Quadruple split

Game time AM04:28

Public Space No. 404, Central Square

After sending away Xueyin who was going to write the DEMO all night long in the private room of the game, Mo Tan casually changed into an inconspicuous outfit (flowered T-shirt, flowered pants, flip-flops, sunglasses) and hugged his bucket from Dr. Pepper, who was lured by Yu Ying, wandered around and finally stopped in front of the two light screens in the center of the square. He squinted his eyes and looked at the familiar and unfamiliar names on them.

After several optimizations that the system euphemistically calls 'natural evolution', but which are regarded as 'updates' in the eyes of players, the public space has become much more complete than when the server was first launched, with various green plants and landscapes added. There are even mini play corners for parents to play with their children, which include seesaws, big slides, small castles and other amusement projects. And because it is in a public space, little friends are not allowed to play. There will be a lack of playmates.

It has to be said that in today's fast-paced society, the situation in the 20th century where you had good relationships with your neighbors and could count on your childhood and playmates is no longer something you can hope for. It cannot be said that this is an indifferent era, but the shortcomings of less and less human touch due to comprehensive informatization are indeed a social problem that cannot be underestimated. Among other things, even neighbors helping each other is a rare phenomenon nowadays. Two families It's completely normal to live across the street and not have any contact with each other for several years or more.

Although it is not a big problem for adults, children's childhood does bring a lot of regrets compared to the older generation. Although getting along with peers at school can offset 99% of this regret, regrets will always be there. It is a pity that both the interactions between neighbors and the time spent with parents are quite limited. The former is limited by the social environment, and the latter is generally forced by life.

And in the recent publicity of Innocence World...well, or it should be said that in the active promotion of players in order to increase the number of like-minded people, bringing children to enjoy family happiness in the public space of Innocence World is a major focus. , with only three play cabins (if you are divorced and have children, congratulations, you only need two), you can give your children several times more care every day than before. At the same time, you can also meet other children or parents in public spaces. Let your child's social circle not only be limited to school and class.

Everyone knows that children are easy to make money, but in the final analysis, the reason why children are easy to make money actually has nothing to do with the children themselves, but because adults are willing to spend money on their children. Therefore, although the price of the game cabin in Innocence is not very cheap, it is still A large number of parents bought it directly after confirming that it would not have any negative impact on their children's health, and began to provide children with nightlife.

Some walk their children in several public spaces that have been designated as 'baby-nurturing areas' by forum players, some take their children to play with toys and watch movies in private rooms, and some spend hours dressing their children with a few good sisters. Some pay high prices for bodyguards from studios or clubs to take their families to various places in the game world. In short, parents are suddenly surprised to find after bringing their children into the trap that although the game cabin is indeed not cheap, the costs in other aspects are It suddenly became lower.

If nothing else, it's like if you want your child to learn piano, then even an ordinary good piano will cost at least as much as two game cabins. But if you want to buy one in a private room in a public space, it will be more luxurious. The grand piano cost only a few hundred yuan when converted into out-of-game currency, and its effect will never be inferior to the Steinway, which can easily cost millions in the outside world.

All in all, after Innocence has continued to become popular in the game circle, it has also suddenly become very popular among parents. As for middle school students of about the same age... Do you still remember what Dabbs did in Academy City? Of?

There is one thing to say, leaving aside the overseas parties who have relatively long game time, at least in China, there are fewer and fewer reasons why the game "Innocent Bound" is not popular.

…

"But if it keeps going like this..."

Mo Tan narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled: "Distortion, I'm afraid it's just a matter of time."

"It's very possible, but it's hard to say."

A lazy female voice sounded behind him, and Mo Tan could guess without looking back that the other person could only be the four-eyed tablet A who had set the default login space to No. 404 just like him.

"There's nothing bad to say."

Mo Tan sneered, looking around the bustling square, the corner of his mouth curled up with a hint of malice: "You should have seen it long ago, [Innocence Boundary] is really too advanced, both in terms of software and hardware. , are all things that even if humans have a way to realize it sooner or later, it is absolutely impossible to develop it at this stage."

