Players' Speculations

The FBC easter egg incident quickly spread through major gaming communities, sparking discussion.

At the same time, Brother Banana's video was repeatedly shared and analyzed, spreading the news even further.

Countless players who had already heard about it began speculating about its exact implications.

FBC, the Federal Bureau of Control.

It spanned three horror titles, hidden in the background without drawing attention. It was mysterious beyond measure, yet immensely powerful.

It was hard not to wonder what the development team was planning, or whether they had some major move in store.

Looking across the history of games, organizations in certain works generally used sequels to demonstrate the continuation and expansion of a shared world, as well as the ongoing development and changes of in-game factions.

That created a normal, gradual progression.

It was also the most straightforward and understandable approach for players!

But Only Game did the opposite.

It did not bother with gradual development or clear chronological order. Instead, it hid everything away so no one would notice.

It first made Dark Forest, turning the plot obscure and difficult to understand while making the atmosphere and gameplay intensely oppressive, causing players to overlook the story in their struggle to survive.

Then it released 21 Points, which was even simpler.

There was no background introduction, no setup for the story, no explanation of the characters' identities, and no account of what caused the incident.

Players started playing cards immediately, getting straight to the point. Various torture devices created tension and a sense of danger, causing players to instinctively overlook the fact that it was originally just a simple game of 21 Points.

But no one had expected that such a straightforward game would conceal background elements no one could have imagined!

And that background contained an explosive amount of information in just a single line of dialogue!

Thus, these two utterly unrelated games shared the same mysterious military organization: the FBC.

That one element gave two games with different eras, backgrounds, and events—games that had seemingly nothing to do with each other—a strange and mysterious shared worldview.

Even so, players could still accept it.

After all, Dark Forest was a large-scale forest mutation incident, while 21 Points was merely a bloody life-or-death card game.

So, the horror of both games appeared to remain only at the biological level.

As long as they had the right weapons, whether it was mutated monsters or deranged killers, if it dared to show a health bar, players dared to charge in!

Therefore, the FBC organization seemed to be nothing more than an exceptionally powerful military organization.

At most, it was the kind capable of fighting monsters. That was all.

But when it came to Visage, the nature of things changed.

Because this game was no longer limited to the biological level.

It truly had ghosts—things that could not be explained!

It could be said that Visage's worldview had completely transcended science and entered the realm of theology!

Yet even a world like that had the FBC organization!?

If the organization appearing in the first two games was still within a reasonable range,

then its appearance in a supernatural haunted game carried an entirely different meaning.

It meant that the FBC, the Federal Bureau of Control, was far more than a mere military organization. It was very likely an occult organization as well!

That meant this organization knew that ghosts—things science could not explain—existed!

And it was highly likely that the organization possessed methods to deal with ghosts!

According to Brother Banana's reveal, he had discovered this easter egg in the protagonist Dwayne's chapter.

Since it appeared in the protagonist's chapter, did that contract bearing the FBC logo mean that Dwayne also belonged to this organization?

Holy shit!

My god!

What kind of earth-shattering grand scheme was the development team playing here!?

A mysterious organization spanning three horror titles.

A mysterious organization with powerful military strength, advanced scientific technology, and occult technology.

A mysterious organization that kept itself hidden, veiled in mist, its true nature impossible to glimpse.

And within such an organization, three protagonists with entirely different identities were working for it.

Then what kind of transcendent beings were its mid- and upper-level members?

Thinking that far, players no longer dared to continue.

Because the more they thought, the less their brains could handle it.

But rather than wildly speculating here, they might as well ask the official side.

Thus, some players flooded Danmu Network and sent private messages to Shuo Guang.

They explained their questions and their discovery, hoping to receive answers.

But neither Shuo Guang nor Infinite Network Entertainment replied for a long time, leaving players anxiously waiting.

Meanwhile, the Fourth Calamity Club was in the midst of heated discussion.

"Personally, I think the FBC is an organization with supernatural powers. Otherwise, there's no way to explain why it would appear in a world like Visage, which obviously has ghosts, monsters, and vicious spirits. If that's the case, how could such a massive and powerful organization sustain itself without some kind of supernatural ability?"

