King of Stars
Shang Jingyan's game interface is different from that of other players. As soon as you enter, you will see a huge map.
She stood under the four words "King of Stars" and could see five floating planets in all directions, which just corresponded to the five attributes of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, making it easy for players to remember.
A small light dot floated beside her, going up and down: "Wow! This is my first time playing a game. It feels so new..."
After meeting Fu, Shang Jingyan relaxed the restrictions on X71 and intended to allow it to access more information.
X71, even if it was originally sent by the enemy, can no longer be considered a pure-blooded brain worm.
Not only is its appearance different, the aura it exudes is also completely different from that of a brain worm.
A technological creation, a brain worm, a human spirit... X71 seems to have these three attributes at the same time, so what exactly is it now?
Shang Jingyan has not yet grasped the whole truth. She doesn’t know the ins and outs of X71 coming to her, but perhaps she can take it to see the future.
"The blue 'water' planet. I remember that the anchor named Lu Zibing won this one! ... And the red 'fire' planet, which has magma..."
X71 jumped up and down like an overexcited moth.
With Shang Jingyan's permission, this time it was not speaking in her mind, but was actually having a "face-to-face conversation" with her.
Shang Jingyan looked at X71 and suddenly said, "Xiao Qiyi, can you change your appearance? It might be inconvenient to play games later, and I won't be able to see you."
"Eh? Well, let me try..." X71 was a little nervous. Under Shang Jingyan's encouraging gaze, the entire ball of light slowly began to enlarge, stretch, and change.
Shang Jingyan could guess that X71 would not turn into a brain worm's jellyfish, but when X71 completed the transformation, she was still stunned.
Snow-white fluffy curls, as soft as dandelions; tender, pink horns; green irises and horizontal pupils, like a mysterious gem...
X71 chose to become a white lamb.
"Um... I saw the blueprint you drew before, Yanyan. It showed a black lamb. You said your spiritual body was this."
X71 rubbed Shang Jingyan's trouser leg, "I want a box like Yanyan!"
Shang Jingyan laughed, squatted down, picked it up, and touched its head: "You actually still remember it."
She had once become a black sheep in Yun Yongxue's mental picture. In order to make herself remember this setting and not get confused, she casually told X71 about it afterwards.
"Of course! Yanyan, I remember everything you said."
Shang Jingyan held the lamb in his arms, selected the water planet, and jumped down——
This is a planet she designed herself, based on the three planets Blue River Moon, V059, and Dragon Sea. Most of it is covered by ocean, with only a few landmasses.
She named it, "March Star".
There are three possible landing scenarios for players. The first and most common one is to descend to the deep sea in a damaged submarine. The second is to drift to a deserted island. The last one is a "hidden version", in which players will wake up in an ordinary house in the city.
But no matter what, there will be no one else on this planet.
Loneliness is a greater level of fear than simple fear, and can even cause a person to have a mental breakdown. Therefore, being with others is a necessary insurance. As a group creature, humans naturally tend to be close to their own kind.
However, as a developer, Shang Jingyan does not need to follow this rule for the time being and strolls around the coast with the X71.
"What a beautiful starry sky..."
X71 looked up and was fascinated. Here, his experience was infinitely close to that of a three-dimensional creature living in reality. "Did you make that too, Yanyan?"
Shang Jingyan also looked up and said, "No. The starry sky you see is actually the projection of the Star Network in the game."
Although the Star Network is based on technology, in fact, it also invisibly connects the spiritual power of all mankind.
In today's interstellar space, no one does not use the StarNet. Except for those suffering from cavitation, everyone has immersed their mental power into the StarNet.
The vast mental power was woven into a network. The brain worms lived in this network before the award ceremony, and the mental images of each person on it were like small nests, occupied and eroded by the brain worms.
Now, although the brain worms have been expelled, will they give up this huge piece of cake?
Especially when so many interstellar people entered the holographic game cabin at the same time, in the eyes of the brain worm, it was probably just a cake without its protective shell.
Even if it knows it's a trick, the brain worm will still pounce on it and give it a try.
And they will seize the opportunity to attack.
This was the conspiracy that Deboler and she had devised. Shang Jingyan thought that this leader seemed to be kind and gentle, but in fact, he acted boldly and radically.
Then again, if she hadn't been so bold and radical, Deborah would never have listened to her Return of the Goose plan.
When Stellaris is launched, Shang Jingyan will enter the game as the core of the mental network. With her and Debler, even if they cannot kill the enemy with one strike, they can still protect the alliance members.
“Crash…”
The sea water hit the shore, and Shang Jingyan walked for a while. During this time, everything was normal.
March Star is the core of the game, and she can detect any unusual movements.
But there was no unusual movement. Shang Jingyan vaguely felt a mental force similar to Fu's, trying to invade her, but she didn't dare to move.
