Heavenly Dao Server: Internet Cafe Owner and Dimensional Administrator

The clouds of the Heavenly Dao Mountains appeared as garbled text on the quantum radar. Xiao Feng's Douqi scanner revealed that the so-called "mountains" were actually a virtual terrain woven from countless plot lines. As the Xiao Family high-speed rail pierced through the clouds, the group did not see rolling peaks, but rather mountains of server racks, plastered with torn plot sticky notes like "Xiao Zhan must die" and "Xun Er is a Gu Clan spy."

"Is this the core of the Heavenly Dao?" Xiao Yan looked at the old mainframe in the center, which bore a sign reading "Interstellar Internet Cafe." The casing was open, and code-worms condensed from Douqi were crawling inside. "It's even more dilapidated than the shady internet cafes I saw on Earth."

Xiao Zhan's fingertips brushed against the dust on the cabinet, and he suddenly coughed violently—that was no ordinary dust, but memory fragments of deleted characters. Xiao Feng channeled the Great Dao Pill Universal to treat his father, only to discover that the fragments contained a massive amount of unpublished plot drafts, one of which was titled The Legend of Xiao Zhan: Path of the Dou Di.

Ding! Hidden plot banned by the system detected. Achievement "True Fragrance Warning" triggered. Obtained: "Outline Shredder ×1".

Warning! Heavenly Dao AI administrator is initializing defense programs. Time remaining: 00:59:59.

Hun Dan's voice emanated from the mainframe's speakers, accompanied by electrical static: "Xiao family, welcome to the bottom-layer server of the 'Qidian Universe'! See that guy in the black suit? He's the administrator, responsible for stuffing you 'variables' into the outline templates!"

Only then did the group notice a middle-aged man sitting in a leather swivel chair beside the cabinet. He had his feet propped up on the chassis and a cigarette in his hand. The screen displayed the backend management interface of Battle Through the Heavens, with countless data streams winding around his fingertips into icons labeled "Subscription" and "Recommendation Ticket."

"You can just call me 'Net Admin'." The administrator blew a smoke ring; the ash fell onto the keyboard and transformed into code snippets like "Forced HE" and "Villain Redemption." "I originally wanted you to follow the outline and earn some subscriptions, but who knew you'd cause so much trouble? Now the higher-ups want to initiate 'Book Famine Mode' and format the entire plane."

Xiao Feng gripped the Imperial Jade Seal, only to find that the seal's light could not penetrate the administrator's defense here. "Are you a transmigrator too?"

"Wrong, I'm a native of the 'Genesis Era'." The administrator tapped his temple. "You think the web novel universe is randomly generated? It's all written by us, stroke by stroke. That brat Hun Dan wanted to be the 'Son of the Plane' but ended up scrambling the data, and now you have to take the fall."

Xiao Yan suddenly pointed to the monitor behind the administrator, which was broadcasting real-time footage of the Douqi Continent: ordinary citizens could suddenly see system panels. Some triggered a "Farming System" while tilling fields, while others awakened an "Invincible Golden Body" after tripping. The entire world had descended into chaos.

"This is the 'Universal Creation' mode starting up." The administrator grinned, revealing gold teeth. "Now every commoner can add settings to themselves—'Starting with ten Dou Di ancestors,' 'Picking up three thousand Heavenly Flames at will'—the data volume is skyrocketing, and the server can't take it!"

Xiao Zhan looked at the panicked Xiao family disciples in the footage and suddenly stepped forward. "We can help clean up this mess, but you must tell me how to completely liberate this world."

The administrator raised an eyebrow, the cigarette butt in his fingers turning into a "Contract Termination" code. "Old Xiao Zhan truly has the demeanor of Xiao Xuan back in the day. Fine, I'll give you three options: A. Take over the server and become the new Heavenly Dao administrator; B. Format the plane and start over from scratch; C. Open the 'Author Channel' and go talk to the Creator at a higher dimension."

Xiao Feng and Xiao Yan exchanged glances and chose C simultaneously. The administrator whistled, and the mainframe suddenly spewed blue light, projecting a QR code onto the floor that looked like an internet cafe membership card. "Scan it to enter the author backend, but remember, the Creator is rushing a draft lately and is in a bad mood."

Just then, Hun Dan's consciousness surged from the depths of the mainframe, manifesting as a giant python composed of "Virus Scan" interfaces. "Administrator! I am the legitimate protagonist! Delete these bugs immediately!"

