Miss Dragon, the BOSS, will not be captured.

Similarly, Ling, as an AI, will not die. Once the world of Faya is digitized, Ling will be able to return to its essence as a data life form, and its current body will merely be a vessel.

Therefore, if possible, Yunia would bring Ling along.

Yunia told Esther all her thoughts. In fact, Esther also wanted to go to the World of Calamity. Ever since she learned about the concept of Calamity, she and Xiaoye had become inextricably linked to Calamity. If they wanted to end the tragedy, it seemed that they could only find a way in the World of Calamity.

"Don't worry, leave it to me. You're not suited to go deep into enemy territory."

Yunia absolutely does not approve of Estia entering the world of the Calamity Star, because although Estia will not die completely, if she dies, she will lose some of her divine power, which will also weaken the power of the world of Faya.

Yunia is now considered a god in the Soul Realm, so even if she dies, it won't affect the Faya World.

"If we digitize the world as soon as possible, those souls from other worlds might come in handy."

"Speaking of datafication, I have a question I don't understand."

The long-absent players are about to return, but their power also comes from the planetary core of the Faya world, which will take away a portion of their power.

The total power pool of the entire Faya world is only so big. After the outside players take their share, the local residents get even less. This problem seems unsolvable.

In that case, it doesn't seem to matter whether the players come or not, as long as the data can be quantified.

Looking to the future, is the only option to abandon the idea of ​​improving individual strength and instead develop magical mechanical technology that everyone can use?

"Maybe we'll find a way in the future to give those players their own powers?"

"You mean the core of Earth?"

Estia remembered Ye Qingxian saying that Earth had now become a wasteland.

"Even if the planet's surface becomes wasteland, the total amount of the planet's core remains constant. In other words, the remaining people on Earth simply cannot utilize the power within it."

Yunia's words gave Estia a glimmer of hope. She had a bold and somewhat unrealistic idea: "If we could find a way to bring the power of Earth's planetary core to the Faya world, we could increase our power..."

"To put it bluntly, it's about asking for help from another world. However, I think it's better to find a way to avoid future crises."

The power of the Disaster Star World is too great, even capable of easily destroying the Faya World. Yet the Disaster Star World is so small, and the power in its core is less than that of the Faya World. How did it become so powerful?

Yunia understands that Estia is now considering the worst-case scenario, but that doesn't mean we can't look for hope before the final crisis arrives.

Just then, Ling's shouts came from afar: "Everyone come quick! Something's happened!"

"What's going on?!"

Hearing Ling's call, Esther and Yunia ran back and saw that the huge server had actually started up. How could it be running when there was no power supply?

The server soon started emitting black smoke, and its front suddenly cracked open, revealing a large blue hole.

Meanwhile, on a distant Earth, Chu Jinlan glanced at the calendar on the wall in her bedroom, then turned on the virtual reality system by her bedside.

She entered the virtual reality system because she had something very meaningful to do.

Section 309 Group: 10②00③7⑨9② 293 Sisters Reunited

Chu Jinlan did not die; instead, her consciousness entered her mechanical body.

Although the Earth Federation had already made extensive use of intelligent machines in the interstellar era, these related technologies had long been lost after the nuclear war that destroyed the world.

Who exactly created this mechanical body and gave it to her as a gift? It will probably remain a mystery forever.

Since Chu Jinlan is no longer human, she is no longer restricted from entering virtual reality for extended periods. On the contrary, since her brain has been digitized, she is 100% suited to the virtual reality system.

She can upload her consciousness into the virtual reality system at will, but what's the point?

When Chu Jinlan woke up, Ye Qingxian was already dead. The sisters were close in age, so they died within a few years of each other.

Upon learning that Ye Qingxian had not uploaded her consciousness to the virtual reality system, Chu Jinlan felt extreme pain. This meant that Ye Qingxian had completely disappeared from the world, and she would never see her sister again.

What a fool you are, giving up on living.

But Chu Jinlan knew that Ye Qingxian only thought about Estya, and in that virtual world where he couldn't see Estya, there was no point in living at all; he might as well fall into a permanent slumber.

Just like her now, she did not choose to enter the virtual reality world to enjoy it, but instead stayed on Earth in reality forever, responsible for managing and maintaining her compatriots who live in the virtual world.

Or rather, former compatriots.

But today, Chu Jinlan is going to break with her past ideas, because today is Ye Qingxian's birthday.

She was so lonely. She had no close relatives or friends. If she hadn't blocked out her emotional modules, she would have gone crazy from the immense mental pressure long ago.

After blocking the emotion module, Chu Jinlan stopped shedding tears for no reason. However, she never expected that her longing for her family would break through the barrier. Even though she actively blocked the emotion module, the emotion still became clearer and clearer.

