Game world survival starts from Resident Evil 2

Zen Master, there are four linear side quests in the game, and the content is basically the same, which is to teach V how to meditate.

In his words, this is to let V reconnect with "self".

In addition to the quest, Misty's computer and subsequent conversations can also hear some news about him.

From these indirect information and V's own eyes, the characteristic of this Zen Master is that he will suddenly appear in front of some people, give them meditation Mewtwo, and teach them to meditate.

He will not take the initiative to ask others for anything. Whether to learn meditation or pay is up to them to decide.

If you are willing, give a few hundred euros. If you don't want to give, as long as you want to learn, he will not turn his face and will still teach you to meditate.

After the meditation, these people will find that the Zen Master has disappeared without a trace.

From these aspects, he seems to be a master with depth, but what is more bizarre is that not everyone can see his appearance.

It seems that only the people he is looking for can see his existence.

Misty mentioned this in her computer and in her emails to her friends. At the end of the mission, when V talked about this with Johnny, who was supposed to be of one mind, he also said that he had no idea what V was talking about.

After four meditations, Johnny didn't see anything and didn't notice anything, but the Zen master knew V and Johnny's situation very well. Although he didn't say it explicitly, he said that he was very clear about V's predicament and knew that he had "two souls in his body."

Judging from these performances, this Zen master is obviously a real person... No, it's hard to say whether he is a real person.

Misty also half-jokingly said that he would only appear in front of dying people.

And Li You didn't expect that he would appear in front of him.

What does this mean? Could it be that he is going to die? Or...

Li You frowned slightly. He parked the car on the side of the road, asked Yuzu and Edge to wait for him in the car, and then got out of the car and came to the Zen master sitting at the bus stop on the side of the road.

"…You seek change, a traveler from afar, you hope that the world will become better."

As expected, the Zen master spoke with astonishing words and got straight to the point.

"Your arrival has changed many things, but there are more things that even you cannot change, at least not now."

Li You narrowed his eyes, looked into the Zen master's calm eyes for a moment, and asked: "So, what are the things I can't change, and how can I change them?"

The Zen master's speaking style is ambiguous, and Li You certainly doesn't like this, but he doesn't dare to say to him "Riddler, get out of Night City", so he can only go along with him.

Although the Zen master should have a good temper, for example, V in the game would not say anything even if he got free stuff all the time, but Li You still pulled up his guard and came to talk to him.

Because he found that since he came to the Zen master, his connection with the Sakura Dragon Crystal in his body has been suppressed and became extremely weak, just like...something blocked the signal.

This is definitely not a coincidence. If the system was not still running normally, Li You would have wanted to turn around and leave.

The Zen master did not directly respond to Li You's question, but continued with what he had just said: "Although you came here with a mission, what you are seeking now has nothing to do with the mission. It is all due to your own pursuit of beauty."

"...That is why I came to meet you."

Li You was stunned after hearing the heavyweight speech he made this time, but the Zen master continued:

"You know the method of meditation, which does not require my teaching, and the problems you have to solve are also different from those of ordinary people.

"So, I will guide you and give you some of the things you need most.

"Please sit down."

Seeing that the Zen master was as peaceful as he remembered, Li You did not have any extreme reaction and sat down beside him.

"Don't be nervous, I have no ill will towards you. Besides, even if I do, I can't do anything, this body is just a wisp...illusion."

Compared to what he just said, Li You was no longer surprised that the Zen master could detect his vigilance.

He smiled and said, "Sorry, I heard someone say before that you seem to only appear in front of dying people, so I want to be careful."

The Zen master shook his head and nodded: "Although it is biased, it is also a kind of result theory. I will only appear in front of people who need help."

"What about me? Are you here to help me too? What knowledge do you want to teach me?" Li You asked.

"As I said just now, it's what you need to know now." The Zen master said, "As for the reward, it's all up to you."

Li You thought about it and decided to test the master, so in front of him, he took out a 31-type heavy machine gun from the system backpack.

"How about this?"

Zen Master: "………"

"…Yes."

He was not surprised by Li You's ability to create something out of thin air, but he seemed to be speechless for a moment by the "reward" he brought out.

Then he took the heavy machine gun lightly, as if holding a piece of paper, and placed it next to the bench.

Then, he took out a Mewtwo headband from somewhere and handed it to Li You.

Li You's eyelids jumped, he didn't see clearly where the master took this thing out from.

But he still took the Mewtwo headband and looked at it carefully.

