As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 801 The Observer on the Other Side of the World Tree

The biggest advantage of constantly switching bodies with Xiao Wu is that I don't have to listen to the nagging of the Cairo alien working group on the other end of the [mouth substitute], but now I have to listen to the whispers of those little guys.

[However, this doesn't seem to be related to your mission. Let's take a look... Hmm... It's a newly unlocked file, I see... Because that idiot Marger is an intern manager, our information reception speed is bad... Oh, I see.]

The Bulma Trading Company truly views the continent of Sumeru as an experimental ground...

The entire continent... seems to be a dream come true...

Although the Bulma Trading Company trades with the continent of Sumeru, it's actually just a "Truman Show"...

The observer is not on this planet.

The true observers will decide whether to initiate a new era based on the planet's response to the dream.

The date was January 5th, 1888...

[The only people in the world who know the truth are a few high-ranking members of the Bulma Trading Company and the Great Demon Miaham... Those guys are all elsewhere... You won't find them... Hmm...]

[That's all, wait? There's an exclamation mark... Staff can't tell the players this, and players can't tell anyone either, because it's a hidden part of the world, so revealing it will result in... punishment?]

【boom--! ! ! 】

[Boom boom boom!!!]

【Ahhh! My computer crashed!】

[Fire again! Help!]

[Quickly, invite Mr. Cape Town to be a punching bag to put out the fire!]

Li Nuo: "Bulma... Dragon Balls, outside the World Tree... Is all of this related to the world outside the World Tree? The one truly spying on this world is not the ancient gods, not Miaham from the border prison, nor the extraterrestrial demons, but something outside the World Tree."

[You bastard! Stop talking! If we find out anything we shouldn't... Oh no! The control room exploded too! Let's drag a few more Mr. Cape Towns down with us!]

[Let's use Uncle Henry as a fire extinguisher!]

What?! Henry has been transformed into Mr. Cape Town?!

"What on earth are these guys doing...?"

While complaining, Li Nuo had already confirmed his guess.

Guessed it right...

He had one last question.

Where is Sauron?

After a while.

That bespectacled guy isn't in the script anymore!

Li Nuo gave Xiao Wu an "OK" sign, and Xiao Wu instantly understood.

Sauron is unpredictable, so this scenario is pretty much set.

……

An hour and a half later, the carriage stopped on the edge of the city.

From the outside, you can see a towering castle in the center of Amilasco. The entire city is about the size of a small country, and Li Nuo's first impression was that it was about the same size as an Eastern European country.

Such cities are not heavily guarded, with few sentries on the city walls.

The expressions of the citizens coming and going were relatively relaxed. The environment was nice and seemed suitable for living at first glance, but it reminded Li Nuo of Night City, which was once controlled by the Master of Mirrors.

At that moment, Amuro's voice came through the earpiece.

"I've found the world in Yharnam's painting. The inhabitants have been rescued. How are you all doing?"

"Yamilasco, there's a great upgrade quest. Come check it out if you're interested."

Li Nuo hung up the call.

Xiao Wu was puzzled.

"Amro's abilities are not suitable for use in city-states and densely populated areas."

"But his personality is suited to being a good person."

Li Nuo's mind started calculating. This city clearly had a big problem. If a real war broke out, the destruction of the country was not impossible. The mess he and Xiao Wu left behind would definitely fall into the category of terrorist attacks. So, as long as a righteous guy came and arrested them, they could be matched with the Cold Rift Valley Prison at the start of the game. The best candidate was Amuro.

If this matter is completed according to his plan, Amuro will also gain some resources and influence, killing two birds with one stone and making a sure profit.

The two blended into the crowd and entered the city.

As the bustling sounds reached their ears, the scenery of the city disappeared from their sight.

In this city within a country, the streets are as dense as a spider web, bustling with people, vendors hawking their wares, and electronic signs for new movies flashing outside the cinema.

From the city gate, one can see the massive outline of the central castle, which soars into the clouds with its Gothic spires piercing the sky.

The entire megacity exudes a strange, steely serenity amidst the hustle and bustle.

"Feel sorry!"

A little girl accidentally stepped on Xiao Wu's foot.

In the past, Xiao Wu would have tried to extort money from that girl.

But today she let the girl go.

"It was my fault."

"Outsider..."

The girl smiled and nodded, uttering those words, but her pupils trembled as if pleading for help.

"Yageer!"

A police officer wearing a black hat came over.

"You little brat, trying to steal something again?!"

"Sorry, I didn't!"

