Point of difference doom

Chapter 113 112: New Gods and the Secret of Corruption

(This chapter can be regarded as a further supplement to the world view. It is best not to read ten lines at a glance, which will help to understand the subsequent plot.)

Zhou Baiyu always believed that the New Gods were far away from the Forerunners.

When facing recruitment, you must learn to think in a game way, although the so-called recruitment is not a real game.

But in fact, Zhou Baiyu really regarded each of the characters in the advance world as NPCs.

Each NPC requires a different strategy, some need to show kindness, and some need to be killed.

The new gods are definitely very distant NPCs.

In Zhou Baiyu’s view, whether it is the post-apocalyptic era of 2.0 or the doomsday era started by 1.0——

In fact, they are all Novice Village versions.

Before human beings come into contact with "us" and before they explore the essence, they will always be chess pieces.

Now Dr. A suddenly mentioned the New God, which made Zhou Baiyu feel a little dazed.

There is a feeling that when I am still leveling up in the Novice Village, the big boss of the Demon King is blocking the door of the Novice Village.

He felt an urgent sense of crisis.

But Zhou Baiyu knew very well that next, he would mediate with Dr. A.

To put it simply - negotiate the price.

Since Dr. A himself is a god and uses his own clone as an intermediary...

Come to think of it, he decides the price at which a piece of information is sold.

So Zhou Baiyu quickly showed a kind of calmness, or ignorance.

He divided the dialogue into two parts, one light and the other heavy:

"Oh... New Gods? It sounds quite fantasy, but according to you, all you need to do is completely wipe out their followers, right?"

"By the way, why can you know what I've been through? According to what we said before, you can't pry into my life, are you monitoring me? I'm afraid I can't trust a dishonest partner."

No one likes to be watched.

But Zhou Baiyu actually doesn't care about being monitored by Sister Lin or Dr. A.

The purpose of his words was to accuse, in order to improve his "initial status in conversation."

Dr. A is also affected by characteristics. Zhou Baiyu's orator characteristics made him subconsciously want to explain.

"Don't be nervous. I'm a businessman. I can't offend my customers by offending anyone."

"I can't spy on you. My power is limited. At best, all I can do is extend an invitation to you."

"I can't even have a conversation with you. As for why I know what happened to you, this is just my guess. Because... I sensed the smell of a new type of corruption - believers of the New God."

Zhou Baiyu's frown became more intense, and he looked at Dr. A with an expression of "Oh, you don't seem to be convincing."

Dr. A had no choice but to tell more about the “free” information:

"Smells of the same kind always make me more concerned. After all, I have been a forerunner, a corrupt species, and a human in your world, but I am also a human in the forerunner world."

Relying on the ability of soul transfer, Dr. A's journey is extremely rich.

He continued:

"I have recorded a lot of smells, as if there is a difference between rotten species and rotten species."

"Believers of the New God are another type of corruption. And I just want to remind you that to kill such people... all you need to do is to erase the mark of faith on them."

Zhou Baiyu suddenly thought of Zhang Haoyun's words——

"This person exudes a strange aura. He is very close to me... but he seems different."

This sentence can be regarded as confirming what Dr. A said.

But although dogs and wolves are different, they are essentially the same type of creature.

Therefore, believers of the New God are indeed a corrupt species.

Zhou Baiyu's expression softened a little, but he was still a little doubtful:

"Can you sense their breath at the transfer station?"

"The transfer station I built is different from the transfer station of the nine middlemen. To put it simply, I am very close to you. And I happen to... have the ability to identify gods and personal characteristics. So I know you

You are facing a believer of some god this time. But I am not spying on you."

Dr. A’s words clearly stated his position.

Zhou Baiyu nodded and pretended to accept Dr. A's statement, but he pretended to be reluctant.

At this time, he slowly said:

"Why are the followers of the New God a corrupt species? What exactly is the New God?"

Dr. A followed the words and wanted to answer:

"When the corruption grows to a certain level... it will get rid of -"

Huh? No, why should I tell him this.

Dr. A realized that he seemed to be suppressed by this boy's words. He was a little unhappy:

"This content requires payment."

