Chapter 1083: Aliens (8800 9000 supplement)

Baijing City.

Xingfu Jiayuan.

Aaron wore a set of casual clothes and walked through the security gate.

The facial recognition system of the security gate opened the door automatically, and the security guard in the booth saluted.

Aaron nodded, arrived at the apartment he rented, and scanned his face directly.

The door opened at once, and a mechanical voice sounded: "Galaxy Smart Home at your service... Master, you have a package arrived."

Aaron came to the living room and found a package box; after opening it, inside was a virtual reality game helmet.

'The main body should be hoping that I investigate the situation carefully, and incidentally learn the advanced technology of the alien system...'

Adamsmith was about fifty years old, with a head of golden curly hair and azure eyes, carrying the typical features of a Westerner; at this moment, as he opened his mouth, it was standard and clear Mandarin: "Hello everyone... I am very happy to be on the Xiaozhi Talks History program... Hello, Sister Xiaozhi!"

【Hello! Blue Star citizen Aaron... ID number #￥￥@! Do you wish to register a unique game account?】

It meant that what this professor said was true!!!

Host Xiaozhi: "Hello... Professor Adamsmith, you have always been obsessed with the study of ancient Chinese history and have proposed some very interesting viewpoints that coincide with some views on the internet today... For example, the truth about the Battle of Zhuolu?"

Adamsmith answered without hesitation: "It is the Virtual Reality Technology launched by the Blue Star Human Alliance... Aren't you all curious? The Alliance's Virtual Reality Technology can simulate pain 100%, just like a second world... Those players who, because it is too realistic, suffer mental disorders or even mental illnesses after exiting the game are numerous... But the Alliance, possessing such powerful technology, cannot even produce qualified Artificial Intelligence, leading to game companies having to pay real people to roleplay as high-level NPCs... This is the biggest bug! The Blue Star Alliance must have already had a Third Kind of Contact and obtained the Virtual Reality Technology from aliens, but it is a crippled version! This is the most reasonable explanation!"

As a player, what one wants is an immersive experience, so players will also try their best to follow their own identity settings and will not easily speak about things in reality.

Adamsmith revealed a brilliant smile: "Yes, 'Records of Strange Tales' says: Chiyou 'ate iron and stone', and his eighteen brothers were the same; some had strange appearances, with many hands and feet, which has similarities with the archaeological discoveries at Sanxingdui..."

Aaron chose a game, named—"Sword Moving the Jianghu"!

【Spend 10,000 Alliance Currency, top up for 30 days!】

Above, he needed to set a nickname himself.

At this time, he discovered that there was a fluorescent board in front.

The bluestone road surface seemed to have just had a rain, still carrying a moist breath.

Adamsmith spoke with wild gestures.

Many games have introductions, as well as a large amount of video and text descriptions, making one's eyes dazzled.

【Beep!】

Slap!

Aaron casually turned off the TV.

"Hongjun? That Hongjun from 'One Tao passed to three friends, two sects separated into Chan and Jie, the leader of the Mysterious Gate, one Qi transformed into Hongjun'?" Host Xiaozhi had clearly done her homework.

The waiter smiled and said: "The guest has come from afar, you will surely make a name for yourself in the Jianghu; the shop will first offer a pot of clear tea to express our respect!"

Sister Xiaozhi received a signal from the director and quickly changed the subject: "If there are aliens, it should be good for us humans... After all, they have given us technical support..."

Many experts called for the Alliance to legislate, stipulating that virtual games cannot achieve 100% simulation, but it has never been passed; the inside story is deep.

"According to my point of view, cosmic civilizations should be divided into three tiers. The first tier can fully utilize all the resources of a planet; it is a pity that Blue Star humans cannot do it yet... We can only limitedly utilize the latent surface energy of Blue Star... Therefore, Blue Star humans are at the lowest level among the technological levels of aliens!"

This was, of course, when registering the household, using some Occultism methods.

He complained with a sentence and walked into an eatery nearby.

"Yes... if we imagine that Chiyou is actually an alien, isn't everything very easy to understand? Aliens, no matter how strange they look, are all possible... Even, Chiyou might be a robot; its behavior of eating iron and stone might be devouring minerals to repair itself, or even extracting underground oil as a source of energy!"

Anyway, this is not a serious archaeology program, so she just does whatever is entertaining!

She smiled: "Hongjun is an alien? It seems the professor is a firm believer in the Third Kind of Contact and the existence of aliens... I wonder if you have any evidence?"

Yes, these virtual reality games all implement a point-card system, using money to buy time!

