Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 290 - Chapter 290 Chapter 290 A Godlike Experience

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: A Godlike Experience Chapter 290: Chapter 290: A Godlike Experience On the 17th day after Virtual World Technology was trialed, the supreme ruler of Saint Andreas City, Kanabi, was forcibly awakened by an internal timing device. It gently shook its head, removed its helmet, and a look of confusion appeared in its eyes…

In just 17 days, it seemed to have experienced another, colorful life…

God? Divine beings? The Creator? Heavenly Demons? Buddha?

This was true freedom, true joy!! Everything in real life, by comparison, had long since become dull and colorless.

But this life hadn’t ended yet when it was abruptly pulled back into the real world. The sensation of plummeting from a high cloud left it with an endless sense of emptiness.

As Kanabi stood there in a daze, a human Engineer nearby said, “Your Excellency Kanabi, your gaming experience is over… Oh, right. This is our civilization’s most recent entertainment technology. How do you feel about it? Is there any room for improvement?”

Kanabi opened its mouth, momentarily unsure of who it truly was.

Was it that omnipotent God from the illusory world, with legions of admirers… or the ruler of Saint Andreas? A fat and aging Pangolin that had lost its sexual ability, with 90% of its time spent in hibernation?

Faced with this contrast, it felt even more irritable, wishing it could return right away to that better world.

Yet the remaining rational part of it reminded Kanabi that this world was the more real one, and that the other was just a game.

Yes, it’s just a game! Just a game!

After a while, it finally managed to utter a few words, reverting to its original tone: “A very good entertainment product… I am very satisfied.”

“Thank you for your experience! We still need some time to make improvements, please sign here. And if you want more features, feel free to let us know…” The Human Engineer courteously greeted and documented the user experience before carting away the machine.

Kanabi remained somewhat bewildered, staring blankly at the ceiling.

It stretched out a hand, attempting to unleash “Magic Power” and remodel its room, but in the real world, no matter how long it raised its hand, it was utterly useless…

“This is… reality.”

And so, almost every high-level Glizerian experienced this miraculous technology, a new life!

Then they were not allowed to play anymore.

The longer the Pangolins waited, the more irritable they became, increasingly feeling their physical bodies in this world were frail and weak, getting tired after just a few steps, their thoughts controlled by medication.

And the opposite sex around them was never quite perfect, not even close to the beauty and charm found in the virtual world…

Kanabi was struggling to endure this dreary and boring world. Recalling the lovely being from the virtual world, it felt a surge of youthful impulsiveness…

Even divine beings need to occasionally grace their admirers, don’t they?

How interesting it was to have regaining youth and energy!

But now, every additional minute spent here was another minute of discomfort.

“How’s the investigation going? Why have humans suddenly invented this kind of entertainment technology? It’s quite different from the traditional Immersive VR.”

Immersive VR, after all, was only illusionary, and it could clearly be felt as such.

Even the Brain in a Vat technology couldn’t achieve complete realism. After all, perfectly simulating bioelectricity was too difficult.

But now, everything was different.

A scientist from the Gliese Civilization stepped forward and explained, “I’m sorry, your honor. We are temporarily unable to understand the underlying principle. The core host is located on the human spaceship… these machines are merely receivers, not the ultimate server.”

“However, some human engineers have revealed that this is a form of entertainment from a super civilization!”

“Super civilization?” Kanabi was slightly taken aback.

“You know, some super civilizations are without physical form, they can upload their consciousness into computers, and we suspect that’s the technology humans are using; of course, it could also be the ‘Brain in a Vat’ technology… not sure how humans managed to get ahold of it…”

The leader stood there dumbstruck for a while, the reality was that it couldn’t possibly ponder the philosophical question of “Am I still me?” It was simply desire.

“So, you’re saying there’s nothing about this in the data banks of the Universal Factory? Unable to replicate?”

“Yes, we can’t replicate it, let alone understand the mechanism.”

It said irritably, “Then… what do humans need? They wouldn’t let us use their latest entertainment products without a reason! What the hell are they up to?”

“They need a type of high-strength nanocomposite material, which our Universal Factory can produce, but it will require a significant amount of production capacity. The specific model is D-mas990…”

“Nanocomposite material…”

Kanabi cursed loudly, “Greedy humans! Go ask the leaders of other cities what they think, and try to lower the price.”

In fact, humans really did want to promote it on a large scale for free, but dealing with a civilization, too direct an approach would only increase their vigilance.

Whereas through trading, it would make them feel more “righteous and justified.” Moreover, this composite material was quite useful to humans too; it was a crucial part of the ‘Kunlun Mountain’ Mother Ship, and there was a substantial shortfall in this area. Relying solely on human production was simply too slow; getting some through trade would be good.

On the Gliese Planet, a secret meeting among the high-level oligarchs quietly convened and ended just as quickly; the trade was swiftly approved.

Strangely, all these high-ranking individuals seemed somewhat irritable, even impatient!

Some clever and sensitive Glizerians vaguely felt that something was amiss, but couldn’t quite put their finger on it. In a civilization ruled by an oligarchy, what say did they have?

“A new form of entertainment… How could I possibly become addicted to it?” Kanabi thought excitedly.

After the deal was concluded, several large biological computers were transported down from space; they were the so-called game consoles. Humans also “generously” gave away more than three thousand Hibernation-chamber-like gaming devices for free, indicating that many high-level leaders could try them for free.

And so, the collapse of a civilization officially began…

These biological computers officially started the countdown to this civilization’s demise…

…

As it turned out, the collapse and decay of a civilization were often a long time in the making. When the avalanche occurred, not a single snowflake was innocent. And the technology of “Consciousness Upload” finally revealed its true power, undoubtedly a genuine form of “Black Technology”!

An existence that low-level civilizations struggle to control!

After numerous repeated experiments, not a single Glizerian could last for three years!

Whether leaders, curious scientists, or zealous religious figures, three years was the limit. After that, they would abandon everything in the real world, lost in the endlessly wonderful virtual world…

The civilization invasion operation this time was so smooth that humans gained a tremendous amount of experimental data and felt a profound sense of shock.