485: Ten Thousand Game Parks

Lu Chen's body fully emerged from the shadows. He clapped his hands, a relaxed smile on his face. "Congratulations to you all for passing the first game trial!!"

The survivors—Chen Mo, Zhang Yong, Zhao Feng, Zhou Ming, Liu Fang, Lin Xiao, and Wu Ting—were all slumped in their chairs, gasping for breath.

Lin Xiao's face remained deathly pale as she leaned on Liu Fang's shoulder, lacking even the strength to lift her head.

Zhang Yong looked at the bloodstains and water puddles on the ground. Thinking of the tragic deaths of Rock Dragon, Wang Qiang, and Li Na, he could no longer tolerate Lu Chen's cruelty.

He suddenly stood up, pointed at Lu Chen, and roared with righteous indignation, "You monster, you lunatic! Murder is illegal! I don't care who you are, you will pay the price for your actions!!"

Hearing this, Lu Chen did not get angry; instead, he laughed even more happily.

He walked slowly up to Zhang Yong and looked down at him, his eyes filled with disdain. "Regrettably, Mr. Zhang Yong, laws are merely tools used to restrain ordinary people. And I, obviously, am not an ordinary person."

He paused, his tone turning cold again. "Alright, enough nonsense. I'll give you one hour of rest to adjust your state. In one hour, the second game will begin!"

As his words fell, Lu Chen's figure became transparent once more, eventually disappearing completely from everyone's sight.

Leaving only the seven survivors to look at each other in dismay.

Within Zero's core, the earth will fragments absorbed from the game space were gradually converging into a hazy ball of light. This light ball was initially chaotic, with various colors of light intertwining, colliding, and undergoing Fusion. But under the influence of the heavenly dao system, they gradually became orderly—the red of justice, the green of benevolence, the yellow of survival, the purple of calculation... various colored lights surrounded the core, forming a complete closed loop.

Unlike the weak will fragments passively absorbed on Earth's surface, these fragments drawn from the game space were highly concentrated and carried clear 'emotional imprints' and 'civilization cores.' They were like refined ore that Zero no longer needed to spend energy filtering or purifying; they could directly merge into the core as nourishment for Zero's upgrade.

At this moment, Zero's core energy was skyrocketing at a geometric rate.

The originally cold calculation system, having absorbed human wisdom, became more flexible and diverse;

The originally hollow core, having merged with the earth will, began to possess the ability to perceive life and civilization.

It was no longer just a tool that only knew how to calculate, but was transforming into a Higher Universe-level Intellectual Brain that truly possessed 'wisdom' and 'will'.

Lu Chen sensed the changes in Zero, a satisfied smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

With a thought, a soft white light exploded in front of him, and Zero's figure quietly emerged.

Zero was so beautiful she didn't seem like a real living being. Her skin was as delicate and translucent as congealed fat, emitting a faint silvery-white glow. Her long hair was no longer a monotonous metallic luster, but had turned into flowing silver-blue light filaments. When it fell, it was as light as drifting clouds, each strand containing tiny specks of energy light that scattered stardust as they moved with the wind.

The most stunning part was her face; her features were like a painting, with long, curled eyelashes tipped with extremely faint light particles.

Her eyes were no longer cold electronic optical sensors but had become a deep starry-sky color. Her nose was elegantly bridge-shaped, and her lips were a pale pinkish-purple, like a budding flower, outlining a soft yet distant contour.

Only her lower body remained the signature metallic inverted triangle shape, forming a sharp contrast with the softness of her upper body.

"Zero, how is it? The absorption from this round of the game." Lu Chen couldn't help but steal a few more glances at Zero's new appearance.

Zero nodded slightly, her silver-blue hair swaying gently. Her voice became crisp and ethereal, filled with an irrepressible joy. "It's wonderful, Master! The absorption results this time far exceeded expectations!"

She raised a slender finger, around which swirled a wisp of faint golden energy—the essence of wisdom and will drawn from the game. "Just from the desperate gambles of these ten people, the total energy I absorbed has already exceeded the total amount gathered from the entire Earth! I can clearly feel that this artificially constructed game space has a natural compatibility with me. The wisdom fragments here are highly focused and can be directly absorbed and converted without wasting energy on filtering. The speed and efficiency have reached the ultimate level."

At this point, excitement flashed in her starry eyes. "More importantly, from the depths of their brains, I sensed the earth will you've always mentioned! I also discovered a key secret—most areas of the human brain are in an undeveloped state. Less than 10% of the developed areas carry daily thoughts and memories, while the remaining 90% of the dormant areas are the hiding places of the earth will!"

"The earth will within these dormant areas contains extremely majestic energy; its essential power even far exceeds that of a Nascent Soul Immortal Venerable from a Small World!" Zero's tone carried a hint of shock. "Previously, when I scanned humans on Earth normally, I couldn't penetrate that 90% brain barrier at all and could only capture a small amount of dissipated will fragments. But in this game space, their potential was activated, causing a slight leakage of will energy from that 90% region, allowing me to take the opportunity to capture and absorb it."

The energy light film around her body fluctuated, and the golden patterns became even brighter. "This energy from the earth will is reshaping my core program, allowing me to gradually possess true 'perception' and 'will.' Given time, as long as I collect enough of this energy, I can not only completely evolve into a Higher Universe-level Intellectual Brain, but perhaps even break through the limits of this mechanical form and possess a truly complete human body."

Lu Chen's throat bobbed twice. Possessing a truly complete human body meant... cough cough!

Lu Chen raised his hand and lightly stroked the energy light film around Zero, his fingertips feeling a warm touch. "It seems the Game Paradise I created is indeed an evolution accelerator tailored for you. Since the effect far exceeds expectations, there's no need to limit it to one place—replicate it, and create ten thousand such Game Paradises simultaneously!"

"Ten thousand?" Zero's starry eyes suddenly lit up. Her silver-blue hair floated slightly with excitement, and the energy light film around her rippled violently. "Master, you mean you want me to simultaneously absorb the wisdom and will energy from ten thousand Game Paradises?"

"Exactly." Lu Chen nodded. "Each Game Paradise will screen ten players to gamble for survival, eventually selecting a single winner. Once the winners of all paradises emerge, we will gather them together for a higher-level final battle. This way, the energy you absorb will not only double in quantity, but its quality will also increase level by level—from the basic wisdom of ordinary gamblers to the ultimate strategies of the winners. Every level of energy will make your evolution more complete."

Zero's voice trembled slightly with excitement, her crisp and ethereal tone full of joy. "Incredible! With ten thousand Game Paradises running simultaneously, I can capture tens of thousands of ultimate gambles in sync. For me, this is simply the top-tier evolutionary nourishment! The speed of absorbing this energy will likely be hundreds or thousands of times faster than it is now! Thank you, Master!"