Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?

But... what exactly is this tiny chip, that it can have such a significant impact on that instance, rendering the built-in system powerless, forcing it to change its main tasks and use players to eliminate it?

This question flashed through Wen Nan's mind and was then suppressed.

If it's something he can't figure out for the moment, he won't dwell on it. After all, he didn't bring this chip out only because of its ability to disrupt the instance system; the main reason... is that Guan Ailin needs this chip.

But how to use this chip to restore Guan Ailin's memory and turn her back into the cold-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside CEO?

In the office instance they just left, the answer to this question was obvious—a building called Erin Building.

The reason Erin Building can connect this chip with Guan Ailin is clearly not due to its steel and concrete structure. Wen Nan thinks the main reason must be the server clusters that control the entire instance, located in the secret lab.

Find another place like Erin Building, with a large-scale computing server cluster, insert this little chip with the power of "reviving the dead and keeping eternal youth," and let Erin's spirit threads attach to it, thus reconnecting with the chip.

Wen Nan speculates that this is the best way to restore Guan Ailin to a ten-star state, freeing her from the locked card.

So...

Where can he find such a building carrying server clusters? Should he hack into the system in the next instance?

Thinking of this, Wen Nan smiled wryly to himself.

In the first trial map he went to, Yu Xueba messed things up so much towards the end that even the refresh point got destroyed, and they had to settle at a temporary refresh point.

The second beginner instance map had a bug from the beginning, which he secretly brought out against the system's orders. This directly led to the "rampage" of the Erin Building, nearly destroying the core Erin Company in the map.

And now, even before entering the next map, he has started contemplating how to hack into the instance's system and steal the server clusters...

Can he not just play through an instance properly and conventionally?

Apparently, following the rules has never been his style.

Thinking of this, Wen Nan shrugged. When he looked up, his gaze caught Yu Shujun not far away, noticing that the latter's eyes were fixed eagerly on the small chip in Wen Nan's hand.

The gaze was just like a stray dog that hasn't eaten for three days looking at a passerby's bun.

Wen Nan picked up the chip and motioned it towards Yu Shujun.

Noticing Wen Nan's action, Yu Shujun quickly averted his gaze. Looking at the other, he saw Wen Nan visually asking him: Do you recognize this chip?

Yu Shujun shook his head, flatly denying it.

Wen Nan quietly looked at him.

Feeling uncomfortable under the stare, Yu Shujun withdrew his gaze, lowering his eyes, leaning against the wall, turning back into an emotionless Gate God.

Wen Nan chuckled helplessly, not pressing further.

However, he received a message in the system—

[slave: Don't easily take out such props outside the guild teleportation point, master]

Wen Nan certainly knew this principle, otherwise he wouldn't have waited until they reached the teleportation point to dare open the ring—inside this teleportation point, Guild Leader Wen Nan is the rule, and no one can cause trouble for him. But outside this place, if other players or NPCs discover him secretly hiding important instance props, who knows how much trouble it could bring.

Still, seeing the message, Wen Nan's lips curled up, and though sitting right across from Yu Shujun, he typed and sent—

[Jiu: Slave's body, master's mind?]

Upon seeing the message, Yu Shujun remained statue-like at the staircase, motionless, but his lips clearly tightened, his chest heaving heavily twice.

Wen Nan put the chip back into the ring, then threw it into the equipment spare slot, feeling pleased as he stood up and walked to the stairway.

On the way, as he prepared to close the system chat box, he noticed the guild group messages were exploding, with countless messages frantically @ing him, popping up simultaneously—

[FireFireFire: Boss, say something! Boss! @Jiu]

[FireFireFire: The child wants to return to the organization, the child doesn't want to cyber wander in this unfamiliar game hall anymore, save the child]

[Little Fu: Where did the president go, why hasn't there been a single message for so long @Jiu]

[yao: Damn, the president wouldn't be in trouble, would he? Did he encounter an accident in the game hall? @Jiu]

[Jin Xing: Activating the teleportation point still takes some time, maybe preparing now, let's wait a bit]

Closing the chat box, Wen Nan retrieved the system message inviting members sent earlier, forwarding it with one click.

As soon as Wen Nan stepped into the first-floor lobby, he heard several "whoosh" noises, and familiar figures, like streaks of lightning, appeared around him one after another.

The first one to arrive was that conspicuous yellow-haired guy, followed closely by four others arriving one after another.

Just as Wen Nan was about to say something, after several dull "bang" sounds, black figures fell heavily to the ground like sandbags.

Lying chaotically on the ground were a total of four people.

Seeing their somewhat familiar yet slightly strange faces, Wen Nan recognized them at once as the four players he recruited in the beginner instance with the reversed Heavenly Gang.

The four laid on their backs, initially lost as they glanced around, then their gazes wandered over the faces of those standing nearby.

One of them, who had interacted with them at the refresh point and was the last to be recruited, Wang Defu, had become familiar with everyone in the guild. His eyes finally rested on Wen Nan. He immediately rushed over, grasped his hand, and shook it vigorously.

"Guild Leader! You really got us out of that hell! From now on, you are my reborn parent, Wang Defu!"

While not as flamboyant as Wang Defu, the remaining three players also looked at Wen Nan, faces full of post-survival joy and gratitude towards him.

Wen Nan smiled at them and said, "Welcome to Wenna Guild, please stand up."

They supported themselves with their arms and stood up one after another.

One of the youngest players looked at the young man beside him and smilingly called, "Brother!"

Bam!

The young man ignored the call, swung his arm, and punched the boy in the face.

It was a full-force punch; the boy staggered and fell back to the ground, nose bleeding instantly, dripping on the floor.

Before everyone could react, the two brothers were already wrestling on the ground.