It wasn’t until Mo Qingqing closed the door and the sound of her footsteps completely faded away that Su Yun, like a marionette with all its strings cut, “thumped” down onto the soft carpet, as if waking from a dream.
She tremblingly extended her small hand, her fingertips icy cold, and wiped away the dense, cold sweat at her temple. The fabric of her clothes on her back had long been soaked through, clinging stickily to her skin with a lingering chill of fear.
Her heart was still pounding wildly in her chest, the thump-thump-thump beating against her eardrums painfully. It took a long while before she finally let out a long, heavy sigh, easing the suffocating fear that had gripped her.
Her entire body ached with a weary soreness. Su Yun instinctively thought of taking a hot bath to relax.
The moment this thought flashed through her mind, a faint white light suddenly shimmered on the empty floor in the corner of the room.
As the light faded, an exquisite bathroom appeared before her eyes.
Frosted glass partitions, ornate brass faucets, and an oval-shaped bathtub large enough for two or three people. The tub’s walls were carved with intricate magical patterns, faintly emitting a warm glow.
Su Yun was stunned for a moment, blinking her still-moist eyes. It took her a while to realize this was her authority taking effect.
She shakily got to her feet, walked into the bathroom, and tentatively turned the faucet.
Warm water immediately gushed out with a whoosh, carrying a faint floral scent, quickly filling the entire bathtub. The temperature was neither too hot nor too cold, just the most comfortable warmth.
She shed her clothes and slipped into the tub. The warm water enveloped her limbs, instantly dispelling most of her fatigue and fear.
Her taut nerves slowly relaxed. Su Yun let out a comfortable sigh, leaned back against the tub wall, closed her eyes, and let the water gently lap against her cheeks.
After soaking for about fifteen minutes, she slowly climbed out and dried herself with the soft bath towel beside her.
Just as she stepped out of the bathroom, a clean, comfortable set of cotton pajamas materialized by the bed. Su Yun raised an eyebrow, obediently changed into them, and then curled up on the sofa.
The soft plush brushed against her cheek, so comfortable it made her drowsy.
Su Yun shook her head; her mind was a mess—what was the time dilation ratio again?
One day? Or two days?
Forget it, whatever.
She stretched lazily, a sense of unprecedented relaxation washing over her.
These past few days had either been spent fighting in the Trial Tower or nervously hiding her true abilities from Mo Qingqing. It had been so long since she’d had a proper rest like this.
Should she go sleep in the bed?
Su Yun glanced at the large bed that looked incredibly comfortable but shook her head again.
In this empty room, even sleeping for dozens of days didn’t seem very appealing.
‘If only I had a computer.’
In her previous life, she had been a complete and utter shut-in. In her free time, she loved nothing more than curling up in front of her computer playing games and watching anime.
Since coming to this magical world, she hadn’t touched any of those familiar things.
The moment this thought settled, a silver-gray laptop clattered into existence on the coffee table in front of her.
Su Yun: “?”
She was dumbfounded for a second, then reached out and poked the laptop. The cool metal texture felt unbelievably real.
She tentatively pressed the power button. The screen instantly lit up, a smooth operating system interface jumping out. Even the mouse and keyboard were neatly provided as a set.
It was actually real!
It works!
Su Yun’s eyes instantly lit up, her little ears perking up with excitement.
But… a laptop was still too small. Playing games on it wouldn’t be satisfying.
‘Could I get a brand-new desktop computer?
‘The best cooling system, the best graphics card and hardware, an ultra-large screen, and one that supports holographic projection!’
Holding a ‘let’s see’ attitude, Su Yun silently made her wish.
The next second, the laptop on the coffee table vanished, replaced by a top-of-the-line desktop setup that occupied half the wall.
Su Yun’s eyes widened into circles as she stared at this computer that was practically a work of art, her breathing becoming rapid.
It was a Stellar Core • 02 9000. Its body was made of a nano-carbon crystal composite shell, a mere 0.8 millimeters thin and weighing only 210 grams, yet it could freely bend and roll. When unfolded, it became a 21-inch 8K ultra-sensory flexible giant screen, and with one click, it could switch to three independent touch-enabled secondary screens for seamless multitasking.
Inside the chassis was a quantum tunneling heterogeneous processor, with an 8-core quantum computing unit paired with a 32-core photon-assisted core, its computing power directly breaking through 128 PFLOPS.
Forget real-time rendering of 8K cinematic game graphics; even running AI modeling with hundreds of billions of parameters could be done with zero latency or lag.
516 EB of quantum entanglement memory, with data read/write speeds breaking 10 TB/s, could simultaneously load tens of thousands of AAA titles without any pressure.
Storage was equipped with a dual-medium hyper-converged array: a 16 ZB bio-graphene hard drive plus 128 TB of photon cache, combining infinite storage capacity with lightning-fast retrieval speeds. It could also automatically back up data via biometric recognition, ensuring it was never lost.
