Chapter 121 The Secret of the Gods
Because of the large-scale event, Zhang Minmin and others did not have their memories blurred this time when they entered, nor did they attach themselves to other people. Instead, they still had their original bodies, which greatly enhanced their experience.
After all, while the original gameplay of having your memory blurred was exciting and fun, possessing someone else and being assigned an identity made things seem timid. If you possessed a lowly slave or servant, you'd have to work, be bullied by higher-ranking servants, and constantly fear for your life. After all, you're traveling through time! People have a survival instinct; the fear of death is ingrained in their genes.
But it’s different when they enter with memories. They know in their hearts that they are completing a mission, and their mentality is different, so it’s purely for fun.
Thanks to the extensive publicity, the large-scale event attracted a large number of people. By 9:30, hundreds of people had already entered Malchi's room. As long as they didn't enter simultaneously, each time the door opened, a separate copy of the illusion would be formed. Therefore, although many people entered Malchi's room, they didn't collide with each other.
The park's live broadcast screens were therefore divided into hundreds, with rankings determined by audience retention and system intelligent analysis. Some viewers even opened several screens simultaneously for comparison, and soon discovered the difference in entering Malchi's room this time.
—Ah ...
——Me too. When I saw the event notice saying that the first stop was in Malchi’s room and that the entire event would be broadcast live, I was worried that I would make a fool of myself if I didn’t remember it, so I didn’t dare to go. If I had known this would happen, I would have gone.
——Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. It turns out that tourists are not transparent to the NPCs in the dungeon! A tourist walked in carelessly and was caught by the guards of the Marquis' Mansion. Then he was ejected. The screen showed that he had been executed and asked to queue up again in half an hour.
——It’s the same thing with me, but the protagonist on the screen here did it on purpose. He ran to the Marquis’ Mansion and smashed things to provoke the NPC, and was beaten up by the NPC.
——There is an even more bizarre one. He saw that the Marquis' mistress was beautiful and tried to tease her, but was slapped in the face by her and kicked out of the dungeon.
- Help! There's a tourist here who was loudly plotting to take all the valuables from the Marquis's mansion, and was stabbed to death by the guards.
Once they realize they're playing a game, visitors completely let loose, resorting to all sorts of escapist behavior, overstepping their bounds, and, unsurprisingly, being killed by NPCs. As a result, many people who entered Marchi's room earlier than Zhang Minmin's team are still lagging far behind. As a result, Zhang Minmin's team's livestream currently has the highest traffic, with streamer Xiao Zhou ranking second.
Xiao Zhou also entered Marchi's room. As a host, he certainly didn't just come to play games, but also shouldered the responsibility of creating program effects. Relying on his strength that ranked in the top 100 on the merit list, he boldly challenged the guards of the Marquis' Mansion, thinking of pushing the level violently, but he was pushed back.
Helpless, Xiao Zhou had to queue up again and try again.
There are only two people in his team, the other one is Xiao Zhao, his friend who usually shoots videos with him.
While exploring the Marquisate of March during his youth, he also tried his best to explain it to the audience, which was a very conscientious job.
Although the Marquis's Mansion was large, most visitors had played this famous dungeon before, and many had directly transmigrated into March himself, so they were quite familiar with the terrain and layout of the Marquis's Mansion. Therefore, when thinking of finding data fragments, their first reaction was to head to March's study.
Marchi hadn't inherited the title of Marquis until his teenage years, and the current owner of the Marquis's study was Marchi's father. Xiao Zhou quickly found a fragment of information in the study. He smiled and said, "I thought this fragment would be difficult to find with so many books in the study, but I didn't expect it to glow and guide me. This makes it much easier!"
Barrage:
——Of course not, we are just playing games, not really sneaking into someone else’s house to find secrets. The park must take everyone’s gaming experience into consideration!
Xiao Zhou quickly read out the contents of the paper. "There are two human nations on this continent: the Kingdom of Gundra and the Kingdom of Theodore. Gundra worships the God of Life, a generous deity who bestows divine power upon the crops, livestock, and poultry on this land, allowing them to thrive. He ensures that people have enough food and clothing, and they believe in the God of Life just as they believe in the land that nurtured them."
——Wow, he seems to be a very practical god. Then we don’t have to worry about the reduction of food production.
