Raising all of humanity: Starting with a backyard pool world

Chapter 121 [The Fifth Kind of Contact]

Players gaze up at miracles in the virtual world, while thousands of meters below the real earth's surface, a massive national machine operates silently.

Kyoto City, the underground command center of the Anomalous Phenomena Investigation Bureau, codenamed Cleaner.

Various data scroll across the huge main screen, with groups of red keywords being captured, frozen, magnified, and projected onto the screen by the algorithm.

"The data comes from three independent sources." The head of the technical department pushed up his blue light blocking glasses, speaking very quickly as his fingers tapped on the mechanical keyboard, bringing up an anatomical diagram.

The helmets being referred to are the first batch of "internal testing" helmets issued by Xu Ye.

"Sample number A-09 intercepted in logistics. We cut it open." A microscopic structure diagram is displayed on the screen.

It cannot be said to be related to the green copper wires of human industrial systems or the nanochips sculpted by cutting-edge photolithography machines; rather, it is extremely advanced.

A silicon-based slice that is breathing; the circuitry grows out without being etched.

Countless transistors, finer than blood vessels, spread within the silicon wafer following a certain biomimetic logic, forming a perfect logic gate circuit.

"No solder joints, no photolithography marks, and the internal energy transfer efficiency is thirty times that of existing superconducting materials." The technical director pressed Enter, and the screen switched.

It was a clump of black soil sealed in a high-strength glass tube; it was a sample of "Nine Soils".

"This thing is alive under a microscope. It has a crystalline structure, but it exhibits fungal-like reproductive characteristics."

Inside the command center, the high-ranking officials stared at the screens.

"Conclusion." The elderly man sitting at the head of the table tapped the table.

"This isn't Earth technology." The head of the technology department took a deep breath and presented the weighty report. "Nor is it the 'black technology' we're familiar with."

"Technological gap".

"If we compare the current integrated circuit technology of mankind to building blocks, then this..." he pointed to the silicon-based slices on the screen, "is like weaving a carpet with atoms."

"Comprehensive assessment: Fifth type of contact."

Fifth type of contact.

Unlike the first to fourth categories of direct sightings or contact with extraterrestrial life.

This refers to humanity acquiring creations left behind by advanced civilizations, or establishing direct contact with non-physical entities possessing advanced intelligence.

"Location." The old man's instruction was concise and forceful.

"Big data cross-comparison complete." The intelligence officer on the other side stood up and filled the main screen with a national map. "Logistics springboard, capital flow, raw material procurement terminal, three points of location."

Zooming in on the map and proceeding step by step, we finally focused on the southwest region.

Countless data lines converge into a single dot.

"Target locked: Southwest mountain range, old forest area, and a five-kilometer radius around the Xu family's old house."

In the very center of the red circle, the dilapidated courtyard, built alone halfway up the mountain, stands out starkly.

"Found it." The intelligence officer pulled up the household registration file. "Xu Ye, male, 25 years old. He was diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer three months ago, and subsequently gave up treatment and returned to his ancestral home."

"A terminally ill patient?" one of the advisors frowned. "A parapsychological connection triggered by a near-death experience? Or did an alien civilization choose a host that was about to be phased out?"

"Regardless of the reason, only look at the result." The old man stood up, straightened the collar of his military uniform, and said, "Activate codename 'Listen to the Wind'."

"Let the people from the Geological Exploration Bureau go first. Change into regular clothes, bring standard equipment, and ostensibly to explore rare metal veins."

"Remember, no one is allowed to knock on that door until we figure out the attitude of that 'higher being' toward humanity."

"Treat it like a nuclear bomb that could explode at any moment; handle it with care."

……

The old house, the mountain wind outside the window rustles through the bamboo forest.

Inside the room, Xu Ye's chopsticks froze in mid-air.

A strange feeling arose as his fusion with the [Primal Spore] deepened, especially after unlocking the "Nine Realms System" and "Soul Vision." His perception was no longer limited to the five senses.

The Tiandao system doesn't just exist in the sandbox; it's like a root system, taking root in this server and spreading through network cables and cell towers into the digital network of the real world.

Just now, his extended tendrils were touched by some extremely powerful and tight force.

Someone is looking for him, using computing power at the level of a national machine, and screening the entire large database.

The feeling of being stared at by millions of electronic eyes at the same time is like a thorn in one's back, making one's hair stand on end.

Xu put down the instant noodle bucket, walked to the window, and lifted a corner of the curtain.

