I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 31 So embarrassing it's like digging your toes out of a three-bedroom apartment.

An Li suppressed her unease and asked Cao Yu:

"You're not suggesting that this City of Truth is some kind of 'common grave', are you?"

“I don’t deny that there’s a possibility,” Cao Yu said.

"That's a very bold guess!" An Li asked, "What's your basis for that?"

"Actually, after seeing the background content of the dungeon, I've been thinking about a question."

Cao Yu did not answer immediately, but instead expressed his doubts:

"The practice of high-level players farming low-level players aroused the disgust and resistance of all citizens of this City of Truth, thus launching a massive purge operation..."

But are there really other players in this instance? Is this truly another numbered world partition?

If 'other worlds' were so easy to find, the Federation wouldn't still be at this point, without having made contact with other numbered worlds.

"..."

An Li understood what Cao Yu meant.

The next second, Cao Yu said just as she had guessed:
"When I was receiving training at the Fourth Academy, I learned about information related to the creation of dungeons. I heard that many dungeons were created by the game based on past events and using readily available materials."

I think the possibility of real players existing in the City of Truth is very small. However, if it is a 'common graveyard' where events of the past unfold or are buried, then the possibility of players existing there is much greater.

After all… it was all just a spectacles play.

“…I admit that this guess has some logic to it. However, it contradicts the copy’s hints.” An Li said, “The dead will sleep eternally in their graves—if the City of Truth is a grave, its inhabitants should be lying down, not standing up.”

"Don't rush to conclusions. Let's make bold hypotheses and carefully verify them. And..."

Cao Yu gently shook his head, offering a different perspective:
The true meaning of the saying "The dead will sleep forever in their graves" may be that we can deal with the dead and eliminate the threat of ghosts by building graves.

Extending this reasoning, we can conclude that there are dead people in this instance who were not buried in the grave.

These 'those who haven't gone to their graves' may be the crisis we are about to face.

“So, going to the cemetery is useless.” An Li immediately seized on the key point: “The cemetery is for the deceased who have already been buried. And…”

She paused, then continued:

"Following this logic, if your guess that 'the city is full of the dead' is true, perhaps the dungeon name 'Common Grave' is implying that we should build a common grave for everyone in the city?"

Cao Yu laughed and said, "Want to try it now?"

“I think it’s a bit hasty,” An Li said honestly.

But as hasty as it may be, giving it a try won't hurt.

The two immediately set to work, finding a secluded corner and using whatever materials were available. They dug out concrete, crushed it, and pieced together a makeshift grave. They then lifted up the paving stones from the sidewalk, moved them over, placed them in front of the grave, and carved the words "Grave of all the people of the City of Truth" on it.

Combined with the Pikachu hoods they were wearing, their actions resembled performance art, full of absurdity.

In the end... nothing happened.

This made the two of them look like they were there for a joke.

An Li frowned slightly.

In other words, she has a strong mental fortitude. If another player had done this, and then it was discovered by other players... they would probably have been so embarrassed that they would have dug a three-bedroom apartment with their toes.

Cao Yu, however, stared at the concrete tomb, looking thoughtful.

Was he wrong?
Or are the conditions not right?

It must be said that this action was indeed a bit hasty.

“Insufficient intelligence and incorrect judgment, let’s put this guess on hold for now,” Cao Yu said to An Li. “For now, let’s use the background information of the dungeon as the direction of our investigation. Let’s go to the police station and inquire about the details of ‘Operation Pig Hunt’.”

An Li nodded.

The two immediately went to the roadside and flagged down a car.

Don't get me wrong, they're not trying to steal the car.

There was no intention to rob them.

This instance is different from the previous one; everything is currently unknown. Rashly launching a zero-yuan purchase campaign could lead to conflicts with the instance's residents and potentially have serious consequences.

There are many taboos in the dungeon.

Fortunately... the background information provided by the instance explained to the two how to play the instance.

"What's the matter?" The car driver, who had been forcibly stopped, was furious, but upon seeing Cao Yu and An Li's robber outfits, he had to suppress his anger and frowned slightly as he said to the two of them, "This is my private car, I don't pick up passengers."

