Chapter 1334: 435. Justify oneself


    “Cucumber Slice, you should know that the operation of the game helmet is rted to brainwaves,” Nnd Lee said.


    “Yes, I know,” Cucumber Slice pondered for a moment, his thoughts racing:


    “Are you suggesting that the virus I contracted could interfere with my brainwaves through the game helmet? On one hand, it could make me forget to take off the helmet, and on the other hand, it could also force me online?”


    Nnd was pleased with Cucumber Slice’s quick thinking and smiled:


    “Exactly, you’re very close to the truth. So, you can imagine how nasty this virus is. It’s very likely that human brainwaves are the medium for its transmission.”


    “Human brainwaves as the medium…” Cucumber Slice’s expression changed dramatically.


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    In that instant, numerous pessimistic thoughts surged in his mind!


    What would happen if a virus could spread through human brainwaves?


    Two yers, connected indirectly through their brainwaves by the game helmet, could consequently transmit the virus from one to the other.


    If such a transmission urred within the game, it would manifest as…


    It would manifest as in-game yer interaction behaviors like “Friend Requests”!


    Cucumber Slice’s eyes widened as he pulled up his friend request list and looked at the “Invalid” friend request messages.


    “So that’s it, that’s it… No wonder I received those inexplicable friend requests, and then contracted the virus right after…”


    Nnd followed Cucumber Slice’s gaze toward the other’s game interface.


    Initially, only the yer themselves could see this interface.


    But after signing what was called a “Data Tracking Agreement”, Nnd could now see Cucumber Slice’s game interface.


    Subsequently, Nnd also noticed the friend request message.


    Nnd pondered for a moment, then continued along the lines of Cucumber Slice’s train of thought:


    “The essence of interactions within the game is the connection of yers’ brainwaves. Through investigation, we have discovered that the primary route of this virus’s transmission is the interactive activities within the game among the yers.”


    Cucumber Slice steeled his mind and then asked in a thoughtful manner:


    “With the yer activity levels in Starry Sea, wouldn’t the virus spread incredibly quickly?”


    Nnd shook his head slightly:


    “No, the situation isn’t as bleak as that. It’s true that the virus can spread through brainwaves, but not everyone’s brainwaves can receive it. ording to our statistics, only about 1% of yers meet the criteria for virus reception. You are among them.”


    “What exactly are the criteria for receiving the virus?” Cucumber Slice asked.


    Nnd didn’t intend to conceal anything in this regard and answered directly:


    “All yers who have ever deleted a game character meet the criteria.”


    “Deleted a game character…” Cucumber Slice took a deep breath and a look of realization crossed his face:


    “I understand. I indeed deleted a game character once, back when the game had justunched. At the start, there were 9 spawn points, but our team only had 8 people, so we could only create guides for 8 spawn points. I couldn’t recruit anyone to help us with the guide for the ninth spawn point, so I had to delete my first character to personallyplete that guide.”


    Cucumber Slice raised his hand to his head and let out a light sigh:


    “So it was that action that made me a target for the virus infection. But how does that work?”


    While talking with Cucumber Slice, Nnd Lee was also learning the truth about the Starry Sea game through the Order ne’s Core.


    The yers were a group of souls being raised within the ne’s Core.


    The creation and post-death resurrection of the game characters were a result of ‘Soul Exchange’ at work.


    This special ability of the ne’s Core, ‘Soul Exchange’, could utilize Soul Energy to create soulless vessels in the Material World.


    The vessels created by ‘Soul Exchange’, called Soul Constructs by the Command, were what yers saw as game characters.


    When yers put on the game helmet and projected their consciousness onto the game characters, the process was called ‘Soul Projection’.


    When a game character died, the ‘Soul Projection’ would break, and the character would be reconstructed at the Safe Zone with the help of the ne Core’s ‘Soul Exchange’.


    Note that it is reconstruction, not resurrection.


    Soul Constructs were extraordinary in their own right.


    In the era of the Supreme Star Pce, they were the standard equipment for those guarding the gates of the Star Pce.


    Before yers chose to delete a character, a Soul Construct could be reconstructed time and again at specific locations, never truly dying.


    This was the secret behind the yers’ ability to resurrect after death.


    So why did the Dark Divine Cult specifically target yers who had deleted their characters?


    The answer was simple.


    yers deleting characters equated to the death of the Soul Constructs.


    And “death” is the realm of the Dark God System.


    Dark Deities generally have the ability to sense the phenomenon of death.


    Common deaths are numerous and as vast as rivers, so the Dark God System wouldn’t pay attention to such mundane urrences.


    But if an immortal Soul Construct were to die, that death would be as conspicuous as a bright fire in the Dark Night to the eyes of Dark Gods, impossible to ignore.


    Therefore, when a yer deletes a character, causing the original Soul Construct to die, the Dark God System would take notice of them.


    While the Dark Gods have not yet revived, They can still use the Dark Book to guide the Dark Divine Cult in setting up ceremonies, targeting the yers who deleted characters, and then exert their influence.