I wonder if this god of life can control the weather? If it can bring about favorable weather and good harvests, that would be even better, and people's lives would be better.
There was only one fragment in the study, and servants came in to clean it every day. After Xiao Zhou and Xiao Zhao got the fragment, they jumped out of the window without delay.
Elsewhere, after Zhang Minmin and the others discovered that the NPCs could spot them, they split up and began exploring the rather large and tiring Earl's Mansion. Because they were numerous and had a clear goal, they had already found three fragments.
There is one in the Marquis's study, one in March's bedroom, and one in March's childhood toy room.
Zhang Minmin opened the second fragment and read, "The Kingdom of Theodore believes in the Goddess of Four Seasons. She controls the four seasons. Under Her power, the Kingdom of Theodore always has only three seasons: spring, summer, and autumn. The bitter winter may rage elsewhere, but it will never enter the land of Theodore. She is also the manipulator of the sky. Wind, thunder, frost, and rain are all angels before Her throne. They carry out the orders of the Goddess of Four Seasons, bringing Theodore a permanently suitable climate and allowing the Kingdom's crops to thrive. Since Her appearance, people no longer suffer from hunger. She is the savior of all the people of Theodore."
The third fragment: "Compared to the God of Life, Marchi believes that the power of the Goddess of Seasons is greater. Because the Kingdom of Gundra has a very long winter every year, he wants to convert to the Goddess of Seasons, but his father tells him that the people of Gundra can only believe in the God of Life. If he is not careful in his words and deeds, if he does not have piety towards the God of Life, then he may be deprived of his identity and status as heir."
——To be honest, although the power of gods is quite strong, I think people should have freedom of thought. I can’t stand being forced to believe even if I don’t want to.
——It’s quite rebellious of him to think of converting to the Goddess of Four Seasons in such an environment. No wonder he secretly became a monster when he grew up.
——With such a practical god, it wouldn't hurt to believe in any of them! Marqi is still too young. When he grows up, he will understand that in the adult world, there is no choice. I want it all!
——Hahaha, the one mentioned earlier, Marchi has grown up and is a monster hunter, he wants all the damn ones.
—Ah, no one doubts it? If the gods are so powerful, why don't they destroy the monsters? The rooms in the fantasy haunted house are all people who have been killed by monsters!
As soon as this comment appeared, netizens who were discussing the issue were shocked. Oh, right? Why not destroy the monsters? Don’t they want to?
—The monsters aren't that strong! Previously, tourists had easily defeated the monsters in the Marqi dungeon.
——The difficulty level in the previous fantasy dungeon must have been lowered! Otherwise, how could the captain of the guards, who couldn't even defeat Xiao Zhou, have been killed by a monster before?
——The world view expansion pack has not been fully explored yet, so please be patient and read it!
There were a total of seven fragments in this illusion copy. Later, Zhang Minmin and others found three more fragments, which recorded the duties and powers of the other two righteous gods.
One was a sea god who controlled the sea and its inhabitants, capable of manipulating the waters and their inhabitants. The other was a water goddess who governed the mountains, forests, and rivers, capable of causing mountains to collapse and rivers to dry up or surge. Neither deity protected humans; one frequently drowned those living by the sea, while the other allowed the wild beasts of the mountains and rivers to maul and kill them.
For this reason, the God of Life and the Goddess of the Four Seasons who protect mankind often fight with them. A war between gods would start every few dozen or a hundred years. However, the four gods did not appear in the battle, but let their believers fight each other. There were casualties after each war, but peace could be maintained for many years.
—Hmm? A war between gods has begun, but the gods don't participate. What kind of war is this?
I was expecting a dramatic battle between gods! With the park's advanced technology, I figured it would be incredibly impressive, but this is all it gets? It's reasonable to suspect the park altered the plot to save money!
——Hahaha, it’s not necessary to change the plot. So much money has been spent on the theme park, and the illusion scenes in the fantasy haunted house are so realistic. There is no reason to save on this. I tend to think that this is just a part of the story.
—Hmm, based on my years of watching conspiracy films, I have a hunch there's definitely a conspiracy going on here. The war between gods every few dozen to a hundred years seems like it's sapping the population! And don't you find it strange? According to the previous world setting, this world has a common enemy—monsters. They haven't even dealt with the monsters yet, yet they have time to engage in internal conflict. Weird.
