40,000 Years of Cultivation

Chapter 3187: Death of the Observer

This breaking news caught Li Yao's attention.

It’s not that the shooting itself is strange—the hegemonic country on the other side of the ocean, the proliferation of civilian guns, the endless emergence of extremists, the ambiguous relationship between high-level officials and arms dealers, the frequent abortions of the Gun Control Act, similar shooting Incidents occurred from time to time. In this year alone, Li Yao heard at least 35 shootings with heavy casualties. There was even a concert shooting with more than 500 casualties. It was a total massacre.

At the beginning, there were people who regarded the shooting as a conversation, and they were very excited and spitting. With the frequent occurrence of similar incidents, less and less people cared about it. Now, no matter how big a killing is, it is not a major news.

Li Yao only cares about the location of the shooting.

Although he does not have much interest in games, he also knows that "T3 Game Show" is one of the three traditional game exhibitions in the world, covering everything from console games to online games and even various cutting-edge game platforms and technologies. The package attracts hundreds of thousands to millions of visitors and game fans every year. Of course, the industry’s first-class game production and distribution manufacturers will participate in the exhibition. Countless blockbuster works will be released here, and even attract a large number of animations and animations. Fantasy entertainment enthusiasts flocked to play the role of the game, enjoy themselves, and have a dry addiction-the scene in full swing is ten times more grand than the Tianma Lake International Animation Festival that Li Yao and Yu Xin went to together a few days ago.

It is conceivable that such a crowded and crowded exhibition must have very strict security measures. However, as long as the gunmen have a way to bring extremely lethal automatic firearms into the venue, and the mass killings, the losses must be extremely serious.

Li Yao watched TV, and a shaky picture appeared in the news.

The blood-filled, panic-stricken crowd, the special police with live ammunition and armed to the teeth, and the neighing sirens, mixed with several sounds similar to gunshots, a scene of the end of the world.

"The latest news is that John Garriott, the ace producer of Grey Island Game Productions, known as the ‘Father of the Starring’, was also attacked in the shooting. It’s still unclear about the injuries..."

The news introduced.

Li Yao was slightly startled.

He hasn't heard the name "John Garriot" very much, but he has played the game "Starring World", and has vaguely heard of the title "Father of the Starring".

Starring World is one of the most successful and influential games in the industry in the past ten years.

It is no longer even a simple game, but a veritable name. Thanks to the joint efforts of John Garriot and countless gamers, it has been built into a world close to the real world and has become a youthful memory of a generation.

The original "Huan Huan-Battle of the Rise" was just a simple shooting game, but it was widely acclaimed for its realistic rendering of the alien world and the vivid depiction of alien races. Later, it was released based on the world view of "Huan Huan". "Star Ring-Darkest Hour", "Star Ring-High Throne", "Star Ring-Son of Freedom", "Star Ring-Brotherhood" and a series of multi-platform, multi-type games, almost Every sequel or expansion is very successful, and many novels, comics and fans have been derived from it. Last year, the first game-adapted film was released. Although it is a mediocre work of average quality, it also uses ten The accumulation of popularity in the past few years has reaped a wave of box office.

Last year, Li Yao and Zhao Kai and Yu Xin went to see this adaptation of the film called "The Star Ring-Origin". He also played several games about "The Star Ring World", so I know this information.

It is said that at this year's "T3 Game Show", "Father of the Starring" John Garriott will reveal more details of "The Starring World"'s latest heavyweight work "The Starring-Ending War", and the entire game is complete. The degree has exceeded 70%.

This work is not only the essence of his and the "Grey Isle Game Production Company" ten years of hard work, but also hundreds of millions of production costs have been smashed, exceeding the cost of Hollywood heavyweight special effects blockbusters. It is not hesitating to make a big bet. , Is also the undisputed trump card of this year’s "T3 Game Show". Although it has not been 100% completed, it has attracted countless "star fans" to come to "realize their dreams."

No wonder the gunner should choose to start near the booth of "Starring World"-this can indeed cause the greatest degree of damage.

There are also many special forums for "Huanhuan World" in China. Li Yao thought about it and searched for one on the Internet with his mobile phone. When he clicked in to see it, sure enough, all the posts on the homepage were discussing what just happened at the "T3 Game Show". Bloody shooting.

The information in the forum is naturally richer than in the news.

