Chapter 135 The Past 3
After 017 said that, there was no more sound.
Xia Bai called it several times but got no response.
He sat quietly behind the villa, with many dead wintersweet flowers at his feet and a few falling on him, rolling down his soft down jacket that was as soft as bread. Xia Bai wanted to catch them but failed, and poked the motionless little red flower with his finger.
He had no memories and could not recall the scenes of himself and 017. He had just come into contact with 017, but it disappeared at this moment. Xia Bai felt that something had disappeared from his body. He did not notice it at other times, and he did not feel heart-wrenching grief when it disappeared. He just felt depressed, very depressed.
Xia Bai: [System?]
Xia Bai: [017?]
Xia Bai: [Player system?]
Xia Bai: [My player system? ]
Xia Bai sat at the back of the villa, playing with the plum blossom corpse for a long time by himself, until he heard a sudden lively sound in front of him. He looked up suddenly and stood up hurriedly. Because he stood up too quickly, he staggered.
As soon as Erwa came out of the game, he looked around for Xia Bai. Seeing Xia Bai coming out from the back of the villa, he immediately stretched out his hand and ran towards him, jogging along the way, creating a flower path with his skills.
Xia Bai picked up Erwa and smelled the vigorous natural scent on him. He took a deep breath and said, "Congratulations, Erwa, you have completed another game."
Erwa took out a teacup from his space props and handed it to Xia Bai with both hands: "Thank you for accompanying me."
Xia Bai: “…”
Looking at Erwa’s shy look, are you going to give this cup to him to make scented tea?
After Xia Bai accepted it, he saw the pattern on the back of the teacup, which was very suggestive: a small white flower was taking a bath.
Xia Bai: "...Thank you."
Others are taking advantage of their friends, but he is taking advantage of Erwa's Xiaohua, and was even given a flower-brewing teacup by Erwa. I guess he is taking advantage of her.
On the way back, Erwa told him about their game, which was a horror game involving dolls. He spoke a little slowly, but he had basic logic and I could tell what he thought about the game.
Xia Bai was very pleased, "As expected of you, you are ranked third in the points ranking. Erwa is already a mature player. There is no kid as good as you in the whole world."
Erwa's seat was flooded with flowers.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting, Xia Bai distributed the flowers to other colleagues.
After sending Erwa to the Dahui City branch and receiving the reward, Xia Bai left with the teacup and a bag of scented tea and returned to Fengning City where the headquarters of the Tourism Administration is located.
After the game was released, the location of the Tourism Administration Bureau headquarters was also made public, and the public learned that the industrial park in Fengning City was the Tourism Administration Bureau. Housing prices inside and outside the industrial park soared, especially those within the industrial park.
The game has brought about huge changes to society, reshuffling social wealth and power. Ordinary people can only see the tip of the iceberg from the changes in housing prices. Now the most expensive houses are those that have been in the game, have been completed, and are located in important cities.
Quanguang City has now become the most livable city and a place where many people want to retire. At the same time, many large-scale corporate factories are preparing to be established and it will quickly become a super first-tier city.
However, this does not seem to have much to do with the members of the assault team. The Tourism Management Bureau has already arranged houses for them, and each person has a house in the community closest to the Tourism Management Bureau.
Not only the members of the assault team have it, but also other people from the Tourism Administration Bureau. It is considered the family compound of the Tourism Administration Bureau, so the housing prices are so ridiculously high now.
Yang Yi also has a house here.
The house was allocated to him by the Tourism Bureau. Later, he joined the Holy Tour Association, but the Tourism Bureau did not take it back. According to Lao Wang, "He is no longer in the Tourism Bureau, but his contribution to society will always be there."
At this time, Xia Bai was in Yang Yi's house.
As the former vice president of the research institute, his house is better than Xia Bai's. It is a penthouse on the top floor of a five-story villa. Yang Mei also lives here now. At this moment, she and Yang Yi are looking at Xia Bai, who has been sitting in front of the viewing window without speaking for a long time.
