Chapter 402: Let's Make a Deal

"Cloud Realm, could this be an unknown Hidden Realm?" Chen Jing's knowledge was quite extraordinary, and she immediately thought of the Hidden Realms from the legends of the Dark World.

"But we have never heard of a Hidden Realm that allows one to open passages at will, and besides, this Hidden Realm is far too desolate."

"What do you mean by calling this place a Hidden Realm? How could a mere Hidden Realm compare to the Cloud Realm?" Hearing Chen Jing and the other compare the Cloud Realm to a Hidden Realm, Ruoxi immediately bristled.

"Could it be that this isn't a Hidden Realm, but a higher Level 1 Small World?" Chen Jing asked with some curiosity.

"Of course not! This place is a real world, it's just still a World Embryo right now!" Ruoxi said, hands on her hips, tilting her little nose up.

"You, you must be joking!" Hearing Ruoxi say this, their tones were full of disbelief; just thinking about what a World Embryo represented was terrifying.

"Now, think about the names of Saeko and the others again and see what you gain," Lingyun said with a smile.

"Luo Yexi, Busujima Saeko, Xili Ailisi, Asuna, Kirito, Kirigaya Suguha, Yuuki, Esdeath, Akame, Kurome, Nangong Nayue, Yese Xiayin, Liuli..." With every name Chen Jing recited, the resentment in her tone increased. "I don't know when, but how did so many young girls end up by your side?"

Su Wanyue, listening to these names from the side, didn't know what she was thinking, but her eyes widened involuntarily. Although she was a girl and not interested in things like 2D, she couldn't help that she had a younger brother who loved 2D; she still had some impression of these names.

"Lingyun, are they... characters from 2D?" Su Wanyue asked with a shocked expression.

"2D? What 2D? 2D?!" Chen Jing still didn't quite understand, but soon she discovered something abnormal about these names.

"Lingyun, what exactly is going on here?" Su Wanyue couldn't help but ask.

"As for this, just as you imagine, they are not people from this world." Lingyun waved his hand, conjured a sofa out of thin air, and sat down on it.

Chen Jing and Su Wanyue sat on either side of Lingyun, looking at him with curiosity.

"The world where Earth is located has never been the only world. In the endless River of Time and Space, there are countless worlds. In a sense, each world is independent and cannot interact with one another. But at the same time, these worlds are constantly emitting their own information outward," Lingyun said slowly. "If this information is captured by people from other worlds, it may become various works in their hands. However, the transmission of information can be distorted, so these pieces of information are not necessarily all correct."

"Just like Kirito, who is a boy in the work, but is Kirito now, right?" Su Wanyue asked Lingyun.

"That's right. If you look at that world solely based on the work, you would die a miserable death nine times out of ten," Lingyun nodded.

"In other words, Lingyun, you are a transmigrator?" Su Wanyue asked with some curiosity.

"A transmigrator, hmm, I suppose I am a member of the transmigrator army!" Lingyun said.

"Transmigrator... army? Does that mean there is more than one transmigrator?" Chen Jing asked in amazement.

"That's right. Although the probability of a transmigrator appearing is extremely small, if you take the endless worlds as the base, the number is quite large. Not to mention that there was that guy, the Big Egg, in the past; it can be said that most of the current transmigrators were created by it," Lingyun said.

"Lingyun, then are the futures of those anime characters fixed?" Chen Jing asked.

"That is not necessarily the case. Fate is the most elusive thing; the information we receive is merely one of the most likely branches in the fate trajectory of this world," Lingyun said. "Even the top powerhouses in the Heavens would not dare to say they can see through all the secrets of the Dao of Fate."

"In other words, the times you went missing? Was that when you went to other worlds?" Su Wanyue asked.

"That's right. The flow of time between different worlds is different, so now you can rest assured about the abnormal improvement of my strength, right?" Lingyun said with a smile.

"But, won't it be very dangerous in other worlds?" Su Wanyue asked with some worry.

"Don't worry, if any real danger appears, Brother can directly enter the Cloud Realm. Unless the opponent's attack can pierce through the World Barrier between the two worlds and then accurately find Brother's location within the Cloud Realm, it is impossible to cause Brother any harm," Ruoxi said.

"Is that so?" Hearing Ruoxi's words, Chen Jing and Su Wanyue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, Lingyun, since Saeko and the others are not from this world, why didn't I find any flaws when I checked their information? And with names as recognizable as theirs, why hasn't anyone recognized them?" Su Wanyue raised a very important question.

"That is the credit of Brother and Sister Youruo!" Ruoxi said with a smile.

"Youruo?" Hearing this obviously feminine name, Chen Jing's expression visibly shook. "And who is this Youruo?"

"Sister Youruo is the Heavenly Dao of this space where Earth is located!" Ruoxi said. "By the way, I am the World Consciousness of this world!"

"Heavenly Dao? World Consciousness? What kind of joke is this?"

"We aren't lying to you! Yexi and the others' data was inserted into the database by Brother, while Sister Youruo is responsible for adding some information in reality," Youruo said. "With a Heavenly Dao taking action, it would be truly shocking if you could actually find any flaws."

"Then how come they aren't discovered when they go out on the street?"

"It's a Cognitive Obstacle. As the Heavenly Dao, it isn't particularly difficult for Sister Youruo to set a Cognitive Obstacle on them," Ruoxi explained. "Moreover, because the person who set the Cognitive Obstacle is Sister Youruo, who is the Heavenly Dao, it is impossible for anyone except a very small number of people to see through it."

"So that's how it is?" Su Wanyue muttered to herself.

"Brother, it seems like there is a problem on Kurumi's side, you should go take a look quickly," Ruoxi suddenly said to Lingyun.

"A problem on Kurumi's side?" Lingyun frowned slightly, then quickly stood up and darted toward the depths of the Cloud Realm. "Ruoxi, you greet them for me, I'll be right back."

"Alright, now that you have learned Brother's biggest secret, it is time for you to make a choice." Seeing Lingyun go far away, Ruoxi suddenly erected a light screen, shrouding the three of them within it.

"Choice? What choice?" Chen Jing asked with some confusion.

"It's choosing whether to leave Brother or continue to stay by Brother's side," Ruoxi said with a smile.

"Wh-why is there such a choice?" Chen Jing asked.

"You should have seen it too; Brother's future is absolutely immeasurable. If you two want to stand by his side forever, it isn't such an easy thing!" Ruoxi said with a giggle.

"What if we choose yes?" Chen Jing asked.

"Then, let's make a deal!" Ruoxi revealed an innocent and guileless smile.