Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 766 Free

"Dawn Game ID 7369 Town"

"Good morning, players of Town 7369! The draw process for this Guild Tournament will begin in one hour. All players participating in the Guild Tournament are requested to arrive at the live stream square promptly at 12:00 PM. This is a formal notice—all players participating in the Guild Tournament are requested to arrive at the live stream square promptly at 12:00 PM!"

A cold, mechanical female voice broadcast throughout the town—including the "Chrysalis Shop" on the other side of the asphalt road.

Inside the "Chrysalis Shop," countless ordinary players with weathered faces looked up at the same time, listening expressionlessly to the system broadcast voice coming from afar in the town.

"This year's guild tournament has been reformed and innovated—the capacity of the audience seating area in the town's live broadcast plaza has been expanded. During this guild tournament, oxygen fees will be waived for all spectators/participants in the Chrysalis Shop and the town. Chrysalis Shop players can walk across the road to the audience seating area in the live broadcast plaza!"

boom--

The broadcast, like a bolt from the blue, bombarded the ears of all players, causing chaos among both "pupa shop players" and "town players."

What did this broadcast mean?

The players in the "Chrysalis Shop" looked at each other in disbelief, and someone murmured:

"Does that mean we can enter town to watch the guild tournament for free, even without paying for oxygen?"

"It seems so, it's free! During the guild tournament, entering towns is completely free of oxygen fees!"

"OMG! I heard those people in town say that the guild tournament would be reformed this year while I was in the dungeon, but I didn't believe it. And it actually was?!"

"So we can go into town now? Where is that live broadcast plaza with expanded seating? Does anyone know?"

"Who knows? If we knew, would we still be staying at the 'Chrysalis Shop'?"

"Why not just go and take a look? It's all free anyway!"

"..."

Countless players in the cocoon shop were in complete chaos, with a cacophony of male and female voices mingling together, the noise even momentarily drowning out the constantly repeating system broadcast.

In the crowd, Fang Zhi emerged from his own "pupa" and slowly walked toward a "pupa" in the corner that had been kept tightly closed.

dong dong dong.

Fang Zhi tapped the tightly closed shell of the "pupa" with his knuckles.

The "pupa" that was knocked on did not move.

dong dong dong.

Fang Zhi knocked again.

After being knocked twice, the "pupa" slowly opened its hatch.

The tightly closed hatch slowly opened, revealing the woman's pale, gaunt, and sunken face.

"What's wrong, Uncle Fang?"

The pupa's shell is very heavy, so heavy that it can almost block out external noise, which is one of the reasons why women can fall asleep while holding their children.

"Did you hear the broadcast, Shi Pei?"

Fang Zhi slung his empty left sleeve over his shoulder with one hand and looked down at the child sleeping soundly in Shi Pei's arms.

"What broadcast?"

Shi Pei shook his head blankly: "I closed the cabin door, I didn't hear it."

"Oxygen is free in town during the guild tournament, including for players like us who can only live in 'pupa' cells."

According to local chronicles.

Shi Pei's expression turned to shock, and she tightened her grip on the child's arms—the child in her arms pursed his lips in discomfort from his mother's sudden tightening grip.

But she neither cried nor woke up; her chubby hands gripped her mother's clothes at the chest, burying her head in them.

"The baby has gained a lot of weight recently."

Fang Zhi looked at the child who had buried his head in Shi Pei's arms, and a hint of tenderness appeared on his weathered and tired face.

"Hmm," Shi Pei came back to her senses and covered the child's ears with her hands, whispering, "Recently, that female player named Anjie has been frequently sending over milk powder and hot water."

"Once the baby is full and gets enough nutrition, he/she starts to gain weight."

Shi Pei pursed her lips, lowering her eyes somewhat embarrassed, and said, "As a mother, I'm so incompetent—"

"Stone pendant".

Fang Zhi interrupted her self-pity, saying, "You're already very capable."

Shi Pei looked up at him blankly.

Fang Zhi: "You're really amazing to be able to raise a baby under such pressure in this godforsaken place."

Fang Zhi was a rough man; he couldn't say anything nice, so he could only awkwardly comfort and encourage Shi Pei.

"Just like that female player named Anjie, why does she often come to deliver milk powder and hot water? Isn't it because you're here?"

Fang Zhi: "Because you are a very good mother, she believes you can take good care of the baby."

Shi Pei's eyes stung with tears, and she nodded forcefully, holding back her sobs:

"Yes, Uncle Fang, you're right. I should be stronger so that I can be a good mother to my baby."

"..." Fang Zhi felt there was something strange about that statement, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong, so he nodded and said:

"Let's go to town and watch the guild tournament."

Shi Pei was taken aback, and murmured, "Guild tournament... Shall we go watch the guild tournament?"

“Go ahead,” Fang Zhi said, clearly having more on his mind. “Oxygen won’t be charged once we enter town, so we can save a lot of points… Besides, don’t you want to see what town is like?”

"..."

Shi Pei opened her mouth with some difficulty, and finally nodded: "...Okay, go ahead."

Fang Zhi smiled with relief: "Okay, then bring some food, and also the baby's formula and hot water. I'll help you with that."

Shi Pei said apologetically, "Uncle Fang, isn't this too much trouble for you...?"

"Let's help each other, let's help each other." Fang Zhi shook his head and said, "Everyone's come here, and we're all desperately trying to earn points to revive. Wouldn't it be easier to live if we helped each other out?"

"..."

Fang Zhi is not alone in sharing this view.

While he and Shi Pei were busy packing some things to watch the guild tournament, the other players in the "Chrysalis Shop" were also excitedly packing their things to go into town.

The majority of people staying in the "Chrysalis Shop" are ordinary players who lack strength and are afraid of death. They are either missing limbs like Fang Zhi, or ordinary people in a vulnerable position. There are also ambitious players who leave the "Chrysalis Shop" to go to the town, but such people are too few.

For many players in the "Chrysalis Shop," this guild tournament may be their only chance to enter the town.

Guild tournament... they're really looking forward to it.

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"...So the live stream plaza has been expanded to the point where players from the entire town can sit down?!"

Xu Han listened to the system broadcast in astonishment, "How big does this have to be?!"

"It's alright," Anjie said calmly, having witnessed the live broadcast plaza firsthand. "The total number of players in the town and the cocoon shop is less than 10,000. Even if the live broadcast plaza expands, it can only reach within that number."

"..." Xu Han stared at her blankly, muttering, "Aren't there enough people already?"

You rarely see many people gathering together in towns these days—except, of course, the old live broadcast square.