VCRMM: Chapter 439

Apart from his eldest brother and second brother, Xu Sili didn’t explain the truth of the world to the other members of the Xu family.

This was the request of the elemental elf. It didn’t want too many people to know about it since it seemingly involved an agreement with the real world.

Telling the eldest and second brother was already a result of it turning a blind eye due to Xu Sili.

Xu Sili was quite satisfied with this.

So the day before the two families were to meet, he took advantage of Xu Yuheng and Xu Fengqing being online and invited them to the palace to explain the matter.

After he finished speaking, he didn’t dare to look at his two older brothers. After all, in the ten years after his death, both of these family members had suffered greatly because of him, especially his second brother.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, I’m sorry…”

Xu Sili pursed his lips, unsure how to face them.

In fact, besides him, the Xu family were the ones who truly deserved the greatest credit for saving the world.

Without their persistence, the virtual game Starry Sky Age would’ve never been created, or its creation would’ve been delayed ten or twenty years.

The real world was a magic-free world and the world consciousness could at most guide them, unlike the elemental elf that could directly intervene in the development of Escher Star.

Even in this world, the power of the elemental elf could only be used on Escher Star.

Therefore, the birth of Starry Sky Age still required the efforts of real humanity.

Without the Xu family’s financial support, this project would’ve never been completed so smoothly.

The Xu family were the true benefactors of this world!

The elemental elf probably knew this too. This was why the Xu parents had exceptionally high luck stats and were always able to trigger various hidden quests unintentionally.

Their gaming experience was absolutely perfect!

When Xu Sili contacted them, the two of them had already completed the final step for a semi-divine artifact mission. This made him feel quite embarrassed.

Fortunately, the two elders didn’t like fighting or the Starry Sky Age game team would probably receive complaints about the poor balance again.

Facing the two family members who suffered the most for him, Xu Sili told them the truth and bowed deeply.

He wanted to thank them, but was held up by a pair of hands.

Xu Sili looked up and saw the relieved expression on Xu Yuheng’s face after the initial shock. He patted Xu Yuheng’s shoulders and gave him a tight hug.

“Why are we talking about such things between brothers?” Xu Yuheng said, his eyes red. “No matter whether you are Xu Sili or Snow, you are still my youngest brother.”

They were brothers and Xu Yuheng had raised Xu Sili and had the best relationship with him since childhood.

Next to him, Xu Fengqing also had slightly red eyes, but there was a smile on his lips.

“Big Brother, Second Brother, you aren’t angry?” Xu Sili’s voice was choked with emotion.

“Why are you angry? This isn’t your fault!”

Xu Yuheng released him and said with a smile, “That’s good. I always felt that Si Sheng was a character in a game, so it was a bit strange for you to be with him.”

“Since this is a real world, and he is protecting you along with the elemental elf, I can rest assured.”

What he and Xu Fengqing were most worried about was their younger brother dying again in the game. Now they could be sure of at least one thing.

As long as he stayed on Escher Star, no one could touch their younger brother.

That’s great!

Xu Yuheng still felt incredulous and he needed to process it properly, but Xu Fengqing quickly accepted the premise.

So the three brothers discussed it and came up with what they thought was a foolproof reason to convince their parents. Then their parents were arranged to meet the Roland imperial family.

For example, when the game development team was creating the character of Snow Roland, they set him up so that after the Xu family members entered the game, Snow Roland would awaken his past life memories, believe he was Xu Sili and recognize his family.

The elders of the Xu family happily accepted this explanation. This was because the character of Snow Roland was originally designed by Xiao Li to leave them something to remember him by.

It was perfectly reasonable for the game developers to have such a setting.

They did have some slight doubts when their sons explained this setting to them. Was this really the case or had Xiao Li’s soul entered the game?

However, Xu Sili quickly dispelled their doubts. After all, how could parents now tell whether their son was their own or not?

Therefore, the Xu family no longer had to meet with Xu Sili in secret. They didn’t have to worry about the unnecessary suspicion and misunderstandings caused by the Roland imperial family finding out.

It was just that Xenos was clearly stunned when he saw Xu Fengqing and heard Xu Sili introduce him.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hide it from you.”

After dinner, the two of them went out to the terrace and Xu Fengqing said in a low voice.

“There is no need to apologize.”

Xenos chuckled before saying earnestly, “There is no need to say these things between you and me. I just…”

He paused slightly, seemingly a bit embarrassed as a blush rose to his fair ears.

“I never imagined that you weren’t actually a dragon.”