Zhou Baiyu said:

"You've already made up your mind, so let's finish it. You know, I have the right to choose. After each recruitment, I don't have to choose to come to you."

Dr. A is helpless:

"This is one of my ultimate bargaining chips. Based on the information I can master at this stage, this will allow you to understand part of the origin, which will be of great help to you in understanding the coming doomsday."

He gradually regained his momentum, put away his helpless expression, and smiled evilly:

"I can tell you everything, the new gods, the old gods, the corrupt species, and what role the Forerunners play."

"But you have to pay the corresponding fee. I have to tell you, this fee is not cheap."

Zhou Baiyu continued to mediate and showed top-notch pulling:

"But as I continue to investigate, I should be able to find this, right? Also, you once left a notebook. The wrong information in that notebook, if known by the Forerunners, will directly cause the Forerunners to collapse.

"

"Now you're telling me that it's inappropriate for me to spend a lot of advance points to buy your information, isn't it?"

"Especially, I did not participate in the recruitment. If my advance value suddenly decreases, then I will have no way to explain it to the middleman."

"After all, the 'pseudo-trait' you gave me - unstable financial manager - can only take effect after the recruitment is over and the advance points are obtained."

Dr. A has met his match.

This was the first time he saw such a stingy yet well-organized customer:

"You...can't have sex for nothing, right?"

"I can promise to spend more with you next time."

Once the middleman is regarded purely as a "store owner who expects customers to spend money", as a customer with a lot of money in hand, it seems that he has taken the initiative in an instant.

Dr. A was suddenly able to understand why this guy could get his notes and why he could survive from his granddaughter Anya.

He does need a lot of advance points, even though his only follower is Zhou Baiyu.

Compared to other middlemen, his efficiency seems to be much slower.

In fact, Zhou Baiyu is also very curious about this question - what does Dr. A need to do in advance?

What is the true meaning of advance value?

After all - other middlemen control the inheritors of the old gods, and an old god may have thousands of inheritors.

Just like Sister Lin, Sister Lin's tavern actually has many "dungeons". Each alienated person occupies a separate one, and she is one of them.

Even if these alienators perform poorly, they will definitely earn more advance points than they would on their own.

In Zhou Baiyu's opinion, middlemen need a lot of advance points, which must be the advance points that can allow them to be free, or to solve certain mysteries or other ultimate tasks.

But Dr. A is just a believer, and that tube of reagent is his only work...

Just rely on yourself as a believer to collect advance points. It doesn't look like you are going to complete any great mission...

But the reality is that Dr. A really lacks advance value. After being silent for a while, he said:

"Okay...since you said so, let me tell you. This is my current understanding of this doomsday and Ragnarok."

"Of course, all the information I got was obtained by me after constantly changing my soul. I cannot guarantee that these contents are absolutely true."

"Just like me, I once thought I found the truth and wrote down notes, but that note also misled you, didn't it?"

Seeing Zhou Baiyu's lack of response, Dr. A felt a little bored, and then he began to organize his words:

"Among the Corruption Species, there used to be many top-level powerful beings, more powerful than any Corruption Species you encountered in the Vanguard World, including Sui Shen. Of course, these top-level beings have all completed their divine ordination."

"There are many theories about the origin of corruption. I will only say one that I am more inclined to believe for the time being - before Ragnarok, there were two major events."

"The first major event - the fall of the King God, or... the disappearance of the King God."

"The King God is said to be the master of the nine old gods. From a scientific point of view, the nine old gods are nine rulers who have mastered the laws of order. The King God is the one who rules and creates them."

King God...

Zhou Baiyu didn't speak, feeling that what he was hearing now was probably some ancient historical materials from the advance world.

He can understand that the so-called gods are the existence of higher civilizations.

Humans explore rules and discover rules.

And God makes the rules.

This kind of thing is actually very common. Human beings have also become gods of many species.

In the eyes of many animals, humans make the rules and humans break their cognition.

The nine old gods are higher-level "human beings". The king gods are the people who gave birth to them.

"In the earliest civilization, there were only nine old gods."

"But with the fall of the King God, well, this is an official statement. Whether it fell or disappeared has always been a matter of controversy. In short, the fall of the King God is the first big event."

"After the fall of the King God, it is said that there was an early form of corruption."

