First Player

Chapter 4·"The rhythm is good, let's find a treasure chest."

A processing plant with bright lights stands in the center of the farm.

Large machines in all directions were spitting bright flames upwards, a smell of smoke and oil was emitted, and a resonant buzzing and vibrating sound was heard even under the feet.

Su Mingan walked into the factory.

In his live broadcast room, people were still talking about the behavior of Wang Chaoze and others just now.

[Now Margaret is really embarrassed. She looks like a European princess, but she is rolling in a pig pen... That scene is really exciting. 】

[These usually arrogant players at the top of the list are as timid as mice in front of the number one player. 】

[That Guwu’s Chaosze. In the Yangtze River system of Longguo, he usually has his nostrils turned upward, drinks the best tea, and puts on airs wherever he goes, acting like a master. Even Minister Liu has to be polite to him. When he got to the dungeon, his true colors were revealed and he got mixed up with the pigs. 】

[…In that case, Su Mingan is actually quite good. That is to say, he usually ignores people, at least he doesn't put on any airs of being a big boss. 】

[Then I can’t tell you the way. Lu is much gentler than the first player, everyone, please support him...]

The differences between factions, players, high and low are particularly obvious in the live broadcast room.

Su Mingan suddenly heard sounds coming from the second floor... There was the clang of a hammer, the rattle of saw teeth, and the crisp sound of metal tips being struck.

"It's so late, there should be no NPC workers working here." Su Mingan said softly.

"Maybe it's the sound of automated machinery," Sieber said.

"Your era confuses me." Su Mingan said: "It is obviously a primitive tribe-like living state, and there will be automated machines... Next, will I be able to see things like televisions and computers?"

"Ah, maybe." Siboer actually responded directly: "The dome is not isolated from the world. Although people can't pass through the black wall, the outside world can occasionally send some things in, so we will also have some high technology. gadgets.”

"...Like your shotgun?"

"This is nothing, I just made it myself." Siboer said.

Su Mingan was a little surprised.

He found that Sibur was really very versatile. She knew how to hunt, could lay traps, and could trick the space leader Kelna Xi to death with her outsights. She knew all the guides, and was familiar with every place in the dome... She even knew Wanderer. The ancient text of crow can also be spliced ​​with shotgun...

If she hadn't believed in Jiu Shen, her future would have been bright and bright.

"Find someone first," she said. "Here are the buildings with lights on the entire farm. Light is something people subconsciously crave."

Su Mingan had vaguely heard the sound of footsteps below.

"The factory has a basement." Siboer said concisely and concisely. She was very familiar with this place.

Su Ming'an felt that the best person in the basement would be his target, Junko Iyuki, or Leslie. Her guide would be Raphael, who was good at seducing, and would have no effect on him in the shadow state. Or... Aini can do it. He is currently immune to fire, so killing Aini is the easiest.

After walking down the stairs, he saw a figure squatting in the corner of the basement, rummaging through boxes.

Next to the box, various wrenches, screws, nails, and linen were scattered on the ground. The player didn't seem to notice him coming, and didn't even look back.

But the moment he saw the man's back, Su Mingan immediately wanted to turn around and leave.

The barrage also became tense at the same time, and they realized that the situation was not good.

because.

...The man who is looking through the box with a very leisurely attitude is Lu.

Among the twelve Black Lamb players, the path with the strongest overall strength.

He also has the skills of [Remote Communication] and [Tracking Eye], which can see the location of other escapees and communicate with them. If he notices something is wrong, it will be in trouble.

There are still about six hours and fifty minutes until dawn, and the number of altars is still 0. The situation is very bad...

But Su Mingan's body turned slightly, but he still didn't leave.

He considered a situation where he couldn't leave yet.

"Player No. 1."

Sure enough, at the next moment, Lu turned around without any surprise and looked at him with a smile on his face.

At this time, a man in strange attire came out of the blind corner of his sight.

He wore an exaggerated wizard hat with several shining metal stars on the brim. He looked very young, even a little immature. He wore a white vest, overalls, and long boots. He looked very young. Incongruous, like a fusion of centuries-old clothing features.

On his shoulder, there is a squealing clown gift box, and at his feet are mechanical sports car and tractor models. These "toys" move around him, and they don't look as harmless as they appear.

Siboer had already told Su Mingan all the information about his guide in advance. Lu's guide was the eleventh-ranked "Mechanic" Mocha, who liked to use toys to create destruction and explosions.

A player like Lu who considers everything carefully would not be able to rummage through the box without looking back. He would definitely ask his guide to pay attention to it for him. If Su Mingan just turned around and left, it would definitely arouse suspicion.

Su Ming'an's hand was brewing with space vibrations. He pretended to be accumulating power and did not send it out, just to wait——

"Wait, player number one."

Sure enough, Lu immediately said: "I have sent a message. If you insist on killing me, Isabella, who is within a thousand meters, will use [Hand of Salvation] on me. It doesn't matter even if the progress of the altar is set back a little, I will Get out of here safely."

Lu did not see Su Mingan's current weakness. Under normal circumstances, players would not doubt the known rules.

He was just talking to the ghost of Nine Gods in front of him with the confidence that he could escape from here.

"So... you haven't left yet because you have something to say to me." Su Mingan said.

