Chapter 18 Old Wang

Chapter 18 Old Wang

Chapter 18 Old Wang
The monitoring room is not big, less than ten square meters. On one side of the wall are three strip tables, each with two monitors, a total of six. On the other side are wardrobes and shelves for placing items, with equipment such as walkie-talkies and flashlights on them.

Four of the monitors are in black screen mode, with only the two innermost ones on. They are small screens in a nine-square grid pattern, showing real-time images of a certain floor, all of which are images captured by cameras.

The room was very quiet and dark because the curtains were drawn. Perhaps because it was airtight and someone had to work the night shift, there was an unpleasant smell in the room, a mixture of cigarettes, sweat, and the remaining smell of instant noodles. The moment one came in from outside, the pungent feeling was very obvious.

There were two chairs inside, one was empty and the other had a person lying on it. The person was wearing a security uniform and had a security hat on his face, and seemed to be sleeping.

The noise of opening and closing the door startled the other party.

The security guard moved, took off his hat, turned his head and looked over with his eyes narrowed, as if he had just woken up.

"Who are you? Who let you in?"

The security guard asked the question with a very surprised expression, and at the same time he sat up from his seat. It can be seen that he is not young, about fifty years old, with a messy gray hair like a chicken coop and a greasy face.

Luo Xi didn't say anything, but quickly checked the details in the room.

For example, he found papers and pens on the table, with many words written on the papers in beautiful handwriting; there were many cigarette butts, very many, on the table and on the floor; the room was very dirty and messy, with many places covered with dust, as if it had not been cleaned for a long, long time, and the trash can seemed to have not been emptied for a long time, with used instant noodle buckets and takeout boxes almost overflowing; there was a work badge casually placed on the table, with "Wang Side" written on it and a photo attached. Although he only glanced at it, Luo Xi believed that this work badge belonged to the security guard in front of him; the only thing on the table that looked relatively clean was a table photo, about five inches long, of a girl, very beautiful, with big eyes; next to it were two lit monitors, and the surveillance screen logo included the numbers "23" and "24" in addition to the camera number. Obviously, this was the surveillance screen of the two floors
"Get out, get away from here, get out!" The security guard stood up with a very bad attitude.

Luo Xi didn't move, as if he didn't care at all about this attitude.

"I'm here to get the reward for completing the game." Luo Xi said.

The room suddenly fell silent. The security guard stared at Luo Xi, and Luo Xi also looked at him expressionlessly.

A few seconds later, the security guard had a gloomy face and showed his yellow teeth: "Since you can leave, why come back?"

Having said that, the security guard sat back down.

All of a sudden, the room, filled with dirty, dark air, fell into silence.

Luo Xi didn't say anything either. He was still observing and had even started counting the cigarette butts on the table.

A few minutes later.

"As for the reward, the memory anchor point is advanced, which is the best reward in itself. Luo Xi, don't be greedy."

The security guard said again with a gloomy face.

At this time, Luo Xi looked at the other party and suddenly asked: "Are you afraid?"

"What did you say?" The security guard was stunned, then furious: "Which eye of yours can tell that I'm scared? If you're such a weirdo, I should capture you, erase your memory, and let you re-enter my level scene, letting you die countless times, countless times."

"He is just afraid. I can smell the fear." Luo Xi's figure was reflected in a dressing mirror nearby. Behind him, there was another him, but this 'Luo Xi' looked very thin, like a severe anorexic patient. He was shirtless, perfectly illustrating what it meant to be skin and bones. His face was the same, too thin to be recognizable.

"Long time no see, I thought you were dead." Luo Xi muttered.

"You are not dead, how can I die?" The 'Luo Xi' in the mirror who looked like a starving ghost laughed strangely.

Luo Xi didn't care about these words at all. Since 'Starving Ghost Luo Xi' said that the other party was afraid, it must be true.

"What are you mumbling?" The security guard's eyelids twitched. He still looked very excited at this time, as if he might rush over at any time. He stared at Luo Xi, and it was obvious that the other party could see that he was frightened and scared.

How did you get it?

I didn't show it at all.

Could it be that this person has the ability to see through people's hearts?

Or does the other party have a similar 'card'?
impossible.

That is a high-level card. The opponent just went through a primary scene. How could he have that kind of card?

Speaking of which, this Luo Xi is completely different from what he has observed for a long time.

In his eyes, Luo Xi was just an ordinary worker, mediocre and with no special abilities.

But after saving the memory once, the other party began to show incredible abilities, terrifying insight, memory and analysis of clues. In just one cycle, he cracked the scene mechanism that he thought was perfect.

It caught him off guard.

I didn't expect that there would be such a scary guy in the level scene under my jurisdiction.

"Nothing, just chatting with a friend." Luo Xi still stood at the door.

"Friend?" The security guard looked around and then looked at Luo Xi with a serious look in his eyes.

Luo Xi said at this time: "Fear is an emotional reaction, one of human instincts. It is the worry and depression that arises when facing a dangerous situation and trying to escape but unable to do anything. Of course, it may also be caused by excessive anxiety. Some people are introverted and sensitive, and tend to regard small things as huge dangers, thus generating a strong sense of fear. But you are definitely not one of them."

"Before I came, you were even sleeping. So it can be understood that my appearance caused you to feel some kind of worry and anxiety, and you don't seem to have a solution. Logically, you shouldn't be afraid of me. There is only one possibility. My arrival may trigger some rules that can affect the administrators."