"Thin black lines, scarlet eyes, and countless huge black tentacles that can be seen in the A-level corruption area..."

"These things only appeared after the fall of the King God. Some people say that the King God was the one who suppressed them. The King's fall caused them to no longer be suppressed, and they began to be born from then on."

"Of course, this statement may not be correct. After all, there are quite a few people who believe that King God is the source of corruption."

"In short, since then, corruption has appeared in the advance world. In the world controlled by the nine old gods... there have been some changes."

"Strange creatures, strange rules, strange abilities... There are many more variables in the world. The old gods originally wanted to suppress the spread of corruption."

"But the result, you know, is that corruption spreads and the whole world is rotten."

"The second major event after the fall of the King God - the Night of Divine Awakening."

Dr. A said:

"Well, the explanation is very complicated. It involves the treasures of the gods, and that's not what I want to tell you now. Anyway, you just need to understand one thing - after that night, the corrupt people launched a coup.

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"The saints were crazily slaughtered by the corrupt species. The world became turbulent, and the inheritors of the old gods kept dying."

"And after the night of divine revelation, a new god was born."

"The most powerful corrupt species suddenly transformed into great gods!"

"They went from being scorned and expelled monsters by the old gods to once standing on the same level as the old gods."

"What follows is the third event you know of - Ragnarok."

"Of course, there are still no details."

When Zhou Baiyu heard this, he probably understood.

The entire historical event was probably the era when kings and gods ruled. This was considered a golden age.

In this era, the King God suppresses corruption.

Everything in the world seems normal, and everything is reproducing, evolving, and developing its own civilization in an orderly manner.

And then, the King God died.

When corruption appears, perhaps at this time, various mutations will begin to appear in the world.

But no one can tell whether the gods will use "adaptive memory" to erase many very evil things in human history.

It's like many people often make jokes - things that happened in 1999 can no longer be covered up.

There are indeed many weird things like this in human history.

For example, the truth about this Black Lotus incident.

When the King God fell, the corrupt soil was born, breeding many unspeakable monsters.

These monsters are all beings who can create and bend rules, and the monsters finally found the opportunity to be promoted from corrupt species to gods.

Maybe the ultimate goal of what Sui Shen is looking for, the treasure of the gods, is to evolve into a being like the "God of Suture and Devouring".

In the second major event, during the Night of Divine Inspiration, many corrupt species completed their evolution.

They became the new gods.

Zhou Baiyu remembered that when he was drinking at Sister Lin's place, he got some information from the notes in his mind——

New gods cannot obtain inheritance.

Whether it is because of not being recognized by the old gods, or simply being squeezed out by the old gods, or in order to gain inheritance...

In short, the third major event, Ragnarok has arrived.

When Zhou Baiyu was thinking about this, Dr. A happened to say:

"Ragnarok, I can't tell you much, but you just need to understand one thing -"

"After Ragnarok, there will be no gods in the world."

"All gods have turned into rules, and they play games in the form of rules. This sentence is the ultimate answer to the Twilight of the Gods. How much you can understand this sentence, how much you can understand 'us'."

Dr. A dropped a bombshell. Although he didn't think Zhou Baiyu could understand it.

But he underestimated Zhou Baiyu. After hearing these words, Zhou Baiyu felt that his trip was worthwhile and his eyes lit up.

It seems that because of Dr. A's words, he has figured out many things.

"I see... you should have told me this earlier."

Gods have all turned into rules, and they play games in the form of rules. And humans, monsters, and corrupt species are all pawns in the game.

Monsters and corruption species are trying to transform the world into a corrupt soil.

Human beings hope to survive and let the corrupt soil be purified.

So the gods, that is, "us", started a game of various rules.

The more Zhou Baiyu thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

Known rules, or situations——

Humanity is at a disadvantage. Forerunners are the trump card of human power.

Rule 1: Pioneers will continue to participate in recruitment.

This is an opportunity for the forerunners, but also a doom for the forerunners.

If the Forerunners die inside, humans will become weaker and weaker, and the old gods will gradually be at a disadvantage in this war.

But there is a proven rule 2 -

If the forerunners achieve a very high evaluation, then it will be the turn of the "old gods". The old gods among "us" can continue to bring some helpful version updates to mankind.

