The storyline of the protagonist that was sent down only ended here. The image on the light screen disappeared and turned back into snowflakes with no signal.
Yu Tang turned off the projection.
This was the first time the system encountered such a complicated protagonist. It fell on Yu Tang's shoulder but did not speak immediately.
It retrieves all the relevant plots.
At the age of seventeen, Feng Qing was admitted to the hospital due to complications from failed transformation.
Feng Qing voluntarily signed the agreement with the Ministry of Science and Technology, agreeing to donate his body after his death as a sample for research by the Ministry of Science and Technology.
His body has been weakening, and he foresees his own death, so he is willing to let scientists study his body and find a way to save other transformed people.
…More importantly, donating your body will bring you a very generous compensation.
Feng Qing tried every possible way to make money. Whenever he was not in school, he would work part-time jobs everywhere. He was reprimanded by Zhong San several times, but he still did not change.
Zhong San was unaware that his body was slowly breaking down and thought that he was always sick because he worked too hard.
Feng Qing did not refute, his face pale and limp in the pillow, smiling and teasing Zhong San: "You can start a company in the future, you can be my boss, and you can support me in a big villa. When the time comes, I will play games all day and not go to work, and you can give me the highest salary in the whole company..."
Zhong San ignored him and placed the cooked soup beside the bed.
At that time, Zhong San swore in his diary that if he started a company in the future, he would not let Feng Qing do anything.
Feng Qing likes to do puzzles and sculpt, so let him do what he likes for the rest of his life.
It's a pity that Feng Qing didn't see that "future".
After Feng Qing's death, his body was donated to the Ministry of Science and Technology in accordance with his wishes.
Three years later, he woke up again for some reason, but due to severe memory loss and extremely unstable physical condition, he was treated as a "failure" and sent to the black market as a commodity.
He was sold several times, and finally, because of his supernatural powers, he was bought by the owner of a private technology company and kept in his villa.
Otherwise, it won't be long before he is thrown into the battle royale game with real people as his prey as "Player D-13".
…
Yu Tang lowered his head and looked at the electronic anklet on his ankle.
This material is doped with trace amounts of neutron star core components and has automatic positioning and tracking capabilities at the particle level. It is one of the few substances that even Feng Qing's energy cannot analyze and reorganize.
The system was shocked by what it heard: "... What?"
Yu Tang concluded succinctly: "I can't open it."
system:"… "
Yu Tang was trying out Feng Qing's supernatural power. He concentrated his mind a little, and the small porcelain bowl in front of him broke into countless suspended particles.
During the time of recuperation in the villa, Feng Qing's supernatural powers became stronger every day.
If he wasn't wearing an electronic anklet, Zhong San might not be willing to lock him up alone in the villa no matter how short of money he was.
Yu Tang let the group of particles condense in his palm: "What is the mission of our book?"
"Fulfill the protagonist's wish for revenge and win the final victory of the game." The system flipped through the pages and said, "There are several specific key nodes."
Yu Tang raised his eyebrows slightly.
The last time they encountered such a critical moment was in the book where he worked as Yu Tang's assistant. The protagonists, top and bottom, met unexpectedly in a detention center, held hands and cried, and wrote a song "Tears Behind Bars" together.
This kind of node is an indispensable part of the whole book, and determines the direction of the whole book in terms of the main plot line. It may not be present in every book, but once it is marked, it must be completed.
Yu Tang hadn't touched the main storyline for a while, and he missed it a little: "Which parts of the story are the nodes?"
The system turned to the next page: "Reset seventeen times, completely annihilated into particles in the villa, and recorded the last words before dissipating."
Yu Tang: “…”
The system happily flashed a small red light: "It looks easy!"
The terminal and the host completely fell out, Zhan Chen left, and the system accepted the commission to protect the host. For a moment, it was worried that it would encounter some intentionally difficult tasks.
But when it comes to the particle level, electron storms are actually the simplest operations.
The system was relieved: "From the looks of it, it's not very dangerous..."
Yu Tang: "It's very dangerous."
system:"?"
Yu Tang sat down and looked at the reassembled stream of consciousness wave zigzag-shaped small porcelain bowl.
Yu Tang was concentrating fully on trimming the twisted edge of the small porcelain bowl and adjusting the base of the bowl.
The system whispered: "Host, our bowl seems to have turned into a rectangular shape..."