Therefore, Chu Jinlan decided to upload her consciousness to the virtual reality world and then create a virtual Ye Qingxian to celebrate her birthday.

This was just wishful thinking, because the Ye Qingxian she created was just data, not the Ye Qingxian she knew.

But just as people pay respects to the dead at their tombstones and keep important items of the deceased as mementos, Chu Jinlan was also doing so to commemorate her younger sister.

Instead of entering the virtual Earth where most of her fellow Earthlings reside, she chooses to create her own small world where only she and her sister exist.

Should we create Estia as well?

With that thought in mind, Chu Jinlan entered the virtual world.

------World creation in progress------

The creation of virtual worlds and virtual characters does not require Chu Jinlan to do it herself. This is the power of the virtual reality system. As long as she imagines what the world she wants to be like, she can simply wait to create the world she desires.

Soon, a door appeared in the white space, and Chu Jinlan cheered herself up and walked out of the door.

"Mother! No, sister!"

Although she already knew Chu Jinlan's true identity, Ye Qingxian would still call Chu Jinlan by the wrong name when she was emotionally agitated due to the long-term concealment.

She saw Chu Jinlan's body emerge from the server and, unable to contain her excitement, rushed towards her.

Chu Jinlan was stunned. The girl in her arms was crying, and she couldn't help but release her emotional shield and start crying along with her.

The girl in front of her was her younger sister, Ye Qingxian, who was in her adolescence.

"It's so good to see you again!"

Ye Qingxian felt very happy. The server had backed up Chu Jinlan's data, which was the real Chu Jinlan, not a virtual character created by data.

She thanked the server.

"what……"

Chu Jinlan was speechless for a long time. What else could she say? Virtual reality systems are just that realistic, which is why countless people are so deeply immersed in them.

Now she can only shed tears, and the tears in the corners of her eyes are not real, but synthesized.

Because she is a mechanical life form.

Tears blurred Chu Jinlan's vision. She blinked hard and realized that there were quite a few people standing in front of her.

Estia... Ling... Yunia... and another girl I don't recognize.

Wait, why is there that unfamiliar girl?

If Ling and Yunia had met Chu Jinlan before, then who is this unfamiliar girl?

Is there a bug in the virtual reality system?

While Ling was overjoyed, she was also puzzled. She carefully checked the server and said, "It was smoking just now, and it looked like it was about to break down, but why did it successfully restore Chu Jinlan's data?"

Overwhelmed with joy at seeing Ye Qingxian and even greater sorrow, Chu Jinlan paid no heed to these words. Instead, she affectionately patted Ye Qingxian's head and said, "My dearest sister, it's been a long time."

"Sister! Waaah... I thought I'd never see you again..."

Ye Qingxian was still crying, and she even cried out loud.

Estia stood beside him and comforted him, "Xiao Ye, be strong. You are a god now, and you can't cry so easily. Besides, you should be smiling right now."

"Um……"

Estya hesitated for a moment, then moved closer to the two of them. When Chu Jinlan saw Estya's actions, she immediately reached out and pulled Estya into her arms.

"Estella...you have no idea how much effort Xiaoye put in to see you, but in the end...sigh."

“That’s all in the past, sister. We are very happy now, and we have been through so much.”

In fact, Chu Jinlan already sensed something was off after hearing Ye Qingxian's words, because although the virtual characters created by the virtual reality system were highly intelligent, they should have been able to say what she wanted.

But now...

Chu Jinlan carefully observed the surrounding scenery and found that it was a gloomy world like the end of the world. When she was constructing the virtual reality world, she had clearly imagined a beautiful place with birds singing and flowers blooming.

"Little sister, do you know what day it is today?" Chu Jinlan hugged Ye Qingxian and Esther tightly, and then said slowly.

"It is the day we reunite."

"No...we can never meet again..."

"Huh?"

Today is your birthday.

"..."

Ye Qingxian was deeply moved. Her sister had just met her, and she was already thinking about her birthday.

however……

"Sister, you're mistaken. My birthday is the day after tomorrow."

"Yes, yes, I remember Xiaoye's birthday is the day after tomorrow, I should be right."

Estya chimed in, secretly preparing a birthday celebration for Xiaoye all along.

Section 310: I'll take another day off.

I haven't written anything all day because this volume is almost finished, and I'm seriously considering ending it.

As we can see from the current plot, it's Xiao Ye's birthday coming up! (So sweet!)

The next volume will mainly focus on concluding the current main storyline (not ending it, mainly because the main storyline is too messy), and then it'll be all about sweetness and romance. I realize I've narrowed my focus; there are so many opportunities to write sweet moments (crying).

Section 311, page 294: The Connection Between Two Worlds