Lunch didn't last long before Bai Ze's memory fully integrated, as if all those experiences had truly happened to him—nothing unexpected.
This suddenly gave Bai Ze a strange thought: Could it be that in his previous life, he had been trapped inside a game in a virtual world?
After lunch, special robots automatically cleaned the table.
Bai Ze watched with curiosity, thinking that even babysitting jobs had been replaced by robots. No wonder so many people got lost in virtual worlds—otherwise, they'd have nothing to do.
Then he headed upstairs to his room to officially start designing his first game.
Just then, his father Bai Rufeng stopped him.
"Ze'er, how's your game coming along? I heard from your mother that you already have an idea?"
Bai Ze turned around helplessly but caught sight of Bai Rufeng grabbing freshly brewed tea from another robot. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly as Bai Ze replied, "Well, I just have a concept. It'll take a few days to finish."
"Oh? Tell me about it."
Since there were only five people in the family, there was no need for formalities—Bai Rufeng asked directly.
"Brother, do you really know what you're doing? Tell me quickly!" Bai Ziyue's clear voice piped up first.
Right—the focus of their conversation was the "Second World."
Speaking of which, Bai Rufeng's identity should be explained: he is the leader of Yunhai City.
The Tianlong Kingdom is the most powerful nation on Canglan Planet—not just one among many—because the original scientific boom began there. To this day, Tianlong Kingdom leads the virtual world trends.
Under Tianlong Kingdom are seven prefectures, each with countless cities. Yunhai City belongs to Donghua Mansion, one of the seven prefectures, and is among the top cities—demonstrating the Bai family's prestige.
As the eldest son, Bai Zihua not only inherited his father's good looks but also excelled in ability, especially in virtual gaming.
Bai Ziyue, on the other hand, wasn't as outstanding. She was still a college student; no matter how talented, she hadn't had a chance to shine yet.
Bai Ze himself just graduated this year and took over the "Second World" project from the state.
"Second World" is currently the most popular official virtual game, run by Tianlong Kingdom, where everything updates in real time to mirror reality. Sometimes, new policies are even tested there first. Tianlong Kingdom genuinely wants to turn it into a true second world.
But that alone isn't enough. The beauty of a virtual world is that it can do things impossible in reality. This time, the task is to add new features—the least imaginative task possible in this world.
Bai Ze smiled, grabbed Bai Ziyue's braid, and teased, "What can you do, little girl who hasn't even finished school yet?"
Then he looked at Bai Rufeng and said, "Don't worry, Dad. They probably think I'm slacking off, but this isn't just a chance—it's an opportunity."
This task was assigned before Bai Ze crossed over, meaning it was originally Bai Ze's own mission in this world.
If Bai Ze hadn't crossed over, one could imagine the outcome.
Apparently, Bai Rufeng and the others only found out after the fact.
There was no trickery—just people watching Bai Zihua's performance, fearing Bai Ze might follow the same path, so they gave him this task first. That's why they insisted he couldn't just blindly attempt it—even if he might fail—to avoid leaving a bad impression.
"Anyway, there's no rush. I'll show you all when I'm done."
It was hard for Bai Ze to explain before he had a finished product. How could he say, "I'm borrowing your chicken to lay eggs"?
If he hadn't taken on this task, Bai Ze—a big name in the "Second World"—wouldn't even have gotten a chance to touch anything.
"Why don't I find some people to help you?" Bai Zihua said seriously, his deep eyes unwavering.
"No need. The deadline's a month away, and there are still over ten days left. I can finish a rough version in a few days. When it's ready, I'll let you try it first."
Bai Ze smiled wryly and declined Bai Zihua's offer, afraid that his powerful father and brother might scare off his golden opportunity.
"Alright, alright, I'm going upstairs!"
Without waiting for a response, Bai Ze hurried upstairs.
Hua Yunyun was about to speak but Bai Rufeng stopped her. His mouth twitched a few times for no reason, then he said calmly, "This brat never wanted to follow my path anyway. Let him go, whether he has ideas or not."
"Then… well, that's probably for the best."
With a brother like Bai Zihua around, Bai Ze naturally didn't feel too much pressure. Hua Yunyun sighed inwardly—if Bai Rufeng and Bai Zihua took care of him, it was best for Bai Ze to follow their path.
...
Back in his room, Bai Ze quickly turned on the computer.
The data for "Second World" was already saved on it—of course, only the Yunhai City area—and Bai Ze's job was just to update and transform that section.
Other regions were managed by others, as long as the overall plan was approved by the higher-ups.
"Let's get started! System, copy the 'Second World' data into this."
"Ding~ Copying complete."
With a thought, Bai Ze quietly sat down and entered virtual space again.
There, a portal-like space hole opened to the virtual world of "Second World."
Bai Ze's task was to design and create Pokémon and add them to this world—no fancy operations needed.
"Number 001, Bulbasaur... uh, wonderful seed frog."
After watching for a moment, Bai Ze looked away and officially began creating Pokémon.
Whispering a command, in this pure white space of unknown size and direction, countless symbolic codes suddenly stirred and rushed toward Bai Ze, enveloping him like a giant egg.
As the creator god of this space, Bai Ze directed these codes, combining them in mysterious patterns one after another.
It looked impressive, but in reality, it was a very tedious process.