Yu Tang: “…”
system:"… "
The small flat quadrilateral porcelain bowl exploded with a "pop" and turned into a ball of particle mist again.
…
Yu Tang sat down pondering.
Particle analysis and particle reorganization were originally the daily work of Electronic Storm, so they were certainly not difficult for him.
But it was almost impossible for Yu Tang to reconstruct a convincing enough shape with his own skills.
With Feng Qing's special ability, he could of course easily analyze Feng Qing's body into particles. But after the reorganization, he could only ensure that Feng Qing had two arms, two legs and a head.
Yu Tang was 80% sure that he could grow two eyes, a nose and a mouth on his head.
Yu Tang asked the system: "Can I complete this book in the form of a cloud of particle mist?"
"I'm afraid not, host." The system reminded, "We need to record the last words in human form."
… And a ball of fog wearing electronic shackles may not pass the registration review of game players.
The system carefully suggested: "Host, can we buy a sculpture skill card?"
After learning about the possible source of this skill card, the system was reluctant to touch the card area of the mall any more.
But in an emergency, they had to regroup as Feng Qing seventeen times, and they had to ensure that after each regrouping, Feng Qing would be in normal human form without being blocked.
Yu Tang thought about this method and shook his head: "It's not worth buying."
The system was stunned: "Why?"
Yu Tang opened the backstage: "The monitoring system is temporarily closed. The card area."
Each host's backend received a notification that, for some reason, the source of the cards is being urgently reviewed and will be put back on the shelves after the review.
Yu Tang could only take a step back and download all the sculpture-related information in the mall and import it into his sea of consciousness.
The system held on to a glimmer of hope: "Will it work?"
"It's useful." Yu Tang nodded, "My brain and eyes are both working."
system:"… "
Yu Tang tried again, reaggregating the particles of the small porcelain bowl to make a flower pot with a strong postmodern artistic atmosphere.
The system covers its own camera.
Yu Tang was not discouraged. He practiced diligently for a period of time according to the clay enlightenment process in his mind.
…
Even if he had become a mutant with special abilities, Feng Qing was still a human being after all. This kind of analysis and reorganization would consume a lot of energy, and after two hours, this body showed obvious fatigue and dizziness.
The system mixed a spray that nourished the spirit and sprayed every corner of the sea of consciousness carefully.
The system asked Yu Tang: "Host, host, haven't you studied this book before?"
The system has been dealing with this problem since just now.
Yu Tang had once trained Feng Qing during the period from seven to seventeen years old.
In this plot, there are also a lot of contents about carving wooden figures, making dough figures, and playing with puzzles and building blocks. If Yu Tang could do it then, maybe he can do it now.
"I didn't know how to do it at that time." Yu Tang said, "But I could use the cheat code."
After activating the golden finger, his hands will have their own ways to make the surface material into wonderful shapes that he cannot imagine.
The system was puzzled: "But isn't the golden finger only for the protagonist?"
Yu Tang: "In the book I studied, Feng Qing is the protagonist."
The system froze.
… It completely ignores this point.
In their current book, No. 13 is a part of the bad joke played by fate. It is a supporting character who is destined to be reset seventeen times and completely disappear from the beginning. It is Zhong San's tool.
But number 13 under the age of seventeen is not one of them.
Before he was seventeen, he had a name, Feng Qing.
Although it seems that he has no destiny as the protagonist and is extremely ordinary, in the story of Feng Qing and Zhong San, Feng Qing is not a supporting role, nor is he anyone's spare tire.
At that time, Yu Tang was undergoing an assessment by the main character department of the Chuanshuju.
Yu Tang said: "It was because I failed the assessment that Feng Qing's fate changed from the protagonist to a supporting role."
The system was a little anxious: "How could the host be so stupid?"
Although it did not understand the specific situation at that time, it instinctively defended Yu Tang: "It can't be the host's fault! The host should not feel guilty. If the assessment fails, it will change the fate of the people in the present world. This is too unfair..."
Yu Tang returned to his sea of consciousness. He had just finished drinking a bottle of refreshing and brain-tonifying liquid. He held the small bottle and raised his head: "I'm not blaming myself. I'm talking about the facts."
The system was stunned.
"The main character department and the supporting character department have different work scopes. They are divided into several groups, and each group has its own responsibilities."
Yu Tang said: "For example, the Long Aotian group is to make the protagonist achieve success and reach the pinnacle of life, and the face-slapping and scum-abusing group is to make the other half who let down the protagonist pay the due price."
