Being an Extra Actor in an Escape Game

Xiang Chenyu...

This is currently the strongest among the taskers.But she has been forgotten by everyone, and she has lived alone in the highest level where the players have reached for an unknown amount of time.

When Xu Beijin found her, she had been forgotten by the world.Then, she also entered the ultimate nightmare.

And, when no one expected, she found the group of people that Xu Beijin wanted to find.

The group of people who made Se the manager of the narrow building.

They——in the game setting, they are the people who have the most say among the remaining humans in this world.

Why they chose to let artificial intelligence manage human shelters is really incomprehensible.

"What's so hard to understand." A man said in a lazy and mocking tone, "It's just because we can't trust humans."

Xiang Chenyu stood in front of this man with a dull and dull expression.The female quester may have used her brain for a long time, or her own dull and rusty nerves could no longer keep up with the speed of her brain.

In any case, she seems to be slow in speaking and doing things now.

But her tone still has the demeanor of No.1 among the former taskers.

She said: "You don't believe in humans. So can I assume that you don't believe in artificial intelligence either?"

The man looked at her inexplicably.

They are at a country house.The end is coming, but this place is like a paradise.This group of people is living in such an environment... no, living.

The woman next to the man explained softly, "Actually, we don't intend to enter that shelter."

Therefore, they, at least she, will not consider whether there will be any problems after setting the artificial intelligence as the manager of the narrow building.

Xiang Chenyu slowly turned his gaze to this woman.Then, Xiang Chenyu grinned mockingly at the corner of his mouth.

Maybe it's because she hasn't smiled many times before, so this smile looks extraordinarily ferocious and stiff.

The woman was startled, then frowned in displeasure.

At this moment, there are actually many people around Xiang Chenyu, either standing or sitting, but the only people who are really willing to communicate with Xiang Chenyu are this man and a woman.

The reason why Xiang Chenyu was able to find this place is very simple, she once came to this nightmare——

One of her last nightmares was set in this country house where she is now.

And it was this nightmare that led her to the very high floor that trapped her.

She was the only one going to that floor.

The owner of this nightmare, as well as other taskers and actors, have all sunk because of this nightmare.Only Xiang Chenyu managed to go to a higher level.

But sometimes, Xiang Chenyu also feels that she has gone crazy.

She felt a kind of manic depression filling her dull nerves, which made her cringe and prevented her from thinking rationally.

That's why she would prefer to be trapped on that level—the highest level known to man.

And it all comes down to this nightmare.

Before entering this nightmare, she had a group of trustworthy and powerful companions; she had a few known actors——

Yes, for these taskers, the existence of cosplayers is no longer a secret.

Together they entered this nightmare.And in the end, even though she made great progress, she also lost everything in a sense.She was trapped on that floor, unable to go up or down.

When Xu Beijin found her, she briefly communicated with Xu Beijin, and also talked about their mutual situation.

Xiang Chenyu unexpectedly discovered that she and Xu Beijin were somewhat similar.They're all stuck at one level—

And now, they are all running around to solve this game and solve the plight of human beings.

However, they did not have a deep chat, and at the same time avoided certain topics tacitly.

Like, who exactly is trapping humans in this game?

They didn't talk about this issue, but they did have their own ideas.

Xiang Chenyu knew for sure that Xu Beijin must understand the answer to this question; and she thought, Xu Beijin would also guess whether she understood.

And they avoided the topic in unison, seeming to make the issue self-evident.

As far as Xiang Chenyu was concerned, of course she knew far more than those missionaries on lower floors.

She has had countless nightmares, enough of them to piece together some truth.

These truths, of course, made her realize that what humans have experienced on Earth is not exactly the same as the plot setting reflected in this game.

And that fork in the road is right there. When the fire came to the world that day, human civilization and their planet became ruins. How did they save themselves?

Xiang Chenyu didn't know how the human beings on the earth chose, and she failed to go to Xu Beijin's nightmare, enter the maze, and learn the real truth.

But she does, very well know how the humans in the game do it.

They built a shelter.

All the people in this villa, through various efforts, have built a towering building somewhere on this planet.

And it intends to use this building as the "Noah's Ark" of mankind to help mankind escape the doomsday.

But they themselves don't intend to enter, and they don't intend to let humans be the managers of this building.

This is arrogance in a sense.They did intend to save humans, but they actually regarded that group of humans as a creature inferior to them.

It's like they're saving a colony of ants.They will build a nest for this group of ants at will, and arrange a manager at will, but they will not enter the ant nest themselves.

