"Game?"
In the Astral Plane, language barriers no longer existed. Everyone communicated using "higher consciousness", so Lin Sanjiu was certain that she did not hear wrongly. She asked in a daze as she waited for the mechanical creature to continue its explanation.
Test Subject No.7 (Failed) said.
Lin Sanjiu blinked her eyes.
The light on top of Project J's Test Subject No.7 (Failed) also lit up.
Both of them fell into a moment of silence. They stared at each other as they floated in the air.
Finally, Lin Sanjiu could no longer hold herself back. "Aren't you going to explain to me what this game is all about?"
"So, you still don't know?"
"That's why I'm waiting for you to tell me."
"I thought you were considering whether to come with me or not … Forgive me for my rudeness, but the way you humans express yourself is really not very clear." Project J's Test Subject No.7 (Failed) lit up its light. "However, I didn't state the prerequisites, so I assumed that you would be able to get the result. That was my oversight."
Amidst the soft whirring of machinery, a long, smooth machine extended from its main body. The surface of the machine opened up with a buzzing sound, and a thin, black object that looked a little like the barrel of a gun extended out from the inside. Project J's Test Subject No.7 (Failed) pointed the black machine at the universe behind Lin Sanjiu and said calmly, "Look over there."
In the place it was pointing at was a magnificent and vast constellation of stars. In the dark universe, they formed a faint purple that flickered with dreamy silver light, slowly flowing into the shape of a vortex. With this cluster of stars as the end point, countless stars of various colors in the sky were on their way to the vortex, drawing long trails of flowing lights and vibrant colors in the deep sky.
"Why are the others going there?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help asking, "What's there?"
"That is the 'Online Gaming Arena'. It is also the place where I was going with the other posthumans," Project J's Test Subject No.7 (Failed) pointed with its' pointer 'and said, "The posthumans gather there to play a game."
"What game? Why are they playing a game? " Lin Sanjiu looked at the cluster of stars in confusion, "What does this have to do with me leaving the Astral Plane?"
"To answer your first question, it is a game where posthumans use their Willpower to fight under the rules of the game."
"To answer your second question, no matter what type of training path it is, once a posthuman enters the 'Astral Plane', that path will come to an end. They will no longer be able to use it to improve their Higher Consciousness and develop related abilities. For example, my [Engineering Laboratory] is now just an entrance to the Astral Plane. Therefore, for various reasons such as exploration and training, a few very powerful seniors used their Higher Consciousness to create this game with many conditions attached."
This was not the first time Lin Sanjiu heard the term "condition". Lin Sanjiu gaped and hesitated whether she should interrupt it or not. However, the mechanical creature continued, "To answer your third question, since this is a place to train your higher consciousness, you might be able to awaken that teacher."
After listening to its explanation, Lin Sanjiu seemed to understand a little, but at the same time, she was even more confused. After thinking for a while, she couldn't help asking, "Isn't it a little too dangerous for weak people like us to gather in a place with so many posthumans?"
"Even though I can't understand your concern from the perspective of probability, there is an order to the game," Project J's Experiment Item No. 7 (Failed) said. Project J's Test Subject No. 7 (Failed) replied, "After entering the game, the posthumans' actions are strictly restricted by the game's rules. Unless it involves a battle, posthumans are not allowed to attack each other."
"If that's the case, I might as well go and take a look …" Lin Sanjiu frowned and thought for a while. Then, she made up her mind.
It was true that she knew nothing about the Astral Plane or the mechanical creature in front of her. However, if she did not do anything because she was afraid of the risks, she would never be able to leave the Astral Plane.
"Also, judging from Magus' attitude before she left, she didn't seem to have any ill intentions. Perhaps, her grand prize is still alive …" This thought somewhat alleviated Lin Sanjiu's anxiety.
"How do you know so much?"
