Chapter 1 The Curtain of the Times
In 2032 A.D., the stem branch is a nonzi, which belongs to the rat. Throughout the year, the four seas are level, and there are no major events to tell.
From time to time, Australian swine fever has occurred, resulting in the price of pork in various countries, and even if Yan Guo controls it, it still reaches 73 yuan per catty, which has a great impact on civilians and causes complaints. However, the price of pork has risen, and it is a big deal to eat less pork and lose weight, which is not a big deal.
There is also a federal election for the general president, and among the candidates is Trump, Jr. His father, Trump, was the legendary Commander of the Federation, who was re-elected for the first time and failed to take revenge in the next term. There were two non-consecutive presidents, which were unique in the history of the Union, so Trump, Jr., had high hopes.
However, the Federation is declining, and no matter who sits in this position of the Commander, it is difficult to recover the declining trend, and people are watching the election of the Commander, which is just an after-dinner conversation.
This year, in the entertainment section, there is one thing that has sparked a long-term discussion, and that is the game "The End of Civilization".
This game is an epoch-making virtual reality online game developed by Project UbLizent. PU is a merger of UB, Bliza, Tesent, and CDPROJEKT, and it can be said that there is no need to do anything, and just by shining the brand, half of the game of the year has been secured.
But it's such a game, but it's a bad fate.
First of all, the first activity came out of the moth. In the first event planned by the game, "Catastrophe", the Scourge Corps was too powerful, causing players to protest and affecting the game's rating. Next, the main planner of the game disappeared inexplicably, and his whereabouts are still unknown, resulting in the company being forced to change the main planner, which has a great impact on the game.
It is said that later, the mysterious disappearance of the main planner has not had any clues so far, and it has become an unsolved case.
The case sparked a lot of discussion and speculation at the time, but soon attention shifted to other interesting hot stories.
It's just the disappearance of just one person, and now people care about idols with tens of millions of traffic.
But as if as a curse, the mastermind's disappearance became a starting point. Half a year later, people began to disappear under the same mystery.
Soon, the disappearance developed into a catastrophic event, with people disappearing in droves and no one being able to find out why.
People are afraid that the next missing person will become themselves, the only child is afraid that the elderly will not be able to support them, pilots and drivers dare not go to work, doctors dare not operate, and society has entered a semi-shutdown.
However, in Yanxia University, it is like a pure land far away from society, and it is not bothered by fear and anxiety at all.
Yanxia University, Mei Yuan, Room 406.
"Someone is missing again."
In the dormitory, a muffled voice came from the top bunk.
On the other top bunk, the quilt stopped shaking regularly, and then a voice came out: "It must have been crossed." ”
"Wear your mother's head!" The young man sitting at the bottom reading a book laughed and scolded.
This student's name is Wang Kai, the fat man who shook regularly just now is called He Liang, and the first person to speak is called Xu Ming.
They were students at Yanxia University, and they were just sophomores at this time.
"I'll tell you, the cliff is crossing," He Liang lifted the quilt and came out with his upper body naked, "This is also too Nima Evil Gate, how can anyone be good, and suddenly disappear." ”
Wang Kai looked at him with questioning eyes: "It's missing, not missing." ”
"I just don't see it! You didn't watch that video," He Fatzi said, "It's just that someone filmed his house, and his dad was still there a second ago, and suddenly disappeared out of thin air." ”
"Why didn't I see that video?" Xu Ming asked.
"If it is deleted as soon as it comes out, it will definitely not be let for you to see," He Liang said, "If it really disappears out of thin air, it will be a supernatural event." If it is really confirmed, how many people will have to be scared to death? ”
He continued: "Let me tell you, it's best for you to learn a few more skills, and if you really cross over, a few more skills, maybe you can still be the protagonist and an adult." ”
Xu Ming smiled: "So you're practicing needlework?" ”
He Fatzi gave him a middle finger.
Wang Kai said: "Although He Fatzi is obscene, what he said has some truth. ”
He Liang immediately said: "Look, even the boss says this, you all listen to me...... Wait, where am I obscene? ”
Wang Kai ignored him and continued: "I also took into account all factors, so I prepared in advance, what kind of book do you see I read?" ”
He lifted the cover of the book, and everyone looked at him, only to see that the cover read "A Deep Exploration of the Hidden Phenomenon".
"It's metaphysics, isn't it?"