"That's true."

Futaba, who was wearing loose jeans and a camisole, shrugged, and then snatched the half-empty bucket of Dr. Pepper from Mo Tan's arms. While twisting the bottle cap, he said: "Although the situation is still controllable now, if we follow the rules, If this pace continues, within three years at most, [Innocence Bound] will probably transform from a phenomenon-level game to a national-level game, and at that time, the impact of this game on the social level will be initially reflected."

"But after the impact you call 'reflects', it will be too late to recover."

Mo Tan half-knelt on the ground, considerately helped Futaba unscrew the bottle cap, and chuckled: "Just imagine, there is no pressure and pain, and anything in reality can be perfectly reproduced and cheap enough to be almost free of charge. In the world of sending, just this simplest thing is enough to make millions of people addicted to it and unable to extricate themselves. Even if there is only a limit of twelve hours a day between reality, they will spend the rest Twelve hours were spent in a daze as a burden."

Futaba held the bucket of Dr. Pepper with some difficulty and took two sips, and said leisurely: "Yes, by then [Innocent Realm] will probably become a legal and difficult spiritual drug. After all, its existence itself It does not violate the law in an objective sense, but it is enough to completely turn those weak-willed people into useless people."

"People with a strong will may not be immune to the influence, and things like capital will use this game to further involute. Considering the proportion of general social animals on this planet, tsk tsk, I always feel that ordinary people have no future. You’ve said it.”

Mo Tan crossed his arms and made sarcastic remarks while bumping Futaba with his butt: "Would you like to bet? How much will the world be changed by [The Realm of Innocence] in five years?"

"Okay, what's the bet?"

"Who made breakfast that day?"

"Okay, then let's write down the countdown to 321 in the message box and send it to the other party?"

"No problem, three."

"two."

"one."

"Pfft~"

Futaba looked at the two '0's in the message column, covered her mouth with a smile, and said to Mo Tanle, who didn't look surprised at all: "The answer is the same, what should we do?"

"It's simple. If nothing changes, we both win. We can sleep until noon without breakfast."

Mo Tan took the big bucket of drink that Futaba handed back to him because he was tired from carrying it, and replied cheerfully: "If there is a change, then we both lose, so let's make breakfast together."

Futaba nodded, curled his lips and said, "Okay, so you are as confident as me in [Innocent Company]?"

"You can't say that, but what we both can see, can't those people who show off their presence on TV every day not see it?"

Mo Tan shrugged, spread his hands and said: "In short, I don't believe that [Innocent Company] has nothing to do with our great leaders. The fact that it has survived until now and has not been banned already speaks volumes about the problem. Besides, it can change There are many worst-case scenarios."

Futaba nodded slightly and agreed: "That's right, if nothing else, just adjust the token exchange rate in the public space, or simply learn the charging methods of many so-called major games more than ten or twenty years ago, or simply press The number of breaths can be counted as a bit of card money, but these methods can make most players hide far away and wish they could smash the game cabin."

"Let's not talk about it for now. Anyway, it's all about breakfast."

Mo Tan yawned, put his arm on Futaba's head, and asked curiously: "By the way, why did you come outside to find me? Is there something shameful at home?"

Futaba twitched the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Yes, I have more than three hundred strong men hidden in my private room. It is not convenient for you to visit for the time being."

"Fantastic Baby."

Mo Tan clapped his hands, gave Futaba a thumbs up and then asked, "Are there any other reasons?"

"Here."

Futaba raised her chin at the light screen in front of the two of them and said calmly: "I also want to take a look at the rankings. I have been busy lately and haven't paid much attention to them."

"What a coincidence, I haven't watched it for a while. Let's go together."

