Chapter 214 Zootopia
Wu Ma's back was bent more completely than Qiao Song had imagined.
Not only did he draw a map directly, he also drew out several areas in the entire Zootopia where Boss Cai often cast his net, and he also very considerately marked several zodiac signs that Boss Cai had visited.
"The Northern Zodiac District is relatively united. Judging from their past habits, they are very likely to surrender to each other and choose a representative. Only the Snake is not very popular there. His ability is rather strange. He can directly eat a player and replace his identity. The Snake and the Dragon have not changed their representatives for many years. Of course, the Dragon does not like this snake either."
Wu Ma paused with his pen, and quickly drew a few more strokes of the zodiac animals in the corners. “Since the River of Life and Death has come to the bottom of Zootopia this time, many administrators from other game areas have also come to Zootopia. There may be some you are familiar with among them.”
Wu Ma drew several circles on the map.
"Sheep, this person is said to be very familiar with the administrator of hell. Rabbit, Pig, Rat, and Mountain Cat all have good relationships, but Mountain Cat doesn't like snakes. With the bad character of that cat, it might harass Snake."
Qiao Song tapped the position where the Rat was. "You said earlier that the Wu Ma area provided 30% of the computing power for Cyber, and the Rat side provided 50%. As the brain of Cyber, did you directly use the players' professions to provide computing power and create the system?"
The Rat area drawn by Wu Ma is a square hexagonal pattern. Compared with other maps that change in real time, it is more like a motionless screw.
Wu Ma Zhu Dingshan nodded: "Yes, each of our regions has different responsibilities. I provide social animals here, that is, players who mainly rely on manpower. The Ox is the food in the props raw materials, the Rooster is for deletion and purification and restoration, the Monkey is for replication, and the Rat is the main AI algorithm. The other zodiac signs use their respective abilities to create various different games."
"With your wisdom, you should have realized that some of the games created by players in Zootopia are related to other dungeon games."
“The Zodiac Ranking Tournament in Zootopia is indeed a life-and-death situation for the Zodiacs of that season, but the winner cannot manage all 12 districts alone, and new Zodiacs are needed to manage the districts. For example, the most outstanding players in each district, usually the presidents of certain guilds, will inherit this position.
Even if these people do not have shrines, they will be spotted by the zodiac in advance and given shrine fragments of the zodiac, giving them the ability to create games.
Cultivate multiple successors at a time. Even if only one of them can win, the others can choose to go out with their own games and expand the Infinite Highway's territory after they lose."
Qiao Song thought of the games he had experienced in the blind box mall.
The most obvious one is Ugly Cow’s Farm, which is completely repetitive from props to game logic and methods.
The one who controls the farm is a player, Zhong Shiwei, the president of the Horizon Union, a delicious farmer and also a lawyer.
There is a large blank wall in Zhu Dingshan’s office, on which he personally drew a diagram of something growing from nothing like a tree.
“The small dots marked on the maps used by players are the actual game areas.
Many of the other areas covered by the fog are empty. Those deserted schools, supermarkets, and train stations will eventually be used.”
"As long as there are players who move into the shrine and successfully place enough NPCs, the game can be awakened and the identity can be completely changed to become an administrator."
When Qiao Song listened to his introduction, it was as if he was listening to the business map of Infinite Highway.
NPC...
"A complete instance requires not only players but also local residents. Except for the dead players, the rest of the residents are salvaged from the river, right?"
Wu Ma nodded: "That's right. Although the River of Life and Death can devour all souls indiscriminately, as long as you are brave enough, you can also fish out souls from it to serve as employees. This is a no-cost business. Even if some of the ghosts you fish out are unconscious, you can split them up and use them as raw materials to make props, which can continue to circulate on the Infinite Highway."
If this continues, a complete business landscape will emerge.
From players as demanders, to the production and sale of props, the production and sale of copies, and even the death of players, all are involved in this link.
A world of underworld capitalists.
“…When did you turn the road into this state?”
