CHAPTER 93: CHAPTER 92 HEAVENLY DAO CODE

Lower City District, Factory Street.

A white transport vehicle drove down the desolate street, the Spiral Tower emblem emblazoned on its body.

Occasional passersby who saw the Spiral Tower emblem on the vehicle would unanimously show looks of disdain, as if they had seen something filthy.

The Heaven Transport Vehicle, specially armored for transporting prisoners to the Heaven Computation Center, is typically staffed with four guards wearing exoskeletons and wielding firearms.

This level of defense is not considered strong; in fact, given the special nature of the Heaven Transport Vehicle, it is exceedingly weak, virtually equivalent to having "Welcome to Rob" written in large letters.

But in the chaos of the Lower City District, almost no one dares to rob a Heaven Transport Vehicle.

Whether it’s worth it is one thing, but in the event of a robbery, the happiest party is probably the Heaven Computation Center, which eagerly hopes for more people to rob the transport vehicles so they can use the opportunity to capture more people into the Computation Center.

Many years ago, the Heaven Computation Center did similar things, arresting several gang leaders from the Lower City District under the pretext of evading spiritual energy tax to lure others to rescue them.

Then it was a batch after batch, capturing thousands, exceeding that year’s soul computation power quota.

As the auto-navigating Heaven Transport Vehicle passed through a secluded alley, an icy aura suddenly permeated the entire car.

Auto-navigation began to malfunction, crashing straight into the narrow secluded alley. In the midst of violent collisions, the four guards didn’t even have time to speak before being consumed by the icy aura, their vitality disappearing in an instant.

The vehicle was damaged, power to several Life Support Pods ceased, and pairs of eyes slowly opened.

A heavy punch shattered the glass of a hibernation pod, and a robust little giant emerged from the Life Support Pod, a look of surprise in his eyes as he viewed the surroundings.

"The transport escorts are dead?"

Then the little giant’s eyes lit up, his voice rough as he said:

"Just right, I’ll head straight to the Cave. Even if they capture and execute me afterward, I don’t want to go to that Heaven Computation Center."

With those words, the little giant charged directly out of the alley.

With the little giant’s departure, hibernation pods were forcibly opened one after another, and criminals ran toward the surrounding alleys without looking back.

Among the many criminals, however, there was one who seemed nondescript.

His physique was far less robust than the others, and he chose to escape the moment he opened the Life Support Pod, but his escape path was not to the Cave, but to an inconspicuous abandoned factory in the Lower City District.

More than ten minutes later, he arrived at the abandoned factory, rummaging through the ruins until he found a palm-sized metal box.

Seeing the metal box, he let out a sigh of relief.

"I didn’t expect I’d have the chance to escape the Heaven Computation Center, luckily I didn’t recklessly discard this thing.

Whether I can have a good life in the Lower City District will depend entirely on this treasure."

"Oh? I’m very curious about what treasure makes you so unwilling to part with it?"

A voice suddenly echoed in the silent abandoned factory, immediately sending him into a panic.

"Who? Who’s speaking?"

From a shadow not far away, Lu Yan slowly stepped out.

After dealing with the Heaven Transport Vehicle, Lu Yan had already locked onto a criminal named White, who trafficked in forbidden knowledge, based on Scott’s information.

Originally, Lu Yan intended to directly interrogate him for advanced Compiler knowledge, but he didn’t expect this criminal to seem to harbor some secret, so Lu Yan followed him all the way here.

With no one else around now, there was no need for further concealment.

But what Lu Yan did not expect was that the moment he appeared, the criminal suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

"Are you Brother Lu Yan?"

Lu Yan’s footsteps hesitated slightly, looking at the criminal in surprise.

Out of concern for the special environment of the cyber version, Lu Yan had never exposed his real name, not even Quentin addressed him as Mr. Lu Yan in all their interactions.

Now, a criminal dealing in forbidden knowledge could actually say Lu Yan’s name, which far exceeded Lu Yan’s expectations.

Seeing Lu Yan’s puzzled look, the criminal immediately rubbed his face with both hands, and moments later his blonde, blue-eyed face transformed into a familiar countenance right in front of Lu Yan.

The person before him was none other than He Dongsheng, the forgery cultivator from the Xianxia version!

"He Dongsheng?"

Lu Yan was greatly shocked.

Upon arriving at the cyber version, he had seen nothing associated with the Xianxia version in this world.

Lu Yan even specifically had Shaq investigate names of the Orthodox Path and Demon Sect, but neither those grand sects nor Cyan Simurgh Sect, Qingwu Group, or Ji Xingyao were connected to the cyber version in any way.

In addition, much in the cyber version could be corresponding to the United States in the urban version, leading Lu Yan to speculate that version updates had regional aspects.

The Xianxia version belonged to updates in the eastern region, whereas the cyber version belonged to updates in the United States region.

