Meeting

"Holy crap, this game actually has dungeons?"

Holy crap, this game actually has an official team?!

"Holy crap, this game actually has a GM?"

As soon as the player started posting, almost all players on the Machine Rift Star went to the pinned post and engaged in heated discussions. The post was so popular that it even attracted the attention of players on other planets who were suffering.

"Why do players of the 'Mech Star' game get official announcements, but we don't? We want large-scale dungeons too!"

"Wasn't the mechanical rebellion on Planet N43 big enough? How much bigger do you want?"

"A social experiment? Is this how you play the game? Not leveling up by defeating monsters, but social reform?"

"We, the Tentacle Aliens, declare that our planet is healthy, beautiful, and benevolent; there is nothing that can be altered!"

As the alien player spoke, he posted a selfie.

In the photo, a "miniature Cthulhu" is extending two tentacles and making a peace sign, its mouth full of sharp teeth is clearly visible, and there is a piece of flesh from an unknown creature's thigh hanging from the corner of its mouth.

"Could it be that the main universe of this game is on Planet Machine Rift, so the large-scale dungeons start from this planet? Holy crap, we were born into the wrong world, guys!"

"You can't say that. Maybe this is just the beginning. Soon, all sorts of dungeon quests will appear."

"A player, currently adrift in the nebula, is saying, 'Forget about any modifications, just give me a real person! The game's been open for three months, and I haven't seen a single NPC, let alone any other player!'"

"Holy crap, a nebula, an information lifeform? Bro, what level are you? I can't even fly yet!"

"We bird people say we are born knowing how to fly."

Compared to the chaotic player forums, players of the game "Machine Rift" have already started to take action quickly. Various small player groups have spontaneously formed, such as the "Never-Night City" player group, the "City of Crime" player group, the "9-3" group, the "Troublemaker" player group, the "Rogue" player group, and the "Paradox" player group.

The question everyone was discussing was more practical: how exactly do you complete a nightmare-level mission, especially a large-scale nightmare-level mission?

"Needless to say, it's the players who will overthrow the capitalists, destroy the giant corporations, and rule Night City—all rising up together!"

"After this mission, we will all be legends!"

This is the conclusion reached by story-driven players.

"They're making us play the clown, huh? Everyone laughs at the clown, everyone's the clown."

"I'll only say it three times: cause trouble! Cause trouble! And fucking cause trouble!"

"I'm going to blow up all the buildings in the City That Never Sleeps!"

This is a consensus among the Crime City player community.

"Damn, a moral chip, a crime-free society—this is practically paradise!"

"Those players who only care about experience rewards, don't you have any conscience? You want to destroy this utopian city?"

"Either die as a hero, or live to see yourself forced into villainy. This time, I choose to be the Dark Knight!"

"Kill those lousy gamers!"

This is the consensus among players in the Justice Knights group.

Besides the troublemakers and the righteous players, there's also a strange group of visionaries who have rather peculiar interests.

"Social reform? Can it reform XP?"

"Social reforms are happening, so how far behind can neutron extinction, species extinction, and population cleansing be?"

"Can I feed the extra people to the robots?"

Needless to say, this is a group of Paradox Interactive (P社) players.

Of course, these three groups are only roughly divided.

If you really want to categorize them, even within the "troublemaking" category, there are factions such as "mission-based," "zero-cost purchase," "random destruction," and "boss first kill."

There's nothing we can do about it; this is the first large-scale instance, and the conditions for completing the quest are so vague.

Each player has their own understanding of the mission.

If no consensus can be reached, it is expected that the first real-life PvP match between players will take place.

I Have a Scroll of Ghost and Deity Illustrations

Even the once-close "Sister Ji's Yellow Picture Group" has become divided.

Sister Ji, the Butter Lady, wanted to take advantage of the chaos to engage in pornography; Baozi wanted to maximize her mission rewards; I am a muscle tyrant, surprisingly a rare righteous player; Airplane wanted to team up to fight the boss; and PP leader was asking her, the undercover agent, when she would launch her attack. In short, the process was chaotic. Although they didn't greet each other like relatives in other groups, various threats and threats were inevitable.

Finally, Sister Ji, the authority-controlled administrator, waved her hand and banned everyone in the group.

"I just got back, and you're all showing me no respect? You think I won't fucking kill you all?!"

"Next, Baozi has something to say."

"Everyone, since it's an open world, everyone can have their own way of playing, which is perfectly acceptable," Baozi posted a classic melon-eating emoji.

"But have you all forgotten that to enter large-scale dungeons, you first need to implant the 'Bat of Laughter' chip? Do you guys even know how to do the implantation surgery yourselves? [Sunglasses][Sunglasses]"

"Let me tell you in advance, the function of this chip is quite amazing!"

