The giant corporations that started from Night City

The giant company has been in business for 234 years!
The humans in the main universe designated the year of the expedition to the Pandora galaxy as the Year of Megacorp 1. A lot of things happened in this year, the most important of which was that the Universal Megacorp started a grand era of conquest of the heavens.

As of now, the cosmic corporation has integrated 369 universes and 2200 multiverses.

Such an achievement is unprecedented in history, but for little Vincent, today is the most glorious moment in his life, no doubt about it.

Because he had just completed the most difficult "Three-Body" universe copy and became the number one player in the history of Oasis Game.

As the youngest son in the V family, little Vincent did not, like his older brothers and sisters, have a seat in the top management of a global giant at an early age.

What he loves most is to manage his own forces step by step in the long-lasting management game "Oasis", develop civilization and become the best among them.

Not long ago, Vincent Jr. used Giant God Company as his initial development force, and operated it step by step into a giant interstellar civilization enterprise, and cleared all levels as the strongest end producer.

This operating model is so difficult that it can make countless professors from prestigious universities, social elites, and successful business people rack their brains, because the characters and events simulated by Matrix AI can be as random as in reality.

Some players finally reached the late stage, but were assassinated due to security issues and had to save the game and start over.

There are also players who are stabbed in the back by their partners, and are usurped and kicked out of office. Moreover, the further the game goes, the easier it is to fail, causing the situation to collapse again.

Little Vincent not only cleared the level, but also cleared all the universes with one life!
Only he himself knows the difficulties involved.

"This Zeroer civilization is too difficult to deal with..."

Little Vincent breathed a sigh of relief, and after rubbing out the ether engine with his hands, he entered the "Three-Body" universe copy.

In the early stage, he conquered the Trisolarans, and in the middle stage, he defeated the Singers and the marginal civilizations. Just when he was about to lead his Giant God Company to attack the Zeroer civilization in one wave.

I don’t know where a bunch of god-level civilizations came from.

Fortunately, little Vincent had created the Ether Engine in advance and died together with the enemy so that all his efforts were not wasted.

But dying together does not count as passing the level, but fortunately little Vincent was lucky enough, the ether phase engine exploded successfully, and his consciousness flew up to the Tannhauser Gate.

By entering this door, you can learn the ultimate truth of the game "Oasis" and see the only exclusive CG animation of the number one player in the universe.

I heard that this CG was designed by Leon, the governor of a global giant company!

It’s a pity that more than a hundred years passed before people finally had the chance to see this CG.

After pushing open the door of Tannhauser, little Vincent saw an NPC who looked very similar to Leon, the governor of a giant company. Upon closer inspection, he found that this was the facial model of Leon himself.

"I am Pangu No. 776, the administrator of the Tanghuaiser Gate. You can also call me Geang. Welcome, respected number one player."

Looking at this face that was identical to that of Leon, the governor of a giant corporation, little Vincent was a little nervous at first, but when he saw the other party's gentle tone, he gradually relaxed.

"What is the purpose of this game and what is your origin."

Young Vincent expressed a question that had puzzled him for a long time. He had never understood why a giant global company would vigorously develop the game "Oasis".

Even Matrix AI is used to control the NPCs and random events in each world. Is it just to make people experience different lives more immersively?

"The purpose of this game is to pick out the smartest players with the most big-picture thinking. Of course, being smart and having a big picture is not enough, you also need luck."

Geang smiled. Apparently little Vincent was very lucky as he had a 30% chance of being blown to the Tannhauser Gate by the Ether Engine.

"As for my origins, there is no way to verify them. The only thing that is certain is that I am Pangu No. 776, and you will be Pangu No. 777, and you will succeed me as the administrator of the Tannhauser Gate."

"Of course, you can arrange your working hours as you like and you can leave here at any time."

Geang answered truthfully.

"Then what should I do? What is the job of an administrator?" Little Vincent asked curiously.

"The Tannhauser Gate is the main core that manages the copies of the universe. Here, each universe is a Möbius strip, with a predetermined storyline from beginning to end."

“As a manager, you can modify every detail of the storyline at will, but please note that you must maintain the balance and stability of each universe.”

"The more perfect the world view setting and the clearer the story line of the universe, the higher the quality of the Mobius strip formed, and the more stable and perfect it will be."

