Chapter 190
Times have changed.
Nowadays, almost all players know that although their memories will be erased after rebirth, it's not like they died for nothing. There is a chance that their base stats will be increased, and their bodies will remember their previous combat skills.
But no one knows that this crucial discovery was first proposed by an inconspicuous ordinary person.
However, Xie Xubai (in his own opinion) was no longer an ordinary person at that time, although in Xie Yuchun's view, the youth's stats were still very average, or even poor.
It's not surprising that Xie Yuchun had such thoughts, after all, she was already a god-level player at that time, and almost everyone she encountered and worked with was a god-level player.
Or, to put it another way, when humanity faces a life-or-death crisis, it is precisely necessary for elites, experts, and leaders from all sides to come together, utilize their superior intelligence, their unparalleled strategic vision, and all their abilities to lead humanity to victory, and work together to overcome the difficulties.
The group of people like her, who have managed to remain standing in the cutthroat decision-making process, must be quite capable.
But Xie Xubai is just too weak, too weak, too weak!
He's only an F-rank!
If I had just waited at the entrance of the trial pool for a kind soul to take me on a temporary raid group, I could have gotten into the dungeon a couple more times and I wouldn't be stuck at this level.
Xie Yuchun couldn't help but wonder how Xie Xubai had managed to survive until now.
Even if you just randomly pick one of the first batch of reserve guards who were eliminated, they could easily beat Xie Xubai to a pulp.
Xie Yuchun felt relieved after learning that Xie Xubai had never experienced a single instance of dungeon running and relied entirely on working for others to earn points to make a living.
real.
Two whole years.
The intermediate level is about to open, and humanity is once again on the verge of destruction.
She thought, even a timid elementary school student, without knowing anything, would try to participate in the first trial, right?
Even if you're scared the first time and don't participate, you should at least muster up the courage to try those trial levels that you've already cleared and whose complete walkthroughs have been published for free, right?
Putting aside other factors, casual players can create tireless puppet helpers, resulting in low labor costs.
Based on Xie Xubai's stats, there probably isn't much work he can do, and even if he could, the pay would be extremely low.
He doesn't dare participate in a single dungeon run, living such a miserable life. How many people must have laughed at him over the past two years? Doesn't he feel frustrated and miserable?
Xie Xubai was surprisingly a thoughtful person.
Even though Xie Yuchun didn't say anything and maintained a polite, dignified, and appropriate smile throughout, the young man seemed to sense her unspoken difficulties from her pause, which was less than a hundredth of a second.
Xie Xubai wasn't angry; he simply explained that he was afraid the upgrade would affect his stats.
Getting back to the main point, Xie Xubai felt that his basic stats were not quite right.
He said it was impossible for it to be that high.
Xie Yuchun couldn't help but wonder what this poor child had gone through.
With an initial score of 20, Xie Xubai's highest score was only 13. He actually said it was impossible to be that high. How humble and insecure must he be?
But then Xie Xubai picked up his worn-out backpack and took out a stack of paper documents.
Without completing the dungeon, he hadn't even activated the system's built-in inventory function, so he had to carry the bag himself.
Perhaps to save points, the backpack was patched and mended, with several cute animal patches on it, but the paper documents it took out were brand new.
Xie Yuchun, an astronomy PhD, had his old habit of doing scientific research kick in and, seeing that the paper was handwritten, asked directly.
Xie Xubai replied that the amount of data he was calculating was not large, and he was doing the research alone, so handwriting was more convenient.
Xie Yuchun asked again where the original document was, and Xie Xubai said it was at home.
The reason I didn't receive it is because after sending it all out the first time, I didn't hear back, and the original handwritten documents weren't returned either.
Xie Xubai guessed that they might have been destroyed. After all, in the early stages of the game, all industries were starting from scratch, and the postal industry was not yet fully developed. Players were homeless, and some were still living in tents. It was impossible to send all the letters back one by one, so destroying them was much safer than letting them circulate.
So he retested the data and spent time writing it all out by hand, making sure it was more standardized.
However, Xie Xubai was careful this time. At that time, many skilled craftsmen had created movable type printing to pass on the guide. They then collected materials to create an old-fashioned printer. He spent his points to make many copies. Each time he sent out a copy, he kept the original. This way, he didn't have to rewrite it.
Writing by hand is really tiring, and he also has to set aside time to work.
It was then that Xie Yuchun learned that ever since Xie Xubai discovered the problem with his values and barely confirmed it through calculations, he had never stopped sending her letters.
The Infinite Game has been running for over two years, and Xie Xubai has sent her over two years' worth of time.
A stranger might send a letter and no one will care, but after two years, there will definitely be a record.
Xie Yuchun rushed over as soon as she found out where Xie Xubai was, without even having time to look at the investigation materials. But she would know the truth once she got back and checked.
Then Xie Yuchun discovered another detail.
No matter when, Xie Xubai always carried his research materials with him, so when she suddenly appeared, Xie Xubai was able to produce the materials.
He not only sent letters, but he was also constantly preparing to meet himself and convince himself.
...Xie Yuchun could not describe how she felt when she learned about this.
For researchers, the one thing they have in abundance is hard work and perseverance.
Many talented individuals with unlimited potential spend over twenty years of their precious time diligently researching their projects, only to eventually go mad, lose their minds, and end up with nothing to show for it, their efforts ending in failure.
