"My diary records everything that happened last night, but in my memory, I went straight home after school last night, and nothing happened."
At this moment, Ling Yi had already picked up the diary, opened to the first page, and quickly browsed through it.
According to the diary, on her way home that evening, Yin Wanqing encountered a person dressed in ancient European armor who suddenly fell from the sky.
This person was like a Madman, wantonly destroying everything around him and indiscriminately killing ordinary people.
This creature possesses immense strength and, when attacking, unleashes skills similar to those in video games.
Yin Wanqing even described it in her diary as a "warrior's" " Assassination Sword Technique ".
This man can slice a car in half with a knife and kick a wall down with a single kick.
Even when the constables arrived, they were helpless against him. Two hours later, the man's armor and weapons mysteriously disappeared, and he became extremely bewildered and dull.
"It's like I was Possession something before, and now that thing is gone."
This is what was written in the diary.
"After that, I saw a semi-transparent wall. It was huge, stretching from the sky to the earth, with no end in sight. Wherever this wall passed, things that were destroyed automatically restored, the dead came back to life, and the constables disappeared, as if... everything had been reset."
"I ran home as fast as I could. I didn't want to be reset, but I realized it was all in vain. I knew I was going to be reset, but I wanted to do something."
Just then, I saw a stationery store nearby. Taking advantage of the chaos, I ran in and grabbed a diary and a pen.
"I'm recording as I run; I want to write these things down, even though I don't know if they'll be useful."
Fortunately, the wall wasn't moving very fast, and my house was nearby...
The handwriting is indeed rather messy.
The entries in the diary became much neater in the following days, with the second entry appearing half a month later.
This time, the diary mentions Teleport Gate, located in Central Park, next to the artificial lake.
It records that the Teleport Gate will last for three minutes and will reappear at 6:00 AM the next morning.
During this process, twenty-two people dressed in strange costumes entered and exited through the Teleport Gate.
But after these twenty-two people stepped out of the Teleport Gate, they simply waited in place without doing anything. Although the appearance of the Teleport Gate caused panic among the surrounding people, they remained unmoved.
Ten minutes later, the translucent wall reappeared...
The diary entries were fragmented, and even included some summaries made by Yin Wanqing herself.
For example, that wall could appear as early as 6:10 a. m. or as late as 6:00 a. m. the next day.
The more damage those who enter the Teleport Gate cause to the surrounding area, the slower the translucent wall will move.
Moreover, apart from diaries, no other means could record the situation at that time.
Taking photos or videos is useless; only what's written in a diary can be preserved.
Ling Yi found Yin Wanqing's expression increasingly strange. This woman was quite something; she had actually discovered the vulnerability in the Data Wall while acting as an ordinary person.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yin Wanqing blinked and asked.
"Your speculations in your diary are very close to the truth, but sometimes knowing the truth isn't necessarily a happy thing."
"I just want to live authentically, even if it's only for 24 hours?"
Seeing Yin Wanqing's serious expression, Ling Yi said "Okay" and took out a white Light Ball.
This is the Player System that Ling Yi Plunder from the two players he hunted down earlier.
Since it was Plunder, the ownership naturally belonged entirely to Ling Yi. The Player System was also changed to a single-player version, or more accurately, an offline version, but all the data in the system was retained, including all the savings of the previous two players.
Furthermore, its internal intelligent core is entirely controlled by Ling Yi, making betrayal impossible.
All of the two players' attributes, skills, lineage, and even memories are contained within this Player System.
In other words, without Player System, these players are nothing, which... is quite intriguing.
"This is the secret you wanted to know!"
Without any hesitation, Yin Wanqing reached out and grabbed the Light Ball Light Ball. She then examined it closely, her eyes filled with curiosity. She even squeezed it, saying, "It feels a bit bouncy!"
Ling Yi Ling Yi was dumbfounded again; this was already the umpteenth time he'd been dumbfounded today.
This is not right. Whenever the Player System comes into contact with an ordinary person, it automatically merges into the ordinary person's body and transforms them into a player.
But what exactly is going on with Yin Wanqing?
A thought flashed through Ling Yi's mind, and he couldn't help but consider a possibility.
This Yin Wanqing is a player's private account.
According to the information Ling Yi obtained from the Player System, not everyone in this world has a player account.
Most people are just NPCs or AI bots in the eyes of players; only a very small number are players' exclusive accounts.
A player's exclusive account Facheng a player.
