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The Spiriters! The Spiriters' Realm!
Every hair on Li Yao's body was standing on end. He looked around subconsciously, fearing that a hundred Spiriters were lurking in the dark and waiting for Professor Mo Xuan's signal to jump out and fight!
It couldn't be helped. His occupational disease was acting up. Who told him to have so many schemes popping up wherever he went?
"What's wrong, Representative Lin?" Professor Mo Xuan asked.
"No — nothing," Li Yao replied. "Does … the government of the Federation know about the Spiriters?"
Professor Mo Xuan was slightly dazed. He was amused. "Of course. Didn't I say just now that we are going to push for a bill in parliament to regulate our legal name? How can the government not know about it?
"As a matter of fact, not only is the government aware of it, many leaders of the Federation are also very supportive of us.
"In the Xing Yao Federation more than a hundred years ago, the birth rate of the spectral Cultivators was not high, and they were few in number. They were no more than one thousandth of the total population. It was not a big deal to call them 'spectral Cultivators' by convention.
"However, with the development of the soul condensation technology, more and more people have the opportunity to live for a while longer in the form of souls after the death of their physical bodies. The participation of the Nether World Sector has also brought a lot of spectral Cultivators. The number of spectral Cultivators has far exceeded the limit of one percent and is now more than one billion. Such a huge number naturally has our own living environment, social form, and customs.
"Also, many of them are war heroes and labor heroes who have made great contributions to the Federation and unfortunately sacrificed themselves in difficulties. They have devoted their whole lives to their motherland. After they unfortunately lose their physical bodies, they are addressed as' ghosts'. Do you think it is appropriate to put yourself in their shoes?"
Li Yao thought carefully for a moment. "I don't think it is appropriate."
"That's right. There are also some innocent children who unfortunately die young when they are only seven or eight years old. They have to live the rest of their lives with the name of 'little ghosts' and feel the visible and invisible discrimination. It is rather inappropriate, too!"
Professor Mo Xuan said solemnly. "That is why we need to 'prove' our life form. We are not ghosts but Spiriters. We are also glorious members of the Federation, no different from human beings and demons. We serve the people, don't we?"
Li Yao was speechless. "Uh, that makes sense!"
"And …"
Professor Mo Xuan continued. "In the past, the spectral Cultivators often lived in the outside world like ordinary human beings with artificial bodies. However, Representative Lin, you should know that artificial bodies are not bodies of flesh and blood after all, and their protection for the soul is not as high. Also, the soul is an extremely fragile thing. The intense spiritual and magnetic waves, solar radiation, and ion storms can all lead to the destruction and even obliteration of the soul.
"Therefore, even if the ghost cultivators of the past were to come back to life, their quality of life would not be high, and their lifespans would not be very long. Being able to live for a few more decades would be the limit.
"For the spectral Cultivators, our real bodies are just a cluster of invisible souls. The best solution is to melt the soul into a silicon chip and bury the silicon chip deep below the ground where all kinds of radiation and waves are blocked. Only in such a way can the soul last for a long time.
"In the past, such a lifestyle that is no different from being in prison was certainly unacceptable. But as the technology of the Spiritual Nexus becomes more and more developed, we are able to build worlds that are both illusionary and real. We can even connect countless small worlds to constitute the vast world of the 'grand-unified Spiritual Nexus'. Many spectral Cultivators do not need to carry their artificial bodies to the outside world at all. They can fulfill all their social, work, and emotional needs on the Spiritual Nexus.
"As a result, many spectral Cultivators do not need artificial bodies anymore. All they need is a tiny chip that stores their soul. They store the chips in a sealed warehouse deep below the ground and connect them to the Spiritual Nexus. Then, they will be able to live on the Spiritual Nexus for a long time.
"Think about it. The spectral Cultivators spend almost all their time on the Spiritual Nexus. The Spiritual Nexus is their everything. It is their real life. Wouldn't it be too absurd to call it a 'virtual world'? What does' virtual 'mean? Is their life not real but fake, illusionary, and simulated?
"Therefore, the online world that the spectral Cultivators, or the Spiriters, live in is fundamentally different from the game worlds that the general players play casually. We are treating our new home very seriously. This is not a virtual world but the 'Spiriters' Realm '. It is the new territory of the Xing Yao Federation and a new, never-ending world for the entire civilization of mankind!"
Li Yao had heard about it a few days ago. As the technology of the Spiritual Nexus became more and more developed, not just the spectral Cultivators, even the living human beings with flesh and blood were spending all their time on the Spiritual Nexus. The Spiritual Nexus was their everything. On second thought, the name 'Spiriters' Realm 'was quite appropriate. [Love ↑ Go △ Little ↑ Say △ Netw
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Professor Mo Xuan continued. "The greatest problem that we have encountered during the Tinder Plan is how to compress the volume and weight of the 'super silicon chip'. Please take a look, Representative Lin. We have adopted a brand-new element named 'Silicon 41'. Although it can overcome all the shortcomings of the common silicon elements, and its theoretical stability can last for more than a hundred million years, it is very difficult to continue compressing its crystal structure. The smallest piece we have is this large!
