my slow journey to infinity

Chapter 76 Return, the future

The world became distorted and bizarre in Wang Shui's perception, and a large amount of special and secret knowledge that he had never imagined poured into his soul.

Gradually, he felt connected to the whole world.

The earth under his feet and the sky above his head were both independent and integrated. He saw the earth stretching out countless arms and the sky opening countless eyes.

Gradually, the universe turned into a huge, chaotic creature. It had no fixed shape and was changing all the time.

The planet where Aqua Regia is located is also part of the universe. The planet also has its own life form and its own thinking, but the thinking of the planet is only a part of the thinking of the entire universe.

The planets bear part of His thinking.

Wang Shui thought of himself. He was also a separate individual and existed on this planet and in this universe. So, materially he was also a part of this huge world. Spiritually...

When his thoughts reached this point, Wang Shui felt that his heart was empty. When he concentrated again, his surroundings turned into that white space again.

Only the last of the Philosopher's Stones that originally formed a hill was left.

"It's just a little bit off, just a little bit off..." Wang Shui murmured in a calm tone, without any extra emotion, just a little disappointed.

"You always amaze me, in every sense of the word."

The complete "god" seemed to be looking at Aqua Regia seriously, and he said meaningfully:
"It's not that I kicked you out, but that your soul took the initiative to break away from the "upgrade". If you see a little more things, you can become a god. "

"Then lose yourself, lose consciousness, and become part of the Gate of Truth?" Wang Shui asked.

"To be precise, your soul solidifies into its own door of truth, and then merges with me. Of course, you will lose your self-consciousness and become "whole", "one", and become the universe.

Unexpectedly, you have the talent to gain "omniscience" more than anyone else. As long as you want, you can now take the initiative to "upgrade" to godhood. However, you seem to attach great importance to self-awareness, and this concept has solidified in your soul.

The soul of an ordinary human being is absolutely unable to prevent this "ascension", but your soul has shown the form called [The Enlightenment].

It is this form that prevents change. In other words, if you cannot change this form, you will never become a "god". "

After hearing "God's" explanation, Wang Shui breathed a sigh of relief:

"When you say that, I'm relieved."

Taking one last look here, Wang Shui picked up the last Philosopher's Stone, and then said to "God":
"That's it, that's enough. After I go out, I will immediately untie you and let your computing power return to the world itself. At the same time, I also want to say goodbye."

"Computing power, extraordinary computing power, this is your concept. It's interesting. It turns out that you have seen so much... Are you ready to return to the original world? What a pity.

But with your departure, I seem to be able to contact your boss, "Dream System", an interesting name, maybe it can bring me more knowledge. "

Regarding God's words, Wang Shui was a little surprised: "Do Gods also become interested in certain things? Why does a God like you, who has no personal will, have such anthropomorphic feelings?"

"Emotions are not unique to humans. Well...it's more of a tendency than an interest. I don't know about other gods, but I would prefer the world to be analyzed by others, I like new knowledge to be generated, and I like the world to become more... Disorder, according to your knowledge system..."

"Entropy increases."

Wang Shui helped "God" say the word in advance, and then he returned to reality inexplicably.

He stood quietly in the ruins on the roof of the Presidential Palace, holding the Philosopher's Stone in his hand, and the sun behind him slowly set.

"Hill, let's go home tomorrow."

"Yes." Sylvia agreed subconsciously, and then sighed, "Where is home?"

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The next day, Wang Shui returned to the town of Lisenberg, where he had stored all kinds of things he wanted to take away early.

All kinds of refined and sealed rare metals were piled up in his awakener space.

For this reason, Aqua Regia dealt with a lot of debris, and the things that he really couldn't bear to throw away were put in a small box.

The broken computing crystal cards were sealed inside as witnesses of Wang Shui's big mistake.

After sorting out my mood, the last trip of the day was to Hohenheim's house.

When Wang Shui came to the door, the father and son were maintaining and tidying up the yard.

"Good morning! Mr. Via."

It was Al who first spotted him and greeted him. There was unconcealable fatigue on Hohenheim's face, but he tried hard to keep a smile.

"He is dead, I can feel it...Thank you, my mission is over. And, sorry, I lost my temper yesterday."

