Chapter 145-2: Rule Enlightenment, Game Cheating (2) |
So the Evil Spirit warrior in this Evil Moon scene did not disappear but was beheaded by Ascetic.
This was also why the Black Tide below remained, the Evil Eye remained, yet the Evil Spirit warrior had vanished.
It could be confirmed that this strike must have been borne by the Evil Spirit warrior and the Evil Eye together, since in combat the Evil Spirit warrior would be linked to the Evil Eye. Only then could the command and perception systems be integrated.
But the outcome was that the Evil Spirit could not withstand the endless agony and died, while the Evil Eye endured.
This showed how terrifying the power of that strike was.
Qi Sheng could even imagine Ascetic’s exhilaration at that moment.
For this day, he had cultivated arduously for long years, tormenting himself at every moment to accumulate the power of pain.
The pain amassed over those long years finally condensed into a sure kill strike, unleashed wantonly within this Evil Moon domain.
Through the pain transfer of the Touch of Pain, the endless torment released in that instant caused the Evil Spirit warrior’s consciousness to perish in a flash, ultimately becoming a puppet without a soul.
After all, the Black Tide had no tradition of erecting gravestones for the dead. The final destination of an Evil Spirit warrior who lost consciousness was to merge into the Black Tide and become nourishment for its growth.
As for Ascetic’s remains, Guide scanned around and found nothing either. Evidently, he had also been devoured by the Black Tide.
This was the inevitable outcome for any life that died to the Black Tide, players excepted.
At this moment, Qi Sheng’s consciousness focused on the tower, and his perception mode extended downward.
The information of the Territory Node beneath the tower surfaced in his mind.
[Territory Node: Myriad Forest]
Territory Type: rule
Rule Trait: Enlightenment
Trait Introduction: Follows the world’s operation and change, extracting a kind of natural boon.
Territory Status: Occupied by the terrifying Black Tide
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Discovering that this was a rule domain, Qi Sheng immediately had an idea.
Every kind of Territory rule could grant players a permanent boon state, no less important than Primordial Traits.
This Territory Node currently had no Evil Spirit warrior commanding it. With only the Evil Eye, it simply could not bring out the power the Black Tide ought to have, so it was entirely possible to try to take it.
With that in mind, Qi Sheng decisively shared the Territory Node information on the map and issued the corresponding purification mission.
But he also understood that taking this place would not be easy.
The Black Tide here was stronger than in the Emperor’s Mound Mountain Range. For players to take it, they would inevitably have to endure a protracted war.
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Earth, Cloudveil City.
The city was nestled among encircling mountains, blending ingeniously with nature.
Cloudveil City was built in the later stage of the Mechanical War.
Most residents in the city were descendants of residents of Blacklight City.
The brutal Mechanical War destroyed the entire city, causing a mass migration. They hid in the mountains and established a new city amid towering peaks and ridges.
After the war ended, Cloudveil City received support from the Human Federation and developed rapidly. By now it had nearly eight million permanent residents.
The entire city was surrounded by winding mountain ranges and gauzy clouds and mists.
Buildings in the city were built against the mountains, preserving the mountains’ original features while integrating modern design concepts. The city was shaded by lush trees and filled with the fragrance of flowers, interweaving with various native plants to form a vivid, natural scene.
At this time, in the Southern District of the city, inside a residential building beside Cloudstream Plaza.
Meng Yuan sat at his computer desk, staring at the screen, preparing for an exam two days later.
The title on the computer screen read: ‘Spirit Plant Research – Mock Test’
The main content of the topic was to describe the entire process of a spirit plant from seed to maturity, including germination, growth, flowering, fruiting, and dormancy stages, and to analyze the various factors affecting the growth cycle of spirit plants, such as light, temperature, humidity, and soil quality.
This was a specialty unique to Cloudveil City.
Cloudveil City was one of the Human Federation’s three spirit plant cultivation bases. Every year it issued a batch of job posts within the city in the field of spirit plant cultivation.
The duties were related to spirit plant research.
As for the planting and growth of spirit plants, all of it was handled by robots.
Before each sowing, the soil sensors equipped in the planting area could monitor key parameters in real time, such as soil humidity, temperature, pH, and nutrient content.
Based on this data, the planting robots could intelligently adjust sowing strategies, such as choosing seed varieties suitable for current soil conditions, or adjusting fertilization plans to optimize the soil environment.
Secondly, there was also a spirit plant health monitoring system in the planting area.
