Starting the Game with Godlike Vision

Chapter 31 - Procurement of Materials

With 13 points of Speed, a full sprint could cover 100 meters in just six seconds!

Mo Dou, now transformed into a black sheep, charged ahead to clear the path while Zuo Chengan trailed behind in an undignified retreat.

Fortunately, Mo Dou's behavior didn't trigger any warnings from the game. The system likely categorized it as self-defense or a unique navigation method in crowded conditions.

The guilds that treated newly ascended players as precious assets weren't exactly virtuous. Those sent to recruit others often hadn't even reached the 1st Heavenly Ascension themselves.

Lacking fully upgraded stats, these players were quickly left in the dust by Zuo Chengan and Mo Dou, unable to catch even a glimpse of them.

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Following the signposts, Zuo Chengan led Mo Dou to the safe zone's largest department store.

Here, he planned to buy ingredients for tomato sauce and stock up on supplies.

One could only imagine the storage capacity needed to sustain 100,000 people without local production.

Covering thousands of acres and standing nine stories tall, the store offered everything the real world had—updated in real-time.

Craving a brand of instant noodles usually found abroad? Just check the next shelf.

It could be said that anything you wanted was here—except "porridge," which was clearly a deliberate typo for comedic effect.

As for H products? They were simply adult goods—a legitimate channel for stress relief!

With such a vast area to navigate, it was fortunate that players had stamina and speed far beyond ordinary humans.

The game's assistance ensured that even a simple grocery run wouldn't leave anyone exhausted.

With "food" as the keyword, Zuo Chengan stepped into the department store and was instantly teleported to the food section.

Like a regular supermarket, snacks, instant foods, fruits, and vegetables were all grouped together on one sprawling floor.

"Woof!"

After selecting his items, Zuo Chengan turned to see Mo Dou in the produce section, drooling over fresh forage beneath a protective cover.

Quietly, Zuo Chengan put down the dog food, canned meals, and biscuits he'd picked out, replacing them with bundles of fresh, juicy hay.

No wonder Mo Dou ignored the pet snacks earlier—he is a herbivore!

Scores over 50 were rare, and 2 credits were the minimum safety net for completing even the easiest dungeons.

In other words, as long as you dared to attempt a dungeon, you wouldn't starve in the safe zone.

Seizing the opportunity, Zuo Chengan casually broached the topic of the Great Purge.

This time, Wang Guangfei offered an explanation.

The Great Purge was the game's method of controlling player population.

With low living costs and detailed strategies, even the weakest players could clear low-level dungeons.

Combined with exemptions for pregnant players from weekly dungeon clearing, the safe zone's birthrate had been steadily rising for years.

Safe Zone 7, established just over a decade ago, still maintained an ideal population of around 100,000.

But older zones like 1 and 2 had ballooned to over 1,000,000 residents, with people sleeping under bridges and occupying every nook and cranny.

When player numbers became unsustainable, the game would forcibly throw them and countless dungeon monsters into a massive, no-holds-barred dungeon for a large-scale purge.

The goal? To quickly reduce the strain on the safe zone.

Even though older zones bore the brunt of these events, newer zones like theirs were inevitably dragged into the chaos. Consent wasn't an option—everyone was swept up in the purge.

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Hearing this, Zuo Chengan finally understood why player levels in Safe Zone 7 seemed so abnormal.

Ordinarily, higher-level players should be fewer in number. Yet in this zone, there were 20,000 unranked players and 50,000 1st Heavenly Ascension players—a glaring imbalance.

The reason was now clear.

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