Chapter 321: The Boring Life of a Lucky Person

Who’s messing with me now?

Xu Zhi’s expression gradually stiffened, and he was momentarily stunned, finding it bizarre. His intelligent sub-brain had already blocked any exploratory methods players could conceive, making it impossible to pinpoint the real-world location of the orchard. One shouldn’t underestimate the technological capabilities of the former high-tech Zerg. But how could someone still find the location? In fact, there were indeed loopholes. After all, the previous Phoenix had created spatial transcendence to bypass the shield and cross worlds, a special method that bypassed the protective barrier. So, for the current attempt at pinpointing the location... Could it be the law of causality?

In a tastefully luxurious room in the capital city, elegantly furnished, featuring a pink double bed with several dolls arranged on it, and an adjacent small walk-in closet filled with designer bags, shoes, and various expensive luxury goods. Next to the closet was a wall adorned with figurines, rare and exquisite collectibles worth millions, not to mention the luxurious items in the adjacent closet.

“The life of the wealthy is so calm and boring! Everything has gone smoothly for me since childhood; it’s truly frustrating! Can’t society just beat me up, torture me a little?” murmured the cute girl.

“I really want to get beaten!” she suddenly exclaimed. Wearing white pajamas with a cute bear pattern, she stretched, sat in front of her computer, and typed away furiously. “I can’t believe my real-life good fortune has carried over into the game! As soon as I entered, I heard a Daoist lord preaching about the creation of heaven and earth, became the Azure Vine Earth Mother, then transformed into the World Tree, protecting all beings, and even took Daoist Changsheng as my disciple... It’s been one incredible encounter after another.”

Only she truly knew how lucky she was. Born into an extremely wealthy family, beautiful and tall, her external conditions were simply unbeatable—it was the dream debut many spent their lives aspiring to. Moreover, her father’s career surged forward right after her birth. When she was eight, her father took her to a fortune teller, who said she possessed a destiny of extraordinary blessings and immense fortune. From then on, her father doted on her immensely, and indeed, he consistently navigated through various dangers with ease. Her dad wished he could enshrine her like a god of wealth, offering incense and fruits daily, tending to her with utmost care.

“I’m Heaven’s favorite little one!” The cute girl sat with her legs crossed, very seriously. “I think I’m one of the luckiest people on Earth. I have no pursuits left in reality; only this unknown, real-world fantasy game holds my interest.”

Players like Emperor Alchemist, Akina Mountain Speed, Little Tiger Down the Mountain, and Dragon Nameless—these red-named, well-known players—were indeed stronger than her, had joined earlier, and were smarter than her. But none of them could compete with her. This was fortune.

Throughout history, countless geniuses have emerged, but many have fallen. Talent alone isn't enough; luck is also crucial. Looking at the long course of history, which rising monarch didn't possess astonishing fortune? For example, Liu Bang's legendary snake-slaying, which revealed his imperial destiny as the son of the Red Emperor—regardless of whether the legend is true or false, his luck was undoubtedly extraordinary! He certainly had talent and wisdom, but without such incredible luck, how could various reclusive strategists and generals have flocked to assist him? He wouldn't have reached that point from his humble beginnings. A person's opportunities are very important, even more so than talent. She was precisely the type of fortunate person who could fall off a cliff and still find a martial arts manual.

“Those 'Africans' (unlucky players), no matter how hard they try, will only end up with worthless outcomes, like a Thunder Hammer hitting nothing or a slime worth ten rose coins. Luck is too important for a person; how could they possibly compete with me?” The cute girl murmured, then suddenly strode to the window with her hands clasped behind her back, adopting an arrogant posture as if looking down on all creation. “Especially after I established the dragon vein and gathered the incense of an era’s destiny, my fortune seems to have transformed into a mysterious golden dragon, making my luck even more potent. If I used to have minor luck, now I have major luck!”

“I am Heaven’s most beloved child! The Creator God’s favorite girl, which is why I must pursue my idol!” The better her luck, the more it manifested, not just in the game. In reality, it also invisibly manifested, as if the dragon vein’s fortune from that ancient world was blessing her in the real world.

“It’s as if our two worlds exist within one, and I can feel the Great Zhou Dynasty’s blessing on my fortune... What an amazing game!” The cute girl looked at herself in the mirror, noting how she was getting prettier and healthier, then spun around with a laugh. “And it seems the closer I get to the south, the more I can feel that subtle pull. Should I drive down there and follow the feeling?” The cute girl rested her chin in her hand. “Anyway, the Azure Vine Earth Mother often goes out to watch movies and travel around...”

Xu Zhi: ??? This person has too much inner drama and is still doing crazy things?! Could she really follow her intuition, using her insane luck, to find my orchard?

“Luck... is something so mystical truly real?” He took a deep breath. Come to think of it, he had worked so hard for so long without comprehending the Dao Heart, yet this person just waltzed in and instantly achieved enlightenment? Xu Zhi had noticed this person's overflowing luck a long time ago. At the time, he thought it was just temporary good fortune, but he hadn't expected her to have such a smooth journey. Even when Medusa set a trap for her, she managed to escape danger through various coincidences and continued to live carefree in the other world as a fake saintess...

“Is there really such a thing as destiny in this world? Can one truly avert danger no matter where they go?” Sitting in the carriage, Xu Zhi felt a headache coming on as he asked the intelligent sub-brain.

The intelligent sub-brain’s mechanical voice responded: “On a living planet, the accumulated thoughts and incense of countless beings will form a subconscious collective awareness, which you often refer to as Gaia, the Earth’s consciousness. This consciousness may inadvertently favor certain beings, making them ‘Children of Fortune’ or, as you call them, ‘Chosen Ones of Destiny’.”

“There really is an Earth consciousness?” Xu Zhi was speechless for a few seconds; he hadn’t considered this possibility.

“Yes, it is only natural,” the intelligent sub-brain replied. “This is similar to the incense system in the Ancient World, which converges to form the Heavenly Dao... If it can be realized in the sandbox world, it can naturally also be realized on this planet. However, on ordinary planets without transcendent life, the aggregated collective consciousness is merely very rudimentary, vague, and lacks self-awareness.”

Xu Zhi naturally understood this; when he went to the cinema to absorb incense, the amount he absorbed was simply too small.

The intelligent sub-brain continued: “On some transcendent planets, where there are many powerful beings, the planet’s consciousness will also be stronger. In even more powerful cases, it can form an conscious life, becoming a spirit or entity through certain serendipities. That is also a form of life, called an ionic-state life, which is essentially the Heavenly Dao of a planet.”