——She was right to throw the system away.
If the system is still in her consciousness, the brain worm will be able to directly descend into her sea of consciousness, and the principle is similar to that of the blue ants being controlled.
Rather than using known methods, Shang Jingyan wanted to explore in advance what methods the brain worm would use to attack.
"Speaking of which, Yanyan, do you think what Fu said is true?"
X71 lay in her arms, "It's not about my background, but... the words he used to try to convince you to submit to the brainworm."
——We are meant to be brain worms.
——Your mental strength is far beyond that of ordinary people. Have you never doubted it?
Shang Jingyan immediately recalled these two sentences, was silent for a few seconds, and said: "I don't believe a word of it."
In other words, she believes more in "whatever position I choose, I am who I am."
Who is Fu? Speaking from this perspective, we can conclude that he was once a human with high spiritual power like Monk Jingyan.
But it doesn't matter.
Rather than seeing him as a person, it is better to see him as a symbol, a high-level member of the "Real Object Group" and a representative of the "traitors of humanity."
He did not leave a name in the human world, nor did he leave any wealth to the human spirit. Instead, he ran towards the brain worm. Shang Jingyan had already lost the desire to explore him.
"I don't believe him either!" X71 expressed unconditional support and understanding.
There is a rocky cliff ahead, and Shang Jingyan has reached the end of the beach.
The brain worm has not moved. This strange peace reminds Shang Jingyan of the last calm before the storm.
She pinched her brows. As expected, it was impossible for such a good thing as obtaining intelligence before the war to happen.
As Deborah said, when the enemy comes, we will fight him with our soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.
The dream builders selected by the Star League joined Shang Jingyan's game production one after another. One month later, the spiritual network of "Lord of the Stars" was fully constructed.
This is arguably the most luxurious lineup of dream builders in the league's history and will surely go down in history.
June 1st of the official calendar, 23:00, one hour before the server opens.
Exile galaxy.
Blue River Moon.
Hua Feitian had already entered the holographic cabin. Before pulling down the hatch, she posted a message in advance using the alias [Don't Like Sugar]:
[I’ll leave this as a hole for analyzing unknown details in “Stellaris”. 】
Not many people responded to urge for updates, because everyone was waiting for the server to be launched.
Hua Feitian still felt a little confused. She had never thought that she would cooperate with Shang Jingyan before, and now, the game they were working on was about to be launched.
She secretly made up her mind that when the time comes, she must compare who has buried more details between her and Shang Jingyan!
V066.
Jiang Yuran and his brother Jiang Yubai were nervously refreshing the time. There was less than an hour left, and they were afraid they would not be able to do anything during this time.
They have witnessed Director Shang’s journey to where he is today, and he has reached the heights they admire with just three sentences. The two of them are no longer just fans, but followers.
Isn't it just scary? They will definitely contribute a lot of screams for Director Shang to use to deal with the brain worms!
"I thought about it and decided to choose a gold star."
"Sister, why did you change your mind at the last minute?"
"Oh, this is called confusing you. When the time comes, I'll choose someone else and you won't know it's me."
"? Can we play it this way?? Damn it, then I'm going to choose one you don't know!"
"Hey, but after all this talk, I still don't know if players can choose the planets themselves!"
V061.
Zhang Nianren was lying in the holographic chamber, but he didn't forget to confirm for the ten thousandth time: "Teacher, are you really not going to play?"
Chai Yuanlin said calmly: "I am old and can't stand being frightened. Let's talk about it after you have some fun first."
"Teacher, I think you can go and watch the live broadcast. There are many anchors who broadcast the entire process live. Let me recommend one to you! Let me find it..."
"The server will be open in twenty minutes."
"Ahhh, I'll lie back down right now!"
Main galaxy.
Jiang Xindong’s live broadcast room.
"What's there to be afraid of when surviving in the wilderness? I'm a food blogger, wait for me to make a monster meal for you live!"
Jiang Xindong waved his hand majestically and then made a praying gesture.
"Please, I want to land on a Jupiter planet in the rainforest. There must be a lot of food there..."
The comments praised her for being hardcore and calling her a devil in the food world.
Gamma galaxy.
"I'm telling you, I'm not afraid. I'm preparing for a rainy day..."
"Who said I don't dare? I will definitely choose that ocean star. Just wait!"
Lu Zibing walked back and forth in the room. When there were five minutes left, he took a deep breath and lay down in the holographic chamber.
As time passed, countless alliance members opened their holographic game cabins, countless players waited for midnight, and countless viewers looked forward to the performance of the anchors.
Exiled Galaxy, Blue River Moon.
Shang Jingyan and Pei Yi nodded and both lay down in the game cabin.
When closing the cabin door, Shang Jingyan couldn't help laughing, thinking that the two of them looked a little funny.
[X71, see you later.] She said to the system in her mind.