Such as props and features.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that all the contradictory behaviors of "our" before can be explained.

Whether it was the help the Forerunners received, the many difficulties they faced, or the Forerunners revealing certain content that led to them being wiped out, such as exchanging version information with each other, or mentioning the Forerunner world to ordinary people, etc.

Or after the defense mode ends, the human memory of the original world will be erased...

These "our" handiworks are not because the gods are alive and performing miracles...

But it was the rules that were set in the Twilight of the Gods before the gods fell.

The confrontation between the old gods and the new gods——

It is the confrontation between the Forerunners, the monsters, and the corrupt species.

But there is another question, why is it in the form of a game version update?

"I can probably understand what you said. A, thank you. This sentence has given me a lot of inspiration. I seem to be able to understand the basic logic of 'our'."

Dr. A didn't know what Zhou Baiyu was thinking, and he didn't quite believe that Zhou Baiyu was close to the truth just by relying on a guess from a riddle.

Until Zhou Baiyu asked:

"Among the gods that have been transformed into rules, is there one god that is particularly miserable, or... that attracts special attention? Is this god related to the game?"

Whether it's the fall of the King God, the Night of Divine Inspiration, the Twilight of the Gods, or the fourth major event - the separatism of the heroes.

Dr. A actually knows a lot, and even knows... no less than the orthodox middlemen.

He revealed a lot to Zhou Baiyu, but there was also a lot that he did not reveal.

He also didn't believe that Zhou Baiyu could understand a riddle he threw out casually.

However, Zhou Baiyu's question made him wonder, did this kid really guess part of it?

He felt a little sad. After all, the more Zhou guessed, the less he earned.

Seeing Dr. A's reaction, Zhou Baiyu probably understood and said with a smile:

"Intelligence is sometimes very useful, but it can also be tricky. Your reaction has told me that I guessed it right, so even if you keep it secret, I won't continue to ask."

"In my opinion, this information is not worth spending any advance points. I might as well buy a tube of reagent from you."

"You can either tell me directly and let me owe you a favor, or you can keep your information and keep it in your belly. But if you don't tell me today, you will tell me later. I don't recognize this favor."

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Dr. A is helpless:

"I shouldn't play riddles with someone who has the characteristics of a 'sixth sense player', well... let me tell you."

"Although the top corrupt species completed the transformation of gods on the night of divine empowerment, they also offended the old gods."

"The war between the old and the new is about to break out."

"In Ragnarok, there is such a god - he is very proud and rampant, called the God of Games and Entertainment. He is very powerful and can turn enemies into game props, and even made small areas pixelated at one time..."

"This new god threatens to turn all the inheritors of the old god and all the creatures in the world into his game props after the old god falls."

"The provocation of the God of Games and Entertainment led to him being targeted by an old god you are familiar with. That old god...how should I put it, heh, he actually thought that the new god's idea was very good, very interesting, and sufficiently happy.

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When Zhou Baiyu heard this, he probably guessed who the old god was.

"I must be the inheritor of that old god."

"The answer is correct. Although the God of Difference and Chaos was targeted by both the old and new gods... he still made the God of Games and Entertainment... a rule in the process."

"This rule runs through all the adventures and recruitments of your forerunners."

Zhou Baiyu wanted to laugh inexplicably.

He now guessed that the God of Difference and Chaos really liked to cause trouble.

Therefore, the old gods were afraid that it would become the second generation in Ragnarok, so they wanted to kill it.

The new gods were afraid that this immeasurable old god would cause some kind of major reversal, and wanted to kill it.

The result is...

Under the attack of the gods, this god gave priority to erasing the god of games and entertainment.

This unlucky, arrogant new god has become the first rule——

The world has become gamified.

That's why there was a version update, and game language such as descriptions of various game props came into being to wrap up this layer of cruel doomsday.

He really wanted to continue to hear what kind of remarkable achievements the god he believed in had achieved during the Twilight of the Gods.

All gods have died and turned into rules. Is it related to this god?

But Dr. A is no longer willing to mention it more.

"The Fall of the King God, the Night of Divine Inspiration, the Twilight of the Gods... there are still many details, and there are even some subversive things, but even I am still pursuing all of them."