"What you look at is metaphysics." Wang Kai said, "Disappearances can happen out of thin air, which shows that science is no longer good in these years." ”
After being silent for a while, Xu Ming and He Liang both said, "You can show us after you finish reading." ”
"No need, I'll repeat the main content of the book to you at that time," Wang Kai said, "What about the fourth?" ”
Everyone glanced at the last bed in the dormitory.
Where, lying a man with a virtual reality helmet on his head, like a great man, rests his hands on his lower abdomen and sleeps.
"When have you been playing "The End of Civilization" yet?" Xu Ming couldn't help but complain.
Wang Kai smiled: "Everyone has their own choice, it's not safe to do anything at this time, it's better to have fun." But maybe the time travel is worn into the "End of Civilization" game? ”
……
Tianjing, Central District, Lijiahui.
In a ordinary-looking and even dilapidated building, the staff are busy.
Only those in the know know that the office in this building is a very unnamed but very unspeakable unit.
"Is the tally out?" The man asked, propping up the table.
"The statistics are out," the young man stepped forward, holding a stack of materials in his hand, "Recently, there have been 3,642 cases of mysterious disappearances, which are in ...... The distribution period is ......"
With the help of the whiteboard, the young people reported the situation one after another, and in the end, he said, "Among the many incidents, we also found a problem......
"Speak!" The man said.
"These disappearances, when they happened, seemed to ......," the young man said, "all related to the game "End of Civilization." ”
"Let's take a look at the original disappearance," the young man said, pointing to the whiteboard, "This employee named Chen Feng is the developer of the game "End of Civilization", and served as the executive master planner of the game, and before he disappeared, he was still correcting the game's values......"
The man listened silently to the report...... In a trance, the reprimand of his superiors echoed in his ears.
"It's been half a year since the incident! 0% recovery rate of missing persons! 0% detection rate! Clue 0! ”
"What's the use of you? What's the use of you? ”
"You just bought a house? Tsk, buying a house so early, do you really think that the iron rice bowl is ironclad and stable? ”
"Do you hear them shouting something? Shouting you out of class! Leave! ”
In the blink of an eye, it's time to get off work.
Drive, go home.
The man's name is Lu Xuanyin, and he is 35 years old.
Parking the car downstairs at home, sitting in the car, he held the steering wheel and delayed opening the door.
Looking at the dim light from the window of his house, as if it was luring him back, he felt very tired.
Every day between work and life, he was tired.
It was only in the short ten minutes he sat in the car before returning home that he felt that he could achieve true peace.
It's his haven.
He lit a cigarette and smoked for a long time, until the whole car smelled of smoke, and then he opened the window to let the smell of smoke out.
As if having made up his mind, he turned around and retrieved a pair of gaming VR headsets from the back seat of the car.
It's still brand new, just opened, bought on the road when I got off work, and it cost 10,000 oceans.
He took a deep breath and inserted the Doomsday of Civilization game card into his helmet.
……
"The explosion of technology has left our generation with one assignment, which is to think about the future."
"Because there are many opportunities in the world, but the key opportunities are only one or two."
"Now, I think, it's that critical moment......"
After the speech, applause.
Lasting applause.
Background. Wang Tengyun, a well-known entrepreneur who finished his speech, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat on his head.
A subordinate had already handed over a glass of water.
"Mr. Wang."
A young man stood in front of him, Wang Tengyun glanced at him, and said with a smile: "Why are you here, your father?" ”
The young man's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he said, "Missing." ”
"Missing?" Wang Tengyun's expression became serious, "What's wrong with this year, why are nine out of ten missing?" ”
"He disappeared while playing The End of Civilization, and a lot of people said that if they played this game, they would have disappeared," said the young man. ”
Wang Tengyun said while drinking water: "How can you play a game and make people disappear?" How can I not believe it? ”
"Some of them say it's time into the game." The young man explained.
Wang Tengyun smiled: "Crossing into the game? Interesting, I still want to travel back into the game. ”
Seeing the young man's puzzled eyes, Wang Tengyun said with a smile: "That's a vast world, there is a lot to be done!" In this world, the cake has been divided by the older generation, and it is very difficult to get something new! ”
He turned around and instructed his assistant: "Buy me a copy of "The End of Civilization", I am going to set up a project team to guide this game, and get me the strategy information for this game within ten days." ”
"If you do cross over, it will be really interesting." Wang Tengyun said with a smile.
……
On this barren planet, countless areas shine with white light.
Each light represents the birth of a new civilization.
Tens of thousands of players descended on this planet, and tens of thousands of new civilizations were quickly formed.
In the midst of this, some people are depressed, some are afraid, some are excited, and some people want to trample the world under their feet.
The curtain of the times is slowly opening.