First Player

"To bring you the latest news, the Human Self-Salvation Alliance issued a statement saying that at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the speaker will deliver a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the Lord God World Points Trade Planning Institute, looking forward to the progress of human points, and calling on people to focus on stability and reduce customs clearance risks. …”

"The World Independent Society has combined the technology of the androids of the old world to develop a preliminary intelligent body, hoping to increase the number of players. However, whether the intelligent body belongs to the human species is still an unknown question..."

"At three o'clock in the morning today, injuries occurred in many taverns. The cause was a quarrel between people over the first player's clearance experience. The joint group issued a statement saying that they hope people will stay calm and wait patiently for the adventure players to clear the level..."

"At this time of crisis, we should remain calm. A spokesperson from the Free Press said that he would go to the joint delegation to express his opinions on the history of the Old World."

"The Medical Assistance Foundation, Children's Foundation, and Spiritual Assistance Foundation have been officially established. For details, please see the pinned post on the official account of the United Group..."

"Player Luna said that if we condemn those who are still pursuing the light because they cannot see through the temporary darkness, then we will be no different from those indifferent spectators who put sheep to death."

"We still don't know whether the number one player and the top players who are still persisting can succeed, and whether the ending of the old world can be changed..."

"Sister Tasriel stands quietly in the church day and night, hoping that faith can bless them..."

The sound of news came from the announcer, and Aini looked at the hanging live screen.

On the screen, the scene of nowhere to survive was despairing even from the third person perspective. The overall direction of the barrage was already quite pessimistic, because they knew that the first player could not see it at all.

Ani looked away and sighed.

"It's the thirty-first day, and the previous copies have never been this long."

He clicked on the world forum, and the posts were all about topics about the tenth world.

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[(Hot) How long will the tenth world last? If frontline adventure players have been unable to clear the level, wouldn’t we have been stuck at this progress? 】

[(Hot) Discussion on Bailian’s favorability system—dimensions and world lines. 】

[(Hot) United Group Representative Iris gave a speech, the number of days in the tenth world must be limited. We have to trust adventure players. 】

[(Hot) Hubert's explanation of the "retracement" mechanism, including a detailed overview of various retracements. The correspondence between the Immortal Talisman Seal, the Sword of Destiny, and the Eye of the Past may help us explore the mystery of becoming a god. 】

[(Hot) How should the first player break the game? Why was his initial identity "Su Mingan"? Why did his dungeon start with his own face and voice? 】

[(Hot) A whole month has been spent on the tenth world. Is the progress of the human points progress bar really enough? Wasn’t our previous attitude too optimistic? ? 】

[(Hot) Zhuangzhou dreamed of butterflies, butterflies dreamed of Zhuangzhou - Everyone, have we really woken up? 】

…

The shopkeeper brought the coffee, glanced at the mist on the faces of the three of them curiously, and quickly left humming a tune. It seemed that a casual player like her was still in a good mood, perhaps because she knew there was no point in being anxious.

The trend in the world of the Lord God is already quite pessimistic, because people basically cannot see the hope of victory in the tenth world.

Ani took a sip of coffee and said:

"Today is March 15th. A total of 420 million adventure players initially entered the Tenth World. This was inspired by the deeds of Akto in the Ninth World. But so far, only 300 million players have completed the dungeon. Around this time, the remaining people are still in the world reset, and they even think that they are just starting out as a copy."

"It's not just... Su Ming'an. Including... Meiani, Flora, Angel, Violet... no matter how many times they try, they will never obey the gods." Beiwang's gaze drooped on the live broadcast screen. There was still a fire burning inside: "So, they... haven't come out yet."

On the screen, a black-haired young man in the fire was leaning against the broken prophecy stone wall. The figure of the god is like a pure white ghost.

That white shadow not only frightened the people in it, but also cast a shadow in the hearts of the viewers outside the screen - it was this god who turned on the reset again and again, making them watch the copy for five or six days. The live broadcast keeps returning to the beginning, like watching a desperate movie that keeps replaying.

Ani's palm was pressed against the coffee cup. He couldn't feel any warmth, and his heart was only cold.

