Chapter 328: Gaia Supreme Galaxy

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Every planet here is Planet Gaia. This is the former glory of the Cradle…”

Upon hearing the unfamiliar term, the Solar Engineer expressionlessly opened the hyperlink of Planet Gaia and read what this planet that could be called glorious was.

Their generation was very far away from the ancestor who had first left their mother planet. This kind of knowledge that should have existed as common knowledge was completely unfamiliar to people now.

From the expansion records, the Solar Engineer understood what Planet Gaia was.

This was a planet that was suitable for any lifeform to live on. Normally, lifeforms would adapt to the environment, but Planet Gaia did the opposite. The environment automatically adapted to life.

The entire planet seemed to be a living creature. With its magical self-regulation ability, it became the most suitable Cradle for the birth of civilization.

However, the Solar Engineer did not feel much about this. The words were cold, but the reality was cruel. It was very difficult for him to feel the charm of Planet Gaia from this introduction.

After hesitating for a while, the Solar Engineer decided to spend his weekly free mental assistance quota as a first-class engineer to experience a paid project that belonged to the book Former Glory.

“Would you like to spend 50,000 credits to enter the virtual world—Supreme Gaia Galaxy?”

“Yes.”

“Your credits are insufficient. You have automatically used the free mental assistance quota. Your remaining experience duration: 360 minutes.”

In the next moment, the Solar Engineer felt a weak electric numbness coming from his bracelet. It was paired with the chip buried in his body, and the world in his eyes changed drastically.

Although it was old, it could still be considered exquisite. A large number of vines suddenly climbed up the engineer’s room, and the metal floor visibly aged. Soon, many plants emerged from the connection and covered the ground layer by layer.

Various plants that he had never seen before began to grow wildly at this moment, but they stopped at a suitable height. Under the swaying branches and leaves, there was a refreshing fragrance.

This was only the original smell of the atmosphere. It did not add any other mental illusions, but it still made the Solar Engineer dazed.

“Is this the smell of the planet…”

He bent down and grabbed a handful of soil. It didn’t feel good, and he knew that this was an environment created directly by the electronic chip in his brain. However, he still couldn’t help but feel touched.

After leaving the room covered in vegetation, the familiar home world was no longer outside the door. Instead, it was an endless emerald planet.

On the distant horizon, there seemed to be a towering tree. The crown of the tree pierced through the clouds, and its true height could not be seen.

Looking around, he saw various vegetation stems and leaves swaying with the breeze. They seemed to have a life of their own. The moment they discovered the appearance of the Solar Engineer, they turned slightly towards him, as if they were waving at him.

He clearly knew that all of this was an illusion, but at this moment, he really felt like he was on Planet Gaia.

So he began to wander, running across the boundless plains.

Even if he fell, the soft soil wouldn’t hurt him. Instead, it would make him feel like he was lying on a mattress.

There was no need to worry about hunger or water. Even the soil here was edible. At the same time, it was rich in water and had the freshness of the ground.

If one was dissatisfied with the texture of the soil, one could also see the fruits of plants scattered everywhere. Those were edible. Some fruits even had the taste of roasted meat.

When the Solar Engineer got tired of running and sat down to rest, the surroundings changed for once.

As the flat-bottomed tall buildings rose, the primitive natural ecology instantly filled the skyscrapers. He knew that this was the next segment of the paid experience project.

All he could see were high-speed aircrafts and leisurely pedestrians, but they were naturally not destroyed.

The huge ancient tree was still standing in the sky, just like what he had first seen.

Greenery could be seen everywhere in the city. The vegetation was not even artificially cultivated. When the buildings were planned, the plants spontaneously grew in suitable locations, complementing the cityscape.

Even the industrial zone that was supposed to be the most polluted was a green scene.

The sewage was discharged underground, but the river beside the factory was extremely clear. There was no pollution at all.

The atmosphere was the same. Black smoke visible to the naked eye floated out of the chimney of the factory, but it was naturally diluted. In just a few seconds, there was no trace of it.

Even when they arrived at the factory, the smell of the air did not change. It was still as primitive as the first smell of the Solar Engineer.

The scene changed again. This time, the space he was in was a little familiar. It was the interior of the spaceship, flowing with a cold mechanical feeling.

However, outside the porthole was an emerald planet that was gradually moving away. They seemed to have just left there and were heading to an unknown world.

This scene made him panic for some reason because he thought of his life in reality. It was like this. He had to stay away from his residence and drift in space all year round.

However, he quickly realized that he was thinking too much. The planet that the spaceship was heading to was in this galaxy. It was less than 200 million kilometers away and he arrived there in less than an hour.

That planet seemed to be as green as the mother planet. Other than the traces of man-made industry, it was almost carved from the same mold.

He understood that this was another planet with a unique environment. It was also the Cradle that they had turned into Planet Gaia.

His gaze began to move in the spaceship, but his gaze seemed to be able to travel through time and space. He saw the other planets in this galaxy. There were a total of eight planets, all of which were equally green Planet Gaia.

He looked at the galaxy further away and saw that it was in the same state. There were hundreds of billions of galaxies in the entire galaxy, and they were all the same planets!

The paid experience ended here. The virtual scene he saw suddenly disappeared. It was still the same room. Although there was no stench, the natural aura of Planet Gaia seemed to still linger in his nose.

The sense of loss brought about by the difference spontaneously rose, but unexpectedly, it only lasted for a short while before he returned to his normal life.

The comfort of his mind soothed his tense nerves, and his view of the world was less dark.

Although the chicken soup for the soul was overflowing, it was useful enough. At least his spirit was much better now. He was already looking forward to where the next quota would be used.

At this moment, Li Wenyuan, who was still in the Spiral Galaxy Alpha, had a preliminary understanding of the entire galaxy through the history transmitted by the Lightchaser.

Although the battle royale had caused them to lose many things, only history could not be lost. This was the spiritual foundation that maintained their civilization’s soul. Even if they were destroyed, history would continue to exist in their place.

Their planets in the entire galaxy had attracted Li Wenyuan’s attention because of the special situation on Planet Gaia.

From the words of the Lightchaser Leader, he could tell that Planet Gaia was universal in their consciousness. In the early days of civilization, they could not even understand the existence of other types of planets, and they regarded Planet Gaia as an inherent characteristic of a planet.

Although the final research on the asteroids made them realize the origin of the celestial body, the mystery of Planet Gaia was not solved.

They even fabricated a substance called Gaiatin to be involved in the formation of early celestial bodies, thus creating this situation.

However, Li Wenyuan had a different opinion. He kept feeling that all the planets were special circumstances of Planet Gaia to create a unique environment for the civilization here so that they could walk further ahead of the civilizations of the other galaxies.

In other words, it was to cheat the civilizations here so that they would beat the other civilizations too much at the starting line.

He felt that this situation was familiar.

“…This seems to be the case with the psionic chosen ones of the human race….”