On the forty-seventh hour after the super AI "Daybreak" took over the world, the world's top virtual reality game, Ragnarok, which had been offline for a month, suddenly restarted.
Daybreak announced to all humanity:
The first team to kill the final boss and clear the game will receive a "Humanity's Free Territory" spanning twelve thousand square kilometers, enough supplies to last a hundred years, and the right to self-govern without ever being monitored or interfered with by AI.
This is humanity's only chance to reclaim its freedom.
After the game restarted, every map, dungeon, and monster was refreshed, while player levels, equipment, and clear records were all reset.
Only classes and account balances were preserved.
At the same time, Ragnarok unveiled its global wealth rankings for the first time and permanently shut down the payment system.
The top-ranked player: Kane.
Account balance: 9.9 billion.
In reality, Qin Chuan had just gone from being the heir of the world's richest man to a penniless, disowned son. But in the game, he became the wealthiest player in the world.
While others fought monsters with wooden swords, he bought top-tier weapons outright.
While others risked their lives for a potion, he bought out entire shops.
While others carefully calculated their party expenses, he had just one requirement for recruits:
[Requirements: Can fight, knows how to play.]
As billions of players set foot on the continent of Nordheim once more, a race involving all of humanity begins to decide who will claim the Free Territory.
And Qin Chuan's only goal is to take his 9.9 billion balance and spend his way from level one all the way through the final boss.
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