New Siberia Base was recaptured by Shavri Vitaljevich from the sea emperor Leviathan just a week ago. Electric Fantasy Kingdom is the most popular game in the entire metaverse, launched nine years ago by the publisher Beacon. It took the world by storm the moment it went online.

The reason for Electric Fantasy Kingdom’s wildfire success is simple. It is set in a world where the global flooding disaster has ended, the floodwaters have receded, and sea levels have dropped, using a real-world map as its basis to create a “completely real” game world.

In this world, humanity’s many cities are reemerging one by one as water levels drop. Humans must muster all their strength to fight against numerous primordial creatures to reclaim their former homes.

The once glorious cities, long submerged and turned into nests for these primordial beings, have been transformed beyond recognition. Humans are rebuilding and transforming these places into brand-new homes.

Electric Fantasy Kingdom, centered on cultivation management and real combat, quickly attracted almost all metaverse users, offering gameplay styles suited to anyone’s preferences.

After nine years, the current water level has receded to 750 meters. Parts of Russia, which was once marshland, are slowly becoming visible, while the largest landmass now includes the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Pamir Plateau, the Mongolian Plateau, and the Arabian Plateau.

As for the Greenland ice and snow plateau, it remains locked due to the global main quest “Extreme Deep Sea” from the 4.0.2 update five years ago not being completed.

Overall, Shavri Vitaljevich’s guild “Afanasi” as the perennially second-ranked mega guild, occupies the best regions of the Eurasian continent.

The only guild that could compete with them is “God Forsakers” located in what was formerly South Africa.

As the water level continues to drop, all of Russia will gradually surface. Shavri Vitaljevich plans to center his guild around the Mongolian Plateau to ensure their influence reaches as far as possible around the region.

Traveling on a photon spaceship, Shavri Vitaljevich quickly arrived at the New Siberia stronghold, which was a mess a week ago due to the arrival of two “Big Ivans.”

Numerous primordial creature corpses lay along the shore, various sizes of fish dead from stranding, their flesh rotting, while their accompanying mechanical parts were collected and dismantled by players for use as spare parts.

Stepping onto the beach, the sea churned as the remaining primordial creatures migrated to deeper waters.

Countless shells, hydroids, and barnacles clung to the remnants of ancient buildings, becoming spoils for players.

“How’s it going?” Shavri Vitaljevich asked.

The person in charge of the New Siberia region responded, “The new base is being constructed and should be ready by tomorrow. It’s still uncertain whether the water levels will rise again, but Leviathan seems to have left this sea area.”

White Cherry shrugged it off: “That’s no big deal. If it dares to come back, we’ll give it a thorough beating.”

Shavri Vitaljevich instructed, “Step up the coastal defenses and disassemble the mechanical parts as quickly as possible. The Yun’an Guild wants to conduct mineral operations on our land, you handle it.”

The person in charge, flattered by the trust, said, “Okay, thank you, Vice President!”

Looking up to Shavri Vitaljevich admiringly, who in Electric Fantasy Kingdom didn’t know the infamous name “Screw this, I’m out!”?

Despite the Vice President just being dumped, he was still irresistibly handsome!

Shavri Vitaljevich then dealt with some guild matters. White Cherry was the nominal president, but his thought processes were too bizarre; the real major decisions were always made by Shavri Vitaljevich.

Handling real-world matters by day and worrying about the game at night sounded exhausting, but Shavri Vitaljevich particularly enjoyed this feeling.

White Cherry once commented that he was a born leader.

Shavri Vitaljevich logged off at one in the morning.

He put away his neural adapter and glanced at the contact interface with the White Tower, still without a single message.

Rubbing his temples, he got up to drink some water, went to the restroom, and then went back to sleep.

Chen Nian was unaware that Shavri Vitaljevich was anticipating his message.

He spent the entire afternoon playing with Gui Zhiqi, who had to leave for a friend’s birthday party in the evening.

Gui Zhiqi was a bit regretful. If Chen Nian could come out from the White Tower, they could go to the party together.

Her friends included many same-age Omegas and Betas, all with great personalities, surely making for a pleasant gathering.

Chen Nian comforted her, “No worries, there will be other chances.”

Chen Nian enjoyed a dinner meticulously prepared by the chef alone, even opening a good bottle of wine, indulging his taste buds to the fullest.

Without the Alphas from the Underground City to open his wines, he achieved true freedom of drinking.

That evening, Chen Nian went to the study and casually flipped through Chen Ci’s books, wanting to understand more about his brother.

Chen Ci had read many adventure novels, many published before the flooding disaster, now considered rare and valuable editions.

Clearly, Chen Ci had always longed for the outside world, though he never spoke of it to anyone.

Now, with their roles swapped, within the vast Underground City, he could freely wander and experience his own adventure stories.

Chen Nian set aside the book and looked out the window.

The position of the White Tower was excellent, on a higher floor, offering a full view of the royal garden.

The crystal-clear artificial lake shimmered in the forest, reflecting the moonlight, with a meandering stream curving around it, on which several small white figures could be seen.

Chen Nian remembered Shavri Vitaljevich mentioning that these were the little ducks kept by Princess Aphro.

Chen Nian called over Agnes, “I’d like to have a pet as well.”

“What would you like to keep, Your Highness?” Agnes asked gently, “Cats and dogs are adorable, or if you want something special, you could try hamsters, parrots, or guinea pigs.”

