To ascend, I had no choice but to create games

Since the Shadows around could not possibly trap them, the purpose of their stepping into the Shadows became somewhat intriguing.

After pondering for a while, Fang Cheng continued to ask, “Then, the next question, after you were created, have you ever seen humans?”

“No,” the Main God shook his head, “After we woke up, there were only animals and plants around us; humans had already disappeared by then. We taught them quite a few things, after which they settled in different areas. Some races experienced technological disruptions due to continuous Shadow attacks, while others were permanently swallowed by the Shadows and vanished. Our power was still not strong enough, and we could only maintain some regions intact in the end.”

“Hmm, I see. Sorry, I need to verify something, and please don’t resist; otherwise, it might be a little uncomfortable.”

Placing his hand on the head of the Main God, Fang Cheng began to feel everything about him.

The Main God immediately sensed that Fang Cheng had grasped all his information, as past memories were searched and carefully reviewed by Fang Cheng.

Releasing his hand, Fang Cheng found the clues he had discovered earlier and compared them, then looked at the Main God and said, “I’m going to tell you something, don’t be too surprised.”

“That…”

“You are all humans.”

“I wasn’t prepared mentally…”

“What you saw was not the creator, but some Cultivator. That person was not the one who created you; actually, you are all a part of humanity.”

The Main God looked at Fang Cheng, sensing that something about to overturn his own understanding was coming.

And Fang Cheng did not disappoint his expectations, saying directly, “You, you Gods, all the races here, and the Shadows outside, as well as that person who left this place, were once united. You used to be a part of humanity, and collectively, you are humanity.”

The sudden revelation made the Main God’s mouth fall open.

His first reaction was disbelief, yet instinctively he realized that what Fang Cheng was saying was true.

Numbed by confusion, his mind was a total mess, leaving him with no idea how to react, just holding his head and muttering, “But… why?”

“The reason should be within the Shadows. If my guess is not wrong, these Shadows are similar to some kind of poison, and the original humans wanted to expel the poison from their souls. They accidentally failed, resulting in all humans being blown apart. Their souls and bodies mixed into a chaotic substance; the lighter part ascended, with the lightest becoming the Far Traveler, the less light turned into you Gods. The middle parts merged with the surrounding flora and fauna, forming various races. The most turbid parts turned into Shadows.”

“Considering the previous war that occurred on your mother planet, this poison integrated into the soul must have existed back then. If this is true, I can probably guess the reason for the disappearance of those powerful beings.”

If he wasn’t mistaken, the reason those Cultivators, those towering powers, created a Mirror Universe to escape from, was because of the poison.

This poison was more dreadful than imagined, so much so that even those powers could not resist its corrosion and had to escape this universe to survive.

And the poison must have been brought over by someone; to prevent that person from finding their traces, those powers even erased their own history to avoid being located by the mysterious person.

Then, the reason for the mysterious person wanting to resurrect the Disease Demon Lord became clear. The Disease Demon Lord was an expert in using poison; in combination, they could create stronger poisons and wreak more destruction.

Although the origin and purpose of this adversary were still unknown, there was now a lead, and he could continue making guesses bit by bit from there.

Recording the information deduced from his reasoning, Fang Cheng’s attention refocused on the Far Traveller.

That person left with unwavering determination and nearly the strength of a Heavenly Lord, so they must have sensed something at the moment of birth and then followed the guidance of their inner heart far away.

If where the Far Traveler went could be known, then the next lead might be found.

But before that, it’s necessary to let the Gods here pay back their debts.

Fang Cheng didn’t like to owe debts, nor be owed them.

So, he said to the Gods, “I offer you all a chance to repay your debts, which is to think about how you can make the players happy.”

In Fang Cheng’s view, these Gods emerged from the purest consciousness of humanity; they should understand what fun is, so their opinions are worth listening to.

This proposal left the Gods looking at each other in bewilderment.

They were all beings worshipped by mortals and had never considered how to make people happy.

In order to answer this question, they began to contact their respective priests and, through the priests, visited each of their followers, and soon found an answer:

“Making their gods happy is the happiest thing for them.”

Looking at the self-satisfied responses brought forth by these gods, Fang Cheng suggested we could take this a bit more seriously, maybe not limit the research subjects so narrowly?

This behavior is as ridiculous as asking people in a hospital what they’re doing and concluding that everyone is sick these days.

Go back and start over.

Knowing that these gods had never thought about such issues before, Fang Cheng first returned to his studio, where Wang Xiaoying prepared a survey questionnaire, which was then distributed by the gods to their followers for research and investigation.

While the gods assisted in the research, players also discovered another Easter egg provided by Fang Cheng Studio.

It was the appearance of a pass.

When some players logged back into the game, they were surprised to find that they didn’t appear in another game but in a unique room instead.

Xiemen Waidao, who intended to check out the latest situation in “The Healer,” was among them.

Now, sitting in his VR integrated machine, he saw himself appear in a three-bedroom, one-living-room, two-bathroom apartment as soon as he entered the game.

It was a little after five in the afternoon, and the apartment’s clock showed the same time. The spacious floor-to-ceiling windows faced the setting sun, with the beautiful sunset nearing the distant sea level, turning the clouds on the horizon a crimson red.

But what attracted him the most was the girl lying on the sofa, reading a magazine and snacking.

She wasn’t in her usual white palace dress but had tied her long hair into a ponytail and changed into a fitted homewear, full of youthful vibrance.

Hearing the door open, Mukuai 1234 looked up and said to Xiemen Waidao at the door, “Yo, you’re here.”

“…What are you doing!”

“Resting.”

“And where is this place?”

“Your home.”

“I bought a house?”

“It’s the universal pass, register and get an apartment. You can even lie in bed to rest, though it’s a pity it doesn’t have much functionality yet. By the way, let’s use separate bathrooms; I don’t want to share one with you.”

“Do I have this function?”

“Not now, but I’m not sure about the future.”

“Then how do I play games?”

Watching Xiemen Waidao, all anxious to play games from the get-go, Mukuai 1234 felt slightly annoyed.

He hadn’t even reacted to her changing clothes.

Pointing at the blue Teleportation Array on the balcony, Mukuai 1234 said, “Just go over there, stand on it, and you’ll see all the games you’ve bought, and then you can also browse the games from Fang Cheng Studio that you haven’t downloaded yet.”

Walking up to it, Xiemen Waidao felt its power for a while, then realized it seemed quite formidable.

After playing with it for a while, he lost the urge to continue playing “The Healer” and began to experiment with other content.

In his view, this place was like a new game, and it seemed to have a lot of interesting content to explore.

Just one pass could bring so many surprises; Fang Cheng Studio, you really outdid yourself!