Chapter 402 Divine Hiddenness
Chapter 402 Divine Hiddenness
Director Wang said sternly: "Mr. Xiao is shirking his responsibility by saying this."
Xiao Jie was immediately amused. "Shifting responsibility? I'm just a game player. What responsibility can I have?"
This left Director Wang speechless, and he said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xiao, are you sure you don't want to help?"
"What? Director Wang, do you want to threaten me?" Xiao Jie's voice also sank and he looked at Director Wang seriously.
He stood up and looked down at Director Wang. Although he was not very tall, for some reason he had a terrifying aura like a prehistoric beast.
If Xiao Jie had met such an official figure in the past, he would have had to deal with him carefully, but the powerful force brought about a change in his mentality. Although Xiao Jie now does not dare to say that he has transcended the secular rules, he already has the confidence to overturn the table.
Moreover, he knew very well that the mission of the Tourism Administration was to maintain stability. As long as he did not act recklessly, the Tourism Administration would not dare to take action against him.
If they really get themselves into a rage and overturn the table, the Tourism Administration will be the first to be held accountable.
Director Wang waved his hands hastily and said with a smile, "Haha, of course not, just for discussion."
Xiao Jie also smiled immediately, "Haha, then you already have my answer. Goodbye, I won't see you off."
As he said this, he took over the responsibility and made a gesture of invitation.
Long Xingtianxia, who was standing by, saw this and looked at the others, but everyone could only spread their hands.
Director Wang nodded at Long Xingtianxia and said, "Okay, then don't send me off. I can go on my own." As he stood up and walked out, he passed by Long Xingtianxia and whispered, "Please try to persuade him again."
After saying that, he left the meeting room.
Long Xing Tianxia was somewhat helpless. Xiao Jie could act without any scruples and did not give any favors to the Game Administration Bureau, but it was impossible for them to do the same. After all, the activation codes for them to enter the game were sent by them.
Naturally, they have a certain official background. Even if all people enter the game after retiring, in theory they are no longer official personnel.
But deep down, everyone understands the mission they are shouldering.
"Brother Suifeng, you are too careful about your reputation. It is most appropriate for you to speak up about this matter..."
Xiao Jie shrugged without explaining.
Long Xing Tianxia was unwilling to give up. "If this proposal can be passed, it will be of great benefit to the entire gaming industry. It can also reduce the current situation of fighting and killing, and killing people offline after dying in the game."
Xiao Jie shook his head. "Those crazy players are not my problem. It is the job of the Game Management Bureau to deal with those crazy players. I am a commoner, so I don't need to get involved in these things. No one pays me, so why should I worry about it?"
Besides, why should I care? Since you choose to play this game, you must be mentally prepared to die. It can be said that everyone who dies in this game dies for a good reason - unless this person knows nothing about the truth of the game.
Playing this game is a matter of both benefits and risks. If there were only benefits and no risks, there would be no such good thing in the world."
Long Xing Tian Xia was speechless for a moment.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Even if not for other players, you should speak up for yourself. As long as the proposal is passed, Long Xiang will have a semi-official status in the future. As the vice president, you will be in power. In the future, when Long Xiang competes for supremacy in the world, your position as vice president will naturally rise with it..."
Xiao Jie couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, "Stop, stop, stop. Brother Long, I used to think we had a tacit understanding, but what you said now makes me doubt the tacit understanding between you and me."
These words left Long Xingtianxia speechless for a moment.
Long Xing Tianxia naturally understood this so-called tacit understanding. Xiao Jie refused to become a core member from the very beginning and refused to be bound by the guild regulations. What he wanted was a free game to do as he pleased.
Even though he became more and more deeply bound to Long Xiang, this point has never changed. Although he is now the vice president, he is essentially a mercenary who helps Long Xiang conquer the world in exchange for being able to borrow Long Xiang's power to do things for him.
Long Xingtianxia originally thought that a vice president could win over the other party and make him completely loyal, but now it seems that he was overthinking.
Xiao Jie continued, "And I think you guys are oversimplifying things. Do you think that letting the Game Administration Bureau intervene in the game through the Game Guild, which adds an extra step, doesn't count as direct supervision?
Do you remember what happened when the Game Management Bureau wanted to control the game? No matter who created this game, its power is beyond our imagination. You are really ignorant and fearless to play tricks and try to be clever with such a thing.
If you want to kill yourself, go ahead and do it. I'm not interested. For the sake of our friendship, please listen to my advice and don't provoke those who you can't understand."
