Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Bai E, rushing to the control station, laid his eyes first upon Lord Pansen, who was meditating in a sitting position by the edge of the console.

"Has it appeared again?"

It was eight in the morning, and according to the pattern observed, it was around the time the virtual world would usually manifest.

The entity's "feeding" activity had been artificially interrupted the day before, making it uncertain whether it would occur earlier or later today.

"No." Miss Aryan shook her head, leaning in close to Bai E's chin and whispering by the side of her own jaw with the back of her hand, "Lord is cultivating his powers."

After a sufficiently long period of sleep and recovery, Pansen was once again full of energy.

It seemed he heard Bai E's voice. Pansen opened his eyes and a fleeting glint of dark light passed through them, then dissipated into the invisible.

"Here!" With a spin that didn't rely on any leverage, Pansen stood up, excitedly facing Bai E, "When I woke up this morning, I thought of an excellent plan to deal with the virtual world."

Bai E's heart trembled, and he stepped forward abruptly, "Lord, after Your rest, I too have devised a brilliant strategy!"

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"According to past records, under normal circumstances, the virtual world appears only once a day..." As Bai E said this, he watched for Pansen's expressions.

When he saw Pansen's excitement and agreement intensifying, Bai E was assured that they had come to the same conclusion—this was an obvious hypothesis—

"However, yesterday, because of your multiple interruptions, the target had to come and "feed" over and over again. If we can continue to disrupt its 'feeding' process, perhaps we can force it to increase the time needed for each subsequent feeding due to lack of energy replenishment. If we could keep accumulating this time..."

"Yes!" Pansen declared firmly, "Exactly! I also reviewed the records just now, and the longest duration the enemy stole Computing Power Resources at the beginning exceeded 23 minutes! If I have that much time again to complete its disconnection, I am certain I will be able to capture it!"

"Yes, that's right! Lord!" Bai E's face too was aglow with an "excited" flush, "Based on the pattern we have, our chances are great!"

"Then it's decided for today!" Though Pansen's cultivation of his Spiritual Energy control was not yet extraordinary, as long as he had ample time and thorough preparation, without having to drag his weary body in a head-on struggle with the foe, he felt the task should be almost certainty!

Seeing his own plan acknowledged by Bai E, Pansen felt even more confident.

Leaning against the edge of the control station, his gaze unfocused as he unintentionally swept everything before him, Pansen merely pressed his palm down, muttering softly, "Come on... come on... "

Show yourself!

Today, we shall compete in another form!

As seconds and minutes passed by, Minister Eric and Miss Aryan, the assistant, were quite thrilled after hearing the Lord had a plan filled with confidence.

If the Lord could successfully capture the virtual world, then the information division wouldn't be able to miss any data relating to the virtual world.

Acquiring more knowledge in this field could undoubtedly accelerate their research in this area.

11:49 AM.

"Beep, beep, beep~"

In the midst of eager anticipation, the virtual world, likely devoid of human-like will, made its appearance at noon, immediately triggering an alert from the control station.

"E2!"

"Let's go!" Pansen looked toward Bai E, who knowingly led the way.

While not particularly keen on seeing the virtual world ultimately captured by Pansen, it remained uncertain what the virtual world might offer humanity...or even himself. Not being involved in the matter might not imply a significant loss.

Moreover, considering this morning's conversation, Lord Pansen seemed inexplicably friendly and trusting towards him. If the item was held in his hands for a while, he might later, when able to reveal his possession of Spiritual Energy, ask to learn about or see the virtual world — and Pansen might agree.

For now, he had to wait and see...

Leading the way diligently, Bai E harbored no thoughts of sabotage.

Find the area, lock the position, capture the interference.

Done in one go.

This process, repeated many times, was now second nature to Pansen; precision was not required as long as he could "scare off" the adversary by deploying a "capture" of Spiritual Energy the instant it was locked on.

Once... twice... thrice...

1:31 PM.

2:18 PM.

5:59 PM.

7:00 PM...

8:00 PM...

9:00 PM...

With continuous aggressive interruptions, the virtual world, seemingly without a human consciousness, began to behave like a frenzied bull, repeatedly attacking the server room.

Yet it fled at once after each "scare."

10:00 PM...
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11:00 PM...

12:00 AM...

"Why isn't it coming?"

"Could it have been scared off?"

The four individuals, having waited by the control station for over two hours, murmured their confusion.

The virtual world was a unique entity that everyone had encountered, and without prior experience, any unforeseen events had to be dealt with based solely on the information at hand and basic logical conjectures.