Wang Shui shook his head to show that he didn't care. He threw a palm-sized notebook at Edward and said:
"This notebook contains the knowledge to restore your body, but many places use New Kingdom alchemy and some medical knowledge, which you need to study on your own.

There are three cards at the end of the notebook. The information on the three logistics companies recorded on the cards belongs to you and Al now. They are not worth much, but they can help you study in Ishval and a new country.

When you go to Ishval, find a man named El and give him the password on the title page of the notebook. He knows what he is going to do. "

After saying that, Wang Shui waved his hand and left.

"Mr. Via! Are you leaving?!" Edward felt that Wang Shui's aura was a little strange today, and he seemed to be saying goodbye.

Wang Shui didn't say anything more, just left his back.

He now has the feeling that after clearing a certain game, he never wants to click on a certain icon again.

Walking on a deserted road, Wang Shui took out a Philosopher's Stone. This was not the one left yesterday, but the Philosopher's Stone that he had always kept by his side and never intended to use. It was only for one person. .

"Submit mission items."

Wang Shui muttered silently to his [Dream System] panel, and then mentally pointed to the Philosopher's Stone in his hand.

White light flashed, the stone in his hand disappeared, and a familiar voice sounded in Wang Shui's mind.

[Dream system detection triggers... Main mission "Philosopher's Stone" completed... Dynamic rewards...]

[The single-player fantasy world is being studied and judged...]

Unlike last time, this time Wang Shui entered a fantasy world alone. When the system triggered the reward determination, the entire world in Wang Shui's eyes became blurry.

The world began to spin at high speed, but Aqua Regia was wrapped in warm white light and fell into a special stagnant state.

Different from the dizzy state of mind last time, Wang Shui had the consciousness and knowledge to get rid of his own state this time.

[World Level: Level 1]

[Danger Scale: Lv.3]

[Main line difficulty: Lv.3]

[Difficulty of branch line: None]

[Completion: 100%]

[Story Exploration Degree: 71%]

[Combat performance: excellent]

[Comprehensive score: B] (FS)

[Mission rewards are being determined...] [The plot of the fantasy world is completely integrated, and the will of the world is interacting. The fantasy world will be transformed into a special area, and all alien keys have become invalid. 】

[Congratulations on getting: 23988 Dream Points,

Extraordinary level +6 (the level limit has been reached, and the release is delayed),

Item rewards "Blank Shattered Card Deck (Blue)", "Micro Light Quantum Computing Base Station (Blue)"]

[Some rewards have been distributed to the main world. Will they return?Current remaining detention time: 60 minutes]

"Return." Wang Shui made his choice immediately.

What puzzled Wang Shui was that after he cleared the Steel World at once, the system only gave him two blue items.

Last time I messed with the branch world of SAO, the system gave me a golden equipment, although the effect was useless.

This is the second time he has received an award, and he has no idea what the system’s judging criteria are.

[When an unknown energy system is detected, you can pay to have it digitized by the system, or you can explore it yourself.Do you need this service? 】

"No need." Wang Shui didn't even ask the price.

[Fantasy material - "Philosopher's Stone·Truth" detected. The special material exchange law only exists in a specific fantasy world. In the main world, "Philosopher's Stone·Truth" can only provide special soul energy. The system recommends awakening or for sale. 】

"If you don't want to sell it, send me back quickly."

Wang Shui had already expected that the "Philosopher's Stone" would lose its omnipotent material effect, because he found detailed information on the "currency" of the Philosopher's Stone through God's Gate of Truth.

[The mission is over and we are about to return to the safe city...]

The sound of the system faded away, and Wang Shui fainted uncontrollably. When he woke up again, he was already standing in the long-lost mission square.

The time was 11 o'clock in the morning. After getting down to earth, Wang Shui's body was fine, but his spirit was still a little dazed.

There were many white lights flashing around Wang Shui, those fierce people who had just completed their mission and did not need to go to the hospital.

They were either covered in blood and happy, or they were covered in blood and looked murderous. No one was like Wang Shui, who walked out with dull eyes and a dull look on his face.

After all, they don't spend 17 years in a fantasy world.

Wang Shui's brain and soul are currently operating in overload, and a large number of memories have been diluted by the sequelae of time acceleration.

Wang Shui subconsciously protected that knowledge and Sylvia's teachings to him over the years.