The principle of Mewtwo is to play the recorded content directly in the experiencer's nervous system through a device called "reality augmentation device" such as a headband. The headband will use strong stroboscopic light to make the brain enter a state of tension and trance, similar to light sleep, and then play the recorded content in this state.

This process does not necessarily require the participation of a brain-computer chip, so theoretically, even a native like him can watch Mewtwo. For example, Buddhists have this habit, and religious Mewtwo is also a big industry.

However, if you want to watch Mewtwo without a brain-computer chip, you have to find a skilled Mewtwo editor, let him equip you with a full set of special equipment, and keep an eye on your physical condition at all times, otherwise the risk of brain burns will be much greater than that of ordinary people in this world.

Li You also experienced Mewtwo once before, that was before he became a quasi-legend, and he went to the Ritz Bar at that time, and paid a little extra money to ask Judy Alvarez, the Mewtwo editor familiar to everyone, to help him make adjustments.

The reason why I went to see Mewtwo was to experience it, after all, it was a special entertainment project in the cyberpunk world, but more importantly, it was a natural way to get to know Judy and show her face.

Don't get me wrong, he is not interested in Judy, after all, she only likes women. But Judy is one of the important characters in the main plot of the game. If he gets to know her in advance, it will be much more convenient if the plot involves her in the future.

But at that time, Li You didn't expect that there would be so many accidents later, so this move was not very useful.

But Li You also remembered that Judy told him at that time that he must not try Mewtwo with a headband by himself, because he didn't have a brain-computer chip, which was very dangerous.

So at this moment, Li You looked at the headband in his hand and hesitated for a moment.

"... Don't worry, it's safe." The Zen master saw through Li You's thoughts as usual.

"Okay." Li You put on the headband.

As the lights on both sides of the headband began to flicker, Li You's eyes were hazy, and after a bright and dark, a completely different scene appeared in front of him.

What was a little unexpected was that what he saw was not the natural forest scenery in the game when V was learning meditation. It seemed that the Zen master was telling the truth when he said he wanted to teach him something special.

It's just that... Li You looked at the scene in front of him and felt a little strange.

What place is this?

He looked around, and there was a vast expanse of land around him, as if he was in the void, with nothing else except himself.

Li You looked up and saw the boundless sky, and looked down and saw clouds blocking it.

"Why does it look a bit like... a fairyland?"

As soon as this thought came to his mind, the whole person, or the whole body, suddenly dived down at a rapid speed!

"Wuwuwu——"

The whistling sound of the wind echoed in his ears, and he almost instantly flew down from the sky, passed through the thick clouds, and broke through the gap below.

Li You opened his eyes, and there was a wide open space in front of him.

The tops of the verdant peaks were covered with snow, and the valleys between the mountains were gurgling, and finally merged into a river in the distance and rushed away.

At the top of the peaks, there is a building that looks like an altar. Li You's vision transcends the limitations of space and can clearly see the people lined up on it.

Their clothes are all ancient and simple. Li You can't tell which dynasty they belong to, but they are obviously in the style of ancient China. But more obviously, they... all look very small.

He heard faint chanting sounds in his ears, which seemed familiar, but he couldn't catch them when he listened carefully.

Li You was still a little stunned, and then he heard a clear and long chant coming from his mouth, and then he flew again and rushed straight to the altar!

"Huh--!!"

Just as he was about to reach the sky above the altar, a flash of light flashed in front of him, and the scene changed again.

This time, he was in the center of a gorgeous palace, as if he was sitting on a high platform, with thousands of people worshipping in front of him.

Still unable to see any details, Li You could only feel the atmosphere, majestic, solemn, and high above.

Then, the scene in front of him changed again. This time, the surrounding environment became extremely cold. Strong currents hit him. He dived deep into the abyss and headed for an unknown distance.

His heart was filled with various emotions, which were even more intense than the undercurrents around him, so Li You had no time to distinguish them one by one.

But the most obvious emotion was confusion and the anger that followed.

At this time, light seemed to appear in the dim abyss. He seemed to see the end, grabbed the life-saving straw, and swam quickly towards the light.

Just before he came into contact with the light, Li You's eyes suddenly went dark.

"Ah--!!"

In the real world, Li You suddenly stood up, pulled off the Mewtwo headband, and gasped.

"Ha, ha..."

"Just now, could it be..."    He looked at the bench beside him. Unexpectedly, the Zen master was still sitting quietly with his eyes closed. He did not disappear immediately after seeing Mewtwo like he did to V.

Facing his gaze, the Zen master raised his head and asked:

"What did you feel?"

Li You: "...I can't describe it."

