In the early and middle stages of the process of civilization and technological development, it is inevitable to follow some inevitable stages. For example, in the history of different civilizations, there will be slavery, there will be religion, there will be monarchs, and finally political parties will be formed. The same is true for technology, first manual, then inflatable, after the inflatable cannot meet the demand, it will be improved in the material, and then it will be electric, vocal, highly anthropomorphic, etc.

I'm talking about this online game world, where the history of civilization is actually very similar to the basic world of my hometown, but it has developed for two hundred years. It's not so much a parallel world as it is the future of the base world, so it's easy to understand.

Two hundred years ago, this world was highly unified with the civilization of the basic world, and it was also in a normal rhythm of development for the next hundred years. The big change was a hundred years ago, when the world entered the age of spiritual technology and realized virtual reality.

Virtual reality can integrate human spiritual consciousness into the virtual network, and gradually realize the interaction with the virtual network, as well as the communication between different spiritual consciousnesses.

At first, this technology was used to treat dementia and intracranial diseases, but it gradually evolved into a technology that used electronic information to replace organic organisms to prolong life, and was inevitably developed into a humanoid mechanical weapon with super combat power in the military field.

These humanoid mechanical weapons can be mass-produced, data can be copied, bodies forged in high-tech alloys make them not afraid of the frontal damage of nuclear weapons, and super brains allow them to continuously improve their combat skills and share them with all of their kind. Humanoid weapons soon replaced nuclear weapons as the most destructive symbol of war.

Seventy years ago, world war broke out, and humanoid weapons from all countries were fully put into battle.

The war lasted for 20 years, in which small and medium-sized countries were wiped out, and there were frequent victories and defeats between large countries, but there was no biggest winner, and the only gain of this world war was to make virtual reality technology more developed.

Later, people developed a virtual world that was no different from the real world, and people were pleasantly surprised to find that in that world, they could easily get what they dreamed of in the real world, and they soon realized that entering and developing the virtual world was more meaningful than war, and more than through war.

Almost at the same time, all the superpowers and all the military organizations realized this. When the attention of civilians is attracted by the virtual world, these powerful groups will lose control of the world if they do not follow up in time. As a result, various virtual reality technology companies backed by the state have appeared.

They have almost unlimited financial support and policy support, and have the highest technology platform and political protection. Soon, various virtual reality online games were developed, and the wars between countries changed from competing for resources to competing for players.

They continue to improve the level of virtual reality, constantly innovate the gameplay, and the competition is intensifying.

During this period, there were real wars, but in the face of the anti-war people, who account for more than ninety percent of the world's population, force quickly lost its meaning, and everything was destined to return to virtual reality.

Over time, unpopular and immature games have lost their players, and everyone has been drawn to games that are more well-made, more stable, and more experience-rich. The political group that lost in this battle for players quickly realized that instead of continuing to develop their own games with large resources to win back those lost players, it was better to pool resources as soon as possible, and also enter those popular games, using national resources to subdue players in virtual reality.

This new political idea soon became popular around the world, and the various countries that lost in the development of the game concentrated their resources in the game, in the form of guilds, legions, virtual kingdoms, etc., to concentrate a large number of players under their command. They were pleasantly surprised to find that the resources and achievements brought by this virtual hegemony far exceeded those of real politics.

In the next 20 years, it was a big wave of sand, and in the end, the world was left with only this virtual reality online game called "Thousand Machines" developed by Xunma Technology Co., Ltd., and all the resources and players in the world were also concentrated here.

Excessive concentration has led to a shortage of resources, even if the game is constantly upgraded, new maps are constantly opened, and new resources are constantly invested, but after years of proven, technology still cannot defeat people's greed.

After five years of normal operation, Qianji has reached its peak, but along with the glory, there is also a super-large-scale war between super groups, all in order to achieve greater ambitions and achievements, terrible.

The war here is different from reality, there is no need to worry about destroying the earth, there is no need to worry about the law and people's hearts, and there is no limit to force.

Super nuclear weapons are flying all over the sky, and the destructive power of all kinds of magic skills is terrifying. The casualties are devastating, and what is even more terrifying is that the super-large-scale war has brought enormous data flow and network pressure.

The war lasted for five whole years, and twenty years ago, the thousand-machine system was finally overwhelmed and collapsed.

No one knows exactly what is going on, only that they suddenly think that one day, the rules of the game that can be resurrected after dying in battle will be invalidated, and the dead will never be reborn. Resources that can be refreshed regularly have become non-renewable, and under the high-tech and efficient mining methods, mineral deposits have begun to be rapidly depleted, and species have begun to be endangered......

Self-repairable towns and nature no longer exist, and they are accused of any kind of damage they have suffered.

The NPCs that can sell resources indefinitely no longer exist, and once their goods are emptied, they become meaningless ornaments.

Quest activities, all canceled. Quest maps, all closed. The marriage system, guild system, and national war system are all invalidated.

The ability to register a new account and exit the game has also disappeared......

Everything returned to the primitive from that day, and then, it quickly developed into the end times!

In order to snatch the last resources, all groups and individuals have gone crazy, and in the case that the most basic punishment system no longer exists, killing and plundering have become the most direct and effective means.

Individuals and small groups are struggling to survive, large groups with capable and powerful forces begin to expand and occupy the remaining resources, and the defensive NPCs set by the system are not their opponents at all, and they are powerless to protect this thousand-machine world.

