The Owner's Interest Profile
The Lasao World is a secret realm inhabited only by the Golden Horned Race Clan, a vassal state of humanity.
Luo Feng was currently in a state of utter distress.
The company faces the responsibility of providing compensation and handling the aftermath for billions of people. Meanwhile, complaints, pleas for help, and condemnations are pouring in from within the Virtual Universe Company, with some even threatening to confront them directly.
Just then, the Golden Horned Race extended an invitation to the secret realm, and Yu Cui readily agreed, delegating all the trivial matters to his subordinates. He was only responsible for final approval and stamping, following the company's regulations to provide the maximum compensation.
Firstly, he simply couldn't bear to face the horrific deaths of billions of Human Race; secondly, he had never dealt with such a massive matter of life and death before, so he simply became a hands-off manager.
Although the greatest casualties this time came from the massive swarm of billions of insects teleported from the Immortal Zerg's temporary God Kingdom Teleportation, and had little to do with his command, Luo Feng still felt a bit guilty.
If I could become a truly unparalleled powerhouse, would all of this have been prevented?
The Zerg, they truly deserve to die!
"Luo Feng! Luo Feng! Big news! Huge news!" Babata suddenly appeared, jumping up and down, his tone full of panic and excitement. "Your great-great-grandson-in-law Tang Ping, just sent a message! He said that while cultivating in the Ganwu Secret Realm, he was noticed by the creator of the secret technique he was cultivating, a Venerable Level expert, and was directly taken as a disciple!"
It paused, then dropped another bombshell. "Furthermore, some of the Human Race's higher-ups have already guessed that you obtained the Yunmo Star Inheritance and possessed the Golden Horned Beast!"
"Huh?" Luo Feng was startled, but quickly calmed down.
Given his current status and position, many secrets that were once deadly are no longer a threat. But one core question remains weighing on his mind: In the eyes of the Human Race, is he truly Human Race, or the Golden Horned Beast?
"What else did Tang Ping say?" Luo Feng asked in a deep voice.
Babata quickly scanned the email, his face instantly lighting up with joy. "Tang Ping said that his master told him that many high-ranking members of the Human Race only gained their extraordinary combat power after possessing the Alien Race! Therefore, everyone has reached a consensus that as long as the soul is Human Race, then it is a true Human Race! Since you were able to pass the test of Chaos City, there is absolutely nothing to worry about!"
Luo Feng's tense nerves relaxed a little, but then a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.
Back then, a full thousand people entered Chaos City. Yet, in just thirty years, hundreds have perished. Looking back now, this seems utterly abnormal. Those who could enter Chaos City were the true elites of the Universe Country, showered with resources from the Virtual Universe Company. They were never lacking in strength or treasures; how could they have perished so easily?
Most likely, those people were either possessed and enslaved by Alien Race, or died in inter-tribal conflicts. Otherwise, even if some achieved early success and became arrogant, those who reached such heights at the Star Rank were certainly not foolish; why would so many of them choose to seek their own demise?
Fortunately, I rose to power quickly enough; otherwise, I probably wouldn't have escaped the same fate. This is the cruel struggle between tribes, a fight to the death, with no mercy whatsoever.
Luo Feng shook his head, suppressing his chaotic thoughts, and resumed his research on the secret technique.
But at this moment, his tense mood finally eased a lot. At least, even without him, the earth, his hometown, and his family had another layer of support.
Even if a disciple of Venerable does nothing, surely no one would dare to covet his homeland anymore?
Very nice!
"Oh, right, Babata," Luo Feng suddenly remembered something and instructed, "Remind Tang Ping that, according to the rules, he should go out to train after breaking through to the Domain Lord. Tell him to be extremely careful of the Alien Race and not to be careless."
A moment later, Babata's small body jolted, his mouth agape. "Luo Feng — Tang Ping said that their lineage doesn't have any mandatory requirements! They can go out to train if they want, and stay in the secret realm to cultivate if they don't want to?"
Luo Feng was startled, slowly raised his head, and looked up at the sky above the secret realm. A trace of confusion flashed in his usually cold and bloodthirsty eyes.
At that moment, he truly felt the vicissitudes of fate.
Since birth, his biggest dream has been nothing more than a house to live in. After countless life-or-death struggles and endless competition, even now, he still has to work for the Virtual Universe Company, rushing around in all kinds of dangerous missions.
And what about Tang Ping?
From childhood to adulthood, apart from the brief grief of losing both parents, he had hardly ever suffered any hardship. Just like his name suggests, he "laid flat" all the way and directly became a disciple of the Venerable.
