Ten-Year Mission

Fifteen million years later.

Infinite City had expanded a hundredfold in area, its players numbering over a hundred billion. Players had left their footprints and legends across the Dream Realm and every sea region.

Time was a wondrous force. To newly born lives, everything that happened before their birth was history, while legends were even more illusory.

John had lived in the Sea of Heroes since childhood.

It was said that, long, long ago, this place had been called the Relic Sea. Later, because a hero who saved the world died in these waters, it was renamed the Sea of Heroes.

But John had never believed stories like that.

Ever since he discovered that his birthday presents had always been secretly left by his mother, he no longer believed in legends. Birthday mice, great heroes—they were all lies.

"John, wake up! Wake up!"

Before dawn broke, John vaguely heard the voice of a friend outside his window. It was Martin, an orphan who had grown up with him since childhood.

He groggily opened his eyes. Martin really was outside the window, and seeing him awake made him even more excited. He whispered, "John, get up! I've got something good to show you!"

"What time is it?" John sat up with a hint of displeasure, getting dressed as he spoke.

Martin answered, "It should be five-thirty in the morning. Hurry up."

"I'm coming," John replied, irritated yet helpless.

He carefully opened his bedroom door, made sure his parents were still asleep, then carefully opened the front door. Only after turning around and closing it did he walk over to Martin. "What's so important that it couldn't wait until I woke up?"

"Come on. You'll understand once you see the good thing," Martin said mysteriously.

He led John out, and they soon