Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

The fact that everyone in the Eternal City possesses the ability of immortality is unbelievable.

Wu Wang certainly wouldn't believe it.

If we can really achieve that.

What's the fortune teller hiding?
Why are the other Venerables and the "crying-faced monster" chasing after him all over the world?
The only possibility is that the immortality and immortality in the Eternal City are mostly illusory, just like the happiness on [Happiness Island].

It must be an illusion created through some means.

I am absolutely the only one who is immortal!
He waved to Bai Cha and said, "Never mind, you don't need to do anything for now. Go and do your own thing. I'll figure it out myself after I log into the system."

Instead of continuing to question the white tea and arousing the other party's suspicion, it would be better to secretly investigate the Eternal City on my own.

However, the other party heard such an order.

However, he did not leave the office.

Instead, she went to a corner and stood silently facing the wall, making it seem as if Wu Wang was telling her to reflect on her mistakes.

In response, Wu Wang asked in bewilderment, "If you like the decor of this room, how about I let you use it as your office? Why are you standing here facing the wall in contemplation? Are you a first-grader?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Cha turned her head.

He said in a rather natural and matter-of-fact tone, "My position is secretary to the head of the law enforcement department. I don't have my own affairs. My job is to provide you with all kinds of services and conveniences. If you don't need me for the time being, then just pretend I don't exist. I'll do my thing, and you do yours."

Wu Wang: “?”

The signs are already starting to appear, aren't they?

He could sense that the city's eeriness was gradually unfolding.

Actually, Wu Wang already had a feeling from the moment he entered the instance, when these guys called it "awakening".

After all, how could no one think there was a problem with them being practically naked?

He seriously doubted that if he hadn't asked to get his pants, those dozens of people would have calmly accepted his nakedness while giving a speech on stage.

Damn, you guys are all hyped up, aren't you?
Does this seem right?

Then, Wu Wangchao, standing on the scanning device, said to Bai Cha, "I ask you, what are your thoughts on my state of being naked when I was first awakened?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Cha quickly replied:

“That was my mistake. I didn’t consider your feelings. You were just awakened and couldn’t get your own clothes, so I don’t think you have any problems. Other law enforcement officers must think the same way.”

"After all, your position is the head of the law enforcement department, and we will not pay special attention to these kinds of tasks that are not within your job scope."

Sure enough, Wu Wang's heart sank.

This guy has something wrong with his head.

To be precise, it should be said that everyone in this Eternal City has a flawed understanding of common sense.

What do you mean by saying that they won't pay special attention to things that are not within my job scope?
Do you think I want to run naked?
Ding-dong-

[Enforcement Officer Yan Shuangying is now online]

You now possess all the authority of a law enforcement department head, including but not limited to—the power to impose administrative penalties, the power to grant and approve administrative licenses, the power to take administrative and criminal coercive measures, the power to initiate and investigate cases, and the power to handle emergencies.

Just then, the scanning device beneath Wu Wang's feet made a sound.

His information login is complete.

After watching Wu Wang remain silent in the corner, Bai Cha, who had returned to his corner to reflect on his actions, faced the wall and said:

"Congratulations on your return to your post as a law enforcement officer. You are now authorized to investigate heretical cases."

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

This statement is clearly in the guise of a service.

But for some inexplicable reason, it gave Wu Wang a creepy feeling.

It was as if the other person wasn't some manager's secretary, but a vengeful ghost that would follow her wherever she went.

Stepping off the instrument, Wu Wang frowned and asked, "What would happen if someone who isn't a law enforcement officer were to investigate an incident of heresy?"

Bai Cha smiled and said, "That would be considered dereliction of duty, which is a serious offense in the context of heresy. Law enforcement will come to arrest him and reset his mind."

Is this considered heretical?
Wu Wang suddenly felt that the definition of heresy in the Eternal City might be different from the normal understanding.

So he immediately asked, "What if I were the one who did this? Like right now, if it's just the two of us here, and I left without logging into the system, would you arrest me on the spot?"

Judging from the level of respect the other person has always shown her, in the real world, she would be considered at least a devoted fan, if not a fanatic.

Besides, isn't the purpose of waking oneself up to deal with heretical events?

