This Game is Too Real

  Dawn City, Union Building.

  Sitting on the sofa in the reception room, Yi Chuan lifted the cuff of his right hand, glanced at the time projected on his wrist, and then pulled the sleeve back.

   It's midnight.

  He can be sure that this building, which has just been completed every two months, is probably the only light on in the reception room where he is at this moment.

  Thinking that his colleagues are all dreaming, and he is still working hard at work, he can't help but yawn a long way.

   Logically speaking, this presumptuous time is not like a time to talk about things.

  However, as the representative of the Silver Wing Group and the corporate ambassador to the alliance, it is his job to listen to the voices of the leaders of the alliance.

   So even though the timing troubled him, after receiving a summons from the league administrator's office,

  He put on his clothes and rushed over immediately.

Of course, if after he arrived in such a hurry, what the respectable Mr. Manager wanted to discuss with him was just an insignificant matter, such as subsidies for aiding teachers, the construction period of compulsory schools, or the budget for airport runway maintenance. , then don't blame him for being ruthless.

  If that is the case, he will complain severely! Thinking of this, Yi Chuan couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

   As far as personal feelings are concerned, he still likes that guy.

Although that man always likes to haggle over everything when it comes to alliance issues, and never misses any opportunity to take advantage, but he who has been in contact with him in private knows very well that that man is only like this at work, and in private he is actually a very Cheerful guy.

  Perhaps this is the two sides of human beings.

  But it is precisely because of this that every time he meets him in this way, Yi Chuan has to cheer up and dare not take anything lightly.

   If you are not careful, you may fall into the pit dug by that guy

  At this time, footsteps came from the corridor outside the door.

  Yi Chuan, who was thinking wildly, sat up straight subconsciously, looked at the door when there was a knock on the door, and cleared his throat.

   "Come in."

  The door opened.

  Chu Guang, who was wearing casual clothes, opened the door and walked in.

  Sorry to disturb your rest at this time, but there is also an unexpected situation on our side. Please understand that we have to go beyond the normal procedures to meet with you.

  Smoothly closing the door, he walked to the sofa opposite Yi Chuan and sat down.

  Looking at Chu Guang who was not wearing power armor, Yi Chuan felt a little surprised, he thought that the armor was grown on this guy.

   It can be seen that this person should have just gotten out of bed not long ago.

   Thinking that he was not the only one who got up in the middle of the night to work overtime, Yi Chuan felt a lot better.

   "I understand, it's a matter of urgency, so can you tell me... what is the matter of urgency?"

  Chu Guang did not answer immediately, but took out a memory card and put it on the coffee table, and pushed it in front of him with his index finger.

   Staring at the fingernail-sized card, Yi Chuan frowned slightly.

"This is…"

  Looking at the confused Yi Chuan, Chu Guang said seriously.

   "This matter cannot be explained clearly in a few words. In order to avoid communication obstacles, I hope you can read this information before our topic begins."…

  Yi Chuan glanced at Chu Guang suspiciously.

  Under the urging of the latter's eyes, he finally didn't ask anything, took out a folded holographic glasses from his arms, and put it on the bridge of his nose with a light shake.

   Then he picked up the memory card the size of a fingernail and inserted it into the slot on the side frame of the eye.

  The green signal light flickered, a series of data streams flashed across the mirror surface, dense light spots flooded the eyes behind the lens,

  Browsing through the data in the memory card briefly, Yi Chuan's expression gradually became subtle.

  The origin of the Qi tribe can be traced back to the Biological Research Institute of the Technology Department of the War Construction Committee in Yunjian Province one and a half centuries ago!

  Earliest variant to arrive in Jinhe City

The   man was actually a researcher of the 'Gestalt Lifeform' project team back then!

  And the arrival of those people directly led to the destruction of Singularity City!

  From the standpoint of a citizen of Ideal City, seeing such information, Yi Chuan's mood is naturally not so beautiful.

   After all, for enterprises, what happened a century and a half ago is indeed a dark history.

  Even if the split of the War Construction Committee was not the responsibility of one party, it is a fact that the production department lit the fuse first.

  To this day, there are still many opinions in the historian circles of Ideal City that the "Provincial Revitalization Act in the Clouds" and the brutal implementation back then bear an inescapable responsibility.

