The situation was beyond his comprehension. After returning to his room, Yan Jue could only summon customer service to inquire. He didn't ask directly about Mr. Li, but wanted to inquire indirectly to see if he could infer some information to save some points.
"91, could there have been ghosts in this plane four years ago?"
"That depends on the player's definition of a ghost."
Yan Jue was shocked and asked, "Aren't ghosts just human souls? Is there another way to say it? Are you saying that something similar existed in my world four years ago?"
91 was very cunning and didn't fall for Yan Jue's trick at all. He asked bluntly, "Would the player like to spend 1,000 points to ask the above questions?"
“…Double it yourself.”
91 deducted points swiftly: "Human souls have always existed. When the world has sufficient energy, some humans, by chance, will persist as ghosts, not dissipating into the universe, as is the case now. If it's insufficient, they will persist as fragments of consciousness, in other words, fragments of the soul. The probability of the latter is so small that it can be ignored."
Yan Jue was shocked: "You mean, the spiritual energy revival started four years ago?"
"No," 91 denied. "Actually, the spiritual energy revival began much earlier than this, perhaps hundreds of years ago."
"This concerns the entire plane. The revival of spiritual energy is by no means a whim. From the beginning to the present, the emergence of spiritual energy in the world has undergone a very long gestation process, and it is not yet over. During this period, some humans, through various coincidences, will obtain the scattered, unborn spiritual energy."
"The conditions are unknown, but this is undoubtedly an opportunity far more difficult to obtain than winning the lottery in the player plane. Among hundreds of millions of people, only a few are likely to obtain it and seize it."
Li Huaiqing's wife was a person who was struck by chance, and was the latter type it mentioned.
Yan Jue thought further: "If Elder Li's wife were just an ordinary person, then even if she had spiritual energy, she wouldn't be able to sense it, let alone utilize it. 91, it was because she happened to have the opportunity when she died that she existed in the form of soul fragments, right?"
91: "The player guessed correctly."
What a coincidence! If I had made a mistake, the current situation wouldn't have happened.
Yan Jue: "Then why didn't Zhang Zizhen and the others sense the presence of spiritual energy? Four years, that's not much longer than now, right?"
91: "This cannot be calculated based on time. If spiritual energy has not yet emerged, it means that the world itself has not accumulated enough. In this case, the world will not rashly reveal spiritual energy to others for consumption. It is impossible for humans to detect it."
Yan Jue understood.
Monks need to consume spiritual energy to practice, they cannot produce spiritual energy themselves.
The revival of spiritual energy is equivalent to the world being charged. Only when it is fully charged will there be excess power to share with others. Otherwise, if it is charging while leaking power, no one knows how long it will take to be fully charged.
If the rate of charging is much slower than the rate of draining, sooner or later the world's own power will be consumed. If the world runs out of power, one can imagine what will happen to the people in the world.
Opportunity is like the little bit of energy He leaks out while charging. If caught, it wouldn't cause too much trouble. Besides this little bit, He hides everything else well. Want more? No. What tricks can be played with this little bit? Whether it leads to self-destruction depends entirely on how the person who receives the opportunity acts.
Mr. Li's wife is quite lucky.
She had obtained an opportunity and could survive in the form of soul fragments. It was hard to say how long it could last, but no matter how long, now that spiritual energy had emerged, she had undoubtedly received replenishment from it and was lucky enough to continue her life once again.
Thinking of this, Yan Jue panicked a little: "91, China can allow a large number of people to start practicing because of me. It won't cause any harm to the world, right? What if too many people practice and we don't have enough spiritual energy to share here? What should we do?"
Could it be that he was so crazy and unconsciously trying to steal his own energy from the world?
"Players think too much."
91's voice was still a flat, emotionless electronic sound, but Yan Jue could hear sarcasm in those five words.
"Cultivation requires talent. Having spiritual roots doesn't guarantee everything will go smoothly. Even if all the cultivators in the player nation succeeded, the spiritual energy they would need would be just a drop in the bucket for the world. As for the spiritual energy required for higher realms, I believe that by the time someone reaches that level, the spiritual energy will no longer be as scarce as it is now. The world isn't that foolish. It will only release spiritual energy when it's absolutely certain."
"Of course, if there are multiple madmen in different areas of the player's world sucking all the spiritual energy from their place at the same time, the player can start to consider whether to worry."
Yan Jue subconsciously asked, "Why 'consider'? Shouldn't I be definitely worried?"
"Because if we do that, those lunatics will definitely explode and die, and spiritual energy will return to the earth."
91 added: "Players don't need to worry about whether the benefits they gain through the game will harm the world. This game is a legitimate system, and everything is monitored. It will definitely not disrupt the development of the world. If the influx of skills will cause damage to this plane, then I will set the prices of all items in the mall at exorbitant prices. Players will not be able to afford them, and they will not be able to obtain them from the cubs."
Yan Jue: “…”
You profiteer, are you aware that you have been exposed?
