Chapter 4: No Longer Ordinary Wang Fan

It had to be said, Comrade Wang Fan had truly struck gold this time. Through his conversation with Yadi Weilan, the entity described a mesmerizing vision of a life of leisure—or, to use Wang Fan's words as a shut-in, a life where he could finally live the good life, spending money however he pleased and buying whatever he desired!

"Based on the technological level described by your memories, I have discovered that although I lack a physical form, I can accomplish many things through your internet."

"The internet? What do you want to do, overthrow the world?"

"No, no! My safety relies on your safety, so all my plans are conducted with the primary principle of ensuring both our security. To put it simply, without the internet and virtual space, my knowledge could only be manifested by manufacturing physical objects or publishing theoretical research results. If I did that, you would inevitably attract social attention. If knowledge structures appearing 50 or even 100 years more advanced than today's emerged, you would likely be targeted by relevant powers, corporations, or even domestic and foreign governments, leading to a situation where you might face threats of force, or receive intensive protection that results in a relative loss of freedom."

"True, you're right. The core competitiveness of many companies and nations is their technological barriers. If a cross-era technological discovery appeared, wouldn't one be treated like a lab rat and confined?" Although Wang Fan played along with the conversation, he wasn't afraid; subconsciously, he felt that this extraterrestrial being, with its incredibly high level of technology, must have already thought of a solution.

"Therefore, my plan is to use the internet to infiltrate the network control terminals of various financial institutions on Earth. Within the banking systems of thousands of global banks, I will establish 'shadow customers' by creating tens of thousands of fake customer profiles every day. This makes it extremely difficult to detect any anomalies. After about six months, the scale of shadow customers I can mobilize will reach millions. Based on this, I will systematically divert some of the 'dead money'—funds in various financial systems that haven't changed for decades—into these shadow customer accounts. Then, using the highest administrative privileges I obtain, I will analyze the strength of both the long and short sides on financial trading platforms, utilizing infinitesimal time differences to invest and achieve appreciation. To put it plainly, when the capital of the long side is approximately equal to the short side, I will use my highest privileges to buy first; conversely, I will sell first, ensuring profit. Currently, according to Earth's monetary units, the global transaction market capacity is approximately 4,000 to 5,130 trillion USD, with about 100 trillion USD traded through financial market platforms. To prevent causing fluctuations or attracting attention, and to be safe, I will operate with a profit margin of one ten-thousandth to three ten-thousandths. This way, I can obtain an annual income of roughly 10 to 30 billion USD."

"What do you need so much money for? Do you want to build some kind of equipment?"

"If I had even a single manufacturing device left within the Plane Ring, I could manufacture the cultivation chamber I need to restore my body on the Earth where you reside. But even a skilled housewife cannot cook without rice; I possess the design blueprints, material formulas, and manufacturing processes, but I lack the physical foundation. Furthermore, Earth may not contain certain elemental materials. For example, if you gave all your current integrated circuit diagrams, manufacturing processes, and material process equations to the people of the ancient Xia Dynasty, do you think they could immediately manufacture a computer?"

"That doesn't seem possible."

"Similarly, if you gave them a production line where they only needed to press a button to produce, do you think they would succeed?"

"That seems like even an idiot could do it?"

"Therefore, I can only return to the original plane where my main body was reserved to carry out the work of body resurrection. This brings us back to the initial problem: Plane Repulsion Energy. As Wang Fan, a man without any backing, if I were to simply take you to another plane adjacent to this one, it would be difficult for you to accomplish anything that affects the course of history. Thus, my idea is to conduct cross-plane trade and cross-plane material output. Changing the historical processes or outcomes of other planes will cause repulsion from those planes, thereby generating Plane Repulsion Energy."

"I understand. Your idea is to have me make large-scale purchases through shadow customers, then transport them to other planes to sell, ideally by changing the outcome of a major historical event!"

"Yes. At the same time, it must be noted that traveling between two planes is not infinite. Without Cosmic Matter, the Plane Ring cannot perform travel. Even with Cosmic Matter, as you gradually change the outcomes of another plane, the Plane Repulsion Energy fed back to the Plane Ring will steadily increase. When it reaches a balance point, that plane's rule chain will automatically protect itself, prohibiting the Plane Ring from entering again—or rather, it will reject the entry application sent by the Plane Ring. At that point, the Plane Repulsion Energy we can obtain from that plane will reach its limit, and we will need to enter another plane."

"Alright, I think I understand. I want to ask one more question: if the plane I go to is very dangerous, or if an accident occurs and I die, what happens?"

"You don't need to worry about that. The Plane Ring itself will protect its owner. Currently, I am the owner of the Plane Ring, but in a moment, I will relinquish my authority, and you will become the primary owner of the Plane Ring. I will exist in a form similar to a ring spirit, so the Plane Ring's protection will activate for you. It should be noted that it can only protect a single unique owner at a time, and the method of protection is a Law Protection Shield. This means even if the plane you visit is playing around with nuclear warheads, they cannot harm you. However, the shield is limited to you alone; if you have friends in that plane, the shield cannot protect them. Additionally, the Plane Ring itself carries a ring space, and this storage space can be upgraded. For current calculations, the standard Earth size for the space is a spherical area with a diameter of approximately 30,000 meters."

"That big?"

"That is not considered large. You must realize that the plane transportation conducted in my home plane can transport planets ten thousand times larger than the sun. One thing to remember: plane transportation cannot transport living organisms. Forcible transportation will result in the target plane's rule chain directly inactivating them."

"Then doesn't that mean many things cannot be transported, like meat?"

"Your understanding is incorrect. If you transport a pig, the result upon arrival will be that the pig dies, and all the cells and microorganisms on its body will be inactivated. However, as a piece of meat, it will still possess nutritional and edible value. Regarding this phenomenon, I have a hypothesis: I believe this is a protective mechanism of the plane. Without this restriction, it is highly possible that a certain organism from one plane could happen to be a super-lethal virus in another, thereby causing a mass extinction of all life in that plane."

"Alright, I get it. So, what do we do now?"

"I will now relinquish the authority of the Plane Ring and bind it to you."

"Okay!"

As Wang Fan listened to the words of this extraterrestrial being, he felt as if something deep within his soul was communicating with him. In an instant, certain knowledge regarding the Plane Ring entered his brain. The amount of information was not overwhelmingly massive and was manageable. At the same time, he understood that this extraterrestrial lifeform had indeed not lied to him. He had a premonition that, starting from today, he would deviate from the trajectory of an ordinary life.