Chapter 212 Chapter 209 · "Su Ming'an, you have grown up"

   Near the teleportation vortex in Area 12, people in uniform stood with guns pointed at the ground.

   Along the red-carpeted Yingbin Avenue, there are welcome cars with flowers parked one after another.

   The future self-rescue conference of mankind has entered the closing session.

   At this time, on the screen, the young man in the white suit bathed in the light is smiling and saying goodbye to the others.

   "Isn't the first player staying for the banquet?" There were regretful voices from the screen.

   "No, the meeting was very exciting, I still need to go back and improve my ideas." The first player said with a smile: "After all, this time the collision of everyone's ideas has given me some other insights."

   "You are really good." The blonde Marjorie smiled and said, "If your mother saw it, she would be happy for you too."

   The first player smiled and said, "Really? I also hope she can see..."

   On the screen, people come and go.

   Outside the screen, a girl in a white dress was standing quietly beside the whirlpool, looking up at this scene.

   Next to her, the uniformed staff reminded in a low voice:

   "Miss Su Shi...Miss Su Shi?"

  The girl turned her head sideways.

   "According to the regulations, you are not invited to come here..." The uniformed staff said embarrassedly.

   "Isn't the meeting over?" Su-style's tone was calm: "I'll stand here waiting for him and look at him, okay?"

   The uniformed staff coughed and turned his head, as if asking for someone's opinion. The communication tool in his hand made a "di-di" sound, as if someone was talking to him.

   After a while, he nodded:

   "I see, Miss Su Shi. However, you can only stand here, please don't run around."

   "I won't run." Su Shi said, "I just want to see him."

   She raised her head again.

   On the screen, a woman wearing a cherry blossom kimono and holding a bunch of blood roses caught up with the first player who was about to leave.

   Her voice was very low, as if she was excited to say something to him.

   And the first player's expression did not change, his attitude was the same as before, and he communicated with her softly as if comforting a child.

At the end, he stepped out of the conference room and boarded the long-awaited pick-up vehicle.

  Su Shi stood quietly in the same place, shifted his gaze, and looked at the avenue.

  …she was waiting for him to come.

She is holding a small model, a lighthouse model, with the name of the first player engraved on it. According to Qin Ze, this is the best selling peripheral. She must send her gift to him. hand.

   She wanted to let him know... how much she paid and how much she wanted to be the light chaser in his mouth.

  …But the concept seems to have changed.

   Confusion flashed in Su-style eyes - she used to think that "grading" was his idea, but it doesn't seem to be the case now.

   He has changed, he has become acceptable to everyone, and he has become an existence like a morning star. He said that all people have their own value, and the self who "punishes" those people for his ideas, seems to be doing something wrong...

   She suddenly heard a systematic voice resounding in her ears, the voice was impassioned, not as dull as before:

  【Congratulations—player Su Mingan, became the first and was promoted to the (third-order) level player! 】

  【Honor is added, the glory is crowned, and hundreds of millions of souls cheer for it!】

  …

  Su-style suddenly raised his head.

   This system prompt, she was not the only one who heard it, the world chat exploded in an instant, all kinds of speeches slid like crazy, and there were also the whispers of uniformed personnel.

   "...Sure enough, it's still Su Mingan."

   "It is said that the times create heroes, and I think he is that hero."

   "It is said that Aiden has broken through to the second-order ninth, and at this time, he will be cut off..."

"It doesn't matter, the game has only been started for more than two months. If you die once and start all over again, who can stand until the end? If those top players fail in the last dungeon, it will be a miserable... Maybe the game is over. It will be targeted later.”

   "I'm very concerned about why he broke through Tier 3 at this time? He didn't do anything else..."

   "The one who participated in the meeting was the clone."

   "We shouldn't be the only ones who see that he's not himself, and the United Group doesn't care?"

   "What do you care about? It doesn't matter whether you are me or not, the important thing is that the person we see now represents the name of the first player, that's enough..."

   Su-style blinked.

