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[One third of this world was taken away, and replaced by one third from Hell, among which countless creatures from Hell launched an invasion towards the remaining two thirds]

[People from another world, please save the whole world]

This routine is very familiar to players. Usually when this kind of opening appears, players will start to [SKIP] frantically, and then skillfully start to play the role of the savior who saves the world in the disaster.

However, if the player is asked to play the role of the group of people attacked by the disaster, it would be quite unconventional. And sometimes, unconventional is not popular.

No matter how strong the player is, he will be caught off guard when facing a sudden disaster. Then he will feel that he is very strong, but he cannot save everyone and feel powerless.

This is equivalent to asking players to play the prequel story, and they already know the inevitable tragic ending. Unless this is a stand-alone linear story game, players will not have a good experience.

"Let the players play the role of a tragic hero? This is just like the negative experience in R18 games, where only when the players lose the battle can they see the pornographic CG. And..."

Penguin knew that if he wanted to convince these geniuses, he needed more evidence, so he took out the negative reviews of "Godlock".

"【No permanent gameplay 1 star】【Have you considered the feelings of farming players? I just want to farm but I have to complete the lord's difficult tasks to get the land. What's the difference between this and having to be in the top 3 in a major to change majors 1 star】【I watch the big guys show off every day, I can only do a daily routine, and my presence is not as good as that of an NPC 1 star】【I understand Spider-Man's thinking, that guy named Blaze keeps talking about the pink bunny, but no one talks about me, the person who solves the problems of neighbors 1 star】..."

"Stop scolding me, Master. Stop scolding me!"

The Penguin’s attack of reading negative reviews was incredibly powerful. The geniuses all staggered around, holding their heads, their faces filled with pain.

"These negative reviews definitely did not appear out of thin air. Even if they are malicious slander, we can still use them as room for improvement. However, it is also a real problem that high-level players occupy most of the important plots in the game. One day, a large number of players will think that they are supporting roles and gradually lose interest."

"I've seen some of your work logs... You only pay attention to those players with extraordinary reflexes, exploring the upper limits of the game, and pay only attention to civilian players as if it were a duty."

Penguin flipped through the documents in his hand. After knowing that the geniuses were once scientific researchers, he was not surprised by this situation.

As for scientific researchers, they are always exploring unknown areas, while first-class players can invest more energy in this world and complete more incredible challenges.

Just like the player with ID Depp some time ago, he completed the largest data accumulation in the current records of geniuses.

[Lucy] This ordinary NPC completed a process that was almost like a leap evolution under the actions of player Depp, and successfully transformed from a passerby character into a big star in the eyes of many ancient beings.

What is very inhumane about such changes is that the success is largely dependent on the fact that the player Depp's level is far superior to that of ordinary players and can be ranked among the top players.

Without this level of gaming skills, player Depp would not be able to become one of the tenth seat in a cruel killing guild like Azazel, and he would not be able to protect Lucy all the way to the opera house while being hunted by Azazel.

But the reason why "Godlock" can have such high popularity and traffic today, as well as the huge data accumulated by NPCs, is because of the countless ordinary players, who are the silent contributors in the entire game.

"[White Dragon Vortigern], [Eternal Island Lord], [Arm of the Ancestral Giant], [Great Red Dragon]... Those famous monsters were almost all defeated by just a few players."

"Over time, most players inevitably feel like they're just passing characters in the legendary stories of those big-name players. In fact, this sentiment has been fermenting in many places and will eventually explode."

“These are real reviews I found from various platforms.”

Penguin posted several pieces of paper, and those were all very implicit comments. They couldn’t be considered negative reviews, but rather thoughts from the heart.

Seeing that the emotional foundation had been laid, the penguin moved on to the plan he had proposed.

"The compensation plan I thought of was to give them more things to do. During the Nimean Giant Front, the most positive comments came from the ordinary players who participated in it. They felt their presence and received the most direct reward - sincere thanks from the NPCs."

"In the future, the earth-shaking will become a permanent map gameplay, and among the six worlds, three are terrifying hell environments. Defending these hell environments and changing hell will be extremely important. At the same time, it is also very friendly and can allow every player to participate. Now is a good opportunity to warm up..."

Penguin said a lot, and because this was a proposal about the general direction of the future of the game, he was inevitably a little nervous and repeated himself a lot of the time. Fortunately, the geniuses were quite good at absorbing key information.

The first earth-shaking change is extremely important. It should not bring players the feeling of powerlessness and anger in the face of disaster, but the simplest and most straightforward [new environment] [new monsters] [new challenges].

The proposal for the Penguin project [Warming up the post-disaster relief front] was passed unanimously, but the name was changed.

After several discussions, the project was changed to [Pandora's Defense Preheating].

The whole world is like a huge Pandora's box. If you turn it, you can see and go to a wider world.

But people opened it not out of greed or curiosity, but to rescue the "hope" that was suppressed by the disaster.

Build a defense line along the opening of this magic box, and destroy the disasters as soon as they pop their heads out.

When the whole world is covered and integrated with life, hope is born.

