There is One New Rule Every Month Globally

Most players had already fallen into slumber, preparing to wake up at 23:30 to listen to the July rules and make corresponding preparations.

The June rules stipulated that players must be asleep between "21:00" and "22:00".

However, Chen Yi and his companion didn't sleep, sitting in their house patiently waiting for the advent of the July rules.

Clearly, they were violating the June rules.

But every player had three chances to violate the June rules without consequence, and they still had two opportunities. Since it was the last day and unused chances would be wasted anyway, they simply decided to go against the June rules and await the July rules.

Tonight was sure to be a sleepless one.

Many players who had violated the June rules stood by their windows with complex expressions, gazing at the moonlight with trepidation, awaiting the July rules.

Numerous players without any tolerance chances left could only sleep, but even in their dreams, they were preoccupied with the July rules, dreaming about them.

There were also plenty of players who looked at their clocks frantically and anxiously; in a few hours, the May rules would no longer be in effect!

They wouldn't have to worry about dying from thinking about ghosts anymore!

This rule, hanging over their heads like the sword of Damocles, was finally about to disappear. They would no longer have to live in constant fear every single day!

Finally... the time slowly reached midnight.

A notification sound abruptly echoed in all players' ears.

"Game Update Announcement!"

"The new Blue Star 4.3 version will begin a non-stop update at 00:00 on July 1st, and the main content and adjustments of this update are as follows."

"1. Fixed a bug where some players began to develop plasma weapons after firearms and electromagnetic weapons were prohibited. Effective immediately, all kinetic weapons including firearms, electromagnetic weapons, and plasma weapons are banned."

"2. Fixed bugs on some maps, including the following:

...*Fixed a bug on the 'Bizarre Land' map where players could encounter a boss with gastroenteritis who would refuse to battle in the fifth stage*...

...*Fixed a bug at 'Pirate Castle' where pirates would often oversleep, ignoring players' break-ins*...

...*$%##%$#%%#*..."

"3. Added a 'Couples' feature—starting from July, players will be able to authenticate their couple status, accessing couples-exclusive maps, completing couples-exclusive quests, shopping at couples-exclusive stores, and learning couples-exclusive skills.

Once a player purchases a ring from the Points shop, they can propose to any player of the opposite gender. If the other party accepts, they will become a couple.

The rings are priced in four tiers:

999 Points, 9,999 Points, 99,900 Points, 999,900 Points.

Different priced rings offer different levels of couple effects.

For now, same-sex, beastfolk, human-NPC, cross-dimensional, and other non-heterosexual human couple authentications are not supported."

"4. Introduced a 'Squad' feature—starting from July, players can obtain 'Squad Creation Orders' through various ways such as purchases from the Points shop or as loot on maps.

The maximum squad capacity is 10 people.

After forming a squad, members will have access to an exclusive squad voice chat channel, squad shop, squad warehouse, and real-time status analytics for teammates, among other functions.

Squads start at Level 1.

The squad leader can unlock exclusive squad maps to lead their team to higher scores and level up their squad, thereby gaining more squad privileges and surprise rewards.

Furthermore, the 'Global Squad Leaderboard' will officially launch, ranking squads worldwide based on their level."

"5. Introduced a 'Guild' feature—starting from July, players can acquire the precious 'Guild Creation Order' prop through rare means, such as map drops.

Upon establishing a guild, members will have access to an exclusive guild voice chat channel, guild warehouse, and as the guild levels up, the ability for a one-click summon of guild members, or to conquer land and erect their own Guild Territory.

There are also exclusive functions such as posting guild quests, defeating guild-exclusive bosses, entering guild-exclusive maps, and more.

Guilds start at Level 1.

Guild leaders can level up their guilds through contributions to the guild warehouse, Points for experience, leading members through guild maps, killing guild bosses, defeating other guilds in guild battles, and more.

The 'Global Guild Leaderboard' will also officially launch, ranking guilds worldwide based on their level."

"6. Fully launched the 'Player Main City' feature—with a total of 678 main cities worldwide, inside which players can take on main city quests among other functions. Non-main city players cannot take on main city quests, but have more opportunities to enter secretive areas of the map."

"7. Introduced the July rules: 'No Smoking' and 'Rejecting Love'.

'No Smoking': All players are prohibited from smoking indoors. For the purpose of this rule, any space that doesn't have the sky as its ceiling is defined as indoors.

For the first three violations, each will result in a deduction of 1,000 Points.

Upon the fourth violation, the offender will die.

'Rejecting Love': All players are prohibited from expressing love, including but not limited to phrases like 'I love you' and 'The moonlight is beautiful tonight', whether explicit or implied. The judgement will depend on the player's inner emotions when speaking, and the system will determine accordingly.

