Qingmei Society, group chat.
After the second Doomsday Rule was announced, the members immediately began discussing it.
"It's actually running a marathon! Isn't this specifically targeting us middle-aged and elderly people? How hateful!"
"Exactly, most young people can't even run a full marathon, let alone us who would find it even more strenuous."
"Are there any members in the group who enjoy running?"
"I like running and have completed half marathons. But a full marathon, especially one under 3 hours... to be honest, out of 100 people who can finish a marathon, only single digits can complete it within 3 hours."
"It's that difficult?! Then what should we do?"
"Let's see if there are other paths, like the sugar information Old Zhao shared last time."
"Right, right! Everyone should try their own channels to see if we can get information about hidden rules!"
"What about Brother Zhao? Can his channel still work?"
"I'm here. I'll ask, but even if the information source can provide something, it will take some time. They need to research it too, you know."
"Right, that makes sense. No rush, we have ten days anyway!"
"Exactly, if we really can't manage and fail, then so be it. The punishment for this rule isn't death after all."
Liu Yuqiang watched the messages in the group, sensing that compared to last time, the members weren't as urgent.
This was undoubtedly related to the failure penalty not being fatal.
Even if they ultimately failed, it would only mean Mind Power attenuation.
However, everyone in the member group had passed the first rule by consuming sugar, so they didn't have much Mind Power to begin with.
For those with single-digit Mind Power upper limit, how much could it possibly decay even if it decreased?
But Liu Yuqiang was different.
The reason he could build his empire from scratch was his keen sensitivity to opportunities and trends.
Ever since the authorities began large-scale collection of Mind Power data, he had keenly realized that a new social stratum was being born.
Although it hadn't manifested yet, it probably wouldn't be long before people from this stratum would stand at the forefront, becoming part of the Top Levels, or at least a group courted and valued by the Top Levels.
Since Liu Yuqiang could recognize this, he naturally would strive in this direction.
He knew that his commercial empire built around food, drink, and entertainment was no longer important and would soon be eliminated by this "Doomsday Rules" era.
He judged that to board the ship of the new era, he must ensure having a high Mind Power value!
"Regardless, I need to give it my all. Not necessarily reaching top three, but at least passing, absolutely cannot end in failure!"
Liu Yuqiang secretly resolved that he would never allow himself to be eliminated by the era, which meant he absolutely must not fail the challenge and suffer Mind Power attenuation!
[Hidden Rule Two]
Guan Tong saw the reorganized characters and felt somewhat excited inside.
If it's like the first hidden rule that required harming others for personal benefit, then without a doubt it would be another rule Guan Tong couldn't use.
[Hidden Rule Content: Flexibly utilize Mind Power to complete the challenge, which can be counted toward your results]
[Note: Mind Power is the root of all power. Dig into it, use it, and you will be invincible]
"Mind Over Matter... the key lies in Mind Power..."
Seeing the details of the hidden rule, Guan Tong immediately understood something.
"Exactly. If I rely on myself to run, no matter how much I train, it's impossible to achieve a full marathon under 3 hours within 10 days. Even if the world marathon champion coached me, it would still be impossible."
"This means that to complete the challenge, or even achieve a good ranking, I need to flexibly utilize Mind Power."
Guan Tong remembered his [Wordless Book] and remembered "Shadow."
A thought struck him: "Shadow can also jump and run. Could the distance it runs be counted toward my results?... It definitely can!"
Guan Tong immediately stated with certainty: "The hidden rule already states that flexibly using Mind Power to complete the challenge can be counted toward results."
With this idea, Guan Tong felt much more composed.
Upon selecting it, a prompt appeared first.
[About to randomly assign group. Detected that nickname has not been set. Enter with real name?]
"Oh right."
Seeing the prompt, Guan Tong remembered he hadn't set his nickname yet.
He immediately chose "No"—he definitely didn't want to enter a multi-person group using his real name.
Then, he clicked on the nickname field, looked at the blank box, and entered the name he had previously given to the silhouette that emerged from the book page.
[Nickname confirmed]
After setting his nickname, Guan Tong reselected the group function.
The next moment, a massive group chat box appeared before his eyes, occupying most of his field of vision.
[You have been randomly assigned to: Group 9178]
[Current group members: 20,000]
[Number of completed rule challengers: 0]
Guan Tong was somewhat surprised seeing the prompt.
He remembered the rules mentioning that only the first place in the group could advance.
This meant his full marathon performance needed to rank first among twenty thousand people.
This could be considered both difficult and not difficult.
Difficult because most people's abilities were similar, with few specifically trained in this. If lucky, and no one in the group had trained, then who would stand out was uncertain.
Unfortunately, Guan Tong discovered that his twenty-thousand-person group seemed to have one professional runner.
Someone with the nickname "On The Road" was speaking in the group chat.
On The Road: "Haha, what a coincidence, I happen to be an amateur marathon enthusiast, averaging one marathon per year, and have achieved under 3 hours several times. Looks like I'll be taking first place in this group, sorry folks."
As soon as "On The Road" sent the message, the group immediately exploded with overwhelming messages.
"???"
"So unfair! Why aren't marathon runners grouped with other marathon runners?!"
"Bmers deserve to die, thanks!"
"Well, that's it, first place is definitely taken by this annoying guy."
"I'm also worried about this. I feel this second rule is even harder than the first!"
"Why are you all taking this so seriously? Failing this challenge won't kill you."
Guan Tong watched the rapidly scrolling chat group and silently closed the group chat.
Normally, a several-hundred-person group chat would have too many messages to read through, let alone a twenty-thousand-person group.
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