"The Million Gods' Gamble" depicts a pyramid-shaped society called Duat. Technology is highly developed here, but not everyone can enjoy the benefits of technology. Only residents living at the top can enjoy natural sunlight and many social welfare. People at the bottom can only compete with machines for jobs and muddle through in the flood of entertainment. Everyone is scrambling to climb up, even if they are willing to become puppets of the upper class.
The protagonist is a scavenger who fights underworld boxing at the bottom of society.
One day, he returned to his shabby shack of only a few square meters and found that God had descended.
Duarte's technology is advanced, but in countless calculations, an electronic ghost with self-awareness will be born. It can obtain all the permissions of Duarte, like an unsolvable bug.
These electronic ghosts are called gods.
[“You can call me Min.” The Cyber God sent down the gospel through the electronic screen, “We are playing a very interesting game. Someone told me that money can’t buy anything. What do you think?”
The nameless scavenger said calmly: "Money is the passport of Duat."
"Correct answer." Min snapped his fingers and said, "Then please prove it for me, my believer."
Wuming's electronic account received a lot of money, and he was shocked. He actually got millions of assets from nowhere. To the gods, Duat's economy was just a string of numbers.
"Don't be too happy, you can't use money to buy clothes, good food, ad skipping services or anything like that to make your life better. These numbers don't belong to you," Min said. "You can only give money to others."
A floating electronic frame suddenly appeared next to Wuming, listing all his statistics, of which the only good one was his physical strength, since he survived on it after all.
"This is the content of my bet. We want to see how much a humble scavenger can gain when he can only pay money for others.
Some say that you can become the strongest through prosthetic surgery, some say that you can gain the sincerity of those in distress, and some say that you can stand at the top of Duarte. But I think——” Min approached Wuming.
“Money buys everything.
Don't let me lose this bet, little believer."
Wuming clenched his fists, knowing that he had reached a fork in the road of fate. He said: "I will definitely prove that you are right."
Wuming gets a million in funds, but he can only spend money on others, and he has to reach the top level in terms of reputation, power, force, and favorability of others. Of course, the million in funds is not everything, as long as Wuming's spending is effective, Min will continue to provide funds.
This has a nickname on Earth, called the super rich spending flow.
Wuming was a little worried at first about who to spend money on. Soon the opportunity came. The player he had fought against in the black ring fainted from hunger, so he immediately treated him to a luxurious meal. The other player also came from a poor family and had fought with Wuming several times. He knew that Wuming was also poor, so he was surprised and suspicious to suddenly have such a meal. Wuming just said that he had a strange encounter and asked the other player to eat with peace of mind. The two ate and watched the fireworks in the most luxurious restaurant in the black street.
Wuming seemed to have mastered some skills in spending money. On his way back to his shabby house, he found a young master from the upper class being robbed. The young master was weak and had lost his ID, so he could only shout for help, but unfortunately no one paid attention to him. Wuming wanted to test the limits of spending money, so he directly helped the young master pay the ransom, since it was not his money anyway. The young master was very touched by this and felt that he was the only conscience left in the underworld.
Wuming returned to the cabin and turned on his broken laptop. The most extravagant place he could find was the live broadcast software.
The live broadcast industry in Duarte is developed and chaotic, and is an important channel for the lower class to buy tickets to the upper class. The various live broadcast industries continue to lower people's moral limits, and use sweet words and sensory traps to stimulate people of different classes to spend a lot of money.
In Duarte, live broadcasters have an activity called PK, where two broadcasters connect online, each displaying their talents, and induce fans of both sides to give them rewards. The one with the higher reward amount wins the PK. Because of the battle element and the verbal stimulation of the broadcaster, a reward can earn a good amount of money.
Wuming accidentally broke into a PK room. One anchor was assembling a prosthesis, and there were only a few people watching. Another anchor was blatantly asking fans to give him tips, and the PK amount soared. Wuming thought that the anchor assembling the prosthesis had some skills and might need him, so he gave him a series of large tips. Wuming seemed to understand the feeling of God - money is just a string of numbers.
In the end, Wuming helped the anchor win the PK with a huge reward. After the PK, the anchor hesitated for a long time and sent a text message: "Excuse me, do you need me to start a private live broadcast with full synesthesia..." What is this thing? Those who know it know it, but Wuming doesn't understand it. He just gave the contact information and said we can talk next time.
Wuming is looking for the next opportunity to spend money...
Sinful money, excessive entertainment, and exaggerated emotions constitute this pyramid-like Duat.