Aini was one of the first players to finish the dungeon. When the twenty days were up, he came out. The players who came out with him are called by the forum as "the first batch of players to clear the game in the tenth world". According to incomplete statistics, the number is about 250 million. This shows that most players have stayed safely until the twentieth day without experiencing any reset.

Beiwang was a little later. He released a copy on the twenty-seventh day because he tried to defy the gods on the seventh day and was reset once. In the second week of the world, he realized that all his resistance routes had been blocked by the gods, so he did not choose to defy the gods again and spent twenty days.

God's methods are always getting more and more powerful. When the situation in the first round of the world is beyond his control, he will immediately make up for the shortcomings of the first round in the second round of the world, making it impossible for most players to have it. A third chance to reset.

So people basically ended the dungeon within thirty days, and there was no doubt that the gods won in the end. But even so, the person who deserved a perfect pass still got a perfect pass, even if it seemed like a victory of divine mercy.

"Ani. I want to hear about your customs clearance experience." Beiwang picked up the coffee cup.

Aini was expressionless: "My experience..."

He didn't think it was an experience worth talking about, and it was even embarrassing to talk about.

But he knew that Bei Wang was a man who had little interest in human beings. Bei Wang wanted to know this just to get more information.

"Okay..." Aini breathed out a sigh of relief and told all his embarrassing experiences:

"At the beginning of the dungeon, I was the deputy leader of the Human Self-Salvation Alliance. But everything made me feel desperate - such as the Councilor Evette who died obediently following the orders of the gods, and the oracle of 'erasing history' that I could not disobey. The Ark Plan with countless interest lines.”

"The beginning of hell, I can say this unceremoniously - the fanatical pursuit of positive emotions, people's sick smiles, and the degree of society's solidification and rigidity have reached a state of numbness. So after thinking about it for a long time, I finally decided not to Rebel against the gods.”

"Actually, I tried to resist. I found out that there are many experimental subjects of gods in the world. I found out about the myths of old gods and angels. I even found out that there was something not simple about the prophecy stone wall. But it was too difficult... The sense of oppression from the gods was too strong. As soon as I approached the tower, the Holy Alliance troops appeared in droves. I didn't make much achievements in the Dream Patrol game, and I couldn't convince people to resist with me, so..."

"Under the gaze of God, I agreed to stay with Him until the end. During this period, I did not open the tower. All I did was try my best to get through five Dream Patrol games, which was not easy."

"When the twenty days came, I left the dungeon, and the progress of perfect clearance surprisingly reached 100%. The world seemed calm, but... people's numbness seemed to have been engraved in their bones. I didn't know how the future of the world would change. It looks good, but it shouldn’t be too good.”

Ani took a sip of coffee, with an angry expression on his face. He was quite unconvinced by this ending.

"It will be destroyed." Bei Wang said concisely.

"Ah?" Aini opened his eyes wide.

"It will be destroyed. If no one becomes a god in the end." Beiwang picked up the coffee cup and was burned again.

"It turns out that it will really be destroyed..." Aini murmured to himself: "I always thought that this was the god scaring us. He actually wants to destroy the world, why? That is the source of his belief."

"I already know the reason." Bei Wang said: "After all, my ending was that the world was destroyed. No one was left except me."

Aini and Bei Wang looked at each other, and Aini suddenly shuddered.

At this time, a sharp voice came from the other side of the coffee shop.

"——The gods sent an invitation to Su Mingan again, why did he reject it again!"

It was a group of adventure players who had finished the dungeon and gathered here to drink coffee.

Nowadays, adventure players are everywhere on the streets and in various exhibitions. They were taking a long vacation.

A young man with yellow hair raised his head, pointed at the screen and said: "He just promised the gods quickly! He already knew that he would be reset, why should he continue? Isn't this a waste of time? It's a waste of everyone's time, a waste of time Time for all mankind!”

He pointed at Su Mingan who was covered in burns on the screen, his face full of condemnation and confusion.