"We'll release this plan after the World Series ends and the winner is announced. I saw the map location that will change after Typhon, the Lord of Evil, is released, so I'll start building from there."

The boss finalized the plan, and Penguin, as the proposer, had the power to execute it.

"But how to let players know about the Golden Country is a problem."

"Not a problem." Kitchenware raised her hand. She looked at her screen and said seriously, "Black Beast Knight Blaze will carry out his mission and become the guide for the players."

"We don't need to interfere too much. The world will find a way out on its own, and all we have to do is find a way to guide it to a better place."

Chapter 784: Lightspeed Breaking the Appointment

For the first time, Blaze felt the importance of knowledge. He looked at the mural in front of him and felt confused, having no idea what it depicted.

If he was a man with a lot of knowledge, he might be able to see something from this mural, but unfortunately he was just a complete reckless man.

"It would be great if there was a skill that could make a person know all knowledge in an instant." Blaze sighed regretfully.

"Yes." The chicken raised its wings and covered one of its eyes with its feathers. "But that's not a good thing."

The chicken very vividly dressed up as an acquaintance of Blaze, who is also one of the only two people Blaze knows who has omniscience - Odin.

If it was Odin, he would definitely be able to understand this mural, but Blaze couldn't ask Odin for help. After interacting with these old guys more, Blaze gradually understood why these old guys always said some profound riddles instead of directly telling the answers.

Because that is cheating by taking shortcuts, and there will be a price to pay.

Odin paid a price to gain omniscience. He did not need to study hard or think hard to gain endless knowledge and answers to all questions. But what did he get?

Destruction, and a destruction that was almost avoidable.

Odin saw the answer, and then looked back to the beginning with the answer. There were countless possibilities in the process that could change the outcome, but Odin could not see them.

This is the truth that Odin, who calls himself Blaze's father, taught Blaze through his own actions.

Paine said nothing, probably for this reason. After getting the answer, people only see the answer and become careless about the process.

"Seeking knowledge..." Blaze put away the papyrus in his hand. He decided to go to the Golden Kingdom to seek answers to his doubts.

The next question is how to deal with the Gomorrah he summoned. He can't just say, "It's none of your business. You can go back to where you came from."

"Well... my confusion has been resolved, you can leave now."

"Do you think that this kind of thing that has nothing to do with you and that going back to where you came from will be of any use to the devil?" Gomorrah's face, which had no eyes but only a mouth, showed changes in muscles similar to frowning.

"Just in case it's useful...right." Blaze turned his head away awkwardly, wondering what to do if it was a stranger.

If it's a stranger... [Not leaving? Then let it become my experience points] [Okay, then the contract is to answer a question for me, what is 1+1?]

Blazer spent a minute thinking hard and concluded that the stranger's way of handling the matter was indeed abnormal.

"How about this, you tell me what price you want me to pay, and then I can tell you the appropriate commission, clearly mark the price, and put an end to excessive charges."

The biggest reason why demons have become a well-known symbol of evil is that they do things first and collect the price later.

They are like unscrupulous businessmen who conceal the selling price, and tell you all kinds of discounts and purchase benefits with a smile to get people to sign contracts.

The fact that demons never lie is deeply rooted in people's minds, so the contractors often ignore their right to ask further questions.

"There are two kinds of services: those who want me to take the blame, and those who don't." Gomorrah raised two fingers seriously. "If you want me to bear the consequences of your actions, the price you have to pay is your soul. Otherwise, you only need to reimburse me for the losses incurred when executing the contract, and half of the losses as my reward."

"If death occurs due to improper execution of the contract, then the contract will be considered invalid."

"Haa——" Blaze felt that the demon in front of him had become extremely pragmatic, just like a diligent businessman or mercenary.

Now Blaze understood why there were such horrible stories as "demons bewitching humans and taking away their souls in the end". It turned out that those who summoned demons chose the service of "letting the demon take the blame".

However, in this case, those demons who drove the devil in history chose to "take the blame themselves" and continued to pay some price to drive the devil.

"Then you go and protect a merchant named Herby from [Hermes's Traveling Hat]."

"No, I will not accept this kind of contract that may create a triangular debt, unless the merchant named Hebi is brought with you and all her requests to me are authorized by you on the spot."

The devil's contract is very strict, which is normal. Those who always exploit loopholes in the contract to gain more know where the loopholes are better.

What if Herbie threatened Gomorrah with his own safety and asked her to do something? If Gomorrah did not do it, it would be against the contract. If she did it, Blazer could deny it by saying that it was Herbie's request and had nothing to do with his contract to protect Herbie.

"Well, then..." Blaze didn't know what contract to propose for a moment, and his eyes stayed on the mural on the wall.

It would be a good option to let Gomorrah help him decipher the mural about the perfect man Adam, but it would be more reassuring for him to do this important task by himself.

"What should I do..."

Blaze unconsciously touched the wall of the Silver City, his fingers moving along the white oval tracks, and then a chill rose from the bottom of his heart for some reason.

That is the feeling of uneasiness that comes from overlooking some important details.

"Why...why are you wandering around the territory of the Holy Cross when you are disguised as angels?"