It could monitor the plant’s growth status in real time, including leaf color, morphology, growth rate, and so on. By analyzing this data, it could promptly detect health problems in spirit plants, such as pest and disease infections, nutrient deficiencies, and the like, and control robots to take corresponding measures for intervention.
All data was collected and transmitted to the central control system of the planting area. The system would automatically adjust the environmental parameters of the greenhouse or land according to preset thresholds, such as activating sunshades, ventilators, humidifiers, spiritual energy conveyors, and other equipment, to create the most suitable environment for plant growth.
In this era, manual planting had long ceased to exist.
The core of Meng Yuan’s spirit plant major was to improve spirit plant cultivation methods, to understand the growth mechanisms and physiological needs of spirit plant crops, and thereby guide robots to carry out more refined operations.
Reading the mock test content gave Meng Yuan a sudden headache.
He turned his head to glance at the flowerpot placed to the side. The spirit plant planted in it had already withered.
Originally he needed to record the detailed changes during this spirit plant’s growth process, but the current situation was that he had spent the past two months grinding games, resulting in forgetting to care for the spirit plant, which had now withered.
So he had no idea what to write.
With a sigh, he called out at this moment:
“Little A!”
“I’m here.” Light and shadow were cast from the ceiling, generating a fist-sized Smart Assistant A on the desktop.
Upon appearing, Smart Assistant A bowed to him:
“Master, what are your orders?”
“Help me check the growth cycle changes of the Earthspring Flower. I need detailed information.”
In response to the inquiry, a question mark popped up on Little A’s face.
“Master, you are currently taking the exam for a Primary Spirit Plant Cultivator. According to the exam requirements, Little A cannot provide you with any material assistance. You need to record the detailed changes during the Earthspring Flower’s growth process yourself.”
“Rigid intelligent AI. Can’t you make an exception?”
Hearing this, Smart Assistant A’s face immediately showed a wronged expression. It placed a hand on its chest and took two steps back, looking deeply hurt.
“Master, Little A cannot provide any help.”
“Stand down.” Meng Yuan said irritably.
“Received.” Smart Assistant A produced a longsword, stabbed it into its own chest with a pfft, then staggered a few steps, spat blood, and fell to the ground as the light and shadow dissipated.
With no other way, Meng Yuan had to open the group chat, attempting to seek help from classmates.
But after asking around, he found that each classmate had received a different variety of spirit plant seeds. Among 48 classmates in the same class, there wasn’t a single duplicate.
This meant the possibility of copying someone’s work was also cut off.
“It’s over. I’m probably not going to be able to graduate.”
In modern society, the importance of real world jobs was tied to social welfare.
Many benefits could not be bought with money.
For example, the medical quotas the Lunar Eclipse race allocated to the Human Federation each year. Ordinary people who wanted to go to Lunar Eclipse City for treatment needed to apply for extra qualifications, but real world jobs could share the fixed quotas allocated to the Human Federation.
There were many other priority benefits as well.
This was also why real world positions were valued.
Meng Yuan’s future job was spirit plant cultivator, provided he could pass the graduation exam and complete his spirit plant cultivation thesis.
Recently he had gotten hooked on gaming and had delayed the most important thing.
Sweeping a glance at the already withered Earthspring Flower, Meng Yuan fell into contemplation, feeling like one foot was already stepping into the virtual gold-farming industry.
The game Dark Land had very high output returns, so there was no need to worry about livelihood.
But getting past his parents would probably be impossible.
Thinking of his parents’ bragging to relatives at every family dinner, their faces full of pride, Meng Yuan’s blood pressure spiked.
He stood up, picked up a packet of spirit liquid, tore it open, and poured it into the flowerpot, attempting to treat a dead plant as if it were alive.
After waiting a long time, he picked up a detection gun, aimed it at the root of the Earthspring Flower, and scanned upward.
Beep beep!
Looking at the display, the values clearly indicated that the Earthspring Flower was already dead.
“Great. The path of game gold farming is set. I’m destined to strike it rich.”
The last shred of hope in Meng Yuan’s heart was shattered.
Just as he gave up on illusions and prepared to accept reality, a thought suddenly surged into his mind.
The game Dark Land contained a great deal of knowledge related to spirit plants. Was there a possibility that the game had knowledge related to the Earthspring Flower?
The spirit plant seeds used by the Human Federation were all provided by the Lunar Eclipse race, and the related planting techniques also came from the Lunar Eclipse race.
And since Dark Land was built by the Lunar Eclipse race, spirit plant types that existed in reality could very well exist in the game.
“I’ll ask Guide bro.”
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