Chapter 1714 - 435: This Cultivation Technique Feels Off!

Chapter 1714: Chapter 435: This Cultivation Technique Feels Off!

With the support of technology, this farewell ceremony became a warm reminiscence gathering.

Scenes from the past were brought up, but amidst the laughter, crying gradually mixed in.

Finally, the image of Grandma gently said:

"Don’t cry, everyone. My time has come, but your good days are still ahead."

After the ceremony ended, Xie Yu and the family did not leave immediately.

The park staff prepared a small bag of special "Memory Seeds" for each friend and family member. These seeds, modified through bioengineering, encoded a segment of the deceased’s genetic sequence.

When friends and family plant the seeds in the designated "Memory Forest" in the park, the trees or flowers that grow in the future will bear the imprint of the deceased.

Xie Yu followed the family group and gently buried his seed in the soil.

Standing at a distance, watching his busy relatives, he felt that perhaps this is the most tender interpretation of "the deceased is gone, but the living continue" in the age of technology.

Life continues its connection with this world in another form.

There is no gloom, only remembrance.

However, the emptiness brought by farewell cannot be diminished by the gentleness of the form.

Technology can extend the carrier of memory but cannot completely fill the void of lost warmth.

As family and friends gradually dispersed, Xie Yu stood before the freshly turned soil, still clearly sensing the familiar voice and laughter had already drifted away in solitude.

At this moment, his cousin’s voice came from a short distance away:

"Xiao Yu, stop dazing, we’re going to eat, Uncle Er and Aunt San are all waiting, it’s rare for us to gather..."

This call pulled him back to reality from his melancholy.

He took one last look at the land where the seed was buried and turned to join his family and friends.

Technology indeed extends memory, but the living still need the warmth of gathering to comfort each other and jointly bear this loss.

The family dinner was chosen to be near the park, at an old family restaurant.

The private room soon became lively, with the elders reminiscing about Grandma’s past amusing stories, while the waiters scurried about serving various dishes.

The most interesting was the younger generation’s animated and enthusiastic conversations.

Their topics all revolved around Monster World.

"The strongest Star Vein Combination is the Stone Ghost-centered Damage-taking Stream. Level 1 can beat one hundred eagles at the start, and activating the Petrification Form can deal with a thousand. Do you understand what standing and letting you hit, and you can’t kill means?" A young cousin waved his chopsticks emphatically.

"Oh, please." The cousin with a ponytail immediately retorted:

"Output is the king. I watched a live stream yesterday, a player just comprehended the Thunderbolt Soul, and with one kick, the ground was full of electric light, a thousand times cooler than that pitch-black petrification!"

Another chubby youngster stood up in excitement:

"You guys are outdated, you know about the latest Black Water Soul, right? It releases with attached erosion effect, one strike and the Evil Spirit collapses. Even the Evil Boss in the Imperial Tomb Village couldn’t stand it, almost kneeling and begging for mercy, I saw it with my own eyes in the stream!"

Listening to these descriptions of Life Soul Characteristics with deja vu and extreme exaggeration, Xie Yu couldn’t help but smile faintly.

These kids, although they haven’t even passed the anti-addiction verification or obtained game qualifications, boast as if they were just like him back then.

Because of the various skills in the game, he could chat with his companions all day, adding all sorts of custom elements in between.

Chatting until dismissal was not enough, with the discussions playing out in his head.

Recollecting thoughts the next day, going back to school for the battle again.

At this moment, his cousin put a piece of braised pork into Xie Yu’s bowl:

"Remember how you loved this when you were a kid, give it a try."

Xie Yu smiled and thanked her, but the moment he put the food in his mouth, his movements suddenly froze.

The taste was like chewing wax.

It wasn’t because the dish was poorly made, but because his taste buds, and even his entire body, had already adapted to the Spirit Food from Monster World.

The ordinary food in reality became unusually coarse in his perception.

The moment it entered his mouth, the heavy oiliness of the sauce aggressively occupied his entire palate.

The meat fibers, when torn between his teeth, were particularly dry and tough, with a strong fishy smell under the salty and umami flavor of the seasoning.

Even more discomforting was that after swallowing, the food did not bring the familiar nourishing warmth upon entering his stomach.

Instead, it felt like an indigestible lump, lodged in his belly, completely different from the sense of total comfort and Qi-Blood vitality from consuming Spirit Food in Monster World.

He almost had to force himself not to vomit right there.

Each swallow seemed to remind him of the growing chasm between the two worlds.

He ate with difficulty, trying to match the laughter at the table, attempting not to dampen everyone’s mood.

At this moment, the thought of returning to Monster World surged uncontrollably.

This reunion dinner ended in a seemingly lively atmosphere.

Xie Yu forced himself to bid farewell to his family and friends. Just as he returned home, the discomfort that had churned in his stomach all evening could no longer be suppressed.

He rushed into the bathroom, heaved violently over the sink, with spasms of cramping pain emanating from his stomach.

"Initiate... home medical scan." He spoke into the air with difficulty, enduring the discomfort.

A gentle blue light descended from the ceiling, enveloping his entire body.

Moments later, an electronic voice sounded:

[Scan complete. Diagnosis: acute gastrointestinal dysfunction with mild electrolyte imbalance.]

[Situation Analysis: Long-term reliance on game pod nutrient solution to meet body needs has caused gastrointestinal function to remain in a low load dormancy state. Suddenly ingesting high fat, hard-to-digest solid food exceeds the current digestive system’s carrying capacity.]

[Recommendation: Consume nutritional tonics, avoid solid food for 24 hours.]