Chapter 202 Zootopia

[Dear city lord, welcome to your city division! ]

When she walked out of the pet shop, Qiao Song was no longer in the form of a four-legged Czech Wolfdog. Her bloody fur had been replaced by the work clothes of a dessert shop.

The shape of the head changed again and again, and finally, with her persistence, it became a human appearance.

Qiao Song felt that the more she moved around in the city, the more energy she would save if she was as close to a dog as possible. Otherwise, her mind would always be in a state of overload.

But she didn't want to exist in the form of a head-shaped alien.

Fortunately, the city lord has enough power.

In her territory, she can transform into anyone, but Qiao Song now just wants to change her clothes and walk around the city.

She wanted to go to the city gate and take a look outside.

The white robots that had previously chased Qiao Song were still around, but this time they were replaced with familiar smiley face symbols.

Qiao Song could see a black line floating above the robot's head. That was their signal.

The robot’s inner voice sounded so similar to the system prompt that Qiao Song felt a little nauseous.

She randomly picked out two black lines, which were all about urban planning and policy implementation, such as yesterday's announcement to strengthen regulations on the management of human pets.

Qiao Song can also use robots to issue blockades and various policy orders to the entire city to get these residents to take action.

She put it down after listening to two sentences, feeling as bored as operating a puppet.

Even if she does nothing, the city will still run on its own by inertia. The Dog is just a manager, not the master who dominates this place.

There are a few vertical red lines connecting the city sky to the ground.

Qiao Song casually clicked on one to enlarge it and found that it was a human player who was in the pet box, eavesdropping on the conversation of the dog at home.

"Why did you get off work so early today? Aren't you going to the Central Square to sell flowers?"

"I don't know. I just feel so tired. It seems like I saw something shocking, but now I can't remember it. Or maybe business wasn't good today."

The human player looked confused, but he had obviously heard the system prompt before that the Dog had been replaced.

The few players who are now in the city will soon be excluded.

This is also one of the jobs of the Dog, to allow players to enter the Animal City regularly.

Qiao Song can monitor the inner thoughts of the residents, but not the players, because these people are just outsiders.

She could even see the status of these players. Most of them only had about 25% to 50% of their five senses integrated, allowing them to see the dog residents but definitely not the high-level managers.

Qiao Song is almost invisible to these players.

As long as she wanted, the dog residents on the street would not notice her at all.

She walked slowly along the way and saw that after a brief moment of confusion, the residents of the Xugou District continued their day as if they were robots with reprogrammed programs.

Day after day, year after year.

How many players have completed the game in the history of Infinite Highway?

After the failure of the first crossing operation, some of the players who survived from the boat founded the 12 Committees, which led to the emergence of an escape door, which was said to allow the remaining players to leave here in a more convenient way.

Now it makes sense. If they themselves can't leave, what's the point of creating an escape door?

But there was a louder voice speaking in Qiao Song’s mind.

'No, you can exit through the emergency door.'

'They betrayed the agreement.'

'They were given the key to rule this world, but they betrayed the promises made to them by the one who gave them the key.'

Qiao Song just felt a little headache, wondering if it was because he had listened to too many inner thoughts of the residents of Xugou City.

She finally reached the city gate. The passage that had been blocked by electric fences melted like ice after she approached.

A door leading to the outside of the animal city was opened.

A white robot stood behind her with a familiar smiley face symbol on its face.

"Master Xugou, do you need a special car arranged for you?"

Qiao Song rubbed his forehead and looked over in confusion: "There is fog in this city too? Can't we just drive on the highway?"

"Yes, but each time the city gate is opened and closed, it can only be used for a maximum of one hour. If it is too far, it will be inconvenient for you to travel back and forth."

Qiao Song didn't expect that going out would be like visiting a prisoner, but she really wanted to visit other areas.

The white robot's eyes quickly turned blue, and then it rotated and deformed under Qiao Song's gaze, becoming a vehicle like a retro motorcycle.

She rode her motorcycle, stepped on the accelerator, and soon sped through the deserted city.

Zootopia is like a besieged city, with different cities inside and outside the walls.

The small robot turns into a motorcycle and can fly high in the sky after the tires are freely laid flat.

Before leaving, Qiao Song saw the whole picture of Xugou City.

It was a city that looked like a slice of cake, divided into 12 areas, each with its own wall separating them.

Each area has a door leading to the outside.

