Chapter 187 - - Reason_1 for the plummeting viewership rating to 187

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“Who are our own people?” Duge asked.

“How can you be sure that the person is one of our own?” Nan Youlong asked.

“The secret code,” Duge said.

“No use,” Nan Youlong shook his head again, “300 people, scattered around the world, the chances of meeting are extremely low. Like you, in the second simulation, using broadcast to send the secret code to find people, you just made yourself a living target.

Moreover, there have been predecessors who suffered losses with secret codes. People from other planets with control skills got their hands on the secret code, and as a result, they were ambushed at the last minute and lost all resources. Therefore, the textbooks have left us with the principle of not trusting anyone. So, later, the secret code was no longer used on the alien battlefield. Before entering the alien battlefield, we wouldn’t even arrange for you to meet other candidates…”

Control skills?

Duge was stunned for a moment, remembering the loyalty in the second simulation, the personal belongings, and the freedom and instigation in the third.

Indeed.

Looking for companions on the alien battlefield was not at all safe; it could even be like burying a time bomb for oneself.

“Got it clear now?” Nan Youlong asked with a smile.

“Clear.” Duge nodded, “Once on the alien battlefield, you can only rely on yourself, right?”

“No, you don’t understand,” Nan Youlong shook his head, “Entering the alien battlefield, if you meet one of our own and you should kill them for attributes, you would still have to do it. In the end, resource allocation is decided only by the top ten.”

Duge was stunned.

“There are a total of 3,000 people on the alien battlefield, 300 from each planet. Among those 300 people, as long as one occupies a place in the top ten in the end, they will get resource allocation,” Nan Youlong explained, “Just like the simulation that just ended, you killed all the people ranked in the top fifty cleanly, and those humble and opportunistic backenders who were uninvolved in the world made it into the top ten rankings, and they would also get resource allocation.

We would absolutely not let those people go to the alien battlefield. But if they return from the alien battlefield, they are still heroes.

So, lurking is not necessarily a mistake. In fact, we arrange for at least one-tenth of the people in each simulation to be lurkers competing for a chance to make it into the top ten.”

“Alright!” Duge nodded helplessly, “I have to say, Pan-Universe Entertainment is quite fair.”

“As long as they can provide a spectacular exhibition match, they are not stingy with a little bit of resources,” Nan Youlong said, “Just like they specifically provide simulations for our training, what they want is just the entertainment effect.”

“Yeah, I really get it now,” Duge nodded again, “The computer in my room can watch past recordings, right?”

“Right.” Nan Youlong nodded, “Learning from the experience of the predecessors is never wrong.”

“I understand,” Duge said.

“Any other questions?” Nan Youlong asked.

“Not for the time being,” Duge said.

“Well, don’t go anywhere during this time, focus on preparing for battle. Contact me anytime if you have any questions.” Nan Youlong smiled and then looked towards Liang Fei and Liang Le, saying, “If possible, it’s best to leave behind one or two children, having bonds creates the motivation to return. It’s possible that in a critical moment, they could unleash different potential, and you wouldn’t want your glory to have no successor, right?”

“Sure, I’ll consider it,” Duge said with a smile.

“By the way, how high is your spiritual power?” Nan Youlong asked.

“1600,” Duge said.

Nan Youlong was taken aback for a moment, then gave him a thumbs up, laughing, “Not bad, a thousand-plus spiritual power increase from one simulation, no wonder you kid still want to go into the simulation. But, experience is more important; once you enter the alien battlefield, you’ll find that increasing spiritual power is very easy. The spiritual power you’ve gained in the simulation isn’t worth mentioning.”

Do I care about spiritual power?

I want skills, okay!

Duge complained to himself, remembering his Muddy Water Touch Fish skill, and asked, “Staff Chief Nan, after coming back from the alien battlefield, will I be able to enter the core of power and actually manage something?”

Nan Youlong looked at him with a smile and said, “At least you have to live to come back first.”

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Nan Youlong left.

Duge returned to his room, logged into the central server with his account and password, and as expected, he saw a mass of data clips inside.

Each data clip was annotated with a detailed name.

Such as:

Bai Yanshou — 3035 Group A — Third Place — Fantasy Background — Courage;

Advanced Skills:

Heart of the Brave: The higher the courage, the stronger the combat power;

The stronger the setback, the stronger the rebound: In a wounded state, maintain combat enthusiasm, attributes double;

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Duge casually picked one, clicked to play.

