Mr. Cat stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at everything happening below, and said in a matter-of-fact indifferent tone: "Look, war and chaos, collapse and destruction."
Qing'er was naturally browsing the forum, and she had a rough idea of what happened, "How did you do it? That Guiguzi is your companion, right? Do you have some kind of cheating program?"
"You have to consider this problem from our perspective, otherwise you will never get the correct answer." Master Mao began to pace back and forth: "First of all, we are not playing this online game, we are playing another game, and that game requires
We got 500 kills in this multiverse online game world, and the time limit is 500 hours.
You can try to think about it. According to common sense, it is almost impossible for two LV1 characters to accomplish this. Therefore, if we want to achieve our goal, we cannot follow common sense at all. We must find some kind of loophole to help us
Ignore established rules and gain huge advantages beyond common sense.
And the 'source' of that vulnerability, I soon discovered, is ourselves. We are different from all players. You play the game through the signals sent by your brain. We, in words you can understand
That is, for example, there is a player whose body dies, but his consciousness miraculously remains in the game world and controls a character."
"Is that possible?"
"Your world? I don't know, and I'm not interested. Anyway, we didn't appear here voluntarily in this form. But assuming this situation is true, you can imagine that our communication with the system will naturally be different.
of.
For example, I can't taste the food, I don't feel hungry or full, I don't have to go to the bathroom, I don't feel tired, and therefore I don't need to sleep. If I want, I can sit at the dinner table and keep eating.
Eat virtual food, eat it without sleep for a month and still keep going.
These differences seem insignificant, right? But often it is a very small loophole that can cause the collapse of the entire system. That is why the word BUG is so appropriate."
Master Mao sat back at the dining table: "Sitting here eating and drinking tea is also part of my experiment. Although I was basically sure beforehand that I couldn't feel this virtual taste, any opinion can't be confirmed before it is confirmed.
It's a hypothesis, not a fact." He glanced at Qing'er: "This is the only way for the natural science you believe in to draw conclusions."
He continued: "When I continued to eat a lot of tasteless food and didn't feel full, I switched to drinking tea and drank it, trying to test the various reactions the liquid would bring to the body, but still nothing.
At this point, combined with the previous experiments that my companions and I did when leveling up and fighting monsters, we have almost tried the 'ignorable' errors, and the presidents of the three major guilds also happened to come to the sea view hotel building at this time.
Well, then, it’s time to try a slightly more serious mistake.”
Qing'er said: "Do you want to say that everything that happens down here is due to the error of the system itself?"
Master Mao said: "Of course, no system can be impeccable. This virtual online game you are in has countless program errors every day. Those errors are like the breath of the world. They are insignificant and no one will do it.
noticed.
But there are also some, as I just said, 'ignorable' errors that people can already detect, so the system has to 'ignore' them. In other words, the existence of such BUGs is acknowledged, but
A BUG of this degree did not have much impact, at least it would not cause a fatal or devastating blow to the entire system.
My companions and I have no sense of taste in this world. Being attacked by monsters does not give you the illusion of slight pain, and the fatigue level will not decrease over time. This will not affect the order of the entire online game world, so the system chose '
neglect'."
He paused and then said: "And 'ignoring' is only a response measure of the system itself, which is temporary. To permanently solve these bugs, it is natural to require the intervention and adjustment of the technical department. But there are too many mistakes.
It is impossible to handle all the problems with manpower. Game companies generally give priority to correcting the most frequent and serious errors. For most other errors in the game, the system performs corresponding operations on its own.
Well... the technology in your world is indeed a bit ahead of ours, but the basic principles of computers here are the same as ours, the same binary system. Although the system performance of this game is excellent, it is not 'Skynet' after all.
No matter how excellent it is, it is only reflected in the calculation speed and the huge amount of data it can bear. It can be said to be semi-artificial intelligence.
It is difficult to break into a person's heart, but it is not so difficult to break into a machine. Once that 'cannot be ignored' error occurs, the collapse is about to begin...
Therefore, everything started from the moment when my companion was killed by a team of people in the city. At first, he cursed, which was also part of the plan. In addition to making others determined to attack him in the city, more importantly, it shook people's confidence in the system.
trust. At this time, he was using an 'ignorable' error, because his energy was always full and there was no concept of fatigue. He could scold people as much as he wanted, and the system had nothing to do with him. While other players
This situation naturally raises questions.
