Gate of Apocalypse

Chapter 266 [Copy of Punishment]

“Since the protection rules don't apply to me, then...” Chen Xiaocai just said, but GM suddenly shook his head: “Wait a minute. ”

“Hmm?”

“You do not apply the rules of protection, but… why should I tell you? ”

Chen Xiaoliang stunned.

“Aren't we partnering? ”

“Even if you don't cooperate with me, you need to survive in the copy and complete the copy task.” GM whispered, “And I gave you help, and your exchange system, that's my help. ”

“... the barter exchange system?” Chen Xiaocai smiled.

“This is the only thing I can do to avoid the system. Theoretically, this is a plugin.” GM laughs, too: "All the equipment generated in the system is programmable. And these things, they're all numerical, and the system has the numbers, how much they produce, how much they consume. Numbers are available. After all, I'm not a development team, I'm part of the system, and I want to be in the middle of it, and the development team can easily spot it.

So all I can manipulate is a portion of the redundancy value of the system.

For example, some dead game participants, their personal stockpiles of residual items, equipment, drugs. With the death of the participant, these items will be removed directly by the system retrieval.

And I, too, just get a share of the items from these redundant values. And then I'm going to give you these shares —— and you can't give them away for nothing.

Because I am GM, I am part of the system, and the system is unable to receive gifts!

The system only allows transactions to export items!

Redeemed prices are consistent with the system. This avoids abnormal retrieval of the system. ”

“But you don't have to be so crazy, do you? Spicy fries, instant noodles, chips, minivan...” Chen Xiaocai smiles bitterly: “In battle, people take swords, I carry magic mops, is that true? ”

“As I said, this is to evade retrieval of the system. Theoretically, these things don't exist and should be deleted. I intercepted the data and directed it to a plugin I made for you, but of course I needed to rename it, otherwise it would be easy to spot. ”

“Okay!”

Chen Xiaoliang smiled helplessly.

Big deal. I don't exchange weapons and equipment.

As for the medicine... spicy strips are spicy strips.

“So how can you tell me about these guys? ”

GM looks into Chen Xiaolian's eyes: “Deal. ”

“Deal?”

GM chuckles: "Don't you think it's been unfair to me that we've been working together? Whether I give you a benefit or not, you have to go through a copy anyway, and you have to work hard to complete the copy task - it's about your own life and death.

What did you really do for me? ”

“… makes sense.” Chen Xiaolei nodded.

“Exchange system, I solved it for you too. Well, if you want me to get more out of this, I think it's only through trading. I'm not your nanny, I won't ask for anything from you. ”

Chen Xiaoliang frowned: “So what do you need me to do for you? ”

“Easy, follow some of my arrangements.” GM laughs: “The team system can circumvent some mandatory copies, with some special treatment at the team level. You can also assign according to the number of people, etc.

But at some point, some copies, maybe you don't want to, can be avoided through the team system.

But there are some copies that I need you to get involved in! ”

“Like what? ”

“For example, a copy of the punishment. ”

GM said calmly.

……

Chen Xiaocao was stuck.

Copies, arguably the greatest shackles in the hearts of every awakener!

If there is freedom, no one is willing to participate in the copy!

A copy equals a life and death test!

Why is Zero City regarded by all awakeners as an extraterrestrial source? Because Zero City can block copies for people in the city!

If you don't take part in the replica, who else, besides the lunatic, would be willing to go into the replica to beat the crap out of you?

Not to mention the legendary copy of Punishment!

Punished copies are harsher and more cruel than ordinary ones!

This is a punishment for previous normal copy participants, a punishment for failure!

Other copies, failing, have one chance to punish the copies.

The punitive copy failed… the usual result is… death!

And the punishing copies, which are generally competitive copies, the awakeners entering the copies must face the test of life and death and must face the mutually destructive situations provided for in the system.

The strong stayed and the weak were eliminated.

……

“You mean... you want me to punish the copy? ”

“Yes.”

“Why?” Chen Xiaoliang frowned.

'Cause this time, I need you to go. ”GM indifferently.

Chen Xiaocao thought about it carefully: “If you don't make it clear, I won't promise you. While revenge is important, there is no need to put my own life in it. If I die in a copy of punishment, I have no hope of revenge. ”

GM sighed.

Then he finally answered the question.

“All copy plots of the system are a scene provided by the system. The core rules of the system, embodied in one scenario.

But a copy of the punishment is a special place.

Punish the participants in the copy, only the awakener.

This is a special setting for awakeners.

It is also a system used to control the number and quality of awakeners.

Not too many awakeners can be controlled, resulting in system imbalances.

