All players: I can choose my own dungeon rewards.

Chapter 319 The final test of speedrunning

At the strong request of Jessica and other scientists, the interstellar expedition ended prematurely after just one day. The Optical Hub hastily collected basic information about the galaxy, and then started the hyperlight engine and began to return to the Brave.

Wang Zhifan expected that alien artificial intelligence would be taken seriously by scientists, but he did not expect that they would take it seriously to such an extent that they would just drop everything on hand, which surprised him.

"Good guy, those people are discussing cutting-edge scientific theories around Hope again... I don't understand anything at all..."

At this moment, the Guangshu reconnaissance ship was on a super-light voyage back to the mothership. Wang Zhifan saw that all the scientists and even some cabin staff were gathered around the alien artificial intelligence hope to discuss esoteric knowledge. This made him compare. Under this situation, illiterate people simply couldn't blend in, so they had to sneak aside and be in a daze. After all, everyone was safe in this situation, and he, the security captain, had no task at all.

"It's impossible to practice the Wind and Thunder Stepping Heaven technique in such a small place... Practice the Dream Sword Sutra while sleeping? Why don't you stop telling fortunes..."

Out of boredom, Wang Zhifan prepared to practice the exercises, but before that, he planned to do something he wanted to do yesterday when a certain ball was not around, which was to make a fortune for the alien artificial intelligence and explore the world. Find out what it's all about.

Don't look at the fact that when he just returned to the Guangshu yesterday, he patted his chest and promised that he would be a good companion who is harmless to humans and animals. In fact, it is impossible for him to simply believe in a being that he has known for two days, or even that this being is not a person.

"Hexagram Book of Destiny, tell me whether Hope is sincerely cooperating. Is there any conspiracy in it?"

After a while, Wang Zhifan, who returned to his cubicle, took out his epic props and began to calculate.

All in all, this expedition harvested an alien artificial intelligence. It was a very unexpected thing for Wang Zhifan and others. Everyone supports the acceptance of this valuable existence, but there are still some differences of opinion on what attitude to take towards it. .

Although he looked like he didn't care about anything while sleeping, in fact, the situation outside was always in his awareness, especially hoping that he would pay more attention to it.

However, the chief was not in a hurry to explain. He first lit a cigar for himself and took a puff, and then slowly said:

Wang Zhifan didn't have the habit of smoking, so he immediately waved his hand to refuse. At the same time, he stared at this NPC that had made him feel strange very early, hoping that he could explain clearly what he just said.

Perhaps the destiny hexagram book was not suitable for calculating the fate of an artificial intelligence. It made Wang Zhifan wait for more than a minute before showing the result, which almost made him think that the calculation failed.

As the chief spoke, he sat behind his desk, took out two cigars from a beautiful box, and raised his hand to give one to Wang Zhifan.

In the blink of an eye, another day passed. The Guangshu reconnaissance ship had exited the super-light speed navigation state and arrived at the Brave mothership in a regular sailing manner. Then, before everyone got off the ship, they reported to the mothership's senior management the reason for their early return. , reported the discovery of this alien artificial intelligence that could communicate.

In fact, less than five minutes after they reported the report, the most senior person on the Brave, that is, the chief, actually came to the anchorage to meet them in person, which made them feel flattered. After all, the chief is a busy man, and it is rare to see him react like this. Fast, almost like it was prepared in advance.

"It seems that I have to pay more attention to it in the next dungeon time and not let it interfere with me completing the task."

"Captain Wang, actually I was once a player just like you. You should understand what I'm talking about."

But after thinking about it, he realized that the statement in the Tianming Gua Shu was not without information. It at least showed that the hope of alien artificial intelligence was not as innocent as it appeared, and more or less contained some hidden intentions.

Similar to other people on the Guangshu, Wang Zhifan thought that there would definitely be some troubles at this stage, such as high-level officials coming to take Hope into custody, arguing with them, and seriously criticizing them for ending the inspection mission without authorization, but the result was that they were It was completely different than expected.

