"Can humanity prove the Godbach Conjecture within a hundred years?"
"Irrelevant."
"How many anomalies are there in the world?"
"Irrelevant."
"Does the universe have an end?"
"Irrelevant."
All the answers to the questions were "irrelevant," leaving one feeling listless.
Finally, another line of text was typed into the phone: "Do you know my true identity?"
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"I'm such a genius!"
When Wang Hao asked this question, his heart was filled with expectation.
Since it concerned "," the victim, the real answer to this question shouldn't be "irrelevant."
But this question had a double aning; "I" referred both to Chen Xinyi and to the player behind the controls.
So, the question pertained to the existence of the "Fourth Wall."
Did the Ga know that "I" was the Player?
Although Wang Hao didn't think that the so-called program would be able to give a novel answer, ultimately it was bound to be an "irrelevant."
But hey, the best part about playing gas is toying with the ga chanics!
Just like the speedrun routes in Super Mario that often exploit bugs in the ga chanics, otherwise completing the ga in just a few minutes would be impossible. Cs:go once had a bug where you could stand on a bird and fly to the sky, which was hugely popular among players; in Civilization 4, the peaceful Gandhi due to a bug ended up being a nuke-dropping maniac...
Hardcore players have their hardcore tactics; mod users have their ways of modding.
But digging into ga chanics, especially uncovering interesting ga bugs, is a common desire among avid players.
Finding exploits in the programming is the happiest mont, a joy of triumphing over the ga developers.
Thinking of this, Wang Hao rubbed his hands together cheerfully, thinking expectantly, "Although all answers beyond the program's scope should be 'irrelevant,' now you can't tell, can you?"
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The final answer was sowhat unexpected, and it wasn't "irrelevant."
The Tortoise Soup gaming group offered no further clues, seed like they had crashed?!
No matter what he tried, there were no responses.
This made him sowhat anxious, unsure of what to do next.
Wang Hao, wanting to challenge the ga chanics, controlled his Avatar to run to the balcony to take in the urban scenery. The quiet city at night was still busy, with constant traffic on the streets, a bustling tropolis with a population in the tens of millions.
This ti, the scenario seed to be set in China; squinting, he could see the neon Chinese characters not far off: Big Rice Bucket Canteen.
However, his Avatar was not allowed to leave his dormitory.
Every ti he tried to jump out of the building or leave the dorm, a prompt would pop up: "You cannot leave the scripted scenario."
"You cannot leave the scripted scenario."
"You cannot leave the scripted scenario."
So, he could only once again pick up the Kitchen Knife and walk cautiously towards the bedroom.
"No, don't!"
Chen Xinyi's eyes widened, that suffocating sensation reerged.
And then...
"You died."
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Wang felt imnsely frustrated, seeing the words "You died" on the screen, he pounded his head fiercely.
Did I get ahead of myself or was the anomaly unable to pick up the knife?
Why did I provoke it, why?!
My 100 points.
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Here we go again!
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This ti, I didn't fuss with too many tricks, there was no more to explore, and finishing the Ga was the priority.
If I played with death again, who knew if I'd throw away a life for nothing.
So, after completing the task thodically, I chose to end the Ga.
[You have completed the main quest: "Save Chen Xinyi from the inevitable destiny of certain death."]
[Task completion: 100%]
[Score: 1500 (Main quest 500) (Task completion 1000)]
Not exceeding 100% task completion left Wang Hao sowhat dissatisfied. Maybe it was because I hadn't truly killed that "female ghost"...
If I had really found a way to deal with her, I might have exceeded 100%.
But no good thod ca to mind, and every ti I flirted with death, it cost money.
These three-plus hours were a blast to play, and the 500 points for hints were well worth it.
[Task settlent in progress, please wait... Estimated settlent ti is 10 hours, 22 minutes, 39 seconds.]
The settlent was taking its ti.
Thinking it through, I realized how the Ga chanics worked.
"Tasks in the main world often have a Ga ti limit, so the settlent takes a long ti."
"Tasks in historical worlds have no ti restrictions since they already happened, so they settle quickly... Well, they've made it quite rigorous."
Seeing that it was getting late, I didn't wait any longer and went straight to the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face.
I looked at myself in the mirror again; I hadn't stayed up late, so I was in good spirits.
Before going to bed, I played with my phone for a while and posted a ssage in the "Save the Multi-universe" group: "The peach is tasty, thanks, Savage Bro."
"Friends, who wants to play the Sea Turtle Soup ga?"
"What's Sea Turtle Soup?"
"It's like a big version of a brainteaser. I'll start with a bit of information, and you can ask any question. I'll only answer 'yes,' 'no,' or 'irrelevant.'"
Then he began to plagiarize content from the Ga: [Thud, thud, thud, footsteps in the stairwell grew closer, and the door opened. It turned out to be mom, and I was hiding under the bed, shaking with fear, not daring to move. Why is that?]
After guessing the answer, people in the group yelled, "That's too scary, man! Why are you posting horror stories in the middle of the night? I won't be able to sleep."
Really?
Wang Hao was quite surprised; he had been having a great ti.
"I'm about to turn into a graduate from the University of Insults. Can I curse people?"
"You are cleverer than I am!"
"Sleepless tonight."
Suddenly soone said, "There's a 'thud, thud, thud' knocking at the door outside and the sound of high heels, scaring so much I dare not open the door."
"For real?"
"For real, it turned out to be my mom."
Wang Hao laughed so hard in bed it sounded like a rooster crowing. He kept chatting in the group until midnight and then drifted into a deep sleep.
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Chen Xinyi, in a bewildered state, watched the high-heeled woman crawl around the bedroom like a Voldemort, resembling a giant worm.
Multiple Reincarnations had brought on an unreal sensation, her heart beating "thump-thump" rapidly.
It wasn't due to fear but an unprecedented suffocating thrill...
This stimulation made it hard for her to stop even at the brink of death, the more reckless she was, the happier she felt, and she even contemplated picking up the Kitchen Knife again...
Suddenly, she found she had regained control of her body, her trembling fingers clenched into fists and then released, as she took several deep breaths.
"I must be mad!!"
The stench of decay from the corpses, having been breathed in for a while, seed to have beco familiar.
But the next second, she was struck with terror.
The departure of the mysterious power ant she had lost the ability of Infinite Resurrection...
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