Gao Wen has been paying attention to Sandbox No. 1 for a long time and has long been curious about where its entrance is. According to the information previously investigated, although Sandbox No. 1 is an independent thinking network, it still has an entrance and exit to connect to the backbone network. However, Gao Wen and Daniel have scanned the entire spiritual network and did not find where its entrance and exit is.

And now, he finally knew why no one knew about this mysterious entrance and exit-

After the decision to start the action, the archbishops in the Golden Council Hall left the seats one after another. Although Gao Wen was not sure about it, he stood up. Then he saw everyone step back, and the surface of the golden round table depicting many mysterious runes suddenly rippled with circles of light between virtual and real.

The rising and shrinking starlight aggregate of Mergol III slowly descended from mid-air, touching the center of the round table like some viscous liquid. The next second, the rippling virtual and real light suddenly dyed layer by layer of starlight, and then it quickly expanded to the entire surface of the round table like a halo.

A vortex-like cave entrance is formed in the starry light, and floating clouds and dust can be seen in the vortex, as well as hazy mountains, rivers and other objects.

While this entrance was opened, the round table also sank to a height flush with the ground: it really turned into a portal embedded in the ground.

The round table in the golden chamber is the entrance to Sandbox No. 1, and Mergol III is the "key" to open the entrance!

"...This is a bit unexpected to me," Gao Wen stood by the vortex entrance, looking down at the hazy clouds and sand inside, and said with a smile, "Then, is the number one sandbox below? Just walk in directly?"

"It's easy to enter the No. 1 sandbox, but we are not sure what will happen after entering. When the exploration team entered the last time, many strange changes had already occurred inside it, proving that the No. 1 sandbox has been constantly evolving itself without monitoring," Megel III floated back into the air and said in a voice a little weaker than before. "Outdoor Wanderer... Although my instructions may be redundant to you, please remember - be careful of everything."

“I will remember.”

Gao Wen nodded, while Selena Gerfen, who was beside him, had already stepped forward and entered the vortex entrance of the clouds and mist.

Gao Wen, Yuri and Magnan followed closely behind and stepped into it.

The four figures quickly disappeared deep in the vortex. When the entangled clouds closed again, the rippling starlight around the entrance immediately squirmed and returned to its original state, and the round table embedded on the ground also returned to its original state again.

The hall was silent for two seconds before Mergol III's voice broke the silence: "Everyone, we are starting-doing what we should do.

"Concentrate all remaining computing power to the No. 1 sandbox and security system, close all non-essential functions of the backbone network, and close... Dream City."

The Archbishops responded in unison: "Yes! The Pope's Crown!"

One by one, the figures disappeared into the golden conference hall, and with each figure disappearing, the light in the golden hall seemed to dim a little.

And outside the Golden Hall, the entire Dream City also changed immediately—

The clear and bright sky suddenly faded away, and the gray and white endless chaos enveloped the whole world. The magnificent palaces, elegant towers, and rare and dreamy plants all turned into nothingness in a tiny light spots. The black and white grid lines covered the city land, and then even the black and white grid lines were swallowed by endless fog...

The dream city, once beautiful and created by human imagination, has been restored to the most chaotic initial dream in a few breaths. In this boundless darkness shining with only fog and chaotic light, the "Golden Chamber" that has shrunk to only one hall is still standing on the earth.

In the hall where the light was already dim, the wriggling starlight aggregate quieted down and floated quietly in the air, as if thinking, as if recalling...

...

In the underground palace of the Eternal Sleeper in the real world, priests dressed in black or white robes returned to the real world, maintaining the most basic connection with the spiritual network and providing their own surplus computing power while running in the palace.

"Dream control begins! Dream control begins!"

Some priests were uttering orders, some were checking the restrictions in every place in the palace, and some priests set out to the surface to carry out dream monitoring of the entire "Orlandell" area.

Even the bottom floor of the underground palace can hear the noisy movements in the palace. Wendy, who is located in the storage area on the bottom floor but has already reduced the storage level due to the relief of pollution symptoms, noticed the change in the atmosphere in the corridor outside. She couldn't help but raise her head and came to the back of the iron door depicting complex runes. She asked gently: "Mr. Guardian, what happened outside?"

"Dream Control, Archbishop Wendy," the guard's muffled voice came from outside, as if he was covered with a thick helmet, "Please wait with peace of mind and don't fall into a dream."

“…I really hope I can help.”

"Please stay awake tonight, this is the greatest help to everyone."

"You're right, Mr. Guard."

Wendy whispered, retreating back to her bed and sitting quietly on it.

On the wall opposite her, the shiny crystal dust paint depicts a complex set of symbols composed of many curved lines and circles, as if the symbol of some deep-sea animal, with a profound and mysterious meaning.

Looking at the symbols, Wendy's mind quickly became sober and rational, and her previous nervousness and depression also dissipated for most of her.

I just want to dig big squid...

...

Gao Wen felt that he was walking on a ramp that was extending downwards, deep into the endless yellow sand and clouds. I don’t know how long he walked, but he suddenly felt that the strange atmosphere around him was difficult to distinguish between reality and reality suddenly disappeared, and the clouds and mist dissipated, and his eyes suddenly became clear.

A city standing in the yellow sand appeared before him, Selena and others.

The city has a yellow exterior wall, and the towering walls are clearly barriers. The arrow tower and the observation deck look extraordinary under the blue sky, but no guards can be seen on the wall or in front of the city gate.

And while seeing this desert city, a strange smell of rotten drifted into Gao Wen's nostrils.