Although the residents of Ideal City have already reviewed that period of history, and did not dress it up like a little girl or simply hide it, but after such a long time, new clues are suddenly unearthed, which is somewhat surprising. Feeling a little unhappy.

  Especially when they have just decided to inherit the will of the Pioneer, intend to correct the mistakes of a century, and walk out of Ideal City with their heads held high...

  The index finger lightly tapped the side of the frame, an eye appeared behind the reflective lens, Yi Chuan looked at Chu Guang in disbelief and said in a consulting tone.

   "These... are true?" Chu Guang nodded.

"I dare not say that this is 100% accurate information, but I can be sure that this is the result of an objective and notarized investigation. Not only the players investigated and sorted out the information on the official website forum, but also his guards in Jinhe The information collected from the investigations around the city.”

   Yi Chuan leaned back on the sofa and sighed softly.

   "Honestly, when I saw these things, I was so shocked...that I didn't know what to say."

"As far as personal feelings are concerned, I am more inclined to have some misunderstandings. After all, this is just an investigation report, and the sources of most of the arguments are rumors with doubtful authenticity. At least here, I have not seen conclusive evidence. strong evidence."

  He chooses his words carefully.

  Neither gave a positive opinion on this information, nor did it completely deny it, but used a statement that can be advanced or retreated.

   After a pause, Yi Chuan continued.

"From the standpoint of the Supreme Council, we are sorry for what happened 150 years ago, but this is not part of the work of the Council. Our powers are the embodiment of the collective will, but in the matter of what the will is In terms of matters, it may be more appropriate to leave it to the academic community and the public to discuss.”…

   "If today's meeting is to ask our opinion on this material, my opinion is...you should have called the media, not me."

  Looking at Yi Chuan's serious face, Chu Guang could guess with his toes that this guy probably wanted to go wrong, thinking that he was planning to get wool from them again, so he put on a defensive posture as soon as he opened his mouth.

joke.

  Grandfather is that kind of superficial person? ?

   Made a helpless expression, Chu Guang continued patiently.

"You misunderstood, I don't want to use this information to put pressure on you, or to ask for compensation on behalf of the survivors in Jinhe City... We are not qualified to represent others, and what we want to discuss with you is not the past, but It's a matter of now."

   "...what's going on now?" Yi Chuan stared at him blankly, with a hint of doubt gradually floating in his eyes.

  The information in his hand, no matter how you look at it, are old accounts.

   Chu Guang nodded.

"One hundred and fifty years ago, the production department launched a surprise attack on the biological research institute of the technology department in the province between the clouds, causing the technicians of the Gestalt lifeform project team to leave with the experimental data. Nowadays, many mutants in the wasteland are That's when it came out—"

   Yi Chuan interrupted him angrily.

   "This kind of statement is biased! The Willant Laboratory on the west coast is also a research institution for 'Gestalt life forms'. In terms of time, the Legion controlled the relevant research units much earlier than us!"

   "I'm not saying we don't have problems, but 'mutants are what we make'

   Such remarks are completely irresponsible speculation! In fact, we have been exterminating those beasts. At least half of the bullets we have fired in this century have been shot on mutants! "

"I know, please listen to me," Chu Guang continued patiently. "Of course we know that the 'Gestalt Lifeform' project is not in charge of a research institution. It is outside the research facilities controlled by the corporate legion and the academy. , Maybe there are other wild research institutes closed their doors to carry out that unfinished research, which is why there are many derivatives of mutants. "

  If it’s just a group of scientific madmen hiding in the shelter and shaking reagent bottles, I think that even if the research they engage in is risky, at least the risk of the experiment itself is controllable.

   Now, however, a group of lunatics have spent twenty years quietly expanding the scale of the experiment and advancing research by any means.

   Yi Chuan frowned.

What's the meaning.

   is literally.

  Chu Guang put a computer pen on the table, swiped his index finger lightly in the blue light beam, and several holographic images floated in front of Yi Chuan.

  The drone aerial picture in the center.

  Besides are several battle videos from the player's first perspective. These were all sent back to Dawn City through the signal repeater before the Seagull was hijacked by the Torch Church's electronic warfare operation.

  Looking at the ferocious and distorted faces, and the walking corpses coming in like a tide, Yi Chuan couldn't help swallowing.

