Infinite weird games

"When the total probability of survival is fixed, if I live, it means someone will die; I may even need to actively kill innocent people in order to eliminate threats... Under this premise, how should I make a choice?"

"Who is talking nonsense to you? If you have time to think about things, why not memorize more clearance strategies and train your puzzle-solving thinking."

"So, what's the answer to that question?"

"There is no answer, just follow your heart. Next time someone asks you a question like this, slap the questioner twice to see if he gets mad."

"..."

Weird Investigation Bureau, Jiangcheng Branch.

Ning Xu left the medical office, walked straight to the depths of the corridor, and entered a small room where few people set foot.

The door number with the word "Archives Room" written on it has accumulated a thin layer of dust. After pushing the door open, the interior layout is clean and tidy.

The huge display refreshed the game forum's trends in real time. Various interaction records scrolled on the screen. Speeches involving keywords were highlighted in red, and the program automatically began to analyze the speaker's IP address.

After encountering supernatural events, many people always think that they are the protagonist of the story. No matter how bad they are, they are one of the few people who transcend the category of mediocrity. But it is a pity that these "protagonists" have been bathed in the gaze of the Federation from the moment they came into contact with the supernatural.

"The Federation is watching you", this sentence was originally an alarmist statement by a novelist, but with the development of technology, the reality has become even worse. 【Note】

With the further improvement of the real-name system on the Internet, basically everyone who leaves traces on the Internet will enter the sight of federal officials and be bathed in the gaze of this behemoth.

Since its establishment in 2008, the Weird Investigation Bureau has relied on the power of violent organizations to carry out its activities in reality.

Thanks to the federal's huge information database, the Bureau of Investigation quickly identified the earliest players, contacted them in reality, and took control of the largest forum for discussing weird games at the time, and based on this, it annexed other small forums spontaneously formed by players. .

Since then, the Investigation Bureau has relied on the game forum, an information giant, to manage the image and guide public opinion on the one hand; on the other hand, it monitors the movements of players so that they can be contained in a timely manner.

There is a saying that is right: "If I can't deal with you in the game, finding you in reality is just a matter of bullets?"

Under such vigorous and resolute operations, the Bureau of Investigation quickly gained considerable influence on the weird game, and reclaimed game qualifications on a large scale. It selected outstanding people from the army to actively enter the game and become players, infecting Vietnam with actions and ideas. More and more people are coming.

Countless players talk about unity and cooperation. Even if they encounter the worst situation, they will not consider harming others as their first choice. Firstly, they are worried about being liquidated by Kyushu after leaving the dungeon. Secondly, they also believe that the people in Kyushu will save them. .

Yes, the early weird games were far gentler than they are now. Old players can spend points to fish for people in the dungeon that has already started, and newcomers can also buy props at any time in the dungeon that can help them survive the point of death.

The average monthly death toll of the weird game once dropped to double digits, like the calm before the storm, or like a higher-dimensional being indulging children.

And in this peaceful environment, guilds such as Xi La and Tian Tian who make a living by selling fear are like rats in the gutter, and everyone screams for beatings.

Seeing that the Bureau of Investigation is about to gather hundreds of thousands of players to jointly attack the final copy and break the supreme rules, the time has come on January 1, 2014.

It was exactly fifteen years since the game started, and the players gathered in front of the black tower in the Ruins of the Sunset. The president of the Kyushu Guild at the time was preparing to give another speech.

The originally dark yellow sky suddenly burst out with golden light, which reminded people of the explosion of stars at the beginning of the creation of the universe.

The blood-colored flowing fire fell from the sky and hit the ground with the roots of the giant tree like a meteorite. The moment it hit the ground, it shot out flames that shot into the sky and spread in all directions like lava.

Some players reacted very quickly and quit the game, while others were stunned for a few seconds longer and were swept into the sea of ​​​​fire and burned to ashes.

Screams and death mixed together, and the Ruins of the Sunset was like a purgatory on earth for a while.

Based on the last words left by the deceased in half an hour and the memories of the survivors, many people claimed to have seen the corpse of the legendary "god".