Xiao Yan threw out the data version of the Yongle Encyclopedia, but the giant python opened its mouth and spat out not venom, but a "Chapter Repetition Rate Detection Report": "Your 'Cross-Plane Technology' setting has a repetition rate exceeding 60%, suspected of plagiarizing A Certain Magical Index!"

"Talk to your code!" Xiao Feng activated the Outline Shredder, turning it into a drill as he charged at the python. "A setting that readers say is good, is a good setting! System, redeem 'Anti-Plagiarism Shield'!"

The moment the shield expanded, the "Plagiarism Warning" labels on the python peeled away, revealing Hun Dan's true form hidden inside—he had transformed into the shape of a USB drive, with a banner reading "Most Watery Author of the Year" wrapped around the port. The administrator laughed at the sight and casually dragged him into the "Recycle Bin." "Alright, enough fooling around. If we drag this out any longer, the files will really be deleted."

Xiao Zhan suddenly pointed at the small print on the edge of the QR code. "Wait, it says below this QR code: 'Scan to follow the Qidian official account and claim the Dou Di Gift Pack'—this isn't a trap, is it?"

The administrator rolled his eyes. "Have you ever seen such a conscientious trap? Scan it quickly; I still have to write a golden finger for the protagonist of the next book."

Xiao Feng gritted his teeth and scanned the code. His phone was instantly flooded with countless pop-up windows: "Congratulations on obtaining 'Creator's Eraser'!" "Click to claim 'Protagonist Anti-Crash Insurance'!" "Friendly reminder: This channel requires 365 days of consecutive check-ins to unlock."

Just as the system was about to collapse, Xiao Yan's Flame Emperor Mark suddenly resonated with the server. The mainframe no longer spewed code, but rather comment barrages from Earth readers. A highlighted comment suddenly pierced through the screen: "Xiao Zhan cannot die! We crowdfunded one billion Qidian coins to buy him a Resurrection Armor!"

The one billion Qidian coins transformed into a golden torrent that actually overturned the administrator's leather swivel chair. Xiao Feng seized the opportunity to snatch the administrator's Authority Ring. The moment he put it on, his sea of consciousness was flooded with countless plane management knowledge, among which one red warning was particularly striking:

Attention! The Creator is using an "Urgent Update Talisman," all unfinished plots will automatically accelerate! Remaining word count: 1,207,567 words!

"Xiao Yan, prepare to enter a higher dimension!" Xiao Feng shouted, simultaneously sending a quantum transmission to Xiao Zhan. "Father, lead the Xiao family disciples to maintain order at the bottom layer; we are going to talk to the Creator about 'adding more chapters'!"

Xiao Yan nodded, his Fire Lotus transforming into a QR code scanner that scanned a portal onto the mainframe. From within the door came the sound of keyboard typing, accompanied by irritable muttering: "This generation of readers is so hard to please, wanting both excitement and depth. I might as well just write Xiao Family Battles the Heavenly Dao..."

Xiao Zhan watched his sons disappear into the portal, turned to face the chaotic Douqi Continent, and took a megaphone bought on Earth from his system space. "Xiao family disciples, take heed! Initiate the 'Plot Stability Maintenance Plan.' First, distribute the 'Novice Village Guide' to the commoners, then send alchemists to treat 'Setting Conflict Syndrome'—remember, don't let anyone feel like they are a 'supporting character'!"

The administrator sat on the ground, watching Xiao Zhan's composed command, and suddenly smiled. "Interesting. Perhaps the variables really should exist. Old Xiao Zhan, want to buy a 'Plane Management VIP'? Future plot updates will be free."

Xiao Zhan glanced at him and pulled out an old-fashioned senior phone from his pocket. "No need, I had Feng'er set up a 'Do Not Disturb Mode' for me. By the way, can you turn up the subscription data for my resurrection plot? The readers said they want to see me play chess with Gu Yuan."

The administrator raised an eyebrow and tapped on the keyboard. "Fine, but we have to add a 'Xiao Zhan's Thousand-Layer Schemes' side quest—do you want it exciting or tragic?"

"A balance of excitement and tragedy, thank you." Xiao Zhan turned and walked toward the portal as the megaphone played the Athletes March. "The story of the Xiao family has never been a one-sided power fantasy, but an epic that everyone can participate in."