online game world gate

Chapter 87 Explanation - The Beginning of the Conspiracy

On December 2020, 12, in an unknown location that looks like a polar region, two people stood face to face on an ice floe in the middle of the ocean.One has blond hair and blue eyes, but wears a dragon crown, a black and red imperial robe, and a Qin Baojian on his waist; the other wears a loose T-shirt and trousers that can be seen everywhere.One person's smile is as bright as the sun, but the other person's smile is cold in joy.

"It's an honor to meet you, respected Mr. GM. Or, do you want me to call you, Elder Demon Indifference, Elder Dais?" Lin Qing bowed gracefully, with a gentle and polite smile, but a little cold .

The expression on the face of the blond Doubi pretending to be Qin Shihuang seems to never change, and there is always a warm and bright smile like the sun: "Ah, do you know? Hehehe, I only use this name here a few times That's all, your news is really well-informed~ But, even so, how do you know that I am not 'that' Qin Shihuang?"

"Hey! Did you eat up all the reasons I just said for a long time! If you insist on saying that those things don't count, Brother Yingzheng has also evolved into a funny, real historical fact with the progress of the times. This guy is a foreigner, so what I say is useless, right?" Lin Qing's act of pretending to be coercive was completely disrupted, and finally she complained angrily.

"You mean, you can't come up with convincing proof? Not a bad answer." The false Qin Shihuang nodded, "For those of you with limited abilities, everything about others is shrouded in a fog Right? Don’t talk about other people’s thoughts and mental activities, a mentally abnormal lunatic like you may even doubt the existence of others, right?”

Lin Qing's complexion suddenly became weird, and he lowered his head slightly, as if subconsciously trying to hide the corners of his mouth that were raised too much: "Listen to what you said just now, for 'you', other people's thoughts and mental activities are very important. Is it to a certain extent, is it really safe to detect?"

"Hey, I don't want to tell you about 'us' for now, but if I have a chance in the future, I'll tell you again." As he said that, the man's smile suddenly revealed a somewhat different aura, giving people a sense of wanting to play a prank Looking at Lin Qing with the expression of 'as expected, but I feel very uncomfortable', he seemed to suppress a smirk, and paused, "But, for the 'you' you just said, so I'm going to tell you about the situation of the group of people you're referring to~"

"Huh?" Lin Qing blinked, showing a somewhat confused and confused expression at that moment. Immediately, the muscles on Lin Qing's face twitched a few times, his mouth opened slightly, his eyes dilated instantly, and his pupils shrank , showing an expression of extreme shock—but the corners of his mouth did not drop, but raised higher. After a few seconds, he managed to recover a little, and said again, "Huh?"

Elder Dais seemed to be greatly satisfied. Although the expression on his face did not change, it gave people the impression: "Hey, I'm a little surprised, aren't you? You haven't been like this for a long time, right? The speculation of the state is completely wrong, well, it can even be said to have committed an essential, principled error~ How about it? It feels very novel, right?"

"Novelty or something - I haven't burst into that level of self-confidence yet." Lin Qing's face seemed to be frozen there, although the conversation sounded normal, but he spoke as if he had been out of his mind, "and It’s not once or twice that I made a mistake in guessing the state, even if I didn’t get to confirm it, when Xiao Cang appeared in front of me for the first time—”

"Yeah, it's unreasonable. You seldom think about the possibility that you think is too beneficial to you personally." Elder Dais interrupted Lin Qing, and then saw Lin Qing's face with satisfaction. Lin Qing showed an even more surprised expression, "Just like at that time, you don't want to think that Pale Flame is not lying, he is really a player. It is obvious that you have been crying deep in your heart, 'Of course I am real. Ah!', but you acquiesced to the 'fact' that you're just an NPC."

"Hehe, you are really flattering me. What you mean is that I have actually thought of it, but I just don't want to admit it. What is it if you can see through the true state of everything? 'The Eye of Reality' ?” Although Lin Qing complained about the other party, the honorifics that disappeared after the other party played tricks without principle returned to Lin Qing's mouth again.

