<h4>Chapter 258 Chapter257-The Contents of the New Version</h4>


    In the quiet enve of a café, John and Elder Anderson stared at each other, momentarily lost for words.


    John stuffed the french fry he held into his mouth, chewing slowly, a mysterious glimmer flickering in his eyes.


    If his conjecture was correct, then the situation was quite delicate.


    It was widely epted that in a game world, the system functioned more like the intrinsic rules of the universe, devoid of independent thought, operating strictly ording to predetermined rules.


    Applying this notion to the real world, it could be likened to an omniscient and omnipotent entity depicted in legends, or the Divine Law in Eastern myths and legends... a heartless entity.


    "Dao is heartless," a phrase not suggesting Dao being an emotionless being, but indicating itsck of personal predilections, remaining impartial, adhering only to a fundamental order in its operations.


    To put it simply, one plus two should always equal three, water should be able to extinguish fire, and physical constants should remain unchanged anywhere in the universe.


    This was the eternal and immutable cosmic order, something that would never change.


    John had always believed that the system in the Godyer game functioned like these fundamental orders in the real world.


    However, now it seemed that his understanding had always been wed.


    The all-powerful system within the game world clearly possessed its own intelligence and cognitive abilities.


    This was terrifying.


    This implied that above the myriad deities in the Godyer world, there existed an even mightier god, observing everything that unfolded in the Godyer universe with its cold gaze.


    It harbored no emotions or biases, overseeing everything in the Godyer world for eons, unchanged and impartial.


    Perhaps the incessant battles and opposition between the two great factions were orchestrated by this supreme deity.


    "So, the question is, for us humans in the real world, is this system with independent thinking capability a friend or a foe?" John asked, a hint of trepidation in his voice.


    If the system governing the entire Godyer game world harbored infinite malice towards the real world, John truly didn''t know how to save the reality he resided in. Elder Anderson could not provide an answer to John''s query.


    With a bitter smile and a lost look in his eyes, he shook his head, saying, "As of now, we are still unclear whether this independently operating system is a friend or foe. If it bore ill will towards our real world, there would be absolutely no need to create a game, allowing yers to enter and enhance their own strengths…"


    "But if it held no malice, it couldpletely prevent the merging of the two worlds…"


    John''s mind raced, grasping the implications behind Elder Anderson''s words. Yet, no matter how hard he pondered, he couldn''te up with a reasonable exnation to these questions. This left John feeling somewhat frustrated for a moment.


    Ever since he engaged with the Godyer game, John endured endless torment in the early stages, which eventually allowed him to attain abilities far surpassing all other yers. Returning to the Godyer Continent from the Godyer Temple, nearly all the encounters that John faced were steamrolled one after another. He gradually gained a clear understanding of his current power level. Even those lofty deities were not beyond his reach to contend with.


    One of the 72 abyssal devils, the formidable Desire Devil Mammon, was nothing but a defeated opponent before him. John had believed he had unveiled all the secrets of the Godyer world. Even facing an invasion from another world, he felt confident that with his current capabilities, he had a fair chance to reverse the tide of the war and save the real world.


    However, now it seemed he was far from as powerful as he had imagined. Was that supreme system an even more formidable deity, or a harmless fundamental order?


    John couldn''t find an answer. Perhaps it could be said that his current strength was still far from sufficient to transcend beyond the two worlds, hence incapable of perceiving the true nature of this issue.


    "I cannot see the true face of Mount Lu because I am in the mountain itself..." Johnmented bitterly in his heart.


    "You don''t need to obsess over finding the answer to this question; I believe that with time, we wille to know the truth…"


    Elder Anderson seemed to sense the unwillingness in John''s heart, and in turn, began tofort John.


    John gave Elder Anderson a slight smile, signaling that he was fine.


    Since the answer to the question remained elusive, the only thing to do was to continue enhancing his abilities, so that one day he could transcend beyond the boundaries of the two worlds and discern the entire truth from a bystander''s perspective.