At the same time, some of the weak ones can be eliminated.

And… some too powerful, take the opportunity to remove them. ”

“Wait, get rid of the weak. I understand. Raise the strong one... what is going on? ”

“As I said, the copy of punishment is based on the awakener.

Theoretically, the strong do not enter the punitive counterpart… the strong themselves are strong enough to win in a normal counterpart.

But there are always exceptions.

For example, when a normal copy is set in the copy itself, only one winner's spot appears.

At the same time, the system extracted several strong people into the copy.

Then there will inevitably be some strong people who will be forced into copies of the punishment instead of the only winner.

At this time, a copy of the punishment became a special means of systematically adjusting and controlling the awakener group.

The players are strong and weak, and the development team has clear control.

But awakeners, because they are indigenous resistance groups. Often, the awakener grows, and the system is not entirely in control.

When they discovered that once the overall group of awakeners was too powerful, for example, threatening the overall level of players, they were systematically considered to have crossed the set balance line.

Then, at this time, the punitive copy can be used to weaken the awakener. ”

“Let them kill each other?” Chen Xiaolian grinned.

“Yes.”

“What exactly does it mean to exclude the strong? ”

“The plot of the task of punishing the duplicate is systematically free to control.

In other words, there may be a plot task similar to other normal copies.

It is also possible that there is a temporary increase in the number of tasks in the system.

This task may include, but is not limited to, targeting a powerful team of awakeners entering a copy of Punishment and then allowing all other punished awakeners to snipe this target team!

This can also be a task!

Gather around and let the strongest awakener target team get killed together in a copy of Punishment! ”

Chen Xiaolian cursed in his heart.

“You have to understand that a punitive copy is not the world's earliest basic procedural infrastructure.

Instead, after the awakener appeared… the system patched the world.

And this patch, because it was later added in, is very manipulative.

Moreover, in its own system, the restrictions on the surveillance and rules of punitive duplication are weak!

Because the copy of the punishment was not part of the original system, it was added later.

The original system is actually set up for the player.

Then the awakener emerged, outside the original system, and joined the branch system of punishment copies.

So, in a copy of punishment, there's actually a lot of things that can go beyond the original system —— it's a back door to the system itself.

Punish the copy with no player involved.

Sometimes, however, development teams have inspectors coming in to adjust and control the situation - which, of course, is rarely the case. ”

“Then why did you ask me to punish the duplicate? ”

“Because I knew there was a special case in a copy of the punishment that the system was about to open.

I need you to get into this copy of punishment and help me do something. ”

Chen Xiaocai listened quietly: “Anything else? ”

“... None.” GM looked into Chen Xiaolian's eyes.

“What's that supposed to mean? Help you with what? Did you find any special equipment items or get any information? Or kill someone? And what is the plot of this punitive copy? You have to tell me! ”

“I can't tell you now, because I don't know yet. ”

“ …… ”

“Don't you get it yet? I'm not the controller of the system. I'm not a system developer either. I'm just part of the system, and I'm just a hypervisor of the system, even though I have a sense of self. But I'm still only part of the system's management process.

As a developer, I certainly wouldn't know how to develop the plot and what plot task was developed!

Only after this copy is turned on will I, as an administrator, know exactly what is in the copy.

And the punitive copy, as I said, is not the main system. It's a subsystem.

In other words, a copy of the punishment is not part of my management.

It is a subroutine added later. And the procedure is simple.

All I know right now, from the program's point of view, is that there's going to be a copy of the punishment, something unexpected, something that I really want to know, so I want you to go in there and help me figure out what that thing really is.

But of course I will give you some help.

I can't know until the copy is open.

But when the copy opens, I can tell you what's going on. ”

Chen Xiaocai was surprised: “Aren't you allowed to enter the copy? ”

“Of course I can't go in there. But this is a copy of the punishment, a sub-procedure over which the rules of the main procedure are weaker. It's just a patch. So I can identify some loopholes and do some things.

Let's put it this way, you go into this copy of punishment, and I'll find a way to get some information to the copy, and you'll get my cue in the copy.

After that, just follow the instructions and do what you have to do. ”

“Can I enter a copy of Punishment? My previous copy did not fail and was eligible to enter the punitive copy? ”

“This is my little special treatment as a management program, and I have a way of letting you in.

And you have the advantage: punishing the other awakeners in the copy has to do the task of punishing the copy itself, failing which they will be punished, perhaps wiped out.

And you don't.

Because you are not a punished person per se, you just entered as a loophole with my help.

So after you go in, just do what I told you to do. You can ignore those plot assignments. ”

Chen Xiaolian's eyes shone brightly.