…
There are many ways to have a good plot, the most common one is that the protagonist encounters difficulties, solves them, and succeeds. But if the protagonist does not encounter any difficulties, succeeds easily, and some small setbacks are just to scare himself, wouldn't it be more satisfying?
The same is true for emotional online novels. The protagonist and his/her CP meet and get to know each other, encounter a series of setbacks, and finally win the heart and enter into marriage. It is ordinary sweet and refreshing. But if the protagonist does not pay anything, directly gains one, two, three hearts and becomes a popular person, or even casually attacks the villain, wouldn’t it be more refreshing?
The core of online cool novels is to get something for nothing.
Wuming didn't lose anything at all, and the threat from the gods was just a castle in the air, but Wuming actually got a windfall, and through this windfall, he gained the sincerity of various characters, enhanced his abilities in all fields, and achieved class leap. Isn't this a cool story?
However, this kind of gain without work is contrary to logic and morality.
Why can the protagonist achieve success without any effort, just because he is the protagonist?
Why does the protagonist get so much love even though he doesn't take relationships seriously, just because he is the protagonist?
In order to enhance the sense of pleasure, the meaning of human beings is often alienated in online literature. Some readers just glance over it and think it is nothing, but some readers who read it carefully will feel uncomfortable, thinking that there is no morality or logic in the book, and the existence of all the characters is just a stepping stone for the protagonist to succeed.
Xun Ming, you are the one who wrote "Chaos Wind", and your supporting characters are all flesh and blood; you have written "Starship Management App", in which the protagonist is down-to-earth and hardworking, and will not even raise the price; you have written "House of Lies", in which the protagonist starts with a crowbar, and the rest is all done by deception, and he also relies on his own efforts to play around with the world.
How could you write this?
"The Million Gods' Gamble" caused a sensation as soon as it was serialized.
"I don't understand. Isn't the host's psychological change too abrupt... Just because Wuming gave him money, well, a lot of money, he felt a little concerned about Wuming, and he was sad when he knew Wuming gave gifts to other hosts? This emotional change is too fast!"
"Except for the boxer in the black street ring at the beginning, it seems that everyone in there looks at Wuming differently because he is rich. Judging rationally, I still believe in Xun Ming. The boxer should be Wuming's best friend, and the others are just passers-by."
"Why didn't the gods cause inflation when they gave Wuming so much money... and they even gave him resources and maps directly, and they can also test the target person's favorability. Isn't this too much?"
But the above comments are just a drop in the ocean.
The morality of this universe is quite weak.
No one cares about the rampant pirates, the rampant capital, the arbitrary assassinations in space, and the AI eating up literature into databases and making it extinct. Who will look for morality in online literature?
Most readers are partying! Celebrating! Giving crazy praises!
This is the most enjoyable online article they have ever read!
"It feels so good that it feels like I'm numb with twenty octopus suckers attached to my body! Watching Wuming spend money all the way, when will the Cyber God come to find me!"
"I finished it in one go. I have never read an online novel like this before. My Six Hundred Feet is still immersed in the aftereffects of the mental shock. Other online novels are too difficult to understand, but this one was the only one that kept me reading to the end."
"I think Xun Ming's method of constructing a new type of society is as good as ever. His society seems to be a cyberpunk society in the Blue Star civilization. Come to think of it, I seem to have encountered such a galaxy. Xun Ming is really knowledgeable. The Blue Star is really magical."
"It's very important to know when to update the next chapter. Can we have more good-looking anchors? We need to develop politics, business and military comprehensively!"
"A Million Gods Gamble" has now updated ten chapters, each with a new way to spend money. The reading data for each chapter has doubled.
The first ten chapters alone are much more popular than the "Fairy Tale of Life and Death" written by Xun Ming.
In the essay contest on Feiya Novels, the data of "The Million Gods' Gamble" was far ahead. Not only because of the data it accumulated instantly, but also because the experts gave it the highest score.
With a few swishes, it was already hanging on the throne of champion.
A few seconds later, the homepage of the novel website even put up a promotional slogan: "Highly recommended by the President of the Feiya Chamber of Commerce, this is the only online novel that you must read once in your life - "The Million Gods' Gamble"!"
"I like it so much..." Boss Huang Ya said, trying not to get excited. "This book fully embodies the spirit of our Chamber of Commerce. We must be the masters of money, and then use money to make other creatures our slaves. I never knew that this was the philosophy I was pursuing until I read Xun Ming's novel. Then I suddenly realized it. Isn't this my motto in life?
