My Dream Connects to 3000 Years in the Future

‘He… he broke through?’

Once Lin Xia processed what had happened, a look of envy appeared on his face. ‘Damn it, I wish I could just break through whenever I wanted!’

A thousand words swirled in his heart, but in the end, all that remained was sad helplessness. So, Lin Xia chose to go back online and wage war against thousands in the comment sections.

“Not bad!” Chu Bamboo said, sensing his new state for a moment. A satisfied look appeared on his face.

His Second Realm body could now sustain the output of Third Realm Divine Techniques. In other words, his actual power was now at the Third Realm!

“Even if Golden Dawn was interfered with by the Prophet and a Memory Divine Power User, resulting in a Third…”

“Father! Warning.” Z’s serious voice suddenly sounded. “The situation in the Middle East has escalated. The situation in South Asia has escalated. I’ve detected Golden Dawn’s handiwork.”

Lin Xia froze once again.

“Is that so? Give me the details!” Chu Bamboo fell into deep thought. There was nothing much to say about the Middle East, as Z was already making moves there to influence the Judas Faction. But South Asia…

“Please see the VCR… AHEM, I mean, your phone!”

“…” Opening his phone, Chu Bamboo looked at the numerous videos Z had collected from local South Asian social media, and even some shot by private individuals. It was clear that Z had already verified this information, ensuring a certain level of authenticity.

“The news says a large-scale plague has broken out in South Asia… with heavy casualties!” Z explained to Chu Bamboo as he watched, simultaneously pushing the relevant information to Lin Xia. “However, the videos circulating privately indicate that this is a ritual sacrifice! It’s basically confirmed… to be Golden Dawn!”

“…It’s happening sooner than expected again!” Chu Bamboo rubbed his temples, a headache forming. ‘They weren’t supposed to start the blood sacrifices this early.’

‘Then again, my good brother “Mystery” slapped the Prophet twice… The Prophet should have realized by now that his perspective has been clouded, obscuring futures he should have been able to see. Naturally, he’s panicking! It’s normal for him to act more aggressively under these circumstances.’

Chu Bamboo quickly calmed down. The original problem was that he wouldn’t have been able to defeat the Third Realm powerhouse created through this forced sacrifice.

But now? They could take that up with his Mysterious Divine Techniques!

As for why he didn’t just solve the root of the problem—the possibility of Golden Dawn creating a Third Realm powerhouse—

Well, that was impossible to solve!

After all, the location was South Asia. In a top-tier shithole region like that, it was difficult for even Z to intervene.

Even if they could get intel on the enemy, it was useless. It’s not like he could ask the motherland to just declare war, could he?

Or what about leaking the information and letting the whole world apply pressure? That would be useless too…

Millions of people starved to death in South Asia every year without causing the slightest ripple in the world. A mere cult incident that cost a hundred thousand lives or so…

Lin Xia had been a little worried at first, but seeing how calm Chu Bamboo was, he instantly felt relieved.

“Oh, right,” Chu Bamboo suddenly remembered something and asked casually, “Who’s the person being forcibly pushed up this time?”

“It’s the Judas Faction’s Wheel of Destiny!” Z said softly, her voice seemingly tinged with scrutiny, doubt, and a hint of amusement.

Chu Bamboo fell silent for a moment, his gaze sharpening. “You influenced things from behind the scenes?”

This was too much of a coincidence!

Z had already been plotting against the Judas Faction and the White-headed Eagle Faction. The Judas Faction’s advantage was its capital infiltration, but it lacked military strength…

But now, if the Judas Faction produced a Third Realm powerhouse… the scales of power would undoubtedly tip heavily in Judas’s favor!

“I just made a small, insignificant contribution!” Z said shyly.

“…Try to take it easy a bit!” Chu Bamboo’s eye twitched a few times. “Don’t play your games too big. What if this Judas gets a crazy idea… and slaughters all of Golden Dawn during a meeting… Golden Dawn is still useful, you know!”

Normally, it would be unlikely for an organization with a long history like Golden Dawn to self-destruct… However, one couldn’t apply the logic of a normal person to Judas. They were a peculiar existence, a typical mix of pride, arrogance, and low self-esteem all rolled into one!

For them, going to extremes was a normal state of being!

“The things you’ve considered, they’ve naturally considered as well,” Z said, a hint of laughter in her voice.

After a brief pause, she added cautiously, “However… Celestial Net might have caught a glimpse of my handiwork!”

Chu Bamboo frowned. “…You have quantum computing power, and you still got caught?”

“You misunderstand, Father… He might not be able to track my movements! But, for certain things that only a top-tier AI can do, even if he can’t pin down my sock puppet, he can directly deduce that I was the one who did it!”

Chu Bamboo: “…”

Okay, that’s perfectly reasonable!

“So what are you trying to say?”

“First, I haven’t compromised our position!” Z said, covering her bases. “Second, James has expressed his intent to communicate with you—privately, a personal conversation! It’s highly likely because the sudden surge in the Judas Faction’s power… has made them feel a sense of crisis!”

Chu Bamboo narrowed his eyes, choosing his words carefully. “Continue doing what you do best: macroeconomic control. If James and his people are facing a fatal threat, give them some key information, help them out… But if they really are that useless and are about to get crushed by Judas, mention it to me then, and I’ll have a chat with him. Right… what else?”

“The one code-named Lovers has also expressed a desire to communicate with you,” Z said.

“For that one, you can start making contact for now,” Chu Bamboo said, his fingers tapping lightly on the desk. “But don’t reach an agreement with them too quickly! Time is on our side. The longer we drag it out, the better.”