"Haha, the term Hongjun actually comes from a work by a Ming Dynasty person—'Investiture of the Gods', which has a huge generational gap with orthodox Chinese mythology..."

A voice full of cheerful atmosphere sounded, and then, Aaron saw game apps appearing one by one.

At this time, he nodded directly: "Yes!"

【Player Lang Fantian, you have arrived at the novice village—Qixuan Town!】

Even if he wore the helmet to play games for a hundred years, he would not starve to death!

Furthermore, there was a bit of money in the account.

Aaron complained in his heart, then looked at the sign: "Give me three steamed buns, one copper coin each!"

And in his intuition, the fact that he wanted to watch this program already explained everything.

Slap!

The coin landed face up, representing affirmation.

Aaron, however, did not care about these.

"If it is really 100% simulation, then it is no different from transmigrating."

"The myriad worlds are full of endless joy!"

On the TV, a lecture program was being broadcast:

Host: "Hello everyone, today we are honored to invite the Chinese history expert, the 'number one person in alien history archaeology'—Professor Adamsmith, to interpret a period of Ancient history for us."

With Aaron's extraordinary abilities, playing with the Blue Star civilization that has not yet entered the interstellar era is truly as easy as turning over one's hand.

【Beep... The myriad worlds are full of endless joy!】

"Coming right up!"

He did not put it on, just pressed his hand onto it.

'The hometown has become a parallel world, and there are aliens again.'

He touched his chin: "But I don't want to go to outer space, I just want to slack off..."

"The previous avatar worked themselves to the bone, and only after risking their life did they finally take down 【Vairocana】... It was truly miserable. I want a vacation, I want to play games..."

Aaron was in his private space, watching this talk show.

Even so, there are still many people who cannot distinguish between games and reality.

As for the username, it had long been bound; it was his only game account number, tied to his citizenship, and could not be hidden or modified.

Of course, because the flow of time is different, one day in the real world is equivalent to one year in the game world!

In one month, you can play for thirty years!

"Once contact is made with aliens, even if there is no Dark Law of direct destruction... it is equivalent to a feudal kingdom establishing diplomatic relations with a nation that has completed the Industrial Revolution, becoming a market for raw materials and a dumping ground for commodities. That is already the best-case scenario. As for worse outcomes, just think about the slave trade and the Native Americans in history..."

Aaron did not choose a game, but instead came to his private space and turned on the luxurious, wall-sized television.

"As expected of a 100% realistic simulation game... but giving so little money at the start is a trap!"

The host, Xiaozhi, chuckled: "Professor Adamsmith truly has an active mind and a broad perspective..."

According to the anti-addiction system released by the Alliance, after humans play games for one consecutive month, they need to rest for at least ten days before they can re-enter the game.

Once you encounter a player whose game account number is invisible, there is no need to say anything—they are definitely a Breaker!

Aaron thought for a moment and typed in his name:

【Nickname: Lang Fantian】

His hands sank as he felt a weight; his left hand now held a string of copper coins, while his right hand held a three-foot-long sword, its surface covered in rust as if it possessed a long history!

Coo-coo!

When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived on an antique-style street.

"It really is very realistic!"

Host Xiaozhi: "The *Classic of Mountains and Seas* says: 'Chiyou had eighty-one brothers, all with beast bodies and human speech, copper heads and iron foreheads, eating sand and stones.' It seems there is indeed some story there."

Aaron's vision went black.

【In the world today, there are the Eight Great Sects, the Six Great Demonic Sects, and the Imperial Court, which stands like the sun in the sky, suppressing all directions... Every young person holding a sword has a dream of the Jianghu in their heart... One day, they will make a name for themselves in the Jianghu!】

During these days, he had also obtained a large amount of information from the Library and the internet.

'But whatever, play first!'

Just then, his stomach growled.

Aaron was already a citizen of Blue Star, and his record from childhood to adulthood was complete, without the slightest issue.

【You have obtained: Basic Sword Technique, Copper Coin ×100!, Iron Sword ×1!】

"Third Kind of Contact, aliens actually exist? Interesting... truly interesting!"

However, he didn't say anything; he sat down directly and looked around the shop, discovering that there was actually a player!

With a nickname visible only to players floating above their head—'Jin Dayong'—a short young man walked over: "Brother... newcomer?"

Professor Adamsmith shook his head: "Humans... are too fragile! Don't talk about us possessing weapons that can destroy the world... in reality, we can only destroy ourselves... Even in the year 2077, we cannot even build a Light-speed Spaceship at one-sixth the speed of light, and the plan to colonize the moon still remains on paper..."

