First Player

Chapter 6 · "He's just lovable."

[Lord God World·Dragon Kingdom Server]

As the Spring Festival approaches, the servers in Longguo District are enjoying themselves.

Red lanterns were hung on the eaves. Someone had written Spring Festival couplets and the Chinese characters "Fu" in advance and hung them in his store for sale.

Life here is very easy. There is no need to consider costs or complicated purchasing procedures. There is no urban management to drive you away. As long as you like, you can open a shop, set up a stall, and engage in various things.

There is no need to study or work, just a few points and you can live like a rich man. People seem to have entered spring from the cold winter, and beggars can be well fed, clothed, and dressed in gold and silver here.

Someone said, "If you don't consider the crisis of total erasure a year later, it is actually a blessing for humans to be selected into this game."

Many people even think, "It would be great if the world game never ended and could go on forever."

They are willing to live in captivity in a comfortable environment shaped by high-dimensional creatures for a lifetime, rather than return to their original homeland to starve and freeze, be burdened by study and work, be driven like donkeys by their leaders, and worry about mortgages and schooling for their children.

Human beings are very adaptable animals. When the fear and panic of three months ago faded away, they began to get used to such an environment, and even developed some attachment to this place similar to their hometown. By the end of the year, they may not be willing to leave here.

"Here, take a bite."

"Ah, it's so cool."

Around the fountain in the square, young couples were sitting drinking milk tea and having barbecue. They were eating snacks and watching everything happening in another world like they were watching a movie.

At this time, Caius Tower opened, and most adventure players were in Caius Tower. Hewei, who is known as the "god", Lin Guang, the powerful and brutal agent of the gods, and the buried memories in the cataclysm of the century... are all hot topics that people discuss.

"——Funi, what do you mean by electronic heart?"

On the festive red street, Lin Yin turned her head and asked her friend Funi who was walking with her. They wore bright red bows and red and white cotton clothes.

Perhaps to match the atmosphere of the upcoming Spring Festival, the weather system started to snow lightly, with wisps of white flakes floating in the air.

"The electronic heart is the Dawn System." Funni thought for a moment and said: "Considering the electronic items with a 'heart', only the Dawn System with the highest AI intelligence meets the conditions."

"Then what do you think the real thing is?" Lin Yin asked again.

Fanny blinked.

"The book "Reason, Truth and History" mentions the concept of 'brain in a vat', saying that if a person's brain is cut off and placed in a vat filled with nutrient solution, the nerve endings are Connected to a computer. Then, the information transmitted by the computer can allow the brain to maintain a normal illusion, such as inputting physical sensations, inputting daily life, inputting the five senses... making this person think that he is still alive in reality, but in fact he is just A brain soaked in nutrient solution." Funni said: "I think the 'real thing' may be this concept. Only that person's 'brain' is real, and everything he experiences is actually the outside world. The computer is inputting data, giving him the illusion of five senses, making him think he is still a human being."

Lin Yin was thoughtful after hearing Funi's analysis.

"Well... this is also the most recognized 'real thing' conjecture on the forum. Even the famous strategy player Hubert believes that everything presented in Caius Tower may be a kind of 'brain in a vat' ." Lin Yin said.

"What you mean is that Su Mingan and the others seem to have returned seventy years ago to launch the War of Dawn, but is this actually just a simulation?" Funni raised her eyebrows: "The Dawn system said that people's task is to obtain the 'source'. If this is just a data simulation, how do people bring out the 'source'?"

"I don't know." Lin Yin spoke slowly: "I'm also confused..."

The aroma of saccharin floated over, and in front of it was a store where a craftsman was making candy figures.

The architectural style here is similar to the ancient town of Longguo, with white walls and black tiles, green mountains and green waters. When celebrating Su Ming'an's birthday, Lin Yin and Lu Shu took him here to play.

The golden sugar syrup swirled around under the skillful hands of the craftsmen, shining beautifully like burning sunshine, and many children jumped around the stall.

In the world game, in addition to dragons, phoenixes, rabbits and puppies, sugar figures with various images of well-known players are also made.

Lin Yin saw a golden candy man, a tall and thin young man. Although due to technical limitations, the candy man could not be made too clear, she saw a small butterfly on the shoulder of the candy man, and she recognized it instantly Who is that.

She held up the demon fox mask that was covering her face and tied the knot behind her head: "How do you sell the candy man?"

The middle-aged craftsman raised his head:

"0.01 points for Lin Jiang and Iris, 0.02 points for Aini Mizushimagawa, and 0.03 points for Lin Yinluna. For small animals, just give them as you see, a few 0.01 points will do."

