The next evening, Qianyue met the family of three who came to pick her up in the reception hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Qian haven't changed much, but the kid Qian Chi has grown a lot taller after not seeing him for more than half a year.

With a height of about 1.8 meters and an elegant and handsome face, he stood out among a group of ordinary people, attracting many little girls nearby to take a peek at him.

——It would be better if he didn’t have a strong husky smell as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Sister! Where are you looking? It's right here!"

Qianyue never liked to go to those so-called high-end restaurants to join the crowd. Her family also knew her habit, so after picking up the guests, they drove directly home.

As soon as he got on the hovercraft, Qian Chi began to chatter impatiently: "Sister, how are you preparing for the next dungeon? I've prepared the nutrition cabin for you!"

Qianyue: "What's going on?"

Isn't it true that the contents of the dungeon can only be known after entering the game? How can we prepare in advance?

"Don't you know?" Qian Chi was also stunned for a moment, and then realized that Qian Yue might have been disconnected from the Internet again.

He asked, "You asked me to send you the URL of the gaming forum the other day. Did you look at it?"

Qianyue: "I've seen it, any questions?"

Qian Chi immediately understood: "...Open it again and take a look. You definitely haven't seen the official updated set of pictures."

Hearing this, Qianyue turned her head and looked at him.

The two looked at each other, each with their own thoughts hard to describe.

Qian Chi: My sister is good in every way except that she has a bad temper and often loses her internet connection. She can’t keep up with the trends at such a young age.

Qianyue: ...My younger brother seems to be a bit slow in the head. Could he also be a fan of that Duobao merchant?

Although Qian Chi didn't know what was going on in her mind, he knew it wasn't a good thing.

He simply handed over his terminal, which contained the pictures released by the official game.

"Here, take a look for yourself."

Qianyue took a glance and found that the so-called set of pictures was completely different from what she had imagined.

The pictures above are not personal photos, but pictures of beautiful island scenery.

In the blue ocean, countless islands are scattered, and seabirds fly by, forming a beautiful picture.

Qianyue was stunned for a moment, "This is..."

Qian Chi knew what she wanted to say, raised his chin and said, "Go ahead and flip it over."

Qianyue slid down as instructed, and the following pictures still showed scattered islands, but the composition angle was slightly different this time.

There is an island in the picture that is obviously larger than the others. With it as the center, there are several small islands scattered around it, giving a feeling of being surrounded by stars.

Qianyue involuntarily sat up straight, changing her previous lack of interest.

The content of the following pictures is almost the same as the previous ones, except for the last one which is slightly different.

The man who had been talked about in the forum before was sitting on the edge of the cliff with a conical hat on his head, playing with an emerald green bamboo flute in his hand.

The tilted pointed hat covered most of his face, making it difficult to see his expression, but inexplicably it was impossible to take your eyes off him.

On his side, below the cliff, white waves were washing the cliff wall, and in the distance, the island of Rob was shrouded in mist, like a fairyland.

Finally, Qianyue noticed a sentence written in sharp strokes in the upper right corner of the picture:

The third round of dungeons for the Ten Day Plan is being prepared, so stay tuned...

Qianyue casually flipped through the comments below. Many people were saying that the scenery was beautiful, but there were more comments discussing Duobao Merchant.

Some people even linked the previous complaints about the "Mask of Pain":

- "I honestly suspect that Feng Bao didn't show up in the last dungeon for a few days because he thought the mask was too ugly."

-"Sisters understand people."

…

"Does this map look familiar?"

Qian Chi came forward, but was pushed away by Qian Yue again.

Qian Chi: “Ah!”

Qianyue looked calm on the surface, but her other hand quickly slid the page back up.

The Qian family's parents in the front seat couldn't help but smile knowingly when they saw that the siblings were still as close as ever.

In the back seat, Qianyue looked through the pictures again.

"Is it Kujukushima?"

Qian Chi snapped his fingers: "Bingo."

He added: "However, according to the official statement, it is just a reference to the terrain of the Ninety-Nine Islands. The specific gameplay will only be known after entering the dungeon."

Qianyue remained silent.

Kujukushima...

As the name suggests, this is a small planet made up of islands.

Ninety-nine is an imaginary number. There are countless real islands on the planet, and their sizes are not exactly the same.

Likewise, not every island is habitable. Strictly speaking, surviving on the 99 Islands is indeed quite difficult.

Otherwise, in the past hundreds of years, Kujukushima would not have become a paradise for exiles and illegal residents because of its barrenness and remoteness.

but--

Qianyue turned around and gave her brother a slap on the face: "Are you going backwards as you get older? We've already chosen the Ninety-Nine Islands, and you still need to prepare in advance?"

Those previous years were simply wasted.

"pain!"

Qian Chi howled, clutching his forehead and complaining, "Didn't I say it was just a reference? How could it possibly be exactly the same as the real Kujukushima?"

