Doomsday Paradise

Chapter 1388 Enter the game world
Even though everyone didn't dare to waste half a second, an hour still seemed to pass in the blink of an eye.When the last second on the TV screen finally returned to zero, a line of large white characters jumped up in front of everyone's eyes.

"The time is over, and the prevention fails. The 129th new game conference is about to begin."

In the living room, there was a faint layer of sweat on everyone's foreheads, and the heavy panting sound of someone who hadn't adjusted was clearly audible in the room.In the hour that just passed, no one was idle, and the whole town was turned upside down; but apart from themselves, they didn't even find a single living person, let alone a new game conference—— If you want to look outside the town, the map is almost infinite, and an hour is not enough.

"Han Suiping," Lin Sanjiu asked in a low voice, looking at the big white characters, "Did you feel the signal?"

Han Suiping's arm had already turned into a blue-black claw. He closed his eyes for a few seconds, then shook his head. "No... The text seems to be directly adjusted by some kind of force field through the color, and does not involve signal transmission."

Lin Sanjiu nodded, she didn't have much hope at first.

"The 129th game will start in 10 minutes," the words on the screen changed, "Players within the radiation range of the message, please go to the elevator at the entrance of this town to the next game on the basement floor." Playground."

elevator?

She looked back and found that everyone frowned.They have all seen the billboard with the name of the town on it, standing at the intersection of the highway, and they have seen it several times when they searched and searched, but they have never found any elevator.

Even after this announcement appeared, the road under the road sign was still empty, as if there was no elevator.When the rushing crowd looked at each other, there was a low sound of friction between metal and stone slabs on the road in front of them—after the road surface suddenly and slowly separated, another layer of metal plates was exposed underneath, and a square was gradually opened. the void.Everyone gathered around, lowered their heads and looked inside, and found that there was a very large elevator box inside, complete with digital buttons and display screens.

"This doesn't look like something that appeared after the end of the world." Ji Shanqing jumped down first, looked around, then turned to Lin Sanjiu and said, "Look, there is the name of the manufacturer in the corner, the quality Date checks and the like...should have been built by the human society here, but I just don’t know what they are used for.”

"This space is also big enough," Lin Sanjiu looked at it and said.There were eight of them in total, and they were all standing in the elevator, and there was still a lot of space in the elevator box.

"The notification is to let us go to the negative floor, right?" the female evolutionary named Lu Hua asked.

There are a total of 9 "floor" numbers on the elevator panel, in addition to a "G" key that is illuminated.Different from the general G layer, the G layer they are in now is the highest surface layer.Lin Sanjiu tried to press it a few times, and found that only the next floor could be turned on. Not long after the upper door panel was closed, the elevator began to gradually sink.

Although it was only one floor deep, unexpectedly, everyone stayed in the elevator for four to five minutes, not knowing whether it was too slow or because it sank to an astonishing depth.When it finally stopped, the elevator door ahead opened.

A man wearing a black top hat and a white mask was standing motionless outside the elevator door, with his hands clasped in front of him, as if he had been waiting for a long time.His whole body was covered so tightly that not even an inch of skin and hair could be seen.

"Welcome to the negative floor," the voice from behind the round white mask was humming and distorted, and the tone was not welcoming, "Please don't be nervous, I am a volunteer on this floor, here to help Everyone, get used to entering the world of this game."

"It's not a fallen species...he's an evolutionary." Sibaan frowned and said in a low voice.

The white-masked man nodded, looked at him following the sound, and immediately staggered two steps back, as if startled, his voice finally brought popularity: "Ah, are you... the one from the arsenal, the arsenal?" ?”

Sparan didn't make a sound.Being able to recognize Sibaan not only means that this person is from the Twelve Realms, but also means that he is sane and free-willed at this time—could it be that the evolutionary who came to this world can really do volunteer work voluntarily?

The mask volunteer seemed unwilling to gossip, grunted a few times, wiped his hands on his pants, and regained his composure. "First of all, congratulations on passing the test of the surface level without knowing anything and entering this game world." He didn't know how many times he said this, and he walked away from the elevator door as he said it. , revealing a large empty gray room behind him. "This is the place to watch the new game launch... I will be responsible for explaining the rules in this world to you. Come, please come with me."

This underground space is more than a hundred square meters, and the walls above and below the head and around it are all flat walls painted with gray cement; The words "please wait".The masked volunteer led the crowd into the center of the room, took out the remote control and pressed it, and the picture on the wall suddenly changed.

"If the surface of the earth is counted as the highest layer, there are 10 layers in this world," as the mask volunteer explained, a schematic diagram was displayed on the wall. "There are several underground elevators in each area, which can reach the underground level. Note that only the surface, the fifth floor, and the tenth floor are interconnected between areas, and you can change areas freely; the underground spaces on other levels are independent. "

The picture on the wall is like an anatomical diagram of an ant's underground nest.From the diagram, it can be seen that the area where Lin Sanjiu and others are located is about several hundred square kilometers, obviously covering more than just that small town; the area of ​​the independent underground floors of each subdivision is much smaller.

