Global Games: Old Chess Players

On December 27, at dusk, the whole world was broadcasting the scene that happened in the United States.

The prestigious and prosperous Times Square in New York seems to have become a large broadcast hall. Thousands of LED screens originally used to promote fashion broadcast the scene below the Empire State Building without exception.

Thousands of houses were brightly lit, and crowds of people were flowing like dragons. Every citizen stopped on the bright and feasting streets. Even the vehicles along the way stopped. Everyone looked at the young man standing on the edge of the pit on the screen.

The same is true for Asuka Uesugi.

Anson Deer in the distance put his hands into the pockets of his school uniform. His dark brown eyes looked down at the deep pit, as if he was confirming whether the giant ape inside was completely dead.

Asuka stared at Anson's profile. She wanted to say something, but her throat was dry and hoarse.

Anson moved his head and waved to Asuka Uesugi from a long distance away.

His lips moved slightly, as if he was saying something using lip language.

Asuka Uesugi understands Chinese. She stared at Ansenlu's lips and tried to recite in her mind:

'Idiot, I'll wait for you in Shangshi City.'

"Hey, who are you calling an idiot?" Uesugi Asuka frowned.

Before she could finish her words, Anson Deer had disappeared into New York.

Outside the fence set up by the police, reporters swarmed in large numbers, carrying cameras and cameras to capture Asuka Uesugi's expression.

"I......"

The setting sun has fallen below the horizon, taking away all the light from the earth.

"Where to go?"

Asuka Uesugi looked around, and saw countless dazzling flashes coming from cameras and cameras, coming like a wave, almost engulfing her.

...

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December 27, night, Shangshi High School, teachers’ dormitory.

The senior high school students were all involved in the evolution game. The teachers in charge of that grade resigned one after another, and the dormitory was naturally vacated. However, only special-sequence students were arranged to live in this dormitory building.

"Lu Jun, it's so dangerous..." Qi Yuanlu poured the coffee powder into the boiling water, "If I hadn't arranged a crow on the ground in advance, both of us might have fallen to death."

"That's almost it." Anson Deer lay on the bed and said contemptuously:

"Don't be in a hurry to claim the merit. My 'King Protector' is not even used yet. If you fall to death, you will die alone."

"That's right." Qi Yuanlu stirred the liquid with a spoon, and the coffee powder penetrated.

"Thanks though, Crow."

"You're welcome."

Ansonlu stared at the news and suddenly said, "It turns out that Yuri also came to New York in the afternoon?"

"Yes, I told her through my friend list. After all, we are members of the same union." Qi Yuanlu slowed down the rhythm of stirring the spoon.

"She didn't say a word when she came back. I really thought she took a nap."

"That's the kind of character she has."

"Too."

"Speak of it, Mr. Deer."

"What's wrong?"

"Is this your first time killing someone?"

The air seems to be frozen...

Silence enveloped the two of them.

Anson Lu's mobile phone was still playing news.

——"The special sequence player 'Anson Deer' from China defeated the rampaging 'Purgatory Ape' and saved New York City. He is the hero of every New York people!"

——"Oh, this child seems to want to thank Anson Deer in front of the media for saving her and her mother, saying that she hopes the hero can hear her praise."

——"Hey, old chess player, I saw your video on Twitter, I am your fan, I really like you!"

After Qi Yuanlu stirred the coffee with a spoon, he added two spoons of condensed milk, then lifted the cup, lowered his deep eyes, and carefully observed the quality of the cup of coffee.

"Well, this is the first time." Anson Deer said softly: "Kill someone."

"How do you feel in your heart?" Qi Yuanliu said calmly, "Self-loathing, nausea, panic, rapid heartbeat, well, the first time I killed someone, I also had an experience worth recalling."

"These....."

"You don't have any of these, do you, Mr. Lu?"

Ansenlu sighed, "Hey, you just say so."

"David Kench is 45 years old this year. It's a pity that if Evolution Game had arrived another year later, he wouldn't have been involved in this dispute." Ritsu Urushihara put his hand on his chin. He seemed not satisfied with the quality of the coffee.

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"Indeed, people over 45 years old will not become gamers." Ansonlu played with his mobile phone.

"I asked someone to investigate his origins. In 2013, he participated in a war as a soldier, a 'hidden war'. However, after the war, he was expelled from the country."

