Daniel was in his room, pulling out the array disk he had purchased from the Godlink Consortium.
He was planning to give it a try, curious about what made online shopping in God Realm so unique.
After taking out the array disk, he noticed Big White still curled up in his arms.
At this moment, Big White dared to peek out its little head, cautiously glancing around.
“Don’t worry, it’s perfectly safe here. Besides, didn’t I give you that collar I crafted? It’ll make you completely invisible in God Realm,” Daniel said with a resigned tone.
“But if that big guy finds me, he’ll really eat me!” Big White said timidly.
Daniel could only sigh in exasperation.
He’d done everything he could. If Big White couldn’t overcome its fear, there was nothing more he could do.
Daniel had even considered taking Big White to meet the Will of World in God Realm.
There’s an old saying, after all: the best way to conquer your fear is to face it head-on.
Maybe after meeting it, Big White wouldn’t be so scared anymore.
Of course, if the Will of World saw Big White first, it would likely try to devour it.
That would certainly lead to a fight, and things would no longer be as calm as they were now.
So, Daniel dismissed that idea.
Though he knew he wouldn’t lose, the cost of victory would be too high.
Either the people of Void Realm would never ascend, or the Will of World would surely make them regret it.
Or perhaps, they would have to wait until the entire Void Realm had reached the level of God Realm…
Both outcomes didn’t sound too appealing.
So, Daniel decided to let Big White handle it on its own.
“Alright, you stay here and play. I’ll see if I can find you something tasty.”
With that, Daniel took the array disk in hand and focused his mind power to fuse with the magic array on it.
By doing so, the array disk became bound to him.
Big White, upon hearing the mention of food, stopped talking and obediently sat down, waiting for Daniel to return.
As soon as Daniel merged with the array disk, he could feel a subtle attraction coming from it.
If he used his mind power to explore it, the pull would intensify.
But it was very faint. As long as he didn’t want to, he could easily resist it.
But since this was the method for entering the virtual space, how could Daniel resist?
He allowed the pull to guide him into another space.
This place was a virtual world.
“Welcome to the virtual realm established by Godlink Consortium. Here, you can purchase any item you wish! We sincerely hope that your journey through the virtual world will be satisfying.”
“You may customize your appearance.”
“If you prefer not to change your appearance, please proceed straight ahead.”
Interesting, Daniel thought.
It felt just like when you create a character in an online game.
But Daniel didn’t intend to spend time customizing his face.
If he did, he’d probably be stuck for a while.
So, Daniel chose to enter the virtual world with his real appearance.
The surroundings immediately shifted.
Now, Daniel found himself in a bustling marketplace.
There were goods of all kinds around him.
But, of course, these were all fake.
The real purchases weren’t made in the marketplace.
Daniel turned his gaze to a large light screen ahead.
That was the place where real transactions occurred.
The marketplace was merely a simulation created by Godlink Consortium for realism.
Walking up to the light screen, Daniel saw some people.
They were probably picking out items they liked.
Daniel opened the screen, and inside, he saw an overwhelming variety of products.
There were even options to filter and search for items based on various criteria.
It was getting pretty close to the real thing.
After selecting an item, buyers could directly contact the seller for inquiries.
They could even visit the seller’s virtual shop to check out other items.
Naturally, Godlink Consortium’s virtual world wasn’t just for transactions.
There were also other features: entertainment, socializing, bounties…
They even had a friends list function.
It gave Daniel a strong sense of déjà vu.
Maybe he should create something similar in Void Realm.
Being able to communicate remotely would be really useful.
With that thought in mind, Daniel looked at the list on the light screen.
It was filled with dozens of clearly organized categories.
There were even filters for attributes and levels.
But what caught Daniel’s attention was a ranking list.
There were rankings for rare items, top sellers…
It was a clear attempt to stimulate consumer spending. Experience more on empire
Daniel clicked on the “Supreme Artifact” section, hoping to find something suitable.
But the results were somewhat disappointing.
Most of the items listed were just fragments.
What Daniel wanted were complete artifacts, not shards.
There were also only some “messages” about supreme artifacts.
And those might not even be trustworthy.
Despite these disappointments, Daniel decided to use the situation to his advantage.
He took the longsword that Lord of 5 Elements had given him earlier, a supreme artifact.
After recording its aura, he uploaded it to the marketplace.
He didn’t set a price.
Daniel’s plan was to use this sword as a test to see how the system worked.
After receiving confirmation that the item was uploaded successfully, Daniel continued browsing while waiting for any responses.
…
At the 5-Element Temple.
Lord of 5 Elements sat there, across from a shadowy figure.
The shadow didn’t dare to show any of its presence or identity.
“Any news?” Lord of 5 Elements asked impatiently.
“Are you in such a rush?” The shadow spoke slowly.
“It’s only been a short while. Even if I were to gather information for you, it wouldn’t be possible to make progress this quickly. Do you understand?”
“But… aren’t you the Great Elder?”
“Yes, I am the Great Elder, but you know there are many Senior Elders above me, right? Didn’t I already give you the method for forging a lv12 forge?” the shadow replied.
At this, Lord of 5 Elements fell silent.
Back when he had received the information on forging the lv12 forge, he had been so overjoyed.
He had been eager to pass it on to Daniel.
Then, he discovered something utterly despairing.
Daniel was already forging the lv12 forge.
And at an astonishing speed.
It was so fast that Lord of 5 Elements found it hard to believe.
Such speed could only mean one thing: Daniel was already very familiar with the method.
So, the information he had obtained was essentially useless.
Lord of 5 Elements felt like crying.
“By the way, your 5-Element Temple was just established, right? So why are you in such a hurry to gather information about world ascension?”
The shadow asked, puzzled.
World ascension was something only long-established god kings could intervene with.
Lord of 5 Elements had only been a god king for less than ten thousand years.
Why was he so eager to get involved in the world ascension?
Could he really be sure that he would benefit from it?
It was possible that he might even lose some of his control over the area.
“You don’t have to worry about that. I’m sure I’ll be able to use it,” Lord of 5 Elements replied.
“Alright, but I’ll warn you in advance. There’s likely going to be an investigation soon. If it’s not something very urgent, don’t contact me. Last time, sharing the lv12 forge method raised suspicions among some people.”
“If the god kings get involved, it won’t be good for any of us!”