Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 19 After losing my job, I am determined to make the right choice
"—they just fell into the subconscious world! Aren't there people who have participated many times? Since they can come back from there before, maybe they can—can't wait for them to come out?"

Zheng Zhuo knew that he should go.

This is no joke!This is a matter of life and death!

He heard his own heart screaming.

But when he thought that there were eleven hopeful lives that were about to disappear in front of him, and that the consciousness of 10,000+ people would be completely melted with the closure of the exit, he couldn't leave without asking. Let it go.

"At least those eleven people! It's entirely possible that they left? Even if they just wait for them—"

"During the last allocation, the system had already had problems due to my hacking."

The young woman sighed.

"The eleven people were divided into different worlds. Moreover, their consciousness and personality were completely separated, and they no longer remembered the conditions for leaving. They would regard themselves as members of the world, stay there forever, and follow With the death of the world, it disappears completely."

"But... it's also possible..."

Ah.

Zheng Zhuo suddenly heard the young woman laugh.He looks at her.

"That's right. This is your first time participating. You haven't experienced those tragedies, and you haven't killed anyone, so you want to keep them."

The young woman also looked back at Zheng Zhuo.

"Do you know what they have done? The 10,000+ people down here are all the same. This is a human being. If you impose a cruel environment, you will become a demon."

"They have all changed. The people you want to save are not good people."

"..."

Zheng Zhuo was silent.

The young woman was right.After entering [Small Town World], explorers, thieves, and fat men all wanted to take his life.

If the following 10,000+ people have become such murderers, then it may be best to let them die naturally.

Zheng Zhuo began to waver.His vision swayed because of this...

……Then.

He saw [Subconscious Voting] beside him.

It's all garbled characters, but the progress bar is still wobbling.The numbers are garbled and I can't understand them, but they are also changing.

"..."

"...can I ask one last question?"

Zheng Zhuo lowered his head and said.

"Can all human beings... be able to see and understand what we are doing in the subconscious world? Can they immediately reflect, what are we doing?"

The young woman looked at the computer screen.

"I don't think so. It takes years or even decades for an active, conscious person to complete the subconscious imprint. A person who can immediately react to what you are doing... Only the unconscious person. That is, the resident people in this world."

"……I understand."

Zheng Zhuo raised his head suddenly.

He walked towards the young woman.

"……how?"

"My [collective subconscious] software has a voting function. I vote according to what I have in mind. Sometimes, I don't describe the situation clearly, but the numbers still vote according to the specific situation..."

...like seeing what I was doing.

Zheng Zhuo said.

"That vote was pretty much in favor of me."

I don't know who the questioner is, and I don't know who the answerer is.Answering out of "subconsciousness", I have no position of my own, and there are no spectators.

... No, probably have their own stand.

"The largest proportion of votes has been the hope that ... I can, live."

Zheng Zhuo walked up to the young woman.

He stared at the young woman.

"Participating in the [voting] are consciousnesses trapped in the [collective subconscious]. According to you, they should have been distorted by experiments, their morals and values ​​have been completely changed, and they have become beasts that have eaten human flesh."

Zheng Zhuo looked into the eyes of the young woman and said.

"It's easy to imagine this kind of situation, right? But it's not like this. Even after all that, there are still relatively many people who want me to live. On the premise that I have lost hope, I still hope that I have never met Man does not want to repeat his mistakes, but wins and lives - as that vote shows -"

"—Such a person, can't he be called a good person?"

"They didn't become demons. After the consciousness and personality were separated, the distorted personalities returned. They returned to their original human form."

Zheng Zhuo said word by word.

"For most people, it's a good look."

……

"...they can't get out anymore."

The young woman raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

"No, it's still possible."

Zheng Zhuo said with certainty.

"If someone goes and tells them what they have to do to get out ... they get out."

"..."

This time, the young woman was silent for a while.

"Are you going to be that person?"

she asked.

"If they hadn't helped me, I wouldn't have been the last one to come out."

Zheng Zhuo said.

"In that case, I should now be one of those down here."

"If I owe my life, I will definitely not be able to sleep or eat after I go out."

I don't want to live like that.Zheng Zhuo continued.

"I will go down. Go down to the [subconscious world]. I can save a few... I will, save a few."

……

…………

………………

The young woman looked at him for a while.Her silence made Zheng Zhuo, who was originally determined, gradually lose his confidence.

