(This chapter is a further supplement to the worldview, and it is best not to glance at ten lines, which will help to understand the subsequent plot.) ）

Zhou Baiyu always thought that the new gods were far away from the forerunners.

When faced with a call-up, you must learn to think in a game-like way, although the so-called call-up is not a real game.

But in fact, Zhou Baiyu really regards the roles of the advance world as NPCs.

Each NPC needs a different way of attacking, some need to show favor, and some need to kill.

And the new gods are definitely very distant NPCs.

In Zhou Baiyu's view, whether it is the post-2.0 post-apocalyptic era, or the apocalyptic era opened by 1.0-

Actually, it's all a newbie village version.

Human beings have always been pawns until they have come into contact with "us" and have not explored their essence.

Now Dr. A suddenly mentioned the new god, which made Zhou Baiyu a little in a trance.

There is a feeling that I am still leveling up in the novice village, and the big boss of the demon king is blocking the door in the novice village.

He developed a sense of urgency.

But Zhou Baiyu knew very well that next, he would mediate with this Dr. A.

In short terms – talk about the price.

Since Dr. A himself is God, he uses his own doppelganger as an intermediary......

So come to think of it, he also determines the price at which an intelligence is sold.

So Zhou Baiyu quickly showed a kind of calmness, or ignorance.

He divides his dialogue into two parts, one light and one heavy:

"Oh...... New Gods? It sounds fantastical, but according to you, it's okay to wipe out their followers completely, right? ”

"By the way, how do you know what I've been through? As we said before, you can't spy on my life, you're spying on me? I'm afraid I can't trust a dishonest collaborator. ”

No one likes to be watched.

But Zhou Baiyu actually didn't care about being watched by Sister Lin or Dr. A.

The purpose of his remark is to accuse, in order to elevate his "initial position in conversation".

Dr. A is also affected by characteristics, and Zhou Baiyu's oratorial characteristics make him subconsciously want to explain.

"Don't be nervous, I'm a businessman, and it's impossible to offend my customers if you offend anyone."

"I can't spy on you, my power is limited, and at best, all I can do is send you an invitation."

"I can't even talk to you. As for why you know what's going on there, that's just my guess. Because...... I sensed the smell of a new breed of corruption—the New Gods and Believers. ”

Zhou Baiyu's frowning brows became tighter and tighter, and he looked at Dr. A with an expression of "Oh, you don't seem to be convincing".

Dr. A had no choice but to say a little more about the "free" information:

"The smell of the same kind always makes me mind. After all, I have been a forerunner, a corrupt seed, a human being in your world, and a human being in the advance world. ”

Relying on the ability of soul transfer, Dr. A's journey is extraordinarily rich.

He continued:

"I've written down a lot of smells, as if there's a difference between a corrupt species and a corrupt species."

"Followers of SBC are another kind of corruption. And I'm just going to remind you to kill these kinds of people...... What you need to do is erase the imprint of faith from them. ”

Zhou Baiyu suddenly thought of Zhang Haoyun's words-

"There was a strange aura exuding from this person. And I'm close...... But it doesn't seem to be the same. ”

This sentence confirms Dr. A's words.

But dogs and wolves, although different, are essentially the same kind of creatures.

Therefore, the followers of the new gods are indeed corrupt seeds.

Zhou Baiyu's expression softened slightly, and he was still a little suspicious:

"Can you sense their breath at the transit station?"

"The transfer station I have built is different from the transfer station of the nine intermediaries, in short, I am very close to you. And I happen to ...... There is an ability to recognize the gods, personal characteristics. So I know what kind of believers of God you're dealing with this time. But I'm not spying on you. ”

Dr. A's words can be regarded as a statement of position.

Zhou Baiyu nodded and pretended to accept Dr. A's statement, but pretended to be reluctant.

At this time, he said slowly:

"Followers of the new gods, why are they corrupt? What exactly is SBC? ”

Dr. A followed the words and wanted to answer:

"When corruption is strong enough to ...... will get rid of-"

Well? No, why should I tell him this.

Dr. A realized that he seemed to be suppressed by this kid's words, and he was a little displeased:

"There's a fee for this content."

周白榆 says:

"You've already started up, so let's talk about it, you know, I have a choice, and I don't choose to come to you every time I'm recruited."

