War Paradise

In the early morning of the next morning, Lin Chi, who hadn't been out of the house for several days, finally breathed the fresh air that had not been for a long time.

Because he had slept too long before, he got up less than six o'clock this time. After thinking about it, he decided to go to the garden downstairs in the community to do some exercises with his weak body.

"..."

The sun has not yet risen, but the sky has begun to brighten. The dim cold light hung high in the sky, reflecting the steel city below which was still sleeping.

Standing next to the lawn where the "Don't Trample" sign was inserted, Lin Chi let out a sigh of relief, feeling the cold morning breeze blowing from behind.

He was still a little unimpressive. After experiencing the "game experience" that was almost dead, he seemed to have a bit of energy. The scene in front of him seemed to be better than before, and finally he was not as decadent as before.

Lin Chi laughed, turned and walked towards the aisle leading to the main entrance of the community. When he passed the "Midnight Restaurant", he found that the restaurant's sign had become a "Midnight Dessert Shop."

"Does that guy finally know what he should do..." he said with emotion.

It seems that the unreliable owner of this shop has finally realized that his cooking skills are not good, and he has begun to specialize in dessert making that he is fairly good at. Apart from the sweetness of the desserts made by the woman, they are basically impeccable in other respects.

——When I am adventurous in the virtual space, the nearby "real world" is also changing.

These days, I have spent most of my time in the game. In contrast, what happens in the real world is not very impressive.

If the technology that can transfer consciousness to virtual space is really developed, will you become the first users like when the brain imaging technology appeared in the first place?

Thinking of this, Lin Chi felt strange emotions inexplicably, then slowly shook his head, and said with a smile: "Forget it..."

He was about to leave the community, and when he was walking on the street, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated, reminding him that he had received a subscription message.

Lin Chi took out his phone and shook it. A holographic projection appeared in the air above the screen, and the black characters on the white background were very conspicuous:

"War Paradise" new expansion pack is online!

After reading this title, Lin Chi clicked on the projection with his left hand, pulled down the page, and began to read the following:

Dear players:

"War Paradise" has launched two expansion packs, namely the mass-produced T-800 "Terminator" and "Battlefield Ghost", so that those players who cannot recruit entourage from the game also get the opportunity to have entourage.

Now, we are happy to announce that the third expansion pack of "War of Heaven": "Prisoner of the Devil" has been officially launched. You can purchase this entourage and a matching epic weapon for a price of 128 yuan. !

After reading this, the holographic projection in front of Lin Chi's eyes turned into a slender figure.

It was a woman wearing a black tight leather jacket, holding a blood-stained short knife in her left hand, and a pistol in her right hand. Her exposed arms were covered with snake-shaped tattoos.

Her long hair is weird dark red, and her face painted with smoky makeup shows a disdainful expression, as if she is saying "I will kill you if I dare to come over."

"Is this..."

Lin Chi continued to read the following content, and then immediately confirmed the speculation that had just appeared in his mind:

"Prisoner of the Devil" is our first female expansion pack. The entourage is suitable for modern, modern, near future, and some special maps. Buy now, you can add this female entourage to your collection!

Due to the shortage of funds, the State Women’s Prison, like other prisons in the United States, began to sell some prisoners with strong combat capabilities at high prices to rich men who needed bodyguards or killers.

These prisoners sold by the most dangerous prisons in the world are all top killers. Even if you have become her master, don't think about doing anything else to her, otherwise they may break your wrist or your fragile neck without mercy.

Players who purchase Prisoners of the Devil will also get the weapon brought out of prison by these extremely dangerous female assassins-the condemned female convict’s boning knife, which is an epic melee weapon. Enjoy it!

"Ha, this is not bad."

After reading the message from Pulse Entertainment, Lin Chi also clicked the purchase button without hesitation and completed the payment.

Although he hasn't used it much, he also bought the two previous expansion packs. After all, this kind of thing is not too much to follow, maybe it will come in handy anytime.

