Chapter 51 Chapter 51 About the Strange World and the Residents of the Strange City...
That night, it wasn't just Miao Ling and Duan Liang's posts that sparked discussion among players.
A post titled "Some personal speculations about the strange world and the residents of the strange city" was quickly pushed to the top.
The poster of this post, whose ID is [在商言商], is a famous prop dealer in the [如归] forum. He offers fair prices and never cheats anyone. Many players can buy props at reasonable prices from him.
Of course, no one knows who the real person of [Zai Shang Yan Shang] is, whether he is a man or a woman. The prop transactions between players and him are all conducted directly on the dedicated transaction interface of [Ru Gui], and the 5% handling fee charged for each transaction is also paid by [Zai Shang Yan Shang].
However, players in the forum have been secretly speculating that there must be a large team behind Shang Yanshang.
There were even rumors circulating privately that this was actually a shill for the official Special Affairs Bureau, which was specifically designed to support and benefit ordinary players with affordable items, and to crack down on players who engaged in resale and robbery.
[Business is business]:
Hello everyone, I’m Shang Yanshang, long time no see.
Recently, there have been significant changes to the strange dungeon, as can be seen from the many hotly discussed posts on the forum.
Although the author is busy with the purchase and sale of props, he has not missed the recent hot topics in the forum.
Next, I would like to make some personal speculations on the following points. After posting them in the main post, you are welcome to discuss them together.
1. Weird copy-independent world theory.
The speculation that strange dungeons are actually "real world" has been around since the advent of dungeons five years ago. Especially during these five years, people have gradually summarized certain dungeon patterns and characteristics.
1. All copies are set in modern background.
Middle schools, hospitals, shopping malls, museums, restaurants, hotels, companies, factories... A large number of fixed copies are real-life places, which are completely different from the multiple worlds and different historical backgrounds in novels.
In some mountain villages, factory-type dungeons, and strange dungeons with intermediate transfer locations, players often take public transportation, mainly buses, large buses, and small buses, with a small number of small business cars and four- or five-seater cars.
When players are on public transportation, or looking out from high-rise buildings, schools, hospitals, and other dungeons, they often see thick fog. This thick fog obscures everything, seemingly separating the dungeons and preventing players from glimpsing the real dungeon world.
Until now, to be precise, this month, through the special experiences of some players, we learned that the main city of the strange world is called Guicheng, and it is a connected whole world.
2. The strange world is undergoing unknown changes
1. The strange copy can be "artificially" transformed, but there are certain conditions and restrictions.
The dungeon was announced in advance, and then changed midway, with [Who is my bride/groom] being transformed into the [Wedding Banquet] dungeon.
A large number of players have discussed this in the relevant posts. The core of the content transformation of this copy is largely to persuade the core character of the copy, the groom. His change of mind has led to changes in the entire copy.
It is important to note that this type of dungeon, which is mainly composed of [natives of the strange world], may become more and more common in the future.
This time it's a wedding, next time it's a funeral, a student banquet. Think broadly, events that happen in reality will also happen in the weird world, everything is possible.
However, the changes in this wedding banquet also point out the direction for everyone. By changing the behavior of the main characters, the copy can be changed.
2. Instance Preview
Still related to the previous point, you can learn from the relevant posts that the ten players participating in the wedding copy are all young and single men and women, and have been screened through a certain threshold of appearance.
This means that subsequent strange copies may also undergo a more detailed screening.
If the screening mechanism of weird copies is smart enough, similar to real big data, I don’t know whether it is good or bad.
For example:
Player Xiaojia has high physical fitness but average IQ. He passes dungeons by his own skills, and the ratings of different dungeons vary.
Suppose the weird world big data extracts the player's personal records and adds the labels "physical fitness expert" and "average IQ" to them.
When the next strange copy opens, what copy do you think Xiaojia will be thrown into?
If the dungeon requires deaths, or requires some low clearance ratings to balance the monthly indicators, he may be targeted and thrown into a brain-burning dungeon with complicated rules and useless hands and feet.
If the dungeon is kind, Xiaojia may be thrown into a main military dungeon where he can show his skills and get a high-level clearance evaluation.
So, please think back to your own dungeon experiences, those of you who are reading this post. In what types of dungeons did you get a B-level rating or above, and in what types of dungeons did you only get a passing grade?
Are you working with friends or going it alone? Or are you relying on the help of someone who is lucky enough to help you?
What label an individual player may be given may be closely related to the copy he or she will be randomly assigned to in the future.
3. Move to Ghost City
Players can rent a house in the ghost city to obtain temporary resident status and explore the ghost city. However, according to the feedback from a small number of players who have rented houses, this action is somewhat dangerous.
But it is undeniable that this group of pioneering players has explored a new route for everyone.
After obtaining the identity certificate of [Temporary Resident of Ghost City], players can move freely in Ghost City, and even the monsters they encounter on the road will not show any hostility, which is completely different from the treatment players receive in the dungeon.
