132 True

At four o'clock in the morning, the sky was beginning to lighten, and the sparse chirping of birds rose and fell in the woods, adding a touch of natural vitality to this castle in the swamp.

Li Aoz sat on the bed, struggling to emerge from the nightmare of his memories. His whole body trembled uncontrollably, and sweat soaked the sheets. The scenes before his eyes kept changing, with dreams and reality overlapping, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Was that dream real? No, it should be said, was it truly my own memory? [Am I... cannon fodder for Morphedria? Was I a god in my past life?]

[Are you kidding me?]

After a short while, Li Aoz calmed down and raised his hand.

Spread out your five fingers.

Grasp.

Clench your fist.

release.

Flip it.

"...there is none left."

Li Aoz lowered his head, his gaze repeatedly sweeping over her fair and delicate skin.

It's not porcelain skin, but rather what we can tentatively call human skin.

"What exactly was that I just saw?"

Chaos Nursery, a crimson and black sun, the Radiant Dragon Emperor, the universe of Morphedria, Haynes...

[There are still 10752 left!]

What exactly does that number mean? Why is it the same as his own Qiqiao Serial Number? Why can he see Morphedria and fragments of the memories of God Samurai No. 10752?

Could it be that he really had some connection to Star Abyss's universe in his past life? [I can't take it anymore, I don't want to think about it anymore, it's too chaotic.]

Li Aoz opened the system panel, and the records of the past seven hours had all turned into garbled text. He was only able to log back in after he snapped out of his reverie.

"Welcome back to Star Abyss... True."

Li Aoz muttered the last message notification, feeling as if he had fallen into an icebox despite being in a comfortable indoor space.

real.

This was his game account name from his previous life.

"Since I transmigrated, my system has become a template for NPCs, unrestricted by version, and has lost some of the conveniences available to players. But now, I have regained the player information verification..."

The more Li Aoz murmured, the stranger it seemed.

What is this? Did Qiqiao Network reconnect his account? Was it all a dream? He didn't actually time travel; he just got stuck for a while due to network fluctuations before successfully landing? Or has he already returned to the game world of version 14.0? That's impossible, of course. Right now, he's still in his single dormitory at the Magical Application Academy of White Candle Star Interstellar University, with unfinished course assignments on his tablet next to him.

This is not a dream, this is reality.

Li Aoz immediately began checking his system interface, but unfortunately, he found no changes to his system. It was still version 14.0, still a level 80 Delta-rank [Astral Echoer], and still had the same system functions.

It seems that nothing has changed?

"Wrong!"

Li Aoz's gaze sharpened as he opened his personal attributes and looked at the top row.

[Name]: Li Aoz (Switch to 'True') [Title]: Descendant, Cataclysm, Pioneer of the Future

[Race]: Elai Ling Race, Stage I [Gender]: Biological Male

"It's changed." Li Aoz held his breath, suddenly realizing something. "Switching to 'real', what does that mean?"

Could it be that...

Wait, at this time of day, could it be because—

To confirm his suspicions, Li Aoz did not immediately click to switch, but instead opened the Game Forum Li Aoz went straight to the current date and time.

"2142/11/19, 8:26 AM".

I was right.

Li Aoz squinted.

He remembered this time very clearly; it was the time when he, in his previous life as ' Li Si ', registered and entered the game.

In his previous life, Li Si did not participate in the closed beta test, nor did he get the game immediately. At that time, he was probably struggling with whether to go to university or to earn money by doing the job assigned to him. While he was hesitating, his friends Wen Long and Xia Yubing recommended this game, "Star Abyss".

Until Li Si unexpectedly became a "Mutant", he was just an unknown nobody. His real fame came from the wave of traffic brought by the planet-blowing in version 2.5. With the help of several subsequent versions, he gradually and steadily built his reputation and became a Master Player streamer.

"If I'm not mistaken, switching to 'true' means that..."

When Li Aoz opens his personal profile, he is logged in as ' Li Aoz ' by default, and the account is displayed as banned. However, there is an option to switch accounts in the upper right corner, just like for regular players.

Li Aoz a deep breath, calmed his increasingly excited heartbeat, and clicked to switch accounts.

[You have switched to 'True' #10752.]

Welcome to the official website of Star Abyss, dear visitor #10752. Upon your first login, you can receive a newbie bonus of 500 Diamonds.

Li Aoz's heart clenched violently, and his non-existent mind went completely blank for a moment.

He quickly browsed and checked his account information. There were no badges, Tieba level, or posting information. It was a KitKat player account that had just been created for the first time.