Feeling that Qiao Song's tone was a little off, Zhu Dingshan immediately lowered his head:
"Most players just follow the trend of the times. You know, they can't return to the real world. Players always need more hope to stay on this road."
The carrot dangling in front of the donkey has changed from returning to reality to making games, turning this false world into a new reality.
"For those who don't want to stay in the game at all, we have also created a mirrored Zootopia, which is currently running well..."
Qiao Song didn't wait for him to finish:
"Instead of letting the players wander on this road forever, it would be better to use a fake door to take them all to a place closer to reality. In a way, this can also be considered as going home. Do you think so?"
Zhu Dingshan didn't dare to look at her expression, and sweat began to form on his head again:
"This is not something that a single administrator can decide on his own. All major decisions on the Infinite Highway must be judged by the main system..."
"The main system is in the Rat's territory?"
"No, the Rat is only maintaining half of the computing power. If we have to talk about it, the person in charge of Zootopia, Dragon, can enter the system's computer room and talk to that person. After all, among the many zodiac signs, only one person can represent the Twelve Committees."
"This is also the only promotion channel for human players to join the Twelve Committees, from Zodiac Candidates to Mastering Zootopia."
It is the Twelve Committee again.
Qiao Song exhaled, calming his complicated emotions:
"The last question is, besides the Mirror Zootopia, can those mirror copies on the Infinite Highway constitute a real city? People can live in it unconsciously and think that it is a real city."
Wu Ma didn't quite understand what Qiao Song was talking about for a moment.
"If it's so that people don't realize it, as long as their level is lower than the administrator, from the moment they enter the city, even if it's just a school, those who pass the level won't realize it's a copy."
“Sir, although we are creating lies, the lies behind the escape door need to be supported by real memories and real life.
A lie that keeps people hooked forever is no longer a lie. They will just think of themselves as native residents. For them, this is reality. "
So, for Xiao Ni, Kaidan Junior High School is his school and his home.
Even if his mother didn't come to pick him up, he firmly believed that he lived there.
What about Wang Simiao's family? Are they dead players who also failed in the resurrection mission, or are they lonely ghosts who were collectively fished out of the river?
As soon as there is a loophole in the logic, I automatically enter headache mode.
On the one hand, Qiao Song found it ridiculous, but on the other hand, he felt uncomfortable.
She avoided a flashing image in her mind and finally nodded. She raised her hand and said, "Give me the rule card."
Zhu Dingshan knew that this meant that they were willing to take over the Wuma District. He felt complicated. He couldn't tell whether he was happy about the successful surrender or disappointed about losing control of this area.
He is also a businessman in the real world, and he knows that sometimes making the right choice is more important than moving forward desperately.
Qiao Song witnessed the same thing Gao Bin had done before.
Zhu Dingshan tore open his chest and took out three black rule cards from the area near his heart.
However, unlike Gou Ge, his predecessor Wu Ma Zhu Dingshan, who looked very old and always looked tired, recovered quickly.
It may also be that Qiao Song and Gao Bin had played a game before, engaging in a life-and-death fight, rather than transitioning peacefully like this, so Gao Bin was seriously injured.
This is probably why some zodiac signs with close relationships choose to surrender voluntarily.
If you can surrender peacefully, there is no need to seriously injure yourself. The damage to the soul cannot be recovered naturally and requires a large amount of food and props to replenish.
"People of the same class can surrender to each other, but if you run into Chen Long, don't believe any of his negotiating words. He is a cunning fellow."
Wu Ma's wounds had healed, only his face was a little pale. He spoke seriously of the bad things about his former partner, without showing the slightest sign of guilt.
Qiao Song glanced at him with a smile, knowing that this guy had worked with Chen Long and the display screen before, and he had a good relationship with Chouniu before.
He is really a tough and strong old fence-sitter.
