In the story, just as March 7th was muttering about the almighty Teacher Dan Heng.
"I can't do that."
"Wow!"
March 7th let out a strange cry and recoiled, looking exactly like the old woman in a tug-of-war meme.
"Why are you here?! ...How are you faster than us?"
Dan Heng explained that he had already found Arlan, and the three of them immediately headed to the monitoring room, where they found Arlan resting.
Meanwhile, at Herta Space Station.
"Arlan, Arlan, look! It's you!"
Asta excitedly pointed at Arlan in the mission story on her phone.
"Miss, the focus of this matter shouldn't be here. We don't even know how the other party obtained this information, which is a security risk for you, Miss."
"But there's still you, Arlan. I'm actually really looking forward to the future development of this game. Will it be exactly like reality? Will I be a character in it? And how many stars will Herta be?"
Seeing Asta's excitement, Arlan could only swallow what she wanted to say, secretly thinking that she should check the Space Station's monitoring system later.
She also decided to download the game, not because she was in it, but because Miss Asta was in it!
In the story, the Trailblazer team of three met with Arlan and asked about the elevator.
"After the evacuation was completed, to prevent the Legion from attacking the Master Control Zone, the elevator's permissions were temporarily locked. Miss Asta entrusted you to find me, so you should have the key to unlock it, right?"
"Uh... it seems... she gave me a card..."
"March..."
"I don't remember where I put it..."
"You...."
The bullet comments were instantly amused by March 7th's appearance.
"Hahaha, a bit silly!"
"Feels dumb and cute, can just abduct her home!"
"Do you think I'm dumb and cute.jpg"
"Wifey is so cute!"
"Pull out savings card and tap table.jpg"
On the train, March 7th watched her embarrassing moment being preserved as game footage, which had probably spread throughout the universe by now.
March 7th covered her flushed cheeks with both hands, so embarrassed that her toes curled, wishing she could dig a hole and bury herself in it.
"It's over, why is this part in here too! Now this girl has no face to go out and meet people!"
Although March 7th found the key on her in the subsequent plot, her silly image had already become deeply ingrained.
The few of them successfully unlocked the permissions with the key. Arlan originally intended to stay behind to close the permissions, but after some discussion, he still left with them.
When the few of them arrived at a certain office, March 7th exclaimed in surprise when she saw something.
"Hey, this shiny thing is... a Light Cone, right? Isn't this a rare item only available within the Interstellar Peace Corporation?"
Upon seeing the familiar name Interstellar Peace Corporation, there was another round of heated discussion.
"Here it comes, Interstellar Peace Corporation!"
"If it's based on reality, then Interstellar Peace Corporation really can't be avoided!"
"Will there be people from the company as game characters? I want to play as a leader!"
"The one in front, subordinates can't kiss their superiors!"
"That's a great idea, report your employee ID, I'll give you a raise immediately!"
"By the way, who is the strongest force in the universe?"
"Hard to say, probably the company?"
"That depends on the situation! Star Gods are not included in the discussion. If we only count the number of Emissaries, it should be Xianzhou, but this is just my personal opinion!"
"Other forces besides Joy!"
"Aha has no face!"
When Interstellar Peace Corporation was mentioned, many company employees among the live audience began to wonder if high-ranking company officials would appear in the game, and some people from relevant departments also began to report this matter to their leaders.
"Oh? A game made with reality as the background, and Interstellar Peace Corporation appears in it?"
Aventurine became interested after learning about this. As a P45-level executive in the Strategic Investment Department, although he was mainly responsible for the liquidation of non-performing assets, letting the current business opportunity slip away was not the company's style.
So he immediately began to collect relevant information and found that the other party had business dealings with a branch company.
Yan Shi was busy observing the promotional effect when he suddenly received a message from Aventurine, and he was immediately a little flustered.
What's going on? Why is a big leader suddenly contacting me?
Although he had some status in the branch company, he was completely insignificant in front of the main company's leaders. Now, as a subordinate, he could only obediently reply to the message.
"Leader, I'm here. What are your instructions!"
Aventurine brought up the Star Rail game and asked about the cooperation with the other party, but unfortunately, Lin Guang only cared about throwing money, so there was basically no valuable information.
"Next time the other party contacts you, give him my contact information."
Unable to get any useful information, Aventurine dropped a number and cut off contact, preparing to use a little bit of company technology to investigate the other party.
However, to Aventurine's surprise, the technical department investigated for a long time but found no useful information.
The other party seemed to be shrouded in a the elusive veil, isolating any means of investigation.
This forced Aventurine to temporarily give up and plan to wait until the other party contacted him again.
Back to the story.
Dan Heng began to introduce the function of the Light Cone. Arlan asked the trio to take them, indicating that they would be helpful in combat.
Then the screen flashed, and the new function, Character Light Cone, was activated!
"Provides attributes for characters. If the wearer's Destiny matches the Light Cone's, the wearer will gain special abilities."
Lao Mu looked at the Light Cone's function description and studied it, realizing that it should be the game's weapon system.
"Light Cones as weapon equipment? This game is novel!"
"Using Destiny to distinguish Light Cones is quite convenient, otherwise, who knows how many types of weapons would have to be designed!"
"The card display is quite exquisite, it should be very popular if made into merchandise!"
The plot gradually progressed. Upon arriving at the elevator entrance, they were suddenly attacked. Dan Heng immediately stepped forward with his gun to intercept the attack, and a tall centaur elite — the Trampler — appeared!
"Here it comes! I'll show everyone how Dan Heng is!"
Entering the battle with full energy, Lao Mu immediately clicked Dan Heng's ultimate ability!
Ultimate: Heaven's Gate, A Long Dream.
"Life and death, reality and illusion, all in a single thought!"
The exquisite character art flashed by, and Dan Heng's long spear was held horizontally across his chest. Maple leaves fell, and the scene shifted. In a grayscale space, Dan Heng and the target's reflections were displayed, while the red maple branches at the edges added a vibrant touch to the image.
"Heaven's Gate, A Long Dream!"
"Break!"
At his command, blood turned into ink, like an exquisite ink wash painting.
"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, is it that good-looking?"
"Xianzhou, this is the Xianzhou art style!"
"Even a four-star character's ultimate animation is so exquisite!"
"Ten-year veteran fan, here without invitation!"
"Dan Heng, don't be strange, bend me over!!!"
