Like the last time they met, at this time, Nangong Huangqi was still wearing a field uniform that was convenient for actual combat, and Xiang Nanxing could see that he really liked this style. It's just that at the request of the host Shen Lingshuang, he reluctantly took off his coat, revealing the white tight vest underneath and the tight muscles that were originally covered by the coat. From a girl's point of view, such a figure is indeed quite tempting.

"Ahem, I want to explain, it's not because of my own taste......" Shen Lingshuang turned his face and coughed lightly, "The main thing is that this game requires players to feel the pain in person, and the shock-absorbing effect of clothes like field uniforms is too obvious, which is unfair to players on the other side." ”

"Wait, asking the player to feel the pain for themselves?" Xiang Nanxing frowned, "Speaking of which, no one has told me what kind of game this is!" ”

"Before I tell you, could you please tell me something?" Nangong Huangqi turned his face, and he seemed to be able to feel his vicious gaze through the mask, "Who the are you?" ”

Earlier, Nangong Huangqi, who was on duty as a "sentinel", had a chance to intercept Xiang Nanxing, just because the latter showed an unfathomable appearance at that time, and was even indifferent to the life and death test he deliberately released, which made him unable to make an accurate judgment for a while. At that time, he thought that Xiang Nanxing was the envoy who came to negotiate affairs on behalf of a certain group, so he just gave the other party a dismissal, but he didn't really make a ruthless move.

However, just now, the family suddenly sent someone to inform his eldest brother to participate in a temporary trial, saying that there was an ordinary person from the outside world who wanted to take away Miss Nangong Qian, so he challenged the Nangong family, and the winner decided the whereabouts of the eldest lady. After Nangong Huang thought about it, the only suspect he could think of was the infiltrator who pretended to be profound. In this way, such a thing happened because of his momentary misjudgment, and it was he who let that person enter the Nangong family.

He has to make up for the mistakes he has made. After Nangong Huangqi's struggle, even the head of the family, who had always kept his word, changed his mind and let him take on this game of facing the invaders.

"Listen, my eldest brother and eldest lady were betrothed a long time ago, and this is the glory he earned after defeating countless competitors. For this, he even gave up his sniper skills from elementary school to adulthood, and spent three precious years honing his close guard skills! I see all those efforts! He almost growled and said, "It was my mistake to let you in here, and I'll make up for it myself." Whatever this so-called game is, you don't want to win! ”

This emotion of annoyance filled every word of his words, but past experience has shown that overly emotional words are prone to making fatal mistakes in the game. Thinking of this, Xiang Nanxing's originally somewhat apprehensive mood calmed down wonderfully. "Can you do it?" He spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders like an indifferent ruffian.

"Whoever you are, you're finished."

Nangong Huangqi's anger was even worse. If it weren't for the rules, he would have wanted to rush up and kill this person directly. Shen Lingshuang sensed the change in the atmosphere, and stretched out her hand in time before this anger ignited, stopping between the two.

"It's good, it's good to be motivated, leave it in the game." She muttered, "Now let's get the important things done." Next, to introduce the rules of the game, I will only say it once. ”

"The name of the game is 'Dark Forest', which is based on a concept proposed in a book. In that book, it is said that the universe is a dark forest, and every civilization that survives in the universe is a hunter who walks through this forest, holding guns and carefully hiding their tracks. They attack every hunter who exposes their tracks, and they themselves are attacked when they are exposed. This is their inevitable fate, because in this dark forest, no one can confirm the hearts of others, even if he has good intentions, he cannot know that others have the same good intentions, and he cannot even know whether the other party understands his good intentions, so in the prisoner's dilemma, each hunter finally chooses a malicious strategy, that is, - attack each other, until death. ”

Shen Lingshuang paused: "Of course, this game does not have such a rich philosophical connotation, it is just a borrowed form. ”

"Holy." Xiang Nanxing couldn't help but sigh.

"The format of the game, in simple terms, is that the two sides of the battle explore separately and attack each other when encountered." Shen Lingshuang ignored his reaction and continued, "You've all experienced this VR device on your head. In the Dark Forest, your ability to see and hear depends on the device, so the first rule is that the player must not take the device off, otherwise the game will be declared a failure and erased by the host. ”

She raised her hand in the shape of a knife and scratched it on her neck, the meaning of "erasure" was self-evident.

