First Player

“The Human Self-Salvation Alliance issued a statement saying that at 4 o’clock this afternoon, the Speaker will deliver a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the Lord God’s World Points Trade Planning Institute, looking forward to the progress of human points and calling on people to reduce the risk of customs clearance…”

“The World Independent Society has combined the bionic human technology of the old world to develop a preliminary intelligent body, hoping to increase the number of players. However, whether the intelligent body belongs to the human species is still an unknown question..."

“At three o’clock in the morning today, injuries occurred in many taverns. The cause was disputes between people over the first player’s clearance experience. The joint group issued a message saying that they hope people will stay calm and wait patiently for the adventure players to clear the level…”

“The Medical Assistance Foundation, Children’s Foundation, and Spiritual Assistance Foundation have been officially established. For details, please see the pinned post on the official account of the United Group…”

“Player Luna said that if we condemn those who are still pursuing the light because they cannot see through the temporary darkness, then we will be no different from those indifferent spectators who put sheep to death.”

“We still don’t know whether the first player and the top players who are still persisting can succeed, and whether the ending of the old world can be changed..."

“Sister Tasriel stood quietly in the church day and night, hoping that her faith would bless them…”

The sound of news came from the announcer, and Aini looked at the hanging live screen.

On the screen, the scene of nowhere to survive is despairing even from the third person perspective. The overall direction of the barrage is already quite pessimistic, because they know that the first player cannot see it at all.

 Ani looked away and sighed.

“It’s the thirty-first day, and the previous copy has never been this long.”

 He clicked on the world forum, and the posts were all about topics about the tenth world.

 …

How long will the tenth world last? If frontline adventure players have been unable to clear the level, wouldn’t we have been stuck at this progress? 】

  【(Hot) Hubert's explanation of the mechanism of "retracement", including a detailed overview of various retracements. The correspondence between the Immortal Talisman Seal, the Sword of Destiny, and the Eye of the Past may help us explore the mystery of becoming a god. 】

  【(Hot) How should the first player break the game? Why was his initial identity "Su Mingan"? Why did his dungeon start with his own face and voice? 】

  【(热)A whole month has been spent on the tenth world. Is the progress of the human points progress bar really enough? Wasn’t our previous attitude too optimistic? ? 】

  【(Hot) Zhuangzhou dreamed of butterflies, butterflies dreamed of Zhuangzhou—Everyone, have we really woken up? 】

 …

The shopkeeper brought the coffee, looked at the mist on the faces of the three of them with some curiosity, and quickly left humming a tune. It seemed that a casual player like her was still in a good mood, perhaps because she knew there was no point in being anxious.

 The trend in the world of the Lord God is already quite pessimistic, because people basically cannot see the hope of victory in the tenth world.

 Ani took a sip of coffee and said:

“Today is March 15th. A total of 420 million adventure players initially entered the Tenth World. But so far, only about 300 million players have completed the dungeon, and the rest are still being reset.”

"Not just...Su Ming'an. Including...Meanie, Flora, Angel, Violet... no matter how many times they try, they will never obey the gods." Beiwang's gaze drooped on the live broadcast screen, and the screen was still Burning Fire: "So, they... haven't come out yet."

 On the screen, a black-haired young man in the fire was leaning against the broken stone wall of prophecy. The figure of the **** is like a pure white ghost.

That white shadow not only frightened the people who were in it, but also cast a shadow in the hearts of the viewers outside the screen - it was this **** who turned on the reset again and again, making them watch the live broadcast of the copy for five or six days. Keeping going back to the beginning is like watching a desperate movie that keeps replaying.

 Aini’s palm was pressed against the coffee cup. He could not feel any warmth, and his heart was only cold.

 Aini was one of the first players to finish the dungeon. When the twenty days were up, he came out. The players who came out with him are called by the forum as "the first batch of players to clear the game in the tenth world". According to incomplete statistics, the number is about 250 million. This shows that most players have stayed safely until the twentieth day without experiencing any reset.

Beiwang was a little later. He released a copy on the twenty-seventh day because he once tried to disobey the gods on the seventh day and was reset once. In the second week of the world, he realized that all his resistance routes had been blocked by the gods, so he did not choose to defy the gods again and spent twenty days.

God's methods are always getting more and more powerful. When the situation in the first round of the world is beyond his control, he will immediately make up for the shortcomings of the first round in the second round of the world, making it impossible for most players to have it. A third chance to reset.

 But even so, the person who was supposed to get a perfect clearance still got a perfect clearance, even if it seemed like a victory of divine mercy.

"Aini. I want to hear your experience of clearing the level." Beiwang picked up the coffee cup.

Aini was expressionless: "My experience..."

 He didn’t think it was an experience worth talking about, and it was even embarrassing to talk about it.

Aini sighed: "At the beginning of the dungeon, I was the deputy leader of the Human Self-Salvation Alliance. But everything made me feel desperate - such as the Congressman Iyefut who died obediently following the orders of the gods, and the oracle of 'erasing history' that I could not disobey. And the Ark Project, which involves countless interests."

"The beginning of hell, I can say this unceremoniously - the fanatical pursuit of positive emotions, people's sick smiles, and the degree of society's solidification and rigidity have reached a state of numbness. So after thinking about it for a long time, I finally decided not to resist God."

"Actually, I tried to resist. I found out that gods have many experimental subjects in the world. I found out about the myths of old gods and angels. I even found out that there was something not simple about the prophecy stone wall. But it was too difficult... The oppression of the gods was too strong. As soon as I approached the tower, the Holy Alliance troops appeared in droves. I didn't make much achievements in the Dream Patrol game, and I couldn't convince people to resist with me, so..."

