This Game is Too Real

The    hologram is very long, but the most informative part is basically concentrated in the first few minutes of dialogue.

   At the back, researcher G-13 ran around to plan projects, and inserted a series of sub-topics including induced mutation and reverse restoration in the original research plan of the B6 floor. Until the end, the experimental body that evolved into the parent body suddenly ran away, and the entire floor of the B6 floor was engulfed by the erosion of slime mold.

  Although researcher G-13 called for reinforcements in time, it was obviously too late. A heavily armed assault team entered the B6 floor, but was quickly defeated by the influx of slime mold fruiting bodies.

  Actually, judging from the images in the experiment log, researcher G-13 had a chance to escape, but in order to take away the experimental data and research results, he missed the final escape window and was brutally killed by the mother in the laboratory's computer room. At the end of the video, Chu Guang noticed an interesting detail.

Although the G-13 researcher failed to take the experimental data, and most of the researchers on the floor died in the riot, according to the self-report of the experimental log holder, there were still several researchers who succeeded under the cover of the commandos. Get on the elevator. In addition, a suitcase was also taken away, which contained a set of reagents called "Induced Evolution Stock Solution".

   And that group of reagents is the root cause of the fall of the B6 layer. Unfortunately, the person in the holographic image did not explain the whereabouts of the suitcase. In the final picture, the lights on the floor went out one by one, the air purification system was turned off one after another, and the curtain came to an end in a desperate silence...

   What surprised Chu Guang was not entirely this hidden history, but that this amazing experiment was only the tip of the iceberg of all the secrets of the entire shelter!

   He became more and more curious about what was written in the manager's journal of the first-generation manager. At the end of the holographic image, the former academy prospector who was standing aside suddenly let out a sigh.

   "I suddenly have a feeling...

  Your ex was horrible. "

  Chu Guang glanced at Yin Fang.

   "Huh?" Yin Fang continued to ask. "Is he always spying on people like this?"

  Chu Guang shook his head. "Then I don't know, he has been dead for so many years."

   "Are you sure?" To be honest, Chu Guang wasn't sure.

  Before, he just subjectively believed that normal people could not live that long, so he judged that the first-generation managers should be dead. But after encountering so many old monsters, he suddenly found that two centuries did not seem to be so difficult.

  Whether it's frozen dormancy, replacement of bionic prosthetics, or other methods, as long as you want to live, there is always a way to breathe a sigh of relief. It is really impossible to upload consciousness to the cloud. However, even if the inherent cognition has been subverted, Chu Guang still feels that there is a high probability that that person is no longer in this world. As for the reason...

   "He's not like a liar...

   Also, I don't think he needs to lie. ""why? Yin Fang raised his eyebrows and looked at Chu Guang with interest, "Didn't you say you haven't seen him before? "

  Chu Guang shook his head. "I don't know, but I'm rarely so sure of a thing for no reason...

  You can be my intuition. "

  Yin Fang did not ask any further questions. It wasn't an important thing to do.

   The reason why he asked casually was just because of his professional habit of digging graves. His interest in antiques was second only to the coffee machines in the prosperous era.

   "But when you think about it...it feels even more terrifying,"

  Heya sighed, changed her posture and hugged her arms, with a deep expression under her silver bangs, "He knows everything, but acquiesced to this happening...

   This feeling is as if even the betrayal of his own people is in his calculations. "

   Whether it's the little guy called the guard, or the researcher numbered G-13.

  Yin Fang nodded in agreement. "Really? I was thinking about this just now. If it is said that the B6 floor was out of control under his instigation... What is the purpose of his doing this?"

  Chu Guang leaned on the sofa, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said. "A primitive matrix from the Three-Year War, controlled evolution in a resource-poor environment...

   This is probably what he needs. "

  Yin Fang continued to ask. "And then? Where are you going to use it? Will you use it to defeat the Brood in Qingquan City? To be honest, even if it can be done, the newly born Brood might not listen to us."

   "I don't know... Maybe he didn't know what it was, so he didn't use it himself, but left it to me."

   After saying this, Chu Guang fell into deep thought.

   At this moment, Heya, who was holding her arms, suddenly raised her head and said. "The technology of inducing the reversal of the fruiting body into the parent body by artificially editing the library...success?"

