Chapter 198: Golden Castle

"Well, he did get something that made everyone bow down, but it's not cyberware. It's something else. Something... very magical."

Kara turned her head towards Kaisen and winked, her eyes twinkling like mischievous stars. He frowned, astonishment plastered across his face.

How could Kayden get something magical if he hadn't visited the game world? This felt like a plot twist straight out of a badly written fantasy novel.

There hadn't been a single whisper of magic before the transportation phenomenon, which now seemed to challenge the very laws of physics in their world.

'Does this mean magic existed here all along, even before the transportation? Or did the developers slip up and accidentally let something magical fall into Kayden's hands?'

His brain felt like it was trying to do gymnastics, tumbling through the confusing possibilities.

On one hand, he desperately wanted to return to the game world where he could live like a king. On the other, he was burning with curiosity about what the heck was happening in this world.

He needed to understand the lore, as they say in the game community.

"Don't short circuit your brain by thinking too much, babe," Kara said with a smirk. "I want that brain for other things. You can ask any doubt to your brother, and I'm sure he will be more than willing to answer you."

Kara leaned over and stroked his thigh before returning to her control panels. She was right, he was wasting too much brainpower pondering when he could just confront his brother and get some answers.

'I need to know what he's trying to achieve here,'

Kaisen thought, determination replacing his confusion.

The jet hummed to life, its motors spinning up and generating the thrust needed to lift them into the air.

"Hold on to your panties, babe, 'cause we're going high."

Kara announced with a grin. Kaisen quickly buckled his seat belt. As the jet ascended, he marveled at the smoothness of the ride. The broken bridge below shrank into a distant memory as the jet climbed higher.

Kaisen's eyes widened with curiosity and excitement, his mouth hanging open like a kid in a candy land.

This was his first time in anything that flew, let alone a jet.

As a kid, whenever he saw hover cars, bikes, or jets zooming by, Kaisen always dreamed of flying one. Never in his wildest dreams did he think his boneheaded brother Kayden would ever get him into something like this.

The castle shimmered in the sky, a monument to human ingenuity that seemed to defy the very laws of nature.

Kaisen was speechless. Anti-gravity energy? That was supposed to be a myth in this world. How on earth did Kayden get his hands on something that should've been just a legend?

"I never imagined something like this could be possible in a million years..."

He muttered, eyes glued to the magnificent golden castle. Its high walls erupted in a series of angular rectangles, each cut at a different slant, creating a chaotic yet harmonious structure.

It was like a surreal piece of abstract art floating in the sky. He couldn't see anything beyond those walls, adding an air of mystery to the spectacle.

At the very front, a long staircase without railings stretched out, connecting to a small cut-out in the lower part of one of the angled walls.

The other end of the staircase connected to a large, circular platform that resembled a golden helipad.

It was like a stairway to heaven, inviting him to step into the extraordinary.

It would only take one push or a little stumble to turn someone into a fleshy pancake on the ground below.

Gulp~

Dangerous, but undeniably thrilling.

"How the hell did he pull this off?"

He was genuinely worried about his brother. Building an empire in just a couple of months was impossible—unless Kayden had made a deal with the devil himself.

But then, darker thoughts crept into Kaisen's mind. Something he hadn't considered or questioned since his return.

He looked at Kara, his excitement morphing into seriousness. Kara, sensing the gravity of the moment, stopped smiling.

"How long...how long has it been since I got transported?"

Kara frowned, then shrugged.

"About a decade..."