There is endless darkness in front of him.Tu Hua felt like he was in the dark deep sea, and the oppressive feeling that made him unable to hide seemed to squeeze his heart. He tried hard to find the exit in the darkness, but he couldn't see anything.

His mind was also in chaos, he didn't know why he was here, and he forgot what he had experienced before.It's like being sealed in a hidden space, and you can never escape.

"Tu Hua - Tu Hua -"

He vaguely heard someone calling him, the voice seemed to come from outside this chaos, although it was vague, he couldn't help but want to get closer.He tried to stretch out his hand forward, trying to grasp the source of the voice——

In the next second, a strong suction pulled him out of the darkness, and after a period of dizziness, Tu Hua finally woke up.

Memories flooded in.Breaking through the game, fighting side by side with teammates, trigonometry and Hippahos, being stabbed in the heart by an NPC and falling into a coma...and Mr. X.

Tu Hua opened his eyes suddenly, and saw Mr. X squatting in front of him. Seeing him wake up, his frown finally relaxed: "You're awake."

Tu Hua struggled to get up. He was still in the level of "Mathematics Breakthrough". At this time, he was lying on the playground of the campus, and the whole campus was eerily quiet.

When the five of them cleared the main task of the trigonometric function, Hippahos, who was originally normal, suddenly went crazy and stabbed him in the heart.According to what Mr. X said before, if he is attacked by an NPC, he will be eliminated, but why is he back now?Was it Mr. X who saved him?These NPCs repeatedly have problems, does it mean that the bugs in the system are getting worse?

Tu Hua stood up and looked at Mr. X suspiciously: "Yes... did you save me?"

"Yes." Mr. X nodded, and suddenly stretched out his right hand to him, "Let's get to know each other again, Tu Hua."

He had a calm expression, but there was a vague smile on the corner of his mouth: "I am Su Gechi."

As if his soul had left his body, Tu Hua shook hands with him dumbfounded.

Sue?grid?pool?

Is it the CEO of the largest holographic online game in China, the named professor of University A, and Su Gechi, the editor of the game "Mathematics Breakthrough"?Isn't he Mr. NPCx? How did he become Su Gechi? ?

Su Gechi smiled and explained the reason to him: "This game was co-created by me and one of my partners. I specially applied for the recommendation quota of University A as a reward, just to attract more young people to join in. , through this game, we can not only observe the attitude and wisdom of contemporary teenagers towards holographic games, but also take the opportunity to select the talents we need."

"In order to enhance the selection effect and feasibility of this game, I specially created an NPC character for myself, which is Mr. X. I will participate in the game to observe you, and give the prop 'Mr. X's favorability'." Su Ge Chi explained, "Although the difficulty of this game is relatively high, we can't guarantee how many people will pass the level in the end. So the role of this item is to judge at the last moment, and the person with the highest favorability can get an A Large number of walks."

At the beginning, he actually regarded the option of favorability as the score of a love game. After thinking about it, Tu Hua felt that his brain was flooded, and said awkwardly: "Then how many other people have obtained favorability items besides me?"

Su Gechi called up the system panel to check: "There are only 23 challengers other than you who have obtained this item. Your score is the highest, with 25 points, and No. 2 is only 8 points."

Tu Hua scratched his head in embarrassment: "Then... what did you mean when you said that I don't need to gain favorability anymore?"

Su Gechi smiled: "Because I only have a total of 100 points to allocate, and it has been used up now."

Tu Hua froze for a moment.There is only 100 points in total, and this person actually gave him 5 points or even 10 points at the beginning, isn't his attitude too casual?Could it be that...he just wanted to reach 25 points quickly so that he could get the prop "Mr. X's company"?

After thinking about it carefully, Tu Hua felt that he was really arrogant. Su Gechi had indeed said that he admired him, but he would never go to such an exaggerated level.Just because you want to be with me, so you give yourself points?How can it be.

Probably just because I was lucky, I met Mr. X in some early levels, which gave him a chance to notice me.

"These things are not important now, the important thing is that you have to clear the customs."

Su Gechi said this suddenly, Tu Hua didn't understand: "What do you mean?"

"The sudden madness of the NPC is not an accidental bug." Su Gechi frowned, "Someone brought a virus program into the game."

Tu Hua faintly felt that the matter seemed to be getting serious, so he only heard Su Gechi continue: "These two incidents of NPC attacking challengers were not accidental, nor were they bugs, but the impact of virus programs. I did a statistical investigation later. , found that in the trigonometric function level, there are already 82 challengers eliminated by NPC attacks, and you are not the only one."

"The most important thing is that the impact of the virus created a space gap between the game and reality, and the challengers who were eliminated did not return directly to reality, but were trapped in the gap."

Tu Hua suddenly remembered his feeling of depression in that empty space.Could it be that if Su Gechi hadn't pulled him out, he would have been trapped there forever?

Things seemed to be getting more and more serious, and Tu Hua was a little uneasy: "Then how can those who have been eliminated go back?"

Su Gechi's face became serious: "The system interfered by the virus is out of control, not only the challenger can't leave, even I can't leave here. The only way out is for someone to clear the level."

"If you want to leave this game, there are only two ways out, either elimination or clearance. Now the elimination exit is sealed, and only by opening the clearance can everyone be rescued." Su Gechi looked at him, "That's why I sent you The reason to bring it back from the rift."

