"Earth Online" is not an entertainment product, but a spiritual farm established by the advanced civilization "Cronos".
Background: The original aura of Kronos was depleted by the "Tide of Rust". In order to continue civilization, they transformed the earth into a server, used humans as NPCs, and harvested the aura energy generated through immersive experiences.
Architecture: The surface is the real world, and the bottom layer has been digitized. The GM (such as the protagonist Yao) is responsible for maintaining order, and the NPCs "produce food" without knowing it. Special areas such as "Silent Tokyo" are isolated experimental sites used to test high-concentration aura output.
Crisis: Some NPCs began to awaken (such as Yao's younger brother Ying) and saw the status bar and task panel. The system marks it as "abnormal data" and releases "data plague" to clear it. In the process of rescuing their loved ones, the protagonist group gradually uncovers the truth about the farm, and faces the ultimate choice between "obeying the system" and "resistance to redemption".
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