217: Entry-level human-machine interaction Bai Ze

Time flows like water; in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

Yuan Qi logged into the virtual network platform and impatiently selected the Player vs. AI mode.

His eyes were bloodshot as he chose the entry-level difficulty.

With a flash of light, he arrived in a stretch of deep space. Opposite him stood a Bai Ze wearing pure white battle armor with antlers atop her head.

"Fight!"

Yuan Qi channeled his Star Power, his muscles tensing as he gripped his great spear and charged toward the Bai Ze.

The Bai Ze also held a great spear. With a feint and a sidestep, her spear pierced through Yuan Qi's head.

Fast!

Too fast!

Yuan Qi's figure turned into a stream of data and reappeared at the respawn point.

He clutched his chest, his heart pounding wildly, his mood depressed to the extreme.

He had never imagined he would be so pathetic. In a mere entry-level AI practice session, he had lost seventeen matches in a row, unable to withstand even a single move from that antlered woman.

"It's just entry-level, why is it so hard?"

He clicked on the Player vs. AI leaderboard.

The person in first place was named Ye Chen. Progress: Normal AI.

Second place was Xiao Qian. Progress: Entry-Level AI.

Only two people were on the leaderboard.

This... the sense of loss in his heart suddenly didn't feel quite so intense.

"If entry-level is already at this level, then how fierce must Nightmare or Legendary levels be?"

"I don't believe it!"

The 98th challenge.

Yuan Qi appeared at the respawn point once again.

"I finally managed to withstand the second move!"

He calmed his mind to carefully sense that feeling.

The exertion of his muscles, the spear's light that was unreasonably fast.

"Could it be Law?"

Thinking of this, Yuan Qi's heart couldn't help but tremble.

Comprehending Law.

In his understanding, one had to at least reach the Domain Lord Level to touch that threshold.

Because the inner universe of a Stellar Level had not yet formed a star domain, their comprehension of Laws was extremely shallow, making it incredibly difficult to even start.

"Incredibly difficult doesn't mean impossible to comprehend!"

"Could it be that the virtual network platform allows people to comprehend Laws?!"

Just then, the system popped up a notification.

[Since your spear technique is too primitive, it is recommended to purchase (Basic Spear Technique) and start practicing from the beginning...]

What the hell!?

Yuan Qi frowned, his face almost scrunched together.

Was he... being insulted by the system?

Yuan Qi took a deep breath, steadied his mind, and opened the system mall. A prompt automatically popped up.

Would you like to purchase [Basic Spear Technique] immediately?

Yes/No.

Yes!

[Required for purchase: 100,000 points. Pay immediately?]

Pay immediately!

A thread-bound book suddenly appeared in Yuan Qi's hand. He sat cross-legged in the deep space and flipped through the pages.

[A thousand forms return to the thrust; ten thousand changes cannot match the parry. Why need a second move to slay the enemy?]

Yuan Qi's eyes widened. When he saw this preface, he felt a sense of sudden enlightenment!

"Why need a second move to slay the enemy..."

Scenes of the Bai Ze killing him flashed through his mind; every time it was a single move, striking directly at a vital point.

"I understand now. The simplest is often the most lethal."

Yuan Qi exited the virtual network platform, took his Starfall Great Spear to the courtyard, and began practicing thrusts.

One thrust, two thrusts... ten thousand thrusts.

Gradually, he seemed to find the feeling he had when he first began practicing martial arts.

He didn't care about his life index; he just kept honing his spear technique.

"To fight my way through the Star Tower Trial, increasing my combat power is the most urgent matter."

"Since I've decided to take this path, there's no need to hesitate anymore!"

One month later.

Yuan Qi logged into the virtual network platform again and, full of expectation, selected the entry-level AI practice.

The moment the battle began, Yuan Qi gripped his great spear. His muscles acted like a great bow as he launched himself forward. A flash of cold light arrived first... *Puchi*... Yuan Qi's spear struck Bai Ze's shoulder, but his own head was still pierced through on the spot.

[Congratulations, you have passed the entry-level practice. Reward: 100,000 points.]

Yuan Qi returned to the respawn point. Looking at the system prompt before him, his face gradually flushed with excitement—he had actually passed!

He quickly opened the leaderboard.

Top of the list: Ye Chen, Intermediate AI.

Second place: Xiao Qian, Normal AI.

The number of people on the list had reached 197.

Yuan Qi scrolled all the way to the end. When he saw his own name on the list, a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

"A new era is coming. The Star Tide Empire—this is truly a nation to look forward to..."

He opened the system mall.

He clicked on [Great Divine Ability: Void Shift].

The video demonstration showed space fluctuations appearing, and in an instant, a shift of hundreds of thousands of miles.

Twenty trillion points. To buy it, he was short by more than double.

"Where am I going to earn so many points?"

[System Prompt: Increasing the galaxy satisfaction level can extract a large number of points. Your Yuan Qi Galaxy's satisfaction level is 67.32%. Raising it to 90% will reward 10 trillion points.]

Yuan Qi was stunned, then ecstatic!

"It can even be done like this!"

After confirming again, Yuan Qi immediately understood the true purpose of this system task.

It was to use actual rewards to stimulate Governors to implement a series of policies for the benefit of the people, raising the galaxy's satisfaction level.

Only then could one afford the [Great Divine Ability: Void Shift].

He then clicked on [Great Divine Ability: Prairie Fire].

[Points required for purchase: 15 trillion]

[Great Divine Ability: Clairvoyance]

[Points required for purchase: 5 trillion]

"What exactly is a Great Divine Ability? With my current points, I can only afford Clairvoyance."

Driven by curiosity, Yuan Qi chose to purchase Clairvoyance.

A thread-bound book suddenly appeared in Yuan Qi's hand.

[Clairvoyance]

Yuan Qi sat cross-legged in deep space and began to read through Clairvoyance.

Three days later.

Yuan Qi suddenly stood up, starlight flashing in his eyes. With a single glance, his vision penetrated hundreds of thousands of kilometers, finally landing on a planetary belt. The craters on the surface were clearly visible, and he could even see the tiny cracks on the meteorites.

"This!"

"Is this a Great Divine Ability!"

His breathing gradually quickened, his chest heaving violently!

The short video demonstration of shifting hundreds of thousands of miles in an instant flashed in his mind.

"If I can cultivate this Great Divine Ability to the limit and combine it with Void Shift, wouldn't I be invincible in the Star Tower Trial?"

Thinking of this, Yuan Qi immediately exited the virtual network platform.

"Old Wang!"

Outside the door, Chief Steward Wang, who had been waiting, pushed the door and entered.

"Governor."

"Quick, immediately issue a new decree to exempt agricultural taxes and issue farming subsidies of 100,000 per household!"

"Immediately convene the think tank; we must formulate more policies for the benefit of the people within three days!"

Chief Steward Wang couldn't help but crane his neck, his face full of confusion.

"Governor, are you serious?"

"If we do this, our galaxy's tax revenue might..."

Yuan Qi interrupted Chief Steward Wang with a wave of his hand and said urgently, "If there's not enough money, draw it directly from my personal account."

Chief Steward Wang looked suspicious. What was wrong with his usually stingy Governor? Could he be possessed?

At the same time, in the Milky Way Galaxy and various other galaxies, major events that felt inconceivable to the common people were happening one after another.

One by one, policies for the benefit of the people swept across like an overwhelming tide.

And most of these policies were targeted at the common people who made up the majority of the population.