Another point is that "accounts" are also tiered. Most ordinary players will be randomly matched with an "account," and once matched, it cannot be easily changed until the "account" reaches the end of its lifespan, at which point a new "account" can be matched again.
Outside of "game" time, whether the "account" dies unexpectedly or naturally, it will not affect the player as long as the player is offline. However, if the player is online, the account will die along with the "account".
Just like the two players Ling Yi hunted down before.
There's a premise here: it's not "game" time. Because when "game" time ends, the world will be reset by the Data Wall to the second before "game" time.
The so-called "account" level is specifically designed for veteran players and allows them to choose their own account.
For example, the "account's" background, the "account's" physique and appearance, etc.
"Hey, how do you use this thing?" Yin Wanqing asked after noticing that the Light Ball wasn't responding.
You can't use it for now!
"Why?"
"Well, your situation is a bit special; it's not just a simple matter of being reset by the Data Wall."
"It wasn't just a reset? Now that you mention it, it reminds me of something."
Yin Wanqing organized her thoughts, "There were a few times when I not only lost my memory, but also inexplicably appeared in other places."
"Just last month, I woke up early in the morning to get ready for school, but the next moment it was noon, and I not only found myself in a shopping mall, but I had also changed my clothes."
"Outside of game time?" Ling Yi asked.
Seeing Yin Wanqing's puzzled look, Ling Yi explained, "It's the time the Teleport Gate appears."
"Oh, right, it's non-game time. You mean... games?"
"Game... account, game, account... player, player, account..." Yin Wanqing muttered to herself. This girl's intelligence exceeded Ling Yi's expectations; she had already guessed the truth just from the word "game."
"I see, I should have realized that sooner."
At this moment, Yin Wanqing's face didn't look too good.
"So, this Light Ball can turn me into a player too?"
"Single-player gamer!" Ling Yi emphasized.
"Hmm, if the player controlling me is a man, will he do some weird things?"
Ling Yi: "..."
So that's all you were worried about?
Hmm... it doesn't seem impossible. There should be cross-dressing Big Shot in games, right?
Shake your head to get rid of unhealthy thoughts.
Ling Yi coughed and said, "You'll stay with me for a while. If that player shows up, I'll spot him immediately."
"Yes, that's a good idea!" Yin Wanqing agreed without hesitation.
Following that, Yin Wanqing bombarded her with questions. "Where do the players come from? Can players die? Is our world real?"
"Players come from another world, or are beings from a higher dimension, or are so-called gods. Players can die, of course. As long as it's game time and the player is online, they can be killed."
"Real death?"
"Yes!"
How can you be so sure?
Ling Yi pointed to the Light Ball that was still in Yin Wanqing's hand.
"This dropped after you killed a player?"
Ling Yi nodded.
"But that doesn't mean the player will actually die; at most, they'll be Deprivation of the right to log in." Yin Wanqing still didn't believe the player would truly die.
Yin Wanqing's words aroused a hint of suspicion in Ling Yi.
"Wait a minute!"
Ling Yi focused his consciousness on the attribute interface of the Passive Plunder Aura and selected to use another Player System.
At this point, Ling Yi also became an offline player.
At the same time, a surge of memories flooded into Ling Yi's mind; these were the memories of the buzz-cut player.
A few minutes later, Ling Yi came to his senses and looked at Yin Wanqing with great admiration.
"You guessed right, players don't actually die, but once they're killed, they're reset, and all memories related to the Player System are erased, turning them back into ordinary people."
"Ordinary people?" Yin Wanqing grasped the key point.
"That's right, ordinary people. That world is divided into the Upper World and the Lower World. The Upper World is created by players and only allows players to appear. The Lower World is just for ordinary people, and the Lower World is unaware of the existence of the Player System."
"Or perhaps a former player whose Player System memories have been erased?"
"Right!"
"How do ordinary people become players?" Yin Wanqing asked again.
"Random selection: Every year, a portion of people from the Lower World will be randomly selected to become players."
Who made the choice?
"I don't know, perhaps it's God?"
Yin Wanqing suddenly laughed, as if she had thought of something.
"Why are you laughing?"
"I'm thinking that the world of players might not be as wonderful as we imagine. There will inevitably be fighting and PvP in games. Some people live and some people die. To become a player means to struggle to Qiusheng in the game. It's very possible that they are just tools being used by some entity."
Ling Yi felt as if his intelligence was being suppressed by this woman. It was simply outrageous that this woman, as an ordinary person, could see through the true nature of the players at a glance.