Chapter 284: Affecting Reality
After the meeting, Liu Wenyu and Wei Jun were still in the conference room.
The discussion just now didn’t really yield any results.
After all, the current information was still too sparse.
Wei Jun waited until everyone else had left before slowly speaking, “Regarding those Players, the decision from above is that it cannot be revealed for now. The few experts who were observing have already signed non-disclosure agreements.”
Liu Wenyu was silent for a moment, then nodded, “So that’s why you, as the Minister, didn’t mention it.”
Actually, the System’s purpose wasn’t the most critical aspect.
They were concealing something that was fatal to Blue Star.
The existence of that Game was altering the Players’ physical genes.
It had already been confirmed that it wasn’t just connecting two worlds.
It truly possessed the ability to change everything.
The mere phrase “rule the world” was insufficient to describe its power.
The official gifted Luxury Pods not only for them to play the Game better, but also with a dual purpose of protection and monitoring.
Once the secret of physical alteration was revealed, these Players who could enter the Game would undoubtedly be intensely investigated or even imprisoned by others.
The only solution was for the Game to release more Quotas.
However, they couldn’t control the Game’s decisions.
Liu Wenyu and the others’ fundamental goal was to protect the Players.
But there was something they couldn’t grasp—if humanity truly gained the power to become gods, could they still maintain their original intentions?
Wei Jun sighed, “Many people within this identity, at least most of them, have maintained their rationality and can choose the right path, but we can’t guarantee that everyone can resist such temptation.”
Liu Wenyu lowered her gaze, then suddenly said, “Actually, I believe in her.”
Wei Jun paused, “You mean…”
“Her current screening results all indicate that she won’t choose those with ulterior motives, at least not yet. If the Key to becoming a god falls into someone else’s hands, it might be a form of restraint. The kind of door the Key can open is determined by the person who created the door.”
Wei Jun sighed slightly, “It’s a pity we can’t communicate with her yet.”
At least Song Jiulai hadn’t shown any intention to do so.
Liu Wenyu speculated, “Perhaps she’s afraid of trouble. After all, she seemed like an ordinary person before and hadn’t contacted us. Sometimes, you don’t need to force things; observing the process is enough. We just need to let more people in to help her complete Tasks now.”
Wei Jun nodded, “What’s the reaction from the Players?”
Liu Wenyu looked at the Information on her hand, “Currently, most of them haven’t noticed this change, but I suspect Zhan Sheng and Shuitan have, including Liang Xueyao and Jiang Tianya. Among the ordinary Players…”
“It’s hard to say about Mu Qiu and Chen Miaomiao. The others’ Cultivation isn’t high, so the changes might be less noticeable.”
Wei Jun said, “Let’s focus on observation for now.”
Liu Wenyu nodded.
As they were tidying up the Information to leave, Liu Wenyu suddenly chuckled, “Minister, are we, in our mortal bodies, prying into the divine?”
“If they are gods, then that would be wonderful,” Wei Jun laughed heartily, “Let’s clock off for now.”
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Mu Qiu finished her Tasks for the day and logged off to rest.
This rest wasn’t for sleeping, but because she was sick of collecting Spirit Materials and fighting Demonic Beasts for the past few days.
To obtain the Dragon Breath Spirit, she and Honghuang had been working like they were doing black market labor.
Han Tian saw she was too tired and told her to log off and rest, offering to treat her to a big meal.
Han Tian was now semi-famous, but not many people recognized him.
This was mainly because he used his in-Game appearance when Live Broadcasting the Game.
Now, everywhere you went, you could hear people discussing Shattered Sect.
Han Tian treated Mu Qiu to expensive foreign cuisine, and while eating, he asked her about things in the Game.
As Mu Qiu ate, she suddenly asked Han Tian, “Have you noticed anything strange recently?”
“What things?” Han Tian popped a piece of pastry the size of his thumb into his mouth, “Nothing, I’m eating well, sleeping well, feeling great, and even my bowel movements are smoother than before. I used to be constipated.”
Mu Qiu: “…”
Damn it.
Even though everyone in the Game had become familiar, they weren’t *that* informal.
“Not that,” Mu Qiu nudged a small pastry on her plate, “There’s something I don’t dare to tell anyone.”
She looked up and pointed to her eyes, which weren’t wearing glasses, “I’m wearing contacts today.”
Han Tian looked up and examined her for three seconds, “Ah, you look better than before. What’s up? It’s not like it’s something shameful, so why can’t you tell others?”
Mu Qiu: “…”
She sighed, “You know I’m nearsighted, but I think my eyesight is recovering. The last time I felt something was wrong with my eyes, my glasses felt tight, and I thought my prescription had increased. But when I went for a check-up, my prescription had decreased by 100 degrees. Do you know how ridiculous that is? I’ve been nearsighted since middle school.”
“When I went for the check-up, they said I was 700 degrees before. The doctor said I must have seen an incompetent doctor before, but I went to a specialized ophthalmology hospital to get tested.”
Han Tian’s eyes widened suddenly, “Holy crap? Really? Nearsightedness can recover?”
Mu Qiu was distracted, “I also find it unbelievable. I’ve searched a lot online, and I’ve only seen some fabricated little stories about recovering from nearsightedness. Most people tell me that after so many years of nearsightedness, the prescription can’t suddenly decrease, unless…”
“Unless what?”
“Unless the body undergoes a huge change. Some people say that some people are nearsighted when they’re young but not when they’re old.”
But Mu Qiu clearly didn’t belong to that category.
She was indeed recovering her eyesight.
The only doubt was the Game she was playing.
Every time she logged off, she was nearsighted, but in the Game, her vision could see scenery kilometers away. The difference was too great.
Han Tian immediately understood. Mu Qiu wouldn’t specifically mention such a thing and discuss it with him for no reason.
“You suspect it’s because of the Game?” Mu Qiu nodded and lowered her voice, “Isn’t this Game incredible? Perhaps it can really affect people too?”
Han Tian pondered for three seconds and decisively said, “Then why not ask the System? Maybe it knows.”
Mu Qiu was shocked, “Ask the System? Can it talk?”
Han Tian replied, “Let’s try. I think it usually says whatever it knows, unless it doesn’t know.”
But Mu Qiu considered it for a moment and finally shook her head, “Never mind.”
She was afraid of hearing the answer she was thinking of.
And afraid of not hearing that answer.
Seeing this, Han Tian said, “This Game has already changed our lives. Look at how much money you used to earn working, and how much now!”
Mu Qiu: “…”
That was true; the Game had changed her life.
After eating, she returned to the Game and received a System notification.
She also had the qualification for Live Broadcast.
However, this qualification was obtained by Han Tian spending a sum of Points.
And with the Energy Pool opening up, there would be more Live Broadcast qualifications in the future, and the System could also be opened.
Mu Qiu was a bit nervous. Since she was going to Live Broadcast, she couldn’t use her previous appearance anymore because it wasn’t good-looking.
She had just received a Puppet reward, giving her a chance to redo her character creation, and this time there were even templates to choose from.
Mu Qiu was stunned when she saw the template face.
“Did the Sect Master create it?”
System: “She doesn’t have that skill.”
“…”
“Achoo.” Song Jiulai suddenly sneezed, “Someone’s talking about me, it must be Tai Xuan Sect!”
System: “Correct!”
