Chapter 263: Rebirth and Shocking Experience
Chapter 263: Rebirth and Shocking Experience
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The body in the game cabin automatically connected to the hose, and as the nutrient solution gradually flowed over the body, the vision became blurred.
This made Ji Chen extremely curious.
He tried to resist the feeling of being detached from his consciousness, but was surprised to find that he was unable to resist the strong sleepiness at all.
“What a strong technique.”
After returning to Earth, he had a general understanding of the current environment of the Earth.
Before he traveled through time, he read a lot of novels, cartoons, and movies.
The popularity of time-travel themes remains high.
At that time, he was young and frivolous, and his heart was full of longing for traveling to another world.
I have even fantasized more than once that after returning to Earth, I would be able to act like the protagonist in the story and show off my skills and slap others in the face, enjoying everyone's admiring gazes.
But after spending more than 200 long years in another world, the ruthless knife of time had already quietly worn away the passion of his youth.
The plot of pretending to be cool that he once dreamed of, now did not stir up the slightest ripple in his heart.
He felt that his heart, which had experienced so much, had long lost its desire for excitement.
But the truth is.
The environment had changed after he returned to Earth, so even if he wanted to show off, he didn't have the ability to do so.
The powerful Eclipse Clan possesses numerous cutting-edge technologies, but the technology he provided did not attract the attention of Data City's top management.
The data city administrator who was talking to him at the time said:
"We will arrange for professionals to conduct rigorous verification of the technology you provided... However, in the current environment, spiritual resources are extremely scarce, making it highly unlikely that these technologies will be fully promoted and applied."
"Today's human race has opened up a new development path that belongs to us under the influence of the Eclipse Clan... But we still want to thank you for your support."
The administrator was very polite, but Ji Chen could also tell that he did not attach as much importance to the technology he brought with him as he had imagined when he came here.
He agreed with what the administrator said from the bottom of his heart.
The output of spiritual resources is indeed a core factor affecting technological development.
But this conversation also made him extremely curious about the Eclipse Clan.
This was his first time entering a virtual game cabin, and this feeling of being almost detached from his consciousness made him deeply aware of how powerful the technology of the Eclipse Clan was.
But what puzzled him was why the human race trusted the Eclipse tribe so much.
In his time, this would have been impossible.
After all, independence is the key to a future, and handing over the future to a foreigner was a trust that he found difficult to understand.
And this is exactly why he chose to experience virtual games.
Many questions may be gradually revealed in the process of experiencing virtual games.
As my thoughts surged, darkness enveloped my vision.
After a few seconds, a ray of light pierced through the darkness, and low epic music accompanied by chanting sounds that seemed to come from afar rang in the ears.
What is presented before our eyes is a bird's-eye view from high altitude.
The four big characters "Emperor's Tomb Mountains" appeared before his eyes and then disappeared.
The camera suddenly fell from a high altitude, passing through the swirling black fog, and a blood-red waning moon hung high in the sky.
Dark red light sprinkled on the towering mountains. The ridges meandered like giant dragons, and the jagged black rock peaks pierced the clouds. Looking down, they looked like the remains of ancient gods and demons.
In the distance, the earth cracked into deep ravines, magma surged, and hot steam rose, interweaving with the moonlight to form a blood mist.
I saw a lonely figure floating above the tower with his arms folded across his chest, behind him were evil eyes waving tentacles, and in the background was a huge blood-red waning moon.
At this moment, the line of sight suddenly jumped and stretched towards the sky.
The clouds retreated like waves, the blue sea beat against the white sand beach, and the colorful mist floated between the sea and the sky like silk, reflecting a dreamy rainbow light.
Looking out into the sea, huge coral reefs rise from the seabed to form a natural magnificent palace. Schools of fish leap out of the water, their scales sparkling like stars.
The Ascension Island, the Ancient God Arena, the Shuyan Realm... countless scenes flashed by quickly.
The overhead camera jumps again.
A cold wind suddenly blew up, and the scene was instantly engulfed by a pale blizzard.
The camera quickly swept across the endless snowfield, the aurora danced in the dark night sky, the glaciers stood tall, and the ice crystals whistled in the wind...
The fourth scene is the Senluo Forest.
