This Game Is Too Realistic

Golden Gallon Port.

A heavy rain washed away the dust on the street, and a faint mist rose from the dark red square bricks, making the port, which was still fully illuminated by the sun, become hazy in the mist.

On the cargo ship at the dock, sailors were cleaning the deck, and businessmen in silk robes were checking with the port officer the goods that needed to be handed over to the warehouse.

After a short period of order vacuum, the order of the port has been restored, at least the order of the port area has been basically restored.

Institutions including security bureaus, fire stations, port authorities, clinics, courts and other institutions are all performing their work under the coercive means of the "iron men" who use both kindness and power.

After all, having a job that can be done and a salary that can be paid is much more comfortable than squatting in a warehouse without a bed.

The nuclear-powered submarine "Dolphin" docked at the dock again. This time it not only brought supplies from the French Fries Port, but also researchers from the scientific expedition team.

㦳The players of the former Burning Legion seized a large number of relics from the Prosperity Era in the Governor's Mansion that need to be appraised. The scientific expedition team is the only one who is interested in these "holy relics" and can legally purchase them from the players. unit.

Sometimes Fang Chang couldn't help but wonder with malicious intent, whether these guys would deliberately lower the price by relying on their "franchise rights".

But even if he lowers the price, there's really nothing he can do.

These trophies are submitted as "mission props" and are not freely traded goods.

No matter how little the offer was, he would have no choice but to accept it.

However, the quotation given by this broad-minded researcher did not disappoint him. It was even higher than he expected.

"...A total of 9.17 million silver coins."

After finally completing the photo registration of the last trophy, the researcher stretched out his index finger and clicked twice on the unfolded holographic screen to archive the collected data.

"hiss……"

Fang Chang, who was standing aside, couldn't help but take a breath of moist air when he heard it. The researcher happened to hear it, so he cast a questioning look.

"What's up?"

Hiding the joy on his face, Fang Chang talked nonsense seriously.

"It's nothing... I mean, this is too little. We spent a lot of effort to get these things. Can we have more?"

The researcher said teasingly.

"We have a strict calculation formula and audit process for unplanned recycling projects. No matter how hard you try, it will not affect their added value. I advise you to give up."

"Tuo's."

Fang Chang gave up decisively.

This person's name is Han Ziyue. He is a small popsicle recovered from the ruins of the desert by the Thorn Corps stationed in the Kaifeng City area.

㦳So it's a little popsicle, but it has nothing to do with her age. It's because the time displayed on the dormant cabin is 81, which is less than a century.

The background information about her is a full page long on the official website, and it needs to be edited by players active in the Pioneer City area.

Fang Chang took a brief look and extracted about three key pieces of information——

She was once a resident of the abandoned Vault 288.

Specializing in data restoration and file organization.

Probably due to the influence of Rama, the commander of the Thorn Corps, she is currently engaged in sociological research in Borneo Province.

Both "Bornatu Province" and "Sociological Fangda" itself are relatively unpopular fields among scientific expedition groups.

However, it is precisely for this reason that as one of the few qualified talents in this field, Yin Fang still sent her here even though her qualifications are still relatively low.

Turning his gaze back to the war supplies that filled half the warehouse in front of him, Han Ziyue stretched out his gloved hand and picked up a silver-gray memory card from the shelf.

That memory card is only about the size of your thumb.

Her eyes sparkled with interest.

"...But to be honest, I didn't expect that you would be able to find this thing."

Fang Chang stared at her fingertips. It looked like a memory card, placed together with other game cards with colorful covers.

"Is there anything special about this card?"

"It's more than special!" Han Ziyue said happily, "Let's put it this way, the project I am researching is just missing one piece of the puzzle...about the origin of thousands of races and gods."

The origin of Thousands of Races and Thousands of Gods? !

Fang Chang's eyes suddenly showed intense interest, and he said immediately.

"Want to hear the details."

Han Ziyue didn't speak, but took out a holographic computer pen, connected it to the expandable interface, and inserted the old memory card into it.

Staring at the light blue holographic beam with expectation, Fang Chang originally thought he would see something surprising, but he didn't expect that what caught his eye was a strong yak.