“And this is also the lifelong pursuit of every Tannhauser Gate administrator.”

Geang's explanation reminded little Vincent of a very old profession, that is, the novelist, and further back was the bard. It's a pity that these groups have long disappeared with the advent of the AI ​​era.

Because AIs that have passed the Turing test long ago already have the ability to write independently, they can produce fantasy novels of hundreds of millions of words in a day.

The quality of the story has also reached the level of "Fights Break Sphere".

Now in the Birch World in the main universe, there are already several fantasy continents with novels created by AI as the background.

These so-called immortals who rely on nuclear radiation to strengthen their bodies are still dreaming of achieving enlightenment and ascending to heaven one day, ruling the world forever, but they will never be able to fly out of the birch tree world in their lifetime.

Seeing little Vincent showing a pensive expression, Ge Ang casually took out a palm-sized Möbius strip. The thing presented a starry cosmic background and looked like a miniature universe at first glance.

"The code name of this universe is "Starting from Guhuo Bird". It is a typical incomplete loop. If we don't pay attention to repairing the story line, it will end badly."

"What we need to do is to repair these broken Möbius strips and perfect everything in this universe. It's a huge project, but it's of great significance."

After he finished speaking, Ge Ang took out a few Möbius strips that he had repaired.

"During my time as the administrator of the Tannhäuser Gate, I repaired a lot of universes, such as Dream of the Red Chamber, The Son-in-Law, and The King of Eternal Night..."

When Vincent heard that Geang had even repaired Dream of the Red Chamber, he was obviously stunned and hurriedly asked whether this was true and what the quality was like.

"The Dream of the Red Chamber that I have restored is close to perfection. Every character and plot is self-consistent. I will send it to your personal email after you exit Tannhäuser's Gate."

"Of course, if you choose to stay here, you can also enter this Möbius strip and experience it yourself."

Geon's answer made little Vincent want to stay in Tannhauser Gate even more. After a burst of excitement, he continued to ask who Geon's previous administrator was.

Since there are administrators No. 776 and No. 777, there should also be administrator No. 775.

"Administrator No. 775 is called Gan Luo. He is a talented young man from the Warring States Period of China. After entering the Gate of Tanghuaiser, he designed a set of extremely difficult levels of the historical dungeons of the heavens."

"I once led a team from Mount Mangdang to win the Battle of Julu, fought the Former Qin army at the Feishui River for half a year, and led a force of less than 4,000 people to fight against An Lushan's Yan army in Suiyang."

"After the start of the industrial age, it took three thousand years to get here, but this is considered fast, because Gan Luo took 20,000 years."

"But I didn't expect you to be faster. It only took you over a hundred years to complete the clearance."

Ge'ang's explanation suddenly reminded Vincent of something. Could it be that the current version of "Oasis" was designed by Ge? Starting from the cyber world, the world was conquered.

As expected, Ge Ang nodded and admitted that he was the designer of this version of the game. From the cheat codes at the beginning to the reward pool, they were all carefully selected by him. Even the luck and probability of the lottery were determined through a series of rigorous calculations.

The higher the player's operating level, the richer the rewards.

This arrangement is in line with the truth of "giving to those in excess and giving to those in deficiency".

After hearing what Geang said, little Vincent didn't know what to say. No wonder he always drew good things. It turned out that this was related to his operating level.

If it were players with lower skills, it would probably take thousands of years to tinker with the Ether Engine.

Although the game "Oasis" allows players to adjust the speed of time flow by themselves, and a hundred years of playing time inside would only be one day outside, there are really few players who can survive a thousand years in one go.

After all, once you start this game, you can only complete it or fail, and you can't pause or exit it midway.

"You are very smart and lucky. I left many traps in this copy. If you are not careful, they will reopen or go further and further away. Only those who are cautious and wise enough can come here."

After that, Ge Ang called up Vincent's operation highlights and said, "In the Star Wars universe copy, if you choose to enter Endor, another plane branch will be opened and you will enter the magic world."

"The first stop in your magic plane is Pirates of the Caribbean, the second is The Lord of the Rings, and then Hogwarts and Game of Thrones will appear."