Xiao Jie patted Long Xingtianxia on the shoulder, nodded to the others, turned around and left the meeting room.
Xiao Jie said this with some sincerity. Although he was exploring for himself, deep down, Xiao Jie was very afraid of the creator of this game. He couldn't think too deeply about such things. If he really thought about it, it would be a bit scary.
Not to mention a small gaming administration bureau, even the entire world, Xiao Jie felt that with the power of the creator of this game, he might be able to manipulate it at his fingertips.
It’s just that there is no way to confirm it. If you don’t want anyone to control the game, then you naturally shouldn’t touch this red line.
To be honest, it feels like the Tourism Administration is courting death by doing this.
However, in this kind of matter, it is enough for him to just give advice. As he said before, huge benefits and huge risks always complement each other. If you want to cause trouble, you must be mentally prepared for terrible consequences.
Time quickly came to the next day, and at nine o'clock in the morning, the players' meeting was finally officially held.
The entire venue was filled with people, with a total of five or six hundred people coming.
Before the meeting was held, transactions and connections between players had already begun.
The abilities in the game are brought into reality in all kinds of strange and bizarre forms. Internal strength and martial arts are the most common and the lowest value. Apart from strengthening the body, boxing fights, or making a movie, performing stunts, being a bodyguard, etc., they don't seem to be of much use.
Although magic spells are magical, only a few people can master them. What are truly valuable are various life skills.
When these skills are practiced to a high level, they will have various magical effects.
In reality, it has a unique effect.
These capabilities are difficult to promote and demonstrate on a large scale, but players have no concerns among themselves as they can always share what they have with each other.
For example, the healing skill of strawberry cola is naturally very popular. Everyone has many relatives in real life. In case you get a terminal illness or something, if you have a friend who can treat you, you must of course make an appointment in advance.
Not only magic, but also those who can make elixirs, draw talismans, and make tools have all become popular, with a group of people gathering around to exchange business cards.
Xiao Jie was a little depressed. His main professional skill was cooking, which had limited use in reality, and he didn't plan to open a restaurant.
There are some top-notch dishes in cooking that can directly improve one's physical condition. If athletes eat them before a boxing match, not only will the effects be very strong but they will not be detected. It can be said to be something like black technology.
However, Xiao Jie was not very interested in selling this kind of food. He had just made 10 million yuan, and money meant little to him.
The time for the formal meeting finally arrived. As Long Xingtianxia walked onto the podium, everyone took their seats.
“Welcome everyone to Beidu and attend this players’ conference. I am the president of the Longxiang Guild. I am Long Xing Tianxia, and I believe everyone has heard of my name.
I am honored to be the organizer of this conference, and I am also honored that you can give me this face to attend the conference...
The purpose of this conference is, on the one hand, to share resources and give everyone a chance to communicate and interact, but the biggest purpose is because I have an ideal. I want to create a gaming environment where all players can grow with peace of mind and work together to build a great cause.
Nowadays, there are constant disputes in the game, and vendettas between players also happen from time to time. It is a pity that many people do not die in the adventure, but die at the hands of other players instead.
My goal is to resolve this meaningless fight. In order to demonstrate fairness and authority, I specially invited Director Wang of the Tourism Administration to speak this time. "
Upon hearing this, the players below immediately started to talk and make noise.
Some even booed.
Game players are creatures that tend to be undisciplined and dislike constraints. It's fine if the players hold their own meetings, but why does the Game Management Bureau get involved?
But Director Wang walked up to the stage while waving and greeting.
"Good afternoon, everyone. I am Director Wang of the Tourism Administration. You are all my bread and butter. After all, my position is established thanks to all of you. In a sense, I am here to serve you..."
Director Wang was very good at the art of language. He was able to build a closer relationship with the players with just a few words, and calmed down the players' discussions. The next step was to introduce the proposal. In simple terms, the guild would manage the players, and the Game Management Bureau would directly connect with the guild for the so-called "communication".
The wording is very euphemistic, but the meaning is very clear. To put it bluntly, it means intervening in the game, but not managing it directly. Instead, it will be managed by the guild.
It feels a bit like a tax collector.
"This time, our Gaming Administration hopes to cooperate with Long Xiang to open a new chapter to achieve the principle of harmonious gaming, so that -"
Xiao Jie was listening when suddenly there was a flash in front of his eyes, just like a frame freeze in a computer game.
He rubbed his eyes and was stunned when he looked at the empty podium. Wait a minute - what just happened? Why was I staring at the empty podium so intently?
In fact, he was not the only one who had this reaction. Other players also looked confused and puzzled.
