I have a cub that escapes the boss

In the silent and deserted city, two long shadows were cast out by the street lamps.

Wu Huan thought about it, and said first: "Our organization is called 'Apocalypse'."

Ji Hanchuan let out a "huh" and signaled Wu Huan to continue.

Wu Huan: "Sometimes, religion is a good way to resolve the despair brought about by 'games'. At least it is a spiritual sustenance."

Ji Hanchuan raised his eyebrows, and said honestly: "Actually, I didn't associate this name with religion."

Wu Huan smiled slightly, and said, "I asked you before if you lost your memory, and you said yes."

Ji Hanchuan nodded, and Wu Huan said, "The person I met before has 'restored' his memory. His matter has been studied by the organization for a long time, and finally two conclusions have been reached."

Ji Hanchuan showed some respectful Mu Yan, and Wu Huan said slowly, "First, after a player's strength has accumulated to a certain level, the 'game' will carry out a 'cleaning procedure' for this player—we use the 'program ' is used as a synonym because of the nature of the 'game' itself. Han Chuan," she paused, then smiled suddenly, and said, "I guess that's not really your name."

Ji Hanchuan shrugged, noncommittal.

Wu Huan: "The player said that when he was playing a game, he was 'marked' by a game creature. In the future, no matter which copy he was in, he would encounter that game creature. This caused him a lot of trouble. But after a few games, due to an accident, when he introduced himself, he didn't say his full name. In that game, the thing that 'marked' him didn't follow."

Ji Hanchuan became a little interested.

Wu Huan: "So, he began to think about what this 'mark' is all about. And then," Wu Huan spread his hands, "before the 'game' came, he was a programmer. Maybe it was just a coincidence, anyway, He put the situation he has experienced since he entered the game into the programming, and he felt that everything was easy to solve—"

Ji Hanchuan pondered: "For example, NPC will be 'refreshed', and his 'mark' itself is also a coded product?"

Wu Huan corrected: "It's just understandable, not certain."

Ji Hanchuan: "Okay, continue."

Wu Huan: "After that, he began to deliberately experiment. If it's not just the name change, gender, age, height... Will these also be parameters? Later, he said that if the 'game' is really a program, The person who wrote the code must be very mechanical."

Ji Hanchuan was thoughtful.

Wu Huan: "Let's talk about 'cleaning procedure' again. Well, it's just a nickname."

Ji Hanchuan: "What did he encounter?"

Wu Huan took a deep breath and said, "He returned to his 'initial world'."

Ji Hanchuan frowned slightly.

Wu Huan: "He saw his former family and friends. During those few days of games, his memory recovered a little bit, and he remembered a lot of things before the 'game' came. Later, he said, that was before the 'game', He's the happiest he's been for a while. Also, he's pretty sure that, to a certain extent, the family and friends there are retaining their 'self-awareness'."

Ji Hanchuan's thoughts fluttered, thinking: Then my wife and children——

Wu Huan: "They want to 'keep' him."

Ji Hanchuan was taken aback.

Wu Huan: "When I heard about this incident, my first reaction was: 'Game' designers must understand human psychology very well, and they are not hesitant to speculate with the worst malice... We can share joys and sorrows. My own Being tortured by the game, dying over and over again, being washed out of memory over and over again, and then tormenting other players. It's so miserable, so why can people as 'players' not go through all this?"

Ji Hanchuan was silent, and heard Wu Huan say: "At that time, although the game didn't say it clearly, he vaguely felt that if he died in that game, he would also be assimilated into the same 'game creature'."

Ji Hanchuan asked, "That's NPC?"

Wu Huan nodded, and said seriously: "Yes. He was very happy at the beginning, thinking that he was lucky to be able to meet his past life in so many games. Later, he realized that the 'game' had sinister intentions. "

Ji Hanchuan was silent.

He turned his head and glanced at the hazy and bright moonlight in the sky.The bright moon is bright.

There is a wind blowing, with a refreshing sweet-scented osmanthus aroma.

He said: "So, you think, I will also enter such an 'initial world'?"

Wu Huan replied gently: "Yes. After that player, the organization began to deliberately collect information in this regard."

Ji Hanchuan said: "As a person who has only experienced ten games, do you know too much?"

Wu Huan was taken aback, and sighed: "Yes. But that person knows 'me', 'the me after'."

Ji Hanchuan understood, and nodded slightly.

Wu Huan: "In short, in the 'initial world', don't take it lightly. There may still be goodwill between players, and they can try to help as much as they can. But NPCs will not."

She solemnly warned Ji Hanchuan: "'They' are already another kind of creature. If you successfully passed the 'initial world', you will also remember some things before the 'game' came--at that time, what is wrong with this sentence?" , you will have a deeper understanding."

