After scrubbing off the sweat and blood stains with a damp towel, Yun You lay flat on the sofa and put on the thick virtual reality glasses.

"Ethernet, initiate!"

She recited according to the method taught by Old Jin.

And the next moment, the lenses of the glasses emitted a white light that enveloped the world in front of Yun You.

Under the glow of the light, the little girl's consciousness gradually blurred, and her five senses slowly sank, falling into a half-dream, half-awake state...

"Ethernet connection successfully established."

After an unknown period, a mechanical prompt devoid of any emotion emerged from the chaotic white world, awakening Yun You's consciousness.

She gradually felt the sensation of "feet on the ground," and began to sense her body.

This experience was quite magical, like regaining consciousness bit by bit after being overdosed with anesthesia.

She blinked, wanting to take a good look at this "virtual world"... but at that moment, an electronic panel suddenly appeared out of thin air, blocking her view.

[Virtual ID No.999997, welcome to the Ethernet zone]

[Since this is your first time entering the Ethernet world, please fill in the correct identity information (you can also choose anonymous mode)]

Yun You didn't think much and chose anonymous directly.

Come on, getting on Ethernet to surf, who's daring enough to use their real name.

She definitely didn't want to be called by her real name online, nor her online name in person...

So, she randomly made up a name—"Wu Ming," which means nameless, and just decided to go with it.

It was an alias she had used during work, meaning there was no name.

[Anonymous identity selected successfully, please adjust your appearance as you like]

The text on the panel slowly changed and then formed a mirror, along with thousands of parameter bars.

Yun You glanced at the mirror and found that her appearance in Ethernet was actually a "little light person" completely shrouded in light.

No facial features, no clothes, and no hair.

Presumably, this was Ethernet's face customization system, further helping anonymizers hide their identity.

Yun You wasn't good at face customization, so she randomly generated an image of a pink-haired girl with purple eyes and confirmed it.

But just at that moment, a new panel popped up.

[Conflict detected in settings, please change eye color to red, thank you for your cooperation]

"There's even such a conflict?"

Yun You was slightly taken aback but felt relieved after thinking it through.

She had heard online complaints saying this Ethernet feels like an antique product from some era, with code messier than a garbage mountain, errors were very frequent, and encountering conflicts was quite normal.

Moreover, thinking about it, there weren't as many emergency situations in the virtual network, and people with red eyes might not be few either, after all, the color looks good...

So, the little girl didn't dwell on the issue and changed her pupils to red as per the system's suggestion and confirmed it.

[Initial avatar configuration complete, now transporting you to Level 1 "Grand Hall World," please prepare]

The panel descended, Yun You's vision became blurry again, and nothing was clear, only the continuous prompt sound echoed in her ears.

[Given this is your first time entering the Ethereal World, here are the following suggestions and rules to remember and adhere to]

[1. The Ethernet world is divided into 7 layers, you are currently on Level 1, higher levels unlock more permissions and functions, which also require higher entry conditions, relating to your overall strength and financial power]

[2. There's no time limit for using Ethernet, but considering your physical body in reality might fall into danger due to hunger or sudden illness, the Ethereal World below Level 3 will forcibly eject users every twelve hours, please note the remaining time]

[3. You can silently recite "Panel" to summon the menu interface, adjust view brightness, sensory simulation degree, and use it to exit the game]

[4. Life and death combat is prohibited in the conventional areas of Ethernet, violators will face system punishment. The severity of the punishment has no upper limit and is situation-dependent]

[To duel, head to the Duel Arena area (Note: Sensory simulation degree can be adjusted to 100% there, where consciousness death will significantly damage the real body, please use it cautiously)]

[Level 1 suggestions broadcast complete, other related matters will be sent to your inbox in the form of a manual]

As the voice fell, the world before Yun You's eyes began to gradually clear up.

Meanwhile, noisy and lively voices appeared around her.

"Going to Zone EFG in the mid-level of Nest City No. 2? There's a carpool here, just 200 Silver Cannons per person... Insurance? Oh, don't need that thing, I'm a great driver, only crashed and killed 27 people in 10 years, rest assured~"

"Fresh weapon prosthetic bodies! Just peeled off from a corpse and still warm, 99 new, quality guaranteed! What? You say this knife has cracks? Oh, that's just decorative, if it breaks I'll repair it for you..."

"Bounty mission, assassinate an A-level target, currently three lacking one, need a nimble Bullet Alchemist, once enough we'll set off, succeed and get 1000, die and get 10000, remember to buy the most expensive accident insurance! What? You say fake death insurance fraud? There's no such thing, you can't slander me..."

"Apprentice Death God Internship Period evaluation tutoring class, one-on-one private teaching, 99% passing rate, or money-back guarantee! Just 150,000 Silver Cannons, won't suffer a loss or be deceived."

"..."

Yun You widened her eyes.

Next, a magnificent virtual world unfolded before her eyes.

What met her eyes was a massive plaza built with pure white marble.

Its white floor extended endlessly, with no end in sight.

And on the square, five red-carpeted roads divided the Virtual World into five different spaces, as indicated by the roadside display signs, they represented: [Market], [Duel Arena], [Training Ground], [Task Hall], and finally the [Apprentice Death God's Residence].

The noisy hawking earlier was coming from those five roads.

Every inch of the plaza was crowded with people, but because it was a virtual space, as long as there's no interaction between people, they don't have collision volume.

Even if they collide, they'll just pass through each other.

"What a magnificent virtual world..."

Yun You stared at this world in a daze.

Nest City No. 3 was already prosperous enough, with a population exceeding 100 million, making it an unarguably mega-city.

But compared to the endless Ethernet, Nest City appeared so small and open...

At least, even the lower level of Nest City couldn't compare to this Ethernet, whether in terms of prosperity or population, it fell far behind.

With astonishment in her heart, Yun You strolled around.

The first area she visited was the [Market] zone.

There weren't many buildings here, people just set up shops along the streets, allowing anyone to browse at will.

Yun You was deeply attracted by the merchandise in the shops.

They sold everything, from compact handguns to tank main cannons; from poor-quality bulletproof vests to fully-covering armor... there wasn't anything she couldn't buy, only things she couldn't imagine buying.

She wanted to buy everything, and her shopping cart quickly filled with hundreds of "wanted" items.

This greatly exceeded Yun You's budget, but the little girl was unwilling to give up anything.

And just as she was struggling, a quarrel suddenly erupted in the corner beside her, interrupting her thoughts and catching her attention.

"Isn't this too expensive? Selling unbranded and unlicensed external chips at market price? Do you think you're a giant corporation or something?"

"Buy if you want, if not, get lost! You should inform yourself, my hand-crafted chips are unique 'Information Prediction Reconnaissance Chips'! They're my patented product, nonnegotiable!"

"Oh? You're arguing with me? I'll go report you later for not having a business license and a certificate of qualification, let's see how you sell anything then!"

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