I handed over the game to the gaming industry, and the government gave me a hacked version.

Chapter 188: The situation is complicated; add another billion points.

"vomit--"

Even the dignified Professor Pan Yu couldn't help but cover her mouth at this moment, her face turning pale.

Upon seeing this, Chen You quickly made a thought.

The goblin's stinky sock, which had been hovering above the palm of the hand and exuding an aura of invincibility, vanished instantly.

He explained, "The goblin's stinky socks, once thrown, can cause severe mental pollution and nausea to all units with a normal sense of smell within a radius of 100 meters."

"And there is a very low probability that they will fall into a state of 'questioning life'."

"Sorry, I didn't expect this thing to be so domineering."

Chen You gave an awkward smile.

"This is just the effect when you hold it in your hand; what if you throw it..."

He paused, considering how to describe it: "The effect... is probably equivalent to stuffing a person into a can of herring that has been fermenting for ten years, and then fumigate them with biogas."

Several young researchers rushed to the trash can in the corner, retching violently.

Zhang Yunhai's eyes twitched violently, but his gaze grew brighter and brighter, as if he had discovered a new continent.

"This is fucking a strategic biological weapon!"

He slapped his thigh, ignoring the lingering smell, and excitedly began to write and draw rapidly on the tactics board.

"Mind Bounce, if we can successfully control the target, and add a smelly sock, we can..."

"stop."

Li Guoan raised his hand to stop Zhang Yunhai, who had already gone into a frenzy.

The highest-ranking official of the Special Affairs Bureau remained as steady as a rock from beginning to end.

He didn't look at the tactics board; his gaze remained fixed on Chen You.

"Xiao Chen, you did a great job," Li Guoan praised sincerely.

"These things... came just in time. Now we have much more room to maneuver."

"We will develop multiple plans for the future to ensure everything goes smoothly."

His tone was calm, yet it conveyed a sense of deliberate decision-making.

They not only intend to play along with this farce to the very end, but also to turn it into a disgrace that the other party can never wash away for the rest of their lives.

However, Li Guoan astutely grasped another key point.

He leaned forward slightly, his gaze piercing: "You just said... these things were all bought from the 'mysterious merchant'?"

As expected of Director Li.

Chen You admired it in his heart.

He naturally knew what Director Li wanted to say, but shook his head.

"Apart from a one-time use arrow tower blueprint, almost everything else is some weird and wonderful stuff like smelly socks."

Li Guoan nodded, but did not delve into the matter further.

It would be strange if you could get whatever you wanted.

He then asked, "Was it found with the help of the elven gods?"

Chen You nodded and recounted the entire series of events in detail.

When they heard that the Source Realm had created a new instance just for Chen You's mission, the air in the entire hall seemed to freeze.

Everyone's breathing became heavy.

Zhang Yunhai, who had been researching the "smelly socks saturation attack" earlier, stopped writing at this moment, and the excitement on his face was replaced by an expression that was a mixture of shock and solemnity.

"Something's not right," he muttered to himself, as if asking himself, and as if asking everyone present.

"Something's really not right!"

"Team Leader Zhang is right," Sun Feng replied.

"Previously, the addition of new cultivation professions was all completed through online hot updates, and players didn't even feel any interruption."

"Right now, just for a single instance, even a Mythic-level instance, we need to shut down the entire server for two hours of maintenance..."

"This is completely inconsistent with its technical level."

Sun Feng's voice wasn't loud, but every word he spoke was true.

"Is this server secondhand? It's so unstable!"

A young researcher made a casual remark, only to be glared at fiercely by Sun Feng, and immediately shrank back.

"So..." Li Guoan looked at Sun Feng, "What's your conclusion?"

Sun Feng took a deep breath and held up two fingers.

"Two possibilities."

"First, this copy called 'The Path of the King' has an extremely unique underlying architecture, which may involve the lowest level of code in the 'Source Realm'."

"Its launch requires an update or verification of the most basic functions, so it must be shut down for maintenance."

"This shows that the mission Comrade Chen You received will bring about a fundamental change in the Origin Realm."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

"What about the second possibility?" Zhang Yunhai pressed.

Sun Feng's gaze deepened. "The second possibility... this maintenance has little to do with the 'Road to Kings' dungeon."

"Or rather, launching the dungeon is just a pretext, an excuse that's out in the open."

"The Origin Realm is using these two hours to conduct a secret upgrade that none of us know about..."

Secret upgrade!

These four words instantly plunged everyone into a kind of reverie.

"Secret upgrade? Upgrade what?"

"Could the server have been hacked? That's impossible. Who has that capability?"

"Could it be... that the operators of 'Origin Realm' are finally about to step into the limelight?"

Various speculations arose one after another, and the entire hall was filled with a buzzing discussion.

"Quiet down!"

Li Guoan gave a low shout, instantly silencing all other noises.

His gaze swept across the entire room, finally settling on Chen You, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

There was relief, there was worry, and there was also a hint of... anticipation for unknown changes.

"We'll know for sure in two hours."

Li Guoan's voice echoed in the silent hall.

"I tend to think it's not just a simple matter of adding a new instance; something may have happened to the Source Realm itself."

He stood up, walked to Chen You, and gently patted his shoulder with a steady and powerful hand.

"There might be unexpected crises..."

"I suggest you don't rush to run that dungeon."

"Safety should always come first. Your main body should not take any risks. Wait for the clone to cool down before letting the clone go."

Li Guoan looked at Zhang Yunhai.

Zhang Yunhai understood and began drawing and writing on the tactics board again.

"That's right, Comrade Chen You used a smokescreen to carry out another run of Luna's Radiance..."

"It can be said that Moon Goddess's Radiance owes us another favor, so we can wait for Moon Goddess's Radiance to start the raid."

"We can keep a close eye on their progress in clearing the land and gather intelligence; they probably won't hide anything from us."

"The best strategy is to wait for the clone to appear, then use it to attack the dungeon with the information."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Chen You originally thought that he could reach the sixth level of Qi Refining in the real world within two hours.

I'll go straight to farming this new dungeon as soon as the server opens.

In comparison, Zhang Yunhai's approach was indeed more prudent.

Li Guoan turned to Chen You, speaking each word clearly and distinctly.

"The situation is complicated, and you may not have enough gold coins. Let me recharge you some more."

Chen You was taken aback again upon hearing this.

Huh? Is it complicated?