Chapter 121 The Mechanical Era "It likes you." ...
"Newcomer, come here and get your number!"
Shi Yu: "..."
Yes, to challenge a leader, you not only have to queue, but you also have to get a number.
"Number 105!" the palace guard shouted.
Shi Yu looked down at the number she had received.
Hmm, number 276, still early...
He found a chair in the corner and sat down.
Shi Yu's Live Stream Room —
[Hahaha, Yu Yu exudes a faint sense of death about her.]
[I'm going to check out Chen Su's live stream to see what's going on.]
[Shen Su's live stream is banned???? What's going on? What did he do?? It's broad daylight and Yu Yu isn't here, so he couldn't have done anything inappropriate. Why is it banned?? Has anyone been in Shen Su's live stream before? What happened????]
[Here's a fan of Chen Su, let me tell you why, □□□□□□]
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Yes, the reason is...
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The live stream chat was filled with "口口" (a type of chat term), while Shi Yu sat quietly in a corner, observing each "沉宿" (another type of chat term) in the main hall.
These "Shen Su" not only mimic the appearance perfectly, but also share similar personalities. Some of them even argue about who the real Shen Su is...
Shi Yu walked up to the two "Chen Su" members who were arguing heatedly and casually uttered a sentence:
"I am not Shen Su."
The two immediately turned their attention to him: "You say you're Shen Su, but you need evidence! You just throw out a dry statement without any proof... Ah, you're saying you're not?"
Both of them scratched their heads, completely bewildered.
Their movements were very synchronized.
“Yes.” Shi Yu’s eyes were dark and calm, drawing everyone’s attention to him. The onlookers also turned their gazes to him. Shi Yu continued, “I know none of you are either. In fact, none of you here are. He hired you, right?”
No one spoke; it was completely silent. Even the "Shen Su" who had been debating stopped.
This could only have been orchestrated by Shen Su.
But Chen Su is not here.
“Actually, I’m his lover. We had a fight…” Shi Yu spoke slowly, her eyelashes drooping as she spoke, her voice somewhat muffled, “We’re giving each other the silent treatment. He’s not answering my calls or replying to my messages. I’m very worried about him…”
“He always apologized first after every argument, and I felt really bad for him, so this time…” He looked up, a fleeting sadness in his eyes, followed by a resolute determination, “I want to take the initiative!”
Those around him seemed to be moved by him:
"Yes, I support you!"
"Yes, that's how it should be. Lovers should cherish and care for each other!"
"Support! Support!"
Shi Yu asked gently, "Can you tell me where he is?"
The group looked at each other, scratched their heads, and then went back to arguing, repeating the same arguments as before.
Shi Yu: "…………"
Okay, so these aren't real people after all.
However, if they were AIs generated by props, the leader should have been able to tell at a glance. Why then did he seriously accept every AI's challenge?
There are many mysteries surrounding the leader.
The whereabouts of Shen Su also remain a mystery.
Subsequent developments confirmed that these individuals were all AI, as each person entered to challenge the leader at roughly the same time and very quickly, and almost always lost.
Soon it was Shi Yu's turn.
The main hall was very large, and as far as the eye could see, it was a vast expanse of white. He even suspected that living in such a place for a long time would cause snow blindness. A tall and slender man sat on a chair on the high platform.
Dressed in white, with white hair, exquisitely sculpted features, and skin as white as snow, his face showed no emotion whatsoever—in short, he possessed no human warmth whatsoever.
However, since he's an NPC and the biggest boss in the dungeon, it's normal that he doesn't have any popularity points.
But the leader's first words changed Shi Yu's mind.
"You're not here to challenge me."
It seems this NPC is not only popular.
It seems quite intelligent and advanced?
“You want to know something from me.” The man rose and walked down from the platform, his steps slow and his speech unhurried. “Something… about the core of the game.”
Shi Yu's expression hardened.
The man seemed to smile slightly. He walked up to Shi Yu, stopped, and extended his right hand. "Let's make a deal. I'll tell you everything... you want to know."
Shi Yu's first impression of this NPC was that he didn't seem like a real person, but his second impression was that he was too real. If he really was an NPC, it could only mean that he was too good at studying human social behavior.
Shi Yu stared at the other person for a few seconds and asked, "What do you want?"
The other party speaks frankly and doesn't like beating around the bush.
"I'd rather go home," the man said.
Shi Yu was taken aback. He stared at the man for a while, then suddenly understood. He said helplessly, "I'm not a matchmaker."
"Of course, I don't need him to be willing; I just need your cooperation."
He said "you," which means that he not only knew that Shi Yu was a player, but also knew about the existence of other players.
Shi Yu felt a chill run down his spine.
He understood why this was a difficult dungeon; facing a boss like this, the chance of survival was practically zero.
So, has Shen Su already been here?
But Shi Yu didn't ask that question. Instead, he said, "How do you want me to cooperate with you?"
"It's very simple, you'll see when the time comes." After saying that, the man got back to the point and said seriously, "This instance is independent of the game system. Even if you destroy this instance, the death game will still exist."
"There is only one way to completely solve the game: destroy the system."
"But the system has gained consciousness. Its current thought process is no different from that of a human, and it even has emotions that only humans have. Moreover, it has the highest authority in the entire game system, so it is basically impossible to destroy it."
“But you can.” The man’s lips were pale. He slowly fixed his gaze on Shi Yu’s face and gave an ambiguous smile.
"It likes you."
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Half an hour ago.
Chen Su leaned back in the co-pilot's seat of the aircraft, one leg crossed, looking at the display screen that appeared in the air. The semi-transparent blue display screen was divided into hundreds of small screens, each monitoring a person, a "clone" of his.
He can also control his clones at will through his thoughts.
From the very first clone, he saw the leader, but unfortunately the leader remained behind the curtain, and he could only see a shadow. Moreover, his clone was too weak, and he was basically knocked out before he could even touch the curtain.
After that, he stopped trying to use force and instead used his silver tongue. Unfortunately, the leader seemed to have little patience, and before he could finish speaking, his clone was attacked.
"This boss doesn't seem very polite. I hadn't even finished speaking before he attacked. People usually bow to each other before a duel..." Shen Su said, as he sent another clone in. Three minutes later, he was knocked out again. He was puzzled and said, "I thought that a boss that can become the final boss of a high-level dungeon should be emotionally stable. Why did he get angry after I said a few words?"
Shen Su continued to operate the next clone to enter, unaware that Mo Rugui's expression was becoming increasingly solemn.
"His patience isn't very good either. I think I was already very polite. Wasn't what I said reasonable? I feel I was very..."
Shen Su stopped talking at this point.
Because he saw a "slumber" that was beyond his control appear on the surveillance screen.
He recognized Shi Yu at a glance...
"There's no need to continue. Let's bring everyone back. I think I already know the answer..." Mo Rugui said solemnly, gazing into the distance.
After receiving no response for a while, he turned around and found that Shen Su had been staring at one spot for a long time. Mo Rugui couldn't figure it out until the "Shen Su" on the screen went in, while Shen Su next to him did nothing.
"Isn't this person?" Although the two had cooperated, Shen Su had no need to report to him about matters unrelated to the cooperation. Mo Rugui understood this principle and simply asked out of curiosity.
"Shi Yu".
"Oh—" Mo Rugui suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. I was wondering why you didn't sneak in yourself. So you were planning to work with him from the inside."
Shen Su: "..."
Collusion from within and without—what a load of rubbish!
He had no idea that Shi Yu would be here, let alone that Shi Yu had the same idea as him.
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