   She listened to the discussion of the people next to her, and looked at the center of her field of vision, the dark and shiny welcome car was slowly approaching.

   She quickly found the figure of the first player from it.

   Even if he is a clone now, he has a gentle temperament, a smooth attitude, and behaves like a real master, in her eyes, it is the same.

   What she likes is art, the first player, and the existence that is different in everyone's eyes. As for whether the first player is Su Mingan, whether it is Su Mingan's body or a clone, it doesn't matter - as long as it is him that appears in her eyes.

   She stood there and waited for a while, when she saw the first player walking towards him.

   Her mood suddenly fluctuated violently, with a sense of excitement and long-awaited anticipation.

   She held the gift in her hands, her eyes shining, like a believer who was about to present her own tribute.

   In the next moment, she heard a loud noise:

  “—Boom!”

   The sound was dull, as if something hit the wall. The source of the sound was not far from here, like an inconspicuous building next to it.

   In the next moment, a figure appeared in everyone's eyes. He seemed to have escaped suddenly, still wearing a baggy white hospital gown. As he ran desperately towards this side, he let out a wolf-like howl:

   "—help, help!"

   The people here were alert for a moment, and many people clenched their weapons.

   "Help me! I can't escape, I can't escape—this **** game, it'll be with me forever! We don't have a tomorrow, humans don't—"

   He rushed towards this side, as if he wanted to ask for help. His voice was so loud that all the people who were still discussing stopped for a moment.

   And the participating players who just got off the bus also stood on the spot with a puzzled face, and asked the members of the United regiment what was going on with their eyes.

The people behind    arrived in time and instantly subdued the crazy man. Behind them, there was a woman crying lowly, who seemed to be the mother of the crazy man.

"This is a patient of the Mental Health Committee of the United League." Beside Ming, Liu Jiahe, the head of the General Political Department, was explaining to him: "There are often players who are on the verge of mental breakdown asking us for help. For their health and safety, our Doctors will give them prompt treatment."

   The man was quickly dragged back, his limbs shaking like chaff, he was not a normal person at first glance.

   "This is often the case." Liu Jiahe said solemnly: "People who have experienced a real fantasy world will experience increasing mental pressure..."

He looked at Ming's expression and said: "...Even players who think they have no problem will suddenly collapse without warning at some critical moments. The spiritual field is a field that is difficult for us to explore. What happened psychologically? The problem is that there is no quick and effective solution except for timely adjustment.”

   "Is that the one just now?" Ming smiled: "It does look scary."

   "Yes, even the former top player Iris has had a similar experience." Liu Jiahe accentuated his tone, as if he wanted to highlight the point of his words:

  "—The stronger the player, the greater the probability of inducing this kind of problem."

  …

  Su Mingan sat on the bed in the personal space and started to use the points.

   He was going to see if the props and equipment sent by others could be sold. Sure enough, the answer was negative.

   But soon, a system prompt popped up:

  【(Equipment is obtained from looting in the world copy or gifted by others, not from normal exploration, and cannot be used for point trading, but can be used as material for equipment evolution.)]

  …【Equipment Evolution】?

   He clicked on this line of nouns, and soon a line of comments appeared:

  【The new section opened after players reach Tier 3, you can sacrifice low-level equipment to advance the progress bar of equipment evolution and achieve the effect of equipment refining. 】

  Su Mingan understands.

  The classic setting of online games. Improve the level of advanced equipment by dissolving low-level equipment. Stack quality with quantity.

   Under his operation, the data of the Sword of Arman soared rapidly.

   After a while, he opened the information board and saw that the attack power of the Sword of Arman soared to 55~70, the real damage reached 50~250, and the magic infusion property could stay for 90 seconds.

   Its true attack value is definitely not only this number, but also the comprehensive judgment of strength and agility.

   At the same time, a new active skill also appeared on the panel:

  【Block: Before taking damage, you can block a move to reduce some damage and control effects. The blocking effect is closely related to the comparison of the four-dimensional attributes of the two sides. 】

  Su Ming'an took back the sword of Yarman, and got back the points from Nata's legacy ring sale.

