Chapter 9: Dead but Not Dead
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This was my first impression of the official forum.
One frame, one column of posts, a few simple buttons and options.
Of course, it doesn't matter how it looks, what matters is the content of the post.
The official forum is refreshed regularly in the background, and the refresh rate is once every 10 minutes, which means that what I see now is not real-time information.
I skimmed a few posts on the homepage, and the top ones were all created by an ID named Autumn Frost Moon, and they all wrote about some game explorations and experiences.
'(Halo Raiders) Simple Guess About Guardians'
'(Aura Raiders) Monsters in the Transit Plains Area Explained'
Autumn Frost Moon ...... Ah, the first player to get a class. And the aura is the first player guild, which I have a bit of an impression of.
Most of the respondents to these strategy posts are some players who worship and beg for guidance, but there are also a small number of objective analysts and some brainless jealouss.
I continued to read through the information from all over the world and noticed the rules of the forum.
1. Meaningless posts will be deleted
2. Posts that violate real-world laws will be deleted and players will be penalized.
3. When a player's post is deleted, don't question it.
4. This forum will be refreshed once every 10 minutes.
Looking at the dazzling array of posts in front of me, I sighed at how quickly players level up now, and sat down against the wall.
Except for the strategy posts of Qiu Shuangyue and others, most of the other posts are reporting their birthplace and location, looking for a partner.
Then I'll give it a try.
The forums have a query system, so I simply typed in 'Long Night Tribe' to see if any players were in the same place of birth as me.
[No information you searched for]
So, what about the 'edge rainforest'?
[No information you searched for]
Still not giving up, I ended up typing 'Gear City'.
[Related results, 1 article]
Oh~ Isn't this there?,It seems that the birth rate of players in big cities is really high.γ
I couldn't wait to click on it and look at the title of the post.
γNew Locations Discovered!γ Gear Cityγ
The poster was three months ago and the poster was ......
Spring is sleepy, autumn is lacking, and summer is weak.
Three months ago?!
If I'm not mistaken, I've only been in the game world for a few days as a player, how can he do it......
No, he can do it.
There are two kinds of people who can do this, including just getting me a level.
The first is the GM, which is needless to say.
The second ...... He's an Alphabet player, and it's likely that he's been able to earn XP-boosting artifacts during the exploration phase.
As far back as I can remember, this game has a closed beta period, and it has been in closed beta for a very long time.
But the closed beta will be deleted, how can he keep his status and career?
Really...... It's more likely that he's a GM.
If he were a GM, I would probably be in a more dangerous situation. After all, the so-called GM is what the chief calls the overseer.
And the Overseer is the one who has come to destroy an AI like me.
I've been talking to him for so long...... Think about it.
And when he left, did he say "I'll see him again soon"?
Looks like he's really eyeing me.
Forget it, I don't want to do so much, the more I think about it, the more panicked I become.
The top priority now is to go to the Lord's Mansion first and inform them about Elise.
After confirming the idea, I stood up against the wall, patted my body, and walked down the main road.
Walking on such a wide avenue in an empty city, lined with buildings called dwellings that are actually pillars. If you don't reach the end, the scenery on your way won't change at all.
Well, there will still be.
The avenue cracked in front of it, branching out into countless tiny branches, which were like miniature avenues, with nothing on either side but pillars.
All I need is to move forward, and the number of pillars on either side has nothing to do with me.
Looking back, I've walked about a third of the way, and in this empty city, even in the daytime, it makes me feel a little scared.
After all, emptiness is the most terrible state.
I put my hand on the knife belt around my waist, thought about it and put it down.
I'm level 10 now.,During this period,I don't seem to have done anything but rush.,Monsters are rubbing.,Lives were saved by others.,When I finally wanted to show my skills.,But it also caused a huge accident.γ
Even if you get to the Lord's Palace, I don't think anything will change any of this.
Perhaps the lord would have struck me down in anger when he learned that her daughter's plight was due to me.
Alas, none of this matters.
I continued walking, and the pillars on both sides were left behind me one after the other. In the distance, the grey-roofed castle becomes apparent.
There was an empty space all around, where all the great pillars seemed to have stopped growing, where their roots had stopped, and all that was left before me was the majestic Lord's Palace, the silent garden that surrounded it.
This city, which is dead and silent during the day, seems to have finally gained a trace of life here.
While everyone was asleep, the plants quietly woke up and opened up in different colors.
I walked slowly into the sacred place in the cemetery, and then quietly walked through it.
At the door of the Lord's Mansion stood two sentinels who had fallen asleep.
So is the city really okay...... All of them sleep during the day.
Ignoring the sentry at the door, I pushed the door straight into the Lord's Mansion.
