Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

In the promotional video for the War Realm, players lie down in specially designed holographic game pods during their usual rest periods. The auxiliary solution in the pod helps players quickly enter deep sleep.

After two hours of deep sleep, the pod’s neural interface automatically “wakes up” the sleeping player, guiding their mental energy into a pre-set game, allowing them to sleep and play simultaneously.

For Ruo Manni, the most appealing selling point in the War Realm’s official promotion is the specially configured auxiliary solution in the holographic game pod.

In the video, this expensive solution is said to enhance physical fitness. While players are immersed in the solution playing the War Realm, it gradually improves their physical condition.

It is said that players who use the solution according to the guidelines for over a year, and diligently level up and train in the game, can expect to enhance their physical condition by about one small level.

This selling point perfectly resonated with Ruo Manni’s desire to become stronger.

On the other hand, Lin Kexin believes the biggest draw in the promotional video is that when players first enter the game, the official team invites renowned military instructors from the Gus Empire to customize suitable combat skills for each player.

These skills can be practiced not only in the War Realm but also in the real world. Although this selling point is unprecedented, it is officially recognized, with even the crown prince personally endorsing it, leaving no room for doubts about false advertising.

This selling point might not mean much to aristocratic families. For children from noble backgrounds, those with cultivation potential typically begin training in their teens, with the elite learning advanced combat skills and those from less affluent families settling for basic skills.

However, for commoners who can’t afford advanced skills and can only practice ordinary ones, this presents an excellent opportunity to obtain transferable advanced skills for their descendants. Thus, the holographic game pods in the War Realm are receiving unprecedented attention from the lower classes.

To avoid impacting children’s normal growth and development, the War Realm stipulates that players must be at least twelve years old to enter the game.

Additionally, there are restrictions on online time for minors. Those under twenty-five cannot log in for more than six hours a day, while adults over twenty-five can play for up to twelve hours.

Ruo Manni just turned fifteen last month, and she is extremely focused on this game that promises to enhance physical fitness and combat levels, placing all her hopes on it.

So, as soon as the pre-sale for the War Realm’s game pods started, she spent two-thirds of her credit points to secure a specially designed holographic game pod, leaving her with just over 400,000 credit points.

The specially formulated auxiliary solutions are also pricey, costing 500 credit points per bottle. To use it consistently for a year would require at least 300,000 credit points. Ruo Manni, determined to enhance her cultivation potential, didn’t hesitate to spend another 300,000.

Thanks to her quick actions, Ruo Manni was fortunate enough to secure a spot among the first hundred pre-sale buyers, earning her a luxurious version of the holographic game pod.

Without any special advantages, Ruo Manni had no idea what made this special version different, but Aoi Dan, who had reincarnated ten years later, certainly did.

In the timeline of Aoi Dan’s previous life, by the fifth year after the War Realm launched, the benefits of the specially designed game pods had become widely known throughout the Gus Empire.

Mina-Olli and Hua Deli were both direct descendants of prominent families, giving them access to information and resources. As soon as the official War Realm released the special edition holographic game pods, they quickly secured theirs, so both owned the special version.

In her previous life, Aoi Dan, who longed to transform from a sparrow to a phoenix, ended up with a tarnished reputation after using deceit to entice Hua Deli. Although she hid away, she secretly kept a close watch on Mina-Olli and Hua Deli, being classmates and all, allowing her to pick up on certain things.

By the third year after the War Realm’s launch, Aoi Dan realized that the specially designed holographic game pods were significantly better at enhancing players’ physical attributes than the regular versions.

Knowing this in her previous life, Aoi Dan was consumed with jealousy. She believed that Mina-Olli’s rapid progress in cultivation and her standing alongside Hua Deli as a perfect couple were solely due to the special game pod.

Later, when Aoi Dan unexpectedly got the chance to enter Mina-Olli’s dormitory, her jealousy drove her to recklessly destroy Mina-Olli’s special game pod, resulting in her being suppressed by the Olli family and eventually exiled to a poor, remote planet far from the imperial capital.

Ironically, Aoi Dan benefited from this misfortune; that remote planet was in the opposite direction from Topaz Star, which had become the first battlefield when the disaster began. That planet was only affected by the war at the very end. Otherwise, Aoi Dan wouldn’t have survived for another ten years.

Of course, filled with resentment, Aoi Dan never reflected on her own actions but only fixated on what others had done to her. After her rebirth, she was determined to get into the Xuan Gu Military Academy, claim Hua Deli for herself, and trample Mina-Olli underfoot.

But while imagination is beautiful, reality is harsh. Coming from a common family, Aoi Dan is average in appearance and lacks any special abilities. Trying to snatch Hua Deli away from the noble Mina-Olli is nothing but a pipe dream. In her previous life, Aoi Dan had no chance; Hua Deli didn’t even want to look at her.

However, this time, Aoi Dan believes everything is different because she has been reborn.

What does this mean? It means she is the destined one, returned to change her future fate. She confidently thinks that one day she will be better than Mina-Olli.

Aoi Dan is certain that while she cannot change her commoner status immediately, she will surpass others in the future. As long as she makes a name for herself in the Xuan Gu Military Academy, Hua Deli will surely notice her. Once he sees her, he will undoubtedly fall in love with her.

After realizing she had been reborn at fifteen, Aoi Dan has been training hard. With the experience from her past life, her training speed is much faster this time. She regrets that her rebirth came too late; in just five months, the academy’s assessment will take place, and she won’t have time to advance to the late stage of Level 4.

Still, compared to her previous self, she is already much stronger. She believes that by the time of the assessment, she will definitely reach the mid-level of Level 4, while in her previous life she had only just reached the early stage. For new students at the Xuan Gu Military Academy, this represents a significant difference between top students and average ones.

Filled with confidence and hope after her rebirth, Aoi Dan no longer focuses her thoughts and attention on Topaz Star.