I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Section 069 Captain

It must be said that the government's power is still very strong.

In a short period of time, a huge resource library was built in the game world.

I remember when game forums first appeared, the government was already buying up all sorts of good things like Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques and natal spirit treasures, preparing to build this resource pool.

Now we're finally seeing results.

As the saying goes, a generous reward will surely bring forth brave men.

When the administrator announced that becoming the team leader would earn a reward of 10,000 game points, the players' enthusiasm was immediately aroused.

People started signing up enthusiastically.

Even Zhou Yunshen signed up.

The main reason is that these 10,000 game points are just too tempting; they're enough to redeem a decent spirit fruit in the points shop.

After Zhou Yunshen signed up, he saw that Chen Xin'an had also signed up.

Clearly, Chen Xin'an was also very interested in the reward of 10,000 game points.

Half an hour later, the administrator, Jinzhan, announced the preliminary list of team leaders for this operation.

Zhou Yunshen looked through the names one by one and soon found his own name.

The name of Zhou Erzhu of Xuannan Kingdom ranks fifth.

"I've been chosen." Zhou Yunshen smiled after seeing his name.

He wasn't surprised by this.

After all, he was the sixth Foundation Establishment stage cultivator in the Xia Kingdom, and in terms of strength, he was fully qualified to be the captain.

When the list of team captains was announced, Zhou Yunshen and other "beneficiaries" were satisfied, but some other players were not.

One player commented in the group: "Why choose these people? Just because their spiritual roots are of high grade or their cultivation level is high?"

The administrator remained silent.

Yi Changsheng of the Myriad Manifestations Divine Kingdom: "Yes, it's because our cultivation level is high. If you have any objections, you can report it to your superiors."

Zhou Yunshen still had some impression of this Yi Changsheng.

Yi Changsheng, like him, also possessed a first-grade spiritual root and was also a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.

At that time, not long after he joined the group, this Yi Changsheng had taken the initiative to add him as a friend.

After adding each other as friends, the two sides never contacted each other again.

One player complained, "Yi Changsheng, you're too arrogant."

Yi Changsheng: "I'm just stating the facts. We're going to fight in a hellish dungeon, not playing house. Under these circumstances, what's wrong with the higher-ups choosing strong people as team leaders? Are they expecting weaklings who can't even beat the ghost messengers to be team leaders?"

The player was rendered speechless by Yi Changsheng's retort.

Zhou Yun took a deep breath and typed in the group chat: "For this operation, the government has marked five rendezvous points but selected ten team leaders. How does the government plan to arrange these ten team leaders?"

Administrator Bai Qing: "Those selected as team leaders will proceed to the nearest rendezvous point, just like the other players. If there's only one team leader upon arrival, that team leader will be responsible for managing all players at that point. If there are two or more team leaders, they will be selected based on their ranking: the player with the highest ranking will be the team leader, and the player with the lowest ranking will be the vice-team leader. Mr. Zhou, your ranking is 5."

"I understand," Zhou Yunshen typed.

"What if there's no team leader at a certain rendezvous point?" a player asked.

Administrator Bai Qing: "Whoever is the strongest will be the captain."

One player raised an objection: "Shouldn't the captain be someone skilled in command? Strong individual skill doesn't equate to strong command ability."

"Yeah, right," one player agreed.

Not a single administrator spoke up about this.

In this situation, all objections become meaningless.

Zhou Yunshen sat on the bed, looking at the messages refreshing on his phone screen, and took a deep breath.

He was delighted to be chosen as the team leader.

But the thought of having to command a group of players in battle made him a little uneasy.

Because he simply has no experience in command and management.

From childhood to adulthood, he has always been someone who is managed. He has never been a class leader, let alone a group leader.

"Well, let's just take it one step at a time," Zhou Yun thought to himself.

Just then, a message popped up on his phone: "Yun Shen, you've become the team leader! Congratulations!"

Zhou Yunshen typed back: "What's there to congratulate? He's just a temporary team leader."

Chen Xin'an: "Haha, even a temporary team leader is still a team leader. I hope we can be assigned to the same rendezvous point. If that happens, you'll have to look after me!"

Zhou Yunshen: "Hahaha, definitely."

……

In Kyoto, in an unassuming office building located in the suburbs.

A sign hanging in front of an office reads "Safety".

In the office, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties was sitting and flipping through a stack of documents.

This is a stack of player profile files.

The middle-aged man looked through it very carefully.

A few minutes later, he came across Zhou Yunshen's file.

This file contains not only detailed information about Zhou Yunshen in the real world, but also some intelligence information about Zhou Yunshen in the game world.

A few minutes later, the middle-aged man finished reading Zhou Yunshen's file, his face expressionless, and continued to look through the files of other players.

About half an hour later, the middle-aged man finished reviewing the last document, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and asked, "Are all the top-grade items here?"

A staff member immediately stood up and said, "Yes, Director, all the known first-rank players in our Xia Kingdom are here."

The director tapped the table and said, "These top-tier players need more attention."

"Yes, Director," another staff member replied.

"Director, these are all players who haven't registered on the game forum, a total of 756 people. Their information has been compiled." A female staff member gently placed a thick stack of documents on the director's desk.

The director looked at the stack of documents, rubbed his temples, and said, "Didn't you say there were over a thousand people? How come there are only seven hundred left?"

The female staff member immediately explained: "The results were initially derived from big data analysis. However, after careful investigation, we found that some people who frequently searched for keywords such as 'Xuan Yuan Invasion' were either not players or had already died. These 756 people are all players whose characters are still alive."

The director nodded upon hearing this, flipping through the documents with a sigh: "The Xuan Yuan Invasion game forum has been open for so long, yet these people still show no intention of registering. It seems they have absolutely no trust in the country."

Upon hearing this, the staff in the office all remained silent.

Shortly after, another staff member stood up, gently placed a tablet computer in front of the director, and said, "Director, the player guild from the United States has responded, saying that their players can join us on August 10th."