Liang Xing's Script

Outside the village, at the cave where the Goblinmon used to live.

"Leave the Hagurumon here to assist you. Your task is to put pressure on them. They'll be here for another day tomorrow, so prepare and think about how you can make a lasting impression."

"Can I kill them?"

Digimon aren't truly artificial intelligence in the real sense, but the underlying logic Liang Xing prepared was quite thorough, so Impmon's intelligence isn't low.

It's just that because it's not true AI, Impmon's words and actions are predictable.

It's naturally violent and its biggest concern is whether it can go on a killing spree.

Liang Xing left the Hagurumon behind, essentially to further sow chaos.

Even within the limited scope, Impmon knows the Hagurumon's support will be effective.

Since it's a requirement from the highest authority, Impmon can only adapt.

Thankfully, Liang Xing isn't too biased.

"If possible, I wouldn't object to you killing them, but I hope you can give them a few chances."

Liang Xing tries to treat Digimon and players equally, but he has to admit, humans always favor humans.

"Oh? So you mean I have to throw the fight?" Impmon waved its wooden club haphazardly, its tone unfriendly.

"I don't mind you killing them, but I'd prefer you help them grow."

"Hmph—I don't understand what you mean! Am I supposed to kill them or not!" Impmon slammed its wooden club against the rock wall, asking impatiently.

"Follow your instincts. The winner takes all."

You can't expect Impmon, bound by its programming, to improvise. Liang Xing's last words set the course for Impmon's future actions.

"Use Digimon controlled by Black Gear to put pressure on them. I grant you free access to the Digital World."

"I will defeat them! I will rule Qidian Village!"

Liang Xing granted Impmon the authority to freely enter and exit the Digital World.

And the Hagurumon will provide Black Gear to acquire helpers.

As long as it's diligent enough, Qi Tian and the others will never lack opponents.

Liang Xing didn't demand that Impmon lose to Qi Tian and the others.

He favors humans, providing an environment for growth whenever possible.

But if they can't overcome their first real enemy even in this environment...

Then Liang Xing won't be too biased.

No one says the good guys have to win in every story.

If Impmon defeats Qi Tian and the others, then others can retaliate. That might be a good script too.

After seeing the good guys win all the time, maybe trying darkness overshadowing light will be a refreshing change.

Liang Xing provides a stage, and the participants have to fight for the outcome themselves.

"Good luck~" Liang Xing's instructions were complete. The subsequent development depends on Qi Tian and the others' actions.

Anyway, Liang Xing will try his best to provide an environment for the humans to grow. Whether they can seize it is up to them.

Liang Xing doesn't care, and doesn't want to care.

They're all precious to him, so Liang Xing can't show his bias too obviously.

He can see Impmon starting to look for suitable thugs, while Qian Lai and A Lie's team are still struggling to find dinner.

Danger is approaching, but they're completely unaware.

Liang Xing has already been biased enough, he'd be embarrassed to remind them himself.

So, let fate decide.

He's waiting to see if they can stop the upcoming attack.

At the same time, Qian Lai is having a headache.

Logically, Qian Lai's team, with enough food reserves, should be able to dedicate themselves to resisting external enemies on the first day.

It's a great opportunity to catch up, and Qian Lai doesn't want to waste it at all.

But after gathering intelligence and preparing to go out and eliminate Goblinmon, he unexpectedly discovered that his backpack was missing.

"Where's my backpack?"

Qian Lai remembers clearly that he put the backpack by the fence after repairing it.

Now he's back to look for it, but it's gone. Where did his backpack go?

"The Goblinmon took it." The camera crew lied through their teeth.

But if Goblinmon really existed, wouldn't them grabbing Qian Lai's backpack be something to be surprised about?

"Aren't they projections?" Qian Lai pushed the gap in the fence. The lack of resistance told him that there was indeed no obstacle there.

"Is that what you think?" The camera crew didn't directly answer, but instead asked a rhetorical question.

Qian Lai himself was starting to doubt if he had overestimated things.

Normally, he could understand holographic projections covering and replacing terrain.

But for projected Digimon to be able to genuinely destroy real-world objects, did that make sense?

Qian Lai didn't know what the props team was doing behind the scenes. All he knew was that the fence the Digimon destroyed was actually destroyed!

Plus, the holographic projection didn't have any clipping issues, and the things the Digimon destroyed were really destroyed. Qian Lai couldn't help but wonder if his idea was really correct.

As the saying goes, if three men say there's a tiger, there must be a tiger.

Qian Lai personally experienced virtual reality overturning reality, and he was really starting to have trouble distinguishing the boundary between illusion and reality.

And Liang Xing wanted the world to be unable to distinguish the boundary between the Digital World and reality, so as to truly enhance everyone's sense of participation.

Facts proved that this method was particularly effective.

Whether it was A Lie's livestream or the little guys actually participating in the competition.

Real and fake, fake and real.

The audience in the livestream could no longer simply view the Digital World that Liang Xing was promoting as an illusion.

At the same time, Qian Lai stood by the fence, lost in thought.

"Uncle Qian, we found the ingredients!"

Liu Jie wasn't blinded by the self-heating hot pot. He led his teammates to successfully find the ingredients Liang Xing had prepared for them.

Compared to the rooms near the Digital Egg house, the rooms near the fence obviously stored more ingredients.

Just as A Lie had deduced, Qian Lai really couldn't cook, but Su Xiu from their team knew a little bit.

A junior high school girl shouldn't be cooking, but Su Xiu had participated in cooking-related TV dramas and had indeed been exposed to this knowledge.

Due to the lack of practical experience, Su Xiu's cooking skills were actually very average.

But the problem was that Qian Lai and the others all believed in Su Xiu, and she really did master cooking skills during the program.

"Time to eat! Time to eat!"

Compared to the difficult survival of A Lie's team, Qian Lai's team lived a much more comfortable life.

After the meal, Qian Lai couldn't sit still.

He wondered if he could retrieve his backpack.

It just so happened that Impmon was searching for suitable Champion-level Digimon at this time.

Qian Lai and the others found the cave where the Goblinmon used to live, and they really did find their backpack.

But finding the backpack wasn't the end.

The Champion-level Digimon that Impmon was searching for was controlled by Black Gear, and Qian Lai and the others had walked right into a trap.

They didn't actually know about Impmon's existence and thought that the original Goblinmon's cave only had the two Goblinmon blocking the way.

Qian Lai believed that a dangerous environment could stimulate their emotions, which in turn would affect the evolution of the Digital Monsters.

Three against two, it was a sure win!

But the reality was that Qian Lai entered the cave alone to investigate, while the others stayed at the entrance to be vigilant.

He retrieved his backpack, but he also came face to face with a Champion-level Digimon affected by Black Gear.

A battle was about to break out!

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