Dr. A had no choice but to say:

"This is one of my ultimate bargaining chips, and with the information I have at this stage, it will give you some knowledge about the origins, which will be of great help to you in understanding the coming of the apocalypse."

He gradually regained his momentum, put away his helplessness, and showed a wicked smile:

"I can tell you everything, the new gods, the old gods, the corrupt seeds. And what exactly is the role of the forerunners. ”

"But you have to pay the corresponding fee. I gotta tell you, this fee is not cheap. ”

Zhou Baiyu continued to mediate, showing a top pull:

"But as I investigate, I should be able to find out that too, right? Also, you once left a notebook, and the wrong information in that notebook, if known to the Forerunners, would directly cause the Forerunners to collapse. ”

"Now you're telling me that it's not appropriate for me to spend a lot of advance duty to buy your intelligence?"

"In particular, I didn't participate in the call-up, and if the advance duty on me suddenly decreases, then I can't explain it to the middleman."

"After all, the 'pseudo-trait' you gave me, the unstable financial manager, must be conscripted to end and obtain advance points before it can take effect."

Dr. A has met an opponent.

It was the first time he had seen such a stingy but well-organized customer:

"You...... You can't prostitute for nothing, right? ”

"I can promise to spend a little more with you next time."

Once the middleman is purely regarded as a "store owner who counts on customers to spend", as a customer with a lot of money in his hands, it seems that he has the initiative in an instant.

Dr. A suddenly understood why this guy was able to get his own notes, why he could survive from his granddaughter, Anya.

He did need a lot of advance duty, even though he only had one follower, Zhou Baiyu.

Compared to other intermediaries, he seems to be much slower to be efficient.

In fact, Zhou Baiyu is also very curious about this question - what does Dr. A need to do in advance?

What is the real meaning of advance duty?

After all—other intermediaries hold the inheritors of the Old Gods, and one Old God may have thousands of inheritors.

Just like Sister Lin, Sister Lin's tavern actually has many "copies". Each alienated person occupies a separate one, and he is one of them.

No matter how bad the performance of these aliens is, they will definitely earn more advance points than they do alone.

In Zhou Baiyu's opinion, the intermediary needs a large number of advance points, and it must be the advance duty that allows them to get free bodies, or the ultimate task such as solving some mysteries.

But Dr. A is a believer himself, and the tube reagent is his only work......

Relying on oneself as a believer to collect advance points doesn't look like a great task to be accomplished......

But the reality is that Dr. A is really short of advance duty, and he was silent for a while before saying:

"Okay...... Since you said so, then I will tell you, this is my understanding of this apocalypse, Ragnarok at this stage. ”

"Of course, all the information I get is something I finally get from constantly changing my soul. I can't guarantee that these are absolutely true. ”

"It's like I once thought I had found the truth and wrote down a note, but that note also misled you, didn't it?"

Seeing that Zhou Baiyu did not react, Dr. A felt a little bored, and then he began to organize the language:

"Among the corrupt species, there used to be many top-level powerful beings, more powerful than any of the corrupt species you encountered in the advance world, including the sewing body. Of course, these top-level existences have all completed the divine endowment. ”

"There are many theories about the origin of corruption, but I will only mention one that I am more inclined to believe for the time being - there were two major events before Ragnarok."

"The first big event - the fall of the king god, or ...... The king god disappears. ”

"The king god is said to be the lord of the nine old gods. From a scientific point of view, the Nine Old Gods are nine rulers who have mastered the laws of order. And the king gods are the ones who rule over them and create them. ”

Wang Shen ......

Zhou Baiyu didn't speak, and always felt that what he heard now was probably some ancient historical materials of the advance world.

He can understand that the so-called gods are the existence of a higher civilization.

Humans explore the rules and discover the rules.

And God, who makes the rules.

This kind of thing is actually quite common. Humans have also been gods of many species.

In the eyes of many animals, humans make the rules, and humans break their perceptions.

The Nine Old Gods are a higher level of "human beings". The king god is the one who conceived them.

"In the earliest civilization, there were only nine old gods."

"But with the fall of the king god, well, that's an official statement, and whether it fell or disappeared has always been a controversy. In short, the fall of the king god was the first big event. ”

"After the fall of the king god, it is said that there was an early form of corruption."

