Chapter 824: New Gods
At this time, Sawada Yayin pulled Yin En over and said: "I don't know what's going on recently, there are a lot of copycats in various parts of the island country, and those guys are simulating the methods of famous unsolved cases in various countries, and I don't know what they think... Is there really something behind them? ”
Liu Xing shook his head and said seriously: "I don't think there is any behind-the-scenes driving force behind all this, but the spontaneous behavior of those imitators, because I just checked the imitators you mentioned Miss Sawada, they are basically some otaku, and many of the bad cases that have occurred in the island country in recent years have been committed by these otaku, and most of them are over forty years old, what does this make you think?" ”
"The bubble crisis in the island nation?" At this time, Ding Kun came over and said: "Back then, the island country was because of' The theory that the land will not depreciate was very popular, so it led to the prosperity of real estate and other industries, but at that time, the businessmen of the island country were buying the land and not doing development, just like holding stocks and waiting for the appreciation before reselling, so the land value of Tokyo at that time claimed to be able to buy the entire land of the American lighthouse country, and the bank also admitted that these inflated land prices were used as collateral to continue to lend a large number of loans, resulting in the rapid economic development of the island country, but in the end it was a false prosperity like a bubble, and the island economy without industrial support was a castle in the air, so the island country had an economic crisis around 1990, a large number of speculators were ruined because of this. ”
Ding Kun paused, and said in a low voice: "These are all told to me by a friend I know in an island country a few years ago, he said that he had a perfect childhood and a nightmare high school life, because after the economic crisis, his best friend at school went bankrupt because of his father's failed investment, and the whole family committed suicide by jumping off the building, and he himself was forced to drop out of school and work. ”
Liu Xing nodded, and then said: "That's right, I saw a saying on the Internet before, that is, the old otaku in the island country are basically the products of the bubble crisis in the island country, because the island people at that time had a lot of money in their hands, so they were extremely tolerant of their children, and their monthly pocket money was higher than the salary of ordinary white-collar workers, so that group of rich otaku began their gnawing career, but unfortunately the emergence of the economic crisis made it impossible for them to stay carefree forever, Especially in recent years, the parents who sheltered them from the wind and rain have passed away one after another, and these otaku have to find a way to support themselves. ”
"That's right, I often see some otaku in their forties and fifties on the Internet staying at home and waiting to die, while their parents in their sixties and seventies have to get up early and work late to earn money." Sawada Yayin nodded and said.
Liu Xing shrugged his shoulders and said: "So in recent years, those otaku who have lost their financial resources have had to enter the society to make a living, but they themselves have no skills, and they have been derailed from society for decades, so it is difficult for these otaku to integrate into the current society, so these otaku will inevitably have some anti-social tendencies, and in the end they will choose to use extreme means to commit crimes." ”
Zhang Wenbing sighed and said: "Liu Xing, you are right, I chatted with the manager of a company in an island country when I was working in the company before, and he mentioned that his son has not been out of the house for more than 20 years, and has not been in contact with anyone other than his parents, and his son has become more and more irritable and impermanent in recent years, so he is very worried that his son will endanger social security after his death." ”
"This is the generation of the Beat of the Island Nation." Yin En sighed and said: "But then again, I remember that the high school girls in the island country also carried forward in the economic crisis of the island country, because it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift, and those high school girls who are usually used to spending money lose the pocket money given by their parents all of a sudden, and in the end they can only maintain their consumption level through abnormal means, which has become a traditional feature of the island country." ”
"So do you have any other thoughts on that?" Sawada said with a smile.
Yin Eun, who had a strong desire to survive, immediately shook his head and said, "No, I don't want to." ”
Liu Xing and the others couldn't help but coax, wanting Sawada Yayin to clean up Yin Eun.
Anyway, dead friends don't die poor.
After some fun, Liu Xing concluded: "Compared with coming up with a perfect crime process by yourself, it is much more convenient to imitate the unsolved cases created by predecessors, so this is the main reason for the prevalence of copycats now, but judging from the serial cola poisoning incident that occurred in Osaka Castle, it is very likely that this copycat is not an ordinary person, so I suspect that this serial cola poisoning incident is likely to be committed by the public faction, and the purpose is to create chaos in Osaka Castle." ”
Just as Liu Xing's words were finished, KP Demon Wu suddenly said: "Congratulations to the player Liu Xing for triggering the special quest of the Battle of Gongwu, the rise of the new gods, this special task will start the task chain after the official start of the Battle of Gongwu, and players who complete this special task will receive special rewards!" ”
???
Liu Xing frowned, and realized that this special task was not simple, because the name of this special mission, the rise of the new god, was reverie.
Liu Xing glanced at Zhang Jingxu and the others, and found that they should have also been notified by KP Demon Wu.
So, after chatting with Liu Xing and the others for a while, they each found an excuse to go back to the room to rest.
Then, Liu Xing and the others, who gathered together again, opened the second secret room time.
"Liu Xing, you are really powerful, you started the special mission of the Gongwu War so quickly, and this special mission seems to be very powerful." Zhang Jingxu said with a smile.
Liu Xing touched the back of his head and said with a headache: "But this task is not simple, because I think this task is very similar to the situation that Yin En and I encountered in Ziwu City at the beginning, and the strength of this so-called new god should at least be above Dagon and below the old dominators." ”
Before this, Liu Xing had told Yin En and the others everything he and Yin En had experienced in Ziwu City, so Yin En and the others also knew how terrible Taketori was in the state of the evil god.
But now Taketori is evolving towards the god of harmony...
