As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 815 A Brief Period of Peace

Marger was waiting for them at the medical station in the middle of the city.

After Li Nuo entered the room, he went up to him and pinned him against the wall.

"what happened!?"

"Humph."

"what happened!"

Along their journey, they saw commercial streets, ramen shops, bakeries, and even schools. There were also some native inhabitants here. The black goat that Li Nuo had kidnapped became the spokesperson for the local "goat soup restaurant." Lucar was the chief architect, Victor's statue stood in the square, and a large number of Cairo aliens appeared in the city.

There are also all sorts of bizarre and outlandish things. The mentally challenged couple was kidnapped by two human traffickers and is now being sent to a biodiversity trading platform.

Simply put, this place has become "Kairosoft World".

Marger's explanation was simple: "Hmph, I'm the administrator. Ah hmph~ Here's the deal, as my player, you have to give me something in return before I tell you, Li Nuo, you're barking like a dog now."

There were only the two of them in the room, so they didn't need to worry about whether there were other people around. Therefore, Li Nuo pulled out his gun and pointed it at them.

"I can't kill you." Li Nuo meant "I really can't kill you," which is worse than death.

Marger stubbornly replied, "Hmph... I'd rather die than tell."

Just then, Cha Bai burst into the room, pulled Li Nuo away, grabbed Mal Jie by the collar, and pinned him against the wall.

"Marje!" Cha Bai roared.

Li Nuo was shocked and immediately grabbed Cha Bai's arm: "Sister... it's not that serious. Old Ma is not an outsider. We were just joking around. You have to give him some face. After all, he is the 'boss' in the public eye."

"Marje—!" Cha Bai, as if she couldn't hear Li Nuo's voice, angrily questioned, "Why did you put my statue in the middle of the street!"

She then played the footage using the camera on her arm.

That white-colored statue was a reward that Li Nuo and his group received after the World War... Because its design was so bizarre, the white-colored statue almost caused him to become depressed.

Marger: "Hmph? Ah... Henry!"

Uncle Henry, hiding in the inner room, poked his head out and said, "The Cairo staff's misdeeds... have nothing to do with me. Brother Ma, as the top leader, why didn't you stop those little bastards?"

Marger roared, "Henry! What do you mean?! I told you to guard the house, why are you blaming me!"

Uncle Henry roared, "I want to wipe the Cairo aliens off the face of the earth right now! Don't mention them to me!"

Tea-white's anger transformed into magical energy, causing the air to boil and heat up.

Li Nuo winked at Malger, signaling him to quickly change the subject.

Marger, understanding the unspoken message, said, “Miss Chabai…the weather is nice, isn’t it…the sun is shining on the streets, and everyone is bathed in happiness. Oh, right, did you see Victor’s statue…the statue…yes, I’m sorry.”

Cha Bai: "Statue, ah... ah... ah!"

People downstairs saw that something had smashed open the wall of the building, leaving a cloud of dust. A sanitation robot, holding a broom, condemned the group of people who were vandalizing the building.

ten minutes later.

As Li Nuo bandaged Malje's head wound, he whispered, "Are you an idiot... I couldn't stop her either, and you should at least do something about the Cairo aliens."

Ma Ge, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, said, "If I could control her, I would have done so long ago... Hmph, whatever, a man who can forgive a woman is the real deal..."

bang.

Li Nuo snapped his collarbone.

As it turns out, Marger's best form is when he has no head. His downfall lies in his mouth. In Cha Bai's words, Marger would be a perfect man if he wore a mask that could silence him. At the time, Li Nuo misheard "mask" as "mouth" and chased Marger all afternoon on the streets of Basel.

“Marje, I’m sorry…” Cha Bai sat on Li Nuo’s folding stool with her eyes lowered: “I shouldn’t have used my skills on you…”

"Isn't this great? I haven't felt this relaxed in a long time." Marger lay on the stretcher, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Given that this fellow is a dog who can't say anything nice, Mr. Henry will provide the narration.

