New World

From childhood, Du Ke had always been an independent and self-reliant child. He didn't talk much with his parents, but he was a filial son.

His parents, heeding the call for only children, had just him. In the future, they would rely on him for their old age.

Therefore.

Du Ke had to carefully consider his parents' future life. If he were to die suddenly and be unable to fulfill his filial duties, making arrangements beforehand would allow him to pass on more peacefully.

He took out his bank card. It contained half a year's savings, totaling 2.2 million. He had to admit, modifying cars made money fast. Even though the boss took the lion's share, he still managed to save this much.

Du Ke headed directly to the pre-selected residential complex at Swan Lake. It was a 98-square-meter, fully furnished apartment, costing 1.8 million. He paid in full, and the transfer procedures were completed in two to three days.

With the property deed.

He mounted his materialized BMW motorcycle and quickly returned to his hometown in Feibei County, Luo Town. At noon, the family of three ate lunch warmly.

Du Ke said directly, "Mom and Dad, I bought a fully furnished apartment in Luzhou City at Swan Lake. I paid in full, 1.8 million. Why don't you move to Luzhou and help me look after the place? I'm working outside and renting my own place. The new apartment will be empty."

"Oh, son, where did you get so much money?" Du Ke's mother was startled.

"Your son doesn't steal or rob. I just help people with some research, taking private jobs from the research institute. I can't be credited, and the results belong to others, but it pays well."

Du Ke managed to get past them with some difficulty.

His parents no longer pressed him on how he made money, but they were reluctant to move to Luzhou City.

Du Ke then said, "The hometown is going to be requisitioned for land and demolished soon. You don't have anything to do here. It would be great to live in my new apartment. Mom, you can go to Swan Lake in the evening and dance with the other aunties in the square."

"We can't bear to leave our little vegetable garden at home. The land requisition hasn't even been scheduled yet. We'll go to Luzhou City when they actually take the land."

Unable to persuade them, Du Ke had no choice but to nod. "Alright, here are the property deed and keys. I'll also leave you a card with 100,000 yuan in savings. I might have to go on a business trip to research institutes in other places, so I might not be able to contact you."

"We have money, you keep it for yourself."

"It's different. This is money I'm giving you, for Mom to play mahjong." Du Ke left the items, greeted a few relatives and friends, and then rode his motorcycle back to the city with a roar.

"Your boy has prospects."

"Old Du, what is your son doing in Luzhou? He can even afford to buy a house now?"

"That motorcycle probably isn't cheap, is it? Must be tens of thousands."

"Tens of thousands? You're thinking too little. That motorcycle is really expensive, at least two to three hundred thousand."

"Good heavens, Du Ke has really struck it rich."

Relatives and friends, full of envy, speculated about what job Du Ke had in Luzhou City to earn so much money in just over a year. Keep in mind that Du Ke had only graduated last year. Most recent college graduates were probably still working jobs that paid three to four thousand a month. Let alone buying a house, being able to support themselves was already good.

"What can he do? He's just busy with research with his teacher in Luzhou City. He got lucky this year and made some money. The house was bought with a loan, and he owes the bank a lot." Du Ke's parents were very low-key, afraid of revealing the fact that their son had made a fortune.

Back in Luzhou City.

Du Ke rented another place, a detached villa in the Zipeng Mountain Villa Area. The rent alone was 12,000 yuan a month. He didn't know if he would make it back alive tomorrow, so he didn't care if it was expensive. As long as it was comfortable to live in. If he did make it back, then he would be ready to strike it rich.

October 1st, National Day.

Du Ke woke up feeling very excited. The thought of crossing over soon made him unable to contain his thrill. It had been six months since he obtained the Mind Armor on April 12th. This was the moment of transformation in his life. Not only had he recovered from the blow of heartbreak, but he had also invigorated himself.

Every day was lived fully and steadily.

He was full of anticipation for the future.

"Hello, Binzi, it's been a while..."

"I'm doing great, don't worry about me."

"Old Wang, where the hell have you been? Not a word."

"Zhu Zong, is the express delivery business going well? I heard you've made a lot of money."

"I'm just busy, preparing to do research, start a business, and so on..."

"Teacher Qian... It's nothing, I just wanted to call and say hello. Isn't it National Day? I was thinking about how I didn't listen to you and study hard back then, and I really regret it."

"Boss Xu, no new work at the factory, right? Hmm, I'll be back in a few days."

He called his familiar friends, chatted for a bit, treating it as an unknown farewell. When he flipped to the last page and saw his ex-girlfriend's phone number still in his contacts, Du Ke chuckled. In the busy half-year, he hadn't even bothered to delete the number.

Then he decisively deleted it. Love and romance were nothing compared to exploring new worlds.

With the Mind Armor, who needed a girlfriend!

"I'm crossing over tomorrow!"

That night.

He tossed and turned in bed, unsure if he was lost in thought or if his dreams were chaotic. He felt like he had become a world-renowned great scientist and entrepreneur, adorned with Nobel Prize medals, with bodyguards and beautiful women flanking him, and flashes constantly directed at him.

His high-tech materials empire continued to develop, various black technologies were constantly being researched, and aerospace warships filled the sky. Led by him, humanity embarked on the Interstellar Era, advancing towards the entire universe.

Engaging in large-scale colonization on alien planets, easily defeating alien natives.

And he, Du Ke, would live forever, becoming a living god to humanity, followed by all his human compatriots as a prophet, a guide, and a sword-bearer. He would guide the development of human civilization until humanity completely crushed the Three-Body fleet. When encountering the Singer civilization's two-dimensional foil, he would use a reverse two-dimensional foil to flatten the Singer civilization.

Just as he was dreaming of fighting the Zeroer for three hundred rounds, the alarm suddenly rang. It was already 7:30 the next morning.

He savored the moment with a sense of loss.

He got up and washed his face.

After enjoying a delicious breakfast, he put on his Nano Armor and held an assault rifle with a custom exterior design.

Silently, he activated the New World coordinates hidden within his Mind Armor. The next moment, he felt his consciousness pierce through layers of mist, breaking free from the constraints of time and space, arriving at a special location. Then, he saw himself standing at the nexus of two distant points in spacetime.

Behind him lay the world of Earth, the bedroom of the villa he rented.

Ahead stretched a vast, primordial forest, with rolling mountains in the distance that seemed to go on forever. At his feet, a caterpillar with mysterious, colorful patterns crawled over the fallen leaves. But none of this captured Du Ke's attention. What captivated him was the color of this forest.

Blue!