William Harper prided himself on being high-IQ, but even his brain felt a bit overwhelmed. He couldn’t find any flaws to refute, so he could only keep asking, “And then?”

　　Henry Clark gave a faint smile and said, “Back then, the major families involved in this matter all thought they had found the Thirty-Three Heavens where the Heavenly Emperor resided, seeing it as a heaven-sent opportunity. They moved their entire families in. Because of this ancient misunderstanding, to this day we still call the world inside the alien spacecraft the Realm of Thirty-Three Heavens. To keep this secret, the families even buried the alien spacecraft itself so that no one else could find it.”

　　“During the Jin dynasties, there were the most legends about immortals—Gan Bao’s ‘On the Transformation of the Five Qi,’ ‘On Monsters,’ ‘On Moving Mountains,’ ‘Gan Zi,’ ‘Hundred Records Poems,’ ‘In Search of the Supernatural,’ and even the story of King Liu An of Huainan’s family ascending to heaven. These were all tales that came from those who didn’t manage to move in but knew a bit of the secret, passed down and embellished over time.”

　　William Harper listened until his mouth was dry, as if hearing an immortal recite heavenly scriptures. He felt that nothing in the world could be more incredible than this. After thinking for a moment, he asked, “Since these families possess such miraculous things, why would they sell one-yuan cell phones? And recruit newcomers for something called ‘Full-time Martial God’?”

　　Henry Clark perked up and continued to explain, “The families who moved into the inner world of the alien spacecraft were the top intellectuals of their era. They knew they couldn’t cut themselves off or become stagnant. So they didn’t isolate themselves from the world, but kept in frequent contact with the outside, often sending the younger generation out to travel, and many descendants have always lived outside.”

　　“Everything was fine before the Ming and Qing dynasties, as everyone was used to following tradition. But during the Republic era, Western ideas came in, and many people accepted concepts like democracy, human rights, individuality, liberation of human nature, and so on, which led to new ways of thinking.”

　　“There are many dangers in the world inside the alien spacecraft. Every family lost many elders exploring unknown regions. So the young people who accepted modern ideas began to oppose exploring the Thirty-Three Heavens, oppose the families’ ancient traditions, and oppose such sacrifices.”

　　William Harper asked, “So just because there were too many sacrifices, some people didn’t want to keep exploring the secrets of the alien spacecraft?”

　　Henry Clark nodded and said, “Exactly!”

　　William Harper couldn’t help but complain, “They really don’t love science enough.”

　　Henry Clark giggled and continued, “That’s why the Full-time Martial God project was created—to train character cards to explore instead of real people.”

　　William Harper pointed around and said, “You mean this fantastical mobile game? And what exactly are character cards?”

　　Henry Clark smiled sweetly and replied, “That’s right! After all, people from these families are used to enjoying life. Without something fresh and exciting, there’s no way to attract people to participate. Making it into a game is just to make this tedious work more interesting. The idea for Full-time Martial God actually came from popular online and mobile games in the outside world—it’s one of the ways the outside world has influenced the Thirty-Three Heavens.”

　　“As for character cards… they can be seen as another body, a shell used specifically for fighting! Character cards have special martial arts slots where you can equip martial arts to fight. Martial arts cards are basically a combat system with built-in AI that can control special energies. You can think of them as game skills—it’s not wrong.”

　　William Harper finally understood part of the situation and pressed further, “Why was I brought in?”

　　Henry Clark thought for a moment and said, “My family’s influence is average, so I don’t have access to the higher-ups and don’t really know what’s going on. Right now, the radical factions are in power among the families, so it’s not surprising if some leader comes up with bizarre policies.”

　　William Harper quietly looked at Henry Clark for a while and asked, “Are you also one of the descendants living outside?”

　　Henry Clark’s eyes sparkled, and she bit her lip with a faint smile, “After graduation, my family called me back to the Thirty-Three Heavens. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have broken up with you.”

Chapter Five: Darling, I don’t want to!

　　William Harper’s expression immediately darkened. He finally knew the real reason he was dumped back then, but it wasn’t something to be happy about—the gap between them was something effort alone could never bridge.

　　Henry Clark opened her mouth a few times, as if wanting to explain, but in the end said nothing.

　　William Harper shrugged and didn’t ask further. Henry Clark had already said enough; she probably didn’t know any more secrets.

　　A sign of maturity is: not asking questions that have no answers!

　　William Harper was a top student since elementary school, with sky-high IQ—otherwise Henry Clark wouldn’t have liked him in the first place.

　　Back in middle school, he was a dominant presence, crushing his classmates academically. His brainpower was strong, so he quickly sorted out his thoughts and came to the right conclusion: he really shouldn’t get involved in such an unbelievable event. So William Harper said very seriously, “I want to leave now!”

　　Henry Clark shook her head and sighed, “According to the rules of Full-time Martial God, you can’t leave unless you complete all the beginner tasks.”