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Chapter 576 Another day without a break in updates.

“Ah,” the fat man pondered, “when Miss Liu left the old world, there wasn’t this reality show called ‘Transformation’ yet… So which world does this circus belong to…”

Gu Mian thought of a dungeon from a long time ago: "A very popular variety show. Speaking of that last class dungeon, the one called Killing Game, that was also a variety show, right?"

The fat man felt a sore butt just thinking about that dungeon: "Yeah, the Killing Game dungeon was really popular. I still remember what the host looked like, his face was as white as if it had been coated in flour, and he was dressed in a flashy way, I think his name was something like..."

The fat man momentarily forgot the name of the host in this instance.

Chu Changge, who was standing next to him, reminded him, "Killing Teacher."

“Yes, Killer Teacher.” The fat man slapped his thigh.

Gu Mian still remembered the world-building background of that dungeon. When she entered the dungeon, the world-building information was directly written in the dungeon description, and the original words were as follows—

This is a world with highly developed industry but relatively poor medical conditions;

This is a world where the upper and lower classes are clearly separated, and the class system is extremely strict.

According to the Convention for the Protection of Superior People, all inferior people who provoke, insult, or ridicule superior people will be detained and placed in "restricted areas" in batches.

"Forbidden Zone" refers to the instance in the killing game.

Monsters roam freely inside, and humans are no match for them. NPCs rely on the statue of an evil god to shroud the entire forbidden zone, preventing the monsters from leaving.

But the good times didn't last long, and Gu Mian later entered the restricted area.

This "forbidden zone" has now collapsed.

Gu Mian remembered that the ending of the killing game was that the forbidden zone barrier broke, and the monsters inside ran towards the world of the upper class.

He hasn't played any dungeons within this world since then.

“According to those NPCs, the circus is indeed very likely a dungeon of the killing game world… Speaking of the killing game, I remember the monsters in it have escaped the forbidden zone, which should give the NPCs in that world a run for their money.” Gu Mian stroked his chin.

“And you also said,” Gu Mian looked at Chu Changge, “that the world of the Killing Game instance also sent a guardian, Jiang Yang.”

Of course, that person is no longer called Jiang Yang.

The cloaked man on the fourth floor, whose real name is Jiang Yang, whose formal name is 'Anonymous', calls himself Xie Bi'an.

Gu Mian still remembers that his current game nickname is the red word "Anonymous".

Chu Changge nodded slightly: "Perhaps we can find out something by asking him."

But now there is a problem.

After Xie Bi'an emerged from the hide-and-seek instance, he disappeared from their lives, and Gu Mian hadn't seen him for a long time.

The last time I tried to find him, it was the same thing. I finally managed to corner him, but then I ended up in a special side dungeon.

The fat man was a little annoyed: "Does this guy know we're looking for him? He's been missing for days, it's like he's deliberately hiding from us."

He had even gone to the fourth floor to ask before, and they said Xie Bi'an had left on business and they didn't know when he would return. "Even if we don't have any clues, we still have to enter the instance. Let's assume that the 'Circus of Love and Justice' instance is the background of the killing game instance." Gu Mian walked to the sofa and sat down.

The fat man frowned: "The world of the killing game instance is extremely dangerous... We don't even know what that world is called, or what its current situation is. Is it teeming with monsters right now?"

Yes, it is possible.

"I remember when we entered the killing game instance, the chainsaw was confiscated." Gu Mian pulled out a piece of paper from somewhere, wrote the word "chainsaw" on it, and then put an X on it.

"If the circus instance is really in the same world as the killing game, then lower-class people won't be able to bring tools into it."

This is a bit tricky.

The circus instance sounds like it's packed with people, and without a weapon, Gu Mian wouldn't be able to defeat a whole bunch of them.

However, his inventory was not available for storing anything.

The fat man suggested, "Why don't we ask Miss 007 to put some weapons in her inventory? Once we enter the dungeon, we can give the prepared weapons to the doctor. She just received a thousand in compensation, so she can buy some good weapons... Wait, right? Didn't Miss 007 just receive compensation? Why is she short of game currency?"

A thousand game coins should last a long time for an average player, right?

Chu Changge pushed up his glasses: "The reason why she doesn't have enough game coins might be related to her traveling thousands of miles a day."

Chu Changge guessed that 007 might have obtained some special item, a kind of transportation tool, during his two-month trip to the South China Sea. Fuel is like game currency, similar to the fortune teller's saying, "Money makes the world go round," which is why 007 was short of game currency.

The fat man had already started typing, seemingly discussing weapons with 007.

Gu Mian interjected, "Perhaps we could bring some bombs or something."

Of course, this thing is not easy to get; supermarkets don't sell it.

But the fat man typed Gu Mian's suggestion into the input box with utmost seriousness: "The doctor said it's okay to bring some bombs..."

“Assuming the circus and the killing game are in the same world, then Gu Mian, if you enter the instance, you will definitely be classified as ‘lower class.’ We can now boldly guess the content of this instance. It’s nothing more than ‘lower class’ people playing clowns and entertaining the upper class in the circus.” Chu Changge began to analyze.

Gu Mian nodded: "Speaking of which, the world of killing games seems to be somewhat similar to the old human world; they're both quite perverted."

Liu Ruyan, who was standing to the side, chuckled but did not express her opinion.

Gu Mian continued:
"However, the world of killing games is even more bloody and straightforward. Everyone's life can be seen from the beginning. Race determines fate, and the upper and lower classes are insurmountable. The upper class here pursues bloody pleasure, which can be described as entertainment to the death."

"In the old world, everyone was equal at the beginning... at least it seemed that everyone was equal. But everyone had to follow the so-called code, so everyone was eyeing others, eyeing relatives, friends, and lovers, trying to find 'violators' to be executed. They were also frantically pursuing pleasure. They enjoyed torture and ravaging, and enjoyed seeing the pain of others. At least at the beginning, this world was a whitewashed version of peace. People's twisted ideas could only be realized in the lives of violators."

"The old world seems more peaceful, but the people there are essentially the same as those in the killing game world. They also crave the thrill of bloodshed and killing, but they can only release this emotion when there are rule-breakers. You could say they have been looking forward to the appearance of rule-breakers from the very beginning. In contrast, the killing game world directly sets up targets, allowing the upper class to trample on the lower class at will without needing any reason."

"Given the commonalities in human nature between the two worlds, if the old human worldview continues to develop for a long time, it will most likely evolve into a killing game world."

As Gu Mian spoke, she looked at Liu Ruyan and said, "There might be some connection between these two worlds."

I forgot to set it today and looked back at what I had seen before, and it brought back memories of 2019.
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