340: Chapter 340 Optimus Prime is a bitch

Under this double stimulation, except for Japan, which was still licking its wounds, the entire world actually began to thrive.

Especially the new drug announced by Third-Party Technology Company; the attention it garnered was something even future energy technologies capable of changing the world could hardly match. The vast majority of people were repeatedly verifying the authenticity of this matter online.

Just a few hints were enough to cause an outcry.

It wasn't their fault; after all, Third-Party Technology's statement was truly earth-shattering. Since the birth of human civilization, birth, aging, illness, and death have been a fixed fate, and countless scientific organizations have followed one after another in this pursuit.

To this day, humans only rely on certain hormones to delay cellular metabolic decline or use stem cell therapy to repair aging and damage in local tissues.

These technologies are either limited to specific groups or require long-term intervention to maintain. While they can extend healthy lifespan, they have never been able to touch the ceiling of natural lifespan.

If anyone else had proposed this idea, the public would have simply laughed it off as a joke. But now it was being proposed by Third-Party Technology, a company that has created numerous technological miracles and has never issued an empty promise.

It truly made the world wait with bated breath...

Some expressed concern that this technology, which supposedly breaks the lifespan ceiling, might ultimately become an exclusive luxury for the rich and powerful, much like those exorbitantly priced drugs and therapies that have always been worlds apart from the lives of ordinary people.

This concern was not unfounded. Historically, every major medical breakthrough that significantly extended lifespan or improved quality of life has come with desperate price thresholds and resource barriers, serving only the tiny minority at the top of the pyramid.

Life is originally the fairest gift of heaven and earth. The fixed fate of birth, aging, illness, and death seems cruel, but it allows princes, generals, and commoners to stand on the same finish line. If this drug is released, will that fixed fate be broken?

At that time, the entire world would be monopolized by powerful families, classes would be solidified, and ordinary people would have no way to get ahead!

But voices rose in rebuttal, pointing out that science never stops due to concerns about fairness, nor does it stop for fear of risks and let human development stagnate.

Which beginning was not accompanied by resource scarcity and distribution controversies? If the possibility of breaking the lifespan ceiling were denied because of uneven distribution, that would be the greatest betrayal of humanity's pursuit of civilizational advancement.

Others felt these people were just bored and had nothing better to do after being well-fed.

Immediately, the internet was locked in a fierce argument.

However, there was also a special group that expressed indifference to this matter. Instead, they were moved to tears by another announcement from Third-Party Technology.

This news was only a small line, yet it caused millions of people to spread the word: the journey game, which had been shut down for over half a year, was finally going to open its servers.

Half a year ago, this game that had conquered countless players shut down without any warning or prior notice. Players, who originally thought it would reopen soon, waited and waited, but the game showed no sign of coming back online.

Urging on the official website, angrily sending razor blades, marching in protest... God knows, they did everything they could, but that cold icon in the journey consciousness helmet never lit up.

Players had once despairingly believed that the company had abandoned the game.

But now, everything was getting better!

The hype generated by the players even pushed the news of the journey server reopening to the top of the trending lists on major platforms.

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In the livestream of the world's biggest influencer, MrBeast,

MrBeast had just finished reading the game reopening announcement. There were less than 30 minutes left until the launch. At this moment, MrBeast performed his iconic move of holding his head and leaning back, his face filled with unbelievable shock.

"Friends, I feel like I'm alive again. Life is full of hope. I can't wait to get back into Optimus Prime's body and feel its vigorous posture."

Optimus Prime was the name MrBeast gave to his character.

In the livestream, the number of viewers began to soar, reaching over 200,000, and the bullet chat rolled like a tsunami.

"My youth is back today! From today on, we start retaking Titan and continue fighting for humanity!"

"MrBeast, put on your helmet quickly! I've already put mine on, just waiting for the countdown to end."

"On the day the server shut down, my mom asked me why I was crying—it was because my favorite thing had left me. Now she's watching me laugh because the game I was waiting for is back!"

"Damn Third-Party Technology, I had just bought a human body on the day the server shut down and hadn't even touched it yet."

"Oh God, am I the only one in the livestream who doesn't have game access?"

"The thought of that dog being named Optimus Prime makes me want to laugh..."

Finally,

The icon in the journey server that had been gray for over 180 days suddenly lit up under the gaze of countless players.

In an instant, millions of players flooded in.

"Alright brothers, let us continue the journey."

MrBeast was one of them. After choosing to enter the game, his vision went dark, and when the light returned, a familiar safe room appeared in his eyes.

A majestic German Shepherd, mostly covered in armor, appeared before the viewers in the livestream. This was also a point of criticism for MrBeast; despite having enough star coins, he still chose to continue being a dog.

In the footage, MrBeast jumped around happily. After opening the door of the safe room, he began to sprint outside. This was a vast and boundless new world, with various bases and cities standing tall, a land full of infinite possibilities.

"Whoo—"

"Whoo—"

MrBeast howled toward the sky, but after a moment, he felt something was wrong.

"Brothers, there's a problem. This is definitely not my previous body."

Facing the screen full of questions from the livestream,

A solemn expression appeared on MrBeast's dog face. "My previous howl was full of lofty aspirations, but now I can't get that flavor out. Really, I'm not lying to you; I used to howl 'Awoo,' but now it's 'Whoo.' This is completely different. There's a bug in this game."

"And I feel like something is wrong with my body..."

Suddenly thinking of something, MrBeast looked down, and his dog face filled with terror. The livestream also erupted in an uproar; his junk had disappeared.

After ten minutes, having barely accepted that he had been gender-swapped, MrBeast opened the World Channel and found that he wasn't the only one with this experience; it was full of wailing and complaining just like his.

"Where is my game equipment? Why is my game equipment gone?"