Chapter 954: Chapter 522: Interesting is Enough Chapter 954: Chapter 522: Interesting is Enough Wu Wei’s wish was seen by everyone, and the boss didn’t hide it but directly communicated the intelligence here.

After becoming aware of this, the guild leaders of the specialized nuclear bomb unit sulked for a long while before they finally squeezed out a message to the boss, “Why didn’t you stop him?”

The boss’s reply arrived the next day, “Who are you to speak to me like that?”

His words instantly extinguished the guild leaders’ arrogance, reminding them that this person was someone who neither yields nor compromises and only cared about his own enjoyment.

The reason they had consented to come here was that they felt “Nebula” offered a better view of various economic models and that the salaries were relatively high.

Geniuses have their own temperaments, and provoking them could truly drive them away, but the remaining mess would then become hard to handle.

After hesitating for a long time, they retracted their previous email and sent a very humble and polite one, “We apologize if we were a bit loud earlier, but what do you think we should do under the current circumstances?”

Reply, “How should I know, just don’t turn it into EVE. Don’t you have an idea of how it went downhill? Don’t you remember anything about how mining led to a flesh factory?”

Guild Leader, “You know about EVE?”

Boss, “Of course, I mined there for a month to understand the economic system, and it made me so angry every day that I wanted to chop someone. If you want to implement your ideas, go do it in EVE. It would be better to stay happy here.”

Guild Leader, “Understood, so regarding Wu Wei, what do you think would be the proper way to handle him?”

Boss, “Just play normally. But you are my financiers, so I remind you, you probably can’t outplay him. He has powerful support behind him, and he’s not easy to deal with.”

Guild Leader, “Isn’t that an exaggeration?”

Reading this email, the boss recalled an old saying, “The meat-eaters scorn others.”

Perhaps they weren’t even meat-eaters but had just gained a bit of power and felt they could exploit others, believing they could ascend to rule over others.

Currently just small-time guild leaders, floating on praise from their members, they start to think they can defy objective laws and feel omnipotent, but they often end dignified lives rather sadly.

Burning so much virtue just to add a restrictive condition, what does that tell you?

It indicates that he has even greater support, stronger backing, and better handling methods behind him.

The measures are imposed now because he doesn’t want to embarrass you; he still wants to play with you.

If things really go poorly, then the game might need a change of play.

Anyway, the boss decided to swiftly join Wu Wei in playing; this way, he might find better gameplay, more scenery, and more entertaining approaches.

The boss didn’t know if those people had taken his words to heart, but from the guild leaders’ arrangements, it seemed they had.

Some basic powers began to be delegated, Wu Wei could start taking over some duties, and part of the matters began to be referred to Wu Wei’s opinions, and the work towards the Starry Sea had officially begun.

Once Black Tech and Chen Rang were in place, a team was quickly formed: Wu Wei, Hakurei Silver Dream, Black Tech, Chen Rang, and the boss constituted a five-member leadership team.

As for the unlucky, just being a secretary would suffice.

A huge amount of materials began being mobilized, countless tasks distributed, and various guilds were finally coordinated to start an immensely large task within the game.

They began collecting various materials, enhancing all types of capabilities, the enticing nuclear bombs just within their grasp; now was the critical time to put in effort!

However, Wu Wei also discovered that the job was more troublesome than he had imagined.

Fortunately, the guild leaders were not too stingy; they pooled money to buy Wu Wei a gaming capsule so that he could sleep while playing the game, thus handling more matters.

And Black Tech went even further.

Upon learning that Wu Wei was a 996 wage slave, he immediately used his connections, introduced some business to Wu Wei’s company, and designated Wu Wei for collaboration.

This way, Wu Wei had plenty of time for various game activities, coordinating situations within the game, constantly pushing the progress of the game.

Although the players were already putting in enough effort, advancing here was not a simple task.

Ahead of them lay the King Starry Sea, an even more chaotic and disordered region.

Origin Land had an instinctive attraction for all civilizations; they continually fought to capture territories closer to the origin, which also meant that the closer they got to the depths, the more powerful the civilizations there would be.

But for the players, the stronger the enemy, the more excited they got.

Even players who preferred casual games were infected by a strong collective spirit at this time.

They sacrificed sleep to tirelessly play the game, selflessly donating massive resources, and for the first time in a game, players from different countries achieved communism–a single word would often result in a massive supply of resources, helping them overcome difficulties.

Walking through the players’ airport, Fang Cheng discovered it had already completely transformed.

Enormous factories were everywhere, untreated harmful gases being emitted, making the area smoky and hazardous.

Currently, only players were here; all NPCs had been asked to leave and not allowed near the region.

