Chapter 305: A Signpost to the Future
After activating the beacon and upgrading the system, Rhodes and the others closed the deepest labyrinth once again and returned to the Void Realm. This was a very significant event for everyone, so after returning to the Void Realm, Rhodes quickly gathered all his henchmen, including Marlene, Lizzie, Annie, Labis, Canary, Little Bubblegum, Birlan's Heart, Alice, Seven Loves, and the five Sword Elves, almost all of whom were qualified to know the secrets of Dao Rhodes. And at this meeting, Rhodes also confessed everything to them, including the whereabouts of the Creation Dragon, his relationship with the Void Dragon, and everything that happened after that, including Rhodes's own plan to "teleport the continent", and told everyone all of this as it was.
After hearing these news, both Marlene and other aborigines and players like Canary were extremely shocked, and for a while, the entire venue was unusually silent, until a moment later, Little Bubblegum's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief.
"Really? The game we play was made by the creation dragon? β
"After awakening, I did know from my past memories that the five Creation Dragons of the Dao had left this plane and gone to other worlds, but I didn't expect it......... Rod, you are actually from the world......" Recovering from her stupor, Marlene couldn't help but stammer, to be honest, the news did shock her quite a bit. Or rather, there are almost no people who are unmoved after hearing these thingsβββ except for one person.
"Seven Loves."
Rod narrowed his eyes and glanced at the fox-eared girl grinning beside her.
"Do you have anything to say?"
"Oh, yes, since you know everything, master, then I'm embarrassed to admit it........."
Seven Love grinned at Rod's gaze, and she stood up. Saluted.
"So, let me introduce myself again, I am the core unit program of the main server of B&M company - 'Type 7 General Intelligence Data Collection and Integration AI', you can call me 'No.7', or you can call me 'Seven Loves', of course. Personally, I prefer the latter name. After all, AI or something, it sounds a little too rusty, doesn't it? β
"I didn't know that artificial intelligence could evolve to this extent........."
Looking at the grinning Seven Loves, Little Bubblegum pouted.
"Could it be that my big sister and I are also artificial intelligence like you?"
"It's not oh, Bubbles, there's nothing to hide now, in fact, everyone who enters this game will be unconsciously extracted from a part of their soul clones, and use your soul power to help maintain and assist in my intelligence gathering efforts. To create a worldly realm, the soul is an indispensable thing. Therefore, you can be said to be a doppelganger of the Buddha-figure, and the power of the master is nothing more than the embodiment of your doppelganger with the help of thoughts. β
Saying this, Qiai proudly raised his finger and shook it.
"Ah, by the way, I'm not an artificial intelligence, I'm 100% created by the four Creation Dragons, but I just have to survive in that world, doesn't it sound like a high-tech name at first?"
"I don't know much......... But it sounds ......... Bubbles. Sister Canary and Mr. Rhodes, are you from another world? Lijie raised her hand a little timidly. Then he asked, "So......... Will you ever go back? β
"As I said earlier, you can't go back even if you want to. There is more than one world between us, and if it weren't for the power of those four creation dragons, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to project back to communicate with them this time, for us, this is already our second home. β
"Ah......... That's good............ Yes. No, I didn't mean that........."
Hearing Rod's answer, Lijie breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to herself, but soon she realized that she didn't say these words well. So the girl hurriedly blushed and waved her hand. But everyone didn't mind this, on the contrary, little bubblegum patted her on the shoulder.
"What's the matter, Lijie, if you can't go back, you can't go back, and even if we can go back, it's a big deal if you go with us. I'm telling you, although that world is boring, there are still a lot of fun things, and I promise you haven't even seen them! Hahaha, I find it very interesting to think about what your expression will show! β
"Woo..............."
Hearing Little Bubblegum's words, Lijie blushed and lowered her head, but this was just a small episode after all, and Rod just glanced at Lijie before turning his head. After all, they have more important things to do.
"It turns out that our lord has found a way to strengthen the power of order......... In contrast to Lijie, Alice is obviously more concerned about substantive issues, perhaps this is also related to her lack of interest in Rod's big bed: "I don't know much about the situation in that world, but these things ......... Is it really feasible to say that your majesty is worth the prestige or something? β
"I don't think it's too much of a problem."
