After experiencing the "Death Ga," Lin Yu realized his acting skills had undergone an almost "qualitative transformation" improvent.
It wasn't just about today's stage performance...
He was becoming increasingly adept at applying his "acting skills" to daily life.
No, rather than calling it an "improvent," it would be more accurate to say...
The "Death Ga" had reminded him—reminded Lin Yu that in reality, he could also use his "acting skills" to do these things.
Like telling a white lie to his sister.
Faced with Lin Yu's sincere words, Lin Zhao naturally didn't harbor the slightest suspicion.
Her initial anger had all turned into concern.
"Then you should go rest, Xiao Yu..."
"Don't take acting too seriously... If it's too much, we can take a break. Sister has her own shop now and can support you!"
In the past, as a "thod actor," Lin Yu would fully imrse himself in his roles when performing, often experiencing difficulty "snapping out of character." Lin Zhao had witnessed that state before.
Especially after seeing a few short videos online and hearing news like "renowned actor commits suicide due to inability to break from role," Lin Zhao had beco deeply afraid of such situations.
Lin Yu was Lin Zhao's only family in the world, and wasn't Lin Zhao the sa for Lin Yu?
Looking at his sister Lin Zhao's concerned eyes, Lin Yu returned to his room.
As he felt relieved inside, he also couldn't help but feel sowhat guilty.
"People really are hypocritical... Or perhaps those who can enter the 'Death Ga' are all first-class 'egoists.'"
Lin Yu muttered self-deprecatingly.
In the "Death Ga," he had deceived others, set up sches that led to the deaths of five living people, and even personally killed two—yet he only felt sowhat affected.
But lying to a loved one he cared about and seeing their cautious expression...
Lin Yu felt genuinely unsettled.
However, Lin Yu wasn't sentintal enough to wallow in self-bla over it.
He wasn't the type to overthink things.
"Ultimately, it's all because of this strange 'Death Ga'... and that person who killed ."
"Tomorrow's gathering—I must catch her... and also see if I can really use that gathering to improve my life."
Lin Yu secretly made up his mind.
With this thought in mind...
He didn't hesitate, locking his room door and opening the installation package sent by "Harmony Brings Wealth."
After clicking install, soon...
A brand-new app icon appeared on his desktop—completely pitch black.
Its na was equally plain, just two characters: "Forum."
"It's really called 'Forum,'" Lin Yu couldn't help but mutter. "I thought it was so kind of codena."
Complaints aside, Lin Yu had to admit the app's na and icon did seem mysterious and high-end.
He tapped the icon, revealing an extrely minimalist interface—pure black, with only an input box in the center offering no prompts.
If not for the blinking white cursor indicating he needed to input sothing, Lin Yu would have thought his screen had malfunctioned.
Opening the input box made the keyboard appear.
Though no text told Lin Yu what to input, he recalled "Harmony Brings Wealth's" words—"enter WeChat ID for invitation."
He input the older man's WeChat ID.
Sure enough...
The input box flickered twice, then changed to display two characters:
"Welco."
Then, a new input box appeared—this ti with a prompt.
"Enter your 'nickna' and 'account.'"
Lin Yu thought for a mont, deciding against using his WeChat ID as his "account" like "Harmony Brings Wealth" had.
Instead, he entered: "Stanislavski1938."
This was the English spelling of his favorite playwright and drama theorist's na, with 1938 being the year this master of theater passed away.
Next, Lin Yu hesitated slightly over his nickna.
In the end, he input two characters:
"Director."
He had initially considered "Actor," but felt that might reveal too much about himself.
Though rationally speaking, it was nearly impossible for anyone to identify him based solely on these two words...
But adding an extra layer of obfuscation gave Lin Yu peace of mind—why not do it?
After completing this, the input box flickered again.
Soon, new text appeared:
"Welco to the 'Forum'!"
The words faded, replaced by an extrely simple forum interface.
The forum had only four main sections: "Announcents," "Discussions," "Guides," and "Bounties."
Lin Yu checked the "Announcents" section first, which resembled ordinary forums filled with posts about muting users for specific durations.
Most threads were aningless, with only a few about "permanently restricting XX organization mbers from accessing the forum" piquing Lin Yu's interest.
"Seems the group running this 'Forum' isn't completely neutral!"
Lin Yu muttered.
He also ntally noted the nas of the banned organizations.
Pinned at the top were three: "Psychological Society," "Free Alliance," and "Marauders"...
The "Marauders" clearly seed shady, but the other two made it hard for Lin Yu to discern the forum's stance.
Moreover, the pinned announcent listed only three rules: "No personal attacks, no spreading rumors, no irrelevant information."
It didn't even explain why mbers of those three organizations were banned.
"Could it be because of large-scale fla wars?"
Lin Yu couldn't tell.
But this wasn't important...
Lin Yu continued browsing the forum.
In the "Discussions" section, many threads were being bumped, though their titles left Lin Yu sowhat confused:
"Rational Discussion: Can completing two profession quests match the strength of exclusive items?"
"Is the 'Ruffian' rule-based profession the most useless in pure 'survival' scenarios?"
"Experts, I really want to know how long the 'Referee's' abilities last in reality?"
"Looking to trade powerful offensive items—DM !"
"Between 'General' and 'Grandmaster,' who's stronger in a duel?"
"Haicheng, female, newbie, seeking guidance! Can verify via video!"
These posts gave Lin Yu a vague impression of other players' profiles, but he couldn't fully grasp them.
"Better check the 'Guides' section first!"
Lin Yu muttered, opening the next section.
And upon entering the "Guides" section...
Lin Yu was shocked.
"Holy shit!"
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