Chapter 2: Crossed Over

  Facing the information flowing through his mind, Luo Lin was extremely surprised: it turned out that he wasn't the only one who had crossed over.

  Look at this news, what is called successfully entering a parallel universe? Could it be that his crossing this time was not an accident, but rather premeditated? This can't be the result of some scientific madman's experiment, right?

  "This damned science freak!" Rolin cursed, trying to ask in his mind according to the thinking mode of the previous life's game: "Give me a reasonable explanation for my current situation?"

  A gentle voice echoed in his mind, and it really had an explanation.

  "Ten years ago, the Earth Spacetime Wormhole Administration discovered an inter-world information wormhole in Jupiter's Great Red Spot. This alien world is very similar to Earth, and based on observed information, the Federation formulated the 'New Continent' plan. The first step of the plan was to jointly build a high-simulation holographic online game 'Ancient Gods' with the world's top scientific and technological powers, which aimed to cultivate warriors to explore the alien world by recreating its power rules as much as possible."

  "What does this crappy plan have to do with me? Why did you send me to this godforsaken place? I spent money to play the game! What about my rights? What about my personal safety? Are the Federation's human rights guarantees all just crap?" Roland couldn't help but shout in anger. He was living a good life, and then he was thrown into such an unfamiliar place, it was just too much.

  His brain undisturbed by the emotions of others, continued to explain: "Six months ago, Dr. Chen Chutian's theory of soul waves was technically fully matured, which described a complete set of methods for copying a consciousness into gravitational waves, traversing information wormholes into another world, and reassembling without loss. Based on this theory, Colonel Li Ke proposed the Pioneer Plan, to select one warrior from among gamers to enter another world as a pioneer. This idea was approved by most people, and you were finally selected. You are... numberone..."

  "Damn you, Wang! Did you guys tell me?! I'm @#￥%!" Luo Lin lost control and spat out a mouthful of dirty words.

  Was he chosen? How did he not know that he was chosen? Is he a lab rat or something? This group of people didn't even ask him and just threw him over, damn it!

  "We must ensure that the host's heart is free..." Zhi Brain tried to explain, but Luo Lin didn't listen at all, no matter what reason, it was all nonsense!

  After scolding for a long time and spewing out all the dirty words he could think of, Luo Lin finally felt that his anger had subsided slightly. Only then did he ask: "Then why was it me? I just got promoted to legendary, isn't there still a demigod player in the game?"

  That demigod is the president of the game's first guild, playing a mage, with strength that defies the heavens. He is the only player demigod in the game, so logically speaking, he should be the best choice.

  Just think about it, a wise monk like him coming to this strange world is much better than that roughneck who only knows how to fight and swing his sword.

  "Volunteers have screened you from a series of players who have reached the legendary realm and above, and after scientific comprehensive evaluation, all participants in the screening unanimously believe that among all players, you are the best!"

  "......" Luo Lin was speechless: "Am I that good? My world ranking is over a thousand."

  "There are three reasons."

  "Well, go ahead and say something then." Luo Lin wanted to see how this guy would try to talk his way out of it.

  "First, your profession is a warrior. Among all the professions in 'The Elder Gods', our simulation degree for warriors is the highest, almost reaching 100% restoration. Other professions, due to the limitations of remote observation, have difficulty guaranteeing authenticity. The profession with the lowest simulation degree is the mage who uses arcane secrets. The advantage of high simulation can assist you in quickly mastering various combat skills in this world and obtaining self-defense capabilities as soon as possible."

  No wonder they would eliminate that demigod, because he was playing a mage. And him, from the start shouldn't have been playing this crappy warrior, now look at where he's been thrown!

  "Secondly, in the decade-long game, your character had the highest initial completion rate when performing tasks, almost reaching 100%. The death rate of your character was the lowest, with only one death occurring at the very beginning of the game. For the next nine years, you didn't make any mistakes. Your cautious personality and meticulous thinking are the most important reasons we chose you, because we need a reliable pioneer."

  "My luck is really bad." Luo Lin sighed, but things had already come to this point, his anger and scolding were of no use, he could only face reality, he asked: "What's the situation now? Can I still go back?"

  "From the current observation results, this experiment was only half successful. The host crossed successfully, but the information wormhole collapsed due to interference during the soul wave crossing process, and we completely lost contact with Earth. According to the calculation results, the probability of the information wormhole reopening in the future is infinitely close to zero."

  "That means I'm not going back?" For some reason, Luo Lin felt a sense of relief, and with that, he was completely isolated from those who controlled his fate.

  "Yes, in the foreseeable future, you won't be going back. The New Continent Plan has also run into trouble, and a backup plan has been activated."

  "What's the backup plan?"

  "The auxiliary host secures a foothold on the new continent, preparing for the re-opening of the information wormhole in the future."

  Alright, Luo Lin liked the first half of this plan very much, but for the second half, he chose to ignore it. He wouldn't serve those damned guys who manipulated his fate. If the information wormhole really opened and if he really had the ability, he would definitely shut down this broken wormhole at the first time and let those expert doctors go to hell!

  "I still have one last question, in the game 'Ancient Gods', it's already the Sacred Era 1180, how come here it's only 1159? There's a difference of 21 years. Where did this period go? Are all the later histories in the game made up by you?" Luo Lin asked. If they were really made up, then the level is quite high indeed.

  "No, these histories are real, at least they used to be."

  "What do you mean? Am I not only traversing space, but also reversing time?" Luo Lin was baffled.

