Mini World Game Console-Chapter 655 - 656: Time and Space, It’s an Abyss [First Release]

"Suosuo~" Luna said. She never held a grudge, especially since Ren Suo hadn't actually hit her. After a few minutes, she came over with the tablet in her hands, clung to Ren Suo, and declared, "I want to wear this!"

Ren Suo, who was playing a game, turned his head and saw the screen displaying a virtual streamer with heterochromatic eyes wearing a cute black and white maid outfit. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The outfit looked nice, but Ren Suo said with some resignation, "I might not be able to buy that kind of clothing."

If it were available online, it would be a different story. But who sells maid outfits on the street? Although it couldn't be denied that more people bought these outfits than wedding dresses, Ren Suo could only find bridal shops when he went shopping, and certainly not maid outfit stores—even if he did find a maid outfit store, it was very unlikely that the maids there would agree to take off their clothes and sell them to him.

"You really can't buy it?" Luna looked downcast.

Ren Suo replied, "I'll try to look for it as best as I can. If I can't find it, when we return to our home in Lianjiang, I'll buy it for you online."

"When are we going back?" Luna pressed.

"In about seven or eight more days?" Ren Suo estimated. He felt that by the sixth day of the lunar new year, when they send off the poverty spirit, his mother would probably be quite content, her need for family affection fulfilled and her longing for her son sated. By then, she would start to get irritated with her son's daily presence in his bedroom and would likely want to drive him out.

However, going back early didn't seem appealing either. After all, Qiao Muyi was going into seclusion, and neither Dong Chengling nor Gu Yueyan would return to the academy so early; they might even get caught up in writing papers.

Moreover, at his parents' house, Ren Suo at least had a reason to keep Luna quiet and discreet. Luna kept her voice low and dared not act recklessly. But if they returned to a familiar place, Luna might throw caution to the wind. She might not stick to the half-hour limit then and would do whatever she pleased…

Don't get it wrong, though. Ren Suo was a player of strong will and steadfast fidelity, but he likely couldn't defeat Luna. Who knows what kinds of spells Moon Singer 88 might teach Luna in her dreams...

Luna counted on her fingers. After eight seconds, she looked up and declared, "That's a long time! I'm not happy!"

"That's just how it is," Ren Suo said. "You're experiencing one of humanity's two most vexing situations: either not getting what you desire, or getting it and losing the thrill of anticipation. But for now, you can fully enjoy looking forward to the day I buy you the maid outfit. Trust me, it's a wonderful feeling of anticipation. Ever since my download speed reached 20m/s, I've not enjoyed such happiness again."

Ren Suo looked at the still confused Luna, patted her head, and smiled. "I don't know if I can get the maid outfit, but I'll definitely buy you a large cup of ice cream tomorrow, sweetie."

Luna tilted her head. "But I'm still not very happy."

"Hmm?" Ren Suo looked thoughtfully at Luna, feeling that if Luna were in her true cat form right now, her tail would probably be sticking straight up. "Then… what can I do to make you happy?"

"I want you to stop being unhappy." Luna sat cross-legged on the bed, patted the spot next to her, and said with expectant eyes, "I only have 13 minutes left!"

Ren Suo was startled. Luna, who just moments ago had been so serious even when apologizing, had suddenly turned into such a sweet and considerate companion. It gave him a sense of relief, like when a game account he thought was a lost cause suddenly received a patch fixing all its bugs!

Moved, Ren Suo picked up his phone, went over to hug Luna, gently kissed her cherry lips, and lay down on the bed with her. "Then I'll just spend these 13 minutes with you," he said.

Thinking this, as he looked at Luna, her smile blossoming, Ren Suo suddenly felt a bit guilty. After all, Luna could only become human for 30 minutes a day, but he wasn't willing to be with her the whole time—was this how a human should act?

Although Ren Suo was also wary of getting too intimate with Luna, since the secretion of hormones was not something he, a mortal, could control, just hugging and holding was manageable. A cold shower or hand-brewed coffee could generally solve his problems.

