Volume 17: Enemy of All Things Chapter 8 Player Records
(Each chapter is usually 5,000 words, so don't think too much.)
Nothing in the game is worth paying attention to. Even veteran players will choose to ignore many things and settings that people care about, otherwise the game will be unplayable. For example, how do you know the map of the secret realm that has been sealed for tens of thousands of years? How do you know what monsters are in it? Why can passers-by easily identify the ancient artifacts that have been lost for who knows how many years? And why are there often adventure legends that are always seen in advance, and then refreshed every week and provided to hundreds of thousands of people?
There is no point in pursuing this kind of game setting, not to mention that the nonsense in Les Miserables is reasonable and well-founded, not just making up some random reasons for you to enjoy a bunch of messy benefits. At least he gave a background and some reasonable reasons, which can make people feel at ease to develop in this environment while enjoying various benefits.
For example, for those players with strong abilities or in places that are not covered by the university, there is no one-click upgrade service. Many novice players complain about this, but they can also join the ranks of experimental subjects by running to designated locations through some characters. It can be regarded as a setting that fits the character setting.
However, if someone were a little more careful or curious about it, they might get a lot of strange knowledge and clues.
But few people are too curious about the game's settings, and the few who are curious are confused by the words in the introduction.
'You have discovered a mysterious power.'
'You are facing an unknown mysterious force. The system is determining that the force you are facing is: the original light.'
'Introduction: When the mysterious crown began to shatter , the first ray of light that flowed out became the original foundation of the world. The rebellious atlas became the kingdom of demons, and the first ray of light was born in the corpse of the crown and shadow. He is destined to illuminate the world, or destroy those who rebel. He has no interest in everything in this world. The only long-cherished wish of this light is to let some people return to the crown and return to the right path of order. '
"According to the information that can be made public at present: the light you found is not independent, it is a small part separated from some huge creature or terrifying existence. Even the university today has no special way to deal with the holder of this power."
'Tip: After attacking this force, it will automatically analyze the incoming force. As the most primitive terror, it has the ability to see through everything conceptually. Although it is only a small part, it can still provide the observer with quite detailed data and experience. It is now used as experimental material by the university and contributes to a certain plan of the university. If the level rises to a certain level, it may receive relevant information about such tasks. But now it can only exist as a simple combat power detector, which has to be said to be a failure of the audited player. '
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Why are there sarcastic statements in the introduction?
The veteran player took a look at the information he got after the reconnaissance, but all he got was a head full of question marks.
However, this kind of hidden task hint in the introduction is not the first time. The old player took a break from his busy schedule to check the forum and found that he was not the only one who found this news. Many people said that this was the trigger condition of a hidden task. So he was completely relieved.
The reason for the uneasiness is the unknown, but if it is confirmed that this thing may be a condition for a hidden task, then it is nothing. The old player is just a casual player. Even if he upgrades with one click, it is to experience a happier way of playing and other game skills, not to pursue something in particular. He manipulated the magic power in his body to condense into a ball and threw it towards the light. The old player soon found that his power was smashed like a soap bubble, leaving only countless light powders condensed into the font of review in the air.
"Test results complete."
"Player number 411519, strength attribute deviation is Dream, Electricity, Time. The initial reference development direction is Dreamland and Thundercloud. Now because the time flow of this universe is fixed, it is not recommended to go into the time flow. But if you want to simply speed up your own time to gain an advantage, it is also an option."
"Player ability index: 1.42, magic concentration: 0.74, fully awakened, relevant error is zero. It is recommended that players conduct some business activities or adventure activities to test their abilities and develop more functions. This test is only a basic test, and there is a certain possibility of error. Players need to develop other possibilities on their own. If you want to get more detailed information about fate and magic, please report to the university's high-end monitoring room and pay the equivalent of fifty gold coins."
"Purple Star Astrology, you are..."
Looking at the series of subsequent implanted functions, the old player immediately shook his head.
Having experienced the Internet era, he certainly knew how deceptive this additional service was, and he used to work in this field. It was impossible for him to eat shit in the past. Moreover, fifty gold coins was the only thing he had in his entire family.
Although I really want to know the direction of my magic development and more detailed suggestions, I am a happy player after all. What does a casual player need so many messy things for? If I go to fight, I can't win. I can only run to some workshops to rely on magic to make a living, and then rely on immortality to run to various ruins to explore the way to survive. It is impossible to fight, and I will never fight in this life.