"Evidence? Of course I have it!"

Aaron touched his stomach and actually felt a bit hungry.

"Not only are the eras different, but the spiritual core is even more different. The myths of the Ancient ancestors focused on the passion of fighting against heaven and earth. If the sky leaked, it had to be mended; if the sun was bad, it had to be shot down! If the sea harmed people, it had to be filled!"

"Since the virtual reality game is related to alien civilization, my playing the game is also for the sake of investigation... My true self cannot blame me!"

Of course, what is more expensive is the price!

Even the cheapest game costs 8,000 Alliance Currency per month.

'Waiter, bring wine! And two pounds of beef!'

Everything under the sun, from science fiction and martial arts to mythology and Daoist Technique... everything is available.

"Eh?"

"Come, let us change the subject."

"Why would this be?"

Thinking of this, he began to browse the previous game apps.

A thought emerged, drilling into the virtual helmet, and he instantly arrived at a private space filled with a sci-fi feel.

However, Aaron still simulated a coin in the virtual world and flipped it.

At this time, one cannot use a virtual helmet; one must use a virtual game pod to replenish nutrients at regular intervals so that the body does not become too weak.

"Hehe..."

Adamsmith said: "The myths we are familiar with, such as Pangu creating the world, Nuwa mending the sky, Houyi shooting the sun, Jingwei filling the sea, etc., mostly took shape during the Qin and Han dynasties... For example, the term Pangu first appeared in the *Records of the Three Five Calendars* written by Xu Zheng of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, and Nuwa is even earlier, appearing in the *Classic of Mountains and Seas: Classic of the Great Wilderness, Western Regions*: 'There are ten gods, named the intestines of Nuwa, who transformed into gods, residing in the wilderness of Liguang, living across the path.'"

The corner of host Xiaozhi's mouth twitched: "Ahem... Professor, these are all your conjectures; there is no evidence!"

Aaron looked at the waiter's lively eyes and knew that he was not an ordinary NPC, but a high-level NPC played by a real person hired by the game company, with their memory sealed.

【This person, could it be you?】

Adamsmith proposed a hypothesis, then laughed again: "But regardless, the Battle of Zhuolu in history really happened. Huangdi and Chiyou were at the very least leaders of two major clans... It is unlikely they were aliens. The one who truly has the suspicion of being an alien is, in fact—Hongjun!"

"And by the time of Hongjun, the Taoism of heaven was already set. All humans and gods had to submit to Hongjun, the positions of sages were already predetermined, and it was full of a philosophy of hierarchy and predetermination... In fact, the orthodox Buddhist and Daoist schools do not recognize this god, Hongjun. Therefore, the appearance of the Hongjun myth can be seen as—a cultural evolution and countermeasure!"

"Could it be that during the Ming Dynasty, an alien descended, calling itself 'Hongjun'? Its power was too great, even overwhelmingly desperate... causing those who saw it to be left with a deep psychological shadow that 'Hongjun is invincible,' believing that all immortals and gods had to submit to it... Developing later, it became the novel *Investiture of the Gods*..."

Aaron plucked a foxtail grass from the roadside and held it in his mouth, feeling the slightly bitter, fragrant taste of the green grass: "No wonder some people outside work like horses for several years just to play a game... Hmm, being an Emperor in the game for decades, isn't that no different from transmigrating to gain a Second Life?"

Immediately following this was a background introduction:

【The winds and clouds of the world arise from our generation; once entering the Jianghu, the years hasten by. Imperial ambitions and hegemony are discussed in laughter; it is better to be drunk once in a lifetime.】

In Aaron's mind, a set of Basic Sword Technique emerged: thrust, lift, flick, block... every move was stiff and by the book.

This, of course, was something he earned through legitimate means (not really), ensuring that the Alliance's anti-money laundering department could not trace it back to him (this part is true).

A waiter immediately stepped forward: "Sir... what would you like to eat?"

"Yes, Brother Jin, hello!" Aaron saw the other party's account name, smiled, and invited Jin Dayong to sit down.

"What? Think there are too many high-level NPCs?" Jin Dayong was the type to get familiar quickly and said directly: "Actually, because Qixuan Town is a beginner town, that's why there are so many high-level NPCs here. If you walk a dozen miles out to Taohua Village and take a look, they're all damn artificial idiots. Well, those NPCs are still a bit better than artificial idiots, but they are stupid as hell and their brains aren't flexible. The only high-level NPC is the old village chief... but there haven't been any quests there for a long time. Many of the quests here are one-time only; once triggered, they're gone."

(End of this chapter)