Chapter 53 Critical Section (5)
"Critical region?"
Bai Ye found these three words completely unfamiliar and utterly baffling.
The mechanical voice continued to broadcast:
The world is a grand carnival; we all live between reality and illusion. Players, please note that the objective for this mission has been released.
[Client Bai Ye, the goal is to successfully complete the internship period. Players are requested to do their best to maintain good relationships with the client and strive to obtain a five-star review. Failure will result in an immediate deduction of 2000.]
white night:"……"
Listening to the mechanical sounds, everyone was speechless.
To defend oneself? To rate oneself?
"It's not weird. Have you ever thought about it? If I were to rate myself, good or bad, I would definitely give myself a five-star rating."
Who would give themselves a bad review? They're not stupid.
[Player, please note that your current identity is either day or night. Please be aware of this.]
white night:"……"
Okay, you've made such a clear distinction.
I really need to observe this instance closely to see how Baiye will rate and evaluate day and night.
However, “weird, what does critical section mean? Don’t try to obfuscate the concept.”
Players are encouraged to explore on their own.
The mechanical noise disappeared.
The question that Bai Ye cares about most still has no answer.
The one-hour break is over.
Left with no other choice, Bai Ye could only keep his questions to himself and step out of the darkness to continue his duty.
The second shift was during the day. There were no scenes of reckless racing at night. Everything was orderly and the traffic flowed smoothly, with all passing vehicles strictly following traffic rules.
Even in the middle of the air above the platform, Bai Ye could see a floating sign that looked like a flashing traffic light.
No one ran red lights, no one sped, and the night shift seemed utterly boring.
Bored, he started looking around at the signs on the street and passing vehicles.
This street leads to Beiqi Road and ends at Huaihai Road.
That road leads to Shanqian Street, and Kaihua Avenue is next door.
This driver was very careful; he stopped five seconds before the green light turned green, and was still two meters away from the zebra crossing.
That's a luxury car! It's a pity the driver's face is blurry; he's probably a player doing a daytime mission.
How come some cars switch between electricity and gasoline? Holy crap! There are even air-powered cars?
Bai Ye is like an NPC, standing on the platform. With his superhuman long-distance vision, most of his soul is wandering outside, like a street urchin.
After watching it for a long time, people gradually become numb.
Then a terrified scream suddenly reached my ears.
Bai Ye quickly discerned the direction; it was to the left, about 800 meters away.
He immediately turned his head, widening his field of vision to look ahead. Upon seeing this, his wandering soul was so frightened that it instantly returned to his body.
A mother was crossing a zebra crossing with her little girl. The light was green, but a car was speeding towards them from 300 meters away.
The scream came from the little girl, who was clutching her mother's hand, her face pale, her eyes filled with terror and helplessness.
To Bai Ye's surprise, those clear eyes were looking in his direction; the little girl was staring back at him.
How could she see from such a distance?
Bai Ye couldn't help but wonder.
"Help me."
The next second after their eyes met, Bai Ye could read the emotions in their gazes.
Before his mind could even process it, his body reacted. Using his incredible speed, Bai Ye strode away, leaving his post without permission for the first time.
In almost two seconds, the person was already next to the little girl.
The speeding car was about to hit them, and Bai Ye didn't have time to get the mother and daughter away, so he could only pull out his whip and lash it out.
As the car approached the zebra crossing, it seemed to malfunction, suddenly turning ninety degrees and crashing into a wall on the side of the road.
"Bang--"
A cloud of dust rose into the air.
Bai Ye turned around, grabbed the stunned young woman, and carried the little girl across the street.
"Madam, are you alright?"
Bai Ye, holding the child, saw the other's dazed expression and couldn't help but wave his hand in front of the child's eyes.
The young woman finally snapped out of her shock, a wave of panic washing over her, and she collapsed instantly.
"Hey hey hey!"
Bai Ye was dumbfounded; how could he just collapse like that?
"Ma'am, are you injured anywhere? Do you need me to call for help?"
The young woman burst into tears, and as she cried, she realized what was happening, snatched the child from Bai Ye's arms, and held it tightly in her own embrace.
"Little girl, little girl, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's alright, it's alright."
The young woman was trembling all over, her lips quivering, more frightened than the child in her arms. Yet she continued to try her best to comfort the child, whether to ease the child's fear or to dispel her own inner terror, it was unclear.
The roadside was full of people, some with clear faces, some with blurry faces, and most of them were whispering.
Even more, some people are taking pictures.
Bai Ye frowned and walked up to the person. "There has been a traffic accident here. Taking pictures is prohibited."
"Okay, okay, officer, I'll delete it right away."
The person who took the photo was terrified and quickly deleted it.
But as Bai Ye turned around, he saw even more people gathered around the dented car across the street, taking photos and videos, their expressions filled with a strange, intense, and passionate emotion.
Bai Ye reached for his waist and finally found a communicator.
After pressing the button, it said: "A traffic accident has occurred on Nanhuai Road. A car traveling at high speed has become embedded in a wall. The driver's condition is unknown. Requesting assistance."
