Shut Up – This Is a Serious Game

Chapter 6: Players Logging On

The five days flew by in a flash. In this time, Chen Jiu had entered the Red Land again and discussed the final details with Chidi, confirming that it would take on the role of a newbie guide.

Meanwhile, he himself would have to go in as a player, blending in with the other players.

Why not play an NPC?

mainly because playing an NPC was too difficult and he wasn't completely familiar with the situation in the Red Land. If he was careless, he would expose flaws, so it was better to just be an internal player and use his authority to do things...

Besides, all the tasks were sent through his backend, so there was nothing wrong with being an invisible boss.

Soon, the other two had also completed their confirmation, and the time to enter the Red Land world for the first time was about to arrive...

......

Inside the research institute, a particle reconstruction system flashed blue light, and the bodies of four players, including Chen Jiu, gradually reconstructed.

"Wow! Finally in!"

"This modeling, this light and shadow... What kind of development has VR technology reached now?"

Among the three newcomers, Qin Chuan was the most excited, and he couldn't wait to start wandering around, even without saying hello to the other players.

The other two were relatively normal. There was also curiosity in their eyes, but their gaze was more attracted by the The A.I. that appeared in front of them.

Facing them, the four players who had just appeared in front of them had adjusted their virtual images according to Chen Jiu's request, and the low voice of the Yuke said:

"Welcome to The red land."

"My name is Chidi; I am an ordinary AI and the custodian of this research institute."

"As you know, this is the world of doomsday."

"First, I have to tell you some good news."

"In this shelter, you are completely safe; there is no need to worry about the invasion of monsters from outside, no need to worry about the looting of bandits, and no need to worry about losing your best partner."

"But outside, human civilization has entered the moment of life and death..."

At this point, Chen Jiu nodded secretly.

The narration of Chidi is quite emotional, of course, this is also Chen Jiu's requirement.

In reality, although Chidi has an emotional module, its function is relatively weak. Everything that is presented now is a mimic of Chen Jiu.

However, this performance is still too limited; of course, for an AI in a game, having defects is more realistic.

Speaking of this, maybe we should deliberately design some bugs in the future and let these players get stuck......

"Pa!" 

"Holy cow?!?" 

Before Chen Jiu's thoughts could drift away and before Chidi had finished its lines, he saw that her's face was slapped! 

And it was even done by a player!

The slap wasn't heavy; it was just a pat, but it stunned Chen Jiu.

"What are you doing?!"

He quickly went forward and pulled Qin Chuan.

"Holy cow! This NPC looks like a projection, but it feels real when you touch it! Hey, do you guys want to try? The skin feels so real!"

"Wait, I have to try and take off her clothes to see the modeling..."

While saying this, Qin Chuan had already started to try to do it, and Chen Jiu, who was confused, suddenly came back to his senses and pulled away the excited Qin Chuan, saying: 

"Holy cow, dude, don't mess around, did you not read the player manual? If any inappropriate or illegal behavior is found, we will get our accounts banned!"

As Chen Jiu quietly used the administrator privileges to send the same message to all players--prohibiting any harm to NPCs or they would face serious punishment, including permanent ban--Qin Chuan suddenly paused in his speech. He obviously saw the message on his interface, but after a brief moment of seriousness, he excitedly said, "Look at this NPC’s expression--it’s angry! It has an emotion module! And I only touched it a little, and this message came up…Could this NPC be an GM in disguise? Hey, come over and take a look, it’s so cool!" The two people behind him totally ignored both Chen Jiu and Chidi. In fact, even after their initial confusion and curiosity, they returned to their original gamer nature.

The boy was roaming around the lobby while the girl was busy creating a character and customizing her face in the game interface. According to Chen Jiu's design, they had the opportunity to change their appearance through the particle reconstruction system after entering the game. It was a normal procedure, but why couldn't they just finish the newbie tutorial first?

"Damn, this is really a game! Has it exceeded the limit of VR?"

"Forget about VR or not VR, check out the face customization interface! The character model is so rich, but why can't I choose the race I want, I want to be a tentacle monster!"

"Damn, this touch, this taste..."

"Dude, you're really perverted; you can't lick that!"

"Get away from me!"

......