Cao Yu leaned close to the driver's side window and immediately launched into a grand-sounding, fabricated story: "We want to participate in 'Operation Pig Hunt' to hunt down those criminal players who treat low-level players like piglets! But we don't have a leader, and we don't know exactly how to do it. Sir, could you take us to the police station? We'd like to try and register directly there."

"You're players? Willing to hunt breeders?" The driver suddenly became incredibly excited, as if he'd been injected with adrenaline. "It'll be useful at the police station! That's where you register. Oh, by the way, I apologize for my rudeness earlier."

He awkwardly touched his nose, then said:

"Get in the car, I'll take you to the police station."

"Just say what you want to say, why are you touching your nose..." Cao Yu laughed and said, "Then thank you very much."

"You're welcome, you're welcome." The driver scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. "You're killing farmers, and I'm taking you to the police station. It's all for the City of Truth. It's what I should do, what I should do."

Cao Yu observed the driver for a few moments, and felt that the driver was touching his nose and scratching his head a bit too much... He asked:

"By the way, Master, are you hungry now?"

"?" The driver asked, puzzled, "Aren't you hungry? I've already eaten dinner. Why are you asking this?"

"Just asking casually," Cao Yu said with a smile.

Afterwards, he and An Li got into the back seat of the car together.

The driver stepped on the gas, and in just over ten minutes, he brought them to the police station.

After getting off the car.

As An Li walked towards the entrance of the police station building, she said to Cao Yu, who was accompanying her:
“The residents of this city are very enthusiastic about ‘Operation Pig Hunt’.”

She paused, then added:
"Too enthusiastic."

Cao Yu nodded, but didn't say anything more.

Upon entering the police station, the two discovered that someone had arrived before them—a fitness instructor and a businessman.

They were spotted by the other side and approached them.

“It seems we’re on the same page.” The merchant smiled and chimed in, “We’ve consulted around here, met with players from this instance world, and talked to them. Then… we discovered two strange things.”

"What?" An Li asked.

"The players here are all enthusiastic about participating in the 'Pig Hunt,' and the City of Truth has not set up any reward system. The players are like volunteers, all working for free, and the key is that they enjoy it... This is one of the strange things."

The person who answered was a fitness coach.

He frowned and continued:
"It's not that I'm a cynical person or that I can't see that everyone has a sense of justice, but... this phenomenon is just too inhumane."

“It is indeed a bit strange,” Cao Yu nodded.

The driver who had previously transported them was also very enthusiastic about hunting down farmers.

There are definitely righteous people.

But if everyone in the City of Truth is so righteous... that's a bit intriguing.

"The second strange thing is what we discovered through trial and error."

The fitness coach continues to share updates:
“We tried asking about the dungeon, what dangers the City of Truth might pose, but the players there all said they didn’t know and that we might be participating in an ‘event-based dungeon.’ Then, I tentatively offered to sell an item at a super low price, but… they all replied that they had used up their evolution points and couldn’t afford it.”

"We suspect that the players here may not be real players!" the merchant concluded.

Cao Yu was not surprised.

After all, I had already guessed it.

He and An Li even built a tomb for this...

Cao Yu stopped a tall, thin policeman who was passing by and said righteously:

"Officer, I'd like to sign up for 'Operation Boar Hunt'."

"Are you a player?"

Upon hearing this, the tall, thin policeman immediately became enthusiastic, no longer bothered by Cao Yu's robber attire, and directly responded:

"Okay! What's your name? I'll register you. You can wait in the lobby until the other player teams finish hunting the breeders and return. Then I'll arrange a team for you, and you can act as a group."

"Oh, I suddenly remembered I haven't had dinner yet. I'll register after I finish eating," Cao Yu said with a smile. "But thank you anyway, officer."

"You're welcome, you're welcome..." The tall, thin policeman scratched his head rather embarrassedly: "Eliminating the poachers is everyone's responsibility."

Why is he scratching his head again... Cao Yu suddenly remembered the driver who used to take him and An Li. When the driver felt embarrassed, he would also scratch his head.

He'll touch his nose when he's embarrassed.

In normal conversation, it's probably not common to see someone scratching their head like that, right?
(End of this chapter)