Although those people's descriptions of "gods" were varied and completely different, no different from hysteria, the investigation bureau still named this incident "Twilight of the Gods".

After that, Weird Games went on a month-long "service outage for maintenance," and the Bureau of Investigation also worked intensively to count the losses.

Most of the investigators were lost, and the core members of the Kyushu Guild tried to save people at the scene, but almost all of them were wiped out. The player group's vitality and morale have been greatly reduced. If they don't intervene in time, they may fall into ruin.

After the players entered the game again, they were disappointed to find that many of the game's mechanisms that reduced the difficulty of player survival had been modified, and some inexplicable functions had been added.

In the following months, after experiencing dungeons with excessive difficulty again and again, the Bureau finally realized that the strange game was deliberately targeting them...

For more than ten years, the Bureau of Investigation had to shrink its influence in the game, retreat to reality and provide behind-the-scenes guidance, focusing its work on dealing with strange invasions.

After Xi La, Tian Tian and other organizations were attacked in reality, they focused on expanding their power in the game.

Eventually a balance is achieved.

…

Ning Xu glanced at the dangerous remarks made by Jiangcheng IP that had been packaged and distributed on the computer screen, and raised her eyelids indifferently.

Most of these people are just talking about it, and when they are found, they shake like quails that have been caught in the rain; while the real big fish either use virtual addresses or don't make much noise.

What the Investigation Bureau really needs to pay attention to is only players who have cleared certain special dungeons such as "Dialectical Game" and "Double Happiness Town".

When Ning Xu walked around the computer desk, the investigator responsible for following the forum's movements raised his head and said hello: "Sister Ning Xu, are you here?"

"Well, let me check in with the latest situation."

Ning Xu walked to a metal wall filled with drawers, opened one of the drawers with her fingerprints skillfully, took out the electronic screen stored inside, and entered a line of text: "The alienation degree of the subject under supervision is 6%, and the intervention of a psychologist is not needed for the time being." ”

Although the injuries in the copy cannot be brought to reality, the damage to the spirit and psychology is real. It has been very common in the thirty-six years since the advent of the weird game that veteran players have mutated into massacres, and investigators have lost control and gone crazy.

The Weird Investigation Bureau has gradually formed a complete supervision and self-examination system, paying attention to the mental health of investigators at all times, and taking in dangerous personnel in a timely manner.

For someone like Chang Xu who almost died in the dungeon and finally managed to save his life, it is inevitable that the degree of alienation will increase. As for how much it will increase, it all depends on his psychological quality.

Of course, it is said that this thing has a certain relationship with IQ.

Ning Xu thought half-jokingly more than once: "Foolish people are blessed with foolishness. The simpler the mind, the less they think, and the easier it is to get out of negative emotions."

After Chang Xu left the game, he was in a coma in reality for five days. He was pulled into writing notes just as he was about to turn a few steps. It was only now that Ning Xu had met him.

During the conversation, Ning Xu always felt that Chang Xu was hiding something, but she believed in Chang Xu's character. Since he was unwilling to tell some details, pressing too hard would be counterproductive.

Chang Xu, in the words of the senior officials of the Investigation Bureau, is a sharp knife. If used properly, it is a useful tool. Even if he cannot exert the maximum effect, remember not to let him get out of control.

So, Ning Xu just sent the last person under supervision to the shelter, and then went to the orphanage to pick up Chang Xu.

She felt like she was facing a formidable enemy at first, but soon she discovered that this guy's world was as simple as a blank sheet of paper, lacking a lot of common sense and knowledge. To put it simply, he was easy to deceive.

Faced with such a person, even Ning Xu himself sometimes felt that the Investigation Bureau was too worrying.

"Sister Ning Xu, Tingfeng Guild has sent out another warning." The investigator sitting next to the computer said without raising his head, "The 'Gate' has definitely appeared."

Ning Xu said "hmm" and said with a smile: "Let's wait for the director's notification. Such a big matter is not something we can decide."

She was careless, closed the drawer, locked it, and walked out of the file room without looking back.

She wandered aimlessly down the corridor and before she knew it, she came to the only window on the entire floor.