Soon, the world was divided. Groups, guilds, and kingdoms are clinging to dwindling resources and looking for ways to survive.

But there is not much difference between a powerful group and a thin individual in the last days, no one has found a way, and the resources for survival continue to dwindle.

Later, everyone slowly came to their senses and knew that the world had given up on them, and when the resources were exhausted, that is, when thousands of machines went from the end of the world to the end of the world, the world would be destroyed......

The elder told me a story from the distant past to today, and I was fascinated by the emotion he spoke.

"Today, people who are accustomed to fine food can only eat bark and grass roots. Those who are accustomed to adventure and travel will see ruins and ruins. People who are accustomed to freedom, are firmly restricted. People who are accustomed to getting something for nothing, have to put on shackles and become slaves. Many people can't accept this and begin to leave this world voluntarily, because they fantasize that death can bring them back to reality. But the terrible thing is that ten years ago, people unexpectedly discovered that the spiritual consciousness of the dead did not leave the thousand machines, but was imprisoned by this world, they could not return to reality, and they could not be reborn in the thousand machines, just like lonely ghosts and ghosts......"

At this point, the elder took a deep puff of the handmade Cuban cigar: "People realize that this is the real end times, no one can come in, and no one can get out safely. So what should I do? They began to destroy this world! These people who have lost their minds in madness, they actually want to break the world of thousands of machines with virtual power and escape, this is not scientific at all~"

"It wasn't until five years ago that this frenzied vandalism stopped, and they realized that it was useless and could only accelerate the consumption of resources. Hey~ Now the remaining players are starting to live like a doomsday survival, without the slightest hope, without the slightest vitality. ”

Hearing this, I nervously swallowed the 82-year-old red wine and took a sip of ice cream made with frozen royal jelly.

The elder played with the beautiful beeswax bracelet in his hand and continued: "As an NPC in Thousand Machines, the mission given to us by the system is to serve players within the rules and contribute to the prosperity of the Thousand Machines world, which will never change. But now you see, in the face of thousands of opportunities to break the wealth, we can't do anything at all, and in the face of poor and poor players, we can only be sad!"

I sat on the golden silk mat and wondered, "Didn't you say that all the rules of the game were invalid? So what's going on here? Why can't it be affected by the end times?"

The village chief sighed, and the breath blew on my face, and I frowned slightly, the caviar in his mouth smelled too good.

"The novice village will never be violated, this is the most basic rule of the game of Thousand Machines, and like some of the basic rules, it has not disappeared, and as long as this Thousand Machines world is not destroyed, these basic rules will not be invalidated. Regarding the Novice Village, there is a rule that any player above level 20 can never return as long as they leave here, so we have this last piece of Taoyuan Pure Land, but we are not reconciled!" The elder excitedly broke open a lobster, took out a piece of tender meat and handed it to me, and then continued: " The rules of the novice village are still there, the resources can be regenerated, the mission system is complete, the NPC permissions have not been lost, and we have enough power to change the tragic state of the world, but we can't get out at all, we can only watch everything happen, and watch everything continue to deteriorate. ”

"Hey~~~~" The elder let out a long sigh, and the digester in his throat melted: "Twenty-five years ago, after the last novice player left here after completing the main quest, no one has come in since. We all know that the registration system has failed, and even if it is not invalid, no one will come here, and those who can register have already registered. You can have it all here~~~"

It's really a heart-wrenching story, but fortunately I have good food and wine and a little girl to accompany me, otherwise I really wouldn't be able to listen to it.

While listening to and eating and drinking, I also had deep worries. In such a world, how much of a crime does Xichun's incarnation have to suffer? Although Liu Laoliu has been able to confirm her safety, she must have lived a very difficult life.

I said to the elders, "Thank you for your presentation and hospitality, to be honest, my mission here is to save the world." ”

The elder nodded, "We can guess, and even if you don't have this mission, we will give you this mission." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

"We swore that if God gave us another player, we would cherish it, and we would do everything we could to train him to be the most powerful and invincible novice in the world, and we would give him enough resources to save the world and fulfill our mission and wishes for us. I believe that under such conditions, no one will refuse. ”

I didn't understand: "What are you talking about training and resources?"

The elder stretched out his hands and motioned to the hundreds of villagers around him: "We are all NPCs in the novice village, and everyone has many permissions in their hands, and these permissions will be open to you unconditionally." There are also all the resources in the Newbie Village, which you can access as much as you want. You just have to be willful, I have already said, here you are not the sect master, you are the ancestor!"

I was a little embarrassed: "You just believe me?"

I noticed that the eyes of the surrounding villagers flickered, as if they had strong concerns, but the elder's eyes were firm: "For the sake of this world, we must gamble everything and fight again!"

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and of course I have to grasp it firmly, and I solemnly said: "I can tell you responsibly that you are right! Do you know what I do? Telling my true identity can scare you to death!"

Everyone looked at each other as if they were "What are you doing?"

I patted my chest: "I am the immortal of Heavenly Court, the official savior!"

"Oh~~"

"Aren't you curious?"

The elder sneered: "What's so curious about this, this is a virtual world, what gods don't have, how can there be a technician here Niu Beep, it's so scary, I think you are a system engineer sent by Qianji." ”

“......”

"By the way, Ancestor, what's your ID, and what do we call you?"

It's nothing to think about, I'm here to find Xichun, of course, to be the original identity.

"You just call me a spring!"