   "What the **** is this... nibbler?"

   "There is no doubt that they are living people, at least before... and now, they should be regarded as living dead."…

  Looking at the disbelieving Yi Chuan, Chu Guang continued.

   "When did you ever see a nibbler in clothes?"

  Yi Chuan didn't speak, his eyes fixed on the picture on the holographic screen.

  Looking at this silent friend, Chu Guang continued

"The name of this settlement is Pine Cone Farm, and the Torch Church has occupied it, and through an addictive fungus called Nago, turned the residents into their puppets to help them complete that' Gestalt life' experiments."

   "You say this is an experiment?" Yi Chuan's Adam's apple twitched, and he said with difficulty, "...What kind of experiment is this?"

  Chu Guang shook his head.

   "It's a pity that I don't know either. We tried to investigate clearly, but our people were trapped inside as soon as they entered, and fell into the trap carefully arranged by the group of lunatics."

   "It's ashamed to say that at first we thought that they joined forces with the mutants just to focus on the combat power of the mutants, but now it seems that all of this is for the 'Gestalt life body' itself."

   "The torch...is that torch? Could it be related to the Enlightenment Society?" muttering the name repeatedly, Yi Chuan muttered.

  Chu Guang thought for a moment and gave his own opinion.

"I am more inclined to think that there is no connection. The difference between them is like the mutants in the desert and the mutants on the east coast. One is to continue the torch plan prepared by the People's Federation in the pre-war era to deal with the most extreme situations. One It was more inspired by the Torch Program."

"Their goals have something in common, which is to agree that the world should be destroyed once, rather than improving on the basis of the old order. However, in terms of specific implementation guidelines, they are fundamentally different. One tends to use the old order The neutron-killing technology, and the unfinished singularity technology of the Prosperous Era...replace the old humans with new ones, and gradually complete their world restart plan."

  Even the most extreme ideals can be divided into relatively moderate reformers and relatively radical reformers.

  The enlightenment will obviously be more radical in terms of means. They directly deny the right of survival of the wastelanders, but in the end result, the group of elitists are more conservative.

  At least they think that the new world should still be ruled by humans, with elites recognized by them dominating all aspects of society, rather than becoming new humans.

   But the Church of the Torch is different.

  What they want to accomplish is a species-level ascension, a complete leap from the old human body to a new body.

  Even if human beings in the old era could live in the utopia they described, they could only be domestic animals without political rights.

   Only the selected new humans can live as gods in Utopia.

  The psychic interference device is prepared for the realization of the latter item.

  In the distant old days, in order to make people selectively give up or completely give up their brains, countless Mr. House bombardments and a whole set of systematic processes were required.

   And even if a huge amount of cost is invested, it may not be able to justify itself due to a few small mistakes. …

  But with the help of Naguo, they can easily turn settlements into places like breeding farms or plantations without saying a word.

  A drop of cold sweat could not help but flow across Yi Chuan's forehead.

  If ten minutes ago, he didn't really want to get involved in the dispute between the alliance and the survivor forces in the area, but after seeing these materials, he realized that this matter must be reported to the council immediately.

  Psychic interference technology is not a secret. This thing made a big news in 2113. It is nothing compared to singularity technology like Gestalt life body.

  However, he never imagined that the old antique could rejuvenate in the wasteland in such a form.

   I'm afraid the council didn't expect that either.

   After all, Jinchuan Province is still Haiya Province, far away from them.

"I'm glad you can understand the urgency of this, but the report is one aspect. We need to let more people know about those guys' conspiracy, and we have to do something at the same time. If the council is to argue about the last In the next month, we will wait for another wave to pass, and I am afraid that the entire Jinchuan Province is hopeless."

  Hearing what Chu Guang said, Yi Chuan had a troubled expression on his face.

   It is not in accordance with the procedure to act without the judgment of the council.

   "...You know this is impossible, even if I want to help you, I, a diplomat, cannot have that authority."

  Chu Guang did not give up because of his words, and continued.

"Then do something within your purview. We don't need military assistance. The Alliance's army is not inferior to anyone, but we need your technical support! Specifically, we need an electronic warfare officer. expert!"

  Looking at Yi Chuan who said nothing, Chu Guang continued.

