When Viktor finished speaking, both Vladimir and Rivi were quite taken aback.

They looked at each other, their expressions puzzled.

It's not unusual to see a mute person, but a human who has come back to life?

This sounds a bit too far-fetched.

At that moment, they almost simultaneously focused their gazes on Viktor, their eyes filled with a mixture of doubt and a faint sense of understanding.

Aren't those who can be brought back to life standing right before them?

However, Viktor does not fit the description of a "mute who cannot speak".

Although he doesn't talk much, he's not mute as long as he can speak.

Viktor's conditions were clear and straightforward.

If Rivi and Vladimir had indeed met such extraordinary people, they would surely have been deeply impressed.

Left with no other option, Vladimir could only shake his head in denial.

"I've never seen one. How could someone like that possibly exist?"

"Is that so?"

Viktor lowered his head, his eyes narrowed slightly, lost in thought.

He was thinking about the players who should have been in this game world ten years ago.

In fact, Victor had always been curious about how those players entered this game world.

As a former player, he has a deep impression of the NPCs in this world.

They are mostly taciturn and only interact with players when performing specific tasks.

Unless these NPCs have special quests.

In the eyes of NPCs, no matter how many players appear in front of them, they only see 'one person'.

Even when participating in a dungeon as a team, NPCs will only assume that other players are companions brought by the player in front of them.

From a gameplay perspective, this is to ensure that every player can enjoy their own independent game storyline.

The world of this game should always revolve around the player.

After all, the players are the main characters.

However, when Victor was transformed into an NPC and later became a story boss, he realized the unusual nature of this world.

Each character here has their own life and emotions; they are not merely virtual figures acting according to a pre-set script.

The residents of the capital city will not have their lives come to a standstill because of Victor's departure.

They will also work normally, showing joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, and may even feel panicked by the chaos brought about by Viktor.

So, in this world, if things are as Victor has seen before...

An NPC simultaneously serves millions of players, mechanically repeating the same dialogue.

This seems impossible.

They cannot remain in one location indefinitely, waiting for players to advance the mission.

More importantly, novice players and veteran players cannot be on the same storyline at the same time.

Veteran players may have already moved on to a decade in the future, while novice players may still be stuck a decade in the past.

This time discrepancy is not fixed; in fact, it borders on chaos.

However, both new and veteran players can meet each other at the same coordinates on the map.

Experienced players can even guide newbies through dungeons they've already completed.

This scenario, though strange, has become possible in the game.

But now, Victor is in the real world.

This also made Viktor begin to have doubts.

What exactly do players rely on for their existence?

Now that he has become an NPC, how should players appear in his eyes?

Could this be the secret he needs to uncover after returning to ten years in the future?

Viktor took a deep breath.

At this point, the player's trail has gone cold.

Because during those ten years, the player who should have appeared never appeared in the sighting records of Vladimir and others.

Victor narrowed his eyes, pondering those released by Hermes who sought to conquer the empire.

In the end, however, he sent millions of red souls to hell.

Their souls are immortal and indestructible, and they cannot communicate normally with humans.

Victor immediately felt that they were very similar to those players.

It now seems there's a reason why Hermes is the only god left among humans.

For millennia, he has secretly amassed wealth and influence among mortals, attempting to infiltrate the empire through various means to carry out his insane plans.

Use the Empire as the initial gathering place for players.

Guide them, and let time ferment, so that the group of "players" who yearn for power can believe in the gods.

This would allow deities with immense faith to return to the human world.

Although this plan will take a lot of time.

But for immortal gods, time is not a problem.

However, their plan was thwarted by Victor's intervention, and Hermes was forced to release the million souls in the capital ahead of schedule.

In the end, Hermes was defeated, and those souls were collected by Victor.

Until his physical body was erased by the rules and he entered hell.

Under Victor's guidance, those lost souls also sank completely into the underworld.

But now, Viktor was a little curious.

If the storyline remains consistent ten years from now, the return of the gods is an inevitable outcome.

But without players and without faith, how will they achieve their goal of returning to the human world?

Seeing Viktor deep in thought, Vladimir couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

Why are you asking this? Are you looking for someone?

Victor did not give a direct answer to his question, but simply shook his head slightly.

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