"By the way, have you ever watched an American drama? It's the Gods of the Lighthouse Nation. Yin Eun suddenly said, "I suspect that the inspiration for this special mission should have come from that American drama." ”
Liu Xing patted his thigh, nodded and said, "That's right, it seems that this special mission may really be related to "Gods of the Lighthouse Country". ”
To put it simply, the plot of "Gods of the Lighthouse Country" is that with the development of the times, some relatively unpopular ancient gods are constantly weakened due to the lack of human faith, and some modern products have become new gods after being respected by human beings, such as the god of the Internet, the god of mobile phones, and so on.
Obviously, the so-called new gods mentioned in this special mission are likely to be beings like the god of the net.
Ding Kun touched his chin and said, "If you look at it this way, it is very likely that the rise of the new gods this time does not refer to a single god, but to a group of gods, such as the god of the otaku, the god of the second dimension, the god of idols or something?" ”
"That's right." Liu Xing and the others said in unison.
Liu Xing thought for a while and said seriously: "If nothing else, behind the recent series of imitation crimes, this group of new gods should be playing ghosts, and these new gods should also belong to the chaos camp, otherwise they would not let their fanatical followers go crazy to commit crimes." ”
"In this case, this group of new gods will become the biggest spoilers in the battle of the public martial arts, because they should not cooperate with the public faction and the martial faction, after all, they are all gods." Zhang Wenbing sighed, "So, can we really kill gods?" ”
Ding Kun shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "I don't think we should be able to confront these new gods head-on, because these new gods have not yet condensed their godheads, and they can only be regarded as demigods, so I think the specific requirements of this special task may be for us to prevent or assist these new gods from ascending." ”
"So are we going to be on the side of the new gods then?" Liu Xing asked.
Without hesitation, Yin replied, "Of course we can't be on the side of these new gods, because we are righteous partners." ”
Liu Xing glanced at Yin En, knowing that Yin En wanted to play a stalk.
But then again, Liu Xing and the others finally decided to stand on the opposite side of the new gods, because Liu Xing and the others knew very well that those new gods were definitely not "kinder" to humans than Cthulhu.
On top of that, if these new gods were also projected into the real world by the Cthulhu Run game lobby, it could be a catastrophe.
Therefore, Liu Xing and his party felt that they still had to find a way to stop the rise of these new gods.
After discussing the issue of Shingod, Liu Xing and the others brought the topic to Yin Eun again.
"Yin Eun, what did Miss Sawada call you aside to talk about just now?" Zhang Jingxu asked curiously.
Yin En sighed and said with some melancholy: "Miss Sawada, she set a flag for me, and we will get married after the battle of Gongwu is over." ”
This is indeed a classic flag.
"Did you say yes?" Zhang Wenbing stood up and mended the knife.
Yin En nodded and said with a wry smile, "Do I still have a reason to choose to refuse now?" If I dare to refuse, I'm afraid I'll have to change to Ishikawa Ling's character card and play with you. ”
Liu Xing and the others nodded silently, secretly saying in their hearts that Yin En had paid a lot for this team.
After the time in the secret room was over, Liu Xing and the others really went back to their rooms to rest.
As a result, Liu Xing had just laid down for a while when he heard that the window in his room seemed to be pushed open.
"Who is it?!" Liu Xing subconsciously took out the pistol under the pillow and aimed it in the direction of the window.
Then, Liu Xing saw an unexpected visitor, the King of Yellow.
"Are you using this body now? I'll just say that I can't feel your breath on Watanabe Meteor's body during this time. The King in Yellow said with a smile.
Liu Xing immediately put away the pistol and said respectfully: "My lord, you are right, I have been planning to use this body for activities recently, just because this body has no connection with my lord and you before, so I am also thinking about how to contact my lord." ”
The King of Yellow Clothes nodded with satisfaction and said, "I noticed your soul fluctuations when you appeared in the island country, so I deliberately came to you to do something at this time. ”
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows, knowing that what the King of Yellow needed to do was very likely to be related to those new gods.
"I want to hear about it." Liu Xing lowered his head and said.
The king in yellow didn't sell it, and said bluntly: "I believe you should also know that there was a serial coke poisoning incident in Osaka City recently, and the modus operandi of the suspect in this incident is obviously not normal, plus I also feel that there is a strange power in Osaka City, so I deliberately investigated in Osaka City before I came to you, and found something very interesting, To put it simply, there are a few magicians who have returned from the dream realm who plan to use those so-called senior otaku to become gods. ”
"How do you become a god?" Liu Xing asked subconsciously.
The King of the Yellow Coats pondered for a moment before speaking, "If I'm not mistaken, those magicians want to gather enough spiritual power to make themselves gods, and this is one of the easiest ways for you humans to become gods; As for spiritual power, it can actually be understood as emotions, but only strong emotions can be regarded as spiritual power, so those magicians are planning to develop a group of fanatical believers to provide themselves with the power of faith, and those senior otaku in your human mouth are their best choice, because these senior otaku who are far away from society are more paranoid in their thinking, and they are also easily deceived. ”
"Those magicians use spells to make those senior otaku believe that the second dimension is real, and they are the gods in charge of the second dimension, and then they will use a website to release some tasks to those senior otaku, and after these tasks are completed, those senior otaku will get points, and when they accumulate enough points, they can enter the two-dimensional life, which is the theme park that these magicians made out in a barren land in the fantasy world, but because those magicians need strong emotions, So the content of the tasks they released can be imagined. ”
I see... Wait a minute.
How did Liu Xing think that what these magicians did was somewhat similar to the way the Cthulhu Run game lobby worked?
Liu Xing suddenly felt that this was a bit scary, so he hurriedly diverted his attention, "Then my lord, do you want me to destroy the conspiracy of these magicians?" ”
"Nope." The King of Yellow Clothes said decisively: "I just think these things are very interesting, so I want to say them and share them with you, and I actually came to you for something else this time." ”