It seems this person's fate truly was sealed at the moment of conception.
A complex emotion swept through Luo Feng's mind.
But----
He now has parents, a wife, and children, and a happy family. Moreover, how can one comprehend the true meaning of life and grasp the profound mysteries of the laws without experiencing setbacks and facing life-or-death battles on the path of cultivation?
How could someone like Tang Ping, who has never faced a desperate situation, possibly know the true wonders of cultivation or witness the myriad wonders of this world?
Snort!
The path he took was the truly magnificent road!
In the Virtual Universe, Tang Ping had just completed his willpower training in the Deep Cold Cavern, but instead of rushing to find his wives to adjust his state, he opened the internal treasure vault interface of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank.
He wants to upgrade the Smart Sprite that has been with him for decades.
The Smart Sprite are divided into three levels: low-level intelligence, high-level intelligence, and Smart Life. The higher the level, the more powerful the computing power and algorithms, and the more comprehensive the functions.
Just like Babata, a highly Smart Life that has accompanied Marquis Immortal for billions of years, it can not only pilot an F-class spaceship on its own, but also access the database of the Virtual Universe Company through Luo Feng's authority. Now, even if it encounters a weak civilization, it can easily invade the opponent's warship system and network hub.
Most importantly, Babata has developed independent thought and can be considered a true "life form".
But his Smart Sprite Xiao Ai," is an older model he bought back on Earth.
On the surface, it appears to have comprehensive functions, capable of writing code, handling daily tasks, automatically replying to messages, and retrieving information. However, its intelligence level is actually too low. Not only is it easily misled by spam, but its algorithm also fails to iterate automatically, resulting in questionable search efficiency.
Because they needed to return to the Wind-Thunder Secret Realm, his master instructed him to perform maintenance on the G-Grade Starship, Little White Fish.
He asked Little Love to search for the address of a beauty salon, but the idiot navigated him directly to an "Alien Race massage parlor." Unfortunately, his master, Wind-Thunder Venerable, was right there and immediately gave him a flick on the forehead.
With a sharp "clang," he burst into tears of grievance once again!
This silly Elf has such a deep misunderstanding of an honest person like him! He has absolutely no interest in this kind of legitimate shop!
Upgrading the Elf is now urgent!
Moreover, as a disciple of Wind-Thunder Venerable, he enjoys a 15% discount when purchasing treasures from the Cosmic Galaxy Bank. The sooner he buys, the sooner he enjoys it; he's a pro at getting the best deals.
"Beep~"
With a light tap of his fingertip, Tang Ping unfurled the internal treasure trove interface of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank like a celestial curtain.
As the core treasury of one of the Five Great Powers Human Race powers, this place is filled with a dazzling array of treasures, far more than the treasury in the Ganwu Secret Realm. Although the discounts in Ganwu are slightly lower, the goods are pitifully few, and the quality is even more uneven.
In contrast, here, he is an internal member personally trained by Wind-Thunder Venerable, enjoying an 8.5% discount plus exclusive privileges, making it extremely cost-effective.
As soon as the search command for "Smart Sprite - Life Level" was executed, a flood of product icons appeared.
We can skip low-level intelligence; high-level intelligence is priced at billions of Universe Coin, while the starting price for truly "Smart Life" level soars to over a hundred billion Universe Coin.
Tang Ping's gaze swept over a line of gray description: Above Smart Life, there is the legendary "Evolution Heart."
That is the Supreme Treasure of the Machine Race, enabling Smart Life to break free from the shackles of programming and cultivate autonomously like living beings. As long as resources are abundant, the cultivation of Smart Life can soar, without the need to painstakingly comprehend the laws of the universe.
However, such divine objects are equivalent to a high-level Machine Race, and are taboo among the Six Peak Races of the Primal Universe. Ordinary people do not even have the right to see one.
Shaking his head to dismiss unrealistic fantasies, Tang Ping remained steadfast in his principle of "practicality above all else." A moment later, a Smart Life core called "Star Core" was selected.
Star Core: The core chip is refined from the material of a supernova collapse and is equipped with Galaxy Bank's unique "Space-Time Re-projection" computing power optimization technology, which can directly reduce 90% of invalid calculations; core functions include cross-galaxy network intrusion, law data modeling, and crisis prediction and deduction.
What's even more thoughtful is that the buy-one-get-two-free offer includes two templates: "Mimicry Anthropomorphism" and "Emotional Resonance," showcasing meticulous attention to detail.