Qianyue chuckled: "Food is food, stop making excuses."

Qian Chi: “…”

The little brother glared at her resentfully and was about to say something when his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of a tall building.

Qian Chi suddenly became excited. "Sister, look outside! Do you see the tallest building?"

Qianyue looked outside along the direction of his gaze and saw a uniquely shaped building standing among a group of tall buildings, which immediately attracted people's attention.

This is an industrial park, so there shouldn't be many tourists. But that building is an exception.

There is a constant stream of people coming and going.

Qian Chi said excitedly, "That's the headquarters of the Ten Day Plan. Today is open day, and I guess a lot of people are coming to visit."

Qian's father, who had been silent in the front seat, finally spoke up. "It's the game you guys played, right? This company has been doing pretty well recently."

Qianyue was a little surprised.

The Qian family is considered to be a relatively upper-class family in the circle. The fact that Qian's father can say "not bad" shows that the family is really developing very well.

——But if you think about it carefully, it is natural that the development company of "Ten Day Plan" is doing well given its high popularity.

Qian Ma smiled slightly when she heard this: "That's right."

She pursed her lips and smiled, "I heard that the executive of this company is not much older than our Yueyue..."

Qianyue got a headache when she heard this. Just when she was about to say that she didn't want to consider love, Qianchi suddenly spoke -

"Mom, what are we eating tonight? I suddenly want to eat the one we had last time—"

As he spoke, he gave Qianyue a look.

Qian Chi: Thank me quickly.

Qianyue, who missed the best opportunity: ...Thank you, sir.

Dad Qian didn't know about the eye contact between the two of them, so he continued, "Is it almond drunken chicken?"

Qian Chi didn't even listen to what his father said, and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes."

Qian's mother glared at them and said, "What's right? Don't I know who wants to eat it? Qian Chi, don't help your father all the time. He can't eat these things..."

Qian Chi froze, realizing that he seemed to have been tricked by his father.

He subconsciously turned to look at his father, who rubbed his nose in dismay and looked away.

In the end, Qian's mother scolded them all night long, and somehow she completely forgot about persuading Qianyue to go on a blind date.

The next morning, Qianyue lay down in the nutrition cabin.

As soon as eight o'clock arrived, the game started on time.

What’s different from usual is that this time there’s an extra short animation.

On the island, a few little kids were running across the beach with bamboo baskets in their hands, laughing and leaving behind a trail of shallow footprints.

Old women sat nearby, weaving something with reeds and bamboo strips, and laughter broke out from the crowd from time to time.

Not far away, men were paddling bamboo rafts and casting nets to catch fish. Most of the young men were shirtless, with dark skin and strong bodies.

At this moment, there was a sudden "splash" sound from the water, and a beautiful woman emerged from the water, with her hands on the bamboo raft and a huge pearl in her fingertips.

The smile on the girl's face sparkled in the sunlight along with the falling water droplets.

The camera froze, and then the animation slowly dissipated like fog. Qianyue blinked and returned to the pure white room.

"Welcome back to the Ten Day Plan."

"Based on player feedback, the following adjustments have been made to this internal test—"

“Optimized the material drop rate and added hunting mosaics for underage mode.”

“The settings of the drawings related to handicrafts have been optimized. Please refer to the actual drawings for details.”

“Optimized environmental broadcasts and added system weather prompts.”

"New materials have been added..."

The list of adjustments is very long, and there are even some areas that Qianyue had not paid attention to before.

She patiently read through all the items and then turned to the next page.

"Added a new time limit setting for props. The following is an explanation of the rules, please be sure to read them carefully."

"Starting from this instance, players can use items purchased or obtained from system channels such as Duobao Merchant and Super Mall for up to two rounds of instances."

"In a dungeon, items crafted from materials or obtained through exchange from NPCs can only be used within that dungeon. They will be automatically destroyed after the dungeon ends and cannot be carried over to the next dungeon."

"This rule also applies to items obtained in the previous instance, and will take effect starting from this instance."

This paragraph of text was a bit long, and Qianyue took a long time to fully understand what it meant.

"This round happens to be the third. This means that the items I bought in the first round, such as the ice pick and oil lamp, are no longer usable."

"The gas mask made using the blueprint in the second round of dungeons is also unusable."

This move is obviously intended to prevent some players from hoarding items excessively in the early stages, which would reduce the difficulty of the dungeon.

——To put it simply, in order to prevent players from becoming inactive in the later stages, the props are compulsorily given an effective usage period.

The validity period varies depending on how the items are obtained. This effectively prevents the game difficulty from being reduced, and also prevents the game from being too difficult due to lack of items.

This is truly... a genius planner.

In order to prevent players from slacking off, the planners have put in a lot of effort and tried every possible means to ensure that nothing is leaking.

However, they seem to have forgotten one thing. There are always people in the world who can take advantage of others.

It's hard to guard against.