Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1839 - 1757: Origin Begins! The New Generation of Virtual World!

Chapter 1757 "Origin" Launch! A New Generation Virtual World!

Huang Yi looked at the chessboard and pushed a pawn forward, crossing the Chu River and entering Mr. Huang Sha’s territory. He said, "I’ve now become the Divine King, but I can’t create a new universe; I can only replicate the existing one. Is it because I’m missing your Reincarnated God King power?"

Mr. Huang Sha stared at the chessboard and shook his head: "It doesn’t matter much. Even if you obtained the Reincarnated God King’s power, you couldn’t create an entirely new universe. Your Crystallization of the Divine King, your Supreme Rule, your Reincarnated God King power, everything you have is left by God King Xiyuan. You’re following his old path. Unless you go to the Land of Origin to recreate and carve your own path, but that’s for the next generation virtual world. So, whether I give you the Reincarnated God King’s power or not doesn’t make much difference. We’ll decide with this game. You win, I’ll pass the Reincarnated God King’s power to you. You lose, you get nothing, but it won’t affect future developments."

"Alright! This bet is just right!" Huang Yi nodded, "When will the next generation virtual world start?"

Previously, he had seen related news on the forum. Era of Corporation said "Origin" would start within a year, but this was just a general statement, a rough estimate based on the progression of this generation virtual world, without specifying a particular day.

"That’s up to you to decide!" Mr. Huang Sha chuckled, moving a chariot, "The universe you replicate is actually the best result, a part of the process. In the new generation virtual world, your universe will still exist, and the cities, ports, and homes that the Heaven-Sent Men have built over the years will remain, so your previous efforts and wealth won’t be in vain."

"That’s indeed great!" Huang Yi was very satisfied. In terms of legacy, the Hero Empire’s legacy outweighs any other power. If it couldn’t be extended to the new generation virtual world, then their efforts over the years would be too unfortunate. Seeing it like this, replicating the universe is indeed more advantageous.

"However, if the new generation virtual world is still the same as now, it’s somewhat dull. So, there will still be some changes, such as black holes leading to the Land of Origin appearing, and these black holes are created by you. When you choose to create these black holes, that’s when ’Origin’ starts. If you delay, within six months, other events will cause these black holes to appear."

"So, after I create these black holes and start ’Origin’, what will happen next?" Huang Yi asked again.

"Then the Heaven-Sent Men can travel through these black holes to the Land of Origin for recreation, to undertake Rare Quests anew, choose races and professions anew, level up anew, etc. Of course, upon meeting certain conditions, they can return to your replicated universe at any time."

"Recreating, entering the new generation virtual world to restart..." Huang Yi finally understood how the transition between the two virtual worlds happened, which is different from the transition in the last generation virtual world.

The transition of the last generation virtual world was quite abrupt, even the virtual equipment needed to be replaced.

This time, however, the virtual world transition is smoothly leading to "Origin", without the need to replace virtual equipment. Whether it’s virtual helmets or expensive Golden Rings, they can continue to connect to the next generation virtual world.

"Of course, what I just mentioned applies to most Heaven-Sent Men. As for you and Sharp Sword, who have retained data, you become NPCs in the new generation virtual world, similar to historical figures as I mentioned, controlled by real people. You can, based on your whims, reward players with gear and items, issue tasks, grant adventures, etc., which has some very interesting permissions."

Huang Yi moved a chariot and suddenly thought of an interesting question: "In the previous generation virtual world, you shouldn’t be the only Heaven-Sent Man who retained data, right? Besides personally playing the NPC role of the Yellow Emperor, are there other NPCs played by real people?"

"Of course! You’ve even already met them!" Mr. Huang Sha nodded, showing a mysterious smile, "The virtual world is so realistic that you can’t tell real from fake. If we didn’t intentionally set some distinguishing methods, you wouldn’t be able to tell which are NPCs and which are players. Of course, NPCs controlled by real people are limited by the system. If what they say is too outrageous, it gets corrected automatically to fit the NPC’s character."

"Oh? Which NPCs are controlled by real people?" Huang Yi recalled the NPCs he met before but couldn’t determine it after a long thought.

"Generally speaking, NPCs controlled by real people follow a rule; the higher the status and the less direct appearances they have, the more likely they are controlled by real people, like my character of the Yellow Emperor. Previously, you only heard the name of the Yellow Emperor in myth and legend, but hardly faced directly. Isn’t this easy to guess?"

"Matches the condition... the Four Supreme Gods?!" Huang Yi blurted out. Those Supreme Gods fit the description well, lofty and rarely discussed, mainly existing in myth and legends.

