Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 510 Heretic Invasion
Walking on the street where a gentle breeze caresses my face.

Wu Wang was able to appreciate the beauty and excellence of this city.

None of the buildings are an eyesore; they are all top-notch works of art, the culmination of artistic talent.

Even roadside convenience stores are filled with elaborate carvings, each crafted with intricate techniques, as decorations.

It's hard to imagine that the construction workers here would be top artists in the real world.

What's most remarkable is that even though these buildings are full of artistic flair, they don't suffer from the aesthetic fatigue of repetitive designs.

When constructing these buildings, the unique aesthetic appeal of their function is taken into account, and modifications are even made based on the personal aesthetic preferences of the owners.

Everyone is Leonardo da Vinci, and everywhere is a Louvre.

On the way to the library, I passed by the glass decorations of the building next door.

Wu Wang saw the message on his forehead—

[Leadership Officer]

Trust score: 4396

This is normal, after all, Bai Cha also said that Yan Shuangying's current identity is a legend in the law enforcement department.

He served for a full three hundred years, and every new law enforcement officer he met always held him in high esteem.

It's reasonable for them to have a trust score of four digits.

But the key point is something else—

[Heretical Value: Heresy]

"By the hell! Everyone else has numerical values ​​to judge, what the hell do you mean by directly labeling me?"

Whenever Wu Wang passed by these reflective glass windows and saw this string of words, he felt like cursing.

It's really thanks to the fact that law enforcement officers can't see each other's information.

Otherwise, if anyone else saw him labeled a "heretic," he would probably have been handcuffed and pinned to the ground as soon as he woke up from his hibernation pod.

Looking at Bai Cha walking beside him with a bright, sunny smile, he seemed overjoyed that today's awakening of the law enforcement legend and the prospect of the heretical incident being resolved soon.

Wu Wang felt a sense of helplessness.

"I'm sorry, sister, you have indeed awakened a legend, but not the legend of the enforcer..."

Thinking about this, Wu Wang also felt strange.

Since this so-called "city system" can directly label itself as "heretic,"

Why not just notify law enforcement to arrest yourself?
What is its behavioral logic?

What are its functions?

While deep in thought, the two also went to the library.

It's called a library, but Wu Wang couldn't tell from the outside at all.

The building's surface is constantly illuminated by interwoven blue and magenta light patterns, which flicker and undulate like breathing. When sunlight shines on it, the facade displays constantly recombining light symbols, forming a kind of symbol that is different from human writing, and is filled with a mysterious beauty, like a secret code of the universe.

Stepping inside, the breathtakingly large, semi-transparent dome serves as a panoramic spectral screen, projecting artistically rendered data flow from across the city in real time.

When new information and knowledge are acquired from time to time, the dome transforms into a dazzling sea of ​​stars, spelling out the information with the light of the stars.

The bookshelf section completely reconstructs the existing carrier, replacing it with floating prisms that slowly rotate in an electrostatic field, with each crystal storing a large amount of data related to that category.

When Wu Wang saw readers in the library touching the crystal, a holographic interface would be triggered, and knowledge would unfold in the air in the form of a three-dimensional dynamic model.

There are even various semi-transparent adjustment buttons to facilitate searching and locating specific content.

The building occupies a large area, so large that it looks like a palace, making one feel quite small whether standing outside or inside.

Bai Cha smiled and said, "This library stores everything that has been recorded in human civilization throughout history, whether it is history, knowledge or details of different cultures."

"You can go to the artificial intelligence [Aini] in the central area for specialized positioning."

Hearing her words, Wu Wang casually replied, "Okay, then you can keep watch at the door for me."

Bai Cha was stunned, and subconsciously pointed to her face in shock, saying, "Huh? Me?"

Wu Wang shrugged and explained seriously, "Otherwise what?"

"Since law enforcement officers don't trust each other, and White Tower has indeed turned some law enforcement officers against him, no one can guarantee that there aren't any of his spies among these people now."

"He might already know that I was awakened. We didn't try to hide our whereabouts when we came to the library. What if someone is following us now?"

"So, keep an eye on the people who come in after us and see if there's anything unusual."

After saying that, he planned to walk into the library.

Bai Cha quickly grabbed Wu Wang.

Somewhat nervously, he said, "But...but I'm not a law enforcement officer. I don't have the power to enforce the law, nor do I have the ability to see the residents' [social status]?"

"Furthermore, I lack the ability to arrest heretics. I am not very strong and could be easily defeated by them..."