The most amazing part was its cooling system. Built-in room-temperature superconductivity technology ensured the chassis temperature remained a stable 32°C even under full load, with zero fans and zero noise. No need to worry about sudden crashes in the middle of an intense session.
Moreover, it was equipped with a neural interaction module, supporting direct brain-computer interface connection. No keyboard or mouse needed; it could be controlled purely by thought, allowing typing, drawing, and programming to be done in one go.
The battery used a nuclear fusion micro-cell. A single charge could last for 900 days of continuous use, and it could automatically recharge via light or kinetic energy, completely eliminating battery anxiety.
The operating system was Galaxy OS 10.0, built on quantum algorithms. It came with a full-dimensional AI butler capable of learning user habits and predicting operational needs. It also featured top-tier quantum firewalls, blocking all network attacks and data leaks.
As for ports, it completely abandoned traditional designs, using spatial wave transmission technology throughout. No cables were needed for high-speed interconnection with any device, with transmission rates as high as 1 PB/s.
Su Yun eagerly connected the brain-computer interface, her fingertips trembling slightly.
When the familiar operating interface appeared in her mind, she almost cried from excitement.
However, a new problem quickly arose—no internet.
Even if the computer could directly load game software, without a network, she could only play in single-player mode, which wasn’t fun at all.
Su Yun’s ears drooped, a pang of disappointment hitting her.
‘If only there was a network that could cross worlds… Could I connect from here to Earth’s internet?’
The moment this thought flashed, a palm-sized blue canister materialized beside the computer tower.
As soon as the canister appeared, the entire room was enveloped in a faint blue glow. The air seemed to be filled with countless invisible signals flowing rapidly.
A crisp notification tone suddenly rang in Su Yun’s mind: [Cross-Domain WiFi Connected. Signal Strength: 100%. Successfully Connected to Earth’s 2034 Global Network].
Su Yun: “!!!”
She had actually connected to Earth’s internet!
The immense surprise left her dizzy. She almost immediately used the computer to open her favorite gaming platform from her previous life.
So many years had passed, but MiGames was still active, even releasing holographic games for brain-computer interfaces with visuals so realistic it felt like being there.
Gouka was even more enduring, harvesting players like韭菜 (leeks) batch after batch, thriving more than anyone else.
Several other gaming giants were also doing just fine, completely unaffected.
Looking at the familiar game icons, Su Yun’s eyes grew slightly warm.
Unfortunately, she had completely forgotten the account and password from her previous life, so she had to start over from scratch.
But that was okay. Being able to play these games again was already more than enough.
And… Su Yun suddenly thought of something, a mischievous smile curling at the corner of her mouth.
In this room, her authority was unlimited. She could manifest as much money as she wanted, and she could use it directly.
Without a second thought, she went straight to Gouka’s recharge interface and entered an astronomical figure—800 million!
Watching the massive amount of ingame currency instantly appear in her account, Su Yun’s mood soared to the heavens.
She directly targeted the latest card pack release and, without hesitation, went all-in on “Romance of the Three Kingdoms Kill: Late Eastern Han Dynasty.”
Golden, glittering summoning effects exploded across the holographic screen. Unfortunately, the rates were as expected. Even after throwing in 800 million, she only pulled 14 generals.
But that was fine. Su Yun’s gaze locked onto the most top-tier limited-edition general in the shop—Limit Break • Illusory • Emperor • Divine • Martial Zhuge Liang.
This general required 1,688 Imperial Seals to exchange. One seal cost 10 jade pieces. Doing the math, it came to roughly 80 million Chinese yuan for a guaranteed exchange.
Su Yun didn’t even blink; she exchanged it directly.
Looking at the holographic screen displaying the figure clad in purple-gold battle robes, holding a feather fan and wearing a silk headscarf, Su Yun’s hand nearly went numb from excitement.
This general’s stats were downright absurd—4/7 health, survival capability maxed out.
The skill effects were explosively overpowered, with no equal:
At the start of the game, directly cause all other players to lose all their skills for five rounds;
No limit on the number of times you can play cards per turn, no distance restrictions, and all your cards cannot be responded to;
When you take damage, directly increase your maximum health; when you deal damage, heal for an equal amount;
Whenever your current health or maximum health changes, immediately draw five cards;
The most broken part was that Locked Skill—each round, your own health can be reduced or lost by at most one point. Furthermore, during other players’ turns, if anyone causes any character’s health to change by three points or more, that turn ends immediately, and Su Yun gains an extra new turn!
This was practically an invincible super soldier account!
Su Yun rubbed her hands together, excitement gleaming in her eyes.
All the pressure, fear, and frustration accumulated over these past few days transformed at this moment into pure, unadulterated fighting spirit.
She directly queued for the highest difficulty match, selected this divine-level Zhuge Liang, and charged into the game room.
“Let me show you the fear of being dominated, mwahahahaha!”
Su Yun’s laughter echoed in the room as her fingertips flew across the holographic screen.
A crushing match befitting a super soldier had just begun.