Chapter 275 The descendant, descends! (5k2)
Morning, January 25, 768 in the Tianqi calendar.
Fanor continent, within the Norland Empire.
Songyuan Territory - On the outskirts of Red Maple City, dozens of vague figures suddenly appeared on the originally inaccessible gravel plain.
Their bodies are initially translucent.
The spiritual threads glowing with white light circled, intertwined and intertwined their outlines, gradually "stitching" them into complete bodies like dolls.
Eventually, they become just like normal people. And their originally cloudy and dull eyes gradually lit up, looking at everything around them with a kind of confused and curious emotion.
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"..."
"Where the hell did you come from?"
"Is this still domestic?"
Thomas, whose full ID is the "Adventor" of "Thomas the Tank Engine", felt a strong sense of shock in his heart and looked around.
He still remembered, just ten minutes ago.
I should be lying in the fully immersive somatosensory cabin, immersed in enjoying the official version of "Mount and Blade III" that was finally released thirty years after the delay. The continent of Calradia, which has been divided for many years, is about to be unified.
However, just as he led his eighteen wives and one hundred and eighty biological sons to continuously attack the city and land, and finally reached the capital of the Western Empire, his eyes suddenly fell into deep darkness.
The picture of "Mount and Blade III" disappeared, and the semi-real feedback touch also fell silent and turned into a cold state, but Thomas's consciousness remained quite clear.
He wanted to get out of the "deep dive of consciousness" - according to the safety regulations, the fully immersive somatosensory cabin launched by the "Next Generation Black Technology Company" in 2077 should have early warning and emergency avoidance devices.
But there is no doubt that there is a bug in the situation in front of Thomas - the somatosensory cabin should interrupt all connections with himself in the cabin and "awaken his consciousness", but nothing happens.
Thomas, who was still a little panicked, found himself in the ever-changing and beautiful scenery in the next second.
And in front of him, a brand new game interface appeared at the same time.
【Traveler in a foreign land——】
[Welcome to the world of "God's Destiny"...]
[Congratulations, sdeam user "Thomas the Tank Engine", you have obtained internal testing qualifications]
[This internal test is a closed file deletion test - duration: 7 days]
[Please create your "Adventurer" template]
【……】
"...?"
"..."God's Destiny"? Internal testing?"
That is a completely different UI from "Mount and Blade III". An interface with a certain medieval magical style appeared in front of Thomas' eyes, which made his young mind a little confused and a little shocked at the same time.
He had a vague suspicion that this was some kind of usurpation virus that some game manufacturer had planted in the basic logic code of "Mount and Blade III" in order to compete for players.
For example, when it is detected that the player has played for a certain period of time or performed a specific action, the current game process will be terminated, and another game will overwrite the touch permissions of the somatosensory cabin and forcefully pull the player into another game. Something like that...
Thomas once heard his grandfather say that when they were playing PC games in that era, "XX Blue Moon" and "OO999" would suddenly pop up in the lower right corner of the screen. They were the originators of such games... But Thomas was still the first. This is the first time I have seen such a "black technology" coverage method, directly bypassing the control authority of the somatosensory cabin and this kind of viral game, it is simply unheard of!
"How can we make a virus game with this technology..." Thomas complained inwardly, but he couldn't help but be a little curious about the game manufacturer that made this "God's Destiny".
There was an option for "Developer Details" on the UI interface, so Thomas reached out and touched the brightly shining bar.
The scene in front of him quickly changed, and a new interface emerged, describing a new content——
["The Destiny of Gods" is based on the 'matryoshka brain' developed by the next-generation black technology company as the core system, evolves on its own, and maintains operation... All NPC characters in the game have independent consciousness, and have characteristics similar to those of modern people. The same or even higher wisdom...]
"..."
"Yeah, it turns out it's our own game." Thomas suddenly realized.
"Next generation black technology company", in the gaming circle that Thomas has been involved in for more than ten years, he remembers that it was a technology company that emerged about ten years ago.
But this company has always remained quite mysterious. Until now, no one knows where their headquarters is. Although it does hire employees on the periphery to participate in social activities, it has always been an unknown mystery who are the core senior executives.
What made this company suddenly famous was the birth of real "black technology" - they suddenly demonstrated the so-called "complete consciousness submersion" technology to the outside world through mainstream media means. Since then, "immersive body sensing" "Cabin", "immersive helmet" and other things were born in response to this, which caused quite a sensation at the time.
But it didn't attract too much attention from the upper echelons. Because in the era when black technology companies entered the public eye, similar technological products had been invented, and the immersive somatosensory cabin was still a relatively niche luxury product until now due to its high price.
Thomas now understands what kind of game has such awesome technical means.
It turned out that the state official set the fire! .jpg
He was complaining in his heart. Although he was a little unhappy about being forcibly suspended from the game process of "Mount and Blade III", Thomas did become somewhat interested in "God's Destiny".
Thomas gave the instruction to return to the previous interface, and with the mentality of giving it a try, he clicked the "Enter Game" option.
