Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 246 - 226: The Peculiar Scales

Chapter 246: Chapter 226: The Peculiar Scales

Chen Xinyi recalled the prosperous Earth and sighed as she looked upon this world.

Since humanity had cooperated with the "Game," not only the Black-clothed Guard, but the overall strength of Earth’s civilization had grown by leaps and bounds.

The results of various experiments and the novel supernatural phenomena were sprouting like bamboo after rain.

In the Game Training Camp, one could hear the fervent discussions and debates among scientific researchers everywhere.

Every day, every week, humanity spent its time in steadfast progress!

In the face of huge interests, even the contradictions between major nations were diminishing!

Originally, the progress of Earth’s technology was slow, and the cake had almost been divided, with the next industrial revolution farther away than ever. Under the competition for existing markets, conflicts were plenty.

But now, a groundbreaking and huge cake had appeared before them. "The spring river is warm, ducks are the first to know," the ordinary people hadn’t yet felt the change of times, but those truly in the know were already enjoying the dividends of the era. Some commentators had even dubbed this period the "Supernatural Era"!

What ripples would human contact with Parallel Worlds cause? Forming a Human Alliance, or perhaps...

While Chen Xinyi was lost in thoughts, she suddenly heard a voice.

"May we collect some data from your body?"

Chen Xinyi came back to her senses, "Sure, please feel free."

She quietly gestured to Xu Zhijun, signaling him to behave better.

As a professional journalist, she was acutely aware of one thing: face is important!

Why is there so much formalism in the world?

Because to a significant extent, face is equivalent to substance.

Why does the world’s hegemon sometimes choose foolish options? Why do bankrupt millionaires still drive Rolls Royces while puffing up their cheeks?

Because losing substance means losing a lot; losing face means losing everything.

Although this "substance" wasn’t very effective in front of the Demon God, it still had considerable use among humans, even involving future negotiations and related interests.

"We Black-clothed Guard should be in the lead, right? The other party is dependent on us... or should I say, dependent on the ’Game’? Anyway, a slightly better performance should not be wrong."

And Xu Zhijun, with his superhuman strength, was just right for this situation.

...

...

The numerous scientific researchers at this small base were shocked by the physical data of Xu Zhijun.

"Boss, this man is incredibly strong. His body exceeds human limits, almost like a twist! And he has perfectly retained human will, something not just any simple means could achieve... His body’s strength is exaggeratedly maybe over 7 times that of a normal person!"

"Our normal methods... can’t do that."

"He must have undergone treatment at the Hospital; otherwise, he wouldn’t have become a security guard in there."

Even so, it was quite surprising.

Chen Xinyi, on the other hand, was relatively ordinary.

Of course, the Abnormal Foundation wouldn’t see everything clearly because of this since Chen Xinyi was the spokesperson for the two.

After this examination, "Black Gold" had a preliminary judgment of the other party’s strength.

And the curiosities were growing.

They made up their minds, "Please come with us on the helicopter; this isn’t a good place for conversation."

"We are heading to... the actual headquarters!"

Everyone boarded the helicopter and flew hundreds of kilometers, rumbling across the sky.

Looking down at the Earth, many villages were desolate, almost covered in green; some small cities had also shriveled up, sparsely populated, just barely surviving. Only the big cities, in their own way, survived in this world.

The helicopter flew until it reached a dense forest in the mountains.

There was a huge underground base hidden in the mountains, somewhat similar to the Black-clothed Guard’s "Taishan Altar."

"Our guests, please follow me."

As the doors to the underground base opened, Black Gold was very serious.

This was the main base of their "Abnormal Foundation."

It was also the only base capable of avoiding the radiation of the "Delusions" ability!

Talking here was relatively safer.

An electronic voice said, "Identity verification complete."

Chen Xinyi swallowed, this base... so big!

She felt as if she were in a strange, super-large Rubik’s cube, with the base’s structure shifting with every room she passed, some areas even having "Anti-gravity Devices," with doors on the ceilings.

Chen Xinyi couldn’t tell if it was real anti-gravity or caused by some Strange Objects.

This strange room configuration gave her a sense of unreal science fiction. If she were not guided, she would quickly get lost.

"Can humans really make such Rubik’s cube-like bases? Or is it the work of... Strange Objects?"

No wonder it could block the influence of "Delusions."

After passing through one security check after another, the three of them arrived in a peculiar small room filled with a metallic quality.

The ceiling flickered with blue lights.

In the center of the room, there was a large round table that could easily seat more than 20 people.

