Hijacking the Timeline

Star City Academy, early morning.

After getting up and washing up, Feng Qi glanced at the clock on the wall.

It was 5:49 AM.

He turned to look at the balcony.

The sky outside was just beginning to lighten, shrouded in a misty dawn.

With some time before Lin Ran and the others would wake up, he sat down on the sofa, picked up a book on spirit medicine studies, and began to study.

Three days had passed since his return to the Real World, but he hadn’t rushed back into the Dream Realm.

The lingering effects of memory overlap still lingered, and he decided to first digest the information in his mind before considering another venture into the Dream Realm.

During this time, he hadn’t been idle.

In addition to attending his regular classes, he devoted his spare time to studying.

He had now fully recalled his experiences in the Dream Realm, especially the information Wei Wei had left for him.

Among these details, it was revealed that after his death, Liu Yue had brought his brain back to the Scarlet Research Institute.

Around that time, the Scarlet Research Institute had also chosen to retreat into its Secret Base, severing most contact with the outside world—all to protect his brain.

In addition to this, the Scarlet Research Institute had developed many useful technologies in this future timeline.

All this knowledge had been implanted into his brain.

As his memories gradually merged, this knowledge began to surface in his mind.

Among it was information about super virtual games.

For example, the Scarlet Research Institute had successfully created a Virtual Domain Field dungeon.

They named this domain field the ”Nightmare Domain Field.”

The detailed environment was structured based on data from three real-world Domain Fields, with difficulty levels ranging from primary to Middle Stage.

After multiple tests, the ”Nightmare Domain Field” dungeon was highly refined and ready for immediate deployment.

Upon recalling this knowledge, he made a special trip to the Scarlet Research Institute to share it with Wei Wei.

During subsequent discussions with the institute’s leadership, he and the Scarlet Research Institute’s top executives unanimously agreed to expedite the promotion of Dawn to accelerate the development and advancement of Human Civilization.

Furthermore, Wei Wei had also left behind extensive knowledge regarding upgrades to the virtual game pods.

The Scarlet Research Institute decided to combine this knowledge with the virtual game pod manufacturing technology shared by Li Xingchen to quickly produce an upgraded batch of virtual game pods.

Fortunately, the official release of Dawn provided cultivators with an even better gaming experience.

The Scarlet Research Institute was already considering plans for mass-producing game pods.

However, mass production couldn’t be carried out within the Scarlet Research Institute base.

They decided to designate an area outside Star City to build the Scarlet Superfactory, a facility capable of mass-producing game pods. This factory would eventually supply high-end game pods to all of humanity.

Finally, Wei Wei left behind information related to the Blue-skinned Assassin.

The Scarlet Research Institute had never ceased its research on the Blue-skinned Assassin.

However, the research was abruptly halted midway through.

The reason was that the Blue-skinned Assassin imprisoned within Scarlet Base had mysteriously melted away, leaving no trace behind.

Despite this setback, the research on the Blue-skinned Assassin hadn’t been entirely fruitless.

Wei Wei detailed the findings in her notes.

While studying the Blue-skinned Assassin, Wei Wei discovered that it was likely a created being.

The key reason for this conclusion was that upon dissecting the assassin, she found no functional organs capable of sustaining its bodily functions.

Instead, she found several energy crystals resembling rune crystals embedded within its body.

Had this been the only finding, Wei Wei wouldn’t have drawn such a conclusion.

However, further research revealed a crystal stone in the assassin’s brain that was constantly receiving signals from an unknown source.

This signal acted like a remote control, directing the assassin’s actions.

For safety reasons, the Scarlet Research Institute used a shielding device to block this signal reception.

As soon as contact with the signal was lost, the assassin’s body began to dissolve, eventually completely dissipating.

Data collected during this process proved that the Blue-skinned Assassin was a unique creature composed of dissolvable energy.

Upon losing contact with the mysterious signal, it would automatically dissolve.

Based on intelligence relayed from the Future Line, Wei Wei had proposed a theory:

Behind the Blue-skinned Assassins lay an immense organization. Their purpose in creating these assassins was to collect ”miracle items” scattered across the world.

In essence, the Blue-skinned Assassins were merely tools.

However, Wei Wei also cautioned in her message that her theory might not be entirely accurate.

The only unresolved question was why the Blue-skinned Assassins could feel pain and possess the capacity for thought.

During interrogations, they even exhibited clear signs of fear.

This clearly contradicted the notion of them being mere ”weapons.”

As Wei Wei put it, if she were to create similar ”weapons,” she would inevitably eliminate their pain receptors and emotions to ensure optimal mission execution.

After the Blue-skinned Assassin’s death, research into it had reached a standstill.

Feng Qi frowned at this thought.

While he had gathered considerable internal intelligence, his understanding of the Domain Forces remained limited.

He made a decision:

Once he had slain the Three-Tailed, acquired the Mental Purification ability, he would attempt to follow a villainous path.

In other words, he would participate in shaping the future from the perspective of the Domain Forces.

This would allow him to uncover more intelligence and truths.

Lost in thought, time slipped away unnoticed.

When he finally snapped back to reality and glanced at the clock, it was already 6:30 AM.

It was time for breakfast.

He stood up, left his dormitory room, and descended the stairs.

Emerging from the dormitory building, the morning mist still lingered. Students streamed out of the building around him.

Upon seeing him, the students would smile and greet him with a respectful ”Good morning, Teacher Feng.”

Feng Qi would nod politely in response.

He followed the tree-lined avenue to the Academy Cafeteria, which was already packed with students.

After filling his plate with food, he settled into a corner in the north of the cafeteria.

Lin Ran hadn’t arrived yet; only Mu Qing was there, her cheeks puffed out as she devoured her meal.

”Good morning, senior sister,” Feng Qi greeted her with a smile.

Mu Qing looked up, nodded vigorously, and then resumed eating.

It was clear that a night’s sleep had left her ravenously hungry.

Feng Qi understood her situation all too well.

In the previous Future Dream Timeline, when he had first fused with the Demon Dragon Rune Crystal, his strength had surged daily.

During that period, his body’s energy demands had skyrocketed.

Sometimes, after just one night’s sleep, he would wake up feeling noticeably thinner.

This extreme energy hunger gradually stabilized as his fusion rate improved.

Once his body no longer desperately craved energy, his appetite had also diminished significantly.

But Mu Qing’s situation was different from his.

During his fusion with the Demon Dragon Rune Crystal, the rapid enhancement of his physical strength began to slow down after less than half a year.

In contrast, Mu Qing’s growth seemed to have no limits.

As Wei Wei put it, Mu Qing’s rune crystal had no discernible upper limit. It continuously enhanced her power every second, and as long as her energy supply was maintained, she could grow indefinitely.

Could the Special Rune Crystal on Mu Qing be a miracle item?

The Narrator suddenly spoke, startling him.

(End of the Chapter)

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