  Red-level accessories, I don’t know if it’s because the career orientation is too clear, the selling price is not very high, after deducting 20% ​​of the heavy tax on the transaction, he got 120 points.

   And at this moment, he raised his head and felt the movement from Ming's side.

  【The mental patient who escaped suddenly】.

   This matter made the people over there quiet down.

   "Ontology, what do you think?"

  A consciousness came from there.

   "Intentionally." Su Ming'an said.

"Yeah, I also think it was intentional." Ming said: "During such a tightly controlled meeting, it is impossible for someone to escape, like a show for everyone... United regiment, yes I'm really concerned about my mental state, even just to prove the seriousness of such a scene..."

   "Don't worry about it." Su Ming'an said, "Come back early."

   He looked at the system interface, where two [Achievement] prompts had just been updated.

  【Achievement (a conference on self-help in the future of human beings that pleases the organizer): As a participant, participate in the self-rescue conference that attracts the world's attention, and overcome obstacles for the "future" of mankind. 】

  【Get 20 achievement points. 】

  …

  【Achievement (Watcher): As the most high-profile person at the Self-Saving Conference, delivering a speech that shook the world—though it wasn't intended. 】

  【Get 20 achievement points. 】

  …

   It seems that this kind of event that can cause the whole world to change is in line with the reward standard of the so-called "achievement points".

   "I also don't want to bother, I want to leave immediately, but."

   There was a slight pause in Ming's voice:

   "There seems to be a little friend of yours who has been waiting for you for a long time."

  …

"Give you."

   The black-haired girl holding the white lighthouse in her hands, her face is as beautiful as a clear water lily.

   She raised her head, her face blushing like clouds, like a girl in the crush period who had carefully prepared a gift for a long time.

   When Ming approached the vortex of space and was about to leave, she instantly broke through the defense of the uniformed personnel and rushed in front of him, holding up the lighthouse in her hand like a token.

   "…I care a lot about what you think about my behavior, and I've always believed that we need to cut out the bad bugs that cause corruption, and keep the healthiest and most uplifting parts..."

   Looking at this star-like figure that had existed in her paintings for a long time, Su Shi instantly poured out the words she had repeated countless times.

   She raised her head, her eyes flashed with brilliance, and the brilliance reflected the appearance of the person in front of her.

  …What kind of answer will he give me?

   she thought, watching him walk slowly, slowly passing by her side, and then slowly walking into the dark blue space whirlpool.

  The whirlpool moved, the water waves rolled, and the silhouette disappeared.

   Her hands froze in place, the lighthouse model glittering on it.

   She originally thought she would get at least the slightest response.

  Like a believer who has been praying to the gods for a long time, if she is sincere and pious enough, maybe the gods can really glance at her and give her a firm future.

…but no.

   Nothing.

  Her god, from beginning to end, did not look at her for a moment.

  Her hands were slowly clenched, and she tucked the lighthouse model into her palm, then lowered her head.

   Behind her, people snickered and whispered, and they seemed to be laughing at her too.

  …

   "Should I do this?" The instructions returned to the personal space.

   "Yes." Su Mingan looked at the system panel without raising his head: "Ignoring it is the best way."

   "She's a self-proclaimed believer and sees you as a god."

   "She's not a believer, and I'm not a god." Su Ming'an said: "She's just an ignorant child who tries to set fire to other people's attention... an ardent star-chasing fan.

   In the face of such existence, the best way is to ignore and stay away.

  It is necessary to let people know that this method...will not attract the slightest attention of me, and cannot cause imitation. "

   said: "Although they say that I am more suitable than you to be the No. 1 player, I have to say that you have a strong overall view."

   "Then do it well." Su Ming'an said: "Do as I say - to shape a human beacon they like."

   "I have to say, you have grown up..."

  Su Mingan looked at the panel and was silent for a moment.

"always like this."

   (end of this chapter)