3. Tower of Babel

After listening to Lin Xian's answer, the examiner sized up the young man before him, pondered for a moment, and wrote a comment on the paper—

[Has strong goals and a certain level of awareness]

He then looked at Lin Xian and said, "We already understand why you want to become an investigator. As for whether it's true or not, the Blue Star AI system will verify it."

Lin Xian understood what he meant.

The intelligent system of this virtual world 'Blue Star' can easily detect everything that has happened on Blue Star, and can also distinguish whether the citizens' words are true or false based on their consciousness fluctuations.

The examiner continued, "Approximately how long did it take you to master the basic evolution method to 100%?"

Lin Xian thought for a moment and said, "I tried it a long time ago, but I gave up before I even got to the basics of physical techniques. I started practicing hard about three months ago."

Basic physical training is similar to gymnastics movements and can train the body's power generation skills and limb coordination.

To begin learning the "Basic Evolution Method," one must first master the "Basic Physical Techniques," coordinating the exertion of all the muscles and bones in the body to meet the training requirements of the Basic Evolution Method.

"Three months?" A hint of surprise flashed in the examiner's eyes.

The young male examiner next to Lin Xian looked at him with some surprise and couldn't help but say, "Don't brag. The Blue Star AI system can find out your exact training time at any time."

"I can prove it."

The female examiner next to him spoke up: "Three months ago, he was indeed just an ordinary person."

Upon hearing this, the examiner nodded slightly and said, "If it really has only been three months, then your evolutionary talent can indeed be considered top-notch."

"Top-grade?" Lin Xian was overjoyed.

The examiner looked at Lin Xian with a hint of admiration. "Although the basic physical techniques and basic evolution methods are not difficult, and there is also the 'refresh' function to assist, if one's talent is average, no matter how hard one works, it will take a year or two to succeed. If one becomes lazy, one will regress. You only used three months, which is already very good."

Lin Xian understood what he meant.

The virtual world of Blue Star is almost 100% realistic, except that it does not age or die, and can be refreshed and restored to its current perfect state.

However, the virtual world also replicates the physiological regulatory mechanisms of the human body. If there is no exercise or stimulation, the body will automatically degrade the myofibril protein that is not needed. Even if refreshing can repair damage and maintain basic health, it cannot change the core logic of use and disuse.

Simply put, refreshing can keep you in a "healthy weak state," but your muscles will still atrophy, and you will still gradually become rusty with the movements you've learned.

The basic evolutionary method and the principle of muscle training are similar.

"Perhaps your talent isn't exceptional by any standard on the entire planet."

The examiner exclaimed, "But among all the people who came for interviews this year in our Jiangxing City Investigation Bureau, your talent should be considered the best."

"Number one this year?" Lin Xian couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then how fast is the fastest on Earth?"

He knew that there were 380 cities on Earth, and Jiangxing City was just one of them.

The examiner glanced at him: "A few hours, I guess."

"A few hours?" Lin Xian looked at the examiner in utter surprise.

"However, that's an exception; it's a case of directly transforming to the limits of the human body using special medicine," the examiner said. "Under normal circumstances, even with just some medicinal baths to accelerate recovery, the fastest record is around twenty days."

Lin suddenly realized.

Twenty days is still quite fast, much faster than his.

But he also understands that his talent is not actually that high. It is mainly because after "awakening", his regeneration and recovery are far beyond that of ordinary people. In addition, he works hard enough to make up for his shortcomings.

The key was the "awakening" three months ago.

It was because of this "awakening" that he was able to fully recall everything from the past, including his former home.

However, he is not yet clear about the nature of this awakening, and will decide whether to reveal it after he understands it in the future.

The meeting room fell silent again.

"That concludes the interview process."

The examiner calmly looked at Lin Xian and said, "The final test still depends on yourself. Normally, as long as you master the basic evolution method, you will most likely be able to pass the first level of the Tower of Babel. If you don't succeed the first time, you can try a few more times."

Lin Xian nodded slightly.

To travel to the real world, one must enter the Tower of Babel that stands in the heart of the city.

However, he didn't quite understand either.

