I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 927 490: How Could This Be Called a Calamity? It's Called External Support

"Has there been a change in the update schedule?" Gu Shanhai looked at the latest announcement, not knowing what to say.

Originally, it was updated once a month, but now it has become once a year, with each update lasting ten days.

However, the time ratio during the update period is still one day equals ten days.

Gu Shanhai suspected it was due to his random meddling.

The different time ratio was a result of the world suppressing itself, causing it to run slower.

"Well, it's not without its gains. At least it can be confirmed that the 'Civilization Road' has limited self-check and self-update capabilities, even its response methods are limited, appearing very slow and rigid."

This is quite normal; it's a virtual platform formed by a group of rules, all running according to the program, and rarely does out-of-bounds tricks appear.

Thus, it requires flexible humans to act as players to compensate for its rigid shortcomings.

Perhaps this is why this world can quickly rise through 'Civilization Road' and player intervention.

However, correspondingly, there are quite a few shortcomings, such as the concept of time. For 'Civilization Road', updating once a month previously was already considered extremely frequent, and most updates weren't to patch bugs or add content, but more to speed up time.

As for why the updates have been extended now, Gu Shanhai suspected it was due to detecting an internal invasion. If the update occurs at such a frequency, it might allow the invader to gain access to the core code of 'Civilization Road', causing it to mutate.

High-intensity self-check might uncover Gu Shanhai's traces, but correspondingly, Gu Shanhai could also obtain more data to further gain 'Civilization Road's' authority.

It was upon discovering this point that the time was changed.

During this year's timeframe, 'Civilization Road' won't just watch idly, but will be upgrading its firewall, antivirus software, and various programs to further resist Gu Shanhai's invasion.

During the year's halt in updates, 'Civilization Road' shifted its strategy from focusing on players to focusing on itself.

Gu Shanhai has already noticed the data changes, reducing most player support and instead reinforcing the internal system.

"This isn't good news for me." Although Gu Shanhai was prepared for the change in 'Civilization Road', seeing it in reality still left him somewhat helpless.

This thing is rigid, no doubt, but it won't blindly follow a flawed plan. Once it shifts strategy to internal improvement, further control by Gu Shanhai becomes extremely difficult.

This could also be considered an update, though it's not aimed at players but the game itself, not publicly announced and featuring a lengthy process and duration.

If it truly never changed, then 'Civilization Road' would have failed long ago; it's through gradual self-checks and optimizations that it has developed to this extent.

"Fortunately, not all the news is bad. As 'Civilization Road' begins self-check optimization and upgrades, attention on players naturally reduces accordingly."

The possibility of handling both aspects simultaneously is quite small; if it had such capability, it wouldn't need to delay game updates. Clearly, it lacks the resources and can only choose one direction to develop.

This allows Gu Shanhai's plan targeting players to proceed more smoothly.

"Actually, it can't be ruled out that this is 'Civilization Road's' deliberate bait, presenting a false scenario to lure me to deal with players, and then capture me along the way."

Gu Shanhai thought this over and considered the possibility.

There is indeed a chance, although it's low, given 'Civilization Road's' rigid nature, rarely performing clever maneuvers, and it wouldn't jeopardize itself for trapping purposes.

If it truly did so, it would not only use players as bait but also expose itself.

"Whether it's a trap or not, I'll make a move first." Gu Shanhai didn't care much; dealing with players, even if it's a trap, he can most likely drag it down along the way.

If it were an ordinary fish, it indeed might be caught by the other party, but Gu Shanhai is no fish; the other party can't catch him.

"Better make some preparations in advance."

Gu Shanhai looked at the player game list in his hand, which was incomplete.

It wasn't that the Player Management Bureau had a problem with their materials, but because some players remained hidden and low-key, even with strong power and wealth, they did nothing significant, so they weren't detected by the Player Management Bureau.

The Player Management Bureau isn't all-knowing, omissions are quite normal.

Thus, the list he holds doesn't match the number of players in 'Civilization Road.'

It's not a shortage; rather, there are extras.

This indicates some people who aren't players mixed in, likely due to an error in judgement by the Player Management Bureau.

The remaining detection device of the realm isn't foolproof; it can't be 100% accurate. Some areas with slightly active inert energy environments might be mistaken for player traces, but they really aren't.

Inert energy indeed exists in the larger environment; there will inevitably be some differences. These regions in the Immortal World belong to areas rich in spiritual energy.

Yet, in this world, it serves no purpose, like a lazy person turning over in bed; it's considered quite industrious for him.