Chapter 26

"Last time I mentioned to you that the company's game uses a fourth-generation supercomputer as the server... However, due to the high computational load in the game, some redundant data may appear... The shop you saw is one of these sets of redundant data, appearing and disappearing suddenly... Sometimes, only a few players can see it, while others cannot," Shi Qianjun said to Su Peng and the others.

"Redundant data?" Su Peng immediately felt that what Shi Qianjun said was not right. If the strange shop he entered, the shopkeeper, and the point card were all redundant data, why did only he see them?

However, Su Peng did not ask directly. Instead, he asked Shi Qianjun, "Then, what are the manifestations and consequences of this redundant data? Do we need to avoid these shops?"

"Avoiding these shops is the best course of action," Shi Qianjun nodded. "These redundant data mostly appear as strange shops that can disappear at any time. They sell some peculiar items. Using these items can cause data chaos and may even result in the deletion of a game account. So, I advise you not to touch anything in those shops. If you discover one, report it to me immediately, and I will have specialists handle it."

"Is that so... Okay, but is there a reward for reporting such data?" Sun Shijia asked Shi Qianjun.

"Depending on the situation, if the redundant data shop doesn't disappear after reporting, we will give a reward, ranging from a few hundred to a thousand yuan," Shi Qianjun said. Sun Shijia seemed a bit excited and nodded, "Next time I find one, I'll report it immediately."

Ji Ming also nodded.

Su Peng nodded as well, but he was not entirely convinced by Shi Qianjun's explanation. The shop was indeed strange, but whether it was the intelligence of the shopkeeper or the items sold, everything seemed orderly and did not appear to be redundant data.

As for the account deletion mentioned by Shi Qianjun, Su Peng understood that he was referring to the point card. If the point card was used up, the account might indeed be deleted.

Overall, it seemed more like a difference in rules between two systems rather than meaningless redundancy.

"Shi Qianjun's explanation is not detailed enough; I feel he is hiding something important..." Su Peng thought, remembering this point. He said, "Director Shi, if there's nothing else, we'll go back for dinner."

"Sure, go ahead," Shi Qianjun nodded to Su Peng and the others.

Su Peng and the others left the office. Shi Qianjun picked up a button on the side of his desk, and soon a woman entered his office.

"Director Shi, you called me?"

Taking off his sunglasses, Shi Qianjun said to the woman, "Ning Cai, the old man and that strange shop in the game have appeared again, as we discussed last time..."

"Is it the mysterious shop that caused the game accounts of one person from the Huben Group, two from the Longya Group, and one from our Anxiao Group to be deleted?" The woman, Ning Cai, who was Su Peng's childhood friend and had met him by chance at the company, seemed a bit surprised and asked Shi Qianjun.

"Yes, this matter needs to be investigated further... As the leader of the Anxiao Group, you need to thoroughly investigate this in the game. Check if the mysterious shop will appear again, gather information, and find the relevant people. Go to Lei Ming of the Newcomer Group for help. Of course, your people should not enter the shop. Once you understand the shop's appearance pattern, I will report to the headquarters, and specialists will handle it," Shi Qianjun said to Ning Cai.

"Understood, I'll leave if there's nothing else," Ning Cai nodded to Shi Qianjun.

"Go ahead."

Ning Cai turned and left Shi Qianjun's office.

"Such a nuisance..." Shi Qianjun sneered, picked up his coffee cup, and took a sip...

After reporting to Shi Qianjun, Su Peng and the others went to the dining hall for dinner. The menu was as usual, with a variety of dishes, including Chinese dishes like sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork with preserved vegetables, stir-fried preserved meat with beans, and Mao's braised pork, and Western dishes like seafood cheese pizza and steak cheese pizza. Su Peng and the others each took a bit and started eating.

During the meal, Su Peng subtly inquired and confirmed that Ji Ming and Sun Shijia had not encountered the mysterious shop when they entered the game.

Su Peng found this strange but suppressed his curiosity for the moment. After all, he still had the items from the mysterious shop and could study them at any time.

After dinner, Su Peng returned to his room to think about something else.

In Su Peng's room, there was now a dartboard... The dartboard was for playing standard darts, but Su Peng was currently using a small fruit knife.

