I might have been playing a fake cultivation game.

Section 043: Is this how you earn 10,000 a year?

They actually require on-site verification.

Zhou Yunshen couldn't help but frown.

Let him do the on-site verification. He's a law-abiding citizen who hasn't done anything wrong, so he's not afraid of on-site verification.

Moreover, he's not the only one who needs on-site verification; all players within Xia Kingdom should need it.

Zhou Yunshen suddenly thought of going abroad.

There should be players overseas as well.

However, foreigners were generally not interested in Xia culture, so there probably weren't many people who chose to download the game "Xuan Yuan Invasion" at that time.

It's estimated that all the foreign players combined don't even equal the number of players from the Xia Kingdom alone.

Three years from now, the main force fighting against the apocalypse will likely still be the players from the Xia Kingdom.

Around noon the next day, Zhou Yunshen sat on the bed in his rented room, one hand taped to a gaming phone, the other hand playing with his new phone.

"The government's actions are truly efficient. In less than a day, there's not a single piece of information about 'Xuan Yuan Invasion' left on the internet," Zhou Yun thought to himself.

There used to be people streaming Xuan Yuan Invasion, but now, not only are they not streaming anymore, their accounts have disappeared too.

The chat groups I joined before have all been disbanded.

In this situation, even if players don't want to go to the "Xuan Yuan Invasion" forum, they have no choice but to go.

After all, there was nowhere else to go.

We can't just ignore all information and be completely blind, can we?

At this moment, the character in the game had just reached a state of exhaustion from training, so Zhou Yunshen let the character lie down to rest, while he took the key and went out.

It was noon, and he was about to go downstairs to a roadside restaurant to order two stir-fried dishes. He had been playing games non-stop lately and hadn't had a proper meal in a long time.

Zhou Yunshen ordered a stir-fried pork with green peppers and a stir-fried pork with dried tofu. After thinking for a moment, he also ordered a tomato and egg soup.

Just as the dishes were served and Zhou Yunshen was about to pick up his chopsticks, his phone rang.

Zhou Yunshen picked up his phone and glanced at it. Seeing that the number wasn't a typical scam number, he chose to answer.

Then a young woman's voice came from the phone: "Hello, is this Mr. Zhou Yunshen? I'm a staff member from the Security Bureau. I'm about to verify some information with you. Are you available now?"

"They're here; the people checking the information have arrived," Zhou Yun thought to himself.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yunshen met with government officials who came to verify the information.

One male and one female.

After the two men arrived, they simply checked Zhou Yunshen's ID card, then had him take out his phone with the Xuan Yuan Invasion game installed. He controlled the character to take a few steps, then opened the character's attribute panel, took a picture, and left.

Only an hour after the two left, Zhou Yunshen received a text message saying that his game authentication had been approved, his registration for the Xuan Yuan Invasion Forum was successful, and he could log in to the forum.

Zhou Yunshen sat on the bed in his rented room, picked up his phone and logged into the Xuan Yuan Invasion Forum. Sure enough, this time he successfully entered the forum.

After logging into the forum, several pinned posts immediately catch the eye.

First post: To avoid causing social panic, the government recommends that information about the game "Xuan Yuan Invasion" be discussed and exchanged only in game forums.

Second post: Survival tips in games.

Zhou Yunshen clicked in and found that the post did indeed list some life-saving tips, such as that players must never expose their Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques or natal spirit treasures in the game world, and that players must never reveal their player identity in the game world and must find ways to blend into the character's identity, etc.

The third post is a buyout post. If players want to sell Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques, natal spirit treasures, or other valuable items, the government is willing to pay to buy them. The minimum price for Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques is 300 million, and the minimum price for natal spirit treasures is 50. If a player is killed and their valuable items are stolen, the player can also provide clues to the government, which will give them a certain reward.

The fourth post encourages players to help each other and strictly prohibits private battles between players, with severe penalties for violators.

Zhou Yunshen browsed through the posts, thinking to himself, "The government seems to have prepared very thoroughly for this Xuan Yuan Invasion Forum; they must have spent a considerable amount of time planning it."

At this point, some posts popping up and checking in started appearing below the pinned post.

Perhaps because this game forum is too formal, the players are not very open and speak very cautiously.

The bottom right corner of the forum displays the number of people online in real time.

Zhou Yunshen glanced at the number and found that there were 1703 people, and the number was still growing rapidly.

Next, Zhou Yunshen slowly explored the forum. He discovered that the forum had many functions, including not only a main discussion area but also many sub-forums. For example, the Xuan Nan Kingdom, where Zhou Yunshen was currently located, had a separate sub-forum.

In addition to the discussion area, there is also a bounty area.

In the bounty area, the government has issued some bounties, all of which are related to the game world.

For example, drawing a topographical map of the dynasty or a map showing the distribution of sects and families can earn you a reward of at least 100 gold beans and at most 1 million gold beans. The more accurate and detailed the information, the higher the reward. Gold beans can be exchanged for Xia Kingdom currency at a 1:100 exchange rate.

You can also earn gold coins by collecting information on various spirits and monsters.

Collecting information on various rare and precious treasures from heaven and earth can also earn you gold bean rewards.

Collecting information on various martial arts manuals can also earn you gold coins as a reward.

It's clear that the government wants to establish a database that encompasses all information about the game world.

The government's method of collecting information was also very simple: they used money.

With this massive influx of new currency, it's easy to imagine that it won't be long before the government's database becomes incredibly vast and abundant.

In addition, this game forum also has a group chat function, where familiar players can create group chats and discuss various matters.

Overall, Zhou Yunshen was satisfied with the game forum set up by the government.

He could tell that the government attached great importance to the game "Xuan Yuan Invasion," and therefore put a lot of effort into creating the game forum.

In his view, this was a good thing.

After browsing through the various sections of the official forum for a while, Zhou Yunshen discovered that the number of online users on the game forum had exceeded 5000.

Zhou Yunshen then casually opened his personal information.

Nickname: Where the clouds are deep and the sky is unknown.

Player Rating: Advanced. As an advanced player, you can receive a monthly living allowance of 10 Gold Beans. Gold Beans can be exchanged for new currency at any time. By binding your bank card, you can withdraw the new currency to your bank card.

Note: While receiving the living allowance, players are obligated to upload a screenshot of their character attribute panel every week so that staff can keep track of their cultivation progress.

Note: This is a special subsidy and is not subject to personal income tax.

Zhou Yunshen stared at the line of text, momentarily stunned.

The promised monthly living allowance of 10,000 yuan has turned into 100,000 yuan.

If you calculate it that way, wouldn't he be able to easily earn millions a year just by playing a game?

Also, why is his player rating "Advanced"?

Is it because he cultivates a Heaven-rank technique, or because he possesses a first-grade spiritual root?