This bug is amazing!

Chapter 141 Moving
Upon careful consideration, everything becomes clear.

Whether it's breaking into the Magic Tower rankings or winning the Joker dungeon, Miss Cat's presence is always there.

A discerning person will easily notice this.

While she was indulging in her nightmarish paradise, Miss Cat went through dungeons again and again, and her feat of killing 100 people in the multiplayer arena attracted a lot of attention.

“So,” Ji Yi began, “someone is convinced that they can find clues about Schrödinger’s cat in this ‘pretty boy’?”

Zuiwan Guhong nodded: "Yes. For your safety, I found you first. You'd better move and stay under our surveillance."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi frowned.

"Is this going to jail? Couldn't you at least change my name on my ID card and also block my file information, making it a state secret or something?"

"hehe."

Zui Wan Gu Hong smiled bitterly: "Do you think we're invincible because we have the backing of a nation? If that were true, the Headhunter Alliance would have been suppressed long ago. Why would I be the target of an assassination bounty?"

Ji Yi became interested: "Tell me in detail."

The story begins with the drunken lament of a lone wild goose:
"You should know that no matter when or where you enter the game space, the perception of ordinary people in the real world will be inexplicably affected, making them unaware of the disappearance of the 'players,' right?"

Ji Yi nodded: "Yes, I know that."

"In fact, the scope and effect of this influence are greater than you imagine."

Zui Wan Gu Hong picked up his water glass, took a sip, and then continued:

"For example, if you send a message to the woman next door saying that you are a player of the Hyperdimensional Game and must enter an alternate world instance once a week, guess what will happen?"

Ji Yi reacted quickly, seemingly understanding what Zui Wan Gu Hong was trying to express.

"From her perspective, either I sent meaningless messages, or she simply couldn't see anything at all?"

"Ah."

Zuiwan Guhong nodded: "Not only can she not see it, but even the cyber police can't see it. This message will be blocked in an incomprehensible way. Therefore, even if an official organization is established, ordinary people cannot participate."

“Once the concept of ‘player’ is involved, ordinary people cannot accept this kind of information. In this situation, it is impossible to form a team. Official departments may sound impressive, but in reality, they are severely lacking in manpower and have very limited resources to draw upon.”

Ji Yi fell into deep thought.

This is indeed a major pain point.

Players are special, so even if a superior orders an ordinary person to investigate a certain player, the subordinate will be hindered by this cognitive interference and unable to complete the task.

Even without revealing anything about the game, just investigating someone can cause this problem?
It sounds a bit illogical, but let's just follow this line of thought for now.
The strength of the official forces depends solely on the number of official players.

As for the ordinary people working under them, they're fine for doing other jobs, but when it comes to players, they immediately become clueless idiots.

"In other words," Ji Yi began, "that these indescribable beings, players, will go unnoticed even if they die, and even if they kill someone in person offline, they will be protected by this mechanism?"

“That’s right.” Zuiwan Guhong nodded. “Only players can recognize other players, and only players can fight against other players.”

This sounds familiar.

Is the next sentence going to say "players are attracted to each other"?

Ji Yi narrowed his eyes: "Let me think about this a bit more. According to the current logic, if you kill me here, no one will notice, not even my next-door neighbor?"

"Well, but I won't do that."

Ji Yi then said, "So even if I rape my neighbor next door, no one will find out?"

Drunk and Lonely Goose: "."

His expression became complicated, but he still patiently explained:

"You'll get arrested by the police because this doesn't involve the game or the players."

Oh, what a pity? What a load of rubbish.

This is just an inappropriate example, and it doesn't reflect his character.

In short, Ji Yi had a pretty good understanding of this mechanism.

When an ordinary person tries to understand "players," players become something indescribable and incomprehensible.

When a player is fighting another player, their subjective purpose will determine how they present information to the outside world.

For example, if a player commits murder, their actions are similar to an extension outside the game and are still considered "actions that reveal the game," thus entering a state where they cannot be observed by outsiders.

However, the determination of such restrictions is somewhat subtle.

For example, Tang Hulu and Wang Meng are both players. When they go out to eat together, they appear to be just like normal people, so such friendly social interactions don't seem to be blocked.

What if they were to have sex in the open? Would they be spotted by passersby?

It might be necessary to let Tang Hulu put it into practice.

The last possibility is...

When a player commits illegal or criminal acts against ordinary people, it will be treated as a regular criminal offense, even if the player shouts, "I am a player from the Hyperdimensional Game, who dares to kill me?" while committing the crime.

That would only result in key information being blocked, and he would still be treated as a criminal. Even if he hides in the game space, coming out won't change the fact that he committed a crime.