Money is the passport to the universe."
It spread its wings, casting a shadow like an angel descending from the earth. It announced to its fellow brothers:
"Xun Ming is our cyber god!"
"Gaga! Cybergod!"
The little yellow ducks also raised their wings.
Seeing that "A Million Gods' Gamble" was sweeping the entire Internet, Weiwu Library quickly invited Yongye to come out and fight.
To be honest, Yong Ye's latest case, "Mirror Chamber Murder Case", is also very interesting, and all readers who have read it have given it positive reviews. Using the same room layout to fake the place of death of the body and make an alibi, this idea has won the readers who love detectives applaud.
In this case, Mr. Shi’s real identity appeared for the first time, which also triggered some discussion. Some readers previously believed that Mr. Shi was a second personality or a forgery by the sheriff, but now they finally know the truth.
But this discussion is like a small stream flowing into the sea, and it cannot compare to the explosive heat caused by Xun Ming's new pit.
"The Gamble of a Million Gods" not only attracted readers who loved the plot, but also attracted a lot of attention. Everyone wanted to see how exciting this exciting story was.
After Universe readers verified it for themselves, they immediately went online to recommend it with blushing faces, and the positive reviews kept growing like a snowball.
The literary duel between Xun Ming and Yong Ye also spread. This time, it was completely different from the situation not long ago. The number of readers supporting Xun Ming was twice that of those supporting Yong Ye. Everything was so ingenious that it seemed like a deliberate arrangement of fate.
There is no discussion about the writing contest of the Glitter Empire. But they are not in a hurry this time, because physical publishing is always much slower. The Glitter Clan is still happily building theme parks, and has no idea what is happening in the outside world.
The Feiya Chamber of Commerce decided to press on while the victory was won.
"This is the help that the stars have given to our Chamber of Commerce." Boss Huang Ya immediately called a meeting. "We missed Xun Ming last time, so we must not let him go this time. We must win him over and treat him as a guest of honor!"
"Then we will publish books for Xun Ming. He has enough works, and we will monopolize the publishing platform." Huang Ya Boss listed various subsequent plans. "By monopolizing the publishing platform, we can control most of the novelists in this galaxy. By then, the guys in the Materialistic Reading Club will have no new works, so they will naturally leave in disgrace. The Flash Empire should be dormant, and we will take advantage of the opportunity to monopolize other platforms..."
"I swear as the 33rd president of the Feiya Chamber of Commerce that I will put the interests of all Feiya Chamber of Commerce first and become the master of money."
The ducks in the audience responded loudly and vigorously.
"Let money enslave others again!"
The big white duck said respectfully, "Mr. Xun Ming's work has already occupied the top four in the plot track. We have prepared the prizes for this. Do you want to see it?"
"It's not enough." Boss Huang Ya thought of his previous contempt for Xun Ming and said, "Xun Ming has four articles in the plot track and one in the emotional track. Give all the top five prizes to Xun Ming!"
Big White Duck: "Yes, sir!"
There is a storm brewing in the literary world of the Pangshi Galaxy.
There was only one place that was peaceful.
On the Chaoping, Xi Yujin stopped typing and looked out the window quietly. The hustle and bustle outside the window had nothing to do with him.
They were still parked in the port star system. Soon, a text message came from the Feiya Chamber of Commerce, saying that the prize had been delivered in advance and hoped that Xun Ming would provide the transfer coordinates. Xi Yujin spent 20,000 dust sands to commission ten transfer services, and a courier spaceship loaded with Feiya Chamber of Commerce gift packages finally docked with the Chaoping.
The Feiya Chamber of Commerce was generous, moving in boxes of prizes, and there seemed to be no end.
Gano looked solemn. He finally knew where his points were deducted. Although Yu Jinnuo's best friends were not with Yu Jinnuo, they could make money!
He felt a little unwilling, but when he saw Yu Jinnuo walking out of the room, he felt happy and his whole body felt light.
"Just leave it here, we'll unpack it later." Xi Yujin asked the courier to leave. The right cabin of the Chaoping was filled with prizes from the Feiya Chamber of Commerce, and there were many boxes in the empty rooms of the spacecraft, which needed Xi Yujin and Ganuo to sort out one by one.
They simply replaced the glass of the spacecraft and then drove the Tide Flat to the coordinates of the Materialistic Reading Club.
On the way, Xi Yujin asked Ganuo: "Do you think Xun Ming's new book is good?"
Gano told the truth: "Yujinnuo, I don't feel anything."
