A different kind of digital world adventure

If all goes well, Apocalymon will be known to all Digimon as the Demon Lord of Destruction, leaving a significant mark on the long history of the Digital World.

But all of that has changed now.

This is all thanks to Taiyi.

Of course, it's not like no one became famous during this major event. As the one who defeated the Dark Masters in seven days, restored peace to the Digital World, and successfully became the manager of the Steel Empire, Taichi Yagami naturally replaced Apocalymon as a big celebrity in the Digital World.

If the Apocalypse Beast were alive, it would surely be watching Taiyi with great "gratification".

Of course, Taiichi didn't have time to think about Apocalypse Beasts right now; in fact, he was feeling helpless about the situation at hand.

"I've already said I'm not in charge."

Taiichi looked at the small stag beetle and the bladed stag beetle in front of him, and said with some helplessness,

"If you want to go to the Hall of Justice, go find the Wind Beast. Even if you come to me, I can't possibly arrange for you to go there."

In order to make the Steel Empire more standardized, the Wind Beast carried out a major reform of the Steel Empire's system. Now the Steel Empire not only has a military organization, but also institutions such as courts and government have been gradually improved.

It sounds absurd, but Digimon themselves have extremely high labor efficiency, and the Steel Empire can be said to be the most technology-respecting field in the entire Digital World, so it is only natural that they would make some changes and establish related institutions.

In fact, given the Steel Empire's current technological capabilities, similar institutions should have been established long ago. However, the previous Infinite Dragon Beast had no intention of doing these things; it simply used the Steel Empire as an army and had no intention of allowing the Steel Empire to continue to develop.

Well... while the Steel Empire's original intention was indeed to give Digimon greater power, now that the top leader has appeared, the general direction of progress naturally needs to change.

Taiichi hopes that the Steel Empire will be more peaceful in the future, so Fengshenmon will naturally carry out the will of the ruler and strive to make the empire develop in a more peaceful and dynamic direction.

In this way, similar institutions like judicial halls came into being.

Of course, this does not mean that the Steel Empire will stop researching related technologies. In fact, the Steel Empire will continue to conduct research, since evolution is the instinct of Digimon. However, the Empire will not only research those powerful evolutions, but also other slightly weaker evolutions, and even other types of evolutions, such as plant-type and fairy-type evolutions, will also be included in the research scope of the Steel Empire.

The Steel Empire's current goal is to develop the ultimate technology that will allow all Digimon to evolve stably to Champion, Perfect, and even Ultimate levels.

Not only in the realm of the Steel Empire, but also in other realms, such as Digimon from other natural spirits, virus busters, and so on, we must also research them.

If the Steel Empire truly achieves its current goal, then the entire Digital World will enter a golden age where everyone can evolve into an Ultimate form and everyone possesses ultimate power!

Truly, everyone can be a dragon!

Isn't this a million times bigger than those petty assassination and terrorist organizations they used to run?

A shining goal often attracts more attention, and if you add concrete actions, it will attract even more people to help you.

The Digimon aren't stupid. They can't possibly think that the world's largest arms dealer is going to reform just because the Steel Empire has announced a goal. The key is that the Steel Empire isn't just making a statement; it's actually sending out technology!

Aside from the technical data for the ultimate form and a very few complete forms, all other data is available for free. Furthermore, if you come here to work and accumulate enough contribution points, you can use these contribution points to exchange for corresponding evolution materials. In fact, if you have enough contribution points, it is not impossible to directly customize a special complete form evolution surgery.

In addition, if any Digimon other than modified or mechanical Digimon come to work here and are willing to provide their own data, once there is a breakthrough in the technology for the corresponding evolution type, they will be given priority to undergo evolution surgery, and we will guarantee 100% success.

Putting aside the fact that the latter situation might seem like guinea pig testing to outsiders, the initial promises were clearly made. As long as they worked hard enough, not only could Digimon like Andromon and Gigadramon choose to evolve, but they could even evolve into powerful Ultimate-level Digimon like Tankdramon, MetalGreymon, and MetalGreymon. All they had to give up was their meager labor.

