Chapter 181 Earth's Second Day "You! You!" Sang...
"You!" Sang Lezhi took the tissue Zhang Su handed her, carefully wiped her hands and feet, and gave Sang Zhitao a reproachful look.
Sang Zhitao hid behind Zhang Su: "I didn't mean to."
Sang Lezhi let out a heavy sigh and rolled her eyes at her: "You know what's going on in your heart. If something really happens, not only your own family, but anyone in the base will..."
She didn't explain the rest of her words too clearly, but she still made Sang Zhitao understand what she meant.
Sang Zhitao blushed and walked up to her, carefully tugging at her sleeve: "I was rash."
Seeing her like this, Sang Lezhi sighed and patted her head: "I don't know if my decision back then was right or wrong..."
Sang Zhitao caught the murmur. She pursed her lips, hugged her sister tightly, nestled obediently in her arms, and whispered in her ear, "Even if you hadn't done that, I would have. I love this country more than my own life."
Sang Lezhi hugged her younger sister, feeling her not-so-thin body, and sighed silently, "Everything will be alright..."
"Everything will be alright." These were the words Sang Zhitao whispered in her ear.
Zhang Su and Sheng An waited until the two sisters finished pouring out their hearts before speaking up: "Lezhi, go change your clothes first."
Zhang Su carefully examined Sang Zhitao, and frowned when she looked at Sang Lezhi's feet.
Sang Lezhi followed her gaze to her feet, and without refusing Zhang Su's kindness, smiled and nodded in agreement before looking at Sang Zhitao: "I have something to discuss with you later."
After obediently nodding, Sang Zhitao saw her sister off and then Zhang Su, who was leaving with the examination equipment, before looking at Team Leader Sheng An, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Team Leader Sheng An, you said that the world crisis in that world was due to the incompleteness of the Heavenly Dao. According to our understanding, wouldn't it be necessary for living beings to merge with the Dao and supplement the rules?"
Team Leader Sheng An nodded: "According to our speculation, it's like the concept of Hongjun merging with the Dao, which is often mentioned in cultivation novels these days."
"In the novel, Hongjun's merging with the Dao is set up as a choice made by the Heavenly Dao. Doesn't the cultivation world also have someone who must merge with the Dao?"
“Yes, at present we think Qinglong is the most likely candidate.” Team Leader Sheng An pointed to one of the pages of information. “Her setting is that she cannot ascend for unknown reasons, and we think this reason fits the setting of the candidates for Dao Integration.”
“She cultivates the Dao of Integration, and according to what you say, the path she should take is also the Dao of Integration. So she should have integrated with the Dao and supplemented the rules long ago. How come she hasn’t ascended for three thousand years?” Sang Zhitao felt that there were many mysteries.
Team Leader Sheng An shook his head: "That's what we want to know too."
Sang Zhitao recalled Qinglan's words to her: "You should have cultivated the vitality of all things."
A thought suddenly occurred to her, and she asked Team Leader Sheng An directly, "Then... is it possible that I am the one who has achieved Dao?"
Team Leader Sheng An was taken aback and subconsciously wanted to refute, but then he thought about it and it did seem very similar. After all, every time Sang Zhi Tao transmigrated to another world, it was a world that was about to come to an end, so it was not impossible for her to become the one who mended the sky in the cultivation world.
“If it’s you… then it’s even more troublesome.” Team Leader Sheng An rubbed his temples. “Who knows if you… after achieving Dao Integration, you might still be able to…”
He opened his mouth, but the last words never came out.
Sang Zhitao understood the unspoken meaning in his words, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "The world consciousness of these worlds is almost entirely composed of the teachers who raised me. I don't think they would do such a thing to harm me."
Team Leader Sheng An shook his head: "Have you ever thought that perhaps it's because they're worried our world won't survive that disaster that they chose a better world for you as a backup plan?"
"If I were them, I would definitely choose a world that is strong and resilient, and with a healthy environment. So far, the world of cultivation is the best choice."
Sang Zhitao wanted to retort, but for a moment she didn't know how to respond, and could only mutter, "It shouldn't be that bad..."
Sang Lezhi walked in from outside and, seeing that the two of them didn't look too good, asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"
Sang Zhitao shook her head, not wanting her sister to worry: "It's alright, besides, there's not much information about this world."
Sang Lezhi nodded after hearing this. She didn't expect Sang Zhitao to lie to her, so she didn't notice that Team Leader Sheng An opened and closed his mouth repeatedly.
"Alright, I'll leave myself here for now. Take a good look around." He sighed and looked at Sang Zhitao. "Be careful in that world."
"Mm." Sang Zhitao smiled and saw the other person off.
Watching Team Leader Sheng An's departing figure, Sang Lezhi felt that something was amiss, but before she could ponder it further, Sang Zhitao interrupted her investigation.
"My sister said she has something to tell me. What is it?"
Sang Lezhi snapped out of her daze and handed her a pair of glasses: "Here, my brother asked me to bring these to you."
Sang Zhitao curiously put on the glasses, and then a voice came to her ears.
"Hello player, welcome to the Dragon and Phoenix Continent. Please complete your character design..."
"A holographic game?" Sang Zhitao looked at the game space, which was almost identical to the game world, with a look of surprise.
He moved slightly, then took off his glasses and looked at his sister: "Didn't holographic games already exist before? Brother, is this a technological iteration?"
Sang Lezhi nodded: "Previous holographic games basically relied on the assistance of the robot world and several other worlds. Although they could be considered holographic games, they were difficult to support large-scale games."
