system cultivation

After following the deduction command, countless pieces of information instantly appeared in Long Chen's mind.

This information encompassed all of Long Chen's current memories, thoughts, and perceptions.

Through the system's functions, Long Chen could determine the general direction and then fill in the details to make a deduction.

"Take me as the core, define an area, set several nodes to link the other nodes..."

"Merge the computing power of all beings and add it solely to me!"

"Hmm... It's somewhat similar to the 'Reincarnation Space' I was in contact with in my previous life."

"In that case, let's call it 'Star Network.'"

Shortly after, Long Chen determined the general direction of the deduction for the Star Network.

Connecting others, deducing everything through computing power, and merging resources.

Those connected to it, in addition to providing computing power, could benefit from each other through the Star Network.

"Control of the Star Network must be mine alone. At the same time, a hierarchical system can be established to create value through deduction and maintain its attractiveness to others..."

"In order to rally the enthusiasm of other members and provide help to myself, I can create a mission function as a condition for obtaining rewards..."

"Since the transaction function is mutually beneficial, it is naturally indispensable..."

As these details were filled in, the magical network gradually developed in Long Chen's mind.

There are many functions he wants to add to the Star Network.

However, although this deduction is free, Long Chen was already physically and mentally exhausted and had nearly reached his limit.

After all, these are not simple thoughts; they require very meticulous ideas before they can be reasonably deduced.

"This is the maximum I can build at the moment. As for the other functions, I will work on improving them later."

Long Chen forced himself to focus. Although he was exhausted, the Star Network was successfully created initially and only needed verification.

"Begin... connecting people!"

Immediately.

An invisible point of light spread from Long Chen's mind like a spider's web, flying in different directions.

As each node lit up, the range of the Star Network covered the entire city.

Now it was time to choose the first batch of members for the Star Network!

"In order to facilitate control, we'll only choose candidates below the Condensation stage for now, and consider those stronger after expanding."

"The more potential, the better. Members who can grow quickly will certainly be a great help in the future."

At this moment, in a unique perspective that only Long Chen could feel.

These nodes had just covered the entire city.

As long as there was enough computing power, no one in this area could escape Long Chen's eyes.

However, for him at present, the mental power consumed to view many places was too great.

Long Chen simply stopped carefully checking and randomly selected suitable candidates.

It didn't take long, and hundreds of suitable candidates had already been identified.

With a thought, Long Chen gave the command.

Connect!

At the same time, somewhere in City 17.

"A useless novel protagonist travels to a different place, then continues to fight to become stronger..."

"If only the stories in the novel were true."

The young man sighed, feeling continuous frustration in his heart.

Like most people, he didn't possess great talent in martial arts, and his cultivation speed was truly average.

But who doesn't dream of becoming strong?

But now it seems that without an adventure, this might be his life.

"Hey, what's this?"

When the teenager looked at the pop-up window that suddenly appeared on the computer screen, he felt a bit strange, and his first reaction was to close it.

At that moment, the small words written on the pop-up window caught his attention.

"Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to... truly live?"

There were no other words below, just two options, yes or no.

"Oh my God! Isn't this the protagonist's adventure in the novel I read?"

The boy rubbed his eyes, and after confirming the content of the pop-up window again, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself.

As for choosing between yes or no.

What are you thinking about?

In this era full of crises, not being strong enough means you could be in danger at any time.

Rather than doing nothing, it's better to fight!

Without any hesitation, he made a choice, and then his eyes went dark.

...

"Most people certainly chose to confirm rather than give up."

After all, they were examined, and the people Long Chen selected basically had their own difficulties at present, and they would naturally choose to give it a try when facing a lifeline.

Some suffered from slow progress, some faced hardship in life, some yearned for breakthroughs...

And now the opportunity was in front of them, how could they refuse?

The Star Network appears in different ways to different people.

It may be a pop-up window, or it may be a thought in the mind; just confirm it, and it will be determined by the Star Network.

The chosen person will only have one reaction at the moment—temporary unconsciousness.

"The Star Network has just started. After all, we need to find a suitable way to deceive them so that we can keep them in the future."

Long Chen chuckled lightly, feeling the massive computing power gathered in bursts.

Now, a total of 637 people had been selected by the Star Network.

The consciousness of these people had turned into light clusters connected to the Star Network.

As the creator of the Star Network, as long as Long Chen is willing, he can check the contents of the light clusters at any time.

These light clusters contain a massive amount of information, which in turn contains a lot of knowledge and experience.

As for the biggest gain, it's the computing power!

If the computing power that Long Chen alone could provide before was one point, then the computing power at this moment is at least in the thousands!

And after all, the power of these people is considered excellent among non-warriors.

Now that the Star Network has just launched, it can be said that it is just an empty shell. If you want to persuade these people, you need to come up with some means.

"This amount of information and computing power is really great!"

Long Chen sighed with emotion and focused on feeling the information gathered.

Everyone connected to the Star Network has no secrets before him.

However, displaying so much information at the same time is really troublesome.

After thinking about it, Long Chen simply and quickly categorized all the information without going through it carefully.

Practicing martial arts, combat skills, killing techniques...

These are the main points he wants to check!

He wants to gather all this information, summarize it, and extract a new direction for cultivation!

Practicing martial arts is difficult, but if you gather everyone's wisdom, you may not be able to find a shortcut.

This is the ultimate meaning of creating the Star Network!

As for the cultivation system in this world, which appeared a hundred years ago, he considers it weak since he has seen hundreds if not thousands of novels and can recognize the strength of a cultivation system at a glance.

The cultivation system in this world is:

Basic Absorption Stage:

The individual begins to learn how to absorb Aura energy from their surroundings.

Condensation Stage:

In this stage, the Aura energy within the cultivator's body is condensed, increasing their physical strength and endurance.

Transformation Stage:

In this stage, the cultivator begins using Aura energy to enhance their mental and physical abilities comprehensively.

Awakening Stage:

Here, the cultivator starts to perceive other dimensions of power within Aura energy.

Sovereignty Stage:

The highest cultivation stage, where the cultivator reaches the peak of their power and can fully exploit Aura energy.