While it is daytime in China, somewhere on the other side of the earth is shrouded in darkness.
The headquarters of Tianwai Group, the publisher of "Shenyue" and the world's largest virtual game company, is brightly lit at this time.
The access control at the headquarters of Tianwai Group is extremely strict. Some reporters who have been turned away countless times even said with a wry smile that it is much more difficult to enter the headquarters of Tianwai Group than to enter the presidential palace of various countries.
Anyone who can enter the Tianwai Group headquarters must be an internal employee. To enter the first door, you must go through the five-step confirmation process of face recognition, fingerprint, retina, red card, and life response. If you break in forcefully, you will receive an electric shock immediately. External
It is simply more difficult for people to enter than to reach the sky. At least so far, no one has been able to succeed, and it is even more difficult to bring dangerous items in.
Therefore, in the one year since "Shenyue" was opened, no one except internal staff knows where its core server is, and no one knows what its daily operation model and process are. But there is no doubt that "Shenyue" is extremely successful.
Smith Aldington, the current CEO of Tianwai Group and known as the godfather of virtual games, has also received high praise for this. However, in the past year or so, Smith has appeared far less than in previous years. In total, he has only appeared on TV.
It appeared once in the interview that he seemed to be putting all his energy into "Shen Yue".
The headquarters of Tianwai Group is heavily guarded outside and watertight. The interior is brightly lit and the sound of data running can be heard on every floor. The headquarters of Tianwai Group is large, but from the inside, it looks particularly empty. From the first floor to the thirtieth floor
Building, each floor can only occasionally see five or six people standing in front of a huge screen operating various screens, instruments or keyboards.
However, if you get closer and take a closer look, you will find that their movements are extremely stiff, their expressions and eyes are extremely stiff, and their eyes have no luster. They look like... robots.
One person may be like this because he is too tired, but almost everyone here is like this. The entire Tianwai Group headquarters has a weirdness that makes people feel heartbroken.
At midnight, the rarely opened door on the 30th floor suddenly slowly rose. Behind the door, two sallow-faced and thin people were looking at the huge screen in front of them with dull expressions, while their hands were mechanically operating on the manipulator.
As he was operating it, he seemed completely unaware of the opened door and the people walking in, and he didn't even shift his gaze in the slightest.
"Snapped!"
With a sound, all the lights on the 30th floor lit up, and the figure who had just stepped here was reflected. He was a short, skinny, stooped old man, wearing a white coat and a pair of white-rimmed eyes.
, the word “skinny and bones” is the most appropriate word to describe him, especially his head, which is almost the same as a skeleton, but the pair of old eyes behind the white-rimmed eyes radiate with a terrifying light like poisonous snakes.
At the same time, the light also reflected another old man in the hall. He had messy white hair, a pale and thin face, and a pair of eyes that were originally filled with wisdom but now were sunken and lifeless. And his whole face was sunken.
The person was tied to a chair and could not move. When the lights came on, his eyes twitched a few times. When he opened his eyes and saw the person who entered clearly, his pupils suddenly dilated, revealing deep fear and anger.
, shouted in a hoarse voice: "You...what are you doing again!!"
"Chatter..."
The rickety old man let out an extremely unpleasant laugh. He put his hands behind his back, and his withered body seemed to be blown down by a gust of wind. He slowly walked towards the old man who was tied to the chair: "Dear Mr. Smith, it's nice to see you. This paragraph
How are you spending your time? I do have something else I need your help with. No, no, no, to be precise, it’s a big gift for you, because today next month will be your eightieth birthday.
Tsk tsk, what a day worth celebrating, chattering..."
"You...what do you want to use me for this time?"
"Oh, it's very simple." The rickety old man held his white-framed eyes, and the slits in his eyes were shining with a light that would make even the most venomous snakes in the grasslands tremble: "I want you to hold a press conference within twenty-four hours.
, let all players around the world, on your 80th birthday, create the highest online rate since the launch of "Shenyue". I think that a smart person like you will understand what I mean and will do your best.
Yeah?"
"No! No!" The words of the rickety old man caused a deep sense of uneasiness and fear in Smith's heart. He felt that if he did what he said, it would definitely lead to extremely terrifying consequences, and perhaps he would be responsible for the consequences.
It's a disaster for all mankind. He widened his eyes and struggled to shake his head: "Stop your wishful thinking, I will never do anything for you again!"
"Oh? Chatter..." The rickety old man laughed sinisterly: "It seems that you have forgotten your lovely little granddaughter again. In that case, I will let you remember it obediently."
"Snapped!"
The rickety old man flicked his fingers, and a huge life support device on one side of the hall suddenly opened. Through a layer of glass, lying in the life support device was a little girl with blond hair who looked to be only six or seven years old.
Eyes, lying quietly... Only her biological grandfather knew that she, who was in her most glorious years, had been lying there for more than a year.
"Tina...Tina!" Looking at the girl in the life support device, Smith burst into tears all of a sudden. He struggled to stretch out his bound right hand, tremblingly reaching in the direction of the girl. But immediately
, he closed his eyes again. He knew what the madman in front of him wanted to do. He was in great pain, but said with great hatred: "You should give up. This time, even if you threaten me with Tina, I will never
I will be at your mercy again!!”
"Oh, oh, oh, that's such admirable courage." The rickety old man smiled sinisterly, seemingly not caring about Smith's rejection at all. He glanced at the girl in the life support device and said with a smile: "Poor
Little guy, since your grandpa has given up on you, there seems to be no use in keeping you, huh huh... huh, chatter, chatter..."