The Zen master smiled and said, "I know you have a lot of questions, but I'm sorry, even I can't answer them one by one for you."

"What you just saw is not what I prepared for you. You are entangled with extremely deep resentment. I just took out the strongest memories and emotions in those resentments, weakened them, and let you experience them.

"So, everything you see is what 'He' wants you to know."

Li You was stunned: "What do you mean..."

The Zen master shook his head: "I don't have anything specific to say. What you can understand from what you just saw is your own business."

"However, these alone are not helpful, so I will also leave you with the meditative super dream. If you can absorb the essence of it, you can also take your own meditation method a step further, and it will also have a positive impact on your relationship with 'him'. Benefits.”

As he spoke, he took out four Mewtwo chips, then took off the simple altar hanging around his neck, and handed them to Li You together.

"Take it, this is all the help I can give you."

Li You took it and just looked at it. He was just stunned. The Zen master had disappeared, and only his voice remained in his ears.

"After this time, we will never meet again. I hope you can make the right choice now and in the future."

Li You looked around, trying to catch the Zen master, but found nothing, and couldn't help but feel dazed.

To be honest, he didn't expect that what the Zen master showed him would be something like this.

So the question is, how does this help his current situation...?

He thought this, and then tried to communicate with the Sakura Dragon Divine Crystal in his body. He was surprised to find that the connection between this divine crystal and himself was suddenly much closer than before.

If you want to quantify it, it means that the magical power of Sakura Dragon that he can mobilize now is at least twice as much as before.

Not only that, Li You also clearly felt that the Sakura Dragon's blood shadow inside the divine crystal had become more active than before, but the resentment was obviously much calmer and less threatening.

"...This is really a big help."

Li You looked at the four Mewtwo chips in his hand. There is no doubt that these should be the four meditation techniques that V learned in the game.

According to Zen masters, it will also be beneficial for him to learn and absorb these four methods.

So Li You stopped delaying, put away the Mewtwo ring, chip and altar, and returned to the car.

Aggie asked strangely: "What were you doing there just now?"

Li You looked at her: "Just now...did you feel anything from the spiritual link?"

Aiji's reaction at this time was similar to Johnny in the game, with a face full of "What are you talking about?", so Li You suddenly understood and said: "...It's okay, let's go back first, and I will explain to you slowly."

He said and drove all the way back to his apartment.

…

Two days later, Chambi Building.

Li You held the Light Canon and still recited the teachings to the previous group of Arasaka employees.

The content has not been modified much, and the entire process is basically the same. The only difference is that Li You points his faith to the Yinglong Divine Crystal in his body.

Yes, he has decided to do this, and the risk is controllable.

After carefully studying the meditation Mewtwo given by the Zen master and learning the four meditation methods on "earth, water, fire, wind (qi)", he really realized something, and he will learn from the world of Sekiro. The inner chi meditation method was adapted with great results.

The meditation method in the world of Sekiro is to only observe oneself, with the core of grasping the flow of energy, which is actually quite partial. After incorporating the four-element meditation method, Li You was able to meditate inwardly and communicate with the outside world.

Although there is no special function that can be seen yet, this method of meditation really allowed him to establish a deeper connection with the Sakura Dragon Divine Crystal.

In the process, he also touched a little bit of the essence of the Sakura Dragon Divine Crystal, and understood how to better use this power.

To put it bluntly, he has gained some administrative rights over the divine crystal.

So now, he is confident that during the brainwashing ceremony, the beliefs of these Arasaka employees can communicate and interact with the Sakuraryu Divine Crystal, so as to maintain the effectiveness of the brainwashing for a long time.

The ceremony ended quickly. Yori Xuan looked at him and asked: "It seems that the process has not changed much... Are you sure this is fine?"

Li You breathed a sigh of relief, put away the Light Book, and said: "We are basically sure, and we just need to observe it. The previous effect will last for three days at most. I think we will see the result after three days."

Lai Xuan also nodded: "I can still afford to wait for three days. Compared with this, you said you were going to Dog Town to do something..."

Li You replied: "Just tonight. I will bring the elite there."

Yori Xuan understood immediately: "Is the new 'Hammer' type prosthetic body Night Demon completed?"

Li You nodded: "The same goes for prosthetic King Kong."

"Very good." A hint of joy appeared on Yori Xuan's face, but he quickly suppressed it and only said, "In this way, our combat effectiveness will not be a problem at all."

"It won't be a problem even without them." Li You smiled, "Are you looking down on me or V?"

