As the "Information Explosion" download process began, a massive amount of "information" instantly flooded into Void's body, the core of the urban legend entity vibrated violently, and his consciousness blurred for a moment.

The next moment, the world in his eyes collapsed...

The pitch-black sky and the surging sea, enveloped in wind and snow, seemed to be torn open by a huge crack in an instant, and a massive amount of paint, named "information," poured back into this world from the crack.

Crimson, bright yellow, cyan-blue... various overly vibrant color blocks, like oil paintings splashed by an Impressionist master, haphazardly pieced together countless irregular polyhedra, glowing and flickering at high frequency, following a bizarre rhythm, as if transmitting some kind of information.

Indescribable, almost transparent entities condensed all around, crawling along the sea, the port, and in the sky, with strong lights of different colors gathered deep within them, these strong lights seemingly containing infinite knowledge and information.

Every snowflake seemed to be digitized, with colorful numbers flickering on them.

The gale carried a massive amount of intangible, undecipherable garbled code, whistling and sweeping.

Fish leaping out of the sea and birds screaming as they flew across the sky, their scales or feathers seemed to have become LED screens, playing chaotic and distorted images at super high speed.

As far as the eye could see, it was as if a world's wreckage, brutally piled up by massive information, had shattered and collapsed.

The sound of the wind, the tide, the wailing of seabirds, the sirens of cargo ships... all audible sounds seemed to be forcibly mixed together by some power, turning into noise from which no specific information could be obtained.

Listening to and watching all of this, Void's pupils dilated, like the compound eyes of an insect, cut into countless glowing small pieces by irregular polyhedra, each small piece rapidly scrolling with massive information.

It wasn't until his consciousness began to blur from the chaotic and complex information Shock brought by the "Information Explosion" that he realized what he had said in front of Nameless Book earlier was indeed a bit overconfident...

— — — —.

Half a day ago, in Void's secret base—deep within that electronic junkyard, inside a small house made of countless discarded electronic products.

In a space surrounded by standby display screens, Void sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, hundreds of thousands of semi-virtual, semi-real data cables, cast from light, connected to his head, while the other end of the data cables was connected to Nameless Book's chest.

【Charging preparation...】

【Charging complete...】 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

【Authority transfer phase one prepared, ready to access Nameless Book's consciousness.】

【Access successful!】

As the access successful prompt sounded, Void suddenly opened his eyes and, in a space of chaotic colors and drifting debris, saw Nameless Book, whose body was covered in numbers and garbled code, as if infested with insects, due to the "Information Explosion."

Seeing Nameless Book, with only her face remaining, as clear and fair as before, Void frowned, then forced a smile and softly called out.

"Sister, are you alright?"

Hearing Void's call, Nameless Book paused for a few seconds, slowly raised her head, and after her gaze caught Void's figure, she watched him for a moment before recognizing him.

"You are... Void? Oh, yes... I ordered them to contact you..."

Her slow reaction was reminiscent of the sloths in "Zootopia."

Void walked forward, gently stroked Nameless Book's cheek, and softly said, "Yes, Sister, they told me. I've also thought of a way to deal with the urban legend that caused the Information Explosion."

"Don't worry, I'll hunt it very soon!"

That's right, it's a hunt! Void added in his heart.

Although the "Information Explosion" urban legend already possessed Calamity-level strength, much stronger than him, he didn't need to directly hunt the opponent; he only needed to hunt the "Information Explosion" it created.

There is no wrong or useless information, only information in the wrong place... Void firmly believed this. His hunting method was to absorb the "Information Explosion," complete the screening, and then place it correctly in the incomplete divine kingdom.

However, this alone was not enough for him to accomplish. "Classification" has always been a profound discipline; from a certain perspective, the precision of classification even reflects the level of civilization.

Fortunately, he had numerous Netizen urban legend dependents who controlled different authorities. By using his own urban legend entity core as a drive, equipped with various authorities, he could theoretically effectively classify the "Information Explosion."