"Chief, are you looking for me to know the origin of hope? Everything I know has been written in the report, and there is nothing hidden."

At this time, Wang Zhifan had already arrived with the chief in an office on the Brave Mothership. There were currently only two of them here, and not even the clone guards were brought in. Wang Zhifan felt that this copy NPC had something to say, so he raised his doubts. .

"No, Captain Wang, I'm not looking for you to inquire about Hope... Although it's a bit strange to say this, my understanding of Hope should be much deeper than yours."

"Sorry, I don't smoke this."

But fortunately, the crew of the Guangshu are also monitoring Hope and prohibiting this guy from touching any equipment of the spacecraft, so he doesn't have to worry too much about anything going wrong.

When these eight characters appeared on the hexagram book, Wang Zhifan almost spit out a mouthful of old blood and couldn't help but complain in his heart:
"What is your calculation? If you say it, you haven't said it yet!"

After pondering the results of the Destiny Gua Book for a while, Wang Zhifan put the matter deep in his heart and began to practice the Dream Sword Sutra while sleeping.

What made Wang Zhifan even more puzzled was that after meeting them, the chief of the brave scientific research ship, apart from chatting with Hope and a few scientists at first, later shifted his focus to him, and Offer to talk to him privately.

"It's both true and false, it seems to be but not to be."

"Are you a player too? I don't feel like it."

Wang Zhifan's face changed slightly when he heard this. He glanced over the middle-aged white man's body, but could not see any characteristics of him as a player. For example, his breath of life did not appear to be extraordinary in Wang Zhifan's perception. Unlike many senior players of the extraordinary game, they are basically little supermen.

"I am no longer a player, I just used to be...and the price of getting rid of this identity is to become my current state, an almost ordinary middle-aged man." The chief continued to explain, and some distant thoughts seemed to flash through his eyes. , as if remembering something.

"No, there is no exit mechanism after becoming a player! You are lying!"

Even if Wang Zhifan saw that the other party didn't look like he was lying, he didn't choose to believe it, because all the information he knew showed that players of the extraordinary game could only move forward and not retreat. Otherwise, ordinary players who were troubled by the copy would have already chosen to quit. After running away, how could there be so many people dying in the dungeon?
"Haha... You don't know that it's just because you haven't been exposed to it long enough and you haven't reached Lv100 yet... When you reach Lv100, you will know that there is a final test waiting for everyone, and you will not be able to complete this final The result of the test, in addition to permanent death, may be like me, at the cost of losing all power, living an ordinary world in the copy world, serving its operation like an NPC..."

The chief's deep voice revealed a bit of desolation and unwillingness, which made Wang Zhifan more and more inclined to believe that he might not be lying.

"What do you want to say when you come to me? Is it just to tell me that you once reached level 100? I don't think this is related to my current mission."

Although he was slightly touched in his heart, Wang Zhifan still had to say that he was confused by this person and didn't know what he wanted to do.

"I came to you to help you, because you hold the hope of liberating all worlds."

The chief thought for a moment and then spoke slowly.

"That existence is carrying out its plan in countless universes. If no one can pass the final test, it will desperately affect more and more worlds, and there will be more and more innocent creatures in the world. Die... Maybe you think this is nothing like I did at the beginning, but please understand that the world will become more cruel and harsh as time goes by... Just like the hope you just brought, it is actually the mechanical disaster seed of this universe. First, the creatures in this universe have been destroyed many times by those wandering disasters, but that existence likes this kind of torture drama and keeps making tragedies repeat..."

The middle-aged white man smoking a cigar revealed quite novel information to Wang Zhifan, pointing out that Chaofan Games was not a good thing and should be ended, and Wang Zhifan was the candidate with this potential.

"What on earth are you talking about? I can't feel the same way as you! The extraordinary game brings some dangers, but it also brings unprecedented experience to many people and gives them unimaginable power. It is not completely despicable and cruel. The presence!"

