Two hours later......

At midnight, the streets of the city are lit up with neon lights.

In front of a streetside barbecue stand, two robots are using metal arms to flip lamb skewers, their silver shells charred with smoke.

Passers-by who come out to enjoy the nightlife walk slowly on the side of the street, wearing translucent goggles on their heads, and the light on the outside of the lenses is flashing, casting images into their eyes.

The city looks as usual, still quiet and peaceful. But passers-by soon received the warning, and the robots on the street began projecting red prompts:

"Acid rain warning, please leave the street for thirty minutes. Homeless people please go to the nearest shelter, thank you for your cooperation. ”

"Grass, why is it raining again?"

The bearded man who was eating barbecue on the side of the road threw the barbecue in his hand on the plate: "How many times has it been this month?" ”

"Next time, let's order takeout." The bald man sitting next to him sighed: "It's the rainy season at this time......"

"Rainy season, it's almost November!" The beard slapped the metal table and scolded.

As the greenhouse effect intensifies, so does the rate of global warming. Even though it's November, you can still wear short sleeves on the streets in this temperate city.

Human activities have turned the environment in most parts of the world upside down. A large number of species have gone extinct, and the ice in the Arctic that has been frozen for hundreds of years has disappeared.

Some of the small islands that were once tourist destinations are now completely submerged by the sea. Today, in 2035, there is no such thing as "Maldives tourism" anymore, because the island nation has long since disappeared from the face of the earth......

However, the days of drunken dreams and deaths continued.

Even when they realize that the ecological environment is being destroyed, ordinary people still subconsciously blindfold themselves, completely ignore those problems, and continue to maintain the same life as before.

Passers-by who began to look for a place to shelter from the rain did not know that on this seemingly ordinary day, someone was fighting against a secret organization from the virtual world in order to save their loved ones:

A black van slowly passing through the slow lane, with a white pattern painted on the body of the game compartment and a line of small print underneath: Brain Imaging Game Authority.

Two silver-gray game compartments are fixed to the rear compartments, and the front is connected to a large battery that is fully one meter high. This specially designed van is a "mobile game room" that is often used by the Game Authority when performing work outside.

"Drive steady, don't have an accident......" Zhou Tianhao, who was sitting next to the game warehouse, turned his head to look at the street lamp outside the car window.

Zhou Tianhao worked hard, and after a period of hard work, he finally borrowed the car from his colleagues. He knew very well that if the car crashed on the road, he would not only be fired immediately, but also have to pay nearly one million yuan in compensation.

The specially modified "Game Authority Enforcement Vehicle", which may seem inconspicuous, is actually more expensive than a sports car parked on the side of the street.

After all, according to the regulations, it is strictly forbidden to install an in-brain imaging game compartment in ordinary vehicles, and this broken van has done what many game lovers dream of: playing games in the car.

"Please don't worry." A cold female voice sounded from the cockpit: "There will be no problem. ”

Currently sitting in the driver's seat is the exoskeleton that was once worn on Lin Chi's body, and the Frankenstein attached to the exoskeleton hugged his arms and did not touch the accelerator and steering wheel.

The car is already equipped with an autopilot system, and Frankenstein is responsible for stabilizing the car in the event of an accident. With its non-human reaction speed, it would be a piece of cake to accomplish such a thing.

"Isn't there air conditioning in this car?" Lin Chi stretched out his hand to open the placket of his shirt, and sweat flowed down his neck into the collar: "It's too hot." ”

Like Zhou Tianhao, Lin Chi was also sitting in the back compartment at this time. Hearing his question, Zhou Tianhao immediately shook his head: "We have to save electricity, otherwise it won't be enough when the time comes......"

"How long will these two gaming warehouses last?" Lin Chi looked at the large battery erected.

"With the current power, it can only last one hour and thirty-five minutes." Zhou Tianhao looked at the degree displayed on the game warehouse: "This car was not originally prepared for playing games for a long time, it is generally used for short-term experience samples." ”

"I think you guys should improve it, like add two more batteries." Lin Chi expressed his opinion.

