I handed over the game to the gaming industry, and the government gave me a hacked version.

Chapter 163 Someone dares to launch a night raid on Baiyujing?

Upon exiting the Origin Realm, Chen You opened his eyes to find himself in the familiar white dome, and the faces of Li Guoan and a group of experts, their concern tinged with excitement.

"That tower...did you build it?"

Li Guoan's voice was filled with suppressed excitement.

Clearly, during the few minutes that Chen You was building the Demon Suppression Tower and acquiring the mythical skill, the command center was in an uproar.

Chen You stretched his body and, without saying a word, recounted his experience.

"hiss--"

A collective gasp filled the command center.

"A 10% suppression of all attributes, plus a chance to inflict fear? This is practically a shameless barrier used in home-field advantage battles!"

Data team leader Sun Feng adjusted his glasses, his eyes shining brightly behind the lenses.

"The key is this mythical skill!" Tactical team leader Zhang Yunhai slapped his thigh.

"A clone that inherits 100% of the base attributes! Xiao Chen, is this... can this be used in real life?"

All eyes immediately focused on Chen You.

This is the question Chen You most wants to know the answer to.

Chen You closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and tried to use the skill from the Origin Realm.

He could clearly sense the spiritual energy flowing through his meridians, and even manipulate it to condense pale blue arcs of electricity at his fingertips—

That was the prototype of the "Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder Orthodox Method" that I had just learned.

However, when he tried to use [Shadow Clone] and used half of his spiritual power to construct that shadow, his spiritual power did not react at all.

No skill icons lit up, and no shadow energy gathered.

The real world is deathly silent.

Chen You opened his eyes and shook his head at everyone.

"It failed."

The expected disappointment flashed across everyone's faces, but more than anything, they pondered.

Sun Feng immediately started operating the virtual screen in front of him, muttering incantations.

"As expected... the power of the Origin Realm seems to have some kind of limitation."

"Some forces can be partially projected into reality."

"But some abilities cannot overcome the barriers between the Source Realm and reality."

"Even so, that's enough," Li Guoan said in a deep voice, breaking the silence.

His eyes sharpened again. "This clone is your greatest guarantee of safety."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

This is tantamount to providing Chen You with an almost insurmountable insurance policy.

Chen You's heart stirred, and he looked at Li Guoan.

Li Guoan seemed to have thought of the same question as him. He met his gaze and slowly said, "Sun Feng's guess is probably close to the truth."

"The power of the Origin Realm is not bestowed out of thin air."

"The reason why the ability to cultivate immortality can take effect in reality is perhaps... because of the essence of your life."

"Or rather, at the genetic level, it inherently possesses the 'interface' to carry this power."

"The Source Realm merely provides the 'key' and 'energy source' to activate it."

This conclusion left all the experts present deep in thought.

"There's one more question," Pan Yu, a social relations expert who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, her expression somewhat grave.

"Judging from this World Boss battle, players of other races don't seem to be very afraid of death."

The total number of player deaths in this World Boss battle will likely be in the hundreds of thousands.

Pan Yu swiped her finger across the screen, bringing up another chart that showed the current organizational structure of other civilizations.

"I have a theory. Could it be... that their 'denominator' is large enough?"

"Denominator?"

"Yes." Pan Yu nodded. "What if a civilization had hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of players in the Origin Realm?"

"When this cost is spread across everyone, the loss caused by the death of a single player may become negligible."

"When the denominator is large enough, the weight of a single numerator approaches zero infinitely."

Sun Feng muttered to himself, instantly understanding the logic behind it.

This conclusion made the atmosphere in the command center heavy again.

This means that in future conflicts, the other side could use sheer numbers and disregard casualties to wear down Chen You.

Chen You, on the other hand, couldn't afford to die even once.

Because in the Chinese civilization, there is only one player, Chen You.

His death signifies the "total annihilation" of the entire civilization!

"New player protection period: 16 days remaining."

Li Guoan's voice brought everyone back to reality, and his gaze turned to Sun Feng.

"Based on your latest data model, at what level would Xiao Chen need to reach to directly compete with a level 90+ player like Saros in terms of attributes?"

Sun Feng's expression was more serious than ever before. On the screen in front of him, countless data points scrolled wildly, finally settling on a despairing conclusion.

"Director, our database is not yet complete; we lack key data for breakthroughs in higher realms."

"It's also impossible to estimate whether Saros and the others have any special bonuses."

"But... judging from the current basic attribute growth curve model alone, in order to avoid being completely outmatched in attack, defense, and health..."

He took a deep breath and uttered three words.

"Golden Core Realm".

Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Golden Elixir.

Chen You is currently at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Sixteen days, from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the Golden Core stage?

Even Chen You himself felt uncertain.

This isn't just a matter of whether it's physically demanding or not; this is a cultivation speed that even cultivation novels wouldn't dare to describe.

Inside the command center, there was a deathly silence.

Everyone understands the weight behind those three words.

Chen You glanced around and gave what he thought was a handsome smile.

"I don't think it's a big problem. I can use the clone later, so the main body can just stay in the training room!"

Everyone laughed upon hearing this.

They could obviously tell that Chen You was trying to comfort everyone.

But until that day comes, who knows if it will work?

Even if you haven't reached the Golden Core stage, it doesn't mean there aren't other ways, right?

Why be so anxious?

With a thought, Chen You conjured an ancient, thread-bound manual in his hand, its cover shimmering with faint lightning—"The Divine Firmament Heavenly Thunder Orthodox Method".

"This is another reward for the top-ranked player: a Heavenly-Rank cultivation technique."

Chen You handed the manual to Li Guoan in a calm tone.

"I've seen this technique. It doesn't have any specific learning threshold, so it should be very suitable for the comrades in the 'Dragon Scale Project'."

Li Guoan took the manual; it felt slightly heavy in his hand.

He looked into Chen You's calm eyes, nodded, and didn't say thank you.

Some things need no words.

Just then—

"Beep—! Beep—! Beep—!"

The piercing alarm sounded without warning!

"Warning! Level One Alert! An unknown target is rapidly approaching the airspace of 'Baiyujing'!"

Sun Feng practically shouted it out.

He stared intently at the bright spot on the main screen that was constantly approaching the red circle area of ​​the Qinling Mountains, his fingers typing on the virtual keyboard so fast they were almost blurry.

Is this... an enemy attack?

The experts present were no children, and they immediately thought of a possibility.

"Give the order!"

Li Guoan showed no sign of panic.

"Activate the strike-first-strike contingency plan! All defensive units disarm and are authorized to fire independently!"

"Notify Academician Qian and Chief Engineer Zhang to immediately relocate to the underground safe shelter! Quickly!"