"This time, we are very grateful for the help from the Xia Kingdom in the game world. They not only helped upgrade the mainframe, but also helped improve the code, and even this virtual reality headset was made possible by their assistance."
"Oh, I see..." Sang Zhitao looked at the glasses in her hand in surprise.
Although Dongguo had previously exchanged a lot of high-tech technologies from other worlds, there has always been an insurmountable technical hurdle in the field of holographic games.
How do we build a true second world?
The limits of what their research can achieve are limited to personal computers and holographic screens.
Even personal optical computers accessing the internet are no different from traditional computers, except that they appear to be more high-tech and convenient.
Although the worlds that can be traded include high-tech worlds like the world of elves and the world of robots, one is a fantasy interstellar world and the other is an intelligent robot world, and they always have technological barriers with Earth.
Until the trading portal in the game world opens.
A world very similar to Dongguo, a world with only ordinary people, a country where ordinary people can research a holographic world, is practically a technological support tailor-made for Dongguo.
So, in the short time that Sang Zhitao went to the world of cultivation, the first truly holographic game in the Eastern Kingdom, "Dragon and Phoenix Continent," was born.
"So this is the same game as the game world?" Sang Zhitao couldn't help but ask curiously, thinking about the divine beast quest she hadn't finished yet.
Sang Lezhi shook his head: "Of course not. Their country-to-country conflict is too serious. We set up a new research team and rewrote the plot and missions."
"That's not bad. Does that mean my brother and the others will be able to research the second world they were thinking about soon?"
Sang Lezhi said with a smile, "It's not that fast. There are too many things involved."
As she spoke, she counted on her fingers and explained to Sang Zhitao one by one: "Look, shouldn't the Second World have shops? Shouldn't it have a home system? Shouldn't we arrange for part-time jobs, work, and study? All of these need to have their rules re-established, and online and offline activities need to be coordinated. I estimate it won't be officially launched for at least three to five years."
“Alright…” Sang Zhitao nodded.
"Your brother said he doesn't have time to come to the base during this period. You can't control the time travel, and you can't go out freely either. You might as well just play during game time."
Sang Lezhi sent a document to Sang Zhitao from his personal computer: "This is your good friend's account ID. Add her and have some fun."
"Okay! Thank you, sister!" Sang Zhitao hugged Sang Lezhi and acted coquettishly for a while.
Sang Lezhi affectionately patted her head: "Alright, I still have a lot of things to do at the experimental field. You can play first. What do you want to eat tonight?"
Sang Zhitao's eyes lit up at the mention of food: "Fried chicken legs! Fried chicken cutlets!"
"Okay, okay." Sang Lezhi nodded, suppressing a laugh.
The two chatted briefly before Sang Lezhi left.
As soon as she left, Sang Zhitao put on her glasses and entered the holographic game.
"Image scan in progress... Please confirm whether adjustments are needed. The adjustment percentage should not exceed 30%."
"Character confirmed, game in progress..."
"Wow~ It really looks so real." Sang Zhitao jumped up and down a few times before looking around shyly.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that many people dressed in beginner outfits were curiously looking him up and down.
Some players who were already dressed in various equipment couldn't help but smile as they looked at these excited newcomers. They realized that they were no different from these newcomers when they first came in.
"Peach!!!" A girl dressed in bright red with wide sleeves, a high ponytail, and carrying a long sword ran over.
After she regained her footing, Sang Zhitao recognized her: "Ruoyin!!!"
"Shh... My name here is Lan Caihe." She suddenly covered Sang Zhitao's mouth, looked around carefully, and then whispered.
Upon hearing this, Sang Zhitao quickly covered her mouth and lowered her voice: "What did you do? Why are you afraid of revealing your real name?"
Ruoyin rolled her eyes helplessly: "It was just a few pranks, who knew the other party would be so petty."
Knowing the other person's true nature, Sang Zhitao tilted her head up suspiciously: "Are you... sure it's a prank?"
Ruoyin choked for a moment, then hugged her and rubbed her hard: "Don't worry about it, my sweet baby!"
She then looked at the village chief not far away and said, "Let's go, I'll take you through some quests to level up."
Sang Zhitao knew that the other party was trying to change the subject, so she didn't say anything more and obediently followed.
They played games until night, and after eating the chef's special "Fat and Happy Meal," Sang Zhitao, her sister, and her friends lay down on the bed, yawning.
Before falling asleep, he yawned and said, "I think I'll be back soon. Don't worry, I'll be back safely."
Listening to her words and watching her drift off to sleep, Sang Lezhi, who was gently patting her, suddenly felt her eyes redden.
She carefully wiped away her tears, looking at her sister with tender eyes until the other girl disappeared from the bed.
Sang Lezhi has been regretting it ever since he handed his sister over.
Was I too selfish, failing to consider my sister's feelings and safety?
If her younger sister is really in danger because of her, how should she explain it to her parents?
These things, as Sang Zhitao continued to travel through time, gradually weighed on her heart, becoming a knot in her heart that she could never get rid of.
She couldn't tell anyone these things, fearing both their lack of understanding and their attempts to comprehend.
Until this moment, she didn't know when her sister had found out, but the knot in her heart slowly untied with her sister's words, and she believed that one day it would completely disappear...
"I think I forgot to tell you a surprise... Wait for you to come back." She looked at the empty bed and said with a smile.
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Author's note: I have a bit of a fever, so I'll stop here for now.
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