"Thin black lines, scarlet eyes, and countless huge black tentacles that can be seen in the A-class corruption area......"

"These things only appeared after the fall of the king god, some people say that the king god suppressed its existence, and the fall of the king caused them to be no longer suppressed, and they began to be born."

"Of course, this statement may not be correct, after all, there are also a considerable number of people who believe that the king god is the source of corruption."

"In short, after that, there was corruption in the world of the Advance. In a world ruled by the Nine Old Gods...... Some variables have emerged. ”

"Strange creatures, strange rules, strange abilities...... There are many variables in the world, and the old gods were originally trying to curb the spread of corruption. ”

"But as a result, you know, corruption spreads, and the whole world is rotten."

"The second major event after the fall of the king god - the night of divine grants."

Dr. A says:

"Well, it's complicated to explain, it involves the treasures of the gods, and that's not what I'm going to tell you now, anyway, you just need to understand one thing - after that night, the corrupt seeds staged a coup d'état."

"The Sages were slaughtered by the corrupt species. The world has become in turmoil, and the inheritors of the old gods are dying. ”

"And after the night of the gods, a new god was born."

"The most powerful corrupt species have been transformed into great gods!"

"They went from being despised and banished by the old gods to standing on the same level as the old gods."

"And then there's the third event you know of – Ragnarok."

"Of course, there are still no details."

When Zhou Baiyu heard this, he probably understood.

The whole historical event is probably the era of the rule of the king and the gods, which can be regarded as a golden age.

In this era, the king god suppresses corruption.

Everything in the world seems to be normal, and everything is reproducing and evolving in an orderly manner, developing its own civilization.

And then, the king god fell.

Corruption appeared, and perhaps at this time, the world had already begun to have various mutations.

But no one can say whether the gods will use "adaptive memory" to erase many evil things in human history.

It's like a lot of people often play memes - the events of '99 can't be hidden.

There are really a lot of weird things like this in human history.

For example, the truth of the Black Lotus incident this time.

And the king god fell, and the corrupt soil was born, breeding many unspeakable monsters.

These monsters are beings who can create rules and twist rules, and the monsters have finally found an opportunity to rise from corruption to god.

Maybe the treasure of the gods that the sewing body is looking for has the ultimate goal of evolving into an existence like the "God of Stitching and Devouring".

The second major event, the Night of Providence, saw the evolution of many corrupt species.

They became the new gods.

Zhou Baiyu remembered that when he was drinking at Sister Lin's, he got some information from the notes in his mind-

New gods cannot be inherited.

Whether it is not recognized by the old gods, or is it simply excluded by the old gods, or is it to get the inheritance......

In short, the third big event, Ragnarok, arrived.

When Zhou Baiyu thought about this, Dr. A happened to say:

"Ragnarok, I can't tell you much, but you just need to understand something-"

"After Ragnarok, there are no gods in the world."

"The gods are all rules, and they play in the form of rules. This sentence is the ultimate answer to Ragnarok, and you can comprehend as much as you can comprehend 'us'. ”

Dr. A threw a bombshell. Although he didn't think Zhou Baiyu could comprehend.

But he underestimated Zhou Baiyu, and after hearing this, Zhou Baiyu suddenly felt that the trip was worthwhile, and his eyes lit up.

It seems that because of Dr. A's words, he has figured out a lot of things.

"I see...... You should have told me that sooner. ”

The gods are all turned into rules, and they play in the form of rules. And humans, monsters, and corrupt species are all pawns in the game.

Monsters and corrupt species try to transform the world into a corrupt soil.

Humanity wants to be able to survive and purify the soil of corruption.

So the gods, also known as "us", began to play various rules.

The more Zhou Baiyu thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible.

Known rules, or situations—

Humanity is on the underdog. The forerunner is the hole card of the human forces.

Rule 1, the First Movers will continue to participate in the draft.

This is an opportunity for the first mover, and it is also a doom for the first mover.

If the Precursor dies inside, then humanity will become weaker and weaker, and the Old Gods will gradually be at a disadvantage in this war.

But there's a proven rule number two here—

If the Forerunner achieves a very high rating, then it will be the turn of the "Old Gods", and the Old Gods among "us" can continue to bring some helpful version updates to humanity.

