The hyperspace Star Sea Network, one of the Empire's most formidable black technologies.
This virtual network connected the sixty-five star clusters and trillions of citizens under the Empire's rule through the Stargate hubs. It spanned a stellar region tens of thousands of light-years across, allowing people separated by vast distances to communicate without hindrance.
The Star Sea Network was undoubtedly one of the Holy Light Empire's foundations of rule. Without this immensely powerful network, the Empire would have long since fallen apart.
What seemed unbelievable was that two people separated by ten thousand light-years could exchange video and voice through the Star Sea Network with a delay of no more than one microsecond!
Wang Chen simply could not imagine how such technology had been created.
Every citizen of the Empire, whether an adult or not, could purchase and use equipment that connected to the Star Sea. The most advanced models could even be implanted into the human brain, enabling seamless and unrestricted network access.
Such powerful access devices were naturally extremely expensive. The original owner certainly could not afford one, and the one Wang Chen currently used was a standard mass-produced model issued by the academy.
For the vast majority of Imperial citizens, the Star Sea Network was like a second world. It was an indispensable means of acquiring knowledge and experience, as well as entertainment and recreation.
It could even be used to make money.
The original owner had once worked as a sparring partner and power-leveler in the Star Sea Network. But because far too many people had chosen that way of making money, the competition had become cutthroat beyond measure, so he gave up before long.
Still, the original owner spent his evenings studying and training in the Star Sea Network.
He had no capital whatsoever. All