Let's analyze this based on the above circumstances.

You can tell the guy who made the game was full of malice.

It's as if the "multiplayer competitive mode" has been brought to life, and it's a long-term, never-ending single-life dungeon.

It even restricted many means of relying on external forces.

"I still have a question I don't understand."

Ji Yi spoke again: "If players want to kill players, why don't they just hide in the game space?"

The drunken lone goose cast a detached glance at him:

"You can try entering the game now."

Ji Yi glanced at him suspiciously. Although she already had a guess, she still tried. 'Can't get in'

He couldn't help but frown.

Didn't you read the version update details from two weeks ago?

"Drunk, I hold this lone wild goose and say softly."

Two weeks ago?
Back then, he and Yangyang were still sweetly feeding each other, so how could they have noticed anything?

"You can set it up in the game space that if there are players within a certain range, they need your permission to enter the game."

"?"

Holy crap! What kind of outrageous terms are these? They practically encourage revenge in private!

"Once this is activated, it can indiscriminately affect nearby players. Although it cannot determine their exact location, as long as they want to enter the game, you will be able to sense it."

"Drunk and Lonely Goose" continued to explain.

"I had someone test this effective range, and it's about 100 meters, which is not short."

Ji Yi understood.

The crux of the problem lies in information warfare.

This ability allows you to know where players are, and then restrict them from entering the game. By excluding living people within 100 meters, you can even pinpoint their real-world identity.

Kind of scary.

This was especially true for Ji Yi.

Zui Wan Gu Hong noticed Ji Yi's expression and spoke at the opportune moment:
"For your safety, I suggest you move to the place I've arranged. Don't worry, it's very private and won't restrict your freedom much, just be careful not to show your face when you go out."

Ji Yi knew that he desperately needed Gu Hong's help right now, so she didn't mince words and asked directly:

"There's no such thing as a free lunch. Tell me, what do you need me to do?"

"hehe."

He laughed as he held the lone wild goose in his drunken embrace.

"What else could it be? I value your potential. All you need to do is run dungeons with our people from time to time. You don't need to do anything else."

After saying that, he changed the subject:
"Of course, you can also choose to join us; the compensation and benefits are top-notch."

"talk later."

Ji Yi had no interest in this.

"Seriously, can't you just change my name to cover up my information?"

Zui Wan Gu Hong shook his head: "If you want to change your name, you can go to the police station with your household registration book, but I don't think it will make any difference."

Ji Yi was speechless: "Why?"

"The Headhunter Alliance has both top hackers and people within the police force. Even if you change your name, or even get a completely new identity, it's not difficult to trace you. That's why I said it's useless. And since their operations target players, they leave no trace. To counter them, we'd need people with the relevant expertise."

Ji Yi: "."

Well, this official, Zuiwan Guhong, has less influence than I imagined.

That's understandable. Do the government officials even know that you're an official?
Information about "players" could not be leaked to the upper echelons. It just so happened that a few of the people in power who were in charge were players, so they set up a makeshift team out of good intentions.

Okay, then we'll make do with this.

Why didn't I change my name back then?

However, Ji Yi cannot be entirely blamed for this. Before reaching level 10, he could not have foreseen such terrifying competition among players in the future.

At the time, there was no news about the multiplayer competitive mode. I reached level 10 right after finishing the Magic Tower, and that's when I found out about this.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, players should help each other, so why would they need to live in fear and hide their identities?
Don't say there's anything wrong with Ji Yi not changing her name. Look at that writer who earns 80,000 a month, he also writes books under his real name.
Ji Yi sighed. In any case, following Gu Hong was probably the best-case scenario.

"When will you leave?"

Ji Yi picked up the water glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"The sooner the better. If possible, come with me tonight."

"So urgent?"

He frowned slightly. If he wasn't certain that Gu Hong was capable of killing him right now, he would probably have imagined the worst.

"It's safer to do it this way. If you insist on waiting until tomorrow morning, that's fine too."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yi remained silent for a moment, looking at the empty room and the simple furniture, and a sense of melancholy inexplicably arose within her.

Although I personally designed the room layout, which took a lot of time.

But I didn't stay there for very long, and it seemed there was nothing worth lingering over.

"Okay, let's go now, and get the things in the house."

"I will send someone to clean it up."

"Um"

Ji Yi nodded, picked up her phone, looked around the room, and made sure there was nothing worth taking with her.

"There's one more thing I need to say goodbye to."

Zui Wan Gu Hong seemed to have anticipated this: "Well, then go ahead."

Ji Yi nodded, walked out of the room, turned right and went to the door of the next room.

dong dong dong.

He knocked on Xie Jiayi's door.

(End of this chapter)