Qiao Song couldn't see the situation in other areas clearly, so she withdrew her gaze and looked at other cities on the Infinite Highway.

This was the first time she looked down at the copies of these replica worlds without the fog.

Most of the strange buildings along the street are grayish-white, dilapidated, with broken walls and no windows, as if they are about to be demolished.

Occasionally, there are new-looking buildings such as hospital buildings or a few familiar convenience stores.

There might even be an entire school.

But they are all empty.

Qiao Song didn’t know if it was really empty, or if it was just like Zootopia, where you couldn’t see it unless you became a “resident”.

Qiao Song compared it in his mind with the infinite highway map he had obtained before and found that it was a perfect match.

This is a backup world without players. The purpose of its existence may be to build it into a place like Zootopia step by step.

A virtual city that imitates reality.

No games, no rules, no weird stories.

This is a fake created using the memory of a human player.

Letting people live in a dream for their whole life is also a means of compensation after the escape door fails?

Qiao Song almost kept circling above the map. Fortunately, the speed of this motorcycle was comparable to that of some small aircraft. In an hour, Qiao Song had almost visited most of the places she had been to in the copy world.

But on the way back, when she was leaving a school, she suddenly and subconsciously glanced at a statue in the school.

It was a rather large bronze statue, and even when flying overhead one could see that the man was lifting a strange hammer.

Qiao Song always felt something strange in her heart, until she flew over the statue, she looked back and saw a familiar face.

That's her face.

Qiao Song stared at the area.

Ghost story middle school.

Convenience store, Ghost Story Middle School, Hearse Entertainment building and the city track...

Qiao Song also saw an amusement park, a paper-making town, and even an overly tall blind box shopping mall building.

However, there was a replica building that she had visited before that did not appear.

Hell community.

Tang Xiaoxiao and many other players said that they saw a place that was an illusion of reality.

The crow's territory.

Qiao Song knew that she had to find a way to find the crow and ask him what was behind the escape door that he was in charge of.

"Master Dog, welcome back!"

After the one-hour free time was over, two new white robots were already waiting behind the door.

After getting off the car, Qiao Song went straight to the pet supermarket that had been transferred to her. She rushed into the warehouse, went down the stairs, and walked into a huge underground factory.

This factory was the one she had wanted to find in the Xugou District before but failed to find.

There are intelligent devices everywhere here, and she can directly give orders for all electronic programs, but she cannot order the factory to stop.

At most, we ask them to adjust the formula and replace it with new products.

The entire factory is only a part of the system program. They must produce corresponding canned food and supplies in a timely manner according to changes in the town’s population, feed the animals in the city, and maintain the status of the residents.

Qiao Song walked down the factory stairs and finally saw a familiar black door.

She placed her hand on it and pushed down gently. After a flash of white light, she returned to an office.

There was a business card on the table that read "Xu Gou Border Manager."

A few seconds after Qiao Song appeared, someone knocked on the office door.

Qiao Song frowned as he flipped through the various documents on the table, which contained a lot of guild information and a skill survey report of guild members.

Just by seeing these documents, various corresponding messages suddenly appeared in her mind.

The person outside was still knocking on the door: "Master Dog, urgent message, do you have time now?"

Qiao Song finally nodded: "Come in."

The hurried footsteps outside paused for a moment after seeing her face, but seemed to adjust their state quickly.

"It's like this. A few hours ago, Chen Long sent out players to attack all the existing zodiac territories simultaneously. Some of our guild members were also attacked, and 30% of the players have entered the shrine resurrection game. Now our troops have been greatly damaged, and we may not be able to capture Chou Niu in a short time as originally planned. As for Lord Yinhu..."

Qiao Song recalled Gou Zi’s previous collaboration with Lao Hu.

She waved her hand and said, "I will go talk to the Tiger. Let's deal with the situation in the territory first. Don't rush to invade the Ox. Control all the players that the Dragon is trying to kill."

The young man in the hat said he understood and quickly left the office.

But before leaving, he couldn't help but turn around and ask, "Master Xugou, do we need to change our name from now on? Or should we still call you Master Xugou as before?"

After all, Qiao Song is completely different from her predecessor.

She is a complete human being.

In Zootopia, staying in animal form is like a fish growing gills, making it easier to breathe.

Only by identifying with Zootopia can you survive here.

Right now, this new Dog doesn’t seem to like his animal form very much.

