First Player

Chapter 2 · "Welcome back, Lord Angel."

The black-haired young man's voice was loud:

"But I soon discovered that this was not enough. More and more people are suffering from black fog, and more and more people are being judged as 'heretics' by the gods. This absurd world does not allow us to live. "

"You can only laugh, you can't cry - this kind of world where you can't even express your emotions has alienated human beings into lunatics who can't see or hear."

"As your leader, I will establish a country here. From now on, we will have common beliefs, common ideals, common agreements and conventions. The new country is called the country of 'Homulil'. The name of the country comes from a hundred years ago. Hidden history.”

"As we all know, human history has been buried for a long time. Except for a few years very recent to us, no trace of previous history can be traced. This must be the handiwork of the gods. He must have made us forget a very shocking fact, That’s why I did this deliberately. My intention is to find our history! To find our era!”

"We still have a long way to go, the problems of human disunity and inequality, the contradiction between the emerging Dream Patrollers and the old aristocratic class, the contradiction between the excessive lack of resources and the needs of the Dream Patrollers - but I believe, We are walking on a correct and wise path. We use freedom and equality as the founding principles of the country, and are committed to realizing the equality of all citizens, ensuring citizens' emotional freedom and freedom to cry, and granting you the right to cry loudly even in public places .”

"so--"

The black-haired young man said loudly.

The long wind blew up the robe behind him, and the pure black national flag flowed like ink:

"Laugh loudly, cry loudly! No one can restrain you anymore!"

"We are free! Humanity is free!"

In an instant, the audience, which had been suppressed for a long time, burst into a sea of ​​laughter and crying. People who have been subject to emotional control for a long time can finally laugh out loud and cry out in the sunshine.

People waved the cloth, wheat ears, and silk scarves in their hands, like a sea of ​​rainbows. Men, women, old people, children, all shouted loudly.

"Huo Mulier! Huo Mulier!"

"The Pioneer Era! The Leader Era! The Official Era!"

"Lord Black Magpie! His Majesty Black Magpie!"

They chanted the name of the newly established kingdom, and the enthusiasm in their eyes was beyond imagination.

Black Magpie raised a golden sword. The sword seemed to be made of jade. The hilt was a pair of holy white wings raised upward, like the wings of an angel.

"I have found a way to break fate." Black Magpie shouted words that people could not understand: "I want to build a mirage independent of the human world, take you away from the land bound by the spirit of words, and free you from being bound by the spirit of words. A destiny of obliteration, for which we need blood and conquest.”

Under the sun, he was bathed in golden light. The golden color of the sun and the golden color of the sword both favored him. In the eyes of the people, he is like a holy son.

"This sword is called the 'Sword of Destiny', and it is one of the three elements of becoming a god, [energy]!" Black Queke's voice became slow and solemn at this moment, as if he was making an oath: "I swear to protect you with this sword to the death. Glory to humanity.”

People can't understand what Black Magpie says, and they don't understand some of the nouns in Black Magpie's words. But this did not prevent them from shouting loudly. The enthusiasm of the crowd was transmitted from top to bottom. They were like a drop of water in the river, shouting wildly and loudly.

"Huo Muli'er! Huo Muli'er! Huo Muli'er!"

Under the strong wind, Black Magpie held the pure black flag and looked at his people with a smile. Then, he looked far away, as if he was looking at the gods in the sky, but there seemed to be nothing there.

The wind blew up the cross necklace around his neck, glowing golden white in the sunlight.

"The fate of this world has officially begun, the moment you step out of the small town." Black Magpie murmured to himself in the direction of the sky:

"Welcome back, Lord Angel."

…

[Girl: Welcome back, Detective. 】

After loading the game, Su Mingan saw Alice with a smile as soon as his feet landed.

She seemed to have grown taller, and her black hair had grown to her shoulders. She was holding a stack of biscuits in her hand, next to a steaming cup of black tea.

Su Mingan looked around and saw that there were many more gadgets in the house than before, such as doll ornaments and bow hairpins. If the previous home was more like a temporary resting place. The current home makes people feel that they are really alive here.

"Dingling bells--" The wind blew the wind chimes by the window, and Su Mingan looked out the window. Pink petals passed through his sight. People wearing thin clothes were selling summer vegetables and waving cattail fans in their hands.

…It’s already summer. It's really been half a year.

Su Mingan reached out and touched the girl's head.

…

[Detective: Alice. 】

[Girl: Detective, half a year has passed. I haven’t let you down, have I? 】

…

Su Mingan glanced at the lower left corner of his field of vision. In addition to [Attributes], [Message], and [Schedule], there was also a [Summary of the previous semester].

He clicked on [Previous Semester Summary], and a panel appeared:

…

[Last semester, Alice’s schedule was: Helping at the nurse’s station

Patients helped in total: 978

The favorability of Aunt Jenny at the nurse station has been increased to: 40 points

Get paid: 10 grams

The child's attributes are improved to:

Constitution +2

Wisdom +2

Emotional intelligence +4

Medical skill +20

Acquire new skills: Elementary Medical Skills

The reputation of Castle City has been improved to: Friendly

Note: Alice learned elementary cooking because she would learn how to cook in her spare time with Maymi, the daughter of the gardener next door.

