The Fourth Calamity: Saving the Heavens, Starting with Loot, Shoot, and Escape

The seals on the Nine Ancestral Stars have shattered, and evil beings are devouring all the worlds! A black sun hangs over the galaxy, and countless worlds have become hellscapes.

Blue Star, the last uncorrupted refuge, is home to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Great God Pangu, the founders of the Three Teachings, and the Twelve Olympian Gods.

“The blood flowing through your veins is that of the ancient gods!”

Lin Xuan's soul breaks free from the seal on the Primordial Star and arrives in the myriad worlds.

“You mean we can transfer the souls of Blue Star's people into cloned bodies?”

“In that case, there are quite a few ways to play this.”

And so Lin Xuan, a ten-year veteran of Sanjiao Zhou, begins his career as a game designer.

Map: Great Bear City

[Holy crap! These zombies look so real.]

[What? You got killed in a one-on-one fight with a crappy zombie? You're such a noob!]

[Why don't you try it yourself?]

[Fine, I will!]

Ten seconds later.

[Crappy game, ridiculously overpowered bots! Drop rates are so low. What's the point of playing? I'm quitting!]

Ten minutes later, unable to resist the thrill of its 100% realistic simulation, the player logs back into the game.

“What? A bottle of soda costs five thousand Apocalypse Coins? Do you know that five thousand Apocalypse Coins is the equivalent of fifty yuan these days?”

“Just buy one and try it. It really tastes good.”

“No way. Even a dog wouldn't buy it.”

“I'll buy you one.”

“*Burp* That tastes amazing!!!”

Years later, looking at the players who have grown stronger and the Apocalypse Coins they've amassed, Lin Xuan says, “It's time to lower the drop rates and open the Myriad Worlds Battlefield mode. Let's get these guys to spend their spare cash.”