"Pinecone Farm is the epitome of the settlements under the rule of the Torch Church. Similar things are common in Jinchuan Province and even Haiya Province. On the surface, those settlements look no different from ordinary settlements, but the core has already replaced by puppets of the church... and now, the green plague is spreading north."

"Originally Naguo was only a tropical crop, but the Torch Church has improved it so that it can grow normally even in the subtropical zone... If they are allowed to continue this dangerous experiment, I am afraid that not only Jinchuan Province, but also the eastern provinces will fall Even Yunjian Province is not immune. Or are you confident that you can prohibit your residents or neighbors from eating that stuff?"

  Yi Chuan looked at Chu Guang seriously and said: "I understand what you mean, this matter is really serious...I will report to the council immediately!"

   Chu Guang nodded and looked at him seriously.

  The reinforcements sent to Pine Cone Farm are already on their way and will arrive in a short time.

   Yet their smart weapons cannot be used to their full combat effectiveness if they cannot overwhelm their opponents in electronic warfare.

  Unfortunately, hacking is not Xiaoqi's specialty, it is just an assistant AI.

  Even if Refuge has an absolute defense capability in the field of information security, it is due to the protection program running on the Refuge server, and Xiaoqi can only call these resources. …

   Besides, Xiaoqi’s body is in the refuge, and there are 800 kilometers away from the front line. It is still too difficult for an MT to hit people with high ping delay and interference.

   A little bit.

  He needs an expert in electronic warfare to go on-site and help him solve the problem.

  Including providing security for drones.

  Including pulling out that bishop named Luo Gan from the so-called sanctuary...

  Hearing Chu Guang's request, Yi Chuan fell into deep thought, and suddenly seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up and he sat up straight.

   "This is easy to handle. There happens to be an expert who is proficient in electronic warfare in Dawn City!"

  Chu Guang asked immediately.

"Who?"

   Yi Chuan said with piercing eyes.

   "Eclipse!"

   "A-110 model bionics, all of them are experts in electronic warfare!"

   Just as Chu Guang finished meeting with the representatives of the company, a large number of mutant fighters also assembled in the urban area of ​​Jinhe City not far from the farm.

  A burly, semi-prosthetic mutant man walked up to Gann with heavy steps, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice.

   "Kuru, you've assembled!"

  Behind him, green heads moved around, looking at a large area of ​​Wuyang Wuyang.

  Most of these mutant fighters have received prosthetic modification, but the difference is more or less.

  Some people replaced the heart with a piece of iron, some changed the forearm bone into alloy steel, or installed a gun barrel or chain saw on the arm.

  It is different from the group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals led by Ogg.

  The soldiers under Kuru's command are all the elite of the Qi tribe, and there are many "big old men" like Pido here.

  The honor of the Qi tribe was lost by the group of soft-legged shrimps, and they lost to a group of cowardly and cowardly two-legged sheep!

  Kuru swears that he will take back the glory that belongs to the clan!

  Jain looked at Kuru expressionlessly, nodded slowly, then looked at the densely packed mutant warriors standing behind him, and shouted loudly.

   "Our allies are in trouble!"

   "The people who troubled them are the same people who killed our brothers!"

   "Go to Pine Cone Farm!"

   "The survivors there are all food dedicated to us!"

  Mobilizing this group of bloodthirsty beasts does not require too many passionate words, just telling them where to vent their wild desires is enough.

  The thirst for blood and tyranny was ignited in an instant, and deafening cheers resounded through the ruined city.

   Mutants waved their weapons and shouted loudly.

   "Aww!"

   "Eat them!"

  A large number of mutants set off from the east district of Jinhe City and gathered in the direction of Pine Cone Wood Farm.

  At the same time, a majestic steel airship was also setting sail from Dawn City, heading towards Jinchuan Province.

  At first, this was just an infiltration operation with a scale of twenty people. However, as the chips of all parties increased, the scale of the conflict was escalating.

  The settlement of 50,000 people has unknowingly stood in the center of this storm.

   It will become such a result, and the Torch Church is obviously unexpected.

  When they learned from the bishop that the alliance's airship was headed for Jinchuan Province, the expressions of the apostles in the Pine Fruit Farm suddenly changed. …

  At first, they just planned to use the little mice that infiltrated their pastures to do an interesting experiment, and to teach the alliance in the north a little lesson.

