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Chapter 40 Jerry's Tail

In Monsau Park, thousands of spectators and the ferocious tiger watched the scene unfold before them, utterly speechless.

Among these spectators, those who knew the truth about "Deep Sea Collision" and the Deep Sea Game could probably understand the situation Chen Lai was in, but most players didn't. All they witnessed was Chen Lai abandoning his six or seven hundred thousand worth of loot and committing suicide at the evacuation point.

Ignoring Chen Lai's death, Amon's monocle flashed slightly before disappearing again.

Chen was right. He had learned what kind of creatures the so-called "players" were through his memories and conversations with the ferocious tiger. They were driven by profit and were exactly the kind of people he was good at figuring out.

Amon plans to "give" the players the extraordinary properties of the low-sequence of the error sequence, so that they can happily evacuate and bring the mysterious power to Chen Lai's world. Through what the players call "deep-sea collision," the mysterious world will come into contact with Chen Lai's world.

To some extent, Amon's approach is entirely feasible. His understanding of the origin of the world is too profound. In every world where extraordinary power exists, no matter what it is called, such as chakra, Haki, spiritual pressure, fighting spirit, or anything else, it is a special manifestation of "mysticism".

Because it is mysterious, humans cannot understand it. Because they cannot understand it, they create new terms. Humans explore the laws, summarize and apply them skillfully, but they will never understand the essence of power.

In Amon's view, Chen Lai's world might be more interesting than the mysterious world. It is like a node of many forces with extremely diverse origins, but precisely because of this, more "gods" may be born here.

Amon wants to bring the two worlds into contact within the realm of mysticism, and "deep-sea collision" is an excellent tool for this. Once contact is made, Amon has plenty of ways to leave his own anchor point in this world.

Chen Lai didn't fully understand Amon's ideas, but through the three laws of extraordinary characteristics and his understanding of Amon, he roughly deduced what Amon was planning to do.

At this moment, Chen Lai, who had returned to the underwater warehouse, felt a little dizzy. Amon's parasitism had been confirmed to affect the players' physical bodies, and they needed to maintain awe in the face of the "gods".

"Cthulhu... I'll just run away next time I encounter this kind of instance."

Chen Lai shook his head to shake off the dizziness. At this moment, the private messages from players were almost flooding his chat interface, all of them from Zhang Long!
"Reincarnated dump truck: Get out of here! The person in this instance isn't me."

“Reincarnation of a dump truck: I was deceived by Him and called upon His name. My game self has been replaced. He is dangerous. This instance can no longer be left.”

"Reincarnation in a dump truck: The concept of 'reincarnation' in the game can influence players in reverse, whether from a conceptual or realistic perspective. We've summarized this phenomenon and call it 'Jerry's tail'."

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Chen Lai was drawn to this unusual term and spent a few seconds reading it.

Then it dawned on him that "Jerry's tail" refers to Jerry the mouse from "Tom and Jerry." In one episode, an elephant was painted to look like Jerry, and Tom blindly pulled on the tail, accidentally pulling out an elephant, which scared the gun barrel out of him.

Well, it's a perfect way to describe the phenomenon in "Bel Ami". Players are like Talking Tom, trying to make money in dungeons. Catching Jerry is great, but catching an elephant is just bad luck.

A barrage of private messages followed, with Zhang Long recounting several cases of how instances of the game's content impacted reality. Examples included "Steamer Head" and "Zoo Tales," both of which had caused significant trouble for Deepsea Company. Fortunately, skilled players managed to contain them using special methods. Upon hearing this, Chen Lai's expression turned bitter. "Steamer Head" and "Zoo Tales" were merely "sealed artifacts" compared to "Lord of Mysteries." The world of mystery contained gods, and more than one at that. Their mental states were generally unstable, potentially leading to medical disputes.

Since that's the case, we can't let Amon succeed. If our world and the mysterious world collide in the deep sea first, it's hard to say who will live and who will die.

Anyway, Chen Lai had no confidence that he would survive.

Thinking of this, Chen Lai quickly logged onto the Deepsea Forum and posted a thread in the player community.

"My ID is Dawei Tianlong. Players who are still in the Pretty Friends instance, please get lost as soon as possible. Do not bring anything from that world back. I will make up for everyone's losses."

Chen Lai's ID was followed by a ranking on the Deep Sea leaderboard, which couldn't be faked, so his post quickly became a hot topic among Deep Sea players. Chen Lai wasn't sure if this would work, but as an ordinary player, he did his best.

Soon, players currently in the [Beautiful Friend] instance came forward to share their experiences. Players on the Deep Sea Ranking understood Chen Lai's meaning and expressed their willingness to accept compensation. However, some troublemakers did not understand his good intentions and said they wanted to go to Monsau Park to find bargains, as they could not afford to waste those hundreds of thousands of valuable items.

Chen Lai didn't say anything. He had already left the instance and now he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate. If the player was courting death and insisted on bringing the mystery back to this world, then he would have no choice but to accept it.

However, Chen Lai wasn't the only one on the Deep Sea Rankings; several heavyweight players quickly appeared under his posts.

[Doge of Venice]: Don't think I can't find you just because this is an anonymous forum. I've memorized the IDs of all the people who were just saying they wanted to snag a bargain. They're all waiting at home. The "Golden Emperor" will be right at your doorstep soon!
[Ryota Genya]: The lesson that humanity will learn from history... is that there is no lesson. Pain has already been played out in my hometown, and perhaps the tragedy will happen a second time.

Timur: We crossed the wasteland and raised the black flag, which meant the start of a new war.

……

The Venetian Doge, Genko Ryota, and Timur are all players ranked in the top 100 of the Deep Sea leaderboard. Compared to the newcomer Chen Lai, their words are obviously more convincing.

Among them, the Doge of Venice is clearly the more extravagant type. He gives bounties to all players who remain in the instance, and offers double the compensation for those who voluntarily leave.

This was far more generous than Chen Lai's spending, so more and more players deliberately got lost in the instance. Amon wanted to find a scapegoat who "carried the virus," but he couldn't find one for the time being.

This is Amon's shortcoming; he is too shrewd in his calculations, like a male lecturer who is well-versed in human nature. But humans are not just about calculations; for players, it is also worthwhile to make some sacrifices and contributions for the greater good.

As for those players who are unwilling to sacrifice and make sacrifices, it doesn't matter; the players in the [Vinegar Academy] prison will help them maintain their dignity.

Gunfire erupted in the streets of Paris. Amon suffered a splitting headache, and Parisians hid in their homes, spreading rumors that the Bonaparte family had returned with their army to restore the empire!

(End of this chapter)