For example, props, characteristics.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that all kinds of contradictory behaviors of "us" before can be explained.

Whether it's the help the Precursors receive, or the difficulties they get along, or the Precursors reveal something that causes them to be erased, such as exchanging version information with each other, mentioning the Advance World to ordinary people, and so on.

Or after the end of Defensive Mode, the original world human amnestics are erased......

These "we" are not working miracles because the gods are alive......

It's the rules that were set in Ragnarok before the fall of the gods.

The confrontation between the old gods and the new gods –

It's the confrontation between the forerunners, the monsters, and the corrupt.

But there's another question, why is it in the form of a game version update?

"I can probably understand your sentence, a, thank you, this sentence has given me a lot of inspiration, and I seem to be able to understand the basic logic of 'we'."

Dr. A didn't know what Zhou Baiyu was thinking, and he didn't quite believe it, Zhou Baiyu was close to the truth just by guessing a riddle.

Until Zhou Baiyu asked:

"Among the gods that have become rules, is there a god who is particularly miserable, or is it ...... Special attention is paid to the introduction of this god, is it related to the game? ”

Whether it is the fall of the king god, or the night of divine grants, or Ragnarok, and then to the fourth major event - the division of the heroes.

Dr. A actually knows a lot, and even knows it...... No less than an orthodox middleman.

He revealed a lot to Zhou Baiyu, but there were also many that he didn't reveal.

He also didn't believe that Zhou Baiyu could comprehend a riddle he casually tossed.

However, Zhou Baiyu's question made him have to wonder, did this kid really guess part of it?

He was a little in pain, after all, the more Zhou guessed, the less he earned.

Zhou Baiyu looked at Dr. A's reaction, probably clear, and said with a smile:

"Intelligence is a thing that is sometimes useful, but it also points people. Your reaction has already told me, and I guessed right, so even if you don't say it, I won't continue to ask. ”

"In my opinion, this information is not worth spending any advance value, it is better to buy a tube of reagents from you."

"Either you tell me directly and let me owe you a favor, or you can keep your information and rot in your stomach, but if you don't say it today, you want to tell me later, I don't recognize this favor."

Dr. A had no choice but to say:

"I'm not supposed to play a game of riddles with someone who has the 'Sixth Sense player' trait, okay...... Let me tell you. ”

"The top corrupt seeds, although they completed the transformation of the gods on the night of divine providence, they also angered the old gods because of this."

"The battle between the old and the new is about to break out."

"In Ragnarok, there is such a god - very proud, called the god of games and entertainment. He is very capable of turning enemies into game items, and at one point even pixelated small areas......"

"This new god threatens to bring all the inheritors of the old gods and the living beings of the world to ...... after the fall of the old gods All turned into his game items. ”

"The provocation of the god of games and entertainment has led him to be targeted by an old god you are familiar with. The Old Gods...... Well, heh, he actually thinks that this idea of this new god is very good, very interesting, and happy enough. ”

When Zhou Baiyu heard this, he probably guessed who the old god was.

"Presumably, I am the inheritor of the old gods."

"The answer is correct, the god of difference and chaos, although it is directed against the old and new gods together...... But he still in the process, the god of games and entertainment...... Fight for the rules. ”

"This rule runs through all the adventures and conscriptions that have followed your forerunners."

Zhou Baiyu wanted to laugh inexplicably.

He guessed now that the god of difference and chaos really liked to do things.

So the old gods were afraid that it would become a two-and-a-half boy in Ragnarok, so they wanted to kill it.

And the new gods, fearing that this immeasurable old god would cause some kind of major reversal, also wanted to kill it.

The result......

This god, under the control of the gods, has prioritized the erasure of the god of games and entertainment.

This unlucky and sad new god who spoke wildly became the first rule-

The world becomes gamified.

As a result, there is a version update, and there are game languages such as descriptions of various game props to wrap this layer of cruel apocalypse.

He was eager to hear what the god he believed in had done in Ragnarok.

All the gods are dead, all of them are rules, whether it has anything to do with this god?

But Dr. A is reluctant to talk about it.

"The fall of the king gods, the night of the gods, the twilight of the gods...... There are still many details, and even some subversive things, but all of them, even I am still pursuing. ”

"Zhou Baiyu, that's all I can tell you, now let's get back to business."

