A-FBC-1000 Bigfoot

"Seonggok? To be honest, I also think that's a really lame name."

"I thought my title of ' Zai Zong' was already low enough, but I didn't expect the production team's naming skills to be even worse than mine. I don't know why, but I suddenly feel a little proud, haha."

At that moment, a striking message worth 200 yuan floated by, Zai Zong immediately read it aloud after seeing it.

"I remember you weren't called 'Zai Zong' before, you were called 'Ai Yingyingying Stan.' Back then you weren't popular, and you used a fake voice every day in your livestreams to attract viewers. Haha, it's okay, it's okay! Hahaha!"

In reality, Zai Zong was extremely embarrassed.

Especially with his cousin still around, this dark history was openly exposed.

That kind of pain was excruciating, reaching a whole new level.

"Nothing happened, guys, let's keep playing the game."

"Actually, I'm quite curious about the new anomaly A-FBC-1000 mentioned in the diary. It's said to be a branch of humanity, and it seems to be an intelligent being. It can even describe the current situation facing Blue Star, which doesn't seem very friendly to humanity. I wonder if I'll ever be able to meet it."

"And what on earth is T-FBC-2932-A? It seems to be a person? Able to translate ancient languages. And what is the organic building ' Titan's Prison '? By the way, does the first letter 'T' in the number represent some kind of special level?"

Several questions arose in Zai Zong's mind.

I decided to stop thinking about it and just keep reading.

However, the diary entries are not very long, and the time spans have also increased, indicating that it has been a year since he last wrote in his diary.

October 19, 2024, sunny.

I always thought the ' Seonggok ' landed on some planet and set up industrial facilities to start operations. I never imagined it would be like 'cutting' a piece of flesh directly from the planet!

To be honest, I was really shocked to see the process of the planet's surface being shattered. CEC, this mining company, really has the guts and the means.

2447.12.29, rain.

The FBC has actually resurrected its previous director?

And they even let him go back to work?

My God! This is unbelievable! How could they bring people back to life?!

I need to submit an application to go to Oldest House. I have to see this defy common sense with my own eyes!

2447.12.30, rain.

The application was rejected, as expected.

But I really want to see people who have come back from the dead. I want to ask them what it feels like to be dead...

March 6, 2448, sunny.

The previous director was executed? What happened? Isn't that a miracle?

And why was this done three months later? What happened during that time?

March 9, 2448, sunny.

The Pneuma (Soul) project has been suspended.

I don't understand why this experiment, which involved a lot of manpower and resources, was suddenly stopped when it was showing promising results.

March 15, 2448, sunny.

News has come from Oldest House that a number of high-ranking members involved in the Pneuma (Soul) project have inexplicably committed suicide.

One of them is a good friend of mine, oh shit! I was just discussing the ancient human language of A-FBC-1000 with him yesterday, and he didn't look like someone who would commit suicide at all!

There's obviously a reason for this!

2448.3.16, Cloudy.

It's been a whole day, and the director and the Upper Council have still done nothing.

There are still suicides at Oldest House, and a large number of employees are leaving. This is causing quite a stir here; what the hell is going on?

March 17, 2024, sunny.

The Upper Council finally took action; they sent an email to Oldest House employees. I don't know what it said, but no one committed suicide or resigned.

It's probably some kind of Meme?

2448.3.22, Cloudy.

Kaila said goodbye to me today. She said that the new government had dispatched dozens of patrol ships to the Aegis Galaxy to ensure that the Seonggok could operate without being affected by space pirates. She was serving as a medic on the 'Courage' and wouldn't be back for several years.

I wish her all the best, my dearest.

2448.3.23, Cloudy.

The FBC sent an email to all its global Containment Sites sites with just six words: 'For what's to come.' Then it cut off all communications with headquarters.

What does this mean?

We are currently unable to contact FBC, and the entire Site 19 is in a state of unease.

More and more people are experiencing headaches and hallucinations; even the doctors in the mental health counseling center are experiencing the same thing.

24483.25, Sunny.

Today I had another experimental conversation with A-FBC-1000 ' Bigfoot '.

I hadn't done anything yet, and 1000 started laughing.

This time, 1000 cursed us in standard and fluent human English.

It is said that 'it' is coming soon, and humanity will soon pay the price for its past folly.

I asked 1000, "What is 'it'?"

But 1000 only tells me that 'it' is the culprit behind humanity's forced growth.

I don't understand why 1000 used the Huaxia idiom "pull up seedlings to help them grow," but it's clear that 1000 knows a lot of things, but just doesn't want to say them.

Oh no, 1000 is willing to talk, but there's a condition.

