chapter 52: chapter 49: players value freedom and will never accept commands! (2 in 1 chapter)
translator: 549690339
t world community,
toi district,
taylor star (a supergiant planet),
the technology on this planet is incredibly advanced, even to the point where itâs on the verge of causing a terrifying catastrophe that would surpass the intelligent machine crisis.
magnetic levitation daily technology, holographic projection, virtual layered worldâ¦
on taylor star, besides the major consortia that rule the world, whatâs most prestigious are the virtual gaming companies, jointly invested in by these consortia.
virtual gaming companies can influence a cityâs laws and its citizensâ levels!
one could even say that, in some ways, virtual gaming companies are the âfederal systemâ of taylor civilization.
within the cities of taylor, there are countless robots controlled by artificial intelligence, performing highly efficient low-intelligence repetitive labor, completely replacing human labor.
at this moment, there are countless large-headed, translucent skull beings that allow a glimpse of their slightly wriggling, slightly crystalline brains, with slender and fair limbs.
these are the highly-evolved taylor people with exceptional spiritual power.
countless taylor people log into the taylor wisdom network, open the top-ranked virtual games, and upon clicking, a myriad of games appear before them.
at the forefront is a newly-developed game. âa new game is really out!â
âand itâs a massive team exploration game.â
âyeah, itâs been a long time since a virtual gaming company released such a huge game.â
âexactly, iâve always wanted to become a professional player and earn a noble title. i think my strength is already enough, but the old games are still dominated and continuously developed by the major guilds. itâs hard for us newcomers to stand out and earn enough merit points!â
âright, i remember that every time a new game comes out, some people can earn noble titles based on their merits. this is a massive game, arenât there chances for even high-level noble titles to appear?â
âyeah, game level and titles in reality are linked. iâve had my eyes on a nearby cityâs aerial garden for a long time, but unfortunately, only viscounts are qualified to buy it.â
âupstairs, looks like you wonât have a chance.â
âtake a closer look, the entry requirement for this game is viscount-level professional players, even ordinary professional players canât participate!â
âthatâs right, i heard that this game will also be included in the viscount leagueâs evaluation index!â
[note: amateur players â first level, baron-level professional players â
second level, viscount-level â third level (ranks 7-9), earl-level,
marquis-level, duke-level â transcendent tier, prince-level â throne,
emperor-level â dominator!]
âdamn, whatâs the point of releasing this game?â
âyeah, if itâs not open to amateur players, why put it on the homepage?
âmomâs wise.â
âi remember last time magic abyss group spent 100 billion credit points just to put an advertisement on the homepage!â
âalthough we donât have access, we can sign up, right? if we successfully sign up, we can join as a legion player and do whatever we want, but we have to listen to the commands of the viscounts!â
âplayers value freedom, we absolutely wonât accept commands!â
âthere are merits to be gained!â
âah, whereâs the registration entrance? i didnât see it when i opened the game.
upstairs, dad, show it to me.â
as they watch the continuous flurry of messages on the forum, several earl-level professional players are rubbing their hands in anticipation and teasing each other:
âthat guy pretends to understand, but joining a legion isnât that easy.â
âeven we, as baron-level players, have to compete to participate in this game and possibly join the legion as a member. those amateur players can forget about it.â
âordinary citizens and amateur players, barons, viscounts, earls, marquises, dukes, princes, emperorsâ¦â
âbecoming an emperor-level player⦠thatâs the ultimate dream of every taylor person!â
âforget about it, as long as you become a prince-level⦠no, an earl-level player, you can already get a large share of the consortiaâs stocks, not to mention that there are only a few emperors in taylor.â
âyes, itâs too far away, it has nothing to do with us.â
âspeaking of relevance, i remember that rumor that recently started spreading.â
âyou mean the rumor that only viscount-level professional players can barely touch the truth of this world?â
âyes, that one.â
âwhatâs so special about that? who doesnât know that the virtual game world is not that simple?â
âwhatâs the point, just keep climbing. when you become a prince-level professional player one day, even those consortia will have to serve you.â
âi heard that the opening of this new game is related to the recent mysterious activity in outer space, and the virtual gaming company explained that itâs a space military exercise.â
âsome experts say itâs a collective illusion, with lots of professional terms i canât remember.â
âthere are experts who say itâs a follow-the-crowd mentality, and some say itâs a natural phenomenon on taylor star, perfectly normal.â
âwell said, but i donât believe it.â
the algorithm space given by this al is said to be unprecedentedly large.â
âyes, well, i wonât say any more. iâm going back to playing the flame demon game. iâm saving up a bit more, and iâll have enough to upgrade the engine of my high-intelligence armed robot to a viscount-level engine, and when that happens, my combat power will increase to another level!â
âengine upgrade, can you handle it? can you control it?â
after chatting for a few moments, they continue to play their respective games..