[Welcome to the Virtual Palace]
[Identification confirmed: Emery Ambrose – Member 18770]
A pillar of light descended from the sky and engulfed him completely.
For an instant, there was no ground beneath his feet, no air in his lungs—only the sensation of being unraveled and reconstructed through layers of encoded cosmic law.
Just like before, Emery found himself suspended high above a floating metropolis.
The Virtual Palace stretched endlessly beneath him. Massive platforms hovered among drifting clouds, connected by radiant bridges of condensed energy. Streams of luminous data flowed between structures like rivers of starlight.
He had entered this realm before.
But this time, he did so as a full member.
Before he could take a step, a notification pulsed within his consciousness.
[You have 42 unread messages]
Emery frowned slightly.
"Forty-two?"