"Luo Xi, shut up!" The security guard's scalp tingled. He suddenly rushed over and grabbed Luo Xi's neck with incredible speed and strength, lifted him up and pressed him against the door.

Boom!
The door panel made a dull sound of impact. Luo Xi was out of breath and was a little surprised.

Because the power erupted by the security guard at this moment was very similar to Feng Kai in the cleaner state, but different from Brother Mao.

Much weaker.

But it is also beyond the scope of normal people.

So, if he is so powerful, why doesn't he kill people himself?
If he had a weapon, I believe it would be very effective.

Luo Xi couldn't see anything. It was suffocation caused by lack of oxygen. If he continued like this, he would die of mechanical asphyxiation.

At this time, the security guard let go.

"Get out of here immediately before I can't help but kill you." He warned with a sinister look on his face.

Luo Xi coughed a few times and took deep breaths to relieve the feeling of lack of oxygen. It took him a while to recover. Then he actually pulled the chair next to him and sat down.

"As expected, it's because of the rules. You're not afraid of me, but because my visit may trigger something unfavorable to you, and you foresee it, so you are afraid because of anxiety and powerlessness. In addition, if you can kill me, you would have done it long ago. Your last name is Wang, so I'll call you Old Wang. Old Wang, I need to ask you some questions. As for other things, I won't do it. Don't worry, I'll leave after you ask."

This time the security guard did not show any excitement or anger. He did not say anything and fell into a long silence.

After a long time, he was like a deflated ball, shrugging his face and saying, "I knew you would be very difficult to deal with, and I know what you want to ask. In fact, you will know it sooner or later. This information is not a secret. You'd better leave. Our meeting this time is illegal."

"Illegal? What does that mean?" Luo Xi asked.

Old Wang shook his head firmly: "Don't ask me, I can't answer you this question."

"Then I won't ask this question. What about other questions?"

"Damn it, just ask. If I can answer, I will answer. If I can't, it's useless to ask." Old Wang gritted his teeth. He was indeed afraid. He looked around from time to time, as if something was secretly watching him.

Luo Xi took in all of this. He thought for a moment and said, "I understand that you have your own difficulties. You don't have to answer anything you can't. My first question is, this world is fake, right?"

"Nonsense, do you think this crappy place is real? There is only today, no tomorrow, and even no yesterday. How can there be such a world?" Old Wang's voice was a little high, and he clearly had a feeling of venting.

He also seems to be very dissatisfied with the current situation.

Perhaps, becoming a 'manager' was not his original intention?
"Does this fake world have a name?" Luo Xi continued to ask.

"On the day of the imprisonment, you should have heard what that girl Wu said. Please stop asking these stupid questions, okay?"

"These questions are not stupid. So, Lao Wang, what are your responsibilities and identities?"

Old Wang hesitated for a moment, but still answered, "I am a Chaos-level level administrator, responsible for the management of the 'Working Day' level scene. The attributes of this scene are 'Killing and Collecting'. I maintain the normal operation of this place within my authority."

"Be more specific. For example, how to maintain it, the specific management content, and what level is the chaos level? Are there other levels of level scenes? What do the attributes of the scene refer to?" Luo Xi looked very satisfied at this time, because someone could finally answer some of the questions in his mind.

You should know that satisfying curiosity is one of the important ways for humans to obtain pleasure.

The following questions and answers allowed Luo Xi to learn a lot of information.

For example, there are indeed many level scenes, and the level scenes have corresponding level divisions. The chaos level is a low-level scene, and the one level higher than the chaos level is the Yin-Yang level.

As for attributes, they are actually the characteristics of the scene. Sometimes, they also include the "clearance" standards. For example, in this scene, killing and collecting, any one of which can be met can be "cleared".

The standard for clearing the killing scene in Lao Wang is that one person can pass the level if the cumulative number of kills exceeds 20; and the standard for collecting is to collect some specific props before passing the level.

The reward for clearing a level is that the time anchor point is advanced.

The rules for other scenes are entirely set by the administrators of their respective scenes.

"Scene level, Chaos is a low-level scene, Yin and Yang is a higher level, what about higher levels?"

"I don't know, I've only seen the Yin-Yang level. I can be sure that there must be higher-level checkpoints and administrators." Old Wang still looked absent-minded. He was indeed afraid of some unknown existence.

Luo Xi did not continue to ask questions at this time, but was digesting the information he had just obtained. One of the more important points was that there would be memory collectors in the level scenes. Every new memory collector would have a card appearing with his birth, which was the 'newcomer gift pack' that Wu Rui had mentioned before.

Of course, sometimes, two will appear.

Lao Wang said that during the days of confinement, "cards" were very important. They were props for maintaining memory, props for fighting with others, and even "currency".

The administrator has no control over how many cards appear in the initial scene and what cards appear. He can't even control which amnesiac in the scene will become the 'memory restorer' in the next cycle.

What he did was to ensure that the newly born amnesiac would lose his memory, so that the amnesiac would continue to be amnesiac.

Another rule of the level-control scene is that the administrator cannot kill the amnesiac or the amnesiac in the scene by himself, but can only do so through the role of the 'cleaner', and the cleaner needs to be trained.

Importantly, training a 'perfect' cleaner requires a lot of cost, including time, energy and some other precious props.
"I kidnapped the cleaner you trained. So how will your scene run next?" Luo Xi suddenly asked.

(End of this chapter)