I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

But when the mayor's family heard the news amidst their grief, they decided to trust Master Heming one last time.

Taoist Heming then began to set up the ritual. That night, everyone felt a chilling wind and heard a mournful cry from the depths of the underworld. But the next morning, the town mayor actually came back to life.

He identified the people who killed him as a wealthy local family. The enraged townspeople immediately dragged the family out of their house and burned them alive. To thank Daoist Heming, the town mayor donated much of the family's property to the Heming Sect. Thus, the legend of the Night of Summoning Souls began to circulate.

After reading this story, which resembled a tale of the supernatural, Zheng Li felt a slight sense of dread.

Resurrection from the dead should be impossible in the ruined capital, but as someone familiar with Lu Ban's Silent Cinematic Universe, Zheng Li knew that similar claims existed at Nanhua Private Renji Hospital, where those mud monsters could disguise themselves as the dead, absorb their consciousness, and control their physical actions.

The resurrection technique of Daoist Heming seems very likely to be the work of those mud monsters.

"He orchestrated a ritual, summoned those mud monsters, and replaced the mayor? That wealthy family might not necessarily be the murderer of the mayor; perhaps they were just randomly identified by Daoist Heming, solely for money?"

The more Zheng Li thought about it, the more terrifying he felt there was something behind it.

Just as he was about to turn to the next page, a scream sent a chill down his spine.

"Has someone been attacked?"

Zheng Li immediately put away his notebook, grabbed his pistol, and ran toward the room from which the screams were coming.

He discovered that this was the room of Browning's lover, Lily.

There seemed to be faint cries for help coming from inside the room, but the door was closed.

Zheng Li kicked the door twice, but it didn't budge.

He didn't know what to do, only to hear the sounds inside growing fainter and fainter, until finally, with a thud, all was silence.

At this moment, the old butler finally arrived. He looked at Zheng Li at the door in a panic, then seemed to remember something and went to get the key. When he opened the door, Zheng Li found that his beautiful young lover had died with a look of terror on her face.

And she strangled herself to death with her own hands!!!

Zheng Li simply couldn't imagine how a person could strangle themselves; he felt a moment of disorientation.

"It's the ghost of Daoist Heming..."

Zheng Li murmured, looking utterly lost.

He had seen corpses in real life, but they were all lying perfectly fine on the operating table. Moreover, cadavers were in very short supply, and it was already difficult to see one, let alone operate on them and practice.

Now, Zheng Li saw this extremely bizarre corpse, and he was also shocked.

I used to joke with my classmates that I had seen more corpses than many people had eaten pork, but now it sounds like a joke about putting on a brave face.

He was speechless until the old butler and the other servants came and confirmed Lily's death.

Zheng Li had forgotten how he got through the rest of the time. He returned to his room, took his revolver out of its holster, and felt a voice whispering in his ear, telling him that everything was his fault and that he could have saved the girl.

He inexplicably raised his revolver. Zheng Li saw that his reflection in the mirror showed a dark, bluish-black face, like that of a dead person.

Zheng Li pulled the trigger.

The moment the trigger was pulled, Zheng Li regained consciousness. He didn't understand why he had done it. He hurriedly tried to turn the gun, but the bullet had already passed through his brain.

Before the excruciating pain could spread throughout his cerebral cortex, Zheng Li saw himself in the mirror.

He was giving himself a strange smile.

"Holy crap!"

Zheng Li couldn't help but shout out. He immediately quit the game, took off his helmet, and found that his roommates were nowhere to be found.

He checked his phone and realized it was noon; most of them had probably gone to the cafeteria for lunch.

Recalling Lily's death, he also remembered the eerie smile on his face in the mirror before he shot himself.

He couldn't help but feel nauseous. He got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash his face. Looking at himself in the mirror, he felt as if the person in the mirror was smiling at him.

Everything rushed into his throat, and he immediately vomited up his breakfast.

After washing up again, Zheng Li took two sips of water to rinse his mouth. He felt that all the muscles in his body were sore, which was the result of being tense.