……

When players first enter the "Corridor", they will have a "personal space". Li Nuo's space mode at that time was "Dream Hunter's Hut", which is the hunter's house in Bloodborne. Of course, each player's initial space is slightly different, but the environment and layout are basically the same because... the layout resources of the player's initial space come from the projection of the Borderlands, that is, a negative projection with the aura of the "Abyss".

The Abyss exists in many worlds. For example, the Hand of God summoned by Adam is a product of the Abyss, and high-dimensional demons like the Master of the Mirror are called demons from the Abyss in some worlds.

In Dark Souls, the Abyss is a special entity buried "underground," which has the power to corrupt will; in other words, it is a massive and terrifying virus.

Therefore, the definition of an abyss is actually a bridge.

It's just the kind of dilapidated bridge where you'd fall off after taking two steps.

Next is the underlying logic of the Corridor. The Abyss is related to the soul. Before level 25, the souls of players are data-driven, not "physical" life forms. Therefore, their main space is projected from the Abyss, using dreams as a means of transmission to connect "reality" and "the Corridor".

When a player says "XX Corridor, number XXXX", they are actually connecting with the dream world. The code that connects them is something created using the aura of the "Abyss".

Keyword triggers: Abyss, Dream, Border Prison, Corridor.

These four things are connected.

After Li Nuo conquered this dream, Malje began using his authority to prepare. He traveled across the continent with the Blood Emperor, Chen Shou, and Nanami in order to collect things that could "fully activate other uses of the dream."

Fortunately, thanks to the technology of the "Bulma Trading Company", Marger collected enough materials and a month ago, he dispersed all the players and stayed alone in the dream as an administrator to connect with the "Cairo Star Working Group".

The administrator has one permission: to connect the residences of players below level 25 to the Corridor Gathering Area.

In conclusion, the residence of a level 25 player is a dream.

The dream is crucial; it fulfills the connection requirement. Since the script doesn't have specific ownership of the corridor, it's possible to connect this dream to one's own corridor, but that violates the rules.

But then again.

"Redemption Corridor" is the least afraid of breaking the rules. Just imagine, it's the end of the world, who would still obey the law?

Based on the aforementioned system vulnerability, Marger contacted Mr. Henry, the "Craftsman of Light," and asked Henry to lead the Cairo aliens in rapidly developing and constructing their settlement.

At this time, Doraemon had already been kidnapped to the settlement area. With the work efficiency of the Cairo aliens, in less than a month, the "Redemption Corridor" settlement area has become what it is today.

Finally, by using his administrator privileges to connect, Li Nuo conquered what was originally the Moon Goddess's dream, which then became the gathering area of ​​the "Redemption Corridor".

……

Henry played all the content using PowerPoint.

Li Nuo pointed to the screen displaying the above text and asked, "So you explained such a serious matter in just 837 words?"

Henry felt he couldn't talk to him.

In fact, because the administrator of this corridor gathering area is on probation, he can only provide access to the marketplace and temporary shelters. There is also a great risk: all players in the corridor can enter the Redemption gathering area in this world through the "Black Goat's Fingernail".

"We are actually a Noah's Ark soaring through the sky and clouds, racing against time with the world's malice," Marger said.

Henry: "Can someone translate this?"

Cha Bai: "We need to resolve this quickly, otherwise they'll discover this place and attack our base."

Previously, Li Nuo did the translation work, but now Cha Bai can also compete for orders.

The purpose of establishing the cluster area is to bring in the shopping mall, and on the other hand, to bring things from the Cairo world into this world.

The current appearance of the settlement is based on the 22nd century from "Doraemon".

Of course, the technology isn't that advanced, but it can communicate with various universes in the Cairo world to obtain items, and even "real-world scenarios." This means that Li Nuo and his group have already obtained the "characteristic values" they need.

Marger opened his cabinet, found a few bags among a pile of hemorrhoid specimens, and tossed one to Li Nuo.

The bag contains capsules from Dragon Ball Technology.

There is another chip.

[Chip: Learning Device (Main Controller)]

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect: Carried by the main controller, other carriers share the main controller's experience points and quest inheritance.]

