Chapter 2: Sudden Wealth?
Whether it was his previous life on 'Earth' or this life on 'Blue Star'.
Immortality has always been humanity's ultimate pursuit.
Throughout history, countless Kings, Marquises, Generals, and Prime Ministers have yearned for longevity and sought immortality.
But the ultimate result was always dust to dust.
Su Yuan was naturally no exception; if possible, he also wished for eternal life.
Buzz~ The surface of the gray mirror became hazy again.
Su Yuan stared intently at the mirror.
"Method 1: Achieve the Immortal Realm with your Physical Body to attain narrow-sense immortality."
"Method 2: Achieve the Indestructible Realm with your Will to attain narrow-sense immortality."
"Method 3: Merge your Soul with the Dao to attain narrow-sense immortality."
...Words continuously appeared.
Su Yuan fell silent.
It was evident that the methods provided by the gray mirror might be real.
But Su Yuan simply couldn't achieve them.
Physical Body Immortal?
Will Indestructible?
Soul Merged with the Dao?
Su Yuan didn't even know what these were.
"How can one achieve immortality?"
"Restriction: What I can do now."
Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror again and asked.
Buzz~ The gray mirror's surface became hazy and blurred, and soon words appeared again.
"Method 1: Click this link, enter the corresponding webpage, fill in your personal information to register. The next day, someone will pick you up to participate in the 'Consciousness Transfer' experiment. Your consciousness will be transferred to the Blue Star Network... transforming into an Information Lifeform. After a hundred years, the Blue Star Network will connect to the Human Empire's Macroscopic Network in the Universe. By fusing with the Macroscopic Network's information matrix, you can achieve narrow-sense immortality."
"Method 2: Sacrifice tens of millions of humans to summon an Outer God. Your will will be Possessed and devoured by the Outer God. You and the Outer God will be intertwined, achieving narrow-sense immortality."
...Watching the words appear on the hazy mirror surface.
Su Yuan's mouth twitched slightly.
Compared to the previous inquiry with no preconditions,
Su Yuan could understand the answer the gray mirror gave this time.
He could even do it.
But even without thinking, he knew there was a huge trap.
Method 1 was to transfer Su Yuan's consciousness to the Blue Star Network, to become an Information Lifeform?
If he lost his Physical Body and real-world pleasures, what was the point of even achieving immortality?
And finally merging with the Macroscopic Network's information matrix, it looked problematic no matter how he viewed it. Would Su Yuan still be himself then?
Method 2 was even more outrageous: summoning an Outer God and actively being devoured by it? Would that be the Outer God's immortality, or Su Yuan's immortality... Next.
Su Yuan tried asking about the possibility of his immortality from different angles.
Of course, the premise was what he could currently do.
But the answers given by the gray mirror either had numerous restrictions,
Or contained huge hidden dangers, requiring Su Yuan to lose himself to achieve them.
"Forget it, forget it."
Su Yuan sighed in his heart.
"Slowly."
Su Yuan reorganized his thoughts.
After a moment, he continued to question the gray mirror.
"I want a Cultivation method or evolution path that leads directly to immortality."
"Precondition: This Cultivation method or evolution path must be most suitable for me right now."
"Precondition: This Cultivation method or evolution path must have a fast Cultivation speed, no hidden dangers, and no adverse effects on me."
"Precondition: This Cultivation method or evolution path must have infinite potential, with immortality being just an auxiliary ability."
...Su Yuan settled for the next best thing, wanting a Cultivation method or evolution path.
Through hundreds of previous inquiries, Su Yuan learned that beyond Blue Star, there existed higher-level civilizations.
And in the vast Universe, there were lifeforms with terrifying individual power, capable of destroying stars with a flick of a hand.
To become such a lifeform—
Either born that way.
Or achieve life evolution through Acquired Cultivation.
Su Yuan had no choice for the former, so he could only try Acquired Cultivation.
Buzz~ The gray mirror's surface became hazy and blurred, and soon words appeared again... "Too many, stop first."