Qiao Song swallowed the three cards and soon heard a new system prompt:
[Ding——Congratulations on successfully winning the new Zodiac game area! Unique regional rights plus one! Now I will inform you of the population composition and operation mode of the entire Wu Ma area. ]
[As of the last second before the transfer of power, your game area has reduced 178 contract workers! The number of residents in the mirror city is temporarily stable and there is no change. ]
[This month's Cyber World computing task has been completed by 82%. Please continue to cultivate targeted talents and contribute your insignificant strength to the entire Infinite Highway! ]
[Let us use the memories of the real world to create a reality that belongs to their ideals and memories! Create a real happy city! ]
What a big pie, what a shameless reminder.
There is a home but no home to return to, so a fake city is created to keep players here forever, and subsequent players are required to help run the system.
The more capable the player is, the more like a lackey he becomes in the end.
Qiao Song sneered. In that case, she would want all 12 zodiac areas in Zootopia.
After taking over the Wu Ma area, Qiao Song quickly realized that the composition of the guilds there was even more unbalanced than she had imagined.
"Half of the players are from the Black Iron Guild?"
She frowned and inspected all the developed shrine fragments. Most of them were spent on programmers and players related to brain algorithms. Many of the remaining ones were members of the Black Iron Guild, but there were very few high-level players.
"Zhu Dingshan, didn't you train the next Wu Ma in advance?"
Zhu Dingshan was sorting out documents nearby, apparently preparing to assist the new Zodiac and serve as an elderly secretary.
"It was trained, but it was poached."
Qiao Song:?
Zhu Dingshan himself was a little embarrassed: "She was taken away by Chen Long with better conditions."
The lower-level members can only continue to work here because they have signed contract workers and are suppressed by the region, but those with stronger abilities will run away on their own.
Qiao Song was silent for a while: "If you don't change your working mode here, sooner or later there will be players who will kill you."
She waved her hand and immediately changed the first rule on the three black cards.
[1. After all players enter this area, they will be assigned different jobs according to their professional characteristics, and will work 24 hours a day in the CBD and ordinary commercial office buildings without distinction.]
Now change to .
[1. After entering this area, all players can choose whether to stay and work here according to the characteristics of their profession. Depending on the content of the work and the working hours, certain rewards can be distributed or other shelters can be provided.]
The specific rewards will be negotiated by Zhu Dingshan and Shi Yuemiao.
Qiao Song had seen this before. Old Ma was not as honest as he seemed. He completed the computing tasks assigned to him by the system in excess of the quota every month, and his personal vault was filled with mountains of soul coins and props.
Exploiting the players like that is just to prevent them from rebelling.
This makes Zhu Dingshan's surrender even more incredible.
Qiao Song: "It would be more reliable for you to take those things and seek refuge with other zodiac signs than to seek refuge with a player like me who seems to have unknown origins."
Zhu Dingshan smiled and said, "No, I am different from Boss Cai. He is greedier than me. Even if he loses money, he will jump into the pit to make it back, so he can only do some small business of convenience stores. I am also different from that dragon. He wants to risk his life to climb up, but I only know the principle of leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade."
Qiao Song stared at him for a few seconds: "Have you seen me before?"
Zhu Dingshan shook his head without hesitation: "When Chen Long and I crossed the river, we were all at the bow. If I'm not mistaken, you should be at the stern, with Lord Li Yuan, Lord Fan Xi and the others."
Qiao Song took a deep breath: "Fan Xi doesn't know me."
Zhu Dingshan's expression was not surprised. After thinking for a while, he said, "That's understandable. After all, you probably didn't have a human form at that time."
Before Qiao Song left Wu Ma's territory, the last few words he had squeezed out of Zhu Dingshan were still echoing in his mind.
"Master Qiao Song, the number of people on board was fixed that year. If I'm not mistaken, the only surprise was that Master Li Yuan and his men brought a huge stone and placed it at the stern. I didn't see the shape of the stone at the time, but after we got off the boat, I realized that it was the shape of a shrine."
“That was the first shrine I saw before I became an administrator.”
The players from the Customs Union were leading the way and were called up by the new Wu Ma. They had just heard a system prompt that lifted the field rules that forced people to work to death.
