Chapter 333 Escape Plan (13) - Solving the Mystery of the Acquaintance's Game

When Si Zhong saw Cheng Chuan there, he could hardly believe his eyes.

He wasn't surprised that the man he had killed with his own hands had come back to life.

Surprisingly, the other party actually appeared here, and was even with Ning Shu and the others.

When Si Zhong learned that they were actually teammates, he couldn't help but have some doubts.

The safe zone is a fairly large area, divided into 5 major zones and countless smaller zones. Under such circumstances, it's amazing that they still managed to meet.

He couldn't help but suspect that the chances of such an encounter were manipulated, but there was nothing he could do, at least not now; he had to wait until after leaving the instance to investigate.

He soon discovered something different: Ning Shu paid more attention to Zai Fu Meng than anyone else, including Cheng Chuan.

Her relationship with Cheng Chuan was uneventful, no different from her relationship with her other teammates, which was completely different from before.

Although Cheng Chuan's identity made him very unhappy, this fact lessened his displeasure considerably.

He can't just kill the enemy's teammates right away, can he?

Because Ning Shu was distracted, Si Zhong, as a master, easily led Ning Shu and her group of bronze-level players through the levels.

While Ning Shu was still pondering the suspicious points about Si Zhong, Wen Fei's words enlightened her.

"Si Zhong is so amazing. If he could become one of our team members, then leveling up would be a piece of cake."

...That's right, how could she forget that?

It doesn't matter who Si Zhong is; she can't get rid of him anyway, so she might as well use him to help everyone level up.

Ning Shu immediately sent a message to Si Zhong.

[The mudskipper who loves to eat tigers: Si Zhong, would you like to join our team?]

Si Zhong was about to contact the game's technical staff when he was suddenly interrupted by Ning Shu's message. He read it and replied.

[Si Zhong 001: Why were you invited?]

Ning Shu's performance and Cheng Chuan's appearance made him uneasy; he felt as if something had slipped out of his control.

Ning Shu was taken aback when the other party asked this question. She suddenly felt a jolt. How could she have forgotten Cheng Chuan!

Si Zhong has memories; he remembers Cheng Chuan!

She never expected to run into Si Zhong so suddenly; before she could even think of an excuse, they bumped into each other!

That idiot of hers only remembered this now. But after recalling the situation in the dungeon, even if she remembered, there was nothing she could do.

She couldn't explain Cheng Chuan's background without a reason, nor could she deliberately avoid him, as these actions would arouse his suspicion.

After carefully recalling the events, I wondered if I had done anything in the instance that might have caused Si Zhong to misunderstand.

There shouldn't be any.

She didn't seem to interact much with Cheng Chuan, mainly because her attention was focused on Si Zhong.

[The mudfish who loves to eat tigers: Because you're so amazing, my teammates all want you to join us.]

This is the truth.

When Si Zhong saw the word "teammate", he casually asked Cheng Chuan about it.

[Si Zhong 001: How did you guys meet that teammate named Cheng Chuan?]

Sure enough, Ning Shu knew that Si Zhong cared about this, and what she said came true. A bad answer could be fatal!

Lying is not acceptable; it's easy to get caught.

After all, everyone in the team knows how she and Cheng Chuan met, and now that Cheng Chuan has lost his memory, he won't lie for her.

He probably doesn't know why he's lying, so not lying is the best course of action.

In this way, no matter who Si Zhong asks, he will get the same answer.

After thinking it over, Ning Shu recounted her encounter with Cheng Chuan, concealing the fact that she had actually deliberately planned to bump into him.

He changed his story to saying he would handle the matter himself, and that he met Cheng Chuan after finishing the task. This was consistent with what his teammates knew.

Si Zhong was surprised to learn that Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan were actually classmates in real life; this was something he didn't know before.

If they already know each other in real life, it makes perfect sense that they would recognize each other whenever they meet in the game.

But he was puzzled as to why, given the size of the game, they could meet so easily.

[Si Zhong 001: I have something to do, I'll get back to you later.]

When Ning Shu saw this message, she felt uneasy, unsure whether Si Zhong believed her or not.

After closing the chat window with Ning Shu, Si Zhong took out his special communicator, a tool that could connect to the real world.

He sent a message to a game technician.

[Si Zhong: What is the probability of a player encountering their former teammates in the game after being resurrected?]

If I keep running into my old teammates, could it be interpreted as them retaining their memories after being resurrected?

[Game technician: The probability is very high; possessing memories is unlikely. Aside from players like yourself, no other player would have that.]

[Si Zhong: The reason.]

[Game technician: (The other party sent N voice messages)]

Si Zhong clicked play directly.

[(During playback) Although there are many instances with the same name, every player who enters an instance with this name is actually entering the same instance.]

To put it simply, if there are 100 copies named A, numbered from 001 to 100.

Player B's first entry into instance A is instance number 001.

So whenever he enters instance A, he will actually enter instance 001, and will not go to instance 002 or any other number.

The reason is the game's capacity. If player B enters a different instance each time they enter instance A, then they will leave too much data trace.

To save game space, we set it to only enter the same instance, and if there are duplicates in the new data, the old data will be overwritten directly.

In this situation, players who have met in the same instance before are very likely to meet again in the same instance or other instances.

[Si Zhong: It's understandable that we're likely to encounter each other in the same instance, but why is it also easy to encounter each other in different instances?]

[Game technicians: Because they have similar data traces, when captured by different instances, the probability of them entering the same instance is very high.]

Therefore, if player B revives, the probability of him encountering his previous teammates is still quite high.

Si Zhong recalled the previous events; when he wasn't paying attention to her, he had encountered her and her teammates several times.

So that's why. He thought it was fate, which is a bit ridiculous.

He questioned with some dissatisfaction.

[Si Zhong: In that case, wouldn't the more you play the game, the more familiar faces you'll encounter? Eventually, it'll all become a game with just friends.]

The game technician paused for a moment, then silently typed in.

[Game technicians: This is the only design option at present to accommodate data capacity.]

As capacity increases in the future, we will modify the corresponding program to try to control the probability of these people meeting repeatedly.

Eventually, it may even be possible to completely avoid people you've already encountered; the game will gradually improve.

Si Zhong was still not satisfied with the way the last sentence was played.

[Si Zhong: What's the fun in completely avoiding acquaintances!]