Many "Star Ring fans" are on the other side of the ocean, participating in a series of experience activities at the "Star Ring World" booth, and interacting closely with game production gods such as "Father of Star Ring".

They originally sent a live interactive live post with a bit of showing off and sharing, but they didn't expect to encounter a tragedy.

Through the introduction of some posts, Li Yao gained a deeper understanding of the "Father of the Starring" John Garriot and the entire "Starring World".

To say that since the birth of the entertainment form of video games, it has been inseparable from the concepts of science fiction, outer space, alien creatures, etc., from the earliest "space invaders" to the later "Contra" and "Warcraft". , Wait and so on, can't escape the shadow of science fiction, fantasy and magic.

Before the "Starring World", game works describing space wars, alien races in the stars and seas, all kinds of strange aliens and even the ultimate mystery of the universe were endless, and there were no shortage of well-made masterpieces.

However, the series of "Starring World" is portrayed with delicate alien races, extremely solid extraterrestrial history deductions, thrilling and reasonable plots...break a **** path from countless works of the same type.

And all this is due to the gold medal producer, "Father of the Star Ring" John Garriot, who used the imagination beyond ordinary people and his solid foundation in physics, biology and astronomy to paint a splendid picture for the public. , The new world of flesh and blood is a well-deserved soul figure of the "Starring World".

Many game reviewers even say that they suspect that John Garriott is an alien disguised as a human being-if there is such a "stellar ring" in the depths of the star sea where tens of thousands of races coexist, and he is one of them. , How is it possible to depict such a world?

Even John Garriott himself said that he had had countless bizarre dreams, in which a ring-shaped cosmic city larger than the entire solar system appeared, in which countless alien races lived, and he was inspired by the dream. , Just made such a game, no, it's a world!

"I am like a mirror."

John Garriott once said, "Or, an unknowingly ‘observer’ who reflects all the information that the universe emits into my mind."

Li Yao sighed.

Anyhow, once played games made by others and watched remakes of movies, such a talented game producer suffered misfortune, which is really embarrassing.

After refreshing the webpage, a new post popped up. If Li Yao read it correctly, there have been hundreds of replies after only two or three minutes of publishing.

This is a video post, and the name of the post is "Straight Shot, the moment when the'Father of the Star Ring' was shot"!

Li Yao was curious, and when he clicked in to watch it, it was a short video taken by the "Star Ring Fan" on the spot with his mobile phone. The camera was facing the beautiful, futuristic and sci-fi exhibition booth. The middle-aged man wearing a promotional T-shirt and jeans in the center, seemingly casual, but with very deep eyes, is naturally the "father of the star ring" John Garriott.

Li Yao's English level is not very good. What's more, there are loud voices, too much interference, and under the bombardment of harsh noise, who can hear exactly what the father of Starring is talking about?

Fortunately, the video below has been translated into Chinese very intimately. Even though there are some mistakes and omissions, I can barely see the general meaning.

"I have a dream, which has been in existence for 20 years. It penetrates into my brain and bone marrow and becomes a part of my life."

John Garriott pointed to his temple and said, "Some people say that I am an alien who got into the skin of a human being on earth. I have this feeling myself. In the deepest part of my brain, there is always a voice neighing. Roaring, roaring, urging me, telling everyone everything I know, and sharing my dreams with you, not for me alone, but for thousands of people to dream together.

"So, there is a'Starring World'.

"This dream of twenty years has spawned countless works about the "Huanhuan", but instead of dimming and dissipating, it has become more and more vivid, clearer, and larger. I even think , One day, a'stellar ring' larger than the solar system will jump out of my mind!

"The Star Ring-Ending Battle" is such a great work composed of real dreams. It will lead us all to find the ultimate mystery about the star ring and even the universe. I assure you- "

"Bang! Boom, boom, boom!"

When the video was shot here, there was a sudden gunfire behind the photographer.

The crowd suddenly rioted, and the camera jittered frantically, and at a certain moment of the jitter, John Garriott's chest was seen bursting with blood on the stage, with an expression of consternation, the whole person fell back. inverted.

This concludes the video.

Li Yao was sweating coldly.

For some reason, he felt that the bullet not only hit John Garriott's chest, but also hit his chest fiercely, tearing his heart completely apart.

With slightly trembling hands, he refreshed the webpage again, and a new post with a bold title appeared before his eyes.