Elder Dai Si shook his head. The bead curtain in front of the dragon crown on his head was swinging back and forth, which seemed to make him a little uncomfortable, so he threw it aside: "No, it has nothing to do with that kind of thing. You are indeed a special person, but there is no one like you. As I thought just now, there is a 'special ability' that is hidden in the body and has not been developed. By the way, you used this word, but in this context it specifically refers to superpowers~"

"Although I can complain at this time, 'Coser just take good care of your cosplay, idiot!', but our topic has gone too far, so we don't waste this time." In fact, Lin Qing not only put This sentence was said, and many unnecessary words were added before and after, wasting more time...

Lin Qing twisted her neck, raised her hand to pinch her face, and when she took it off, Lin Qing had already returned to her usual inscrutable smile: "From what you said just now, you really It is also reasonable to be able to hear my mental activities, just like I was able to talk to others directly in their hearts just now. Are you trying to say that the rules in this dungeon are not special?"

"Well, obviously? Do you think that the setting of 'soul' does not exist in this world?" Elder Dais shrugged, "The copy is also part of this world. Even if the owner of the copy Those who have the authority to create the world are close to the gods, and they who come from this world cannot create rules that are higher than their cognitive ability.”

"..." Lin Qing looked at Elder Dai Si, who was fiddled with his golden curly hair shining like the sun in satisfaction, looked at each other for a full minute, and opened his mouth blankly, "And then? You don't think so Can you fool me with something?"

"Oh, by the way, you are still unwilling to believe that you are not just an NPC created by 'them'. Why are you so stubborn? You have always been full of doubts, but you have no way to confirm or deny anything with your own ability " Elder Dai Si's icy blue pupils showed a breath of sympathy, "To doubt meaninglessly is to suffer pain meaninglessly."

Immediately, Elder Dai Si suddenly laughed out loud: "Okay, let's not talk about this. I don't know how to respond to you complaining in your heart... In short, let me tell you that what I will tell you next is the truth, Believe it or not is your freedom."

"First of all, your world can be said to be real. At least, it was not created by people in the 'player world'. From all aspects, your world and the 'player world' are on the same level. Whether it is The scale of the universe, or the degree of development of planetary civilizations, and even the surrounding civilizations are similar—in other words, I have spent a lot of effort to find a civilization like yours that meets the requirements..."

"Well, you are right. My GM is not just Game
Master, but also GameMaker.This game is completely arranged by me, to open the 'door to the world' for 'players', and mark them with some special information, so that they 'look' and 'feel' like players here .

As for how they got in - you guessed this question just now, right?In this dungeon world where the connection between the body and the soul is weakened, and the strength and toughness of the soul in an independent state are also improved, the player cannot be 'taken away', but will be in contact with the soul, and the same volume as physical contact will occur Non-overlapping collision relationship~”

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes: "The player exists in this world—at least in this dungeon, in the state of a physical soul body. You want to tell me that when the 'player' plays the 'game', in fact Is it that the soul left their body and was sent to this world?"

Elder Dai Si nodded with satisfaction: "Don't you understand it very well? Of course, you have also seen that the souls of you human beings are not the same as entities. Not only are they different in strength, but they cannot establish a close enough connection. The methods of operation are fundamentally different. So the 'game cabin' I provided to them is not just a door."

"Did you add a lot of other seasonings to their souls?" Lin Qing nodded thoughtfully, "You can really explain a lot of things by saying that. However, there are still some things that are shrouded in mist—but they are also I can't rely on you for everything."

"Why, you don't want to know what I just said, is the 'player world' really an effective way to understand other people's inner activities?" Elder Dais asked with a strange smile.

