Near the teleportation vortex in Area 2, people in uniforms stood with guns pointed at the ground.
Along the welcoming avenue covered with red carpet, welcome cars with flowers were parked.
People's eyes were all looking in one direction - there was a very tall building with a regular plane, like a rectangular parallelepiped, with lights on it, seeping through the small grids.
On the suspended screen, the Future Self-Rescue Conference of Humanity has already entered its conclusion. Some people chose to stay and participate in the meeting, while others chose to leave directly. Those who leave directly will take the welcome car and return to the teleportation vortex.
At this time, on the screen, a young man in a white suit, bathed in light, was saying goodbye to others with a smile.
"Won't the number one player stay for the banquet?" People's regretful voices came from the screen.
"No, the meeting was wonderful. That's enough. I still need to go back and improve my ideas." The first player said with a smile: "After all, this collision of your thoughts has really given me some other insights."
"You are really outstanding." The blonde Marjorie said with a smile: "If your mother saw it, she would be happy for you."
The first player smiled and said: "Really? I also hope she can see..."
On the screen, people were coming and going.
Outside the screen, a girl with black hair, pure temperament, and a white dress was standing quietly next to the whirlpool, looking up at this scene.
Beside her, the uniformed staff reminded in a low voice:
"Miss Su Shi...Miss Su Shi?"
The girl turned her head sideways, and the emotion in her eyes seemed to come to life.
"According to regulations, you cannot come here without being invited..." the uniform officer said awkwardly.
"Isn't the meeting over?" Su Shi's tone was very calm: "Isn't it okay if I just stand here waiting for him and look at him?"
The uniformed officer coughed and turned his head, as if he was asking for someone's opinion. The communication tool in his hand made a beeping sound, and then someone seemed to be talking to him.
After a while, he nodded:
"I understand, Miss Su Shi. However, you can only stand here, please don't run around."
"I won't run away." Su Shi said, "I just want to see him."
She raised her head again.
On the screen, a woman wearing a cherry blossom kimono and holding a bouquet of blood roses caught up with the first player who was about to leave.
Her voice was very low, as if she was saying something to him excitedly.
The first player's expression remained unchanged, his attitude remained the same, and he communicated with her in a soft voice as if comforting a child.
Finally, he stepped out of the conference room and got on the long-awaited pick-up vehicle.
Su Shi stood quietly, looking away at the avenue.
...She was waiting for him to come over.
In her hand, she held a small model, a lighthouse model, with the first player's name engraved on it. According to Qin Ze, this was the best-selling peripheral. She must give her gift to him. hands.
She wanted him to know...how much she had sacrificed, and how much she wanted to become the Light Chaser he called her.
…But this concept seems to have changed.
Su Shi's eyes flashed with confusion - she once thought that "grading" and "preventing unsuitable people from ending up in embarrassment" was his idea, but that didn't seem to be the case now.
He changed, became acceptable to everyone, and became a star-like existence. He said that everyone has their own value and is their own luminous body, and that he who "punishes" those people for his ideas seems to have always done something wrong...
As she was thinking like this, she suddenly heard a system voice ringing in her ears. The voice was impassioned and not as plain as before:
[Congratulations - player Su Mingan, became the first and was promoted to a level player! 】
[Honors are added to the body, glory is crowned, and hundreds of millions of creatures cheer for it!]
…
Su Shi raised his head suddenly.
She was not the only one to hear this system prompt. The world chat exploded in an instant, with all kinds of comments going up like crazy, and the whispers of uniformed personnel could also be heard nearby.
"...Sure enough, it's still Su Ming'an."
"It is said that times create heroes. I think he is that hero. In such an era, he is still the only one."
"It is said that Aiden has broken through to the second level nine, and was intercepted at this time..."
"It doesn't matter, the game has only started for more than two months now, there is still such a long time... If you die once and start over, who knows who can stand until the end? What if those players at the top of the list fail in the last copy? It's a shame... maybe someone will target you after the game is over."
"I'm very concerned about why he broke through the third level at this time? He didn't do anything else..."
"The person attending the meeting must be a clone."
"Yes, from the beginning, I thought this number one player was strange."
"It shouldn't be just us who can tell that he is not the real person, shouldn't the United Group not care either?"
"What do you care about? It doesn't matter whether you are the person or not. What matters is that the person we see now represents the title of the number one player. This is enough..."