  Chu Guang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said. "It should be successful... Or where did the mother nest on the B6 floor come from?"

   A complicated look flashed in Heya's eyes, half envy and half jealousy. "

   Incredible…”

   After studying slime molds for so long, she only understood the evolutionary principles and social habits of those organisms on a theoretical level. And a certain scholar two centuries ago, the researcher numbered G-13, only used limited experimental samples and resources to make such amazing research results in a closed shelter.

   In addition to envy and jealousy, she couldn't help but feel a faint sense of frustration in her heart. No wonder her mentor Karen always told her that the best of times were over.

   An ordinary researcher who didn't even leave a name, her academic attainments far surpassed hers. Sure enough, I still have a long way to go...

   Seeing the frustration behind that trace of envy, Chu Guang was about to comfort her with a few words to say no to the old monsters of the Prosperity Era, when three lines of light blue pop-ups suddenly appeared in front of him. [The preprocessing program is completed. 】

  【The "abnormal individual" has been injected with the evolution-inducing reagent group, and the maternalization has been completed. 】

  【Do you accept it? (If you choose no or do not make a choice in the 30th day, the erasure procedure will be performed on the synthetic matrix)]

   When he saw the last line of text, a hint of surprise flashed in Chu Guang's eyes.

   “…maternalization?”

   Good guy! The sanctuary system of Dareqing intends to use the "symbiotic" Luoyu as a material to create a mother body! ?

   He seemed to understand something. Yin Fang and Heya invariably looked at Chu Guang, who was talking to himself, and cast a confused look at him.

   "What?" Chu Guang didn't answer. He gently swiped his index finger forward and selected the [Confirm] button on the operation interface that only he could see.

   stood up from the sofa, he walked to the power armor parked in the corner of the browsing room, and after wearing it, he hung the warhammer beside him behind his back.

   Looking at the confused two, he said succinctly.

   "…new matrix."

   "Follow me to B1." At the same time that Chu Guang pressed the confirmation button, a black circle of players was already surrounding the conveyor belt.

   "What the hell? Luo Yu?" "You... are Luo Yu brothers, right?"

   "Brother, why don't you put on your skirt since I haven't seen you for a few days?" Surrounded by a group of players, "Luoyu" standing beside the conveyor belt didn't speak, just stared at them quietly.

  The so-called skirt was naturally not a skirt in the true sense, but a scarlet fungus that dragged on the ground like a skirt. It's not just the legs that are covered.

  Flesh-red fungus blocks almost cover it, leaving only a few human-like features. Even its facial features are like melted ice cream, with only an abstract outline left. However, this picture is not as ugly as imagined, and the small earthworms floating on the back of the head are not as hideous as the mothers that appeared in the previous waves.

   At least in terms of human aesthetics, the big round eyes and soft body lines are unexpectedly cute. Apart from that, the dazed look on his face was gone, but his expression was still a bit ignorant and confused about the situation.

   "Hey... huh?" A confused murmur came out of its mouth, and this action also caused the surrounding players to cry and howl.

   Some are nauseous, and some are poked.

   "Fuck, you are so cute!"

   "Wake up! You're a boy!"

   "Oops... I actually think this guy is a little cute."

   "It feels like a dolphin."

   A female player stepped forward and touched its head curiously. "Luo Yu" did not show any hostility, but made a pleasant voice and rubbed her hand, which also attracted a large group of players who were overflowing with maternal love, and couldn't help but slap it.

   Looking at "Luoyu" surrounded by people, Mosquito and other players' faces were filled with expressions of envy, jealousy and hatred. Especially the garbage gentleman, who has almost been killed.

   Everyone is a different species, why are you so popular! "Sure enough, kill it."

  Father of Silver, who was standing beside him, nodded in agreement.

   "Agree...a little bit affected the balance!"

   The silver brothers on the side also shouted in agreement.

  “+1”

   "No problem!" Everyone entered the game at about the same time, why are you so ugly!

   Shady!

   The absolute force is shady! Yaya, who was also in the hall on the B1 floor, didn't come up, but was frightened and took a few steps back.

   "Hey! Humanoid leech!"

  Teng Teng, who was standing beside him, gave her a subtle look,

   "It will be sad for Luo Yu to hear it."

   After all, this is quite different from a leech, right?

   How does this come together? Quit smoking scratched the back of the head:

   "What's the matter with this guy?" Ye Shi shook his head.