  However, what they didn't expect was that the guys in the north couldn't afford to lose so much. Seeing that the infiltration operation was messed up, they directly turned the table.

   They are not afraid of a military conflict with the Alliance, and they don't think that an organization that has only been established for a year can be their opponent at all.

  However, they were obviously not ready to go to war immediately, and no one thought that the alliance would send the airship over when the wave was approaching.

  The distance of 800 kilometers, when the airship arrives here, it will probably be tomorrow morning

   went up.

  But they will not naively think that the alliance only has airships as a means of transportation...

  The four apostles were anxious like ants on a hot pot, discussing countermeasures anxiously, and at this moment, the manor not far away was full of gunshots.

  The underground laboratory in the annex.

  Ye Shi pulled out the dagger that was stuck on the forearm of the Torch Church'Executioner', and while disarming him, tied his hands and feet with plastic ties.

  VM data copy has been completed.

  Putting the prisoner into the room where the psychic interference device was placed, Ye Shi pointed a gun at his head and threatened.

   "Turn this thing off!"

  Wu Zhe grinned at the corner of his mouth and laughed out loud.

   "Sorry to disappoint you, I'm just a soldier... don't know how to turn this thing off, why don't you try blowing it up?"

  Ye Shi didn't talk nonsense and gave him a kick in the stomach.

  Enduring the excruciating pain in his forearm, Wu Zhe gritted his teeth, stared at Ye Shi with a sneer, and thought inwardly that it was a pity.

  If he can fool this guy into blowing up the psychic interference device located under the Pine Cone Farm, it would be considered mission accomplished for him.

  In fact, just a few minutes ago, Ye Shi really planned to blow up this place, but after reading the materials downloaded from the terminal, he immediately dismissed that idea.

  Just turning off the Psychic Interference Device won't bring those outside back to normal, just like smashing the monitor won't turn off the computer.

  The psychic interference device has the effect of inducing the experimental subject to enter a state of "fugue wandering", but what really makes the local residents "eating" is actually the 03-band signal it emits.

  This device has engraved frantic information into their brains, and as long as they enter the state of 'fugue', they will become the ghost they are now.

   It's just that the degree of severity is different.

  Unless signals from other bands are input through the psychic interference device, they are re-brainwashed by Nago.

  Otherwise they'll probably go back to normal at irregular intervals, then go mad again at irregular intervals...might as well just let them stay that way for now.

  At least they will not kill each other who are also in the state of fugue.

  Looking at the prisoner who refused to say anything, Ye Shi gritted his teeth, and carried him out of the laboratory.

  Wu Zhe grinned in pain, closed his eyes, and didn't say another word.

  The little girl named Xiao Yang was standing at the door tremblingly, looking at the two people who came out of the laboratory at a loss. …

  When meeting Ye Shi's eyes, she looked away ashamedly, not daring to look at him.

   Optical camouflage is only effective when moving slowly, and there will also be obvious flaws when moving between environments with different brightness.

   Obviously, she saw that person.

   It's just that under the threat of the executioner, she didn't say a word, and she might even confess to the man that she was the only one inside, and then watched the guy go in with a rifle and touch her ass.

  Suye Shi didn't blame her for not making a sound to remind himself.

  To tell the truth, if she yelled, it would be a hindrance. Not only would it hurt herself, but it would also scare the snake and prevent him from fighting back by relying on his talent.

   "The situation has changed, so I have to trouble you to stay below for a while... Remember to watch over that Yinyin, don't let her hurt yourself, but don't get too close to her."

  Hearing this sentence, the lamb's eyes were full of despair and sadness, but in the end he didn't say anything, just nodded silently.

  I betrayed the person who helped me, and I have nothing to say about being left behind...

  Seeing that this little guy who is as big as a kid seems to have misunderstood something self-righteously again, Ye Shi smiled and stretched out his hand, rubbing that little head.

   "What are you thinking? I didn't mean to leave you here, I just asked you to wait here for a while... If you are tired, go to sleep, I will be back in a while."

   The lamb asked in a low voice.

"Where are you going…

  ”

   "Go and kill those dogs!" Ye Shi grinned, leaving behind a figure he thought was handsome, and walked towards the stairwell.

  Wu Zhe, who was held in his hand, sneered and pouted.

   Kill all?

   How the **** can brag!