As illegal members of the big guild, even if they worked 24 hours a day, they would try their best to use props to give themselves a break and take a break, but they didn't know when this new Wu Ma would appear.
There is no movement in the Zodiac area, which only means that the power is transferred peacefully.
Qiao Song's expression didn't look much better than his predecessor. He didn't have dark circles under his eyes, but his face was still cold: "You keep procrastinating. What's the problem? Are you planning to open a passage to hell?"
She had just eaten Wu Ma's rule card, and her head looked weird, ferocious and a bit like a unicorn. She was scared when she saw other players, and didn't dare to look Qiao Song in the eye.
"No, no, Lord Wu Ma, the passage has been opened before, but the fighting in the north is fierce now. We can only guarantee that you will successfully pass through the area of Chenlong, but we cannot guarantee which zodiac sign the exit will be in."
Qiao Song didn't answer immediately. She opened her palm and looked at the mark left by the lucky gold coin.
It's faded, but not completely gone.
"You can go anywhere. If you meet a friend, you can have tea. If you meet an opponent, you can try the game in the other area. There is no difference."
Her tone was so calm as if she was just going out for a picnic.
The visa officer from the Horizon Union could only tremblingly take out a stamp and gently stamped it on the back of her hand with extreme solemnity.
【Approved】
In an instant, a rotating colorful passage opened directly in the office.
[Whether you are traveling or going abroad, you need to complete such a stamping and customs clearance requirement before or after getting on the plane. Of course, the visa officer is not trying to make things difficult for you, but to ensure that you have a reasonable and legal identity to move around in the area. ]
Qiao Song felt as if a light raincoat had emerged from the seal on the back of his hand and covered his entire body.
After she walked into the passage, she could see all kinds of malicious eyes appearing on the walls of the passage. Twisted halos obscured their vision, but it seemed that as long as she took a step out, she would be drawn into a place like hell.
Why does Chen Long's territory really smell like a fake from hell?
Qiao Song withdrew his gaze and passed through this not very long passage in just a few minutes.
After leaving the passage, the view is endless green, which to be honest looks a bit familiar.
The undulating hillsides, the sky and green land that look like oil paintings, and the low houses dotted around like mushrooms make it seem a little too fairy-tale-like.
But in such a fairy tale world, you can vaguely see several huge pits, as if it had suffered a devastating blow.
[Ding——Welcome to the fairy tale world of Maotu. 】
[Unfortunately, we have to inform you that because the area is experiencing a war, hundreds of fairy tale books have been mixed up. Please find the correct story line that belongs to you in countless fairy tale worlds! ]
Before Qiao Song came in, he used the shrine to send the rule card to the little black dragon, just like before. The guy hid the rule card again like a treasure, so Qiao Song could continue to enter new areas as a player without alerting the enemy.
As a result, one minute after she entered the Rabbit area, she saw a huge mole wearing a white gauze dress and with plastic wings on its head crawling out from the green grass.
"The prince's party is about to begin. Damn it, where can I find a pumpkin carriage for that unpopular girl? I shouldn't have applied for the job of fairy godmother. Sure enough, every mole has to pay the price for his boasting."
"Hey, there's a ..."
The giant mole soon noticed Qiao Song. Its hill-like figure stared at Qiao Song, and its black nose sniffed in the air for a moment.
Since Qiao Song entered this area, the animal form on his head has not changed much, but the clothes on his body have turned into a knight's outfit.
That was her last outfit before she left the fairy tale kingdom in the blind box paradise.
The mole's eyes, which had shrunk as if it were shortsighted, suddenly glowed:
"Look what I found? A wild prince! And he looks pretty good-looking and delicious! Bah, he's handsome and beautiful!"
The mole pounced towards Qiao Song happily.
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After Qiao Song obtained ownership of the new area, a large blank area appeared on the map of Zootopia.
This is not a seizure of power, but rather a direct erasure of the ownership of the entire area.