Even if it was just a rough classification, the "information" after classification could become the cornerstone for building a divine kingdom.

That feeling was like a brand-new computer that couldn't handle certain tasks without sufficient program support, but as long as different categories of suitable software were installed, its superior performance could be fully displayed.

"Really? Do you... have a good grasp?" Nameless Book asked slowly.

"Of course!" Void's chin tilted slightly upwards, his face full of confidence, "One hundred percent!"

He said so, but he knew very well that what he was about to face was a urban legend capable of polluting Nameless Book's authority. He and his dependents might be able to withstand one "Information Explosion," but they were still lacking if they directly faced the power of that urban legend.

If the amount of information generated by the "Information Explosion" increased by one or two orders of magnitude, exceeding the data processing capacity of him and his divine kingdom, he would be equally helpless, unless... he could advance to Calamity?

But, how could advancing to Calamity be so easy? Not every urban legend had an opportunity like Disaster.

Although the opportunity to advance to Calamity was right in front of him...

Void looked at Nameless Book, frowning slightly. At this moment, Nameless Book, whose authority was polluted, was like a "luxury advancement gift package" that he could use at any time in front of him, yet he couldn't feel the slightest desire to devour Nameless Book.

This was very strange...

Would a Netizen urban legend really refuse the opportunity to add DLC and patches to himself?

"By the way, Sister." Void seemed to suddenly think of something, looked at Nameless Book, and said seriously, "You are clearly a urban legend... at least you should be considered a urban legend, right? Why would you work for those Night Watch guys?"

He had wanted to ask Nameless Book this question a long time ago, but he knew that Nameless Book, with a fully clear consciousness, would never answer this question, only tell him to get lost.

... Nameless Book was silent for a while, then slowly replied, "I'm not working for Night Watch... it's just that someone once told me... books can make this world a better place."

Hearing this, Void opened his mouth, about to say something, when he heard Nameless Book, after a slight pause, look directly into his eyes and add, "Although times have changed now... I think you can too... the Internet can also make the world a better place."

...

What Nameless Book said was actually what Void had always been doing.

But...

"How exactly does one make the world a better place?" Void asked.

"I don't know." Nameless Book shook her head, "I've also been searching for the answer."

After listening to Nameless Book's words, Void remained silent for a long time.

— — — —.

His thoughts pulled away from his memories, instantly returning to the present. Looking at the cargo ship in front, enveloped in unknown spiritual energy, Void's eyes deepened, and he murmured, "Although I don't know how to do it, at least getting rid of you is definitely the right thing to do!"

As his voice fell, he pushed his authority to the extreme, and in an instant, a shout echoed in the minds of all the Netizen urban legend under his command.

"All units ready! Load 120%!"

Less than a second later, responses from his dependents echoed in Void's ears.

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"Netizen Old Pervert 00 in position, Keyboard Warrior in ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) position, Mysterious Hacker in position, Power Leveler in position, Photoshop God in position... Deployment complete!"

Void nodded slightly, "Then... let's begin!"

"Overclock mode, activate!"

As his voice fell, at the moment the "Information Explosion" download progress exceeded 50%, a second progress bar, accompanied by a rift quietly appearing behind Void, constantly drifting with seemingly chaotic "0" and "1" streams of light, quietly appeared above his head.

【"Information Explosion" filtering and sorting progress 1.0%...】

Using himself as a transit, simultaneously downloading massive data, splitting, filtering, organizing, and finally packaging and sending it into the divine kingdom, instantly pushed Void's authority load close to its limit. The flowing light around him also turned from green to red, constantly flickering, as if issuing a warning.

The next moment, hundreds of thousands of torrents of light extended from his back, like hundreds of thousands of scorching wings, each feather a light screen rapidly scrolling with data, layering over him, instantly covering him.

The surging spiritual energy and the data carried by that spiritual energy condensed into a tangible, awe-inspiring radiance, spewing out in all directions, forming a massive halo behind him.