"Then the temperature in the car will be higher, and we will be grilled into jerky." Zhou Tianhao shook his head: "Don't talk about this...... Have you negotiated terms with them? ”

"It's been negotiated." Lin Chi said and took out his mobile phone, activated the projection function, and projected the conversation record into the stuffy air in the car:

Gas Canister (Lin Chi's nickname): "We can already join the game." ”

A: "Come to Tongshan South Road, I have prepared equipment for the two of you. ”

Gas canisters: "We brought our own equipment, just let us plug it in." ”

A: "Then go to the location I specified, the coordinates have been sent to your satellite map, and when you get there, I will tell you what to do next." ”

Gas canister: "You already know what we're going to do, right?" ”

A: "Now you are the participants, and we are the spectators...... Although it is an important experiment, I will give you a chance. ”

Gas canisters: "What do you want us to do?" ”

A: "Please us, human." Please us 'NPCs' who you are using as cannon fodder, and show me what you are really capable of, and I may consider letting her go. ”

……

After reading this dialogue, Zhou Tianhao gritted his teeth viciously: "He's playing ...... us"

"I know." Lin Chi nodded: "But we can only fight, do you want to escape?" ”

"I ...... so as not to run away. Zhou Tianhao smashed his fist on the inner wall of the carriage: "I'm going to take my sister out, and then tear up those disgusting robots!" ”

When Zhou Tianhao was roaring, from the co-pilot's seat, a female voice sounded a little shy:

"You two stop arguing...... It's in place. ”

Hearing this, Lin Chi and Zhou Tianhao immediately came to the car window and looked out.

The location provided by the Oasis Army is a construction site in the North City District. Due to the developer's runaway, the construction here has long been stopped, leaving only the half-built unfinished building, as well as the tower cranes and scaffolding that have not had time to be dismantled.

"You're pretty good at choosing a place...... Lin Chi said, picked up his mobile phone and glanced at the weather forecast: "It's going to rain acidically, let's drive the car in." ”

"The shell of this car can withstand acid rain." Zhou Tianhao said.

"It's better to be on the safe side, I don't want to lie in the game warehouse and become a skeleton yet." Lin Chi smiled.

Controlled by Frankenstein, the black van slowly drove into the interior of the construction site and into the empty underground parking lot directly below the unfinished building, bringing up a large cloud of dust as it moved.

This abandoned construction site, obviously no one has appeared for a long time, and the reason why the Oasis Army chose this place may be because it can be directly extinguished here.

But even so, Lin Chi was not nervous, he just reached out and knocked on the steel plate behind the cab and asked, "I said before, no problem, right?" ”

"No problem at all." Frankenstein's voice was still cold: "Please don't underestimate me. ”

"Well, then please and the blood...... Miss Zhao. Lin Chi said with a smile.

Hearing his words, a faint female voice also sounded in the co-pilot's seat: "I...... Also...... No problem. ”

"Then we're ready to go." Lin Chi said and sent a message to A on his mobile phone again:

"We're here."

"Go to the deepest part of the underground parking lot, where there are two data lines." A was quick to send a response.

Frankenstein drove to the innermost dark corner of the parking lot, Lin Chi and Zhou Tianhao got out of the car, used a flashlight to illuminate the darkness in the corner, and then immediately found two red data cables sticking out of a small hole in the wall.

"Connect the cable to your device." The other party continues to convey instructions.

The door on the cockpit side of the van opened, and the KDR-22 military exoskeleton jumped out of the car and stood beside Lin Chi. Lin Chi gestured to the camera mounted on the shoulder of the exoskeleton and pointed to the wall silently.

After receiving Lin Chi's instructions, Frankenstein stood by the wall and checked, while Lin Chi and Zhou Tianhao had already connected the data cables to the two game warehouses in the car at this time.

On the LCD screen of the game compartment shell, the text "data being transferred" quickly flashed. It took less than ten seconds for it to become "transfer complete".

"And then?" Lin Chi asked.