"The gods have promised him a perfect pass. He is the number one player. He has so many points and heavy responsibilities. Who will pay for it if he fails? I see those - Aini, Beiwang, Luna , Iris, didn’t they all come out successfully!”

A girl wearing a butterfly hairpin next to her said: "Save it, sit down, sit down quickly, someone is listening..."

She quickly pulled the yellow-haired young man to sit down. The title of the number one player now was different from before. If he really scolded the number one player on the street, he would definitely be beaten.

Regarding Su Ming'an's unwillingness to admit defeat, many people on the forum understood, and many people did not understand. Some people believe that the deepest secrets of the world must be unearthed, otherwise the last wish of mankind will repeat the tragedy due to the lack of information and end up like a ruined world. Some people think that the first player should just pass the level honestly and perfectly, and ignore other messy things. If the important information is gone, it will be gone. At worst, everyone will die together in the end, and they will have to bear the consequences of any bitter consequences.

Aini and Beiwang are confused now. They have not touched anything at the core of the tenth world.

"——If I can enter the dungeon, I will definitely make him stop. I have failed so many times and haven't learned a lesson yet. This shows that it is impossible to completely clear the tenth world..." The yellow-haired young man muttered as he sat down.

"Yes. I think being able to walk to the prophecy stone wall has already killed 99% of the adventure players instantly, which is almost enough. What if you really die? Open the Eleventh World as soon as possible. Why hang yourself on a tree." said the young man next to him.

"Okay, okay, stop talking..." The girl quickly covered her mouth.

"……so."

Su Lin looked away and said calmly:

"What did you ask me to do?"

He was not interested in the stories of the Tenth World, nor in the richness of humanity.

Aini said: "Can you enter the dungeon and remind Su Ming'an?"

Su Lin looked at him:

"Remind him to continue, or remind him to give up?"

The tables and chairs sounded, and the adventurers at the table finished their coffee and discussed where to go for exhibitions and vacations.

They don't care what the people on the screen are enduring, maybe because of confidence, maybe because of discouragement. Only the girl looked at the young man on the screen worriedly.

At this time, the heroine has reached out to the young man, and the timelines of the two protagonists have finally converged.

——Although it is under the disdain of the world.

According to posts on the World Forum - only one-third of people think Su Mingan can defeat the gods in the end. From their perspective, they also couldn't see everything Chao Yan did, because the live broadcast perspective was always focused on Su Ming'an.

They have been in despair for too long these thirty-one days. At first, some people thought Su Mingan could win, but after the fifth week, they gradually lost confidence after repeated failures.

Even the people outside the play have given up, but the person in the play who is suffering the most has been persisting - why should he?

"jingle--"

The wind chime on the glass door rang.

Aini said resolutely: "Of course I am reminding him to continue. Only his reset times have reached ten times, and the others are basically less than six times. This shows that he has the strongest sense of oppression on the gods and requires the gods to constantly reset. Reset the world to save the day.”

Su Lin said calmly: "I am not part of the world game system and cannot enter the dungeon again."

"That's right, you and him are not meant to be..." Aini lowered his head.

"gone."

Su Lin raised her feet and left. If he wasn't really bored, he wouldn't have agreed to Aini's invitation. He originally thought there would be constructive suggestions.

"...Su Lin." Beiwang shouted.

Su Lin stopped and didn't look back.

"...Do you think we are still awake?" Bei Wang said.

Su Lin turned his head, and the sunlight left a sharp mark on his face, cutting into his golden pupils. His eyes were stagnant on Bei Wang's face, seemingly out of focus.

"——Otherwise, don't be affected by the sequelae."

He pushed the door open and the wind chimes jingled.

“Dingle bell—dingle bell.”

Bei Wang sat in his seat and took another look at the eighth perfect clearance mark on the back of his hand.

"The world of the 'old days'..."

…

Su Mingan opened his eyes.

The sea breeze ruffled his soaked clothes, but his mind was very peaceful.

"...How many times?" Su Wensheng's voice came every time.

"first."

"Really? The first time?" Su Wensheng pinched his chin: "I will indeed keep the memories of your return, but these memories will not be very clear, they will just... hmm? What are you doing?"