Chapter 6 The Special One

"Besides that, activities in the Dream World won't affect our sleep quality," Zhou Zixiu smiled, "Spending eight hours in the Dream World, we will still feel refreshed today. So everyone can enter the Dream World with ease, without worrying about insufficient rest."

Hearing this, laughter broke out in the classroom.

"Regarding the entrance to the Dream World, we have mainly introduced these contents," Zhou Zixiu paused, "Next, we will introduce the Dream World itself."

"Firstly, after entering the Dream World, we will see a panel. Those who have gaming experience should be familiar with it, but there are many who haven't played games, so we'll briefly introduce it."

As his words ended, a hand-drawn image of the Dream World's interface appeared on the PPT.

Subsequently, Zhou Zixiu started to simply explain the meaning behind each item on the panel.

At this moment, Qin Chuan's pupils suddenly constricted.

No.

On this panel's last line, there was only [xx:xx:xx/08:00:00] indicating the current time and when the entrance closes, without [00:00:00].

According to Zhou Zixiu's explanation, it seemed that everyone's panel was like this.

This sent Qin Chuan's heart into wild palpitations.

He had thought he might be among a special group of people.

Now it seems that he might be the only special one.

What is this, a "Golden Finger" from a novel?

Stay calm, can't let others find out anything amiss.

Qin Chuan glanced at the plump kid next to him.

Everyone had been discussing just now, and his voice wasn't loud; aside from the plump kid, there probably wouldn't be a second person who heard what he said.

The plump kid, always carefree, hadn't taken it to heart.

And furthermore… he hadn't completely exposed his anomaly, only mentioning one second.

With this thought, Qin Chuan steadied his mind.

It shouldn't be revealed.

On the stage, after simplifying every corresponding meaning on the panel, Zhou Zixiu began to delve into a more core content of the Dream World: Spiritual Beast Contracts.

Compared to the plump kid's earlier speculations, Zhou Zixiu's explanations were much more detailed.

After all, he had the official organization behind him.

"As of now, the highest Level Spiritual Beast we have come across is a Level 37 Hall Rank Spiritual Beast," Zhou Zixiu announced, "According to our current observations and summarizations, the strength of Spiritual Beasts progresses in stages every ten levels."

"From 0 to 10 levels is the Juvenile Stage, 10 to 20 levels is the Growth Rank, 20 to 30 levels is the Elite Rank, 30 to 40 levels is the Hall Rank, and it is very likely that there are ranks above the Hall Rank... What is it that you want to ask?" Zhou Zixiu pointed towards the raised hand of Qin Chuan.

"I would like to inquire whether having a Level 10 being both Juvenile Stage and Growth Rank doesn't create a conflict?" Qin Chuan raised his doubt.

"Good question," Zhou Zixiu chuckled, "It's not a conflict."

"It's because once Spiritual Beasts reach the level, they need to Advance to move on to the next stage."

"This involves the issue of contracting," Zhou Zixiu paused for a moment, "Currently, we can only contract with a Juvenile Stage Spiritual Beast, which likely relates to our own Player Levels being at the Apprentice Level."

"As for how to improve Player Levels, it is still unclear."

"Juvenile Stage Spiritual Beasts that roam the wilds range from Level 0 to 10. Some members of the Special Affairs Group were lucky to contract Level 10 Juvenile Stage Spiritual Beasts. Through feedback from the Spiritual Beast panel, part of the mystery of Spiritual Beast Advancement was uncovered."

"Once Juvenile Stage Spiritual Beasts reach Level 10, they need to collect specific types of resources to complete the Advancement to become Level 10 Growth Rank Spiritual Beasts. Depending on the Clan, the required resources differ."

"Thank you, I understand now," Qin Chuan nodded and sat back down.

Leveling up, Advancing, is this the way for Spiritual Beasts to become stronger...

In that moment, an image of a water-blue silhouette emerged in Qin Chuan's mind.

The Water Leaf Dog at Juvenile Stage Lv4, if he could contract it, that would be a pretty good start, wouldn't it...

Thinking of this, Qin Chuan couldn't help but shake his head in resignation.

After he woke up from his coma, the Water Leaf Dog had left, and it likely did not want to contract with him.

"After contracting, we can see more detailed information about our Contracted Spiritual Beasts, including characteristics, Race Value, and Talent Skills," Zhou Zixiu continued to explain from the stage.

"Characteristics are special abilities of Spiritual Beasts, Race Value can be understood as the numerical representation of a Spiritual Beast's strengths and weaknesses, and Talent Skills are techniques that a Spiritual Beast can use."

He added a few more points, and the PPT progressed to its final slide.

"That concludes today's explanation," Zhou Zixiu smiled, "There are two more things to share."

"First, the Special Affairs Group has prepared a gift for everyone."

He clapped his hands, and soon two men entered the classroom with stacks of books, swiftly distributing them to each student.

Qin Chuan said, "Thank you," took a book, and glanced at it.

"Wilderness Survival Guide"

Why this?

Confusion appeared on Qin Chuan's face, and the other students also began whispering among themselves.

"Based on our current exploration, the Dream World is teeming with various Spiritual Beasts, but there are no indigenous humans, so there is an important issue we cannot ignore, and that is wilderness survival," Zhou Zixiu explained upon noticing the confusion from the crowd.

"The Dream World is vast, possibly even larger than Blue Star, and of the eight billion people who entered the Dream World last night, at least half went in, but less than one-thousandth encountered other people within the Dream World, which proves this point."

"In the initial stage of entering the Dream World, the greatest danger you face is the danger in the wilderness."

"Mastering some of the tricks in this book can help you get through the early challenges better and explore the Dream World more effectively."

"As for the second matter, it concerns the Dream Realm Forum," Zhou Zixiu made another pause, "Take out your phones, go into any major app store, and the top APP is the Dream Realm Forum."

"It is officially set up for discussing the Dream World, and it's a platform where related information is shared, and everyone can communicate with each other. The discoveries made by the Special Affairs Group will also be shared on the forum in real-time."

"The initial log-in and password for the forum are your name and identity card number."

"If anyone discovers something valuable in the Dream World, you can call the Special Affairs Group hotline or submit it in the official section of the Dream Realm Forum. There will be generous rewards in return, and individuals with outstanding contributions may be absorbed as members of the Special Affairs Group."

"Alright, I am off to the next class for a presentation," Zhou Zixiu unplugged his flash drive and smiled at everyone, "I sincerely wish everyone all the best in the Dream World."

Watching Zhou Zixiu stride out of the classroom, the students, after a moment of silence, took out their phones in unison and entered the app store.