Only one day remained before the Arcadian University exams.
Aurora Sinclair and Alvin Morgan finally erged from the study.
Outside, Beta Morgan noticed the dark circles under his master’s eyes and quickly brought the two of them so chicken soup to replenish their energy.
He was a little speechless. Aurora Sinclair was the one studying, yet his master looked even more exhausted than her.
’Is it really because he’s getting old? Can’t he pull all-nighters anymore?’
"Aurora, how did the review session go?" Beta Morgan asked, quickly handing her a bowl of chicken soup.
"I should be able to pass." Aurora Sinclair took the bowl and downed the soup in one go, so fast that his master had only just taken his own bowl.
Beta Morgan: ...
’So energetic!’
’His master really is getting old...’
"Aurora, Master Morgan would like your autograph."
Beta Morgan took the bowl and ntioned the matter Cassius Morgan had been pressing him about over the phone recently.
He never expected that his own old master would actually join the DAF fan club and beco one of Master Rory’s "grandpa fans."
He was constantly calling to ask for DAF rchandise, specifically autographed rchandise.
Apparently, it was to show off to the other old-tirs at the research institute.
’What a mischievous old man!’
Aurora Sinclair paused for a mont, as if wondering what autograph he was talking about.
"An autograph for the Master Rory rchandise," Beta Morgan clarified.
Aurora Sinclair’s eyes widened, as if she couldn’t believe Master Morgan would want sothing like that.
Beta Morgan glanced at Alvin Morgan across from him and said grimly, "The grandchildren of the old folks at the research institute are big fans of Master Rory, so they asked the old master to get autographed rchandise."
To his surprise, Alvin Morgan chuckled. "He’s certainly generous."
"The old master only gave them to the children of the branch families."
Alvin Morgan was suddenly reminded of his grandfather’s personality and shook his head with a helpless sigh.
Beta Morgan spoke again. "The old master also said that if you have ti, Sir, you could sign so rchandise for him too. He says your rchandise sells particularly well."
Alvin Morgan: ...
After finishing their chicken soup, the two returned to the study.
Because Beta Morgan and Benjamin Morgan had brought in two large boxes of rchandise photos for them to sign.
***
「The next day.」
Aurora Sinclair returned to Arcadian University and, under the watchful eyes of nurous professors, once again took her exams alone.
She tested from eight in the morning until nine at night for three consecutive days to finish all the specialized subject exams for both her colleges.
When the results ca out, the professors from both colleges began to question their understanding of reality.
After a three-year hiatus from her studies and with less than a month of review, Aurora Sinclair had actually scored a perfect 100.
Her answers were nearly identical to the official answer key.
If they didn’t know for a fact that Alvin Morgan wasn’t involved in creating the exams, they would have suspected he had hacked the question bank and stolen the tests for her.
"Principal, it’s a huge waste for such a good seedling not to join a project team."
Professors from the physics and history colleges gathered once again in the principal’s office to discuss this, but Principal Osborne replied with a look of resignation, "Don’t even think about it. That girl’s ambitions lie elsewhere."
"Could it be because of the Morgan Family...?"
Principal Osborne quickly cut him off. "No. That girl is a special talent. Even the Morgan Family can’t have her."
Hearing this, the professors instantly deflated.
Special talents were generally not people that soone at their level could interact with.
***
anwhile, Aurora Sinclair was putting on the equipnt inside a ga pod.
She and Alvin Morgan had just returned to DAF Headquarters when they were pulled into a new training room, one filled with ga pods.
It looked sowhat similar to the simulation training pods she had used at a certain base, but the equipnt seed a bit simpler.
She put on a special ga suit, donned a helt, and slipped into the ga pod.
Soon, the scene before her eyes changed to an unfamiliar environnt, and standing beside her was Alvin Morgan, clad in Summoner gear.
His clothes, which had a tallic sheen, made him look majestic and imposing.
Aurora Sinclair curiously touched his clothes; they really had a tallic feel.
Alvin Morgan looked at the girl in her martial arts uniform and suddenly felt a sense of unreality. He imdiately glanced at her fingers, which were completely bare.
’It seems the ga pod didn’t scan her ring.’
"Aurora, co with ..." Alvin Morgan summoned a chanical mount and pulled Aurora Sinclair up onto it.
The two of them flew straight into the sky, and Aurora Sinclair’s eyes widened in amazent.
"This is..."
"Welco to the world of *Conquest of Glory*!" Alvin Morgan replied with a smile.
When *Conquest of Glory* first ca out, he had always wanted to use an AI to transform the entire ga into a three-dinsional virtual world, allowing players to imrse themselves in the ga and experience its adventures firsthand.
So he developed the first generation of simulation ga pods. After years of gradual improvents, the technology was now largely mature.
Because the technology was too advanced, Veridia had first deployed it in military bases and had not released it to the public.
Now, it seed The International Martial Alliance had reached an agreent with Veridia’s top leadership, which was why the Morgan Family was finally unveiling the ga pods publicly.
This was also Alvin Morgan’s first ti entering the ga with Aurora Sinclair to experience a live-action version of *Conquest of Glory*.
Aurora Sinclair looked at the scenery below, so stunned she was at a loss for words.
As she looked down upon the land, the endless mountains, rivers, and streams were all too real.
The feeling of the wind blowing against her body made it hard for her to tell whether she was in a ga or the real world.
Gradually, a biting cold washed over her. When she looked down again, she realized they had entered The Glacial Zone from *Conquest of Glory*.
The chanical mount began to slowly descend.
Their landing spot was precisely the Level 80 Capital City, Cryostad.
The NPCs inside seed to have co to life, greeting them as they passed.
"Welco back, returning heroes..."
Alvin Morgan led Aurora Sinclair slowly into the capital city. "A few days ago, I imported the ga data from the server upgrade into the ga pods. Maybe we can find sothing related to the ring on your hand."
Aurora Sinclair stared at him blankly and suddenly asked, "Morgan, are we people from the real world?"
Alvin Morgan thought for a mont, then reached out to stroke her hair and said with a smile, "That depends on how you think about it. In the realm of science, there are many hypotheses and conjectures, like the famous multiverse theory and the parallel universe theory. According to these ideas, the world we live in might be a world beyond our comprehension. But you have to rember one thing: we are who we are, unique living beings..."
She nodded slightly. Looking at the lifelike NPCs beside them, her state of mind seed to elevate.
’Everything exists for a reason.’
"Aurora, co look at this—"
Alvin Morgan had suddenly stopped in front of a stone stele by the city gate.
Back when they used to play the ga, they never paid any attention to the inscriptions on these ancient structures.
But now, experiencing it in person, things that were once inconspicuous were magnified infinitely.
Written on the stele was a passage:
[In the Boreal Lands lies a mysterious snowy mountain. All who go there disappear. So say it is a Holy Land; others say it is an Inferno. What is it truly? Only those who have been there know...]
Aurora Sinclair was stunned. This inscription was actually about the Holy Mountain.
"In the ga’s lore, this stele was commissioned by a Saint from a previous dynasty. Maybe we should go check out The Sanctuary..."
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