Star Dome Railway, I am surrounded by strange things!

As the largest "playground" and "level" for the Punklord hackers, Interstellar Peace Company knows much more about those lawless guys than Jiang Yan.

I'm thankful that it's useful, but I want it to last forever? If they really had that kind of ability, the interstellar internet would have been destroyed by these guys long ago.

"That's enough. This is the best news I have ever heard. It seems that I will have to come to Beloberg or Luofu for vacation more often in the future. I must come to visit you then!" Topa looked at Jiang Yan with a bright smile on his face.

Invite me to visit, let me be a humanoid server, you play pets and I watch the fun? I am too familiar with this, I experience it almost every night!

Thinking about Silver Wolf's hard work in helping him set up the host computer almost every night, Jiang Yan's expression turned subtle. Anyone who can repair computers will definitely be called upon to repair computers. Is this the inevitable fate of every person who can edit reality?

But Jiang Yan, who owed Topa a substantial "friendship fee," had no reason to refuse this request. Wasn't it just going to her house and sitting on the sofa as a base station? Even if she loved petting small animals, three or four hours would be enough. Wasn't she really afraid of getting her face scratched?

So Jiang Yan agreed very readily:

"No problem, you're always welcome!"

As he spoke, he asked Prometheus for help and used the original code that Silver Wolf hacked from the project team to start restoring the feel of the small animal that Topal had just mentioned.

Life itself is the greatest miracle of the universe. Few powerful beings below the level of Star Gods can create life without a soul as a foundation, and reality editors are no exception.

However, if the goal is simply to "create a plush shell with a realistic feel", it would be much simpler. So soon, a wonderful combination of ether spirit + universal emotion module + plush shell was edited out by Prometheus Reality.

Although the finished product of this solution is more like a plush toy with a chip inserted than a life form, in this age of intelligent machines running around in the universe, even the concept of "human" has become extremely vague, not to mention a mere pet. At least Topa didn't care about these details at all. The moment Jiang Yan edited the bird named Lukia into reality, he hugged it tightly, rubbing his chin with his hands and chest strap endlessly.

It wasn't until Xing, the student, looked at her pitifully for a long time that Topa finally let go of the Ether Spirit, which was rumored to have been extinct for a long time, and scratched his chin awkwardly and said:

"Sorry, I'm just too excited. But don't worry, since Xiao Jiang is so supportive, I naturally have to show my sincerity. I won't be participating in this competition!"

"I'm going to transfer all my Ether Spirits for the competition to you right now, and then I'll teach you the new moves I've been preparing for a year. I'm sure those two defeated opponents will be no match for you!"

Topa's "sincerity" shocked everyone.

No, not really.

The previous champion simply gave up the competition and handed all the Ether Spirits to a newcomer?

Xing simply couldn't imagine how much attention she would attract if she appeared with such a background.

Will these guys say that they used Dark Duel to plot against Toppa, obtained all of her Ether Spirits, and became the great devil of the Dark Duel world.

Jiang Yan also felt a little overwhelmed by this favor.

Even the BUG Ether Spirit is ready. As long as the level is online during the Star Competition, everyone else will be crushed. Why is it necessary to sacrifice the previous champion? So he quickly dissuaded him:

"I'm just editing a few pets for you, why is there such a big deal? Forget it! Just let Xing learn slowly."

Facing everyone's dissuasion, Topa just waved his hand nonchalantly:

"Don't mind my choice. I only play this game to collect more animals. Since I can get them directly from Jiang Yan, who would still participate in the competition? Not only this year, but I won't participate in future competitions either. Xing, from now on, you are my "heir", haha."

Uh, okay.

Topa's reasons were too real, and the small animals on the spaceship she brought were all evidence, which made everyone give up the desire to persuade her in an instant.

People play this game just for the dark duel. Okay, they collect pets through normal exchanges, but now they can get them directly. How could she, a director, be willing to continue wasting time playing games?

Just like that, Xing was crowned on the throne with a confused look on his face, becoming the new king of the dark duel world, no, the only heir to the Ether Front championship.

This god-like development has brought both good and bad results. The good thing is that Xing has completely solved the problem of insufficient genuine Ether Spirits. You no longer have to consider whether to take the Star Train and collect Ether Spirits from all over the universe to complete your own construction.

The bad thing is that with such a resounding title, she is no longer an unknown person. If she does not want to truly become the "new king of the dark duel world" and completely ruin Topal's reputation, at least outside of key competitions, it is obviously not appropriate to directly take out the BUG-level Ether Spirit Bubble.