Sister Ji lifted the ban, and after a moment of silence, the atmosphere in the group instantly took a 180-degree turn.

"Hey Baozi, can you give me a folded bun? kiss mwah"

"Brother Baozi, I'd like to offer you a chrysanthemum in exchange for your manual transmission driving."

"Looking for Baozi from the boss, I really want to play in the dungeon! I even sent you a picture of myself in women's clothing via private message."

"As confirmed, the person above is undoubtedly a cross-dressing master, unlike me, a pure man. Baozi Bro, I kneel before you!"

"I want to be Baozi Ge's dog!"

"Father!"

While the players were in a state of chaos, the senior engineer found himself in some trouble in the cyberspace.

What bothered him was that he couldn't access the local area network of the city that never sleeps.

Before his eyes, all the network nodes of the City That Never Sleeps were enveloped in white light.

The most troublesome thing about cyber networks is not ordinary firewalls, but complete data blocking.

The data here refers to human data, or in other words, human data.

Clearly, in the current situation, all citizens of the city that never sleeps have been implanted with moral chips, and these chips must contain a monitoring system.

This means that no matter where you come in from, you will be discovered, because you can't dive into an ocean and not get a drop of seawater on you.

"That's way too fast," the senior engineer said, frowning.

According to his plan, it will take at least another 10 days for Unreal Engine to complete the chip layout for version 4.0.

Unless, he acquired some advanced network equipment to assist him?

"Brother, how about we enter a quantum entangled state?" Gao Yuanyuan suggested.

"No, I had a feeling last time that the machine agents must have transferred special virtual weapons from the mother city specifically to target me."

"You can't use the same move twice in front of a Saint."

"There must be a special entry channel. I refuse to believe that the Powerful Gang, the Steel Claw Gang, and the Deep Web Weavers have all been recruited."

As long as a network node can be found, even if it is just "human data", a senior engineer can make a big difference in a small space.

"I have a way," Bird of Paradise suddenly said.

"You?"

Before the senior engineer could reply, Ah Hong became nervous.

"Big sister, please don't even think about causing another scene. We're wanted by the authorities right now, so please be careful."

Most cyber hackers take a sneaky approach when facing the mother city, but this woman chose a head-on confrontation. Whether facing Motoko Yagami or the Deep Web Incarnation, she was not afraid at all. She was all about excitement and heart-pounding hacking!

But this time, the bird of paradise gave a slight smile.

"You know my style, do you think others don't?"

The senior engineer immediately understood what the other party meant.

"You want to negotiate with members of the Holy City Organization?"

"That's right. Either make way for me, or we'll fight each other and draw the Deep Web. I don't believe their 'Evil God Revival Plan' can succeed under the watchful eyes of the Deep Web."

The senior engineer stroked his chin. This idea of a tactical threat actually seemed quite promising. After all, as long as the other party wanted to complete the plan, they wouldn't actually fight against Bird of Paradise.

Of course, this threat is based on the notorious reputation of the Bird of Paradise, after all, this woman has proven with real cases that she really dares to take action.

A woman who dares to banish even a noble stronghold like Cloud City is capable of anything.

"Then let the 'prototype' accompany you on this trip. I have a small addition to your plan."

The senior engineer snapped his fingers, and in an instant, two constantly changing mosaic faces appeared on his and Bird of Paradise's faces.

Soon, the two disappeared into the nodes of the data network, leaving only Gao Yuanyuan quietly puffing out her Baozi cheeks.

"Little Yuanyuan, you're useless! You can't help at all!"

"Yeah, how can you date your brother like this?"

"That's right, hurry up, my baby is already two years old."

"Where did you get this son from?"

"My bunny is my baby."

"You already have a baby, so let's get married. After all, I'm already four years old, it's time for me to have children."

In the "orphanage", a bunch of rudimentary AIs with an average age of less than five years old point fingers at the screen and look down on Gao Yuanyuan's actions.

"Aren't you studying? Aren't you doing any work?!"

A middle-aged woman, who appeared to be a supervisor, suddenly burst in and yelled.

"Ahhh, run!"

"That stinky Yuanyuan, she actually installed such a despicable thing for us!"

A bunch of cute boys and girls screamed in fright and quickly returned to their places, entering the AI's deep learning mode.

Bird of Paradise was quite efficient; soon, the two received an invitation email with a highly confidential link. In the lower right corner of the email was a symbol of a holy city.

Without further ado, the two teleported directly via a hyperlink.

Soon, a place resembling the headquarters of a dark organization appeared before the senior engineer's eyes.

In an instant, images of gatherings of various organizations, including Akatsuki, the Phantom Troupe, the Arrancar Legion, the Tarot Society, the Men in Black, and the FFF Group, flashed through Gao Gong's mind.

Gao Gong thought he was going to meet two hackers, but he never expected to meet an entire Holy City organization.