area51novel Chapter 032: Virtual Universe
Chapter 032: Virtual Universe
With the guidance of Bulwer, a cosmic-level powerhouse, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei naturally had the opportunity to meet the staff of the Virtual Universe Company.
The staff member from the Virtual Universe Company who received Lu Qingshan and his companions was only a ninth-level Hengxing, but when facing Bulwer, a sixth-level Universe-level powerhouse, he behaved neither servile nor arrogant, merely showing basic respect for a Universe-level powerhouse.
Bulwer showed no displeasure at the sight, for in the information he had received, this seemingly newly established Virtual Universe Company was an absolute behemoth, capable of wiping out the entire Kunbu family and even the entire Zichuan Empire with a mere flick of its finger.
After Bulwer brought Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei, the two brothers, to meet the staff of Virtual Universe Company, he did not interfere much and directly handed over the leadership to Huang Ziwei.
After all, it was the Kano family that was vying for the location of the Virtual Universe Company, so he naturally wouldn't overstep his bounds.
It must be said that Huang Ziwei, having roamed the universe for over eight thousand years, must have some skills of his own.
Initially, the staff member of the Virtual Universe Company did indeed reject the Cano family's application to build a headquarters for the Virtual Universe Company on Pastoral Star because the planet was not prosperous enough.
However, Huang Ziwei kept emphasizing that his teacher, Kano, spent most of his time on Pastoral Star, and that Kano was still very young among the universe-level powerhouses, having only cultivated for over 30,000 years.
Within the entire Zichuan Empire, there are absolutely no more than thirty cosmic-level powerhouses still alive.
Huang Ziwei even mentioned Lu Qingshan, a genius who had already entered the realm of domains, and promised to clear out the most prosperous area on Muge Star to build a base for the Virtual Universe Company.
After a conversation that lasted for more than an hour, the staff of Virtual Universe Company finally agreed to the Cano family's application to build a headquarters for Virtual Universe Company on Pastoral Star.
After completing this important task, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei, under the guidance of the staff of Virtual Universe Company, completed the account opening process in Virtual Universe.
Perhaps because the virtual universe has just emerged, the fees required to open an account in the virtual universe are much higher than in the original work.
In the original novel, Luo Feng opened an account in the virtual universe and had to pay a fee of 10 Black Dragon Coins or 0.008 Qianwu Coins per year.
However, now, to open an account in the virtual universe, the annual network fee is fifty gold lion coins, and at least one hundred years' worth of fees must be paid at once.
This means that to open an account in the virtual universe, you must pay at least 5,000 gold lion coins at once.
This is nothing to strong people like Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei, but it is an extremely staggering expense for most planetary-level martial artists. After all, an ordinary slave at the ninth level of apprenticeship is only worth 10 gold lion coins.
As for ordinary people on most inhabited planets, it is even more difficult for them to join the virtual universe network.
However, for these ordinary people, the communication network built by the planet itself is sufficient. They basically do not travel to other inhabited planets, and naturally do not need to communicate with people on other inhabited planets through the virtual universe.
After opening an account in the virtual universe, Lu Qingshan quickly spent money to purchase one hundred anonymous accounts and one hundred consciousness-sensing helmets specially made by the virtual universe company.
These accounts and helmets were naturally prepared by him for ordinary people on Xuanhuang Star. After all, those Xuanhuang Star people who had not entered the planetary level could not register as cosmic citizens and therefore could not open accounts in the virtual universe.
In this situation, the maximum usage period is only ten years, but anonymous accounts that anyone can use become their best option.
After completing all this and thanking Bulwer to the Kunbu family, Lu Qingshan and Huang Ziwei, the two brothers, returned to Huang Ziwei's manor on the Imperial Capital Star.
After returning to a quiet room, Lu Qingshan commanded the AI assistant he had previously purchased: "Deep Blue, connect to the virtual universe!"
"Yes, Master!"
After responding, the AI assistant Deep Blue quickly began connecting to the Virtual Universe using the permissions it had previously obtained within the Virtual Universe Company.
"Virtual universe connection in progress..."
As a deep voice echoed in Lu Qingshan's consciousness, his mind went completely dark.
When Lu Qingshan regained consciousness, he found himself on a vast expanse of land.
Standing on this land were many passersby of different shapes and heights, all dressed in simple gray clothes, many of whom were curiously looking at this vast land.
"Is this the virtual universe?"
Lu Qingshan stood on the ground, looking around, and couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined the virtual universe would look like this when it first appeared. It's completely different from the virtual universe described in the original work!"
"Forget about the killing arena, the giant axe arena, and other special areas; even some of the most basic buildings haven't been constructed yet!"
"But no matter how rudimentary this virtual universe may be, it is extremely important to our human race! Just right now, its real-time communication speed far surpasses the previous Golden Lion Empire's communication network!"
Just as various thoughts flashed through Lu Qingshan's mind, another figure dressed in gray clothes quickly appeared not far from him. It was Huang Ziwei, who was connecting to the virtual universe for the first time.
"Junior brother!"
Upon seeing Lu Qingshan, Huang Ziwei quickly walked over and said with a smile, "I knew you would try to connect to this virtual universe, Junior Brother!"
"I must say, this virtual universe is truly amazing; it's practically identical to reality!"
"However, virtual is virtual. In this virtual universe, everyone's physical attributes are the same, making it impossible to cultivate like in reality!"
Upon hearing Huang Ziwei's words, Lu Qingshan shook his head slightly.
As the strongest secret technique created by the original ancestor, it even possesses the existence of the universe's origin within the virtual universe, so it is definitely possible to cultivate.
The reason Huang Ziwei feels he cannot cultivate now is simply because the virtual universe has only just appeared, and many of its functions have not yet been fully developed by the higher-ups of the human race.
It is believed that as time goes by, the functions in this virtual universe will definitely increase.
"Oh, right!"
Huang Ziwei quickly spoke up, "Our teacher has already sent me his virtual universe ID. Let's contact him through this virtual universe now. We can inform him that our application to build a virtual universe company headquarters on Muge Star has been successful, and also test just how convenient this virtual universe is!"
"Okay!" Lu Qingshan nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Huang Ziwei quickly dialed his teacher Cano's contact number.
drop!
In less than a second, the communication was connected, and Kano's figure appeared on the virtual screen in front of Lu Qingshan and the other person.
"Oh?"
Upon seeing Lu Qingshan and his companion, Kano quickly smiled and said, "Ziwei, Qingshan, you've already arrived at the Imperial Capital Star?"
"Yes, teacher!"
Huang Ziwei immediately replied respectfully, "This disciple has not failed in his mission. We have successfully obtained the qualification to build a virtual universe company headquarters on our Muge Star. According to the staff of the virtual universe company, they will build a virtual universe company headquarters on our Muge Star within a year."
"very good!"
Upon hearing Huang Ziwei's words, Kano quickly smiled and said, "Ziwei, you did a very good job. Your teacher is very satisfied!"
"Next, you will wait for me on the Imperial Capital Star with Qingshan. I have new things to tell you when I arrive!"
"Yes, teacher!" Huang Ziwei quickly nodded respectfully in response.
After exchanging a few more words with Lu Qingshan and his fellow disciple, Kano finally ended the communication request.