“Under the watchful eye of God, I agreed to stay with Him until the end.”

"When the twenty days came, I left the dungeon, and the progress of perfect clearance surprisingly reached 100%. The world seemed calm, but...people's numbness seemed to have been engraved in their bones. I didn't know what the future of the world would become. Something like that, but it shouldn’t be too good.”

 Ani took a sip of coffee, the expression on his face was a little angry. He was quite unconvinced by this ending.

 “Will be destroyed.” Bei Wang’s words were concise and concise.

 “Huh?” Aini opened his eyes wide.

"It will be destroyed. If no one becomes a **** in the end." Beiwang picked up the coffee cup and was burned again.

"It turns out it will really be destroyed..." Aini murmured to himself: "I always thought this was the **** scaring us. He actually wants to destroy the world, why? That is the source of his belief."

"I already know the reason." Beiwang said, "After all, my ending was that the world was destroyed."

 Aini and Beiwang looked at each other, and Aini suddenly shuddered.

 At this time, a sharp voice came from the other side of the coffee shop.

“—The gods sent an invitation to Su Mingan again, why did he reject it again?”

It was a group of adventure players. They had finished the dungeon and gathered here to drink coffee. Nowadays, adventure players are everywhere on the streets and in various exhibitions. They were taking a long vacation.

A young man with yellow hair raised his head, pointed at the screen and said: "He just promised the gods quickly! He already knew that he would be reset, why should he continue? Isn't this a waste of time? It's a waste of everyone's time, a waste of time Time for all mankind!”

 He pointed at Su Mingan, who was covered in burns on the screen, with confusion on his face.

"The gods have promised him a perfect pass. He is the number one player. He has so many points and heavy responsibilities. Who will pay for it if he fails? I see those - Aini, Beiwang, Luna, Iris, didn’t they all come out successfully?”

 A girl wearing a butterfly hairpin next to her said: "Save it, sit down, sit down quickly, someone is listening..."

She quickly pulled the yellow-haired young man to sit down. The title of the number one player now is not the same as before. If he scolds the number one player on the street, he will definitely be beaten.

 As for Su Mingan’s unwillingness to admit defeat, many people on the forum understood, and many people did not understand. Some people believe that the deepest secrets of the world must be unearthed, otherwise the last wish of mankind will repeat the tragedy due to the lack of information and end up like a ruined world. Some people think that the first player should just pass the level honestly and perfectly, and ignore other messy things. If the important information is gone, it will be gone, and they will have to suffer the consequences themselves.

 Aini and Beiwang are confused now. They have not touched anything at the core of the tenth world.

“—If I can enter the dungeon, I will definitely make him stop. He has failed so many times and hasn’t learned a lesson yet. This shows that it is impossible to completely clear the tenth world...” The yellow-haired young man muttered as he sat down.

"Yes. I think being able to walk to the prophecy stone wall has already killed 99% of the adventure players instantly, which is almost enough. What if you really die? Open the Eleventh World as soon as possible. Why hang yourself on a tree." said the young man next to him.

"Okay, okay, stop talking..." The girl quickly covered her mouth.

"…so."

Su Lin looked away and said calmly:

 “What did you ask me to do?”

 He was not interested in the stories of the Tenth World, nor in the richness of humanity.

Aini said: "Can you enter the dungeon and remind Su Mingan?"

Su Lin looked at him:

 “Remind him to continue, or remind him to give up?”

The sound of tables and chairs sounded. The adventure players on the table finished drinking their coffee and discussing where to go for exhibitions and vacations.

 They don’t care what the people on the screen are enduring, maybe because of confidence, maybe because of discouragement. Only the girl looked at the young man on the screen worriedly.

 At this time, the heroine has reached out to the young man, and the timelines of the two protagonists have finally converged.

 —Although it is under the disapproval of the world.

 According to the World Forum posts - only one-third of people think that Su Mingan can defeat the gods in the end.

These thirty-one days, they have been in despair for too long. At first, some people thought Su Mingan could win, but after the fifth week, they gradually lost confidence after repeated failures.

Even the people outside the play have given up, but the person in the play who is suffering the most has been persisting - why should he?

 The wind chime on the glass door rang.

Aini said resolutely: "Of course I am reminding him to continue. Only his reset times have reached ten times, and the others are basically less than six times. This shows that he has the strongest sense of oppression on the gods and requires the gods to constantly reset. Reset the world to save the day.”

Su Lin said calmly: "I am not part of the world game system and cannot enter the dungeon again."

"That's right, you and him are not meant to be..." Aini lowered his head.

"gone."

Su Lin raised her feet and left. If he wasn't really bored, he wouldn't have agreed to Aini's invitation. He originally thought there would be constructive suggestions.

“…Su Lin.” Bei Wang called out.

Su Lin stopped and did not look back.

“…Do you think we are still awake?” Bei Wang said.

Su Lin turned his head, and the sunlight left a sharp mark on his face, cutting into his golden pupils. His eyes were stagnant on Bei Wang's face, seemingly out of focus.

  “—Otherwise, don’t be affected by the sequelae.”

He pushed open the door and walked out, the wind chimes jingling.

 “Dingle bell—dingle bell.”

Bei Wang sat in his seat and took another look at the eighth perfect pass mark on the back of his hand.

 “The world of ‘old days’…”

 …

Su Mingan opened his eyes.

 The sea breeze blew his soaked clothes, but his mind was very peaceful.

 “...How many times?” Su Wensheng’s voice comes every time.

"first."

"Really? The first time?" Su Wensheng pinched his chin: "I will indeed keep the memories of your files, but these memories will not be very clear, they will just... hmm? What are you doing?"