The yak was running, its strong muscles pumping out the breath of life, with billowing smoke and dust floating around it, but the ground beneath its feet could not be seen.

At this time, the camera began to zoom out in front of it, gradually revealing the cattle behind it and the vast expanse of grassland.

Then, a powerful, low and convincing voice began to sound.

"On the grasslands beside the Yongliu River, the most deadly thing is not the claws of hyenas and the teeth of lions, but the running cattle. Even the most ferocious beasts have to retreat when they encounter them..."

One thing to say, as a documentary, these short shots are quite shocking, and the narration by Kaori is quite satisfactory.

Especially considering that these images may have been displayed by immersive virtual reality equipment two hundred years ago, the actual expressive power may be more shocking than the holographic projection from the third-person perspective.

But……

What does this have to do with thousands of races and gods?

Fang Chang was a little confused.

Standing next to him, Han Ziyue stared directly at the flickering holographic light and shadow, as if staring at an object.

"The original images of "The Secret of Nature: Yak"... Although the data is still somewhat lost, it is the most complete memory card we can find currently. It's a shame that it can be saved so well! Trouble! You should try to find as many similar places as possible in the future.”

"I will, if conditions permit..." Fang Chang couldn't help but asked, shocked by the name of the documentary, "It's just that I don't quite understand...this 'Animal World' and the Thousand Clans What does it have to do with Qianshen?”

Han Ziyue narrowed her eyes slightly and said with a smile.

"The cattle running under the hot sun...don't you think this looks familiar?"

Fang Chang was stunned for a moment, then blurted out.

"...the sacred cow that carries the sun."

Han Ziyue gave him an approving look.

"You are very enlightened."

Damn it? !

Fang Chang was dumbfounded.

"But……"

Seeing his hesitant expression, Han Ziyue could guess what he was thinking without asking, so she smiled and said.

"You want to ask how the popular science documentary became The Origin of Thousands of Races and Thousands of Gods, right?"

Fang Chang nodded with a strange expression.

"Maybe I don't have enough imagination. I really can't fully imagine this process..."

"This is actually not that difficult to understand. You can understand it if you think of things like 'holographic cassettes' as 'things that cannot be explained by knowledge and experience.'"

Looking at Fang Chang, who still had confusion written on his face, she paused for a moment and continued.

"In ancient times, a forest fire or a flash of lightning was enough to make an ape-man with superior intelligence or luck become a prophet or priest of the tribe. When people gradually mastered the ability to make fire, they lost control of the flames that burn everything. Out of reverence, prophets, priests, fire keepers, etc....these professions endowed with sacred significance gradually emerged from the center of the historical stage."

Fang Chang frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said.

"What you mean is that some people used these popular science images, such as blue coats and so on... They packaged themselves as priests or prophets, and bewitched the surviving people on this land."

It's not surprising that he would think so, Han Ziyue said in a gentle tone.

"This is a relative merit interpretation. Of course, this possibility cannot be ruled out, but the existing evidence is more inclined to another completely opposite explanation."

"...What explanation."

"This is not someone's deliberate behavior, it is a spontaneous formation of the group unconsciousness in the long-term social evolution process."

Fang Chang was slightly stunned.

"Spontaneous formation?"

"That's right."

Han Ziyue nodded slowly, looked at the holographic image that played intermittently, and continued.

"A work of art can be completed by one person or several people, but the work that is widely recognized by people is usually formed spontaneously in the process of social evolution. I want to understand the origin of the 'Thousands of Peoples and Thousands of Gods' in Borneo. , we must start from the survivors who fled this land in the first place.”

Fang Chang asked in confusion.

"Are there no native survivors in this land?"

Han Ziyue was stunned for a moment and looked at him strangely.

"Are you kidding? This was an ecological reserve during the Era of Prosperity... except for a small number of tourism employees and scientific researchers, how could there be such a thing as local survival? Do you want to sleep with lions and bison?"

Fang Chang: "...?"

Looking at the clueless Fang Chang, Han Ziyue sighed, turned off the "Animal World" that was being shown, and spoke slowly.

"It seems that I have to start with you from the most basic part..."

…

The biggest difference between the prosperity era and the old era is not only reflected in the generation gap in science and technology, but also in all aspects such as production and living methods, ideological and cultural concepts, etc., there have been earth-shaking changes that were unimaginable in the old era.

