"I'm so tired! I can't go on anymore, I think it's time for me to leave."
The six of them stayed in the Spirit Network Realm for most of the hour. The first to feel tired was a female warrior, whose forehead was even covered in cold sweat.
"If you're tired, leave early, otherwise you'll damage your Divine Soul, and that would be a loss."
Daoist Beiyao had already noticed the female martial artist's condition, but since he had already taken the money, he wouldn't force her to leave. He figured she would leave when she was exhausted.
The length of time each person can stay in the Spirit Network Realm varies, which is related to a person's willpower, Divine Soul strength, realm, and so on. However, generally speaking, very few people below the Core Formation Realm can stay for more than an hour, and the length of time each person stays in a single session is usually about the same.
Less than an incense stick's time after the female warrior left, the others also felt mentally exhausted and left the Spirit Network Realm one after another.
After leaving the Spirit Network Realm, the five people told the others in the Spirit Network Realm about their experiences there.
This naturally aroused the interest of more people, and soon Daoist Beiyao gathered five more guests and led them into the Spirit Network Realm.
Three days later, Chen Guoyuan, Mucheng, at the headquarters of the Rune Research Institute, in the Spirit Network Realm Data Center.
"Father, I'm so tired. I haven't slept for three days. Please let me rest for a while."
The seven- or eight-year-old, with his hair in a bun and an adorable, innocent expression, stood suspended in Taichu -air.
She manipulated a disc-shaped rune keyboard with both hands, and countless runes flew out from the keyboard and entered the phantom of the Spirit Network Realm in front of her. If one observed carefully, one could see that the Spirit Network Realm was slowly expanding.
"No! This is a crucial time for promoting the Spirit Network Realm. All the disciples at the Rune Research Institute are working together day and night. No one can be an exception."
Beside Taichu, Chen Mu's Primordial Spirit clone was also working on the rune keyboard, only he had many more tasks to handle.
Aside from matters concerning the Spirit Network Realm, he had to keep an eye on everything from the surveillance cameras in small cities to the research and development of God Level Rune Core.
Chen Mu was also puzzled. Taichu was an artificial intelligence creation, so in theory it should never get tired.
But now Taichu is really becoming more and more like a real child, and a very lazy one at that, which makes him start to reflect on whether he has been too indulgent towards her.
"Oh well!"
Taichu Chu pouted, but dared not disobey Chen Mu's orders, so he could only continue to work hard.
"Don't worry! The number of people entering the Spirit Network Realm has stabilized starting today. Once you finish today, you can resume your normal routine."
The optimization work on the Spirit Network Realm can be carried out gradually, without the need for such a rush.
Seeing Taichu's furrowed brows, Chen Mu couldn't help but think of Mingye. Taichu was modeled after Mingye's features, so his attitude softened considerably.
Although Chen Mu had long anticipated that the number of people entering the Spirit Network Realm would increase significantly after the opening of cultivation scriptures, the number of people online simultaneously in the Spirit Network Realm these past few days still surprised him.
If it weren't for his thorough preparations and the help of the terrifyingly powerful Taichu, the Spirit Network Realm would have collapsed long ago, and it might even have damaged the Rune Core Server in the data center, which would have been a real problem.
In just three days, the landmass of the Spirit Network Realm has expanded dozens of times, and can now accommodate up to a billion cultivators online, which is the limit he can currently achieve.
To achieve another improvement, he can only do so after developing God Level Rune Core, which will take a long time and cannot be rushed.
Not long after the opening of the scriptures in the Spirit Network Realm, the Chen Kingdom successively introduced a number of policies with a huge impact.
First, a ceremony was held to connect the Ancient Starry Sky Road within the territory of the Chen Kingdom, and a professional merchant team was dispatched to conduct interstellar trade.
The Chen Industries Chen Kingdom is extremely impressive. A year ago, the domestic market was already close to saturation. Due to the declaration of war with the Haotian Empire, many merchants had stockpiled goods and could no longer export them to the Haotian Empire.
The opening of interstellar trade undoubtedly solved this major problem, allowing Chen Kingdom's already prosperous economy to rise again.
Immediately afterwards, the Heavenly Lord of the Nine Nether Netherworld, the Manju Sacred King, announced to the outside world that he had formed an alliance with the Chen Kingdom, and that they would advance and retreat together.
With the Chen Kingdom's construction robots operating at full capacity, a city only slightly smaller than the imperial capital, Source Wood City, was built thousands of miles away in less than a month.
This city was named ' Night Nether City ' and was the main base of the Nether Clan in the Chen Kingdom.
All the Nether Clan people who come from the Nine Nether Netherworld, including those of mixed race (Nether Clan and Human Clan ), are free to live in Night Nether City, and the Chen Kingdom will guarantee all their legal rights.
The first city lord of Night Nether City was Mingye, but Mingye is currently unavailable, so all matters have been handed over to the deputy city lord, Li Wei.
Li Wei brought most of the former Iron Soul City personnel with her. In addition, the Manju Sacred King sent two powerful legions to garrison Night Nether City. From then on, Chen Kingdom became a country where Human Clan and Nether Clan races lived together.
Finally, there is the strengthening of cooperation between the Chen Kingdom and the Sword-Questioning Sect.
The Sword-Questioning Sect directly dispatched its top experts to establish sect branches in major cities of the Chen Kingdom.
In addition to recruiting disciples, the Sword-Questioning Sect also helps maintain public order. Some Sword-Questioning Sect experts even go to the border to fight and earn Spirit Network points to exchange for rewards in the Chen Kingdom.
"Damn it! They even dare to conduct interstellar trade openly."
It seems that the Chen Kingdom truly has no intention of taking me seriously at all!
Inside the Haotian Empire's imperial palace, Long Bo held several intelligence files in his hands, his face extremely grim.
He was initially delighted when the Heavenly Court issued the order to send the Fifth Heavenly King to personally conquer the Chen Kingdom. He even made concessions at the border, preparing to annihilate the Chen Kingdom in one fell swoop after the Heavenly Court's army arrived.
However, the decrees issued by the Chen Kingdom during this period were becoming increasingly unbearable for him.
Especially interstellar trade, which was originally the exclusive business of the Haotian Empire's royal family. The fact that the Chen Kingdom dared to interfere in this was tantamount to defecating on their head, which was simply too much.
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, if Heaven wishes someone to perish, it will first make him mad."
It is estimated that Chen Kingdom already knew about the news of Heavenly King Linlang's descent to the mortal realm, which is why he acted desperately and expanded his power at all costs.
Especially at times like these, we should remain calm. A direct confrontation with the Chen Kingdom at this juncture would bring us no benefit.
Grand Eunuch Gao Hanfei stepped forward and offered his frank advice.
"I understand this principle, but the Chen Kingdom is not as simple as you all think."
Even with the help of many powerful individuals, a Starry Sky Passage cannot be completed in a year or two.
Therefore, the Chen Kingdom has been planning interstellar trade for at least a decade. The opponent we are facing is far more ambitious than we anticipated!
Long Bo tapped the armrest of the dragon throne with one hand, his gaze deep and thoughtful.