Yi Chen didn't know why he shouted this impulsively.
He had too many doubts in his mind. The NPC suddenly participated in the ranking, had a name, and behaved in such a mysterious way... All these things made him have a bad premonition from the bottom of his heart.
So he asked.
He thought, as a named NPC participating in the rankings, and an NPC who was always collecting points, it was impossible for her to know nothing.
She probably wouldn't attack him just because of one of his questions, right?
One sentence raises many questions.
Bai Zhi suddenly stopped and tilted her head slightly. A flash of light flashed at the corner of her gold-rimmed glasses.
Her voice was low and hoarse, with an ambiguous meaning.
"I won't compete with you, but I'll help you have fun."
A faint smile, in such a quiet environment, brings a chill that makes people's backs cold.
For some reason, Yi Chen suddenly felt creepy.
The chill that rose from the soles of the feet went all the way along the body and rushed into the chest, strangling the heart. It was as if I couldn't breathe, and every hair stood on end.
The door of the wooden house closed, and Bai Zhi's figure disappeared.
For a very long time, Yi Chen could never forget the fear at that moment.
After a period of extreme silence, a few sentences gradually floated out from the barrage:
"What does this NPC mean?"
"I already said it's Bei Baizhi. She has a name."
“What’s helping them have a good time?”
"I don't understand... This NPC is getting more and more psychedelic, even making it to the leaderboards."
"I think you're all crazy. She's on the leaderboard clearly because of the arrangement of the World Consciousness Department. Honestly, I think their arrangement is insane."
"I agree. The head of the hunting department is out of his mind. He actually let NPCs participate. NPCs are the product of their consciousness department. Aren't they just cheaters?"
…
Because of the explanation given by the consciousness department, many viewers are now scolding them.
But at this moment, even if the consciousness department knew, there was nothing they could do.
They are still holding meetings to discuss all the anomalies in the hunting world and how to solve them.
——Of course, the core is still Bei Baizhi.
This NPC has been acting abnormally since entering the game.
At first, the abnormality was still within an acceptable range, but later, her abnormality became more and more obvious, even to the point of serious collapse!
"...What's going on with this NPC's behavior? Don't you have an explanation?!" The general manager had a dark face and stared at Zhou Ming with his eyes.
Zhou Ming's face turned pale as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. "We noticed something was wrong with her before, but it wasn't a big deal. NPCs also have some independent consciousness that we've given them, so we didn't pay much attention to this minor bug at the time. We simply made detailed changes to her storyline, fixed all the bugs, and got her offline as soon as possible."
In fact, his approach is reasonable.
But the general manager still questioned him with a sullen face, "Aren't those quest-based NPCs the ones who are given independent consciousness? She's just a small boss, who only needs to be killed mechanically and drop a treasure map! So I ask you, how did she become independent?! Haven't you thought about it before?!"
Zhou Ming's face turned even paler, and he kept wiping the big beads of sweat that were falling down.
"Zhou Ming, you have caused such a serious impact on the consciousness department. I tell you, if this matter can be resolved, then you just need to get out! If this matter cannot be resolved, or if it causes any bad impact, I tell you, we will definitely hold you accountable!" The general manager had a cold face and a sharp voice.
Zhou Ming fell to the ground with a bang.
The general manager stood up and said, "Everyone, take your positions and figure out a solution to this problem. Where has the management of the Hunting World gone? You must find it for me!"
He took a deep breath, probably knowing that he couldn't rely on these people. "I will report to the Empire and dispatch all the most powerful experts in consciousness. Find a way to regain control of the hunting world. This is no longer the responsibility of your department alone."
After he finished speaking, he strode away with a dark face.
Although they explained it to the audience and contestants, the other party obviously believed the explanation.
But only they themselves know how serious this matter is, and so far they still have no way to solve this problem!
Everyone in the conference room turned pale.
It has actually been reported to the Empire...
If this matter gets out of hand, none of them will end up well!
Zhou Ming was trembling all over. He knew that losing his job was the best outcome for him.
I just hope that nothing goes wrong again, and that they can take over the hunting world as soon as possible so that everything ends smoothly and there won't be any more accidents.
Just when he was at a loss, Zhao Pingan in the corner lowered his voice: "Boss Zhou, I just discovered a problem, but... I dare not say it."
Zhou Ming looked at him suddenly: "What's the problem?"
