Having a Rough Time

[Southern Heaven] smiled and led Ye Zizhen away from this Virtual World, arriving instead on a deep blue Fixed Star.

A vast, deep blue Fixed Star floated Jingjing in the center of the virtual starry sea, Fixed Star surface shimmering with a ghostly blue light.

Around the Fixed Star, countless giant man-made structures and artistic creations are decorative landscapes built with the painstaking efforts of the citizens.

"This is the Virtual World of the [Southern Heaven-Z9] Fixed Star system. This star system is also the decisive battlefield designated by the [Mother Goddess], and I am the host of this [Survival Race]."

"How is it? I think my image is quite good." [Southern Heaven] lightly swayed her skirt, seemingly very satisfied with her appearance.

As a civilization that prioritizes entertainment, [Eternal Paradise] naturally anthropomorphizes everything in sight.

Thirty-six Fixed Stars were transformed into Fixed Star maidens with distinct personalities and stunningly beautiful appearances.

The light veil on Southern Heaven corresponds to the isolation Abjuration zone on the outer layer of Fixed Star; the delicate ornaments around her correspond to the giant art structures within the star field.

The citizens are building colossal artworks, each one bigger than the last, partly to adorn their favorite Fixed Star girl.

In this world, everything can be personified as a female character, except for the [Mother Goddess] herself, who is inherently female.

"Looks like you're still adjusting a little... So what use are you now? The Scholars are probably arriving soon, we'd better be prepared."

Ye Zizhen gazed into the distance and saw a completely silvery-white planet orbiting its Fixed Star at an increasingly rapid speed, its trajectory becoming more and more bizarre, exuding an unsettling stillness.

He was originally born at the same time as Grey Wolf, but Grey Wolf transformed into the virtual avatar of this world, [Southern Heaven], and even replaced her.

If I remember correctly, this guy has always played a virtual character on the internet back home, but I never expected that virtual characters from other civilizations could do it too...

"What 'us'? Who's 'us' with you?" [Southern Heaven] laughed.

"I'm [Mother Goddess's ] most loyal dog! I only brought you to see the Virtual World because I like you! I'm going to host my live stream now!" [Southern Heaven] snorted and turned away arrogantly.

"Is he already in character...?"

Ye Zizhen murmured something, looked down for a moment, and found that she could clearly see every Survivor coming out of the Jump Gate from the Virtual World level.

Looking up again, because of the nature of the Virtual World, Ye Zizhen could see the newly opened live streaming channel of [Eternal Paradise], and [Southern Heaven]'s figure appeared in it.

[Survival Race]

This will be an entertainment project for all citizens, where all citizens have the right to hunt down Survivors marked as [prey] and drive Survivor into [Southern Heaven-Z9].

At the same time, all the footage will be broadcast live to the citizens of the entire civilization.

In other words, in the eyes of [Eternal Paradise], this is a large-scale electronic cricket fight, and they are even willing to use an entire Fixed Star system as the host venue.

Games are harmful; they can create perceptions that don't align with reality, leading people to believe that justice will always prevail over evil, that effort will always be rewarded, and that love can last forever.

But if you can treat reality like a game, then you don't need to worry about this.

"How arrogant..."

Ye Zizhen smiled and shook her head, sipping her drink from her wine glass as she watched [Southern Heaven]'s live stream officially begin.

"Hi hi~ This is -- [Southern Heaven]!"

"It's another live stream, did you miss me?"

"First of all, welcome to the Second Empire's [Thorn Moonlight Unlimited Group]'s latest mega-structure [Reality-Closure Vika], [Southern Heaven] has issued a new card again! And also to the Fourth Empire's [Aurora Starport Group]'s latest mega-structure [Pearl in the Palm], [Southern Heaven]..."

[Southern Heaven] stomped her feet, pretending to be shy.

"Oh dear! It's Gang..."

Amidst the commotion, Ye Zizhen recalled this guy's former image as Nailong and felt a bit disgusted.

He turned to look at the silvery-white planet that was spinning and accelerating wildly around [Southern Heaven-Z9], and remained silent.

"Hello, this is a robbery. Take all the high-powered weapons from your police headquarters."

Su Luo spoke politely to the sheriff who came out to greet her.

After completing the Laboratory renovations, he didn't dare waste a moment and immediately rushed to the star system's security headquarters.

The priority of [Lan Cijiu] needs to be lowered a bit; let's enter the Southern Heavenly Star System first.

"Hello, if you're planning a robbery, there will be a waiting time as there are already people inside."

The security officer at the entrance was also very polite.

"Also, since the [Survival Race] is open to all citizens, the [Public Security Bureau] will sell security weapons to all citizens. Have any citizens been kidnapped on your aircraft?"

"Also, it's free for minors!"

"Free? Two, please!"

Fu Li, who got off the bus last, only heard the rest of the conversation and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Sheriff: "..."

Su Luo: "..."

Sure enough, Survivor spawned near the police headquarters had already come to loot, but the sheriff remained calm, as if he knew the Survivors would come to loot the local police equipment.

Who's inside?

"She."

The sheriff immediately raised his hand and projected a cute cartoon character into the air.

"Although I don't think I've ever seen this Survivor before, Survivors don't usually look like this, right?" Su Luo looked at the cute version of the character, feeling a sense of familiarity while also being somewhat suspicious.

"Of course it doesn't look like that! This is the female version of you Survivors. Would you like to see yours?" The sheriff seemed quite pleased.

"You're a citizen, which is better because you have copyright protection. She's a temporary citizen, so she doesn't have copyright protection. We can do whatever we want with her virtual image."

"Now I finally understand why there are internet firewalls separating citizens during work hours." Su Luo looked at Song Shige behind her.

Just then, from deep within the Public Security Bureau, a dark hand suddenly reached out, swift as lightning, grabbed the head of the on-duty police officer, and dragged him directly into the boundless darkness.

"People in this world are really crazy."

Ansen, clad in a lightweight, silver-gray interstellar mech, slowly emerged from the shadows with a cold expression. He carried a nearly five-meter-long disintegration cannon in his hand, and a string of items hung behind him.

His Contract beast was dealing with the sheriff, who was being ravaged by Contract beast with a wide smile on his face.

"What are you all doing here? Where's the Fairy?" Ansen looked around but couldn't find Mu Hongyuan.

He still can't forget it.

Su Luo and Song Shige did not answer, and went into the Public Security Bureau to look for other standard equipment.

Instead, Zuo Guxian stepped forward and looked at the sheriff with curiosity.

What is that person laughing at?

Frustrated, Ansen simply raised his foot and kicked the remaining body of the sheriff into particles.

The sheriff was still smiling.

Zuo Guxian replied leisurely:

"Anyway, they treat it like a game. They probably added some kind of texture pack, and they saw a cute girl kicking them."

"Your despicable people should suffer a lot on their internet."