Note: Because Alice likes to run around in her spare time, she makes new friends: Issy, the inheritor of medical skills from the Baron family, Wendell, the light knight responsible for patrols near the royal city, Rita, a nun from the church, and the unidentified wild child Pat. . 】

…

Su Ming'an asked about the situation on Su Luoluo's side and found that the attributes of Su Luoluo's children were improving at about the same speed as Alice. There is nothing special about Alice at all, her learning speed is only at the level of ordinary people.

Looking at Alice, Su Mingan still praised.

[Detective: Yes, I had a good first semester. 】

[Girl: Hehe, I study very hard. 】

[Girl: Detective, I have learned the art of making biscuits. Can you try the biscuits I made and the black tea I made? 】

…

Su Mingan took a bite of Alice's biscuits and felt a floral fragrance blooming in her mouth. It was delicious. Black tea also has a spring flavor, like peach blossoms blooming on the branches.

Alice said that this is called "Spring Heart Biscuit", which is a kind of biscuit that people like to make when they are yearning for spring.

"Every time I think that after spring, the detective will come back. I have been looking forward to it." Alice said:

"I thought of what you said to me at the beginning, that you will come back in just half a year. So, these days I have been making spring cakes and making black tea over and over again, just for the moment when you come back, you can eat them freshly made Chunxin cakes and hot black tea.”

“It’s so nice to see your smile now.”

Su Mingan was startled, and then he realized that he was smiling. Every time he enters the game, he feels very relaxed, like he's back home.

…

[Detective: What happened in the past six months? For example, what important policies, what famous brave men, what kind of monsters emerged? 】

[Girl: Nothing big happened recently. I just heard that a certain force seems to have established a country. 】

[Detective: Jianguo? 】

[Girl: Hmm... It seems to be a new country called Huo Mu or something, right? The new nation claimed to be in rebellion against the gods. No one pays much attention to this newly established small country. This emerging small country basically cannot last long. 】

[Detective: It turns out there are gods here too. 】

[Girl: Yes, the gods often send oracles to tell His Majesty the King how to behave. Everyone will also listen to the orders of the gods. 】

[Detective: It sounds like the gods have a good reputation. 】

[Girl: Of course. The churches in the city are often overcrowded and the streets are filled with residents going to pray. 】

[Detective: Alice, what do you think of gods? 】

[Girl (thinking for a moment): I am not a fanatical believer in God, but I believe in all the goodness in the world, and I long to see happy smiles on people’s faces. If gods can make people happy, I am willing to believe in gods. But I won’t believe in a god if he’s secretly a bad guy. 】

[Detective: A rare sanity. 】

[Detective: If one day, the gods ask you to oppose me, Alice, what will you choose? 】

…

Alice was obviously startled. She didn't understand why Su Ming'an suddenly asked such a question.

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[Girl: I...will choose you. 】

[Detective: Why? That is the omnipotent god. 】

[Girl: The vision of the gods is too big. He can see all the suffering humans on this land. This order of magnitude will be in the billions, and it cannot be specific to the joys and sorrows of a single person. And you, Mr. Detective, your vision is only for me. You only care about my fate. Your eyes can see me better. Therefore, if I have the opportunity to choose, I will choose you, because you are the person closest to me. You are not a god with a vast vision. We are the only ones who can rely on each other. 】

[Detective: Even if you are an enemy of the world? 】

[Girl: Even if you are against the world. 】

…

Su Mingan sighed.

Although Alice was only thirteen years old, when he thought about the prospects of this game, he vaguely saw a cruel future.

"destiny".

She has been chosen and cannot escape.

It's like he was chosen by death.

"...Why are you so nice?" Su Mingan whispered.

Alice's face showed confusion, and she didn't understand why Su Mingan was so emotional.

"Ah, by the way, Mr. Detective, I also learned to grow flowers from Grandpa Morgan across the street. Come to the backyard with me!" Alice suddenly remembered something and pulled Su Mingan back.

Opening the curtain of the back door, Su Mingan looked up and saw a sea of ​​lilies.

The white flowers sway in the late spring wind, as if they were carved from white marble, or like crystal clear crystal flowers. Alice walked to the sea of ​​flowers in a few steps, opened her arms, and the warm breeze lifted her floral skirt, dancing among the white flowers.

"These are the flowers that Grandpa Morgan left with me and asked me to help him raise them." Alice shouted: "Sir Detective! I have always been taking care of these flowers. Do you think they are beautiful?"

"...Yeah." Su Mingan nodded.

"As long as you like it." Alice laughed.

"I want to send this pot to Dr. Weiwei, and this pot... This pot will be left to Aunt Jenny. And this pot, Knight Wendell said he likes lilies very much, and will give it to him next time he comes to inspect... …”

Su Mingan raised his head and looked at Alice who was busy.

How long can such an ordinary life last?

Suddenly, he saw a new icon appear in the lower left corner of his field of vision.

…

[Pre-game questionnaire. 】

…

Su Mingan clicked on it, and a panel appeared:

[This questionnaire is a questionnaire issued by God to all Dream Patrol players in order to explore their game satisfaction. There are ten questions in total, please answer them truthfully. There will be a small reward after filling out the questionnaire. 】

【Question one:……】

…

This familiar game questionnaire makes Su Mingan feel like he has returned to the era of playing computer games.

"God?" Su Mingan whispered.

In addition to the anchor platform manager, forum pinned manager, forum post deletion manager, and psychological counselor witness, God has another position - game satisfaction investigator?

The gods of this world really have an... indescribable sense of cyberspace. The End of Cthulhu is actually science fiction.