The surrounding scene changed again, and Thomas felt as if he was suddenly on the bottom of the sea, with threads of strange light lingering and swirling around his body, but there was no suffocating feeling.
And new content appeared on the panel in front of him.
Thomas looked at it and found that the content was actually very simple - it was the standard three-piece set of "your name", "your gender" and "your model".
Enter "Thomas the Tank Engine" and confirm that it is successful. No one is grabbing the same ID as Thomas, so he can proceed with the next operation with confidence.
Considering that this may be an open-world RPG online game from a first-person perspective, and that it is a "closed file deletion" test, Thomas first honestly chose "male" and quickly completed the modeling according to his ideal appearance and body. .
After that, he couldn't wait to click "Finish", and buzz - the scene in front of him changed again.
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[Welcome to the world of Apocalypse, Thomas the Tank Engine. 】
[According to the intelligent allocation, your destination is the Fanor continent, within the Songyuan Territory of the Nolan Empire. 】
[Wish you a happy game——]
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Fanor continent, within the Norland Empire.
Thomas felt that after he had finished tinkering with the model and given the "finish" instruction, his eyes suddenly fell into complete darkness, and the whistling sound of wind could be heard from time to time in his ears. His body felt like someone was stuffing it into him. He got out of the back compartment and bumped along in the long, lightless tunnel.
This made him a little uncomfortable, at least in his physical experience in the real world. He knew that being "abused" like this would cause severe dizziness and nausea.
It wasn't until these strange feelings disappeared and Thomas's closed eyes seemed to catch some penetrating light that he slowly opened his eyes.
Miraculously, he didn't feel the discomfort that existed in his habitual memory. And when he opened his eyes, he did see a whole new world——
A fortress-like city, its towering walls stood at the end of Thomas' vision. And where they are now is the gravel land on the outskirts of the city. The place is full of pits and traces of devastation, and it seems that it has experienced many wars over and over again.
Thomas looked around curiously, and at the same time, he saw dozens of people in civilian clothes around him looking around curiously.
Some of the "civilians" had faces full of excitement and shouted loudly as if no one else was watching:
"Fuck, this game is too real?!"
"Ah...this wind! This grass! This air!"
"...This is really not time travel? Really?"
No, buddy... this is just a game... Thomas complained in his heart, but he also knew that those "civilians" were actually players just like him.
But the shouts of those players did attract Thomas' attention. He then turned his attention to himself, and then he was surprised to find that he really felt like he was in the real world.
The slight squeezing and cooling feeling when the wind blows over his face, the heavy feeling when his feet are on the ground, and the faint feeling of hunger in his belly, etc... Thomas raised his arm, pinched his face, and sent it back Quite real pain!
Oh my god, this is so real... Thomas sighed.
This game...is really no different from the real world!
While sighing, Thomas suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the other side, so he turned to look.
It was a group of players who were violently pulling down their pants. They took off their pants and said with sorrow and anger:
"-Bad review! Why can't you take off your pants in this game!" "..." Thomas held his forehead, subconsciously moving away from the group of players and walking towards the fortress city at the end of his field of vision.
He walked in the target direction for about a minute, but no prompts or tasks were triggered.
This game seems to have no guidance... Is it a bit like a classic Souls game? There will be some hints of landmarks left on the visible map. We have to find ways to reach that "landmark" before the corresponding plot or task will be triggered... Thomas guessed.
The only obvious thing that can be called a "landmark" is the outline of the fortress city in front of us. That might be the "Novice Village", where basic buildings such as adventurers' unions, shops, blacksmith shops, etc. should be there, Thomas thought to himself.
This is my intuition as a veteran RPG player. While following his intuition and moving towards the target, he tried various commands to see if he could trigger something else.
Soon, Thomas discovered that when he gave the "system" instructions in his mind, the previous game UI would appear in front of him, and the option to "exit the game" was optional.
Fortunately, okay, it's not Kayaba Akihiko... Thomas thought happily, and then tried other commands.
After giving the "panel" command, the panel in front of Thomas changed again, and new content emerged.
[Thomas the Tank Engine (lv.1, Adventer)]
[Race: Human]
[Rank: Enlightened One]
[Health: 50/50, Mana: 25/25]
[Physical attack: 10, spell attack: 10, defense reduction: 5]
[Attributes: Strength 5, Constitution 5, Agility 5, Wisdom 5, Divinity 5, Perception 5, Resistance 5, Luck 5]
[First destiny: none]
[Main occupation: None]
[Destiny Skill (0/8): None]
[Professional Skills (0/8): None]
[Character expertise: none]
[Status: None]
【……】
Uh...this is my panel? Thomas browsed through it attentively and roughly got some information.
His level is lv.1, which should correspond to some extraordinary strength - "Destiny", which is the extraordinary system of this world.
But whether it was destiny, skills, skills or expertise, Thomas' panel was still empty at this time, with nothing in it.
This made Thomas more confident about his goal and walked towards the fortress city at the end of his field of vision.
At this time, the players who "arrived" nearby with Thomas also started their own attempts.
