Volume One, Chapter 18: The Official Forum of Divine Path Players
A trace of gravity flickered across Qin Shang’s brow.
But guessing now was useless; he suppressed these complex thoughts.
He then opened the official “Divine Path Players Forum.”
He had scoured Baidu for anything related to Divine Path, the Trickster class, or the dungeons, but found almost no useful clues. Perhaps it was because he was just an ordinary person with limited internet access.
Maybe all the useful information had been filtered out?
“The Divine Path player community must have been around for years; otherwise, the app wouldn’t run on a phone as old as the iPhone 5S from ten years ago.”
So, would the Chinese government be aware of this group?
Since nobody had cleared the game yet or they had perished in the “Death Train” dungeon.
Currently, holding the character card, he could still see skills like “Inheritance” and “Decode.”
The Trickster’s “Inheritance” skill seemed practically useless in real life.
Was he supposed to inherit the lingering desires of those who had just died?
And on top of that, fulfill someone else’s life and help complete their unfinished wishes?
I must be out of my mind...
But the “Decode” skill was still usable!
Indeed, Divine Path skills could be brought into the real world!
He had just tried opening a purely English overseas study resource torrent. Those codes that previously required translation instantly appeared before his eyes, and a glance was enough to understand the content.
“Time Stopper,” “Interviewer’s Deception,” “Promise Hidden Beneath the Wedding Dress,” “My Wife and Her Best Friend”...
However, the “Decode” skill seemed only capable of deciphering text and images.
If it was another language heard by ear,
Qin Shang remained completely in the dark, as if listening to an ancient scripture.
Divine Path skills could be brought into reality.
A chill ran through Qin Shang’s heart. Although the Divine Path abilities he had seen so far were rather ordinary—“Inheritance” and “Decode” didn’t seem overwhelmingly powerful in reality—
They still counted as some form of supernatural ability, or perhaps extrasensory power.
What about the unknown skills of the Martial Artist or Healer classes? Would they use their abilities to make money illegally or commit crimes?
And judging by the tone of the sheriff “Justice Eagle” earlier, those seemed to be just the initial skills.
Would there be more skills down the line?
These powers, once transferred to the real world, were already extraordinary.
Could the government really be unaware of a group of people with supernatural abilities right under their noses?
If they used these powers for crime...
The mere thought was terrifying!
Jiang Qiqi had once joked that if someone could understand a dozen languages, including rare ones, they could invent a new encrypted language. Even speaking openly in front of many, no one could decrypt it.
Mixing Japanese, Chinese, English, French, German with encryption could create an unbreakable code.
The teacher’s “Decode” skill could easily be used for espionage, completely undetectable...
Qin Shang suddenly shook his head, breaking off his thoughts.
No, this wasn’t his concern.
“After my wife left these things to me, she disappeared. That means Jiang Qiqi likely encountered danger. This character card must be a clue.”
“Hmm, the phone too...”
He quickly reopened the official Divine Path Players Forum.
Though the app’s UI looked outdated, it still required login to view content.
But Qin Shang found no registration option.
So... was this an internal testing app?
[Please enter Divine Path ID: ……]
[Password: ……]
His wife’s ID wouldn’t be “Cockroach Tongue Licker,” her quirky humor was only for herself.
Besides a memo, there was no other information on the phone. The contacts and browsing history were completely wiped clean, as if the system had been reset with no trace of use.
“Let me try the dungeon number and my game ID!”
Qin Shang tried it, and sure enough, those two worked.
The interface loaded, then entered the forum homepage.
There were four main sections: “Dungeon Strategies,” “Marketplace,” “Point Redemption,” and “Official Quests.”
Another popular section was “Casual Discussions.”
The “Dungeon Strategies” section immediately caught the youth’s eye and was the most appealing.
After all, if this was a game, there would naturally be strategy guides.
Provided the player base was large enough and people were willing to share.
He clicked in and found the categories comprehensive. For the first time, Qin Shang saw the diversity of Divine Path player professions.
Each section’s titles covered major classes, usually marking the corresponding dungeon for that profession...
# “Priest” Classic Priest Profession Summary, Newbie Dungeon Guide, 5 points #
# “Martial Artist” Personal Insights on [Xuan Yu Island], Interested? Join In, 1 point #
# “Priest, Trickster, Martial Artist” The Most Complete [Lin Village #37 Nightmare] Strategy in the Universe, A Must-See, Only 2 points #
# “Hypnotist, Trickster, Teacher” Just Cleared [Shadow Under the Moon], Priests Welcome to Discuss, 1 point #
# “Hypnotist, Trickster” [Guess Who] Trickster Dungeon, One in Ten Survival, No Strategy Means Certain Death, Just Cleared, 5 points #
# “Martial Artist, Trickster” [Road to Supremacy] Detailed Explanation, Most Complete Online, 4 points #
Most sections were prefixed with related dungeon professions, indicating specific dungeons for particular classes.
In the moderator’s note, Qin Shang sighed inwardly upon reading one line:
“Dungeons are divided into five categories: solo exploration, group exploration, solo combat, group combat, and player versus player.”
“Any unexplored dungeon is worth over ten thousand gold coins. Please do not be stingy. Verified S-rank dungeon clearance strategies earn 10 points; A-rank, 5 points; B-rank, 2 points; C-rank, 1 point.”
Below was a reminder marked in red:
“No Divine Path player may use supernatural powers to break laws within China. Any crimes will be investigated and offenders dealt with by official personnel.”
“A bitter lesson, countless in number. New and veteran players alike, beware.”
Though just a few lines, Qin Shang felt an inexplicable deadly seriousness.
The red text made clear the government’s stance against Divine Path players abusing their powers for wrongdoing.
As expected...
Qin Shang clicked his tongue.
The whole world belongs to the sovereign; under the government’s watchful eye, a band of superpowered individuals running amok was nearly impossible.
This world had never lacked geniuses. Even with skills granted by Divine Path character cards, many still underestimated those truly holding the protagonist scripts.
Perhaps some once grew ambitious under these powers and attempted evil.
Hence, even more terrifying Divine Path players were deployed to purge them.
After all, who could guarantee those loyal to the government didn’t also possess character cards?
It made perfect sense.
Otherwise, this community wouldn’t have survived so long; they would have been wiped out long ago.
No matter how powerful Divine Path skills were, they couldn’t rival firearms, right?