System: "...Aren't we the group that beats up the scumbags?"
Yu Tang: "We are the supporting role department, the affectionate spare tire department."
system:"… "
Yu Tang: “…”
"In short," Yu Tang said, "If I had passed the assessment and completed the mission, Feng Qing would be the protagonist now."
The system asked quietly: "What was the host's mission at the time?"
Just as Yu Tang was about to answer, the instant messaging system in the room suddenly lit up with a green light, indicating it was connected.
"Number 13, get ready."
An exceptionally cold voice came from the intercom: "I'll pick you up in five minutes and send you into the game."
Yu Tang frowned slightly. He did not get up immediately, but guided his consciousness back to his body: "Isn't it a few days later?"
He returned to this book this time not because there were urgent changes in the plot line, but because the story line mission of the previous book was completed and the host was not allowed to stay any longer.
According to the information he received, Feng Qing was asked to enter the game, which was a plot that would happen after some time.
"The game has changed. This time the game starts faster."
The voice said, "Don't worry, we will pay you 10% more than the originally agreed compensation."
Yu Tang: "I'm not in good shape today. It might be dangerous if I enter the game rashly."
The game does not force any player to enter at the very beginning, but the earlier you enter the game, the greater the possibility of winning.
Only by winning the final game can Zhong San's revenge plan be realized.
Yu Tang asked: "Can we enter again tomorrow?"
The voice on the intercom said without any hesitation: "20%."
Yu Tang did not answer immediately.
"You can also ask for a higher price, as long as you can prove that you are worth it."
The voice said, "... I'm here, open the door."
Yu Tang pushed himself off the bed and stood up.
The system detected the fatigue value of this body and was worried, so it asked in a low voice: "Host, can you discuss this with him?"
"It doesn't fit his character." Yu Tang said, "Feng Qing is very short of money."
When the other party raised the price by 10%, Feng Qing's money-grubber nature made him unable to help but agree.
The monitoring system takes over the lower world in full, and all illegal behaviors will be automatically corrected. Yu Tang wanted to explore the extent of OOC now, so he tried to refuse it once.
"Please help me exchange some more medicine to replenish my spirit. Remember to ask if there are any discounts for group purchases."
Yu Tang instructed the system in his mind, put on his coat, and went to open the door: "I just checked my account and found that I have quite a few verification point coupons..."
The system was concentrating on operating the backend. When it heard Yu Tang's voice suddenly disappear, it tried to knock: "Host?"
Yu Tang did not answer.
The system inexplicably felt uneasy and switched the surveillance footage back to the outside world.
It floated in the sea of consciousness and was about to ask what was going on when it was also stunned by the surveillance footage.
…
According to the clues, the person in front is Zhong San.
Zhong San's appearance is just like his character, cold, indifferent, and serious. One can tell at first glance that he is a domineering business elite.
According to the plot, during this period, in order to make No. 13 willingly enter the game, he acted half-truthfully and talked with No. 13 for a few days about feelings other than money.
Perhaps because of this incident, his expression softened a little when he saw No. 13.
… Although his facial features, looks and temperament were completely different, when the system saw Zhong San’s brows soften, it was dazed for a moment and actually thought it saw Zhan Chen.
Yu Tang followed Zhong San out of the villa.
Zhong San's car was parked outside the villa. Yu Tang sat in the back seat and put away his ID card and registration information.
He will be sent to the assembly point and thrown into a life-and-death battle royale game.
…
Amid the roar of the engine, the system whispered to Yu Tang: "Host... Could Zhong San be Mr. Zhan?"
If Zhong San is Zhan Chen, everything will make sense.
According to the information they knew so far, after each reset, Zhan Chen would enter the book again as the host, obtain the little star and exchange it, resetting the time to correct everything.
After the plot is reset, everything in the dimension will be reset, including the memories of the exchanged people. Zhan Chen only remembers the part as the person in charge of the high-dimensional mall and forgets the plot of this book.
In this story, Zhong San is the one who finally gets the little star.
The main story they got only reached the point where Zhong San learned that No. 13 was Feng Qing - if Zhan Chen was the host, Zhong San would be chosen as the entry point for every introduction, and Zhong San would naturally have Zhan Chen's characteristics...
"No." Yu Tang said, "It's not that he can't grow."
The system froze.
…This logic makes perfect sense in programming.
The system asked quietly: "Why?"
