One morning, Bei Gaoyang met fourteen players who were seriously ill. What he observed made him feel heavy.
Hallucination?
These players have experienced some "hallucinations" to varying degrees, that is, they cannot distinguish between games and reality.
Maybe it's because they're too involved, maybe it's because the damn game lasts too long, they all suffer from mental confusion, cognitive confusion, psychological problems, etc. If it's just like this, it won't affect anything. The problem is, some people's
Hallucinations are not just hallucinations, they are...
It was another completely closed room, and Bei Gaoyang noticed the difference here as soon as he walked in.
How to say it.
It feels a little...
There was a tattered single bed, and the player lying on it was tied up. When he came in, he started to smile.
Bei Gaoyang took a step forward, and a 'hallucination' appeared in front of his eyes. The game's operating interface appeared in his field of vision. Everything he saw was covered with a layer of 'filter', which was slightly bluish. Zombies and skeletons appeared in front of him.
These low-level monsters were wandering in the mountains, slopes, and mud without any vegetation. Then there was another distortion, and a hissing sound similar to electromagnetic interference was heard. After a period of distortion, the vision returned to normal.
"I want to get the gold medal!", the player looked at him and said.
Bei Gaoyang stepped forward, covered his forehead with his palm, closed his eyes and sensed his consciousness and soul state.
His soul is very strong, but his consciousness is in chaos. Strangely, his body is also extremely healthy, with a strong pulse, strong blood, and his whole body is filled with abundant vitality.
Bei Gaoyang chanted a spell, and a ghost servant came out of the ring and entered the player's body with his perception and perspective.
Switching to the player's first perspective, the 'illusion' just now appeared again, more clearly.
A clear game interface, clear filters, and a clear self.
In this player's field of vision, he is the main thread NPC in the game, with a golden ID logo and an expressionless face.
Withdrawing from his sight and taking back the possessed ghost servant, Bei Gaoyang felt that it was very difficult and there was nothing he could do about his situation.
"How do you feel, kid?"
"I want to get the gold medal!"
"...You will get the gold medal, I promise."
"I want to get the gold medal!"
no!
Although his soul is very strong, his consciousness is in chaos and he is not as good as a normal person.
Bei Gaoyang has never encountered this situation before. The soul is the core, and consciousness is only the result of the activities of the soul core. The core is healthy, but the result is abnormal. What is going on?
What is the cause of his illness?
Bei Gaoyang asked Josephine to come in again, maybe the experience of beings from the Kingdom of God and fallen angels could give him some ideas.
"He's crazy!", the fallen light angel dismissed him, "Why, is he very important?"
"Do you think there's something wrong with him?"
"Somewhat similar to the White Walkers."
"White Walker!?"
Bei Gaoyang frowned.
It does look a bit like it.
That would be big trouble.
The cause of the White Walkers is the erosion of the consciousness of the abyss, which is an object of belief. After the gods who fell into the abyss are assimilated, the residual resentment is unwilling to call out to the believers who remain in the material world, just like a giant ship sinking to the bottom of the sea.
As it sank, the huge traction force formed a vortex, making it impossible for the passengers on the ship to escape.
What are the causes of this player's symptoms?
It can only be the Magic Network!
Bei Gaoyang just wanted to scold his mother, but for the sake of his character, he had to endure it.
When he went out, Yu Qingdong was talking to several experts from the institute. Seeing him coming out, the experts in white coats were very excited and wanted to come over, but they were stopped by those in black suits.
"Chairman?"
Yu Qingdong trotted over and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Bei Gaoyang looked at the dark circles on his face and smiled, "How many more cases are there?"
"Many...the most serious ones haven't been seen yet."
"If it's a mild case, you don't need to look at it. Let's go."
"OK."
A group of people walked in a sealed corridor, with wards on both sides. The gaming helmets in the mild ward were not taken away. The institute needed to study the cause of their illness, and there were also factors that might worsen the condition after the helmets were taken away.
The situation is different in severe cases. It is like a biochemical virus laboratory.
Take the elevator to the second underground floor, which is a "cell" converted from an underground parking lot. It only admits a few patients.
As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Bei Gaoyang recognized that this was a special "ward" remodeled to imitate the Canaan environment. Rats, cats, and dogs were active among the obstacles. The jungle looked like a movie set. It looked very crude, but it was enough. .