"Why is there such a construction?" The evolutionary named Horst asked.

"This involves the end of the world." The mask volunteer said, changing the content on the wall. "Not long ago, in this affluent, peaceful and balanced human society, with the spread of boredom, a small number of people began to play the reality game."

A group of green cartoon people stood on the projection, some of which were dyed yellow.

"This small group of people will set up their own rules, set up venues, provide conditions, and carry out large-scale games in their lives. It is said that in order to realize the game, they can even go bankrupt... The participants in the game were also informed and invited from the very beginning. People gradually become the general public who are involved without knowing it. For some reason, many people who have participated in the real game will also actively participate in setting up the game after the game is over, and the more dangerous the game, the more attractive it is.”

With the explanation, the green cartoon people turned yellow one by one, and the group of yellow cartoon people gradually expanded.

"What initially seemed like a harmless means of entertainment to humans and animals, quickly developed into a problem that society had to face up to as the number of participants snowballed. They found that this symptom of wanting to play realistic games belongs to a brain disorder. Permanent dysfunction of local functions, and after a certain experience, the normal brain will also have similar symptoms due to stimulation... Although it is not a virus, it is still called a game virus because it is convenient for the public to understand its contagiousness. It drags It dragged the entire society to run smoothly, not to mention the security and economic problems caused by the variety of game content."

"Is there no way for the army and state agencies to stop it?" Han Suiping couldn't help asking.

The mask volunteer pressed the remote control.Two groups of yellow cartoon people appear on the wall, both holding guns, and seem to be fighting each other. "I'm about to say this... I was once sent to suppress the army that prevented the operation of a large-scale game. Because of the infection, I held a large-scale war game. As a result, the nearby civilians were killed and injured several times. Ten thousand."

"So, this underground facility is a means of self-protection?" Lin Sanjiu understood a little bit.

"Yes, because they don't know why this symptom occurs, let alone how to prevent it and treat it, and they really can't afford the consequences of the spread of the game virus... For example, a small game with a small number of people even only needs two Three people, exactly one family can be implemented, so it is not uncommon that there is only one living person left in the family. The government built this large-scale underground facility as soon as possible, and moved in normal people. In addition to the necessary level of communication, Each area is isolated from each other, so even if an accident occurs underground, it can effectively prevent the spread of the game virus.”

Obviously, if the plan failed, the world would become what it is today.

The mask volunteer pointed to the new projection on the wall and said: "Maybe it is due to the influence of the Matthew effect. It seems that the world will end before it is officially completed and put into use."

"So, all the evolutionaries who come to this world," Ji Shanqing asked, "have to play games non-stop like they used to? None of us feel the urge to set up games..."

The mask volunteer nodded.He sighed and said: "That means that none of you will become corrupted species. However, not being infected does not mean that you will not set up a game... Here, after each game is over, some of the evolved ones will be killed. Randomly arrange tasks to release new games, that is to say, every game you participate in is actually designed by other evolutionists."

In this way, preventing new game launches is preventing other evolutionists from releasing new games.

"What about the punishment?" Ji Shanqing asked the most critical question, "What will happen if we don't cooperate?"

"When it's your turn, it won't matter if you don't set up a game, but next time you will continue to be dragged into other people's games." The mask volunteer said flatly, "You may say, then everyone will not Wouldn’t it be great to set up a game? However, this is almost impossible. Because anyone who sets up a game can be exempted from the obligation to participate in the game next time, and can also get a part of the materials they requested as a reward. If nothing else, Everyone has to make it through 14 months, and the fewer games you play in those 14 months, the better your chances of surviving... If you don't make a game, someone else will, so at the end of the day, everyone wants to be able to Set up the game yourself, and even scramble to grab the opportunity if possible."

This is... the so-called prisoner's dilemma, right?Lin Sanjiu secretly thought.

Sibaan suddenly turned his head and glanced at the volunteer. "This game is about to start, and you are just here as a volunteer to explain, it doesn't look like you are going to participate in the game... So, you must have set up a game? As a volunteer, I think it's just right The performance after being exempted from the game obligation?"

The mask volunteer didn't make a sound, and reached out to touch his neck covered by his collar.

"You really are very quick-witted... I'm sorry, but the previous blue wall man was not designed."

　It's been a long time, it feels like I took a long break this time?Thank you everyone who has been waiting for me... (Although I am a little afraid to read the comment area, I am afraid of being scolded) From today onwards, the daily update will return to normal!This time I went out, but there was an unexpected harvest. Not only did I buy a lot of books, but also a story I wanted to write appeared... Although it is not the end...

　
(End of this chapter)