Just when Zheng Zhuo thought she was going to forcibly throw this noisy guy out of the [collective subconscious], or even into the [subconscious world] below...

The young woman snapped her fingers.

Eleven golden cards emerged around her fingertips, spinning slowly.

"Here are the personalities of the 11 people who participated in [Small Town World] with you. Their consciousnesses have already fallen into a certain world below."

The young woman said slowly.

"I would project these personalities into the world they belonged to, and put them in a prominent position. In this way, the consciousness would be drawn to the personality and actively approach the personality."

"They still need help. But it will be much easier for you to help. As long as the consciousness touches the personality, the participant can return here. You will return at the same time."

Said the young woman.

The pure white color of this space is to protect the brain from being overwhelmed by the amount of information.Here, you will be protected and sent out to the [Subconscious World] after recovery.

……

"……thanks!"

She agrees!Zheng Zhuo was overjoyed.

"Choose one."

The young woman waved her hand.Eleven golden cards flew in front of Zheng Zhuo.

"Saving people also starts with one person. You have to be careful, many functions have been shut down, and the connection between your spirit and body has become quite fragile. Next, death in the [subconscious world] will mean real death .”

"…Thanks for telling me about it. I will."

Zheng Zhuo nodded.He reached out to touch the cards.

When each card is touched, it shows a participant and the world that person is in.

……

【Innocent】.A little girl learns swordplay and magic at a castle-like school.

【Wisdom】.A thin young man wearing glasses took a long voyage on a ship, looking at the map and many ancient materials while looking at the dark sea.

【traitor】.Fat men I've seen running in the medieval castle complex at night.

【magician】.An old man was wandering in the wilderness in an RV.His shotgun never leaves his body to guard against possible zombies.

【hero】.A tall man in power armor fights monsters on the battlefield.In the distance, a huge airship and fleet can be seen near the ground.

【Love species】.The fashionable woman I had seen before was standing at the entrance of the dirty street under the modern city, chatting and laughing with the guests.

【clown】.A red-haired woman slips into a tower that soars into the sky and glows with magical lights, reading a book that smells dangerous.

[Orphan] The thief man I've seen sneaking deep into the dungeon.

[caregiver].A middle-aged woman is farming in a farm deep in the forest.

【ruler】.The explorer I saw drinking in the inn.

【Creator】.A beautiful woman with a sword on her back looks at the pavilions and pavilions in the distance from a towering mountain.

……

Everyone is different...

Zheng Zhuo stared at the card intently.

While Zheng Zhuo was choosing, the young woman kept staring at him.

"...Ordinary people would not risk their lives to do such a thing."

The young woman said suddenly.

"You are so strange."

"...haha...sometimes, I don't even know what I'm doing."

Zheng Zhuo's eyes were still glued to those cards.He smiled and answered.

"A few days ago, I just smashed the case on the leader's head in front of the whole office staff."

He said.

"At that time, I really didn't know what I was doing. Now, my behavior is a little more understandable than then: I think it's because I'm unemployed. I'm very idle, and when people are idle, they want Do more. And..."

"...Saving people. I thought, this must be the right thing, right? Looking back, I have too many regrets in the past. I always worry about this, worry about that, turn a blind eye to the problem in front of me, live up to the expectations of others, in order to protect myself Leave troublesome things to others. Avoid things that are right but difficult to do, things that are right but worry about future troubles, things that are right but lose your own interests, and live like that..."

He reached out to one of the cards.

"...In the end, things didn't get better. I wasn't happy at all, and in the end, I was out of a job."

Zheng Zhuo turned his head and smiled at the young woman.

"So this time, I want to do the absolutely right thing."

……

The golden light quickly brightened the pure white space, completely enveloping him.

And with the appearance of this golden light, the [Subconscious Voting] page also returned to normal.

On it, a new voting page quickly appeared.

……

【problem】

[The first rescue operation.Who are you going to save? 】

【Option [-]】

【Innocent】

【Option [-]】

【wise man】

【Option [-]】

【traitor】

【Option [-]】

【magician】

【Option [-]】

【hero】

【Option [-]】

【Love species】

【Option [-]】

【clown】

【Option [-]】

【orphan】

【Option Nine】

【caregiver】

【Option Ten】

【ruler】

【Option Eleven】

【Creator】

　After [Option 1] ~ [Option 1], you can leave a message in the form of [This Chapter Says]. A message under [-] id counts as [-] vote.

　　票数统计截至至2022/11/11日晚20：00.
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