Of course, only the Zodiac itself knows the details. When Boss Cai learned that Qiao Song had killed Wu Ma, he was glad that he ran fast, but he was also full of indignation:
"She's a new player, why?! Is Wu Ma crazy?"
When Boss Cai said this, his expression was not very good and he even tried to test him: "Chen Long, Wu Ma is a man who never gets up early unless there is profit. Are you hiding something from me?"
Chen Long remained silent at first, but later he forced a smile.
"It doesn't matter. It's just the two zodiac signs. I have already made other preparations."
"Boss Cai, do you know how to win over those players who have reached the top of this world now that the escape door is no longer effective?"
"The best way to make ordinary players lose their minds is to use top-level props, to help them awaken their second or third professions, or even to make them administrators. This will turn them from terrified players into NPCs who control the lives of others."
"And if you want to shake the mind of a player who doesn't care about these things, you can only use more explosive news, such as the truth about the entire game world, or deceive her by saying that these top powers and countless wealth once belonged to her."
"If she doesn't care about these things, it doesn't matter. I have already given her a hint that she also has family members that she cares about the most. If she keeps going, she will soon discover a heartbreaking truth."
Chen Long's gloomy expression disappeared, and he continued to explain his plan tirelessly. Boss Cai had a screen full of question marks, but the more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.
"Wait, are you really making this up? Why do I feel like something is wrong..."
The old dragon's expression was quite calm: "There's nothing wrong with that. Do you really think there has been an administrator on the Infinite Highway who appeared earlier than us?"
The color display is silent.
He was also involved in the formation of the 12 Committees from beginning to end, including the first crossing of the river. He was very sure that he had never met Qiao Song before.
Hearing Chen Long’s tone before, he almost thought that Qiao Song was one of the initial administrators who almost became Infinite Highway.
It doesn't make sense. Those who participated in this incident at that time either became founding players of top guilds or stayed in Infinite Highway and became dungeon managers to maintain the operation of the entire game system.
There are only so many administrators in total, and the one who does the best is the cyber robot. After all, he and his many subordinates are responsible for the main system, and Lao Long's Zootopia is responsible for the copy reproduction and brain support of the Infinite Highway.
Boss Cai is responsible for the supply himself, and the most important routes are divided up in half by them.
Another one is that damn crow, which monopolizes the hell and highway portals.
Tsk, come to think of it, a few players like Crow who had a good relationship with each other seemed to be at the stern of the ship at that time, and the number of people also matched, so there was no extra space.
Qiao Song was clearly a new player, and a few months ago, his backup machine personally entertained him at a convenience store.
Could it be that this was really a true lie that Lao Long had made up on the spur of the moment? It seemed that one of his abilities could indeed confuse the mind.
Isn't this guy's ability copied from other zodiac animals when Zootopia won? How could he fabricate lies to such an extent?
Seeing the white spots on Boss Cai's screen, Chen Long took the initiative to change the subject:
"Don't take it too seriously. She's just a newbie who's a bit jumpy. I learned about her from other managers. I have enough experience to deal with people like her. Boss Cai, we're in the same boat now."
"I've already hinted that she's not in a very good mental state lately, so hurry up and get the rule card."
Although he didn't say it directly, Boss Cai really doesn't want to confront Qiao Song now.
Although his host could not reach the level of Cyber, he was not stupid. He knew that this dragon definitely had no good intentions in cooperating with him and was hiding something from him.
But Qiao Song has already destroyed a lot of his things, does he have any choice?
His story of making a fortune is not glorious, but he understands the importance of convenience stores better than anyone else.
It doesn’t matter, he still has a chance to turn things around, the warehouse has reached 80% of the storage line, and he still has big brands in his hands.
He is just a player. Once his goods are replenished, he can get them easily.
The author has something to say:
Boss Cai: The game is so easy. Just wait for the return of the Dragon King!
Qiao Song:)
PS
Zootopia has already gone through most of the plot, and the transfer of power will be faster later, and some of it will not require Qiao Song to take action himself.
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