When he came to his senses, he had already arrived at Artisan Street in a daze.

At this time, about 20 days had passed in the main world. The scene of resigning from Brother Hei and getting tickets to the Steel World from Old Moran came to mind again, and Wang Shui just felt so tired.

"I'm going to rest first, and we'll discuss the physical matters tomorrow." Wang Shui used his mind to contact Sylvia.

"Yeah." Sylvia's voice was also weak, and she also experienced memory fading.

For both of them, the journey was both tiring and exciting.

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After returning to Tiefeng City, there were immediately a lot of things on Wang Shui's schedule.

On the first day, Shui Wang fell asleep directly. It was not until noon of the second day, when Shui Wang woke up naturally that he had time and experience to think about the future.

After sending a few simple messages, Wang Shui looked at this simple city from the hotel window.

"On the Dream Network, there has been no big news in the past 20 days, but looking at the fluctuations in material prices, many groups have begun to prepare for the war. My death will still have a great impact on the war situation."

Sylvia is browsing various information on the dream network through Aqua Regia's biological brain computer.

"Didn't the system boss bring in a new fifth-level market leader?"

"Are you talking about the guy stationed 100 kilometers away from the front line? He was temporarily seconded. He is not here to fight the situation with his life. The enemy did delay their actions because of him, but this kind of bluff will not last long."

"Should we sneak away? I am an awakened person of the life system. I don't have a strategically bound station. I can sneak to a city further back, as long as I don't leave this battlefield."

Wang Shui left the hotel while calmly chatting with Sylvia about the war around them.

Compared with the novice confusion period a month ago, Wang Shui has become much more mature and stable after experiencing two worlds, and he also knows many "rules" that the system boss will not directly write down.

Especially in the steel world, after living with Sylvia for 17 years, Wang Shui is now considered an experienced awakener.

After leaving the city, Wang Shui found his rented refrigerated truck outside the east gate, which contained the goods he ordered.

As the aqua regia drove out of the city, Sylvia thought for a while before saying:

"You really have to slip away, slip away backwards, but going to those safe cities is not a good choice. The interest groups in the rear are solid, and whether it is resources or simple wealth, you cannot get your hands on it casually.

Even a hunting group with fifth-level combatants has to wait to be assigned work when entering the city. Other than that, they can only consume entertainment there, but I have to say that it is a good place to rest. "

"so what?"

"My suggestion is to become a traveling trader, not to work for the system to transport supplies, but to do business with your own goods. With your current skill system, you should be very profitable in production."

Wang Shui immediately asked a key question:
"What about combat power? The system is not my nanny. When doing business in the city, someone has to protect me. Would it be too crazy for me to be a traveling merchant by myself?"

"Let's take it step by step. First, find a loose business group to register and follow their fleet to do business.

In this process, we quickly transform your knowledge into power. As long as I can reach the third level of combat power, we can work alone.

The most important thing is that you will have a lot of time to deal with your own affairs. Don't always think about working, that will only make people useless. "

"I understand, I listen to you."

Amidst the hum of energy, the refrigerated truck stopped, and the conversation between the two stopped.

This is a dense forest with no roads, and the aqua regia is hard to drive through.

Wang Shui got out of the car and unfolded the side of the refrigerated truck, revealing the huge piece of meat inside.

This is the meat of the [Split Blade Dragon]. They are huge, extraordinary creatures with relatively low-level thinking. They absorb energy to strengthen their skin and claws. They have a simple mind, well-developed limbs, and a very mixed diet.

Their appearance is not that of a dragon, but similar to a giant wolf whose fur has been replaced by scales. They are extremely large, have powerful claws and tough skin, and are a unique local creature.

Although they are difficult to tame, they are particularly easy to feed, so some trainers like to lure them to free range.

The only drawback is that their meat is extremely tough and tastes average. Most people are not used to eating it, so they are often used as biological materials or feed.

"The meat is tough enough and has quite good energy affinity. Although it is a relatively popular biological material, the price is quite good. Two tons of meat only cost 1200 points."

Wang Shui took out the huge steel plate that had been prepared and placed it on the ground while explaining to Sylvia.

"My... new body won't turn into a half-orc, right?" Sylvia suddenly felt worried.

"Ah, don't worry about that, it will definitely happen!"

(End of this chapter)