"Roughly correct, but there’s some minor deviation. Naming them specifically would be less interesting." Mr. Huang Sha said, making a bold move, exchanging a horse, "Moreover, NPCs controlled by real people aren’t constantly controlled by them. Most of the time, they are managed by the system, with real people only logging in during crucial moments to play. Once the new generation virtual world starts, you can do the same: let the system handle most of it, while you venture out with a small clone, explore ruins with the Heaven-Sent Men, team up to hunt bosses — these are more interesting experiences."

Huang Yi captured a horse and nodded, "In the next generation virtual world, I do want to truly enjoy the player’s fun, travel everywhere and play, instead of being always tense. Essentially, I entered the virtual world, sought you out, and strove so hard just to gain freedom. Now that the World Federation has fallen, I’m about to be released, about to live the life I desire, entering the virtual world merely to enjoy life."

"Checkmate!" Mr. Huang Sha advanced with his chariot, determined. "Actually, today’s topic, I wish to continue discussing it deeply with you, but it involves some terrifying matters that are not suitable for public knowledge. Now, you’ve integrated too many within you; in three days, you and Sharp Sword must come to me, and I’ll tell you some truly important things to see what choices you will make."

Huang Yi felt a chill in his heart; last time, Mr. Huang Sha mentioned that he and Sharp Sword would face a certain choice, but the details were unknown.

"Okay! I’ll come to find you in three days!" Huang Yi nodded.

Mr. Huang Sha stared at the chessboard, exhaled deeply, and laughed: "You’ve lost for sure! Within four moves, I’ll defeat you."

"Indeed! You can defeat me within four moves!" Huang Yi ambiguously nodded, "But I will defeat you in three."

"Hmm?" Mr. Huang Sha was stunned, quickly turned back to look at his territory, and after a while, shook his head with a smile, "You are indeed more skillful; I lost again. I keep my word, I’ll grant you the strength of the Reincarnated God King!"

As he finished speaking, he waved his palm, and a puff of black and white smoke flew from his fingers directly into Huang Yi’s body.

This black and white smoke rushed towards the complete Crystallization of the Divine King, injecting a unique energy.

However, Huang Yi was already at the God King Realm and did not feel much about this new unique energy.

He no longer needed power; he had no enemies left, even the King of Hell had fused into him, and Death God had long gone to the Land of Origin, so even a stronger power would not bring any joy.

He casually waved his hand, fingers pointing a few times, like tracing lines on a blueprint, creating something new.

Elsewhere, in the copied universe, countless black holes appeared, some even directly in player-created cities, like giant whirlpools floating in the air, faintly showing some strange scenes inside, which were the scenery of the Land of Origin, a fleeting glimpse.

In the future, players could travel to the Land of Origin through these giant black hole whirlpools in the copied universe and create, and could return after reaching a certain level.

At that moment, the final system announcement resounded throughout the universe—

"[Ultimate Announcement]: [God King] has copied the original universe, restoring all player characters and achievements and created the Origin Black Hole, initiating the journey of a new generation of virtual worlds. This generation of virtual worlds comes to a close! In this virtual world generation, countless players worked together to create unforgettable memories. All sweat, tears, laughter, sorrow, success, and failure have become past. The Heaven-Sent ones, led by [Instakill], [Sharp Sword], [Dream Against the Heavens], [Frozen Lemongrass], [Dao Feng], performed excellently and will retain data for the next generation virtual world. Let us embark on a new journey with hope!"

The final system announcement echoed this generation’s virtual world, drawing the last sentence!

Within this system announcement, after a long time, the original names of Huang Yi, Sharp Sword, Dao Feng, and others were used once more, rather than bestowed names or honors.

Hearing these original names felt like returning to years ago when they first entered this virtual world. At that time, they were excitedly facing a brand new world, anticipating a magical adventure...

Back then, they were still weak, but truly happy, adventuring on foot in the forest, searching for Ancient Ruins in the Primeval Forest; sailing out on a small sailboat, seeking the treasures left by the King of Pirates; drinking rum in a tavern at night, listening to the Bard recounting ancient legends; going to the vast grasslands, rolling in endless flowers, watching dandelions flying all over, witnessing the spectacular sight of giant dragons soaring across the sky. Even challenging the Tower of Pantheons would lead to multiple team wipes and laughingly restart, eventually grinding the Boss to death bit by bit, exploding an Orange Gear, which was already exceptional equipment, and Legendary Item truly seemed like a legend, Divine Artifact existed only in myth...

Those unforgettable memories have completely passed, just like things that happened in a previous life years ago. Some stories were written down and forgotten, some people left and never returned, and the youths who sought legends themselves became legends.

This journey is over, but it also signifies the beginning of the next journey, and countless people will regain hope and set off once again.