The Rooster mask on Qiao Song's face had disappeared at some point, and there were neither Rooster nor Dog features on her head.

She was as ordinary as a purebred human who suddenly appeared here, somewhat out of tune with the whole world.

But the players who have dealt with the boss before know that the office chair in the office only recognizes one owner, and no one can secretly use the Xu Dog’s things here, unless she is the Xu Dog.

All players who have been granted shrine fragments by the Xu Dog know that the Xu Dog can be replaced.

"No need, it's just like before, Dog is just a code name, you can go out now."

The player left.

Qiao Song sat on the soft and comfortable sofa chair and took out a wooden box.

"Gao Bin, do you have anything else for me?"

The scene in the wooden box gradually changed, and a new, dilapidated area appeared inside the shrine.

A big black dog with wounds all over its body was carefully avoiding a little rabbit nearby.

The little rabbit yawned and kicked the black dog with its powerful hind legs: "Qiao Qiao is calling you, why are you still in a daze like an idiot?"

Gao Bin, who had always refused his sister's efforts to heal himself and was planning to punish himself with his injuries, looked up and saw Qiao Song in the outside world.

Gao Bin's slow brain finally started to work: "There are still three cards that I haven't given you yet."

In the original zodiac battle, after killing the previous one, a rule card would appear on the corpse, but Qiao Song did not kill Gao Bin directly.

Qiao Song glanced at the rabbit that had been freed from the pollution and was no longer dozing off.

"Chengcheng, you can only stay here for another half an hour. You don't have to waste time healing your brother. He will recover slowly on his own."

Gao Bin has now become one of the mascots in her shrine. As long as he absorbs more incense in this space, he will recover sooner or later.

Gao Chengcheng was already in a very bad condition at the time. In order to make the scene more realistic, Qiao Song actually bit her, and Chengcheng bled a lot.

"It's okay. I have veterinary skills and ice cream supplies. I recover quickly. Otherwise, I would have died here hundreds of times."

Gao Chengcheng is still a player and cannot stay in Qiao Song’s shrine for too long. The current half-hour sneak passage is already a gift from Qiao Song after he swallowed up the ability of the Dog.

Gao Bin is still in the state of a dog, but his size has shrunk a lot, and is almost the same as when Qiao Song first met him and Cheng Cheng.

"Those cards are in my stomach. I'm no longer a dog, and I might die if I take the cards out directly."

Gao Bin spoke with difficulty and would vomit blood after saying a few words.

Qiao Song glanced at Gao Chengcheng and said, "I'm going to cut open your brother's stomach later. Can you save him?"

Gao Chengcheng:?

"With me here, you won't die, but it might be a little painful..."

Gao Bin had already climbed up: "It's okay, I deserve it."

Gao Chengcheng glared at him and said, "You seem quite proud. Okay, okay, I'll hurt you to death later!"

Such a gluttonous guy came into the shrine, and the boys and girls stood by and watched him whispering.

The creatures in Qiao Song's space can strengthen their soul cultivation according to the intensity of the incense. In order to get the card, Qiao Song even lit a new handful of incense in one breath.

Tong Yao and Tong Nan were there to guide Qiao Song in how to cut the knife.

The shrine is Qiao Song's territory, fighting is prohibited, and only Qiao Song himself can use the knife.

She didn't use any tools, just her right hand.

The right hand is deformed, looking like both a chicken claw and a dog's claw.

The sharp nails scratched Gao Bin's belly with just a slight scratch, and a crack appeared on his belly.

Three pure black metal cards were almost impatient to get out and flew directly into Qiao Song's palm.

After confirming that there were only three cards, Qiao Song asked Gao Chengcheng to start stitching.

Orange Dog Brother's belly closed up quickly, but the damage caused by taking the card itself seemed to be very great. Although Gao Bin was very restrained, he still vomited blood.

Qiao Song soon found out the reason. These three cards represented the underlying logical rules of Zootopia.

Taking them away means taking away the last strength of the previous Dog.

Qiao Song took a quick look and saw that the card was filled with strict regulations for the construction of Zootopia. The first one alone made Qiao Song's eyes narrow slightly.

[1. Zootopia has reached an agreement with Cyberworld, whereby the intelligent AI subsystem will be responsible for the transmission of the escape door and the factory transportation route. In exchange, the entire city of Zootopia can be projected into the backup world in different areas, with each area having its own city.]