"Expelled?"

"Yes, I said it was a 'secret war'. No one wanted the inside story of that war to be exposed, so after he was used, he was removed from the country."

Qi Yuanliu poured out the coffee and rinsed the cup.

"It's very sad that he lost his identity and became a 'mentally disturbed' homeless man. He lived like this for more than ten years, and then ushered in the evolutionary game."

"It's a pity... This time, he thought he could win back the glory and the love of the people, but in the end, he couldn't even get back his erased name, and he just left it like that.

Lying in a coffin under a false name."

"Due to the particularity of his career sequence, he was judged as a 'high-risk player.' No matter where he went, people would be afraid of him, and some even yelled at him that he was a monster." Qi Yuanlu said:

"Well, it's like a lion emerging from a group of rabbits. It's a natural phenomenon."

An Senlu's fingers paused, and he listened silently to Qi Yuanlu's words.

"Of course, he is pathetic and hateful. At the end of his life, he planned to vent his anger on innocent people, which doomed his demise." Qi Yuanlu said casually.

Ansenlu put away his cell phone, put his hands behind his head, and asked in a low voice:

"Crow, you want to say I did something wrong?"

Qi Yuanlu replied decisively:

"No, you are not wrong. Every upright person would have made the same choice on that occasion. After all, David Kench was already a beast at that time, not a human being."

"Then why are you telling me these things?"

"I just wanted to see if, after hearing what David Kench went through, you would feel empathy for him and feel guilt and remorse for killing him."

"I..." Ansonlu paused, "I won't regret it."

"Indeed, from my observation, Mr. Lu, you are the most indifferent person I have ever seen, because you don't even care about your own life and death, let alone care about others." Qi Yuanlu said slowly:

"But you are very clear-headed, and you know what 'justice' should look like, so you will center around this point and use your extremely indifferent decisiveness to the fullest.

Therefore, you can be the 'savior'.

But if one day your core is no longer 'just', then things will become very troublesome. When your talent is used for evil purposes, it will be an extreme existence."

"That day will never come." Anson Deer said, "I am very awake, much more awake than you think."

"Human nature is very complex. No matter how kind and tolerant a person is, he may be driven crazy like David Kench." Qi Yuanlu said deeply:

"So, you may be like this, and by that time, your existence will become a human disaster.

I know deeply in my heart what consequences will happen when top talents are used for evil purposes, just like Citral, which is the most intuitive example.

And I am approaching you just to prevent you from 'degenerating', or if I fail, I will find a way to kill you before things become irreversible."

"Please, Crow, can you calm down for a moment, stop your imagination, and let us analyze today's events seriously..." Ansonlu said with a headache:

"First of all, before we went to New York, he had killed more than forty innocent citizens. Why don't you ask: Do I have empathy for the families of those citizens?"

"Secondly, even if I am not the one who killed him, he will die sooner or later, and it is impossible for the US official to protect him." He looked at the ceiling and continued:

"I just speeded up the process and prevented more innocent people from getting hurt,

Moreover...there will definitely be many obstacles to the establishment of Hell's Lighthouse in the future. Showing our face to the world this time will also give us some advantages in public opinion."

"Yes, every choice you make is like this. It revolves around correct values, rationally weighs the pros and cons, imagines how to be more beneficial to the current situation, and then implements the most accurate and efficient method," Qi Yuanlu said:

"The sacrifices of others don't matter to you because in fact you don't value anyone's life."

He lifted the cup and took a sip of hot water, "After all, Mr. Lu, have you ever thought about why you are always so rational?"

"What do you want to say?"

"In fact, you don't care about anyone at all. Your essence is just a cold machine that implements 'absolute procedural justice'. You will not be mixed with your own feelings for anything."

"I've said it from the beginning, you can understand me however you want..." Ansonlu closed his eyes and said helplessly, "You are like this, I'm used to it."

"Actually, what I want to say is that your current psychological state is at an excellent balance point, which allows you to make the most correct choices and judgments at critical moments like a machine without thinking at all."

Urushi Yuanlu said quietly:

"This is good, but this is a balance brought about by 'incompleteness', so it is destined not to last long. This sick balance will be broken sooner or later.

After this, you will either truly become a tyrant who has completely abandoned humanity,

Or, he will lose his current chaotic luster and become a vulgar person no different from ordinary people."