The wind and snow dissipated, and life flourished.
Towering ancient trees rise from the ground, their branches and leaves interweaving into a green dome that blocks out the sun.
Fluorescent mushrooms dot the woods like stars, vines hang down, petals flutter, and the earth shines like a galaxy under the night sky.
At the end of the picture, the scene freezes on a giant mushroom as tall as the sky, and then the line of sight jumps again...
The scene that flashed by quickly shocked Ji Chen greatly.
He couldn't imagine that this would be a real scene in the game.
In comparison, he would rather believe that this is modern CG technology, and only in the opening animation can one have such a realistic scenery experience.
The end of the opening scene.
The camera suddenly accelerated, passing through the forest, passing over the mountains, crossing the ocean, and rushing towards a burning land.
On the crimson wasteland, three red suns hover above the horizon, never setting.
The hot winds kicked up dust and sand, forming swirling fire tornadoes on the ground.
The scene finally freezes above a ruined area filled with broken walls. The music stops abruptly, and a line of burning words appears in the darkness:
【Welcome to the monster world, start choosing your initial soul. 】
After the burning words dissipated, Ji Chen's heart was still not at peace.
At this moment, the sight also jumped to a blue crystal wall where dozens of monsters were imprisoned.
His sight focused on the first monster, and immediately relevant information about the monster appeared in his mind.
[Gargoyle…. 】
Ji Chen suddenly found the choice of initial abilities interesting.
Before he traveled through time, he had come into contact with many online games.
In my impression, the most classic settings in online games are undoubtedly the three iron triangle professions of warrior, mage, and priest.
Other schools of thought are also derived from these three professions.
Like Monster World, there are dozens of career options at the beginning, which makes him feel very novel.
After looking through the abilities of various initial souls in detail, Ji Chen's sight finally focused on the creature with fiery red wings and owl-like shape in storage cell No. 2.
Immediately relevant information emerged.
[Are you sure you want to choose "Eagle-headed Demon" as your initial soul? 】
Sure.
As soon as the thought came to his mind, the eagle-headed monster quickly enlarged in his sight, and its sharp claws grabbed straight towards his face.
"Thought reading?"
As soon as an idea comes to mind, the selection is made automatically.
Ji Chen once again gained a new understanding of the technical content of this game.
In his eyes, the Eclipse Clan already had a civilization and technology that surpassed that of the White Demon Clan.
The reason why he chose the eagle-headed demon was mainly related to his own fighting style.
During the long journey to the other world, his fighting method mainly relies on releasing mental power and converting it into telekinesis to control objects.
This ability is taught by the Dragonborn himself.
Including the members of various races in their resistance army, most of them learned the abilities taught by the Dragonborn.
Just as the Dragonborn said, the biggest mistake the White Demon had made in his life was summoning it to another world, which doomed the White Demon to failure.
In the perceived picture, the spine lights up like a galaxy.
The soul ball symbolizing the eagle-headed demon is embedded in the first groove on the spine.
Suddenly, an indescribable power surged into the body.
At this time, the prompt sounded again, asking you to name the game character.
After a brief thought, Ji Chen typed a line of text:
The returnee.
【Tip: The game name has been used by other players. 】
explorer.
【Tip: The game name has been used by other players. 】
The Reborn, the Traveler, the Returner... Each name indicates that it has been used by other players.
Feeling helpless, Ji Chen typed again:
[Reborn and still can't beat]
[Challenger Tips: The name is successful, welcome to the monster world: Reborn and still can't beat it. ]
Ji Chen: ...
After the name was successfully chosen, the four big words "Sun-Chasing Space" flashed in his eyes, and the crystal wall in front of him quickly collapsed and dissipated.
In an instant, countless noisy sounds exploded in my ears.
"We are all qualified players now. Speak louder in the future. You won't be blocked when you enter the live broadcast room. Hahahaha."
"New brothers, look here. The newly formed team is in need of a player who can take damage. The initial soul should preferably be a gargoyle or a rock shield." "Collecting sacrifice power, unlimited collection at 1:50, fair price, transfer within seconds, cheaters will have their entire family killed!"
