Chapter 77

Zhang Taihuo's villa is very large.

No, it should be said to be extremely large.

No, no, no, using the term "villa" to describe this place seems inappropriate. "Estate" would be a more fitting description.

It was a night with a clear moon, so even in the evening, Zhou Xian and the others could easily see the enormous estate.

This was Zhang Taihuo's vacation estate.

Standing at the entrance of the three-meter-high iron gates, everyone was stunned.

In the game, such scenes might not be uncommon, but don't forget, this is the real world!

"Am I dreaming?" Tao Shan was genuinely shocked.

"This isn't really my property, but it belongs to my family. However, I have the right to use it, so you don't need to worry."

Zhou Xian understood Zhang Taihuo's meaning.

But even without his current family background, with his powerful abilities, becoming a tycoon would be the easiest thing for him.

The estate was quite unique, with a modern style.

However, the moving robots carrying iron mats and stoves disrupted this charming scenery.

Yes, this scene itself gave a rather peculiar feeling.

"I feel so strange. Medieval, modern, and contemporary technology all mixed together... uh..."

Su Xiaoyue found it hard to accept.

"But this place seems to be... blessed by the wind and water."

At this moment, Zhou Xian's status bar had a "Feng Shui Treasure Land" buff. In this state, all of Zhou Xian's skill power increased by 5%, and experience points also increased by 5%. Although it was the lowest level of "Treasure Land," it was better than nothing.

"You say that, and I do feel a bit more spirited!"

Xu Tianyun rubbed his nose. In a certain sense, his soul was no longer just that of an ordinary person. At this moment, Xu Tianyun felt the peculiar nature of this place, which was nothing unusual.

Or rather, it was quite normal.

"Master, the guest rooms are all ready." Liuli directly used her personal terminal to remotely scan the house.

"Alright, let's go in."

The smart iron gates opened automatically without anyone operating them.

The group followed the navigation robot toward the distant house.

"Is there some sound over there?"

Li Chuyu seemed to hear some strange noises from the gardens on both sides of the road.

"It's probably the gardener robots. There are fewer people coming and going here, so to save costs, robots are generally used for maintenance and control. If I'm not mistaken, there should be 32 gardener robots here. The navigation robot leading us and lighting the way is the least, with only one. The most are the cleaning robots, including those for the pool, walls, and various other types, totaling about 129."

Hearing Zhang Taihuo's words, Su Xiaoyue gritted her teeth and looked at him for a long time before saying, "Rich guy!"

You're wrong, Su Xiaoyue.

When "rich" reaches a certain level, it's not just a rich guy, but a super-rich guy.

In every sense, the terrifying situation at Zhang Taihuo's home was simply unbelievable.

Who knows what kind of family could be so "rich."

"Old Zhang, what does your family do? Why is it so luxurious?" Tao Shan's father had a small company, and in the eyes of ordinary people, Tao Shan was also considered a "rich second generation." But compared to Zhang Taihuo, he was like comparing the Earth to a ping-pong ball.

This was just brutal!

"I'm not quite sure. My funds are all for my own use. The first pot of gold was the reward for helping my sister trade the Shanghai Composite Index. But that wasn't exciting enough, so I later went to the Nasdaq. My sister then suggested I spend more time there... Well, although I can't make a lot of money, turning over a few million in the short term is possible."

What do you consider a lot of money?

But Zhou Xian seemed to understand Zhang Taihuo's mindset.

For Zhang Taihuo, money was very easy to come by. So for him, whether he made a lot or a little didn't matter.

On the contrary, Zhou Xian remembered giving Zhang Taihuo a set of low-key dragon armor in the game. This set of equipment might not have been as expensive as Zhang Taihuo's helmet, but in the game, the equipment Zhou Xian gave was very unique and hard to obtain, and Zhang Taihuo was quite moved at the time.

Humans are probably like this. The easier something is to get, the less they cherish it, no matter how valuable it is. And the harder something is to get, even if it's useless, some people can still revere it as a treasure.

"The navigation robot will lead you to the guest rooms. I think you're all tired today. Let's talk about other things tomorrow."

Hearing Zhang Taihuo's words, the others nodded.

Especially Zhou Xian.

For him, the events of today were truly "colorful."

This "colorful" was even to the point of being unimaginable.

Following the navigation robot, Zhou Xian soon arrived at his guest room.

The guest room was laid out quite simply, giving a fresh and clean feeling.

"But isn't this postmodern? With so many styles mixed together, is this really okay?"