Marger explained, "I created this item using the storage function of the 'YoYa Chip,' purchased a Pokémon's 'Exp.' device from the shop, and then combined it with some study tools that Doraemon provided, which I then crafted using a hammer."

Cha Bai received the same chip, but she wasn't the controller.

"You mean... you want Li Nuo to level up, and then we'll share his results?"

"Hmph, Miss Chabai, you've already managed to glimpse my ambitions."

"I'll hit you..." Cha Bai couldn't hold back any longer. So Marger immediately said, "The MAX advancement breakthrough level requires three elements to be maxed out to obtain the maximum effect. So in order to avoid everyone's advancement levels being uneven, we'll use the experience points of Li Nuo, the guy who's always courting death and always manages to benefit himself!"

Cha Bai was shocked: "There isn't a single punctuation mark..."

The three essential elements for advancement are: killing MAX-level players, changing the fate of the world, or killing extremely powerful life forms. Choose one of the three.

If one person can achieve this, and everyone can benefit... Cha Bai felt somewhat amazed: "What a brilliant example of capitalist exploitation!"

Li Nuo, the wool, was distracted; he was focused on the "introduction" of this thing.

[Dr. Ma, the pioneering physician, stated that this chip allows all patients to share the experience of hemorrhoid surgery without anesthesia. Our motto is: hemorrhoid surgery never requires anesthesia. We're real men; we don't use anesthesia for hemorrhoid removal or circumcision. You want anesthesia? Anesthesia is like a mosaic in a movie; you can't experience the most realistic sensation. You still want anesthesia? Then you might as well spend your life watching censored movies!]

"Is anesthetic expensive?" Li Nuo asked.

Marger stammered, "The anesthetics in Cairo are indeed very expensive."

"There are only a few of these chips. We've brought most of them from the corridor, so there are eight left. How do you think we should divide them?" Brother Ma changed the subject.

Not all players will participate in the final competition. For the other players in the corridor, Miaham's matter is optional. In any case, once the mission deadline ends in a couple of days, they will settle the score with the Painted World and then go back to doing whatever they need to do.

Li Nuo sat on Cha Bai's lap and began to ponder.

"There are a few things to keep in mind next. One is what to do with the player souls that Fenrir has collected?"

There's something like this in the task panel.

[Given that the souls of a total of 8569 players have been collected by the "Great Demon of the Borderlands," Miaham]

Make two changes

[1. After the scenario ends, among these 8569 players, as long as their souls still exist, they can return to the settlement in "survival" form.]

[2. During the game, if you can collect the souls of these players (for example, by killing the host of the soul), you will accumulate the ability boost after breaking through level 99.]

The best-case scenario would be to collect all the players' souls, but...

"Leave it to me." Marje grinned, his front teeth gleaming. He had already sent Nanami, Chen Shou, Blood Emperor, and Brupp and his gang to the Great Labyrinth to harvest players' souls. As for the method, Nanami's [Boundary of Reason] was the best soul purifier.

Li Nuo leaned back, his back pressed against his chest muscles that looked like white jelly, and said with satisfaction, "Tell me about the other props and such."

Marger: "I just gave them to you. They're all in the capsules in the bag, and some are in the car. Including the props Miss Chabai got, and the upgrade pills 'The Corridor of the End' made for you."

The "End" players from the Undead Asylum did indeed promise to help Li Nuo make a "gene upgrade potion," and those guys kept their word.

"Oh, right." Cha Bai pushed Li Nuo away.

She took out the [Soul of Ancient Memories] from the magic grid, which she had obtained after killing the Supreme Will last time.

【The Soul of Ancient Memories】

【Excellent quality】

[Effect: Requires the combined efforts of its life companions to activate its properties]

[Brief description: It's a wedding ring... the one-carat kind]

Cha Bai had been waiting for Li Nuo to appear.

This thing is shaped like a churning red flame.

Li Nuo reached out his hand, and the spark exploded between the two of them, forming two rings.