"Everyone, stop arguing and listen to me. I'm going to release a new Monster World cheat that offers unlimited power, unlimited strength, unlimited stamina... and it can skip the one-hour resurrection cooldown. It's authentic, and costs 10 billion power. There's no after-sales service."
……
The various shouts gave Ji Chen a headache.
Looking around, dense crowds of figures are surging like a tide.
Thousands of newbies wearing the same black cloth clothes as him filled the entire square.
Some players were running around like headless flies, some were squatting on the ground studying something, and there were many more who were standing there like him, too shocked by the huge crowd to speak.
A white teleportation light would occasionally appear in the distance, and every time it flashed, a new player would be teleported out.
But soon more dark figures will join this boiling ocean.
This is not a novice village at all. It is even more outrageous than the Spring Festival railway station in his memory.
In such a crowded scene, it is difficult to find even a gap to get out.
But Ji Chen's attention quickly shifted to himself.
His expression suddenly froze.
He looked down at his hands.
The skin, which was originally full of cracks and as dry as tree bark, is now smooth and intact, glowing with a healthy luster under the light of the virtual scene.
His fingers also became slender and strong, and as he flexed and stretched them slightly, the joints made crisp sounds, without any trace of the familiar tingling sensation in his memory.
He pressed his chest hard.
The hideous scar that once spread from the collarbone to the abdomen also disappeared.
Through the rough black cloth, he could feel the young and vigorous heartbeat in his chest.
Although the white hair on his head still fell to his shoulders like snow, when he twisted his neck, there was no feeling of sluggishness caused by aging.
"this……."
Ji Chen was shocked and subconsciously jumped on the spot. The long-lost feeling of lightness almost made him stumble.
His rotten internal organs no longer hindered his movements, and his atrophied muscles tightened again.
He tried to throw a punch at the air. Although it was soft and powerless, far inferior to that rotten body, the smooth feeling of perfect cooperation between joints and tendons made his eyes hot.
There was no dull aching from old injuries, no suffocating feeling from organ failure.
He took a greedy, deep breath of air, even the extent to which his lungs expanded was a luxury he had never dared to imagine.
This made Ji Chen realize that this body reconstructed by data brought him back to his youth.
At this moment, he slowly closed his eyes, allowing the long-forgotten feeling of lightness to flow through his body.
He took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. The sound of blood rushing was clearly audible in his ears.
Feeling the vitality emanating from every strand of blood and energy in his body, he felt like a dead tree coming back to life, radiating vitality from the inside out.
After a long time, Ji Chen opened his eyes.
The excitement in his heart was suppressed, and a smile appeared on his face:
"This game... is beyond my expectations. It looks like the rest of my life will be very interesting."
He followed the crowd and moved forward slowly. He tried to dodge, but the crowd still squeezed him.
Looking around, in addition to human players, you can also see players of many different races.
At this moment, a foreign player who was huddled together with him looked at him:
"Brother, what is the initial soul?"
Facing the question, Ji Chen replied with a smile:
"Hawk-headed demon."
"What a pity. I wanted to team up with you. The Eagle-headed Demon Soul is indeed very strong, but its combat power is too low at the beginning. We will definitely have to fight monsters when we go out. Teaming up with you will not be efficient in killing it."
As he spoke, the alien player proudly waved his hand and condensed a golden burning battle axe:
"I started with the Brute Force Axe, which I used to quickly upgrade in the early stages, and then switched to the damage flow in the later stages. This is the strongest starting choice."
Ji Chen smiled and nodded without arguing.
He knew very little about this game and really didn't know which soul was the most powerful at the beginning.
Unlike other players who consult a lot of information before entering the game and compare which soul is the true god of the version, he cares more about the experience rather than which gameplay is more powerful.
Before entering the game, your knowledge of the monster world is limited to the various monster information in the monster encyclopedia.
But this monster information is obviously useless.
After all, the latest scene is opened this time, which is a new area that old players have not yet explored.
He planned to wait until the scene was over and practice what it felt like to release his abilities.
Although the game claims to have perfect physical performance that simulates reality, even if the realism of the scene is achieved to the extreme, the skills in the game are ultimately fake things that are created.
There is a fundamental gap between this and real supernatural powers, and this difference obviously cannot be made up in the game.