Zhao Pingan licked his cracked lips, his voice trembling, "The total number of contestants in the hunting world and the number of contestants who have left is one less than the number of contestants who originally entered the hunting world."
Zhou Ming's pupils shrank and he stared into his eyes, his face full of disbelief.
Hunting the world.
When the new list came out, Bai Zhi's high score still attracted many people.
Especially those who had never known Bei Baizhi before, they were all eager to make a move for a while.
99999 points!
Not to mention whether she will drop equipment, just with her points, I wonder how much equipment she can buy!
Of course, it was also because of her points. The higher the points of the NPC, the stronger the combat power. Such an unattainable score made them all dare not act rashly.
So, all kinds of planning began.
Since one team may not work, how about multiple teams?
Otherwise, if Bei Baizhi was killed by someone else, wouldn't all those points be given to others?
"Boss, Hongri invites us to fight the boss together?" Someone from Yi Chen's team looked at Yi Chen in confusion.
Yi Chen nodded: "Yes, he said that the boss is very strong, so they can't fight alone. They are going to join us and fight together. After winning, we will split the benefits equally."
"Are you kidding me? They're such a powerful team, and there's still a boss they can't defeat? Stop kidding!"
"Yeah, aren't you plotting against us? Are you trying to catch us all in one fell swoop while we're weak?"
"They must have thought we had a lot of points, so they wanted to kill us. In fact, we have no points at all!"
"Tsk tsk, Hongri has no good intentions at all, he must be plotting against us."
…
Yi Chen shook his head: "No, I know they are sincere, and there are indeed many benefits to defeating that boss. Even if we split it equally, we can still make a lot of money."
"Ah? Is there really such a good thing? Their fighting ability is stronger than ours, and their sacrifices must be greater than ours. Boss, do you want to agree?"
Yi Chen: "I have already refused."
Without waiting for others to speak, he said calmly: "The boss they are going to fight is - Bei Baizhi."
Everyone: “???”
Yi Chen sneered, "I said we have plans soon, so we won't go to fight the boss. I suggested they join forces with the Scorpion Gang."
Strange Beast: "Pfft—Boss, you are so evil!"
The magician smiled and nodded: "Yes, if they really unite and go, we will have two fewer opponents."
"Hahaha, I hope they go! Let that Bei Baizhi take care of them!"
"Do these people dare to challenge the devil now? Fortunately, we didn't spread the news that we lost to her..."
Yi Chen looked at their excited faces and sighed: "Even if they lose and leave the hunting world, we may not be able to defeat Bei Baizhi in the future."
"I think it's impossible. She must have a weakness. Otherwise, if the Awareness Department really puts a cheat there, she will be the final winner, and this hunting world will become a complete joke!" Someone couldn't help but say.
Yi Chen: "That's also possible..."
But he always had an ominous premonition that he couldn't suppress.
He stood up and said, "Forget it, let's not think about it anymore. Let's go kill Zhuo Yi. He was able to revive once, but I don't believe he can revive a second time. I said I'd take him offline, and I'll definitely not let him off easily!"
They had no way to vent all their dissatisfaction with Bei Baizhi, so they could only go to find Zhuo Yi, the man who had harmed them in the first place.
"Have you found out?" Zhou Ming asked in a trembling voice.
Zhao Ping'an nodded, his lips trembling and he couldn't open his mouth.
Next to him, Chen Gang spoke in a hoarse voice, "I've found out... compared to the people who originally entered the Hunting World and those who are still in the Hunting World or have left the Hunting World, there is indeed one less person."
"What's your name?" Zhou Ming seemed to have said this, but also seemed not to have said it.
Zhao Pingan answered, as if the three words were hot on his lips: "Bei Baizhi..."
"Bang!"
Zhou Ming rolled to the ground, and Zhao Ping'an and Chen Gang went to support him.
His voice trembled. "How did the player become an NPC? How could this happen?!"
Chen Gang reported, "Boss... we still have to tell the person in charge. Without his help, we certainly can't afford the responsibility of this matter being exposed. Besides, maybe only if they know... can they find a solution."
Zhou Ming nodded blankly. He knew that he could no longer get the best result.
——He will definitely be held accountable.
Half an hour later.
"What?! That's a contestant?! A contestant was actually thrown onto an NPC?!" The veins on the forehead of the person in charge were throbbing, and he was spinning around in place, unable to suppress his anxiety.
"Crash--" Everything on the table was pushed to the ground by him.
