Chapter 8

I don't know when it started, but in the personal or individual computers across the vast land of Huaguo, whenever someone browsed the web, a junk page would always pop up: "The highly anticipated Infinite Game is about to start its public beta test. Get your activation code now and receive a mystery gift. What are you waiting for? Come and play the game!"

"This is some kind of trash game, popping up every day. It's ruining my mood for playing League of Legends. The internet police should really do something about this. It's infuriating." Ji Cheng skillfully closed the webpage and cursed inwardly. No matter what method he used, he couldn't block the webpage. He had even reinstalled his computer system several times because of this webpage, but it still didn't work. Whenever he opened a webpage, it would pop up again. When Ji Cheng asked his close friends, he found that their computers also had such webpages, but not as frequently, only two or three times a day. Unlike him, who had to deal with it over a hundred times a day, which made him want to smash his computer.

"Haha, Ji Cheng, you're still struggling with that broken computer, huh?" Ji Cheng's QQ message lit up, showing a message from his friend Wang Kang. "Yeah, just in the past few minutes, I've closed that broken webpage three times." "Come on, since we have some free time, let's play a few more rounds." "Good idea, I'll create a room." "Same here, same here..." Seeing Wang Kang's message, his close friends all chimed in, ready to start a game. "You guys go ahead, I'll join you after I close those junk webpages." Ji Cheng quickly typed out the message and saw one webpage after another refresh continuously.

"Is this ever going to end? Can't I even have a moment's peace?" Ji Cheng looked at the webpages that filled his entire screen and couldn't help but groan. In a fit of anger, he clicked into the webpage, "I want to see what kind of tricks you have up your sleeve. I'll just reinstall the system if necessary." Ji Cheng was prepared for the system to crash as soon as he entered the webpage. But nothing happened. He only saw a set of numbers and a message: "Please keep your activation code safe. The game will officially start at midnight tonight. Please pay attention to the time."

"Are you kidding me? Starting at midnight? Who would even go in?" Ji Cheng laughed and closed the webpage, but strangely, he remembered the activation code. Strangely, after Ji Cheng really clicked into the webpage and exited, the webpage never refreshed again, as if everything before was just his hallucination.

"Hey, Ji Cheng, are you ready? We're just waiting for you. Are you coming or not?" Wang Kang's QQ message kept flashing, startling Ji Cheng. "I'm coming, I'm coming. What's the rush?" In a moment, Ji Cheng pushed the previous feeling out of his mind. Now, the most important thing was to play a game...

At midnight, Ji Cheng was still working at his computer desk. As for the Infinite Game? He had long forgotten about it. When the clock struck midnight, the entire computer suddenly went black. "What the hell? Is the computer broken now?" Ji Cheng was startled. Before he could say anything, he felt himself being sucked into the computer, and an electronic mechanical voice said, "The Infinite Game is now officially starting. Enjoy the game, thank you." As soon as he heard this, he fainted...

When Ji Cheng regained consciousness, he was stunned by the scene before him. In a vast, boundless, and immense universe, a god of unimaginable size sat. The god held a scroll in his hand, and within the scroll, countless stars were being born and dying. Upon closer inspection, those stars were clearly different worlds! Ji Cheng was thoroughly amazed. He never thought he would see such a scene, even in myths. "Who is this? How can he have such power?" Before Ji Cheng could ask, the scroll in the god's hand trembled slightly, and Ji Cheng was sucked into the scroll. "Not again?" He said and fainted again.

"Where am I?" Ji Cheng felt as if he was lying in a carriage, the gentle jolts quickly waking him up. He saw that he was lying in a small carriage, and a creature that looked like a little fairy was floating not far from him. The creature flew to his face as soon as it saw Ji Cheng wake up. "Respected player, hello. I am System 24468. Welcome to the Infinite Game."

"Where am I? Can I go back?" Ji Cheng asked the questions he most wanted to know as soon as he heard the fairy's words. Although he liked reading穿越 (穿越) fantasy novels, the idea of actually being transported to another world without a phone or computer would drive him to suicide within three days! "Don't worry, player. My purpose here is to answer your questions. First, you are now in one of the worlds created by the Creator God in the Infinite World. Second, you can return at any time. Just silently think 'return,' and you will receive a prompt." The fairy spoke as if reciting a chant.

Hearing the fairy's words, Ji Cheng felt inexplicably calm. He silently thought "return." As soon as he did, he heard a mechanical electronic voice, "Respected player, do you want to exit the Infinite Game now? If you exit, you will be banned from entering the game for 24 hours. Yes or no?"

"No." Ji Cheng clicked "no" without hesitation. After being influenced by fantasy novels for over a decade, how could he not realize that this was the greatest opportunity of his life? "Infinite Space? Nightmare City? Demon Island? Or other main god worlds?" Ji Cheng muttered to himself, only he could hear.

The fairy's voice continued, "This game was created by the three supreme gods. It is filled with endless opportunities. As long as the player works hard, there are infinite possibilities." "How can I obtain these opportunities?" Ji Cheng asked. "Participate in the world, integrate yourself, and work hard. As long as you do, you will earn divine coins, which are the only currency to buy infinite wonders." "Infinite wonders? What are those?" "It's a list. The items on the list are infinite wonders. The supreme gods refresh the list every midnight, so you must work hard. Don't miss out after finally gathering enough divine coins because of the refresh." "How can I see that list?" Ji Cheng asked again. "It's easy. Just silently think 'wonder list.'"

"Wonder list." Ji Cheng silently thought. Instantly, a list appeared before him. Ji Cheng glanced at it and couldn't look away. The first item on the list was... the Penglai Elixir, which grants eternal life and immortality! From the "Oriental Fantasy Village" world, a level 12 wonder, worth one million divine coins, and can be brought into reality! "Damn, this thing can appear, that's too unfair." Ji Cheng couldn't help but exclaim in shock. Ji Cheng was certain that if the billionaires in reality knew about this, they would bankrupt themselves to get it! Eternal life and immortality! It's the most primal desire etched into human genes. Now it's right in front of him, who could stay calm?

Unfortunately, the glaring one million divine coins deeply blocked him. He knew that obtaining divine coins must be extremely difficult. To gather one million would be a dream.

Ji Cheng pouted and shifted his gaze to other items. The Cosmic Cube, Thor's Hammer, Earth Spirit Pill, Scarlet Emperor's Blood, Two-Dimensional Foil, and Retreat Cannon, all level 10 or higher wonders that would trigger a world war if they appeared in reality!

"Unfortunately, I don't have a single divine coin." At this moment, Ji Cheng suddenly thought of something and asked, "I have an activation code. What is it for?" "The activation code can activate a small gift. Do you want to activate it?" "Confirm activation." Hearing this, Ji Cheng became excited, not knowing what he would get.

"Respected player, you have received a small gift. Do you want to open it?" "Open!" "Congratulations, player. You have received one 'Qianyuan Bone-Reforming Pill' and ten divine coins. Please continue to work hard." The Qianyuan Bone-Reforming Pill, when consumed, completely transforms the body, curing all diseases. It comes from the "Immortal Gourd" world and is a level 4 wonder.

"Respected player, my task is complete. Please explore this world on your own. Goodbye." As soon as the fairy finished speaking, it disappeared. "Hey, hey, I still have many questions. Why did you leave so quickly??"