A New Multiple Choice Question

Nine options, three choices.

In fact, Xia Wen has a significant advantage in terms of these options because she is a novice.

Being a beginner means having a limited number of Skill, so getting any Skill randomly is a win, but that's not the case for someone like Bai Zhi.

If you choose option five, and he gets a random item like a [Clock] or [Shadow] that you can't use, that would be a real waste.

It took about ten minutes for all the Player to make their choices. Bai Zhi and Xia Wen made their choices very quickly, but the others did not.

I wanted them all, but I couldn't bear to part with any of them. After hesitating for a long time, I finally made a decision.

However, to the Player's surprise, after they made their choices, new words slowly appeared on the blank sheet of paper in front of them.

[Part Two: In an Apocalypse world, if you could choose your birth, what would you choose?]

[1: Doctor is heavily in debt and will be killed the next day if he can't pay his bills.]

[2: A homeless person who is destitute and homeless, and is Vagrant by others.]

[3: A low-level thug on the fringes of a notorious gang who makes a living by robbing people.]

[4: Guards responsible for maintaining order around the city gates during normal times and for routine patrols around the city.]

[5: Scavenger scavenges various useful materials in the wilderness while avoiding danger, and then returns to the city to sell them.]

Are there only five options this time?

Looking at the second Multiple Choice Question on the blank sheet of paper in front of him, Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly, looking thoughtful.

"And what are you all looking at me for, the first one...?"

Suddenly sensing something was amiss, Bai Zhi looked up at the group of people who were all turning their gazes toward him, and his lips twitched slightly.

"Cough cough..."

Slightly embarrassed, he coughed a few times Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part turned to look aside.

However, the Chronicler was different from her. Meeting Bai Zhi's gaze, she nodded very seriously.

"It's simple, just latch onto someone powerful."

"That's right."

Xia Wen raised his hand at the opportune moment.

"The further you go with the options, the higher the level of danger becomes. Why not just choose based on your own needs?"

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi looked slightly annoyed.

"You can choose whichever you like. Compared to the first option, this option doesn't mention that your background can't be changed."

"The options can be changed... what does that mean?"

Suddenly realizing something, A Pure Smile, Shy Blushing Cheeks and slightly furrowed her brow.

"Literal meaning."

With a slight pout, Bai Zhi picked up a pen and ticked an option on the paper before answering.

"In that Apocalypse world, if a certain task or a specific condition is not met, then everything will start over, and you can choose your origin again... That's roughly it, just my guess."

"So if you can't finish it, you'll be stuck inside forever?"

His expression shifted slightly, and he asked a question in Instant.

I think so.

Looking at the blank sheet of paper in front of him, Bai Zhi seemed completely unconcerned.

"If my guess is correct, then I now know exactly where they're trapped. If everyone is experiencing the same clone scenario, I wonder if they're able to communicate with each other in some way..."

"So, if one person clears the game, then everyone else will clear it too, right? Then I'm fine."

After listening to Bai Zhi's words, the Chronicler readily checked off his options on the paper.

"Just survive, it's easy."

"Oh right, then it's alright."

"Um."

"..."

Looking at the crowd in front of him, all of whom seemed to think it made sense and then made their own choices, Bai Zhi suddenly felt a toothache for no apparent reason.

After all the Player made their choices, a third option slowly appeared on the blank sheet of paper.

[Part 3: In an Apocalypse world, if you had to choose a time, what time would you choose?]

[1: Three days before the city was destroyed.]

[2: Two days before the city was destroyed.]

[3: The day before the city was destroyed.]

"The earlier you choose a timeframe, the more information you can obtain, but the corresponding risk also becomes much greater."

Having learned from the previous two experiences, Bai Zhi spoke quite decisively this time before everyone else turned to look at him.

Similarly, this is also a choice you can make freely, because you will most likely have the opportunity to choose again later.

"What do you think the tasks or specific conditions we need to complete might be?"

After thinking for a moment, Moonlit Snow, Dark Clouds Part looked at Bai Zhi with some hesitation.

"I think the specific conditions are related to the fragmented pieces that Instant saw before."

"... The little Girl who found that book?"

Slightly curious, Xia Wen began to guess.

"After all, this Anomaly only appeared after that little Girl found that book. Could we be going to grant that little Girl's wish?"

"Hmm... what you said might be true. If that's really the case, I remember that little Girl's wish was..."

As she spoke, the Chronicler pondered in her mind, but after a moment, her face darkened.

"I wish we could live in a peaceful world... but that's something we can never achieve, right!?"

"... That wish was just my guess."

He turned his head to the side and spoke calmly for Instant.

"After all, what I saw was just a fragment of the scene, but no matter who lived in such a desperate world, their wish would surely be to live in a peaceful world, right?"

"Next time you describe something, I hope you won't add your own subjective opinions, otherwise it could easily lead to an incorrect judgment."

Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi began to speak, somewhat speechless.

"In everything we do, we should learn to think from a third-person perspective, and avoid adding extra emotions to our decisions. Only in this way can we arrive at the most accurate conclusions."

"... I thought these things weren't important."

After a moment of silence, Instant spoke softly.

"Empathy and a momentary feeling of shared experience."

"Alright, let's make this our goal for now... By the way, how are your drawing grades?"

Bai Zhi turned his head to look at Instant.

"If you were asked to draw what that little Girl you see looks like right now, could you do it?"

"..."

Faced with Bai Zhi's thought-provoking question, he fell silent Instant a moment.

The Chronicler the event looked completely defeated and covered their eyes with their hands.

"... Okay, how about this, you describe the other person's physical characteristics in general, you should be able to do that, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi began to speak.

"... Can."

He closed his eyes briefly, thought for a moment, Instant nodded.

"The child had short, filthy black hair, wore a tattered yellow raincoat, and had a face covered in mud and grime. He appeared to be around ten years old..."

The Instant descriptions were alright, but the further along it went, the more outrageous it became.

"... Some have two eyes, one nose, one mouth, two ears, two hands, two legs, and a body..."

Others: "..."