There was no other way. Xing's initial mentality of "just learn and play around, with this kind of ether spirit, as long as I get the hang of it, I can win even if I tie up three dogs" completely disappeared. She could only obediently follow Topa and start learning her common routines.

However, soon, whether it was Xing, Sanyueqi, or Jiang Yan, they were all stunned in front of the projection of calculation formulas that filled an entire wall.

"Whether it's a turn-based game or a card game, it's ultimately a math game of 'when to play which card?' The reason humans can't beat supercomputers is simply because we lack computing power, nothing more."

"However, as long as the opponent is human, the lack of computing power can be compensated to a large extent by algorithms. These are the commonly used calculation formulas I have summarized. If you memorize these, I believe that it will not be a big problem for most human opponents. After all, they haven't seen the detailed data sources like me, and it is not fair to them." Topa pointed to the formulas she summarized and explained patiently.

"Miss Toppa, memorizing is fine, but you mean we have to...do the math mentally?"

March 7 looked at the formulas full of calculus, logarithms, multivariate equations, and matrices, and instantly put on a mask of pain.

She is able to use six-phase ice to create complex configurations. Although she looks silly, her cultural level is not low.

But humans always have their limits... Is Miss Topa a human calculator?

At this time, Topa also realized that what he could do might not be possible for others, so he laughed and said:

"My, my, my. My former colleagues really liked to treat me like a human calculator, but after taking my current position, they liked to treat me like a human calculator much less. I actually forgot about it for a while."

"It doesn't matter if you can't do mental arithmetic. Although the use of AI and computers to assist in the Ether Front competition is prohibited, the use of calculation tools is not prohibited. The worst that can happen is that you can just ask the project team for a calculator." Topa said lightly.

In this cosmic age, the human brain has evolved to an extreme, but has also become extremely inert. When many people cannot even figure out simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, even the Ether Front project team cannot ban all computing tools and can only leave this loophole.

But it would be fine if it was just a simple count of the damage. How many people are thick-skinned enough to frantically press keys on the computer under the watchful eyes of the public, and finally make their own decisive blow with a loud "reset"?

Xing and Sanyueqi imagined this scene and suddenly felt a surge of pressure. Although they were nameless guests with no taboos, this didn't mean they could calmly accept social death. After careful consideration, they decided to learn the calculation formula from Topa. Perhaps this human calculator had a simple calculation method like truncating the beginning and the end?

Of course Jiang Yan would not get involved in such a stupid thing. To be precise, when these formulas were just projected onto the wall, he instantly hid far away.

Those two guys had lost their memories, but I didn't. Jiang Yan would never forget the brutal beating and torture he endured while studying the mathematics textbook compiled by Taibu Si.

The calculation process for a single problem often takes up several pages. Isn't this killing people? The technology tree is too long, it has already created an IQ isolation!

But perseverance was something Jiang Yan never lacked. Still a child at the time, he spent a full year, under the guidance of Tingyun and a senior actuary from the Merchant Group, finally finishing the textbook that initially seemed like a mystery. But just when he thought he had finally embarked on the path of "intellect," the senior's praise made him completely despair:

"Xiao Jiang, you're truly talented! You know, even in the entire Xianzhou Alliance, there are only a few million students who are successfully enlightened each year. With another twenty or thirty years of hard work, you'll definitely be able to get into the Bianzhi Gewu Academy and bring honor to Tingyun. Come on!"

I add... add a ghost!

Jiang Yan, who felt that if he continued to study, he would most likely die with white hair before the age of 20, never had any hope for an "intellectual" future again.

Seeing Xing and Sanyueqi fall into the same pit he had fallen into before, Jiang Yan was so sad that he almost laughed out loud. He wanted to crawl into the cabinet right there and pretend to be an emotionless server so as not to affect their studies.

However, Jiang Yan underestimated how stubborn he was back then, and overestimated Xing and Sanyueqi's perseverance. Just an hour later, both of them had calculators in their hands, and the teaching content became how to use the calculator correctly to calculate what cards they should play.

But even if it was just this, it was not something that two people with amnesia could easily master. When the two people, whose eyes were full of circles after being taught, were told that they would have to undergo this kind of closed training every day before the competition, Sanyueqi decisively sold Xing. Like Jiang Yan, he transformed himself from "accompanying the competition" to "friends cheering group", leaving only Xing, the "Princess of the Dark Duel World" with a face full of resentment, and was caught by Topa and given special training.

Selling out teammates will bring retribution. Faced with the disloyalty of her friends, Xing naturally would not be polite. She took the initiative to sign up as an insider, and helped Topa raise the price. She directly pulled Jiang Yan into her newly renovated mansion. Every morning from early in the morning until noon, and every night after dinner until midnight, she had to edit many small pets for Topa as "tuition fees".

