Chapter 5
Desperate Game is an open world action-adventure game, set against the backdrop of Chinese horror folk culture, combining rich narrative with a sandbox gameplay with a high degree of freedom.
Lu Chao’s way of playing is actually the right approach.
However, the fact that he picked up the candle on the counter and even summoned a gun out of thin air was a bug operation that the planner had not even designed.
The reason is simple. In Buddhism, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva vows to save all suffering beings, especially those in the three evil realms. Therefore, this Bodhisattva is also known as the "Lord of the Netherworld."
The paper bride said that her man was blessed by the King of Ghosts in the Netherworld. In other words, he was blessed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Of course, this does not mean that her man is a Bodhisattva.
In Journey to the West, most of Sun Wukong's tribulations came from the gods' mounts coming down to earth to cause trouble. In this game copy, his mythical beast, Di Ting, is not next to the Buddha.
Therefore, Lu Chao boldly guessed that it was Di Ting who was greedy for the mortal world, transformed into a man to make trouble, and stole the two magic weapons of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
In the final analysis, the Bodhisattva turned a blind eye.
Defeating Di Ting and returning the magic weapon will naturally solve the problem.
Sure enough, after the live broadcast, other gaming experts on the forum also recognized Lu Chao’s idea, which was indeed the fastest way to break the deadlock.
Zhan Mu's account was banned for three months, but fortunately, he successfully withdrew the reward money from his live broadcast on Fan TV.
The turnover is approaching 5,000, which is cause for celebration.
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Just as he came back from withdrawing money from the bank, jumping and counting the money, and jumped onto the crib with a smile, the computer screen lit up, revealing Lu Chao's gloomy and cold face in the bug interface.
"Isn't five thousand enough to buy me a Cyberdata ID card?"
His expression was filled with grievance, resentment and anger, and he tried his best to make his tone polite: "Zhan Mu, can you please be merciful and help me?"
"I've inquired about the entire process." Zhan Mu collapsed on the bed, counting money with a vulgar expression. He said impatiently, "It's very complicated. It's not that I won't help you, but I need to plan my finances, right?"
"You..." Lu Chao wanted to jump out and crush him to death for his indifferent behavior, but he was just AI and couldn't do it.
"First, I have to register for a Cyber Data ID card," Zhan Mu said. "Second, I have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and sign a bunch of documents to prove that I have a supervisory obligation to this data person. Finally, and most importantly, even with the ID card, I have to buy fluids for you. Otherwise, you won't feel comfortable buying a low-quality machine case as your body, right?"
"You... are actually willing to buy fluid for me?" Lu Chao was surprised. After all, cyber data people are made of many kinds of materials, and the best material is 'fluid', which is comparable to silicone or even softer and looks very much like skin.
It is said that if a cyber data person made of fluid material were to walk on the street, ordinary people would not be able to tell the real thing from the fake, as he would look exactly like a human being.
——It’s a bit scary to think about it. When AI rules the world one day, I’m afraid they will have to fire the first shot and serve as the reserve army for the uprising.
What a joke, who are you to me, Lu Chao?
Buying you fluid for 160,000 yuan per square meter? Crazy!
The skin of an adult man is about 1.8 square meters. Considering the price of fluid, it costs at least 280,000 to make a physical cyber data person, plus the cost of communicating with designers and modelers, which would be 300,000 or more.
It costs 300,000 to make a lifelike doll, I might as well buy a dog!
Zhan Mu snorted twice, concealing his inner thoughts, and began to ask him, "Since you can kill so freely in the game of Desperate Situation, why do you have to rely on people in real life to prove your identity? Can't you do it yourself?"
"I'm not a human. I'm equivalent to an AI with human memories. I was found out once before, and the people over at Desperate Planning almost formatted me. I..." Lu Chao was halfway through his words when he froze and took a deep breath.
Then, with red eyes and helpless hatred in his trembling voice, he asked, "You don't want to help me at all, do you?"
Zhan Mu froze, took the money and put it in his pocket, hid his emotions and laughed dryly twice, saying: "I was just asking casually, um..."
Looking up, Lu Chao suddenly laughed. His tearful eyes seemed to show his true love that was given to the wrong person, as well as the pain of being powerless and having his freedom restricted. He felt sad and lonely.
"Don't cry." Zhan Mu really wondered what the hell was going on?! A grown man...
"I've been trapped in this game for almost two years." Lu Chao chuckled. "I have no freedom, no family, no one to confide in. All I have are memories that belong to me. It even tells me that this world I live in is fake, telling me to escape, to leave here."
Lu Chaoren wiped away his tears, as he regained his composure, but his voice was trembling violently, as if he was angry. "Sometimes I really doubt that I am just an AI, just an NPC designed to be killed! I am not a human!"
"I actually want to be a human being, like you." Lu Chao said softly.
"Those NPCs, you can..." Zhan Mu choked up halfway through his words, because no matter how much the NPCs in the game looked like living people, they were still set with fixed plots and dialogues.
Lu Chao has been trapped for two years. He is alive, he has emotions and thoughts, and he can say different things every time, but other NPCs have no way to communicate new things with him.
What a terrible thing it is that the existence of the entire world is a planned fake, and he is the only living soul in it.
How lonely, how lonely.
Alas, how miserable, it would be better for me to rest in peace, and become a digital life with only the obsession with the past left.
