As long as they are a registered user, they can enter the game.
In other words, from now on, any player who has ever entered the Fear Survival game, even if they failed to clear the game, can continue to play because they have registered for the game.
Jiang Xiuxiu felt confused upon hearing this.
The Fear Survival game became so popular initially, not only because of the fifty million prizes, but also because each person only had one game slot.
Once a player failed to clear the game, their slot would be taken back and given to the next player.
It was anticipated that the Fear Survival game would remove this restriction to increase profits.
However, no one expected this restriction to be lifted so quickly.
After learning about this change, Jiang Xiuxiu didn’t know how to feel.
But this new rule was somewhat beneficial for her.
Jiang Xiuxiu knew her own abilities and feared failure.
From now on, even if she failed to clear the game, she would have a chance to come back.
She wouldn’t permanently lose the opportunity to enter the game like before.
That night, after saying a few more words to customer service, Jiang Xiuxiu hung up the phone and went to rest.
The next day, the Fear Survival game company announced that the second level had been cleared, and the prize money would soon be distributed.
Additionally, the game’s second major update was coming, scheduled to take place in a month.
Subsequently, the game would implement the following two changes for players:
Firstly, any player who has entered the game can now re-enter to clear the game.
However, each level can only be attempted once. If the player fails, they must wait for the next level to be released before trying again.
Secondly, considering the game’s difficulty, a new social system has been integrated.
The social system includes three features: “Add Friends,” “Offline Chat,” and “Team Up.”
A more detailed explanation of the system is that players can add other players as friends and chat through Fear Survival’s self-developed social app.
The “Team Up” feature allows players to find teammates outside the game and form a team in advance to enter the game together.
There were surprisingly few online objections to this update.
Jiang Xiuxiu noticed that many people believed the second level was cleared too quickly.
There is now a significant group of online users interested in Fear Survival.
However, many of them do not want to clear the game.
They just want to learn about the game’s environment, plot, see the game’s difficulty, or watch streamers play it.
But according to the Fear Survival game company’s rules, once a level is cleared, it can never be entered again.
If it is cleared too quickly, many people might not even know what the level looks like.
In this context, lifting the slot restriction is a good thing.
As for the second point about the social features, not only do some netizens find it feasible, but even Jiang Xiuxiu thinks it’s good.
The game’s difficulty is indeed high, so having a teammate to mutually assist each other is not a bad thing.
To help players find suitable teammates, the social feature is also linked to the forum.
To ensure safe communication, a sub-forum has been created where only players can enter and post.
This update significantly improves the players’ experience, which explains why so many people support it.
So, a month later, after the game update was completed, Jiang Xiuxiu eagerly logged in to check the situation.
To her surprise, as soon as she logged in, she received a series of message notifications.
*Ding* Someone requests to add you as a friend.
Do you accept the request?
Someone wanted to add her.
Jiang Xiuxiu looked down and saw it was a new user with a default avatar.
The name was simple, just “Ming.”
Jiang Xiuxiu immediately recognized who it was.
She accepted “Ming’s” friend request and sent a message: Ye Ming?
“Ming” slowly replied: It’s me.
It was indeed him.
Jiang Xiuxiu thought that since she had contacted Ye Ming, choosing him as a teammate might work.
Although he seemed too new to the game, having good character was most important.
Besides, he once pushed her out of a fire, essentially saving her life.
Now that the restriction has been lifted, even though Ye Ming was eliminated, he can still continue to play.
Jiang Xiuxiu felt more at ease with a familiar person.
As for Ye Ming not understanding the rules of survival games, Jiang Xiuxiu didn’t care much.
She herself was a newcomer to survival games initially, but she was the one who successfully cleared it among many experienced players.
If she started teaching Ye Ming now, their chances of clearing the game together would increase.
Jiang Xiuxiu spoke directly.
Jiang Xiuxiu: Ye Ming, do you still want to enter the Fear Survival game?
Jiang Xiuxiu: I want to team up with you, is that okay?
Ye Ming’s reply was a bit slow, as if the signal was bad, and his messages were intermittent.
Half a minute later, Jiang Xiuxiu received a message from him.
Ming: Sure.
Ming: Let’s team up.
Jiang Xiuxiu was delighted and quickly confirmed it.
Jiang Xiuxiu: Okay, it’s settled then. I’ll go to the “Team Up” section and fill in yours and my information.
Ming: Okay.
Jiang Xiuxiu always acted quickly.
After receiving Ye Ming’s message, she soon filled in her account information in the Team Up section and posted Ye Ming’s account.
Once the team was successfully formed, she returned to the chat to discuss with Ye Ming when to enter the game.
Because they were teaming up, to ensure they entered the same server, they had to choose the same time to enter the game.
She could enter anytime, but she needed to confirm Ye Ming’s schedule.
This time, Ye Ming’s response was much faster.
Ming: Anytime is fine for me.
Jiang Xiuxiu: How about in three days later?
Ming: Okay.
After finalizing their plan, Jiang Xiuxiu thought for a moment and sent Ye Ming a lot of basic knowledge about escape games and some videos of streamers playing such games.
Jiang Xiuxiu: If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.
Although she didn’t mind that Ye Ming wasn’t good at games, she wanted to teach him as much as she could.
However, to Jiang Xiuxiu’s surprise, after seeing her message, Ye Ming asked an unexpected question.
Ming: Can I ask about things unrelated to the game as well?
Jiang Xiuxiu was slightly taken aback.
Jiang Xiuxiu: What’s up?
Ming: It’s nothing, it’s just that a friend of mine recently encountered some trouble, and I wanted to get your opinion.