The air’s heavy metal content was severely above safe levels; ordinary people would quickly suffocate after breathing a few breaths here, and Cultivators, who needed to breathe Spiritual Energy, did not dare to come here, or they would have to ask for nuclear bomb treatment.

The only ones who could work here were various Cyber Immortals, but even Cyber Immortals’ bodies were continuously corroded by the polluted air, not living longer than three days.

But three days was enough.

Players, being immortal beings, could quickly regenerate as long as Fang Cheng continued to supply Mana here, allowing them to continue working.

The situation here had become extraordinarily bad, but the players’ air drops kept steadily arriving.

Dandelion-like airdrops constantly descended from the sky, the crowded sky causing a crash to occur every minute, and large amounts of debris fell like raindrops, keeping the sweeping robots here always in a busy state.

Through the continual sacrifice of the environment, what the players eventually got was a massive planetary factory, where countless resources were processed, then turned into weapons or spaceships, ceaselessly armoring up players willing to venture deeper.

Busy players often walked until they collapsed on the ground, and their bodies were quickly sent to the recycling stations, where all the resources inside were entirely recycled.

Beside Fang Cheng stood the leader of the Photonic People.

The other was still in photonic form, though their appearance had already integrated into a robotic form, making her almost indistinguishable from the players here.

Looking at the peculiar scene here, she couldn’t help but say, “Is such pollution really worth it?”

“There’s no problem, if there is, just use a nuclear bomb,” Fang Cheng said indifferently.

“But, after the pollution, the things from the past will definitely be affected, this planet can’t return to its former state.”

“Pollution and being polluted, to this universe, are all the same. The universe does not care.”

The Photonic Leader looked at Fang Cheng, feeling that his state of mind was somewhat high and beyond her understanding.

However, she still wanted to say something, so she said, “But, I still think…”
“It’s fine, if it can’t be restored, I will take action.”

The Photonic Leader immediately shut her mouth.

She was aware of his strength.

If he said it could be restored, then it could be restored. There was no need for her to say anything more.

After quietly observing the surroundings for a while, she curiously asked, “My lord, your angel envoys seem not afraid of death.”

“Yes, this is their game.”

“So, this is the game you mentioned… I can’t understand, are they able to be reborn indefinitely?”

“Yes.”

“If they can be reborn, why not do something more meaningful? Why insist on playing the game like this?”

Looking at the observing Photonic Leader, Fang Cheng felt this was another training.

In the midst of it all, various karmas interwove here, then brought the Photonic Leader by his side and asked such a question.

From their perspective, the actions of the players seemed meaningless.

They were just here to work, build spaceships, then resolutely go to their deaths.

This process was nothing but exhaustion after exhaustion, even if afterwards they could go to that distant other shore, but the reward was only Octopus Nuclear Bombs.

And the function of Octopus Nuclear Bombs was only to enhance their productivity level, neither increasing their income nor enriching their knowledge greatly.

Looking at the Photonic Leader, Fang Cheng felt like he was seeing his former self.

Indeed, where was the fun in this?

But indeed, it was interesting.

Games do not need to have meaning. If there is any, then it’s the joy, the curiosity.

Recalling his own gaming experiences, Fang Cheng realized that gaming indeed was an art, an art centered around curiosity.

It was a reflection of reality, a romantic imitation of reality by the game creators.

They used various means to project reality into the game, and let players explore the world in the creators’ minds throughout the game process, satisfying their curiosity.

And the foundation of Fang Cheng’s enlightenment lay in this curiosity.

Looking up at the sky above, Fang Cheng could finally express his realization.

He was curious.

Ascension for his former self was merely a necessary phase.

But now, after various experiences, he could openly say, he was curious.

He wanted to know what the world after ascension was like, and he also looked forward to what performances the players would show in the game.

For the player’s tactics beyond his imagination, he could now adopt an appreciative attitude, even looking forward to their future performances.

Holding this sentiment, Fang Cheng silently experienced it for a while.

He realized that the opportunity for ascension was right in front of him. If he wanted, he could ascend now, but he also knew it wasn’t time yet.

What held him back no longer existed; the only thing that made him pause was his curiosity for the Origin Land.

In this moment, the Photonic Leader felt an inexplicable change in the Heavenly Lord beside her, who seemed to have transcended this world and reached a place beyond her understanding.

Looking at Fang Cheng like this, the Photonic Leader seemed to understand something, but those contents were as vast as a nebula, making them hard for her to comprehend.

In this moment, she dared not move, nor speak, merely watching Fang Cheng silently, listening to that silent sentiment.

A few minutes later, Fang Cheng finally regained his senses and said to a player rushing by, “Interesting, that’s enough.”