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
A burst of static interfered with the sound, and then the faint words "received" could be heard.
Bai Ye looked down at the communicator. This thing had appeared suddenly, and he was certain that he didn't have it on him yesterday.
Has the area of duty been expanded?
Or has the number of people on duty increased?
Who will take over the case of this traffic accident?
Bai Ye has absolutely no sympathy for people who have no moral bottom line and recklessly speed on the road.
Even basic rescue efforts have been suspended.
He still prioritized the frightened mother and daughter, repeatedly observing whether they had any stress reactions.
Until an ambulance arrived, the mother and daughter were put in the ambulance and driven away from the scene.
Is it 120 again?
Bai Ye frowned as he watched the ambulance leave.
Five minutes later, relevant personnel arrived at the scene one after another, and the onlookers were evacuated.
Bai Ye then crossed the street to hand over the work to her colleagues.
While recounting what happened, the vehicle was finally dug out of the wall, and the driver inside was also pulled out.
His face was clearly visible; he was almost disfigured from the impact, as the force was so great that his head was about to fall off.
"We have retrieved the surveillance footage. The driver deliberately violated traffic rules and drove recklessly. Orderkeeper 102, you did a great job and prevented innocent casualties."
Bai Ye's expression flashed, and he asked, "Was my duty method just now in violation of any rules?"
The other person was taken aback, not understanding the meaning of such a question.
Bai Ye carefully chose his words and asked again, "What I mean is, if I didn't take care of the driver's personal safety, wouldn't that constitute a serious violation of discipline?"
This kind of thing would have been absolutely impossible in his original world.
Regardless of the driver's fault, law enforcement officers have no right to take the initiative to impose sanctions.
All consequences must be determined by law.
Bai Ye had just realized this as well, because the appearance of the 120 ambulance was too abrupt.
His colleague's earlier address of him as Orderkeeper 102 made him feel the reality of the instance.
A sense of absurdity, where truth and falsehood constantly intertwine, enveloped him.
"Order Guard 102, you did a good job and did not violate any rules. When on duty, Order Guards must remember one thing: the innocent are supreme, and those who do not obey the rules will eventually pay the price."
Bai Ye nodded, indicating that he understood.
He was not involved in what happened afterward.
Ten minutes later, Bai Ye returned to Third Avenue and stood on the platform to perform his duties.
He seems to have grasped the meaning of the so-called critical zone.
This small, dungeon-like world is filled with a great deal of reality and illusion, and contains characters from this world, the "weird," including myself, currently acting as an Order Keeper. This is the inherent reality of this dungeon-like world.
Besides these, there are two other types of deception. One is the players who enter the instance through "Speed of Life and Death," whose task is to perform the work of a race car driver, working diligently and sprinting from the starting point to the finish line.
As for the specific settlement standards, Bai Ye was not clear.
The last remaining form of falsehood is the large number of incongruous groups that appear.
Their understanding of the world was almost identical to his during his lifetime, and their behavior further demonstrated that they were filled with panic at "suddenly" entering this world.
However, some people have become somewhat accustomed to this part of the illusion, while others, like newcomers, find it difficult to accept everything.
Thinking of something, Bai Ye tentatively asked, "Strange, does 'critical point' refer to spatial overlap? Are the duplicate worlds... connected to the real world?"
He paused, then said, "For example, the world I live in?"
What is true? What is false? What you believe is true, what you deny is false.
"It's weird. Don't try to confuse me. I'm asking you, is this place connected to my original world?"
Bai Ye didn't give the mechanical voice time to think, and said again, "Even the bizarre has rules, and it is clearly stated that we must never lie to the players."
You can use tactful methods to gloss over the issue, but when players ask questions directly, [Weird] needs to answer them.
The mechanical voice fell silent.
After a long pause, the explanation came reluctantly: "Players, please note that the critical zone has now officially connected to the client's world."
I knew it!
Bai Ye couldn't help but feel excited; she had really guessed correctly.
Wait, what did that weird thing just say?
The world where the customer is located?
"That's strange. You're talking about the client's world. Does that mean I can understand it as, in this critical zone, I can see myself?"
Otherwise, how can we explain that the client, Day and Night, can evaluate the player's work during the day and night?
"The real me and the eerie me, two different individuals, what you call the real and the fake, are bound to collide and become connected. So, the eerie part is that I can see myself, right?"
The White Night, still alive, exists in another world.
The mechanical voice fell silent again.
They seemed quite frustrated, wondering why they had encountered such a nitpicky player.
Despite the simple rules being stated, this player insisted on extracting information bit by bit from the limited words.
[Players, please note that your primary task is to focus on your work. Do not engage in exploration activities unrelated to your job duties.]
After he finished speaking, the mechanical sound disappeared again.
Bai Ye, however, was all smiles, looking forward to this combat training ground even more.
The task of eliminating 100 things is not important; as long as you pass the test and stay, you can safely pass the internship period.
He believed that "he" would understand, and as long as the task was completed, he wouldn't give a bad review.
And, "I really look forward to it, when will I be able to meet Bai Ye?"
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