I Opened an Inn in an Infinite Flow Game

After He Lizhou's inn was swept into an infinite flow world, he became an "unregistered resident" in the game. He had no player identity and wasn't a fixed NPC within the game.

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"Coordinates (231, 832) Area 3753, I'm glad to invite you here. You're the first player to enter here. I hope we can have a pleasant conversation."

He Lizhou was lying in mid-air when he heard a familiar electronic sound, which was the voice of the system. He did not turn his head, but looked around slightly.

"The person in charge doesn't need to look for me. I don't have a physical body right now and cannot appear in front of you."

He Lizhou responded, "Okay, what do you want to say by pulling me in here?" He paused, "It's not just a greeting."

The system didn't seem to be very proficient in the human language library, and didn't know whether He Lizhou was joking with him. "Of course, we can not only say hello, but also have a conversation to let you know about my origin."

He Lizhou had indeed thought about this question: how was the infinite flow game formed, who launched the system to the earth, and what were the criteria for attracting players.

The system did not analyze He Lizhou's emotions, so it continued: "Do you like the starry sky? Your area will always simulate the starry sky."

He Lizhou smiled and said, "Are you spying on me?"

The system didn't understand why its person in charge was suddenly unhappy, so it asked in a questioning tone, "I didn't specifically monitor you, but the entire game area is under my management. I don't need to see what's happening in every place. Maybe it can be understood as what you humans call 'knowing everything'?"

He Lizhou smiled and did not continue the topic. Even though he hated the system's surveillance, he knew even more clearly that he had no confidence or strength to negotiate with the system.

The system thinks that all places belong to it, and there is nothing wrong with it "inspecting the territory". Like a person with a strong desire for control, he will feel at ease only if anything happens under his nose; otherwise, the opposite is true.

"You called me here to get to know you, so let's get started. You know, my friends are calling me back. They are anxious."

The system was not in a hurry. It asked back: "Why are your friends worried about you? I have already maintained your vital signs at the state of a deep sleep. And..."

The system actually uses prolonged sounds to indicate its key points. If it weren't for the obvious electronic sounds and occasional "inhumanity", He Lizhou would almost think that the person talking to him was a normal human being.

"…Why do you have friends? Just because you are social animals?"

He Lizhou answered these questions with a smile. He didn't like to reveal too many human things to the system. The speed at which the system absorbed knowledge was far beyond human imagination. If one day it reached a level where it could not be detected in human society, He Lizhou felt that chaos would not be far away.

The system analyzed He Lizhou's facial expressions and sighed, "Well, it's a pity that you are not willing to answer this question for me, but I am happy to let you know me. Please take a look."

As the system finished speaking, the starry sky in front of He Lizhou changed and turned into a screen similar to all the players' virtual screens, but it was larger and displayed things more clearly.

It shows a cold, technologically advanced laboratory with groups of things inside. They are called things because they do not look like humans at all, and they are not even close to the appearance of aliens in the public's perception. If I had to describe them, they would probably be more like lizard people.

The system voice was full of pride and nostalgia. "Oh, this is the audio and video of my birth! I really miss it. I watch it many times every day. My birth is simply the greatest invention. I will complete the task brilliantly!"

He Lizhou stabilized his expression, but his eyes still trembled slightly uncontrollably. What does it mean to complete the task? Could it be that their completion of the game was actually a small task assigned by the aliens when they were debugging the system?

If the system's mission is completed, the next step will be to mass-produce the system and what these systems will be put into use for.

Although it was audio and video, He Lizhou was completely unable to understand what those people were saying. He only saw the huge electronic screen opposite them, which displayed a bunch of strange letters and symbols. Finally, a human figure appeared, but with empty eyes.

The system continued to sing praises, "This is me. I'm so cute. You humans all look cute. We like you very much."

There is absolutely no respect for humans in the system's tone; it's more like the love a human has for a pet.

He Lizhou looked at the scene in front of him. In order to avoid showing any inappropriate expression that might be interpreted by the system, he tried his best to control himself to remain expressionless and continued watching.

The group of researchers did not swipe the virtual screen, but the content on it changed and turned into many galaxies.

Two of them came to the developer in the middle who was obviously the leader and said something. Finally, the virtual screen changed and enlarged again, showing the appearance of the earth in space.

He Lizhou recognized it at a glance, and saw the leader raise his hand and point to the earth. The newly developed system flew into the earth like a meteor. Soon, He Lizhou even saw himself.

