Chapter 48: Beta Tester Title

【Player Count: 1/12】

【Game End Countdown: 47:23:15】

After a grueling battle lasting a day and a night, Kamiyu finally emerged victorious in this Black Sphere Game through immense hardship.

She killed Zhong Hao, who possessed the ability of Future Prediction, causing the authorities’ intervention operation to end with zero gains and even losing their strongest current Official Player.

They lost all the weapons, equipment, and items on Bai Zhan, including the only item in the Black Sphere Game so far that could grow into the Dark Gold Tier, or even the Ancestral Dark Gold Tier—the 【False Death Garment】.

Kamiyu had struck a painful blow against the authorities.

Moreover, her act of shooting at an official dignitary had angered the higher-ups.

Who could be blamed for this? Kamiyu? What a joke—should everyone bow and scrape to the authorities and obediently accept death?

That was too naive. They were always a group of people whose decisions were dictated by their positions.

If you don’t treat Players as human, Players won’t treat you authorities as human either.

At this moment, the enraged higher-ups decided to list Kamiyu as a Wanted Criminal, ordering all their subordinate Official Players to hunt her down.

They aimed to recover the official Assets she had “stolen.”

Back in Dragon Roar City.

Xu Liwen arrived at the Rear Command Post and stood unmoved as she saw the wrecked armored vehicle.

Kamiyu calmly said, “If you want revenge, hurry up. I don’t have much time before I’m teleported away.”

Xu Liwen shrugged and said, “I’ve been hoping he’d die sooner. I should thank you for taking him out for me—I’ve long disliked him.”

Kamiyu raised an eyebrow. Knowing she had been used, she felt no anger and still said indifferently, “Whether you played tricks or not, I would have killed the Commander of this operation anyway.”

Xu Liwen made an “O” shape with her mouth and let out an “Oh~” sound.

She clapped her hands and said, “Bold. But I won’t report this to the higher-ups.

Let me kindly remind you—you’re now Wanted by the authorities. I could cooperate with you.”

Kamiyu interrupted, “I don’t care. I don’t need it.”

Wanted by the authorities? She declared she would kill one if one came, and two if a pair came.

Besides, Xu Liwen’s abilities were too dangerous. If she harbored ulterior motives again, such a person was destined to serve only the authorities.

Xu Liwen didn’t say more, because she knew that this time, the authorities and Kamiyu had formed a feud of Death.

The authorities and Official Players would continuously hunt Kamiyu to reclaim Bai Zhan’s legacy.

It was worth noting that Xu Liwen believed the items on Kamiyu were “inherited from” Bai Zhan, not “seized from” the authorities.

Xu Liwen did not acknowledge that Players’ Item Equipment were official Assets.

Soon, the Black Sphere began teleporting Kamiyu.

To show goodwill to the expert before her, Xu Liwen proactively said, “When choosing your reward later, think carefully. The Black Sphere won’t force you to choose.”

After all, Xu Liwen was also one of the previous winners of the Black Sphere Game and had experience obtaining rewards from the Black Sphere.

Kamiyu nodded.

A flash of Blue-White Light passed, and Kamiyu vanished from Dragon Roar City, returning to the Black Sphere Room.

Kamiyu blinked, finding the scene changed in an instant.

She was already back inside the Black Sphere Room and noticed the shattered vase fragments still on the carpet.

Seeing the familiar furniture arrangement, but with only herself in the vast space, she felt somewhat empty.

As she gazed at the floor-to-ceiling window—the spot where Jack had once sat—a wave of sorrow and heartache washed over her.

“Dammit.”

“I’m the ultimate victor, so why don’t I feel any joy from winning?”

The absence of happiness proved that Kamiyu’s mindset had matured. She had grown from an isolated, eccentric brat into a young assassin who understood gratitude and grudges, capable of distinguishing between kindness and enmity.

Sensing someone in the room, the Black Sphere began playing pleasant clearance music.

Characters scrolled across the Black Sphere’s screen, displaying the settlement rewards.

Kamiyu leaned forward to look.

【Congratulations, Player Kamiyu, for clearing this game. Obtained: Beta Tester Title ×1】

【Congratulations, Player Kamiyu, for clearing this game within 48 hours. Obtained: Silver Tier Chest ×1】

【Game completion time: 24 hours, 36 minutes, 45 seconds. All clearance records refreshed. Obtained: Gold Tier Chest ×1】

【After opening all treasure chests, the player will receive: Black Sphere Chest ×1】

“Black Sphere Chest? What’s that? Whatever, I’ll take the rewards one by one,” Kamiyu thought to herself.

She noticed that her game character’s Interface Panel now displayed an additional 【Beta Tester】 Title.

She examined the effects of this Title.

“Players possessing the Beta Tester Title will unlock all game functions before the Open Beta, such as trading in the Trading Post space and constructing/guilding space/Sanctuary, etc.”

“Wait, isn’t the Beta Tester Title something all victorious players have? Then what’s the difference in unlocking game functions?” Kamiyu tentatively asked the Black Sphere.

The Black Sphere’s screen provided an answer:

【Only the victor of the Deathmatch Mode, where only one survivor remains, is qualified to possess the <Beta Tester> Title. Current number of players with this Title: 13.】

“Then how many players are there in total?” Kamiyu probed further.

【1024.】 The Black Sphere seemed to answer every question.

Only about a dozen out of a thousand players have this Title? That’s just 1.2%? Kamiyu was astonished.

Including those who had died, so many people had already participated in the Black Sphere Game. If only about a dozen possess it, then it’s quite rare.

In other words, including herself, only 13 people have access to all game functions.

Kamiyu saw that two mosaic blocks at the top of her Interface Panel had disappeared. She clicked to open the Trading Post.

She found an entire list of tradable items, mostly materials and consumables, with very few weapons or equipment. Even when available, they were the lowest-level, Common Tier weapons and equipment.

The sellers were consistently the same 12 names, indicating that only those 12 individuals were actually listing items for trade on the Trading Post.

Moreover, the prices were terrifyingly high, creating a massive price gap compared to materials.

Kamiyu roughly calculated: one piece of Common equipment could buy enough materials to craft ten Common items. It seemed the game currently lacked the role or profession of a Blacksmith, forcing players to rely on monster Loot Drops for weapons and equipment.

Excitedly, she thought to herself: With her Enhancement Talent, wasn’t she about to strike it rich?

A single Enhancement Point could upgrade a Common Item into a Legendary Weapon. She could start by selling Legendary Weapons and even infinitely add main and Passive Skill Affixes to them.

Her Enhancement Talent essentially doubled as the “Blacksmith” profession.

Then I wouldn’t just have the profession of 【Gunsmith】, but also the profession of 【Blacksmith】. During the Closed Beta and early stages of the game, this would be a Divine Tier profession essential for plundering resources and developing oneself.

This isn’t just an Enhancement Talent—it’s a talent that turns stone into gold.