Wings, radiance, a massive halo... as if a never-before-existent, nascent deity had descended upon this world.

This was Void's confidence in being able to contend with the "Information Explosion" urban legend!

— — — —.

At the same time.

In a villa in the distant suburbs of Hua City.

Netizen Laosepi sat in front of the computer, a data cable extending from his temple, connected to the tower server within the villa.

"Damn it, give me lewd pictures, more lewd pictures! I want more!"

"Who told you that lewd pictures are useless information, yellow trash? Lewdness is the primary productive force, you bastard!"

...

He growled through gritted teeth, a large number of suggestive images rapidly scrolling in his listless eyes.

...

In Yue City, inside an advertising company.

In a closed office, a slightly overweight man, as if rummaging for something, had half his body submerged in the computer monitor, his dangling feet gently swaying.

Faintly, one could hear his self-talk coming from the headphones on the desk.

"Hey, isn't this a pretty good idea?"

"Collecting these materials, maybe they can be used next time I do Photoshop?"

"This plus this, and then a slight adjustment..."

...

In Yangcheng, inside a technology company.

An ordinary-looking, office-worker-dressed middle-aged man stared intently at the screen, his hands rapidly typing on the keyboard.

Before long, an inquiring voice sounded in his ear.

"Brother Zhang, what are you doing?"

"Just took on a side job, the company's been relatively free lately, hasn't it?" The middle-aged man responded casually.

...

12.7 seconds.

In these 12.7 seconds, the authorities of hundreds of thousands of Netizen urban legend became "programs" installed on Void's urban legend entity core, operating under overload.

— — — —.

As all the Netizen urban legend' authorities were connected and the urban legend entity core operated under overload, intense pain descended upon Void's body.

Blood, fascia, bones, internal organs, programs... every inch of his body seemed to be burning and disintegrating.

Spiritual energy was consumed rapidly like a bursting tide, causing dizziness and blackouts. Fragments of primary color light, like peeling scales, spread across his body with grotesque cracks, silently drifting down.

Just a little more, as long as the download is completed before those ships approach within three nautical miles of the port, there will be enough time for them to decelerate... Void thought.

As he pondered, his peripheral vision struggled to drift upwards.

Time seemed to suddenly slow down, each jump of the progress bar's value becoming incredibly sluggish.

89.2%... 92.1%... 99.3%...

It wasn't until the value reached 99.9% that, as if a urban legend incident had occurred, it paused for what felt like an eternity before finally jumping again.

100%...

The moment the "Information Explosion" download was complete, the bizarre illusions before Void's eyes instantly disintegrated, and amidst a low rumble, fragments fell from the sky like rain, and a storm of spiritual energy swept through.

In a trance, as if hallucinating, amidst the chaotic scene, he saw a figure, seemingly very close, right in front of him, yet also seemingly very far, out of reach.

It was a woman, with gaudy makeup, dressed like a fashion week model, exuding an "unconventional" sense of style, her eyes reflecting countless chaotic pieces of information, filled with rising anger.

Was that the entity of the urban legend that caused the "Information Explosion"?

She looked... quite ugly, far from being as beautiful as Sister.

Has she set her sights on me? After this, she'll probably keep bothering me, right? Void thought.

Two seconds later, the illusion completely vanished, followed by the biting cold wind carrying cheers into the ears of Void, whose body was crimson and whose seven orifices were emitting thick smoke.

"Saved! We're saved, Captain!"

"Slow down, slow down!"

"Captain, there's someone glowing at the port, and they have wings, like an angel from legends. Could it be... that he saved us?"

Hearing the cheers in the wind, Void smiled with relief, his body uncontrollably leaning back, falling heavily to the ground.

I wonder... did this make the world a better place?

If Sister saw it, she would know, right?

Void thought, slowly closing his eyes, and then his body glowed with an emerald green light, rapidly contracting, turning into a scarred white worm...