Su Shi blinked.
She listened to the comments of the people next to her and looked at the center of her field of vision, where a shiny black welcome car was slowly approaching.
Rows of vehicles stopped, and apart from some other participants, she quickly found the number one player among them.
He was still the same, although everyone said he had changed, but in her eyes, he had always been that way.
Even though he is a clone now, with a gentle temperament, smooth attitude, and behavior like a real noble man, in her eyes, he is the same.
What she likes is the artwork, the number one player, the different existence in everyone's eyes. As for whether the first player is Su Ming'an, whether it is Su Ming'an's body or a clone, it doesn't matter - as long as it is him who appears in her eyes.
She stood there and waited for a moment, then saw the first player walking towards this direction.
Her mood suddenly fluctuated violently, like seeing the sea for the first time, like walking into the forest for the first time, with a sense of excitement, joy, and long-awaited anticipation.
She held the gift in her hands, her eyes shining, like a believer about to present his tribute.
The next moment, she heard a violent sound:
"——Boom!"
The sound was dull, like something hitting the wall. The source of the sound was not far from here, like an inconspicuous building next to it.
The next moment, a figure appeared in everyone's eyes. He seemed to have escaped suddenly. He was still wearing a baggy white hospital gown, and his arms were wrapped with freshly torn straps. As he ran desperately towards this side, he howled like a wolf:
"——Help, help!"
The people here were alert for a moment, and many clenched their weapons.
"Save me! I can't escape, I can't escape - this damn game, it will always be with me! We have no tomorrow, humans have no tomorrow -"
As he spoke, his facial features distorted with the violent shouting. He rolled and rushed towards this side, as if he wanted to ask for help. His voice was so loud that all those who were still discussing were silenced for an instant.
The participating players who had just gotten off the bus also stood there with puzzled faces, asking the members of the joint group what was going on with their eyes.
...human trials?
That's not the case, the main god's space does not allow attacks on each other, not even the slightest act of seeing blood, let alone cutting a knife on someone else's body.
At this moment, the people following behind also arrived in time and subdued the crazy man in an instant. Behind them, there was a woman crying softly, who seemed to be the mother of the madman.
"This is a patient from the Mental Health Committee of the United Regiment." Next to Ming, Liu Jiahe, director of the General Political Department, was explaining to him: "Players who are on the verge of mental collapse often ask us for help. For their health and safety, our Doctors will give them timely treatment."
The man was quickly dragged back. His limbs were shaking like chaff, and he looked like he was not a normal person.
Next to him, his mother, who was crying softly, also walked back with others and walked into the inconspicuous construction area. Soon, everything seemed like nothing happened.
"Situations like this often happen." Liu Jiahe said in a solemn tone: "People who have experienced the real fantasy world and pain will become more and more mentally stressed... In such an abnormal world, staying normal will change everything. It became a difficult thing.”
He looked at Ming's expression and said: "...even players who think they have no problem will suddenly collapse without warning at some critical moments. The spiritual field is a field that is difficult for us to explore, and psychological problems Whatever the problem is, there is no quick and effective solution other than timely adjustments.”
"Is that the one just now?" Ming smiled: "It does look scary."
"Yes, even Iris, a former top player, had a similar experience." Liu Jiahe emphasized his tone, as if he wanted to highlight the key points of his words:
"——The stronger the player, the greater the probability of causing this problem."
…
Su Mingan sat on the bed in his personal space and started to use points.
He planned to see if the looted props and equipment could be sold. As expected, the answer was negative.
But soon, a system prompt popped up:
【】
...[Equipment Evolution]?
He clicked on this line of nouns, and a line of notes soon appeared:
[In the new section that opens after players reach the third level, they can sacrifice low-level equipment to advance the equipment evolution progress bar and achieve the equipment refining effect. 】
Su Mingan understood.
Classic setting of online games. Improve the level of high-level equipment by dissolving low-level equipment. Pile quality with quantity.
He poured the hundreds of pieces of equipment he had robbed into the sacrifice list and designated the Sword of Arman.
The hard-earned loot was dissolved bit by bit under the light effect of the system, and in exchange, the data of Arman's Sword seemed to be soaring rapidly.
After a while, he clicked on the information board and saw that the attack power of Arman's Sword had soared to 55~70, the real damage reached 50~250 points, and the magic infusion attribute could stay for 90 seconds.
