I am a demonic cultivator, not a capitalist with a conscience.

Chapter 644 The Four Virtuous Star Lords (36)

As a top-tier dream weaver, Sun Lei deeply abhors piracy, to the point of being obsessive-compulsive.

Moreover, he was also the temple keeper of the Fire Virtue Star Lord. All five virtue star lords have the characteristic of "morality" and have a natural aversion to behavior that violates morality.

The thought that he had actually recommended this dream to his friends made his stomach churn, and he rushed to the toilet and vomited violently.

He walked out pale-faced, took the water Jiang Qiao handed him, took a sip, slapped his thigh hard, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Xu Group! Wangsheng Prefecture! I'm going to have close contact with your immediate family members!"

"Then you'll be very busy," Xu Youran said, nodding.

“I’ll keep working even if it means overtime! This is outrageous! To sell pirated goods for money, what kind of despicable behavior is this! And the name is so similar, as if they’re afraid people won’t know they’re selling pirated goods! Do you know what this behavior is? This is piracy!”

Lian Qu looked at the excited Sun Lei and knew that the other party had fallen into his habit of talking nonsense again.

Although she could understand Sun Lei's current feelings, Lian Qu said after playing "This": "Although you are very excited, don't get excited yet."

"How could I not be excited! I got to eat Shi! I even told other people I got to eat Shi! I even treated my best friend to Shi!"

"Quiet down. Legally speaking, they are not actually engaging in piracy."

"How is that possible? The similarity is so high!"

Jiang Qiao nuzzled Lian Qu's head, watched the played content for a while, and then whispered into Lian Qu's face, "There's definitely no piracy, at most it's similar. Both dreams heavily utilize AI-generated content, and that part doesn't constitute plagiarism."

Artificial intelligence is a public domain, so similarity is not a problem; it just means that people have similar aesthetic tastes.

In terms of gameplay, although the two dreams look the same, there are still significant differences in the details, making it difficult to classify them as identical.

Moreover, the other party was clearly well-prepared, having rewritten almost all the content and added a lot of their own ideas and settings, so it cannot be determined as plagiarism.

After being analyzed by Jiang Qiao and Lian Qu, Sun Lei gradually calmed down.

But despite remaining calm, I was still annoyed.

Gritting his teeth, he disgustedly deleted "This" from his phone, gave the other party a bad review on the dream platform, and then asked, "What should I do now? How can I get revenge on them?"

"We can't give it to them, but it's perfectly legal and justified on their part."

"So, we'll just accept it like that then!"

"That's the only way, what else can we do?" Jiang Qiao shrugged. "This kind of thing is too common, hasn't it always been like this?"

Sun Lei knew the other person was right, but he still couldn't calm down.

This emotion had been surging in his chest until the door was pushed open again and Shen Lang, the temple keeper of the Water Deity Star Lord, walked in.

Shen Lang, dressed in the standard temple keeper's robes of the Water Deity, entered and bowed respectfully to Lian Qu, then said respectfully, "It's been a long time, Lian Qu, how have you been?"

Looking at the unusually respectful Shen Lang, Jiang Qiao asked in confusion, "You are...?"

“I am Shen Lang, the temple keeper of the Water Deity Star Lord. You must be Miss Jiang? My mother… Lian Qu often mentions you.”

"Really? What did she say about me?"

"She said the child is good, but too clingy, and has a bit of a mother complex."

Shen Lang wanted to continue speaking, but Lian Qu slapped him to the ground.

Few people knew that she was the incarnation of the Water Deity, and she didn't want others to know that this incarnation of the Water Deity was drawing erotic pictures every day. Shen Lang, who had just been slapped, stood up, covering his face, and said with a smile, "It really does taste like mom's."

“…That’s insane.” Sun Lei shook his head and said, “I don’t really understand your insane ways of playing.”

Shen Lang snorted dismissively: "I still don't quite understand your way of treating the Fire Virtue Star Lord as a daughter."

“You’re all doing well. Lord Mude has always treated us like his grandsons and granddaughters,” Xu Youran sighed. “Every time we go back, he worries that we’re not eating enough, and then he forces ginseng and lingzhi mushrooms on me.”

"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is perfect in every way, except he has no temper," Yan Ye sighed. "I really wish Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva would stand up for himself once; there are so many people I want to beat up."

Hearing everyone's sighs, Jiang Qiao realized that she was surrounded by Foundation Establishment experts, temple priests from various places, and first-level dream weavers.

I have no right or ability to associate with them.

Realizing this, Jiang Qiao instinctively wanted to escape, but then found herself not particularly uneasy.

She touched her chest and found that her heartbeat was not too fast, and everything was normal.

(Strange, why am I so calm... Oh right, it must be because I'm in contact with a lot of important people regularly, so I've become desensitized.)
Thinking about this, Jiang Qiao realized that the environment changes people, and working at Chenguang was really nourishing.

After calming down, she sat down to one side and asked curiously, "Does everyone have any activities planned for today?"

"Didn't you know?" Lian Qu replied, puzzled. "Oh, I must have been told not to. Today is an auspicious day, suitable for worshipping the Earth Virtue Star Lord."

"Here?" Jiang Qiao asked in surprise.

"Yes, here it is. This place is quite good; it's the spiritual energy hub of the entire Tianyuan, perfectly corresponding to the large server. Holding the ceremony here will be twice as effective. By the way, didn't the temple keeper of Jin De Xingjun come?"

“The Jin De Xingjun I know is busy negotiating business, so I’m using a magical artifact to represent him,” Shen Lang replied.

"That's a bit much."

"He said he would cover the cost of the ceremony."

"That's no problem."

Seeing that it was about time, Sun Lei, the temple keeper of the Fire Star Lord, Shen Lang, the temple keeper of the Water Star Lord, and Xu Youran, the temple keeper of the Wood Star Lord, found their auspicious positions for their respective star lords and then sat down cross-legged.

An ancient coin suddenly fell to the ground, and the crisp sound caught Jiang Qiao's attention.

She turned her gaze in confusion and saw a copper coin slowly rolling on the ground.

For some reason, once her gaze fell upon the copper coin, it kept drifting and wandering.

Just as she was drawn to the copper coins, the phantom image of the Star Lord silently descended.

Jiang Qiao's being left here was not accidental, but rather a necessary step in the ritual.

Her role is that of a witness; everything here needs to be witnessed by her as a "person," but she cannot see what is happening around her, lest she see through the true form of the current Earth Deity Star Lord.

This is also why they didn't invite Chen Yu over. After all, Chen Yu's Dao heart is too firm, and methods like using copper coins won't attract him; instead, they might disrupt the ritual.

The shadows from the projection world began to pay their respects, and a smooth-furred black cat floated in from outside and stood in its designated spot.

Under Jiang Qiao's "witness" the revival ceremony of the Earth Deity.

(End of this chapter)