" Mr. Pu, is this really going to work?"
In the pristine white hospital room, several middle-aged men in suits were asking questions of a middle-aged, overweight man who had turned pale.
Late-stage esophageal cancer is one of the most painful cases of all cancers. Even with the use of many Federation approved drugs, being able to endure this level of suffering for three years can be considered a medical miracle.
It's truly commendable that investors dare to invest such a large project in such a patient.
Many people present were not in favor, but there was nothing they could do; the investors only trusted this fat man in front of them.
" The Federation won't release the data, and various agencies refuse to develop it. If we want to simulate a real data life form, what can we use besides game data?"
The middle-aged, overweight man retorted rudely, "Or do you have some connections that allow you to obtain a perfect data testing environment?"
Everyone: "."
"I know the game I'm making. The NPCs in it are already highly intelligent, making it the perfect tool for testing. They're data-driven beings, and what could be more wonderful than living in a game world? Its capabilities are ideal for collecting large amounts of data model samples."
Living in a game world?
The group of people looked at each other, bewildered. What kind of delusional person had their boss invested in?
Is this really going to happen?
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" Chen Qing?"
Ziyue, World in the Painting, shouted with all her might. Fortunately, the World in the Painting's boiling and melting allowed her to find a flaw and break free, thus making the sound Chen Qing could hear.
Chen Qing snapped out of his daze and realized that the face behind the yin-yang mask was already inches away. If it weren't for the intervention of the Ancient Demon Clan war priest beside him, he would probably be dead already.
What happened?
Chen Qing suddenly stepped back several feet, looking at the other person in disbelief, then at himself.
Why am I lost in deep memories at this moment?
If Ziyue hadn't shouted that, he would have almost given it away for nothing.
Chen Qing's hands trembled, his heart filled with doubt and uncertainty. His memories of creating this thing were fragmented, and he felt that besides its terrifying abilities, there was some other important memory he had lost, which was why he was so wary of it.
What exactly is it?
In my memory just now, I seemed to recall some things. After I fell ill, the development of this game was suspended. However, because the first three versions were so wonderful, they topped the charts in the five major Federation for five consecutive years. No designer even dared to use my skills to design the fourth version.
But when he was terminally ill, it seemed that a wealthy capitalist appeared and pulled him into researching a certain project.
It seems to be about the life of data.
The term "data life" was not unfamiliar to him in his time. Many companies had proposed the concept, but due to various Human Dao and societal skepticism, it was halted by various Federation and became a prohibited project.
He knew that some capital was still secretly conducting research.
Judging from the subsequent results, the research went very smoothly, and it even became a key technology for saving humanity in the apocalypse.
He had already Wang Ye to collect as much information as possible there, as he had always wanted to understand this period of history.
According to Federation records, the Big Data City Plan was launched a century after his death, but what happened before that?
Did I really participate in this plan?
As a game developer, could I really create a prototype of a data-driven life form back then?
Chen Qing felt that this mystery needed to be solved as soon as possible, otherwise something terrible might happen. He didn't know why, but he always felt that the memory he had forgotten was very important.
" Chen Qing?"
When Ziyue returned to Chen Qing's side, the Four Saints Army had already surrounded and annihilated the monster.
The monsters, now enraged, became extremely violent. Facing the combined forces of the Ancient Demon Clan's war priests and numerous elites, they showed no fear whatsoever. In just over ten breaths, more than a hundred of them had already perished!
Are you alright? Why have you been spacing out?
Despite the pain in her body, Ziyue asked.
"I'm fine," Chen Qing said with a wry smile, shaking her head. "It's good that you're safe."
"Thanks to you." Ziyue couldn't help but roll her eyes at Chen Qing: "How many more of these ridiculous things are you planning to design? You'd better tell me in advance, I don't want to go through what just happened again."
She wasn't just joking. These inexplicable monsters had abilities that were simply unbelievable. Even with the approval of the Four Saints Army, she almost failed. She really didn't want to experience those bizarre things Chen Qing designed without any information again.
"There are some things I don't remember very clearly either." Chen Qing shook his head, looking ahead, and said, "This time it's alright. This monster lacks experience and can't yet skillfully control its abilities, otherwise we would have been in real danger this time."
"Indeed." Ziyue nodded. She broke out in a cold sweat just thinking about the monster's abilities. Fortunately, the creature was still quite inexperienced and Chen Qing tricked it into revealing its weaknesses in no time. Fortunately, Chen Qing was immune to some of its abilities, otherwise she would probably be dead today.
"But it shouldn't be this immature," Chen Qing suddenly said quietly.
"What did you say?" Ziyue looked at the other person in confusion.
"It's nothing." Chen Qing covered his head, the flashback memory seemed particularly difficult to recall. The battle situation was tense at the moment, so he could only think about it later.
"This guy's direct combat strength is ridiculously high." Ziyue watched the situation nervously. Although she was protected by the Four Saints Army, her sense of crisis had not lessened much. At this moment, the monster was being besieged by the priest and his guards, but in that siege, the guy seemed to be holding his own.
She knew that guy was strong; she had seen him defeat Tian Heng in one move before. But was he behaving too strongly now?
The guards numbered over a thousand, all of them near- King Level experts. The energy and blood they formed were incredibly powerful. Even if they didn't collapse immediately under such a formation, the energy expenditure would be enormous without the support of a corresponding formation.
This is also why advanced mathematics students must avoid military formations; once caught up in a military formation, the energy expenditure is dozens of times greater than usual.
Despite such pressure, this guy was able to kill over a hundred members of the Four Saints Army, including more than ten powerful guards, even with a top expert like the High Priest in command.
Even the emperor from the Xiao Household couldn't do that, right?
"Doesn't he get tired?" Ziyue asked in alarm after observing him for a while.
"It's exhausting," Chen Qing sighed and shook his head. "This guy's body is connected to his own World in the Painting, and that world stores the energy it uses to copy, providing a continuous supply. You should be glad it hasn't mastered it yet, otherwise even if it breaks through to the King Level, it could still sustain itself by its World in the Painting!"
Ziyue: "."
Why the hell didn't you say so sooner!
If she had known it was this kind of monster, she would have ordered the Four Saints Army to retreat long ago. Why would she have bothered to waste time fighting such a monster?
"And it should be soon," Chen Qing said quietly. "It's becoming increasingly adept at controlling its boiling energy. In a quarter of an hour at most, it will break through to the King Level. The only way to kill it is now!"