"You can go in." A sent a funny expression with crooked eyes: "Try to please the 'player', you still have a chance." ”

"Okay, I hope you don't regret it." Lin Chi said and returned to the back compartment with Zhou Tianhao, and opened the hatches of the two game warehouses inside.

According to Zhou Tianhao, the battery of the game warehouse can last for one hour and thirty-five minutes. Although it is not known what the time ratio of that virtual world to the real world is, they must end the "battle" within an hour and a half of reality, or they will lose completely.

"Hah, it's like a limited-time level in a game."

While speaking, Lin Chi had already lay down in the game warehouse, restrained his feet with restraints, and then fixed his body step by step.

He was about to close the hatch when Zhou Tianhao, who was sitting in another game warehouse next to him, spoke:

"Thank you, brother. That one...... When this is over, I will invite you to dinner. ”

"Why don't you take all my food money for a month." Lin Chi made a request.

"Yes, you can."

Zhou Tianhao, who is usually very stingy, agreed without hesitation this time: "If it weren't for you, I would have been hypnotized in that basement, and I wouldn't have been able to get to where ......I am now."

Looking at the other party's expression of gratitude mixed with guilt, Lin Chi said casually: "Don't worry too much, I just have something I want to ask the leader of that organization, not just to help." ”

"Hmm...... Appreciate. Zhou Tianhao nodded.

Looking at the other party's face of gratitude, Lin Chi didn't bother to continue the topic, just closed the hatch of the game warehouse, pressed the thumb of his right hand on the small screen in the corner of the game room, and scanned his fingerprints.

The LCD screen in the cabin lit up with a faint green light, reflecting his vision:

"Identity detection is complete. User unique ID: 410-i8da21SSSR. ”

"Welcome back, Mr. Lin."

After passing the identity detection, Lin Chi started the only loading program in the game warehouse, and black letters on a white background immediately popped up in his sight:

Joy Simulator Beta Ver.3.0.

"What's that?" He couldn't help but complain.

Lin Chi had to say that the pain of the Oasis Army's name was even worse than his own. Under his gaze, a few more lines of text appeared on the screen:

"It's a small step for us and a big leap for us."

"From now on, humanity will no longer be an absolute ruler. We will change the world and make it look new. ”

"Poor human, try to please us, and make the audience and participants have fun, that's your goal."

"Now...... Game start ......"

"So who wrote this eggache copy? Should be dismissed outright. Lin Chi complained.

After reading a few paragraphs of text with poor writing and full of middle and second sense, the picture in front of Lin Chi's eyes began to blur, and the "kaleidoscope" that was common when entering the imaging game in his brain appeared in front of his eyes again.

Buzzing......

An irritating sound sounded in his ears, and Lin Chi's consciousness began to enter the virtual world from reality. The body lying in the game cabin also quickly lost its strength.

Then, his vision went dark.

Unlike when I entered the brain imaging game, this experience was even worse. This so-called "Fun Simulator Beta" is completely incomparable to a large-scale brain imaging game like War Paradise.

After a feeling of dizziness, I don't know how long it took, the picture in front of Lin Chi's eyes finally became clear again.

Then he found himself standing in a narrow street:

"It's ......"

It was also dark in the virtual space, and the yellow light cast by the street lamps on the side of the road illuminated his vision.

Lin Chi tried to reach out and twist his arm, and the pain that was indistinguishable from the real world went all the way up the nerves. He couldn't help frowning:

Even hardcore games like Paradise of War still have pain relief settings. But in this "joy simulator", pain relief doesn't seem to exist.

If you are injured in this world, the pain you experience is exactly the same as the real world. If the injury is too severe and the pain signal is too strong, you may even have your consciousness damaged.

"Zhou Tianhao?" Lin Chi shouted: "Are you there?" ”

Zhou Tianhao, who should have entered this simulator with him, was nowhere to be seen at this time, and the streets under the cover of night were unusually silent, and no other sounds could be heard.

In other words, the place where the guy was "born" is not with himself.

Realizing that Zhou Tianhao was not here, Lin Chi slowly walked along the street and began to explore this unknown and dangerous territory.