The most typical one is administrative division.

Thanks to the free migration of the population, the extensive development of outer space, and the integration of nationalities on a global scale, people's feelings for the land are no longer as strong as in the old days. They identify more with the identity of "human" than their own blood, and even begin to study It raises the question of whether to give the honor of "being born as a human being" to AI with "social attributes".

People living on this planet are fully prepared to face the future, and there is only one FTL engine left before they can step towards the stars.

Against this background, in pursuit of efficiency in allocating land resources, the People's Federation abolished the administrative divisions of the old era in the early prosperity era and replaced them with large-scale divisions that were more tailored to local conditions.

For example, Luoxia Province was the product of this "land enclosure movement".

What was once a vast desert has been transformed by desalination equipment and endless energy into farmland that can satisfy the stomachs and taste buds of most people in the world.

The situation in Borneo Province is similar, except that its planning direction is completely opposite to that of Luoxia Province, which was once a no-man's land.

In the old days before the People's Federation was established, the largest slum in the world was located there, and the cultural gap between rich and poor was the largest in the world.

If the Luoxia Province is an uncultivated wasteland, then the Borneo Province is a wasteland that has been spoiled by the locals.

It is precisely because of this that when, after many twists and turns, the People's Federation was finally established and the construction of the four major industrial zones and the space elevator project in central Central Continent began, the region immediately launched a long-lasting and unprecedented "Great Migration" movement.

A large number of poor people left their impoverished homes in pursuit of a better life and took maglev trains across the Zhuobar Mountains one after another to their dream land in the middle of the mainland. Together with immigrants from other administrative divisions, they completed the People's Union A miracle in history - a super large city cluster built around a space elevator.

In contrast, the Borneo province, where people are emptying out of their buildings, has ushered in a vigorous “de-urbanization” movement under the influence of the population siphon effect.

In fact, similar situations do not only occur in Borneo Province, but the performance here looks even more shocking in terms of macro data due to many historical issues.

According to available data, as of the middle of the Prosperity Era, the population of the entire Borneo Province was only 0.3% of the population at the end of the old era, and there are still a large number of "urban agglomerations that can produce positive economic effects" in the eastern and western provinces. A vivid contrast is formed.

Consider that instead of paying high operation and maintenance costs for local public facilities with extremely low utilization rates and letting local people live in "priceless shabby houses", it is better to give them a sum of money and a ticket to move to the central part of the country. Enjoy life in urban agglomerations.

The People's League authorities simply set up Borneo Province as an "ecological reserve", and under the banner of "We not only want to establish a paradise for humans, but also a paradise for animals", they took the initiative to organize this unprecedented scale of events with the intervention of administrative forces. The deurbanization movement has come to an end.

By the mid-to-late period of the Prosperity Era, the de-urbanization movement in Borneo had ended early due to the active intervention of the People's Federation. There were only less than 50,000 people left on the 4 million square kilometers of land, and most of them were based on tourism. Mainly practitioners and researchers.

After demolishing most of the old urban buildings and shacks, the People's Federation returned this geomantic treasure land spanning three temperature zones of the tropics, subtropics and north temperate zone to nature, leaving only a few cultural relics, tourist areas, Self-driving tour routes and scientific research facilities.

The maglev rails that were once built for population migration were gradually dismantled as the population migration goals were completed, leaving only a small number of underground lines that do not hinder the migration of wild animals.

It's like a big safari park here.

Long before entering the Wasteland, this place had been demolished...

After briefly summarizing what happened on this land during the Prosperity Era, Han Ziyue paused for a moment and continued.

"...I don't need to tell you what happened next. Three years of war broke out, the space elevator collapsed, and the good life was shattered. The super city cluster located in the middle of the Central Continent turned into a super city cluster that even the post-war reconstruction committee was helpless to do." Hell on earth.”

"A large number of survivors flocked from the four major industrial areas to surrounding administrative divisions, such as Luxha Province, such as Borneo Province... Due to the status of Borneo Province's 'ecological reserve' area, this land became the only one in that war." Even though one nest fell in the Luoxia Province, there was not one in this four million square hectares of land."

