There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

And after Chen Yi and the others walked out from the Sands of Time Pyramid map,

the light screen at the entrance slowly changed.

"The Sands of Time map has been successfully pioneered by—Chen Yi, Tuberculosis Rabbit, Tie Chui, Jiaye, a four-man team."

"Players can gain entry by obtaining the 'Sands of Time Pass' and reaching the entrance of Sands of Time."

"A maximum of 50 human players may enter at the same time."

"This map is a parallel map, and up to 100 Sands of Time maps can be opened at once, available for human players to challenge."

It can be roughly understood that.

At any moment, a maximum of 5000 people can enter this map simultaneously; once these people have either completed the challenge or are wiped out, the next batch of players can enter.

This actually reduces the chances for collusion between dried corpse players and human players to farm points.

After all, with 100 parallel Sands of Time maps, it's hard to ensure you'll end up in the same one together in a room.

"Chen Yi."

Just as Chen Yi was seeing off Jiaye and another person, a man in uniform with a serious expression quickly approached from a short distance, stopping in front of Chen Yi and letting out a slight sigh of relief.

"It's good that you're okay. You've been in the map for three days, and a lot of people have been quite worried about you."

"About that..."

Before Chen Yi could respond, the man hesitated slightly before continuing, "Could you roughly talk about what you encountered in the map, like the general content of the map, were there any deadly traps and such?"

"You won't be talking for nothing, the Law Enforcement Bureau is willing to pay you 3000 Points for the information, although it's a bit less for someone like you, but now..."

"Captain Wang,"

Chen Yi looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, took out two cigarettes and handed one over. After the middle-aged man took one, Chen Yi put the other one back into the pack, interrupting what he was about to say, and then smiled.

"No need, it's all just some minor tricks which I was planning to share with the players in Yancheng anyway."

"This map is quite easy to farm for points in, the only issue is that it's rather dangerous."

"After I go back, I'll make a forum post in Yancheng, so everyone can see it."

"Before the post is out, perhaps hold off on sending anyone else in."

"Really?"

Captain Wang was taken aback, looking at Chen Yi with excitement briefly lighting up his eyes, "That would be much appreciated, all the players in Yancheng will remember this favor."

"And..."

He hesitated slightly before speaking further, "Let's put the past behind us, shall we? Every department has a few of those types of people, it's unavoidable."

"The Law Enforcement Bureau and the military have now merged, and the person who took action against you last time has been transferred elsewhere."

"It's fine."

Chen Yi waved his hand dismissively and then climbed onto the sled, "I'm heading out, just wait for my post."

With those words,

the sled slowly levitated into mid-air.

The 15 nitrogen cylinders at its rear began to emit a pale yellow flame, and then abruptly, the flames turned a light blue, shooting off into the distance like an arrow released from its bow in the next second!

It disappeared in an instant!

Leaving behind a long, colorful tail of flame across the sky that slowly dissipated.

...

"Damn, what on earth is that?"

"Isn't that a bit over the top?"

The players gathered around the entrance of the Sands of Time Pyramid looked up at the colorful tail of flame in the sky, feeling a surge of shock inside.

This thing... must cost quite a few Points, right?

No, they had never even seen this thing for sale.

Could it be a reward from the Sands of Time Pyramid?

...

"Phew!"

Han Yu, holding a dagger in the crowd, looked enviously at the colorful phantom and clenched his fists in a silent vow.

One day!

He too would own a vehicle and procure such a phantom for himself!

Carrying his family, he would fly stylishly over the heads of the crowd!

...

"Hmm..."

Li Yide, thoughtful, stroked the fox tail behind his buttocks and turned his head to look at the entrance of Sands of Time, beginning to ponder.

The fox tail behind him was a vehicle well-known on the Global Vehicle Leaderboard.

A Grade D Vehicle "Orange Flavor Exploding Beads."

Once activated, it provides the capability of straight-line flight for a short period of time.

And that fox tail was an accessory he had added, acting much like a tail rudder.

It allowed him to slightly adjust the turning direction in mid-flight by controlling the sphincter, making the vehicle much more agile rather than just charging forward as before.

If he added such a colorful rainbow flame tail effect to his vehicle, it would look pretty cool, wouldn't it?

This prop seemed to be obtainable from the Sands of Time map.

Above his head was a large title.

"Lucky Child of the God of Love"

"De,"

Standing beside Li Yide, a gaunt man spoke with a tremble in his voice, "Are we really going into the Sands of Time map?"

"Chen Yi himself took 3 days to clear it, it feels like our chances are slim."

"What if we get wiped out?"

"What's there to be scared of?"

Li Yide shrugged nonchalantly, luxuriously swished his fox tail behind him, and then laid his hands behind his head, leisurely saying, "My Lucky Child of the God of Love has bound so many people, it's hard to die."