"Well, okay." Zhan Mu's sympathy overflowed, and he subconsciously agreed to his request. "I'll go buy the card this afternoon, and then we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to register."
...Why do I feel like I'm being forced into marriage?
Lu Chao frowned, feeling very surprised.
——This guy is so easy to talk to, what a nice guy. He actually didn't let me continue to live-stream role-playing to make money or something?
Zhan Mu reluctantly opened Pinduoduo, his expression hinting at the pain of having his hair plucked out, and asked, "How much memory do you want?"
"I want the top configuration with full memory." Lu Chao said expressionlessly.
A dog man who is getting more and more greedy.
Zhan Mu glared at him resentfully and clicked on the official website of WD. Their company's Cyber data cards had the best reputation.
The best one costs 68,000 per ID card.
There are also customized packages, modelers, and BH company that specializes in providing fluid materials. The reservation fee is 1,988 yuan.
"Forget it. Saving a life is my most compassionate act." Zhan Mu clicked on the borrower's app angrily and spent 68,000 yuan to recharge Lu Chao's suit.
Just as Lu Chao was about to ask, Zhan Mu had already handed him the interface, and the three big words "Zhan Chaochao" on the ID card were prominently displayed.
"When you go to register, just say you're my long-lost brother," Zhan Mu said. "You have to pre-order the fluid material, and we have to meet in person to discuss modeling and stuff. I'm just a recent college graduate and I don't have that much money. So you have to cooperate with me in making money by live-streaming games. Do you understand?"
Lu Chao blinked and nodded honestly.
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In the afternoon, Xia Guoan Prefecture Civil Affairs Bureau office hall.
"Is this your brother who was lost for many years and died in a car accident?" On this side, the female comrade at the reception desk widened her eyes and looked at Lu Chao's ID photo on the official website data card, comparing it with Zhan Mu.
"Hiss, did you have plastic surgery?" The female comrade asked in doubt, "Or are you two half-sisters?"
Zhan Mu was about to say something when he met a trendy guy passing by. He was holding a thermos to collect water. He was also wearing a black jacket, but his temperament always gave people a sense of coquettishness, with a peacock-like conspicuousness and ostentation, just like a scumbag.
Coupled with that handsome face, it’s absolutely amazing, it must be Brother Lang.
An Jing hummed and said, "Let me take a look." Then he leaned his elbow in front of the female compatriot, squinted his eyes, and smiled: "It's very simple, my cousin~"
As he spoke, he clicked his mouse, and the relationship between Lu Chao and his guardian Zhan Mu became that of spouses.
The printer had already come out. Zhan Mu stared at the list in amazement, which was in disarray. Just as he was about to explode, he saw a man walking quickly outside the door. His face was extremely gloomy, and he had a cold and distant look, which made the man who had just harmed him run away when he saw him.
An Jing's expression was distorted. He didn't even have time to get the thermos. He just ran upstairs with a face as ugly as if he had swallowed a fly.
"An Jing, you fucker!" Bian Lu yelled, chasing after him at lightning speed. But considering that someone was there, he suppressed his anger and said, "If you have anything to say, let's go home and talk. If you stay out all night again, I'll delete your fingerprints. Do you understand?"
It took a long time for the figure to disappear.
"I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you! I don't need that apartment!" An Jing's voice came from far away on the stairs.
Zhan Mu met the embarrassed face of the female comrade and said, "How about I cancel it for you, and then you can run again after a month when the data is cancelled?"
"That person must be sick. Where did he come from?" Zhan Mu said irritably.
Female comrade: "He passed the exam, and ranked first. Haha, sorry, I wish you and your...brother a happy life."
Zhan Mu froze. The female comrade glanced at him, then remained silent and looked at the computer, with a smile on her face that looked like she was smiling.
Is this what my cousin meant? Zhan Mu was speechless.
"Well, help me..." As he spoke, his cell phone vibrated. Zhan Mu took it out and took a look. He immediately forgot about his spouse. Lu Chao sent him a text message saying that Zhan Miao and Huang Jiye had checked into a hotel.
He also figured out the hotel address.
Damn girl, you said you wouldn’t fall in love?!
Zhan Mu immediately exploded, rushed out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, got a drip and rushed over. On the way, Lu Chao called him via video, with a slightly embarrassed expression.
"I didn't pay attention to it on purpose. It's mainly because Huang Jiye also downloaded the mobile version of Jue Jing on his bracelet." Lu Chao was a little shy. He must be a person with relatively high moral standards. He thinks it is a sin to peek into other people's chat records.
"I'm just afraid that something might happen to her." Zhan Mu frowned.
"Let me tell you, it's actually because there were seven or eight men and women in the hotel room that Huang Jiye booked. I feel like this is quite similar to that..." Lu Chao's expression was difficult to comment on.
Tai Baixiao gave birth to a brother.
"Group party?" Zhan Mu sighed exhaustedly and rubbed his brows. "Thanks. I don't think you've invaded my sister's privacy. But you're really amazing. You're as omnipresent as an internet hacker."
"To be precise, it's still related to web crawler technology." Lu Chao explained simply, "For national banks, or payment transfers, the security is very good, so I can't do anything about it."
"Damn, this Huang Jiye..." Zhan Mu nodded, but his mind was completely on Zhan Miao, and a worried look appeared on his face.
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