Forces of Temptation

The three chose a coffee shop to rest.

The owner, a pretty little hen in a floral apron, enthusiastically asks what they want to eat.

Li Yinhang was already numb.

If the NPC is a humanoid, she might also politely show surprise.

She took out her points and asked naturally, "What do you want to eat?"

Li Yinhang is good at calculation and planning, but she will not forget to give.

She clearly knows that she is an ordinary person, and apart from winning the 3km championship in the school sports meeting that the physical education department did not participate in, she does not have much capital that can be used in this game.

So she couldn't rely on her low points, and after she hugged her thigh, she spread her hands and waited for someone to bring it.

In order not to go directly to Tiandi Bank for re-employment, she has to do her best to survive.

Fortunately, the cost of consumables such as diet is much lower than the essential oxygen.

Jiang Fang and Nan Zhou also knew how to measure.

Nanzhou ordered a 15-point cream cake, and Jiang Fang ordered a 15-point black coffee, both of which were the cheapest style on the menu.

She pondered over the menu by herself, and finally Miss Guan Hen asked for a glass of plain water on the grounds that she bought two and got one free.

While waiting for the snacks to arrive, Nan Zhou continued to study his game panel.

The easter egg called out the function of the world channel, and also displayed the new page of the ranking list in front of him.

"This is the single list." Jiang Fang reminded, "There is also a team list next to it."

Nan Zhou let out a "huh" and clicked on the tab marked "Team" on the side.

The player who ranks first on the single player list is called "Yongsheng-Zhang Yi".

The team ranked first, but it was called "."

A period, without a name suffix, is just a single symbol.

There are simple notes next to the list.

In short, individual points are counted for individual points, and team points are counted for team totals.

The rankings on both sides are calculated separately, that is to say, there can be two firsts.

Nan Zhou made a simple calculation.

In this way, the ranking of the game may eventually appear in the following situations:

A team wins, and one of the team's players has the highest points in the single-player overall list;

A team wins, and a single person who does not form a team wins;

A single person wins, but that person belongs to another team and is not among the highest-scoring teams.

And among these three simple endings, because of the changeability of people's hearts, it inevitably implies countless changes and undercurrents.

Nanzhou paddled a few times, and after browsing the scores of the players on the two lists, he came to a conclusion: "The scores in the front row are not much different."

Jiang Fang: "The gap in the single list becomes larger after No. 27; the gap in the team list starts from No.8. The main reason should be the difference in the number of copies passed."

Holding the water in his hands, Li Yinhang listened eagerly to their analysis: "Then...are we too far behind?"

Nan Zhou simply said: "Not many."

Jiang Fang took advantage of the opportunity to make supplements for Nanzhou: "Since the ranking is the deciding factor, there must be a balance mechanism in the game."

Li Yinhang: "For example..."

Jiang Fang had a good temper and said, "For example, if this game keeps attracting new players, what will happen when the game is decided?"

Li Yinhang imagined it, and felt that he understood a little bit.

If there is no balance in the number of people in this game, and fresh blood is constantly injected, then those who come later will be doomed to be cannon fodder, and there may be no chance of turning over.

Because they may not have passed two copies, the game will start to settle the score.

...can compete for loneliness.

Nan Zhou: "Therefore, there will be a limit to the number of people entering "Gravity" in the future, and even after reaching a certain number, no newcomers will be admitted."

After hearing this, Li Yinhang felt grateful for those who escaped unharmed, but also faintly felt reconciled to his own misfortune: "Really?"

Nanzhou: "I guess."

Li Yinhang: "..."

Nanzhou added: "Not only will the number of people be limited, but the number and selection of copies will also be limited."

Li Yinhang behaved himself: "Is this also a guess?"

Nan Zhou nodded: "Well, I guess."

Li Yinhang: "..." Beautiful.

But Jiang Fang quickly got what he meant: "What you are worried about is that PVP will be forced to play knockout rounds in the end? Or is the number of copies actually limited?"

Both are highly probable.

Because any game setting must achieve a basic balance.

Only in this way can there be the minimum competition value.

Otherwise, if the number of people is unlimited and the number of copies is endless, then the game will not have a decisive battle.

The high-ranking ones will inevitably stumble, and the latecomers will inevitably be on top.

Obviously, the players who are now in the front row also have such concerns.

——If the number of dungeons is limited, of course, before other new players are fully familiar with the game, seize the time to carve up part of the dungeons, so as to scrape as much oil and water as possible.

That's why on the leaderboard, the scores of the front row players are biting each other, and no one is willing to lag behind.

Regarding the possibility raised by Jiang Fang, Nan Zhou gave a reply.

"I don't know." Nan Zhou spoke coldly and neatly, "Go into the copy once and open it first, then you can know what's going on."

Li Yinhang swallowed his saliva.

She finally understood why the three "ghost" players were eager to take risks and earn points.

Not just to achieve oxygen freedom, I'm afraid.

As she listened, she swiped her fingers, apparently also calling some function on the panel.

Nan Zhou noticed her movement: "What are you looking at?"

Before Li Yinhang could answer, Jiang Fang answered for her: "She is looking for someone."

