nucmednet Chapter 348 Brothers, I've done it!
Chapter 348 Brothers, I've done it!
Dark gold water droplets floated silently on the obsidian table.
"Team Leader Sun, Team Leader Zhang."
Chen You leaned back in his chair. "From the moment I entered the Origin Realm, all my power increases, on the surface, seem like leveling up by defeating monsters, but what is the core driving force behind it all?"
Sun Feng adjusted his glasses. "Based on our analysis, your core motivation is gold coins."
"That is, the Chinese Yuan in real life."
"That's right." Chen You sat up straight.
"From the first level of Qi Refining to the ninth level, the amount of gold coins consumed increases exponentially with the increase in strength."
"In a way, this also confirms our suspicions."
The stronger you are, the more gold coins you need to consume.
He pointed to the Yellow Springs Origin on the table.
"The Origin Realm likely uses the Chinese currency as a medium, activating the cultivation power within my body through the consumption of the civilization associated with this currency."
No one responded.
Chen You continued, "What does the Chinese Yuan represent? It represents the fruits of the labor of 1.4 billion people in the real world, and it represents the foundation and credibility of a civilization."
"The Origin Realm is extracting this foundation and converting it into my cultivation level in the game."
Zhang Yunhai frowned: "Then what does this have to do with the data discrepancy this time?"
Chen You nodded, "So when it came to the crucial juncture of breaking through from the ninth level of Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, the algorithm of the Origin Realm collapsed."
Sun Feng typed rapidly on the keyboard, and streams of data cascaded across the screen like a waterfall.
"Algorithm crashed?"
"That's right. Because the Origin Realm has no idea how much energy a cultivator in the cultivation system needs to go from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment."
Chen You spread his hands, "The system's standard Foundation Establishment tasks only reward a pitiful amount of base materials."
"If I really follow the steps to complete that task and get the regular rewards, I will most likely fail to achieve Foundation Establishment."
Li Guoan sat opposite him, his hands crossed on the table, his gaze deep.
"So, that NPC who looks like Zhong Kui forcibly intervened in the system's operation," Zhang Yunhai added.
"He took advantage of your gathering of 50,000 players, and used that as an excuse to artificially inflate the original 100% mission progress to 10000%."
"Only energy of this magnitude can support the foundation building of the cultivation system," Chen You concluded.
Sun Feng looked at the deduction results on the screen and slowly nodded: "Comrade Chen You's guess is logically complete."
"The data quantification system of the Origin Realm may have serious errors when facing a high-dimensional system like cultivation."
Li Guoan stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the NPC city guards and researchers from the real world coming and going in the Baiyujing territory.
"Your guess makes some sense." Li Guoan turned around and looked at Chen You.
"Perhaps it's not just that; there are deeper reasons involved."
Chen You pricked up his ears: "What's the reason?"
Li Guoan shook his head and did not continue the topic.
He walked back to the table, his gaze fixed on the drop of dark gold water.
"In any case, this Yellow Spring Origin should be the Foundation Establishment Pill prepared for you by the Origin Realm or those higher-dimensional beings."
Li Guoan made the final decision: "Time is of the essence; you must arrange for the foundation building immediately."
Chen You glanced at the countdown to the newbie protection period on the system interface and stopped talking nonsense.
He withdrew from the Yellow Springs Source and directly left the guild territory.
Chen You's figure vanished in the guild hall as a white light.
Zhang Yunhai walked to Li Guoan's side and lowered his voice, "Director Li, what was the deeper reason you mentioned earlier?"
Li Guoan's gaze swept over the remaining expert members.
"Perhaps the data quantification of the source world is not wrong... the mistake lies with us."
He said in a deep voice, "We have always believed that it was the Origin Realm that activated Chen You's power as a cultivator."
"But have you ever considered this: if the Origin Realm could truly awaken or empower someone directly, why would Chen You still be cultivating day and night in the training room?"
"Why should one need to comprehend the true meaning of swordsmanship when it comes to a skill or technique?"
Everyone seemed to have noticed something and looked at Li Guoan.
"The Origin Realm merely provided a bridge." Li Guoan turned around.
"What is truly special is our pioneer of the immortal path."
"As expected..." A glint flashed in Sun Feng's eyes.
"I noticed before that the Dragon Scale Squad members' power was far less than that of Comrade Chen You back then."
Li Guoan nodded.
"The power within him even exceeds the upper limit of the Origin Realm System's calculations for the cultivation system."
"That's why Zhong Bu Kui showed up and forcibly increased the mission rewards to fill this gap."
Zhang Yunhai gasped. "So it seems... perhaps it wasn't a coincidence at all that he got that bracelet..."
"Foundation building is the priority right now." Li Guoan looked at Sun Feng. "Immediately arrange for the evacuation of personnel from the Qinling Command Center."
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Qinling Command Center, private rest room.
Chen You opened his eyes and got up from the recliner.
He stretched his arms and legs, then pushed open the door and walked out of the lounge.
In the spacious central hall, rows of computer screens still glowed with a pale blue light, but the seats were empty.
The coffee on the table was still steaming, indicating that the person had just left not long ago.
On the giant electronic screen on the wall, only one line of striking red text remained: [Highest level clearance completed. Wishing Comrade Chen You a smooth foundation-building process.]
Chen You's eyelid twitched.
Just then, the walkie-talkie on the table rang.
"Awake?" Li Guoan's voice came from outside.
"Director Li, isn't your efficiency a bit too high?" Chen You picked up the walkie-talkie and looked at the camera in the corner.
"They've all vanished in just a few minutes?"
"It's not running, it's a tactical retreat," Li Guoan corrected.
"To ensure the safety of researchers, the entire Qinling base has been evacuated."
Chen You naturally understood this, and joked, "What if I lose control and blow up this base?"
"If the base is destroyed, the government will pay for its repairs." Li Guoan's voice was utterly unwavering.
"As long as you're safe, that's all that matters. Remember, your top priority right now is to successfully establish your foundation. The rest will be taken care of by the nation."
Upon hearing the words "government safety net," Chen You felt much more at ease.
"Okay, I'm relieved to hear that."
Communication was cut off.
Chen You took a deep breath, turned around and walked back to his private lounge.
He sat cross-legged on the rarely used leather sofa, and a thought struck him.
A drop of dark golden water appeared out of thin air in his palm.
The moment this thing appeared in the real world, the temperature in the entire lounge dropped by more than ten degrees.
The temperature control system in the corner emitted a piercing alarm, followed by a plume of black smoke, and then completely stopped working.
"Hiss—" Chen You shuddered. "This thing from the underworld is really domineering."
Without hesitation, he tilted his head back and swallowed the dark golden drop of water in one gulp.
boom!
Chen You felt as if a muffled thunderclap had sounded in his head.
An immense energy, indescribable in words, exploded within his body in an instant.