"How much does one Lu Shu cost?" Lin Yin said, but she felt it was a bit strange.

I always feel that I am not buying candy, but doing some evil human trafficking.

"Lu Shu gets 0.05 points each," the craftsman said.

"——Lu Shu is so expensive???" Lin Yin's tone suddenly rose, and he almost said "He deserves it". She remembered that it only cost 20-50 points to buy a suite. Selling a candy man here only costs 0.05 points, which is an exorbitant price.

Although this is definitely a price recognized by the system, the purchasing power of points cannot be generalized compared to Zhai Xing.

"Lu Shu is the pride of our Dragon Kingdom, and it's also difficult to make. I don't have to worry about selling it every time I make it." The craftsman's expression looked very proud. Before he finished speaking, a couple came next to him and bought Lu Shu's candy figure.

"Hey, Lu Shu, Lu Shu..."

The little girl in the couple opened the plastic package and sucked the sugar man in the image of Lu Shu like crazy, rubbing his head repeatedly. Lin Yin's expression collapsed when he saw this scene.

She had just thought of taking Lu Shu's candy man home and keeping it there so that she could look at it when she was tired. However, someone else licked Lu Shu's body all over his body and kept licking his head.

"Little girl, do you want more? I can make it for you if you want it." The craftsman asked.

"I'm just curious and want to know the price..." Lin Yin swallowed: "How much does Noel cost?"

"0.04 points each."

"Noel can't compare to Lu Shu!?" Lin Yin's voice rose again.

...She is not convinced! Why! Even if she has 0.03 points, Noel only has 0.04. Is she in the confusion circle? Lu Shu still belongs to the hot category?

"Little girl, how can you let someone else's ambition destroy your own prestige? Of course Noel is not as good as Lu Shu. Lu Shu is one of ours. How can Noel, a foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes, be the same?" The middle-aged craftsman was unhappy. . He doesn't survive by being a candy man. The World of Lord God stipulates that there is an upper limit on the points earned by casual players. He can only rely on candy sellers to have a maximum of 10 points a day. Any more will limit sales. He does not have to give face to customers.

The points of casual players are different from the points of adventure players, and the gold content is quite different. Most of the points earned by casual players come from water forums and watching live broadcasts, and cannot be used to redeem props that improve combat effectiveness. Adventure players' points are stolen from dungeons. They can buy anything and have extremely high purchasing power. There are two levels of currency.

"How much does one Su Mingan cost?" Lin Yin asked, grinding his teeth.

"0.1 points each." said the craftsman.

"You are so evil, boss. You could just sell Su Ming'an for 10 points and earn the maximum amount in one day." Lin Yin gritted his teeth.

"No, the system is monitoring it. You can't take advantage of this kind of loopholes, reselling is not allowed, and you can't exceed the normal price." The craftsman said.

"Su Ming'an has 0.1 points each. Is this the normal price?" Lin Yin frowned. She stared at Su Ming'an's candy figure, as if she was trying to make a flower out of it.

"Little girl, go ask the system. Ask them why Su Ming'an's candy figures have to be priced at 0.1, and ask them why they prefer Su Ming'an so much." The craftsman was helpless.

"He is so lovable." Lin Yin blurted out.

"..." The craftsman lowered his head and continued to make candy figures. He felt that this little girl was quite capable of making trouble without reason despite her age.

"Well, I mean, the players at the top of the list are very lovable." Lin Yin said.

She didn't want to be misunderstood by Funi. Whether it was Lu Shu, Su Lin, or Iris, she still found it lovable.

Every adventure player who fights at the forefront of mankind is very lovable.

Except Edward.

"How much is Edward?" Lin Yin continued to ask.

"No money," said the craftsman.

Lin Yin's expression changed.

It seemed that all the anger and injustice disappeared at the same time. She and the craftsman looked at each other and smiled tacitly, as if they had suddenly reached a consensus.

"Is this also system pricing?" Lin Yin said, "Edward is so pitiful."

"Maybe it's a wicked system," the craftsman said.

The "No Gifts Allowed" rule in the Lord God's World only applies to props related to combat power. Sugar Man has no storage value and its intrinsic value is not high, so it is allowed to be given away.

"Isn't the system absolutely fair? Can it change the price because of its preferences?" Lin Yin asked.

"I don't know. Anyway, as a commoner like me, I can just sell according to the system's instructions." The craftsman lowered his head and said no more.

Lin Yin stood aside for a while, and there were actually a lot of people coming to buy candy. This group of casual players had a lot of points. When they saw the novel player-like candy, they all wanted to take a bite.

It was impossible for Lin Yin to spend her points on a candy man. She was an adventure player and her points were adventure points. How could she use her adventure points to buy a candy man.

