As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 722 Li Nuo Universe
Olise was surrounded by a group of people, who all thought she had defeated the evil god.

Marger turned back into a dog.

Li Nuo sat down on the ground next to him, took out his thermos and took a sip of tea. Ala Lei, like a child who had wandered in, ran around happily shouting "I am Grandpa Qin".

"What happens next? How will Arale disappear?"

Li Nuo asked.

"Wang."

Marger meant that the mechanics of the Great Maze were collapsing, and once all the mechanics collapsed, Arale, who appeared because of the mechanics, would automatically leave.

But players will not be teleported away.

Strictly speaking, all the players here are also native inhabitants.

After all, they are all from the Cairo World, and even the other two main worlds next door are within the "Endless Corridor".

Within the pixelated bricks of the castle ruins.

A wisp of black smoke rose.

"Fira?"

Li Nuo was somewhat surprised.

"Fate Corrector, save file, so that's how it is... Old Ma, that guy who's just like you, the evil god Marger, is you from a parallel world."

Marger looked at him curiously.

"This matter... is something I started to notice when I was competing with the Master of Mirrors. I later discussed it with Soren, and I know the specifics."

Li Nuo pointed down.

"as follows."

If this matter is investigated further, it is difficult to pinpoint its specific source.

For example, in one world, Marger didn't die from constipation and didn't become a player, so he lived a normal life and died peacefully as a doctor.

This is a parallel world that belongs entirely to the "individual".

But this evil god, Marger, belongs to a different category.

In the world of NieR: Automata, a foolish machine lifeform who admired a great cult leader performed an evil ritual and summoned Marger, the evil god in the concept of "World War". Marger may have only existed for a few seconds before disappearing, but his existence was real and traces of his life were recorded in the save file.

It could also be a different kind of concept.

Extending from the above possibilities, an individual created something like a "drama script" containing the existence of the evil god Marger, thus becoming another Marger in a parallel universe.

The concept of parallel universes is known to everyone in the corridor.

For example, Li Nuo and his friends come from the 021 parallel world. Parallel worlds are not endless, but each parallel world has more than one "you", such as a certain "interconnected bus".

The player who enters the corridor is just one of many players in the parallel system.

In fact, the concept of parallel individuals and parallel universes can be understood from the case of Marger: a single life living different lives in different times and spaces.

If it weren't for Marger's appearance, Suna in "Kite" would just be an ordinary tragic heroine in an erotic manga.

2B from NieR: Automata wouldn't be who she is today if she hadn't met Li Nuo.

Nanami encountered a parallel version of herself while filming an advertisement in a certain timeline.

Not to mention the constantly changing historical structure of Baicheng over tens of thousands of years.

Only the [Those with Low Health] defied the above theory.

No matter what Li Nuo experiences in his life, he will die in a fixed year or month, or even earlier. His life will not be turbulent. Even if Li Nuo from various parallel universes come together, their life trajectories will be roughly the same.

So, Li Nuo is here.

It is a unique individual in countless times and spaces.

Malger sensed something was wrong: "Woof (didn't your dad send you a ticket for medical treatment?)?"

Li Nuo: "Guess what kind of clinic that is?"

……

Cairo Alien Robot Modification Project First Laboratory Clinic.

Main business: Dedicated to creating humanoid weapons.

Research approach: Crush the flesh and recast it.

New concept: It's better to be a robot than to live like a dog.

Benefits: Gain an infinite lifespan and immense power; there is a possibility of becoming the Federation's official vehicle.

Negative: Possibly death.

……

Li Nuo's father, no matter what, is still Li Nuo's father; they share the same frivolous nature.

Moreover, no matter what he did back then, he couldn't find a legitimate way to save his life in the Cairo world. It was his identity as a player that gave him new possibilities.

"Sometimes I think I should thank my pile of instant noodles."

Li Nuo pondered, stroking his chin.

"Shouldn't I thank you?" Nanami dragged her stick over, looking displeased.

Malger barked and hid behind Li Nuo.

“I could hear your conversation just now.” Nanami pointed to her ear and said, “So it wasn’t Marger who turned me away, it was that evil god.”

"Hmm, it's probably because your [Boundary of Reason] is able to counter that guy."

"It's all a misunderstanding."

Nanami sat down next to Li Nuo, grabbed Ma Erjie, and ruffled Ma Erjie's hair.

"If I didn't have my own career, I could be your second son."

"Woof (I don't want to get poked with a stick every day)."

"Old Ma, your [Rescuer] hasn't been upgraded yet?"

"Woof (No)."

Li Nuo poured Nanami a cup of tea.

"That means we'll have to see how Adam and Olshey work together to get the world back on track."

What follows is none of our business.

Nanami took a small sip of tea.

Why don't people in your country add lemon juice to their tea?

"That's called iced tea! And Nanami..."

Nanami felt a little uncomfortable seeing Li Nuo so serious.

"You look better with a flat chest."

"Annoying!" As long as she doesn't activate [Asura Realm], Nanami has a flat chest, which saves her the trouble of going back for breast reduction surgery.

