Chapter 188 Factions

Chapter 188

The fierce attacks that had been relentless just moments before slowed down. Lin Xia seemed to have entered a special space, where all the shadowy monsters around him had disappeared, leaving only the one in front of him.

Lin Xia stopped thinking about it and focused on the battle in front of her. This shadowy monster was extremely fast, like a bolt of lightning, and even the spatial confinement could not accurately capture its figure.

However, various spatial skills continued to be unleashed, as if to make it easier for Lin Xia to see clearly. Lin Xia's mental energy was constantly focused on these skills, and he dared not relax for a moment.

Spatial confinement, teleportation, flashing, and spatial cutting were used in turn, allowing Lin Xia to see everything clearly.

The shadowy monster grew increasingly impatient, but it couldn't catch up with the speed at all.

"Watch closely." As soon as the voice rang out, Lin Xia felt a sense of spatial confinement around them. Before she could react, she changed her position.

Their original location was where the shadowy monster had been imprisoned in a spatial confinement.

Lin Xia then realized that it was a position swap; a spatial slicing had completely annihilated the shadowy monster.

Lin Xia's mental energy was also sent back.

Position swapping is a very useful skill. Lin Xia kept thinking about how to use it, but it was really difficult. She needed to instantly fix the spatial positions of the two people and then instantly cut through space to swap the spaces where the two people were.

During this period, the two must be in the same space, and she must have enough mental power to drag the item to be exchanged.

Moreover, the dragging of the two must be synchronized without any deviation; otherwise, wouldn't that be handing oneself over to the enemy?

Lin Xia started with a small pebble and kept trying to change the positions of the two. Only after she could successfully exchange the two positions did she begin to gradually increase the size of the object being exchanged.

Space, time, and mental strength are all indispensable. Lin Xia was immersed in it and found it very interesting.

For the outside world, the turmoil caused by the emergence of the new island has only just begun.

Once the population on Boyan's island reached 3,000, the marine system reappeared.

[Congratulations on advancing to the next stage of the game and unlocking Faction Mode.]

Joining an island means joining a faction.

At this moment, a new section appeared on everyone's panel—[Faction].

Lin Xia and the others' panels showed the "White Faction," while Bo Yan and Wang Jingqiu's panels showed the "Black Faction."

[Factions are opposed; defeating them will grant additional rewards.]

Defeating neutral targets will also grant additional rewards.

[Because the number of players in the white and black factions differs significantly, the kill rewards for the black faction are doubled.]

Looking at these system messages, Lin Xia took a deep breath. The faction division was within her expectations, but it was too hasty. It didn't explain whether the faction could be switched, or what the price would be for switching.

The fact that no reward was given for killing neutral players is essentially forcing people to choose a faction.

This is how they start a war, isn't it just to incite infighting? But that's just how humans are; infighting never stops.

Before Ji Wei and the others could find them, Lin Xia sent a message directly in the world chat: "People from Dongcheng Island are forbidden from actively killing members of the Black Faction or attacking members of the Neutral Faction."

As soon as the message was sent out, many people were naturally dissatisfied. They also wanted to receive the reward, especially since they didn't know what the reward was yet.

But Lin Xia cut off that path, making it impossible for them to give up their identity on Dongcheng Island.

Dongcheng Island is so convenient. If it weren't for the system, they would all think they had returned to their past lives, which were extremely convenient and safe.

[Libraries, training facilities, and other amenities on various islands of Dongcheng Island will be installed in each community within three days, and residents can access them free of charge.]

As soon as Lin Xia posted this message, it immediately calmed the resentment in many people's hearts. So far, the good things that Lin Xia has given are more affordable and more suitable for everyone than the ocean system.

The existence of dual attribute sets makes everyone understand that which attribute set makes them feel more secure is the one they have cultivated themselves.

Smart people know how to make the right choice, especially Lin Xia, who has always been on the side of doing good from the beginning, and her help to everyone is obvious to all.

However, there are many people who want to take shortcuts, especially the evil ones, who can get more good things at the beginning. Now there are double rewards, and they can also get the other side's resources, so the sea has inevitably become chaotic.

Many people who didn't want to choose a side also banded together, and some people wanted to bring everyone together to form another force.

She also has many supporters. After all, even though Lin Xia said those things, who would know if she actually killed someone outside?

Many people harbor wishful thinking. When going to sea, those who actively kill members of the Black Faction and receive rewards naturally do not want to let go of those of the Neutral Faction.

However, after actively killing members of the neutral faction, they discovered that their faction had switched to the black faction.

Upon realizing that he could never return to Dongcheng Island, he immediately regretted his decision, not only because of the panic of not being able to return to the island, but also because most of his wealth was on Dongcheng Island.

There are many such people, but they all quietly went to another camp without anyone publicizing it, holding the mindset that if they can't get better, then no one else can either.

Some neutral players also attempted to kill them, wanting to know if they would receive a reward for killing someone from their own faction.

However, successfully killing someone would result in them joining another faction, an outcome that caught many people off guard.

But since the faction had already joined, many people began to lurk in the neutral territory, since there were rewards for killing neutrals anyway.

The neutral alliance, which had just formed a new power, began to die slowly without being noticed. Everyone had just gathered together and was not very familiar with each other. When a few people disappeared, no one noticed.

But some observant people could always spot this undercurrent. The neutral alliance, which was meant to survive together, had become a hunting ground for others. Within days, the newly formed neutral alliance fell apart.

The situation at sea is quietly changing.

Most of the island's residents go out to sea to fish for treasure chests. Seaside spots are limited, and many people take a chance, so even more people go out to sea.

It was a critical time, and many people were watching those around them. More and more people were not coming back, and those around them generally understood what was going on.

In the middle of the night, someone sneaked in and took the supplies from other people's rooms without any supervision from the Codex Spirits or complaints from the victims.

But as time went on, someone naturally discovered and reported this unusual situation, and Lin Xia also found out.

Xie Cheng's information-gathering team quickly delivered the intelligence to Lin Xia. Lin Xia wasn't surprised at all; the system was filtering information, and so was she.