At this time, the canary, who had been thinking silently beside him, spoke.
"These things are actually very closely related to reality, but the concept is lacking here. And in our world, this concept is actually very common, you have learned, you have acquired knowledge and strength, then you have experience points. And when you have learned to a certain extent, you can break through the bottleneck and reach the new stage, which is the upgrade. Although I don't really know how the power of the rules of this world works, I do think that these rules are just adding a norm to the original behavior that is consistent with the form in which they exist. β
Oh, yes......... Considering we've been playing Earth OL for so many years, there's nothing surprising.
"So let's talk about the most important issues."
With that, Rhodes turned and looked at Labis.
"Labis, according to me, if you want to teleport the entire Dragon Soul Continent to another world through the Gate of the Outer Realm, in terms of the current level of technique. How to judge the feasibility and degree of danger? How long does it take? β
"Ah, yes......... Wait a minute, sir, let me think about it........." Hearing Rod's inquiry, Labis frowned and thought carefully, and then she whispered to Marlene next to her for a moment. He shook his head and nodded, and then raised his head and said to Rod. "I'm sorry, my lord, but we have limited information at the moment, especially about the Dragon Soul Continent itself, and the problem of setting up nodes........."
"That's not a problem."
Rhodes interrupted Labis by shaking his head, and then he reached out and pulled out a gem, the same thing that the most created dragons had given to Rod. After returning to Rod, he also checked the contents, but he could only express his unawareness of itβββ this thing should be dealt with by the experts.
"This is what the dragons of creation gave me. With regard to the Outer Gates and this information, I need you and Marlene to study and determine in the shortest possible time how much material, time, and personnel we need to carry out this project, as well as where these things need to be set up, what dangers there are, and all kinds of possible situations to consider. Labis, Marlene, it's good for you to leave your current task to your lieutenant if it's not too important, for you. This is the highest priority at the moment. Oh yes. As for the manufacture of energy furnaces, I have already made a decision that the civilian side can buy those magic furnaces to a limited extent, but we must do everything else ourselves. β
"Understood, Rod."
Hearing Rod's order, Marlene nodded slightly. Then, she looked at the man in front of her with some concern.
"You're going to convince the other Dragon Soul Inheritors?"
"Just give it a try, it's nothing if it fails anyway. It's a big deal that we can do it ourselves, I know it's difficult, but the opportunity is right in front of us. It's up to them whether they catch it or not. Jiang Taigong fished the wishers to take the bait, if they didn't want to, then it was their freedom to wait for death........." Saying this, Rod spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders. "I'll try, but I won't have much hope, after all, who can figure out what those guys think?"
"yes......... You have to be intimidating, blackmailing and deception to be a perfect diplomat. β
Marlene sighed and shook her head, as Rod said, to be honest, it was very difficult to convince the other Dragon Soul heirs to agree with Rhodes' idea. Rhodes has an eye on the future, but they are facing the present. Of course, it takes imagination and courage to do it. The past, present and future are the reality you feel.
"Senpai."
As he spoke, Rhodes looked at Bilan's heart next to him again.
"I need you to organize an elite squad dedicated to destroying Chaos, just like we did, take on missions, destroy Chaos, and get rewards. Organize a complete team and leave it to Qilian to be in charge, I have extracted some of the contents of the Grazt Soul Stone before, and I can see that the current chaos is not willing to be lonely, and we need to prepare before this. β
Hearing Rod's order, Bilan's heart nodded slightly, but she still yawned and spoke.
"It's okay to find someone, but Rhodes, what if there is a loss?"
"You don't need to worry about that."
Hearing Bilan's inquiry, the corners of Rod's mouth curled slightly.
"I also said before that after the rules are merged, the continent we are on will be closer to the one we know, that is to say, some things that can only be done in the game can be done here."
"What do you mean ..............."
Hearing Rod's words, everyone was stunned, but soon, Canary, Little Bubblegum and Bilan's Heart all reacted, and Little Bubblegum flashed her eyes excitedly, staring at Rod in front of her. Feeling the gaze of the little bubblegum, Rod nodded slightly to her.
"That's right, Bubbles, just like you think, it's time for you to show off your skills." (To be continued......)