Of course, since these players have only rented the house for a short time and have not yet completed the cool-down period of the first dungeon, it is still unknown whether the changes in their personal identities in the Ghost City can benefit them in the dungeon.
Although many players currently suspect potential pitfalls, from my perspective, every dungeon is a life-or-death struggle. I don't know when I'll leave, and even if there are potential pitfalls, such as a potential detachment from the real world as time in the Ghost City increases, I can't afford to worry about that at this critical moment.
If you move to a ghost city, you will get used to seeing the parts of the dungeon that may scare players, and become accustomed to weirdness and abnormalities, and your survival rate in the dungeon may be higher.
Moreover, obtaining the identity of a [Temporary Resident of Ghost City], if there really is a copy of big data screening, there may be unexpected surprises.
Of course, the above are my personal analysis and thoughts.
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The original poster [Talking Business] wrote about two thousand words. Because he is always an elusive prop dealer in the forum and rarely posts in his personal capacity, the speculation and analysis in this post immediately aroused discussion among a large number of players.
[Here I am, hello, boss. Is the main post an analysis by you and your team? Some of this has been discussed many times, but this analysis and speculation based on big data in the dungeon is truly chilling. If the strange dungeons become more and more like reality, and big data manipulates players, it will truly be like letting you live or die as you please. Before, you fought tooth and nail to survive, but in the future, even if you fight tooth and nail, you may not survive!]
[The boss's assessment is pessimistic, but it definitely hits the nail on the head. I think the original poster is planning to rent a room in Ghost City? I'm planning on that too, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to get the legendary business card yet, so I'm hesitant to try it. But if the dungeon really does implement big data screening for players in the future, I could rent a room and obtain a "temporary resident of Ghost City." At least, the dungeon would be a little more cautious, right?]
Has anyone managed to rent a room under Shang Yanshang's team? I saw other posts saying that after obtaining the Ghost City identity, the interface of "Rugui" is completely different. The identity separation is really huge.
[It's over. I'm really scared. I've carefully thought back to the dungeons I've been in. Most of them are C-rated, with a few Ds. I only had one B, and it was all thanks to the help of a dungeon boss. I'm just an ordinary player. I hope that in the future, when dungeons don't want cannon fodder, they'll just throw me into a difficult dungeon. I'm crying my eyes out.]
Ahhhhhhh, so getting a rental identity in Ghost City is absolutely necessary to prepare for a rainy day. It's like a get-out-of-jail-free card (exaggerated version). Although this is just speculation, I think it makes a lot of sense.
[Outsiders and natives, I have to say, this reminds me of some hard-to-solve regional discrimination stories in real life. To avoid being a stinking beggar from a stinking outsider, I'm begging for some housing tips. I'm begging you guys!]
The original poster [Talking Business] spoke a lot at the beginning, and what many players thought were clichés were quickly skipped over. Until everyone saw the speculation of "copy big data screening", they were blown away and trembling through the screen, because this was too likely to happen!
The weird world unknowingly began to select real-life players five years ago, and from the beginning, people under 18 and over 60 were excluded, which proves that a screening mechanism has already existed.
As for the recent changes to the [Who is my bride/groom] dungeon, everyone focused on the dungeon preview and mid-game changes, thinking that if a preview is released in the future, they can find companions in advance. Only a small number of players paid attention to the "player appearance" mentioned in the strategy post.
After all, there are many players who like to brag about themselves in forum posts, and appearance is not quantifiable. Most players see the relevant content and just think that the poster is bragging about himself. Until this "Let's Talk Business" post came out, coupled with relevant analysis, it caused an uproar.
Reality, Beijing Special Affairs Management Bureau.
Liu Yanran, who had originally planned to return to Guicheng before dark, had to postpone her plan because of this post.
She and the panel of experts read the posts projected on the big screen.
"This post is about business, encouraging players to rent a house in Ghost City. I'm in trouble."
"But the possibility of this dungeon big data screening is indeed extremely high."
"Should we issue a public notice denying his official status?"
"This person's identity has always been a mystery, and they've long established a persona in the minds of players. Even if we issue a denial now, they might not believe it deep down."
"For five years, this person and team haven't been found in the existing player database. Even if the player team behind them is huge, they can't keep supplying their items like this."
Liu Yanran frowned. The comrades who came to rent a house from the official side planned to proceed step by step, but looking at the responses of the players in the post now, it is obvious that they are all very excited and can't wait to rent a house and get an identity.
Ping An Home is about to usher in a wave of rental housing.
The players in the forum don’t know the identity of the poster, and the official doesn’t know either.
This [Zai Shang Yan Shang], the largest prop supplier in the forum, has never been an official person! Five years later, there is no trace of his background!
If a player has so many items to sell, the size of the team behind it is simply difficult to estimate, and it is impossible not to find it in reality.
Perhaps, he/she has never been a player.
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