"Eh, that's weird?"
"What just happened? Why don't I remember it?"
"It seems like someone wants to speak?"
"It was President Long who was speaking, but why did he suddenly disappear?"
"Over there, President Long is in the audience!"
Long Xingtianxia, who was standing in the audience, looked around in astonishment, and then looked at the podium.
That's not right. I did speak just now, but the next thing should be - "Hey, where is that person? Shouldn't that person be speaking? Where is he?"
"President, who are you talking about?" Long Teng Sihai asked blankly.
"That's the one, the one sent by the Tourism Bureau... Damn it, it happened again!"
Long Xingtianxia was shocked to find that he had no idea who the Tourism Administration had sent this time.
But they definitely sent someone over, and it seemed like we were discussing the details of the proposal together yesterday.
I also talked with Yin Yue Sui Feng...
There was one thing he remembered very clearly. He had contacted the Tourism Administration, and the other party did send someone to cooperate with him to complete the operation.
But when I searched my memory of the past two days, I had no impression at all.
He tried hard to recall what had just happened. He went on the stage to speak, and then - then he said he would let so-and-so speak, but then it was gone!
Looking at the puzzled looks of the players below, Long Xing Tianxia immediately realized that these people must have forgotten that person, or might not even have any memory of the incident at all.
He hurried onto the stage.
"Ah, let me say a few more words about this..."
Half an hour later——
"I declare that this players' conference has come to a successful conclusion. Next is the free exchange time. If you want to sign up to join Longxiang Nation, you can find Vice President Longteng Sihai to sign up."
Long Xingtianxia walked off the stage, his face suddenly becoming very ugly.
This meeting did not achieve its purpose at all. Most importantly, he was scared by the disappearance of that person.
He couldn't help but think of what Xiao Jie said yesterday. He didn't feel much at the time, but now he felt a little scared.
Fortunately, it wasn’t me who disappeared.
He pulled out his cell phone and quickly dialed a number.
"Hello." A tired voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It happened again." Long Xingtianxia said in a deep voice.
"What happened again?" The voice on the other end of the phone was very confused.
“Who is the director of the Tourism Bureau now?”
"Of course the director is - damn!" A scream came from the other end of the phone, "Does anyone remember who the director is?
All the clerks at the Tourism Management Bureau who were working froze in place, looking thoughtful. Then their faces changed drastically, and then someone remembered something and they all rushed towards the director's office.
The director's office was empty, with only some documents without any signatures...
"It's over, it really happened again." A wailing voice came from the other end of the phone.
Long Xingtianxia hung up the phone and let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong, President? That thing won't happen again?"
Xiao Jie asked. He now had a vague idea of what had happened. Unlike the others, he was able to vaguely guess what had happened because he had heard Captain Lin mention the mysterious incident.
It seemed that he discussed this topic when he met Long Xingtianxia yesterday.
At that time, he was actually just making an excuse for himself. Three-tenths of it was true, and seven-tenths was just to scare the other party.
I didn't expect it to actually happen.
The memory of that person in his mind disappeared out of thin air.
But he was quite sure that there was such a person, and it seemed that something unpleasant had happened there.
This feeling was so strange that it even made him shudder.
Fortunately, he did not participate. Xiao Jie felt both relieved and scared. This kind of unpredictable ability was like treating reality as a writing board and modifying it at will.
This gave him a deep sense of fear.
——If I became an immortal, maybe I wouldn’t have to worry about such things.
At this moment, he had never wanted to become stronger so much.
This feeling of having your fate in your own hands is really not a good one.
"Yes, it happened again. That guy—disappeared."
"I've said it before, don't conflict with the game makers." Xiao Jie shook his head and sighed.
Long Xing Tianxia was a little unwilling, "Damn it, there wasn't even a warning."
"What do you think the other party is? A businessman? To the being that created this game, we are nothing but ants. And this game is most likely just a piece of candy that the other party casually dropped. We feast on the candy, fight and kill, and desperately snatch such a small piece of candy residue. The other party finds it interesting. Maybe this is their purpose.
But if an ant now wants to establish a set of order, and everyone lines up to share the candy, others will find it boring and will naturally crush the ant that establishes the order.
Would humans warn ants not to offend them? Of course not. Wouldn't it be easier to just crush them to death?
And I think you'd better not say anything like 'damn', be careful of someone above you."
Xiao Jie put his hands together and bowed to the sky a few times, "I didn't do anything. No matter which great god created this game, Amitabha, Wuliang Tianzun, please bless me."
(End of this chapter)