Yes...... Speaking of which, it's kind of similar to my first night in the game.
The Chieftain and the NPCs went to sleep, leaving me alone staring at the moonlight in the rainforest. Although I eventually fell asleep, I still couldn't understand why I could fall asleep.
After all, I won't be hungry, and I don't need to sleep.
Close the door gently so as not to wake up the soldiers at the door.
So, what to do now. I looked at the empty hall and leaned against the pillar beside me.
I opened the forum.
[Topic: I heard that some players in this game are AI? γ
What the?
I rubbed my eyes and realized that there was indeed this post.
Doesn't that mean that the AI is kept absolutely secret?
Why would some players know about this, and they still lack the heart to talk about it?
I clicked in with curiosity.
[The post you viewed has been deleted]
β¦β¦
Sure enough.
I don't know what kind of punishment the player who posted this post will receive.
I'll just post a post called "How to Infiltrate the Palace Stronghold While NPCs Are Sleeping".
Well, perfect.
Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps overhead.
I quickly ducked behind the pillar.
"So...... I'm not used to sleeping during the day. A crisp female voice that sounded a little ...... Indescribable feeling.
"Then don't go out without permission, after all, it's the release period, if you want to go out, can't you wait another day." A male voice with some vicissitudes.
"Alas...... Butβ"
"Wait." The male voice abruptly interrupted the female voice's argument.
"Why, what's the matter, suddenly you won't let me speak." The sound of a heavy object falling on the ground. The direction of the voice is directly above me.
"There's someone in this house." The male voice said.
"It's not because you sleep during the day that you come in, huh." The female voice said dissatisfiedly.
This female voice ......
"Alright, I'll take a look." The female voice seemed to be fiddling with something.
There was an unexpected sense of familiarity.
"Rapid construction and thermal sensor."
"Hey, little mouse down there, I see you, wait...... You are? β
This female voice is Elise!
"Long night on the edge?!"
"I ...... I thought you were dead. Not daring to look at the petite girl across the table, I lowered my head and stared at the plate in front of me.
Elise didn't look at me, just crossed the bacon on her plate.
When I was discovered to be invading, an unexpected meeting with Elise freed me from being a prisoner and became a guest of their family.
I don't know what Elise said to her family when she got home, but her father, the Lord of Gear City, has been very warm to me since he saw me, and he pushed me to the table and entertained me for a meal.
But Elise herself ignored me.
It's all a minor issue, after all, Elise is still alive.
As long as she's alive, that's the greatest comfort to me.
"Hmm...... So, how did you get back? "I thought about it and asked the question anyway.
"Smack!"
Elise slapped an object on the table.
It's the pyramid-shaped thing she created at the entrance of the cave last time.
"Remember this, Soul Matrix." She looked up at me slightly.
"If it's the mechanic himself, in addition to the temporary matrix, you can also bind a permanent matrix in one place, and I tied one at home." She shoved another mouthful of food into her mouth, "So after the Matrix was destroyed that day, I was resurrected right here." β
"It's so convenient." I expressed my thoughts on this matrix.
"So." She swallowed a mouthful of bread, "How are you going to compensate us?" β
"Reparations?" I was barely relieved, and I tensed my nerves again.
Elise removed the large pliers behind her back and laid them flat on the table.
And then stared at me like that.
"It seems like you don't know what you've done." She still had a cold expression.
"Smack!"
She slapped another object on the table.
It's a bottle.
Bottle ...... It was the black substance on the walls of the cave that day.
But I now know that this is not a black substance at all, this is a plague of materialization. Its essence is no different from those black fogs.
"I think you've seen the plague all this way." She asked.
"Well, actually, I just came from Jianliang." I didn't deny it.
"Ah......" Elise thought for a moment, "it's good that you didn't go to Anyan, otherwise I might not have seen you." β
It looks like you've been closed all day, but you're really clear.
"So, I think you should understand the value of that cave." She continued.
"That cavern may be the heart of the plague." I nodded, and said I understood.
"But now you've collapsed that cavern!" Elise propped her hands on the table and suddenly shouted at me.
Suddenly, I felt like I had done something.
The core gate was deep underground, and I collapsed the entrance on the surface.
This may have had little effect on the plague itself, but it did hinder Elise's research.
I guess Elise probably meant that.
"So...... How can I compensate for it? "I had no choice but to lower my voice and find a solution.
Hearing this, Elise looked at me for a moment.
"That's what you're waiting for, come with me." Elise smiled as if malice, "Help me with my pliers." β
After leaving these two sentences, she walked straight out of the dining room.
And I was still wrestling with her pliers on the table, and the weight of the pliers seemed to be welded to the table, and it didn't move.
It's a sturdy table, I sighed.