Chapter 50 Is this not a fake legend?_1

Logic prided himself on his ability to persuade; after all, his status spoke for itself, the preeminent mathematician of his day—a true genius among geniuses.

In days gone by.

The forefather of persuasive maestros, Mou Zhongqin, traded unsellable goods for airplanes and, with nothing but his glib tongue, pulled a billion out of thin air in the nineties.

Basking in the success of his aura, his insane plan to blast a hole through the Himalayas to let in warm currents and turn the snowfields into a Jiangnan landscape also garnered countless followers.

People, you see.

Sometimes they're not easy to charm, but sometimes they're quite gullible—depending on whether you've got that aura.

As long as you're superior, everything is negotiable!

Logic never failed—he had previously anointed himself with prestigious titles such as top-tier mathematician, alien from the Roaming Universe, Tri-solar Emperor, Planet Annihilator, and so on, effortlessly manipulating others—a true fulfillment of his Wallfacer duties.

But today.

He faltered!

Because after listening to him, Shi Qiang pondered for a moment, murmuring, "Ghost, an invisible Ghost... Where have I heard that before?"

There was an oddly familiar ring to that statement.

Then, slapping his thigh, he exclaimed, "Ah, Mr. Logic, you cultured people sure speak in fancy, roundabout ways. That invisible Ghost you're talking about—isn't that just a naked ghost?"

Invisible to the naked eye yet conscious, and who knows, might even move—these are none other than the spirits our ancestors spoke of!

Why bother with foreign gibberish?

What Ghost?

Shi Qiang scoffed derisively, explaining that because the Ghost was invisible, it meant they weren't wearing clothes; if they were, you'd be able to see them.

He pointed confidently, "Mr. Logic, if that's what's worrying you, leave it to me, I've got it covered!"

Logic, at this moment, face lined with frustration, had forgotten Shi Qiang was a blunt man, a straight shooter, one whose thought processes deviated from the norm. He had somehow construed the enigmatic Sophon that Logic described as just a naked ghost.

Hmm? Sophon probably doesn't wear clothes either, right? Too small to see with the naked eye, doesn't that mean nonexistent? So, could it also be called a ghost?

Sophon x.

A tiny streak of Sadako √.

Logic suppressed the bizarre thoughts swirling in his mind, crossed his arms over his chest, and hummed lightly, "Alright, let's hear it—what brilliant plan do you have?"

Sophon technology was one of the most powerful technologies Logic had ever encountered, and he had only managed to replicate a fraction of it, without mastering it entirely.

He wanted to see!

What method did Shi Qiang have to deal with it?

"Lone spirits fear crowded ghouls!" Shi Qiang said proudly, lifting his head, "If that thing dares come after me, I'll just call out in my brothers' cemetery, those lads will surely grab their guns and back me up! I have thousands of men there, am I supposed to fear some bird of a Ghost?"

He paused and then murmured to himself, "If only ghosts really existed in this world..."

Perhaps then.

He could see his brothers again, those who had fought alongside him but perished on the battlefield.

It wouldn't be so desolate during drinking sessions, where once-thriving camps now saw only a few survivors.

The air was suddenly heavy with stillness.

Logic's flippant smile faded from his face, replaced by a hint of respect, "I'm sorry, I..."

He started to speak, then hesitated, not knowing what to say to console him, and set aside his jesting mood with Shi Qiang. Clapping his hands, the courtyard began to shift, the ground descended, leading them to the underground laboratory.

And in that laboratory.

The first thing that caught his eye was two of the most advanced VR devices, produced by the world of The Wandering Earth, with a higher fidelity and simulation level than those of the Tri-Solar World.

Logic was the first to walk over and lie down in the chair, as the surrounding machinery automatically attached to his body—these were all essential external equipment for the immersive experience, "Come on, all the secrets are hidden inside here!"

He was about to take Shi Qiang into the Tri-Body Deity game!

A version of Earth that had yet to be unlocked, not yet achievable, a product not belonging to this era altogether.

Shi Qiang, following suit, lay on the VR experience chair, and as his face was slowly covered, he felt a blinding flash of light suddenly shine upon him, so bright that he could hardly open his eyes.

When he came to again, he found himself seemingly in a world beyond belief.

This was a wilderness.

A dun-colored wasteland.

Looking into the distance, there was a small patch of white dawn on the horizon, with the rest of the sky twinkling with stars, indicating the moment when dawn broke through the belly of the clouds.

Shi Qiang, instinctively observing his surroundings, shuddered subconsciously and hugged his arms around himself.

"So cold!"

"Cold is good!"

As Logic's voice came through, followed by the sound of footsteps, he looked at the shivering Shi Qiang and patiently inquired, "How does it feel? Does it seem real?"

Shi Qiang nodded earnestly, "I've never seen anything like it, not even those Americans must have this, I suppose!"

VR games, especially the products of The Wandering Earth from the year 2063, were far too advanced for an antique relic from 2008.

It felt as though you were still marveling at the Dynamic Island of the iPhone 14 Pro, and then, in the blink of an eye, you encountered the Zhao Li version of the iPhone 10s—that kind of "what the hell" spreading through the heart.

This thing,

Is it a technological product?

Logic rubbed his hands together, warding off the cold, "This is what I've found out: Shen Yufei contacted aliens through this game, and it was through this game that she learned all the information about humanity's top scientists, then she targeted them one by one!"

As soon as he said this,

Shi Qiang felt a bit dumbfounded, he looked up at the sky around him, still not understanding the meaning of VR, and stared blankly to the left and right, "Are those aliens crazy?"

"Ah?"

"In order to invade Earth, to communicate, they created a whole world? With that kind of power, why would they need to invade Earth? Isn't that crazy!"

Logic: ...

Antiques from the year '08.

"This is a game world, virtual, a digital world, you get it?"

"I don't..."

"... It's like Tetris, you're now a block inside it!"

"I don't..."

That's the gap between generations.

Logic pondered seriously for a moment, then asked, "Do you play Legends?"

Shi Qiang immediately became interested, "Yeah, I play, let me tell you, I played with my son the other day, those little guys explode with gear, and it sells for a few hundred, my god, someone actually spends a few hundred on something fake..."

He was still full of astonishment at the moment.

After all, in his view, spending a few hundred dollars on something virtual that you couldn't eat, drink, or touch was just incomprehensible.

To spend both time and money, could this be a fake Legends?