The netizen's statement was immediately refuted by others.

"Are you stupid? Supernatural powers? Have you watched too many movies?"

"Obvious bait. Verdict: Bi Yang's Late Intentions."

"If it had supernatural powers, why couldn't it even enter the mutated area in Dark Forest? Why could it only send ordinary researchers like the protagonist?"

"Supernatural powers are a bit far-fetched. I'm more inclined to believe it's alien technology. After all, the Dark Forest incident was caused by alien creatures, so alien technology wouldn't be surprising."

Besides that, there were other discussion threads on the forum as well.

"The three games take place in different eras. Dark Forest was explicitly set in 1987, 21 Points seems to be set in modern times, and Visage seems to be set in the '80s. Therefore, the FBC's history is probably very long, though the specifics depend on how the development team sets it up. Personally, I suspect the producer may be trying to create a game universe."

After seeing the post, people below it began replying one after another.

"Really? A game universe? If so, then all future horror games will be set in this universe?"

"If that's the case, then the next free-roam vertical-type game should also contain something related to the FBC."

"It feels like the development team is taking too big a step. Haven't they considered what happens if the next game flops? Wouldn't this FBC setting become a joke?"

"Personally, I think the development team created the FBC to fight monsters and such. Otherwise, how could ordinary people survive in a world with both monsters and ghosts? And how could the protagonists possibly be so capable?"

"Can an organization like that really fight the monsters and ghosts in horror games? Look at the protagonist of Dark Forest—after such a difficult journey, he still died. Look at the protagonist of 21 Points—if his card skills were bad, he still died. Look at the protagonist of Visage—he committed suicide right at the start. So who knows how the development team will portray the FBC, or whether they can portray it well."

Just as everyone was discussing things fervently, a player happened to discover new evidence in Lacan's chapter of Visage. He hurriedly made a post on Fourth Catastrophe and revealed his discovery.

"Shocking! I found the FBC logo in the Hospital Conference Room in Lacan's chapter!"

Upon seeing the title, netizens rushed in.

When they looked at the screenshot, it really was there!

The image showed a dimly lit conference room.

The Mobile Whiteboard before them was filled with meeting content no one could understand.

But on the left side of the board was, unmistakably, the logo of the Federal Bureau of Control!

The player who made the post then added more details.

"Seeing this, I was absolutely shocked. Everyone knows that Lacan in Visage was a Past Resident, and he had already died and become a ghost. What players experienced was merely what he had gone through in the past. Clearly, Lacan had once undergone treatment at this hospital while he was alive. His broken leg had also been caused there."

"But who would have thought that this hospital was actually owned by the FBC! This is huge! It means the FBC's shadow was behind Lacan's death! They may even have been behind the other Past Residents too! I haven't cleared the game yet, so I can't be certain."

"But no matter what, this FBC is probably no benevolent organization out to save humanity. Everyone should be prepared."

Seeing this, the netizens immediately felt that it made a lot of sense.

Since Visage had both an FBC contract and an FBC hospital, expanding on that idea, could the house in the game also belong to the FBC?

No one knew, and there was only one person who did.

That person was Only Game's boss, Shuo Guang!

At that moment, Meng Shu casually glanced through his private messages and comments on Danmu Network, shook his head, and curled his lips into an appreciative smile.

"The players in this world are really good at filling in the blanks. I thought they would discover the easter egg a little later, but they found it pretty quickly. They even guessed five or six layers of it already. But..."

With a casual click, he closed the webpage.

Faced with the netizens' curious questions demanding the truth, he chose to ignore them and did not reply to a single one.

"Since you discovered this secret yourselves, wouldn't confirming it yourselves be more rewarding?"

As he spoke, he closed his eyes and connected to the system.

He located the new game.

"Skyhill"

While editing this chapter in bed, I fell asleep. I have no idea how I just drifted off. I was only woken up by the cold air conditioner just now and realized I hadn't posted it, so let me apologize first. Sorry! I'll make up for it with four updates on Saturday, four updates as compensation, four updates as compensation. I think that's sincere enough!

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