anovelconsole Chapter 42 Is your project really that big?
Chapter 42 Is your project really that big?
Li Guoan held the satellite phone, listening to the overwhelming questions on the other end, but his expression remained unusually calm.
He didn't look at the screen; his gaze remained fixed on the young man bathed in sunlight in the distance, his tone as calm as if he were reporting on a routine exercise.
"That's not a 'clean' nuclear weapon."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, clearly waiting for what would happen next.
Li Guoan spoke slowly, each word clear and distinct.
"That's just a tiny, insignificant milestone we've achieved with our 'pay-to-win' project."
"..."
There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone for ten seconds.
During those ten seconds, you could hear a pin drop in the command center.
Everyone held their breath, their hearts pounding in their throats.
They could imagine how astonished the man on the other end of the phone, a man whose every stomp could shake the world, must be at that moment.
"Pay-to-win...project?"
That majestic voice finally rang out again, tinged with disbelief and hoarseness.
"Guoan, is your project... really that big?"
"This is just the beginning."
Li Guoan's voice revealed a pride that even he himself was unaware of.
"This is only the second revolution of the Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Technique; there are seven more revolutions to come."
"..."
There was another silence, but this time the silence carried a completely different meaning.
After a long while, the voice on the other end of the phone regained its composure, even carrying a hint of obvious excitement.
"Good, very good. We will handle the inquiries from the outside world. You... don't have any concerns, continue moving forward!"
"Remember, confidentiality is the highest principle, but so is the outcome!"
"yes!"
"And another thing," the voice on the other end of the phone paused before adding.
"It's good to make progress, but don't be complacent. We still have a long way to go."
"clear!"
The phone hangs up.
Li Guoan's tense shoulders finally relaxed, and he let out a long breath.
The implication is quite clear.
Whether it attracts global attention or not is no longer important.
The important thing is that we must continue down this path, at all costs!
He strode out of the command center, followed by the medical team and a group of experts.
"Chen You, how are you feeling?"
Li Guoan walked up to Chen You, his eyes filled with undisguised concern. "Does he need a full physical examination right away?"
"No need, Director Li."
Chen You stood up, stretched his limbs, and made a series of crackling sounds.
He felt better than ever before.
The spiritual energy within his body, several times stronger than before, flowed slowly through his new and resilient meridians like a gentle river.
The second stage of the Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Technique operates on its own, absorbing the sparse spiritual energy around it more than twice as fast as before!
His powerful metabolism gave him a strong feeling of hunger.
"I feel... great." Chen You rubbed his stomach, adding somewhat sheepishly, "I'm just a little hungry."
He wasn't really hungry, it was just a slight illusion caused by his improved cultivation level.
"Haha, good! You're hungry, that's for sure!"
Li Guoan burst into laughter upon hearing this, feeling a huge weight lifted from his shoulders.
"Let's go back to base. We'll prepare the highest-quality nutritional meal for you! And while we're at it, we'll have a quick debriefing meeting."
The crowd escorted Chen You back to the underground base.
The atmosphere inside the meeting room was more enthusiastic than ever before.
This time, in addition to familiar faces like Zhang Yunhai and Sun Feng, Li Guoan was accompanied by a middle-aged woman with a gentle and intellectual demeanor, wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
"Let me introduce you. This is Professor Pan Yu, a leading expert in the field of social relations," Li Guoan said.
"Starting today, Professor Pan will join us, specifically responsible for analyzing the civilization ecology and social structure in the 'Source Realm'."
Everyone nodded in greeting, and Chen You also politely greeted them.
He knew that this meant that the study of the "Source Realm" had opened up a new field.
"Chen You, first tell me about how you entered the game this time." Li Guoan signaled the start of the meeting.
Chen You nodded and briefly recounted his consultation at the Supreme Tower and how Yueying had added him as a friend.
"The question of the endpoint and creator of the 'Source Realm' remains unresolved, which is within our expectations."