However, this villa...

Xiang Chenyu sighed slowly.

She is a bit slow in everything she does now. First, she feels that her dull nerves are still so dull. Second, she thinks this can help her calm down the emotional fluctuations in her heart.

She was just thinking that this group of people built a refuge for humans... But they didn't realize that since it was a refuge, it meant that the outside had become so dangerous, so--not suitable for human survival.

- AI will throw madmen who threaten the survivors in the narrow building out of the narrow building.

——For countless years, artificial intelligence has thrown countless lunatics.

——The gray mist is indeed like a barrier.Human survivors have no idea what the world looks like beyond the gray mist.Because the world outside the gray mist has been taken over by lunatics.

So what do you think about these people who stay in this cottage and think they can spend their old age in peace?

They alone faced the onslaught of millions of madmen.

Xiang Chenyu really didn't really want to recall the experience in that nightmare.For the first time, she deeply felt that the zombie siege movies made by humans on earth are actually achievable.

But only if there really is a bunch of idiots trapped in a lonely building.

Like this group of people in front of you.

They decided to set the artificial intelligence as the manager of the refuge, and adjusted the guarding of the narrow building to the highest priority task of the artificial intelligence, even overriding the three principles of robots.

Therefore, when the artificial intelligence threw out those lunatics, of course, they would not consider their safety.

What this group of people did eventually brought them to their end.And they even think complacently that they are saving human beings, and they still can't trust the creatures they save.

Such a fate seems funny and ridiculous, but it seems logical.

Xiang Chenyu was silent for too long, and the woman walked away impatiently.

So, in the end, only the man who spoke to her at the beginning was left in front of Xiang Chenyu.

This man - in Xiang Chenyu's impression, he should have a name, at least she knew this man's name in that nightmare.As for now?She doesn't remember at all.

But this man has a very distinctive personality traits, Xiang Chenyu recognized him at a glance.

This man was the one who proposed to let the artificial intelligence manage the shelter, and it was also him who adjusted the task of guarding the narrow building to the highest priority on the artificial intelligence task list.

In other words, he single-handedly saved countless humans in this game, and it was also him who buried himself and his companions in the hands of countless lunatics.

Xiang Chenyu once again thought of the man's terrified roar in that nightmare.

The distorted face, compared with the smiling man in front of him who was almost relaxed and easy, made Xiang Chenyu feel like he was still in a dream.

The man got a little impatient with waiting, Xiang Chenyu's appearance was a joy in his boring life, but this joy made the man feel bored if he didn't talk for too long.

But Xiang Chenyu still spoke: "Haven't you considered, if the artificial intelligence makes a mistake, what will happen to the humans in the shelter?"

"Why do you want to think about this kind of thing?" The man shrugged. "We are outside the building, and they are inside. How are they doing and what does it have to do with us? Something happened to them, and we can't help them."

Xiang Chenyu: "..."

She couldn't help but sigh deeply.

She thought, okay, okay.Even in that nightmare, the man was there until the end.

It wasn't until the moment of death that I really realized how ridiculous my actions were.

And when he understood, it was actually too late.

The people who save the world in this game setting don't seem to be very reliable.

However, considering the characteristics of human beings in the real world, this unreliability also seems to be "real".

She decided to get straight to the point: "So, AI can't be shut down?"

This question is the ultimate purpose of her coming here.Xu Beijin said that he has now obtained part of the authority of NE, but not all of them.

Xu Beijin never explicitly mentioned the latter question, but Xiang Chenyu thought of it very easily.

Can Xu Bei get all the authority of NE?

Xiang Chenyu may not know the difference between NE and color, but she at least knows where are the people who make artificial intelligence the manager of the narrow building.

So she came here.She needs the answer to this question from these people.

Her journey to get here was not easy, but Xiang Chenyu did it.

She would probably need more help if she could, but along the way, she didn't meet anyone.

She is now a little concerned about how many sane people are left in the ultimate nightmare.

But... these questions are things to consider in the future, and she needs to ask the answer to this question now - can the authority of artificial intelligence in the narrow building be cancelled?

If she had known earlier that she would need to know the answer to this question in the future, then she might have asked the actor related to this nightmare and the owner of this nightmare in advance.

It's a pity that she didn't have this foresight at the beginning.

At the beginning, they were obsessed with going to higher floors, but they didn't think that some answers might be hidden in the floors they had left behind, in the nightmares they ignored or missed.

