At two o'clock in the afternoon on April 20, Qisi appeared at Sunset Ruins on time.
The flow of time in the weird game does not occupy real time. Real time corresponds to the concept of space in the weird game.
For example, in reality, players who enter Sunset Ruins at 1:59:59 pm will appear in Space A; and between 2:00 pm and 3:59 pm Those who enter the Sunset Ruins within fifty-nine seconds will go to Space B.
Players in Space A and Space B cannot see, hear or touch each other even if they are standing in the same position. Only some business stores that spend points to register in the weird game can circumvent the isolation between spaces and manage the business of multiple time tracks at the same time.
In order to avoid things like "predicting the future" from happening, there is an implicit timeline in the Ruins of the Sunset that measures time before and after.
No matter what time point the player enters the Ruins of the Sunset in reality, after entering the Ruins of the Sunset, time will be calculated from the starting point of the timeline.
Correspondingly, the later players arrive, the earlier they are in the Sunset Ruins.
Although he can still see the players who entered Sunset Ruins before and interact with them, in theory, those players are not in the same timeline as him.
Just like the light emitted by stars billions of light-years away, by the time people on earth receive it, the corresponding star may have long been turned into powder. What he saw were just shadows simulated by a weird game.
However, the weird game allows an error of within one minute. As long as the time is stuck, you can avoid paradoxes to the maximum extent and communicate with the target normally.
Because of the guild exchange meeting, at two o'clock in the afternoon on April 20, the World Tree in Sunset Ruins was crowded with people.
Qisi walked away from the crowd. He held the emblem on the way and teleported back to the Frog Hospital. At the same time, he said through the soul contract: "Lin Chen, come to the guild station first."
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding scene turned into a damp and cramped corridor of the hospital.
Lin Chen stood in the middle of the aisle and asked with a little embarrassment: "Brother Qi, what should I do later?"
"Talk less, listen more. Keep in touch, I will teach you if you encounter unexpected situations." Qisi looked at Lin Chen's face that had been modified with the [Camera Filter] prop. It was about 45% similar to the real face. He looked at it with suspicion and it was easy to recognize.
He casually took off the [Human Skin Mask] from his face and threw it to Lin Chen: "Put it on and change your face."
Lin Chen took in all the effects the moment he took the prop. His eyes were filled with astonishment.
In weird games, props that can change your appearance are very precious, let alone props that can change your appearance at will.
Is Chis actually willing to give him such a valuable but unmarketable prop?
Qisi said calmly: "I have already exposed myself to the Weird Investigation Bureau, and I will probably be entangled by them. I won't be able to use such props for a long time in the future.
"As long as you appear in the Ruins of the Sunset as the 'Lin Crow' in the future, wear this prop and don't take it off. If they recognize you as Lin Chen, I will also be in trouble.
" When entering a dungeon, don't wear a mask, use your own face. Having started a live broadcast and setting up a display nickname, it is difficult not to be known. "
Lin Chen: "Oh! ”
He stopped dawdling and put the [Human Skin Mask] on his face, controlling the displacement of facial features, changes in skin color and eye color, and in just a few seconds he created a thin, pale man with black eyes. Shen's image of a gloomy young man is particularly suitable for the name "Lin Crow"
Qisi nodded with satisfaction and moved Lin Chen in front of him: "President Lin, it's getting late, let's go to the venue as soon as possible. , don't be late. ”
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The venue of the exchange conference is a large auditorium that occupies a large area. I don’t know how many points the leading guilds spent to raise this magnificent building in the open space in just a few seconds. It seems to have existed since ancient times.
Lin Chen put on a serious face, took the invitation letter and went to the long table outside the auditorium door to sign in. He received two table cards with his identity information written on them and returned.
It says [Unnamed Guild President Lin Wuyao] and [Unnamed Guild Vice President Si Qi] respectively.
Well, it looks pretty awesome, but it’s a pity that there are only two people in the unnamed guild.
Chiss played the role of a subordinate calmly, took the ID badge and went into the venue to occupy a seat.
Lin Chen followed as leisurely as possible, imitating the image of a boss commonly seen in movies and TV series.
The two of them were delayed a little while returning to the guild station. They arrived a little late and had to sit in the back row.
Qisi chose a spot near the aisle and placed the table cards.
Lin Chen sat down with his face paralyzed, looking unfathomable. Only Chiss could see his nervousness through the trembling soul blades.
"Brother Qi, the person sitting next to me seems to be the president of the Wind and Rain Guild, the one who reached a cooperation with Jiuzhou not long ago..."
"Brother Qi, why are they all looking at me? Are they looking at me? I’m wearing a [Human Skin Mask] when I come out?”
“Brother Qi, that person seems to want to come and chat with me, what should I do?”