"I don't know. When we disguised ourselves as angels, we were unconscious and our behavior was completely dependent on our instinct to fulfill the contract." Gomorrah paused and continued, "The contract between the devil and the angel is to hide the contract itself, the truth about the Golden Kingdom, and all information about the perfect man Adam to prevent any possible leaks."

"We are chasing you because we feel that the consequences of your actions will lead to the failure of the contract, and we are wandering within the borders of the Holy Cross Kingdom..."

"There is something in there that has also touched the contents of the contract." Blaze frowned, and the chill in his heart receded a little, but was replaced by a feeling of trouble.

Because there were too many coincidences in the Holy Cross, Theresa chose [Eden] as the belief to spread, and Paine also chose to make trouble in the Holy Cross and took out the bomb of the Age of Gods technology, and the angels never left the territory of the Holy Cross.

Whether it is knowing about the Golden Country or knowing about the perfect Adam... no matter which one it is, Blaze hopes to know it first.

If we ask Gomorrah to look for it, it might be too late, so...

"The devil can sense the crisis that the contract is about to expire, right?" Blaze asked.

"Yes."

"Then let's make this contract." Blaze thought of a different approach.

"[Before the ceremony of exchanging authority between Earth and Sun is completely completed, hide the truth about Perfect Adam and the Golden Country, and do not let anyone other than me and those I guide know the truth]"

"【Contract established】." Gomorrah murmured, and then immediately showed a painful expression.

"The contract has been threatened."

Chapter 785 Cleverness

Life is always pursuing what it does not have and what it lacks. This is the truth of life.

Warriors with extraordinary strength often hope to gain wisdom more than anyone else, hoping to become a smart person, but that is extremely difficult. God is fair, and the price of surpassing the ultimate power attribute is the intelligence attribute of being called a fool.

As visitors from another world, strangers are also inevitably troubled by this balance, but they have unique ways to make themselves look smarter.

Apart from wearing a pair of gentle glasses on their noses, what they most often do is to symbolically click on their intelligence, and then pick up a magical weapon called [Book of Wisdom] to beat the enemy.

It was a magical weapon made of fine steel, and in terms of weight, it was a great sword. The most amazing thing was that the book could be opened. And if magic spells were engraved on the pages, magic could be released when the book was opened.

Blaze has always longed to become a smart person, but unfortunately, improving his intelligence attribute cannot make him smarter. When it comes to solving puzzles, he is not as proficient as the strangers in all kinds of knowledge, and he is definitely not as good as those scholars who have worked hard in scientific research.

It's good to show off your intelligence with the [Book of Wisdom], but such equipment is quite extravagant. Making a book out of rare metal materials that are enough to make a whole set of armor? Only a foreigner-level of wealth and a weird way of thinking can do that.

Therefore, if Blaze wanted to be a smart person, he had to find another way and use some cleverness to gain a sense of accomplishment. In the devil's contract, Blaze successfully used his cleverness.

Demons are afraid of [pain]. They are like an extremely thin spider silk that can be easily broken by a passing monster.

So in order to protect the contract, the demon evolved a self-protection function that could be said to be like observing the timeline. When it felt the wind blowing when the behemoth approached, it began to shake.

If breaking a contract is a tornado, then the devil can tell which butterfly's flapping wings caused it.

If a contract is made not to let anyone know about the treasure, the devil can even sense that someone has remembered the existence of such a treasure and will attack in order to protect the contract.

But what caught Blaze off guard was that as soon as the contract was signed, Gomorrah's demonic instinct was triggered.

The content of Blaze's contract is very vague. It is not "don't let others know" but "don't let others have the chance to know". This means that somewhere, someone has begun to spread or is preparing to spread information that may contain the true identity of the Golden Kingdom or the Perfect Adam.

This is too fast.

"My pain tells me... that we are in the direction of the Holy Cross Theocracy. The level 9 pain I can feel now is second only to the level pain of breach of contract. This means that my contract has almost failed."

"It's so exaggerated, it must be a large-scale event... It seems that we can't go to the Golden Country tonight."

Blaze had planned to use the [Yata Water Mirror] to go to the Golden Kingdom tonight, but the sudden situation that someone wanted to leak the [Truth about the Golden Kingdom] or [Perfect Adam] forced him to interrupt his plan.

The angels must have their reasons for hiding everything, and it would be best to maintain the status quo until he meets the people of the Golden Kingdom and learns the truth.

……

Late at night, Herbie was doing what he had to do beforehand, which was to reinforce his memory by recalling and looking at Blaze's portrait.

This was a method Odin came up with to guard against Loki.

Odin once possessed omniscience, and even though that omniscience has been taken away, the fact that he possessed it and paid a heavy price for it cannot be changed.

In the experience of gaining omniscience, the process of gaining omniscience remains, and the one-eyed man is the proof of having possessed omniscience. The traces of omniscience still remain in the wound.

Although these traces of omniscience cannot allow Odin to predict the future, they still make Odin the wisest and most confused old man in the world.

So Odin enumerated all the methods of possession, and finally selected the one that Loki might use in the end. The most common one was to replace the extremely important person in the memory and bewitch him step by step.