After clearing the level, the fairies were reborn!

Jin Yu, always on the front lines of gossip, was the first to lean in and offer his face.

But at this moment, Li Wenxiu clearly had no time to pay attention to him, nor did he care about the scene just now.

"Holy crap, what's going on inside this academy?!"

He let out a gasp, his jaw dropping in astonishment.

……

The president's office reception room remains as spacious and luxurious as ever.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling windows is the city's bustling skyline, while inside, a faint aroma of tea fills the air.

Su Yunshang waved for her secretary to leave and close the door. Instead of sitting in her usual seat, she sat opposite Xu Ze on the sofa on either side of the coffee table.

Exquisite bone china teaware had already been prepared, and the secretary thoughtfully brewed the finest tea leaves, filling the air with a fragrant aroma. However, neither of them seemed to be in the mood to savor the tea.

Even simple pleasantries and small talk were omitted.

Su Yunshang's beautiful eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, stared directly at Xu Ze, no longer hiding the probing in them, as well as a trace of... fear from the depths of her soul.

"Xu Ze".

She spoke slowly, her voice low, yet carrying a resolute determination, as if she had already committed suicide:

"There's no one else here, let's speak frankly."

She leaned forward slightly, closing the distance between herself and Xu Ze, and asked, word by word:

"You...have you 'come back' too?"

She didn't say the word "rebirth" directly.

But his eyes and tone already revealed the truth.

Xu Ze paused almost imperceptibly in the teacup he was holding, a sudden realization dawning on him.

It turned out to be the case.

Her inexplicable probing and compromises during that brief meeting now have a reasonable explanation.

This CEO Su is probably a 'reborn' from the world of cultivation.

Moreover, in that 'world,' she probably truly had an inseparable connection with the 'Great Emperor' she slew during her path to enlightenment, perhaps even...

Su Yunshang may be that empress.

That's why she's so afraid of herself.

Xu Ze's mind raced, but a perfectly timed look of bewilderment and amusement appeared on his face. He took a small sip of tea, shook his head, and said:

"President Su, what makes you say that?"

He still chose to play dumb.

It is foolish to expose your biggest secret before you have fully understood the other party's background and clearly identified friend or foe.

Moreover, strictly speaking, he was not reborn, but rather a more complex dungeon player and possessor of the Ghost Brain.

"What do you mean by 'come back'? I don't quite understand what you mean."

Xu Ze put down his teacup, a perfectly measured look of bewilderment on his face.

Su Yunshang stared intently at Xu Ze's face, not missing a single subtle change in his expression.

She saw that fleeting pause, and then the bewilderment that followed.

The man before her seemed to possess a deeper level of cunning than the figure she remembered, the one whose sword could topple empires.

"It's ok."

Su Yunshang leaned back on the sofa, crossed her long, beautiful legs encased in black stockings, and gently rubbed them. This subtle movement revealed that her inner tension had not completely subsided.

"Even if you don't want to admit it, it doesn't matter."

"I'm looking for you mainly to talk about this game."

She steered the conversation back to the game, her tone becoming calm and professional again, but her eyes remained sharp:

"You were able to replicate the sects, cultivation systems, and even the complete geography and landscape of the 'lower realm' into this virtual world with such precision, 1:1."

"This is definitely not something that simple game development can achieve. I don't know what state you are in now. Perhaps... you even brought a part of your cultivation into this world."

She deliberately emphasized the words "lower realm," her gaze fixed on Xu Ze, observing his reaction.

Xu Ze was shocked once again.

The lower realm?

what does this mean?

This means that in Su Yunshang's perception, or in the world she lived in before her rebirth, Tianyuan Continent was not the only world.

Is there still such a thing as an 'upper realm'?!

And she came from there?

There's a lot of information here.

But Xu Ze remained as calm as a mountain, even revealing an expression that was both helpless and amused:

"President Su, you flatter me too much."

He put down his teacup and shrugged: "This game project is something I've been conceiving for a long time. It's the culmination of our entire team's hard work, and we've repeatedly tested and adjusted it before we finally created it."

"As for the 'reproduction' you mentioned... art imitates life, and many settings are designed for gameplay purposes, so don't take them too seriously."

He downplayed the issue, attributing everything to the team's efforts and artistic creation.

Su Yunshang gave him a deep look and did not dwell on the matter further.

No one, not even a fool, would believe that!

Moreover, even if Xu Ze had made preparations in advance, the plot and world were still manageable, but how could the main body of the game be made in a day?

But she knew that if Xu Ze didn't want to talk, forcing him to tell her would be useless and might even anger him.

She decisively changed direction:

"Okay, I see."

She nodded, her tone becoming direct and pragmatic: "So, what do you need me to do now?"

"Or rather, what kind of support can I provide for your game?"

She adopted a very humble stance, almost making it explicit.

Just one sentence.

I'll do whatever you say.

Xu Ze was slightly surprised.

He could indeed sense that Su Yunshang was afraid of him and was compromising, but he didn't expect it to be so thorough.

He pondered for a moment. Since the other party had taken the initiative and seemed to have some information that he didn't know, it was a wise choice to continue to build a closer relationship.

"If, Mr. Su, you really want to do something..."

Xu Ze stopped beating around the bush and said, "I do have an idea."

"As you have seen from the current state of the game's closed beta, its completion and potential far exceed expectations."

"I plan to skip the long closed beta phase and go straight to a large-scale, fully open game test."

He shared his thoughts.

The current system basically means that you have to recruit other people!

Once the open beta is over, countless players will flood in, and no matter which path they choose, a significant number will definitely join the Xuanling Sect.

"...Public testing?"

Su Yunshang raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised, but quickly became thoughtful.

He wanted to... allow more people to experience this world before the large-scale transmigration arrived?

Even if they're just playing games right now?

Su Yunshang pondered, her fingers unconsciously tapping the sofa armrest.

Although she didn't know what this guy was planning, she was now basically cooperating with any decision Xu Ze made.

Since he believes public testing is necessary, then let's do it.

As long as the other party is satisfied, that's fine.

"Yes, I support it."

She quickly replied: "You know about Yuntian Group's publicity channels and operational capabilities."

"With full-scale promotion, attracting millions or even tens of millions of test players in the first batch shouldn't be a problem. However..."

She abruptly changed the subject, leaning forward slightly again, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes:

There's something I'd like to hear your opinion on.

"Please go ahead," Xu Ze said, still smiling and appearing to be listening.

That's all.

Su Yunshang got up, walked to her desk, and took out a sleek silver helmet from a drawer with a combination lock.

The helmet features simple lines and a high-end feel. The front of the eye area has a deep, dark lens, and the back is connected to several thin data cables.

Xu Ze stood up, his eyes lighting up:

"This is?"

Looking at the high-tech helmet, he felt a surge of excitement.

"In fact, Yuntian Group has been committed to researching VR and AI technologies and has made breakthrough progress in the past three years."

"This helmet uses the most advanced bioelectric signal capture and simulation feedback technology, which can completely immerse a person's nerves in virtual reality."

"I was thinking, should we have the tech team try running the core package of your 'game'?"

As Su Yunshang spoke, she kept a close eye on the expression on the young man's face.