[Yanyan, see you later~] X71 is also looking forward to it, [I will definitely cooperate with you! ]
Shang Jingyan raised the corners of his lips, stopped thinking about it, and closed his eyes.
"Lord of the Stars" is officially launched!
Shang Jingyan woke up with a severe pain in the back of his head.
She sat up gasping for breath and touched the back of her head, only to feel a numbness all over.
He opened his eyes with a frown, and saw that his hands were covered in blood and the back of his head was bruised.
"Hiss...!" Shang Jingyan stood up slowly, his eyes went dark and his head felt dizzy, he almost fell back.
This is...what happened?
His memory gradually returned, and Shang Jingyan remembered that he had eaten blue crabs and drank wine with his friends last night, and he lost consciousness when he returned home.
She was a little dazed, as if she was still hungover. The sofa in the living room was knocked askew by her, and there were several empty bottles scattered on the floor. There was a bloodstain on the coffee table, which was the source of the wound on the back of her head.
Shang Jingyan stumbled to find the first aid kit and treated his wounds.
"How long have I slept?"
She had a splitting headache and felt like she had had a very long dream, in which she almost counted years. She was extremely tired.
But I can’t remember anything. Everything in the dream was like water.
The dream was so long that she felt like she had an identity reversal and had to start remembering who she was.
Shang Jingyan bandaged his forehead in front of the mirror.
The girl in the mirror had silver hair and green eyes, her face was pale but stunning. It was the face she had been used to seeing for eighteen years.
She usually wears a black leather jacket with a vest underneath, overalls and Martin boots.
This rented house with backward conditions is indeed her current home.
Outside the window, the sun is rising, and the dim sky still allows you to see the outlines of three moons at night, which complement the silhouette of the city.
Looking further down, there were several cameras set up on the river that ran through the city, and there were also drones hovering.
The three companion stars of the March Star in Shang Jingyan's hometown are famous beautiful sights, and she is no longer surprised by them.
Especially since there seems to be a "Three Moons in a Line" recently, a large lunar eclipse with three satellites in a straight line, this scene is even more normal.
Her name is Shang Jingyan. She appears to be a rebellious young person, but in fact she is a member of the underground organization "Zhenwutuan" and is secretly investigating her mother Shang Song's past.
In addition, she has another most important task - to complete the "Returning Goose Plan" with the alliance leader Deboler.
The implementation date of the plan is approaching, so I can’t drink so much next time.
Shang Jingyanfei kicked the bottle and leaned back on the sofa in an upset mood. How could she be so drunk? Fortunately, it didn't delay anything.
[Zizi... Didi... Hello host, I am...]
Suddenly, an electronic sound in her head startled her: "What's that sound?!"
I saw words appearing out of thin air in front of me, but for some reason, there were a lot of mosaics between these words, as if someone had erased and rewritten them.
[… Binding successful, ■■■17X No.■■Love System is at your service—]
The square mosaic area is shimmering and colorful, adding a weird feeling.
system?
Shang Jingyan was stunned. Because of her hobby, she was also a half dream builder. Of course, she had seen this kind of thing in various literary works.
The three characters "17X" inexplicably made her feel familiar, and she wanted to believe them subconsciously.
But at the same time, she had a bad feeling.
No way! Could it be that she has traveled through time? !
As expected, the guy who claimed to be the system gave her a head-on blow:
[Congratulations on traveling into the love strategy game "King of Stars" and becoming the main controller. 】
【Our goal is: to have them all! 】
[With the help of this love system, you will have all the love manuals from ancient times to the present, both in China and abroad. You can win over any opposite sex, including the same sex! Lay low and reach the peak of your life! How about it, are you happy and excited, host? ]
Shang Jingyan: “…………”
"Lord of the Stars", she knew this game.
This is the most popular game on the market right now—no, it should be said that this is the most popular game on the market “before she traveled through time”.
Before that, the popular games in the entire interstellar world were all about... fighting, killing, horror and violence. Stellaris was like a breath of fresh air, and it attracted countless people as soon as it was released.
Its creator is very mysterious, his ID is "Fu". The company that Fu signed with also has a special name, called——
Wa.
Before Shang Jingyan traveled through time, he really liked playing "King of Stars". Who doesn't like sweet, lighthearted and happy love?
But the problem is, this is not the destination she wants to cross to!
Her "Returning Goose Plan" was clearly for...
Shang Jingyan's emotions were fluctuating and he was too excited. He suddenly felt dizzy and squatted down.
The scene turned into fragments and information streams, impacting her mind.
After a moment, she blinked slowly and blankly.
Her "Returning Goose Plan" is...what is it?
At this time, the system was still happily saying: [Ding——The first task of this love system is about to be released! ]
The self-perception is that of an 18-year-old Yanyan, and it can be clearly seen that her personality and behavior are more impatient and erratic than before.
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