Survival in the apocalypse: I exploited a bug in an infinite dungeon.

Huang Moli's words successfully drew Shi Jinwei's attention.

She continued her analysis to Ruan Zhen: "If someone is an orphan, the cost of joining the server is covered by the government. But for children with parents and ordinary people, the cost needs to be borne by their families. If their families don't pay, ordinary people can only work on the server to earn money. How is that different from real life?"

Ruan Zhen disagreed: "Besides the economy, life inside is much richer and more colorful than the real world. Look at games, we can experience them with our own consciousness, which is more realistic than holography."

Now it was Huang Moli's turn to fall silent.

She felt like she was talking to a brick wall.

Ruan Zhen said smugly, "See? You can't refute that. Xiao Wei, what do you think?"

Shi Jinwei thought about it carefully.

Before entering the game, "conscious life" and "digitalization" were just pipe dreams to her.

However, after experiencing so much, she no longer rejects these things.

She has no family and her memories are incomplete.

If life in a game is also ordinary and simple, it's not much different from real life.

"If there are no ties, everything is fine. If there are ties, then it depends on the actual situation."

"Tsk, Xiaowei, your answer is really..."

Ruan Zhen pouted, and Huang Moli patted her on the shoulder: "Let's go, back to work. I don't want to work overtime tonight."

After the two left, Shi Jinwei stayed at her seat and completed her role as usual.

She is a programmer whose job is to write and modify the self-growth program of "conscious life".

Shi Jinwei believes that no matter how it is written, there is still human intervention.

If we were to achieve complete "self-growth," wouldn't that trigger a mechanical revolution?

However, looking back, a mechanical revolution had already occurred a century ago.

Even if consciousness growth is based on server computing, it is essentially still "consciousness simulation", so her concerns are impossible.

During her break, she got up and looked out the window.

The long-lost blue skies and white clouds, and the fact that a world where natural disasters don't suddenly strike, still made her feel a little unaccustomed.

Watching the aircraft shuttle back and forth in the stairwell, I felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

I tried to recall where I had encountered it before, but I couldn't remember.

Without dwelling on it, I continued with my work.

At noon, Ruan Zhen and Huang Moli waited for her at the elevator entrance, and the three of them went to the cafeteria for lunch together.

When it was time to leave work, Jinwei needed to work overtime, so she let the two of them go first.

I didn't realize it was already dark when I finished.

The neon lights outside the window are flashing, making it seem like a completely different world from the daytime.

The projector flashes on the skyscrapers.

Laser-printed GGs are everywhere—on the roads, in the sky, on the sea…

The vibrant, colorful night view deeply moved Shi Jinwei.

This... is what she saw in her dream before...

How could this be...?

With her mind a jumbled mess and seeing that the mission instructions hadn't changed much, she quickly packed her things and went home.

The researchers are well-paid; they have a dedicated aircraft to take them to and from get off work.

Before leaving the office, she activated the drone on her wristband. After she went outside, the drone was waiting for her at the door.

The character has his own apartment, which is not far from his office.

After arriving home, I quickly washed up and ate something.

After finishing my work, I lay in bed and used the fitness tracker to surf the water, but I didn't find anything.

After a day, the only thing that could be confirmed was that the server was called "Life Space".

It was the exact same name that Cheng Liwen had told her during the previous "joint mission".

It doesn't matter, even ghosts wouldn't believe it.

Perhaps this instance is what the world looked like before the "Joint Instance"?

But this doesn't match the timeline of "normal dungeons".

Shi Jinwei felt dizzy from thinking about it, and finally decided not to make things difficult for herself.

Take it one step at a time and go to bed early.

In the days that followed, I went back and forth between two points every day.

Sometimes, when I get off work early, I'll go out for a stroll with Ruan Zhen and Huang Moli.

I also gained a deeper understanding of this instance world.

Her mood changed from anxious to calm, and she had completely gotten used to this kind of life.

The game instructions are all about everyday life, making them easy to complete.

The "Conscious Life" project is also progressing smoothly.

Currently, 5000 test subjects have been successfully enrolled, and no adverse reactions have been observed.

Next, a second and third experiment will be conducted.

……

A year later, after multiple observations and experiments, it was confirmed that all conditions were basically perfect.

Nearly 5 "conscious beings" not only live freely in the server, but have also formed a social structure similar to that in reality.

With this, the "Conscious Life" project officially began its promotion.

Construction has also begun underground at the United Nations to build a dedicated server storage room.

They deliberately avoided volcanic zones and chose a site about 20 kilometers underground.

Even if it were to suffer a nuclear attack, this place would be safe.

Buried so deep underground, network coverage cannot be guaranteed.

They also set up a dedicated base station.

In view of various natural disasters, an independent power grid, water network and drainage system were also established.

Simply put, the entire storage server space is a super-large "safe house," even more advanced than the configuration in the Stormy Dungeon.

Once completed, the server will be placed underground.

Governments around the world have also officially begun to recruit "residents".

In order to increase publicity and encourage more people to actively enter the "life space", governments around the world have begun to provide various subsidies and preferential policies.

The first to respond were the elderly who were terminally ill.

Some are in their sixties or seventies, suffering from illness every day.

If your children are around to take care of you, it's alright; but if they're not, every day feels like an eternity.

But if one becomes a "conscious being," not only will one no longer need to suffer, but one can also "video chat" with one's children every day—why not?

The government is now providing financial subsidies, and the elderly people who heard this news were quickly tempted.

Of course, some children refuse to sign the "family consent agreement" because of their parents' pension or other miscellaneous reasons.

In response, seniors can apply for a "mediator" online.

Do ideological work with your children.

Over time, "conscious aging" has become a new buzzword.

However, there are still many people who oppose "conscious life".

Strikes, demonstrations, and the posting of offensive comments online are commonplace.

This caused those who were initially interested to start to waver.

Even government intervention to control public opinion is seen by residents as a sign of their guilty conscience.

If there's nothing fishy going on, why be afraid of them talking about it?

The saying "three men can make a tiger" proved true, leaving even the researchers who knew the inside story helpless.

Fortunately, they were only responsible for conducting the research; the rest was the job of the officials.

Unexpectedly, a month later, the underground base that the United Nations was building was attacked.

The location of the base was originally a secret, and even ordinary researchers like Shi Jinwei didn't know about it except for important officials from various countries.

The terrorists somehow learned the address and meticulously planned the bombing.

Countless people were killed or injured, and the whole world was in uproar.