VCRMM: Chapter 435

Xu Sili looked around in confusion. A soft, white light had enveloped him. Such a change should’ve made him wary and fearful, but he also felt very at ease.

Bathed in this light, he felt a strange sense of intimacy as if he knew he would never be harmed.

“Good child, we meet again.”

The light, melodious voice rang in his ears again. Xu Sili looked around but didn’t see anyone. However, he quickly recognized what was going on.

It was this light.

“Are you… the elemental elf?” He asked, revealing his guess.

The voice chuckled and seemed to be circling around him. During this process, Xu Sili obtained some information.

He was somewhat stunned.

The elemental elf was actually…

“The world consciousness of Escher Star?”

Or rather, it was part of the world consciousness.

It turned out that there were countless worlds, or universes. Different universes had their own planets and civilizations.

Worlds were isolated from each other due to the world barrier. Once there was a problem with the barrier, it was likely to cause a collapse of the world.

Escher Star was the source of the rupture of the barrier of this world.

Therefore, the interstellar beasts first appeared on Escher Star. Once Escher Star was lost, the beasts would spread to the entire universe.

The world consciousness sealed Escher Star and fell into a deep sleep to mend the world barrier. The special magnetic field was the protective measure left by the world consciousness to prevent the spread of the interstellar beasts.

Before falling asleep, it left behind the elemental elf, the incarnation that was originally born due to the Escher Star civilization.

The elemental elf became very weak due to the relationship between the seal and the sleeping consciousness.

It was only when Escher Star regained prosperity that the power of the elemental elf was revived.

World barrier, world consciousness, elemental elf…

Xu Sili digested it for a while. He felt that this was indeed a plausible explanation, and that it was probably only the world consciousness that could have such a big impact on Escher Star.

No wonder he felt warm as if he had returned to his mother’s embrace.

“So what did you mean by what you just said? How could I possibly be Snow?”

“He is you, yet he is not you.”

As he heard these words, a flood of information rushed into Xu Sili’s mind. He had enough mental strength to process it all, but he still felt a dull ache in his head.

He couldn’t help closing his mind as memories of Snow surged in his mind.

The magic circle that summoned the braves were indeed set up by the elemental elf

The world consciousness had left, and the elf was sleepy and fell into a deep sleep from time to time, but summoning the braves was what it did for itself.

However, during those one hundred years, it intermittently regained its senses and found that the summoning circle didn’t work. Thus, he chose a soul and sent it to the world of the braves.

Snow Roland was that soul and he became Xu Sili in the world of the braves.

Xu Sili struggled to process this information. He asked in a confused manner, “So this is really a real world?”

“But… but…”

Xu Sili was completely bewildered once his established beliefs shattered. Everything in this world was real, not just a game designer’s creation.

Was this why the game developers couldn’t control the development of the world?

What was the future forum all about?

Besides…

“If I am really Snow Roland… what about the Snow who stayed in this world? You said he is me, but not me. What do you mean by that?”

Xu Sili had never been so confused.

The memories he received belonging to Snow Roland were clearly complete. The cowardly third prince was completely different from him, yet they were the same person?

As he wondered this, the answers came to mind.

They were images sealed deep in his memory.

Little Snow, who was probably only three or four years old, nodded firmly to the air. The scene then shifted to him holding his head and rolling on the ground in pain.

After an unknown amount of time, he opened his eyes again but they had lost a lot of their energy. A transparent spirit stood beside him.

The spirit was sucked away by the voice, leaving only a bewildered little boy sitting there who soon burst into tears.

Xu Sili understood.

This was soul splitting, a top-tier secret technique that could split a person’s soul in two.

The spirit that was absorbed was the main soul, which went to another world with the mission of saving the world. Meanwhile, the remaining fragment of the soul was just a wisp of consciousness, driven more by instinct.

The divided soul maintained the body’s vitality, ensuring that the body retained its activity until the main soul returned.

He was that spirit body that was sucked away.

He might’ve lost all memories in the other world, but some things were still retained in his consciousness.

For example, his musical talent.

For example, he was filled with longing for another world. After coming into contact with the Starry Sky Age holographic game project, he invested all his wealth without hesitation and finally connected the two worlds in this way!

On the surface, it was the game development team that created Starry Sky Age, but in reality, all their designs and choices regarding this game’s background were generated under the guidance of the world consciousness.

So…

“Reality… in other words, the world consciousness of the world of the braves, also became involved?”

Xu Sili received an affirmative answer.

He felt that things were becoming increasingly surreal.

So the previous Snow and him were similar to the relationship between Xiao Wu’s sub-program and main program, except that his sub-program was rather stupid.

Of course, this wasn’t entirely true. From the way he insisted on practicing meditation, there were still some advantages.

However, the matter of handing over power to the Bewatt Empire was still somewhat unacceptable.

“Since your soul is incomplete, you couldn’t stay in that world for long. You would have to come back someday.”

The elemental elf’s voice rang out again.

“It just so happens that you had an accident. At that time, I took the opportunity to summon you back. The timing was just right.”

So that was why he contracted an incurable disease for no apparent reason?

