After the twelve bells were over, silence returned.

The percentage has dropped.

Zheng Zhuo sat on the bed and was stunned for a while.

If the percentage increase means that he is getting closer to the truth, or to the hope of returning home......

What does that percentage drop mean?

……

…………

………………

"Didn't you sleep well yesterday, young man?"

When the boss passed by the small table where Zheng Zhuo was sitting for the third time this morning, he spoke up.

"Aha. Yesterday I stayed up a little late. ”

Zheng Zhuo, who was sitting at the table, raised his head and smiled, and the traces of dark circles under his eyes were particularly obvious.

"Young people can't rely on their good health to sleep too late......"

The boss walked by chatteringly, doing the hygiene in the hotel.

Zheng Zhuo looked at the boss.

“……”

He's been sitting here for an hour. So far, the boss has not done anything beyond his imagination.

"Get the money!"

Zheng Zhuo suddenly shouted.

"Huh!?"

The boss was visibly taken aback. But then, he said.

"Haha. Young people nowadays really love to joke. ”

The boss smiled and cursed, saying, "When I was young, I was also this kind of character, I really miss it", and picked up the mop and walked from the end of the corridor to the door of the hotel.

……

Zheng Zhuo frowned.

“（…… Will the real boss react this way? The reaction was too light. I didn't even ask questions...... ）”

The boss's reaction was familiar to him. When moving goods with the boss, the boss is such a character. Even the movements are exactly the same.

However, a little too familiar.

He looked behind the counter.

Sure enough, the schoolgirl was still curled up behind the counter reading a book. She didn't use a laptop anymore, but her movements were the same as before.

(It's hard to believe they're real people.) ）”

Zheng Zhuo thought.

Since stepping into the small supermarket, he has spent less than two hours with the owner and the schoolgirls. Now, another hour has passed. It stands to reason that Zheng Zhuo should have a new understanding of them now.

But that's not the case.

Zheng Zhuo pretended to be indifferent and asked about their family situation. The reply he received was that the schoolgirl was the daughter of the store manager, and her mother had long since died. When asked about the schooling, the female student said that she was studying in another place and had recently returned home from vacation. I asked the owner about his deeds when he was younger, and the answer he got was that he had worked in this hotel all his life.

Is this information true?

(My mother died because I didn't know their mother in reality, so I couldn't say it?) I studied abroad because there was no university in the country. Returning home for the holidays...... That's. It's November, what universities are closed at this time? Working in a hotel all my life...... Because I don't know what the boss did before, do I? ）”

Zheng Zhuo only felt a headache.

(Hallucinations?) Subconsciousness? Oh my God, I don't even know what the subconscious is...... Can the subconscious mind do such a thing? ）”

He looked up and looked ahead.

The table was full of paper.

He had gone downstairs an hour earlier and borrowed paper and pen from the store manager.

While eating breakfast, Zheng Zhuo wrote down many things that came to mind when he tossed and turned last night.

He doesn't have much confidence in his memory!

To do this, he chose to jot down everything on a piece of paper that he still remembers.

This is a habit he left over from when he was dealing with clutter in his old unit. Only by developing this habit can he be grateful to his original unit.

Next......

He's going to do something he's not used to, and he's not good at.

For example, try to analyze the current situation.

Zheng Zhuo stared at the words on the paper.

……

【About the progress bar】

1. Inquire about the geographical location: located in the northwest of the country. (No growth in the progress bar)

2. Inquire about the human situation: the population is not large. There is only one road leading to the outside world, and the number of tourists is some, but not much. (The progress bar increased by about 0.5%)

3. Inquire about the main source of income: local mining. Mainly copper ore and iron ore. (The progress bar increases by about 1%)

4. Inquire about scenic spots and landscapes: There is a waterfall spring in the southwest of the town. There is also a semi-open underwater cave underneath, which attracts many cave exploration enthusiasts. (The progress bar increases by about 3%)

5. At 12 o'clock in the morning, the bell tower rings. (The progress bar is down 2.8%)

……

"Ahhhhh

Zheng Zhuo grabbed his head. At that time, he only cared about looking at the progress bar, and he didn't remember it deeply. If you want to think about it now, it will kill him. In just a few lines, it took a lot of effort to recall.

But even if you recall it, what can you analyze?

Zheng Zhuo knew that there must be some connection in this.

But for now, there is still too little intelligence.

"Calm down, Zheng Zhuo."

He took a deep breath, picked up the pen, and said to himself.

"Start where you can do it."

……

[Current situation]

1. Investigating the current situation can increase the progress bar. The increase varies depending on the current situation.

2. At 12 o'clock in the morning, the bell tower rings. The progress bar goes down.

3, Zheng Zhuo: [Explorer]

4. Last night's winner: [Joker]

……

【Question Now】

1. What does the increase in the progress bar mean? What does the reduction in the progress bar mean?

2. What kind of intelligence increases the progress bar the most? Is it possible to assume that there is currently a hidden truth, and the closer you get to the truth, the more it increases?

3. How is the winner determined at 12 o'clock in the morning? Do the rules for determining victory or defeat include elements of personal harm such as mutual attacks?

4. [Clown] is an illusion like the store manager's father and daughter? Or, like me, a conscious "living being"?

5. Is there any other identity besides me and [Joker] who hold [Explorer]?

……

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Ten minutes later.

"Haha...... I really wrote it, and I found out that it was quite like that. ”

Zheng Zhuo looked at the paper full of pages and smiled.

"When I was studying, my grades were still good."

When he was studying, Zheng Zhuo's grades were indeed in the upper middle. However, his teacher once commented that he was "very good at studying, but if he achieves a little bit of success, he will start to be proud, so it is difficult to make great progress."

Of course, this evaluation was selectively forgotten by Zheng Zhuo.

"So, then ......"

Zheng Zhuo looked at the analysis with satisfaction. But after only a moment, the smile faded.

Because he found one thing.

"I just wrote something obvious...... Base...... It can't be considered an analytical ......! ”

He needed to know more!

Zheng Zhuo straightened his hands and stood up.

"I'm going to have to find some more information. What to do...... Ask anyone else? Going somewhere else? Doing something out of the ordinary? Or ......"

Ah, right.

Zheng Zhuo silently recited "mobile phone" in his heart. The [Subconscious World] window of the [Collective Subconscious] software pops up again.

Nothing has changed. The progress bar is still at 4.1% at 12 a.m.

Zheng Zhuo slid across the page.

This time it was the [Subliminal Voting] window that appeared.

"I'm probably involved in some illegal experiment."

Zheng Zhuo sighed.

If that's the case, and the highest number of votes is the default correct answer? It's unpleasant to follow the directions...... However, considering that it is up to me to decide what kind of instructions I need and when, it is quite acceptable. ”

Zheng Zhuo didn't feel that his life was in danger for the time being. In addition to the lack of access to the Internet, the survival needs of water, electricity, shelter and food are also met.

In this sense, when he falls from the sky, [option five] may really be the correct answer.

Probably because Zheng Zhuo's thoughts have changed, on the [Subconscious Voting] page, rows of words suddenly appeared "brush, brush, brush".

……

【Question】

[You wake up and find yourself in a strange town!] What is the first reaction? 】

[Option 1]

[Search for all possible means of transportation and means of departure]

[Option 2]

[Ask all the residents of the town about the local customs in every detail]

[Option 3]

【Sightseeing at nearby sightseeing】

[Option 4]

[Cause havoc, don't let me go, don't think about it]

[Option 5]

[Live an ordinary life and wait for a turnaround]

……

The Initiate Vote button is pressed.

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