"But..." Ganuo hesitated, "Duat has similarities with the Zerg."
"Duat is the underworld in the mythology of a certain civilization on Earth," Xi Yujin said. "There is no air or water there. It is very dark, very deep, and has no boundaries. The dead souls fly across Duat and are questioned by 42 gods in the judgment hall. Is this also similar?"
Ganuo said: "I don't know. I haven't seen the entire picture of our race's territory. But when I left the Zerg, I did experience a very thrilling space storm. If I hadn't driven the Ers King Armor, I wouldn't have been able to get out."
Xi Yujin became interested: "Does every Zerg have this armor?"
"The royal armor is only awarded to the bravest warriors." Ganuo said, "But I am not one of them. I did not receive any reward. I snatched the royal armor from my own people and left."
The King Armor of Ers behind him floated quietly, waiting for appropriate instructions.
The armor core captured by Xi Yujin stayed in the room and typed desperately. It was really the same armor but different fate.
"We may also have to flee in a hurry later." Xi Yujin said, "Gano, do you have any other destination, or do you have any other important things to do?"
Gano: "I don't. If you call me, I will take you away."
Seeing that Yu Jinnuo seemed a little happy, he gained confidence. As expected, Gano was the most suitable one... well, a temporary best friend. Gano scored a big plus!
Xi Yujin was a little moved when he heard this and couldn't help but hug Ganuo.
Although this universe is very strange and full of incomprehensible crises, he has found good partners.
Feeling the sudden hug, Ganuo was completely stunned, with scenes of planets exploding appearing in his mind.
…
Under the message of many readers, Xun Ming finally appeared after much anticipation.
He is now a hot topic on Pangshixing.com. Not only is he being discussed on the book club forum, his name can be seen everywhere.
He still remembered the match with Yongye, saying openly and secretly: "Is someone reading my novel? If you don't say anything, I will assume that I won?"
Yongye didn't show up, but Canghai showed up instead: "I'm watching, Yongye should still be in the small black room, please let this person @Yujin do the final rating."
Xun Ming: "Are there any other novelists in the Blue Star literary world who want to challenge me? If you don't say anything, I will really admit that I am number one."
Canghai: "Haha, I'll watch the show."
After a few minutes, no other IP from Blue Star paid attention to Xun Ming.
Xun Ming: "I didn't expect to reach the top of the Blue Star literary world under such circumstances... It's too boring."
Many readers were alert and left messages saying, "What kind of fun do you want! Tell me! Don't let the new article be ruined just because it's boring!"
Xun Ming: "I want to do something big."
Readers: “I’m beginning to get scared.”
Xun Ming: "I want to do something big that will shock Blue Star."
Other readers rushed over: "Shock Blue Star instead of shocking the Sidestone Galaxy? Could it be that you are writing fan fiction for someone else? Could it be that the bet you lost in the competition is to write a love line for the other party?"
Xun Ming: "I want to challenge you."
Xun Ming: "@Ember."
Readers from the universe suddenly saw this strange name and were a little confused. Who is this Ember?
A reader found out that he was the editor-in-chief of "Reader", who was specifically responsible for locking up the meteorite spirit in a small dark room to urge him to submit his manuscripts. Xun Mingcanghai could not escape his clutches forever.
Some readers said that he is the external spokesperson of Blue Star, and his writing style is elegant and pleasing to the eye.
Some readers also said that he is super handsome and is probably the champion of the Blue Star Flash Competition.
Some IPs from Blue Star suddenly spoke up. They used garbled nicknames, so it was hard to tell who was who. And the readers in the universe couldn't understand their words either.
It was not until later that the Blue Star language became a special learning program. Looking back at today's farce, you will find that these tourists are saying:
"Watch from the front row!"
"Someone actually challenged Yu Jin and watched the show from the front row."
"Can you show me that again? The one about not letting Yu Jin write.gif, please let me write inspirational stories for the rest of my life.jpg, warning of a ban on writing and speaking.jpg"
Xun Ming: "I solemnly declare under my pseudonym that I am challenging Blue Star Embers today."
These words woke up the two people in the small dark room.
Yong Ye: “…”
Canghai: “Ah, this.”
Suddenly, the onlookers discovered that there was a new change in the "Blue Star Citizen Affairs Publicity Office" on the Blue Star official website. Previously, there was only Yong Ye's innocence certificate, but now there is a new application order.
"Blue Star Embers, apply to lift the gag order.
Blue Star Embers, approved the lifting of the ban, with a time limit of 24 hours.
The announcement was signed: Embers. "
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