A cave entrance as tall as one person was built on a rockery, and a man covered in blood walked out of it. He was carrying bloody cat skins and dog skins, and wrapped a bleeding heart with leaves.
Through the reinforced glass, Bei Gaoyang observed the player's movements.
His movements are very 'standard', just like in the game, and his body is very strong, as strong as a barbarian in the game.
His facial features are also moving closer to those of a barbarian, with canine teeth exposed outside his lips, blue-grey facial complexion, and bulging arm and thigh muscles made of iron.
He is over two meters tall and his chest is as thick as a wall.
These are not the weirdest things. What is weird is that the ID and level marks in the game actually appear on his head.
【Extraordinary】LV9·One Punch Man.
"...The institute only restricted his personal freedom and did not prohibit other behaviors. It was in order to better study his condition." Yu Qingdong explained in a low voice.
Bei Gaoyang looked at this identity mark with dazzling eyes, feeling that the evil in the world was smiling at him.
He took a deep breath, observed for a while, and then walked to the next observation position.
"This person is the player I mentioned earlier...who killed people. His situation is even more serious."
Bei Gaoyang nodded, came to the observation position, and looked inside.
A very thin man sat motionless in the shadow of an artificial tree.
After a while, he may have felt something and slowly raised his head.
Bei Gaoyang gasped when he looked at the two bumps on his forehead.
LV5·??(little devil)
This man was as thin as a dwarf, and his facial features were close to those of a little devil. His smile was creepy, his eyes were all white, and there was only a black dot in the hole, as if he could see into the depths of a person's soul.
"He can't see us!" Yu Qingdong didn't know whether he was explaining or cheering himself up.
"Postpone the afternoon negotiation meeting!" Bei Gaoyang looked at the "little devils" inside and said, "I need to find out the cause of their illness."
Yu Qingdong didn't say anything and went down to make arrangements.
Canaan, Novice Village No. 210.
Accompanied by a scream, the two female players hugged each other near the teleportation point. They were laughing and jumping, and they were so happy that they forgot everything.
Hu Ge, Fang Xiaoming and other players in shabby clothes walked out of the teleportation point, looking left and right with interest, just like a group of country bumpkins who had never seen the market before.
"Hey, you two are almost ready!"
Xia Miaomiao looked at her best friend who was hugging Fan Chaoyue, and then turned to look at Hu Ge and the others who were walking over, "Young, how can a big star be so miserable?"
Hu Ge screamed and rushed over, shouting: "Xiao Miao Miao~~"
"Stop, stop, disgusting, who are you?"
"I, Hu Ge!"
"Hu...ahem...don't lie to me."
Hu Ge showed the ID above his head: Brother Hu and his sister Miao Miao.
Xia Miaomiao looked frightened, "You, what name did you choose? Is it disgusting!?"
"Xiao Miaomiao..."
"Wow, are you really Hu Ge? A leaf can tell the autumn!"
Fan Chaoyue turned his head and glanced, and waved his hand impatiently, "That's him. His brain is not normal as soon as he enters the game. I'm almost bored to death."
Only then did Xia Miaomiao believe it. Looking at 'Mei Changsu' again, she felt like her male idol had been shattered, "Why did you choose the orc race?"
"You are an elf beauty!" Hu Ge pointed at Xia Miaomiao and then at himself, "I am an orc beast, how well matched!?"
"A head worthy of you..."
"When I said you two were flirting without even looking at us, you just pretended we didn't exist, right?"
Fang Xiaoming, who was behind, was not satisfied and stepped in with a man and a woman.
"Introduce, introduce." Hu Ge pulled Fang Xiaoming over, "Fang Xiaoming, old Fang, do you know him?"
"Hi!" Fang Xiaoming said hello and gave him a wink.
It's just that his current image has nothing to do with the Xu Wenqiang on the beach.
This guy chose a dwarf whose gender can't be determined, and made his face look extremely ugly. I don't know if it's because he completely let himself go in the game and made a lot of filthy remarks.
One man and one woman are not stars, but they are from the same circle. One is an executive of Huayi Brothers Film Company, and the other is an agent.
"Xiaoyu, you don't even know how I've been living with these oil bottles these days. When I couldn't recharge, I almost starved to death. I can't get rid of these guys, and my brain is broken as soon as I enter the game.
