CHAPTER 67: CHAPTER 66: ONLY DEATH AND TAXES ARE INEVITABLE

"Omniscient power? Isn’t that more outrageous than the Celestial Dao?"

Lu Yan’s heart trembled, feeling as if countless eyes in the void were already fixed on him.

The fear in his heart made Lu Yan instinctively want to summon the Flying Ship magical artifact to escape directly, seeking a quiet place to avoid the entire cyber version.

But in the next moment, Lu Yan immediately realized the problem.

"No, something’s wrong!"

Omniscient power means absolute control over the entire cyber version, and God should have known of Lu Yan’s existence from the moment he entered the cyber version.

No matter what actions Lu Yan takes, they would all be under God’s calculation; this is the true might of omniscient power.

Even taking a step back, even if Lu Yan is the sole Unchanging across various versions and a blacklisted resident in the cyber version, God’s restraint from the cyber version might not have immediately detected Lu Yan.

However, when Lu Luo mentioned God’s name, the other party should have sensed it.

All thoughts must be known.

This is the most basic ability of omniscient power; if even this can’t be achieved, it proves that the other party isn’t truly omniscient!

Lu Yan began to calm down.

Reflecting on what Lu Luo said, Lu Yan gradually realized the many issues within.

What kind of lofty power is omniscient power? If such a being truly exists, its might would penetrate through various versions, and would definitely not be limited to the cyber version alone, and even its name should be heard in urban, xianxia, and apocalypse versions.

Additionally, if this AI named God is truly omniscient, why would it need the Heaven Computation Center to provide Soul Computation power?

If omniscient power can’t even achieve infinite computation, still needing external soul supply for computation, isn’t this a joke?

Understanding this point, Lu Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The omniscient power mentioned by Lu Luo is likely beyond the human comprehension in the cyber version, or it’s a kind of official propaganda by the Universal Giant Corporation rather than a conceptual omniscient power.

With this thought, Lu Yan tentatively asked Lu Luo:

"Do you really think He is omniscient?"

To avoid any accident, Lu Yan didn’t directly name God, but referred to Him as ’He’ instead.

Lu Luo shrugged nonchalantly, responding:

"That’s just a rumor spread by those big shots, making us Lower City District folks willing to go to the Heaven Computation Center to provide Soul Computation power.

Even if God truly is powerful, it has little to do with us in the Lower City District; even the big shots in the Upper City District of City No.14 might not be able to reach Him.

Quentin the boss has said that there’s a gap between big shots; those over us in the Upper City District of City No.14 appear lofty to us, but in City No.1, they might just be small players."

After a brief pause, Lu Luo suddenly remembered Lu Yan’s origin, quickly shaking her head to defend:

"Of course, sir, you’re definitely not an ordinary big shot; you’re definitely different from them."

Lu Yan paid no attention but looked towards the spiral tower Heaven Computation Center that Lu Luo pointed out.

The tower, shooting up into the sky, seemed to pierce the heavens; the spirals surrounding it resembled mythical pathways to the divine, even separated by dozens of miles, one could still sense its divine aura.

Looking up along the spiral, even with Lu Yan’s level five Qi Cultivation, he couldn’t see the top of the tower.

And this is just the Heaven Computation Center in the Lower City District, according to Lu Luo, there are Heaven Computation Centers in the Central City District, Upper City District, and even other cities.

The souls of countless spiritual energy tax escapees are all providing computation power for the AI named God.

Even if He’s not truly omniscient, an AI controlling souls, transcending flesh and machinery, its terrifying level is far beyond Lu Yan’s current understanding.

The danger level of the cyber version is probably much higher than Lu Yan’s previous estimates.

"Could this time’s choice of three versions all be traps?"

Suddenly, Lu Yan felt an unprecedented urgency.

Previously, the urban version, apocalypse version, and xianxia version seemed within Lu Yan’s understanding, but this cyber version made Lu Yan feel unable to control for the first time.

He must promptly understand this world and the spiritual ability system, erasing everything that doesn’t belong to this version about himself, completely merging into the cyber world to prevent detection.

Thinking of this, Lu Yan looked at Lu Luo and asked:

"I need a fake identity to settle down here temporarily. Do you know any way?"

Upon hearing Lu Yan, Lu Luo’s eyes brightened instantly.

"Of course I do! Quentin the boss is the best Compiler in the Lower City District; fake identities, fake documents, underground transactions can all be handled by Quentin the boss, just the price..."

"The price is not a problem."

Lu Yan’s voice was calm.

When he entered the cyber version, Lu Yan had already noticed the thin spiritual Qi in the air, but it seemed the spiritual ability system shared the same source as magical power, so Spirit Stones would likely still have effect in this cyber version.

If necessary, with Lu Yan’s current strength, making money in the Lower City District wouldn’t be too difficult either.

Receiving Lu Yan’s response, Lu Luo quickly led the way for him.

Gradually leaving the bustling streets behind, they were replaced by large areas of abandoned factories; upon arriving here, Lu Yan clearly felt the air quality drop significantly, with fine dust floating in the air, and occasional passersby hunched over constantly coughing.

Lu Luo led Lu Yan all the way to a worn-out miner’s elevator, where people were already waiting, casting hostile glances as Lu Luo brought Lu Yan over.

But when their gaze landed on Lu Yan’s magic robe, their hostility quickly turned into fear, and they moved their sights away, voluntarily giving up the elevator’s front position.

The old elevator ascended from underground, and Lu Luo and Lu Yan stepped in, while no one else dared to enter the elevator.

As the elevator plummeted quickly, Lu Luo spoke:

"We’re now heading to the main cave of the Lower City District."

"The surface level of the Lower City District may be bustling, but there are too many taxes to pay—sunlight tax, third-grade air tax, market consumption tax, etc.

But in the cave, there’s no need to pay sunlight tax, market consumption tax, and air tax can be lowered to fourth grade, saving at least 300 credit points a month!"

As Lu Luo spoke, the elevator had already moved over a hundred meters, revealing an excavated underground world before Lu Yan.

This area was filled with houses built from discarded trash, fluorescent plants and dim lighting providing meager illumination, with tens of thousands of people traversing the underground space.

Surrounding the underground space were complex mining tunnels, indicating that there was more than one cave underground, and these tunnels led to other caves.

The elevator stopped, and Lu Yan and Lu Luo stepped out, met by a magnificent building in blue and white.

This building was two stories high, brightly lit inside, completely unlike something that would appear in a cave.

Above the main entrance of the building were three large words clearly inscribed—City Tax Bureau!

Though by now Lu Yan had some understanding of the abstract nature of the cyber version, seeing the City Tax Bureau still made his brain somewhat freeze.

"Why is there a City Tax Bureau in this cave?"

Lu Luo looked at Lu Yan curiously.

"Every cave has a City Tax Bureau, otherwise how would taxes be paid?"

In front of the City Tax Bureau were lines of ragged people, forming orderly queues; while on top of the building, the light strips spelled out a flashing motto.

"Death and taxes are unavoidable!"