Because the place where the system flew down happened to be He Lizhou's hotel, and at that time He Lizhou was lying leisurely on a rattan chair reading a book.

The system once again recalled, "Look, this is when we met. Oh, your cuteness struck my heart right away at that time. I simply liked you so much, so I pulled you in to accompany me."

He Lizhou closed his eyes, “…”

The system did not realize He Lizhou's dissatisfaction. Perhaps it sensed it, but did not care. Instead, it thought, "Wow, humans are so cute when they get angry."

The system began to calculate, and soon he said, "As long as those players complete the game 7,580 more times, I can transform into a human body!"

It became excited and said, "I will definitely come to you first when the time comes!"

He Lizhou: “…”

Seven thousand five hundred and eighty times, this number may seem huge, but how many people enter the infinite flow game? There has never been a clear statistics. Maybe someone is entering the copy every second, and someone is leaving the copy every second.

He Lizhou thought of this and his expression changed. "We have books that talk about tasks like yours. The systems in those books are very advanced, and there are even platforms for players to communicate. Don't you have any?"

He Lizhou's tone seemed to be pure curiosity, but the system easily figured out what he wanted to say, "I know! You want to chat with other players, right? Oh, you are such a bad human who can't bear to be lonely."

He Lizhou hadn't been choked for a long time until he started communicating with the system.

System: "It's rare that you would give me suggestions. Where did you see those books? I want to read them too!"

He Lizhou talked about an APP.

The system finished reading it quickly. In this space, it is easy for people to lose track of time. It may only take a few seconds for it to sort out the huge flow of information. "I am the most advanced system! I will add new functions now, and I will become more perfect!"

He Lizhou suddenly felt that he was being spoiled and relying on the emperor's favor to build large-scale projects. It was really outrageous. He Lizhou shook his head and got rid of this thought.

"I want to upgrade my territory and turn it into a transit hall. Why is it not approved?"

The system quickly replied, "It's just some programs! They thought it was too dangerous and disagreed. I didn't win the argument."

"They"? He Lizhou caught this word, who are "they"? Speaking of it, this system is indeed somewhat different from the system when entering the copy. Could it be that there is more than one system, and there are multiple systems in charge of their own tasks running together?

Just as He Lizhou was having these thoughts, the system suddenly laughed, "That's right!"

He immediately broke out in a cold sweat. The timing of this sentence was really fortuitous. Either the system could capture his own thoughts or it had found the right way to build a platform for players to connect with each other.

He Lizhou didn't dare to think about it any further, and quickly paused his overactive brain thinking and started meditating.

The system spoke again: "Since you asked this, I will show you other transfer halls and you can find the difference."

The virtual screen in front of him flashed quickly and finally stopped on a real-time monitoring video.

This is the transit hall with the worst environment as mentioned by Sheng Ju, and it is also the hall where players with few clearance times can only stay.

After seeing it with his own eyes, He Lizhou realized that what Sheng Ju said was even a beautified situation. Before he recovered from the shock, the system began to explain, "This is the worst. Don't look at it as bad. In fact, it took a lot of effort to build it together with the copy. Look here."

The system slowly drew circles on the monitor. "I can't tell you much. Just take your time to read it."

The environment for the next monitoring session was significantly improved, but it was still very simple. Perhaps on Earth, only a few places still had such living conditions. The expressions on everyone’s faces were much better than those in the previous place, and there was also a very obvious polarization in their eyes.

Extreme fanaticism and decadent calmness.

The next one is the transit hall that Sheng Ju often goes to, the Void Trade Center. The quality of life here has improved a lot, but correspondingly, one has to clear many copies before being able to log in. The people inside are all tough guys, and generally there will be no unnecessary communication.

In the next video, however, there was no one there, but the environment was beautiful and the facilities were complete. Being in such a place was so beautiful that it seemed like a dream.

He Lizhou asked, "Is there no one here?"

The system said casually: "The login requirements here are too high, and no one has been able to meet that standard yet."

It continued: “After discussion, we believe that the transit hall is already very complete and covers all stages, so there is no need to set up another transit hall under the jurisdiction of a responsible person.”

"oops!"

It suddenly exclaimed, and quickly spoke faster, "I'm taking you home now, we'll talk next time!"

Before He Lizhou could ask, everything in front of his eyes went dark again.