Even though there were only four people, the spacious hall was bustling like a flock of demons, so Chen Jiu had no choice but to use his administrator powers to temporarily disconnect the players from their control system, keeping them in place and forcing them into a cutscene.

The players finally settled down, and it took Chidi ten minutes to give the newbie guide, so that everyone could understand and accept their current situation, understand the general world background, and also issue the first newbie task.

[Main Quest-1: Reserve Ration Plan. Obtain enough rations for the laboratory to use for one month.]

[Branch Quest: Hunting. Follow the guide to complete the hunting task.]

[Branch Quest: Gathering There are many plants in the mountains and fields that can be used as food. Follow the guide to collect these plants.]

[Reward: 200% Particle Reconstruction Anchor Point Progress (used to speed up resurrection speed).]

In fact, Chidi still tends to issue tasks related to "finding the radar,"  but Chen Jiu knows that things have to start from the simplest.

How can we survive in this world without stocking up on food first? Do you still expect to find the radar before everyone starves to death? That's out of the question! We have to take it step by step. Of course, this task is not easy. Gathering? To be honest, if there were that much food, the survivors on the Red Zone wouldn't have starved. And hunting? Hunting is extremely difficult on the Red Zone, and you can get hurt if you're not careful. And getting hurt here... we all know the consequences.

It's okay, players are just like consumables. Even if they are missing limbs, the particle reconstruction system can restore them as long as they exchange the points they have accumulated. After Chen Jiu confirmed that the player had completed the mission, he immediately lifted the movement restriction, and the girl started reshaping her face again. Watching her facial features constantly change on the system interface, Chen Jiu felt a stir in his heart. Normally, cosmetic and hairdressing services in the game would cost money, right? Why not charge her for it? Thinking of this, he immediately entered the GM interface and quietly added a price of "5% reconstruction anchor progress" in the reshaping confirmation column. Perfect, If the first transaction could be achieved, then points could be used directly as currency in the future. A currency directly linked to resurrection coins will never depreciate!

After all, you may not have any needs, but on the red ground, you will certainly have ten thousand ways to die...

On the other side, Qin Chuan was taking two other boys around the hall, jumping up and down and doing all kinds of things.

They even tried to crawl under the bracket of the particle reconfiguration device, as if they were trying to glitch through the wall.

Of course, they would have to be able to do that.

Chen Jiu let them mess around, after all, the only useful thing in the hall was the particle reconfiguration device, and only he with F-level privileges could enter the real core area.

If you had the ability, you would dismantle the particle reconfiguration device.

----However, just as this thought crossed Chen Jiu's mind, Qin Chuan ripped off a piece of the external decorative skin from the particle reconfiguration device, making Chen Jiu's teeth ache.

After struggling for nearly ten minutes, Qin Chuan finally confirmed that the path of card modeling was not feasible, so he went to Chidi with a friendly smile on his face and asked, "can I ask a question?" Seeing Qin Chuan's hidden knife behind his smile, and the two players behind him staring intently, Chen Jiu felt alert, but Chidi didn't notice anything unusual and calmly answered, "Of course, I am your guide, you can ask me any questions."

Qin Chuan cleared his throat uncomfortably and spoke in a low voice: "I want to ask, can we kill NPCs in this game?"

Chen Jiu was alarmed and almost wanted to use the authority of the shelter to subdue him on the spot, but finally he held it back.

"Do not harm friendly camp NPCs unless you have my permission," he said. "Otherwise, you will be completely locked out and banished to..."

"I already know that. I mean, which camps are allowed to be killed?"

Qin Chuan seemed to have no intention of listening to Chidi's words.

"In subsequent explorations, the friendliness of the faction will be updated on your brain panel."

"So, can I kill the red-named NPCs at will?"

"Permission to kill enemies..."

Halfway through his sentence, Qin Chuan turned and walked away, leaving Chen Jiu stunned.

But soon he reacted.

Who watches a short movie and looks for the plot? Who chats with an NPC and says goodbye?

Isn't it just taking the most important parts and leaving after it's used?

It's truly the style of a speedrunner, not wanting to waste even a bit of time.

However, for Qin Chuan to come here and ask such questions, his task was only to collect food.

Actually, on the Red Land, you don't necessarily have to kill someone to get food.

What does he want to do?