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"Deal."

'Qi Daddy Starfield, Wang Qi': "Then send me your personal identification code. It's a mix of eighty-nine digits and letters, located at the very bottom of each player's personal panel, those tiny grey letters. With that, I'll be able to email you the prop, which will be in the attachment and should arrive in about half an hour."

"By the way, if you go to the Void Clan and you happen to see that Matriarch baby I favored back in the day, remember to say hi for me. It's been a long time, and I kind of miss her."

"...Um, are there any distinct features?"

"No, all the Matriarchs of the Void look almost the same. But don't worry, if you come across the one I favored, you'll definitely recognize her at first glance. She's quite conspicuous."

"...Okay, for sure."

...

Half an hour later.

Chen Yi received an email in the friend mail section of his personal panel that contained the prop he had purchased for 3 million Points.

'Prop Name': Hearing Aid.

'Prop Level': A-grade.

'Prop Effect': Once activated, you can receive and understand the languages of all Race Players, even those that communicate through physical contact.

'Prop Introduction': "The desire to eavesdrop is the deepest desire in the heart of every Race Player." Discover stories with My Virtual Library Empire

That was it.

Those four simple sentences cost him 3 million, but Wang Qi probably didn't cheat him; getting an A-grade prop for 3 million was quite worth it, even though the prop was mostly useless.

When different Race Players communicate, the game automatically translates their languages into ones they each are familiar with.

For instance, Li Yi and Wang Qi don't speak the same language.

But during communication, the game translates automatically, so there are no obstacles in their interaction.

So, in most cases, this prop is unnecessary, since there's a free option available. Who would spend money on it? But in certain specific cases, the game is unable to translate the language of the other Race Players into something familiar.

For example, when a Race Player communicates through physical contact.

Then... naturally, the game can no longer translate.

But if you have this prop, as long as you're close enough, you can know what information is being passed through touch. It can be very handy in certain situations. It's just that... Wang Qi didn't use this prop for good purposes.

The image of Wang Qi unavoidably flashed through his mind.

He had just come across the photo of the Insect Race Queen.

A colossal creature several meters long and tall, with a plump, white belly covered in insect eggs. It was astonishing to think of Wang Qi lowering himself to... that.

No more thoughts.

If he kept thinking about it, last night's hotpot dinner might make a reappearance. In the future, it's best to steer clear of Wang Qi. Something about the man wasn't quite right, indulging in a bloodthirsty profession that he coveted so much was simply a waste in Wang Qi's hands.

Just as he was activating the Hearing Aid and slipping it into his pocket, he approached the two hatching eggs and heard voices he had never heard before.

'Hatch quickly, then head to a safe... environment, and absorb nourishment... swiftly.'

'In three days... construct a portal for the Void Clan... let the Void Clan's army descend... to devour this delicious world...'

'This will be... the perfect opportunity for the Void Clan's feast...'

The voice was intermittent, as if drifting from a great distance.

There were also two weaker voices.

'As you command, Matriarch.'

'Consume them!'

'Begin... the feast!'

"..."

Chen Yi looked towards the two small insects emerging from their shells with a slightly odd expression and suddenly felt that the 3 million Points he'd spent were worth it. Otherwise, he would have never known that the Void Clan planned to construct a portal on their Blue Star capable of transporting a massive army.

With the strength of the Void Clan, if they really came to Blue Star, the players of Blue Star would be as good as dead.

It's also a coincidence, who could have known that the two stones he casually picked up were the larvae of the Void Clan's Matriarch?

And at that moment.

The Tuberculosis Rabbit walked over with his hands in his pockets, lifted an eyebrow, gave a grin, and said, "So they're thinking of invading Blue Star? Are they here for an invasion, or have they come to add years to Yi's life like the Longevity as the Southern Mountains?"

"With the way the Void Clan players reproduce, one mother to many offspring, Yi could easily finish them off with Annihilate Nine Clans, right?"

"Isn't this just forcing Yi to shoulder another sin?"

Chen Yi chuckled lightly, clearly not disagreeing. Just as he was about to reply, something suddenly occurred to him, his expression shifted slightly, and his face turned stern as he intently stared at the two larvae breaking out of their shells.

He suddenly remembered something!

He remembered!

Long ago, with a D-grade prop, a Life Cinema Invitation, he had entered a room where he saw his own future.

In that future, an invasion of Blue Star by monstrous creatures resembling insects took place.

Sword Without End covered the rear alone, facing the Insect Race creatures that filled the skies like dark clouds, fighting valiantly before being overwhelmed.

And as the Tuberculosis Rabbit lit his last cigarette, he glanced at the darkening dusk from atop the ruins of a city wall, sighed, and jumped into the sea of Insect Race creatures threatening to surge over the wall.

Jiaye lay dying in a cave, cradled in his arms.

Back then, the end of the film implied that this future was just one possibility among many for him. It wasn't certain to happen, but at that time, he didn't understand the game very well. Now that he thought about it again...