Fang Chang looked at her in surprise,

"Not one?!"

"Yes," Han Ziyue nodded, "Obviously the residents of the colony don't feel the need to pay special attention to this zoo. What's more, there is no concrete building as a petri dish, and it is actually not suitable for the rapid reproduction of slime mold."

After a pause, she continued.

"Because they did not receive special care from Echao and the climate was relatively comfortable, many survivors chose this place as their first choice for escape... According to our research, at least nearly 100 million people must have successfully escaped here at that time."

"Obviously, this de-urbanized land cannot bear such a large population. Food, medicine, energy, housing and even security have become scarce. In order to compete for survival opportunities, people have begun to follow the example of the people on this land. The beasts, in their hunger, threw away the reserve of the people."

"At first it was just poaching, then later it was robbery, and even cannibalism... I may say "㱕" more euphemistically, but based on the information I collected in the desert, it may be more dangerous here than in the eastern provinces under the care of the War and Construction Committee and the western provinces. The province entered a completely disorderly wasteland earlier."

Fang Chang swallowed unconsciously as he could imagine the scene of the end of the world.

"Where's the local garrison?"

Han Ziyue said Yu in a concise and concise manner.

"The People's League army was established in a very short period of time. It needs to put out fires everywhere. It also has to maintain a front line five light years away. You can only imagine how many people can protect this 'zoo'... …According to our research, some Awami League troops have entered the area, but the ability to maintain order is limited to a few mild-climate areas on the east and west coasts of Borneo.”

"And due to the loss of organization and supplies, their own survival has become a problem. You can't expect those people to grasp the balance of order all at once. They themselves are on the balance, and they can crush it a little slower. It’s pretty good.”

After a pause, she continued.

"What the army did at that time is not the focus of my research. Where I just mentioned, these four million square kilometers of land may have entered the wasteland earlier, and completed the transition from an disorderly society to an orderly society earlier. The order society evolved, and in the process large and small settlements were born. These settlements were spread along the Yongliu River in the form of tribes, and gradually expanded outward..."

"Due to the obstruction of the Zhuobar Mountains and the Borneo Sea, mutants and most alien species have not been able to migrate to this area, and aquatic mutants have also stopped east of the Baiyue Strait. The local survivors facing pressure are mainly some wild animals. Animals and a small number of alien species.”

"Although Japan has undergone a systemic regression, there is still a lot of old-era experience and technology left here after all. This group of survivors with low literacy rates but rich survival skills expanded their territory faster than The original people were much faster, and they soon formed various feudal kingdoms, large and small, just like the survivors of Luoxia Province. "

"And in this process, not only did their population expand rapidly, but they also found something to put their souls in..."

With that said, Han Ziyue took the memory card off the computer pen and waved it in front of Fang Changyi's eyes.

"Belief."

"Whether worship is an abstract god or a dogma, in the classical period before the Enlightenment, it was almost the only tool to unite the ignorant majority. It can temporarily let people give up their doubts about 'who am I' and 'where do I come from'. Thinking about these three things, "Come" and "Where to go", restrain the ability and maintain the operation of a huge system like a gear. "

Fang Chang's Adam's apple twitched.

Although that was something he had expected, he still felt a bit shocked when he heard the professionals peeling it off.

"So Thousand Races and Thousand Gods is a lie?"

Han Ziyue said in a relaxed tone.

"It can't be regarded as a lie, more like an accident... There are a large number of holographic projection equipment left here, mainly to introduce the wild animals of Borneo Province to tourists. With the energy storage equipment, they are likely to be in the early wasteland era." Fifty years has been running for a long time. It is understandable that the second and third generations of survivors who have been in the wasteland as soon as they open their eyes regard it as a miracle. After all, it can be explained to them over and over again.㳔Thirty years㱕average life expectancy.”

"You might as well try to bring into the situation of the survivor at that time. You are a survivor who has lived in a world of ice and snow since the day you were born. You are huddled at the ticket gate of a certain museum with your father's relics to avoid the snowstorm."

"At this time, the AI ​​​​recognized your existence, and the endless warm grass appeared in front of you, and then the majestic voice began to tell you the past events. In the past, Borneo Province was a place where even mice could survive. Tasty heaven..."