Sun Feng, the data team leader, spoke first.
"The other party's answer, 'The Source Realm has no end,' is more like a philosophical prevarication."
"This is to say that we are not able to address this core issue with our current authority and level of authority."
Everyone agreed.
Next, Professor Pan Yu, who had just joined the group, pushed up her glasses and spoke softly. Her voice was not loud, but it instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"I have a few preliminary speculations about the elven god 'Moonlight'."
"Judging from Chen You's description, the other party is level 15, and is very likely the regional manager of the [Moon Goddess's Radiance] guild."
"Her behavior pattern is not difficult to understand," Pan Yu said, her gaze falling on Chen You.
"She took the initiative to contact you, a player who is only level 5, and started by talking about 'efficiency'. After being rejected, she didn't get angry or embarrassed, but immediately escalated the situation and offered the top-level service of 'personally leading the team'."
"This doesn't sound like the arrogance of a master; rather... it sounds more like a company's sales director trying to sign a big client."
"Sales Director?" Chen You was taken aback.
"That's right." Pan Yu nodded, his eyes gleaming with wisdom.
"I boldly hypothesize that in the 'Source Realm,' gold coins are an extremely scarce form of hard currency. And most players in most civilizations likely do not have an official way to recharge."
This was also the result of previous speculation.
"In this situation, large guilds need a lot of gold coins to develop, maintain operations, and provide benefits to core members."
"So, where do the gold coins come from?"
She looked at Chen You: "The wool will always come from the sheep."
"Therefore, these so-called guilds are likely to be 'game studios' or 'service companies' in the real world."
"They provide other players with a range of services, such as leveling up, farming equipment, and dungeon walkthroughs, in order to earn gold coins as a reward."
Pan Yu's analysis revealed a corner of the social ecology of the "Source Realm" to everyone present, with clear logic and reasonableness.
"So that's how it is..." Chen You suddenly realized.
No wonder Yueying acted like she was all high and mighty, she was just looking for a free lunch.
Li Guoan pondered for a moment before making a decision.
"Professor Pan's analysis is very valuable. However, we don't need to have too much contact with these guilds at the moment."
"Chen You, your main goal remains the same: to reach level 10 as soon as possible, unlock the dungeon features, and advance the main storyline."
"Yes." Chen You nodded.
"In addition," Li Guoan changed the subject, as if he remembered something.
"Academician Qian Zhonghua just called me. He has made a breakthrough in his research on the 'Wraith Blade'."
"The special energy field on the surface of the battle blade is directly related to a powder called 'Spirit Essence Sand' that you brought back."
"He needs more samples, the more the better."
Spirit Sand?
Chen You immediately remembered that he had bought a bunch of random mineral materials at the auction house in Zhaocheng in order to bring back some samples, and this was one of them.
"Understood." Chen You nodded in agreement.
This is nothing at all.
If you can buy something directly, what's the difference between that and getting it for free?
After the meeting ended, Chen You replenished his energy with a large amount of high-energy food and then re-entered the game.
Welcome back to the Origin Realm, cultivator.
Upon seeing Chen You suddenly appear, Hill immediately flashed a professional smile.
Chen You ignored him and was just thinking about going to the auction house to buy everything.
However, before he could make a move—
【Ding! 】
A crisp and pleasant system notification sound exploded in his mind!
Immediately afterwards, a huge, gorgeous, and dazzling golden gift bag took over his entire field of vision in an extremely domineering manner!
The gift pack is inlaid with gemstones and surrounded by phantom images of dragons and phoenixes, with full-on special effects, and is full of strong implications of "Come and click on me".
A line of gilded characters slowly appeared above the gift package.
[Congratulations to the pioneer of immortality, Chen You, for successfully achieving his first "realm breakthrough" and embarking on the path to transcendence!]
To celebrate this historic moment, the Origin Realm is offering you a limited-time exclusive Ascension Assistance Gift Pack!
[Price: 99 Gold Coins!]
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