"Back in the real world, you need to dig out that imprint. Of course, the easiest way is to rub the stone, dissolve the corpse, burn the corpse, or eat him. ”

"Then the curse is lifted."

Zhou Baiyu interrupted Dr. A's speech and asked another key question:

"What does it mean for the followers of the new gods to appear in this land?"

Dr. A smiled mysteriously:

"Good question, all I can tell you is ...... The emergence of believers meant that the difficulties faced by the forerunners increased. ”

"The forerunners of the Dragon Xia Kingdom are basically from the same line as the old gods. And the believers abroad are basically in the same vein as Shingod. ”

"There was a pact between the gods, in the advance world, between nations...... There are borders, and boundaries cannot be crossed. ”

"This also leads to the fact that after the end comes, the Longxia Kingdom is like the only country in the world."

"In the Longxia Kingdom controlled by the old gods, in version 2.49, most of the cities such as Linxiang City, Hechuan City, Songjiang City, and Kyoto have been occupied by monsters and corrupt species."

"Miserable, isn't it? But the outside world is even more miserable. ”

"The hand of the old god can't reach out anymore. SBC's transformation of those areas may subvert your imagination. ”

"It's normal to have this situation, after all, there are hundreds of new gods and only nine old gods. In the battle between the old and the new, the new gods defeated the old gods one after another. ”

"It is precisely because of this that the god of games and entertainment in the new gods will say that he wants to make all the inheritors of the old gods into game items."

"In the end, in order to obtain the inheritance qualification and completely erase the old gods, the new gods and old gods have started the Armageddon, and Ragnarok has arrived."

"It's just that no one expected that in that battle that should have been without suspense, the old gods showed a method that the new gods had never seen. As a result, it was a forced draw. ”

"After Ragnarok, the old gods of the new gods become the rule, and the battle between the old and the new reaches the next stage."

"Once all the Longxia Kingdom in the Advance World has become a corrupt soil, then the battle between the old and the new will ...... It ended with the victory of the new gods. ”

"Originally, there was no suspense in this battle. Humanity is bound to lose, and it is basically impossible for the Old Gods to win. ”

"However, due to the continuous appearance of SSS-level in the recent recruitment, although they are all inconsequential versions, no one knows whether the forerunner will change the pattern of the battle between the old and the new through the continuous change of small events, which will lead to the change of big events due to the butterfly effect."

"So...... some of 'us' couldn't sit still, and they started to make it harder."

"Now, they are sending believers to pollute the world you live in. It's a form of harassment. ”

Zhou Baiyu understood.

As the Precursors continue to achieve SSS-level endings, there are more and more "updates" that are good for humanity in the world of the game of the gods.

This also caused the new god forces in "us" to start targeting the forerunners.

In the future, whether it is this world or the advance world...... Maybe you'll all come across some strange SBC believers.

What is the god of games and entertainment, the god of gender and diversity, the god of betrayal and taboos, the god of sacrifice and grabbing, the god of lethargy and laziness......

There are so many new gods, and they are all powerful, and it's hard to say what these gods will pollute the world they live in.

Zhou Baiyu sighed:

"I always feel ...... The forerunners are cleaning up the mess, and it's so rotten that I can't even see hope. ”

"The new gods can already influence the real world I live in...... Do we really have what it takes to change all this? ”

Dr. A smiled:

"It's also very difficult for the new gods to reach out to the real world, or to the Longxia District of the advance world."

"Remember what I said, the gods are dead, they have become the rule, and if they are still alive, they will directly wipe you out."

"But they can't do that. If you were a god and you wanted to conquer a world completely, would you send a ghost over to make a fuss? ”

Zhou Baiyu shook his head.

If you want to destroy a place, you must do your best to destroy it with a withered attitude.

Dr. A continued:

"Remember, the main battlefield is in the advance world, and the new gods are in the real world, so they can only make small fights."

"The advance world and the real world are like the inner and outer layers of an apple."

"Although the inner layer has been bitten by insects, the outer layer still looks bright, as if it is still a good apple."

"But if you focus on the care of the outer layer, rather than finding a way to kill the insects on the inside...... Then one day, the worm will bite through the peel. ”

This metaphor made Zhou Baiyu suddenly perceive the essence of the two worlds......