The mountains and forests were quiet, but the birdsong continued.

Seemingly no different from usual, but in his [Soul Vision], several kilometers away, several red souls representing observers were projecting their gazes fixed on this courtyard.

"It arrived faster than expected." Xu was not flustered, and even had the leisure to sip some instant noodle soup.

He knew this day would come sooner or later when he sent out the helmets and sold Jiurang to that Boss Wang.

Under the whole world, could it be the king's land.

In a modern world, how can one create even a virtual "second world" without being watched by those all-seeing eyes?

Not only did he not try to hide, but he even deliberately left "backdoors" in certain aspects.

Cooperation is inevitable, but before sitting down at the negotiating table, he must hold leverage that will prevent the other party from overturning the table.

Xu looked down at his slightly pale hand.

In the sandbox, he is the creator who makes his word law, the supreme god.

But here, in the real world, he's just an unlucky guy who could be devoured at any moment because the primordial spores are dissatisfied with the progress of evolution—an ordinary person...

A single sniper bullet, a thermobaric bomb, or even a well-trained tactical squad could easily end his mortal body.

If the physical body dies, the binding primordial spores will also dissipate, and those magnificent epics and those invincible gods will all vanish with the wind.

"This is currently the biggest weakness."

"And that's the most fatal flaw." Xu Ye turned back to his desk, his gaze shifting between the two sand tables.

On the left is [Asem], an epic tale of swords and magic, a clash between faith and rules. Though magnificent, the power of magic is infinitely weakened under the suppression of Earth's physical laws.

You can't expect someone to actually rush in and draw a rune and shout "Great Fireball" on the spot, can you?

It's unrealistic; the casting animation is too long and easily interrupted.

His gaze shifted to the right.

The second sand table, partially covered by a black cloth, is called [Anthill].

The ruins belonging to the Kaz civilization that he sealed away with his own hands.

Through the glass wall, one can vaguely see the silver spires that remained standing even after thousands of years, remnants of that world-ending war.

The pinnacle of silicon-based life, a civilization that has taken the deconstruction and manipulation of matter to its extreme.

They don't understand magic, and they don't believe in God.

They believe that only what is calculated is real, and only what is recombined is eternal.

They can make steel flow like water, and they can disassemble and reassemble atoms like building blocks.

This is the most lacking and most powerful force in the real world.

This is also Xu Ye's trump card, enabling him to have absolute self-defense capabilities when facing modern military technology.

"Magic is too ethereal, I need something more realistic."

Xu Ye opened the "Genesis Diary" and drew a new branch structure diagram below the "Catastrophe Era" plan.

The pen tip scratches against the paper, making a soft, rustling sound.

[Core objective: System hardware upgrade.]

[Implementation Plan: Reverse Engineering.]

The current Heavenly Dao system is essentially based on a biological computer evolved from primordial spores.

It can manipulate people's hearts, deduce civilization, and control flesh and blood, but its only weakness is controlling inanimate objects.

To truly achieve hand-crafted nuclear fusion in reality, or to decompose a bullet aimed at oneself into air in mid-air, the Heavenly Dao System must learn the logic of the Kaz civilization.

In other words, it is the deconstruction and recombination of matter.

"Simply digging up graves is meaningless."

"Since those players are currently in a phase of excessive exploration, let them be the porters. There's no harm in using players as unpaid labor."

Xu also glanced at the underground flexible tunnel that had been opened up, connecting the two worlds.

In the new map he just released, "The Underground Abyss," the first batch of reckless players have already clashed with the Cleaners, the remnants of the Kaz civilization's automatic defense system.

This is great; players go to their deaths, to fight, to dismantle those mechanical monsters.

Every part they brought back, every piece of mechanical code they analyzed, would eventually be compiled into the Heavenly Dao backend, becoming nourishment for Xu Ye's upgrade system.

Xu also wrote a passage in the blank space of his diary, which can be regarded as setting the tone for this stage.

"I want to thoroughly understand Kars' legacy and integrate it into the current Heavenly Dao system."

"Let 'Heavenly Way' evolve from a simple 'biological shepherd' into a true physical Heavenly Way that can manipulate the laws of all things."

"When I can, in real life, simply move my fingers and reassemble the tank in front of me into a pile of Lego bricks..."

"Only then will I be qualified to sit on equal footing with the true rulers of this planet and drink tea."

"Before that."

"Let those locusts called 'players' devour that underground world until not even a single screw is left."