Chapter 210: Four Dimensions

"Humanity does not thank Luo Ji."

In front of the windowsill, on the sofa, Lu Xingjian saw this passage of text and slowly closed the book.

[Bind with the Divine Tycoon System?]

[Bind with the Sign-in System?]

[Bind with the Top Scholar System?]

Lu Xingjian ignored the cold mechanical voices in his mind. His gaze deep, he looked towards the sky and murmured: "Here..."

"Is it a virtual world?"

"Covering the real world with a layer of a virtual world, utilizing things like 'Systems' to plunder the planet's resources?"

"Every person who binds with a System will become an accomplice for the [Four-Dimensional Star-People] to plunder our planet's resources!"

"This covering layer of a virtual world is overlaid onto our consciousness..."

"It's like our physical bodies are robots, and our consciousnesses are chips."

"Only this way would the situation arise where, while we are in the virtual world, we can still mine the resources of the real world."

"Hateful Four-Dimensional Star-People!"

Four-Dimensional Star-People: Lu Xingjian lived within a three-dimensional space, and this world was overlaid with a layer of a virtual world by aliens. Then the aliens were the fourth dimension.

'The Four-Dimensional Star-People, since they chose to utilize the method of overlaying consciousness, it explains that they are fundamentally unable to reach our planet. Otherwise, with their technology, they should have completely mined our planet's resources long ago.'

'Since the Four-Dimensional Star-People have not reached our planet...'

'How did they overlay a layer of a virtual world on us?'

Lu Xingjian turned his gaze toward a strange device in the room. This was an instrument he spent three years producing. It could overlay another layer of real-world scenes on top of the virtual world that overlaid their consciousness. Therefore, as of now, he was the only one...

Who could see the scenes of the real world.

He saw...

Devastation everywhere.

Environmental deterioration.

He saw...

Iron, ores, wood, oil, grain, and all other usable resources were being gathered into Systems by walking corpses of people one by one.

These Systems would arrange a reasonable death ending for the System owners in the virtual world, and then the Systems would fly back to the [Four-Dimensional Star] carrying these resources.

He saw...

Body and language, two entirely different modes of expression coexisting. The body was doing hard labor, while the spoken words were: "Woman, you have successfully attracted my attention."

Was this the symptom of the body being in the real world and the consciousness being in the virtual world?

Unfortunately, the coverage range of the instrument Lu Xingjian manufactured was very small. He was unable to see the broader real world, but just this tip of the iceberg had already verified his guess.

'Wait!'

'Signals?'

'The Four-Dimensional Star-People are utilizing signal radiation to overlay a layer of a virtual world on us.'

'Simply put, the Four-Dimensional Star-People, on the Four-Dimensional Star, launch some sort of satellite or other unknown technology. This technology continuously overlays a virtual world onto a certain range of the universe. This way...'

'Even if they haven't been to this planet of ours, they can still make our consciousnesses...'

'Exist within a virtual world!'

'But this kind of technology must be extremely energy-consuming. To maintain it...'

'The Sun!'

'This piece of technology, which is continuously transmitting signals, is located near the Sun!!'

'As long as it's destroyed!'

'Everyone's consciousness will be able to return to the real world...'

'But the problem is, although I graduated with a double major in computer science and mechanical engineering, I haven't the slightest clue about how to fight an advanced civilization's instrument located near the Sun.'

'I need teammates!'

Thinking of this.

Lu Xingjian struck his keyboard, hacked into the national archives center, searched within it, and locked onto several young talents from relevant professions.

But, these people...

Were bewitched by Systems, thinking they had transmigrated to other worlds. Little did they know, the so-called other worlds were just manufactured by Systems...

Mere virtual worlds.

"There's a cultivation world, a prehistoric world, a sci-fi world, a fanfiction world, a historical world, an entertainment world, a modern urban world..."

"I have to go to these virtual worlds one by one to find them, convince them, pull them back to reality, and cooperate with me..."

...

Qiu Yinong recalled this story framework.

'Next is for players to create characters and go to the various virtual worlds to seek partners.'

'The hint Chen Ran just gave asked how Systems came to be?'

'Systems, created by the Four-Dimensional Star-People, are tools for plundering planetary resources.'

'At the same time, a System can also overlay a layer of a virtual other world on the host's consciousness, making those hosts think they have transmigrated.'

'So...'

'What exactly does Chen Ran want to hint at?'

'An Unknown Lie?'

'He should know that if I speak an Unknown Lie, I definitely won't pass the BOSS's stage.'

'Assuming I am a System.'

'Who is the host?'

'The BOSS or Diwu Zeyi?'

'If the BOSS is the host, then what I need to do next is to overlay a layer of a virtual world onto his consciousness.'

'Let me hypnotize the BOSS?'

'In the game's story background, ordinary humans are living in a virtual world.'

'While the hosts are living in a virtual world constructed by the virtual world.'

'In other words...'

'Chen Ran wants me to construct two layers of hypnosis for the BOSS. Simply put, it is to make the BOSS, who is amidst lies, firmly believe in another false matter.'

'But there's a problem here. What is the specific direction? What aspect do I need to construct?'

'In the story background...'

'The ultimate purpose of Lu Xingjian seeking partners is to destroy... the instrument that the Four-Dimensional Star-People deployed near the Sun, which can manufacture virtual worlds.'

'Destroying the instrument is the ultimate goal.'

'My and Chen Ran's ultimate goal is to kill Diwu Zeyi.'

Qiu Yinong was slightly irritated.

Simply because she found that the game's story background involved many things.

For example, the Law of the Dark Forest, the Law of the Bright Ocean, multi-layered virtual worlds, and how to strike from the virtual world to the real world.

Each item was like a compressed file; the amount of information inside was astonishingly large.

...

Diwu Zeyi felt fully recovered. He tossed away his cigarette butt, stood up and stretched his body, then raised an eyebrow looking at Chen Ran. "Go?"

Chen Ran looked at Qiu Yinong. Seeing her still with her head bowed in deep thought, he shook his head. "No rush, let's wait a bit longer. By the way, what Cigarette are you smoking? Let me have a taste too."

The next moment.

Chen Ran tossed the slim Cigarette he had taken one drag of onto the ground, looking Diwu Zeyi up and down. His gaze was as disdainful as it could be.

Diwu Zeyi: "..."

'This is good stuff! What's with that look of his, bastard!'

Thinking the two would start arguing, the BOSS was already preparing to watch a good show, only to see them both sitting in their chairs smoking silently.

It was unknown how long had passed.

Qiu Yinong raised her head, her eyes bright and clear, and nodded toward Chen Ran.

"Let's go!"