The opening scene was a lush forest, different from the simulation, the sky had only one floating orb, other people weren’t visible, perhaps just as Nan Youlong said, the world was too big, three thousand people scattered in it, it was impossible to get together.

Also, five minutes of random drifting.

Just like how his third simulated scene started at sea, he was surrounded by nothing but forest, unable to find out about the world’s background in just five minutes.

Luckily, Bai Yanshou was fortunate.

After the protective shield disappeared, he encountered a Tauren tribe on the plains, but as he was preparing to possess a body, the white light that burst forth from the totem pole in the center of the tribe nearly obliterated him on the spot.

In his weakened state, Bai Yanshou had no choice but to possess the body of a Tauren child under three years old to barely survive…

Duge glanced at the video’s duration: 30,306 hours, 57 minutes, 18 seconds;

Damn!

35 years?

Duge’s brow twitched.

Good lord.

This guy really spent half his life on an Alien Battlefield!

No wonder Nan Youlong said that life on an Alien Battlefield might not be so bad!

To become a warrior, to those from the civilian academies, even dying on an Alien Battlefield was worth it!

The days that followed for Bai Yanshou were dull and monotonous, growing and honing his body, gaining prestige little by little within the Tauren tribe using key words…

At that time, the first person to possess a body was an apprentice of a Necromancer, with arrogance as their keyword;

Bai Yanshou did not care about the top ten, instead focusing wholeheartedly on his own development, until he became the chieftain of his tribe and allied through marriage with other tribes…

Watching him use keywords in a standard way, just like an ordinary transmigrator, Duge’s patience was gradually worn thin, and in Bai Yanshou’s growth, he saw not a hint of passion. There were many occasions where he clearly had better choices;

Duge fast-forwarded through the video.

In ten years, Bai Yanshou unified the plains tribes, becoming the chieftain of the large allied tribes, and then in another ten years, he annexed the Druid tribes…

Until the final five years.

The Necromancer launched an undead calamity that swept across the entire world.

The Holy See, mages from various fallen nations, Elves, and other righteous tribes united to fight against the Necromancer;

Until the Necromancer was vanquished, Bai Yanshou still did not reveal his true identity…

“What the hell, what can you learn from this?!” Until the end of the video, Duge remained in a confused state, “A documentary of a Tauren’s life? Tauren women are so ugly, how could he stand it, and he fathered more than ten children, even intermarried with centaurs…”

Duge then opened a few other videos, and the growth experiences of the characters were largely similar.

Soon, Duge discovered a pattern.

Most of those who achieved high ranks on the Alien Battlefield were those who at the time of possession encountered a keyword that matched their identity and then just played it safe, developing their influence bit by bit until they were in a position to contend for dominion over the world.

Most battles were instigated by people of foreign races.

One guy who transmigrated to the Immortal Martial World ended up with the keyword of restraint and incredibly spent thirty years in seclusion within his sect, achieving a Golden Core, becoming a master of a region, and still did not dare to step out to see the world…

It goes without saying, there was no entertainment value to speak of.

Duge continued to scroll through the videos.

He saw not a single keyword like aggressive, impulsive, or desperate.

The keyword for Hua Guyun a hundred years ago was unity, strategy, wealth, and hypocrisy; his performance was quite stunning, but even he took time to develop slowly, pressing others with momentum in the end…

The duration of each video was almost always over 20 years.

Which means.

Not only on Qiyuan Star but also the warriors from other planets participating in the Alien Battlefield were all seeking development.

When you think about it, it makes sense; obtaining resources for one’s own planet is the correct path, and showboating leads to an early death!

In a typical world, the time of decisive battle is around thirty to fifty years.

In worlds like the Immortal Martial World or those with divine beings, likely because such worlds have an uncontrollable number of masters, this period could extend to about 200 years, which should be the limit of growth Pan-Universe Entertainment can tolerate.

Ten years as a unit of time, isn’t that called slow development?

Fine then!

If no one is able to grow significantly, the fights aren’t going to be good to watch either…

However, aliens seemed to have quite a high threshold for patience!

At this moment.

Duge roughly understood why the people from Pan-Universe Entertainment had specifically selected him to join the battlefield; with everyone playing like this on the Alien Battlefield, it would be odd if the viewership didn’t plummet!

If he were the boss of Pan-Universe Entertainment, he’d also find a few people with different styles to throw in for a change!

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