In the very center of the round table, a dark black scale-like substance was displayed.

"This is..."

While gazing at the scale for a moment, Chen Xinyi felt a powerful natural force: a mountain torrent descended from the sky, a roaring flood carrying supreme pressure that engulfed everything, mountains collapsed, and trees snapped. But just as despair was about to set in, suddenly, the clouds parted, and an enormous creature poked its head out, the sunlight abruptly cast down, revealing the blue, clear sky behind the clouds.

It was as if through this scale she caught sight of a fierce and terrifying creature—a dragon!!

"This... what is this?"

Chen Xinyi gently shook her head, only then realizing that all that had happened was just an illusion.

A single scale capable of creating such terrifying illusions!

"It seems that the foundation of this organization is not insignificant, for them to have fallen to such an extent."

"Sigh, if we, the Black-clothed Guard, were to face such a terrible Demon God Level natural disaster, even if we used all our means, we might not necessarily be able to withstand it."

Chen Xinyi now also had some subtle Spiritual Sense; this scale on the table was much more powerful than the "Evil God" level tree she had seen back in Paradise Village!

"So... this Subordinate Demon God was killed by ’Delusional Void’?"

Ms. Chen’s expression changed unpredictably as she turned her head to look at Xu Zhijun, who followed behind.

Xu Zhijun, however, was completely honest and paid no attention to whatever the scale was.

People with simple minds are carefree, thinking it’s just an ordinary Strange Object...

Really, everything is up to me.

"Black Gold" coughed and explained, "This scale belongs to a peculiar existence encountered by one of our leaders in the Etheric Abyss... It’s different from ordinary abnormalities. It only cultivates the body and mind, requiring no anchoring, and harbors a subtle goodwill toward humans..."

"We also discovered such a magical species for the first time and thus cannot determine its exact strength."

"It’s because of the protection of this scale that we have been able to clear a relatively safe territory."

"We can speak freely within this small room, and all communication will not be detected by ’Delusional Void’."

Ms. Chen felt even more astonished. The humans of this world actually had the capability to explore the Etheric Abyss?!

But her face didn’t show any expression at all...

She found it somewhat amusing, she was quite the actress, never dropping the ball when it mattered.

"This information might just surprise the higher-ups of the Black-clothed Guard."

Having joined the Black-clothed Guard until now, she might not be highly experienced, but she was no longer a rookie fresh out of the gate.

As far as she knew, the exploration of the Etheric Abyss was extremely difficult.

Under the protection of the world, humans could not directly enter the Etheric Abyss. It was as if the world was merely a part of the Abyss, existing like a bubble. According to some theories, these extra dimensions were curled up.

Thus, exploring the Etheric Abyss often could only be done through "dreams," with only the soul entering.

But a soul without a body is extremely fragile, almost devoid of any self-defense ability.

A minor abnormality could kill a human and devour its soul!

Then, the Explorer would die in the dream, never to awaken again... such is the danger of exploring the Etheric Abyss.

But the humans of this world seemed to have mastered a certain way to explore!

Chen Xinyi took a deep breath and etched this piece of information into her memory.

...

After chatting casually for a while, the high-ranking leaders of the "Rubik’s Cube" base arrived in this small room.

Under the protection of the black scale, the two sides began the first exchange meeting between the two worlds.

The two sides exchanged some known intelligence, regarding the harmfulness of "Delusional Void" to the world, "Dr. Feng Ling’s" plan, and the "Qing Tian Hospital," which both worlds had in common.

"Feng Ling... has she succeeded? But this is only the first step towards the ultimate goal... she indeed is a brave warrior... her contributions deserve to be remembered."

One of the men, who appeared to be in his thirties and went by the code name "Blue Gold," the leader, sat at the forefront and sighed.

This was a tiny achievement made by humanity in the gamble with "Delusional Void."

But... the true victory was still far too distant.

Following that, he discovered a key point in Chen Xinyi’s description.

"Do you mean to say, you are still able to contact your main world now?"

"A way to communicate across Parallel Worlds?"

"Indeed." Chen Xinyi had no intention of hiding this fact, "If there is any significant cooperative request, I can consult with my superiors."

Compared with the Black-clothed Guard, they were mainly in direct conflict with "Delusional Void," and it was the Demon God "Game."

This she knew full well.

"Game" had brought her here to act as a go-between, not for her to show off.

She continued to explain, "Our world holds witness to a very active Demon God, which we refer to as—’Game’."

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