Soon, Thomas also discovered that the panel also had the functions of "Player Forum" and "World Channel".
[Player Forum] is a place where players can post communication posts or publish strategies. But now that players have just arrived, there is still very little content, and most of them are sharing some feelings at the beginning of the arrival.
[World Channel] is a "chat room" that allows players to communicate in real time. But the real "World Channel" has not yet been opened. Thomas saw that currently only the players in the area of "Fanor Continent - Nolan Empire - Songyuan Territory" were actively communicating in it.
But through the sharing of players who landed in other birthplaces in the "Player Forum", Thomas also roughly knew that in addition to the "Fanor Continent" where he was, there were also players who landed in the "Storm Continent" and "Storm Continent". "Above the Broken Continent".
It is said that the players who came to the "Storm Continent" and the "Broken Continent" respectively have come into contact with the local giants and dwarves respectively.
On the "Fanor Continent" where Thomas is located, there are also players who have landed in the "El Dorado Trading Federation", "The Holy Tower Theocracy", "Elf Forest" and "Dark Principality", and it seems that there are also players there. Exploring the content of the game with enthusiasm.
This made Thomas look forward to entering the fortress city in front of him more and more, looking forward to what kind of NPCs he would encounter and what kind of tasks he would trigger.
While he was thinking about this, he discovered that most players were also moving towards that fortress. The consensus that it was the "Novice Village" had gradually been established in the minds of the players.
And just as Thomas and the other "Adventors" were getting closer to the fortress city, suddenly, a thick cloud of smoke and dust rose up in the players' vision.
Then, the sound of horse hooves "ta, da--" was heard in their ears, and several figures in white robes were galloping towards them.
Thomas, who saw this scene from a distance, had a bright light flashing in his eyes.
Aboriginal! That might be the first contact with NPCs in this game world! This is the guide to the main mission, right? Thomas looks forward to it.
The group of people in white robes quickly rode in front of the players, tightened the reins and stopped the horses' hooves.
At this time, Thomas could clearly see that these people in white robes seemed to have some kind of sacred pattern with religious significance on their robes. Their identity must be that they are clergy members of a certain religious organization in this world?
Thomas, who was thinking slightly, followed his game habits and detected the NPC in front of him.
As expected, the "detection" function was also available, and Thomas's panel quickly gave him feedback.
[Mayev Sevier (lv.?, elite npc)]
[Race: Human]
[Rank: Extraordinary]
[Health value:? , mana value:? 】
[Physical attack:? , Spell attack:? , defense reduction:? 】
【property:? 】
[The first destiny: the glorious destiny (?)]
[Main occupation:? 】
【……】
Holy shit, I can’t see almost everything! This means that the power gap between me and the human NPC in front of me should be quite huge... Well, the only thing that can be known is that he is a transcendent with the [Glorious] destiny?
Thomas was analyzing these, and then he heard the extraordinary person in front of him named "Mayev Sewell" say:
"Sure enough, Master Daiji is right. There are really suspicious refugees here."
...Suspicious refugees? Are you talking about us? Thomas was a little confused, and two figures suddenly ran past him.
Those were two players who picked up a handy wooden stick from somewhere and launched an attack on the extraordinary beings in front of them!
Maiyev's pupils shrank. As a "paladin", he did not draw his sword, but stretched out his hand to draw in the void, and a bright golden ring appeared in front of him.
--clang! The wooden stick seemed to be attracted by some strange force, and then hit the circle drawn by Maiyev heavily. A string of tiny sparks burst out from the ring, and the two attacking players suddenly rolled backwards and flew out.
All the players' eyes were suddenly attracted to the two players seeking death.
They landed heavily on their butts, seemingly knocked unconscious by the force of the shock. When other players detected them, a quarter of their health was lost, while the extraordinary person named "Maiyev" on the other side was unscathed.
The two desperate players then rubbed their buttocks and stood up, with some inexplicable excited smiles on their faces, and ran back to the team of players.
"In accordance with the instructions given by the Grand Priest when he left, and the commandments of the 'Holy Court' not to injure civilians, I did not attack them."
Mayev said calmly, "They were injured by their own strength."
Yeah, yeah, we all saw it... Thomas nodded secretly. He knew that there were always players who liked to do this kind of death-seeking thing. As a senior RPG player, he was not surprised by this.
However, the man named Maiyev just now, his ability to draw that golden circle and be able to counterattack attacks, is this the skill of [Glorious] Life Path? Oh...it seems pretty strong?
"But." Thomas then heard Maiyev say:
"It is their behavior just now that makes you more suspicious... However, I will forgive you. This is the sacred kindness of Lord Daiji."
"This is war time. Where you are now is the main battlefield between us and the Dark Principality."
"Staying here is prohibited. This is also an imperial war decree."
After a pause, Maiev got off his horse and walked in front of the "civilians" on the opposite side.
"So, according to the instructions of Lord Daiji, please follow us into the city."
Mayyev said:
"Red Maple City Church will provide you with safe shelter."
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(End of chapter)