The Fourth Quadrant of Online Games

Since the Tyrians insisted on not leaving, those who passed by had to take him along.

The old cat didn't want to follow after he explained the location clearly. He only said that he had to go to another floor to discuss business. When he left, he glanced at you subtly and shot you. forearm.

Brother, it's good to do it for yourself.

The hobbit's face was full of sympathy.

The passer-by waved helplessly at Brother Mao, but outside the screen, Pu Yiyang's mood was far from as heavy as it appeared.

I've been with this thorny rookie for a long time, and if I really want to separate, maybe I'm not used to it.

He glanced at the pleasing face beside him, the word trouble floating in his mind suddenly stopped, and something else slowly popped out of it, hitting his heart at once.

is joy.

It's like a small clump of weeds, born in a lot of miscellaneous thoughts about the bleak future. It is still unclear at first glance, and grows whizzingly as soon as it emerges.

After Mi Ao left, those who passed by became more and more lonely in the game. Lao Mao never wanted to charge forward, and Pu Yiyang didn't even think about finding a regular teammate.

When leaving Xie Lan No. 12 star in the spaceship, Pu Yiyang actually felt [-] points of reluctance in his heart.He thought that Mio would not be online again, and he would never have a reason to return to this place in the future.

Looking up at the thousands of miles of galaxy on the screen, if you say you are not lonely at all, you are really deceiving yourself.

It turned out that today he found out that he was actually more than one person on that boat.

Unknowingly, Pu Yiyang grinned and started to giggle, until a shot on the screen shot you and stared at you, then he woke up, raised his left hand and pinched his right arm.

What are you happy about?People don't want to recognize you as a friend, they just want to use you as a human target because they want to see that you can operate well.

"We are going to Yiwen Park," Pu Yiyang explained to you, "Go out from this street and walk for 5 minutes, and you will see it."

Now the sky has changed a little, it is no longer blue and clear, on the dimmed background, a few touches of purple and orange are smeared leisurely in the west, it feels like dusk.

From the small alley, there is a sloping ramp, and there are houses one after another on both sides, with gray metal walls, very simple decoration, and some warm yellow lights leaking from the windows along the street. , complementing the faintly visible starry sky overhead.

A futuristic city often seen in typical sci-fi movies.

One shot looked at one of the windows and asked, "Is there someone in there?"

Pu Yiyang: "Yes, after these houses are built, they will be sold to other players."

A shot blasts you "tsk": "Who would buy it?"

Pu Yiyang: "Anyone will buy it."

One shot at you: "Isn't this sick? Come play house in the game."

Pu Yiyang raised his eyebrows.

Others have spent a lot of hard work and invested a lot of energy just to create such a beautiful city, so that players can enjoy a realistic and beautiful life.

"Dai Ya Xing is also called the City of Dreams," he explained patiently. "Many players spend a lot of money to buy or rent a house here, all in order to live a life in the game that cannot be obtained in reality."

This value is obviously not recognized by you, the guy looked at this quiet and beautiful street, and sneered: "It's just a placebo."

"Yes, it's a placebo," Pu Yiyang admitted. "Isn't the game itself a placebo? Most people's real life will not be perfect. What DELTA provides is just such an opportunity to make up for reality."

He pointed to a window in front of him.

"In the eyes of some people, this is just a bunch of data points; but for the people who live in it, this may be more valuable than a villa in reality."

You glanced at him and didn't refute, but you still expressed your disdain with actions.

He didn't bother to look at those "comfort bubbles" again, he lifted his legs and walked straight forward.

Pu Yiyang laughed to himself as he watched the back of the guy walking straight.

In the eyes of this person, there is no such thing as wanting but not getting it, right?With his character, he must desperately get everything he wants.Relatively speaking, indulging in false dreams because he couldn't get what he wanted, in his eyes, this approach is undoubtedly tantamount to weakness.

To have such an idea, it is likely that you have not been crushed by reality, and you have not experienced true helplessness.

After all, in this world, it doesn't mean that you will be able to break through the south wall if you have a bloody head. There are some things that cannot be done after all.

"I really hope you never experience it," Pu Yiyang murmured in a low voice, lowering his gaze, "How happy that would be."

If he could keep this rare youthful heart, he would rather that guy always be proud and disgusting.

But at this moment, the one whom everyone hates is calling him back: "Hi!"

Pu Yiyang shook his head, and hurriedly let the passers-by follow.

Walking out of this street and turning another corner, you can see a river in the city.There is also a large open space on the shore, and some holographic advertisements are projected on the ground. People from different races shuttle in the colorful light, or take a walk, or chat, and some small business vendors come out from time to time, selling themselves to the passing players. unique items.

Passing by and One Shot You pass through a group of young Kalians dancing to the music, and come face-to-face with two Kingfisher girls.

The two of them are leaning on a statue made in the shape of a shell, their heads are put together, and they each have a straw in their mouths, sucking something in their hands together.It was an orange-red sphere, which looked like an orange at first glance, but it was rounder and brighter than real oranges.They sucked the half-fluid, half-smoky juice with relish, their eyes half-closed, showing a look of contentment and bewilderment.

"Hi, handsome guy," one of them greeted the Tyrians with a smile when they saw them passing by. A bright red bubble floated from her mouth, making her and her companions laugh out loud.

One shot and you obviously don't think it's funny.He looked at the two girls coldly, and said two words: "Yao Zi."

This is the name in the Tao, and it is specially called for those addicts who are addicted to drugs in reality.

Pu Yiyang understood, and tugged at the Tyre's arm: "No, that's a kind of fruit in DELTA. It's produced in Star Shaka. It's called Shaka Sweet Pear. Some players processed it by themselves. It's said that it tastes better. Like, uh, a strong cocktail that's going to have a relaxing effect."