Countless thoughts are surrounding me. The scarlet soul blades were ringing wildly, and Qiss silently set a unilateral mute.
A representative of a little-known small guild sitting in the front row turned his head and said with a smile: "President Lin, I have admired you for a long time. In less than two months, two dungeons have been permanently closed. It is simply overwhelming. God Fu.”
Lin Chen had read the outrageous speculations in the forum and naturally knew what this person was trying to test.
He was sweating in his heart, and read the lines with a half-smile on his face: "This friend's imagination is a bit too rich. There are so many people named Lin in the world, so it's hard to take unrealistic ideas. I'm afraid it's not safe to speculate, right?"
"After the "Ghost" record appeared, there happened to be an unnamed member of the guild that rose in the rankings. What a coincidence." That person. Unwilling to give up, "The entire guild suddenly increased by two thousand people. I'm afraid Fu Jue's hidden score is not that high, right?"
"I hope that Lin Chen, who has become famous, is one of ours. I don’t know if he is willing to join our guild for the sake of his family." Lin Chen felt that his lines were much smoother, and he must have entered the state.
He gradually relaxed and his attitude became more calm: "In the past few years since I entered the game, although I have climbed to a high position on the list, I have always admired Fu Jue's ability.
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"As soon as you came up, you used false news in public to say that I defeated Fu Jue. I don't know what you have in mind, but it doesn't stop me from liking your words.
" At first, the tone was slightly It's a little blunt, so please forgive me. ”
The lines were given by Qisi, but Lin Chen played well and quickly shifted the focus of the conversation to Fu Jue’s attitude.
The other party’s probing and questioning The player seemed to be trying to sow discord, and he was very determined.
The player noticed something and said in a bad tone: "As far as we know, Kyushu does not admit that it is related to your unnamed guild. ”
"Fu Jue was forced to withdraw from Kyushu not long ago, wasn't he?" Lin Chen asked with a smile, "I unilaterally respect Fu Jue in my personal capacity, can't I? Even if there is no connection at all, people like Fu Jue Isn’t it worthy of respect?”
“Yes, although I am already the president of a guild, I am also a fan of Fu Jue privately,” Meng Wenfei, the president of Fengyu Guild, intervened at the right time. Chatting and smoothing things over.
She was wearing a brown-red dress and her long hair was tied into a ponytail. Although she was in her late thirties, she looked as young as her early twenties. She was sitting next to Lin Chen. She had been quietly paying attention to the dispute between the two. Now she said with a smile: "If you want to say that your surname is Lin, Lin Jue, the former president of 'Ark', is also surnamed 'Lin'.
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“President Xiaolin looks very young. Is he still in college? Thirty-six years ago, Lin Jue was just a college student. ”
Speaking of this, Meng Wenfei pointed to the big screen on the rostrum that was playing footage from past conferences.
Those images were probably played in sequence starting from the first exchange meeting. So far, the images that have appeared are all new faces that have long been lost in the long river of time.
Some were impassioned and delivered idealistic speeches; others were down-to-earth and pragmatic, reading out pieces of data and formulating plans for the future.
Standing in the picture at this moment is a young man wearing a white T-shirt and glasses. His face is immature and young. He looks like he has just graduated from high school and is about to enter college.
He clenched his fists and his clear voice echoed throughout the audience:
[We are all human beings, with connected destinies, shared emotions, and common positions and pursuits. In the fight against the strange, we can only achieve the final victory by working together and helping each other! 】
【One day, we will be able to clear the final copy and close the weird game. The dusty past will be revealed again, contributions and sacrifices will not be buried, memories will still be there, souls will be immortal, and we will look forward to a future without weirdness together! 】
A very familiar slogan, which has been promoted by Kyushu and almost makes people’s ears spin, but the young man in the picture seems to be the initiator.
Meng Wenfei said: "That's Lin Jue."
The player in the front row who caused trouble had already turned his head.
He was not a fool. He knew that Lin Chen had already fixed the topic firmly on Fu Jue, and if he continued to talk about it, it would become increasingly unclear.
Rather than openly offending the people of Kyushu in Kyushu's venue, it is better to suffer the dumb loss.
Lin Chen maintained a standard smile, his face a little stiff: "President Meng put me together with such a person, I really don't deserve it. I just look young, but I have actually worked a lot "It doesn't matter what age you are." Meng Wenfei said, "I'm thirty-seven, but I can still run, jump, and kill."
Lin Chen: "You look like you are only in your twenties."
"Hahaha, just think that President Xiao Lin praised me for being young."
Qisi sat quietly next to Lin Chen from beginning to end, looking like he was listening to the command attentively.
After Meng Wenfei and Lin Chen exchanged greetings, her eyes fell on him: "This little brother is Si Qi, right? I have heard of you, and you are currently the only player who has escaped the control of the puppet master. How did you do it?"