, It’s a pity that I only reached level 5 today, ugh… I’m still miserable!”
Du Shiyu was a little amused. Seeing that she didn't seem to be pretending, he looked back at the four people who were harassing Xia Miaomiao, "You were born in a novice village?"
"Hu Ge and I are together, they are not... but they are not far away... Online and offline are pestering me, and I have no choice but to join them... I almost regret it to death, Xiaoyu!"
"Then what do you mean by bringing them here now?" Du Shiyu was shaken so hard by her that she rolled her eyes and asked.
"What do you think?"
"Okay, we're diverting trouble to the east, right?"
"Two sisters in the same world, of course they should share blessings and share hardships!"
"I don't want it. I don't know you. Farewell!"
"Where do you want to go? You are already at level 7. Don't even think about running away..."
"Oh, go away!"
"It's up to you, I want the gold medal, hum!"
A group of people reunited after a long absence (in the game), laughing and playing like no one else was around. Players came and went, no matter what, they all had their own things to do.
They gathered together and wandered around Novice Village. Xia Miaomiao saw that everything they saw was novel and looked like they had never seen the world before, so she said, "Aren't all Novice Villages the same? Don't you have any?"
"We don't have many veteran players there, and we don't have that many extraordinary players," said the executive of the film company.
"Then what are your plans, you're already at level 5?" Du Shiyu asked.
"Yeah, why is it only level 5 now?" Xia Miaomiao took her cloak from Hu Ge's hand and glared at him.
Hu Ge said with a smile, "Of course I want to win the gold medal."
"Well, we can't help you with the gold medal. I wish you good luck!" Xia Miaomiao made a move to leave.
"What kind of gold medal? Lao Hu, you will die if you don't brag. How can we not have time while we are still on the set?" Liu Xiaoming yelled in a weird voice.
"The silver medal is ready!" Fan Chaoyue sighed, "Still filming."
The silver medal issue is about Du Shiyu and Xia Miaomiao. After all the talk, the two of them are ready to help, otherwise they would not come to this novice village to join them.
"I don't have time today," Du Shiyu said, "I need a physical examination."
"Are you doing it today? We are in Hengdian and we did it yesterday." The agent interrupted.
"How is it? Is it strict?" Xia Miaomiao asked quickly.
"It's quite strict. There are a lot of inspection items, and there are also psychological examinations. You have to be prepared." said an executive from a film and television company.
"Then let's go offline first and start taking you on your inauguration tasks tomorrow?" Du Shiyu asked.
"I really can't bear to leave you, Xiaoyu!" Fan Chaoyue came up and hugged Du Shiyu's arm and shook her.
"Disgusting!" Xia Miaomiao rolled her eyes, "Childish!"
"Someone is really annoying!" Fan Chaoyue shouted angrily.
"You two are really..." Du Shiyu smiled and hugged the two friends together.
After going offline, Du Shiyu still had the smile in the game on her face. Canaan is like this, players, players, in the spiritual home of Canaan, everyone seems to have become childish, whether it is anger or joy, whether it is gain
Still sad, both pure.
This kind of thing is simply unavailable in reality. Just like Hu Ge and others, the masks, personas, and baggage they need to maintain in reality can be completely thrown away.
I have a physical examination in the afternoon.
Wudu's Metaverse Affairs Bureau has been established. The physical examination is located at the First People's Hospital of the city. Players from Wudu and several surrounding suburban counties need to come here.
The hospital has been closed to the public for the past few days. In order to prepare for this physical examination, thousands of players lined up in a long queue, slowly crawling along the zigzag fence to the two entrances of the lobby on the first floor of the outpatient clinic.
"How long will it take for so many people to be checked?"
"Yeah, it's so annoying!"
"I haven't run out of game time today yet!"
"Can't we open more hospitals?"
The weather was very hot, and the players complained a lot. Many people quit after seeing such a long queue and such slow progress. Somehow they got into conflicts with the on-site staff. A group of players didn't mind the fun and didn't think it was a big deal, so they gathered around to watch.
Heckle.
The order was suddenly disrupted.
A sharp whistle sounded, and a group of people wearing anti-explosion suits and shields rushed out from the short houses on both sides. They rushed into the crowd, quickly separated the people who were struggling together, and then ordered all entrances and exits to be closed.
The players realized something was wrong and started buzzing.
