Translator: CinderTL
In the days that followed, Feng Qi began preparing for the Rookie Tournament.
He felt supremely confident about the competition.
This was because his class had Liu Yue.
Liu Yue alone could rival an entire elite class.
With the added support of the Xia Family Brothers and Yan Yue—four students from domain combat teams—Feng Qi was certain he could contend for first place in the Rookie Tournament.
He also planned to use the tournament to scout the other academies.
His primary focus would be on identifying promising newcomers whom he might later recruit into the Dawn Organization in future timelines.
With five days remaining until the Rookie Tournament, Feng Qi woke up early to a call from Wei Wei.
As soon as he answered, Wei Wei's voice came through the line:
"Still asleep? How can you sleep at your age?"
"Sister Wei, stop teasing. What's up?" Feng Qi asked, sitting up with a slight sigh.
"We've received the initial version of the Future Virtual Engine from Fang Zhiyou and have been testing it. During this time, Li Xingchen from the Future Research Institute helped us debug and refine the game code you left behind. It's now fully compatible with the Virtual Engine."
Hearing this, he immediately perked up:
"How's the game running?"
"There are still many areas that need improvement, but it's already capable of basic operation. The core combat mode can barely function, but there are still imperfections that need to be refined."
"For example, the game pod configurations need to be upgraded. I've already assigned this task to Li Xingchen. He claims he can develop a high-spec version of the game pod to interface with this super virtual game within half a month."
Wei Wei paused briefly before continuing:
"During testing, we also discovered a troublesome issue. The super virtual game code you provided contains numerous art magic skills that haven't yet been developed in this timeline."
Feng Qi was stunned by this revelation.
As Wei Wei pointed out, he had overlooked a crucial detail.
The game code he had copied from the future contained many art magic skills that didn't exist in this era.
Some of these spells wouldn't be developed for decades, while others wouldn't appear for centuries. If they were released all at once, it would...
Once players master these art magics in the game and discover they can effortlessly use them in the real world, it's bound to cause a sensation.
This will inevitably attract the attention of Domain Forces from all sides.
Until we've eradicated all Domain Forces lurking within Human Civilization, such a move would be extremely risky.
With this thought, he immediately asked, "Sister Wei, how difficult is it to modify the game code?"
Wei Wei's laughter echoed back, "Not difficult at all. We're currently integrating the Cultivation Technique Database and deleting the code for art magics that don't exist in this era. With Li Xingchen's help, we should be done in about half a day."
"That's good."
Relieved that deleting the code wouldn't be a hassle, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"One more thing: thirty-five virtual game pods were airlifted from the Future Research Institute to Scarlet Base yesterday. You've been busy with the Rookie Tournament lately, right? Want to bring a few over to play with?"
Feng Qi paused, startled by the offer.
"Is that possible?"
"Of course! The more players we have during the testing phase, the more feedback data we can collect. You mentioned your students are trustworthy, so they're perfect for testing the game."
"Great. How many can you spare?"
"We can give you fifteen. We'll keep twenty for ourselves. The high-spec game pods should be in production soon, and these older models will be phased out."
"I don't need fifteen. Thirteen will do."
"No problem."
"Thanks, Sister Wei."
"You're welcome!"
After hanging up, Feng Qi eagerly anticipated the game pods' arrival that afternoon.
Before then, he decided to visit the Principal's Office.
Transporting so many large devices onto the academy grounds was no small matter.
Under normal circumstances, bringing mechanical equipment into Star City Academy required a series of approvals and inspections.
With this in mind, he immediately got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.
After finishing in five minutes, he changed clothes and hurried to the Academy Cafeteria.
After breakfast, he headed straight to Bai Fusheng's office.
A moment later, he arrived at Bai Fusheng's office and knocked on the door.
"Come in," Bai Fusheng called out.
Pushing open the door, Feng Qi found Bai Fusheng dressed in a traditional Tang suit, engrossed in a thick book.