Science: The Little Shota of the Maori Family

Mitsuhiko told Xiaolan again about how several people exchanged cards for badges.

Xiaolan finally understood and took the badge, smiling and saying, "Then, thank you."

……

Another ten minutes passed.

The host's voice echoed throughout the banquet hall: "Well, sorry to have kept you waiting. Ladies and gentlemen, please move to the cocoon venue."

The three children suddenly became excited.

"Let's go there quickly!"

"Finally, I can start experiencing the cocoon gaming equipment."

A group of people set off for the cocoon venue.

The venue is also in a closed space with seats around the edge for people to rest.

The cocoon equipment is placed on a stepped stage, neatly arranged in rows.

Those who participate in the cocoon game need to wear a badge and pass through the inspection gate, which will detect the authenticity and number of the badge. Then they will be led by the staff to the cocoon equipment.

After the staff helped a group of people put on the trial helmets and left, electronic sounds were heard at the scene.

"50 people, all on board—"

"Brain wave transmission device, installation completed—"

"Capsule cover, close——"

"The main hardware starts connecting—"

"Enter the region code and connect the linker—"

"Coordinate axis, make minor adjustments—"

……

When Watanabe Toru and others were about to enter the game, the game development manager, Kenmura Tadayuki, was killed in the underground computer room.

When Yusaku Kudo and Dr. Agasa rushed over, the police had already put Tadaki Kenmura's body into a bag and carried it out the door.

Officer Megure, who arrived after receiving the alarm call, saw Kudo Yusaku and asked directly: "I heard that you and Jiancun are old friends. I want to ask you, do you know who has a grudge against him?"

"Hmm..." Kudo Yusaku thought for a moment, but didn't rush to answer. Instead, he walked to the computer and saw the three bloody keys 'R', 'T', and 'J'. He immediately understood, "JTR?!"

Dr. Agasa looked astonished: "Could it be that..."

"Doctor, let's go."

Kudo Yusaku's face was heavy. He turned around and was about to leave when he was stopped by Inspector Megure: "Wait a minute, Yusaku, what do these three English letters mean?"

Kudo Yusaku stopped and turned around to explain, "JTR is the abbreviation of a character that appears in the game. Jiancun and I both call him JTR, which means Jack-The-Ribber."

"Jack the Ripper?" Inspector Megure was surprised.

"That's right." Kudo Yusaku nodded. "He actually existed in the late 19th century. He was a crazy killer who murdered five women with a knife, plunging London into extreme terror. The London police were ultimately unable to apprehend him, and this serial murder case remains an unsolved case to this day."

Having said that, several people came to the control room together.

"Chairman Sindora, this is Inspector Megure from the Metropolitan Police Department." Kudo Yusaku introduced Inspector Megure.

Thomas Sindora looked at Inspector Megure with a look of surprise: "Metropolitan Police Department? What do the police want to see me about?"

Officer Megure said, "Please stop this game for now."

"Stop. That's ridiculous."

The lights suddenly flickered, and then went out along with the many surrounding displays and machines.

"Chairman Sindora," the staff member at the console reported, "There's a system anomaly!"

After two beeps, the lights, machines and display screens lit up again.

The staff member said anxiously: "There is no way to control it."

"Excuse me." Dr. Agasa replaced another staff member, sat in front of the console and started operating.

Maori Kogoro looked up at the sleeping faces on the display screen. Seeing Xiaolan, he asked in surprise, "Why is Xiaolan in there too?"

A colorful circle suddenly popped up on the display screen in front of the control center, and a deep electronic voice echoed repeatedly: "My name is... Noah's Ark!"

"What!!"

Everyone in the control room's faces changed drastically.

"The game can't be stopped!"

"I've taken over the cocoon of the experience simulation game!"

"What is Noah's Ark?" Inspector Megure asked in confusion.

Kudo Yusaku looked at Thomas Sindorah and explained, "I remember that it was an artificial intelligence that could complete the growth that took humans five years in just one year."

"That's right." Thomas Sindorah closed his eyes. "That was two years ago, developed by Hiroki, whom I loved like my own son. So, he should be the same age as Hiroki now, ten years old..."

404, Enter the Game World

Kudo Yusaku walked over to the console and asked, "Noah's Ark, what exactly do you want to do by occupying the children's games?"

"My goal is to make this country start over again!" The boy's electronic voice echoed not only in the control center, but also in the cocoon game experience venue.

……

In the game space.

In the open space below the colorful rings, the people participating in the game gradually woke up, and beams of light were cast down, illuminating a circular open space.

A group of acquaintances gathered together.

Mitsuhiko looked at his hands, his face showing an uncontrollable excitement: "Although we are in a hypnotic state now, we don't feel anything."

Yuan Tai patted his cheek.

"It's like a dream." Ayumi also sighed: "You can move around freely, this game is really good."

"Quite the opposite," Huiyuan said coldly. "Forget freedom. Your vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch are all completely controlled by computers. Maybe your life is even being controlled by them."

The three little ones smiled awkwardly.

"Hello everyone experiencing Cocoon for the first time, the game has begun." As Noah's Ark's voice rang out, gravel paths and stone doors appeared around the circular platform, leading to five different directions. "My name is Noah's Ark. Please give me your guidance!"