What the hell are we waiting for? I'm going to blow the machine up!

As a result, countless Digimon began to flood into the Steel Empire in search of further opportunities for evolution, and the Steel Empire also entered a phase of rapid development due to the influx of these Digimon.

"But we don't know how to get to the courthouse."

The stag beetle and the blade stag beetle discussed it.

"Can you take us there?"

Upon hearing this, Taiyi sighed again, then pointed to the two of them and told them to follow behind him.

Before long, Taichi delivered the two Digimon to the Hall of Justice. When he returned, he saw Anemomon and the Chosen Children standing where he had been.

"Oh, our Emperor is back."

Wuyin Taiyi waved to Taiyi and said with a smile.

"As the invincible emperor of the Steel Empire, does he really have to personally lead people to the Court of Justice?"

"Shut up." Taiyi rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with him, and looked around. "Are you guys... getting ready to go back?"

"Ah."

The smile faded from Taichi Mugen's face, and he nodded silently.

"We're getting ready to return to the human world."

The flow of time in the human world and the digital world was already trending towards convergence. However, the Dark Masters' meddling caused the flow of time in the two worlds to become completely synchronized. As a result, the Chosen Children could not stay in the digital world for long and had to return to the human world to continue their daily lives.

Of course, it's not that they can't return to the Digital World. Although Homeostasis was somewhat reluctant to let the Chosen Children enter the Digital World again, after Taiichi secretly consulted with Homeostasis, Homeostasis changed its mind. As long as the Chosen Children want to come back, they can return to the Digital World at any time.

Therefore, it would be quite easy for Taichi and the others to return to the Digital World.

But seeing Taiichi is not so easy.

After all, after today, Taiyi is preparing to set sail on the high seas and embark on a journey to find the Dark Area.

There may be opportunities to meet again in the future, but it must be said that the chances of meeting again are indeed very slim.

Seeing the reluctant looks on the faces of the chosen children, Taichi simply smiled nonchalantly.

"Mountains and rivers may meet again; as long as fate brings us together, we will naturally meet."

Having said that, he looked at the Wind God Beast.

Is the ship ready?

"Everything is ready."

The Wind God Beast nodded slightly, then handed over Taiichi's Divine Plan.

"Here you are, your sacred plan."

"I have made a major update to your sacred plan. Now you can still have a communication signal even on the sea of ​​networks, communicate with us, and even find your way."

"However, the communication function of the Sacred Project may fail in some special sea areas, so you should be aware of that."

"no problem."

Taiichi carefully wrote down the Wind God Beast's instructions.

"Alright, take me to see the boat."

"...You call this a boat?"

Taiichi looked at the Wind God Beast with some confusion, then pointed to the Giga Seadramon on the sea.

"You want me to ride it to the ocean of the internet?"

"The ocean of the internet is very different from the real ocean. No matter what kind of ship you have, it is difficult to make a long voyage."

“Only the Digimon from the Deep Sea Savior Domain can truly sail across the Cyber ​​Sea,” said Anemomon, adding, “Moreover, Gigaseamon itself is a ship designed for naval use. It has a huge internal space that can store a large amount of supplies, and it also has an extremely fast speed. In terms of vehicle alone, Gigaseamon can be said to be several times more perfect than Whalemon in terms of underwater vehicle.”

"Furthermore, I also compressed the data of the Giga Seadramon to keep its size at about one-tenth, which is about 100 meters in length. This is not too conspicuous in the vast ocean."

As the Wind God Beast spoke, it looked at Taiichi with some confusion.

"In my opinion, the Giga Seadramon is already the most perfect ship, so what are you still hesitating about?"

"No, it's just..." Taiichi's face showed some hesitation, but after a moment of silence, he still didn't say anything, "Okay."

Now that things have come to this, dwelling on the fact that surrendered prisoners became vehicles is too abstract and petty.

So Taiyi stopped paying attention to the matter and instead looked around.

"Now that we're ready, we can set off. By the way, where are Agumon and the others right now?"