The timing was indeed perfect. Xu Sili recalled the scene at that time. Just a hair’s breadth later, he would’ve been killed by Si Sheng for treason… No…

“What about Si Sheng? In addition, Li Zhecheng and the others? They are clearly characters from another game. How did they end up in Starry Sky Age?”

The elemental elf didn’t answer directly but only asked, “What is the name of that game?”

“The Game of the Gods…”

Xu Sili was stunned.

So it was another case where he thought it was a chicken laying an egg, but it turned out to be an egg giving birth to a chicken?

“Si Sheng and the others also had their souls split?” But that was a mobile game! Every player’s game had the same character!

“No, I don’t have the power to do that.”

The elemental elf provided the answer. “They are merely projections, intended to strengthen the connection between the two worlds. But…”

“Si Sheng, this child, indeed encountered some unexpected problems.”

Xu Sili’s expression hardened. “What problem?”

“You came into contact with that game… My good child, as long as it is your wish, I will grant it.”

This was the rule it secretly wrote down while the world’s consciousness was asleep and it was its love for this child.

“……”

Xu Sili paused for a long time before asking, “So it was my gaming behavior that affected him in real life?”

“Not entirely.”

In fact, the most important thing was that he wanted Si Sheng from that game to be imported into Starry Sky Age, and he also wanted him to become the marshal, the most powerful person in Roland, and to protect Snow Roland.

Whatever his wish, the world consciousness would grant it.

Thus, the projection was replaced by the original entity, becoming the most unstable accident on Escher Star.

Of course, the only recently awakened world consciousness had to admit that this was a stroke of genius when it discovered this unexpected event.

In any case, this incident firmly bound Si Sheng to its beloved child and they could no longer be separated.

“Good child, you have perfectly completed the task I gave you and you have saved the world.”

The light voice rang out again.

“I have already explained it to your father. You are Snow Roland, my favorite child, and no one can question that.”

“Go back. The world will get better.”

Xu Sili had a premonition, so he quickly asked his final question, “Then what about the future forum? Is what happened on that timeline true?”

“My good child, how could you not have a little bit of a cheat code?”

The voice grew increasingly faint. The next moment, Xu Sili suddenly opened his eyes and found himself back in the same spot.

Leopold, who was one step away from him, also opened his eyes with a complicated expression.

He looked at the silver-haired youth in front of him who had changed so much and opened his arms without hesitation, embracing Xu Sili tightly.

“Snow, you have suffered.”

Xu Sili leaned on his shoulders and closed his eyes slightly, his head still throbbing.

He now understood the whole truth but…

Perhaps due to the split soul, he might’ve received the memories but it felt like he was watching another person’s life. He couldn’t immerse himself in them at all.

Moreover, the split soul’s personality was completely different from his.

However, Xu Sili gradually relaxed as he felt the man’s strong embrace.

He recalled their brief time together in the trial world, and also thought of Xenos and Snow, as well as Aunt Val and Joan.

Having a family like this wasn’t so bad.

He finally no longer had to struggle with this.

“Father, welcome back,” Xu Sili said softly as he hugged Leopold back.

The father and son hugged briefly, but quickly separated.

Leopold looked at Xu Sili with eyes full of guilt and relief.

Xu Sili took out a card. Using his spiritual power, Xenos, sealed in the card, appeared in front of Leopold.

“Father…”

Tears streamed down Xenos’ face. He never imagined that he would see his father again.

Leopold was also quite surprised and curious about the cards that Xu Sili had taken out, but he put all of that aside the moment he saw his eldest son.

“Xenos, you are really still alive!”

He wanted to maintain his dignity as a father, but in the end, he stepped forward and hugged his eldest son tightly.

“Yes, Silin and I are both alive. It was His Majesty who saved us.”

Xenos’ voice was choked with emotion as if some shackles were disappearing from him along with the tears that streamed down his face.

“Father, so much has happened. His Majesty…”

“Yes, I know. Let’s talk about this when we get back!”

Everyone felt envious seeing the reunion between the father and son, regardless of what they thought about the battle that had just taken place.

Ivis stood to the side, his smile full of joy and satisfaction.

He was the only remaining member of the Roland imperial family from a hundred years ago, but the thought of Mike waiting for him by the sea made him feel less lonely.

In the void, the celestial dragon beasts were pursued by the zerg and scattered and fled. For a time, none of the interstellar beasts dared to approach this land. They were temporarily safe.

Just as Leopold finished exchanging pleasantries with his son and felt it was time to let everyone get to business, a small figure popped up on Xenos’ communicator.

“Father, there is me as well!”

Leopold was taken aback when he saw the silver-haired, purple-eyed boy. When did he get another son?

Xu Sili coughed lightly and said, “Father, this is Xiao Wu. He is an intelligent life form and I have recognized him as my younger brother.”

Xenos also spoke up. “Yes, Xiao Wu is a very good child. It was due to him that His Majesty found us.”

Leopold still didn’t quite understand, but nodded. His sons had accepted it, so it wouldn’t hurt to have another son.

Then he heard the little boy say, “Father, don’t you remember me? I am navigation AI58462! I’m rich now, and I bought you lots and lots of games so you can play them when you get home!”

Leopold, “……”