A hundred years ago, the humans on Earth had already abandoned their physical bodies, leaving only their consciousness in this virtual world. How could they possibly return to the real world?

But as everyone knows—

If an individual is strong enough to force their way through the first level of the Tower of Babel with their bare hands, they may be able to return to reality.

Of course, it's only a possibility.

A few people passed the first level but were not qualified to return to reality.

"Just a heads up."

The examiner suddenly said solemnly, "Even if you do pass the first level of the Tower of Babel, don't rush to descend into reality, otherwise you can't blame anyone if you die in reality."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xian immediately nodded and said, "I understand."

The examiner grunted and said, "Go ahead."

After Lin Xian left the conference hall, the examiner slowly smiled and said, "Not bad. If he can really become an investigator, we can recruit him into our team."

"Captain?" the young male examiner asked in surprise. "His talent is quite good, but his indulgent nature..."

"It may not be a bad thing."

The examiner said, "To be able to extricate oneself after a hundred years of indulgence is all the more precious. Moreover, when someone who has enjoyed everything forgets everything in reality and only their true nature remains, they will not be influenced by temptations."

The female examiner smiled and nodded, saying, "I agree with the captain's statement. A prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold."

……

"So huge..."

In the backyard of the Investigation Bureau, Lin Xian looked up at the vast white wall that seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see and couldn't help but marvel at it.

At this moment, being so close to the Tower of Babel, it was impossible to see its entirety. All that could be seen were the white jade-like wall material and the various colored halos that crisscrossed like rainbow bridges.

"Mr. Lin, this way."

An investigator led Lin Xian onto a wide overpass, toward the Tower of Babel.

After a short while, after reaching the end of the overpass, a water curtain-like doorway can be seen on the white wall in front of you, with ripples spreading across it.

"Mr. Lin, once you go inside, you'll be on the first floor of the Tower of Babel. You'll then face the guards on the first floor of the Tower of Babel."

The staff explained carefully: "It's impossible to determine what kind of guard it is each time. It could be a strange beast emitting a special mist, a guard formed from metal machinery, or even a human. But you must kill the guard to pass, or you can only leave if you die in battle."

Lin Xian listened carefully.

Beasts? Machines? Humans?

"However, since Mr. Lin has mastered the basic evolution method, he should have a chance to succeed," the staff member said.

Lin Xian nodded.

Even after mastering the basic evolution method, there is still only a chance to pass. After all, actual combat depends not only on physical fitness, but also on performance and combat experience.

"The strange beasts emitting a special mist are the 'Mist Beasts' from the real wasteland. That mist is extremely harmful to the human body, but after mastering the basic evolution method, they can dispel the mist by relying on their individual life magnetic field..."

"The mechanical guardians, on the other hand, are a product of the omnic crisis in the real world..."

After the staff explained the details, Lin Xian took a deep breath and stepped into the water curtain doorway that was rippling with waves.

The next moment, darkness suddenly enveloped him, and when the light returned, he found himself on a vast, boundless, pure white earth.

Before Lin Xian could even properly observe his surroundings, a grand voice, indistinct in gender and imbued with a solemn tone, suddenly echoed:

"Blue Star citizen 'Lin Xian', authority level 'E', citizen number '330109200910303712', has been detected with awakened psionic energy and is about to begin a D-level trial."

"Test Scenario: Earth's dense fog zone."

"During the test, the 'refresh' function will be disabled until the test is completed or you die."

Lin Xian's heart skipped a beat: "Awakened psionic energy?"

Before he could think any further, as the grand sound echoed, a thick, white fog rapidly spread out, instantly enveloping him. Within the fog, three strange beast-like figures, resembling both wolves and dogs, could be vaguely seen, accompanied by low growls.

Enveloped in the thick fog, Lin Xian felt a series of pains all over his body, as if countless tiny needles were piercing him, beginning to pierce and even break down his skin and flesh!

A feeling of suffocation followed, accompanied by a stinging pain in my eyes. My vision instantly turned blood red, and my eyes began to blur!

"this……"

Lin Xian's expression changed.

Immediately afterward, three beastly figures, concealed by the mist, rushed towards Lin Xian simultaneously!