However, at this time, Lin Qing was concentrating on thinking about the information he had just learned, and failed to pay attention to the strange wording and tone of Elder Daisy, so he missed an opportunity to learn about the player's world in advance, and just answered a sentence casually : "If you don't doubt the authenticity of a certain part of the information you have received, there is always a way to confirm the inner activities of others. Isn't that what psychology does?"

Elder Dais tilted his head when he heard the words, looked up at the sky and seemed to think for a while, then nodded: "You are right in saying that. That's fine. Then don't you have anything else to ask? Listen I just said that I did so many incredible things, didn't you ask who I am?"

"Then is there any need to ask?" Lin Qing was still thinking about his own affairs, rolled his eyes, and replied casually, "Even if I asked, your answer would be 'I am the elder of the devil. Indifference, Elder Dais 'Right? Even though I don't know if it's the truth or your secondary disease, but no matter what it is, you will answer like that, won't you?"

"..." Elder Dai Si stood there, the corners of his mouth twitching, "That's right...do you really have nothing to ask me? It's rare that I'm so kind and willing to answer your questions."

Lin Qing looked at Elder Dai Si who was standing there with "I really want to show off" written all over his face, suddenly the muscles on his face twitched, as if he was desperately holding back his laughter: "I said, your face Why do you still have such a sunny smile on your face? You can't just make this expression, right?"

"Yeah! What's the matter! Isn't it normal to make mistakes for the first time in this kind of thing! Is this your problem?" At this time, Elder Dai Si was already feeling ashamed and angry, but his face His smile didn't change at all...

Looking at Elder Dai Si who was full of disobedience, Lin Qing finally couldn't help laughing wildly.Elder Dai Si seemed to be irritated by the laughter, and was close to running away, but the expression on his face still did not change. This state further hit the point of Lin Qing's smile, so that Lin Qing, who originally planned to restrain himself, seemed to be After eating Xuanmai, I can't stop...

"Why are you laughing! Still laughing! What's so funny!" Although Elder Dai Si worked very hard, speaking with such a calm expression can still give people a sense of pretense, like this One expression can only give people the impression that "this person is indeed a tease".After a long time, Elder Dai Si, who finally realized this, finally gave up: "Okay, okay, you win! Don't even think about asking me any more questions! What the hell, huh!"

"Hey, hey, I said that the elder of the demon is 'indifferent', aren't you really trying to make me laugh on purpose!" Lin Qing, who was poked at the point of laughter again, couldn't speak smoothly, "You look like this What is the angry look of a child! Do you mean "indifference" refers to the natural dumb attribute!"

"Very good, you! I used to say that I didn't complain about characters or anything, but now I'm complaining very well!" Elder Dais said this through gritted teeth, but—the smile on his face made his words very joyful...

"Well, I don't laugh, I don't laugh, I really have a question to ask you." Lin Qing suppressed a laugh—although there will be two leaks from time to time, but at least it is much more friendly than the wild laughter just now...

However, Elder Daisy didn't take this approach: "I said, don't ask me any more questions—and what's the point of asking me for what purpose I do these things? Don't you guess all my answers?" Either 'not to tell you', or 'for fun'. Even if I have a more complicated reason, will I still tell you?"

"Uh—it's a headache to face a guy with unilateral mind-reading ability, especially when I meet him for the first time, I don't even know how to negotiate..." Lin Qing twitched the corner of his mouth in displeasure, " Alright, let's get straight to the point. Let's do it, how about a deal?"

"I said... the title of 'insidious profiteer', I was just complaining about your behavior." Elder Dai Si's expression was a little weird, "But after you got that title, it seems that you don't like the phrase 'make a deal' I am very interested..."

"Well, although the title of profiteer is ugly, I always feel that with some specific words and deeds, it can also create a very attractive effect." Lin Qing nodded and said with a smile, "Really, no matter what you are behind What is the purpose of it, if there are too few players, you are not very willing to see it?"

"Uh-hmm." Elder Dais raised his eyebrows and whistled.