You sneered after a shot: "Is there a difference?"

Pu Yiyang shrugged.

Where there are people, there is a demand for happiness, and corresponding industries are born.Whether it is the remodeled Shaka sweet pear or the Biroro woman in Siam City, in the increasingly realistic virtual world of DELTA, they are nothing but projections of desire in reality.

At least for now, inhaling a fruit in the game is still much safer than indulging in drugs in reality.

At this time, there was a little commotion in the crowd.

A beam of light hit the ground five meters away, as if forcing out a small open space.In the center of the light stood two figures, one a human woman, and the other a furry ape-man.

Pu Yiyang felt slightly familiar: "It's him?"

The Great Ape Man held a stack of transparent metal sheets in his hand, and was trying to distribute them to passers-by.The metal piece shines brightly under the colored light, and its texture is similar to the colored glass crystals taken by the Tyrians. At first glance, it is also some kind of information storage device.

The light was stronger and shrouded the other man.

"Gentlemen and ladies," said the human woman, who was dressed plainly, wearing a work vest, her appearance was nothing special, and she was holding a megaphone in her hand, "Everyone, please listen to me."

Few people paid attention to her, most players just glanced at her and went their own way, while a few people, including those who passed by and shot you with a single shot, chose to stop.

The human female player said earnestly: "This is a matter of life and death, please listen to it! This game is dangerous-that device, the brain-computer access device that you all wear, it may give you Bringing deadly danger!"

Pu Yiyang moved his ears, and made the passerby take a small step forward.

"Hey little brother, don't listen to her nonsense," a middle-aged male Kalian stopped him. It was she who posted the post, "connected equipment is risky", all of them are clichés, deliberately sensationalized, if you want me to say, it is just to attract people's attention."

Pu Yiyang: "How long has she said these words?"

Kalian: "I've been here for half a year, right? I've seen her there all the time. Earlier they were more crowded. Now look, haha, I still understand how many people there are."

half a year?

Pu Yiyang was disappointed for a while.

No wonder the old cat told him not to have too much hope. It turned out that he had already found out that this person was here long ago.That is to say, this protest against connected equipment has a high probability that it has nothing to do with the subway incident or the Gomang people.

"You came here just to watch this?" You lost interest after a shot, "Boring."

The Tyrians were right.Since the birth of brain-computer-connected online games represented by DELTA, the voices of opposition from academic circles and folks have never stopped.In recent years, the development momentum of DELTA has been good. The attitude of the academic circle has changed from cloudy to positive. There are fewer and fewer voices questioning the side effects of computer-connected devices on the human brain. Fight against all new technologies.

Pu Yiyang has also heard of such people. In the early days, they also organized to sneak into the Delta game to smash the scene, nagging and persuading everyone, exaggerating their abilities, just like preaching in the past.This also affected the word-of-mouth of a small group of players who chose non-access gameplay due to their own reasons, and their lives in DELTA became more and more difficult every day.

This human female player is also a non-access player at first glance. If it is really a group of unreasonable opponents, then this trip passing by will really return in vain.

"Hey, Brother Lu!" Pu Yiyang was about to leave when the long ape man saw him, "You're here too!"

The passersby froze in embarrassment.

Ahou Le ran up: "Long time no see, Brother Lu, I heard that you have let the people of the Tyrannian Alliance suffer a lot! That Lieutenant Gerrard, who was hunted down by other Grand Guilds all over the universe It's such a joy to run around!"

This is about the time when the passer-by teamed up with you to kill Gerald in front of Kazuki.

It seems that their impromptu framing was very effective. The major guilds couldn't find anyone passing by, and they all arrested the Tyrannian Alliance for surgery. These days, Lieutenant Gerald's blame may be thrown into the sky to form a galaxy.

Of course, the premise is that the two people who really carry the glazed crystals cannot be caught.

"Shh, don't talk about this." Pu Yiyang hurriedly let the passerby hold the young man's arm tightly, for fear that the great ape-man's loud voice would be exposed to him in advance.

And the Tyrians on the side, when they heard the long ape man calling the passing name, had already grabbed the gun in his hand.

As long as the long ape man dared to act rashly, he might be killed on the spot.

Ah Hou didn't see a shot blasting you, so he lowered his voice very cooperatively: "Then are you here to participate in our rally?"

Pu Yiyang looked at the "gathering" with only two people, scratched his eyebrows, and was thinking about whether to decline it with an excuse, then looked at the long ape man, and suddenly remembered something: "Monkey, why did you participate? of?"

If he remembered correctly, the Great Ape Man was a new player who had just come into contact with Delta not long ago, that's why he was bullied so badly by the people of the Tyrann Alliance in Siam City.Moreover, during the fight with Lieutenant Gerald that time, the great ape man obviously used the brain-computer access device.

And now, judging from Ah Hou's various reactions, he has also given up brain-computer access.

Since he didn't hang out with this opposition organization from the very beginning, there must be some key factor that prompted him to change his mind.

Ah Hou said honestly: "Because I think my friend is right."

He stuffed all the information sheets that hadn't been sent out into the passing hands.

Pu Yiyang clicked to accept on the pop-up window, and after scanning them one by one, he found that in terms of the content of the pictures and texts on the leaflets, they were still the same catchy things in the past, and there was nothing new about them.

"Monkey, I just want to ask you." He stared at Ah Hou's simple face on the screen, "What made you believe what your friend said?"

Ahou thought for a while, and said with a serious face: "Actually, it's about the Star of the Voyage."