"Zhou Baiyu, that's all I can tell you. Now let's get back to the topic."

"After returning to the real world, you need to dig out the brand. Of course, the easiest way is to crush the stone, dissolve the corpse, burn the corpse, or eat him."

"In this way, the curse will be lifted."

Zhou Baiyu interrupted Dr. A’s speech and asked another key question:

"What does it mean when believers of the new god appear on this land?"

Dr. A showed a mysterious smile:

"Good question, I can only tell you...the emergence of believers means that the difficulties faced by the forerunners have increased."

"The forerunners of Longxia Kingdom are basically from the lineage of the old gods. And the believers abroad are basically from the lineage of the new gods."

"There was an agreement between the gods. In the advance world, there are boundaries between countries... and the boundaries cannot be crossed."

"This also leads to the fact that after the end of the world, Longxia Kingdom seems to be the only country in the world."

"In the 2.49 version of the Longxia Kingdom controlled by the Old God lineage, most of Linxiang City, Hechuan City, Songjiang City, Kyoto and other cities have been occupied by monsters and corrupt species."

"It's miserable, right? But the world outside is even worse."

"The hands of the old gods can no longer reach out. The transformation of those areas by the new gods may subvert your imagination."

"This situation is normal. After all, there are hundreds of new gods and only nine old gods. In the battle between the old and the new, the new gods defeated the old gods."

"It is precisely because of this that the God of Games and Entertainment in the New Gods utters wild words to make all the inheritors of the Old Gods into game props."

"Finally, in order to obtain the qualification for inheritance, the old gods were completely wiped out, the new gods and the old gods started a decisive battle, and Ragnarok came."

"It's just that no one expected that in that battle that was supposed to have no suspense, the old gods showed methods that the new gods had never seen before. In the end, it was a forced draw."

"After Ragnarok, the old and new gods became rules, and the war between the old and the new has reached the next stage."

"Once the entire Longxia Kingdom in the advance world turns into a corrupt soil, then the battle between the old and the new... will end with the victory of the new gods."

"Originally, there was no suspense in this battle. Humanity will definitely lose, and it is basically impossible for the lineage of the old gods to win."

"But since the SSS class has been appearing in recent recruitments, although they are all insignificant versions, no one knows whether the Forerunners will continue to change small events, causing big events to change due to the butterfly effect, thus

Change the pattern of the struggle between the old and the new.”

"So...some of 'us' couldn't sit still, and they started to increase the difficulty."

"Now, they start sending followers to contaminate your world. It's harassment."

Zhou Baiyu understood.

As the Forerunners continue to achieve SSS-level endings, there are more and more "updates" that are beneficial to human beings in the world of games between gods.

This also caused the New God forces among "us" to start targeting the Forerunners.

In the future, whether it is this world or the advance world... we may encounter some strange believers of the New God.

The god of games and entertainment, the god of gender and diversity, the god of immorality and taboos, the god of sacrifice and grabbing, the god of lethargy and laziness...

There are simply too many new gods, and they are all very powerful. It is difficult to say how these gods will pollute the world they live in.

Zhou Baiyu sighed:

"I always feel like...the Forerunners are cleaning up the mess. This mess is so messed up that I can't even see hope."

"The new gods can already affect the real world I live in... Do we really have the ability to change all this?"

Dr. A smiled:

"It is also very difficult for the New Gods to reach out to the real world or the Longxia District of the Advance World."

"Remember what I said, the gods are dead and have become rules. If they are still alive, they will directly wipe you out."

"But they can't do this. If you were the gods and you wanted to completely conquer a world, would you send a ghost over to make a little fuss?"

Zhou Baiyu shook his head.

If you want to destroy a place, you must do your best to destroy it with a destructive attitude.

Dr. A continued:

"Remember, the main battlefield is in the advance world. The New Gods can only fight in the real world."

"The advance world and the real world are like the inner and outer layers of an apple."

"Although the inner layer was bitten by insects, the outer layer still looked bright and shiny, as if it was still a good apple."

"But if you focus on caring for the outer layer instead of trying to kill the bugs on the inner layer...then the bugs will bite through the peel one day."