Then, when he was killed, the interaction between other people and the system was still as normal, but as for him...he was not dead. He was indeed killed and turned into white light, but he did not die. This was a simple matter.
Paradox, experience can indeed be deducted, and equipment will be damaged accordingly, but what about energy...
Since it can’t be reduced, what should we do? If he says bad words, you can ignore it because you can’t kick him off the line, but what if he dies?”
Qing'er said: "Then don't let him die?"
"Very correct, the execution of the 'death' program has been terminated.
The laws of the computer world are efficient and selfless, huh... at least much stronger than your belief in natural science. We humans sometimes question ourselves, use our imagination to explore the world beyond the scope of our understanding, and change things as appropriate.
Established rules. Computers are not like this. If the functional function fails to apply for memory, the protection mechanism will be activated immediately. Such a huge virtual online game naturally has an unimaginable and very robust system. Therefore, the death of my companion was
terminated.
The experience will not be lost, the equipment will not be damaged, and the energy will not be reduced. Because 'death' did not happen at all.
And when my companion took the initiative to PK in the city, the defense program near him - the NPC guard, according to the rules, went to kill him, and then... the system simply shortened the time for him to turn into white light this time.
It's like being familiar again once, and the second time the same situation happens, the calculation speed of the optical brain is faster, the system quickly recognizes this rogue program, and then terminates the 'death' operation.
The NPC guard was also affected at this time, just like being infected by a virus. His duty was to kill the target, but a few seconds after he completed the operation, the system denied this action, so the NPC
The program began to self-destruct. When my companion attacked again, the program was broken down into garbage data and shattered.
The next thing is simple. As long as one person starts, more and more people will rush to join the battle. New NPC guards are teleported nearby. Even if they are not attacking my companions, the system will still attack them based on inertia.
Thinking performed the same operation, as long as the defense systems near this rogue program collapsed one by one. In the end, the city became a situation similar to anarchy. In order to protect the real NPC from this unknown error
Program infection, when the first unignorable situation occurred, they were all forced offline. There was also the failure of the resurrection point, etc. In short, all parts related to his "unable to die" situation were malfunctioning.
"
"Aren't you afraid that this kind of foul situation will cause the system to crash?" Qing'er asked.
"Crash? Humph... That's like committing suicide. It's all over. This system is an optical brain, and only DOS systems can do that."
"I don't understand. You have calculated various situations and possibilities, and after trying them, you have proven that they are all correct. Why can't you use the two of you to never die to kill others normally?"
"Isn't it obvious? Do you think I can kill you now?" Master Cat asked.
Qing'er thought for a while and said with a smile: "I have to practice to level 20 again."
"Isn't that the end of the world? If you are of such a high level, it doesn't matter if you stand there and let me cut you. The blood recovery speed may be higher than my DPS. Even if we pick people to kill who are only one or two levels higher than us, it won't matter.
We will soon become famous. People will say that there are two cheaters who can never be killed and are running around killing people. Who are we going to kill at that time? Even if we rush into the main city to kill people, everyone else will be gone.
"
"Can't you train to a higher level before taking action?"
"We don't have much time. The leveling speed of this game is too slow. Moreover, the novice server is ugly..."
"So you're going to create a war, right?"
"Am I the one who started the war?"
Qing'er said: "Is that still me?"
"You are still very young. You can spend thirty or fifty years thinking about it slowly."
"Hey, let me ask you, what if your plan goes wrong? If those three guys didn't fight and there wasn't chaos in the city, wouldn't you definitely have failed?"
Mr. Cat replied: "Forty-eight hours."
"what?"
"My original layout took into account all possible factors. Even if the worst-case scenario occurred at every critical time point, it would only take forty-eight hours to achieve the goal."
"Stop bragging, are you so awesome?"
"It doesn't matter if Aotian's mission is taken over by someone else, or you don't take the mission, or it doesn't matter if you come in and say a word to me and then leave. The overall trend will not change. I am not playing any conspiracy, but We acted blatantly in front of everyone. My companions and I were very clear about what we should do from beginning to end. Because in the final analysis, no one in this multiverse, no matter what kind of reasoning ability he has, cannot understand us. Even if I told you the truth, wouldn’t you still express disbelief?