"Wouldn't it be a shame to store the soul of one Spiriter in such a large piece of rare element that is invaluable? One person, even if he is a great genius, cannot pass on the knowledge of an entire civilization.
"Therefore, we have conducted recruitment within the Association of Spectral Cultivators and selected 122 Spiriters from the thousands of volunteers. Some of them are war heroes with distinguished military exploits; some of them are renowned mathematicians, psychologists, sociologists, and specialists in various fields; some of them are civil servants who once managed a metropolis with a population of tens of millions; some of them are romantic and open-minded artists; and of course, some of them are just ordinary people in mundane posts.
"The 122 Spiriters have established a small town in the tiny Spiriters' Realm. They will enter the 'sealed state' together with Miss Wei Qingqing, which is a way to preserve life that is more stable and lasting than hibernation for normal people. Then, the 'black cube' will be launched by the most advanced mini deep-space exploration starship of the Federation and embark on a journey of billions of years in search of new lives.
"Tens of thousands of years later, when new lives are detected, the black cube will be automatically activated. The town in the Spiriters' Realm will come to life again and create a new tomorrow for the civilization of mankind!"
Li Yao took a long breath. He did not expect that the seemingly unattractive Tinder Plan would have a bigger picture behind it.
"Ever since I joined the Tinder Plan, the project has been fully open to the government," Professor Mo Xuan said. "It has also received the full support of many senior officials of the Spiriters in the government. After all, the Spiriters are much more suitable candidates for the long space exploration than the ordinary human beings are!
"Right now, of the project team of the Tinder Plan, fifteen percent are from the government of the Federation, another fifteen percent are specialists from the military, and a lot of scholars from the Secret Sword Bureau and a few famous universities of the Federation have joined the project, too. Therefore, all of our progress and content are open and aboveboard.
"Do you see the troops stationed outside and the solemn-looking brawny men around? Tomorrow will be the first launch of the Tinder Plan. It is a very important event of a very high level. The Union Army stationed in the Hundred Flowers Space Zone and the local heads of the Secret Sword Bureau have all arrived with a large batch of elite soldiers to monitor everything closely.
"Therefore, there is no need to worry about your safety at all, Representative Lin. The project is not open to the public only because we do not want to cause unnecessary conflicts before the name of the Spiriters is officially revealed. After all, there are so many spies of the Imperium outside right now. It will be terrible if they sow discord and cause misunderstandings!
"After we defeat the expedition army of the Imperium, everything will naturally be presented to all the people of the Federation openly. But for now, let's buy 'insurance' for the Federation with the first 'tinder', just in case!"
Professor Mo Xuan burst into laughter again.
Li Yao, on the other hand, felt that his heart had been stabbed by a needle. He felt weirder and weirder.
In the past, Professor Mo Xuan had never been so humorous.
How should he put it? Li Yao was not exactly 'the person who was most familiar with Professor Mo Xuan', but if Professor Mo Xuan's personality had changed bit by bit over a hundred years, even the people closest to him might not have noticed the subtle changes every day and would accept the brand-new Professor Mo Xuan without them knowing it.
After all, it was perfectly normal that a person's personality would change!
But for Li Yao, although he had hibernated for a hundred years, he felt that only two or three years had passed in his head. It was only 'two or three years' since he last saw his teacher, but his teacher had undergone tremendous changes and was like a completely different person from the past. It was rather awkward.
His professor had become sharper, more radical, more zealous, and … more aggressive!
In the past, Professor Mo Xuan had been as gentle as jade, but right now, Professor Mo Xuan was like a saber made of the most dazzling sunlight!
Was such a change good or bad?
"Come on, Representative Lin, Representative Long, and Miss Ling."
Pointing at the dense immersive virtual cabins not far away, Professor Mo Xuan invited them courteously. "Please enter the Carefree Sector with me and bid farewell to the tiny Spiriters' Realm that will embark on the journey tomorrow!"
"Enter the Spiriters' Realm?"
Li Yao shuddered for no good reason.
"Yes. Aren't you here to visit the Tinder Plan?"
Professor Mo Xuan was slightly dazed. He found it odd and asked, "What's wrong? The heads of the local garrison and the Hundred Flowers branch of the Secret Sword Bureau are all visiting the Carefree Sector and bidding farewell to the 122 volunteers of the Spiriters' Realm. Is there a problem?"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and looked at the immersive virtual cabins deep inside the hall.
The silver virtual cabins looked like cocoons and coffins, emitting a cold and dead air.
However, the virtual cabins were guarded by at least one elite squad of the Union Army, as well as more than ten seemingly capable Secret Sword Agents. Li Yao was more or less relieved.
Perhaps, he was too sensitive, but …
Thinking quickly, Li Yao exchanged a look with Long Yangjun quickly. Having no time to consider whether or not Professor Mo Xuan would be suspicious, he said, "That's not a problem. However, I can enter the Spiriters' Realm on my own. Representative Long accidentally hurt her brain during training yesterday. The doctor asked her not to use the immersive virtual cabins for the next few days in case the recovery of his brain is affected."
Professor Mo Xuan frowned slightly and nodded. "Alright. Should we arrange a new tour for Representative Long and visit the other departments of the Tinder Plan, such as the 'Old Grandpa Research Institute'?"
"That will be unnecessary."
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