'Let us come back.'

March 29, 2024, cloudy.

We ran out of painkillers, and even the therapist who was originally there to comfort us was fighting with us for them.

In that instant, I saw Kaila.

But how is that possible?

She's in the Aegis Galaxy, millions of light-years away.

I think this is just another hallucination.

2448.4.6, Heavy rain.

My God! My God! The FBC has actually revealed its existence and what it's doing to the entire world!

Are they crazy?!

What is the Upper Council doing?

My God! They actually claim that there is an anomalous entity in the world that is beyond their control?

In order to deal with this entity, and for the sake of humanity's afterlife, they have decided to exterminate all of humanity!?

2448.4.7, Typhoon.

I can't believe it, I really can't believe it. The FBC actually did it.

Two hours later, a mobile Special Task Force calling itself Zeta-19 'Alone' (does such a team really exist?) arrived and gathered all personnel in the lounge.

After counting the number of people, they opened fire.

Oh my god, I still can't forget that scene.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams filled the air.

The crowd scattered in panic, but were pursued by bullets.

I can still smell that disgusting metallic, bloody odor.

No, I have to get out of here before that team arrives!

I don't want to experience that cold feeling again.

I want to leave! I want to leave!

(The rest of the paper is blank)

This concludes my diary entry.

Then, another abnormal document popped up.

—A photocopy of a document tucked inside a diary, containing authentic information about A-FBC-1000.

Project Number: A-FBC-1000

[Project Level: Aleph]

[Project Warning: Due to the unique nature of 1000, all documents and records concerning him must be made in duplicate. One copy should be made externally, describing 1000 as a terrifying and abnormal ' Bigfoot ' as accurately as possible. The other copy should be made internally, recording all correct information about 1000. Furthermore, only personnel with a doctoral degree or higher may request access to the internal documents. Any printing must be approved by the Upper Council.]

"What? What's going on? There are external and internal versions of the document? And the internal version can only be viewed by people with doctoral degrees or higher? Even printing requires approval?"

Zai Zong somewhat surprised. His gaze shifted downwards, and he couldn't wait to look at the 'correct information' for 1000.

After all, in the diary, it behaves more like an intelligent being.

Brief summary:

What you are seeing now is the real information about A-FBC-1000 ' Bigfoot ', which is based on the account given by T-FBC-2932-A.

Please ensure you have Level 4 access and a research position with a doctorate or higher, and refrain from disclosing any content of the document to others.

The appearance of 1000 resembles that of a chimpanzee, yet it also bears a seven or eight-tenths resemblance to humans.

They are a branch of the human race, and like humans, they evolved from Ancient Ape-men in ancient times.

However, they changed during the course of their life evolution, leading them to a completely different life form from humans.

1000 was a nocturnal creature, with an adult height of nearly 3 meters, and possessed strength and physical abilities greater than those of modern gorillas.

The following content is top secret. If it is accidentally leaked, the perpetrator will be executed.

In ancient times, the human race co-evolved with 1,000 other races.

Unlike humans, they were the first to develop civilization and technology.

Even when humans were still in a primitive society, they had already built gleaming cities that spanned glaciers.

They were already raising animals and developing agriculture during the period when humans learned to hunt and gather.

While humans were using stone and bone tools, they had already created technological inventions such as firearms, mobile phones, electrical appliances, computers, atomic bombs, cars, airplanes, and spaceships.

In ancient times, they looked at us as we looked at gorillas.

Because the human population was small at the time, 1,000 species protected us and allowed us to reproduce peacefully.

Just like we do with gorillas today, we should stay away from them and protect them.

But one day, we, the ancient humans, wiped out our 1,000-strong race.

The story is vague; T-FBC-2932-A claims he doesn't remember it very clearly. He only remembers that humanity was favored by some 'higher being,' which elevated their life genes and forcibly placed them on par with 1,000 other races.

From that day on, and in just one day, ancient humans wiped out nearly 70% of 1,000 races during the daytime.

We destroyed their gleaming cities and ruined their scientific research facilities. We buried all their creations, civilization, and knowledge in the annals of history.

And they never woke up from their sleep until their deaths, because they were nocturnal creatures.

The remaining population was not slaughtered by the ancient humans.

Instead, they used their technological inventions to block the higher functions of their brains, causing them to lose their intelligence and become pure beasts.

Afterwards, for reasons unknown, our ancestors abandoned everything, erased their memories, and returned to a primitive society devoid of wisdom.

Even today.

Now, looking at A-FBC-1000, we find that they have been restored.

That once-powerful surface civilization is now lurking in the shadows, watching us who once destroyed them.