After Lin Sanjiu and the mechanical creature flew toward the cluster of stars and merged into the stream of stars that was also heading toward the Astral Plane, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help asking the metallic star beside her, "By the way, do you have a shorter name? I don't think it's good to have the word 'failure' in your name. "
"To answer your first question, I heard it from other posthumans. To answer your second question, you can call me J7. "
"J7. That's a much better name."
Lin Sanjiu was very curious about this mechanical creature. She couldn't help asking about its origin. After chatting for a while, the human and the mechanical creature slowed down along with the stars around them. The star in front of them seemed to have encountered some kind of obstruction, and the flow of the galaxy slowed down a lot.
Hundreds of stars were squeezed together, and the scene was as bright as day. If Lin Sanjiu looked back, she would find that the galaxy had stretched out behind her and formed the vortex-shaped cluster of stars that she saw from afar.
Even though Lin Sanjiu had been in the Astral Plane for some time, she was still mesmerized by the magnificent view in front of her.
"Based on what they said, the Astral Plane is right in front of us."
J7 retracted one of its long mechanical poles from the side of the two posthumans who were talking to each other. Lin Sanjiu suddenly understood how it "gathered" information along the way.
"Is this your first time here as well?"
"Yeah," J7 quickly tucked its "ear" away when no one noticed it. "I'm sorry to say this, but I feel much more at ease now that I have someone accompanying me."
Lin Sanjiu smiled bitterly in her heart. She didn't tell J7 that aside from the fact that she couldn't use her Evolved Ability, she didn't even know how to use her Higher Consciousness to fight. She had to figure it out slowly. But of course, she couldn't tell J7 about it in a place where posthumans gathered.
After slowly moving forward in the constellation for more than ten minutes, the entrance to the "online theater" finally appeared in the sight of the man and the machine.
Lin Sanjiu, who had made several drafts in her mind, didn't expect the entrance to the Astral Plane to be so simple.
There was a long white ribbon floating weakly in the sky. At this moment, it was right in front of the few posthumans in the cluster of stars. Behind the ribbon was a dark void that seemed to devour all eyes.
Half of the void was pitch-black, while the other half was bright. There was only that inconspicuous white ribbon, and it was like a barrier that served as a dividing line.
Every posthuman that came in front of the white ribbon would pause for a moment. Some paused for a long time, while some paused for a short time. Lin Sanjiu didn't know what they had seen or heard. After that, the posthumans reacted differently. Some leaped in another direction and turned into a streak of light, while some flew straight into the white ribbon and disappeared from their sight.
It seemed that about twenty to thirty percent of the posthumans chose to leave for some reason.
When the two posthumans that J7 had eavesdropped on also leaped into the darkness behind the white ribbon, it was Lin Sanjiu and J7's turn. From the smooth surface of J7, Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell if J7 was as nervous as she was. When they got close to the white ribbon, Lin Sanjiu suddenly understood why some of the posthumans chose to leave. An announcement that seemed to have been recorded immediately rang in their ears the moment they sensed someone approaching them.
"Welcome to the online Astral Plane. Please abide by the rules of the game. Do not engage in conflict or attack outside of the game's requirements. Once the game has started, you cannot stop it, and you cannot leave the Astral Plane through cultivation. You are only allowed to leave the Astral Plane after the game has ended. Combat games will take into account the reputation and the strength of the Higher Consciousness of both parties, and then, we will try our best to balance the match. The entry fee is 0.5% of each player's Potential Value. Please use your Higher Consciousness to transfer your Potential Value into the white ribbon, and you will be able to enter the Astral Plane. "
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She couldn't help turning around to look at J7.
It was no wonder that someone would spend so much effort to build such a huge Astral Plane. Potential Value was the foundation of a posthuman. Whether it was Evolved Ability or Higher Consciousness, everything was built on the word "Potential Value".
A person's Potential Value almost determined how far he or she could develop. Growth-type posthumans were precious because their Potential Value could grow slowly. It was for this reason that when Lin Sanjiu appeared in the Astral Plane with no way to protect herself, all the posthumans nearby pounced on her like sharks that had smelled blood. After all, it wasn't every day that they could break the limit of their Potential Value.