Yageer turned and ran into the depths of the alley, disappearing in a flash.

Xiao Wu glanced at him out of the corner of her eye: "This is a big problem."

She turned around and saw Li Nuo buying something at the fruit stand. A minute later.

As expected, Li Nuo got into an argument with the fruit stall owner.

"Are your apples made of gold?!"

"If you're not going to buy it, get out of here! Don't bother other people!"

"As a Warrior of Light, I have a duty to teach you how to do business!"

Xiao Wu couldn't take it anymore, so she grabbed Li Nuo's hair and dragged him away.

"What are you doing……"

"There are people watching, so it's just a performance."

Li Nuo took out the apple he had borrowed and took a bite.

The city has serious problems. The outsiders are all normal, but the locals don't have the vitality of real people. The fruit vendor is from out of town, while the girl who bumped into Xiaowu is a local.

Unlike Yanan, this city is very friendly to outsiders but cruel to locals.

A man emerged from the shadows of the alley.

"You all saw it?"

His name is Tang Rui, and he is one of Duofu Road's teammates.

"If you're interested, come with me, and we'll work together to get this done."

Without wasting words, Tang Rui gestured for them to proceed, and the group walked deeper into the alley.

However, when Li Nuo said "someone is watching," he was not referring to Tang Rui.

now.

Inside the central castle.

Lord Atkinson stood by a window on a high floor of the castle, muttering to himself, "Just a priest arguing with merchants, and although he's wearing the old robes of the Healing Church, there's no need to pay him any mind..."

Then he said to himself, "Better safe than sorry."

Finally, he knelt down in front of his reflection in the mirror: "Please rest assured, God, I will not allow Fenrir's people... to cause trouble here."

……

Tang Rui led Li Nuo and Xiao Wu to a small house.

He and another companion arrived in the city a week ago and then lost contact with Dover Road.

As for why...

Li Nuo and Xiao Wu frowned as they stared at the computer in the room.

The computer screen displayed the "STEAM" icon, and the game was "Everybody's Eroge" made by Marger.

"Yes, as you can see, we had a blast."

Tang Ruitian is shameless.

His companion was on another computer, frantically typing on the keyboard and yelling, "Make her take it off!"
Xiao Wu kindly reminded Tang Rui.

"This is the game of an evil god."

"That was truly a benevolent evil god."

Tang Rui and his companions are beyond saving.

However, their behavior actually made people feel more at ease. Li Nuo couldn't explain why, but perhaps birds of a feather flock together.

"We weren't just playing a game; we also investigated some things," Tang Ruike tried to explain, then changed the subject, saying, "This country itself has problems. The most powerful ancient god is in the country's dream world, but we can't get in at all. You'll understand once you come and see for yourselves."

“If you’re a riddle teller, I’ll play with your mouth,” Xiao Wu threatened.

“Okay… actually, it was a guy from the ‘Corridor of the End’ who got the item to enter the dream, but that bastard swallowed it.” Tang Rui tilted his head helplessly: “You know, we in the ‘Corridor of the Sky’ and the ‘Corridor of the End’ have an unwritten rule: if we meet, we have to fight to the death! So that guy refused to hand over the item to enter the dream. But the two of us locked that kid up.”

He opened the cabinet door in the inner room, behind which was a dark, damp, and oppressive bedroom.

The small bedroom was simply furnished with a single bed, a broken mirror, moldy food on a filthy round table, and dried bloodstains on the walls.

Compared to the scene inside the room, the person lying on the bed was more interesting; he had his legs crossed and a radio was placed next to his pillow.

There was a click.

The radio started spinning automatically.

"The Song of Rain is a Song of Love."

"A love song is a farewell song."

"Whispers sung softly, tears held back."

"I couldn't hold back any longer, and a sad rhythm began to fall."

When the song reached its climax, the men lying on the bed joined in.

"The moment I opened the glass door, I knew why you asked me out."

Tang Rui indicated with his eyes that the singing man was the "End" player who possessed the item to enter the dream world.

Just then, Li Nuo shook off everyone and walked into the house.

The man glanced at Li Nuo out of the corner of his eye, then continued singing nonchalantly.

“What a waste… your favorite earrings and the September-colored raindrops, you never showed them to me.”

At the same time, Li Nuo suddenly sang the next line.

"Your back view is so tall and imposing. I'm so stupid. If I had chased after you, maybe this love could have been salvaged."

The man was startled and sprang up from the bed in a somersault.

He and Li Nuo locked eyes.

Let's speak together.

Sing.

(End of this chapter)