  "It can be said that space-time is originally one entity, and through wormholes, not only can you travel in space, but also travel in time. However, the earlier the point in time you enter, the more energy it requires, and advancing twenty-one years ahead of schedule is already the limit of Earth's technology."

  "What about the future? Will the future that has already happened change because of me?" Luo Lin asked, he didn't understand these profound scientific theories, what he cared about was whether the future he knew would be useful to him.

  "Things will change. For you, everything in the future has become a relatively certain illusion, you came, you participated, and this world will change because of you."

  "I understand." The doubts in Luo Lin's heart were resolved.

  "To help you adapt better to this world, Brain will interact with you in a game-like way."

  After this information flashed by, rows and rows of data started pouring down.

  "Commencing scan of host body information. Scan complete."

  Host: Luo Lin

  Character level: 1 (ordinary civilian, with no combat power to speak of)

  Physical quality: inferior. (Low-key is the best protective charm in the world of gods.)

  Gender: Male (This is obvious.)

  Race: Human

  Vitality: 10 (Endurance, Toxin, Disease Resistance, Pain Recovery Strength Indicator)

  Strength: 7 (A warrior's essential quality.)

  Coordination: 8 (Higher difficulty techniques require more coordinated and agile body, current level.)

  Special combat skills: None.

  Armor: 0.9 points (ordinary clothing, barely sufficient, only for covering shame)

  Weapon: None

  Luo Lin was extremely familiar with these data, as they were exactly the same as those in the game "Ancient Gods". He had played this game for nearly ten years and now that it reappeared, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

  Looking at this data, he couldn't help but sigh: "Tragedy!"

  In the game, attribute 10 is a standard level for an ordinary adult, and he now has only one vitality of 10, which is still thanks to Pastor Conwold's treatment technique, while others are generally low.

  The poor quality also left Luo Lin speechless. In the game, quality represented the equipment's attributes, ranging from low to high, and was divided into inferior, ordinary, excellent, elite, legendary, and mythological.

  Quality is crucial, affecting the character's level cap, basic attributes and attribute bonuses at each level.

  For example, a level 10 poor-quality character has the same attributes as a level 1 mythic newbie. Moreover, this poor-quality character will never be able to upgrade to level 20, his talent is just that much.

  And if you want to promote legendary warriors, your physical quality must be legendary.

  Considering that the original owner of this body was a teenager who had been malnourished for years, Roland didn't find this miserable data strange at all. What he cared about was whether there was any way to change it.

  "It can be changed." The intelligent brain gave a definite reply, which reassured Luo Lin.

  The data in his mind had not stopped yet, and another piece of information popped out.

  "The task system is activated, and the intelligent brain will detect the environment at any time to issue tasks to the host. After completing the tasks, the host will gain a certain amount of experience. Accumulating experience allows players to level up and obtain attribute points to strengthen their body. Additionally, killing various opponents can also earn experience values."

  Luolin was a bit speechless: "Do you have to simulate it so realistically? Can't you just give me attribute points and strengthen me directly? Why make things so complicated."

  "The psychological analysts of the New Continent Plan believe that continuous idleness will not make you grow into a true strongman, but rather lead you to a state of crazy destruction. Only by making efforts step by step can one possibly become a war god who is influential enough to affect the continent." The wise brain speaks with reason and evidence.

  "I've played a warrior for ten years, I know what to do." Rolen argued. If his talent was that of a mage or priest, he wouldn't be so confident, but this was almost an instinctive warrior talent system, couldn't he even play it?

  "Please note, host, that the game's simulation of the real world is very high, but it cannot represent the real world. You must gradually understand this world, because any slight mistake may cost you your life. There are no resurrection points here!"

  "Anyway..." He still thought it was too much of a hassle to level up step by step through experience.

  "Roland, note a fact." The intelligent brain suddenly added: "I'm just a program, I faithfully execute the commands of the program developer, this is unchangeable, no room for compromise!"

  "This sentence extinguished all of Roland's clever ideas: 'Alright, you're impressive. But where did the attribute points for my enhanced body come from? This is the real world, it can't just appear out of thin air, right?'"

  "This War God system was developed by Dr. Li Tianxiang and his team of 100 people over a period of five years, with the energy convergence system involving extremely profound principles that are at the forefront of chaos theory. Your logical IQ is not sufficient to understand the underlying principles, so no explanation will be provided."

  "......Alright, you're impressive." Luo Lin gave up asking about the principle. The other person's words were somewhat disdainful of him, but he knew it was a fact.

  "Alright, I've figured out your operating mode." Luo Lin roughly understood: "Then what's my first task now?"

  "No tasks found temporarily. To conserve energy, it is recommended that the host does not query frequently. When there are tasks, the smart brain will notify separately."

  "Got it." Luo Lin indicated that he understood, this intelligent brain existed in his mind, after all, this energy must have been obtained from his body, and now his weak body should not be overworked.

  During this time of interaction with Zhi Brain, it seemed to outsiders that he was in a daze, as if the little guy had been struck by his adoptive father's passing.

  An old man beside him advised: "Luo Lin, Amusu can't stay in this shelter all the time. With this weather, his body will stink in a few days."

  Luolin came back to his senses and nodded: "I'll take care of it."

  He'd have to give Amos a proper burial, and after that he'd have to figure out how to pay off the loan shark Malfoy, or else he'd have to face the thugs' fists and clubs with this frail body.

  Curse that greedy pastor once again!