But he didn't dwell on the subject now, and just said:

"So Shinshen has made a giant python, in fact, it is already a very difficult thing for Shingod?"

Dr. A nodded:

"Almost, there will definitely be some strange rules in the future, strange ability holders, after all, there are so many new gods, but you have to understand a little ......"

"The difficulties that SBC creates in the real world are far less exaggerated than those of the advance world. And as long as you are willing to spend money on me, believe me, these methods from SBC are just petty fights. ”

"But with the exception of defensive mode. To defend the defensive mode, you need to spend a lot of money with me, and you also need to perform extremely well in the advance world and obtain the universal props of the whole version, so that it is possible to really defend it. ”

"You should know that the corruption in defensive mode is different from other corruption."

It's true, in the face of Zhang Haoyun, a believer in the god of penis and fertility, he was directly killed in seconds.

Dr. A says:

"Defensive mode is a rule, you can understand it - when the first mover has a certain advantage, the new god will find a way to put some powerful corruption seeds through defensive mode to erase the advantage."

"But you are an alien, the new gods don't understand, in the eyes of the alien, there is no absolute enemy."

Zhou Baiyu does not deny that corrupt seeds may not be able to be used, and insects can also kill insects, right?

There is too much news that Dr. A brought today, Zhou Baiyu briefly sorted it out-

The king god fell, and corruption was born.

On the night of the gods, the corrupt species are promoted to the new gods.

Ragnarok shifts the battle between the old and the new to the Precursors, the Corrupt Species, and the Demons.

At present, humanity is in the midst of a great defeat, and the odds of the old gods are not high.

And in order to suppress the heirs of the old gods, the forerunners, the signs of the rise, the new gods began to forcibly influence the real world.

As a result, believers in the new gods appeared in the real world.

Dick, the ghost guy who is entangled in "strips", is one of them.

According to Dr. A's words, these strange believers will be the norm in the future, and although they can create strange rules, they are also very easy to deal with.

What really notices is the defensive mode.

On the defensive mode side, Zhou Baiyu already has a new source of divine power - Dr. A.

"The means of the new gods can only be seen in the tricks and ......"

"Dick, a believer in the god of impotence and fertility, has dismantled, and there may be other chaotic god believers."

"And if you defend passively, it will only lead to more and more such invasions."

"It is necessary to completely change the situation of the conflict between the old and the new in the advance world, in various versions, so that the world I am in will not be disturbed."

"Overall...... Constant participation in the call is the only way to save the world. ”

After sorting out all this, Zhou Baiyu said:

"This conversation was very fruitful, a, I have one last question, and you can choose not to answer me."

Dr. A shrugged and said he was used to:

"Just ask."

"Have you really been promoted to god?"

"Yes."

"Then you've become one of the rules?"

Dr. A hesitated for a while, he was really prostituted too much by Zhou Baiyu. Once this question is answered, the answer will tell Zhou Baiyu a lot of things, which will make him appear more passive.

"I'm sorry I can't tell you this. It's time for you to go back. ”

Rarely, the middleman actually issued an eviction order.

Zhou Baiyu is not reluctant, he can't pick up too much at once, and wait for the next time, when the atmosphere is there, he will continue to do it.

He was very satisfied with the Q&A - there were no flowers, and he was so happy.

……

……

Linxiang City, 25th floor of Kunlun Building.

Zhou Baiyu returned to the real world again, and at this moment, he very much wanted to dissect the corpse of this believer in the god of phallic things and fertility......

However, Zhou Baiyu is more worried that the president will not be able to contact him, and there is a high probability that he will come to him in danger.

Don't clash with Zhang Haoyun.

It's just that things are unfolding differently than he imagined.

As soon as Zhou Baiyu appeared, he heard an outrageous line coming out of Heguang Tongchen:

"So when are you going to get married?"

The follow-up will continue to expand, not simply to say, the new gods are bad, the old gods are good, the new gods are all from abroad, and everything abroad is not good...... It's not like that, just look back.

Actually, a book has just been unfolded, how can it be possible to directly throw out all the mysteries, and I will still spend a little more pen and ink to portray multi-facetedness, how can I simply and rudely define a camp as good or bad, where is the plot?

(End of chapter)