Its true attack value is definitely not only this number, but also the comprehensive judgment of strength and agility value.
At the same time, a new active skill also appeared on the panel:
[Block: Before receiving damage, you can block moves to reduce part of the damage and control effects. The blocking effect is closely related to the comparison of the four-dimensional attributes of both sides. 】
This is a skill similar to combat skills, but it can reduce some control effects, which makes up for the low resistance in the light state.
Su Ming'an took back the Sword of Arman and got back the points from selling Nata's Ring of Legacy.
The price of the red-level jewelry was not very high due to the clear career direction. After deducting the 20% heavy transaction tax, he got 20 points.
At this moment, he raised his head and felt the movement on Ming's side.
[The mental patient who suddenly escaped].
This incident made the people there quiet down.
"Original body, what do you think?"
Awareness came from Ming's side.
"On purpose." Su Mingan said.
"Yes, I think it was intentional." Ming said: "During such a tightly controlled meeting, it is impossible for someone to escape, and it happened so close to the road, as if it was specially staged for From everyone's perspective... I can see that the United Group is really concerned about my mental condition, even just to perform such a scene to prove its seriousness..."
"Ignore it." Su Mingan said, "Come back soon."
He looked at the system interface, which had just been updated with two [Achievement] reminders.
[Achievements: As a participant, participate in a world-famous self-rescue conference and overcome obstacles for the "future" of mankind. 】
[Get 20 achievement points. 】
…
[Achievements: As the most watched person at the self-rescue meeting, he delivered a speech that could shock the world - even though it was not originally intended. 】
[Get 20 achievement points. 】
…
It seems that this kind of event that can cause changes in the entire world meets the so-called "achievement points" reward criteria.
"I don't want to pay attention to it and want to leave immediately, but."
Ming's voice over there paused slightly:
"It seems you have a little friend who has been waiting for you for a long time."
…
"for you."
The black-haired girl is holding a white lighthouse in her hands. Her face is as beautiful as a clear water lily, with a fresh air of student days.
She raised her head, her face blushing like a cloud, like a girl in love who had carefully prepared gifts for a long time.
When Ming approached the space vortex and was about to leave, she instantly broke through the uniformed personnel's defense, rushed in front of him, and held up the lighthouse in her hand like a token.
"...I care about your thoughts about my behavior. I have always believed that we need to eliminate the bad bugs that cause corruption, and then retain the healthiest and most progressive parts..."
Looking at this morning star-like figure that had existed in her paintings for a long time, Su Shi poured out the words she had repeated countless times in an instant.
She raised her head, her eyes flashing with light, and the appearance of the person in front of her was reflected in the light.
...What kind of answer would he give me?
She thought, watching him slowly walk by her side, and then slowly walk into the dark blue space vortex.
The whirlpool stirred, the water rippled, and the figures disappeared.
Her hand froze in place, the lighthouse model shining on it.
She originally expected to get at least half a response.
Like a believer who has been praying to the gods for a long time, if she is sincere and pious enough, maybe the gods can really glance at her and give her a firm future.
……but no.
Nothing.
From the beginning to the end, her eyes never fell on her for a moment. It's like she doesn't exist here.
She slowly clenched her hand, rolled the lighthouse model into her palm, and then lowered her head.
Behind her, people snickered and whispered, seeming to be laughing at her too.
…
"Should I do this?" Ming said after returning to his personal space.
"Yes." Su Mingan looked at the system panel without raising his head: "Ignoring it is the best way."
"She calls herself a believer and regards you as a god."
"She is not a believer, and I am not a god." Su Mingan said: "She is just an ignorant naughty child who tries to light fires everywhere, behaves rebelliously, and wants to attract other people's attention, and is a fanatical star-chasing fan.
The best way to face such an existence is to ignore it and stay away.
It must be known that this method... will not attract the slightest attention from me, nor will it cause imitation. "
"..." Ming seemed to be thinking: "Although they say that I am more suitable to be the number one player than you, I have to say that in a sense, you have a strong view of the overall situation."
"Then do it well." Su Mingan began to point attribute points: "Do as I say - to create a human beacon that they like."
"I have to say, you have grown up..."
Su Mingan looked at the panel and was silent for a moment.
"always like this."
