In an unknown tier 9 dinsion, a poor boy, connected by the string of fate, lucked out, binding the main system of the virtual realm.
[Virtual Mall Loading…]
[Setting Coordinate…]
[Connecting to the main virtual server…]
[Successfully Connected!]
[Congratulations on binding the Virtual Mall System]
"This—what is this? Is this the heavenly calling of the gods?"
As he studied the system, the poor boy fell into ecstasy.
From the most common items in his dinsion to things he had never seen or heard of, everything was available in the Virtual Mall.
"So that's it! Virtual Mall System! Hahaha, I never thought I, Abraham, would get this lucky!"
Fueled by newfound purpose, Abraham began his legendary life of counterattack.
Leveraging the world's resources, he began to amass wealth, exchanging it for items that could boost his strength.
He also began to establish a business empire built to strip the world bare and convert it into his power.
But soon, before his business could form a scale, he encountered massive resistance.
Before he could earn enough to buy a treasure that would protect him from any disaster, his abnormal rise, his wealth, and power attracted the attention of powerful forces.
Capturing Abraham before he could resist, they dragged him into brutal interrogation.
"Where did you get your wealth?!"
"I won't tell you anything!" Abraham muttered defiantly.
He believed, like a true protagonist, that this disaster was only temporary and that his luck would soon return.
Unfortunately, fate often played with the fools.
Binding the Virtual Mall System drained all his luck, turning his life into a nightmare he couldn't wake up from.
Soon, under agonizing torture, Abraham was on the brink of death.
"Still not talking?"
"Hahaha, kill ! You'll get nothing from !"
Since he was going to die, he'd take everything with him.
"Then die…"
With his eyes wide open, filled with hate, Abraham died, cursing the world for its injustice.
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The Virtual Mall System, still bound to this dinsion, simply connected to the next closest host.
"The Virtual Mall System… So this is what it's all about!"
Bound to the system, the guard thought he could lie low and rise slowly.
Unfortunately, even the slightest anomaly triggered suspicion.
Before he could fully study the system and see what its worth, he was quickly captured to prison.
With Abraham dead, many believed peace would return, and life could go on.
No one expected his death to be the starting bell for chaos.
Capturing the guard, they began another round of interrogation.
Luckily, the guard was smarter. Knowing he couldn't hide the truth, he confessed everything about the Virtual Mall System.
"That's all I know. Please… just give a quick death."
He knew this cursed treasure would only bring misery. Not wanting to suffer a fate similar to Abraham, he chooses to have a quick death.
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Soon, with a new host chosen by the system, the cycle began again.
Being able to conduct transactions with other dinsions and higher entities brought the peaceful dinsion into a boiling volcano.
The war for the Virtual Mall System began to erupt, tearing the dinsion apart.
It turned the world desolate, dyed the rivers red, and made the skies weep. The appearance of the Virtual Mall System beca a cursed calamity.
Fortunately, as years passed, the new owner of the Virtual Mall System finally discovered he could create sub-systems.
Spreading the sub-systems to all families, organizations, countries, and kingdoms, the race to vie for the Virtual Mall System abruptly stopped.
With the sa capabilities as the main system, the chaos was soon quelled as it returned to tranquility, coupled with a new revolution about to erupt.
This scene was just a micro-event among countless others playing out across the unknown dinsions of the Aeon Plane.
Driven by the increased production capacity of the Virtual Realm managers and the guide of fate, more and more dinsions were being linked together.
A single unknown dinsion might seem insignificant. But tens, thousands, millions, even billions of them connecting together could create a compounding effect with terrifying potential.
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In the Shadow Void Land, watching the interactive display of new users joining the Virtual Realm, Lux could no longer hide his smile.
"This is what I'm talking about."
Tier 9 dinsions might be the lowest class of life-bearing worlds, but they held the greatest numbers and potential to turn the impossible possible.
In just a few thousand years, as millions of new dinsions linked into the Virtual Realm, Lux saw imdiate results.
Rare resources once nearly impossible to obtain beca more available. Potions that were previously cumberso to produce beca common. Production costs dropped to an all-ti low.
Everything was moving in the right direction, giving them another edge in the fight against the Dark Disaster.
"But it's not enough," Lux thought, unsatisfied.
Currently, the Virtual Realm can only transmit items, burying its full potential.
If it were limited to just resource exchange, then all of Lux's investnt would go to waste.
Wanting to solve this problem, he quickly summoned the busy managers of the Virtual Realm for another eting.
"What have you called us for, Your Majesty Lux?" they asked politely.
Subsidized by Lux to spread the Virtual Mall System and earn commissions each ti it bonded to a new dinsion, they made a massive fortune.
With pockets bulging with wealth, they were eager to please Lux, hoping for another lucrative job.
After all, as more unknown dinsions were bound, it was becoming harder to find new ones. Their inco stream was drying up, and they were getting desperate.
"There are two things. First, I want you to improve the user interface of the Virtual Mall System."
So far, the Virtual Mall System was just a bare storefront, a list of shops selling different items.
It didn't even include basic features like forums, sharing tools, or interactive applications.
Since only Tier 10 individuals could connect directly to the Virtual Realm, improving the user interface was a priority.
"This… will be a problem, Your Majesty Lux. To handle the additional data, we'll need to increase the signal relays and improve transmission, processing, and data conversion."
"Furthermore, we'll need to rewrite the core of the system. That would an temporarily freezing all Virtual Systems..."
"There's also—"
As they continued listing problems, Lux finally cut them off.
"Just do what I told you to. The Shadowcrest Family will cover all the costs."
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