Li Nuo opened the panel.

My experience points are stuck at 120000/700000, still some distance from level 99.

In the distance, Cha Bai popped out of her hat and waved to him. All the treasure chests in the Demon Castle were in her hat, including the stone that was hostile to Li Nuo.

These are all issues that arose afterward.

Further away, Olsie was lifted high by that group of guys, while Hidechiyo squeezed through the crowd, grabbed Wells, and ran towards Lino.

"You mean, Dante entrusted me to deal with those monsters he hadn't been able to get rid of before as soon as possible?"

Li Nuo compiled the message brought by Hidechiyo based on Wells' translation.

Regarding Dante's mission.

It's really just an advancement quest for the race's [Silver Staff]. It's not that easy to encounter those escaped bosses. Li Nuo hasn't even figured out the routes in that wretched place, Basel, let alone the vastness of the world.

"My sister said there's a shady merchant we have to get rid of; he's the culprit behind Dante being teleported around everywhere."

Wells translated.

Hidechiyo nodded vigorously.

Li Nuo was stunned for a moment.

"Black marketeer?"

While playing with the Marge dog head, Nanami heard the name "Black Merchant" and suddenly felt something knocking on her memory, causing her face to stiffen in discomfort.

"What's wrong? You've seen her before?" She didn't escape Li Nuo's eyes.

“No.” Nanami put Marger down and narrowed her eyes. “It’s probably because it’s not a good thing, so the [Boundary of Reason] is warning me to stay away from that thing.”

Li Nuo suddenly raised her hand: "Nanami, don't refuse."

He used the [Axii Seal] in an attempt to uncover any memories that Nanami might have lost.

But... after all that effort, no extra information came up; Nanami indeed had no memory of the black marketeer.

She has lost her memory of meeting the black marketeer.

To be precise, the archive of that memory segment was deleted.

But Li Nuo was unaware of all this.

Even with his mind full of scheming, there are still areas he hasn't touched that he can't simply unravel.

“Well, Dante entrusted this to you, so he should know how I do things…”

Li Nuo looked at Xiu Chiyo with anticipation.

The latter took out a silver-white pistol barrel from his pocket.

The Ivory Gun Barrel

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect: Weapon Material]

[Brief summary: Please come to Basel and seek out the gunsmith for the stage of "Eternal End" in the upper echelons.]

Li Nuo twirled the gun barrel in his hand a few times. "The End of Eternity, by the way, as the predecessor of Basel, its pistol forging is expert-level."

That's what it says.

"Old Ma, I'll leave things to you when we get back."

He still trusted Malger more.

Did Dante say anything else?

Hidechiyo shook her head.

In the past, Li Nuo and his team would have tried to extract some residual value from Xiu Chiyo, such as skills or items, but now they no longer need those things.

Speaking of which, the reason why Hidechiyo hasn't disappeared is because of Peters. As the will of the Great Labyrinth, Peters still has his own things to do.

"Please come find me after you get back."

Peters said to Cha Bai.

"that……"

"You must come find me."

"Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"what?"

Cha Bai pointed in Li Nuo's direction. Although they were about thirty meters apart, Cha Bai could clearly feel the malice that Li Nuo couldn't hide in his eyes.

“No, it’s a misunderstanding. What I mean is…” Peter paused, “you adventurers are actually creatures called ‘players,’ right?”

"Yes, that's right." Cha Bai didn't need to hide this.

Peters has mind-reading abilities. Even if the system restricts what he can see, this guy is still a cunning old fox who has lived for thousands of years. He can deduce the truth based on some fragmented information.

"Was it that Cairo alien who shoved me into the car and took me away that he called?" Peters looked at Li Nuo from afar.

Cha Bai: "Yes."

“Adam Ireland isn’t really anything scary, he’s just a pathetic wretch being threatened into doing things by this guy, right?” Peters looked at Li Nuo from afar.

Cha Bai: "What amazing mind-reading ability."

She was quite surprised. Peters' mind-reading ability surpassed that of the Mirror Master. It wasn't surprising, though, because despite Peters' constant setbacks, he was actually far superior to the Mirror Master.

Peters: "Actually, you'd be in big trouble if my real self were here."

Cha Bai: "You're right, killing you would take some effort."

She loves to speak the truth: "You asked me to come to you, what do you want to give me?"

Peters: "The real way to use spatial magic."

Cha Bai was taken aback.

Peters shrugged. "Don't be surprised. My ideal is to leave this damned planet and go to the world of the Cairo people to take revenge on them. You guys helped me realize my ideal by chance, so it's normal and polite for me to give you a gift in return. But I have limited skills, and the physical wealth I possess may not be attractive to you. The only thing I have left is the ability to control spatial magic, which is very meaningful to you."

Cha Bai asked curiously, "So there's a big problem with my use of spatial power?"

Peters: "Almost all of them are wrong."

These words were a huge blow to Cha Bai, who had always thought she had done her best.

Peters: "Anyway, this is my projection. My real body is right next to that damn Cairo old man, and right now..."

The girl in black stockings didn't give him a chance to finish speaking before recalling him to his Poké Ball.