Whether or not you log in to the system is just a process, right?
But Bai Cha still said in a serious tone: "Even if you were a legendary law enforcement officer, you lost your [social identity] after choosing to hibernate. You haven't been certified with a new [social identity] since you were awakened, so you can't investigate heretical events. If such a thing really happens, I will report the situation to other law enforcement officers and have them arrest you."

“Why don’t you just arrest him? I’m standing right in front of you,” Wu Wang retorted.

The other party shook his head and said, "Because I am a secretary, I do not have the arrest authority of law enforcement officers, and I have no way to do such a thing."

She paused briefly after saying that.

He asked doubtfully, "Are you asking me these questions to logically analyze why the White Tower committed heretical acts?"

In Secretary Bai Cha's view, these are the most basic common sense.

Even if Yan Shuangying is a newly awakened "patriarch of the sect", she shouldn't forget that.

Wu Wang smiled and said, "Am I being heretical by asking you these questions?"

The other party immediately shook his head and said, "Of course not. You are already a law enforcement officer. This is a process of exercising investigative powers. As your secretary, I have no right to question your actions."

In other words, what if Wu Wang was not a law enforcer, yet he insisted on getting the answers to these questions?

She would then question the reasons for doing so.

Wu Wang gave a cold laugh.

Haha, just by adding a so-called "social identity," the same behavior immediately becomes reasonable, even if it was originally done by the same person.

This Eternal City definitely has a lot of problems.

In the eyes of the city's residents, certain types of people must do certain types of things.

Like a machine programmed with a set program, a hair dryer can only be used to dry hair, not to dry clothes.

Even if it clearly can do that, it can't.

"Where is the library? I want to go there to look something up," Wu Wang asked casually.

As Bai Cha mentioned before, the only way to learn about the earlier history of Eternal City is to consult the library.

He wanted to examine how this eternal city achieved immortality and eternal life from a historical perspective.

It's best not to ask about this directly now.

After all, no matter how much Bai Cha felt that her inquiries were an investigation and analysis, Wu Wang worried that if she asked too many questions about common sense, there would still be limits to the reasonableness of such inquiries.

He didn't want to be labeled a "heretic" the moment he entered the instance and then start playing a battle royale game.

Now that I have power, I must seize it and make the most of my advantages!
This is like an administrator in a group chat saying that posting erotic pictures will result in being banned. If you actually have erotic pictures but don't post them because of this rule, what's the difference between that and being banned forever?
If you have power but don't use it, it's no different from having no power at all.

Upon hearing this, Bai Cha immediately said, "The library is located in the very center of Eternal City. If you need, I'll take you there now."

Wu Wang opened his mouth as if to speak, but then stopped.

He actually wanted the other person to stay there, and he could go over by himself.

But then I thought, as the newly appointed person in charge, I was completely unaware of the current situation, yet I abandoned my secretary, who could have provided assistance, and left alone. Wasn't that also an unreasonable act?
Suddenly, he realized the pros and cons of the "being the center of attention" effect.

The advantage, of course, is that one holds a high position and has ample resources and power to utilize.

But what about the drawbacks?
But the plane has already crashed...

The downside is that under such scrutiny, with everyone watching what you're going to do next, any mistakes you make can easily be blown out of proportion.

In the context of the procedural society of the Eternal City, this may bring more danger to Wu Wang.

Of course, there is another problem—

Wu Wang also has a negative charm value status: "Target of Public Criticism"!

He was already the first person that NPCs disliked.

They're still stuck in this high position.

Wu Wang felt that the day he would be hung from a street lamp and whipped for his corpse was not far off.

He sighed and said, "Lead the way."

Bai Cha opened the office door, maintaining a pace that allowed Wu Wang to easily keep up, and added, "Have you decided what kind of instruction you want to give the other law enforcement officers? Please tell me as soon as possible so I can upload it to their computer terminals to notify them."

Wu Wang: "Is this...something I have to do?"

The other party nodded firmly and said, "Of course! As a legend revered by many, your encouragement to the younger generation can effectively inspire their fighting spirit, especially given the serious situation where the previous leader has exhibited heretical behavior."

After a moment of contemplation, Wu Wang said in a serious tone:

"Then let's 'read more books and newspapers, eat fewer snacks and sleep more'."

White Tea: "?"

What kind of teaching is this?
Although she hesitated for a moment, she still gritted her teeth, took out her tablet, and uploaded the content.