Hearing Ren Suo's commitment, Luna excitedly rubbed her face against his and signaled him to lie flat on the bed.

Then she stood up and placed her feet on Ren Suo's back...

The bed frame emitted a muffled creak, and Ren Suo felt a sudden intense gravitational force on his back, as if Newton had thrown his coffin lid onto him.

He turned his head to see Luna sitting cross-legged entirely on his back, holding the tablet and watching a live stream. He waited several seconds before asking softly, "...Luna, what are you doing?"

"Watching a live stream!"

"No, I mean why are you sitting on my back..."

Not all cute girls are frail and easy to push over—at least Luna, who nearly burst out of his sister's clothes, was not.

Moreover, she was sitting cross-legged, concentrating all the weight of her fine figure onto a small area on Ren Suo's back. Ren Suo felt a great deal of pressure, and it was physical pressure, which he wasn't very capable of withstanding.

"Moon Singer 88 told me that if I sit on you, Suosuo, I'll be able to sleep better in my dream later... and cultivate faster!" Luna said earnestly.

Sitting on me can increase cultivation speed? I didn't know I had such a function. And I can't even enjoy this function myself!?

Although Ren Suo felt it was strange to become a cultivation stimulant, he didn't doubt it.

Firstly, Luna wouldn't lie to him.

Secondly, Luna's dream cultivation efficiency was greatly related to her mental state; perhaps sitting on him would make her happier and thus speed up her cultivation.

But she's really heavy. If it had been my sister...

However, Ren Suo had just been holding Luna as comfortably as a large, fluffy plush toy; bearing her weight now didn't seem too unreasonable.

Ren Suo, feeling a bit sorry for himself, quickly cast "Gauze Clothing" to relieve some pressure—but while "Gauze Clothing" was excellent at offsetting sudden Explosive Power, its effectiveness against prolonged heavy pressure was only average.

Ren Suo quickly took out his phone to continue gaming, distracting himself. He was a hardcore player who could persist even with a 38°C fever; this situation was nothing.

In "Light and Dark Traitor," Uncle Los learned that Sony would appear in Snowy City tomorrow. Gritting his teeth, he resolved to join the assassination attempt on Sony. But just then, Kerinake, the leader of the Dragon Priests, asked,

"Do you think that with your abilities, you can truly defeat the Royal Guard formed of Divine Descendants? Moreover, you are now a wanted criminal in the Didra Empire. The moment you appear within the Empire, the Eternal Sun of Grand Duke Meridia, the Radiant Star Moon of Grand Duke Azura, and the ever-present Dark Listeners of Grand Duke Night Mother will all monitor you, listen to you, and target you.

"Unless you become a corpse, you have no chance of getting close to Sony."

Uncle Los asked, "You say all this, does it mean you have a way to help me? You just said I was your hope, what does that mean?"

Kerinake didn't respond but instead walked with other Dragon Priests into the temple. Los and Lydia followed, winding through a spiral passage until they reached a spacious hall. There was no ceiling, only endlessly rotating suspended gears. Warm light refracted through the gaps between the gears, illuminating the Dragon Bones at the center of the hall.

A set of Dragon Bones refracting rainbow colors under the light!

Los exclaimed, "Ancient Dragon Bones?"

Kerinake said, "He is the origin of the Dragon Worship Cult, the true master of Dark Descending, a Mage who wields infinite Knowledge, a Warrior Pioneer who has slain countless heroes, a Dark Assassin who commands death and Despair, a Nightingale who maintains the order of darkness.

"He is the light of the world, and also its shadow. He has saved countless destinies and borne countless sins.

"His name has long been erased by the Great Lords. We only know him by his revered title: Dragonborn."

Los seemed to recall something and said, "Just now Lydia mentioned that you believe... I am also a Dragonborn?"

Kerinake shook his head. "It's less that we believe... and more that we hope."