Li Yinhang: "..." She seriously suspected that Jiang Fang had turned on the see-through device.

It stands to reason that everyone can only see their own game board?

As soon as Jiang Fang met her eyes, he seemed to understand her thoughts completely, and explained gently: "Of all the functions in the panel, the only one that can be flipped through so quickly and without too much brainwork is the ranking list."

He asked, "Who are you looking for? A friend?"

Li Yinhang: "..."

Even though she chose to make an emotionless leg pendant, she still felt that the smiling Jiang Fang was more frightening than the cold-faced Nan Zhou.

Nanzhou kindly reminded her: "The standings are too long."

There are at least tens of thousands of names on the list, and there is no guarantee that there are no duplicate names.

Li Yinhang hovered over the page with his fingertips, and sighed: "I know."

While talking, cake and coffee were served.

She quickly dismissed her sad thoughts and sat up straight: "Let's form a team. Add friends first..."

Jiang Fang gestured to her, telling her to wait first.

Li Yinhang followed his gaze.

Nan Zhou didn't speak, and didn't play with his panel anymore.

He concentrated on cutting the small piece of animal cream cake into five or six cream cubes of similar size, and then ate them one by one with a fork.

Nan Zhou ate evenly and carefully, while his eyes were fixed on a corner of the creamy flower that was not too delicate.

He moved it with a fork and straightened it carefully.

He saved the butter flower until the end and ate it in one bite.

... Li Yinhang discovered for the first time that Nan Zhou had a hobby that was very close to normal people.

She even felt astonished as if she had discovered a new continent, and tentatively asked Nan Zhou, "How about another one?"

Nan Zhou put down his fork, took out a tissue, wiped the corners of his mouth, thought for a while, and said, "Enough."

The brief time with Nanzhou let Li Yinhang know that when he said no, he really didn't want it, and he wasn't being polite to others.

She said, "Then, how about adding friends?"

Nan Zhou hooked his own chair with his feet, shook his body twice, and seemed to be in a good mood.

He asked Li Yinhang: "Is your oxygen still enough?"

"I only bought it for one hour, and I will buy it when I need it." Li Yinhang said firmly, "What if there is a special discount day for the game?"

Nanzhou: "..."

Jiang Fang: "..."

In a certain way, Li Yinhang is also a talent.

Nan Zhou said: "There are two people in my backpack. One for you?"

Li Yinhang: "..."

She tried to make the last struggle: "...Can you just give me oxygen, but not my body?"

"I've tried." Nan Zhou said, "Even if they are corpses, we can't take anything from them. Item cards don't work, points don't work, and we can't check their points rankings and status slots before they were alive."

He raised his hand and pulled out the dagger he placed in the third item slot.

Only the sharp weapon that Qin Yadong took out became his property.

Jiang Fang gave a more popular explanation: "We can only use the passive skills they have not exhausted."

Nanzhou nodded in agreement.

The note in the [Oxygen] column is very clear: This is the cumulatively used item. After entering the dungeon, the oxygen consumption will stop automatically; after returning to the rest point, the oxygen consumption will automatically start.

To put it bluntly, these three corpses can only be used as oxygen cylinders.

Without being too pretentious, Li Yinhang and Nan Zhou handed over the corpse, and then started to form a team with them.

After Nanzhou sent the friend request, Jiang Fang was the first to pass.

Li Yinhang was a step slower.

Nan Zhou noticed that Li Yinhang had entered another name in the [Remarks] option after his own name.

"Lee Bank".

Thinking of her act of rummaging through the names on the leaderboard, Nan Zhou didn't ask much.

Li Yinhang set it up like this, just to make his name more eye-catching.

In this way, if her missing roommate is still alive somewhere in this game, I can say that she is safe.

In order to relieve a little depression in his heart, Li Yinhang adjusted his mentality, and deliberately said in a positive tone: "Okay, from now on, we are friends."

"It's not a friend." Nanzhou corrected, "It's a collaborator."

Li Yinhang: "..." It was a little slap in the face, but he accepted it well.

She has always been thick-skinned.

This is tempered by a ruthless life.

At the beginning, Li Yinhang, who was still a newcomer, finished his customer service observation and training, and answered the first phone call full of energy, intending to start his career well: "It's a pleasure to serve you."

The other party opened his mouth and said, "You are too happy."

Li Yinhang: "..."

From then on, she knew that the species in this world had diversity beyond her imagination.

Jiang Fang noticed Li Yinhang's slight embarrassment, so he smoothed things over and diverted the topic away: "Let's come up with a team name."

With that said, he turned to Li Yinhang: "Miss Bank, I leave it to you."

Li Yinhang: "..."

All kinds of weird team names that she met in college debate competitions suddenly appeared in her mind.

"We're all right."

"The Raptors Crossing the River".

"There is a power grid team in the river."

"Pull Grid Crime Squad".

"Right, right, right team."

"What's wrong with knocking on CP."

"Kiss here recommends that you quit the team."

With the straw in his mouth, Li Yinhang noticed that Jiang Fang and Nan Zhou were looking at him, waiting for him to name him.

She suddenly felt that she was under a lot of pressure.

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