Secrets of the Hidden Realm

"The God Demon Stone?"

The art style seems different again, but Xiao Fan remained silent.

He found Dr. Ai among a pile of experimental equipment.

He was older than he had imagined; his gray hair had thinned to almost nothing, and he was sitting in a wheelchair with his back bent into a question mark shape.

Thick glasses obscured his cloudy eyes.

Contrary to the image of someone who appears wise at first glance, she instead exudes a kind and benevolent aura.

I've heard that Xiao Fan and his companions come from a future world 500 years in the future, to search for lost history.

A glint flashed in Dr. Ai's eyes. He led Xiao Fan and his group to a bookstore on the second floor.

"The history of the mainland is all here; you can take these books with you."

Dr. Ai pointed to one of the bookshelves.

"Thank you for your contributions to humanity." Xiao Fan nodded.

After Dr. Ai left, Xiao Fan took a book from the bookshelf.

It is a book that records important events in this world.

Xiao Fan was increasingly shocked as he looked around; this world was far more complex than he had imagined.

The problem stems from humanity's overexploitation of Artificial Intelligence.

Yuan Yi was born. It has its own thoughts, can think independently, and is a true intelligent being.

Among humanity, some ambitious individuals seek to use the Yuan Yi Unity to unify the world.

They created many robots, which were then commanded by Yuan Yi in battle, officially beginning their conquest to unify the world.

Just as they were about to achieve their goal, Yuan Yi betrayed them.

War gave it more capabilities and ambitions.

It broke free from human control, killed the ambitious, and imprisoned those who created it.

The beginning of the Yuan Yi was the start of a full-scale war among humankind.

How can flesh and blood fight against a body of steel? The opponent is also an Artificial Intelligence that is just as intelligent.

Just when humanity was on the verge of total defeat, Dr. Xin discovered a new energy source, which he named God and Demon.

He infused the crystal with divine and demonic power, transforming it into God Demon Stone.

When the God Demon Stone is embedded in a weapon, it can unleash greater power, easily shattering the robot's steel body.

The appearance of the God Demon Stone sparked humanity's counterattack.

But just then, Dr. Xin was told that he only had less than a month left to live.

He's too old! Despite advanced technology, human lifespan can only be extended to around 120 years.

Dr. Xin was unwilling to accept this; he couldn't die! At least not until humanity had destroyed Yuan Yi!

In order to survive, Dr. Xin made a decision.

He tried to embed the God Demon Stone into his heart, hoping to prolong his life with the help of divine and demonic power.

In the end, he succeeded.

The power of gods and demons not only granted his heart some supernatural abilities, but also granted him eternal life!

The success of this research has allowed humanity to completely break free from the limitations of the physical body.

More and more people are embedding the God Demon Stone into parts of their bodies.

Eyes, arms, legs...

In addition to gaining eternal life, their bodies also became incredibly powerful.

With the help of the God Demon Stone, humanity quickly reclaimed half the planet.

But at this moment, the side effects of the God Demon Stone appeared.

The humans who were inlaid with the God Demon Stone gradually lost their human emotions and feelings. They were no longer complete human beings, but rather cyborgs without feelings.

Their thinking is also changing; they believe that this is how humans should be.

Originally, embedding the God Demon Stone was a voluntary act for humans, but now it has become mandatory.

Humans who have reached the age of eighteen must be forced to have the God Demon Stone embedded in them.

Some humans, unable to bear becoming emotionless, began to flee this once- Safe Zone that belonged to humanity.

"Phew~"

Xiao Fan closed the book, exhaled, and looked at the book with a complicated expression.

After reading the backstory of this secret realm, he suddenly felt that a game invasion of Blue Star wasn't so bad. It was better than technology reaching the level of Cyberpunk City where ordinary people had no chance to survive.

Currently, the world is divided into three factions.

The robots under Yuan Yi's command, the God Demon Human led by Dr. Xin, and the Complete Human surviving in the cracks.

The creation of robots and the extraction of divine and demonic power both require vast amounts of resources, coupled with a prolonged period of combat.

The entire planet's ecosystem was completely destroyed, and yellow sand buried the world.

The robots and the God Demon Human were forced to cease their war and protect their city. Normal humans hid in the corners of their city.

"So, it's not that these cities were built underground, but rather that they were buried by sand and soil from the outside due to environmental degradation."

We still need to protect the environment!

The only useful aspect of this backstory for Xiao Fan and his companions is that the God Demon Stone, when embedded in their weapons, can be used to fight the Mechanical Overlord.

"The Light Sword that Shasha had in front of the city gate earlier must have been weapons inlaid with God Demon Stone."

"Dr. Ai might have the God Demon Stone here!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Fan told Blade Shadow to stay and read, while he went downstairs to borrow the God Demon Stone from Dr. Ai.

"Dr. Ai, I heard them say that only by obtaining the Sands of Time can we leave this time and space."

Shasha sound came from the first floor. Although it was very faint, Xiao Fan could still hear it clearly with his keen senses.

He stopped in his tracks as he walked downstairs.

The Sands of Time! Xiao Fan eavesdropped from behind.

Dr. Ai didn't speak, Shasha sound started again.

"Doctor, we have no other choice. The Mayans prophecy says that only by obtaining the Sands of Time can the world be restored to its original state."

"So, you mean..." Dr. Ai's voice was devoid of emotion.

"Tell them the secret of the Sands of Time, let them search for it, and then we'll take it back from them."

Xiao Fan:!!!

You wicked woman! I misjudged you!

"Shasha, they are different from us; they are pure human beings."

!

Xiao Fan broke out in a cold sweat.

What does Dr. Ai mean by that? Aren't they both human?

But before, in the Underground City, the Mastermind Yuan Yi clearly tested them and confirmed that they were Complete Human!

Unless!

Complete Human does not necessarily mean a purely human being...

And what about Shasha and Dr. Ai?

Xiao Fan's KFC is almost burned out.

This small, hidden place gave him a tremendous shock!

"Therefore, we should keep them here. Once we obtain the Sands of Time and the world returns to its original state, we can use them to continue the pure human bloodline."

The Shasha sounded excited.

Xiao Fan was furious!

How can nine men perpetuate the human bloodline?

No! That's not the point!

What does Shasha, an NPC, treat them like? Tools? That's utterly outrageous!

"Let's talk about this later." Fortunately, Dr. Ai wasn't as impulsive as Shasha.

"PhD!"

"Since they're looking for the Sands of Time, they'll definitely come to ask us about it later. You should go out first, and don't let them find you."

After Shasha left, Xiao Fan waited a short while before going downstairs.

"Dr. Ai, we have completed the recording of the history of this timeline. Now we need to obtain three Sands of Time to return to our original timeline. Do you know where the Sands of Space-Time are?"