Friend?
Jiang Xiuxiu thought for a moment and replied.
Jiang Xiuxiu: Go ahead, I will help if I can.
Ye Ming replied quickly.
Not long after, Jiang Xiuxiu received a long message from him.
Ming: Here’s the situation: My friend recently met someone in the game. Although that person has offended him many times, he still finds that person quite interesting.
Ming: They belong to opposing factions. Every time he sees that person, he’s supposed to kill them, but he not only spares them but also wants to spend more time with them.
Ming: I want to know if you were in his position, what would you hope he does?
What would you hope he does?
After reading this message, Jiang Xiuxiu fell into deep thought.
Ye Ming’s words were vague, but Jiang Xiuxiu, with her experience, could tell that they were probably online friends.
As for “opposing factions” and “game,” it indicated that these two were likely playing some large online game.
It’s like the popular online game “Miracle,” which has factions like the Divine and the Demonic.
With the development of holographic online games, many netizens are deeply engrossed in gaming, with many players almost obsessed with it.
Factions are often at odds, and encounters are like facing enemies.
After a moment, Jiang Xiuxiu moved her fingers and sent this message.
Jiang Xiuxiu: Ye Ming, is this friend normal?
Ming: …
Jiang Xiuxiu: Hahaha. But seriously, why does your friend find this person interesting?
Ye Ming paused for a moment and replied two minutes later.
Ming: Maybe because he’s too bored.
Bored?
Someone finds gaming boring?
Jiang Xiuxiu thought for a moment and continued asking.
Jiang Xiuxiu: Does your friend like this person?
Ming: I don’t know.
Jiang Xiuxiu: If he’s unsure, he should just follow his heart.
Ming: Follow his heart?
Jiang Xiuxiu: Yeah.
Jiang Xiuxiu: Honestly, it’s just a game.
Jiang Xiuxiu: If he finds the person interesting and wants to play with them, then just play with them.
Jiang Xiuxiu: For me, playing games is about having fun.
Ming: Then, if you were that person, would you be willing to stay by his side?
Jiang Xiuxiu: Of course, the more friends, the better.
Ming: Got it.
Ming: Thank you.
Jiang Xiuxiu: You’re welcome.
After this conversation, Jiang Xiuxiu started explaining the in-game knowledge to Ye Ming.
Ye Ming had a very good attitude towards learning and picked things up quickly.
During this time, Jiang Xiuxiu also worried if the boss of the third game would still be Xu Bai.
But she thought about it and felt that the Fear Survival game really suited her.
Even if it was Xu Bai again, she wouldn’t mind.
She just hoped that her previous report would have some effect.
Three days of preparation passed in the blink of an eye.
Soon, it was time for the two to enter the game as planned.
After confirming that Ye Ming was also ready, Jiang Xiuxiu didn’t hesitate and quickly lay down in the holographic pod.
Then, she entered the game.
In a remote riverside village, which had become isolated from the world for some reason, rare contact with the outside world occurred.
Wang Xiaoyue, a student from the riverside village, was admitted to the provincial university two years ago.
However, after this summer break, Wang Xiaoyue mysteriously disappeared without a trace.
Your identities are university students who came to investigate the truth behind Wang Xiaoyue’s disappearance.
As the system’s mechanical voice echoed, Jiang Xiuxiu slowly opened her eyes.
This time, she did not find herself on an open plain as before, but instead, she was sitting in a bus.
Jiang Xiuxiu glanced around and saw that there were over ten players in the bus with her.
Next to her sat Ye Ming.
Looking out the bus window, everything outside was a white blur, and nothing was visible.
Most of the players in the bus had their eyes closed in silence or were chatting quietly.
Without looking at anyone else, Jiang Xiuxiu recalled what the system had just said in her mind.
This time, the background knowledge of the level was a bit more detailed. She took about four to five minutes to digest it all.
According to the information provided by the system, the destination for this group of players was a very remote riverside village.
Their goal was to investigate the disappearance of a university student named Wang Xiaoyue.
Wang Xiaoyue was a student who came from this riverside village.
However, after this summer break, she never returned to school and mysteriously disappeared.
According to the information given by the system, before her disappearance, Wang Xiaoyue had sent messages to her classmates asking for help.
Wang Xiaoyue: I’ve been locked at home by my parents. They won’t let me go out.
Wang Xiaoyue: Please, help me. Save me.
After discovering these messages, her classmates reported it to the police one after another.
However, the local police did not take this matter seriously, and Wang Xiaoyue never returned to school after the holidays.
When her friends called to inquire, the local police even claimed that there had never been a person named Wang Xiaoyue.
Worried about Wang Xiaoyue’s safety, her classmates and friends decided to visit her hometown to find out what happened.
The players’ identities were those of Wang Xiaoyue’s classmates.
After sorting out the information, Jiang Xiuxiu greeted Ye Ming beside her.
Then she began to observe the other players in the bus.
This time, the number of players was the same as in the second game, sixteen.
Unexpectedly, besides her and Ye Ming, nine out of the remaining fourteen players were female.
Usually, in escape games, the number of male players far exceeds that of female players.
She didn’t know why there were so many females this time.
Was it a coincidence?
Or was it intentional by the system?
Jiang Xiuxiu wasn’t sure, but she instinctively felt something was off.
At this time, other players started to chat and form teams.
Soon, the preparation time given by the game was over.
As the white fog outside the window gradually dissipated, a desolate village appeared before everyone.
At the same time, the system prompt popped up.
System: Please enter the level and start the game as soon as possible.