The Baffling D-Class Personnel Guidelines

No sooner had he finished speaking than the game's main questline was updated once again.

Explore this unknown parallel world and find another version of yourself.

Zai Zong glanced at the game prompt, then at the contents of the note in front of him, and pursed his lips.

"I don't understand, guys. I feel like the production team is rubbing my IQ into the ground."

"You said that if I followed the instructions on this note, I could live. But with all this scribbles and corrections, I can't see any of the key points. How am I supposed to follow them?"

"I feel like these people are deliberately trying to sound profound when they talk; they're not honest at all."

Zai Zong pressed the handle, and the note was automatically put into his backpack.

Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar dilapidated passage, he recalled a note on the paper.

"Is there really no going back? I'll try. I don't want to stay in this broken-down world."

Zai Zong come from, he saw an endless straight line stretching out before him, its end nowhere in sight.

Everything remained the same as before, unchanged.

This means that the route he came from was normal, and he can freely turn back.

So, the lounge across the street

Zai Zong turned his head slightly and looked behind him.

There, the walls were damaged and cracked.

The concrete reveals jagged steel bars and metal pipes.

It is covered with spider webs, forming a natural ecosystem.

The once gleaming metal mechanical door is now covered in rust.

Even the door signs are badly peeling.

The words "rest room" were so worn that they were no longer visible, which shows how dilapidated it was.

The Zai Zong arrived at the door and looked at the card reader next to it.

There, a thick layer of dust covered the area, as if it were covered with a layer of 'clothing'.

Furthermore, the green indicator light for power was not lit, indicating that the power had been out for a long time.

Even if it's powered on, the wiring is probably old and might short-circuit or something.

"The details in this game are sometimes truly amazing. Look at this thick layer of dust. You guys should take a screenshot and send it to your friends, ask them if it looks like a game. I'm sure eight out of ten will think it's real!"

"This level of dedication is impressive. Look at other developers. They always just do a sloppy job with these unimportant details, or they just throw in some random material to get by. But that's understandable, since resources need to be used wisely. If they put every high-definition material in there, you'd need a 9090ti graphics card to play it, right?"

"So the Only Game's optimization is truly exceptional; the difference is clear from the investment. For that reason alone, everyone should buy this game!"

As he spoke, Zai Zong took out the Level 5 Keycard from his backpack and swiped it.

Because there was no power, the familiar beeping sound did not ring, and the mechanical door in front of us did not open.

However, dust from the card reader began to rise.

The particles are visible in the beam of the Flashlight on the armor helmet.

"I tried it, but it really won't open. It's probably damaged inside. Anyway, we can't leave now. We either go back or stay here and explore."

Zai Zong put away the key card and looked at both sides of the passage.

Finally, I chose to walk in the direction of the security station.

He's been there twice, so he's more familiar with the area.

So, having decided on the destination, Zai Zong began to take action.

He jogged to the end of the passage, only to find, to his embarrassment, that because there was no electricity, the door leading out of the passage... couldn't be opened either.

"Brothers... it seems we can't get out. I'll go check the other side."

So, Zai Zong turned around and ran to the other end of the passage, only to find that the door there was also locked.

Moreover, under the Flashlight, he discovered two large, crooked characters written on the door with some kind of red spray paint.

'Leave--!'

This immediately piqued his curiosity.

"Don't do this! The more you do this, the more curious I become."

"If you had said 'Welcome to this world' instead, I might not have wanted to come. But your attempt to hide something, and that note... it's practically telling us, 'Come on, come and have some fun!'"

"Right, guys?"

Viewers and fans in the live stream immediately picked up their keyboards and agreed.

Even more so, some have expressed their eagerness to see the world and told their Zai Zong not to dawdle.

"Don't rush me, let me take a look. The mission is for me to explore this place, but the door is closed, so I probably need to solve a puzzle or find another way."

At this moment, the Zai Zong wearing VR frowned, feeling that it was a bit troublesome.

"This game claims to be very free, so it's reasonable for me to not follow the rules, right?"

So he smiled and chose the simplest way to open the door.

"I just picked up my car!"

Thud—

With a loud crash, the mechanical door collapsed.

The huge commotion made the viewers and fans in the live broadcast room widen their eyes.