Amidst the harsh laughter, the rickety old man suddenly flicked his fingers, and suddenly a large spark burst out from the life support device. The sleeping girl let out a painful moan of "Ah", and her little face was also filled with pain.
And twisted tightly.
This childish scream was like a steel knife piercing Smith's heart. Smith closed his eyes tightly, and his old face was covered with tears. His hands were clenched tightly, and his nails dug deeply into his flesh: "
I'm sorry, Tina, you are Grandpa's favorite person in the world, but... But... Grandpa can't involve all mankind in disaster for you... Tina... I'm sorry... Grandpa is sorry for you...
…”
Smith's voice was painful and helpless. If it weren't for his granddaughter, he would have wanted to take his own life for more than a year. But this time, he really couldn't allow himself to continue to compromise.
"Tsk, tsk, it's such a touching scene that I almost want to laugh. Since you chose to abandon your little granddaughter, of course I can't let you down. But don't worry, I will be merciful and not let her die immediately, but will
Let her live until the day she disappears with all the creatures on earth. Moreover, during the time she is alive, every cell and nerve in her body will receive the wonderful stimulation I give her. This kind of
The excitement will make her feel that death is a beautiful thing, and will make her feel that hell is heaven, hahahaha, chattering..." The rickety old man laughed wildly, and every time he said a word, Smith's face turned pale.
, and finally the whole body began to tremble violently. Then, the rickety old man flicked his fingers and said, "Then, dear Mr. Smith, listen carefully to the beautiful song your lovely granddaughter dedicated to you, chattering, chattering, chattering..."
"Snapped!"
With a snap of his fingers, the life support device suddenly screamed with violent lightning.
"Eaaaah~~~~"
The moment the electric light came on, an extremely miserable scream came from the girl's mouth. This scream was like coming from the Nine Nether Hell. It was so miserable that even the most cruel person would be unable to continue listening. It was so miserable that it was almost heartbreaking.
I can't imagine what kind of pain the owner of the voice must have endured.
Smith's face turned pale, his eyes were tightly closed, and his face was completely distorted to a terrifying degree. The sound in his ears continued, but it had become extremely hoarse, heartbreaking, and miserable.
Even the air was shaking faintly.
"No...stop!! Stop!! I promise you...I promise you everything! Don't torture my Tina anymore!!"
In just a few seconds, the screams that seemed to come from hell caused the belief he wanted to hold on to completely collapse. If he was the one who was suffering, even if the torture was ten times more cruel, he would not compromise.
, the one who endured the torture was his innocent and lovely granddaughter who he loved to the core...
"Oh? How is this possible? No matter how important your granddaughter is, she cannot be compared to all mankind. How can you push all mankind into disaster for the sake of your own granddaughter? What a terrible thing it is.
." The rickety old man smiled solemnly, and the thin slits in his eyes revealed perverted pleasure and malice.
"Stop! Stop it! I will obey you in everything... I will do whatever you ask me to do... Stop... Please stop it, please!!"
Every second the voice of his granddaughter lasted in his ears, the pain in his heart would increase countless times. He struggled fiercely and begged bitterly. He fell down in front of the rickety old man with a chair, and he knelt heavily on his head.
On the ground, with tears all over his face, he begged desperately: "Please... stop... I promise you everything... please..."
"Dear Mr. Smith, I think I really like you more and more." The rickety old man smiled uglyly. With a "pop" sound between his fingers, the light of the life support device stopped, and in his ears, the girl's misery could be heard.
The screams finally subsided, then slowly became fainter and died down.
"I hope our cooperation will be as pleasant as usual."
Smith's whole body was wet with sweat. He was exhausted and fell to the ground, motionless. Although the torture was not attached to him, the psychological torture he endured was no less than the pain suffered by his granddaughter. After a long time, he finally
He said hoarsely: "You can obviously... make me become a puppet like them... you can make me do anything you want... why... you still use... such methods..."
"Hehe," the rickety old man smiled gloomily: "The puppet is indeed the most obedient thing in the world, but if you are too obedient, there will be no fun. But, let a person obviously hate me so much that he can't help but hate me.
Tear me into pieces, but have to help me do things that he doesn't want to do even if he dies...making him angry, helpless, desperate, and desperate to die...Tsk, tsk, you know how wonderful this is
Do you enjoy it? Chattering..."
"You...you devil! Madman!"
"Oh! Thank you for your heartfelt praise. I am the greatest lunatic in the world, Chatter... Next, you have twenty-four hours to think about how to make it perfect. If you disappoint me,
But there are very bad consequences.”
Smith's eyes widened, and after his body twitched continuously, he finally passed out.
The rickety old man turned around and raised his skull-like head slightly: "The Shenyue Project is finally coming to an end. In one month, it will be the beginning of the end. Although I originally wanted to play for a few more years, since I am the king
I gave the order personally, so let this poor planet usher in its end as soon as possible."
He took a few steps slowly and walked to the person who was mechanically operating the screen. He glanced at the screen. There was a large area of blue on the screen. An almost standard waning moon lay across the blue area. The waning moon was
The color is not single, but is made up of countless messy shades of colors. This pattern... is a map of the Shenyue Continent!
The rickety old man's target fell on the darkest area in the center of the Waning Moon area, and he made a sinister voice: "Forgotten Continent? It is where the country called Huaxia is located. The overall strength of this place is actually so much higher than other places.
It actually caused the perfect world I created to become 'imbalanced'! This is simply destroying my perfect work!"
"In this case, all those cute 'viruses' I cultivated myself will be spread in this area, chattering..."