"There are no Walkthrough posts I made, no short video public account, no Streaming Plugin information. It's exactly my original account when I first entered Star Abyss!"

Li Aoz specifically tested it and found that his account was working perfectly. He could post, forward, comment, live stream, record and download videos. He even wrote a joke, which received seven likes and two followers.

"This is my account. It was rolled back, no, it was officially created today."

This is just a forum account.

The forum account is completely linked to the game account...

Li Aoz suddenly realized something and looked at his personal attribute panel.

(Switch to 'Real') [... No way.]

Due to Qiqiao Network's unique authentication mechanism, players need to register an official forum account first, complete real-name authentication and gene binding, before they can register a game account.

The purpose of this is to prevent the emergence of "comment section trash talkers". Everyone's game level, title, and recent battle record are directly displayed in the forum, which makes the forum atmosphere much more harmonious.

Keyboard warriors can act recklessly because of the protection of the virtual network, but when your information is basically semi-public, everyone will be more careful about what they say.

But Li Aoz didn't care about that; he realized a very serious problem.

[I just went through it all, and I remember very clearly that Li Si entered Star Abyss at 8:20 AM and created the character account 'True'.]

However, as of now, Li Aoz has discovered that he has not yet created a game character.

What does this tell us?

[... Does the 'me' in reality no longer exist?]

So here's the question.

If the real-life ' Li Si ' is already dead, why is an official website account for Li Si being created now?

While Qiqiao Network's game balance and lottery events are absolutely terrible, its user security is absolutely reassuring, after all, it was developed as Electronic Immigrants, which is taken very seriously by various countries.

Moreover, it now appears that Star Abyss is a completely real world, and its scientific and magical theories are applicable to the Real World as well.

Qiqiao Network has neither the right nor the authority to change user data; at most, they can only ban players' forum accounts.

Only one person can create an account.

Only I can create this account.

Li Aoz took out a dose of Truth Drug; he already knew who it was for.

[That thing that has been giving me psychological suggestions.]

He takes his medicine at 7 a. m. every day, but today he missed it by more than an hour because of his memories.

If it was another consciousness within his mind that created 'truth,' then an hour or so would definitely be enough.

Hmm... why does this guy seem harmless? He even keeps trying to help me.

Li Aoz administered the Truth Drug to his own head to ensure he remained normal.

He has now basically figured out the situation, and in any case, getting his account back is a good thing.

[Due to the influence of gravity and magic, the flow of time on White Candle Star is different from that on Azure Planet. I can use this time difference to create a secondary account on Azure Planet.]

In this way, combined with the influence of the Astral Echoer, the White Obelisk, and the Nethermark Heavy Industries, Li Aoz will reach the pinnacle of his control over the Azure Planet.

"And I have a good idea."

Originally, Li Aoz was trying to find the [Astral Echoer] through a comprehensive recollection to break through his professional limitations and learn extraordinary knowledge, so as to avoid failing his course.

It should be said that he did achieve his goal.

Through a thorough recollection, Li Aoz clearly retrieved the information from the Walkthrough: [A piece of Forbidden Knowledge is stored at each of the White Candle Star Interstellar University, the Magical Industrial University, and the Trivella University. By obtaining these three pieces of knowledge, one can synthesize a fragment of the Eye of Discernment.]

With that thing, there's no need to study anymore. Perhaps three-quarters of the knowledge on the entire White Candle Star was deconstructed from it.

If Li Aoz really gets his hands on that thing— Li Aoz probably won't need to go to school anymore.

They were directly sent to the interstellar prison under the name of ' Ruin Heretic ' and became good citizens who received government jobs.

"Although we didn't have a choice before... now, the appearance of 'real' will change things a bit."

Li Aoz touched his non-existent chin.

"It's true that Li Aoz can't learn extraordinary knowledge."

Learn knowledge with 'truth', then switch back to the original subject.

Li Aoz's Intelligence attribute was not low, and he quickly figured this out.

Players have Recognition Filter, but Li Aoz appears as an NPC.

The NPCs don't have Recognition Filter.

Knowledge is always in your mind; if you switch to a different mindset, you'll understand it immediately, right?

"Hehe, it seems I've found a bug in the system."

However, it would be better if he took some tests first.

Li Aoz took a two-week leave of absence citing illness. Attending classes again before resolving his academic issues would be tantamount to further deducting points.

It would be better to just ask for leave to rest and study on your own; at least you won't lose points.

"Alright, now comes the real ' Rebirth: I am the Abyss God Master '!"