So no matter how things develop, there will eventually be a large number of people pouring into the City of Heroes for various reasons. Chaos will inevitably arise after the order is broken. If there are not three major guilds, there will be a fourth and fifth guild. , twenty-four hours have passed, and there are still another twenty-four hours, I can use another 20 million to buy the life of the fighting spirit, your life, and I can even display my name on the task publisher. In one column, there are many ways to create the final situation. The worst... When the melee broke out, Gui Guzi and I sneaked into the city and placed traps everywhere. That thing... I bought a lot of raw materials at the Commercial Guild. , about a thousand or so were made.”
"It seems like you have complete control over the actions of us people..."
Mr. Cat replied: "As I told you, human beings will still make mistakes countless times in history. The source of all wars and chaos is the 'balance' between people. When 'karma' has accumulated to a certain level, it must be released. The human heart is that kind of thing, the soul is that kind of thing, and it is the same wherever it goes... Unless all human beings are like Laozi said, 'A small country with few people, chickens and dogs,' We will never interact with each other until we die. Otherwise, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes..."
Qing'er stood up and said: "My fatigue level is almost over, it's time to log off."
"Please..." Master Cat said.
"I still think you're just a lunatic." She smiled, but her smile lost the initial hostility.
"I think if you really believed what I said today and made it public, even you would be regarded as a lunatic."
"Haha... Goodbye Mr. Ripper from another universe."
Mr. Cat shrugged: "I won't see you again."
Qing'er's figure gradually disappeared. Master Mao was just about to send a message to Wang Xu to ask him how the killing was, but the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
It's the streets of New York again, the same teleportation point.
Wang Xu and Mao Ye reappeared at the same place, even their postures were the same as before they were teleported. The zombies that had gathered were still at that distance, as if time had stopped at one point and had not passed a second.
But now, everything starts again...
The two of them turned around and ran quickly, running more than ten meters in the same direction in perfect unison. Wang Xu shouted: "Is there any mistake? We are still surrounded!"
Master Mao knocked a zombie man in front of him to the ground with an elbow: "Go to the roof and open the game assistant."
They rushed into an alley together. Wang Xu jumped on top of a trash can, then leaped high and pulled down the fire stairs on the balcony of the second floor of a building. As soon as he landed, Mao Ye stepped on him before he could stand firmly. His head jumped up and he reached the third floor in a few steps.
Wang Xu also yelled and followed him. Soon, the two of them reached the rooftop and started their one-day rooftop running tour in New York City again...
"I said, this thing has transformed again." Wang Xu discovered that the game assistant had turned into an electric shaver this time.
"Stop talking nonsense and watch."
Wang Xu turned on the switch, and the electric shaver actually projected a virtual image, with a few lines of words on it: "The S-level level of the Fire World has been confirmed to be completed, and qualified for the finals. The reward item - the Holy Grail, has magical power. Do you want to claim it now?"
?”
Cat Master said: "Don't rush to get it yet, let's go to Queens now to see if the S-level transfer point there is still there. I still have some things I want to verify..."
Wang Xu said "Oh" and then ran forward. As soon as he turned his face forward, his expression changed drastically, he stopped and shouted: "Be careful!"
Mr. Cat was also looking at the game assistant just now and didn't pay attention to the road ahead. However, he reacted quickly and stopped suddenly, barely avoiding falling.
At this moment, a huge ravine with a width of fifty meters appeared in front of them. It was like a canyon in the city, but its shape was very strange. It was not the kind of terrain that was cracked by an earthquake. Instead, it looked like someone driving a Gundam and holding a gun.
A machete that looked like a skyscraper struck the middle of the road.
Magma surged under the crack, and the surrounding buildings and streets were stained with blood and weird flesh vines. There were also many weird creatures crawling on the cliff. They looked like children in their teens, with red skin all over their bodies and four limbs.
It walks on two legs and has a ferocious face with its fangs exported.
Wang Xu said: "I guess I can't jump over it. Let's take a detour."
Mr. Cat said thoughtfully: "I understand... there is a fixed connection between the two worlds. You cannot go back and forth without using the designated entrance."
"So, let's take a detour..."
Master Cat didn't seem to have any intention of moving. He looked across and said, "Look at the monster over there in Queens."
Wang Xu squinted his eyes and looked away. What he saw were groups of robots wandering around.