Qisi smiled: "Thanks to our president for the rescue."
When Lin Chen heard this, he felt relieved again.
Boss, listen to what you are saying? Do you want to hold me up so high?
Meng Wenfei looked at Lin Chen with a questioning look.
Lin Chen had no expression on his face, feeling that his already stiff face became even stiffer.
Fortunately, as the image on the big screen was replaced by the "36th Weird Game Guild Joint Exchange Conference" PPT with red background and gold letters, the exchange conference officially began.
The chatter in the venue subsided again and again, leaving only the whispers between acquaintances.
A young man with semi-long hair in a suit and ties walked up to the podium and said into the microphone: "Good afternoon, friends! Let me introduce myself first. Yu Jinsheng, vice president and acting president of the Tingfeng Guild, is a great honor. Hosting this exchange conference. "
His appearance lacks characteristics and his voice is neutral. It is estimated that if you turn around and recall his appearance for a while, you will only be able to think of his clothes and hairstyle.
The players' attention was not on his appearance, and they all whispered to each other:
"Why is it hosted by someone who listens to the news? Is it reliable? Logically, he shouldn't be ranked first. Is the guild presiding over it?”
“I heard that something happened internally in Kyushu. Many people were purged. They were probably engaged in internal fighting and couldn’t find anyone who could preside over it.”
"If something like this happens at this juncture, and Fu Jue is gone, the guild rankings won't change again, right?"
"It's time to calculate, the original Ark Guild has only existed for fourteen years. It’s been twenty-two years since the Jiuzhou Guild fell apart.”
Qisi moved his eyes to look around, and at a glance he did not see Fu Jue.
Hey, are you really not here, or are you hiding somewhere?
Yu Jinsheng on the rostrum seemed not to have heard the discussion below at all, and kept talking to himself: "Everyone's time is precious, so I won't talk nonsense here. Let's keep the story short.
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"First, according to the joint predictions of our guild and Kyushu, the final dungeon will inevitably be opened this year. The form may not be a specific randomly generated dungeon as you think, and there is a high probability that it will be the same as the black one in the Ruins of the Sunset. It’s about towers.
“Everyone must have played the game of climbing the tower, right? I won’t go into details. I will announce the basis for the speculation and relevant data in the forum later, so I won’t take up time here.
“Of course, the above information is not 100% certain, and I am not responsible if I guess wrong.”
There was an uproar below, whether it was the prediction of the opening time of the final copy or the form of it Judging, any one of them is breaking news.
Yu Jinsheng continued: "Second, the identity card mechanism is indeed related to the authority of the gods as you have guessed, but it is not a selection, it is just a self-rescue. I cannot explain the details.
"The person who binds the identity card has the qualification to open the final dungeon, and friends who don't have an identity card don't have to worry. There are several small cards under each main card. The small cards are temporarily bound, and the holder of the main card can enter the final dungeon for sightseeing. One lap is also allowed by the rules.
“Still adding a disclaimer, it’s just speculation and not certain. By the way, let me clarify for Kyushu that they have never forced anyone to give up their identity tags. "
Yu Jinsheng paused for a moment and said: "I believe there must be identity card holders among you. It is unrealistic for you to disclose your identity in public. But I still give you a suggestion here:
"While there is still time, find a few trustworthy people to form a team, run through a few dungeons, and then prepare for the final dungeon. Form a team. The team prop asked where Kyushu was going.”
The players looked at each other.
Asking the Jiuzhou Guild for team-building props, isn't it equivalent to throwing yourself into a trap?
It sounds uneasy and kind-hearted!
Yu Jinsheng’s expression did not change, and he turned the page of the manuscript in his hand: “Third, strange invasion does exist. We have been fighting against strange pollution on the hidden front in reality for many years. In this process, Thousands of people died silently
“The reason why we blocked the news before was because we didn’t want to cause too much panic. But now we all agree that it is better to die with clarity than to live in confusion.
“I might as well tell you that many of the copies we have experienced were once normal worlds, but they were contaminated by weird tentacles and became full of monsters and monsters. If we don’t want our world to become like that, Just try your best to clear the final copy.”
He put down the manuscript, turned around and walked off the podium. He walked halfway and suddenly came back: "Oh, I just remembered one more thing.
"There have been many potential newcomers recently who are interested in entering the final dungeon. If you want to contribute and don’t have an identity card, you can go on stage and introduce yourself.
“Those who have identity cards should be familiar with those people. You can consider recruiting a few people you like to form a team.”
Throwing the last words, Yu Jinsheng stopped staying and went straight Go backstage.
Qisi looked at his hurried away figure and narrowed his eyes. (End of chapter)