Xu Fengqing coughed awkwardly upon hearing his words before turning his face away.

The terrace fell silent for a moment, the atmosphere somewhat awkward. Something else seemed to be quietly spreading.

There was a long silence before Xenos spoke again in a soft voice, “You seem to be very busy lately.”

Xu Fengqing remained silent.

He hesitated a long time before speaking again, but his tone was particularly heavy. “Xenos, you now know that I come from another world.”

“In that world, there is no magic and technology isn’t so advanced. The longest-lived human… is only a bit over a hundred years old.”

A five star elementalist could live for at least a thousand years.

“What exactly are you trying to say?” Xenos’ voice was somewhat unsteady.

Xu Fengqing pursed his lips. “If I am gone one day, I hope you won’t be sad.”

Now that Xenos’ family had returned to his side, he could finally stop worrying about Xenos so much.

The silver-haired man gripped the railing tightly, his head lowered so that Xu Fengqing couldn’t see his expression.

After some time, he heard Xenos ask, “Can you tell me your real name?”

Xu Fengqing pursed his lips and reached out to pull him.

The man, who seemed to exude an aura of unapproachability, obediently gave over his hand. He watched as Xu Fengqing opened his hand and wrote on his palm.

“Xu… Feng… qing.”

Xu Fengqing taught him to read it word by word.

Xenos stared intently at his hand, and muttered the words to himself. Finally, he clenched his hand and placed it on his heart.

He raised his head again, looking at Xu Fengqing with tears in his eyes.

“Okay, I understand.”

Xu Fengqing paused for a moment before reaching out to wipe away the tears at the corner of the other person’s eyes. “Don’t cry. I don’t want to see you cry.”

Xenos stared at him intently for a long time before finally agreeing, “Okay.”

The territory of the sea elves.

Lin Mu arrived at the underwater city via a teleportation circle.

The underwater city had changed dramatically. Every time he came here, he recalled the first time he came when there were only a dozen or so sea elves left and they could only huddle under the Tree of Life.

Now the city had expanded countless times, becoming prosperous and bustling. Looking at those bright, floating lights brought joy to people’s hearts.

Now all the interstellar beasts on Escher Star had been cleared out, and players were gradually returning to space to embark on a journey to conquer the zerg and the stars.

A significant number of hardcore gamers also ventured into the world of interstellar beasts to explore and reportedly made considerable gains.

As for those who stayed on Escher Star, most of them were newcomers who had only been in the game for a short time. They had to stay in Roland until they at least reached level 45.

Lin Mu also planned to explore alien planets, but he didn’t intend to switch factions. The cost of switching was too high for a player like him.

Fortunately, as the Roland Empire’s international reputation had risen, many nations had established diplomatic relations with Roland. They were willing to accept Rolanders and even welcomed Roland’s elementalists to fight against the zerg.

These nations were willing to offer generous rewards.

Lin Mu had already made an agreement with these guild members. He was just a figurehead leader and rarely interfered in management, so it didn’t matter whether he stayed on Escher Star or not.

His old rival, Qing Yan, was a bit tricky, but she was probably enjoying it too.

As Starry Sky Age became increasingly popular, the Starry Sky Cup had naturally continued. It was held annually with almost all clouds sending teams to participate.

However, it became increasingly difficult for later teams to defeat the veteran teams that had been around since the game’s launch and accumulated experience.

Some clubs had raised this issue with Starry Sky Age, but the official stance was very firm. They said it was up to them whether to participate or not.

There was no shortage of players and viewers given the current popularity of Starry Sky Age. This wasn’t a professional e-sports competition. It was just a privately organized event to keep players entertained.

It was just that they accidentally made it too big. Don’t be too harsh about fairness or anything else.

These clubs were forced to focus all their efforts on development since Starry Sky Age was so popular right now.

Today, just as Lin Mu was about to leave, he received a message from Grumpy Little Rabbit, asking him to come to the underwater city.

He found the boy by the pool, taking care of newborn merfolk who weren’t able to develop legs yet and could only stay in water.

“Little Rabbit, why did you use the communicator to call me?”

Lin Mu looked at the boy and smiled. “By the way, did you set yourself to invisible? I could see you were offline.”

The boy’s next words made his expression freeze.

Little Rabbit’s face showed a hint of sadness, but also a great deal of relief and joy.

He looked at Lin Mu and said, “Brother Mu, I died in reality and can never go back. Can you help me contact my parents and have them come find me in the game?”