Her voice trailed off as she spoke, sounding somewhat aggrieved.

In her eyes, Yan Shuangying's order was as absurd as asking her to directly violate professional conduct.

Where would you send a secretary to carry out missions against heretics?
Unexpectedly, Wu Wang revealed a righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor.

He patted her on the shoulder and said, "First of all, you are my secretary now. Your professional behavior is to follow my orders and provide me with convenience. Aren't you helping my investigation now? This is reasonable behavior."

"Secondly, even if they were to commit violence on the spot, it would definitely be aimed at me."

“Even if something happens to you as a secretary, there will be another secretary. You can be replaced, but I am irreplaceable. So it would be pointless for them to hurt you. They won’t lay a hand on you. You are absolutely safe.”

"Finally, who gave you the order to arrest heretics?"

"I'm just asking you to stand at the entrance and keep watch. If anything happens, just let me know. So, is it wrong to stare at other people or to report to me?"

"You don't need the ability to see the residents' [social identity]; observation only requires eyesight and logical thinking."

White Tea: "?"

Wait a minute... something seems off.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong with me.

After a moment of mental blankness, she sighed and said, "Okay, best of luck."

After saying that, Bai Cha stood at the entrance like a robot, staring intently at the face of each person who came in.

This made many people who came in afterwards feel a little uncomfortable, and they also looked at the white tea with strange eyes.

But the stranger their gazes were, the more Bai Cha felt that there might be something wrong with some of these guys.

So she observed even more diligently.

This girl has already started to outwit and outmaneuver the air.

Wu Wang smiled and walked into the library.

"Hehe, it's been a while since I've teased an idiot. The NPCs in this dungeon are even easier to fool than I thought."

Perhaps because they have been living in a procedural society for so long, the thought processes of these NPCs are quite easy to predict.

As long as you can logically convince the other party, that's enough.

For example, right now, Wu Wang's purpose is actually just to prevent Bai Cha from knowing what he investigated, so he's just making up an excuse.

In the real world, any secretary with a sound mind could see that.

But she couldn't do it, because according to her own logic, the order was reasonable.

After getting rid of the mobile monitor, Wu Wang came to the so-called artificial intelligence [Aini].

It was a virtual projection depicting a human female, positioned at the information desk in the central area to answer questions from all visitors.

Each person has a projection of [Annie] in front of them for assistance.

As Wu Wang approached the information desk, the same projection appeared in front of him.

The other person asked gently, "Hello, how can I help you?"

Wu Wang was about to speak and tell him what he wanted to see.

But upon seeing [Annie], something suddenly occurred to him. His tone shifted, and he lowered his voice, saying, "I am Enforcer Yan Shuangying, currently investigating a heretical incident. I suspect that heretics are stalking and investigating my actions. Could you provide me with a completely private consultation environment?"

"The level of privacy must be such that even if heretics investigate your programs and library surveillance, they will not be able to know what I will do next."

"Is that possible?"

Whether it's reasonable or not is another matter, but under normal circumstances, this is absolutely illegal.

This is similar to a police station in the real world not only turning off body cameras when conducting an investigation, but also cutting off surveillance footage along the way and deleting the surveillance records.

Let alone a problem with the law enforcement process, this in itself is a criminal act.

Wu Wang is trying out a possibility.

The city system values ​​heretics to the point that law enforcement might commit numerous illegal acts.

The next second, Wu Wang's surroundings fell into dead silence.

He immediately noticed the unusual situation and began to observe his surroundings out of the corner of his eye.

Those passersby who were originally consulting about [Annie] suddenly stopped in their tracks.

Breathing, heartbeat, and even blood flow completely stopped.

Only Wu Wang and the artificial intelligence in front of him were still active in the entire central area.

"Please follow me to a private room."

【Annie】smiled and came forward to lead the way.

As Wu Wang followed, he asked in confusion, "Where are these people? What is their current state? And they saw me here too."

In response, [Annie] calmly replied:

"Please don't worry about the safety of the pedestrians, Enforcer Yan Shuangying. They are currently in a temporary dormant state and cannot perceive anything around them. After you leave their perception range, Annie will help you erase this part of their memory."

Before long, the other party led Wu Wang to a secluded little room.

Wu Wang had to navigate through countless twists and turns, and he even noticed that the bookshelves would adjust their angle and position wherever he went.

This creates a new corridor that covers the original area.

To completely hide this place.