"If you are not Dragonborn, then we must still initiate the final revolution to stop Xides's dimensional invasion," Kerinake stated. "Otherwise, the Outer World will inevitably perish, and Dark Descending, this Inner World, will also be dragged into the Abyss by the Didra Empire."

Los was shocked. "How could the Outer World perish? Even if the target dimension has powerful Great Lords, the Didra Empire also has sixteen Great Lords!"

Kerinake replied, "The other world has Great Lords as well? …However, I don't believe that the Didra Empire would lose in an invasion. But even if the Didra Empire's invasion succeeds, the Outer World will still perish."

Los asked, "Why?"

Kerinake answered, "Do you know why the Didra are so driven to invade other dimensions… Hmm, this knowledge is likely only known by the Bloodline Great Law; you are not even a Divine Descendant Noble, so it's normal that you don't know."

"Do you remember the spatial turbulence you witnessed during your dimension travel?"

Kerinake pressed a button on his Harmony Drive Belt, then with a downward sweep of his aged arm, a curtain like an Azure Silver River materialized in the air.

Pointing to the Azure Silver River, Los said, "Spatial turbulence... it's this color."

Kerinake nodded. "The reason the Didra Plane invades other dimensions is not only due to the collective Desire of all Didra people but also because this world, where the Didra Plane resides, needs to devour other worlds to maintain its 'survival.'"

Just as Los and Ren Suo were both astonished by Kerinake's outlandish explanation, he suddenly shifted the topic. "You know that there are many dimensions outside our world. So, where do you believe these dimensions exist?"

Faced with such a macroscopic, almost metaphysical question, Los was at a loss. "Outside… is there a bigger world? A world that envelops all dimensions?"

Kerinake shook his head. "No, there is no other world outside. You have actually seen that place… it's this."

The leader of the Dragon Priests pointed to the vertical Azure Silver River and calmly stated, "According to ancient texts, all dimensions exist within an infinite, ceaselessly flowing, top-down Azure Silver Abyss.

"Perhaps because the term 'Abyss' is too harsh, some scholars have called it the Azure Silver Time-River.

"All dimensions are like fish in this Azure Silver River, swept along by the river of civilization, forced to flow downward."

Los asked, "How is this related to the Didra Plane's need to devour other dimensions?"

Kerinake nodded. "It is. The Didra Plane also exists within the Azure Silver Abyss. Long ago, scholars discovered that the Didra Plane has been continuously falling within the Abyss, without pause.

"During its fall, the Didra Plane also encounters other dimensions, leading to wars and invasions… That is the origin of the Great Lords.

"Moreover, scholars discovered they could control the falling speed of the Didra Plane.

"If civilization stagnates, the dimension's falling speed decreases;

"If civilization experiences a technological burst, the dimension accelerates its descent;

"If a civilization develops a special discipline, the dimension, as it falls, will veer towards and approach other dimensions that possess corresponding disciplines. For example, the 'Beastmen' Great Lord Makaras and the 'Werewolf' Great Lord Farkas both invaded dimensions where mutants existed during the rise of the mutant discipline. By doing so, they acquired the corresponding disciplinary knowledge and mastered their respective powers."

A wondrous epic unfolded before Los and Lydia, leaving them too astounded to speak, silently listening to the absurd yet mysterious history narrated by the Dragon Priest.

Kerinake continued, "As the Didra Plane invaded more and more dimensions, its civilizational strength grew, and eventually, sixteen immensely powerful Great Lords emerged. However, in that era, the Dedra Human Race was not the only race. The sixteen Great Lords were mutually hostile and did not cooperate.

"Among other races, there emerged a legendary champion known as the Dragonborn.

"The Dragonborn, through various means, became the link among the sixteen Great Lords, uniting all their powers. As a mortal, he transcended the limits of the world and gazed into the depths of the Azure Silver Abyss!"

Los immediately asked, "What did he see?"