Chapter 3: Compensation for Game Company

  The customer service lady said: "System data loss, we can only intercept a system archive two days ago, restore your game character, that is to say, the state of your game character is two days ago."

  Zhou Jian let out a long sigh of relief, thank goodness. Two days ago, he had already completed the hidden profession transfer, and his experience had only increased by about half a level, which could be quickly made up for in practice.

  The customer service lady continued: "Regarding the loss you incurred due to not being able to enter the new copy as mentioned in your email, after discussion, our customer service department has decided to compensate you with a Thief skill book 'Fatal Strike' and an epic Thief ring. Are you satisfied?"

  Zhou Jian was taken aback, "Is this really a thing?" The customer service attitude is too good. Suddenly, he realized something and asked, "What is my current priority level?"

  "You are now a senior VIP, with a priority level of three."

  Zhou Jianyi listened, and his heart was filled with an indescribable feeling. High-level VIP, accumulating over 20,000 RMB in recharge could upgrade to high-level VIP. He himself had never recharged a single penny before, which means that just yesterday, there were suddenly 20,000 RMB more in his account.

  No need to ask, it's Lu Zong who lent the money. Lu Zong has money, but his money didn't fall from the sky either. Twenty thousand is not a small amount for him. He lent the money just to help himself out, and he's not even sure if he can make the money back.

  Mule... Zhou Jian slowly clenched his fist, this brotherly affection was remembered.

  Looking at Mr. Zhou who didn't say a word, the customer service lady politely asked again, "Is everything satisfactory, sir?"

  Zhou Jian fell silent for a moment before speaking up, "I don't want skill books or equipment, I want 10 assignable attribute points." Since he was already at high V, his confidence had naturally increased a lot.

  "This..." The customer service lady was somewhat embarrassed, "Sorry sir, the company does not have this authority. The company can only grant players equipment that is no higher than epic level and skill books that are no higher than level 30. As for high-level skill books, divine artifacts, attribute points, and skill points, only the super intelligent brain 'Myth' located in space has the right to decide. All others, including the governments of several major countries, cannot participate in the decision."

  Is "Super Intelligent Brain" a myth? Zhou Jian had heard of it for the first time and couldn't help but ask, "What company is the developer of 'Shenmo'?"

  The customer service lady said, "Sorry, it's not that I want to keep secrets, but I don't know either. All I know is that 'Shenmo' is operated jointly by several major countries in the world, and our Tianjiao Game Company is only responsible for Pangu City."

  Zhou Jian began to feel that the background of this game was not so simple, and the technology it used was too advanced, making people wonder if it was a product of this era.

  "Shenmo" has been online for three months, with over 50 million players. Conservatively estimated, the number of players will exceed 100 million in a year. Note that this is only the number of players. In addition to these players, there are also people who do not play games but use the virtual platform created by "Shenmo" to play cards, chat, make friends, take virtual tours, and even work, etc. Therefore, the total number of people in the world of "Shenmo" will reach hundreds of millions or even over a billion, making it a true second world.

  Zhou Jiandao: "Then the rewards for being the first to pass the new copy and the rewards for reaching level 30 are also part of the 'Myth' release?"

  "Yes, sir."

  "Alright, even if that's the case, I missed out on a new copy yesterday and let down the Heaven's Chosen guild, causing them to be completely defeated. Do you think my losses can be made up for with just one skill book and one ring? This is a problem with your system, but I'm the one who has to bear the consequences." Zhou Jian said this with a hint of guilt, although he didn't know what the reason was for the Ghost Killer character crossing over into reality, it definitely wouldn't be because of a system problem. However, he still felt annoyed by the customer service's attitude of "those with money are in charge", so he decided to take advantage of the situation.

  The company responsible for the operation of Pangu City is Tianjiao Game Company. Merchants value profits and naturally want to protect the interests of VIP players, so they set up a priority system.

  While customer service is also eager to serve VIP users, ordinary customers will not be notified by phone, which is an unavoidable situation after all, as the number of customer service personnel is limited and cannot keep up with notifications.

  The customer service lady hesitated for a moment, then said: "Alright, we'll throw in a quest scroll. Although it's only B-level, it can bring you quite a bit of experience."

  "That's it." Zhou Jian also understood the principle of knowing when to stop while he was ahead, after all, he had gotten a good deal and was still pretending to be clever.

  He hung up the phone and Zhou Jian didn't log in to the game immediately, but instead made a call to Ma Zi.

  It took a good half day before the phone finally connected, and on the other end of the receiver was the lazy voice of Lu Zi, "Damn it, you little brat is sick or something, calling me so early in the morning. Don't you know I'm exhausted from last night? Today's the one day I get to sleep in... Ow! Easy does it, wife!"