Ten minutes later, Yang Mei couldn't stand it anymore. He walked over and poked Xia Bai, "The captain dumped you? Is the captain the kind of person who would just run away after taking advantage of everything?"
Xia Bai: “…”
No, how does he know what “eat it all” means?
"I want to test it again." Xia Bai said.
Yang Yi knew what he was talking about, so he took out the instrument and tested it for him, saying, "It's higher than last time. It's ridiculously higher. It's many times higher than Yang Mei and Er Wa. If I were to go by my guess, you may have played at least 200 games, or at least 300 or 400."
They all knew that Xia Bai had participated in the game's internal testing. Yang Yi looked at him and said, "This is too much."
"Maybe, I haven't downloaded so many games." Xia Bai said.
This is just a trace of the many skills he once possessed. Although he no longer has those skills after the game was restarted, there will still be some remnants.
He saw Yang Yi's curiosity, and before Yang Yi opened his mouth, he asked him: "Dr. Yang, can you tell me about your research theory, that is, the theory of your various testing instruments?"
"Okay, it's not a secret."
Yang Yi sat next to him and said, "I was one of the first people to join the Tourism Administration. At that time, the Tourism Administration was not called the Tourism Administration. There were many anomalies in our society, and there was a special investigation team. I followed my mentor and joined the team, which was getting bigger and bigger. At that time, we had a unified name, investigator."
"There are many abnormal places. My supervisor and I found a research angle, which is to study the energy fluctuations in these places. The difference between the energy fluctuations in other normal places, we found some abnormalities."
"My mentor was an expert in this area, but unfortunately he died in the game. I followed our previous research, collected energy samples, and developed the first generation of game detectors. The instrument needs to be held in hand, and it will beep when it approaches the landing site of the game."
“The detector developed little by little and became the detection instrument we have today.”
"Based on the same principle, I developed the instrument to be used on humans. By capturing the gaming energy in the human body, I can estimate how much a person has played games. Although it has not passed the review yet, I know it won't be wrong."
Yang Yi said it with certainty, and he had absolute confidence in his research.
"Then have you ever thought that players with better skills will have higher game energy than ordinary players? These players with better skills usually play a lot of games." Xia Bai said a possibility and pointed out a problem at the same time.
Yang Yi was stunned and couldn't speak for a moment.
Xia Bai asked: "Do you have any other opinions on game energy?"
"Game energy is also a kind of energy. Since it is energy, it has a source and will be consumed. These energies should be used to maintain each game map." Yang Yi said: "So, I don't believe that the game can never be defeated. It depends on the person or the game, which side will be consumed first."
As expected of a genius game researcher, he has already grasped the essence of the game.
Xia Bai asked: "Which side do you think will be exhausted first?"
"Games." Yang Yi said affirmatively, "Of course this is not my research. I also know about the existence of super-large maps. I heard about it from the vice president of the Holy Travel Guild. He said that super-large game maps are coming soon."
Yang Yi said: "I feel like this is a game of all-or-nothing. The energy is running out, just like the wars in ancient times, when there is not enough food and grass, and the enemy is slowly wasting away."
Xia Bai said: "The super-large map will be created in the city with the most resentment, because the source of energy for the game is people's resentment."
Even Yang Mei looked over suddenly.
At the same time, the doorbell rang.
Yang Mei was brought back to her senses by the ringing of the bell and hurried to open the door.
The person who came was Ling Changye. After Yang Mei found out that something was wrong with Xia Bai, she sent him a message, asking him if he had abandoned her after having an affair. Ling Changye, who had returned to Fengning City a day earlier than Xia Bai, came immediately.
When Xia Bai saw him, he subconsciously shifted his gaze and looked towards the garden outside the window.
Ling Changye noticed it. He walked over, sat next to Xia Bai, held his hand, and asked, "What were you talking about just now?"
Yang Mei: "I'm wondering if you've taken all the food and run away."
“…”
He didn't pay any attention to the global emotional events, and now he is only thinking about this.
