Chapter 616: Chapter 30 Starry Sky Gold
The traitors had died: a total of nine from the Sixth Realm, thirteen from the Fifth Realm—members of both the Human Race and the Spirit Clan—all met their demise in the most humiliating of ways.
Neither Wang Sheng nor Li Xueqian paid any attention to the traitors’ wails.
In the conflict between the two realms, once one became a traitor, they should be prepared to die without a place for their bodies to rest.
Wang Sheng, accompanied by Li Xueqian, returned to Qingshan Village to discuss the method of connecting the Virtual World’s communication platform with reality.
“The most important thing is that even if it’s connected to reality, we must harvest the dispersed spiritual power… and even the Life Essence Qi.”
The dispersed spiritual power and the dispersed Life Essence Qi.
The methods to harvest the two varied: dispersed spiritual power was harvested naturally as intelligent beings entered the Spirit World and expended their spiritual power.
However, because of its uniqueness, the harvesting of Life Essence Qi was similar to the initial harvesting of dispersed spiritual power, only possible in large amounts where beings were gathered; otherwise, it was time-consuming, laborious, and uncertain how much could be collected.
If the equipment that was created could harvest both simultaneously, then the final yield would likely increase by ten to twenty percent.
With this in mind, Wang Sheng granted a portion of the authority over the Virtual World to Li Xueqian.
Of course, the authority given was not over the Virtual World itself, but its avatar.
A long time ago, the Virtual World had developed the capability to form avatars, and places like Yan State, Hanhai State, and others had used the avatars of the Virtual World.
This time, with Divine Thought greatly enhanced, Wang Sheng directly split the Virtual World into two sections.
One section was the source of the Virtual World, not open to outsiders.
The other encompassed the whole Source Star Virtual World; even though the avatar consumed a significant amount of energy, the source Virtual World was quite small but sufficient for his own personal use.
Therefore, he felt no pressure in distributing the authority of the avatar.
If a problem arose, at most he would lose the harvested spiritual power and Life Essence Qi, which came for free anyway. Even if lost, at most it would be a momentary pain, causing no harm to his original form.
Still, the avatar lacked nothing; it was a complete Virtual World.
Li Xueqian, whose Cultivation System was special, was astonished upon receiving a part of the authority.
“Is this part of the essence of the Virtual World? Indeed, it’s powerful. Perhaps some of our experiments could also be conducted in the Virtual World…”
Before truly experiencing it, no matter how realistic the Virtual World was, he had never placed much trust in it, believing only in reality.
But after actually engaging with it, he realized that many things could be completed within the Virtual World, saving a substantial amount of funding and resources.
Wang Sheng knew the impact the Virtual World could have on a scholar like Li Xueqian, but he was more concerned about something else, “You can study these at your leisure. The first thing to do is to connect the communication platform with real-world devices. Would that be helpful for you?”
“Yes, very much so! As a Cultivator of the researcher system, studying anything can enhance my cultivation… By studying the Virtual World, even if I discover just a little, I am confident I can ascend to the Fifth Realm!”
The researcher system may seem unassuming, but it was actually incredibly formidable.
In a researcher’s eyes, everything was subject to study, and Wang Sheng even suspected that Li Xueqian might be interested in studying him.
Therefore, upon learning that the Virtual World was available for study, he readily accepted.
“The authority you’ve given me, I’ve already looked at it; it’s a spiritual technique. So, if we’re talking about the devices, they can also be approached from a spiritual angle… Let the devices connect the spirits of beings with the Virtual World, using the equipment as a converter…”
Li Xueqian quickly provided constructive suggestions.
Treating the connecting devices as a relay station, integrating a portion of the Virtual World’s authority into the relay.
“That’s a good idea, but it won’t be easy to implement.”
“No problem, as long as there’s a sliver of possibility, that means there’s a chance for success. Sir, I will make it happen, and perhaps in the future, we might even connect to the Virtual World from places it doesn’t cover.” Li Xueqian’s eyes sparkled with ambition; he knew the research would be difficult, but to him, it also represented an opportunity toward a greater path.
“If that’s the case, I’ll leave it to you. Are you confident?” Wang Sheng looked at Li Xueqian, a perfect tool indeed, truly a Planet Saint.
“Of course. Sir, you can rest assured and leave it to me!”
It wasn’t long before Li Xueqian departed, eager to delve into the research of the Virtual World just introduced to him.
After his departure, the Planet Will, Yuan, appeared once more.
[I’ve been curious for a long time, just what is the Virtual World? It seems everyone talks about it, as if many people like it… Can you tell me?]
Wang Sheng was taken aback; he had indeed overlooked the Planet Will.
But the affairs of the Virtual World couldn’t be concealed, so he explained to Yuan about the Virtual World, including its various functions.
[Is it really that miraculous? Can I enter it?] Yuan was intensely curious.
Such a magical world could potentially grant him a body, though the body was secondary; the main attraction was experiencing the interesting aspects of the Virtual World.
Hearing this, Wang Sheng was startled; he didn’t know if a unique entity like the Planet Will could enter.
“Why don’t you give it a try… Just mentally command ‘log into the Virtual World,’ and that should do it…” That was the basic rule he had set for the Virtual World.