CHAPTER 252: CHAPTER 252: THE REINCARNATOR’S MENTAL TRANSFORMATION_1

"Alright, now that we’ve all gotten to know each other, I hope we can collaborate fully in the future." Ye Tian began to introduce his four teammates.

Apart from Wang Linchi, the one who used plug-ins, the other three members were also quite competent. They were special classes advanced from the three basic professions of Hero, Doctor, and Magician respectively. Furthermore, these three had impressive backgrounds and were all renowned figures. Of course, this wasn’t referring to that flock of chattering beauties in the Celestial Palace; these individuals had their own capabilities. In terms of power and skills, it was estimated that each one of them could easily handle ten from Ye Tian’s harem.

"Nice to meet you all. From now on, we must cooperate wholeheartedly," Wang Linchi said, looking at the three—a mix of men and women. A quick search on the forums revealed they were celebrities, and their combat records were impressively good, leaving no room for worry.

The leading Hero, Bearded Guest, looked Wang Linchi up and down before speaking, "Seeing is believing. I’m very curious how you managed to clear the Abyss Difficulty with attributes like these. Please excuse me if this question is a bit offensive. If it’s inconvenient, feel no pressure to answer."

Bearded Guest’s question was also on the minds of the other four in the team, including Ye Tian.

"Oh, that. I used a plug-in," Wang Linchi answered honestly.

"..." ×4

Even Ye Tian, as a Reincarnator, found this answer ridiculous. If he didn’t want to say, he didn’t have to; why go and admit to using a plug-in?

Countless hackers had attempted to invade the "God-given World," but none had succeeded. They couldn’t even locate their target, let alone breach it.

Ye Tian, who knew the inside story, was even more speechless. To players, it might just be a game, but he knew it was all real. If you actually had a plug-in, wouldn’t that mean you also possessed transcendent powers in reality? That’s impossible!

"Alright, I see. That’s your trump card then." Bearded Guest didn’t press further. In his eyes, Wang Linchi’s attributes were indeed far too low, as if he hadn’t allocated any points at all.

The remaining two were Doctor Living Dead and Magician Red Xiu. The relationship between these three was quite unique: Bearded Guest and Red Xiu were husband and wife, and Living Dead was their son.

"It’s quite unusual, the two of you playing a game and bringing your son along," Wang Linchi commented.

"Just some minor issues," Bearded Guest replied with a smile, not elaborating further. This was their family’s private matter, and there was no need for outsiders to know. He gave the same answer to anyone who asked. After all, his family’s strength had made them celebrities on the forums.

As a Reincarnator, Ye Tian knew that Living Dead had cancer and didn’t have much time left. The couple was therefore spending their son’s final moments with him. In his previous life, Living Dead had held on for a year but ultimately didn’t make it. If he could have survived until the game merged with reality, his cancer could have been completely cured. Unfortunately, there were no ’ifs’.

"I see," Wang Linchi nodded, refraining from prying.

The reason Ye Tian had sought them out was, naturally, to save Living Dead’s life. Living Dead was an exceptionally skilled Doctor. In the early stages of the game, he was one of the top supporters. If he hadn’t died prematurely, he would undoubtedly have become a divine healer later on. In Ye Tian’s previous life, Bearded Guest and Red Xiu had also been mainstays in the fight against the Abyss invasion; otherwise, Ye Tian wouldn’t have recruited them. As for how to cure cancer, he actually had some ideas. All it would take was a level 10 healing potion and a level 10 purification potion. The only difficulty was figuring out how to bring these two potions from the game world into reality. Currently, no such channel existed. However, he knew a way to obtain the qualification to do so prematurely, but it required sufficient strength. He would only be able to get that qualification after his Third Transformation.

"If there are no objections, I’ll briefly outline the plan. I’ll be the..." Ye Tian began directly.

Wang Linchi had no objections, nor did Bearded Guest’s family. There was no adjustment needed for Bearded Guest’s family, as their classes formed an iron triangle, meaning their positions were always fixed.

Ye Tian became the main attacker. His class was Swordsman, advanced from the base Swordsman class—which, like Wang Linchi’s Scholar, was a class one had to trigger specific conditions to obtain. Wang Linchi’s Scholar was assigned to a flexible support role; after all, he was a jack-of-all-trades.

Wang Linchi didn’t mind. It just meant letting the Saint Master do the work while he went AFK and acted as minor support.

