Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 1193 - 37: Teammate Training Program
The morning sunlight streams through the gaps of the Venetian blinds, carving a pattern of light and shadow on the living room floor.
Xiao Jie sits at the coffee table, leisurely eating breakfast, but his thoughts have already drifted far away. The conversation from last night’s dream with the Heavenly Venerate, about the choice of future path, echoes repeatedly in his mind like a giant stone hanging over his heart.
Should... I go to the Great Thousand World?
"Jie, what are you thinking about, so engrossed?" Gu Feiyu bursts out of the bedroom full of energy, his hair tousled with the look of having just woken up. He unceremoniously grabs a meat bun from the dining table and stuffs it into his mouth, the carefree and joyful chewing of a young person forming a stark contrast to the seriousness in Xiao Jie’s expression.
"Nothing," Xiao Jie pauses, feeling there’s nothing much to hide, "Last night, I met the Heavenly Venerate."
"What—cough cough cough!" Gu Feiyu’s eyes instantly widen upon hearing this, choking on the bun stuck in his throat, causing him to cough repeatedly. He quickly grabs the soy milk on the table and gulps a few mouthfuls to wash it down.
"How... How did you see him? Did the Heavenly Venerate come knocking? Damn! Why didn’t you call me! Is that guy powerful? Did you fight?" He fires off a string of questions, his tone filled with tension and concern.
It’s understandable for him to be nervous. Ever since he followed Xiao Jie to Beidou to attend that player gathering, the names "Heavenly Venerate" and "Pantheon" have been thunderous, giving an impression of being unfathomable, secretly controlling everything like a big villain.
Moreover, among the known players, besides Xiao Jie, only the Heavenly Venerate successfully ascended, and he did so long before Xiao Jie. In Gu Feiyu’s view, nowadays, the world is vast, but Jie is the greatest, with the only potential rival being this guy. The sudden approach of the Heavenly Venerate is indeed a significant event.
Seeing Gu Feiyu looking as if he’s facing a formidable enemy, Xiao Jie can’t help but laugh, waving his hand, "Relax, no need to be so nervous. That guy didn’t come in person—I estimate he can’t at all right now. He just used some kind of Dream Capturing Technique to meet me in the dream."
"Dream Capturing Technique?" Gu Feiyu breathes a sigh of relief, his curiosity piqued again.
"Yes, it’s a rather high-level Magic Skill of Divine Thought application," Xiao Jie explains, recalling that he saw similar principles in Taoist Book Jade Scrolls in the Scripture Pavilion of Gu Yun State. However, time was tight then, and with so many things to learn, he didn’t delve into them. Now, having firsthand experience, he feels the spell is quite interesting in certain situations—perhaps he could research it later, who knows when it might come in handy.
"So what did he say to you in the dream? Can you tell me? If it’s inconvenient, forget it." Despite his curiosity, Gu Feiyu asks with tact.
Xiao Jie smiles, his tone relaxed, "Nothing inconvenient, and you can help advise me." 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
Xiao Jie thought to himself that Gu Feiyu has some unconventional yet quick wit, maybe he could provide some analytical insights.
So, he narrated to Gu Feiyu the entire process of meeting with the Heavenly Venerate in the dream restaurant last night, including the description of the Great Thousand World, the Heavenly Venerate’s predicament, the existence of the Immortal Puppet, the setting of the world’s background, and the warning about the possible spread of the end-of-world crisis.
"...So, the issue I’m struggling with now," Xiao Jie summarizes, stirring the leftover rice porridge in the bowl with a spoon, "is whether to go to the Great Thousand World. The Heavenly Venerate says the crisis there could spread to the Jiuzhou World and even ultimately affect our reality. Regarding this, I’m not entirely certain if he’s just fear-mongering, deliberately exaggerating to trick me."
After listening, Gu Feiyu also sets aside his usual playful expression, showing a thoughtful look. He strokes his chin, pondering for a moment before speaking, "Jie, I actually think... the crisis spreading as mentioned by the Heavenly Venerate might be real."
"Oh? Why do you think so?"
"You see," Gu Feiyu analyzes, "Since the strength within the game can be truly obtained and brought into reality; dying in the game means dying in reality... This in itself indicates that there’s a kind of connection between the game ’Old Soil’ and our real world that we’ve yet to fully understand. It’s extremely deep. Therefore, following this logic, some macro-level ’phenomena’ or ’disasters’ occurring within the game world might indeed, through this connection, affect the real world."
He pauses, offering an example: "Just like how you, Jie, can now directly use the ’Spiritual Crossing’ mode to enter the game, which fundamentally breaks the conventional boundaries between virtual and reality. Consequently, some world-level disaster in the game, its ’impact’ or ’concept,’ might spread into the real world through some unknown channel. Although it sounds bizarre, considering these supernatural events we’ve experienced, it’s not entirely impossible."
Xiao Jie nods, Gu Feiyu’s analysis coinciding with his own inner concerns. "That’s what I think too. The primary issue now isn’t about believing it, but... whether I should personally get involved. Whether to trust those Immortal players who went to the Great Thousand World earlier to handle it themselves and save the world, or if I need to personally take a trip, wade through this muddy water."
He sighs, his tone carrying a hint of self-mockery: "Ultimately, ’saving the world’ seems like it’s too grand and unreal, not something a person like me, who just wants to enjoy life, should be worrying about."