Anyway...

The matter has come to an end.

The problem of the great maze has been solved.

The player has successfully cleared the maze.

They left the maze and returned to Basel, where they felt the air was so clear for the first time. Many people even covered their faces and convulsed at the entrance. The difficulty of the Great Maze was still too cruel for some players below level 40, not to mention that the final battle that Marger created for them was too disgusting.

Cha Bai fed the last Beast Taming Ball to Arale. Arale already knew summoning magic, so this was considered submitting a contract. He hoped that he could get the "Summon Arale" reward after the script ended.

Regarding Indigenous peoples.

Peters' wish was fulfilled.

The Elven race has found a new leader, and the drow, Jack Wells, is preparing to return to the real world and will try to find this planet. He has finally found a new home.

The knights had completed their task and could return to the surface with their heads held high.

Only Lord Robbock's plans to pursue Wells were put on hold; he was perhaps the only one who did not fulfill his wish.

besides……

There are still some issues that haven't been resolved.

Marger's promotion to "Rescuer" is still incomplete, indicating that there are still problems in this world.

The fact that Olise's "protagonist" has not yet been recognized by the system indicates that there are still problems in this world.

There are still problems in this world.

three days later.

Adam Ireland stood in the palace of Halloran.

The old king was a war fanatic. He always knew the truth about the Great Labyrinth and, in turn, used the Labyrinth's power to absorb the world's "normal logic" to develop a large-scale poison gas. To put it more passionately, he inherited the legacy of the Great Labyrinth.

Therefore, Marger's mission is to kill the old king in order to stop the spread of things that are driving the world's logic mad.

“Peters… the time he disappeared was precisely the time I made my move.”

The old king sat on his throne, head bowed, his aged face wrinkled and creased, looking as terrifying as a dried-up corpse.

"Why...why did you all show up after Peters finally disappeared?!"

Before Adam and the others, the old king tore off his skin and transformed into the Cairo Lich.

In the shadow of the colossal lich, Adam Ireland removed his black hood, and the demon king laughed.

As players with a level above 90, Adam and his group could easily take down the King's army without much effort, especially with the addition of the capable Lu Li.

That night, Adam sat on the throne.

He was pondering a very troublesome problem.

"Only we know about the old king's atrocities, and the people still think he's a good monarch, so I must continue to play the role of the defeated one..."

Either he is defeated.

Either he ignores the task given to him by Linuo, or he is defeated by Linuo after returning to Basel.

Adam would definitely choose the former.

And so, this guy became the "demon king" of this planet in the "real world".

More than half a month passed.

Olise dragged the Sword in the Stone to the Demon King's castle.

With the night dragons and other creatures she had subdued in the Great Labyrinth, she joined forces with the elves and the Robbke Knights to prepare to challenge the legendary Adam Ireland.

That was a war that was written into the epic.

However, some people later said: that guy named Adam always deliberately ran into Olise's sword, and they couldn't understand why.

Anyway, Adam faked his death by releasing water (he returned to the corridor at the crucial moment), and in the end, Olise became a national hero, while the new king was succeeded by Robbke, the leader of the Knights of the Great Labyrinth.

The world has finally returned to order.

Until the morning of a week later.

Olsie woke up in her luxurious bed.

She opened the window as usual, ready to greet the new day's sunshine.

However, there was a giant spaceship in the sky.

There was a sign on the spaceship that read "Cairo Adventure Village Investment Company".

These Cairo aliens kidnapped the rumored culprit who solved the "Cairo Adventure Village" incident; to put it bluntly, they took Olise to their spaceship.

Kidnapping is as easy as farting for the Cairo aliens.

Olsie was bound to the bed and unable to move. Her whole body was wrapped in heavy bandages, and without the Sword in the Stone, she was unable to use her strength.

The Cairo aliens studied it for a long time, but they didn't come up with any results.

In reality, they are just studying by "looking".

Finally, an officer said, "The fact that she could conquer that difficult maze means she's hard to control. Since she's so powerful, let's sell her to the army."

“But sir, we need to give her a fake identity, otherwise it will be considered kidnapping.”

"You idiot! Just make one up."

"Easy for you to say! We've kidnapped so many people, used up all the comic book and novel characters, we're out of characters to use!"

A girl wearing a helmet picks up a comic book.

"Um... how about this book?"

"what book?"

"Bai Jie vs. Cthulhu".

The officer glanced at Bai Jie in the book, then at Olise.

"From now on, you will be Bai Jie."

Olsie shook her head frantically. She didn't want to be Bai Jie at all. She was just a protagonist in a world created by Li Nuo on a whim!
"Don't worry, Miss Bai Jie."

Olsie heard the soldier girl's gentle voice.

"I admire Ms. Bai Jie the most, and I believe you will become the real Bai Jie."

The comic book sat quietly in the soldier girl's hands.

From then on, the world lost one Oliche and gained one Bai Jie. The two protagonists created by the same person became the same character. This is the unique Li Nuo universe.

The World Tree, the fruit associated with Lino, shone brightly.

(End of this chapter)