The Ring of the Covenant between the King and the God

【Excellent quality】

[Effect: A ring that can only be used by kings and gods, worn before the gates to godhood]

[Briefly: Love has nothing to do with gender]

Li Nuo stared with dead fish eyes: "Why does this feel like such a rip-off?"

Cha Bai said, "It should be one of the props for the 'Elden Ring' ascension ritual, right?"

They tried them on, but received a message that they didn't fit.

The information Cha Bai received was: [Gods from other worlds cannot become gods here].

The information Li Nuo received was: 【Pah!】

It's obvious that the copy was written by an alien from Cairo.

At this point, Marger told them to wait a moment while he went to the inner room to get the recently modified truck, which contained some good stuff.

At the same time, Xiao Wu came in through another passage. As soon as she opened the door, she said, "In the hospital behind, all the nurses are wearing miniskirts and white stockings! They are all natives of this world!"

At this moment, Li Nuo finally understood why Marger had likened this place to "Noah's Ark." That guy used this place as an ark to receive the natives invaded by the abyss, made the women wear miniskirts, and fulfilled the dream of a proctologist...

“Why not black stockings…” Li Nuo couldn’t get over it: “When I was a kid, when I was fooling Malger, the image that came to mind was a nurse wearing black stockings.”

He took out a "racist black crystal" while complaining.

[Quality: Garbage]

[Effect: Summon the soul of a racist black man]

[Brief description: When you use it, you enchant it, and a dark, ominous thing will appear.]

This thing was given to him by Shuangfeijie. It contains fragments of Wells' soul. Since this is a gathering area, there's no need to worry about other dangers. Just summon Wells.

The back of Li Nuo's clothes is engraved with runes that summon Wells. Activating the runes enchants the black crystal.

Wells' soul emerged from the black crystal. Because it was a fragment of his soul, it only retained the aspect of Welsh's "depression," making him appear very sad.

But the next moment, Wells's true form burst out from his back.

Because Miaham placed all the player souls he absorbed into the Great Labyrinth Demon, the vessel now bearing Wells's vast soul is... a gleaming white, multi-eyed boar monster...

This thing was even heavier than Cha Bai, and it bent Li Nuo's back.

Xiao Wu squinted and retorted, "So Wells is a white pig now..."

Ten minutes later, Wells' soul entered the white boar's body through the [Racist's Black Crystal], successfully restoring it to its original dark form.

At that moment, Wells was facing the wall, clutching his head and muttering in a hushed tone: "I've been a white pig for so long... I'm no longer clean..."

Li Nuo didn't know how to comfort him. Anyway, as long as he was alright, that was fine. Wells was one of the only two things he thought about in the "Endless Corridor". The other one was Tom. Nanami was there, so it should be okay, right?
Just then, Marger excitedly ran out carrying the capsules loaded with the truck.

"Hmph! Look at the results of my car repair work these past few days!"

boom!
After the capsule was opened, a puff of smoke appeared, and then Emil's van materialized, placed in a fairly large room.

"Come here, there's something for you in the car!"

As he spoke, Malger climbed into the driver's seat, which had pedals.

Li Nuo, Cha Bai, and Xiao Wu went up curiously.

If there were outsiders, they would definitely be very curious as to why they were so...unnerved.

In fact, including Xiao Wu, the four of them had lived on the same street for so long and had always gotten along like this. Moreover, in this technologically advanced and sun-drenched city, they didn't need to be nervous. What was meant to happen would happen.

Li Nuo was the last to board the car when suddenly a letter appeared in front of him.

The letter was left in the car, and a line of text popped out.

Ms. Miaham invites you to the Golden Tree.

Wells was still facing the wall when he noticed the room was quiet and the breathing had decreased, so he turned around.

Li Nuo and his men, along with Emil's truck, disappeared from the spot, leaving only Uncle Henry standing by with his eyes wide in astonishment.

“They… just vanished,” Henry said.

"Damn it... I haven't even caught up with my brother yet." Wells went over to look for any clues, only to find a pair of rings left on the floor.

He picked it up.

"【The Ring of the Covenant between the King and the God】?"

Suddenly, both rings emitted a dazzling light, and it chose Wells.

(End of this chapter)