We must be careful of this terrifying enemy who is also a member of the human race!

The Zai Zong stunned.

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the document was real or fake.

In ancient times, when humans were still Wild Man, the race of 1,000 Bigfoot had already developed modern technology.

Holy crap?

If he learned history correctly, the earliest humans were Australopithecus, dating back approximately 5.5 million years.

Or, to take a step back, the earliest Homo habilis was around 2 million years ago.

This means that the A-FBC-1000 race, which are also humanoids, developed modern civilization and advanced technology in such a distant era.

"Brothers, have you seen this document? I dare say, if Federal Bureau of Control exists in our world, wouldn't this document be tantamount to saying that other advanced civilizations existed throughout history?"

"My goodness, this race developed things we only have now back in ancient times. If they continue to develop like this, won't they be..."

Just thinking about this makes Zai Zong tremble.

This is unbelievable!

If we let them continue to develop, I fear humanity will become dust in history, paving the way for 1,000 other races!

Because it is impossible for a higher intelligent being to allow another higher intelligent being to grow and develop.

Just like wars can easily break out between interstellar civilizations.

Nobody knows what danger you'll pose to me once you've grown up. So why not just take care of you while you're still weak?

Blue Star a race of 1,000 were to become the dominant species on Earth, then even if humanity were not exterminated, its numbers would be controlled to a certain extent, turning them into ornamental 'pets' or protected 'animals'!

If the environment is controlled, then evolution will never be possible.

"No wonder, brothers. Look at this diary. The parts about 1000 are all mocking humanity. It seems the entire race has been slaughtered and reduced to a rare species."

"The world-building in this game is getting more and more amazing. Humans aren't the smartest beings in the world. Above humans, there exist mysterious civilizations unknown to anyone. My God, these unrecorded legends are absolutely captivating!"

"I wonder if this site has 1000. I'd like to see it, or maybe go back to our world and see it."

The Zai Zong blinked, feeling a surge of excitement.

Since this game involves an abnormal breakthrough in control, there must be at least 1000 of them.

Now that 1000's introduction is so amazing, what would it be like to encounter him in the game?

Zai Zong moistened his lips and glanced briefly at the diary again.

It must be said that this diary spans a considerable period of time.

It took five years to write, from 2443 to 2448!

Zai Zong was speechless.

To be able to keep a diary for 5 years and actually explain the background of a parallel world is quite an achievement.

"It seems that the owner of the diary, who is also the protagonist of the parallel world, has already experienced the Control Bureau's purge of humans."

"Although the diary entry is unfinished, based on previous experiences, it's not hard to guess that the protagonist of the parallel world accidentally contacted the protagonist we control. Then, they informed us of the situation here and asked for help."

"Now we've arrived, only to find we're 'too late.' The last date on the diary is 2448, so what time period is this desolate Site 19 in now?"

Zai Zong put the diary into the document collection, and then glanced at the D-10 dormitory in front of him.

Then he threw a punch, and the door collapsed again, kicking up dust.

"Let's go, let's see what's so different about this 'non-existent' dormitory area!"

After saying that, Zai Zong stepped inside.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, he saw that all the dormitory and cell doors along the passageway in front of him were open.

Then

Skeletal bodies dressed in various outfits lay on the ground.

At a glance, there are quite a few.

Clearly, a massacre also occurred in the D-10 dormitory area.

Zai Zong a deep breath and began to explore.

He carefully walked around the skeletons on the ground, glancing at the dormitory cells every now and then.

The deceased here were wearing the orange uniforms of D-Class Personnel, as well as the uniforms of security personnel, researchers, and other staff.

It looks a bit messy.

At this moment, the protagonist spoke.

Why would researchers be here? Who would come to a place like this in person?

Upon hearing this, Zai Zong immediately understood the meaning behind the words.

"Wait, does the protagonist mean that... researchers don't usually come to the D-level dormitory area?"

"But thinking about it, it makes sense. Based on the game's opening, all the D-Class Personnel are locked up, and only security agents are on duty in the entire dormitory area. Once an experiment is needed, the security personnel will escort them to the site, so the researchers don't really need to be there in person."

"This isn't the same lounge we just left. It's understandable that people would mix together in the lounge. But this is the D-level dormitory area, so why is it also a mixed bag of people here?"

Zai Zong of contemplation, as if he had thought of something, Zai Zong spoke.

"So, there must be something in this D-10 area that attracts people from all walks of life to gather here?"

"I hope I'm not mistaken."

Zai Zong pondered, he walked to one of the exits of the passage.

Surprisingly, the mechanical door at this exit was only half closed.

