Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 21: The 2th orbit in the simulated universe

Xing suppressed her expressive face.

"So, next, should we go fight a monster? Like that one over there?"

She pointed to the path leading to the elevator in the containment section, where a round, chubby phantom soldier named Chongzi was blocking the way.

He shaded his eyes with his hand and looked around.

There were three phantom soldiers in one direction, with the last phantom soldier guarding the two virtual teleportation points.

"Go straight for the gatekeepers over there? If we're fast enough, the first two won't notice us."

Since hunters primarily prioritize individual combat and speed, they can charge in like a gust of wind...

However, Xing did not hear Yunzhi's words.

Xing had already swung the baseball bat and charged forward.

Get him!

Yunzhi seemed to hear Xing's cry.

Okay, Black Tower just mentioned that battles can grant the Star God's blessing and strengthen your power in this virtual world, so fighting a couple more battles won't hurt.

Following Xing and the younger version of Lan, they fought their way through while collecting blessings. Xing was very excited, but Yunzhi found it very boring.

Perhaps it's because of Lan beside me...

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Although it had been a long time since they last met, Yun Zhi always couldn't help but want to walk behind Lan, just like before, as his deputy, about two steps behind and to the side of him.

But no, this simulated storm is his memory. If he really acts according to his habits, the simulated storm will most likely freeze on the spot, crashing like a fool.

Let's finish this quickly...

After defeating the enemies in the simulated universe, you will obtain something called "Universe Fragments".

You can purchase the Star God's Blessing.

6. You can even buy blessings now.

Xing was in high spirits and defeated the gatekeeper. He hesitated between "Battle" and "Event" and then chose "Event".

Has he already mastered the simulation universe gameplay without any instruction? He'd only been in there a short time, and Black Tower hadn't even had a chance to say anything before he ran off.

That's incredibly irresponsible.

After passing through the portal, the environment didn't change much, but a picture frame appeared in front of the portal leading to another space.

Is this what's called an "event"?

Xing ran over and touched the picture frame.

Is that so reckless?

Before Cloud City could even see the event name, it was pulled into another space.

In the endless darkness, a strange image suddenly appeared, its distorted lines reflected in Yunzhi's pupils.

—The sun scorches the earth, you chew on blades of grass, and a group of burly men walks towards you—they are rampaging street bandits, followed by a royal mercenary army.

The long description given at the beginning was quite... realistic.

That's right, description.

No scenes emerge; it's just a bunch of dry, textual descriptions—no matter how ethereal they may seem, it doesn't change the fact that it's just words.

Perhaps because humans are indeed more interested in images, Yunzhi didn't read the next few paragraphs either.

His focus was on the multiple-choice options at the end.

[Pay: Lose 50% of the universe's fragments.]

[Defend the last vestiges of cowboy honor: Enter the battle.]

Sure enough, the question itself isn't important; what matters is whether it's about playing or paying.

There aren't many pieces of cosmic debris; fortunately, there's no hard and fast rule, only a figure of 50%.

If you have plenty of money, spending 50% might be a bit painful.

It's because there's not enough money...

These cosmic fragments aren't worth much, but paying to avoid trouble is a good deal.

Xing was also counting the fragments of the universe when his gaze fell on the "pay" option.

At this moment, her and Yunzhi's brainwaves were surprisingly synchronized.

Paying money to avoid trouble.

She reached out her hand, wanting to touch the first option.

The short distance suddenly seemed incredibly far, and another hand suddenly appeared from behind them.

Then I pressed the "Enter Battle" option.

???

Yunzhi's first thought was: Aha, what do you want to do?

Yunzhi's first suspect in this kind of rebellious behavior, which goes against the grain, was Aha.

And didn't He say that He had sent a wisp of His consciousness here? Maybe He's waiting for this moment.

But soon, he realized something was wrong.

Isn't Aha too quiet?

Thoughts flashed by like shooting stars.

Yun Zhi and Xing turned around and looked at the person who had made the choice on their behalf.

The blue-haired youth withdrew his hand, looking around as if it had nothing to do with him.

Yunzhi: ……⊙ω⊙.

Is this simulated universe that popular?

The space suddenly shattered before my eyes.

The arena appeared in space, and the enemies were right in front of them, their weapons whirring as they looked at them.

Yunzhi raised his bow and drew it.

Simulated Lan smiled and raised her hand, conjuring a beam of light.

In an instant, a mournful cry came from Yun Zhi's ears, and several cracks appeared in the virtual space in front of him. It could be seen that the data was chaotically tangled up, and it was almost impossible to make sense of it.

Is the data from the simulated universe about to crash?

Yun expressed dissatisfaction with the sturdiness of the simulated universe and decided to tell Black Tower as soon as she got out, asking her to reinforce the simulated universe and the computers it supported.

Otherwise, if I come here often in the future, some star gods will inevitably come to see me.

It wasn't narcissism; he was confident that these star gods, who were bored year-round, would generally not let go of a free being who could talk to them face-to-face.

Xing kept a watchful eye on her surroundings, but that didn't stop her from asking:

"Um...Is Lan already this powerful before even becoming a god?"

Is this power so great that even the data used to simulate the universe are overloaded and cannot be calculated?

Yunzhi's vision went black.

No wonder she chose to fight... Lan has never been one to back down.

This isn't a simulated storm, this is the real storm!

Although it wasn't the real body, it was at least a wisp of consciousness, just like Aha.