   "Ghost knows... I just want to know whether this thing counts as a player or an NPC now." If only Fang Chang was there.

   This game is the most understandable for that guy. Several Y-2 drones hovered nearby, and the suspended muzzle alerted the "falling feather" standing next to the conveyor belt, ready to launch the injection needle containing the inhibitor at any time.

   All players did not notice, this area has been unknowingly controlled. At this time, there was a commotion in the direction of the elevator entrance, and I saw the manager wearing power armor, striding over here with Yin Fang and Heya Meteor.

   "...What's the situation?" Shocked by the situation in front of him, Yin Fang swallowed. "The inhabitants of the shelter who previously co-existed with slime mold No. 7 have been mothered!"

  Hya stared at the direction of the conveyor belt. She had already seen some clues, and rushed to give an answer in front of Chu Guang.

   Yin Fang's face was written in capital letters. ". So now, is this guy a human or a mother?"

   "Half and half."

   replied succinctly, Chu Guang stared at the "falling feather", and was a little confused by the operation of the shelter. The only thing that is certain now is that his players have been unable to log into the body, and the sanctuary has begun to breed new clones for Luoyu.

   So...this should be considered a brand new entity?

  Thinking of this, he looked at the Matrix surrounded by the players.

"can you hear me?"

   "Huh?" "Luo Yu"'s big eyes moved up and down, looking at the iron lump in front of her with curiosity.

   found that he could hear his own voice, Chu Guang thought for a while, and said.

   "From now on you will be called... Yu."

   In order to facilitate the distinction and cultivation, Chu Guang gave this synthetic slime mold a new name. Perhaps it was because of the syllable contained in the remaining memory fragments of the brain. The little guy seemed to like the name, and there was a hint of joy in his response, and the little earthworm floating behind his head undulated like seaweed.

   However, no one can be sure now whether this innocence is a show, or whether it is just like that.

  In order to prevent history from repeating itself, Chu Guang temporarily placed this uncertain factor at the elevator exit on the B6 floor, and regularly delivered food to it. Although this guy is not big, his appetite is surprisingly amazing, and he can even eat a crawler that is much larger than himself.

  Those poisonous black blood is deadly venom for ordinary players who have not unlocked the "Iron Stomach" talent, but for it it is a nectar. Seeing how the "little guy" was eating and eating happily, Chu Guang, who was leaning against the elevator door, muttered to himself.

   "Eat more, grow up quickly... 左, show me I'm hungry."

   "Huh?" Seeming to understand what he said, Yu stopped eating, reached out and grabbed a bunch of black fungus and handed it over, as if he wanted to share the delicious food with him.

   Looking at those big innocent eyes, Chu Guang quickly waved his hand.

   "No, no, I don't eat this thing...you can eat it yourself."

   "Hey!" Yu nodded, leaving him alone, and continued to happily nibble on the half-eaten crawler on the ground.

   This guy seems to think of him as a father. And this is also the most confusing place for Chu Guang.

  If I remember correctly, the first thing it saw when it woke up was not itself, but a large group of chattering little players. Is it because there is some kind of special breath in himself that makes it feel familiar?

   This discovery made Chu Guang shudder. After waiting for the little guy to eat and wipe the prey, he hurriedly went to the infirmary for a medical examination. "...Didn't you just do it a few days ago?"

   pulled the zipper of his coat and put on his clothes, Chu Guang, took the newly released test report from Heya and glanced at it.

   "Suddenly remembered to do it again?"

  Hya sat on the chair beside her. "It's not impossible... By the way, your gene sequence development progress hasn't changed at all during this time, so keep up the good work."

  Chu Guang said with a smile.

   "Aren't you afraid that I will continue to evolve into a monster?"

   "It doesn't matter, your current physical fitness is no different from that of a monster, right? It's almost impossible to give birth to offspring through normal means if the development progress exceeds 30%. How about test-tube babies in the future?"

   At the end, Heya's voice took on a teasing tone.

  Chu Guang coughed lightly. "That's not my concern."

"I know what you are concerned about, don't worry, the situation you are worried about does not exist, the development of genetic sequences is only to re-express certain genes in the DNA that are not expressed, it does not make you into another kind of biology.

   Your chromosomes are still 23 pairs, and all indicators are within a reasonable range..."