Half of it was not closed, and its size was enough to allow two people to enter and exit.

The Zai Zong looked at the door, then at his surroundings, his brows furrowing slightly.

Because this is where the most skeletons are!

It seemed that most of the people in the entire D-10 area had gathered in front of this door.

That's why I died here.

Zai Zong looked back at the Pitch Black and dilapidated dormitory passageway behind him and frowned.

After a brief exploration, he found that this place was no different from other dormitory areas.

There is nothing that makes it seem like the D-10 'doesn't exist'.

This made him wonder if the dormitory area's regulations were a bit exaggerated.

But after pondering for a while, Zai Zong came up with a more reasonable explanation.

"Maybe it was special before, but now that so much time has passed, it's probably become ordinary."

The Zai Zong guessed what was going on and took a step to leave.

But his sharp eyes immediately spotted a note next to a skeleton on the ground.

He immediately stepped forward and picked it up, and the contents were immediately revealed before his eyes.

—A torn piece of notebook paper with messy, handwritten blue writing on it. Judging from its yellowing, it seems to have been left here for a very long time.

The following is a hastily handwritten note:

'You are in danger! This note is for you! After reading this, do not make a sound! Do not tell anyone! Please read the note where no one is around!'

The Zai Zong frowned. What? Are you playing tricks again?

Creating these inexplicable rules and puzzles makes me lose face in the live stream.

Keep it simple!

That's what Zai Zong thought to himself, but he still patiently continued reading.

The note contained the following:

Listen, I know you must have gotten here through the W-FBC-0970 cycle experiment.

And you are very likely D-Class Personnel.

Put away your surprise, because I, and everyone else who comes here, are just like you, all of us who have gone through the 0970 cycle experiment.

You must be wondering why the cycle effect disappears once you get here.

Because Meme has been applied here, your perception is flawed, leading you to believe that 0970 no longer exists. In reality, the characteristics of 0970 have always existed; otherwise, people like you wouldn't keep coming here.

I have to tell you, this site is completely different from your original site!

I believe you've already noticed that the people around you are acting strangely, right?

They don't smile, their eyes lack vitality, they speak coldly and indifferently, and their behavior is strange.

Like an emotionless robot, it only follows instructions.

If you want to survive, please be sure to read the following and find us at D-10 or D-11! These two places exist!

1. Rules are traps! Never follow them!

The reason the rules here use that strange writing format is to expose us outsiders! If you look closely at each rule, doesn't it repeatedly emphasize 'this is impossible' and 'that cannot be done'?

Why describe something so natural in the opposite way?

Once you encounter this, you're only given two 'solutions'—notify the security station or ignore it.

When you're new to something, you'll subconsciously follow what's considered authoritative.

But believe me, if you obey, you will surely die!

The things described in the entry that you should ignore or notify security about are actually people who are there to help you!

2. There is a conflict between the Class D code and the safety and security code.

Rule 10 of the Security Code requires security personnel to conduct a headcount. However, Rule 11 of the Level D Code states that security personnel will not conduct a headcount.

It's contradictory, isn't it?

This is them exploiting information asymmetry to make us outsiders suspicious of each other and report each other.

The security guards would arrange for outsiders to take a headcount, while the D-Class Personnel, who were also outsiders, would press the alarm according to the rules.

Both sides were following the rules, but that's exactly what they fell into the trap!

Because for some reason, the humans in this world don't do these things, so the only ones who do are outsiders!

Therefore, never follow the rules! It will not only kill you, but also kill others like you!

3. Do not go to the control rooms of the ' Immortal Giant Lizard ' and ' Plague Doctor '!

In this world, the control level of these two anomalous entities is Zayn (simple). They also won't attack the humans on this site. I don't know the specific reason, but I guess it's related to their inability to smile and their lack of vitality in their eyes.

However, these two anomalies will attack us outsiders, so you must do everything you can to avoid performing the first rule, 'routine checks'!

4. Do not approach the security station!

Rule 3 of the Class D rule tells you that the security personnel at a security station can be trusted, but Rule 3 of the Security Guard rule tells you not to go into a security station if there are security personnel present.

At the same time, whatever the rules are, they all clearly tell you to go to the security station.

Believe me, once you follow the rules and go to the security station, no matter who you are, all that awaits you is a cold bullet.

5. Remember not to show that you are a religious person.

The people here are like robots, so they have no faith. You absolutely must not show any weakness in that area!

6. There are 6 restaurants at this site.

In order to find us, they told you in Rule 9 of the Class D rules that you could pick up your food at restaurants 1-5, but then in Rule 5 of the security rules they told you that there were only restaurants 1-3.

