The atmosphere in the institute was cloudy.
The plot took a turn for the worse again.
Lu Nan did not become the center of the storm of public opinion pressure as planned. He did not lose his reputation, was reviled by thousands of people, and was subjected to endless harassment and mental torture—but he also did not go the other way, becoming a plaything of the powerful, and venting. tool of desire.
On the screen, the criminal's pain value is a dazzling bright red "1".
And the only source of pain was the electric shock that the research institute applied to punish him for deviating from the mission.
After looking back at how well each task was accomplished, the researchers could hardly believe the results.
A total of five missions have been released in this world, four short-term missions and one long-term mission.
Only one short-term task was left unfinished.
However, the plot took an irrefutable turn.
And each value is far from the expected value.
but! I don't know why, but in the bottom of the researchers' hearts, there is a vague feeling of expectation.
- After all, it's not the first time.
Before they knew it, they got used to it.
But the director obviously didn't think so.
With a gloomy face, he checked the data from the virtual world over and over again.
Originally thought that after Zuo Yan's mission, everything would be on the right track, and after the time multiple was turned on, the automatic monitoring machine did not alarm - that means that in the period after that, Ge Xiu did not I have done things that are too outrageous or that can threaten the original plot trajectory, and I have not tried to do any rude operations - but even so, the plot has successfully gone astray.
What's going on
The director's brows furrowed even tighter, his face pale as if he could squeeze out the water.
The operation of Pandora was originally a black box. After the virtual world was successfully constructed, the outside world could not observe or even interfere with it. This time, they forcibly reduced the operation rate and sacrificed part of the stable value of Pandora. With this limitation, it is possible to control the operation inside the virtual world.
But they can't maintain the state of low magnification operation for a long time.
Not only the mental power threshold of criminals cannot reach the standard, but Pandora cannot guarantee the efficiency of work operation in a long-term unstable state.
In that case, people from the Secret Service will definitely come to ask the guilt.
Therefore, they can only monitor the interior of the virtual world through a device that automatically detects abnormal data. Once the monitored person performs abnormal behavior that interferes with the world line, it will automatically alert, and then the research institute will deal with it next. .
But this time there was no alarm.
In fact... In the previous few virtual worlds, the alarms rarely appeared, at most once or twice in a world.
It stands to reason that with such a small number of alerts, it is difficult to cause such an alarming deviation of the world line.
—Unless, the problem lies outside the virtual world.
But criminals who are put into the virtual world are completely isolated, and it is impossible to get any help.
The director narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
He stood up and ordered to the researchers: "End this world, even if it continues, there will be no better results."
The most important thing to do now is to act decisively and stop losses in time.
Open the next virtual world.
The researchers got busy under his orders.
The director then added: "This time there is no need to give the criminal a break, and he will be thrown into the next world directly."
"Yes," the researchers replied.
Looking at the busy scene in front of him, the director's expression was obscure and gloomy.
In any case, this time, we must find out who is doing the trick.
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Ge Xiu suddenly woke up.
There was noise in the ears.
Laughter, noise, footsteps, percussion... Countless noises converged into a torrent of noise, which instantly drowned him like a tidal wave. The sudden surge of sound made his nerves unbearable for a moment. short circuit.
Here is... where
He blinked slowly, and the layer of shadow and mist that was blocking his eyes gradually dissipated.
Ge Xiu's eyes gradually focused.
In front of me was a dark yellow tabletop close at hand, the surface of which was pitted and covered with dull nicks and graffiti, flashing at the junction of shadow and light.
Lying on the table by yourself...
Ge Xiu raised his head slowly, and with his movements, there was a rust-like rubbing sound from his shoulders and neck, and the stiff soreness spread instantly, implicated in the whole body like a chain reaction.
In front of you is an unfamiliar room.
There are dozens of tables and chairs neatly placed in the not-so-large room. There is a low platform at the front of the room. In front of the dark wall panel is a table facing the room, with a few books scattered on it. The book is covered with white dust.
Men and women in the same uniform shuttled in the aisle between the tables, the young faces were still childish, giggling and laughing.
classroom
Gossi was stunned.
He doesn't have any memory and experience of going to school, and even if he had, it couldn't have been such a primitive scene.
However, in the previous world, Lu Nan's web drama was the theme of youth campus. Although Ge Xiu is not a good actor, he still knows the lines and the plot very well in order to complete the task. In addition, he has also searched the Internet for related topics. Therefore, I am familiar with the classroom scene, and I can roughly figure out my current situation.
So, is he directly changing the world in his sleep
Ge Xiu lowered his eyes thoughtfully, raised his hand and rubbed his still somewhat stiff neck.
- Are those people outside in such a hurry
In the previous worlds, Ge Xiu had already figured out the law of the other party's behavior. If his mental state did not fluctuate too much, or if he did something unusual to recast the world, he would often pass through organ failure. The way slowly draws away from the world.
On the contrary, the outside world will stop the loss in time and disconnect him from the virtual world at the fastest speed.