"Take the initiative to get rid of ......," Xiang Nanxing thought secretly, "In other words, if it is destroyed by the opponent, it is not a violation." ”

"As for the venue for this game, it is the place where I entered through the door behind me, which is called 'Twelfth Practice Range'." Shen Lingshuang said, "This gentleman of the Nangong family may have heard of this venue, but Xiang Nanxing, you still don't know anything, right?" Let me tell you a little bit about it. This so-called driving range is actually an area of many square rooms, you can think of it as a honeycomb structure, except that the hive is hexagonal, and this one is a bunch of square rooms ten meters square. Most of them are connected on all sides, with four doors leading to four adjacent rooms, but not all of them can be opened. The next thing you're going to do is to walk through a room like this with your equipment on. ”

She paused: "Can you understand that?" ”

"My spatial imagination isn't that bad yet." Xiang Nanxing said angrily, "Go on." ”

"You'll start exploring in two places until the game is decided. Our central computer remotely controls your VR devices with predetermined programs to turn them on and off. In principle, you each have thirty seconds to have sight and hearing, and for the thirty seconds when it's each other's turn, you're blind and deaf, taking turns like in some kind of turn-based game. However, there are exceptions: when the distance between the two sides is reduced to less than six meters, the devices on both sides are turned on, which means that in addition to the player who is in turn, the player who is outside the round will also temporarily gain sight and sound. In that state the parties are fair, and time goes on as usual. ”

"In other words, once we meet, there will be no more rounds, I just have to work until the winner is decided?" Nangong Huangqi asked.

"Not really." Shen Lingshuang said, "If the two sides are close but never meet, then the time will pass as usual, and the backstage will automatically calculate the number of rounds according to the rule of 30 seconds for each player, and after your distance exceeds six meters, the switch of the two VR devices will be readjusted according to the calculated rounds." But once you meet, it's a different story. As soon as one side shows the other in the camera, the central computer will immediately start a 10-second countdown, which is the 'attack time' of both players. During this time, players can, and can only shoot at each other with their guns. When the time is up, the equipment is turned off, and the host – that is, me – will be there to count the number of shots on both sides, and take the team with the most shots away from the scene, and then continue the game from the winner's turn......"

Xiang Nanxing raised his hand to stop her words: "Wait, with a gun?" ”

"Oh yes, I almost forgot to say it." Shen Lingshuang knocked on his head, "In this space, you have to play the role of a hunter. As a hunter, of course, you have to have your own gun. ”

She magically took out two revolvers from behind her and handed them to each of them, one on the left and one on the right. Nangong Huangqi took the gun, put it in his hand and shook it gently, and suddenly said "Huh", and then opened the magazine and took out the bullets inside. Xiang Nanxing's heart moved, and he also followed him to take out the bullet and take a closer look. At first glance, the appearance of these bullets is no different from that of live ammunition, but once you put it on your hand, you can feel that the weight is noticeably different, and if you pinch it hard, it will be a little deformed, and when you let go of your hand, it will return to its original shape.

"Rubber bullets?" Xiang Nanxing said.

"It's a different material, to be exact, but it's pretty much the same." Shen Lingshuang said, "The pain on the body is weaker than that of ordinary rubber bullets, but it will leave traces, which is convenient for me to count the number of bullets." And although it's a little weaker, if you shoot at a very close distance, the momentum is there after all, and no matter how much you weaken the bullet, you have to have the force to hit it with a hammer, which is uncomfortable. In the rest of the game, most of the bullets you can use will be like this. ”

"The vast majority." Xiang Nanxing was keenly aware of the key inside.

"The vast majority." Shen Lingshuang repeated. She lifted her hand and pointed to the door behind her, "In this play area, most of the rooms have refill ammunition, but almost all of the rooms in this room have this special bullet, which is enough to injure, but not lethal enough. There was only one room with real live ammunition, and if you used that shot, it would be enough to kill you on the spot if it hit the vital point. Whoever can find this will undoubtedly have an absolute advantage in the encounter. ”

"Next, it's the most basic rules of the game. Once you're in, I'll close the door to the starting point, and you can't turn back, so you can only keep exploring this labyrinth and start encounters again and again. There are two situations for winning, one is that the opponent voluntarily admits defeat, or is declared defeated because of violations; Another scenario is ......"

Needless to say, just as she mentioned live ammunition just now, Xiang Nanxing already knew about this other way to win.

"Kill each other." Shen Lingshuang said.

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