After several hundred years of operation, the World of Prayer had finally failed. The Elf Queen and the Elder Council, who had established it in the first place, had no choice but to admit to the public that it had once again been a waste. Even so, the World of Prayer had produced some unexpected results during those centuries—it turned out that not everything needed to be so precise. Only superluminal engines were drastically affected by microscopic laws; many other things could be tested under virtual conditions. Through simulated calculations, the first scholars to enter the World of Prayer had developed more advanced space equipment and Ecological Dome maintenance systems. They had also simulated numerous projects involving social structures and rationing systems. Those achievements were still playing a major role, and it was precisely because of them that the World of Prayer had not been completely shut down, but instead put to another use.
Although it was not a perfect laboratory, it was at least a perfect virtual paradise.
The elves realized that the World of Prayer could greatly reduce their society's resource consumption. Some everyday research with less demanding requirements could still be conducted in that laboratory, while the virtual world also allowed them to dream beautiful dreams and temporarily forget the barren, dreary reality outside. More importantly, after entering the World of Prayer, they could abandon those bloated, useless bodies that consumed too much energy.
"A thousand years ago, we passed the 'World of Prayer Separation Law,' allowing more people to apply for uploading to the servers," Hilda said slowly. "I told you about this, right? Because the environment inside the domes was changing faster than the elves could adapt, some floating islands had deteriorated to the point where elderly elves could no longer survive there. Many of