"Of course not, after all, you are the one who can defeat Adam with a knife." Yori Xuan also understood that he was joking, but still explained, "But in the possible war with... that person's power, what we need is More anchors to hold the battle together, you alone are not enough.”

Li You naturally agreed to this. If he only wanted to solve the problem by himself, then he would not release so many night demons in the world.

So he didn't say anything more, just said: "I might take one or two cyborgs, or a heavy hammer to Dog Town, just in case."

"Okay."

After talking with Lai Xuan, Li You left the Blue Bi Building and went to the Batti Hotel in Pacific Ocean to start planning the action at night.

It is also necessary to consider who to take with him, after all, he is going to the infamous "Dog Town" this time.

Dog Town is a new map added to the Shadow of the Past DLC, just next to Taipingzhou.

This was the bridgehead of the New American army in Night City during the Unification War, and the original Colonel Kurt Hansen was the officer leading the team.

The New American side was originally going to attack Night City, but later Arasaka intervened and the aircraft carrier directly stopped at the port of Night City, forcing the New American and Military Technology to choose to negotiate, and this bridgehead was abandoned.

A series of soldiers led by Hansen, as well as agents from the New United States, were abandoned here with the sudden end of the war, and no one cared about them anymore.

Colonel Hansen was indignant about this, and was unwilling to be abandoned and die tragically on the roadside, so he led his soldiers to take over the Dog Town area.

He also negotiated with other companies, Cuba and other external forces in exchange for support, and finally succeeded in occupying the mountain and turning Dog Town into a city within the city of Night City, existing in a semi-independent form next to Taipingzhou.

So, today's Dog Town is the most chaotic place in Night City, with mixed personnel inside, and NCPD cannot touch it. All order is under the management of Colonel Hansen.

This is where Li You is going, and the reason is for the "legacy" left by military technology.

Under the ground of Dog Town, there are more than one secret military technology facility buried, which contains relevant records of confidential research projects, and some research results of those projects, all left in the ground of Dog Town, waiting for others to discover.

Others may not know, but Li You knows very well what Military Technology is researching.

It is a secret project that attempts to penetrate the black wall and weaponize the roaming AI, "Little Big Dipper".

I have mentioned the danger of the black wall before. The attempt of the Voodoo Gang to make holes in the black wall will cause the roaming AI to invade the network here, causing serious harm. This is one of the reasons why Li You killed them.

Military Technology is even more ruthless. It wants to penetrate the black wall directly and catch the violent roaming AI on the opposite side as weapons.

In this regard, Li You can only comment that companies are better at committing suicide than one another.

Of course, the "Little Big Dipper" plan was declared a failure half a century ago, but its residual data is still sleeping in the underground of Dog Town.

No matter what the considerations are, Li You will not let it go.

Similarly, when he retrieves it, he will not give this data to Lai Xuan. Trusting Lai Xuan is one thing, but this kind of thing is still too dangerous. It is best to disappear completely. He only needs to give Lai Xuan the evidence that Military Technology is doing this kind of research.

Of course, in addition to the relevant information of the "Little Beidou" plan, other storages in these underground research institutes are also very valuable.

For example, in a certain underground research facility, there is the "neural matrix". According to the lark in the Shadow of the Past, that thing can heal her body destroyed by the black wall, or V's body destroyed by the relic. It is also one of the causes of the story of the Shadow of the Past.

In addition, in Colonel Hansen's warehouse, lies the BOSS at the beginning of the Shadow of the Past plot-the military technology tank robot "Chimera", which has quite good combat power.

In addition, a large amount of combat analysis data of military technology, various tactical information, and perhaps some confidential documents of military technology can be found in the underground facilities.

These things are not very useful to Li You, but if they are handed over to Lai Xuan, they can become one of the trump cards against military technology.

So, although Dog Town is chaotic, the underground research facilities here are equivalent to the secret treasure house of military technology, and Li You is quite interested in the things inside.

This is one of the "preparations" that Li You has planned to make long ago.

Of course, there was no need to rush here, and there was no need to rush to do it before Lai Xuan returned to Tokyo.

Because the "wealth" of Dog Town will be used to strengthen Arasaka's strength in the future. Even if it is obtained now, it will be put to use after Lai Xuan successfully grasps the power of Arasaka.

But... Li You is in a hurry now, and he has no other plans in the next two days.

And it just so happened that Mr. Hands also sent an invitation, so Li You took advantage of it and decided to get things done here now.

Sitting in the Batti Hotel, Li You thought about the screen again and again, and decided on the personnel for this operation.

"It's you."