But this time is different.
In order to observe better, Ge Xiu felt that he was very low-key in the last world - especially compared to the previous worlds.
However, this time, he was directly pulled out of the world. The whole process was fast and abrupt, and he could almost clearly feel the urgency in it.
- Did they notice anything
Or is it just in a hurry
Ge Xiu gently slid his fingertips against the tabletop, feeling the uneven texture.
Just then, the harsh class bell rang suddenly.
Students in school uniforms rushed from outside the classroom and walked towards their seats. In just a few minutes, the empty classroom was already full of people.
A rigidly dressed middle-aged teacher stepped into the classroom with a stack of books and started the class.
Ge Xiu's position is in the penultimate row and is not conspicuous.
The strange thing is that now he has been in this world for more than twenty minutes, but the sound of the prompt has still not sounded.
There is no world introduction, and no plot and character settings.
In the previous world, although the timing of the electronic reminder sound was also slightly different, it had never been silent for such a long time.
Fault? Or deliberately
Taking advantage of the time when the teacher started to lecture, Ge Xiu started flipping through the books on his desk, trying to find clues about his identity this time.
The signature on the book is "Chen Ziyan".
The handwriting on it is clear and neat, and the notes are densely covered over the pages. It is obvious that he is a good student who studies seriously.
Ge Xiu picked up the pen, and on one of the pages, imitated Chen Ziyan's handwriting and wrote a few words at random. After a few tries, the handwriting from his pen was no different from the remaining handwriting on the book.
He put down his pen and looked around the classroom.
The teacher's lecturing voice was dry, dry and hypnotic, and the students sitting below bowed their heads and looked dead.
Gossi noticed a strange feature.
There are about forty students in the class, most of them are very ordinary, but among the forty people, there are four or five students who are very special - they all wear metal collars around their necks, and the rules of the collars are the same. , not like a personal choice of clothing, but more like being forced to wear it.
Those unknown collars shone with a cold silver light under the classroom lights, making them dazzling.
He subconsciously touched his neck.
empty.
The world is clearly not as ordinary as it appears.
Unfortunately, this time Chen Ziyan was a student and did not carry any communication tools capable of connecting to the Internet, which made it impossible to search for information online.
At this moment, Ge Xiu's eyes fell on another corner of the classroom, and he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
A teenager is sleeping on the table.
His shoulders are strong and broad, his hair is short, almost touching his scalp, and even if he doesn't lift his head, he has a strong presence that can't be ignored.
Appears indifferent, withdrawn, isolated.
Once again, Gorshu recognized "him" without hindrance.
He was a little surprised - there are very few worlds where they could meet right away at the beginning, and this time they were classmates.
Moreover, "he" also wears the same silver collar around his neck.
Ge Xiu is not going to appear in front of the other party rashly - if his conclusion in the last world is correct, the other party's identity this time may not be simple. as well.
Time flies.
The school bell rings.
The roar of hilarity sounded again, and the classroom was shrouded in noise once again. The students were sparring and laughing with each other, while packing their schoolbags.
Ge Xiu slowly packed his things and drifted to the other corner of the classroom without a trace.
He lay silently on the table, motionless, and even when Gexiu left the classroom, he did not raise his head.
Ge Xiu walked out of the school gate.
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed the street a dazzling orange. He had seen Chen Ziyan's mailing address on his student ID card before, so after asking a few passersby, Ge Xiu basically determined where he lived this time. .
He walked along the deserted road, then followed the directions into an alley.
The sky gradually darkened.
Ge Xiu felt a strange feeling slowly grow.
His stomach turned upside down, some kind of weird itching and soreness spread under the skin, and the sound of blood rushing could be heard in his ears, along with the heartbeat hitting his eardrums, everything seemed to be spinning, a strong sense of dizziness attacked him.
Ge Xiu raised his hand with difficulty and supported the cold and damp wall beside him, barely maintaining his balance.
The last rays of the setting sun in the distance have faded.
The edge of the sun sank below the horizon.
Ge Xiu's eyes darkened, he stumbled and fell to the ground. The sudden weightlessness made him defenseless and fell down violently.
The fall seemed endless.
Immediately afterwards, there was a dull pain on his back hitting the ground, but it seemed that something had been cushioned under his body, and the pain was not severe.
Ge Xiu opened his eyes, the weirdness, dizziness and itching just now faded like a tide.
But it was pitch black in front of his eyes, as if a heavy layer was pressing on his head.
He struggled, trying to break free.
The next second, Ge Xiu found the exit between the accidental hits and hits. With his feet empty, he slammed towards the person behind him, and then rolled several times on the ground.
The alley just now appeared in front of me again.
But... I don't know why... Everything seems to be magnified several times.
There seems to be an eerie sense of dissonance everywhere.
Ge Xiu stood up, but lost his balance in the next second, and fell heavily to the ground again. He was startled, and subconsciously squeezed out a low voice in his throat:
-"mum."
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