She felt that as a former legend, the other party must have his reasons for saying that!

The two quickly left the law enforcement headquarters.

As he passed each law enforcement officer, they would look Wu Wang up and down with strange eyes.

They have all received the admonition notice.

Therefore, I feel that this former legend is very different from what I imagined.

ding ding ding-

As Wu Wang was walking along happily, he noticed that strange noises kept ringing in his ears.

It's like some kind of push-button switch being triggered.

He instinctively searched for the source of the sound.

But when she turned her head, she noticed a line of text popping up above the head of the white tea vendor next to her—

[Secretary to the head of law enforcement]

Trust score: 392

Heresy Value: 0

The dinging sound I just heard was from similar text popping up above the heads of everyone I met on the street.

Of course, under Wu Wang's [Vision of Truth], information such as names or current thoughts would naturally appear above the heads of these NPCs.

But he clearly remembered that he didn't have this information when he was in the office!
Holy crap! What is this thing?

It seemed that he followed Wu Wang's gaze and noticed that Wu Wang was looking at the top of his head.

Bai Cha smiled and explained, "Your login should have been approved by the system and the [Professional Function] should be activated by now."

"They're checking my social identity right now, right?"

"This feature was added during the last city system update. It helps law enforcement officers to more easily view residents' social identities and their credibility. Don't worry, only law enforcement officers can see this information; people like me cannot."

"As I said, a lot has changed in the last hundred years."

"This feature wasn't available back then, so it's normal to find it novel."

Wu Wang did not respond immediately.

Instead, it involves quickly processing the hidden information contained in these words in the brain.

First, you need to re-examine this so-called "urban system".

This thing seems to be more than just a simple census! It can actually give people special abilities out of thin air!

Law enforcement officers have the ability to see other people's social identities.

What about people with other identities? Do they also possess the same abilities that facilitate their profession?

This is hardly a "city system"!

Isn't this just a typical transmigration system from a novel?!
Secondly, Bai Cha mentioned the update function.

In other words, this thing can evolve?
So, is the update of the [City System] an autonomous evolution, or is someone adding programs behind the scenes?

If it is the latter, then what kind of social status would allow someone to directly access this core information?

It is now almost certain that Wu has fallen.

The biggest secret of the Eternal City, namely side quest 2, is definitely related to the [City System].

Finally, let's talk about [trust level] and [heretical level].

This is also the question he plans to ask about white tea now—

"What do these trust value and heretic value mean? If we can directly show who is a heretic through numerical values, then why bother waking me up to investigate heresy incidents? Law enforcement could just conduct a thorough search and arrest whoever has a high heretic value!"

Hearing this, Bai Cha sighed and said:
"Trust value represents how many people you know well believe that the organization is a good fit for your job, given your current social identity; heresy value represents how many people believe that the organization may have heretical behavior."

“Normally, law enforcement officers do investigate residents with high rates of eccentricity, because this means they often behave in ways that are not in line with the profession in the eyes of those they know.”

"But... the problem this time is that law enforcement officers cannot see each other's information. This is also to ensure the unity of law enforcement officers and prevent the serious situation of mutual suspicion from arising."

"Logically speaking, those who are selected by the [City System] as law enforcers should never exhibit any unorthodox behavior, and the system's calculations should be perfect."

"But this time, a blunder occurred. After the White Tower engaged in heretical behavior, it also took many law enforcement officers with it and made them heretics as well."

“Now that law enforcement officers are starting to distrust each other and are in a state of panic, the only solution we can think of is to call upon you, who was once in charge of law enforcement, to stabilize the situation.”

"Because your era didn't have these system functions, and you didn't know about the White Tower, there was no possibility of being influenced by it. So even if they can't see your heretic value, your identity is absolutely clean and trustworthy!"

After listening to the explanation from Bai Cha.

Wu Wang suddenly felt that the society built by this Eternal City was truly pathetic.

All behaviors seem to be standardized.

All residents lost their freedom of thought, and even began to monitor and wary of each other.

One must act and conduct oneself according to one's so-called "social identity".

In this situation, is a heretic truly a heretic?

Or perhaps they are actually the awakened thinkers in a programmed society?
"Do what you should do."

Thinking about it carefully, that statement is actually quite terrifying... (End of Chapter)