The students themselves said that the teaching was too good and the tuition fee must be higher. What can Jiang Yan do?

He had no other choice but to live with the three beautiful girls, and gave them a huge primitive planet shocking the gold dust that came to discuss matters related to the competition, well, how to beat Giovanni.

When Sha Jin saw that Jiang Yanzheng and the other two members of the Starry Sky Train crew were all living in Topa's house, he was completely stunned.

Even though he was the one who spread the scandal about Topa, Sha Jin had to be honest and never took it seriously. He was just joking.

But what was happening before his eyes couldn't be deceived. Did this guy pry Jiang Yan out of the Great Guardian's harem? He even built a harem for him?

You are really adapting to local customs!

Sha Jin had so much to say but didn't know how to express it, so he could only say:

"Diamond allowed you to strengthen your friendship with the Star Train, so you pulled her into your harem?"

Oops, I've been entangled by a fool! : Chapter 120 Dimensionality Attack

Even someone as eloquent as Topa, who often provided training to all department employees, found it difficult to explain Shajin's extremely strange look.

How could it be that I and the two members of the Starry Sky Train crew had become harem sisters? It was clearly because I was afraid that living with Jiang Yan would make the Great Guardian jealous that I specifically kept them here to accompany me, okay?

But how could he explain himself? He'd spent long hours with Jiang Yan every morning and evening, using Punk Lord hacking techniques, practically the equivalent of a wanted criminal, to illegally build a private server, all just to give his cyber-creature a better feel? That was too much!

While Director Toppa was undoubtedly a high-ranking figure to the average employee at Interstellar Peace, she knew full well that even within her department, she was merely a high-ranking employee carrying out missions for Emerald and Diamond. While it might be easy to live a life of luxury, if she affected the company's core interests or was labeled "untrustworthy," she feared she would be transformed from Toppa back into Elena in a blink of an eye, and everything she had would be wiped out.

With the foundation in place, isn't it hard to find "Topa"?

But if the real reason can't be said, should we tell Sha Jin that we're a championship-winning club that trains sixteen hours a day, and that esports doesn't need families, so he can't go home and can only play scrimmages with his teammates day and night? The subject matter and style are both wrong, right?

Not wanting to insult each other's intelligence, Topa finally chose to use the universal answer for communication among colleagues:

"What's it to you? What? Are you anxious because I made friends?"

If it were any other time, Sha Jin would have definitely retorted a few words, but facing this ruthless man who really sacrificed himself for the business, Sha Jin could only admit defeat.

To be honest, using yourself as a bargaining chip is nothing new. Sha Jin himself often does this.

But happily spending your own money to build a harem, and then using a big, comfortable bed to seduce another harem? I can't learn it, I lose.

"Of course not. I'm just here to give you an update on the competition. So, could you please call a few of my friends out of your quarters?"

Toppa paid no heed to Gold's sarcastic remarks. After all, the corporate culture of Interstellar Peace clearly didn't include solidarity and camaraderie. Even though the "Stoneheart Ten," whose power all came from "diamond," naturally shared a close bond of shared success and shared loss, that didn't prevent them from having their own personalities and dislike for each other, even engaging in intrigue and scheming for personal gain without compromising the overall situation.

"Of course. What do you think we're doing here, going to jail?" Topa looked at Shajin with disdain as he turned on the communication terminal in the living room. Soon, Xing, who was dizzy from memorizing formulas, Sanyueqi, who was playing with the animals Topa had brought in the backyard, and Jiang Yan, who was chatting with his friends on Xianzhou, all came into the living room and greeted Shajin.

"Mr. Placer Gold."

"Hello, Mr. Gold Dust."

"Long time no see! How's it going lately? Is the cooperation with Giovanni going well?"

Compared to Xing and Sanyueqi, who were merely familiar faces, Jiang Yan's attitude towards Shajin was noticeably more enthusiastic. After all, the other party had already made the full advance payment. Whether it was the first Ether coin or the impending heavy blow against Giovanni, it was a great favor. After spending so much, if he didn't make clear arrangements with the masked wealthy businessman, wouldn't it be a huge loss?

However, Shajin smiled bitterly and said:

"That's exactly why I came here. I admit that I underestimated Mr. Giovanni. This cooperation went a little too smoothly."

"Too smooth? What does that mean? Should the competition start earlier?" March 7 couldn't help but ask.

Her question was a puzzlement for everyone. If Giovanni had taken advantage of the tournament to pull some tricks, everyone would have understood. But how could the collaboration have gone so smoothly that Shajin would have come specifically for help?

