My Items Can Upgrade-Chapter 324 - 177: Shadow Demon (95/101)

"So, these three luminaries have graced us with their presence."

At this moment, Lu Mei stepped out from the Mountain God Temple.

Immediately, Yang Yuan and the other two looked over in astonishment.

Because Lu Mei now looked completely different from the last time they saw her.

The last time they met her was before leaving Mountain God Mountain.

At that time, she was still a dignified and beautiful woman, without any hint of a strong aura, only elegance and gentleness, giving the impression of a virtuous wife and mother.

But now—

Her long, silvery-white hair down to her waist, and her pupils had turned silvery-gray. She wore a silvery-gray long dress, giving a bizarre impression that she was not human.

There was an incredibly wild yet forcibly suppressed sense of emotional restlessness about Lu Mei.

Beyond that, there was the overwhelming silence that pervaded the entire Mountain God Mountain.

"After so many days, Mei Mountain God has changed quite a bit."

Yang Yuan sighed with emotion.

"Mr. Yang Yuan, you can still call me Lu Mei. In front of you, this Mountain God of mine is nothing."

Lu Mei’s voice remained gentle, but compared to before, it now felt much colder.

Her divine aura was tinged with a deep sense of loneliness.

Perhaps affected by the spiritual power saturating the Mountain God Mountain, Yang Yuan couldn’t help but feel a sense of compassion for her.

Of course, it was just a feeling. Lu Mei’s level was at most forty-two or three, still at the early Earth Level, unable to truly influence him.

As she spoke, Lu Mei glanced at the building pressing against the sky and said, "Let’s talk inside. That building exerts too much pressure on me."

Saying so, she turned to enter the Mountain God Temple.

Yang Yuan and Zhao Jiayan exchanged a glance, then followed her in.

Zhao Jiayan immediately had Jiang Yiyi close the Gate of Space and also went inside.

This was their first time entering the Mountain God Temple, after all.

Last time, due to distrust in Yan Chenggong, they didn’t enter here.

Now, they naturally couldn’t fully trust Lu Mei either, but their strength was far beyond what it used to be.

Not only had Yang Yuan himself reached the Earth Level, but Zhao Jiayan and Jiang Yiyi had also reached Earth’s Limit.

If Lu Mei acted foolishly, even a close-distance sneak attack couldn’t harm them.

The layout inside the Mountain God Temple was quite simple.

The first sight upon entering was the Divine Statue.

Previously, it was Yan Chenggong’s statue, but now, it had become Lu Mei’s statue.

Having seen Lu Mei’s blueprints, Yang Yuan was very familiar with the setup here.

The structure of the Mountain God Temple was straightforward, besides the main hall housing the statue, there were side halls on both the left and right.

In the rear, there was a back hall, essentially a bedroom, a place for sleeping.

It lacked any signs of life.

Being a Mountain God, theoretically, she didn’t need to eat and wouldn’t get hungry.

Eating was merely to satisfy cravings.

Lu Mei led Yang Yuan and the other two to a side hall, inviting them to sit as she herself sat cross-legged on the opposite side of the table.

"Do you know what that building that fell from the sky is?" Yang Yuan asked directly.

Lu Mei pondered slightly before replying, "I’m not specifically clear, but it should be something related to the game administrator’s authority. I know little about the Game Government, just that controlling that building would mean controlling the life and death of people like us."

Yang Yuan understood and asked again, "If, just hypothetically, I were to contend for it, do you think there’s a chance I could gain control of that building?"

This time, Lu Mei shook her head without hesitation, "From what I know, without authority, one cannot even enter the building, let alone enter and obtain authority."

Moreover, the location where the building fell would definitely be far, far away from here.

However, because she knew Yang Yuan had something like the Gate of Space, she wasn’t sure if Yang Yuan could reach there in fixed time.

Yang Yuan asked once more, "What happens after that building comes down?"

This time, after a long silence, Lu Mei replied, "For us, it’s both good and bad."

"How so?" Yang Yuan’s heart stirred.

Lu Mei organized her thoughts, "Back during the Earth era, where do you think the power center of your country is better placed—domestically or abroad?"

Is there even a need to ask?

Yang Yuan understood, "You’re suggesting that creatures from Creation Continent might have a chance to gain administrator permissions? Or..."

Zhao Jiayan immediately picked up on his thought, "Or even if the creatures from Creation Continent can’t obtain permissions, they could coerce those with authority to amend the laws and rules through protests or personal threats."

"An interesting analogy, that’s roughly it. Of course, all of it is just my conjecture based on the information I have. The specifics remain unknown."

Lu Mei continued, "But these are matters for the future. What we face now is the possibility that the game may enter beta testing early because the descent of the authority building signals greater change, and the Game Government might intensify efforts or pay a greater price to accelerate gamification."

"Gamification might accelerate?" Yang Yuan’s heart was gripped.

Lu Mei said, "Based on my speculation, Creation Continent is likely not the Game Government’s sole Game World. Creation Continent is still under production, while other places might already have fully-created Game Worlds. However..."

Pausing, she added, "According to the information I have and some external phenomena, each Game World may exhibit entirely different characteristics."