Chapter 144: Chapter 47 Crime City
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“Xu Mo.”
Su Rou noticed Xu Mo’s somewhat casual response and reminded, “Ruins World is not only open to our academy but to all humanity. Therefore, in this virtual world, there’s a mix of all sorts of people, including various organizations and groups, even those specifically engaged in criminal activities.”
“Some of these people commit crimes within the Ruins World, while others use this virtual platform as a marketplace for criminal transactions in the outside world, like assassin organizations, for instance.”
“Inside the Ruins World, there have been many extremely vile criminal incidents, and quite a few people enjoy targeting beautiful girls.”
“In Ruins World, you can only log out in specific areas, or by dying. You can see the surrounding areas where logging out is possible, with Noah Academy being one of them.”
“Once you die, points reset to zero.”
Xu Mo started to take Su Rou’s words more seriously.
That meant once you were controlled by criminals, you couldn’t log out freely.
This virtual world included many powerful beings.
The opponents he had come across so far had not been very strong.
But in the virtual world, it was possible to encounter many formidable figures whose strengths surpassed his own.
“Therefore, self-protection in the Ruins World is very important. Female students from the academy generally don’t venture too far from the academy area,” Su Rou continued.
Xu Mo glanced at Ye Qingdie beside him.
Perhaps this was the reason Su Rou seriously reminded him.
After all, Ye Qingdie’s appearance would be considered Goddess Level even in Steel Dome City.
Crimes in the virtual world, as long as they don’t violate the law, are regarded merely as personal grievances.
Moreover, in the virtual world, you can conceal your identity; you wouldn’t even know who attacked you.
Such an environment indeed makes it easier for people to unleash their wicked thoughts.
It seems that the first step is to acquire equipment and hide oneself within Battle Armor.
Xu Mo could see his personal attribute panel.
Only he could see it himself.
Name: Xu Mo.
Codename: Hunter.
Profession: First-year student at Noah Academy of Steel Dome City.
Source Power Level: C＋.
Spiritual Power Level: C＋＋ (threshold).
Points: Zero.
Weapons and Equipment: None.
“Su Rou,” Xu Mo called out, “I’ve seen on the points leaderboard that some use their real names and others use codenames without displaying avatars. How does the system recognize them?”
“People from the academy rarely use codenames; most use their real names, unless they want to conceal their identities,” Su Rou replied, casting a meaningful glance at Xu Mo.
This guy is thinking of disguising himself right from the start.
“You can choose your displayed avatar, but if you don’t, the system will default it. However, you currently don’t have any equipment, thus only one form, so you don’t have options.”
“……”
Xu Mo understood.
Right now, he didn’t have a choice.
“How are points calculated, and besides purchasing equipment, what else are they used for?” Xu Mo asked again.
Equipment needs to be exchanged for points.
“Hunting a C-minus monster, 1 point; C level, 10 points; C+ level, 100 points. It’s ten times within the same level, but hunting a B-minus monster is 10,000 points, a hundredfold across levels. Completing special trial missions earns point rewards; participating in Ruins City events earns point rewards.”
Su Rou replied, “Aside from exchanging for equipment, points can also be used to exchange for other items, such as all items in the Ruins World, virtual properties, Source Power Battle Skills, and weapons and equipment in the real world; hence, Ruins World is also a huge trading market.”
“The Metaverse?”
Xu Mo thought to himself.
He recalled the hot trend of buying houses in the Metaverse from his previous life.
“So, points can also be gifted?” Xu Mo said, realizing that points functioned similarly to Federation currency in Ruins World.
If they could be gifted, it meant they could be traded.
“Points cannot be directly gifted, but equipment can,” Su Rou replied.
Xu Mo nodded, sensing the magnitude of the trading market.
This would inevitably give rise to many professional players.
“In that case, cheating is also possible,” Xu Mo nodded.
“For academy students, cheating is meaningless. There are no actual rewards for being on the points leaderboard, it’s just the academy’s way of encouraging competition,” Su Rou said. “Do you want to go to the points store? There’s a shop right at the entrance of the academy. I can give you a few basic pieces of equipment; that wouldn’t count as cheating.”
“No need,” Xu Mo shook his head.
Su Rou’s words had given Xu Mo a basic understanding of Ruins World.
“Let’s set off,” Xu Mo said.
He tried sensing his perceptual and telekinetic powers; everything was functioning normally.
In terms of senses, there was no difference from the real world.
The only difference was that they knew this place was fictitious.
Xu Mo and his group ran out onto the streets.
Upon leaving Noah Academy, they could see a city in the distance being destroyed, the realism was staggering.
It was as if they were experiencing firsthand a city invasion by monsters, keeping a sense of crisis alive among humans.
Could this be the future?
On the streets, vehicles were racing wildly.
Most items available in the real world existed in Ruins World as well, and could be exchanged for points and used.
It allowed the experience of various sensory stimulations.
The company developing Ruins World was continuously improving the experience, making the virtual world feel real.
If they could attract hundreds of millions of gamers, the sales of gaming equipment would reach astronomical figures.
Xu Mo and his group sprinted through the streets.
“Boom…” A massive monster appeared, crashing through the upper floors of a skyscraper.
From the direction of Noah Academy, several figures appeared, all equipped with flying gear and suspended in mid-air, adorned in complete Set Armors. They surrounded the monster, clearly having anticipated its appearance and setting up an ambush to hunt it.
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