It has been half a year since the Instance Dungeon game was launched, and countless players, rich, poor, and ordinary alike, have been immersed in it.
Although it's a game, there's no pay-to-win feature; you can't just spend money to get stronger like in other games.
However, the ability for players to trade freely compensates for the lack of a pay-to-win option.
Thus, it became an unwritten rule on the player forums that 1 gold coin exchanges for 10,000 soft currency, with adjustments made for different countries due to varying purchasing power, though overall fluctuations were not significant.
But as time passed, more and more players began to flock to the Instance Dungeon game, and the exchange rate for gold coins was constantly updating; what was once 1 gold coin for 10,000 soft currency was now approaching 20,000.
For example, Ji Zi currently has 1,200 gold coins; if she exchanged them for soft currency, she would have a massive sum of 24 million, enough for her to live off the daily interest if she just put it all in the bank.
"I'll transfer some gold coins to you. Go buy a house for yourself. Oh, and remember to buy it on Sunlight Road."
Sunlight Road was exactly where Fang Xinhan's home was located, and Fang Xinhan specifically told Ji Zi this, fearing she might be scammed by others.
Fang Xinhan knew Ji Zi didn't want to leave this island, but the crucial point was that the inner world only supported players for a maximum of 12 hours; exceeding that limit would result in being kicked out.
500 gold coins, roughly 10 million soft currency, were transferred to Ji Zi, but Fang Xinhan's two customers today contributed 8,200 gold coins (5,000 at 20% off is 4,000, plus 3x800, plus 2x900).
Now, Fang Xinhan, not counting the 500 transferred to Ji Zi, still had 13,950 gold coins, which was also a small fortune.
Most importantly, Fang Xinhan's place used an automated production line that created something out of nothing, essentially a zero-cost, high-profit venture.
"Go to the Management Bureau to exchange for soft currency, and while you're there, buy a phone and get a card. If you have nothing else to do, you can also learn about this world. I'm logging off now."
After logging off from the inner world, Fang Xinhan returned to his room. He opened his laptop and disconnected from the internet.
Because this Instance Dungeon's reward was a USB drive, not a machine like in the N Project Universe, Fang Xinhan needed his laptop to open it.
And to ensure data security, Fang Xinhan directly disconnected the internet.
"Let me see what's inside."
Fang Xinhan excitedly clicked on the folder, and immediately, a series of directories labeled with various files appeared.
Fang Xinhan opened the 'Neural Fracture Bomb' folder, and data and blueprints were listed.
"As I thought, these are all the police's research results."
The first time he got the USB drive, Fang Xinhan guessed it might contain police research data, but he wasn't sure how much.
And after opening the USB drive, Fang Xinhan looked at the folders and instantly showed an 'I knew it' smile.
"How can a Kamen Rider not have a motorcycle?"
Fang Xinhan called up the blueprints and data analysis for Experiment Tracker 2000 (TRCS2000) and Leaping Tracker 2000 (BTCS2000). Then, under the cover of night, he left home and flew towards the eastern forest, using the abilities of the Gale Ring and an invisibility potion.
Upon reaching the forest entrance and finding no one, Fang Xinhan dumped a pile of items on the ground and used Alchemy to instantly craft an Experiment Tracker 2000 motorcycle.
<Item Name: Experiment Tracker 2000>
<Type: Vehicle>
<Quality: Excellent>
<Special: Built-in infinite energy, indestructible. Top speed up to 300km/h, color can be changed with a button press.>
(Note: The first mount of the Heisei Rider King.)
To avoid the hassle of refueling in the future, Fang Xinhan chose Redstone as the energy source and directly crafted a permanent energy motorcycle.
"Let me ride it and try it out."
Fang Xinhan immediately struck Kuuga's transformation pose.
"Chou Henshin."
After a 5.5-second transformation, Fang Xinhan became his Mighty Form. Then, Fang Xinhan rode the Experiment Tracker 2000 motorcycle, entered a string of numbers into the operating interface, and the Experiment Tracker 2000's appearance and color began to change.
It eventually transformed into a motorcycle with the same appearance as in the original show.
Fang Xinhan gripped the brake and twisted the handlebar, and the Experiment Tracker 2000 let out a huge roar.
Fang Xinhan turned the Experiment Tracker 2000 around, then released the brake, and Fang Xinhan's figure sped away like a gust of wind.
"It works great, but too bad I don't have a driver's license."
Fang Xinhan rode a few laps and then stopped. He then put away the Experiment Tracker 2000; in fact, he had also just crafted a Leaping Tracker 2000.
However, after experiencing the Experiment Tracker 2000, Fang Xinhan's enthusiasm for motorcycles waned a bit.
"I'll try the Leaping Tracker 2000 when I have time."
Again, taking advantage of no one being around, Fang Xinhan snuck back home to continue reviewing the files. Through Fang Xinhan's relentless efforts, he found the artificial armor designed by the police scientists based on Kuuga – the G1 System.
The G1 System was developed by Sumiko Ozawa, based on the abilities of Unknown Life Form No. 4, with the aim of creating reinforced armor. However, due to the excessive burden on the wearer, the G1 System was not adopted.
"This timeline seems a bit off, doesn't it? It was the same with the N Project Universe last time; I got their technology even though the TLT branch hadn't been built yet."
Fang Xinhan couldn't figure it out, and since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Fang Xinhan first copied the data, then cleared the computer's traces before connecting to the internet.
"Time to sleep."
"How can you sleep at your age?"
In class, the homeroom teacher loudly reprimanded the students who were dozing off. For Fang Xinhan, not sleeping at all was fine; he didn't seem to feel sleepy.
"Ever since I got the MC panel, my body has started to change in the direction of Steve. I don't know if this is good or bad."
Fang Xinhan thought this as he continued to bury his head in his work.
Meanwhile, Ji Zi, guided by Management Bureau personnel, finished exchanging soft currency, bought a house, and a new phone. However, since the new house still needed renovation, Ji Zi had to stay in a hotel for now.
Using her ability as a teacher, she quickly understood the surface-level information about this world. Combined with the Instance Dungeon player forum feature, Ji Zi soon discovered that most of the recent online descriptions of supernatural events were related to the Instance Dungeon.
For example, the recent Linhai City sea monster incident; although the officials immediately sealed off the news and even set up a barrier, some rumors still spread.
"Although this world isn't Honkai, why does it feel no easier to deal with than Honkai?"
Ji Zi sighed, rubbing her forehead.
At the same time, deep underground in an unknown forest.
At this moment, the Salvation Society's Boss Lin sat in his office chair, holding a glass of red wine, looking at a cave displayed on the monitor. The cave constantly emitted a mesmerizing sound, trying to lure people in.
This was a dungeon that the Instance Dungeon had deployed in the real world after some unlucky player failed a mission. Boss Lin had already sent several teams to explore it, but all of them had, without exception, gone missing.
"Send a message to the Management Bureau people; tell them to come and solve this. Our people can't make any more meaningless sacrifices."
(PS: I've redefined the Salvation Society. Their approach is somewhat extreme. Currently, only a small portion of humanity can gain supernatural abilities through the Instance Dungeon, and they want everyone to acquire this ability to complete their evolution.)