It was said to be a window, but it was just a small opening of one square decimeter. It was unknown whether it was used for ventilation or was damaged by an accident.

This opening has never been blocked, and the scene outside the building can always be seen, so many investigators like to stand here for a while when they have free time.

Ning Xu stopped and looked out the window.

A black cat squatted on a tree, staring at the bird's nest in the bushes. The pearl-necked turtle dove perched in the nest has not yet realized that the danger is approaching, and is still preening its feathers happily, unaware of it.

Ning Xu couldn't help but laugh, and suddenly wanted to throw something out, either to chase away the black cat, or to scare away the birds. But then she thought, as cats and birds are part of the food chain, what position does she, a human, have to interfere?

The communicator on his waist suddenly rang, and the person opposite said: "Ning Xu, the plan you proposed last time has been approved by the superiors, and you are fully responsible for it. But...if something goes wrong, you will also be responsible. responsibility."

"No problem, I understand everything." Ning Xu said calmly, then turned and walked towards the elevator deep in the corridor.

…

Weird Investigation Bureau, five underground floors, with cold metal rooms on both sides of the maze-like corridor, with numbers and words marked on the doors.

Ning Xu counted the rows of numbers and stopped in front of a door marked [129].

Basic information is written on the upper left corner of the door.

[Weird name: Puppet]

[Type: Ghost (?)]

[Danger level: E]

[Remarks: Possess human memory, and self-recognize as human; also possess weird basic characteristics, such as immortality, pica, infectiousness, etc. It has a good affinity for other weird things and can sense weird positions with a higher degree of danger. No intention to actively attack humans has been found so far. 】

Through the electronic screen on the door, you can see what's going on inside. A young girl with disheveled hair was lying on the ground like a wild animal, not knowing whether she was dead or alive.

Ning Xu put on protective clothing and entered the room.

When the girl noticed someone coming, she woke up suddenly and begged angrily:

"Please let me out... I have really cleared "Dialectical Game", I am really a human being..."

"I am Zhang Yiyu, a student of the 30th class of the School of Liberal Arts at Liucheng University. My mother is Zhang Haiyan. She and my father divorced, and I am the only relative left..."

"Please, at least let me have a phone call with her..."

Ning Xu walked over, helped the girl up from the ground, and comforted her gently: "I believe you are human."

She took out an iron ball from her pocket and handed it to the girl. Her voice was persuasive: "Eat it and I will let you go."

As if grasping a life-saving straw, the girl quickly took the iron ball and stuffed it into her mouth.

Ning Xu took a few steps back without leaving a trace, staring at her coldly.

After ten seconds of dead silence, the girl had swallowed the iron ball into her belly. She raised her eyes to look at Ning Xu and asked sadly: "Sister Police, I've eaten it. Can you let me go?"

Ning Xu looked down at her condescendingly, with a look of pity flashing in his eyes: "Do you still think you are a human being? After eating such a large piece of metal, a normal human would have died of pain long ago."

The girl woke up as if from a dream, and her already pale face became even paler. She hurriedly tore open her stomach with her hands, turned her intestines and stomach in a cloud of black smoke, took out the iron ball, and threw it away.

She curled up into a ball and muttered to herself: "I didn't eat, I didn't eat... I'm a human being, I'm really a human being..."

"Didn't I already promise you? I will let you go." Ning Xu sighed, then came forward and held up the girl's face almost lovingly, "It doesn't matter that you are human, it doesn't matter that you are weird. Woolen cloth?"

The girl's eyes widened in disbelief, and she heard the soft woman in front of her continue to say: "Join us as a ghost and re-enter the weird game. I will give you the greatest freedom within my authority."

"You can contact your mother once a month, and we will also tell your mother that you were working for the federal confidentiality department during the period of disappearance."

"I think your mother would be proud of you."

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[Note] Adapted from the sentence "The Big Brother is watching you" in "1984".

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I finally updated a chapter before the investment failed~ It is really painful to revise the article. The more I revise, the more problems there are. I even found that I have big problems in the writing style and wording (one glance at the female author), so the revision progress is still stuck. In Rose Manor/Crying