"...There's actually sothing like this."
As soon as Guan Tong went online, he discovered that the questions he couldn't figure out had already been thoroughly investigated by clever netizens.
Many people online had analyzed issues regarding Mind Power, the Ascension Store, and titles.
But even more prevalent were the verbal attacks and written condemnations targeting the authorities.
A post titled "The Hidden Rules Concealed by the Authorities" had already garnered millions of clicks.
The main content was an indictnt against the authorities.
"Many of you might not know yet, but the first Doomsday Rule has a hidden rule: knocking soone out will grant you an item called [Alertness Mint]. Using this item maintains absolute wakefulness for 3 hours.
Here's the problem: the authorities, likely for stability reasons, suppressed this information. However, so people still learned about this rule's existence and used it, which is why many people have the title 'Rule Breaker.'
Think about it, isn't this unfair? If those who know this hidden rule deliberately ambush those who don't, the latter will definitely fall victim! This is undoubtedly a major error in the authorities' decision-making. All citizens should have the right to know any information about the Doomsday Rules!"
This post attracted significant attention and replies, with most people sharing the sa viewpoint, demanding information sharing.
Furthermore, so called for the authorities to prosecute and punish those with the "Rule Breaker" title for "murder."
However, there were also many refuting this argunt.
"What's the difference between these people and murderers? During the rule period, if soone gets knocked out, they die!"
"That's not entirely fair to say. After all, so people discovered the rule by chance; they didn't do it intentionally."
"The person above makes a good point. If we're really going to assign punishnt, it should be divided into two categories: those who didn't know about this hidden rule, and those who knew about the rule and still knocked others out. The latter are the true intentional murderers!"
"But here's the problem: how do we distinguish between them? Also, will the authorities actually handle this? Enough people have already died because of the rules..."
"Anyway, I survived on my own! Since Ascension Coins can be used for transactions, from now on I'll only trade with people who have the 'Order Keeper' title, and absolutely never with 'Rule Breakers'!"
"Sa here!"
"If things go according to you all, won't this split humanity into two factions: Order Keepers and Rule Breakers?"
"This is getting more and more chaotic..."
"Everyone, stop arguing. Have you seen the Doomsday Rules White Paper released by the authorities? It's quite comprehensive. You should go take a look."
Browsing to this point, Guan Tong felt many netizens in the post made valid points.
The authorities concealing the hidden rule had indeed struck a nerve with the public.
This would create issues regarding credibility and could lead to a situation where everyone feels endangered when future Doomsday Rules descend.
As for the information about Order Keepers and Rule Breakers, it made Guan Tong think of Fang Qian.
"I wonder if her title is Order Keeper or Rule Breaker? Whatever... it's none of my business."
Guan Tong had already decided not to have further interactions with Fang Qian. Whatever happened to her was unrelated to him.
He opened a new webpage and searched for the white paper ntioned by netizens, which was reportedly released by the authorities.
The search results showed that this white paper was published by the "Doomsday Rules Counterasures Research Office," apparently a newly established departnt.
Guan Tong downloaded the white paper locally to review it.
"Doomsday Rules White Paper Version 1.0"
Author: Doomsday Rules Counterasures Research Office
Introduction: This white paper aims to help readers understand relevant information about the Doomsday Rules, enabling them to better cope with the challenges brought by the rules.
"Let's see if there's any substantial information."
Guan Tong scrolled down and jumped to the [Technical Terms] list.
[Ascension Coins]
Can be used to purchase items in the Ascension Store. After multiple tests, it has been determined that currently each person can only purchase one item. That item is often related to the individual's personality, desires, and inner emotions, and can only be displayed through search.The Personal Terminal shows that Ascension Coins can be traded with others. However, current testing indicates no items are available for trade yet. Note: The currently unique special item [Alertness Mint] is a non-tradable item.
"...So the store only allows one purchase now, related to personal characteristics, and only displayed through search. No wonder I could only find that [Wordless Book]; it seems others are in the sa situation."
Guan Tong thought to himself that this gave him a feeling of a "personal exclusive weapon."
Except that his [Wordless Book] didn't yet show any potential use as a "weapon."
However, the white paper did answer another question for him.
That was the [Alertness Mint] being non-tradable. He had previously wondered if this item could be traded, as it would likely beco the hardest of hard currencies.
But being non-tradable significantly reduced its value.
Especially after the first Doomsday Rule ended, it was unknown whether it would still be useful later.
He continued reading.
[Mind Power]
According to research, items purchased from the Ascension Store can be consud and used by injecting Mind Power as an energy source.Consud Mind Power automatically recovers. Recovery tis vary; tests show so people recover 1 point in as little as over ten minutes, while others need 1-2 hours to recover 1 point.No thod to increase the Mind Power upper limit has been discovered yet; the upper limit value varies per person. Current knowledge indicates that those who used [Alertness Mint] have lower upper limits, with more usage correlating to lower upper limits. Based on this, it can be roughly speculated that this upper limit might be related to personal willpowerprehensive biological information evaluation seems to correlate with Mind Power upper limit. Current multi-party verification indicates that reaching 80 points is rated "Average," below 80 is "Inferior," and reaching 100 is "Excellent."
Of the four pieces of information about Mind Power, Guan Tong was aware of the first two, but didn't know about the latter two.
"So it seems my 96-point Mind Power upper limit should be considered high? And it appears so people reached 100 points... reaching the Excellent level must be quite impressive."
Below the technical terms were the specific Doomsday Rules collected, currently only containing one rule.
[Doomsday Rule One: Sleep Deprivation]
[Rule Content: From the rule's announcent, cannot enter sleep state in any form for 72 hours]
[Survival Reward: 100 Ascension Coins, Mind Power]
[Failure Penalty: Once entering sleep state during the rule's effective ti, will never wake up again]
[Note: Known Tianshui Star Homo sapiens have maintained continuous wakefulness for 297 hours; 72 hours is far from the limit. Please strive to pass]
[Hidden Rule: Knocking others unconscious in any form grants one "Alertness Mint," which maintains absolute wakefulness for 3 hours after use]
The content was basically what the public already knew. The only difference was that the authorities had included and written the hidden rule into the white paper.
"It seems that after each new rule appears, the white paper's content will be updated... This is good, providing the public with a channel to understand the latest information."
"But... if there are hidden rules next ti, I wonder if the authorities will still conceal them?"
Guan Tong wondered: Next ti, will I still be able to directly see the hidden rule's content like this ti?
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