He was like an angry bull, staring at Zhou Ming with wide eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?! Why didn't you find out sooner?! Zhou Ming, you're done for. You're going to get me screwed too!!"
If this matter were to be exposed, the entire consciousness department would be criticized to death, and they would lose the trust of everyone in the empire. The leaders of the empire would also dismiss them completely in order to appease the anger of the people.
Don't think this is a trivial matter.
A long time ago, when the consciousness department was just established, some people were worried about the damage that the consciousness world would cause to the player's consciousness. You know, if the consciousness was really damaged, the person might die.
So they gave various guarantees at the beginning, including the absolute distinction between players and NPCs.
——Players can never be NPCs!
When an NPC is cleared, its consciousness is erased, which is equivalent to killing the NPC completely.
But it’s different for players. When players die in the conscious world, they are not really dead. This is the essential difference.
It is equivalent to the player entering the world of consciousness, where he has a one-to-one virtual consciousness. Death means the virtual consciousness disappears, but the original consciousness remains and he can return to the real world.
And erasing the NPC is to make this consciousness disappear completely!
Just imagine, putting a player on an NPC, especially a small boss that needs to be killed continuously. Not many players will believe an NPC that shouts that it is a player.
If no one discovers it, when this world is cleared, this consciousness will be cleared along with the NPC.
Expect the awareness department to find bugs and correct them quickly?
They just said that NPCs also have to participate in the rankings!
This means that they had not discovered their placement error before today!
If Zhou Ming's news had been shared with them earlier, before they could explain, then they wouldn't be hopeless. But, unfortunately, they had already explained it to everyone!
It's too late!
Zhou Ming was stared at by him and almost fainted again.
But the more this happened, the clearer Zhou Ming's mind became. He spoke in a hoarse voice -
"We've already discovered the problem. If she's a player, then many problems can be explained. The Hunting World's out-of-control may also be related to this bug. And she definitely knows she's a player, but in all the videos, she never asks for help!"
The person in charge looked at him.
Zhou Ming licked his cracked lips and took a deep breath: "A lot of the problems lie with her. Let's try to contact her..."
They can give some commands to NPCs, but these are invisible to the audience.
—That is, they can contact her privately.
They do not have the right to make changes to the hunting world, but they can still send messages privately without changing the rules of the hunting world.
So, Zhou Ming quickly led people to write a letter and sent it to the "NPC" Bei Baizhi in the hunting world.
The letter said a lot, but first and foremost it was an apology.
They said it was their fault that they accidentally placed her with an NPC, and they would offer her compensation, or any requests she might have, as long as they could satisfy them. They believed that Bei Baizhi would want to return to college rather than stay in the hunting world forever. They wanted to cooperate with Bei Baizhi, and they were willing to apologize to her, etc.
They have investigated Bei Baizhi's life. This apology letter, which combines kindness and severity, is tailored to her situation. If she doesn't want to stay in the conscious world forever, she should agree to them.
As long as she agreed to them, she would have a bright future and make up for all the harm caused to her.
—It’s hard not to cooperate, isn’t it?
After this letter was sent, everyone was very anxious, waiting for Bei Baizhi's response.
If she agreed to cooperate, not only could she conceal the issue of the subconscious department releasing people into NPC status, she could also help their technicians from within and regain control of the hunting world.
They still don't know where the control rights have gone, but no matter what, the most urgent task is to get the control rights, get Bei Baizhi out first, and solve some hidden dangers.
The general manager stood behind the technicians and said, "She should agree. You should first think of a way to get her to cooperate with you in taking control. We can't command any NPCs or change any rules and procedures now, but she can act. As long as she cooperates—"
"Boss! We have received her consciousness!" someone shouted, interrupting the person in charge.
Zhou Ming couldn't wait to ask: "What did she say?!"
"Huh, it's also a letter? How can she send a letter?" A technician asked in confusion while processing it.
Zhou Ming: "Let's ignore that for now and see if she's willing to cooperate!"
They quickly began to examine the consciousness she was transmitting.
It's called a letter, but when you click on it, it's actually a three-second video.
In the video, Bei Baizhi, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, was looking at them with a meaningful smile on her lips, and her pair of dark eyes seemed to be looking into theirs.
She slowly raised her hand, palm down, lips curled up, eyes narrowed, and her palm stroked across her neck.
The portrait disappeared and the screen turned blood red.
——That color is like dripping blood.
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