This metaphor made Zhou Baiyu suddenly realize the essence of the two worlds...

But he didn't think about this issue in detail now, he just said:

"So when the New Gods develop a python disease, it is actually very difficult for the New Gods?"

Dr. A nodded:

"Absolutely. There will definitely be some strange rules and strange ability owners in the future. After all, there are so many new gods, but you have to understand one thing..."

"The difficulties created by the New Gods in the real world are far less exaggerated than those in the advance world. And as long as you are willing to spend money with me, believe me, these methods from the New Gods are just a small trick."

"Except for the defensive mode. To defend the defensive mode, you need to spend a lot of money with me. You also need to perform extremely well in the advance world and obtain all-version universal props. Only then can you really defend it."

"You should know the difference between the corruption species in defensive mode and other corruption species."

Really, when facing Zhang Haoyun, this believer in the God of Penis and Reproduction, he was instantly killed.

Dr. A said:

"The defensive mode is a rule. You can understand it as - when the Forerunners gain a certain advantage, the New Gods will find ways to use the defensive mode to release some powerful corruption seeds to erase the advantage."

"But you are a stranger. The New Gods don't understand. In the eyes of strangers, there are no absolute enemies."

Zhou Baiyu does not deny that corruption seeds may not be used, and bugs can also kill bugs, right?

Dr. A brought too much news today. Zhou Baiyu briefly sorted it out——

The king of gods fell and corruption was born.

On the night of divine empowerment, the corrupt species were promoted to new gods.

Ragnarok shifted the dispute between the old and the new to the Forerunners, Corruption Species, and Demons.

At present, human beings are in a great defeat, and the odds of the old gods' victory are not high.

In order to suppress the rise of the Forerunners, the inheritors of the old gods, the new gods began to forcibly affect the real world.

So believers of the new god also appeared in the real world.

The ghost guy Dick who was entangled by the "strips" was one of them.

According to Dr. A, these strange believers will become the norm in the future. Although they can create strange rules, they are easy to deal with.

What's really worth noting is the defensive mode.

In defensive mode, Zhou Baiyu already has a new source of divine power - Dr. A.

"The New God's methods can only be exploited..."

"After disintegrating Dick, a believer in the god of penis and reproduction, there may be other random followers of the god appearing."

"And if we defend passively, it will only lead to more and more such intrusions."

"The situation of the war between the old and the new must be completely changed in each version of the advance world, so that the world I live in can be free from intrusion."

"In general...continuous participation in recruitment is the only way to save the world."

After clarifying all this, Zhou Baiyu said:

"I gained a lot from this conversation. A, I have one last question. You can choose not to answer me."

Dr. A shrugged and said he was used to it:

"Ask."

"Have you really been promoted to god?"

"Yes."

"Then you also become one of the rules?"

Dr. A hesitated for a while. He was really given too much by Zhou Baiyu. Once he answered this question, the answer would tell Zhou Baiyu a lot and make him appear more passive.

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you this. You should go back."

What was rare was that the middleman actually issued an eviction order.

Zhou Baiyu doesn't force himself. He can't eat too much at one time. He can wait until the next time when the atmosphere is up and continue to eat.

He was very satisfied with this question and answer - he didn't spend a penny, he was so happy.

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Linxiang City, 25th floor of Kunlun Building.

Zhou Baiyu returned to the real world again. At this moment, he really wanted to dissect the corpse of a believer in the god of penis and reproduction...

However, what Zhou Baiyu is more worried about is that if the president cannot contact him, there is a high probability that he will risk his life to find him.

But be sure not to conflict with Zhang Haoyun.

It's just that things unfolded differently than he imagined.

As soon as Zhou Baiyu appeared, he heard He Guang Tongchen say an outrageous line:

"So when are you going to get married?"

It will continue to expand in the future. It is not simply that the new gods are bad and the old gods are good. The new gods all come from abroad. Everything abroad is bad... This is not the case. You will know it in the future.

In fact, it is impossible to directly reveal all the answers to the mystery after a book has just been opened. I will spend more time describing the multi-faceted nature of the book. How can I simply and crudely define a camp as good or bad? What is the plot like?

Where to go?

(End of chapter)