Two hours passed, and the words appearing on the gray mirror still hadn't stopped, so Su Yuan immediately called a halt.
According to the restrictions and standards he had given, the Cultivation methods provided by the gray mirror were too vast.
With Su Yuan's current memory, he couldn't remember them at all.
"Prioritize lifeforms from Level 1 to Level 10 for now."
As soon as Su Yuan finished speaking, the words appearing on the hazy mirror surface immediately slowed down.
Then, they started from the beginning.
The so-called Level 1 to Level 10 Lifeforms was the gray mirror's classification of individual life strength.
It was also the preliminary classification of single-entity life levels by many civilizations in the vast Universe.
The highest Level 10 Lifeforms already possessed the ability to temporarily leave a life-sustaining planet and travel through the starry Universe.
Of course.
Su Yuan wasn't even a Level 1 Lifeform yet.
To be precise, most lifeforms on Blue Star currently were Level 0 Lifeforms, not even considered life in the eyes of true cosmic civilizations.
"Level 0 Lifeform to Level 1 Lifeform..."
Su Yuan watched the words continuously appearing on the gray mirror's surface.
These words detailed the steps for a Level 0 Lifeform to become a Level 1 Lifeform.
"According to the method above, in about half a month, I can transform into a Level 1 Lifeform, but..."
Su Yuan shook his head: "It requires money."
The transformation and evolution of life were essentially about devouring external substances to supplement oneself.
And what were external substances? They must be things containing a large amount of pure energy.
For example, a century-old ginseng? Deep mountain ganoderma, and so on.
These things cost hundreds of thousands or even millions, which Su Yuan currently couldn't afford.
"Money..."
Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror in front of him.
If this mirror was truly omniscient, then he would never lack money.
"Let me think about how to ask."
Su Yuan pondered for a while.
Getting money shouldn't be difficult.
But the key was that the money had to be legal and without any hidden dangers.
"Lottery?"
Su Yuan's eyes lit up.
He thought of this way to get rich quickly.
It could be said that winning the lottery was something all people in Xia Country yearned for.
It was also the most legal and safest way to get money without hidden dangers.
After all, lottery winnings needed to be taxed, making them perfectly clean.
"I remember, tonight at six o'clock is the drawing time for the Double Color Ball?"
Su Yuan took out his phone and immediately logged in to check.
After confirming, Su Yuan looked at the gray mirror and asked:
"What are the winning numbers for the first prize of Double Color Ball, drawing number 2025910?"
Su Yuan stared intently at the gray mirror.
The next moment.
The mirror surface became hazy, and numbers quickly appeared.
"1125312423..."
"Got it."
Seeing the gray mirror's answer, Su Yuan's heart settled.
He then put all his current savings, a total of two hundred and thirty-eight yuan, into it.
"According to the lottery rules, if I win the first prize, the bonus will reach over ninety-six million yuan. Even after tax deductions, I'll still get over fifty million."
A smile appeared on Su Yuan's face.
Such a large sum of money is something ordinary people never see in a lifetime.
"Now, I just have to wait."
Su Yuan glanced at the time; there were still over two hours until the six o'clock drawing... "What level is the strongest lifeform in Xia Country?"
While waiting, Su Yuan began to ask the gray mirror many questions.
"The strongest lifeform currently within Xia Country is a Level 4 lifeform."
"What about globally? What level is the strongest lifeform?"
Su Yuan continued to ask.
"Level 4."
Words continuously appeared on the gray mirror's surface... Time passed.
Soon it was six o'clock.
Su Yuan collected his thoughts and stared at the Double Color Ball drawing interface.
At this moment, the eyes of countless people in Xia Country were also focused on it.
Rattle.
As the numbers were revealed one by one,
Su Yuan's expression changed from excitement to confusion, doubt, and disbelief... "Why aren't these the same numbers you gave?"
Su Yuan immediately looked at the gray mirror beside him.
The first prize numbers revealed by the Double Color Ball at that moment.
Were completely different from the numbers given by the gray mirror.
Buzz~ The gray mirror's surface became hazy and surged, and soon words appeared again.