CHAPTER 30: CHAPTER 27: IMMORTAL FATE, IN THE SEA

To establish a dream blockchain world, develop civilization, explore the extraordinary, seek eternal world experiment grounds, and mine Dreamcoins, a mining machine is essential.

Honestly, Zhu Zhengwei began to feel that this model was better than before!

Much better than previously sneaking around attacking "girls" in alleys.

Clearly, he was just running a legitimate sleeping business, but after hypnosis, they would absurdly dream in reality, ruining his reputation, earning him the title "Rare Gentleman," and rumors spread that he unified the surrounding University City?

Ridiculous!

The most crucial point:

Some people, upon waking, remembered more fragments of their dream, becoming special anomalies, leading them to think it’s a game, perfectly solving this issue.

This way, there wouldn’t be people like Zheng Linshou confusing dreams with reality anymore.

"But the only thing to care for is these leeks’ players’ moods."

Zhu Zhengwei silently calculated in his heart,

"After all, this is an extremely niche VR game, making them a plant, a Dream Miner, just watching wallpapers and scenery—it’s too boring! Even if they now say that history is interesting, it’s just a momentary excitement!"

But let’s see first.

For the development of the vast blockchain’s four-dimensional world, Zhu Zhengwei could not stop anyway.

The number of miners must continuously grow for the world to expand!

"According to the current structure, if humanity is the lower-tier mining machine world, then that place is the upper high-dimensional world."

He set down his helmet, and the two Kings of Competition beside him were enthusiastically discussing.

They even planned to post on the forum, in preparation for a draft.

Zhu Zhengwei glanced at it; the draft title was "Prophecy: This Game Will Certainly Be Popular, If Not, I’ll Stand on My Head and Crap Softly!"

Evidently, the two roommates were quite cruel to him.

Zhu Zhengwei had confidence in positioning his game as a "non-popular" niche game.

But as it originally was a programming major, the two of them might also pursue this field in the future, starting directly to analyze the game’s structure and the producer’s mindset.

Zhu Zhengwei glanced at their general content:

"Obviously a scenery-viewing game, but there is a plot mode, this is innovative and a highlight!"

"The production team did it very cleverly, allowing those who like scenery to watch scenery, and those who like studying plots to study plots!"

"The desktop beauty of the plot feels like a granny, telling me bedtime stories while I sleep!"

"It’s practically like chasing a show! Making players sit in front of the TV, following a captivating series! As for the plot, it’s very exciting, the production team was very dedicated in this regard."

"History has always been difficult to write! Let alone as an alternate history in the feudal civilization era, but it looks very real to us, flesh and blood, as if they are truly alive, with great potential!"

"Taking a different path, I boldly predict it will certainly become popular and impact the existing game market!"

The two continually researched and praised it, practically the strongest fans of this game.

Zhu Zhengwei: "..."

Zhu Zhengwei’s mouth slightly twitched, but he really didn’t think that much.

Listening to these netizens’ in-depth analysis, looking at beautiful scenery, they even saw a large-scale epic serial drama?

Utterly insane!

Alas.

I initially wanted to change the dullness.

Since that’s the case, I’ll just let them keep watching the scenery.

They can both enjoy the beautiful scenery and mine to exercise their brains; it’s a win-win for them no matter how you look at it.

"By the way."

The two roommates looked at Zhu Zhengwei, "This company is really fierce, can you introduce us? We want to intern there after graduation, we want to know the situation now too?"

Just halfway through your freshman year, you’ve thought this far?

Truly born to be perfect workers.

Zhu Zhengwei coughed twice, "This company is very mysterious, I just took a temporary job to help recruit only, we’re not the only ones they’ve recruited; there are thousands of people."

The two thought so too.

With a company of such major production, surely there would be a bunch of powerful people inside, financially strong, not their turn as graduates.

"I knew you couldn’t hook us up, my brother and I will just post analyses, let the company appreciate our Wolong chicks duo!" They suddenly felt proud.

After getting rid of those two dunces, Zhu Zhengwei began to refocus on the construction of this world.

"Huh? The emperor of the Slave Dynasty actually achieved this level?"

....

New Era 331.

The Slave Dynasty, Emperor Shiguang, began to fully exert strength.

Within a few years, his combat power surged dramatically, defeating two kings single-handedly with incredibly unbelievable strength and commanding them to surrender, establishing an allied nation to combat the sea domains.

Everyone felt extremely unbelievable, starting cultivation in middle to old age, is this the king chosen by the heavens?

New Era 334.

The frontline battle was intense, and the four sea beasts, known as the "Sons of the Sea God," frequently attacked the coastline, causing countless deaths and injuries.

The leader of the three allied nations, Emperor Shiguang, issued an order:

"Summon craftsmen from across the world to establish the Wall of Ten Thousand Stones along the coastline!"

"Each country, each city, each town, construct a giant stone, with the person in charge to carve their name, and those negligent shall be beheaded."

Huge elephants were deployed as transport to begin building an unprecedented true Wall of Giant Stones.

This ruler of the Slave Dynasty even imitated the first tyrant, intending to build a circular high wall around the coastline, enclosing the entire continent in a "City of Ten Thousand Stones."

In an instant, millions of young and strong laborers were recruited to the frontline; it was a fifth of the entire era’s population!

"Tyrant!"

"Yet another tyrant!"

"The Slave Dynasty has never had a wise ruler!"

Almost all the young and strong were pulled to the frontline to build the Wall of Giant Stones.

One day, Emperor Shiguang announced: A certain elder Immortal, in a dream, granted divine power, bestowing three hundred Immortal Herbs, enabling entry into the "Witch" sect.

"Heroes of the world, come to this hall for testing, those of extraordinary talent, may enter this sect! Up to three hundred people!"