Mo Tan said casually, then raised his head and looked at the list homepage on the left side of the center of the square with Futaba——

[Player Personal Combat Power Ranking]:

No.1:? ? ? -Summoner

No.2: Cordoba-Neutral Good-Agent

No.3:? ? ? -Sword Yama

No.4: Awakening Dragon-Lawful Neutral-Fighting Soul

No.5: Lancelot-Chaotic Evil-Dark Knight

No.6: National Warriors - Chaotic Good - Duelist

No.7: Futaba-Chaotic Neutral-Dragon Controller

No.8: Lusail-Chaotic Neutral-Soul Hunting

No.9: Mu Xuejian-Absolute Neutral-Sword Chi

No.10: Alchemist-Lawful Good-Alchemist

No.11:? ? ? -Evil Plague Lord

No.12: Bookish-Chaotic Kindness-Magic Pattern Master

No.13: The Great Onmyoji Gu Xiaole-Chaotic Kindness-Yin Yang Dayun

No.14: Killing of Hundred Flowers - Lawful Evil - Rebellious Priest

No.15: Po Douluo-Chaotic Evil-Dark Knight

No.16: Ke Yi - Lawful Evil - Explosive Fishing King

No.17: Christina Yuk-Neutral Good-Dragon

No.18: Social Animal-Lawful Neutral-Guard

No.19: Rebel Hopkins-Absolute Neutral-Gladiator

No.20: Ghost Sees Sorrow - Lawful Evil - Gravekeeper

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"They are all unfamiliar names."

Mo Tan casually told a lie, and then while picking his nose, he asked Futaba: "But you should have figured out everything you need to know during this time, right?"

Futaba snorted lightly and said with some displeasure: "That's more or less. After all, you've been worrying more about [Harlequin Card] recently, so I just put a little more emphasis on it. Let's move to another place. There are too many people here." Yes, I feel a little uncomfortable."

"Hey, are you pretending to be afraid of society?"

"Can't you?"

"Give up. With our shamelessness, we can basically say goodbye to our fear of others."

"Then just think that I want to find a place to lie down."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, provided you don't have more than 300 strong men over there."

"You'll know when you get here."

…

a moment later

Mo Tan sat next to the big bed in Futaba's private room, flipping through a thick beauty magazine, and lazily said to the girl sitting cross-legged behind him eating potato chips: "Tell me, what do you need?" Don’t worry, Mu Xuejian is obviously not a girl who is willing to use her brain, let’s study it first and then just pretend to be in front of her later.”

"Okay, then I'll start from the beginning. If you know anything, you can add it."

Shuangye raised his hand and wiped it on Mo Tan's clothes, and said in a brisk tone: "First of all, let's hit Brother Question Mark, who has always been ranked number one since there was such a thing as a ranking list. Needless to say, you should have guessed it, except for that guy Apart from the fact that his alignment is [Chaotic Evil], and that there is more than an 80% chance that he is the same person as the dark wizard at the top of the overall strength rankings, there is no reliable news at all."

Mo Tan, who had no expectations at all, nodded slightly, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's expected."

"In addition, there is a question mark below, which is the unbeatable third pick. There is also no known information about that person. I used some kind of quick screening method to search all the forums since the launch of the game. Information, it turns out that no matter whether it is in the game or indiscriminate matching in the public space, there is no one who can match the number."

Futaba casually took a potato chip and stuffed it into Mo Tan's mouth, then smiled slyly: "But that old man Cordoba, hehe, I have exclusive information here!"

"Oh? If you want to say that he once appeared in the Northeast Continent, where he joined forces with the Holy Cult and a bunch of miscellaneous people to fight against some plague, then that is not exclusive information."

While chewing the potato chips in his mouth, Mo Tan said with ridiculous clarity: "In addition, I also know that he once haunted the scene when we and the Violet Alliance conquered the Marshalls, and... he seems to be dead. once."

Futaba rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, if he really died, according to the rules of the Innocence Realm, he would definitely fall off the rankings. In that case, the forum would have exploded."

"I know, but..."

"So he didn't really die at that time, but uploaded things like 'consciousness' or 'soul' in a way that ordinary people can't understand."

"What? Uploaded?"

"Ang, uploaded."

"Fuck, where did the news go?"

"He went to Tianzhu Mountain."

"How did you know?"

"I know him."

"Meow meow meow?"

Chapter 1,778: End