Although it seems that adventure points are no different from leisure points, as long as they are not circulated between each other and the points are still in the hands of adventure players, they are adventure points.

She looked at the crowds coming and going. These people were laughing and making noise, and unscrupulously used their leisure points to buy various things, including Spring Festival couplets, firecrackers, fireworks, and even furniture, hanging chairs, villas... The smiles on people's faces He was so cheerful, as if all the burdens had been thrown away.

But she could only hold on to the dozens of adventure points she had earned so hard, thinking about how to maximize her combat power, and how she could do more tasks in the next world, suffer more injuries, and gain 10 or 20 more points. points...

She was reluctant to use her adventure points to buy these things, turning them into leisure points.

"The world is indeed unfair." Lin Yin murmured.

In those live broadcasts, in the extremely harsh environment of Kaiusta, the hands of adventure players were covered with frostbite, and their clothes almost stuck to their skin. When they were torn off, it was like tearing flesh, and the pain made them grin. They endured the cold, worked hard to break into the camp, and faced those dangerous mechanical armies, extremely cruel apocalyptic fires, and space turbulence that would tear people into pieces...

Casual players were on the streets, shopping, buying sweets, drinking milk tea, and rubbing Lu Shu's head.

There is a stark contrast on and off the field.

Everything given by fate has a price secretly marked behind it.

World Games even claims to be "absolutely fair" - will it really allow some people to spend this year so happily?

These... people who take pleasure in making messes and celebrate the New Year happily, what will happen to them in nine months?

Lin Yin hopes to see these people learn a lesson, but does not want them to receive an excessive lesson.

Everyone has the right to choose their own way of survival, and she cannot force people to die by pressing their heads. It's just that in such a collective crisis environment, people who choose to mess up are worthless. Just like those people who still read novels even though they know they have final exams in a few days.

"——Lin Yin, I'm thinking about a question." Funi, who had been silent, said.

"Me too."

They looked at each other and spoke in unison.

"——What if we are also in a 'brain in a vat'?"

"——What if the world game is also a 'brain in a vat'?"

Lin Yin's eyes narrowed.

The two of them thought of going together.

In the concept of "brain in a vat", the brain stored in the vat can see, hear and feel any weird things with the input of external computer data. Under the extremely fast data processing of computers, when the brain experiences many events, the time in the outside world can even tend to stand still.

——So, what if Zhai Xing’s time is suspended because one billion of them are in a kind of “brain in a vat”?

——What if everything they see now is the organizer from the "outside world" inputting various five-sense data to them?

This seems to make sense.

Lin Yin was horrified.

The World Game...will it be a "brain in a vat" with an unknown purpose?

…

【Caiusta】

Back at the Fenghuo Shelter, Su Mingan was accompanied by Dong Anan. During the day, she returned to the mute look she had when we first met, with her head lowered and silent.

People have gone to collect water resources today, and there are no people between the buildings.

A blond woman named Anjie greeted Su Mingan and Lu. She knew how to use a gun and was assigned to be the bodyguard of Su Mingan, a "great technician in three fields."

"——Sister Anjie, Sister Anjie! The new woman was seriously injured and passed out!" Suddenly, a young man rushed out in a hurry and called out to Anjie.

"Where's Lu Sa?" Anjie became nervous.

"Lu Sa hasn't come back yet!" the young man said, "What should I do? Everyone in the shelter who knows something about biochemistry has gone out..."

Su Mingan guessed that Lu Sa was Luna. She had been in the outside world and could not come back. She might be a doctor in the shelter.

"Lovis, can you..." Anjie glanced at Su Ming'an.

She knew that Luvis and Fenghuo only had a cooperative relationship, and saving people was not within his scope of responsibility. But Luvis is an all-rounder in three fields and is very proficient in biochemistry. If he can take action...

"Let's go." Su Mingan had already followed the young man.

Now is the information gathering stage, and he will be involved in emergencies.

They came to a white house that looked like a construction site container and walked up three floors of low stairs. On the narrow hospital bed, the young woman closed her eyes tightly, blood leaked from her mouth, and her body convulsed unconsciously.

Su Mingan glanced around the table and saw scalpels, forceps, anesthetics and other items. His [Biochemistry] is level 10, but this does not mean that he has comprehended all human medical knowledge like a sudden enlightenment. He just can move according to the pull of the system. He wasn't sure he could cure her.

But he knew who the woman was.

Her appearance is very youthful. There are no wrinkles on her face, and her red hair is bright and colorful. She is completely different from the middle-aged mother in the laboratory.

This is... a very young Feisi, youthful and beautiful.

Any mother is a beautiful little girl in her youth.