Yang Yi told him what Xia Bai had just said.
Ling Changye looked at Xia Bai, "You know a lot about the past?"
Xia Bai looked at the hand he was holding and said "hmm".
Ling Changye thought for a moment, "You also know that it was other players who gave you the skills that allowed you to complete the beta test?"
Xia Bai was stunned and slowly looked up at him.
Ling Changye moved his hand to his head and rubbed it. It was the first time Xia Bai saw him with such a gentle expression.
"I knew it a long time ago." He said, "I saw it when I copied the psychic's skills and communicated with you on Blue Tea Island. I didn't tell you right away because I was afraid you would think too much."
"I know my dad very well, definitely better than you do. He is an entrepreneur. People often called him a capitalist on the Internet before. He doesn't have such a great and stupid dedication. He would do that, definitely at that time. If he didn't do that, you would all die in the game."
Ling Changye tilted his head slightly, "You're not really overthinking it, are you?"
Xia Bai: "...I didn't, I just don't know how to explain it to you."
"You don't trust me at all?" Ling Changye asked with a smile.
Xia Bai took out a scalpel.
Yang Mei: “…”
Yang Yi: “…”
As everyone knows, Zhou Xiabai likes to dissect corpses, and Ling Changye is immortal, so this is not a threat at all, but just a flirtation, right?
Yang Yi couldn't bear it anymore and turned cold again, "What's going on?"
Xia Bai told them his conversation with the system.
After listening, the three of them were silent for a while.
Finally, the four of them went to the Tourism Administration Headquarters together and told Lao Wang about the matter.
This was also Xia Bai's idea, otherwise he would not have rushed to Fengning City immediately after sending Erwa there. That day, he heard Wei Zhengyu say that the Tourism Administration and other departments were already preparing for the arrival of the super-large game map, but preparations were difficult.
The difficulty is that they don’t know how big the super-large map is, and the even more difficult thing is that they don’t know where the super-large map will fall. It is impossible for the entire country to enter a state of war preparation.
Knowing the answers to these two questions will make things much simpler.
They accompanied Xia Bai because they were afraid that Xia Bai would be unable to bear the repeated questioning, and they could still help him.
It was actually nothing. After Lao Wang confirmed with him twice, he asked them to go back and wait.
That evening, the Tourism Administration held an emergency meeting.
At the meeting, Lao Yang said that Yang Yi had researched that the energy of the game was closely related to human resentment. Extra-large maps might be located in cities with the heaviest resentment, so they should focus on deploying in cities with the heaviest resentment.
Lao Wang did not give them a chance to ask questions and directly guided them: "Then here comes the question, which city do you think has the most resentment?"
Hua Haoming said bluntly: "This question should be asked to departments such as the Academy of Social Sciences that focus on people's livelihood. Don't they publish a city resident happiness index every year? Just ask them to find the city with the lowest happiness index."
"I have a different opinion." Wen Yuxin had just entered Dahui No. 2 Middle School, and this game gave her a different idea. "I think it might be Xiyan City. This city has the strictest and largest prison. All kinds of threatening serious criminals in the country are imprisoned there. In addition, Xiyan City is relatively small and has a high concentration of resentment, which is very suitable for the game to land."
Wei Zhengyu also has a different view. "I think this question is very simple. It's the poorest city. Poor couples are sad about everything. Poor families have a lot of resentment. We just need to find the city with the most poverty-stricken areas."
"Minister Wei and I have exactly the opposite idea." Minister Liu of the Information Department glanced at Ling Changye, "I think the city with the most resentment would be the most developed Fengning City. Sometimes the world of the rich is the scariest, with the most disputes and resentment. Moreover, many people from other cities come to Fengning City to work, see what rich people are like, and deeply understand their own poverty. When there is a comparison, there will be a lot of resentment."
Everyone expressed their ideas one by one, and everyone's words made sense.
Lao Wang listened for a while, and seeing that Xia Bai and Ling Changye didn't say anything, he asked them, "What about you?"
