The Final Gaming Era

In 2242, on a scorched earth, the surviving humans huddle in “sectors” controlled by megacorporations. Their only hope, and their only chain, is a virtual reality game called Aethelgard. Here, you can obtain anything: wealth, power, even the right to stay alive.

To save his younger sister, who is suffering from a terminal illness, low-level scavenger Ling Chen puts on a VR headset and unexpectedly awakens a unique talent: [Data Insight].

Hidden quests, monster weaknesses, drop rates for god-tier materials... Nothing in the entire game world is a secret to him!

While everyone else thinks it's just a game, Ling Chen gradually uncovers the shocking conspiracy behind the virtual world. Is it a refuge for humanity, or a carefully designed cage? Faced with the final choice, he will use the sword in his hand to carve a path toward a true future for humanity.