Chapter 69: Nationally Selected, Safe to Use
Song Jiulai arrived.
She looked at these newly arrived players, each one a little leek waiting to be fed—cough.
Her face was filled with gentleness and affection.
It was already the third time; even the most clumsy acting could now imitate some of the essence of immortal demeanor.
It was the usual uninspired opening speech.
“Welcome, all new disciples, to my Longevity Sect…”
After a string of rambling words, Song Jiulai, without further ado, distributed the Spiritual Root and Inner Elixir to this batch of newcomers.
This time, she even put on a special show.
She flew away.
After all, having entered the Mid Qi Condensation Stage, basic qi-driven flight was achievable, and flying a short distance was not a problem.
So the new players watched Song Jiulai fly away with ethereal grace. Lin Yuyu was clearly one of those deceived. Only after Song Jiulai’s figure disappeared did she add, “She’s so beautiful.”
Lin Baobao also sighed, resting her chin on her hand, “Indeed.”
The next second, Lin Yuyu immediately said, “Quick, quick, start opening your Spiritual Roots! Let’s see what talent I have!”
Song Jiulai had explained it very clearly just now.
The new players followed the same procedure.
After the Spiritual Root was opened, they would be forcibly logged off.
“Bang—”
Tan Jie, at home, opened his eyes.
He let out a heavy “huff” of breath.
He didn’t immediately take off the VR glasses on his face; instead, he gently touched them.
Only after confirming the touch was real did he remove the VR equipment.
While playing the game, he couldn’t feel anything on his face, and everything around him was focused on the game.
He couldn’t hear sounds from reality or feel its existence.
He had completely blinded his senses.
For a soldier who had trained for many years, this was completely unimaginable.
This VR equipment wasn’t the key to entering; it was more like a disguise for a connecting passage.
Tan Jie took out his mobile phone and immediately called a colleague.
This was because he had previously told them not to contact him unless he actively replied.
“Yes, please inform Minister Wei that I have something very important to report. Yes, I’ll be there now.”
Two in the morning.
The base was still brightly lit.
Wei Jun looked at Tan Jie with a serious expression: “Can you guarantee that everything you say is true, without a shred of falsehood?”
Tan Jie’s expression was equally solemn: “Report, Minister, I am willing to stake my life on it, what I say is absolutely not false.”
Wei Jun suddenly felt extremely tired.
His head started to ache again.
As he lowered his head slightly, he pinched the bridge of his nose to hide the symptom of his headache.
“This is a major incident…”
For the past two days, Xiao Qing had been asking the technology department, and the reply they sent back was:
With the current technology of the world, it was impossible to achieve what this game advertised.
At least, Huaxia was not capable of it at this stage.
And if Huaxia couldn’t do it, it could almost be inferred that other countries couldn’t either.
If they possessed such technology, given their hostile attitude towards Huaxia, it wouldn’t be impossible for them to overthrow Huaxia. Why would they let such technology appear in Huaxia?
The technology department even suspected that Wei Jun and his team were just playing around, asking such questions.
If they had been skeptical before, now that Tan Jie had staked his life on it, everything told to Wei Jun.
He had to believe it, even if he didn’t want to.
He had already met Liang Xueyao.
However, Liang Xueyao was not part of the base, so his words could not be guaranteed to be entirely true.
Now Tan Jie had proven it.
“All the information is here. There is no more in-depth information.”
Xiao Qing brought over a file archive and spread it out in front of Wei Jun.
“Through facial information comparison, we have confirmed that the similarity between Song Jiulai in the game and the real Song Jiulai is 97%.”
“Song Jiulai, 24 years old, from Qiucheng, Huaxia, an orphan who grew up in a welfare institute without parents. She died in a car accident on September 25th while saving a cat. As she had no relatives, the funeral home cremated her remains and buried them. At least hundreds of people witnessed the entire process and can testify. Video files and archives are complete, and no issues were found in this regard.”
“In other words, it can be concluded that the real Song Jiulai is indeed dead.”
Upon hearing this, Wei Jun looked at Tan Jie: “You saw her in the game?”
Tan Jie nodded, seeing a photo of Song Jiulai that Wei Jun had taken out.
Tan Jie’s eyes narrowed, and then he said, “The Sect Master Song Jiulai in the game has a thinner face, and her skin condition is perfect and flawless, like a perfect version of the real Song Jiulai.”
After all, the Song Jiulai before was just an ordinary person. The photo showed her with a delicate face.
Only her eyes were large and spirited.
This ‘memorial photo’ also showed her smiling at the camera, giving the impression of a lively personality.
But she was far less impressive than the true person in the game.
“Games undergo optimization, and the modeling is definitely in its most perfect state,” Xiao Qing added. Then she continued, “If she is truly a model, then who put her into the game? Of course, if this is truly a game.”
Her two sentences seemed like stating the obvious.
But Wei Jun and Tan Jie understood her meaning.
Wei Jun sighed: “Xiao Qing, consolidate all the information about Song Jiulai and the game. I will go see the leader during the day. It’s so late today, thank you for your hard work.”
Xiao Qing immediately nodded: “It’s no trouble, Minister. This is what we should do. I’ll continue with the consolidation now.”
Wei Jun nodded, then looked at Tan Jie: “Tan Jie, from now on, your only mission is to play this game well, build good relationships with those ordinary players, and try to understand as much information as possible about this game and Song Jiulai. Just don’t reveal your identity; act like a normal player.”
Tan Jie immediately saluted: “Yes, I will complete the mission well!”
Wei Jun thought for a few seconds, then said: “Stay at home for now. I will send the expert team over.”
In the game, the System also informed Song Jiulai that there was a slight problem with the screening of players this time.
“It’s obvious your country’s officials tried to cheat, and I stopped them,” the System said proudly. “Luck is also a part of strength. They are officials, how could they cheat?”
Song Jiulai was a little surprised: “So quickly targeted by the country?”
System: “Don’t be ridiculous. If a cross-era technology appears, wouldn’t you investigate? They probably confirmed it multiple times and likely even put your information on display.”
Song Jiulai pinched her chin: “Doesn’t that mean they will try every means to send official personnel to investigate later?”
System: “Are you scared?”
Song Jiulai slapped her thigh: “Scared of what? I couldn’t ask for more! If military brothers and sisters come in, they’ll be excellent combat power. I’ll send them all to First Mountain. If official personnel come in, even better, those who can enter the game must not be simple. They’ve all passed the political review to get through the trials and reach the shore. The country has strictly selected them, and I can trust them as sect managers.”
System: “…”
To prevent the review of official forces from being too extensive, it will only proceed with reasonable development according to the plot. It will also not conflict with the female lead. The plot essentially focuses on players playing the game.
Let me say it again, this book is a group character, slice-of-life, lighthearted read!!
Thank you all for your support of Cultivation. If you feel that Cultivation is still too short, I shamelessly recommend my old book, Demonic Cult, which is even funnier than Cultivation. It’s a very light and humorous slice-of-life story, already 350,000 characters long, enough to dive into.