Aside from the question of whether it was legitimate, 91 didn't care about other reviews. "Does the player have any questions? The relevant questions have been answered. If you have any other questions about this plane, please pay points and ask."
Yan Jue does have other problems, but they are not related to these.
He whispered, "91, will the cubs in the kindergarten leave the kindergarten and never enter again?"
At the rate he's taking in puppies now, plus the increased lifespan he's gained from his cultivation, the number of puppies in the kindergarten will only increase. It's impossible for the kindergarten to not have enough space, but will it allow the puppies to stay here forever?
"meeting."
Yan Jue's pupils shrank. He should have remained calm in the face of this expected answer, but when he thought that one day he would never see Nuer Zhuofeng, Aqing and the others again, he felt uncomfortable.
"Yes, when?"
"When the cubs reach adulthood, they will no longer be aware of the kindergarten." 91 seemed to understand what Yan Jue was thinking. It explained, "The cubs will eventually return to reality. This cannot be changed, and it is impossible to connect a cub to the player dimension or another."
Yan Jue knew.
Once the cubs are able to return to reality, they must shoulder real-world responsibilities: studying, making friends, going on adventures, working, falling in love... As they grow older, they spend more and more time in reality, only visiting the kindergarten to play for a while during their free time.
Even if there were more cubs in the future, the number of people in the kindergarten would not increase dramatically unless there were special circumstances. He knew this, but facing the prospect of no news from them in the future, he still couldn't adapt.
He was about to complain to 91 about this being unfriendly and suggesting adding a new feature when 91 spoke up, "However, when an adult cub leaves the nursery, the system will automatically create a group chat and invite all cubs to join."
"Group chat?"
"Yes, the group chat will follow the adult cub throughout its life as long as the cub does not close it. Players and other cubs can communicate through the group chat."
Yan Jue's eyes lit up: "Can we video chat?"
"Yes. Besides sending and receiving gifts, all other basic functions will be available."
Very good, Yan Jue is not sad at all now: "91, the system is really considerate, do you have a good review function? I want to give you ten stars."
"Thank you, but that's not necessary." 91 refused: "If players really want to thank you, they can give you customer service points."
Yan Jue was moved but refused: "Dream on."
Points were something you could never have enough of. Spending them to get answers to his questions from 91 was already painful enough, so how could he possibly give them away for nothing? Even if that were to happen, it would be because he had too many points and nowhere else to spend them, but that wasn't the case with him.
"Okay, I have no problem and you can leave." Yan Jue threw it away after using it.
After telling Wen Xuyang and Zhang Zizhen the information he got from 91, Yan Jue asked them what their next move would be.
Zhang Zizhen was curious: "Brother Yan, what does your friend do? How come he knows everything?"
Yan Jue opened his mouth: "Protect..."
"Keep it a secret, I know I won't ask anymore." Zhang Zizheng covered his ears and interrupted in time.
Wen Xuyang ignored their playful behavior and offered his opinion: "Since Mr. Li's wife is likely to exist as a ghost, regardless of whether she poses a threat or not, we must report her and deal with her later."
Zhang Zizhen froze: "Then, then, will it scare her to death?"
Mr. Li's wife had been blessed with this opportunity; it would be a shame to ruin it. Most importantly, what would Mr. Li do? He had only been able to overcome his grief thanks to the companionship of his wife's soul fragment. If that wasn't there... it was a scenario he didn't want to consider.
Wen Xuyang glanced at him and said, "If she hasn't done anything bad, then no one can protect her."
"That's good." Zhang Zizheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Jue raised his eyebrows: "When we caught you before, weren't you catching ghosts? Why are you reluctant to listen to a story now?"
"I caught an evil ghost, an evil ghost!" Zhang Zizhen was furious. "I already submitted a report. That ghost was formed from the resentment of many people who died accidentally at the construction site. It couldn't have any intelligence, it only harmed people based on instinct. That's why I caught it."
Yan Jue had read the report. He had only wanted to tease the other party because he had asked an idiotic question. Hearing this, he stretched out his tone and said, "There are ghosts in the sanatorium. How can you, a Taoist priest, not feel anything?"
Zhang Zizhen choked. "It's not like the ghost doesn't have legs. It's just standing here waiting for me to catch it... Mr. Li is so cautious, he must have let the other party hide. I won't take the blame!"
It's definitely not a problem with his business ability.
Yan Jue was about to say something when there was a knock on the door. The three of them were all in Wen Xuyang's room. He was even more of a homebody and quieter than Yan Jue. Who would come to see him?
"Mr. Li?" Wen Xuyang opened the door and moved away, asking in surprise, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
It was Li Huaiqing outside the door. He stood there awkwardly, nodded, and said, "Yes, there is something. Are Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhang here with you? I have something to talk to you about."
Inside the house, Zhang Zizhen and Yan Jue both frowned, stood up, and walked to the door to look at the empty corridor. Yan Jue felt that there was something extra there, while Zhang Zizhen felt the presence of ghosts.
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