However, with He Dongsheng’s appearance, Lu Yan’s speculation seemed to falter.

"Brother He, how did you end up here? And why were you being sent to the Heaven Computation Center?"

Lu Yan appropriately voiced his questions.

He Dongsheng rubbed his temples, looking helpless.

"Ever since Brother Lu gave me some pointers last time, I was all set to produce a batch of antique chips and make a big move.

But unexpectedly, I was backstabbed halfway and almost got handed over to a mob boss. Fortunately, I reacted quickly and found an excuse to escape right away."

"Since then, I started selling some fake chips that Brother Lu taught me to make in Central City District, and I managed to earn quite a bit of money.

But before I could enjoy the bounty of credits for a few days, the law enforcement’s bloodhounds were on me, claiming I was selling prohibited knowledge.

I explained to them many times that the chips were fake, but none of them believed me. They intended to send me to work at the Heaven Computation Center for two hundred years.

If it weren’t for someone hijacking the transport vehicle this time and helping me escape, I’d probably be having my soul extracted and working around the clock to pay off debts by now."

At this point, He Dongsheng let out a few chuckles despite the bitterness.

And now Lu Yan finally understood that all the fuss about selling prohibited knowledge was actually because He Dongsheng was selling fake chips.

Even the counterfeiting method was something Lu Yan taught him in the xianxia version, but after the version update’s information mapping, antique forgery turned into fake chip making.

And then selling fake chips was mistakenly seen by law enforcement as selling prohibited knowledge, which eventually through Scott reached Lu Yan’s ears.

Upon hearing the news, Lu Yan had planned to hijack the vehicle to inquire about fake compiler advancement knowledge, accidentally saving He Dongsheng.

The whole incident now formed a perfect loop; the knowledge he passed on spanned an entire version, inadvertently causing his own trouble, leaving Lu Yan feeling both amused and exasperated.

"So, the rumor about you having advanced compiler knowledge is also fake?"

He Dongsheng rolled his eyes at Lu Yan.

"Brother Lu, you already know me, how could someone like me get in touch with such high-end compiler advancement knowledge?"

Upon confirmation, Lu Yan did not dwell too much on it.

Although he didn’t acquire the advancement knowledge, saving an unexpected acquaintance in this oppressive and chaotic world gave Lu Yan a bit of comfort.

At this moment, He Dongsheng gradually caught on, rubbing his chin and saying with a glint in his eyes:

"The one who hijacked the Heaven Transport Vehicle, could it be Brother Lu?"

Lu Yan nodded silently.

He Dongsheng smacked his thigh upon hearing this and said, "That makes Brother Lu my lifesaver!"

As he said this, He Dongsheng entered a password to open the metal box, revealing a pile of thick transmission chips to Lu Yan.

Only then did Lu Yan realize that He Dongsheng’s good life in the cave meant resuming his old trade of selling fake chips.

At this thought, Lu Yan couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly.

After rummaging for a while, He Dongsheng found one among the many fake chips and handed it over to Lu Yan with great care.

"Since Brother Lu saved my life, I’m not a stingy person. I’ll give this chip to Brother Lu as a reward."

Lu Yan responded with a mixture of amusement and frustration, "Isn’t this another fake antique chip you’ve dug up somewhere?"

He Dongsheng gave a mysterious smile:

"Brother Lu, do you know why my fake chips were mistaken as real by the law enforcement?"

Lu Yan raised an eyebrow hearing this: "Isn’t it because the law enforcement was just eager to make arrests to boost their performance?"

"Ahem!" He Dongsheng coughed dryly twice and said with some embarrassment:

"That’s just part of the reason. The main reason lies within this chip."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan picked up the chip and began to examine it closely.

He Dongsheng explained:

"I made this chip later on, but the piece of spiritual energy code within it is genuine.

I discovered it in a ward of an old mental hospital abandoned for hundreds of years in Lower City District, where a mental patient named Zhao Huowang had scribbled it all over the walls.

I transcribed it out of curiosity and later accidentally included it in a fake chip. It turns out this piece of spiritual energy code could actually bypass the AI’s review!

Even if the content is fake, as long as this piece of spiritual energy code is added, it will be deemed real by the AI review."

"After confirming this, I tried to return to the mental hospital to search for anything similar, only to find out that not long after I left, the abandoned mental hospital caught fire and was completely burnt down.

Since then, I realized that this piece of spiritual energy code is absolutely extraordinary!"

Lu Yan’s pupils contracted sharply, because he heard a familiar name in He Dongsheng’s words.

The author of "Heavenly Dao Discussion" — Zhao Huowang!

Before Lu Yan could speak, He Dongsheng continued to speak unbidden:

"This piece of spiritual energy code is so special, I simply gave it a grand name."

"Heavenly Dao Code!"