His temples throbbed, and he sat back down in his chair, looking at the helmet.

At that moment, an idea struck him, and Zheng Li turned on his computer and began searching for relevant content in the school's electronic library.

He is a forensic medicine student.

Zheng Li still vividly remembered the way Lily died, and he wanted to find out the cause of death to see what was so strange about it.

At the same time, Zheng Li thought that he returned to his room a little late during the game, so he didn't encounter any problems immediately, but Lily did. Did this mean that someone would definitely be in danger on the first night? If he couldn't stop it, the murderer would come after him?

This means that he must save Lily, otherwise that strange thing will definitely make him commit suicide again.

He thought it was very likely, so he started searching online for ways to break down a door.

Zheng Li first posted a question on the forum, describing in detail the condition of the door and lock, and mentioning the tools he had on hand, including a revolver, asking how to break down the door.

After searching for some medical information, Zheng Li found that his question had been answered, and he quickly opened it.

Listen to my advice, buddy, turn yourself in right now!

Chapter 680 only has Chinese dubbing.

Zheng Li looked at the answer and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I usually think that all the experts on "Did You Understand?" are very capable and know everything, but they still can't get rid of their habit of making witty remarks at crucial moments.

But soon, Zheng Li also obtained some useful information.

For example, someone suggested that he had a revolver and could use it to break the lock and break in. Another person suggested that he could get a spare key. This reminded Zheng Li that since he now knew the plot in advance, he could easily get the key to each person's room from the old butler beforehand.

Furthermore, Zheng Li himself felt that if everyone could gather together, since the murderous device seemed to only be able to target one person at a time, they would definitely be able to get through the first night safely if everyone was together.

He finished the bread he bought that morning with a Coke while searching for clues about the "Summoning Night".

Zheng Li was initially worried about spoilers, such as some people grinding like crazy and almost reaching the ending, but after searching online, he found that most people didn't even make it past the first night.

Yes, just like Zheng Li, either they died in their sleep at night without looking at the notes, or they died after Lily was killed. Very few of them were able to see the sun rise the next morning.

Compared to them, Zheng Li was progressing relatively quickly. He felt that the next time he entered the game, he should be able to save Lily while avoiding his own death and safely arrive at the next day.

Thinking about this, Zheng Li had some doubts. Perhaps no one would be able to reach the final ending of this game within a week, or even witness the Night of the Summoning of Souls.

As it turned out, his guess was too conservative.

A week after its release, no one had yet been able to complete the game in Morning Star.

The fastest player only made it to day six, but Browning's son, who had gone mad, ambushed him when he wasn't paying attention and blew his head off. After reloading his save dozens of times to try and get through the difficult situation, he finally failed and declared that his save file was useless.

In games where story choices drive progression, if all subsequent developments after a save point fail to lead to the ending, it means the key branching point occurred before that save point, rendering the existing save point useless.

The game "Summoning Night" only supports one-way saving. Unless you start from scratch, the new save will always overwrite the original save. If you choose the wrong option and save accidentally, it is normal for the save to be lost.

For a time, all the game forums were discussing the game "The Conjuring Night". Since it was impossible to record or take screenshots, the players almost used their own memories to forcibly summarize the contents of the detective's notebook and the layout of the entire Stormy Manor.

Players kept discussing and trying, but still couldn't find the answer.

At the same time, public opinion surrounding [Morning Star] finally erupted online.

Almost all major gaming media outlets, both domestic and international, gave this gaming device a perfect score.

Except for one media outlet that gave the game a 99 rating because it was only available in Chinese, it was a minor issue.

This is a groundbreaking multimedia device—no, it may have transcended the realm of multimedia devices altogether. [Morning Star] brings us an experience ahead of its time. This machine, which once only existed in science fiction, is now actually in our hands. It's like a dream. With just two applications and one game, this machine has shown us the possibilities of the future!