"They've all already boarded the GigaDevice," said the Windgodmon, pointing into the distance.

"Look, they've already come out."

Tai looked over and saw Agumon, Sora, Biyomon, and BlackGatomon waving at him from above GigaSeadramon's head.

"They're really proactive."

Taiichi muttered something to himself, then turned to look at the Chosen Children who had arrived.

"Everyone, I won't say any more."

"See you later."

"...Until we meet again." Taiichi paused for a moment, then waved to Taiichi. "You will definitely find Kari."

"That's inevitable."

Tai nodded slightly, then walked towards the Giga Seadramon.

No one can say for sure what the future will hold.

But at least things are getting better now, and that's enough.

Taiyi stepped onto the Giga Seadramon.

"Let's go!"

(End of Volume 1)

P.S.: Volume 2 will likely cover the transition from the original series to 02, as well as some of the 02 storyline. Please look forward to it!

Chapter 117 A Boring Sailing Journey

The vast ocean of the internet.

No one knows exactly how big this ocean is. As a collection of data, countless Digimon rely on it for survival, creating an ecosystem that is even more prosperous than the Digital World. However, this also brings with it a more dangerous environment.

Even the ultimate forms that can become overlords of a region can only huddle together for warmth in the vast ocean of the network. After all, no one knows what is hidden in the deep sea. It could be a group of Mega Seadramon, or a bewitching Mermaidmon. If you're unlucky, you might even encounter a group of Ultimate forms. It's not impossible to encounter such a situation on this ocean.

Therefore, the vast online world generally remains relatively quiet, since no one knows when a giant might suddenly appear and swallow it all whole.

But today, this ocean, as silent as a dark forest, has welcomed an uninvited guest.

The hundred-meter-long sea dragon darted through the sea at an incredible speed. Before anyone could even see what it looked like, it flew past in a flash. Nevertheless, it still attracted the attention of many Digimon. However, everyone was very cautious and did not chase after it rashly. After all, who knew what kind of creature it was? Maybe it was some kind of giant that was fishing in a pond and had come here to set up an ambush.

And to some extent, these Digimon were indeed right.

"Where exactly is Leviathan?!"

Inside the GigaSeadramon, Taiichi sat on the sofa, slumped like a rag doll.

"Damn it, why isn't there even a trace of them!"

Since bidding farewell to the chosen children and setting sail, Tai and his group have been at sea for two months.

Two months were wasted.

Not only did they fail to find Riviamon, they couldn't even find any trace of it. If Tai hadn't seen Riviamon before, he would have thought it was some kind of legendary creature that had vanished without a trace.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. After all, Taiichi was prepared for a long voyage to find Leviamon. The main problem was that he hardly saw anyone along the way, which made him a little bored.

"None of the Digimon behind us caught up."

Taiyi looked behind him, a hint of regret in his eyes.

"It's a pity that the people here are not warm and hospitable at all."

Well, it seems Taiyi is really planning to use entrapment tactics.

“可能是大≌宭%^环境不同吧/2√，海∷8!@洋比√6?森林>9≯要空旷了无数℃5∴倍，也危%9%^险了＄3?无数倍，所有大多数的数码兽全都选择了保守≤0)的活∝7⊙法。”

Suna, who was standing next to her, chimed in, then looked at the vast ocean with a similar sense of helplessness.

"However, it's just the sea, the sea, and more sea, which does get a bit monotonous."

"Yes."

Taiichi sighed.

"I could somewhat imagine that the voyage would be boring, but I didn't expect it to be this boring."

"We haven't even found a single island after all this time."

"The internet is a vast and sparsely populated place, so it's normal to not see an island for months without a map."

Listening to GigaSeadramon's broadcast, Taichi and Sora exchanged a glance and sighed deeply.

"What are you doing there?"

BlackGatomon, which was not far away, waved to the group.

"The fishing rod is fixed, come and fish!"

Taichi and Sora perked up at the news and jogged over to BlackGatomon.

"I'm coming!"

Taiichi and Sora each took a fishing rod, and then the five of them lined up and cast their rods downwards.