Wang Zhifan raised his voice to refute the chief's words, because he personally felt that the emergence of extraordinary games brought him more benefits than disadvantages. He didn't have much dislike for this thing at the moment, and even looked forward to it every morning when he woke up in the real world. There are some interesting copies waiting for him, which means he doesn't think the extraordinary game needs to be ended.

"Haha... Really... Your reaction now is exactly the same as mine. At that time, I was also very successful, thinking that I could gradually control everything and even dominate the extraordinary game... But the final test woke me up! Let me understand that we are just Its plaything! When it is satisfied, it gives us some meager benefits, so that we can continue to perform for it with all our strength! But true freedom is never like this! No universe should be destroyed by it without restrictions! The world I was born in once had a very bright future! There were many intelligent races that hoped to reach the peak of prosperity and civilization! But now they are all extinct! Only a few descendants who grew up in the ruins thought they were the chosen civilization! Didn’t know they were just saving meals for natural disasters! It’s not fair!”

The chief was very excited, as if the emotions he had accumulated over a long period of time finally exploded, and all of them flooded Wang Zhifan.

Wang Zhifan looked at this guy's excited face, which was very different from the past, and vaguely understood where his hatred for extraordinary games came from.

Because he remembered that in the real world, the originally peaceful world was being eaten away by pieces of gray areas. From the moment the gray areas appeared, it was destined to gradually become unrecognizable, and who could deny that? Isn't Gray Realm caused by the extraordinary game?
Perhaps all the complacent players in the real world do not realize that one day, their homes will become a copy of the disaster.

"Were you really a player? And you were born in this universe? You were not originally a human being?"

Finally, Wang Zhifan made this inquiry based on what the chief said, otherwise he would not understand why his pain was so realistic.

"That was a long time ago... Now I have become familiar with this new identity in reincarnations. You can regard me as a human being, a human being from a different dimension than you."

After venting for a while, the chief finally regained his composure. He took another puff of cigarette, answered Wang Zhifan's question, and then got to the point:

"When you entered this dungeon, I noticed you through surveillance, otherwise I wouldn't have shown up to meet you when you completed the first small task, and then guided you to trigger subsequent tasks in the fastest way... ...but I didn't expect that you were able to obtain the disaster seed. It is actually not something you should be exposed to in this copy, and it should not be accessible... The occurrence of this abnormality shows that your ability is very strong, and it is enough. Bear my expectations for you... So, you who are valued by the older generation of losers, please accept my last help! Leave this world that is dominated and destroyed! Go to other universes as soon as possible and complete the final! Test! As long as you succeed! Every dimension will be saved by you!"

Wang Zhifan listened to the chief behind the desk in front of him speaking these words impassionedly while operating something on the computer in front of him. Before he could understand how this person was going to help him, he suddenly found that something flashed in front of his eyes. A familiar light screen appeared.

[You have been upgraded to Lv14, the strength attribute has been increased by 1 point, and the portable space volume has been increased by 1 cubic meter. 】

[You completed the long-term dungeon mission in a relatively short period of time, you unlocked the hidden achievement "Unconventional Clearance", and you were promoted from a VIP player to a SVIP player. 】

[SVIP player: Compared with VIP players, your identity in the initial stage of the instance is no longer determined by initialization, but allows you to choose independently among several options. Once selected, it cannot be changed during the instance. 】

[Please choose your copy reward independently (you can choose up to 3 pieces)]

[Rare level (90% probability of dropping:]

[Eagle-class frigate (rare)]

[This is a relatively compact interstellar battleship, with a total length of 56 meters, a width of 12 meters, and a height of 4 meters. It has the ability to sail at sub-light speed. It is equipped with weapons including missiles and laser cannons. The outer shell can protect against the collision of tiny meteoroids. It is the first choice for cruising within the star system, but please pass the driver's license test that comes with the machine before driving independently, otherwise accidents may easily occur. 】

[El Type II Fighting Mecha (Rare)]

[This mecha has excellent melee and long-range attack capabilities...]

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