"That's right." Lu said, "But, can you wait until I finish looking through this box?"

"You want to delay?"

"No, it's not." Lu waved his hand: "It's just some unspeakable little hobbies of mine... I like to discover the unknown. And a box full of unknowns is a sacred thing to me. I hope to spend it A little bit of insignificant time to witness the unknown hidden within."

If anyone else had said this, Su Ming'an would have doubted whether he was mentally ill. But when I say this, I feel calm and relaxed.

While Lu was talking, he had already rummaged through the box and found a syringe filled with green liquid. This is a syringe that speeds up the recovery of blood volume. It is a good emergency prop.

"Have you finished reading?" Su Mingan said.

"——The current world of games, I think it is too chaotic."

When he put away the syringe and straightened up, Lu suddenly burst out.

"...The world is different from the usual one, Su Mingan, I think we should probably form a 'new order'."

Lu's words immediately made Su Mingan raise her hand to close the live broadcast.

Seeing Su Mingan immediately shut down the live broadcast, Lu laughed: "You see, this is the disadvantage of the 'old order'. You need to be careful about these people's concepts and ideas."

"I remember that you are the one who cares most about this group of people." Su Mingan said: "Some people often say that 'Lu' is the qualified anchor who cares most about the audience's thoughts."

"Just saying a few words to the audience to cover up my real thoughts, this kind of thing... isn't your clone doing the same thing?" Lu said: "With your foresight of the plot, your wisdom should be far away Above me."

"... lift."

"You should have received invitations from many forces." Lu said:

"Obviously, those who are not adapted to this kind of world are also sharing the cake with top players like us. But the problem is-their weakness is actually obvious. They do not have a coordinated and unified command system, and no one can A word of command is used to influence people, and all their actions are negotiated and all impacts must be taken into consideration. Such a group... is too slow and too unsuitable for today's fast-paced world game."

Su Mingan frowned slightly.

Seeing that Su Ming'an did not directly refute his words, the corners of Lu's mouth curled up slightly, seeming very happy.

"This cake is too small. Why should we cut the cake we worked so hard to give to them?" Lu said.

"What do you mean?" Su Mingan said.

"I think... you are already doing it?" Lu said, "There is no one else around now, so you don't have to hide it."

"What?" Su Mingan really didn't hear what the other party was implying.

"Click."

There was a soft sound of mechanical gears turning, and Mocha next to him lowered his head and focused on playing with the toy car in his hand. The sound was a bit abrupt in the quiet basement.

Seeing the road getting closer, Xiber raised the shotgun in his arms and pointed the muzzle at the approaching road.

Seeing this, Lu stopped and maintained a safe social distance so as not to offend anyone.

"Su Ming'an, actually I have always admired you." Lu said: "If I had to choose the person I respect the most among all the top players... that would be you - I like you very much."

Su Ming'an had heard this before the start of this small dungeon. At that time, Lu did say something like "Su Ming'an is a very good person."

However, he didn't understand why Lu, who had never been in contact with him before, would say such a thing.

While he was thinking, Lu faced Siboer's gun and took another step forward.

The dim light in the basement shone on his ocean blue hair, giving it an eerie and beautiful light.

Lu's eyes were very bright, reminding Su Mingan of the light chasers who met him in the dungeon.

"Su Mingan, you are very far-sighted. Your foresight is so high that I look up to it." There was awe in Lu's eyes that didn't seem to be fake: "I compiled your actions from the beginning to the present, and Gradually I discovered... that you were connecting the dots scattered everywhere into lines. Your layout simply shocked me beyond measure."

"...Huh?" Su Mingan didn't know what was shocking the other party.

What's his plan?

How come he doesn't know it himself?

"In your opening speech, you made your impression deeply rooted in people's hearts." Lu said: "You deliberately used the slightly abrupt, but actually very prophetic lighthouse theory to cause a whirlpool of global public opinion and divert people's attention from other aspects. After that, you have been implementing your theory into action, and subtly adding more content you really need... until it is perfected to this day."

Su Ming'an looked at Lu's thinking, which was becoming more sophisticated, and couldn't help but start to reflect on whether many people were like Lu, thinking too much about themselves unnecessarily.

Seeing Su Ming'an who didn't refute, Lu's smile became more friendly:

"You divide levels and groups so that adventure players and casual players are fundamentally different."

"At the very beginning, you let people return to their respective positions to prevent points from being wasted due to temporary camp changes."

"At the same time, you also bring up the importance of risk-taking players, motivating people to play in order to show your wisdom in the mid-to-late game."

"You...deliberately expand the influence of your ideas and solidify your existence into a 'concept' that is deeply rooted in people's hearts."

"Your layout is wonderful and perfect." When Lu said this, he couldn't help but sigh:

"——From the beginning, you start to divide levels and groups, and engrave the name of 'first player' into their philosophy... And the problems that those organizations have, what negotiations, what concerns, what slow planning ...It doesn’t exist here. What you represent is the purest adventure player, the group that should be most respected by the world’s games - not casual players, not an audience who only talks about words, not a leader who only cares about the interests of the game. It’s... nothing!”

Lu stretched out his hand and put his hands directly on Su Mingan's shoulders:

"Because you are the number one player - you are the best and the most suitable for people's current needs!"