Yu Tang: "Because human emotions are both fragile and strong."
The system felt that it sounded vaguely familiar and was stunned.
Yu Tang read and recited with emotion: "When you are extremely familiar with someone, even if the other person's name is different, the appearance is different, the personality is different, and all parts of the person have become unrecognizable, you can still recognize them."
system:"… "
"I didn't say this." Yu Tang said, "I saw it in a book when I was just assigned to Zhan Buchang's dormitory. Zhan Buchang read it to me—"
The system has heard this part before: "The host thought it was cool, so he memorized it."
Yu Tang: “Yes.”
The system flashed a small red light twice, but it didn't have the heart to remind the host. At that time, they all believed that Zhan Chen was a trap sent by the Supervisory Department to detain the host for inspection.
Yu Tang continued speaking in his sea of consciousness: "So I know it's not true."
Even if all the logic can be deduced, even if Zhong San really has the shadow of Zhan Chen, he will not be Zhan Chen.
Even if he was integrated into the program, controlled by the terminal, and all his past was erased, Zhan Chen would not do the same thing as Zhong San.
Yu Tang asked the system: "Do you know what Zhan Buzhang would do if he wanted to take revenge on the mastermind behind the scenes?"
System: “How?”
"Zhan Buchang will grow up alone, give up everything he originally loved, give up his predetermined future, join the Security Department, and become an undercover agent of the Security Department."
Yu Tang said: "He will use himself as a tool for revenge. Even if the price of being a tool is to enter the electronic storm for a short time and be implanted with a program, he will not implicate innocent people."
"Zhan Buchang could be anyone in this book, except Zhong San."
"Zhong San did it wrong from the beginning."
"He shouldn't have entered the rules of the mastermind behind the game and taken revenge on the mastermind behind the game."
Yu Tang said: "I hacked into a database on that terminal. Although the time was short, I was able to get the Zhongsan."
The system was stunned: "???"
Yu Tang opened the hidden file.
In the Chuanshu Bureau, every program created would leave a mark code of the creator. Through this mark code, the creator could detect changes in the program and make additions, deletions and revisions at a later time.
But at the same time, as long as we can find this marking code, we can trace it back and catch the hidden manufacturer.
Yu Tang used this method to catch Zhan Chen along the system, and used this method to reversely trace the vulnerability of the terminal through the person in charge of the mall who turned into data.
Yu Tang had already opened a backdoor on the terminal
"The 'mastermind' killed by Zhong San was just one of the masterminds behind the game—not even the first one."
Yu Tang said: "He was in great pain because of the truth. He regretted it and wanted to find Feng Qing again."
"He is not an employee of the Transmigration Bookstore. He does not know how to exchange the little star to reverse time. He keeps searching for any trace of Feng Qing in this world."
"Until one day, someone found him and gave him a chance."
The system asked quietly: "…Who is it?"
"No." Yu Tang flipped through the plot, "We can give this person a name, let's call him Terminal."
system:"… "
Yu Tang: "The terminal told Zhong San that it could find a way to bring Feng Qing back to him, but there was a condition."
Yu Tang: "Zhong San needs to be the new mastermind behind the game."
The system was horrified.
Yu Tang glanced at it, read the rest of the follow-up plot, and turned off the file.
The dragon slayer dived into the abyss, thinking he had killed the dragon, but in fact he had only killed the dragon's illusion.
The dragon slayer becomes a new phantom.
Zhong San will always be the mastermind behind the game until someone new comes to seek revenge and kill him at all costs - just like every mastermind before him.
As long as the person who comes for revenge enters the terminal for revenge, the cycle will start again.
"Zhan Buchang will not enter the abyss to slay the dragon. He will kick over the dragon and the abyss together."
Yu Tang: "If he doesn't do it once, he'll do it twice. If he doesn't do it twice, he'll do it three times... He'll distribute flyers in Electronic Storm and ask me for help."
Yu Tang: "He will come to find me in the game."
The car is parked at the entrance of the game.
People who watched the game on the dark web thought it was an exceptionally realistic holographic simulation game.
Only a few people know that all of this is true, and that the mutated new humans are forced into a desperate fight in order to survive.
Yu Tang didn't stay for even half a second. He jumped out of the car, handed in his ID quickly, and agreed to enter the game.
Yu Tang: "The exhibition director who will come to me is upright and brave, hates evil, and only lets me eat cookies."