"Don't do that, Mr. Shajin, you'd better try your best to hold us back!" Xing, who was tortured to death by the mathematical formulas, was instantly frightened when he heard the words "start the game early" and hurriedly asked Shajin for help.

Even in advance? This Giovanni wants me to die!

Faced with this request, Shajin could only throw up his hands helplessly:

"Just yesterday, Mr. Giovanni informed me that he had successfully invited Ms. Black Tower to be the alternate champion of the Black Tower Space Station division of this competition. Unfortunately, we are about to become an enemy of such a genius."

Upon hearing this shocking information, everyone was immediately shocked:

"Ms. Black Tower? Seriously?" Toppa reacted most strongly. As the previous champion, she was confident that as long as Xing took her guidance well, most opponents would be no match for her. Even without the Ether Spirit Bubble bug, she could easily advance.

But she never imagined that the masked tycoon would be so unethical as to invite a genius to compete in such an entertainment game. Why didn't you invite Bo Shi Zun to compete? Are you all on the same level? Have some shame?

"Is the information accurate? Is it really not Mr. Giovanni who is making fun of you, Mr. Shajin?" The other three also questioned in disbelief.

Ms. Black Tower's personality, like her beauty, is well-known throughout the universe. What bargaining chips could be used to bribe her into playing this "utterly boring" game? No one could imagine.

However, facing everyone's doubts, Shajin simply said with a subtle expression:

"Mr. Giovanni did deceive me. He claimed that under his persuasion, Ms. Heita gave the company a favor. I can't remember when the company ever had such a big favor. I'm sure the fools in the Institute of Knowledge will look very funny when they hear this reason."

"But unfortunately, other than that, everything is true." As he spoke, Shajin showed everyone the contract with the electronic signatures of Heita and Giovanni in the terminal.

Seeing the breach of contract clause that was extremely outrageous even by the standards of the Interstellar Peace Company, everyone immediately put on the same painful mask as Sha Jin.

This... leaves no way out at all.

Ms. Black Tower is notoriously known for hating trouble. If everyone could offer a higher price, I believe it would not be too difficult to ask her to withdraw from the competition.

But now, the road has been completely blocked. What other choice is there except to fight to the death with this genius?

But, competing with a genius in calculations? Is there anything more humorous than that? Could everyone here, put together, be as good as Ms. Black Tower when she was ten? By then, she'd already solved cosmic puzzles like the solitary wave algorithm and the Sparks model conjecture, right?

In the blink of an eye, the room was as silent as a library. Jiang Yan finally understood how Topa felt when he used his identity as the Black Tower to pressure the other party. It was simply despairing!

What should I do? Fight magic with magic? Ask Ms. Ruan Mei to rub the BUG pet and start a super ethereal battle?

Or should I unplug the Black Tower Doll's network cable and use Dark Duel to confiscate all her cards to win without a fight?

No matter how you think about it, it’s impossible!

Wait a minute, a dark duel? Jiang Yan suddenly had an idea and said:

"By the way, I remember that every champion can directly enter the finals, right? Topa, don't you want Xing to be your "successor"? Can you let her inherit this qualification as well?"

"We won't play in the qualifying rounds anymore. Even if Ms. Black Tower is so powerful, what can she do to us?"

"Of course not. Do you think this is a throne? Who can accept being directly arranged into the finals?" Topa couldn't help but complain.

However, Jiang Yan was not discouraged by Topa's opposition. Instead, he said enthusiastically:

"If it's just Xing himself, no one will be convinced. But with a champion like you as a cushion, won't it be enough?"

"For example, let's say Xing, a mysterious player, suddenly one day exploited the rules of Dark Duel to defeat you, the previous champion, taking away all your decks and reputation. He then sits on the championship throne awaiting the challenge of the current players. What do you think of this story?"

What kind of dark duel are you really talking about?... Hearing Jiang Yan's story, which was full of déjà vu, Topa and Xing rolled their eyes. Is there really anyone who can accept this kind of chuunibaku-ish setting?

However, while despising Jiang Yan's outburst of his immature spirit, everyone had to admit that no matter how bad the reason was, it was better than no reason at all. In any case, it was better than letting Xing, a newbie in the game, fight against Ms. Black Tower, or simply recommending him for admission.

Soon, everyone started discussing how to use this extremely immature story to package the dark side of the admission to the final round as the main unit of the competition.

"It doesn't matter if the story is a bit bad. Anyway, as long as the publicity and promotion are in place, even the worst story can be packaged into a great plot. I will find Jimi from Star Peace Film and Television to help you shoot a pre-contest promotional video with "Crush the Darkness! Duel of Destiny" as the theme of this year." Sha Jin suggested with a smile.