The designer had skillfully blended various styles together, but each room had a different style. Was this really okay—Zhou Xian had just seen Su Xiaoyue's room, which was in a medieval style.

"Whatever, let's take a shower first."

Each room had a shower, which saved Zhou Xian a lot of trouble.

Zhou Xian took off his clothes and washed himself.

"Phew—"

Finally feeling more relaxed, Zhou Xian came out of the room.

He picked up his backpack and took out his father's notebook.

The mysterious piece of paper with the dragon script was also taken out by Zhou Xian.

"More than ten years ago, before I was even born, my father was already researching some incredible things. But what could these two lines of dragon script written back then be?"

Calmly, Zhou Xian realized he had hit a mental blind spot.

"Could it be a username and password?" Zhou Xian had thought about it. But the people from over ten years ago and the current Zhou Xian had very different mindsets. Nowadays, passwords are rarely used because brainwave recognition technology is very advanced, and even logging into forums and the internet only requires a brainwave scan.

"Wait, forum?"

Forum?

If it's a forum, what would the situation be?

But the things left by his father wouldn't be that simple, right?

Calm down, calm down...

Zhou Xian took a deep breath, then sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to recall the moments he spent with his father.

At that time, his father was in charge of "The Legendary World," which is now "Dragon Tomb."

Back then, his clumsy father couldn't tell stories, so he would tell him the story of "Little Blacksmith Zhou Xian" from the game.

When his father couldn't remember the content, he would go to the computer, type in a URL, and pull up the entire story.

—Story?

And that URL of his father's.

Unfortunately, Zhou Xian wasn't a genius with an extraordinary memory. He only had vague memories from back then, and no more specific details remained.

At this moment, Zhou Xian suddenly felt a certain power within him being awakened.

"Dragon Flame Power...!"

The Dragon Flame Power was the power Zhou Xian absorbed from the Golden Three-Headed Dragon in the game. The Fire Dragon Cannon was powered by the Dragon Flame Power, and the Dragon Puppet Armor also required this power as its "skeletal support."

As this powerful force circulated within him, Zhou Xian felt his mind gradually clear.

The details buried in his memory also began to surface.

"...So Little Zhou Xian grew up under the care of Mr. Ming. He was both the boss's apprentice and his successor..."

The memories from back then replayed in Zhou Xian's mind.

His father's face, which had gradually become blurry, became clear again.

At this moment, he almost cried.

"Ah, what comes next? Zhou Xian, be good, Dad will flip through the storybook..."

His father left his bedside, opened the laptop beside him, typed in a string of characters, and logged into a website.

"The Legendary World website... backend... management... system...?"

"That URL is...!!!"

The memory instantly disappeared from Zhou Xian's mind!

But the numbers from just now, he still remembered!

Zhou Xian immediately typed the IP address into his personal terminal.

"The Dragon Tomb website backend management system... I'm in!"

Slightly different from his memory.

"Administrator login?" Zhou Xian immediately noticed an entry point.

"This is it..." He took a deep breath.

Zhou Xian immediately opened the management system.

He almost trembled as he typed in the string of numbers.

"Welcome back, administrator."

Indeed, he was in!

This was really the backend account and password for the game's official website...?

"There's a record here. The current number of online users is one, and the last user login time was... 2025?"

From 2028 to 2033, this system hadn't been accessed for five years?

The strange situation of the website left Zhou Xian somewhat puzzled.

"The official website is really not being managed!"

The players' descriptions of the game's official website were actually correct!

No one had logged into this website for such a long time?

Zhou Xian took a tour of the website.

There was almost nothing.

"Events... no record."

"Project announcements... no record."

Everything was... no record.

A completely empty backend.

"Emperor Task Planning Outline?" Zhou Xian immediately noticed something significant.

"Sorry, this text cannot be accessed through an unverified port." It couldn't be connected?

"But other operations seem to be possible? Why is no one here?" Didn't Shenglong manage it?

"Perhaps... they don't have the password? But it might not be like that. What's going on?"

Zhou Xian suddenly thought of this possibility!

No records at all?

The scene of Zhou Xian discussing with the Emperor players also came to mind again.

Zhou Xian's mind was filled with various doubts.

"Should I really go to the game headquarters? ...Hmm, how about this?!" Zhou Xian had a good idea.

"If that's the case, I'll choose to lure the snake out of its hole...! Let's see your reaction!" Zhou Xian smiled and immediately chose to log out of the system, then used a proxy to log in with a foreign IP, and entered the system again. He moved his mouse to the "Events" item and clicked to edit...

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