The unexpected incident of killing a snake with a flying knife during the family dinner still vividly stuck in Su Peng's mind. The dartboard and the fruit knife were brought back from the Youshijian Office. Unfortunately, since the previous night, Su Peng could no longer find the feeling of throwing the knife.

Sometimes the handle of the fruit knife hit the dartboard, sometimes it missed and hit the wall, and occasionally, when the tip hit, it would fall due to insufficient force.

"This is really frustrating..." Su Peng experimented with the feel, but the sensation of being assisted by some force was temporarily gone...

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Soon, two more days passed.

During these two days, Su Peng and the others continued their training in the military. Two members of the Anxiao Group investigated in the real world, providing the time and location of the shop's appearance but no other significant issues.

In these two days, Su Peng used the combat experience and skill points he had earned to advance the military sword technique to the tenth level, which was the highest level of this martial art.

From Lei Ming, the group leader, Su Peng learned that generally, when a martial art above the white level reaches its highest level, two things increase.

One is the essence energy... Reaching the maximum level in any martial art increases essence energy.

Essence energy and martial arts experience are related to the so-called realm. It is said that when the essence energy realm improves, both attack and defense will be enhanced.

Additionally, when a martial art reaches its highest level, a special move will appear.

For example, Su Peng's current military sword technique, when advanced to the tenth level, gained a special move called 'Rapid Assault,' which increases attack speed by 30% for five minutes.

However, it can only be used with the attack techniques of the military sword technique.

This is because the military sword technique is a white-level martial art. Higher-level martial arts have more spectacular special moves and stronger attacks, which the military sword technique cannot match. After all, 'Rapid Assault' only consumes stamina and does not involve internal energy.

Additionally, Su Peng's martial arts experience increased due to advancing the military sword technique and listening to the instructor's explanations, allowing him to start practicing the secret manuals he had obtained.

"Rain Transformation Technique" and "Land Flight Technique" could now be practiced, but the "Flower Rain" technique required a basic throwing technique to be advanced to level 10, which Su Peng had not yet achieved, though he was close.

On the second night, Su Peng had already comprehended the Rain Transformation Technique and Land Flight Technique. Once a secret manual was comprehended, it disappeared, but Su Peng's skill list gained two new martial arts.

"Rain Transformation Technique, light blue technique, internal energy flows like a gentle spring rain, suitable for driving delicate and continuous martial arts, especially throwing techniques. Current level: First level, Light Rain, internal energy value 55 (each level from one to four increases by 10 points, each level from five to nine increases by 15 points, total nine levels)."

"Land Flight Technique, light blue movement technique, a light skill better suited for travel than short-range dodging and leaping, requiring continuous internal energy. Current level: First level, speed increased by 55%, consumes 45 internal energy points per hour (each level increases speed by 5% and reduces internal energy consumption by 2 points, total nine levels)."

These were the current states of the two martial arts.

Su Peng was relatively satisfied with these two martial arts. When the Land Flight Technique was advanced to the highest level, it surpassed the speed bonus of basic riding skills, though it was not very durable. When the Rain Transformation Technique was advanced to the ninth level, it would have 55 + 40 + 75 = 170 internal energy points, which was quite good. Su Peng did not have any special moves that required a lot of internal energy, and the military sword technique only consumed stamina.

Su Peng was satisfied with his current progress. Additionally, he had comprehended the 18 forms of street boxing, so he would have some combat ability even without weapons.

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On the third day, Su Peng logged in as usual. Suddenly, a soldier came to find him, saying that Han Tuo was looking for him.

Su Peng went to Han Tuo's tent and saw Han Tuo inside. Han Tuo nodded at Su Peng and said, "You came just in time. I have a task for you."

"Please, General, what is it?" Su Peng bowed. Han Tuo was pleased with his attitude and said, "It's not a big deal, just about last time..."

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Coast is at the hospital for a follow-up today, so the update is a bit delayed. Apologies.

There will be another update tonight.

If you, dear reader, find this book not yet satisfying, I recommend my old book "Super Point Card Shop," which has 1.63 million words. I think it's written well enough to keep you entertained for a while.

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