"This is the first city you can see when you enter the sandbox No. 1. Nim Sandrao City State, which is also the starting point of civilization in the sandbox world," Selena whispered. "This desert was originally a grassland, at least in the early stage of the sandbox launch. But later, with the evolution of history and climate change, it was eroded by the desert, but it was still a major transportation route and commercial prosperity."

"It's an empty city now," Yuri continued. "The exploration team I entered last time reported that the city and the surrounding villages were empty. In addition, they were attacked while spending the night in the city, so we should be more careful."

"There's a stinking smell here," Magnan mumbled, frowning, "it seems like something has rotted."

"The Exploration Team has also reported this strange phenomenon before," Selena nodded. "Nim Sandra and the surrounding villages and towns are filled with this weird rotten smell. Although it is not very strong, it has a very wide range. The Exploration Team did not find the source of the odor, but these odors themselves do not seem to be harmful."

Gao Wen sniffed and said casually: "Can they be the disappearing sandbox residents who are in places we can't see, or are slowly rotting in a state we can't see?"

Yuri couldn't help but shake his face when he heard Gao Wen's words. Magnan next to him subconsciously looked around the vast and empty desert, frowned: "Is this really... Are all wanderers from outside the territory so scary like you?"

"Call me Gao Wen directly, this may help relax," Gao Wen looked at Magnan with a smile, and then walked towards the entrance of the city-state without waiting for the other party to answer. "Don't waste time, we only have 'ten days'."

Magnan and others followed immediately, while Gao Wen quietly activated the settings in the depths of his consciousness while walking, trying to communicate the perceptual runes set in the real world, beside him.

He vaguely felt the runes and used them to sense the existence of Amber and Tyre.

But the feeling that came was very, very strange, with a quirky feeling of difficulty and sluggishness, as if you were observing an extremely slowing world through severe delays.

Is this the impact of "time iteration"?

Gao Wen felt thoughtful.

Ten times iterations of time have made oneself vaguely perceive reality and almost unable to communicate with the real world. Then under the past iterations of thousands or even higher magnifications, the residents in the sandbox No. 1 are obviously unable to connect with the real world at all.

Even if information interactions occur occasionally, they can only receive very strange, distorted and vague real information.

This sandbox is an isolated island...

With this emotion, Gao Wen led his three temporary partners into the city-state surrounded by yellow sand.

A series of earthy or grayish-white buildings stand on both sides of the street. Most of them have flat roofs and curved window frames. Brightly colored red or yellow curtains are hung between higher houses, spanning the streets, and are constantly dancing by the dry wind.

"This is a completely different style from the Phantom Town we saw before..." Magnan couldn't help but say.

Selena spoke, and explained to Gao Wen: "The number one sandbox is very large. In addition to the Nime Sandrao city in the desert area, there is also the Gully City in the forest area, Fengxi City on the edge of the swamp wetlands, and there are different city-states and kingdoms... This place has been developed for thousands of years with the acceleration of time, and millions of virtual personalities have reproduced here, and the starting point of the civilization of the sandbox was set in the Iron Age, which is enough for the residents inside to expand their 'world' to a large extent."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "The starting point of civilization here is set in the Iron Age?"

"Yes," Selena nodded, "If it is set directly in the primitive era, the sandbox will take a long time to develop a true civilization, and there will be too many uncertainties in the middle. Even if time iterates to speed up, the entire experimental process will be stretched for a long time. Therefore, we set up a set of basic data for each sandbox, which includes the complete history from the primitive era to the Iron Age, as well as archaeological discoveries that can support the virtual and physical residents in the sandbox to enter the civilization deduction stage faster."

“…This is really a big project.”

Selena seemed to hear some deep meaning from Gao Wen's tone, and couldn't help but feel curious: "Is there any problem?"

"No...I can't think of any problem for the time being," Gao Wen shook his head, "I just admire your patience and perseverance when writing this set of things."

Selena was not sure if it was really praise or irony, but when she was about to say something again, a building in her sight interrupted her next words in advance.

A building that is significantly taller and more grand than the surrounding buildings, guarded by dozens of light golden sculpture columns and stone statues appeared at the end of the street covered with yellow sand.

"Is that a temple?" Gao Wen looked into the distance and asked casually.

"Consistent with the outline of the building reported by the exploration team," Yuri nodded, "it should be the city-state temple of Nim Sandrao."

Gao Wen thought: "It has a completely different style from the church in Phantom Town."

“But the same 'god' is worshipped inside.”

Selena whispered.

Believe in the same gods...but due to the differences in regional culture, temples with different styles were built.

This once again made Gao Wen realize the strength of this sandbox in "realization" and how the civilization in the sandbox developed step by step.

And while thinking, they had already arrived near the temple.

At the entrance of the temple directly opposite the street, Gawain saw the familiar relief, which was carved on a huge stone, standing in the square in front of the temple:

A huge palm covering the symbolic earth—a symbol of the upper narrator.

Gao Wen's eyes swept across the relief symbolizing the upper narrator, and stepped across the boulder to enter the temple.

But at the entrance of the temple, his steps suddenly stopped.

His eyes were fixed on a stone pillar at the entrance of the temple.

On the surface of the stone pillar, a line of words was deeply engraved. The lines of the words were profound, but the handwriting was messy and distorted. The depths of each stroke seemed to be soaked in blood and turned dark red. It just seemed to convey infinite despair and madness. It only had one sentence-

The god is dead.

(My Mom!!)
Chapter completed!