Apocalypse降临 + Live Broadcast + National Destiny + Rule Tales怪谈 + Parallel Worlds
Eerie creatures descend upon Earth, rules become humanity's final showdown against the unspeakabl...
The first time she spoke with Hirano San was at the end of the second instance, when she met the hospital director after almost a perfect completion of the game.
At this moment, the unspeakable, using the dean's body, asked her if she wanted to live on, to live on every single time.
What's the cost?
The only price she paid was Earth and humanity, which she disliked the most.
Oh? Such a wonderful thing?
Not only did the unspeakable one not want her life, but she also promised that after about 90% of Blue Star had fallen, she would control the world: "I can give you talent, and I can also give you greater power. You can do whatever you want to turn Blue Star into."
The allure of power is so sweet.
Having already tasted the sweetness of talent, how could Hirano San possibly give up so easily?
She knew, of course, that this might be a trap, but so what? Power wasn't really that important; she just wanted to see some people obediently die. Even if it wasn't exactly self-deception, at least at this moment, the benefits He offered were real.
Afterwards, Hirano San learned that the live broadcast had been completely cut off, meaning that it was something that she didn't want anyone to know about.
From the moment they entered the third dungeon, Hirano Sane knew more than the others. Normally, the chosen ones would only know the name of the dungeon upon entering, and nothing else. But Hirano Sane, in addition to the dungeon name, also obtained the objective and method for a perfect clear.
To give an example, the test papers that other people receive are blank sheets of paper, and they have to find the questions themselves.
Hirano San received not only a test paper with questions, but also a set of answer keys. It's safe to say her unspoken feelings were utterly biased.
He would constantly watch over those chosen by Him, and when that gaze appeared, Hirano San would feel her entire body brimming with power. This feeling was similar to the talent upgrades during dungeon runs, except that it lasted until He withdrew His gaze.
However, before choosing her talent, Hirano Sane had a vague feeling that each choice resonated with her pink talent.
Once she made the choice, aside from the enhanced resonance of the chosen skill, the resonance of the other two skills vanished instantly. Perhaps she shouldn't have made the choice, but since she chose to believe in the unspeakable, there was no turning back.
Hirano San also believes this.
By the fourth instance, with her growing trust in the unspeakable, Hirano Sane was even able to choose her birthplace. So, she chose a single-child family similar to the cherry blossom country, and experienced a rare sense of being the only child in her mother's life, who was corrupted by something strange.
This was something she had never experienced in her family on Earth. When Hirano San was a child, the best things in the family were given to her brothers first, and she was the last to receive them.
The unspeakable fulfilled Hirano San's childhood regrets, and gradually transformed her attitude towards Him from initial exploitation to genuine gratitude and reverence. Perhaps all of this was insignificant to the unspeakable, merely a casual act, but it was especially precious to Hirano San.
At that time, Hirano San swore in her heart that she would be loyal to the unspeakable until death.
Now, Hirano San is glad she never said it.
"This apartment is too dilapidated. Once I've earned more money, I'll take you to move out."
Yin Zhu's voice pulled her back to reality. Looking at the young woman in front of her who was clearly several years older than her, Hirano Shan's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. She tilted her head slightly and replied, "Okay."
"But I haven't decided on a job yet. The library doesn't have any new regulations, so I'm afraid I'll have to look elsewhere." Yin Zhu scratched her head, looking somewhat troubled.
Logically, the cyber world should also need newspapers, right? But controlling words is equivalent to controlling thoughts, and jobs in that kind of place probably have certain barriers to entry, making it difficult for someone like me to obtain them easily. Combining my professional strengths with the local political, economic, and cultural characteristics, Yin Zhu seriously considered the feasibility.
"There are news agencies in this world, but D-level citizens cannot join; at least a B-level citizen is required."
Hirano San saw through what she was thinking.
There's a C grade between B and D grades. Yin Zhu clutched her forehead in anguish: "That's way too high!"
“D-class citizens are basically low-level people working on assembly lines. Their wages are very low and the risks are high, but they are still better off than homeless E-class and F-class citizens. They are the ones who are captured and used as guinea pigs and nobody cares.” Hirano San seemed to casually say something terrible.
"Will the higher-ups arrest people to do experiments?" Yin Zhu instantly thought of the terrifying stories she had heard on Earth since she was a child. Although they were probably just made up by parents to scare children, it didn't affect the fact that when she was a child, Yin Zhu was afraid of being arrested by the state to do experiments, so she would go home on time every day after school.
As Yin Zhu grew up, she discovered that Long Guocai wasn't so bored as to kidnap children from the streets to conduct experiments. Even before an experiment could be conducted, the participants had to sign a volunteer agreement, and countless mice had already made valuable contributions to human medical experiments before clinical trials.
Sometimes, this fear stems purely from information asymmetry.
However, there are always exceptions. After learning about the history of other countries, Yin Zhu discovered that some countries could actually do something as outrageous as "secretly spreading the virus in their own small towns."
This disrespects blessings and is harmful!
“Yes, actually the higher-ups don’t care much about the lower-ups. The so-called classification of citizens is just to divide the unity between people,” Hirano San said. “Once there is a class, people of higher status in this system will look down on people of lower status. Even if they are slaves of the gods, they will feel that being a high-level slave is much happier than being a low-level slave.”
Yin Zhu didn't ask Hirano Sane where she got this information from; she only knew that if Hirano Sane was willing to provide it, she could honestly accept it. She immediately assumed the role of the straight man: "I see."
"Speaking of which, if you're looking for a job, you could consider tutoring."
Hirano Shan then turned her attention to Yin Zhu, looking her up and down before saying in a serious tone, "The Unique Star will block a lot of knowledge, so for most people, if they want to advance in their social class, they need to make themselves more useful and get to know higher-level people. So, the private tutoring industry is definitely a lucrative field."
"But if you want to teach others, you need a teaching certificate, right?"
Yin Zhu did take the exam out of boredom during her university years, but putting aside the fact that she doesn't have it with her now, even if she did, could a teacher's certificate from Blue Star be used to teach students from Unique Star?
I feel like I'll be arrested by the police for some crime of illegally teaching knowledge.
This question truly surprised Hirano San. She stared blankly for a moment before quickly realizing, "You can teach, but not as a teacher."
Yin Zhu observed all of her reactions.
So, regarding that moment of distraction... Yin Zhu had a guess in her mind: Hirano Sane probably saw the way to clear the game directly, read it to her at first, and only studied it carefully after she asked her questions.