  The donkey suddenly cried out in pain at this point, apparently because his wife was embarrassed by his frank words and pinched him.

  Listening to Ma Zi's nonsense, Zhou Jian felt warm in his heart. He knew that this would be a lifelong brother. "Ma Zi, it's already 10 o'clock, still early, yesterday... the money on my account was transferred by you, right?"

  "I'm dizzy, mom, you called me to wake me up just to ask about this? Can't it wait till afternoon? I said don't always talk about money, okay? I'm helping you this time because I believe in you, believe that you'll make a name for yourself in the Huaxia district and become a big shot. Haha, by then, I'll be relying on you to bully others."

  "Go!" Zhou Jian didn't say anything else, at this time saying thank you would be pretentious.

  "Hurry up and hang up, it's getting awkward. Don't look for me within an hour, especially if something happens... Ah, ouch, ouch! Wife, I was wrong..."

  Zhou Jian hung up the phone with a smile, took a deep breath, picked up his gaming headset, and said to himself, "Time to refresh the dungeon again! The new dungeon will be reopened in two hours."

  Although there are ghost killers that can appear in reality, wanting to start a bounty hunter company requires original accumulation, Zhou Jian plans to make money with "Shen Mo".

  Logging in... Password correct, loading, please wait...

  However, something unexpected happened to him. His consciousness did not enter the virtual world, but instead entered the body of a real-world killer "Ming Jian". The scene in his eyes was still the dormitory.

  Faint.

  Zhou Jian quit the game and logged in again, but the result was still the same.

  How could this be? Zhou Jian stared at the "real body" wearing a helmet in silence, unable to enter the game?

  Just then, Zhou Jian suddenly felt that his backpack seemed to have moved a little. He opened it and found that there were three more things in the bag:

  Ghost Fire Ring: Agility +10, Strength +5, Increases backstab damage by 5%.

  Skill Book: "Fatal Strike".

  Mission scroll.

  Huh?

  Zhou Jian's mind was stunned, wasn't this the compensation promised by the game company? It had actually been transferred to the Ghost Killer Puppet "Mingjian", could it be that the "Dark Sword" in the game and the "Mingjian" in the real world were always connected?

  So in the game, the Dark Sword is upgraded, but will the famous sword in reality also be upgraded?

  Will the famous sword in reality also come up with new moves?

  Or rather, Dark Sword and Famous Sword are essentially the same thing, with only one game account that can log in to both virtual networks and reality.

  Zhou Jian felt more and more incredulous, he believed that all things in the world no matter how absurd they seemed could be explained by the rules of this world. The famous sword, the dark sword, the mysterious game company, the super intelligent brain "Myth", was there some unknown secret hidden behind all these?

  Zhou Jian let out a sigh, probably even if there was some secret in it, he as a small person didn't have the qualification to investigate.

  Zhou Jian shook his head and didn't think about those things anymore, now he just wanted to know how to enter the game.

  The customer service lady said that the game account has been recovered, but I just can't log in, is it a problem with the headset?

  Then Zhou Jian tried using Xiao Yin's helmet, originally didn't have too much hope, but Zhou Jian didn't think that he would actually successfully enter the virtual world!

  What about your own gaming helmet? Is it bound with the famous sword?

  Zhou Jian quit the game and tried his own helmet, and indeed... He fainted. From now on, if he wants to play "Shen Mo" again, he'll have to buy another gaming helmet, which costs 8,000 yuan.

  80,000 yuan, who can I borrow from? Mule is not possible, has already borrowed 280,000 from him, although it's clear that if he borrows another 8,000 he will make up for himself, but Zhou Jian cannot open his mouth no matter what.

  Zhou Jian decided to clear the new copy first before thinking of ways to make money with Mingjian. Firstly, he had promised others, and secondly, obtaining system rewards could also increase Mingjian's strength.

  As soon as I went online, the message box kept flashing, with over a dozen messages waiting to be processed. Upon opening them, they were all from the Tianzun squad.

  Zhou Jian let out a wry smile. This time he really owed them an apology. Fortunately, since it was a new copy, the death penalty wasn't too severe.

  He sent a message to the leader of the Tianzun Gang, also known as "Broken Military Knife", claiming that he had acute appendicitis yesterday and was hospitalized for surgery, and is still in the hospital today.

  After Zhou Jian sent the message, the other party immediately replied, "Where are you?"

  Pangu City, coordinates (730, 680)

  "Stay still, I'll be right there."

  Three minutes later, the broken military knife arrived. He was a man under thirty years old, with an average height and build, slightly thin, with ordinary looks, but he emitted a calm and steady temperament.

  "Twelve o'clock duplicate, can the body move?"

  "Go."