Chen Nian, originally just asking if it was possible, now seriously considered it, “I’ll think about it.”

“Alright.”

Chen Nian then said, “I want a full-body SPA tonight.”

“I’ll arrange it right away. Which type of treatments and services would you like, Your Highness?”

After a bath in red wine and a handmade essential oil SPA, Chen Nian felt completely relaxed.

He looked at the green tea roses sent by Ji Yifeng, called for Agnes to get a facial mask, and lounged on the bed with his feet up, watching a TV series.

Seeing the protagonist using a neural adapter in the TV series, Chen Nian thought of the annotations Chen Ci had written for him.

How enjoyable must the game Electric Fantasy Kingdom be to keep Shavri Vitaljevich so preoccupied all day?

Chen Nian had never used a neural adapter before, a device extremely popular in the Underground City, becoming a mental support for many.

But he wasn’t particularly interested, and Jiang Dai had advised against it, saying it could affect neural development.

Unable to resist, Chen Nian searched for information on Electric Fantasy Kingdom. The website had many streamers’ live broadcasts, and he casually clicked on the one with the highest viewership to start from the beginning.

The video was like a tutorial for newbies, introducing various different branches in Electric Fantasy Kingdom, with lots of discussion in the comments and chat.

This fully immersive, real-world setting made the game seem like an “Earth online” alternate timeline, quickly piquing Chen Nian’s interest.

It seemed genuinely fun.

Chen Nian watched for two hours, listening to the host discuss pioneering techniques, before feeling sleepy.

With plenty of time on his hands, he decided to continue tomorrow.

Yawning, Chen Nian swiped away the virtual screen, turned off the lights, and went to sleep.

The next day, Chen Nian spent the entire day in his bedroom watching game videos.

By evening, after massaging his sore eyes, he looked out the window.

The sheer scale of Electric Fantasy Kingdom was enormous, covering the entire globe, and any randomly selected area had much to discuss. The live streams totaled hundreds of hours, impossible to finish in a short time.

Chen Nian stretched, glanced at his terminal, and noticed that an hour ago, he had messaged Shavri Vitaljevich about wanting to play in the garden, to which the latter had quickly replied, agreeing to come down.

After spending the whole day in his bedroom, it was time to go out and relax.

Chen Nian headed to the first floor of the White Tower, waiting a few minutes before Shavri Vitaljevich arrived.

The crown prince was still in his tactical outfit, probably just back from the training grounds. The dark uniform outlined his Alpha’s sturdy physique, the gold tassel at the collar regal and elegant. Shavri Vitaljevich, when not smiling, appeared even more stern.

It was Chen Nian’s first time seeing Shavri Vitaljevich dressed like this, and he raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

It had to be said, his future brother-in-law was indeed a top-tier Alpha, his chiseled handsome face alone could drive countless Omegas wild.

Otherwise, those noble Omega young masters and misses wouldn’t swarm around him, clinging to Shavri Vitaljevich.

“Let’s go.” Chen Nian stepped out of the White Tower and took a deep breath of the cool night air, the stars overhead brighter than ever.

The sea level had risen over two thousand meters, while the top of Chensha reached three thousand five hundred meters, bringing the stars even closer, scattered across the deep night sky, almost within reach.

The garden was tranquil, only the chirping of insects reminding Chen Nian that there were other living beings besides him and Shavri Vitaljevich.

This time, Chen Nian didn’t randomly catch bugs; he strolled aimlessly through the woods, unintentionally reaching the streamside.

Following the flowing stream upward, he arrived at the central artificial lake.

The view from the lofty White Tower and standing lakeside offered completely different perspectives.

Chen Nian stood by the lake, where groups of ducks were settling among the reeds for the night.

He looked for different figures, while Shavri Vitaljevich stood beside him, silent.

Tonight, the crown prince seemed unusually quiet. Chen Nian noticed but couldn’t be bothered to ask.

Since Shavri Vitaljevich was no longer the fickle-hearted one who had eyes on another while eating from one’s bowl, how he chose to be was none of Chen Nian’s concern.

Chen Nian just needed to enjoy life while he could during their role swap.

Compared to the Omega’s carefree attitude, the Alpha had been watching Chen Nian the whole time.

Yesterday’s calm amber eyes now sparkled dazzlingly, wearing the same clothes and face but differing subtly in demeanor, transforming his entire appearance.

A breeze swept through the young man’s fine hair, brushing his eyebrows, and his lips curled up slightly, the curvature immeasurable yet ingeniously capturing Shavri Vitaljevich’s gaze, making it impossible for him to look away.

The wind carried the moist scent of the lake and the astringent fragrance of the plants, mingled with the subtle scent of gardenias drifting by, becoming even more enchanting in the haze.

The rich aroma of cherry wine was released bit by bit, mingling with the Omega’s pheromones, like nectar squeezed from flowers, about to tremble and drip down the delicate floral branches.

Chen Nian seemed to sense something and looked toward Shavri Vitaljevich, who tensed his expression, looking straight ahead, showing off his most handsome side.

Chen Nian’s gaze drifted past Shavri Vitaljevich, “Ah—”

In the next instant, a sudden blow to his behind nearly made Shavri Vitaljevich jump on the spot!

Chen Nian’s warning came only then, reaching his ears as Shavri Vitaljevich immediately turned his head.

He saw a proud white goose honking triumphantly, flapping its wings, pecking at his rear.