   After a pause, she continued in a positive tone: "There is no doubt that it is a human being."

  The expression on Chu Guang's face did not change, but he was secretly relieved.

   But he just relaxed for less than two seconds, and Heya's next sentence made his nerves tense again. "Well...but to be honest, I did find something interesting when researching your genetic information."

  Chu Guang asked immediately. "What did you find?" "There are a few pieces of DNA that seem to be artificially designed and not included in the existing gene bank. In fact, not only you, but all the clones in the entire refuge... or you The avoidance called 'wanjia'

  The residents of the refuge are more or less a little bit. I am recently trying to extract these codes to build a library, and maybe I can make new discoveries. "

   As she spoke, the expression on Heya's face became more and more excited, as if she was delighted with this extremely challenging subject.

  Chu Guang's mood couldn't tell whether it was happy or heavy. However, when he learned that he was undoubtedly a human being, the stone on his heart was finally put down.

   That's it, three days have passed.

   Maybe it was because of eating a lot, or maybe it was because his "Intelligence Aura" had buffed this half-human, half-slime little guy, and now "Yu" actually started to babble.

   It was just the first sentence that came out of its mouth, but it almost didn't make Chu Guang squirt out all the food he ate yesterday.

   "Baba?" Looking at those big innocent eyes, Chu Guang coughed twice and quickly clarified.

   "...I'm not your dad, your dad should be a guy named White Dove."

   However, Yu, whose mind is still immature, obviously did not understand this overly complicated monologue, and just tilted his head ignorantly.

   "Ba?"

  Chu Guang: "It's weird... I don't seem to have taught him the word!"

   Where did this guy learn from? In addition to learning to speak, it has also undergone a series of other changes.

   includes imitating human behavior and developing an exuberant curiosity about the surrounding environment. After several feedings, Chu Guang found out that this guy seemed to have settled on him, and he didn't see anyone else for a while, so he called out "Hey u u u", and it was not easy to send anyone to coax him.

After    gradually realized this problem, Chu Guang also felt a big headache. Not that he was impatient, but that he was just too busy.

  The development and construction of the alliance requires him to worry about it. The battle in the west is not over yet, and the leeks in the east are still waiting for him to cut. He is a manager, how can he have time to be a "daddy"?

   But if he left it alone and let that guy call out pitifully, Chu Guang couldn't bear it.

   Not to mention that he has finally built up a bit of trust across species. If this guy is blackened, it will be all for naught. It was at this moment that Chu Guang suddenly thought that the little player named Luo Yu seemed to be resurrected.

   After a wave of rational analysis, "Feather" was modeled on "Falling Feather" for mimicry, and the slime mold that replaced somatic cells even contained his DNA. Isn't this "blood connection" intimacy more direct than one's own?

   "...How did you forget about this guy."

  Chu Guang patted the back of his head and immediately ordered Xiao Qi.

   "Xiao Qi, let the player Luo Yu go to the elevator entrance on the B6 floor, I will wait for him there." "Okay, master!"

   Xiao Qi, who received the order, immediately went away. At the same time, the B3 floor of the shelter. After countless ups and downs, Luo Yu, who finally re-logged into the game, just climbed out of the training cabin, and when he opened his eyes, he heard an electronic sound coming from above his head.

   "Please take the elevator to the B6 floor immediately after the player "Luoyu" wakes up, and talk to the manager to trigger the task."

   "Fuck!?"

   After listening to the broadcast, Luo Yu instantly held her breath and clenched her fists excitedly. Hidden Missions!

  BUG compensation! ?

   "Woooooo... Brother Guang didn't even forget!"

Luo Yu, who climbed out of the training cabin, immediately rushed to the door, only to find that the door could not be opened. Only then did she realize that she had forgotten to put on her clothes, so she embarrassedly returned to the training cabin, pulled out a blue jacket and put it on, and then hurried out. out the door.

   Without contacting anyone, he went straight to the elevator, and his index finger selected "⑥" on the touch panel.

  When the elevator door opened again, he saw Luo Yu in that azure blue power armor, he immediately stood up straight with excitement, put his right fist on his chest, and started his performance with a loyal face.

   "Dear Manager, is there anything I can share with you?"

