in the instance he had created.

After all, for him, who is both a "referee" like a "copy manufacturer" and a game player, this is a significant achievement.

With the "secret guide" in hand, completing the entire dungeon in a short time would not be difficult for him.

He even distributes corresponding lucky coins to other players.

While allowing a large number of players to enter the dungeon and become "tools" to expand the church's scale.

He was already completing the main quest of this instance.

After all, the player, as a believer helping to spread the faith, may not have been devout at first.

However, they are also being subtly influenced by the lucky coin they hold, which serves as the key to the copy.

And in the end, they all gradually became "a loving family".

On the other hand, for Gu Xinghe...

The secrets that need to be uncovered in the side quests of the dungeon were actually created by him.

Compared to other players entering this instance.

Perhaps we need to carefully investigate what changes have occurred to the statues in the church.

This is what created the impression that seemed different from the past.

But for Gu Xinghe...

His method of completing the mission might simply involve pulling out the mist avatar that he had "stuffed" into the statue.

But instead of thinking much about his own mission, he was pondering the players he was about to pull into this instance.

Gu Xinghe realized once again that it was the same as when he was in the dream game in the Dreamland.

He is now essentially carrying out reforms that benefit himself in other existing "territories".

In fact, the two "owners" whose territory he had "invaded" in a sense were probably already aware of this.

But whether it's the "programmer" in the dream world or the game system...

Both sides seemed to be unhindering him, or even tacitly approving of him.

Gu Xinghe speculated that this was because the game system, which had a more direct connection with him, was essentially a "researcher".

As long as something with "research value" exists, Gu Xinghe can "get away with" the mission reward.

It will not attract their attention or elicit any other "reaction".

As for the "programmer" behind the dream world...

Gu Xinghe believes that His role has always been that of a "shepherd" behind the entire space.

As long as it is confirmed that the Dreamland is still "developing".

Whether this "development" is considered "progress" or "regression" by ordinary people is irrelevant.

Programmers, on the other hand, readily accept this change.

Therefore, neither of them actually has any "emotion" about their "territory" being "invaded".

Regarding Gu Xinghe's actions in the Dream Realm, or whether he directly uses the game system to create his own game instance.

It's more like a mutually beneficial exchange of interests between the two sides.

Moreover, Gu Xinghe also knew about the game system or the "programmer".

Neither side cared that he was directly "causing trouble" for the players and residents of the Dreamland under the jurisdiction of the game system.

The reason is that both have long since passed the "primitive accumulation of capital" stage.

The so-called faith has become negligible in its influence on the corruption and amplification of their authority and power.

Even the inhabitants of the entire dream world are the "people" of the "programmer," and He doesn't need to actively spread His faith.

The same might be true for game systems—

While players are participating in dungeons, they may already be enhancing their own power.

Because after passing through the "primitive accumulation stage" where faith pollution would reward power, making it easy to accumulate strength.

For the current game system, or for the "programmers" in the dream world.

A more effective way to increase one's own strength is actually—

Self-improvement is achieved through the slow process of practicing related deeds.

When people in the world take certain actions, the corresponding conceptual power is transmitted back to them.

Gu Xinghe actually had some understanding of this—

The residents of the Dreamland subtly "upgrade" and transform the Dreamland in various ways.

And various game players participate in and engage in game instances.

In reality, they are all subtly contributing to the development of the game system and the capabilities of the "programmers".

Both of these beings have transformed the essential power they control into a highly generalized conceptual entity.

Therefore, other beings subsequently practiced the relevant deeds under these representatives.

The essence revealed behind these actions and deeds will also feed back into the concepts they represent.

In comparison, Gu Xinghe felt that—

There is still a portion that relies on the power of the Goddess of Thorns, which depends on the faith of humankind.

It seems inferior to game systems and "programmers" who are already practicing "laissez-faire".

But after realizing this, Gu Xinghe became even bolder in taking advantage of the game system.

Compared to the side quests, which are easier for him, Gu Xinghe is actually more focused on the main quests in this instance.

Unlike other players who need to actually recruit followers.

For Gu Xinghe, who possesses a large number of [keys] for this instance.

His so-called missionary work, or "spreading the glory of the gods," was actually just a very simple method: distributing coins to players.

Then they are allowed to develop "downlines" in a step-by-step manner.

At this time, after passing through the beginner dungeon.

When they learned that the addresses players received from the system as newbie rewards were actually very close to each other.

Gu Xinghe realized that there was a residential area for players in the game system's arrangement.

Therefore, Gu Xinghe chose two players with whom he had a closer relationship as his entry point—

Luo Zhiye, who has always served as Eris's "eyes," is the player who has survived to this day.

And Cheng Li, who was controlled by Red Spider in the [Crop Circle] instance and was considered a member of the family.