    It was always John''s nature not to sumb to momentary failures, but to be more resilient, a trait that made him particrly preciouspared to others.


    Bowing his head, John earnestly started to go through the official system update notifications disyed on his tablet.


    On the official forum of the Godyer game, this announcement had already topped the front page.


    In just one day, the number ofments below the notification surpassed tens of millions, indicating the current raging poprity of the game.


    It was likely that there was no one in the world unaware of this game by now.


    Even people who were either too young or uninterested in gaming must have had at least a rough understanding of Godyer through various channels...


    John cast a somewhat strange nce at Elder Anderson, unable to hold back a mental snark.


    The game''s current wildfire sess clearly had the ndestine assistance of official governments worldwide.


    He clicked on the update notification post, and a familiar introduction immediately caught John''s eye:


    "Thank you for your recognition and affection for Godyer. As yers continue to elerate their exploration of the game, we are once again approaching a new version.


    To speak truthfully, it hasn''t been a long time since thest update. We originally nned to release the new version in a month, but we evidently underestimated the enthusiasm of all the yers.


    Your footsteps have now reached the majority of corners in the game world, and no ce remains aplete secret to the vast number of yers. A myriad of new directions of development are emerging incessantly. It is your hard work that has urged the officials to decide on bringing forward the update of the next version''s content."


    "On behalf of the entire game development team, we extend our highest gratitude to everyone. Below are the additions in this version update:


    1. Launch of the honor exchange feature: The honor exchange system is a feature that many yers have been eagerly anticipating. Initially ted to be released during the mid toter stages of the game, we chose tounch it earlier as we noticed that some yers have already umted a high number of honor points. With theunch of this feature, yers can apply to the official national government in their game world to open the honor shop, where they can exchange any items in the shop using their honor points.


    The honor shop is the only tform open to the public for exchanging honor points in each country, offering a wide array of top-quality equipment and items, as well as some extremely rare treasures. We encourage yers to choose at their discretion...


    John rubbed his chin, his face expressionless but his mind already in turmoil.


    They opened the honor exchange feature this early?


    Is this aiming to force all yers to abandon their previouslyfortable gaming style and engage in more brutal infighting?


    John was well aware of the difficulty in acquiring honor points.


    Earning them through leveling up and monster hunting was almost a drop in the bucket.


    Even defeating an elite level boss single-handedly would only yield a single-digit amount of honor points.


    Duelling a lord-level boss would grant just a few hundred.


    To umte more honor points, one could only seek out official quests or take on higher-level bosses alone, such as those at the Demigod or deity levels...


    Of course, thetter was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg for the average yer, essentially a suicide mission.


    Beyond these methods, there was another way to gain honor points more quickly: War.


    By engaging in wars and establishing merit for one''s faction, one naturally stood to earn a hefty reward of honor points."


    John could almost predict without guessing that with the opening of the honor exchange feature, arge number of yers would choose to participate in the native wars of the Godyer world.


    It seems that the mes of war on the Godyer Continent were about to ignite soon…


    Pulling himself back from his somewhat divergent thoughts, John continued to read on:


    "2. Introduction of the arena feature: In the Godyer game, many yers invariably find themselves embroiled in various frictions due to disputes over monsters,petition for equipment items, or other reasons. Although fighting is prohibited in the towns, yers still opt to settle these disputes throughbat in the wilderness.


    After meticulous consideration, we have decided tounch the arena feature, allowing yers to resolve their differences through battle within the arena.


    To initiate an arena battle, both yers must sign a contract that disregards life and death. The defeated party will drop a certain level and randomly lose one piece of equipment to the victor as spoils of war...


    In addition, the arena offers an openpetition mode. yers fond of battle can seek out opponents to fight against and hone theirbat skills. The freepetition leaderboard is updated monthly, with generous rewards awaiting the top three. We encourage all yers to strive valiantly!"