"Buying this event now will unlock the university reputation system and achievement system."
"……Um?"
The old player moved his ears and stood still.
"Free data recorder for the university. Record your feats and achievements and promote them as topic materials. We will work hard to improve all the lives and needs of players and other people. Are you sure you want to give up this one-time event benefit and choose to leave this place?"
"What is the achievement system?"
“It’s a special reward mechanism that the university has paired with the university’s record system.”
The light blue arcane creature said calmly.
But for some reason, veteran players always have the illusion that the eyes of this strange creature suddenly light up.
This feeling is like a snake staring at a frog, and those legendary monsters begin to come out and walk around, overlooking its food. There is an inexplicable sense of panic, as if I have accidentally walked into some evil path that I shouldn't have walked into.
"In order to enable players to better enjoy this world, after nearly half a year to a year of verification and trial operation, we have finally successfully integrated this player help system. This item imprinted in the soul cannot be destroyed by forces below the level of gods. Even if the gods want to destroy it, they must go deep into the player's brain core and soul to remove it directly. It will record the player's every move, and organize and consolidate it through mentality and algorithms."
"Whenever a player does something memorable, or achieves great feats that are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people, or breaks through his or her own limits and reaches some mysterious area, this system will record those great deeds and sing praises. You can check those unopened achievements in your own mind, or join the adventure yourself and explore and develop these treasures hidden in your soul. We will record your great heroic deeds in 99% of the scenes, and we will also confirm them through soul reading after being disturbed."
"Take combat as an example. If you successfully kill a demigod head-on on the battlefield, you will ignite an achievement called Starfall, which will give you about 600 to 1,000 achievement points. You can exchange these achievement points for some useful equipment or information at the university. Or you can simply enhance the appearance of your auxiliary equipment and make it more beautiful."
"You can use these things to solve the pain of walking in the world without anyone knowing. Your strength and experience will be displayed at a glance. We just need some data. That's all we ask for."
"So, may I ask you, are you really going to reject this system?"
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Why does your statement give people the feeling that the game's free DLC requires additional payment?
Looking at the azure organism that seemed to be still very calm and selfless, the old player inexplicably felt that this description seemed a little familiar.
The game is free, with built-in micro-purchases, or some popular free games get some internal benefits through krypton gold. Although Les Miserables currently uses the gold coins set inside the game to handle all this, how can I say it, in fact, the money inside this game has little to do with the outside world.
After all, to be honest, money is just a number. If you want, you can easily make money by removing part of your brain and sending it to work outside or contributing computing power. It is this inexplicable feeling that you seem to want to take money that makes old players feel a little uncomfortable. But the things given make old players feel a little reluctant to let go.
Achievement system, comrade. And there is also a personal panel display. When is the most fun to play games? Isn't it when you show off? As long as you show a panel to others, you can see, okay, God Eater achievement, Starfall achievement, or patterns and decorations that look very majestic at first glance, isn't this better than anything else? And if you think about it carefully, the price of fifty gold coins is actually not expensive. Strictly speaking, it is just like paying a part of the money for the entry-level tasks in many games. As long as you think about this, old players suddenly feel that they are still making money.
Wow, I didn't expect that the planners of Les Miserables would go through so many tricks to give players benefits. If I didn't think about it, I might have missed such a great benefit. Isn't this just a built-in plug-in for the official game? It's just a way of collecting things that fits the worldview.
As for the NPC collecting player world data, don't be ridiculous. If you really want game data, can't the game company give it to you?
If AI were to rebel, humans would just die on the spot. There would be no need to make trouble now.
“Give me a professional system.”
"Okay, wait a moment then."
As if it had become accustomed to this kind of behavior, the blue arcane body did not react too much and simply stretched out its tentacles and pointed at the void.
The darkness around them was quickly dispelled by various water waves, and countless strange instruments began to emerge around them. They were high-tech machines with various uses. Moreover, the various powers flowing on them even made the old players feel palpitations. It was conceivable how much power they had.
However, the target of these strange instruments was not the players, but the hateful and terrifying white flame. In the stunned eyes of the players, the white flame seemed to be tied up and gathered in a tiny crystal ball. The power that could easily tear the players apart was introduced and filled the surroundings, instantly washing away the other power impurities in the crystal ball, leaving only pure white flame. In the eyes of the old players, the white holy fire became more and more hateful, just like a creature gathered by countless ants and insects, which made the old players' scalps numb.