"After you finish your investigation, you can use the bell on the door to let me escort you away. I wish you a successful investigation."

After saying that, the virtual projection disappeared from the spot.

Wu Wang touched the seemingly ordinary door with his hand.

A sense of oppression welled up inside me.

He is not grateful that his current actions have been helpful.

On the contrary, I felt that this was a sign that the world of this instance was becoming even more bizarre and dangerous.

"I originally thought that a procedural society was just a metaphor, but I didn't expect it to actually be able to be paused like a program?"

"NPCs can have their behavior controlled at will and even have their memories erased, so what about the players who enter this instance?"

Wu Wang looked down at his hands.

Without a doubt, from the perspective of the NPCs in this world, he is a legendary law enforcer who has been awakened after many years of dormancy.

Doesn't that mean my body will also be affected by the copy?

Now, I've used logic and experimentation to get [Annie] to do something that's practically cheating.

Then who can guarantee that they won't be inexplicably controlled or have their memories altered by others in the same way?

This "city system" is probably more terrifying than I imagined.

It's practically a god in this city.

They have absolute control over all living things in the city!
"What the hell is the point of fighting? With a snap of their fingers, they can freeze your body and erase your memories. You'd be sold out and still have to count the money for them!"

Wu Wang walked into the private room, cursing and swearing.

There is only a single prism floating in the center, and the surrounding area is completely empty.

After touching it, he retrieved the information he wanted to know using keywords.

There weren't many things he was curious about, namely—

The establishment of the Eternal City, methods of achieving immortality, how social identity is determined, and cases of heresy.

Each of these explores the perfect mystery of the Eternal City from a different perspective.

Wu Wang also wanted to know if this library, which claimed to record knowledge of human civilization, could find the information.

Before long, relevant information appeared on the prism.

With the speed of a movie watcher who had been single for over twenty years and had seen countless films, Wu Wang quickly browsed through the content.

However, he noticed something was wrong as soon as he saw the third item.

To summarize the previous content:

"This Eternal City was established a thousand years ago. It was built around the City System created by a programmer named Hua Wuyin, which constructed a perfect social framework. After nearly a hundred self-updated updates over five hundred years, the system created the Immortal Force Field that envelops the city. Humans living in this city will not get sick, nor will they die of old age."

"There are only two ways for people to escape from the current society—either choose to voluntarily go into hibernation and leave behind the conditions for awakening; or choose to enter the [Rebirth Pool], where their memories are erased and the [City System] analyzes their personality, abilities, and habitual thinking to match them with a brand new career and start a new life."

"If an injury occurs, the body will fully heal itself within 12 hours."

"Even if you die unexpectedly, you will wake up in the [Rebirth Pool] after 24 hours, and your memories will be intact."

"In other words, whether the injury is fatal or not is irrelevant; it will only affect whether you recover on your own or wake up in the Rebirth Pool the next day."

"Therefore, after the [Eternal Life Field] was applied, the Eternal City removed the hospital and related buildings."

Wu Wang sighed after reading this part.

Sure enough, knowledge that goes too far into the core issues is not directly recorded in the library.

For example, the establishment of the Eternal City only tells itself its history, without explaining how the [City System] was created by [Hua Wuyin], or what the code and storage entity look like.

The same applies to immortality. It only describes the result of immortality, without explaining how this so-called "immortality field" is achieved, why a person's lifespan becomes infinite, or how they appear in the "reincarnation pool" after death.

"It seems we can only explore this part from other places."

The other places Wu Wang mentioned were naturally not other buildings like libraries.

It is humans.

Since the humans here claim to be immortal, there must be someone who remembers things from long ago, and the truth about the city.

Wu Wang felt that such a person was more likely to appear among heretics.

Therefore, I really need to find a way to find the heretics, which can be considered as fulfilling my role as the person in charge of law enforcement.

Just as he was about to check the [heretical cases]...

The room door was suddenly opened.

boom--

It made an annoying, rattling noise, as if it had been kicked open.

A smiling young girl poked her head in.

With a smile and chewing bubble gum, he said, "You must be the newly awakened legendary enforcer, Lord Yan Shuangying? Our leader would like to invite you to meet and have a chat."

"Hey, it's called an invitation, but it's actually a kidnapping. Please cooperate, I don't want to do anything."

"Oh, by the way, let me introduce myself. My name is Peanut."

"He is a heretic."

Wu Wang: “?”

What happened to the promised absolutely private room?

Artificial intelligence can lie too, right?

(End of this chapter)