He tried to take a look at the situation that the survivors faced at that time. Fang Chang thought about it for a while but still couldn't put it into perspective, and finally shook his head.

"...I will never think of myself as a descendant of rats."

A lion or a tiger is possible.

Han Ziyue laughed and joked.

"Of course, human ancestors cannot be animals, but it is entirely possible for you to worship them as something similar to the big-horned deer god... Don't overestimate yourself. The reason why you didn't do this is just because you are well-educated. , and really understand how to learn things by yourself.”

Unexplainable holographic light and shadow is just the beginning.

When a miracle becomes a reality, it is no longer just a miracle, but a prophecy sent by the gods.

What's more, the picture in the holographic image did become reality later.

In the 50th year of the Wasteland Era, the cold winter has ended, and the ecological environment of Borneo Province has gradually changed to what it was half a century ago.

For the surviving people living by the Yongliu River at that time, this was undoubtedly the manifestation of the totem they enshrined.

Although the end of cold winter is just a normal climate change, it has nothing to do with their prayers...

"I know," Fang Chang said with emotion, "but having said that, thousands of races and thousands of gods are really man-made."

After all, two hundred years is still too short a time, and it is not enough for a group of people to form a human race through natural evolution.

Unless it's pure black technology like the Vaillants or mutants.

Without the help of scientific power, they would need at least a thousand years of racial segregation to create clear differences in characteristics between the Japanese and Yue people.

As if she had obsessive-compulsive disorder, Han Ziyue corrected his loose statement and continued talking.

"To be precise, a limited range of self-identity is formed under collective unconscious behavior. You can find that their skeletal characteristics are actually not much different from those who escaped from Luoxia Province. Excluding nutrition, air humidity, and the amount of light㱕Influence, it can be said that they are the same type of people.”

Fang Chang nodded thoughtfully.

In fact, don’t talk about other players.

Even he himself occasionally subjectively brings his experience to the earth, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, you will know that reality and games are two completely different dimensions.

The wasteland of Borneo is probably considered a "classic start".

That is, without the interference of supernatural forces such as shelter residents, strategic weapons strikes, mutant slime mold nests, mutants, etc., a typical wasteland is formed purely by the collapse of order.

As for the Xilan Empire, it was in a state of ups and downs.

If there is no external interference, the surviving people here may continue the tradition for hundreds or even thousands of years. An accidental "artistic renaissance" or "historical discovery" of the past allows them to find their spiritual sustenance. , and replace the "Thousands of Races and Thousands of Gods" theory that has gradually become outdated with the development of productive forces.

But it does not rule out the possibility of another extreme. The local survivors have fallen into another spiral in the long cycle of reincarnation. By constantly learning lessons from the previous reincarnation, they nailed the loopholes that broke the reincarnation with oak boards and nails, thereby establishing a set of "domination theory" with a more permanent structure and more rigorous logic, so that the eternal flow of the river could flow completely. No more flowing.

There is no way of knowing which is more likely.

After all, history is inevitable only if it has happened.

And only people in the future will know what will happen in the future.

In general, they are a good observation sample for the scientific expedition team.

Putting the memory card containing the "Shishi Canon" into the storage box, Han Ziyue looked at the port outside the warehouse door and said excitedly.

"...As expected, there should be traces of early surviving settlements or shelters near here. This may help me complete the project. Previously, there was no such thing as the Japanese department. During the three-year war, the only remaining orderly system was The influence of social evolution in the wasteland of Borneo Province."

After hearing Han Ziyue's words, Fang Chang subconsciously spoke.

"You mean Camp Lowell?"

"Wait, Camp Lowell is actually here?!" Han Ziyue opened her eyes wide in surprise, and then said in surprise, "That's great, can you take me to see it?"

Fang Chang nodded.

"no problem."

Since the second phase of the offensive has been advanced, the camp is currently under their control. Before the emperor of the Xilan Empire takes action, they are expected to enjoy a period of peace and quiet.

If you want to engage in scientific research activities, now is the most suitable time.

Just when Fang Chang was about to call for a vehicle to take her there, the dog suddenly came over.

His steps were hurried, his face was full of seriousness, and he spoke quickly without waiting for a long question.

"Something happened over at Camp Rowell!"