[2. The River of Life and Death will come to Zootopia once a year. The souls of the dead caught cannot exceed the quantitative limit.]

[3. This card cannot be passed on, altered, or damaged until the previous zodiac sign "dies" and is passed on to the next one]

[4. The entire Zootopia has a total of 36 cards, which constitute the entire logic of the Zootopia's operation. The city owner only has the right to internal management and the right to speak on the Twelve Committees, and cannot interfere in matters in other areas.]

The first four articles basically introduce the origin of Zootopia and the relationship between the various areas.

Qiao Song's gaze focused on the first and second items.

Cyber ​​world.

This should also be one of the Twelve Committees, and is a special area related to the main system.

Many of the AIs she met were also active in other areas.

For example, the silkworm from Hearse Entertainment, and the little robot, White Egg, from the Hell Community.

Where exactly is the cyber world, and why can so many AI systems be decentralized?

In the map that Qiao Song has obtained so far, there is no such copy world at all. Instead, its internal members are broken into pieces and scattered everywhere.

Qiao Song turned over the second rule card, which contained basically the content she already knew.

[5. Zootopia is divided into 12 areas corresponding to the 12 zodiac signs. There are only these 12 forces. A selection competition is held every year to finally decide an administrator who will have full authority to manage Zootopia and attend the committee.]

[6. The 12 zodiac animals in Zootopia can give players shrine fragments and forcibly awaken the shrine...]

[7. All zodiac candidates must have a shrine...]

The third one is more detailed, containing more specific content about the Xu Dog area. For example, the core ability of the Xu Dog is anger, which can enhance one's physical strength.

Because the Dog had previously attacked the Monkey together with the Tiger, the Dog now has 40% of the Monkey's self-replication ability.

Qiao Song now understood how Gao Bin could create so many identical physical clones from a single dog.

The last one is about masks.

[17. All zodiac masks are a means of protection for players, and also a temptation. Only by integrating into the Zootopia can you avoid being killed directly by the rules. The deeper the integration, the easier it is to stimulate the skill bonus of the corresponding animal. Please do not live in the Zootopia with a completely human body. Whether you are a player or an NPC, please ensure that there will be animal elements on your body. ]

Seeing this, Qiao Song stretched out his left hand.

Since she has replaced the Dog, she can now reject the mask of the Rooster, but her abilities are still there. She still possesses the ability to remove the pollution of the zodiac, and even has an additional skill of a Monkey.

From this, we can infer that as the winner of the last round of zodiac ranking battle, Chen Long’s abilities are very likely to include all zodiac signs.

No wonder they had the confidence to invade others so early.

Qiao Song tapped the table with his fingers and quickly decided to call Crow. The dungeon game blocked the signal and he didn't know if it would affect the administrator...

The call was connected, but no one answered.

Qiao Song frowned. If it was working, it meant there was no signal loss.

With a beep, a text message arrived.

[Crow: You are very lucky now. Don’t contact me for the time being, or you will be unlucky qaq]

Qiao Song: ...

Did you learn emoticons from that little robot Bai Dandan?

However, after entering the city, she drew lots and chose to be the player of the Rooster. In a way, she was indeed lucky.

[Qiao Song: I have something to ask you]

[Crow: The player's communicator is also monitored by the main system]

【Qiao Song: ……】

[Crow: Bad luck can also crawl along the network. We will meet later, very soon! Before the last three zodiac signs are left, qaq If my bad luck holds you back, you will definitely pluck my feathers.]

Qiao Song: Don't slander someone's innocence out of thin air...

She said it as if she had actually done it.

Qiao Song sent an OK gesture emoticon, which looked more like he was pinching the crow's mouth.

In that case, the next step is to deal with the Chenlong player that Bai You met.

The three spiders had been howling for a long time since she restored the link.

At the same time, in the Snake Territory in Zootopia.

Near a river formed by thick black gas, there is a square display screen with a twisted snake sticker on its head.

He cursed and pinched and talked to a certain zodiac sign on the phone while casting a net into the water:

"You stupid snake, aren't you just taking advantage of the situation by raising the price now? I don't necessarily have to set my net here!"

There was a dark and cold hissing voice on the other end of the line.

"You don't have a choice."

"You know, for some reason, you're pretty unwelcome in Zootopia."

"No one will help you except me. After all, you are a well-known local rich man, Boss Cai."