"Alright then, let’s first secure the team buffs from the Normal and Elite difficulties, and then we’ll go fight the BOSS," Wang Linchi added after hearing Ye Tian’s plan.

This caused the other four to frown, thinking Wang Linchi was being somewhat reckless. They believed Wang Linchi had real skills, true, but the Abyss Difficulty instance at least had a plot and could be completed by leveraging factions. This meant you might pass even if your combat power was lacking, as long as you used your brain. This was the common understanding on the forums regarding how Wang Linchi managed to clear the Abyss Difficulty instance. However, fighting monsters was different. If your attributes weren’t high enough, even great skills would struggle to compensate. How could you win if you weren’t even in the same league?

"That might be a bit difficult. Given our current situation, we simply can’t handle the BOSS." After recovering from his earlier setback, Ye Tian had a clearer understanding of his own capabilities, and his sense of superiority had greatly diminished.

"It’ll work. I’m using a plug-in," Wang Linchi said earnestly. He indeed was using a plug-in; the Game System had even certified it.

"Are you sure?" Ye Tian hadn’t expected Wang Linchi to be so decisive.

"Why would I lie to you? If using a one-hit kill plug-in wouldn’t get me banned, I’d have been on a killing spree long ago," Wang Linchi said, speaking the truth this time.

"We could try Calligraphy Linchi’s plan," Bearded Guest suggested. In his view, there was nothing to lose. If Wang Linchi was really using a plug-in, they would hit the jackpot. If not, it was just a way to show Wang Linchi some respect.

Seeing this, Ye Tian nodded. "Alright, then we’ll follow your plan first and get the buffs."

This was also a test. If Wang Linchi could demonstrate sufficient capabilities while getting the buffs, it wouldn’t be out of the question to listen to him. As for his own plan, Ye Tian’s target was the Elite Monsters; the BOSS was definitely beyond them.

"Done. We have an hour left. What’s next?" Wang Linchi asked.

"Let’s go secure a good spot," Bearded Guest said.

Wang Linchi noticed that Bearded Guest’s family seemed rather gloomy, as if constantly under some sort of pressure. Most of the time, it was the father, Bearded Guest, who spoke. Red Xiu and Living Dead were both very silent, not saying a word.

"Most players aren’t taking this event seriously; they think it’s just about killing a few monsters," Ye Tian said, naturally having no objection. He led the other four towards the city gate, chatting along the way. "In my opinion, the players who will truly benefit from this event won’t even make up one percent of the total."

"Actually, most players’ current levels and attributes aren’t even enough to defeat ordinary monsters," Wang Linchi added.

Ye Tian wasn’t surprised that Wang Linchi had this understanding. After all, he had cleared the Abyss Difficulty instance and was even ahead of him, so he naturally understood the terror of the Abyss.

"Exactly. So we can’t afford to be complacent. We might be the only ones who can make a difference," Ye Tian replied. He understood that this was a good opportunity to weaken the Abyss. Even killing one more Elite Monster could make it easier for future players to clear the Abyss Difficulty instance, thereby reducing the Abyss’s strength when it eventually invaded reality. Even if this was just an insignificant weakening.

"Apart from our City of Simplicity, have you heard anything about the other main cities?" Wang Linchi asked.

"They’re all the same, even the foreign servers." Ye Tian had indeed inquired, unlike Wang Linchi, who was always grinding instances. Because of this, Ye Tian was also worried. With him around in the Chen Country server, they could mitigate some of the damage. Other servers, however, were probably truly doomed. He could even envision their main cities being breached. Of course, he might not be able to protect Chen Country either, given how menacing the threat was. In his eyes, the main force resisting this Abyss invasion wouldn’t be them, the players, but the native inhabitants of each major city. However, the native inhabitants would only defend passively and wouldn’t take the initiative to attack, so their kill efficiency was very low. Even if they could act, they wouldn’t actively intervene or help players unless you had cultivated a very high favorability with certain native inhabitants; only then might they help you.

The two chatted as they walked. Outside the city, quite a few players had already gathered, all looking extremely excited, seemingly eager to show off their skills.

Ye Tian soon found a strategically advantageous spot, easy to defend and hard to attack. It was only due to him being the protagonist that this location was available. Had it been anyone else, the spot would have been taken long ago. How could it possibly remain unoccupied until now? It could only be chalked up to luck. Wang Linchi was precisely counting on the convenience brought by this Protagonist’s Aura. Otherwise, why would he team up with Ye Tian for no reason? To share his points?