"Don't panic, let's see what the situation is like for others who have gone in before making plans."

At that moment—

The Law Enforcement Bureau informed the players gathered around that Chen Yi was about to organize the strategy into a post on the Yancheng forum for everyone to view for free.

Suddenly.

Everyone burst into excited cheers.

With such a strong player willing to selflessly share their tips for clearing the game, many felt gratitude towards Chen Yi in their hearts.

...

"Boss!!!"

Tuberculosis Rabbit, looking exhausted, threw himself on the table at a covered rice dish restaurant and bellowed, "Give me an egg and tomato covered rice bowl!"

"Extra eggs, extra tomatoes, extra sauce, extra rice."

"Hurry!!"

"I'm starving to death."

Chen Yi, sitting beside him, wasn't faring much better, merely waving his hand, "Two dishes for me, one stir-fried garlic sprouts with cured meat, and one twice-cooked pork with potato slices."

"Alrighty!"

The bored and agitated owner of the restaurant, seeing no customers, brightened up when Chen Yi and his companion entered, and immediately sprang up and dashed into the kitchen.

"Just a moment, it'll be right up!"

These days, there weren't many people who would spend Points to come to his restaurant for a meal.

...

"Satisfied!"

Tuberculosis Rabbit shoveled the last bite of rice soaked in soup into his stomach and then slumped in his chair, lighting up a cigarette with a lifeless gaze and murmuring.

"Feeling full is such a blessing."

"This won't do, Yi, we can't cook, and stockpiling food is no use."

"We can usually find a way to manage it."

"But in cases like this map that takes days to complete, we're seriously going to starve, and though there are props to fend off hunger, they're just filler and utterly useless."

"My suggestion is we find a teammate."

"Someone who can cook, and we'll bring him along every time we enter a map. He won't need to do anything else, just carry all the necessary gear on his back."

"Everything like the gas stove, the ingredients, pots, and pans."

"That way, next time we encounter a life-threatening dungeon like Sands of Time, we can leisurely enjoy the delicacies made by this cook."

"What do you think?"

Tuberculosis Rabbit suddenly sat up straight, turned his head with a serious look, and earnestly said to Yi, "Let's find a cook. We need a cook."

"Chaos is upon us, relying on just the two of us is insufficient."

"We need to form a team."

"And the first step for this team is to find a cook, a cook who makes delicious food."

"Er..."

Chen Yi mulled it over, quite tempted, and didn't speak immediately. Honestly, he didn't just want a cook; he wanted a masseuse as well.

These three days inside Sands of Time had been tough.

Although he hadn't sat on the Frozen Throne continuously, occasionally getting up to rest on a sleigh for a while—after all, the Frozen Throne's cooldown was only 30 minutes—it wasn't that long.

Still.

After these three days, he felt his back was sore and stiff. If he had a masseuse, the next time he faced this kind of situation, a masseuse could help relieve his muscle fatigue.

"You make sense."

After musing for a moment, Chen Yi scooped up the last spoonful of rice with cured meat sauce into his mouth, savoring the chew, and waited until he had swallowed it all.

He then took the mineral water from the table, drank it all in one go, lit a cigarette, sighed deeply, leaned back in his chair, and propped his arm on the chair backrest, sitting sideways.

"It's time to start forming a team, we indeed need a cook."

"But we need to pick the right person, first and foremost, someone honest, not the backstabbing type."

"And next..."

Tuberculosis Rabbit seriously took over, "Next, the cooking must be delicious."

"Exactly."

After settling the bill with the owner, Chen Yi walked briskly towards the sleigh parked at the front of the shop, "Next, the cooking must be delicious."

At the restaurant's entrance.

Many players were circling the sleigh nearby, gaping in awe and gingerly observing this top-ranked vehicle on the Global Vehicle Leaderboard.

Those 15 nitrogen cylinders looked particularly eye-catching!

The moose lying on the ground, listlessly dangling its ears, also seemed irresistibly touchable to anyone passing by.

However, the air conditioning unit hanging off the side of the sleigh seemed somewhat out of place.

Yet, not a single player dared to touch the sleigh with their hands.

A few mischievous children were eager to try touching the sleigh, but their parents held them tightly in their arms, unwilling to let go no matter how much the kids cried or fussed!

Are you kidding?

If they scratched this sleigh, it would be far more serious than scratching some Ferrari in the past.

This was the world's top vehicle; what could possibly compensate for it?

Who could afford that?

Besides... this was no longer just a matter of compensation, but one that could potentially cost lives if handled carelessly.

"What's up?"

Tuberculosis Rabbit stood at the doorway, a cigarette in his mouth, hands in his pockets, and grinned at the players surrounding the sleigh, "Like it, huh? Do you want it, should I give it to you guys?"