When falsehood is integrated into reality, there will definitely be all kinds of awkwardness.
But the fact that the game could be so realistic was beyond his expectations.
Finally, he followed the crowded crowd to the exit of the scene, then followed the crowd through the invisible barrier, and his body was suddenly wrapped in white light.
When his vision cleared, Ji Chen was stunned by the scene before him.
Staying in a pure white space with nothing in it except for new players, you can still feel like you are in the virtual world.
But when he left the space scene, he couldn't find any flaws in the picture before him.
In the sky at the end of the sight, three dim little suns were suspended in the sky in a triangle shape. The scattered light was not dazzling, as if softened by some invisible filter, casting a warm halo, and the scene seemed like dusk.
At this time, Ji Chen squatted down and stretched out his hand to touch the ground.
The touch from his fingertips made his heart palpitate.
Pick up a piece of gravel, and you can see the edges and corners of each grain of sand on the rough sandstone surface. You can feel the subtle temperature difference of the rock under the sunlight with your fingertips, and you can even see subtle weathering lines if you look closely.
Grab a handful of sand, the trajectory and weight of the particles slipping through your fingers, and even the shape of the dust floating in the air, are exactly the same as reality.
The only difference is that the scene gravity in the monster world seems to be slightly different from that on Earth.
However, this perception may be biased when it comes to physical experience reshaped by data.
After all, when the body strength changes, the perceived gravity will also change.
Standing up, he looked toward the horizon.
The pupils trembled slightly at this moment.
The reality of this world has surpassed the scope of simulation in his cognition.
He couldn't imagine what kind of technology could create such realistic physical laws.
Having lived for more than two hundred years, he had not expected to be so shocked just after returning to Earth.
The virtually constructed scene actually has a more realistic sensory impact than reality.
Feeling the warmth of the light from three suns on the back of his hand, Ji Chen was stunned.
“老人家，让一下，游戏里可没有尊老爱幼，再堵门我揍你。”
Hearing the voice behind him, Ji Chen decisively stepped aside. He saw a three-meter-tall alien player carrying a khaki shield walking past him, then turned his head and glared at him.
Faced with provocation, Ji Chen did not respond.
He was still in shock.
The more he learned, the more he realized the technical content and even the horrific consumption of resources required to create such a realistic scene.
Even the Dragonborn, who he thought was omnipotent, could not do this.
What made him feel even more incredible was the air here.
A breeze blew and he smelled a scent he had never experienced before.
It seems to be the mineral smell of hot rocks, with a minty herbal scent and an indescribable slight burning sensation.
The key point is the spiritual energy content in the air.
Even the other world where he had struggled for 200 years was far inferior to it.
It can't even be said to be on the same level.
The spiritual energy content here is hundreds of times stronger than that in the other world, or even more.
Ji Chen unconsciously took another deep breath.
Suddenly, it felt like a spring of clear water was injected into my lungs.
Every breath he took afterwards made him feel satisfied. Almost tangible spiritual energy particles flowed into his body through his trachea and turned into warm streams in his chest, sweeping away the fatigue brought about by adapting to the earth's environment over the past few days.
Ji Chen closed his eyes again, and the Dragonborn's laughter appeared in his mind:
"Chen, you have never experienced the charm of the big world, so you are destined to not understand the world that can give birth to powerful races. Every breath you take can bring about the optimization of life levels... Don't disbelieve it. The energy you get from your hard work in cultivation now may not be as good as normal breathing in the big world. The only difference is that normal breathing cannot utilize energy and can only evolve passively, while you have learned to utilize energy through the cultivation method I taught you."
Looking back now, Ji Chen finally understood the meaning behind what the Dragonborn said.
I also understand why the Dragonborn would use the phrase "swallowing and exhaling the essence of the world" to describe cultivation, just as every breath at this moment is absorbing the purest life energy from the air.
Use your skin to feel the flow of spiritual energy brought by the breeze.
The invisible energy brushed across his brow and nose like silk, and finally flowed into his body with his breath, stirring and spreading in his body.
This feeling made Ji Chen intoxicated.
He originally entered the game just for experience, but this game brought him too many shocks and surprises.
He realized that the rest of his life might become very interesting.
(End of this chapter)