I never imagined that humanity could accomplish something like this. [Morning Star] will undoubtedly go down in history, just as Watt improved the steam engine and the Wright brothers invented the airplane. This is an industrial revolution. As a gaming device, [Morning Star] truly lives up to its name. It shows us the future prospects of gaming as an entertainment genre. At the same time, I want to see this device applied in other areas. Believe me, when the first primitive man picked up a piece of firewood that had accidentally caught fire from a lightning strike, he didn't expect that what he was igniting would be an entire civilization.

When director Lu Ban revolutionized special effects in the film industry, no one could have imagined that he would bring about a revolutionary change in the gaming industry, far exceeding mere revolution. [Morning Star] is a device that creates a new era, leading us into a completely new age of entertainment. My only concern now is whether such a device is premature for humanity today.

History will remember this day. Years from now, when our generation has grown old and young people gather around us, asking us what impressed us most in our youth, we will tell them that on January 1st of this year, [Morning Star] was released, and the era was shaped into what you see today.

All the media outlets are raving about this device; every accolade imaginable in human history seems insufficient. If you hadn't personally experienced Morning Star, some people might think it's just sarcasm.

Similarly, the news released by [Morning Star] gradually spread to ordinary players overseas.

To foreigners, Lu Ban is an excellent director, but as for his game console, nobody knows anything about him.

Not to mention that this game console was not sold overseas at all; it was only available in the domestic market.

When it was released, even top game streamers overseas had to rely on friends in China to snatch it up and bring it back to them overseas to play it.

I used to bring back smuggled goods from abroad, but now I never thought I'd have to bring them out of China.

Even more outrageous is that Lu Ban's "Summoning Night" only has Chinese dubbing!

After excitedly trying out the two apps, the group of foreign players opened the game with great enthusiasm, only to find that it was all in Chinese, which they couldn't understand. They were immediately dumbfounded.

For a time, foreign players were forced to start learning Chinese.

It evokes a strong sense of déjà vu, reminiscent of those days when we were forced to study Japanese just to play Final Fantasy.

But Chinese is one of the most difficult languages ​​to learn in the world; it's not something you can master in a day or two.

At this point, many popular streamers thought of finding people who could speak Chinese to translate. They flocked to the Chinese internet and various game forums to translate the information compiled by Chinese players into English and repost it on foreign websites.

Another group of players directly used machine translation software to complain about Lu Ban on domestic social media platforms such as Weibo, demanding that he sell [Morning Star] overseas as soon as possible and do a good job of English localization.

Even more surprisingly, some international hacker groups have taken advantage of this trend to post announcements on their own hacker forums.

They claim they will crack [Morning Star] and unpack all the content in [The Night of the Summoning]!

Chapter 681 Cracked!

International hacker groups come in several different forms. Some claim to be messengers of justice, known as "Anonymous" groups that aim to break through various government networks. Others specialize in attacking game servers, cracking software, and distributing pirated content, and so on.

The pirate organization that announced its attack on Morning Star is one of them.

This organization's concept is very simple: the fundamental spirit of the internet is sharing, so all copyrights should be invalid, software should not be charged, code should be open source, and all acts of profiting from the internet should be stopped.

Therefore, this organization is also known as "pirates". What they do most often is crack software, from office software to games, and even operating systems. In the era of the rapid growth of the Internet, it is estimated that most users have used software cracked by these pirate organizations.

Of course, copyright regulations are much more standardized now, and many software companies have become smarter, using online authentication or continuous updates to limit cracking.

However, game and game console hacking remains a major problem area. After all, hacked consoles eliminate the need to buy games, and the price of a console is negligible compared to the price of games.

Later, different game console manufacturers launched different strategies. Some strengthened encryption measures to restrict hardware cracking, while others directly recruited certain cracking groups, turned them into their own employees, and provided them with good food and drink. Others simply paid protection money, spending millions to shut the big players up in exchange for a few years of peace.

The release of [Morning Star] has naturally attracted the attention of these pirate organizations.

In particular, when they discovered that the device was not sold overseas and that the game didn't even have an English version, these organizations felt that Lu Ban was disrespecting them.

This kind of game console, which doesn't launch in multiple languages, undermines the spirit of sharing on the internet!