"If you choose to unify these worlds, although you will gain more territory and power, it will also increase more hidden dangers. After all, unification is easy, but maintaining stability is difficult."

"The longer the game goes on, the easier it is to fail, so the best plan coming here is to win quickly, and you did that."

Little Vincent suddenly realized that he had always wanted to go to Endor to explore other dimensions of the universe, but after thinking it over he felt it was too risky and did not do so.

Unexpectedly, my caution actually increased my chances of passing the level.

"So the purpose of Oasis is just to 'play', to integrate different universes and compete in a civilization race."

Little Vincent always felt that doing this was somewhat unprofessional, but when he thought about it carefully, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

"why not."

Ge Ang smiled back and said that the meaning of every life's existence is essentially to constantly experience, whether it is happiness or pain, it is a necessary process.

Countless life forms are intertwined to form the rise and fall of civilization. This process itself is a large-scale game. Since it is a game, there is nothing wrong with joining in with a playful attitude.

“But as Ready Player One, we have to learn to respect the rules of every universe, the tone and style of every story. Perfecting a universe is our lifelong career.”

“A perfect Möbius strip should not have chaos, disorder, or imbalance.”

Little Vincent nodded thoughtfully. This did make sense. The worldview and setting of a story had to be stable. It couldn't be unbalanced or inconsistent.

The only variables are the characters and participants.

If a universe is always changing crazily, it will be like the Warhammer universe, full of weird gods like the Warp Gods, and the story content will be no different from a shit pit.

During the Unification Operation, the universe that Vincent hated the most was the Warhammer dungeon, because he had suffered a lot from the evil gods of the Warp.

I always feel that the power and settings of the evil god are a bit too much.

"By the way, why is the destination called Tannhauser Gate? What does it mean?"

Little Vincent had too many questions to ask. Having stayed in "Oasis" for hundreds of years, he had already been completely immersed in this bizarre world.

Since we want to know the ultimate truth, of course we have to know as much as possible.

"Tannhäuser is an opera written by Wagner based on a medieval German legend. The protagonist of the story, Tannhäuser, escapes from Venusberg and longs to pursue true humanity."

“This process is similar to the players’ awareness of their own set identities and worlds, and their attempts to break through the shackles and find the meaning of existence. Tannhäuser’s Gate is an explanation of the nothingness of existentialism.”

"The end of the universe is the path you came from, just like a Möbius strip, it goes on and on, your destiny is set."

Little Vincent pondered for a long time, and finally looked at Ge Ang and asked, "Then can I continue playing, and continue to expand and conquer the universe with my current strength?"

This was a bit beyond Geang's expectations, because none of the top players who came to the Gate of Tannhauser chose to continue playing.

A road always has an end.

If it is not for reaching the destination, who would be willing to keep walking?

"Why would you do that?"

Ge Ang asked in confusion.

"Since all this is a game, just think of it as me being addicted." Little Vincent smiled. He had already fallen in love with the feeling of constantly racing against civilization.

The road has an end, but the journey never does.

Ge Ang smiled and said, "Okay, I will keep your place. You can come back anytime you want."

After saying that, Ge Ang summoned a Mobius strip that was significantly larger than the previous one and said to Little Vincent:

"You have basically unified the sci-fi universe. The rest are just insignificant worlds. This is the level I have saved."

Little Vincent took the Möbius strip and saw the code name on it was "Stars".

"Stars..." Little Vincent whispered. He was no stranger to this cosmic code.

"If you are ready, I will randomly add some powerful players to this universe. They may be the top players from other universes, or they may be other outstanding players."

"You go and compete with them. If you can continue to successfully unify this universe, you will be the strongest administrator in the history of Tannhäuser Gate."

"Although this title doesn't change anything and has no specific meaning, but..."

Before Geang could finish his words, Vincent immediately agreed: "Let them all come."

No reason is needed, no cause is needed, fighting with others is just endless fun.

Ge Ang looked at little Vincent deeply and said something that made little Vincent confused: "You two are so alike."

"Like who?" asked little Vincent.

But Ge Ang did not explain any more, but just responded: "The Stellaris dungeon will be opened in 72 hours, you should go back and have a rest first."

As soon as he finished speaking, little Vincent was forcibly sent out of the Tannhauser Gate and woke up with his eyes open.

...(End of chapter)