Ling Changye: "I don't have an answer. What they said makes sense."
Lao Wang: "Where's Xia Bai?"
"Neither do I." Xia Bai said, "If I have to name one, I would choose Datai City."
Everyone in the conference room looked at him. Although many people expressed their ideas, they all talked about directions. No one gave a specific city name except Xia Bai.
Lao Wang thought about the situation in Datai City and asked him, "What's your basis? Is it because Datai City is poor?"
Due to its geographical location and environment, Datai City is indeed not rich. If you say it is poor, it is poor, but it is not the poorest in the country.
Xia Bai said: "I'm not sure, but generally speaking, poverty breeds resentment, feudal superstition breeds resentment, illegal activities such as trafficking and a dark society are also breeding grounds for resentment."
Xia Bai has been to Datai City twice, once to the Xiawugu Village dungeon, and once to the Xiadihao Apartment dungeon. These two dungeons are typical, one representing feudal superstition and the other with poverty as the background.
Before going to Wugu Village, the players had done their homework. Datai City was located on the border, with another country on the other side. The population was complex and there were many folk legends. Under the miasma, humans and ghosts were rampant. It was the birthplace of the Half Moon Group, a gathering place for poor and miserable players.
Xia Bai felt that this city was perfect for a big game drop.
Lao Wang: "I understand your ideas. We still need to seek the opinions of professional departments. I will go to them to listen and tell you when I have a conclusion."
"Please keep this matter confidential. If it is leaked, we will investigate it thoroughly." He stood up and said to everyone in the conference room, "You are all the backbone of our Game Management Bureau. During this period of time, you should withdraw from the small game maps and prepare to deal with the mega-city maps. This is our decisive battle with the game."
After leaving the meeting room, Xia Bai followed Lao Wang and asked him, "If we identify the city with the most resentment, how will we deploy it?"
Lao Wang: "It's nothing more than getting as many players as possible to go there, and then transferring the old, weak, sick and disabled people in that city as much as possible, and doing other logistical work at the same time."
Xia Bai stopped.
Lao Wang turned around and saw that he was staring at him intently, and asked him, "What's wrong?"
Xia Bai didn't say anything, just looked at him blankly but calmly.
Lao Wang suddenly laughed, "Very good, you have learned your lesson. Don't worry, silly boy, I won't let you become a historical sinner."
After saying this, Lao Wang left, with his hands behind his back, walking slowly. The bright lights in the lobby of the Tourism Administration reflected the few strands of silver hair on his head.
"The old, weak, sick and disabled cannot be transferred." Hua Haoming said from behind, "Xia Bai, you finally stopped being stupid."
The most perfect situation, of course, is that after they identify the city, they transfer out all the ordinary people in the city who have no skills, are not smart, and have no physical strength, and replace them all with players, highly intelligent talents, well-trained soldiers, etc.
But if that's the case, is that city still the city with the most resentment? Will the game still drop that city?
No, the game will definitely choose another city. It will choose a city that has a lot of resentment at the time it descends, so that it can replenish a little more energy in the super-large game confrontation.
This is a cruel thing, even more cruel than the game at Dahui No. 2 Middle School. Someone, a large number of people must sacrifice, and it is possible that the sacrificed people may be those who were originally living a hard life.
"Since Lao Wang asked us to keep it a secret, he must have thought of this." Hua Haoming said, "He just wants to test you to see if you are still a fool."
If it is not kept secret and this news leaks out, people in many cities will flee immediately, and then the society will be in chaos.
Hua Haoming said to him again: "If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, don't even ask. Just remember that you are a member of the assault team. Follow orders and enter the game. The rest has nothing to do with you."
Xia Bai nodded. He didn't know if he had really become smarter.
Ling Changye said: "Xia Bai, do you still remember what your original intention was when you downloaded the game?"
Xia Bai immediately replied: "Look for the God of Happiness!"
“…”
"Yes." Ling Changye said with a smile: "Remember the mission, don't forget your original intention, and concentrate on it."
This time Xia Bai understood, "Okay!"