Ji Hanchuan said dryly: "Are you playing tricks?"

Wu Huan was helpless, smiled and said, "This is what he told me before. Well, I really don't understand it. But he said that sometimes it's good to not understand."

Ji Hanchuan heard something inexplicably.He looked at Wu Huan, feeling more sympathetic.

Then ask: "You said this is the first point, what about the second?"

Wu Huan thought about it and said, "Second, it's: We all know the day when the 'game' begins, so where is the 'end'?"

Ji Hanchuan asked, "When all the people on Earth die?"

Wu Huan smiled wryly: "Maybe. But for players who are getting stronger and stronger, the 'game' will use such means...Indeed, many people hold the same opinion as you. But some people still think that this is a game. 'evolution'."

Ji Hanchuan said: "It seems that you agree with the first one."

Wu Huan: "This has to be considered from another angle. During the game, what did the players 'pay'?" She bit down on the two words, "Fear, hunger... these two points are the most obvious .and at the end of the day, these are 'despairs.'"

Ji Hanchuan looked at her silently.

Wu Huan said: "What's the point of such despair for 'game'?"

She said: "The player I met, he is not afraid of most situations. Yes, the more complicated the situation will be, the more stringent the clearance conditions will be. But the player will also grow. In general The speed at which someone grows will be faster than the speed at which the game becomes difficult. I have also heard that although the space is divided and time is chaotic, the 'country' still exists, and there are special military teams obeying the command and trying to break the 'game' ..."

This is undoubtedly a long road.

Wu Huan: "So, the game first used the 'initial world' to test. Of course, there must be a survivor bias in the organization's data. After all, those who are damaged in the 'initial world' cannot continue to give feedback. But there are always people who can survive. After that, what will be waiting for them?"

Ji Hanchuan said, "Do you have a messaging system?"

Wu Huan smiled and said, "Yes. But, frankly speaking, it takes a lot of brainpower. So we are also trying our best to recruit new members. One more link will reduce the burden." Although correspondingly, there is also the risk of misinformation.

Ji Hanchuan said: "Well, I'm not interested in joining, I'm sorry."

Wu Huan shook his head and said, "If you are willing to tell another member of 'Apocalypse' about your experience after meeting him, that would be great."

Ji Hanchuan thought about it and said, "I'll try my best." Don't say anything to death.

Wu Huan sighed: "You are too cautious."

Ji Hanchuan said: "Do you know any other organizations?"

Wu Huan: "Yes. 'Noah's Ark' is one, and there are others..."

That night, Wu Huan and Ji Hanchuan talked a lot.At the back, the two simply went to the hot pot restaurant again, chatting while eating.In return for her information, Ji Hanchuan reciprocated, describing in detail his experience with Yu and Gao in the underground corridor.Wu Huan said: "In the beginning, it should be a relatively common ghost hitting the wall. Zheng Ling...it's a pity."

Ji Hanchuan said, "Do you think there is any connection between that heart and what happened this morning?"

Wu Huan thought about it and said: "This is just a guess. Some people in the organization think that although the situation in the game is ever-changing, in fact, there will be a 'core' in every copy."

She blinked: "So, I was quite surprised when you said that to the lecturer yesterday morning."

Wu Huan felt a little regretful.If I met "Han Chuan" who never lost his memory, I would know more.

But there are two sides to this matter.If he hadn't lost his memory, the two of them might not be able to sit together and exchange information peacefully like they are now.

Ji Hanchuan: "Then?"

Wu Huan: "It's a bit like a GM with a certain degree of freedom. You can adjust the game process according to the player's situation. Well, this seems to be a conclusion based on several groups of controlled experiments."

Ji Hanchuan: "Mmm..." He boiled two glutinous rice balls into the pot.

Wu Huan stated: "But it may also be a coincidence, it's hard to say."

Ji Hanchuan nodded, absent-minded.He thought of Ningning again.

Ning Ning would disappear with the game creatures, but he didn't show any malice during the whole process.

I even instinctively want to get closer to her, want to care about her, love her, and believe every information she says.

Also, the night before yesterday, in the corridor, the "person" who talked to Ning Ning and looked at him through his eyes and mouth——

Obviously the origin is unknown and very weird, but the trust in his heart is even heavier.

Ji Hanchuan had a headache and decided not to think about it for now.

After this day, there is one day left in the rest period, and the players are free to move around.

Ji Hanchuan finally went to the mall and stood in the children's clothing section for a long time.He was penniless and Ning Ning was not around, so he could only look at the model in the window and think: She should be cuter than the model dressed like this.

Volume [-] Ⅱ Anping Wheel