Although the number was small, there were still a lot of posthumans that were reluctant to give up their Potential Value.
"What do you think?" After the battle with Syphilis, of course, Lin Sanjiu could afford to spend 0.5% of her Potential Value. In order to wake Mrs. Manas up, she had to give it a try. "I've decided to enter the Astral Plane. What about you?"
"I'll go in as well," J7 pondered for a moment. "Since there are so many people waiting in line, it means that I can earn back my Potential Value in the game."
Lin Sanjiu nodded. Both of them turned into two tiny light spots at the same time and plunged into the white ribbon.
"That's why I said you're amazing. Bohemia is more famous than you are, and she is more powerful than you, but you managed to take away a quarter of her Potential Value with a sneak attack …"
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Lin Sanjiu looked down and realized that she had returned to her human form. Right now, she was standing on a gray, coarse cement floor. When she looked up, she found that the room was so small and dark that it was suffocating. The thick wall stretched out from the high ground, and there was a small window with iron bars near the ceiling that was about three to four meters high. There was a gap on the heavy iron door in the middle of the room that was sealed with iron bars. It was just enough for people to look in from the outside.
"No matter how I look at it, this place looks like a prison cell."
"What kind of game is this?" J7 asked confusedly. Then, it turned a part of its body, and the room was instantly lit up. It turned out that there was a lighting device hidden in one of its mechanical parts, which was very convenient.
"There are words on the floor," Lin Sanjiu's sharp eyes immediately discovered the words as the light shone on the floor, "Is this … a 'Two Players, Three Legged Prison Break' game?"
The stapler-shaped part of J7 immediately extended and extended towards the floor with a buzzing sound.
"This is Alcatraz Penitentiary. The goal of the players is to escape from this heavy prison. The players will form a team of two. Every time they pass a checkpoint, they must maintain physical contact. Otherwise, they will be sent back to the prison cell … "J7 read in a low voice," The game will continue until the players have completely escaped from Alcatraz. Hmm, it seems like this game is specially prepared for players in teams of two. "
After reading the rules, when J7 retracted its mechanical parts, it suddenly felt that the surroundings were a bit too quiet.
It turned its "head" a hundred and eighty degrees and then turned back again with a buzzing sound. After a few rounds, J7 finally realized that Lin Sanjiu had disappeared from the prison cell.
Under the white light emitted from its body, dust particles in the air slowly floated in the gloomy and narrow prison cell. There was no one else except for the two thin mats on the floor.
Standing alone on the floor, J7 switched off the lighting device on its body.
Lin Sanjiu took a deep breath. Colors and images flooded into her retina like a tidal wave. She felt a burning pain in her chest. When the chilling and merciless darkness faded from her mind, she pressed her hand on her sore throat. As she curled up her body and retched, she realized that she had just taken a trip to the gates of hell.
"But I'm in the Astral Plane. The game has just begun, right?"
Lin Sanjiu coughed violently. For a moment, she couldn't see anything. All she could do was dig her fingers into the carpet. Every breath she took was a struggle.
"Carpet? Where did the carpet come from? "
"Take it easy. After all, I almost killed you just now," a voice suddenly rang out.
Wiping away her tears, Lin Sanjiu raised her head in a daze. She saw Magus sitting leisurely on a chair with a faint smile on her lips.
"Who would have thought that you didn't know how to exit the Astral Plane?" Magus said slowly as she touched her cheek with her blood-stained fingertips. "So, I pulled your body up and strangled it to death. Oh, you were on the verge of death. By the time I rescued you, you should have already exited the Astral Plane. "
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She couldn't understand what Magus meant.
"Sigh, I heard that stupid people can't understand purely theoretical explanations. They have to use examples." Magus sighed as she ran her fingers through her silky blonde hair. "... I forcefully rebooted you."
Lin Sanjiu didn't know that as soon as Magus said that, J7 in the prison of the Astral Plane let out an angry roar.
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