I Hijacked the Timeline (IHT)

After reviewing the future profiles of Mu Qing and Lin Ran, Feng Qi decided to make full use of his remaining time to comb through the database for more information.

With the cost of entering the dream realm now exorbitantly high, Feng Qi pinned his hopes on finding a way to get rich quickly within the database. Otherwise, his bank balance would soon run dry.

Opening the search bar, he typed in the keywords "quick money" and initiated a search.

A few seconds later, a list of relevant results appeared before him.

[Crematorium Corpse Bearer: Starting salary of 80,000 credits per month, earn more the harder you work!]

[T Corporation's New Drug Human Test Subject: Must sign a confidentiality agreement. Regularly consume the company's newly developed drug (proven 99.99% safe in animal testing), and undergo periodic medical exams and data sampling. Monthly salary negotiable!]

[Professional Adulterer Catcher: Specializing in infidelity cases. Our work can be summarized in four words: wait, follow, photograph, catch. Upon a client's commission, we gather evidence of the target's extramarital activities, then strike when the time is right. Monthly salary negotiable. Requirements: skilled in tracking and adept at analysis.]

[Lactation Specialist: A professional caregiver trained to help postpartum mothers deal with issues like low milk supply or difficulty breastfeeding. Salaries vary by professional certification levels: Junior, Intermediate, and Senior.]

Feng Qi: ???

While these jobs all promised high incomes, he wasn't looking for a career; he was looking for a jackpot.

The thought of taking up any of these jobs disgusted him. If it came to that, he might as well set up a fortune-telling stall in a busy market. With the future database at his disposal, he could accurately predict people's careers and life paths, which would surely be more lucrative.

Next, he entered "how to get rich fast" as his search term, carefully filtering out irrelevant entries.

This time, the results were completely different.

The database listed many entrepreneurship success stories, which immediately piqued Feng Qi's interest. He began skimming through the entries, searching for the secrets to wealth.

Hours passed as he browsed.

Despite his efforts, he didn't find a method that was both simple and highly lucrative.

Many of the entrepreneurial ventures listed were replicable, and with his knowledge, the probability of success was high. However, they all required significant effort and time, neither of which aligned with Feng Qi's personality or goals.

Checking the time, he noted that less than two hours remained before the arrival of the Dark Shadow.

Just as he was about to give up and leave the rest of his search for another day, a title caught his eye:

[A Revolutionary Creation That Advanced Human Civilization: The Virtual Phenomenon Known as "The Savior." A Story of How One Entrepreneur Became the World's Richest Person by Creating a Game That Changed the World.]

"The richest person in the world? This is the one!"

Without hesitation, Feng Qi clicked on the title. The associated information immediately filled his screen.

The entry contained three interview videos and a large amount of text, chronicling how a lone entrepreneur transformed their life by creating a virtual reality game that reshaped society.

While the creator's personal journey didn't interest Feng Qi, the game itself ignited his curiosity.

In the year 2126, exactly a century from now, a 5v5 competitive virtual reality MOBA game titled The Savior would take the world by storm. The game took 36 years to develop.

On the surface, it seemed unremarkable to Feng Qi. However, the unique selling point of the game lay in its integration of real-world magical arts and techniques. Players could simulate real-world magical abilities in-game to engage in battles.

The mechanics were straightforward: upon entering the game, players would select four magical skills from the Library of Techniques to equip themselves, then team up with four allies to battle against an opposing team. Victory was achieved by destroying the enemy's main crystal.

The game's simplicity was reminiscent of many MOBA titles from before the Great Cataclysm.

What made The Savior truly extraordinary was its inclusion of every known magical art from the real world, faithfully replicated within the game. Even the methods of casting spells mirrored reality down to the finest detail.

This level of authenticity elevated the game's value immeasurably in Feng Qi's eyes.

In his era, all major academies struggled with a persistent issue: how to effectively improve students' combat proficiency.

Most institutions opted to organize inter-academy competitions or sent student-formed internship combat squads into domain fields for live combat training.

However, these approaches came with considerable risks. Each year, countless students lost their lives within the perilous domain fields.

The advent of The Savior resolved this issue entirely.

Even high school students could use the game to familiarize themselves with various magical arts, experimenting to find combinations that best suited them. This hands-on training in simulated combat provided invaluable experience.

Thus, The Savior wasn't just a game; it was a revolutionary tool that shaped the progress of humanity.

Following its release, people's combat skills and mastery of magical arts improved dramatically.

The game also minted the world's richest person of that era.

Although the game maintained fairness by refraining from selling performance-enhancing attributes, it still offered numerous monetization opportunities. Its most lucrative revenue stream came from selling cosmetic skins for characters.

It was through the sale of these skins that The Savior's creator became the world's richest individual, amassing wealth at an astonishing rate.

After absorbing all the information, Feng Qi felt an overwhelming urge to act.

This game had the dual advantage of generating wealth while advancing humanity's development. To him, it felt tailor-made for his ambitions.

[Heh~tui! You're just itching to plagiarize. Don't get ahead of yourself!]

"The Savior—it's destiny!" Feng Qi grinned broadly.

[Honestly, I think you'd be better off setting up a fortune-telling stall. I even came up with the perfect pitch for your banner to reel people in!]

Feng Qi: …

Shutting the page with a deep breath, he immediately entered "The Savior (Game)" into the database's search bar.

As he pressed the confirm button, his nerves began to tighten.

His hope rested on the possibility that the database held the detailed source code for The Savior. If so, he could replicate it in the real world.

Attempting to develop the game himself would likely be a futile endeavor. The sheer breadth of its content was staggering. Even following the original creator's painstaking process of sampling and encoding every magical art would take decades.

He had no intention of taking the hard route; shortcuts were the way to go.

Seconds after hitting confirm, the database displayed relevant results, and among them was the exact entry he needed.

[Virtual Reality Competitive Game: The Savior (Code, Art Assets)]