And Zai Zong is still in the position of throwing a punch.

He looked dashing and heroic.

Clearly, he blasted the mechanical door open with a single punch.

The viewers and fans in the live stream were completely bewildered.

"Holy crap! You can do that?!"

"This operation is so incredibly free!"

"Holy crap! This shocked my brother for three minutes! He can open a door like that?!"

"666666".

"When it comes to outrageous moves, you're the one!"

"Got it, that's real physical door opening. Mom won't be afraid I won't be able to open the door anymore."

In the game, the Zai Zong laughed loudly.

"See that, brothers? This is Powva! Do you crave power?"

"This armor is really strong. I wonder if it can withstand an abnormal attack."

With a flick of his wrist, Zai Zong stepped out.

The outside of the passage was the same as what he had seen when he first looked for the Z-FBC-0970 cycle effect.

This proves that the game's map structure has not changed.

The difference lies in the style and the amount of material used.

Standing outside the passageway door, he surveyed his surroundings in the Pitch Black.

If his original world's Containment Sites -19 was a modern disaster scenario, then this place is a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

As far as the eye could see, there were only ruins and exposed steel bars.

In the Pitch Black environment, you couldn't see a single person, not even a mouse.

It seems that the place has long been deserted.

"Is the other main character really here? Could he be dead?"

"To be honest, guys, I think I've come to the wrong timeline. This place looks like a site that has been abandoned for many years after humanity's extinction."

"I remember another protagonist explicitly saying that his world was ' the Control Bureau was purging humanity,' but this doesn't seem to be like that."

"Anyway, let's investigate first. Anyone with ears could hear that punch just now. Will anything unusual come running over?"

Zai Zong looked around, and under the Flashlight beam, all was deathly silent.

Fine, anyway, this armor will make him invisible.

Although I don't know why I can see my own body, others definitely can't.

The question now is whether abnormal entities are invisible like human NPCs.

In addition, he was also very curious about what the world had become.

If possible, he would like to go outside and see the world.

But for now, let's take a walk around the station first.

Having made up his mind, Zai Zong began to cautiously explore the desolate facility under the light of his Flashlight.

A few minutes later, he was surprised to find that none of the mechanical doors, whether in room A or room B, were closed!

This means he can move freely and come and go as he pleases.

It appears that only the passage he came through was blocked.

"I don't know if the production team did it on purpose or for some other reason, but apart from that passage, all the doors here are open."

Zai Zong frowned, noted down this strange point, and continued his investigation.

He passed by an office where documents were scattered, desks and chairs were overturned, and even frosted glass was broken on the floor.

He also passed a shooting range where the targets were destroyed and all the firearms were gone. There was also a display screen on the ceiling, but it was broken.

He also went into a changing room, where lockers were half-open and clothes were scattered all over the floor in a mess.

No matter how you look at it, the facilities at this site are abandoned.

"Something feels off. Judging from this messy place, there must have been a conflict or riot. But if that's the case, why isn't there a single body?"

Suspicious, Zai Zong walked out through another door in the lounge.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Because, right in front of him, sat a dead body!

A D-Class Personnel dressed in orange clothes, now reduced to skeletons!

"Damn, I knew this place was no ordinary place! Finally, I see people, even if they're dead, they're still people!"

Zai Zong stepped forward, but as he got closer, the game entered real-time rendering animation again.

This indicates that the cutscene has begun.

In the game, the protagonist cautiously crouches down and begins to examine the skeleton in front of him.

Because it was a first-person perspective, the appearance of the skeleton was clearly shown to everyone in the live stream.

Therefore, they all saw a clear hole in the skull.

At this moment, the protagonist spoke.

[A dead D-Class Personnel, judging from signs of deterioration, appears to have been dead for several decades.]

The protagonist reaches out, grasps the skull, and examines it carefully under the Flashlight.

Their posture was bold and fearless, as if what lay before them were not human skeletons, but human props.

[Was it a direct hit to the head? Judging from the penetration marks, the bullet likely entered through the forehead and exited through the back of the head.]

[Dying here means you weren't executed. That makes it very likely, almost unbelievable, that the FBC actually did such a thing.]

The protagonist reached out and began examining the corpse in front of him, seemingly wanting to see what was on his body.