Six of the seven fragments were found, and Zhang Minmin and others searched the Marquis's mansion but couldn't find the remaining one. So after discussing it, Zhang Minmin and others decided to follow Malki to the church.
As the heir to the Marquis, March has a very noble status and is always accompanied by a group of servants whenever he travels.
Zhang Minmin and the other three were all bound to the Red-Eyed Elves, and could bring them along when they went to dungeons. Just as they were squatting in a hidden corner of the church eavesdropping on the conversation between the church priest and March, one of the Red-Eyes, oh no, Purple-Eyed Thornes, suddenly said, "These gods are not good things!"
Eh?
Is this a big melon?
At the same time, Xiao Zhou on the other side accidentally found the seventh fragment that Zhang Minmin and others had not found in the Marquis's basement.
Xiao Zhou unfolded the fragment and read, "I am Marquis Malton. If anyone comes here later, if you see this letter, I hope you will make my research public... By chance, I discovered that the power of monsters, after a certain degree of intervention, will transform into a power very similar to divine power. This terrifying discovery led me to build an underground secret room here, and I have been conducting research here for more than ten years. I have a premonition that my life is coming to an end, and I have a premonition that I may not be able to fully understand it before I die... I hope that those who come after me can inherit my wishes. If not, please pass it on to the right person."
——Oh my god, I didn’t think anything of it before, but now when I see this fragment, I suddenly feel a chill on my back.
——Back goes cold +1, it’s like the feeling in a ghost story where you finally escape after going through so many hardships, only to find out that the teammate you’ve been holding tightly by the hand is a ghost.
It's not that exaggerated! Judging from the previous fragments, the gods are all pretty good. And this marquis's research isn't necessarily correct. Similarity doesn't mean it's identical. Later, in his pursuit of studying the relationship between monsters and supernatural powers, Marchi killed countless people. This family is inherently bad, and the gods who were slandered by them are the ones who suffer, okay? They worked so hard to protect humanity, but in the end, they were repaid with hatred.
—Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit. I was just watching Zhang Minmin's livestream and saw the comment saying Xiao Zhou had come over after finding the seventh fragment. Now seeing the contents of this fragment is just terrifying. Do you know what happened when Malki went to the church? The priest at that church deliberately "dropped" a book next to Malki about gaining supernatural powers from monsters. He was the one who tricked Malki into doing that experiment!
——Priest, church, monster experiment... Oh my god, when you connect these things together, it's hard not to suspect that God discovered Marton's research, and then deliberately made things bad, letting his son go astray, and then naturally let the whole family die in the mouth of the monster.
I agree! Otherwise, as a marquis, with such a distinguished status, living in the capital, enjoying such a privileged environment and surrounded by so many expert guards, it would be quite difficult for him to die at the hands of a monster. But having Marquis actively research monsters and capture them to "suffer the consequences" would be easy. Not only would this ensure the marquis's family's demise without suspicion, it would also deter future generations from researching monsters.
"God, how terrifying!"
After seeing this fragment and considering the park's previous introductions to the world's background, Xiao Zhou and the others felt they had discovered a big secret.
"Are the gods truly evil?" Xiao Zhou said to his friends and the audience in the livestream, "Think about the City of Mischief. If the Thorns hadn't been exterminated, humans could have combined with the Red-Eyed Elves to gain power without having to pray to the gods for it!"
Xiao Zhao: "There's not enough information right now. Maybe City of Mischief will have a new expansion pack."
Xiao Zhou slapped his head and said, "Yeah, the last time we explored the City of Mischief, they didn't give any reason for Thornes's demise."
At the same time, the radio sounded.
Congratulations to Xiao Zhou's team for collecting all the fragments. You will receive a lucky bonus, increasing your chances of receiving the Earth Dragon's favor by 50%. As a first-place clearing reward, your chances will be increased by an additional 10%. Please keep up the good work.
In the blink of an eye, the illusion disappeared, and Xiao Zhou and Xiao Zhao appeared in front of March's door.
Looking at Marchi's young and gloomy face in the photo, the two seemed to understand why this guy was still haunting. "Could it be that he discovered the truth after death and became so frustrated that he turned into a ghost?"
March's photo seemed to move, but the two men, determined to complete their mission, did not delay and immediately left the haunted house and headed to the City of Pranks to carry out the next mission.
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