The humans in this world only go to restaurants 1-3.

Do you understand now?

The rules are deliberately guiding you to restaurants 4 and 5, and once you go to restaurants 4 and 5 that no one in this world would go to, you can imagine what awaits you.

As for Restaurant No. 6, don't (let it be torn up).

7. Federal control here has been torn apart.

Humans produced by Z-FBC-0038 (torn apart)

They smelled terrible and could only live for two weeks, so they were (torn apart).

(The rest were all torn up)

Zai Zong, looking at the note, feeling a mix of emotions he couldn't quite describe.

"TM disappeared again at the crucial point!"

Zai Zong somewhat indignant, but despite saying that, he still gained a lot of information from it.

As the note said, the rules were full of contradictions.

What is permissible under D-level rules is not permissible under the conservative rules, and vice versa.

Moreover, this handwritten note has been conveying the same message.

That is, don't follow the employee handbook!

No matter how definitive or authoritative the description may be, even if a solution is provided, it still requires that it not be followed.

"Are the rules a trap? Whoever follows them will die?"

"So, the diary mentions that the Control Bureau exterminated humanity, and that actually happened."

"If all of humanity in the world really dies out, then what are the humans on this site?"

Zai Zong looked at the note again, where there were several descriptions of humans in the Dragonfly Parallel World.

They are:

'Cannot smile,' 'Lacks vitality in eyes,' 'Speaks coldly and indifferently,' 'Behaves strangely.'

Is this really a human?

The Zai Zong puzzled. He looked down and came to the part of the paper that had been torn.

There's a phrase there: 'Humans produced by Z-FBC-0038.'

0038 Abnormal...

"Speaking of which, Article 9 of the Security Regulations states that the 0038 control room does not require guard duty. Article 13 also emphasizes that if someone dies, the body should be sent to the 0038 control room. Based on the note we just saw, it seems that the 0038 can create humans?"

Zai Zong spoke, he suddenly realized something.

"Wait! I think I know! Oh my god, oh my god!"

"The Control Bureau eliminated humanity, and then for some reason, this 0038 anomaly began creating humans!"

"Perhaps due to their imperfections, the humans created became like robots and could only live for two weeks!"

"Because their lifespan is so short, they will smell bad and develop livor mortis. This matches Articles 6 and 7 of the Anguish Code, which state that a foul odor, signs of aging, and livor mortis are normal! They are normal for the people of this world!"

"If someone doesn't show these symptoms, it means they are an alien human, not a defective human created by 0038!"

Zai Zong immediately found the note he had found when he first entered this world from the document collection and pointed out the three important items on it.

1. Don't trust anyone in this world. (Blue text)

6. Researchers who proactively visit the Class D dormitory area and security personnel who patrol at all times can be trusted. (Blue text) But don't forget point 1. (Black text)

9. Don't interact with anyone unless they approach you! (Blue text) But be careful, they may not have good intentions! (Black text)

"If the blue text was meant to help people, then the black text is misleading them."

Zai Zong continued to explain.

"Because the humans in this world are distinctly different, and the purpose of the rules is to identify outsiders. So the first sentence of this note posted on the wall of 0970 clearly states: do not trust anyone."

"But everyone will be taken to the Immortal Giant Lizard and the Plague Doctor for examination. The note also says that these two anomalies will only attack outsiders. Therefore, in order to save people, the sixth and ninth rules were added."

"This means there are outsiders among the security personnel and researchers. Remember what the protagonist said about researchers not coming to the D-class dormitory? But there are researcher remains in D-10, which means that this researcher is an outsider! Someone who can be trusted!"

"Now, let's go check out 0038's control room; maybe we'll find some other clues."

Without hesitation, Zai Zong immediately pulled out the S-NAV ultimate navigator, wanting to see if he could find 0038's control room.

Although it's a parallel world, the map hasn't changed.

So this electronic map should be usable.

However, the map did not show the exact location of 0038, which left Zai Zong somewhat speechless.

Since electronic maps are useless, we'll just have to explore and find them on our own.

So, in the desolate and dilapidated Site 19 of the parallel world, Zai Zong chatted with the viewers in the live stream about the rules while carefully exploring the site.

He discovered 0173's control room, where the humanoid statue was no longer present.

He passed by the control room of 0106, which was empty except for signs of corrosion.

He also passed by many control rooms, but those that were conscious and able to move were nowhere to be found.

I don't know if they were released by the Control Bureau or if they escaped on their own.

Fifteen minutes later, he still couldn't find 0038's control room.

But they unexpectedly discovered the control room of A-FBC-1000.

He was stunned.

There's only one more chapter left to finish this story.