After talking to the two, Xia Bai returned to Jiangqi City. Two days later, his parents also returned to Jiangqi City. Xia Bai went to school while accompanying his parents and never paid attention to this matter again.
He didn't care, but that didn't mean he didn't care. He would occasionally check online, but he didn't see anything unusual, and he didn't see any large-scale migration of people from any city. No one in the assault team group talked about it.
He talked to You Yue for a while, but didn't hear anything unusual from him.
The psychic still owed him a psychic visit. In fact, he already knew what happened in the past and didn't need psychic visits, but he still let the psychic come.
He asked the psychic: "If a super-large map is created one day, and it is a decisive battle between humans and games, which side will your Holy Tour Guild stand on?"
If it were in the past, he would definitely say that they were of course on the side of the game, but this time, he didn't answer.
"I just communicated with you through spiritualism, and I saw Ling Mu commit suicide in front of you." The spiritualist said: "You panicked and covered his bleeding wound. He reached out to wipe your tears and told you that you can definitely beat the game."
Xia Bai paused and said, "Thank you."
Five days later, the Gaming Authority issued a notice to hold an emergency meeting. All players and employees who received the notice held an encrypted video conference at the local Gaming Authority branch.
After class, Xia Bai bought a cup of red bean milk tea and said to the waiter, "Add more red beans, more taro balls, and add a thick layer of taro paste."
The waiter laughed and said, "Why don't you just order a Family Drink?"
Xia Bai was touched by the name "Family Portrait" and stood on tiptoe happily, "I want a family portrait."
He went to the Jiangqi City Tourism Administration Branch with a bottle of Family Portrait Milk Tea.
Lao Wang's face appeared in the video. "Everyone, after a period of in-depth research by various social departments, we have a result, but this is not the only standard answer. It is too difficult to come up with the only answer. I believe you can understand."
"We have made a list of cities and now we are informing you of the results."
"Level 1 battle preparation city: Datai City.
Second-level preparation cities: Gumeng City and Huaping City.
The third-tier cities in preparation are: Fengning City, Bac Ninh City, and Nanning City. "
"At the same time, we have finalized some of the initial player configurations. First, all players in the Wangchuan team of the assault team will go to Datai City. The other players should be assigned to the other five cities. The assignment has not been finalized yet, so please be on standby at any time."
Xia Bai tapped the milk tea cup and said nothing.
It was not until the end of the meeting that Xia Bai called Lao Wang and asked, "I was the first one to bring up Datai City. Why don't you let me go to Datai City?"
"That's the role of the Wangchuan Group. You should know from the name that the Tourism Administration originally trained them for use at this time. It's the consensus of all departments to select the Wangchuan Group to go to Datai City at this time, and they have been prepared for this. And you, as far as I remember, should not have joined the Wangchuan Group yet."
"Grandpa Wang, I know you are taking care of me."
“Director Wang, I know there is political compromise in this list of cities.”
Xia Bai said: "Since you have compromised once, please take care of me again and compromise for me."
There was no response from the other end of the phone for a long time.
Xia Bai said: "I am going to that city to find my God of Happiness."
Lao Wang said, "Looking for the God of Happiness is a big deal, go ahead."
On the way home, Xia Bai passed by the milk tea shop again and bought three more cups of Quanjiafu to take home.
Jiang Yitong hadn't had milk tea for a long time. When the family of three sat on the sofa watching TV and drinking milk tea, she said in surprise: "Is this thing so delicious?"
"It tastes good." Xia Bai said, "Because it has all the ingredients in the store. The clerk said it's called Family Fun."
Jiang Yitong and Jiang Qingfeng drank even more happily. Humans always like things with good meanings and blessings, even if it's just a name, as long as it blesses the things they cherish most.
One prominent effect of milk tea is that it is very refreshing if you drink too much.
Xia Bai drank two cups of milk tea and didn't sleep all night. He used the night to write a letter to his parents.
The letter was placed on the coffee table in the living room for his parents, and he left with his backpack.
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