"Because my character will be restricted by NPCs in the game, I can only withdraw part of your consciousness, that is to say, half of your consciousness is lying in the crack abyss. The virus program noticed that I was trying to rescue you from the abyss. People come out, it has sealed the entrance to the crack, which means that I have no way to rescue other people, similarly, if you are eliminated again... you will never come back."

Tu Hua finally realized the weight of the responsibility on his shoulders.Su Gechi rescued him from the abyss because he had high hopes for him.He had to clear the level, and now the purpose of clearing the level was no longer to be admitted to University A, but to save the game world and all the trapped people.

"Where are my teammates?" The elimination has become no longer easy, and even life-threatening, Tu Hua couldn't help but worry about his friends, "Could it be that they..."

"No." Su Gechi said, "In the level of Hippahos, after you were eliminated, they were immediately sent to the next level, and they were not in danger."

Tu Hua is still in the trigonometric function level at the moment. Although he is in a different space from his friends, he is still very worried about their situation.Will they, like themselves, encounter cruel attacks from NPCs?Tu Hua couldn't figure out what the people who brought the virus into the game were for, and who was deliberately trying to persecute young people like them. Obviously "Mathematics Breakthrough" is just a game that has just been released, why would they make such a game? Insane things?

Su Gechi seemed to know what he was struggling with, and lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Actually, I have already guessed who is behind the scenes."

"What do you mean?" Tu Hua looked at him in surprise.

"You should know that "Mathematics Breakthrough" is the first application of iris holographic technology. Although this technology has many advantages, it has one of the biggest ethical stains."

"Because it is connected to the central nervous system, this game technology can steal all the desires of the player through neurons, including what you think, see, and hear. Everything in your heart will have nowhere to hide." Su Gechi frowned, with a solemn expression, "After my partner and I researched this technology, someone found him soon, saying that he wanted to use this technology to obtain more information and obtain commercial benefits. He was very pleased. I'm almost moved. But even if we are businessmen, we can't do such unethical things, and I don't agree with him."

"And... I developed a reverse program that completely prevented iris technology from detecting people's thoughts." Su Gechi looked at Tu Hua helplessly, "Then we broke up."

Tu Hua suddenly wanted to hug him.It turns out that he is not as omnipotent as Tu Hua imagined, and he does not eat fireworks.Although he stands in an unattainable position, he has to face helplessness and pressure that ordinary people can't even imagine.

"Then... What happened to the system reading the challenger's thoughts we encountered in the [Function and Number Collection] level last time? Isn't this technology... blocked by you?"

"That level was designed by my partner. Although I was on the opposite side with him, his hard work for "Mathematics Breakthrough" is not adulterated. So I reserved that level for him." Su Gechi explained Said, "Only in that level, the system can read the challenger's thoughts."

"Then the man behind the scenes you mentioned..." Tu Hua's eyes widened, "Is it your partner?!"

Su Gechi's eyes were deep: "After he and I fell out, he went to a game company that has always been against us, so this virus must be related to him. The only one who can intervene in this game is me...he is the only one."

Betrayed by his former partner, he didn't know how sad he was.Tu Hua couldn't bear it, and asked him cautiously: "Then you...do you hate him?"

Su Gechi laughed suddenly, reached out and stroked Tu Hua's hair, his eyes were firm and determined: "Coming into this game is also a lesson for me. Not everyone is worthy of trust and dedication, and his respect for me Betrayal... I will definitely repay you double."

Although Tu Hua didn't know much about their commercial stuff, he could vaguely understand that the company that was opposed to Su Gechi probably developed the virus of "Mathematics Breakthrough" with his former partner, and then asked someone to bring it to him. He came in with the purpose of destroying the game, and then using the pressure of public opinion to make him a crushing defeat.

Therefore, customs clearance is of great significance, and the recommendation qualification of A University is nothing at all. Tu Hua must shoulder the arduous task of saving the challenger and his idol Su Gechi.

He suddenly felt that the distance between himself and Su Gechi seemed to be one step closer. He was no longer just a simple and ignorant high school student, and he had even gradually entered the world of the holographic online game master Su Gechi.

Tu Hua's fighting spirit was immediately high, and he quickly called up the system panel: "What should I do now? Do I need to collect some more string table fragments to pass the level?"

"No, I can take you to the next level." Su Gechi entered a few lines of code into the system, seeming to adjust some parameters, "Before that, I want to transform your body."

Tu Hua suddenly felt that his body became lighter and his arms were full of strength, as if a buff had been added in the game.

Su Gechi explained: "Affected by the virus, NPCs have become more aggressive, and we don't know whether there will be violence in the next level. For safety's sake, I have adjusted your body's resistance to blows." and attack power, you can try it now."

Su Gechi pointed to the tree next to him.

That tree is very thick, almost half a meter in diameter. In the real world, it would take at least three or forty years to grow to this extent.Tu Hua cautiously approached the tree, not daring to use too much force, and lightly slapped the tree trunk.

Then the whole tree was uprooted and flew five or six meters away.

Tuhua: ...

Su Gechi didn't seem to feel how fierce Tu Hua's current hang was at all, and said calmly: "If you are ready, I will send you to the next level."

Although he possessed the ability to destroy the world, Tu Hua was still a little apprehensive when he thought of those red-eyed NPCs. He hesitated for a while, and looked at Su Gechi with some embarrassment: "That... the company of Mr. X Is it still useful?"

"If you wish, I will always be Mr. X." Su Gechi smiled, his eyes were gentle, "Of course, I hope you can treat me as a partner fighting side by side."

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