But as he pulled open his collar, the numbered nameplate on the chest of the D-Class Personnel in front of him was revealed.

Both the Zai Zong and the protagonist were stunned.

Because the serial number above is D-9341...

And this... is the protagonist's number!

[WTF]

The protagonist's tone conveyed shock and surprise.

At this moment, all foresight and wisdom vanished.

Having experienced something like this for the first time, he no longer possessed the composure he had shown at the station.

As for the player, Zai Zong, he was once again incredulous.

If the skeleton in front of you is the protagonist, then who is asking him for help?

He recalled that the other protagonist explicitly stated that he was a doctor and had not been demoted to D-Class Personnel for researching prohibited projects.

Therefore, the protagonist of the parallel world... cannot be D-Class Personnel.

But now this world has appeared, and its number is the same as the protagonist controlled by the player.

So who is this D-level protagonist?

Or is it...?

Did they come to the wrong parallel world?

No, that's not the point.

The D-9341 in front of me, reduced to bones... does it not have the ability to reload save files?

Just as Zai Zong's brain was starting to malfunction, the game's protagonist seemed to have discovered something.

He reached into the skeleton's clothes and found a pale yellow sheet of paper the size of an A4 sheet.

The next second, the contents of the paper were presented to Zai Zong and the viewers and fans in the live stream.

Then, their eyes widened once again!

—A computer-printed regulation document, worn and yellowed, but relatively well-preserved.

[D-Class Personnel Guidelines]

Foreword:

"Well then, welcome. You are now a D-Class Personnel with the FBC Federal Bureau of Control. This position offers no compensation or benefits. In return, you will need to fulfill your duties as D-Class Personnel to the best of your ability, regardless of the cost. For the sake of your job success, please adhere to the following rules during your tenure; otherwise, you will be solely responsible for the consequences."

1. You must go to the control room of Z-FBC-0682 ' Immortal Giant Lizard '/Z-FBC-0049 ' Plague Doctor ' every day for a routine check.

2. Your Class D colleagues will not speak to you, nor will they smile at you. If they do, please move away as soon as possible and notify security personnel immediately; they will handle the situation.

3. Only the security personnel at security stations can be trusted.

4. Each D-Class Personnel has a private 10*6 square meter dormitory room, which is for one person only. If you find another D-Class Personnel in your dormitory, do not enter or make contact. Immediately go to the nearest security station to report, and then wait in place for 30 minutes.

5. Remember, all D-Class Personnel will be locked in their dormitories without prior notice and cannot open them themselves. No security personnel have authorization to open any Class D dormitory doors. If someone does, ignore them and do not believe anything they say.

6. D-Class Personnel will not and cannot move around the site without security escort. If you see them, ignore them as much as possible.

7. No one, and it is impossible for anyone, to believe in God/religion.

8. This site has unmanned self-service restaurants No. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. All D-Class Personnel will receive a standard 150-gram portion of each of their three meals. If you receive a notification that you can dine at restaurant No. 6, regardless of who tells you, immediately stay away from them and report it to the authorities!

9. Every night from 9:00 PM to 9:30 PM, security personnel will provide one slice/piece of pizza of various flavors in the D-level dormitory area for a limited time. Remember, do not take more than one slice! If a security personnel offers you two slices/more, refer to point 3 and immediately press the alarm to remember their security number.

10. Security personnel will never conduct pointless activities such as room checks or headcounts. If they do, do not respond; simply press the alarm.

11. Security personnel do not patrol.

12. The FBC does not have the anomaly code 0038. If you see the corresponding control room, or someone entering or leaving, remember not to approach and do not inform anyone. Forget about it as much as possible.

13. The D-Class Personnel dormitory area only has dormitories numbered 1-9. If you find dormitories numbered 10 or 11 and there are people inside, whatever you are doing, get away immediately. No one will blame you.

14. If you find any dimly lit or non-lit areas within the station facilities, please do not enter. If you see someone emerge from such an area, please leave immediately and report it to security personnel!

15. Be wary of any D-Class Personnel /security personnel/researchers who strike up a conversation with you outside of work hours.

Zai Zong:

"What the hell is this thing?!"

The numbering is correct. Also, there are two more rules, but that's all after I finish writing them.