In an instant, the world was in an uproar.

Countless self-proclaimed exceptional people went to the capital, eager to eat Qi and attain the Way.

New Era 336.

Three hundred Witches appeared, known in history as the "Three Hundred Immortal Sorcerers."

Emperor Shiguang ordered three hundred Qi Eaters not to go to the front lines, but instead to head jointly to Bronze Jingshan Temple to develop research into Witchcraft Artifacts.

Meanwhile, countless mortal soldiers continued to fight at the front lines.

For a time, resentment spread throughout the land,

"The immortals with great power are hiding in the rear, sending us mortals to our deaths!"

"A complete tyrant!"

The people’s hearts were lost, but due to harsh and tyrannical rule, they dared not speak out.

New Era 351.

With the effort of the entire nation, the Wall of Ten Thousand Stones was initially constructed.

The number of sea disasters significantly decreased, and the pressure on the front lines dropped sharply.

In the same year, Bronze Jingshan Temple developed the massive long ship "Bronze Immortal-Seeking Ship," a gigantic ocean machine, docked behind the Wall of Ten Thousand Stones at a harbor, beginning its final inspections.

Three years later, a piece of news was announced to the world, shocking everyone:

"That year, in a dream, an Immortal Master told me that the Immortal Herb that grants immortality is guarded by the Sea Giants in the Undersea Kingdom, hence their increasing strength!"

"If the Immortal Root is not among the Human Race, we shall seize it! Fight for it! Take it by force!"

"Do all that is humanly possible, strive for the mandate of Heaven!"

On this day, Emperor Shiguang stood atop the vast Wall of Eternity, overlooking the distant azure sea, and proclaimed to the world the expedition to begin immediately.

Everyone gazed at this strong emperor, recognized by the world as a god-like figure, who seemed as humble as a mortal, yet commanded the utmost respect from all!

Under the sea, within the kingdom.

A giant octopus lay on a massive stone throne.

"That mysterious figure on land has finally made a move."

"Isn’t he after the thousand Immortal Herbs of my undersea realm?"

The Immortal Herbs, gathered from all over and assembled here, glittered brilliantly, emitting wisps of beautiful five-colored Xiaqi in front of it.

At this moment, it was like the East Sea Dragon King, watching over its hoard of treasures and wealth in its Undersea Dragon Palace!

"Wow, what’s happening?"

"We’re gradually being gathered together?"

"I smell the scent of poverty!"

"Everyone, calm down; it’s probably a server issue on the company’s side. Other picturesque wallpaper scenes are unusable, so they’re all giving us a shared undersea scene."

"Awesome, it’s a BUG."

...

Everyone remained perfectly calm.

They didn’t scream and shout like players in other beta games but were unexpectedly tolerant of the BUG.

In fact, these beta players even felt a sense of relief: Great! The game finally fixed the bug where there were no bugs during the beta.

And the giant octopus still watched its wealth with satisfaction and calmness.

Of course, it knew the use of those "Immortal Herbs."

But it refused to consume them.

Because it knew that if it ate these Immortal Herbs, they would randomly regenerate somewhere in the world, possibly back on land.

A mysterious figure on land had picked all the Immortal Herbs there over the years, plucking each one that grew. The herbs that grew underwater weren’t picked, and over time, all 1000 servers appeared underwater, and the land no longer had Immortal Roots.

By the time the pattern was noticed, it was too late to regret!

"And right now, with the Immortal Roots all growing underwater, why would I pluck and consume them, allowing the possibility for these Immortal Roots to randomly grow back on land?" said the giant octopus, shaking its human-like head.

After all, not eating them also had great benefits.

This is a "Fountainhead," emitting a continuous stream of Heaven and Earth Qi. Cultivating next to this kind of Spirit Root does not yield the instant improvement of eating them, but it provides a continuous, albeit thin, supply over time.

Splash!

A giant ship gradually sailed across the blue sea.

Three hundred Ancestral Witches stood on the deck, ready for action.

Emperor Shiguang looked down and said:

"From today, we shall counterattack the Ocean Kingdom and slay the deep-sea monster civilization. After decades of maritime war, humanity shall welcome a truly enduring peace once again!"

These words stirred everyone’s hearts.

Everyone gazed with incomparable longing and admiration at this man before them.

They all knew that countless people compared him to the first Emperor Changheng, celebrated as the Godlike Tyrant, but they were entirely different.

This staunch man bore the weight of infamy, blamed for the death of countless laborers, yet he erected a miraculous wall, the "Wall of Ten Thousand Stones," for humanity!

That miraculous stone wall became a massive barrier for the coast against sea disasters.

It seemed as though hundreds of thousands of slave workers died, but it was a necessary sacrifice.

Without it, humanity would endure sea disasters for extended periods without any chance of counterattack.

Only decisive and significant sacrifice could resolve prolonged, ongoing pain.

And how could those shortsighted mortals understand?

In fact, they were not shortsighted; how could they not know they were building walls for future generations to resist invasion? They simply were unwilling to sacrifice themselves.

Countless Witches knelt on one knee,

"May the king’s glory be as eternal as stone!"

"May the king’s breath be as splendid as morning light!"

The proud voices resounded along the entire coastline.

"Set sail, onward!"

"We are the final hope; if we don’t conquer the Ocean Kingdom, we drown in the sea!"

"Our mission is solely to seize the Immortal Root for the Human Race, which is a true divine test for us!!"

Great sails were raised.

The steamship emitted thick smoke, sailing along the coastline.

"I seem to hear the whispers of the God of Destiny in my ear, and now I finally understand my life’s mission." The eyes of Emperor Shiguang revealed an aged expression, looking down at the giant ship beneath him, as if sensing that the entire era was also setting sail at that moment.