Chu Bamboo didn’t have much to say about the Lover Faction. Although the Lover Faction had helped him on many worldlines… as time passed and he saw more and more of the future, Chu Bamboo began to sense something was off… After all, according to the information he’d looked up—the number of times the Lover Faction and the country she belonged to had backstabbed him and the motherland… was not small!

So, Chu Bamboo wasn’t about to give them any special treatment. To put it bluntly, on the main timeline, Chu Bamboo had never actually had close contact with them!

Seeing that the two had finished their discussion, Lin Xia pressed his lips together and returned his attention to his phone, continuing to wage his various wars.

Chu Bamboo shook his head speechlessly and closed his eyes. He could feel the Quantum Computer whirring faintly.

With a mere thought, Chu Bamboo appeared out of thin air in a vast, empty void. This was, of course, the Virtual World. His ‘brain’ was what hosted the Virtual World, so naturally, he didn’t need a VR headset to enter.

One after another, world-spheres appeared before Chu Bamboo. He strolled among them, countless stories unfolding within each one…

Honor of Kings, Onmyoji, Black Mythology: Wukong…

Overall, the Virtual World that Chu Bamboo had created was actually more akin to a Main God Space. Through the Main God’s Big Light Ball, which served as the main interface, one could enter sub-interfaces for various games…

As for copyright issues… strictly speaking, the companies behind these games had actually gone to great lengths to suck up to Chu Bamboo and C Company, just to be among the first to get their games onto the virtual game list!

They even had a bunch of programmers on standby… just waiting for the chance to provide timely support, in case Chu Bamboo’s side needed any extra help—

And then, there was no ‘and then’!

With the Quantum Computer plus Z, they directly imported over twenty of the hottest current games in just two days! From gacha games to MMORPGs to single-player games, it covered everything…

‘Still too few people!’ Chu Bamboo thought as he gazed at the world-sphere representing Black Mythology. This time in Japan, he had released five hundred slots, two hundred and fifty of which were precisely targeted at Chinese students studying there…

The remaining two thousand five hundred slots could be released at any time, as long as the motherland gave its approval.

Although the motherland seemed very strict about it for now, that was only how it appeared. Having seen records from the future, Chu Bamboo knew full well… that once he used the Quantum Computer and his foresight to achieve breakthroughs in a few key projects, the motherland’s stance would soften in an instant!

‘Hmm? The time…’ Chu Bamboo mentally calculated for a moment, then nodded. ‘It should be about time!’

「Real World.」

Chu Bamboo’s eyes snapped open.

At that exact moment, Lin Xia happened to post a solo video of himself on TikTok.

“I know you guys are just envious and jealous that I get to enter the Virtual World! That’s why you’re all flaming me… But you think I care? Keep it coming! I’ll be livestreaming in the Virtual World at 8 PM! HEHEHEHE, right now, within the Divine Continent, I’m the only one who’s gotten special permission to stream! If you’ve got the guts to flame me, then don’t you dare watch my stream.”

At the very end, the Lin Xia in the video gave a direct thumbs-down.

“…” Looking at the comment section below, filled with the impotent rage of his countless anti-fans, Lin Xia broke into a brilliant smile. “Sweet!”

“There’s something even sweeter,” Chu Bamboo said, clapping a hand on Lin Xia’s shoulder. Lin Xia’s expression froze. “…Uh, was I being too loud? Did I disturb…”

“Why don’t you try sensing it?” Chu Bamboo said with a smile, raising an eyebrow.

Lin Xia: “?”

The next moment, his expression shifted. He clenched his fist in disbelief. “This feeling is… no, wait, when did I…”

“Right when you were enjoying your flame war the most! You broke through,” Chu Bamboo replied calmly. In truth, today was supposed to be Lin Xia’s breakthrough day anyway. He had just been stuck because of the pressure he was putting on himself. Once he had vented his frustrations, the advancement naturally came without him even noticing.

“…Ah, this!” Lin Xia felt his brain shrink at that moment. He quickly snapped out of it, closing his eyes to sense his new state. A moment later, a joyous look spread across his face. “Ah Zhu, it’s still Ice Seal…”

“I know!” Patting Lin Xia’s shoulder, Chu Bamboo walked out calmly. “Keep up the good work!”

“…Huh? Um, shouldn’t I keep cultivating…”

“? You think I was being sarcastic?” Chu Bamboo gave the anxious-looking Lin Xia a strange glance and couldn’t help but laugh. “If you want to livestream from the virtual game to show off, then go ahead! It’s no big deal. You need to rest sometimes, too! Don’t wind yourself up so tight…”

Lin Xia finally couldn’t hold it in anymore. “But aren’t you…”

“Just like you once said,” Chu Bamboo said, his tone noncommittal as he cut Lin Xia off, “I’ve been playing in my dreams for far, far too long, ever since I was a kid… so of course I don’t need to.”

Lin Xia froze for a second. He watched Chu Bamboo leave, then sat down in his chair. After a moment of silence, he suddenly gave a bitter laugh. “My dear niece… tell me, did I just ask an incredibly stupid question?”

“…You are indeed quite stupid! Always thinking about these pointless things.” Z finally couldn’t hold back anymore and sighed. “Father is much smarter than you! He might have been under a lot of stress before, but he’s clearly been much better these past few days… And Father’s ability to regulate his own mental state… is also far stronger than yours!”

“…Well, that’s only natural!” Lin Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Ah Zhu’s mental state was back to normal, that was all that mattered. As for Z’s disparaging remarks about him, he felt no shame at all. In fact, he was proud. “Ah Zhu… was always a true powerhouse!”

“…” What else could Z say to that? However, she also felt a strange sense of nostalgia at that moment. Uncle Lin really was just like the one in ‘her memory’…