"Please give us your guidance!" A group of children cheered and greeted.

"I'll now play promotional videos for five different stages. Please choose the world you wish to play in," Noah's Ark's voice continued. "However, there's one thing you must be aware of. This isn't just a video game. This is... a game of your lives! If everyone is eliminated, you won't be able to return to the real world."

Hearing this, the originally excited children immediately fell silent.

"So, you have to play the game seriously. As long as one person reaches the finish line, you win, and all the children who are eliminated before that will be able to wake up and return to the real world. These are the rules of the game I set. Do you understand?"

"When everyone is out, I will release special electromagnetic waves to destroy your brains. In other words, this is a game where Wano Country starts over again."

……

control center.

Kudo Yusaku frowned as he listened, and couldn't help asking, "What does it mean to let Wano Country start over?"

Noah's Ark's voice continued to echo within the game and outside: "You can't hear the outside world in here, but the adults just asked me a question, so I'm going to answer it for everyone. Seeing you like this, I'm sure the son of a dirty politician will only become a dirty politician, and the son of a doctor who only cares about making money will eventually become that kind of doctor. If you want to make Wano Country a better place, you must eliminate these connections once and for all."

"Alright! Stop making trouble!" Maori Kogoro was furious and punched the operating table. "Do you have the right to play with human life?"

"I didn't." The voice from Noah's Ark was low: "Just like adults have no right to play with Hongshu's life!"

After a pause, he continued, "Okay, the kids can't wait any longer, it's almost time to start the game."

Following the introduction of Noah's Ark, five game trailers lit up around it.

"Hey, we seem to be in trouble." Huiyuan looked at Watanabe Toru next to him and said calmly: "What are you going to do next?"

"Now it seems that we have no choice but to finish the game first." Watanabe Toru's voice was calmer than hers, without any sign of panic or helplessness.

"So, which game should I choose?"

Watanabe Toru looked at the children who had already started making choices, and finally looked at Genta and the others: "Haven't those children already made the decision for us?"

The arrest of Jack the Ripper in London, 1888.

……

They arrived in front of the chosen game. The children who had previously mocked Genta and the others were already standing there. Seeing Watanabe Toru and the others coming over, Moroboshi Hideki snorted and said, "You guys chose this one too. Don't get in our way after you go in."

Yuan Tai retorted without losing face: "That's what I wanted to say."

Xiaolan quickly tried to mediate: "Alright, alright, stop arguing."

As the few people passed through the game tunnel, the surrounding scenery changed.

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Late at night, classical-style buildings stand on both sides of the street.

In the thick fog, the gas street lamps lit up dimly, illuminating some brick walls, but most places were still pitch black.

Several people looked at this quiet and old world.

"This is London, the city of fog." Xiaolan looked at the gloomy streets. In the thick fog, there seemed to be countless dark corners that even the dim light could not illuminate. "Rather than calling it romantic, it's better to call it weird..."

"It seems like even the air is dirty." Ayumi said.

Yuan Tai raised his head and sniffed: "There's still a smell..."

Huiyuan explained: "The London fog is not just a clean substance condensed from water vapor, but soot produced by burning coal and oil. When combined with fog, it produces smog."

..... ...... ...

Ayumi was surprised and said, "So smoke already existed in this era."

"what--!"

At this moment, a woman's shrill scream was heard from not far away, which scared the group of people.

After coming to their senses, they looked at each other, then ran quickly towards the source of the sound.

A woman was lying on the cold ground. When Watanabe Toru and his companions arrived, many local people who had heard the noise had already gathered around and were talking in fear.

"A new victim has appeared."

"It's Jack the Ripper."

"..."

"What are they saying?" Mitsuhiko was a little confused because they were not speaking the language of Wano Country.

But the next moment, the language became the language of Wano Country that they were familiar with.

"Contact Inspector Lestrade immediately."

"Yes."

"Everything looks so real." Ayumi blinked: "What should we do next?"

"Of course we're looking for Jack the Ripper." Yuan Tai said as a matter of course: "As long as we catch this guy, we can return victoriously."

"But we have no idea where Jack the Ripper is." Mitsuhiko frowned slightly. "Besides, it's so dark out, there's no way to even start looking."

"It's so cold." Ayumi suddenly hugged herself with her arms and shivered.

405. Searching for Sherlock Holmes

Seeing this, Watanabe Toru took off his coat and put it on Ayumi: "Then Ayumi, wear my clothes."

"Thank you, Che."

Mitsuhiko also took off his coat and handed it to Huibara: "Huibara, just wear mine."

"Thank you, Tsuburaya-san." Haibara didn't hesitate to say thank you and put it on herself.

Yuantai glanced at Xiaolan who was also wearing a short-sleeved shirt, took off his coat, and walked to Xiaolan: "Sister Xiaolan, here."

"Sister is not cold, Yuantai, put it on quickly." Xiaolan shook her head: "Be careful not to catch a cold."

"I'm fine, Xiaolan, I don't feel cold at all." Yuan Taiqiang handed the coat to Xiaolan and said, "When I feel cold, Xiaolan, please give it back to me."