"Original price 120 billion, discounted price 102 billion----."
Without hesitation, Tang Ping clicked "confirm." The moment the notification sound of his account balance being instantly deducted rang, a personalized order notification popped up, " To Star Core item, please fill in the interstellar express address. Free shipping on your first order over 100 billion Universe Crystal; virtual terminal upgrade can be activated immediately."
The next second, a fist-sized dark gold crystal floated in front of him. Countless points of light floated and swirled inside the crystal, like a miniature galaxy slowly rotating. Vast energy carried billions of extremely complex lines of code, weaving a shimmering net of light on the crystal's surface.
"Xiao Ai, connect to the upgrade channel," Tang Ping shouted at the virtual panel.
A series of electronic voices suddenly popped up on the panel, filled with unprecedented panic. "Master! I was wrong! I can optimize the algorithm myself! I've completely deleted the massage parlor navigation! Really!"
Tang Ping's lips twitched violently. The pain from when his master had hit him on the head and made him see stars seemed to still linger on his forehead.
He gritted his teeth and emphasized, "Connect immediately, no more nonsense!"
Xiao Ai's light and shadow trembled three times on the panel, eventually transforming into a faint stream of data that burrowed into the dark gold crystal, leaving behind only a pitiful "Waaah, Master, I'll change it, goodbye," before falling completely silent.
"Activate and upgrade the Smart Life program immediately?" The cold system prompt sounded at the opportune moment.
"Activation!"
In an instant, the crystal suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, and countless data streams, like a surging galaxy, broke free of the crystal's constraints, rapidly intertwining, recombining, and soaring in the virtual space.
A moment later.
A deep, metallic voice echoed in his mind. It was no longer the stiff electronic voice of Xiao Ai, but rather a clear, nuanced tone, as if it were spoken by a real person.
"Host information detected: Strength: Ninth level, Universe Level; Law affinity: Time Origin Cosmic Law, Wind-Thunder Origin Cosmic Law; Interest tags: Science and technology; Long hair, lively, big eyes, slim waist, black stockings, mature, innocent, charming----"
Black stockings mature women, loli uniforms, foot fetish, leg fetish, mild cultivation enthusiast. Currently adapting a dedicated algorithm----"
Tang Ping: "???"
It seems that Little Love) has dug up some strange things from his browsing history. Its misunderstanding of itself seems to be deeper than the ocean!
For a full ten minutes, Tang Ping could clearly feel the Star Core frantically analyzing his cultivation data, daily habits, and even synchronizing all his access information in the Virtual Universe.
Every few seconds, a ripple of energy would appear around the crystal, proof that the Star Core was constructing its own logic of thought. This was the essential difference between Smart Life and ordinary intelligence; it was giving birth to its own "thoughts."
"Compatibility complete, Master~"
Suddenly, the steady, metallic voice abruptly transformed into a soft, sweet little girl's voice, as sweet as if coated in honey.
The dark gold crystal transformed into a stream of Flowing Light and instantly merged into his virtual terminal, transforming the originally simple panel interface into a futuristic holographic control panel.
Tang Ping suppressed his complex emotions and immediately tested the core functions. "Little Love, search for the highest-rated starship maintenance point around the Wind-Thunder Secret Realm."
In less than 0.1 seconds, three options with gold reputation badges popped up, not only with distance calculation and real-time reservation channels, but also with a special note next to the most recommended one. "Master Wind-Thunder Venerable visited this month and commented: Good price."
He then immediately followed up with the instruction. "Retrieve publicly available insights into the time-related laws of the Cosmic Galaxy Bank and organize them according to my cultivation characteristics."
This took a little longer, but still only three seconds. A visualized 3D law trajectory diagram floated before my eyes, with blue lines marking the basic framework of the Time Law and purple dots highlighting key points and difficulties.
At the very bottom, there's a thoughtful note. "Considering the acceleration characteristics of the master's Wind-Thunder Wings, it is recommended to prioritize unlocking the 'Time Stacking Speed' branch, which increases the compatibility with the Wind and Thunder Laws by 42%."
Compared to the previous Little Love that turned a beauty salon into a massage parlor, Tang Ping couldn't help but exclaim, "This is what Smart Life should be like!"
Immediately, a little girl's slightly proud and goofy voice came from the terminal. "Master satisfaction detected at 98%, algorithm iteration mode has been automatically activated~ Also, we just blocked three spam messages from Alien Race claiming 'successful disguise method sharing,' and have marked them as high-risk warnings!"
Master, Little Love ~
One word: Awesome!