Although he really wants to launch a new "exciting" game online now, his game warehouse is still in a damaged state. The repairman will not arrive until after 8 o'clock in the morning, and now he can only continue to wait.

After completing the payment, Lin Chi closed the page and walked onto the cold sidewalk. Many self-driving vehicles were coming and going on the street, sending the owner who was still snoring in the car to the company or work unit.

Nowadays, people's life rhythm is basically fast to death, like Lin Chi, a guy like Lin Chi who spends leisure time in addition to playing games, in fact, there are not many...

The buzzing sound of the electric car engine kept reverberating in his ears. Lin Chi randomly found a stall on the side of the street. Just sitting on the round plastic chair, he saw a small gray robot win. With an apron on her chubby body, she looks funny:

"Hello, welcome to the fully automatic pancake and fruit shop, please choose the type you need." The robot's speaker made an inquiring voice.

"Add an egg, no green onions, and a sausage." Lin Chi said casually.

"Okay." The robot replied immediately: "Please wait two minutes."

Today in 2035, hand-made pancakes have already withdrawn from the stage of history. People don’t like to eat those that don’t look very hygienic. Chefs are too lazy to make them by themselves, so they all use robots to operate them.

Although housekeeping robots can also make a variety of breakfasts, office workers who have been busy for a day are exhausted when they return home. They often forget to make an appointment for the next day’s breakfast. Therefore, the business of this kind of shop is not bad, at least. Can make money.

Not long after Lin Chi waited, the steaming pancake fruit was brought to him. When he was about to start eating, a person suddenly sat on the chair beside him.

"Ok?"

He turned his head and immediately saw a familiar figure, so he smiled and said, "It's been a long time."

"Fart, I was almost choked to death by you the day before yesterday."

Zhou Tianhao’s voice was full of resentment, but when he spoke to the robot, he put on a polite smile: "Two eggs, no coriander, thank you."

"I'm really sorry, I was still confused at the time and thought I was in the virtual space." Lin Chi smiled.

Because he was almost killed by Lin Chi before, Zhou Tianhao's attitude was much worse than before. He said angrily: "I said before, I will come back to you to ask questions on weekends. Let me explain now, what is going on?"

"It's the weekend today?" Lin Chi asked.

"Don't change the subject." Zhou Tianhao stared at him with furrowed brows: "It is illegal to enter the data channel. What are you going to do? And...what's the matter with your ‘wife’?"

"Sorry, I won't let you dig into the wall." Lin Chi joked casually.

"Fart, do you think I can't see it? That kind of housekeeping robot has no remote control function at all." Zhou Tianhao's voice sounded a little angry: "Quickly explain, otherwise I will let you go to jail, believe it or not? You can enter the data channel without permission. Sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years."

"Are you threatening me?" Lin Chi narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, I was threatening you." Zhou Tianhao said solemnly.

"Ha... well then." Lin Chi took a bite of the pancake.

——He could see that although Zhou Tianhao was merciless, he actually cared about himself:

After receiving the news from Frankenstein that night, Zhou Tianhao ran all the way here and bought glucose injections to "extend his life". As a result, he almost woke up and strangled himself to death. Anyone would be angry if this kind of encounter was replaced.

However, Lin Chi naturally couldn't explain to this guy that the TDK-131 virus was still in his own hands. He just asked, "Have you forgotten? You asked me to investigate the ‘psychedelic’."

"You entered the data channel because of this?" Zhou Tianhao raised his head in surprise.

"Yes, I hacked into the internal data system of Pulse Entertainment." Lin Chi nodded.

"You did a good job... No, this is illegal, okay?" Zhou Tianhao lowered his voice sneakily. Although his mouth was still "righteous and strict", the smile on his face had revealed that he was very current. Exciting facts:

"We'll talk about it later, it's not safe here." Zhou Tianhao looked back at the street behind him.

"Okay." Lin Chi said and continued to work on the breakfast he had just bought.

In a sense, he didn't actually lie. At the time, he did invade the secret area of ​​Pulse Entertainment, but the goal was not to investigate "psychedelics".