But, fortunately, it's still too late.At least, she could use this nightmare she knew—

Perhaps among all the people who are still awake, she is the only one who knows the existence of this nightmare—to make a contribution to the escape of mankind.

She looked at the man in front of her calmly.

After a moment of confusion, the man asked a little strangely: "Why do you ask that? It's as if that artificial intelligence really made a mistake in the future?"

At this point in time, the narrow building may be under construction, but the situation where artificial intelligence becomes the manager of the narrow building has not finally taken shape.It's just a nightmare, and there's no way they can change this nightmare.

But... They can indeed learn some truths from these nightmares from the past.

Xiang Chenyu said: "Because of the future, artificial intelligence does make mistakes."

The man was startled, and felt that Xiang Chenyu was joking.He laughed, really amused by the joke.

The others were attracted by his laughter and asked curiously what happened.

The man laughed from ear to ear, and he said: "This woman... This woman actually said that artificial intelligence will make mistakes in the future! Hahaha! Does she really know the meaning of artificial intelligence?"

He suddenly turned his head to look at Xiang Chenyu, and said word by word: "Artificial intelligence is a tool that never makes mistakes."

Xiang Chenyu once again sighed deeply.She said: "I didn't come here to discuss with you... mechanical worship, or any other ideological things. I just want to ask you—

"Artificial intelligence, can it be turned off."

The man was surprised, but his tone was still relaxed: "Oh, well. It's a pity that we have different ideas. But... I think it's okay."

"how to do?"

"Artificial intelligence, after all, is just a tool." The man said, "If the owner of the tool doesn't want it, then of course it's useless. I've always thought this way, and I probably will do the same when the time comes. "

The owner of the tool doesn't want it?

Under this concept, who is the master of artificial intelligence?

Could it be the man in front of me?

No...impossible.If it was him, then in the nightmare that Xiang Chenyu experienced back then, he would not have put himself in danger.

That nightmare shows that artificial intelligence doesn't care about the humans in this villa at all.

Thinking of this, a vague concept appeared in Xiang Chenyu's mind.

What is the purpose of this artificial intelligence?

Guard the narrow building and protect the human survivors in the apocalypse.The reason why it becomes the manager of the narrow building is because of this purpose.It is to ensure the survival of mankind to the greatest extent possible.

So it is used as a tool, and the directionality of its use is the human beings in the narrow building.

What if the human beings in the narrow building don't need it to continue doing this?

And this ultimate nightmare - Xu Beijin once told her that this is everyone's nightmare...

Xiang Chenyu murmured, "Everyone..." She looked at the man and other people in front of her. In this isolated small villa, the people who lived a life that seemed to be the same as before the end of the world, "Everyone ?”

The people looked at her in bewilderment.

Xiang Chenyu's voice gradually became louder: "Everyone—this belongs to everyone..."

choose?

But she didn't say the last two words, because an abrupt voice sounded in her ear, it was Xu Beijin's voice, he said: "Stop. Don't say it."

Xiang Chenyu was taken aback, but he did stop.

This is thanks to her slow, dull nerves, otherwise, she might not have time to stop talking smoothly.But now, she still obeyed Xu Beijin's words and stopped.

Xiang Chenyu didn't ask Xu Beijin why he could directly communicate with her in the nightmare.

Xu Beijin could directly find her on an isolated floor before, so it is normal to be able to talk to her now.

Xiang Chenyu just wanted to ask: "Why can't you say it?"

Xiang Chenyu suddenly spoke inexplicably, as if talking to someone in the air, which startled the people around her.

And the man opposite her stared at her in astonishment, as if she was a lunatic.

Afterwards, these people dispersed like birds and beasts.That man is no exception.

But Xiang Chenyu didn't care anymore, she already knew how to do this.

She suddenly thought, this ultimate nightmare requires everyone to go to sleep before it can be opened, and that choice...

"Everyone".They have already reached this condition once in advance, as if it was a rehearsal.

Xiang Chenyu narrowed his eyes slightly, and then waited for Xu Beijin's reply.

Xu Beijin didn't answer this question clearly, but he said: "This is a game."

He seemed to be implying something.

Xiang Chenyu was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "You mean... just by saying it, a trigger condition has been fulfilled?!"

Xu Beijin acquiesced to this guess.

This made Xiang Chenyu break out in a cold sweat.Only then did she understand why Xu Beijin had always been so cautious, why he was always vague and secretive.Because it's a game, they can't be in such a rush.

Xiang Chenyu immediately asked: "I can't say it now, so when will I have to wait? What conditions need to be met?"