"Also, if I'm not mistaken, the response of this game in the world over there is not very good, right?" Lin Qing finally stopped the mocking smile completely, and the expression on his face gradually became dark and mysterious , "It's too real, there are no wild monsters, and the copy is hard to find, and because the world view and magic are not compatible, not only the magic appears very inconsistent, but also the channels to obtain more magic are not only narrow, but also confusing In the fog."

"Hmm... I made a mistake—by the way, I never thought that people have so many requirements for games! What's the point of these things! Some people play the kind of brain-dead games that don't require combat and don't even require experience. You still enjoy playing with relish, and you’re still throwing money into it? I’ll go!" Elder Dai Si’s words revealed a strong breath of bitterness and hatred...

"Ah, it's better not to say such things. Some people are scary. Even if you claim to be a demon, a higher-level existence than us, there are some things you can't say. If you say it, you may be judged by a higher-level person." Oh, the existence of suppression?" Lin Qing rolled his eyes, did not go further into this topic, and continued, "Then what should you do? Just accept your fate like this? Let no new players enter, existing players and pioneers Is it happening that they are also gradually leaving?"

"How is that possible?" Elder Daisy shook his head, "I already have a lot of plans for expansion packs, some of which involve changing the fundamental rules of this world. At that time, the sense of disobedience will not It's important, right? And the game's playability and entertainment will be greatly improved, and it will be more attractive to players—"

"Shut up, you just need to tell me, how long will it take you to prepare these expansion packs? Given the current situation, how many players will wait until then?" Lin Qing interrupted the other party roughly, " Even if those expansion packs can really make this game very fun, can it really trigger a wave of enthusiasm for playing it when only a few people are playing it? One of the major players in this kind of multiplayer online game Fun is everyone playing together, don't you understand!"

"Uh..." Elder Dais fell into silence. Obviously, he had thought about these things in advance...

"So, let's make a deal? I have already thought about the content of the deal. Anyway, you can read minds, and I don't bother to say it. Just one sentence, do you want to do it or not?" Lin Qing's smile was very weird .

"Uh——Actually, if the requirements are not so high, I can come up with an expansion pack in the short term. Although it can only be said to be a little fine-tuning, it has little effect on the real gameplay of this game, but anyway, I can hold on for the time being. So, I have to think again about your suggestion." Because Elder Daisy always had only one expression, Lin Qing couldn't see what he was thinking—not to mention, if Elder Daisy If it is really a high position, the way of looking at the expression may not be effective, so Lin Qing can only go to Oyster to understand the meaning of Elder Dai Si's every word.

"Do you think holding a world-class event is not enough to gather enough popularity? Not enough to attract real fans? Even if there is a little effect, it will not meet your requirements? If you want to think so—" Lin Qing said She smiled and spread her hands, "That's right, I didn't say that the advice I gave you was that simple, did I?"

"Competition or something is just a form that can be accepted by those players. Do you think that in this garbage state of the game, why are there so many pioneers in the game all day long? Because of interests. I don't know. I know whether the world will turn for profit, but human beings will definitely. The competition is just a layer of skin, the core of this plan, there are only four words 'Rewards for the Survivors'. Come up with enough attractive prizes and tell them that there will be more in the future. Given the same opportunity, what's going to stop your game from taking off?"

"Hey." Elder Daisy suddenly gave a strange laugh, and said with an interested tone and attitude, "It's easy for you to say, 'attractive enough' or something, isn't this indicator too broad? What's the matter? What kind of reward can be 'attractive enough' to everyone—even if it's just the vast majority of people?"

Lin Qing shrugged and sneered: "If you were just an ordinary person in that world, I would tell you that enough money can attract most people. But you claim to be a devil, a higher existence than us, Then I can give you a prize proposal that will appeal to everyone. How about 'a wish granted for the winner'?"

Elder Dai Si looked at Lin Qing, and Lin Qing also looked at Elder Dai Si, and then they laughed together.

"Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh hahaha..."

"So, the deal is done."

(End of this chapter)