The two quickly settled their breakfast, entered the garden of the community, found a quiet corner, sat on the wooden bench by the wall, and started to continue the topic just now:

"It's so dispassionate to whisper to a man in the morning." Lin Chi smiled and said, "If you are a soft girl, it would be great."

"Stop talking nonsense, we're talking about serious things, okay?" Zhou Tianhao urged: "What did you find? Hurry up..."

"I didn't find anything, but I was almost killed by the monster in the game." Lin Chi continued to tell the truth: "The defensive guy there is very strong, and the firewall is very difficult to do..."

"You didn't even rush over the firewall, did you?" Zhou Tianhao's contempt was overwhelming: "I'm really sorry for the title of a criminal."

"I wasn't a criminal originally." Lin Chi shook his head: "Pulse Entertainment's firewall was too strong. I was almost killed at the time and then passed out."

While secretly feeling that his level of lying is becoming more and more superb, Lin Chi stared at his old classmate earnestly, with a sincere look of "what I told was the truth", and there was no extra action to conceal his guilty conscience in his hands. It seems that there is no flaw at all.

If he were to use a polygraph, it would still be possible to detect that he was lying, but Zhou Tianhao's naked eye observations would naturally make him feel nothing.

Unsurprisingly, Zhou Tianhao didn't realize that Lin Chi had lied to him, but shook his head regretfully: "Your kid is so useless, it disappoints me..."

"That's really sorry." Lin Chi smiled, then pretended to think for a while, and finally continued to speak: "However, I seem to have discovered some other things."

"What's the situation?" Zhou Tianhao said quickly.

"You should have discovered it a long time ago? Some NPCs in that game seem to be conscious, as if someone is manipulating them behind the scenes." Lin Chi's tone was suspicious.

"This... indeed." Zhou Tianhao nodded immediately: "Otherwise, why do you think we always stare at Pulse Entertainment? There are indeed reasons for this."

—— In addition to the company's unknown background, the abnormal performance of some characters in "War Paradise" is also a situation that concerns the Game Administration.

Although it is also based on brain imaging technology, this game is different from previous brain imaging games. Some of the NPCs inside do seem to be operated by someone, which is completely different from those mentally retarded NPCs that only mechanically repeat a few lines in previous games.

Regarding this problem, Zhou Tianhao, a member of the bureau, also personally entered the game and played a few rounds, trying to find out some clues, but unfortunately every time he was killed by other players before living a day, nothing was investigated.

"Say it quickly, what did you find?" Zhou Tianhao asked eagerly.

"The BOSS in this game seems to have been implanted with a program called'Boss Module' and then controlled by the module." At this point, Lin Chi paused meaningfully for a moment.

"You mean, they were brainwashed?"

Zhou Tianhao frowned and thought for a while, then finally reacted: "Those NPCs really have self-awareness?"

"There is a possibility." Lin Chi's expression also became solemn: "If it is the previous NPC, it shouldn't be brainwashed, right..."

——If it is those NPCs in the old game that follow the instructions of the programmer, they can be controlled by just inputting the instructions, and there is no need to make troublesome things like the "leader module" at all. But since this kind of thing has appeared, the chance that the NPC in this game really has self-awareness has undoubtedly improved a bit.

"I rely on it." Zhou Tianhao couldn't help but yelled out: "If this game is full of advanced AI, Pulse Entertainment will be absolutely amazing..."

In recent years, the few high-level AIs that are suspected of possessing self-awareness are all stored in the most sophisticated laboratories, unable to contact the outside world. A situation like this in "War Paradise" is unique.

"I'll investigate..." Zhou Tianhao said, taking out his mobile phone, and quickly entered a series of information: "If this is true, I'm afraid it will make big news..."

After a few more perfunctory sentences with Lin Chi, Zhou Tianhao left the community and should have gone back to the administration.

Seeing that the other party had left, Lin Chi finally breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back lazily on the bench:

"Finally fooled that kid away."