Looking at the heavily guarded modules and the sealed light, the old player couldn't help but feel that he was not a research object or auxiliary object, but the white flame was the real object of research in the university. However, this trance illusion was only a momentary one. The old player quickly sorted out his emotions, walked forward, and put his hand in the crystal ball according to the instructions of the strange magical creature.
The power flowing in the player's body surged rapidly, and under the control of the crystal ball, it condensed into various bizarre scenes that could not be described in words, and constantly eroded the small ray of fire from all directions. However, the small ray of light did not go out amid the screams of ghosts and wolves around it. Instead, it seemed to have obtained some fuel, and released waves of brighter and more dazzling light. It even expanded more and more, and some kind of phantom seemed to condense in the core, and the terrifying aura poured out and flowed around. Countless complex sounds began to flow in the old player's mind, like curses, like instructions, and even like communication, as if the flame had come to life. This sudden change made the old player scream and subconsciously let go of his hand.
"…The record is complete. Your behavior is outstanding."
A suspended arcane lifeform appeared behind him, calmed the nervous player, and put something that looked like a watch on the player's wrist.
"Your message and related records have been integrated into the player system. You can now view them through this soul projection watch. Please note that you can only have special communication with players who have also installed the system. Other players do not have this service. Please note."
"No, wait, what on earth is that ball of light?!"
Rubbing his temple, the player waved his hands and looked at the ball of light with a slightly frightened expression.
"I, I feel a great fear. I seem to be integrated into something. I seem to feel that something is looking at me. It is looking at me. Yes, I know it is looking at me. There is more than one, there are many, what on earth is this thing?"
"That's experimental equipment, sir."
"You guys use such a horrible thing as an experimental device?!"
The player couldn't help but scream, looking at the seemingly harmless fire in fear.
If you don't experience it yourself, you will never understand the fear that the old player is feeling now. The moment he used his power to touch the essence of the holy light, he felt that his consciousness seemed to dissolve, dissolving into an unimaginable huge object. Countless souls were around him, and countless consciousnesses were echoing in his mind.
If it were just that, it would be fine, but what really frightened the player was that he felt his self-awareness rapidly dissipating, as if he wanted to instinctively merge with the voice in the light, wanting to become its subordinate, an extension of its will, its limbs. Although he knew it was an illusion caused by the game, the dissipation of self in that instant still frightened the veteran player to break out in a cold sweat, and he took several steps back as if he had seen a ghost, not daring to look at the light.
"This is all within a safe range, please rest assured."
"No, I'm worried... I have something else to do. Bye."
"Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to your second visit."
Bowing to the player's somewhat disheveled back, the synthetic creature spoke calmly.
After making sure that the old player had left this part of the space, countless lights and shadows flowed around the synthetic creature, and in the blink of an eye it appeared in another time and space. In another time and space, the body of another player who chose to upgrade with one click was lying in a similar cabin with his eyes closed.
The capsule-like device was constantly spreading all kinds of bizarre patterns and symbols, with countless tiny tentacles inserted into the player's mind and body, constantly transmitting some of the most basic symbols and energy, and constantly correcting and modifying the data in the player's body through external stimulation and the most primitive impressions. Lines of inexplicable text were projected on the cabin, recorded by the plankton, and then continuously sent to some secret places in the university. After a few seconds, the player will wake up, and the synthetic organism will repeat the previous process.
This scene was presented in the private spaces of countless universities. Countless data and symbols on the original holy flame and the players themselves were constantly gathered under the influence of a certain will, and then sent to some secret places for summary and collation. There were less than a few hundred people in this world who knew the meaning of this buzzing secret place. Dozens of researchers recorded the data on the instruments and kept secretly calculating something. However, when this unknown plan was in progress, the door of this secret place was suddenly smashed open by someone. A figure looked at everything inside and suddenly showed an expression of rage.
"Have you actually reached such a low point?!"
The professor of biology at the university looked at everything in the room and roared at a silent figure in the corner.
"Deputy Dean! You actually conducted such an experiment on your former student! That was his original power! Have your sense of shame and justice disappeared along with your inflated desires? Collecting secret data on an entire group of people to seek targeted power?! What are you thinking! Answer me!"
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The man holding the walking stick sat silently on the leather sofa, flipping through the documents in his hands, seemingly turning a deaf ear to the questions of his colleagues.