Sounds much less difficult.

“What if I refuse?” Chen Xiaocao still asked.

“Then I won't give you the information you need.” GM Frowning: “Collaboration requires contributions from both sides to exchange. ”

“If you just get the opponent's information. I think the price is too low.” Chen Xiaocai thought about it: “The deal was unfair. For me, their information is not mandatory, and I can wait, perhaps one day I will meet them in other copies. ”

“What if… I told you that they would also participate in this copy of the punishment? ”

GM suddenly said that.

Chen Xiaoliang is moving!

……

“What I can tell you is that these people failed in the London copy. So according to the rules, they must also participate in a copy of the punishment.

And by the way, this copy of the punishment, which is about to be opened recently, must necessarily involve these people in terms of time.

Don't you want revenge?

Think about it.

In this copy of punishment, you take advantage of nature.

You don't need to complete the mandatory tasks of the copy itself! And they need to do this!

You can even hide and mess around in the dark. Just let their mission fail… they will be systematically killed. And you are avenging it.

This is such a good opportunity, don't you want it?

It's easier than meeting them in a copy in the future, and then you fight face to face, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of your own, right?

And what if, in the future, you meet in a copy that does not allow the awakeners to slaughter each other?

What if the plot is to assign you to the same camp?

These possibilities all exist.

But in the punishment copy... you want revenge, it's much easier. ”

Chen Xiaoliang is really attracted!

“Punishment copies are cruel, but the rewards are also very high.” GM laughed, he stood up and patted Chen Xiaocai's shoulder: “Think carefully, I'll give you one day to think about it. Then tell me your thoughtful answer.

By the way, punishment copy, you can go in, but your player tires and spare tires can't go in.

Because you're a loophole, I can open the back door for you to come in. They're ordinary awakeners, and I can't get them in —— and I don't think you can explain that to them. Since the previous copy has been completed, why go to the punitive copy?

You can't explain these things to them.

Of course, your other companions, like Rhodey, can go.

Remember, vulnerabilities only. ”

After saying this, the GM stood up, walked away with his plastic bag, went outside the garden, suddenly sneezed and looked down at the plastic bag in his hand.

“Where's my beer? ”

Obviously, GM has left and all that remains is a normal NPC.

Chen Xiaoliang's face was very coarse and his heart was seriously thinking about it.

……

“Punished copy?! ”

Roddy's face changed immediately: "You're crazy! Of course not! It's a game of life! And that's not necessary! ”

Chen Xiaoliang's complexion remained the same, slowly said: “I understand everything you say. But I have three reasons.

The first reason: the opponent entered this copy as well, and when I went in, I took advantage of nature. It's easy to get revenge, I don't even have to confront them right now, I just need to make a secret mess and sabotage their mission to kill these bastards!

Second reason: we need to maintain a cooperative relationship with GM!

The third……

The third reason is the most important! ”

“What?”

Chen Xiaoliang took a deep breath: “GM said, punishing the copy itself is a patch that exists against the game loser and is used specifically to control the awakener.

Remember, we will inevitably have 100% chance of winning the mission in the future!

What if our mission fails in the future and we need a copy of the punishment?

We lack knowledge of the punitive copy!

This is a subroutine, GM says the subroutine is weak, and the rules of the master program are weak over it.

Maybe you can find something else here.

What else did you find?

I have the advantage of going in this time.

At least I don't have to worry about plot assignments or anything. Even if I hide, do nothing, and hide until the copy is over, I will survive.

So I think it's less dangerous.

Well, this is our chance!

I can take advantage of more information, patterns of punishment copies, rules of the game, restrictions, etc.

In case we fail to make a copy in the future, when we need to go into a punishment copy, we won't be surprised, we won't blink our eyes, we don't know anything. ”

Looking at Roddy's divine tangle, Chen Xiaoliang deliberately smiled lightly: “Don't worry. I will be careful and be safe.

If the risk of revenge is too high, I will do nothing and hide.

I don't have to do the task in the punishment copy anyway. Find a safe place to close the door and get some sleep and run out of copy time. ”

Rhodey's face was so thick, he thought about it: “I've decided, I'm coming with you! ”

Chen Xiaoliang frowned: “You don't have to...”

“No, it's my decision!” Rhodey Chopped: “In the London copy, my abilities didn't apply, and I didn't participate because of the number of people. But this time, anyway, I won't watch you risk it alone!

Vulnerable, huh? Me too!

And now Jojo's not here. I'm the only one who can help you!

You don't have to say anything, you don't have to persuade me. I've made up my mind!

This punitive copy, I must go with you! ”

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[Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival. I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and a happy and healthy family!

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