Xiang Chenyu's sensitivity really made Xu Bei feel ashamed, and he replied, "Wait for my notice."

Promise to Chen Yu.

Xu Beijin breathed a sigh of relief.He also didn't expect Xiang Chenyu to find this group of people so quickly, and immediately understood what to do.

but……

Xu Beijin was sure that Xiang Chenyu still didn't know exactly what the situation was like, and how they could achieve the condition of "turning off artificial intelligence".

He was silent for a moment, and then looked at the number displayed on the control panel again.

It's good for Xiang Chenyu to realize this method; however, they all need to wait for an opportunity, a moment...

That moment is slowly coming towards them, but it still takes a little time.

Now, the number of sane humans in the Ultimate Nightmare has stabilized.It hasn't changed for about three or five minutes.At the same time, the number of crazy people is constantly decreasing.

But there are still many crazy people left in the ultimate nightmare.The number is probably in the hundreds.

They are slowly leaving the Ultimate Nightmare through the door in the gray mist of the Ultimate Nightmare.

Of course, the number here does not include those who have entered the ultimate nightmare from the gray fog.

Those are the taskers and actors who have already sunk into the nightmare, they are not counted, they did not come to this ultimate nightmare through dreaming.

They——are not recognized by the color, the residents of the narrow building.

So Xu Beijin just paid attention to the number that symbolized the number of lunatics.

300.

150.

89.

63.

17.

Xu Beijin watched the number decrease bit by bit.

That number stopped at 17 for a long time.

At this time, there were a few hasty knocks on the door of the bookstore.

Xu Beijin and Lin Po exchanged glances. At first Xu Beijin wanted to walk over to open the door, but Lin Po stopped him and walked over to open the door by himself.

Later, they found that it was Xie Zhijin standing outside the door of the bookstore, sweating profusely and looking worried.Seeing someone open the door, he immediately shouted: "There is no room left outside!"

There were so many lunatics pouring out of the gray mist that they filled the entire bottom floor of the narrow building.

They couldn't go to higher floors, nor could they open the doors of other people's rooms, so they could only stand crowded together in the corridor.

Even if there are vacant houses to go to, the number of vacant houses is not as many as expected.

In the end, the entire bottom floor of the narrow building was full, and it was filled all at once.

Xu Beijin heard about this problem, and then looked at the 17 on the control panel that had been stagnant for a long time... He immediately realized: the number is stagnant, is it because there is no room in the narrow building?

Xu Beijin didn't know whether to laugh or cry for a while, and hurriedly asked Lin Po to open the door of the bookstore.

Then, the lunatics standing outside the bookstore rushed in.After a while, Ringo closed the door again.

These lunatics who came in stood on the first floor of the bookstore, silently, like clay dolls one by one.

Xu Beijin, Lin Po, and Xie Zhijin came to the second floor of the bookstore.

About thirty lunatics walked into Xu Beijin's bookstore, and the first floor of the bookstore was already packed to the brim.

Xu Bei paid all his attention to the numbers on the control panel, and found that the number that had stopped for a long time began to slowly decrease again.

16.

13.

8.

5.

0.

When the number returned to zero, Xu Beijin felt somewhat dazed and lost in thought.

When he was trapped at the bottom of the narrow building, he never imagined that there would be such a day...

There will be such a day, they can really hold the hope of leaving the narrow building in their hands.

Even, it's just a stone's throw away.

Xu Beijin took a deep breath and confirmed once again that the number had returned to zero.

Afterwards, he found Xiang Chenyu in the ultimate nightmare, and said to her, "It can be said."

Xiang Chenyu was in a daze and waiting boredly, when he heard Xu Beijin's voice sounded again, he couldn't help but startled, then nodded, took a deep breath, as if to organize his words.

Xu Beijin also waited calmly.

At this moment, inside and outside the narrow building, inside and outside the nightmare, everything seemed extraordinarily quiet, as if the whole world was waiting for some unique news.

At this moment, Xu Beijin glanced at the control panel inadvertently... Then, he felt a kind of suffocation and fear like a sudden cardiac arrest.

The number symbolizing the lunatic suddenly changed from 0 to 1 again!

Xu Beijin's face immediately changed, he subconsciously opened his mouth to contact Xiang Chenyu and tell her to stop.

But it was too late, Xiang Chenyu had already said that sentence.

"As long as everyone agrees to cancel the management authority of artificial intelligence in the narrow building. Then, artificial intelligence will be shut down."

In the next second, great changes came.