Can we say they weren't hardworking, passionate, or persistent enough?
Xie Yuchun asked, "Aren't you afraid that you might be wrong?"
Xie Xubai smiled calmly and said that he often had such doubts, so he was greatly relieved to see her.
This caught the attention and appreciation of one of the highest leaders. His tone was not arrogant, but rather calm and composed: "If I were wrong, I wouldn't have met you. I'm glad that my persistence was correct and I don't have to wait any longer."
He was relieved that he didn't have to wait any longer, but he didn't say that he might give up.
Xie Yuchun had to admit that at that moment, her opinion of Xie Xubai changed.
In fact, she had already come to believe Xie Xubai's discovery; otherwise, the young man wouldn't have become the only "uncertain" one among so many "inevitable death" destinies.
This trust also surged when young people mentioned the concept of "cycle".
It's important to understand that without the [Prophet] skill, she might not have been able to discover so quickly that humanity had actually failed several times and was trapped in a cycle of ignorance and unawareness.
This brings us back to why Xie Xubai was so certain that his numerical values were flawed.
Xie Yuchun couldn't help but have doubts.
After all, the memory will be cleared after the cycle is reborn, and the evaluation criteria for the values are determined by the system.
The system also gives away a newbie gift pack at the start, and the player's stats are likely to change when the gift pack is opened.
There are too many variables, and it's impossible to compare yourself to yourself before entering the game.
Xie Xubai said he was very lucky; when he was teleported to the game space, a friend he knew was nearby.
His strength is 13, and his friend's strength is also 13.
His friend was a firefighter who often underwent high-intensity training, and Xie Xubai felt that his strength could not possibly be the same as his friend's.
Xie Yuchun: "Perhaps this represents untapped potential within you?"
Xie Xubai paused almost imperceptibly for a moment, then brought up something.
Before the game officially launched, natural disasters occurred simultaneously around the world, and his city was hit by an earthquake.
He and his friends, who rarely get a vacation, went hiking and encountered many excited tourists along the way.
When the earthquake struck, the entire mountain forest shook, the earth cracked open, and a canyon-like fissure ran across the entire mountain range, with jagged rocks at the edges and a bottomless abyss below, like a gaping maw that devours people.
Many people fell down, and he and his friends rushed over and each grabbed the person closest to them.
My friend grabbed a large, adult man, while he grabbed a frail old man.
His friend, his face flushed, tried to pull the man up, but he couldn't lift him and, exhausted, caused the old man to fall.
As he spoke, Xie Xubai lowered his head slightly, pressing his fingers into the documents to create deep creases. The upper half of his face was in shadow, making it difficult to see clearly.
All I heard was him clenching his teeth, trembling, and softly saying, word by word, "If I had such power, in my worthless life, I could at least save one person."
In an instant, Xie Yuchun felt a heart-stopping sense of helplessness emanating from this young man.
The young man's eyes were red-rimmed, and his whole body was trembling, as if he were about to shatter.
—Yet it stands so strong and stubbornly upright.
Now that the conclusion has been reached, the next step is to analyze the reasons for Xie Xubai's increased value and take measures to control it.
Fortunately, they found the answer in no time.
This is a hellish joke, because everyone is gone, and the cycle starts again.
They wasted too much time on the beginner levels and got stuck on the intermediate levels, so the three-year time limit ended quickly, and humanity faced annihilation once again.
This time, a billion players were wiped out.
Xie Xubai never entered the instance before his death, and Xie Yuchun, as an observer, stayed by his side the whole time.
In the moments before the world is annihilated, all players will feel a fear that penetrates to the bone and reaches the soul, gradually increasing, disturbing their nerves, and causing hallucinations of varying degrees.
When it vanishes, a vast expanse of golden light will appear in the sky, so dazzling and blinding that it is like a sun at five thousand degrees Celsius falling.
People's entire body cells will feel like they are boiling on fire, every nerve will scream and scream, wishing they could die immediately.
The pain was unbearable for most people, and it wasn't an instant death, but a torture that lasted a full two minutes.
After enduring the pain several times and finding that it was useless, Xie Yuchun simply chose to commit suicide when the pain was almost over each time.
This time, Xie Xubai was by her side. Xie Yuchun knew that the young man did not understand how painful it was, and tried to persuade him.
Xie Xubai insisted, "I want to take a look."
Let's see what the end of humanity will look like.
Unable to dissuade him, Xie Yuchun sighed and chose to accompany him.
At least she could help Xie Xubai escape the moment the young man could no longer bear it.
Then Xie Yuchun saw it—
In that extraordinary agony, the young man's flesh rotted and peeled away layer by layer, revealing the bright red subcutaneous muscle layer and the stark white bones.
He was in so much pain that he roared, screamed, convulsed, couldn't stand, gasped for breath, and cried out physiologically, but he never begged for mercy.
He stubbornly clung to the window, as if he had struggled countless times before, trying to seize an opportunity for his powerless and regretful life.
In the light that was about to extinguish him, the youth let out a hoarse roar, struggling and resentful, slowly raising his head, craning his neck, and looking upwards.
Mountains and rivers turned upside down, seawater overflowed, glaciers melted, and the world collapsed.
Divine punishment descended from the heavens, but mortals were not afraid and looked directly at the divine might.
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