"Of course, you came just in time," Chu Guang turned around and looked at him with a serious face, "The body you used before was infected with a mutant slime mold, and now there are some unexpected situations... "

   In the setting, the core NPC of the Refuge knows the player's resurrection mechanism, so Chu Guang didn't bother to go around and make up a bunch of background settings that might be misunderstood, and directly explained the current situation of "Yu" with him.

   When he heard that the slime mold made a mother based on his own body, Luo Yu's eyes widened and he couldn't help but blurt out a sentence.

   "I blanch".

   "...Blank?"

   Xiaoyu, who was standing beside him, tilted his head. The skirt formed by the fungus slowly wriggled, and it moved to Luoyu's side. Curiously, he looked at this human being who exuded an aura of intimacy, and the tentacles floating on the back of his head also came together.

   And this action also made Luo Yu tense his nerves instantly, and almost didn't return to the elevator nervously.

   Looking at Luo Yu who subconsciously burst out a foul language, Chu Guang coughed lightly and reminded.

   "You... restrain yourself a little bit, try not to teach it some strange vocabulary. Its mind is only about two or three years old of a human cub now, and it can't understand many things, and it's not convenient to understand."

   After a pause, he changed into a serious tone and continued.

   "Anyway, this matrix born with you as the blueprint is crucial to our research. You are the closest resident in this refuge to its bloodline, and I hope you will represent us and establish a more friendly relationship with it."

   "What about specifics?"

   Looking at the small earthworms floating around him, Luo Yu swallowed nervously,

   "What do you... need me to do?"

   Seeing how "harmonious" he and Yu got along, a happy smile appeared on Chu Guang's face.

   It seems that his conjecture is correct.

   I can finally get rid of this drag oil bottle.

   "Your task is very simple. You spend more time with it every day and teach it to learn to talk. When the time is right, you can take it outside the shelter and let it learn how to hunt."

   "But... I also have other things to do."

   Luo Yu's expression was filled with reluctance. Seeing through his thoughts at the moment, Chu Guang's heart moved slightly, and he continued with a light cough.

   "According to the analysis of the researchers of the alliance, "Yu" is currently known to have the most outstanding growth and adaptability of the alien species. If it is cultivated properly, it may become a very powerful combat force..."

   When he said this, he had an indecisive expression on his face.

   "Well... Actually, I'm also a little hesitant, will this be too difficult for you."

   The moment she heard this sentence, Luo Yu held her breath for a moment.

and many more! What this means is... This guy is the strongest pet on the current server! ?

  As a faction boss manager, hesitant to do so is only natural. After all, his sequence level is not very high, only hovering between T2 and T3.

  's sudden acquisition of such a powerful pet will undoubtedly have an impact on the balance of the game. At that time, there will definitely be a lot of dog things that will be screaming and slashing on the forum.

   understood this, Luo Yu, who was full of hesitation in his eyes originally, looked at Xiao Yu again, and his eyes instantly became hot.

   What kind of tentacle monster is this? It's clearly an SSSR-level pet!

   Maybe you can teach it to fly a plane!

   "Please leave it to me, Master Manager!"

   Fearing that Chu Guang would go back, Luo Yu quickly made a reliable expression and agreed with a serious expression.

   "I will not disappoint your hopes!"

  Chu Guang was secretly happy, but he didn't show any expression on his face. Instead, he pretended to hesitate before nodding reluctantly.

   "...Since you said so, then please!"

  The job of feeding Xiaoyu is temporarily handed over to Luoyu. On Heya's side, Chu Guang asked her to try to analyze from a technical level, the feasibility of using "feather" to swallow and replace the B6-layer mother nest, and to evaluate the possible risks.

The   sanctuary system does not give further hints on how to use the "feather", it seems that the decision is left to itself. Chu Guang planned to let Luo Yu feed it for a while.

   Wait until the relationship is developed, and it is best to communicate normally, and then let it try to devour the mother nest on the B6 layer to see if it can replace the slime mold there, and prove some of the conjectures of researcher G-13. If this plan is finally proved to be feasible, the alliance will not only gain a strong combat force, but also may complete the long-cherished wish that the post-war reconstruction committee has failed to achieve - to counterattack the city center of Qingquan City! At that time, the resources of the entire Qingquan City will be captured by the Alliance!

   Not even Qingquan City - all other city clusters occupied by slime molds will be no problem!