Chapter 97

Dahēi said that to create a soul avatar, more soul crystals would be needed, which was a major drawback. However, Zhuochuan’s situation was completely different. The drawback that Dahēi mentioned was not a problem for him, who was planning to turn the modern world into a soul power breeding base. Zhuochuan believed that as long as he developed the modern world well, first by improving the elderly care facilities, and then gradually imitating the methods used in the new world to cultivate reserve citizens, the soul crystals of an entire world would be enough to support him. Even if there were a couple more eaters, it would still far surpass everyone in the new world.

After finishing this major task, Zhuochuan hurriedly returned to his home on the 377th floor of the underground world. He had already created a soul avatar in the new world and now needed to immediately return to the modern world to create another one for that body.

Just after returning to his underground home, Zhuochuan was still a bit unaccustomed. The feeling of being in the sky was different, though he couldn’t quite put it into words. Coming back underground felt like a fog had settled over his heart. This made him slightly more determined to become a citizen sooner and move to the surface.

However, putting that aside, he needed to return to the modern world immediately. Apart from the urgency of creating a soul avatar for the modern world body, there was another small issue. He had stayed in the new world for three consecutive days for the first time and had not yet returned. Although nothing serious would happen, he still needed to go back and check.

He immediately instructed Dahēi to record his sleep and observe the soul avatar’s reactions. After all, buying the Earth Mother’s recording service was too expensive.

“I just gave it an order to follow your arrangements unless there’s something special. You go and arrange how it should learn and improve, accumulate strength. In the future, if I go to the soul space, you will be in command. But remember, don’t cause any trouble. By the way, call it Dachuan from now on,” Zhuochuan added.

Dahēi agreed repeatedly, his face full of curiosity. He couldn’t wait to see what this soul avatar could do. He scratched his head and ears, more like a monkey than a rabbit.

Zhuochuan didn’t care. After all, the other party couldn’t harm his body. He said he was going to the soul space because Dahēi always misunderstood when he found his soul wasn’t in his body. Since that was the case, Zhuochuan was happy to use this excuse when returning to the modern world. After all, Dahēi wouldn’t ask about the soul space, and Zhuochuan could tell he was afraid to ask.

After giving his instructions, Zhuochuan immediately lay down and fell into a deep sleep, his soul returning to the modern world.

As soon as Zhuochuan’s soul left, Dahēi jumped onto the bed. He cautiously touched Zhuochuan’s body with his front paws, then pulled back to see his reaction.

Dachuan’s eyes opened, devoid of human emotion, completely different from Zhuochuan’s, with a strange terror that made Dahēi shudder and jump off the bed.

“Are you Dahēi? The main body said I should follow your arrangements. What’s the first thing we should do?”

Dachuan’s first words after being born didn’t ask any questions, showing no intention of small talk.

“Alright, looks like you’re a boring guy, like a machine. Let’s start with some basic knowledge,” Dahēi said, his nerves settling as the terror in Dachuan’s eyes subsided.

“No need. I share all daily knowledge with the main body. Except for confidential memories, I know everything, and the main body will also know what I accumulate,” Dachuan said.

“Xiaobai is indeed impressive,” Dahēi muttered, then continued, “Alright, since you’re idle anyway, let’s do something important. Xie Huitian, you know him, right? He’s managing our over 20 trillion underground currency funds. But recently, some citizens have been competing with us. He can’t show his face and doesn’t want to disturb the master’s cultivation. We’ll handle this ourselves. Can you use the master’s soul skill, Sigh of Time and Space?”

Since it had followed B47995 among the upper citizens, these middle citizens who would stoop to buying soul crystals from reserve citizens were nothing to it. Since they dared to snatch its share, it would scare them away.

“I can use Sigh of Time and Space, but the main body told me not to use it casually to avoid revealing any flaws.”

“What flaws? It’s unbeatable. Anyone who wants to defend against it can only rely on brute force. Listen to me, it’s fine. We’ll use it once to scare those guys. The master isn’t afraid of wasting soul crystals; he just doesn’t want to waste them in training scenarios. Once we earn more, we won’t be afraid of wasting them. Only by going to those training scenarios more often can we improve quickly,” Dahēi quickly gauged Dachuan’s character and spoke more casually.

“Alright, the main body said to follow you for now,” Dachuan had no objections. The task Dahēi wanted him to do was indeed the highest priority, closely related to the main body’s strength improvement. As for whether using force to intimidate others was moral, he had no sense of right and wrong and wouldn’t consider moral factors.

In the new world, Dachuan acted as Dahēi’s enforcer, collecting protection money. Zhuochuan, of course, was unaware of this. His soul had already returned to his modern world body.

Zhuochuan opened his eyes and realized he wasn’t in his home. The familiar white walls and the familiar smell of medicine, and he saw an IV drip on his arm.

He immediately understood what had happened. He had also considered this possibility. If the modern world body was left idle for too long, people would think he was in a coma and call an ambulance or drive him to the hospital, which was a normal thing to do.

However, he was eager to solve the problem of his two bodies’ parallel activities and didn’t mind the consequences, as they wouldn’t be too severe.

This time, he had slept for three days at home, but his body was actually fine. However, others didn’t see it that way. In the past, he was unknown, and only a few friends paid attention to him. Living alone, no one cared how long he stayed at home.

But now, things were different. He was famous, and many reporters were staking out his home. He had seen their patience on the media, how they would take turns guarding a celebrity’s yard for weeks or even months to get a scoop.

They probably saw him in a coma for two days and thought something had happened, so they broke into his home and took him to the hospital.

Zhuochuan could only appreciate their well-intentioned but unnecessary efforts. After all, they were trying to help.

“Teacher Zhuo is awake, that’s great.”

“Yes, you were unconscious for over a day at home. We noticed something was wrong and called a locksmith to open your door. Fortunately, we got you in time, and nothing serious happened.”

“Phew, it’s a relief. We can’t afford to lose such a world-renowned scientist. Working alone can be inconvenient for Teacher Zhuo.”

Zhuochuan felt a bit dizzy from their somewhat self-congratulatory remarks. He got up and smiled, “Gentlemen, could you call a nurse for me? I need to check out.”

“Teacher Zhuo, you should rest more. You’re probably just overworked. The doctor said there’s nothing serious, just a bit of malnutrition and dehydration. He’s given you some glucose,” a reporter at the bedside, with slightly red and swollen eyes, said, indicating he had been keeping watch all night.

Zhuochuan nodded and smiled, “Thank you, but I need to get out of here. Could you call the nurse for me?”