I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 753 - 753 752. Can I just have black tea_1

Chapter 753: 752. Can I just have black tea?_1 Chapter 753: 752. Can I just have black tea?_1 “All I have is some black tea a friend gave me before, if you don’t mind…”

Old Eggplant was somewhat trembling with fear, after all, he had just seen Lu Ban in the game. It was difficult for him to differentiate between the Lu Ban in the game and the one standing in reality.

He even began to feel the illusion that the Lu Ban in the game and the real Lu Ban were the same person.

“No need for water, let’s get straight to the point,” Lu Ban said, declining the possibly soporific black tea.

“You said you can produce flames now?”

At Lu Ban’s words, Old Eggplant was suddenly startled.

“How did you know it was me?”

He definitely used an online alias, and his personal information was well protected, not likely to be leaked. So, could it be that Lu Ban had traced him down through the internet cable?

“I traced you down through the internet cable,” Lu Ban casually replied.

“?”

Old Eggplant was stunned, unsure whether to take it as a joke or seriously.

If it was true, wouldn’t that be too preposterous?

“Can you perform that trick again?” Instead of explaining, Lu Ban pressed on.

“Err…”

Old Eggplant nodded, and then he snapped his fingers, producing a small flame at the tip.

Lu Ban watched the flame, pondering.

“It seems we’ve reached this stage,” he thought, recalling his own career advancement task.

He needed to extend the influence of the Magic Network, starting with establishing one and spreading it in the real world.

And this time, the evaluation metric was influence, not the number of people influenced or the number connected, a very vague criterion indeed.

However, Lu Ban simply deduced that the influence referred to the impact of the Magic Network and those connected to it on the world; for instance, if someone were to destroy the world with the Magic Network, their influence would be significant.

After so many exposures to this concept in various works, it seemed that this world needed something substantial.

In layman’s terms, it was the Revival of spiritual energy, or in terms of the Foreign Domain, the Old Days Revival.

Due to his association with the Magic Network, Lu Ban had superficially studied depictions of such events in various works. The process of revival usually spanned several stages.

At first, only a small number of people would awaken, usually concealing themselves and moving in secrecy.

Next, higher-level forces would become involved, competing covertly beneath the surface.

And only then would it come to public awareness, culminating in a change in the world’s structure.

As for now…

Lu Ban looked at Old Eggplant.

“It’s quite normal to produce a flame with your hand once you’ve been connected to the Magic Network. Mastering such a minor spell is quite simple,” he stated frankly.

“Ah?”

Old Eggplant didn’t know how to respond.

Was this a game setting?

It couldn’t possibly be a statement of reality, could it?

“There are many others like you, and I plan to give you all a little gift,” Lu Ban continued. He materialized a silver pen, glanced at the “Morning Star” beside Old Eggplant’s computer desk, and wrote down some words.

[Able to access the Magic Network]

“?”

Old Eggplant had no idea what Lu Ban was up to and didn’t dare to make a sound.

He considered himself quite sociable and had no trouble communicating with strangers, but when it came to Lu Ban, he never seemed able to speak up. The Director’s oppressive aura was extraordinary.

It wasn’t that he felt like he was facing a teacher or a parent; it was the unknown. Old Eggplant didn’t know what Lu Ban would do next. This feeling lingered in his heart, making him timid and afraid to say more.

“Go back and wait for news. I’ll be calling on you soon to test some things first. Oh, and about the Magic Network…”

Lu Ban paused for a moment and looked at Old Eggplant.

“You wouldn’t want some weird things popping up around you, would you?”

Old Eggplant’s heart tightened instantly, as if something was watching him from behind.

He hesitated and nodded, watching Lu Ban leave.

A little later, Old Eggplant received a text on his phone from Silent Media. Since they had also sent the notification to sign for the helmet, he was able to confirm the sender.

The message was simple: update the system of “Morning Star” in a week and then log in.

“… How did he get in here just now?”

Old Eggplant looked up abruptly after reading the text, staring at the locked security door with a bewildered face.

…

Lu Ban already had a rough idea of how to complete his professional tasks.

Firstly, in his own world, there was something similar to the Magic Network, which was the Internet.

The Magic Network temporarily stored knowledge in the brains of the Mages, ready for extraction anytime, and the Internet actually stored and displayed information and data on devices for users to view and experience.

Therefore, with a paradigm shift, Lu Ban didn’t need to infuse knowledge into everyone’s brains like in the Night Country.

He just needed to implement it through a device, and that device was “Morning Star.”

Building a Magic Network based on “Morning Star,” and allowing players to influence the world through “Morning Star,” seemed like the way to accomplish the task.

Just as in Night Country, Lu Ban could create the players’ mud avatars in the places where he had left his mark, allowing the players to remotely control them through “Morning Star.”

With that thought, Lu Ban quickly plunged into the work of transformation.

He owned a Fragment of the Magic Net, and he quickly used it to create a set of server terminals, the core of the Magic Network, which will serve as the “sacrifices.”

All Pollution would be saved in these servers in the form of information and spread to the virtual reality helmets through access requests. The players were just experiencers.

Of course, even so, such Pollution would subtly affect the players over time. Like Old Eggplant, who, due to the Corrosion of knowledge, gradually began to show superpower traits. But compared to Godzilla invasions or mist monsters, the current method of Pollution spread was relatively mild.

Starting with a few, he planned to gradually raise the pollution level of the entire world until it was strong enough to counter most of the Chosen by Gods from other worlds who came to create threats. This was Lu Ban’s current strategic goal.

Lu Ban quickly screened the test players and found thirty-five who had undergone Mutation.

These players had accessed the Magic Network and thanks to their individual physical differences, had gained some of the knowledge from the Magic Network, which allowed them to manifest certain superpower abilities in reality.

Of course, their superpower abilities were weak, and the majority could only start a fire or move a spoon a few centimeters across a table.

To truly manifest extraordinary powers was a long and arduous journey.

…

One week later.

As expected, Old Eggplant updated the system of “Morning Star.” During that time, the Internet was abuzz with discussions about when [Cage] would be tested, and rumors abounded.

He didn’t pay attention, for Old Eggplant was waiting for Lu Ban’s update.

Once the device was updated, Old Eggplant immediately donned the helmet.

He found that besides the initial apps and games, there was an additional door in the Sea of Stars.

Old Eggplant approached the door, looked up, and saw the name of the application.

[The Silent Lands].