Chapter 102

【"Based on our research on the Vultaum planetary orbital computing satellite cluster, we discovered an interesting thing."】

【"We discovered that the billions or even tens of billions of users of the former Vultaum Star Council all liked a multi-user open-world virtual reality game."】

【"The game just fictionalized a game world that made a spicy satire of the Vultaum's reality."】

【"These computing satellites were just to provide massive computing power for the game."】

Watching the data extracted by the Zaidiguo Society's researchers from the Vultaum computer on the light screen,

the sentient beings in the universe fell into a daze.

The Vultaum built a massive computing array, outputting astronomical levels of computing power,

just to run a virtual reality game?!

And, according to the information extracted by the Zaidiguo Society's researchers,

this virtual reality game was not some kind of utopian second world,

it was just a virtual world that was slightly different from the Vultaum civilization in reality.

"To spend so much computing power, just to run a game?!"

"That's too wasteful!"

"Such a huge computer, not used to calculate the future or for scientific research, is actually just used for a game."

"Damn it, they could have shaped this virtual game into a perfect paradise like a utopia, but they actually added microtransactions and gacha elements??"

The sentient beings across the universe were noisy, all showing expressions of disbelief.

Penacony, Golden Hour,

Sunday's eyes twitched violently, looking at the scene on the light screen in disbelief.

"They could have used this massive computing power to create a paradise."

"Why are they unwilling to do so?!"

"And they had to add dangerous, combat, sad, and parting content to the game??"

Sunday couldn't understand at all why they could create a paradise, but insisted on knowing a world like a mortal.

Belobog, on the snowfield,

"Because it's fun!"

Silver Wolf put her hands on her hips and said to the confused Firefly:

"If a game has no combat, no collection, no development, and even the plot is just a boring happy ending."

"Then I can only say: if you don't know how to make a game, please don't make one."

"So that's it..." Firefly nodded as if she understood.

"So, if our world is a game..."

"Is the reason it was shaped like this also because it's fun?"

Firefly's expression couldn't help but have some sadness.

"..." Silver Wolf noticed Firefly's silence.

"Games are just like this."

Silver Wolf shrugged and said:

"For the same game, there will be people who like it and people who don't."

"Some people like high-difficulty challenges, while others like easy entertainment."

"Some people design excellent sandbox worlds, while others like free and open worlds."

"Some people want to collect all the powerful characters, while others just pull gacha based on their preferences."

"Some people want to be a witcher to eliminate evil and uphold justice, while others just want to have a romantic encounter with a sorceress."

"Some people want to become a king in the Erdtree, while others just want to save the girl who levels you up."

"Or some people like extreme xenophobia to eliminate all aliens... while others just want to open up cross-species hybridization, extreme pro-alien."

Silver Wolf patted Firefly on the shoulder and said:

"Games, they are just like this; everyone has their own hobbies, everyone has their own way of playing."

"If you feel you aren't having fun playing, then curse, and then play according to the way you like."

"Don't worry about other people's opinions, just experience the fun of the game yourself."

"..." Firefly smiled and nodded gently.

Then...

"Achoo!!!" Firefly sneezed.

"Look, your physical condition is really not suitable for outdoor activities." Silver Wolf couldn't help but shake her head and said.

She noticed that Firefly's complexion was not very good.

Clearly, she couldn't stand the cold wind anymore.

"I... this is the way I like to play..."

Firefly said in a low voice:

"To feel this world more."

"... Tsk." Silver Wolf was countered by the cool words she had just said, and couldn't help but turn her head away.

Then she saw that there was a cave not far away.

"Let's go over there to avoid the cold wind first."

Silver Wolf pointed to the cave beside them and said.

"Thank you, Silver Wolf." Firefly smiled gently and said.

"You're welcome, cooperating with teammates in a two-player game is also part of the game experience."

Silver Wolf shook her finger and said.

The two walked toward the cave over there.

But as the distance got closer and closer, both of them noticed some problems.

In the cave, there was a fire burning, and there was also a fragrance coming out.

Firefly paused her steps; she gently reached out, and Sam's heavy steel helmet was placed on her head.

"..." Hey, can this thing be worn separately?"

Silver Wolf looked at Firefly, who was only wearing Sam's helmet, with a strange expression.

"Yes, Glamoth's armor is all modular design; a single component damage does not affect operation; this is to improve combat endurance."

"Summoning Sam completely makes too much noise and might alert the personnel inside the cave."

Listening to Firefly's serious explanation, Silver Wolf's eyes twitched slightly.

Looking at Firefly before her, wearing a huge helmet and carrying a certain funny atmosphere,

Silver Wolf really couldn't be serious.

"No organic or inorganic life form reaction detected."

"Only fire reaction detected inside the cave."

Firefly said in a low voice.

"But the fire won't light itself."

Silver Wolf frowned and said:

"Someone bypassed your detection?"

Firefly nodded gently.

"... Pfft."

Silver Wolf looked at Sam's head shaking with Firefly's movements and almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

"It's too weird." Silver Wolf couldn't help but say.

"Indeed." Firefly nodded: "To think there is someone on this planet who can bypass Sam's detection."

"... I didn't mean that." Silver Wolf scratched her head and looked at the cave in the distance: "Forget it, let's go closer and take a look first."

Firefly nodded gently, and the two approached the cave with cautious steps.

As they kept approaching the cave, the warmth of the fire and the fragrance of food gradually wrapped around the two.

Silver Wolf twitched her nose and widened her eyes slightly, "So fragrant!"

"Gulp." Firefly swallowed and shook her head, saying: "Don't be fooled, Silver Wolf."

"Back then, some bugs would also release the fragrance of food or other things to lure people into being fooled."

As she spoke, Firefly couldn't help but swallow again.