Alternate Dimension Game: Happiness is all that matters!
Chapter 321 - 264: The Secret in Paradise (Riddle-solving Edition of 5200 words!)

Chapter 321: Chapter 264: The Secret in Paradise (Riddle-solving Edition of 5200 words!)

[The otherworldly realm has been completely destroyed. Would you like to spend 1000 points to start over?]

"It’s like all the responsibility has to fall on me... It wasn’t me who blew up this Reincarnation cycle; it clearly self-destructed!" Wang Hao grumbled internally, yet his hands were very honest as he clicked [Yes].

The entire planet had been blown to ashes, even the Dragon was dead, and resurrecting it all for just 1000 dollars seemed quite cheap and acceptable.

With a "ding," a bright light flashed, and the ash-laden planet reappeared as it was before.

The Moon spaceship was also restored to its original condition, and everything seemed as if nothing had ever happened, with the Moon of Illusion being stuffed back into its place.

[The otherworldly realm has been restored, and your current points total is 9200.]

The balance in the wallet had become a four-digit number!

Wang Hao winced in pain, grimacing as 1000 points were deducted time and time again, feeling somewhat unable to bear it.

"The sixth Reincarnation, I must, certainly, undoubtedly clear it!"

Several A4 sheets were laid out on the table, recording a multitude of clues and details about "Paradise."

One had to admit, the script for "Paradise" was indeed fascinating, pertaining not only to the Demon God, but also involving some concepts from science fiction novels, linking clues from many past scripts.

To restore the truth of "Paradise," a significant degree of associative thinking was needed.

"Let’s go over the plot one more time before starting the sixth Reincarnation," Wang Hao took a deep breath, somewhat expectant.

"The first confirmed fact: ’Paradise’ is situated atop the otherworldly Moon spaceship, a living space for prehistoric humanity."

"Prehistoric Civilization possessed an extremely advanced level of technology. They led heavenly lives in Paradise, obtaining whatever they desired, with clothing, food, housing, and transportation all resolved—true communism could not be more accurate than this."

So, what was the truth behind Paradise?

Wang Hao snapped his fingers.

"Paradise—is a virtual world!"

Just like in The Matrix, the Prehistoric Civilization actually lived within the Metaverse.

One of the slips of paper described Paradise as a fact of the virtual world.

[There are no children here, where disorderly entertainment is a common occurrence, yet no children are seen being born. Women cannot bear new life, and they neither need nor care much about it.]

[I need to be more cautious.]

[There are no mirrors, not even in the bathrooms, and no mirrors can be found. However, the camera on the phone still works.]

[I’ve made a mirror out of mercury and looked at myself, but nothing happened...]

"The absence of children is a fact, not something conjured up by the Moon of Illusion."

"In a virtual world, the inability to birth children is a natural occurrence."

"Additionally, mirrors are also hinting at the reality of the virtual world."

Wang Hao himself hardly used mirrors; he felt his charm was quite good, presuming he must be reasonably attractive.

"Xiaoyue, help me out!"

He borrowed Han Xiaoyue’s makeup mirror and headed to the bathroom.

Comparing the makeup mirror with the bathroom mirror, their reflections bounced back and forth, creating an endless corridor.

"This involves the issue of ’infinity.’ A virtual world cannot display phenomena of infinite magnitude because even computers with high processing power would enter into a loop state. If mirrors are used in a virtual world, one might only see a ’finite’ corridor, thereby discovering the reality of the virtual world."

"This slip of paper must be revealing these things."

The emergence of this guess had already put Wang Hao in a state of high excitement!

Because, nowhere in the plot does it directly reveal the concept of a "virtual world."

Only subtle hints!

And how many people could guess that the story takes place within a virtual world?

"Since it’s a virtual world, then residing on the Moon yet feeling the same gravity as on Earth becomes very reasonable."

"And in ’Sheep Intestine Tunnel,’ the madman on channel 1 is the artificial intelligence of ’Paradise,’ responsible for orchestrating the daily lives of humanity. It might be learning how to write like humans but it’s not very good at it, making it seem inexplicably like a madman."

"Since it is artificial intelligence, it doesn’t have the authority to control human behaviors. Whether humans lead a life of debauchery or seek progress, it has no right to manage. Its task is merely to take care of human life."

This setting was also typical; artificial intelligence doesn’t have the authority to manage humans, as most science fiction stories suggest, otherwise there might be a risk of machines rebelling.

This is also the origin of another slip of paper that reads, "The one cooking for you is not your old granny."

The one cooking is actually the clumsy artificial intelligence, while the Moon of Illusion is constantly stealing the AI’s privileges, hence creating all sorts of bizarre rules.

Thus, both parties formed a game of strategy within Paradise.

But clearly, artificial intelligence couldn’t outcalculate it and kept losing privileges over time.

The artificial intelligence was furiously powerless.

Wang Hao twirled his pen, praising his own wisdom and ability to associate.

He also reflected on how deeply hidden the world view of "Paradise" was.

"Initially, prehistoric human civilization utilized the virtual technology of Paradise to achieve great scientific progress."

"A place with infinite productivity, if everyone pursued advancement, could indeed utilize their full initiative to create a superior spiritual culture."