For the first three violations, each will result in a deduction of 1,000 Points.

Upon the fourth violation, the offender will die.

If there are insufficient Points for deduction, the offender will die immediately.

The July rules will last for a month and become invalid at 0:00 on August 1st."

"The Snow Sea Project Team wishes all players a joyful gaming experience in version 4.3."

"ps: In our next update, the project team has decided to introduce a monthly rule about the 'battle' element. Please look forward to it, everyone."

This announcement echoed in the ears of all players simultaneously.

Even those who were asleep woke up because of it.

"No smoking and rejecting love?"

Chen Yi, deep in thought, looked at the long pop-up notification panel in front of him and nodded, raising an eyebrow, "Isn't that two rules? Are there two rules for July?"

"That's an understandable perspective."

Tuberculosis Rabbit, sitting beside him, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, "Trains can be delayed, bullet trains can be delayed, love can be delayed, and so can web novel authors."

"Animals can have twins, humans can have twins, so it's perfectly normal for the July rules to have twins. It's completely understandable."

"However, the July rules seem to be an epic nerf for me."

Tuberculosis Rabbit didn't light the cigarette in his mouth but just kept it there, his face showing a complex expression as he looked up at the ceiling, "Not allowed to smoke indoors? What a ridiculous rule!"

"Not even as good as the rules from April or May."

"Yi, would you mind if we make a hole in the roof?"

"We're on the 13th floor of a 29-floor building. If we drill a straight hole from the roof of the 13th floor to the 29th floor, it would not only ventilate but also bring in daylight, which would be great."

Chen Yi didn't reply but turned his attention to the "Squad Creation Order" in the Points store.

'Prop Name': Squad Creation Order.

'Prop Level': None.

'Prop Effect': The owner can create a squad that holds a maximum of 10 players and act as the captain.

'Prop Description': "Unity does not necessarily mean strength, but at least it gives you the courage to struggle when faced with crisis."

'Prop Price': 1000 Points.

The price of the prop isn't cheap; it's a full 1000 Points. Not to exaggerate, but about 70-80% of people worldwide probably can't afford it.

Although there are indeed a lot more ways to earn Points, a person's energy per day is limited—once used up, it's gone. Spending an entire day's effort, one could at most earn fifty to sixty Points.

Spend a little on food or buy a prop, and basically, all those Points are gone.

Generally, it's hard to save up.

Unless one encounters special adventures, like gaining a large amount of Points on a certain map, accidentally entering a map and getting a decent rating, or getting special rewards in a limited-time event, ordinary methods like completing tasks in the Player Main City or venturing outside the city to kill monsters would let most people earn only about 100 Points after a hard day's work.

If you wish to quickly earn a large number of Points.

Maps are naturally a good means. As long as you get a good rating inside a map, you'll generally receive a hefty Points reward.

But the problem is, there are basically two ways to enter a map.

Obtaining a Map Access Pass or seeking out a map entrance in the wild.

The first requires both chance and Points. An Access Pass is not an extremely rare prop, but it's also not that easy to obtain. The second requires luck and is fraught with many unknown risks in the wild.

After all, the 520 gift package for 88 Points isn't available all the time; if you're lucky, a single package like that could get you off the ground.

Whether it's either method, they aren't easily accessible to the average person. Even if one is lucky enough to find a map entrance, the crises inside the map usually far exceed those posed by monsters outside the city.

The question is whether you can make it out alive, let alone obtain a large reward inside the map.

The price of 1000 Points itself means that this prop wasn't designed for the average person.

Of course, for Chen Yi, saying that the price is a drop in the bucket might be an exaggeration, but calling it a small matter shouldn't be too big a problem.

Without much hesitation, he purchased the prop.

'Ding, you have spent 1000 Points to purchase a 'Squad Creation Order'."

'Would you like to use it?'

"Yes!"

'Ding, you have successfully created a squad with yourself as the leader. You are the captain of this squad, possessing more privileges than your members. Please name your squad.'

Sitting on the sofa with squinted eyes, Chen Yi began to ponder what to name his squad.

"How about 'Night Walkers' for the name?"

As soon as the topic of naming came up, Tuberculosis Rabbit got excited and stood up with enthusiasm, "The name sounds mysterious and intimidating. Or how about 'Heavenly Court'?"

"Brocade Army seems pretty good too."

"..."

Chen Yi gave Tuberculosis Rabbit an amused look, and after seriously pondering for a moment, he decisively said.

"Let's call it, 'Rabbits Do Not Kill'!"